Restoration Druid Dragonflight Leveling Guide From 1 to 70 (Dragonflight 10.2.5)
On this page, you will find our Level by Level Restoration Druid leveling guide for Dragonflight. Make sure to use the slider to make the guide adapt to your level. For more general leveling information, please refer to our Druid leveling guide.
Gear Options
The best gearing while levelling is quick and easy upgrades with the highest item level possible, stats are not relevant, and the gear will be swiftly replaced as you go through the levels, so try not to go too out of your way for a single piece of equipment while levelling. Try to avoid Mastery on gear since it does not provide any damage benefit.
Level by Level Rotation and Talents
Move the slider below to make the guide update to your level!
Talents to Level Up as a Restoration Druid
Your first talent row unlocks at Level 10. Choosing Restoration Druid automatically gives you Rejuvenation and Swiftmend.
Note that talent recommendations for leveling will differ from talent recommendations for Mythic+ and raids at max level.
Rows 1-4 Talents are as follows:
- Lifebloom
- Nature's Swiftness
- Passing Seasons
- Cenarion Ward
- Improved Regrowth
- Ysera's Gift
- Grove Tending
- Omen of Clarity
Rows 5-7 Talents are as follows:
- Efflorescence
- Tranquility
- Ironbark
- Soul of the Forest
- Cultivation
- Harmonious Blooming x2
- Rampant Growth
- Improved Ironbark
- Unstoppable Growth x2
- Verdancy
Rows 8-10 Talents are as follows:
- Adaptive Swarm
- Convoke the Spirits
- Verdant Infusion
- Unbridled Swarm
- Deep Focus
- Master Shapeshifter
- Photosynthesis
- Cenarius' Guidance
- Undergrowth
- Spring Blossoms
- Budding Leaves x1
Rotation to Level Up as a Restoration Druid
Starting at Level 1, you only have one main attack ability: Wrath.
- Adaptive Swarm should be used on cooldown for healing and damage.
- Convoke the Spirits is a great spell to damage an enemy and heal your group quickly.
- Moonfire is a great damage over time spell that you should use against any enemy you are fighting.
- Sunfire deals damage to a target, similar to Moonfire. It will also apply a damage over time effect to all enemies within 8 yards at level 32.
- Ferocious Bite deals damage based on the amount of combo points spent. The damage is increased further for each Energy point used beyond 25, up to 25 extra.
- Use Rip instead of Ferocious Bite if you expect the enemy to live long enough for the DoT to do all the damage.
- You gain your first talent point, spend it on Rake.
- Use Thrash if there are 2 or more enemies near you.
- Cat Form. You move 30% faster in Cat Form. This also unlocks Shred, a single target attack only usable in Cat Form and awards 1 Combo Point.
- Use Swipe if there are 2 or more enemies near you, and Thrash is already up.
Summary of Unlocked Abilities for Restoration Druid
Keep in mind that most of your abilities for leveling come in the form of talents, and you should path towards them specifically.
If you want an in-depth overview of all your abilities, click on the button below:
Restoration Druid War Mode Talents for Leveling
In this section, we will highlight the most useful War Mode PvP talents to speed up your levelling process. Unfortunately, none of the others provide anything useful in terms of damage output.
- Master Shapeshifter increases all your bleed damage by 30% while you are in Cat Form.
- Thorns provides incredible damage against any enemies that hit you in melee.
Congratulations!
Congratulations on reaching Level 70! Now that you have hit Level 70, we recommend looking at our Easy mode page and Talents section to learn how to play at max level.
Changelog
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 02 Dec. 2023: Updated the talent tree.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Torty, one of the main Restoration Druid theorycrafters. He is an author of the Twig It spreadsheet and DPS action priority list. He currently raids in Pure.
- Blizzard Schedules Downtime for Patch 10.2.6: Server Maintenance Times for US and EU Regions Announced
- The Most Popular Specializations in Mythic+ in Dragonflight Season 3 Week 18
- Giant and Tiny Mounts Invade Azeroth (and How to Get Them)
- How to Quickly Farm Hearthstone Event Bosses
- Player Gets Almost All Hearthstone Event Rewards in One Kill
- Add Battle.net Authenticator to Your Account for Additional Security
- Dozen of New Hero Talent Trees Revealed
- Forgotten Heathstone Tavern Not Used for the Anniversary Event