Restoration Druid PvP Best Races and Racials (Shadowlands / 9.0.5)
Racial bonuses can provide interesting PvP benefits. Here are the best races to choose for each faction. The races are sorted from highest impact in arena to lowest. However, all races below have their own unique ways of making an impact in a PvP match.
This page is part of our Restoration Druid PvP Guide.
Best Alliance Races for Restoration Druid PvP
- Night Elf
Night Elf Racials
The Night Elf racial bonus (
Shadowmeld) is always a strong choice.
This racial has a high skill cap, but using it to avoid crowd control can be
very powerful. For example, if a Mage is casting 
Polymorph on you, use
Shadowmeld to avoid it. If you use Shadowmeld at the same time that a Priest
uses their 
Psychic Scream, you will not be feared.
Best Horde Races for Restoration Druid PvP
- Tauren
- Troll
Tauren Racials
The Tauren racial bonus (
War Stomp) provides an additional
way to interrupt or setup crowd control on an enemy player. For example, if you
are playing with a Survival Hunter, you can use War Stomp
and follow up with your own crowd control or the Hunter can use their
Freezing Trap. The additional health from 
Endurance will also
help with your survivability.
Troll Racials
The Troll racial bonus (
Berserking) grants you a large amount
of Haste. You should activate this ability right before you are using important
cooldowns or to cast crowd control faster. Another racial to note is
Da Voodoo Shuffle. This significantly reduces the duration of slows on
you and will help when kiting enemy players that are focusing you.
Changelog
- 08 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
This guide has been written by Mysticall, a seasoned PvP player who has repeatedly achieved Arena Master and 2500 rating. You can watch his stream on Twitch, and you can also check out his YouTube channel.
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