Balance Druid PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — Midnight Season 1

The stat priority for Balance Druid in PvP is as follows:

1. Intellect
2. Versatility
3. Haste
4. Mastery
5. Critical Strike

Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the strongest secondary stat at all times because it increases the damage you deal and reduces the damage you take. Haste is the next strongest secondary stat because it reduces the Global Cooldown on abilities and the cast time for your spells.

In general, Balance Druids want to get trinkets that line up well with Incarnation: Chosen of Elune. Because this ability has a 2-minute cooldown, your trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Intellect. You want to increase Intellect because it drastically increases your overall damage output.

Here is the best gear we recommend you using as a Balance Druid.

• Head: Branches of the Luminous Bloom
• Neck: Thalassian Competitor's Amulet – Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
• Shoulders: Seedpods of the Luminous Bloom
• Cloak: Galactic Gladiator's Shawl
• Chest: Trunk of the Luminous Bloom
• Wrists: Galactic Gladiator's Leather Wristwraps
• Hands: Arbortenders of the Luminous Bloom
• Waist: Galactic Gladiator's Leather Strap
• Legs: Phloemwraps of the Luminous Bloom
• Feet: Galactic Gladiator's Leather Treads
• Ring 1: Thalassian Competitor's Signet – Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
• Ring 2: Thalassian Competitor's Signet – Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
• Trinket 1: Galactic Gladiator's Medallion
• Trinket 2: Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity
• 2H Weapon: Galactic Gladiator's Staff

Note: It is important to be wearing two PvP trinkets. This will give you a Stamina and Intellect boost that will increase your survivability and healing/damage output.

As noted above, acquiring both your 2-set and 4-set bonus is crucial. It is important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed to 33% effectiveness in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances to win. For Balance Druids, this is your tier set:

• 2-set: Shooting Stars deal 50% more damage and generates three additional Astral Power outside Eclipse.
• 4-set: Starfall and Starsurge damage increased by 5% and casting them has a 40% chance to strike an affected target with an exploding Shooting Stars that also deals Astral damage to all nearby enemies.

For more information about your talents, please refer to our dedicated guide.

Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have two Embellishments equipped at the same time. Here are the recommended Embellishments for Balance Druid:

• Prismatic Focusing Iris. This Embellishment causes your damaging spells and abilities to have a chance to deal damage to your target. This is a flat increase to your overall damage output. Craft this on both rings or your neck.

Here are the best enchants for a Balance Druid:

• Helmet: Enchant Helm - Blessing of Speed
• Shoulder: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister
• Legs: Sunfire Silk Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

For gems, you should primarily be using Cognitive Heliotrope for the meta slot, and filling all other gem slots with Flawless Quick Lapis.