Balance Druid PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)

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.

Strengths

• Strong control
• Multiple mobility spells
• Strong burst damage

Weaknesses

• Cannot do damage when forced into Bear Form
• Little consistent damage
• Long burst cooldown

• Star Burst damage reduced by 25%.
• Mastery: Astral Invocation has been updated. Your Nature spells deal increased damage and additional damage to targets affected by Sunfire. Your Arcane spells deal increased damage and additional damage to targets affected by Moonfire. This change will help increase Balance Druid's overall damage output.
• All ability damage increased by 2%.
• Shooting Stars damage increased by 15%.

• Several changes to crowd control duration:
  • Entangling Roots duration decreased to 6 seconds in PvP.
  • Hibernate duration decreased to 6 seconds in PvP.
  • Mass Entanglement duration decreased to 6 seconds in PvP.
  • Ursol's Vortex duration decreased to 6 seconds in PvP.
• Two new PvP Talents: Dying Stars and Master Shapeshifter.
• Starsurge, Starfall, and Wrath damage buffed.