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Balance Druid

Damage specialisation · Tier B in Mythic+, 3.0% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Wrath+0.6s50%
  2. 2Sunfire+1.8s100%
  3. 3Moonfire+2.2s100%
  4. 4Starfire+3.3s100%
  5. 5Fury of Elune+3.9s75%
  6. 6Lunar Eclipse+4.2s75%
  7. 7Empowering Venom+5.3s75%
  8. 8Light's Potential+5.4s50%
  9. 9Incarnation: Chosen of Elune+5.9s100%
  10. 10Starsurge+6.8s75%

What follows what

What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

  • Starfire122 casts→Starfire69%Starsurge17%Starfall4%
  • Starsurge48 casts→Starfire52%Starsurge26%Starfall13%
  • Sunfire13 casts→Moonfire54%Lunar Eclipse31%Fury of Elune8%
  • Starfall12 casts→Starsurge50%Sunfire25%Starfire25%
  • Moonfire11 casts→Starsurge27%Sunfire27%Starfire27%
  • Lunar Eclipse9 casts→Starsurge44%Starfire22%Light's Potential11%

Ability usage

Casts per minute across 20 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

Single target

5 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

  1. 1Starfire17.1per min
  2. 2Starfall14.3per min
  3. 3Starsurge7.3per min
  4. 4Moonfire2.5per min
  5. 5Sunfire2.4per min
  6. 6Fury of Elune1.5per min

Multi-target

10 fights with substantial add damage

  1. 1Starfire16.9per min
  2. 2Starsurge9.9per min
  3. 3Starfall7.3per min
  4. 4Sunfire5.3per min
  5. 5Moonfire5.3per min

Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Haste33.1%972 avg
  • Mastery26.6%710 avg
  • Versatility21.2%676 avg
  • Critical Strike19.1%475 avg

Balance Druid PvE enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul71%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina68%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei54%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness45%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt37%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed35%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle22%

Balance Druid PvE gems & sockets

  • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition43%
  • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat33%
  • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste28%
  • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste24%
  • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility24%
  • Prismatic Socket20%
  • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery16%
  • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike7%

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 560 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Elune's Guidance90%

    486 players · Specialization

  • Soul of the Forest89%

    481 players · Specialization

  • Nature's Balance85%

    461 players · Specialization

  • Light of the Sun85%

    459 players · Class

  • Sunseeker Mushroom84%

    455 players · Specialization

  • Heart of the Wild83%

    451 players · Class

  • Force of Nature83%

    449 players · Specialization

  • Blooming Infusion83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Bounteous Bloom83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Cenarius' Might83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Control of the Dream83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Dream Surge83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Durability of Nature83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Expansiveness83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Grove's Inspiration83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Harmony of the Grove83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Protective Growth83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Treants of the Moon83%

    448 players · Hero

  • Dryad's Dance82%

    447 players · Hero

  • Spirit of the Thicket82%

    447 players · Hero

  • Sylvan Beckoning82%

    447 players · Hero

  • Hail of Stars78%

    421 players · Specialization

  • Ursine Vigor77%

    418 players · Class

  • Nature's Grace66%

    359 players · Specialization

  • Sculpt the Stars59%

    319 players · Specialization

  • Remove Corruption58%

    316 players · Class

  • Forestwalk58%

    312 players · Class

  • Astral Communion57%

    308 players · Specialization

  • Total Eclipse55%

    300 players · Specialization

  • Denizen of the Dream46%

    252 players · Specialization

  • Fury of Elune43%

    232 players · Specialization

  • Perfectly-Honed Instincts38%

    208 players · Class

  • Soul of the Forest37%

    199 players · Specialization

  • Improved Stampeding Roar36%

    193 players · Class

  • Killer Instinct34%

    184 players · Class

  • Aetherial Kindling33%

    180 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (45)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Nurturing Instinct100%

    542 players · Class

  • Aessina's Renewal100%

    541 players · Class

  • Cyclone100%

    541 players · Class

  • Frenzied Regeneration100%

    541 players · Class

  • Improved Barkskin100%

    541 players · Class

  • Lycara's Teachings100%

    541 players · Class

  • Mass Entanglement100%

    541 players · Class

  • Oakskin100%

    541 players · Class

  • Stampeding Roar100%

    541 players · Class

  • Thick Hide100%

    541 players · Class

  • Tiger Dash100%

    541 players · Class

  • Ursoc's Spirit100%

    541 players · Class

  • Verdant Heart100%

    541 players · Class

  • Well-Honed Instincts100%

    541 players · Class

  • Circle of the Heavens100%

    540 players · Class

  • Gift of the Wild99%

    537 players · Class

Rarely taken (135)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Umbral Embrace14%

    78 players · Specialization

  • Innervate12%

    66 players · Class

  • Elune's Challenge12%

    63 players · Specialization

  • Lycara's Inspiration11%

    58 players · Class

  • Gale Winds7.7%

    42 players · Class

  • Rejuvenation5.0%

    27 players · Class

  • Ironfur3.3%

    18 players · Class

  • Swipe2.0%

    11 players · Class

  • Rip1.3%

    7 players · Class

  • Grievous Wounds1.1%

    6 players · Class

  • Wild Growth1.1%

    6 players · Class

  • Cenarius' Guidance0.9%

    5 players · Specialization

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Sveyl

    ysondre · EU3,625

  • Stkk

    sanguino · EU3,552

  • Moonfire

    tarren-mill · EU3,551

  • Promioseven

    draenor · EU3,540

  • Sunstep

    proudmoore · US3,535

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
  • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
  • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

Other Druid specs

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  • Restoration