Balance Druid PvP Talents and Builds — The War Within (11.1.5)

Below is the best build you can run if your goal is to deal spread damage to the entire time:

While the above table provides a generally accurate overview of the viability of talents, some finer points are discussed in the sections that follow, and we recommend you read those for a deeper understanding.

Some important spells to note in the Druid talent tree:

• Nature's Vigil is one of the last talents you can take that increases all your single-target damage and will heal for a percentage of the damage you deal. This is a very strong cooldown that increases both your damage and survivability.
• Cyclone is an iconic Druid spell and the best crowd control in the game. This makes the target affected by it immune to damage and healing.
• Oakskin, Matted Fur, Ironfur, and Verdant Heart are all talents that help increase your survivability.

Some important spells to note in the Balance Druid Talent tree:

• Incarnation: Chosen of Elune/ Elune's Guidance. Incarnation is your primary burst cooldown, and Elunes Guidance makes it even stronger. The combination of these two talents will make your damage very scary and will force cooldowns.
• Denizen of the Dream makes your Moonfire and Sunfire have a chance to summon a Dragon. This dragon will deal nature damage to your targets.
• Nature's Balance gives you a passive way to generate Astral Power, which results in an increase in your sustained damage.
• Solstice is the best choice in this tier. Because you will be entering Eclipses often, this is a significant increase to your sustained damage and Astral Power generation.

You can choose 3 of the following PvP talents. Each of them has its uses, but some are better for certain strategies than others. The top three choices are the most useful but can be replaced with other PvP talents, depending on your team's goal.

Moonkin Aura affects Starsurge so that when you use it, your teammates have their spell Critical Strike chance increased. This is perfect for increasing your and your teammates' sustained damage.

Owlkin Adept makes it so Owlkin Frenzy stacks to 2 times and reduces the cast time of your next Cyclone or Entangling Roots by 50%. This is another great talent to have versus teams that will be focusing on you, as the near-instant Cyclones will help with negating damage.

High Winds makes enemies do less damage once they leave your Cyclone. This should be used if you will not be the target for the enemy team or they have caster DPS on it.

Star Burst makes it so Starfall summons stars that last 15 seconds. Enemies that run into them will take damage and get knocked in the air. If an ally runs into them, they can pick up the star and run into enemies. This is a must-have talent if your goal is to deal spread pressure with specializations like Elemental Shaman, Affliction Warlock, or Shadow Priest.

Dying Stars makes it so when your Sunfire or Moonfire get dispelled, the target will take increased damage. This is great if your DoTs constantly keep getting dispelled or you are playing with another caster with DoT protection.

Thorns after casting Barkskin, sprout thorns on the target, dealing damage to the attacker. This is a crucial talent against teams with double melee on it.

Celestial Guardian reduces spell damage you take and increases healing received while in Bear Form. This talent is crucial versus teams with heavy spell damage. While enemy casters are using burst cooldowns, you can stay in Bear Form and drastically reduce the amount of spell damage you are taking.