Balance Druid PvP Guide — The War Within (11.2)
General Information
This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Balance Druid in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.
If you were looking for MoP Classic content, please refer to our MoP Classic Druid PvP guide.
PvP Balance Druid Guides
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.
Balance Druids in the Current Meta
Balance Druids are known for strong spread pressure and securing a kill with a strong burst of single-target pressure. However, this has changed significantly. Balance Druids do use DoTs, but they are now known for their strong single-target damage and can easily kill an enemy in a stun.
2.
Balance Druid Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Strong control with 
Cyclone- Multiple mobility spells
- Strong burst damage with 2 charges of
Incarnation: Chosen of Elune
Weaknesses
Cannot do damage when forced into 
Bear Form- Little consistent damage
- Reliant on juking to gain
Precognition to cast crowd control
3.
Notable 11.2 Changes to Balance Druids
- No notable updates for Balance Druids in Patch 11.2.
4.
Changelog
- 27 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
- 13 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
- Updated Gear for Reshii Wraps
- 04 Aug. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Minor updates to notes.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended talents.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended gear.
- Updated tier sets section.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended talents.
- Updated PvP talents.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated notable changes.
- Updated strengths and weaknesses.
- 04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated notable changes.
- Updated strengths and weaknesses.
- 11 Jul. 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 17 May 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 03 Apr. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
- 19 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
- 03 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear for Season 2 of The War Within.
- 03 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (macros): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (comps): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (playstyle): Updated all damage rotations.
- Updated opener damage rotation.
- Updated burst damage rotation.
- Updates sustained damage rotation.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (comps): Updated best team compositions.
- Updated best 2v2 team composition.
- Updated best 3v3 team composition.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
- Updated talent descriptions.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (this page): Updated weaknesses.
- 22 Nov. 2024 (this page): Updated weaknesses.
- 21 Oct. 2024 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- 21 Oct. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- 21 Oct. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- 16 Sep. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Embellishments.
- Updated Recommended Enchants.
- 15 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
- 12 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 29 Aug. 2024 (blitz): Page added.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 26 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jun. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
- 19 May 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- 19 May 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
- 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
- 16 Feb. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 16 Feb. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 16 Feb. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 16 Feb. 2024 (blitz): Updated recommended talents for Patch 11.1.
- 16 Feb. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
- 16 Feb. 2024 (talents): Updated recommended talents for Patch 11.1.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended gear.
- Updated Tier Set bonuses.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
- 16 Jun. 2023 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 and 3v3 Team Compositions.
- 16 Jun. 2023 (gear): Several changes made.
- Updated Stat Priority description.
- Updated Recommended Gear section.
- Added Embelishments section.
- Updated Best Gems and Enchants section.
- 16 Jun. 2023 (talents): Several changes made.
- Updated Single-target damage talent tree.
- Added AoE-damage talent tree.
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 03 May 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 03 May 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 03 May 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 03 May 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 03 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Tier Sets.
- 03 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 03 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 03 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated Talent Tree for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated Talent Tree for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 04 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Updated rotation.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated Macros.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated Damage rotations.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Gems and Enchants.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 12 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 29 Sep. 2022 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear section.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- Removed Shards of Domination section.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Best PvP Talents.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Added Notable Changes section.
- 01 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Added Notable Changes section.
- 22 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 22 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 22 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 22 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated best 3v3 team compositions for Patch 9.1.5.
- 22 Nov. 2021 (gear): Updated Glove and Ring Recommendation.
- 22 Nov. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 19 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 19 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated recommended gear and added Shards of Domination section.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP talents.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 02 May 2021 (playstyle): Updated Burst rotation.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Abilities.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 30 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- 30 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed Azerite mentions and updated gear section. More updates to follow.
- 30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed Azerite mentions and updated gear section. More updates to follow.
- 23 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Simplified Burst rotation.
- Updated Sustained Damage rotation.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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