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Guardian Druid

Tank specialisation · Tier B in Mythic+, 0.4% 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. 1Thrash+1.3s100%
  2. 2Lunar Beam+1.5s100%
  3. 3Light's Potential+1.6s75%
  4. 4Rake+1.7s50%
  5. 5Berserk+2.4s50%
  6. 6Wild Guardian+3.8s75%
  7. 7Red Moon+4s100%
  8. 8Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc+4s50%
  9. 9Mangle+4.8s75%
  10. 10Ironfur+5.7s50%

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.

  • Ironfur58 casts→Thrash47%Mangle34%Ironfur9%
  • Thrash57 casts→Mangle45%Ironfur27%Red Moon7%
  • Mangle57 casts→Ironfur57%Thrash25%Maul7%
  • Lunar Beam8 casts→Lunar Beam100%
  • Lunar Beam8 casts→Ironfur25%Mangle25%Empowering Venom13%
  • Red Moon8 casts→Mangle38%Thrash25%Wild Charge13%

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

7 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

  1. 1Mangle17.8per min
  2. 2Ironfur17.0per min
  3. 3Thrash15.1per min
  4. 4Swipe2.6per min
  5. 5Raze2.3per min
  6. 6Maul2.0per min
  7. 7Frenzied Regeneration0.3per min
  8. 8Red Moon0.3per min
  9. 9Lunar Beam0.2per min

Multi-target

10 fights with substantial add damage

  1. 1Mangle19.4per min
  2. 2Ironfur17.7per min
  3. 3Thrash14.8per min
  4. 4Swipe4.9per min
  5. 5Maul1.3per min
  6. 6Raze1.2per min
  7. 7Red Moon0.5per min
  8. 8Frenzied Regeneration0.5per 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 30/08/2026. 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 26 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Haste28.4%714 avg
  • Versatility28.3%661 avg
  • Mastery24.0%574 avg
  • Critical Strike19.3%492 avg

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 26 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.

  • After the Wildfire88%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Astral Insight88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Atmospheric Exposure88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Bask in Moonlight88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Boundless Moonlight88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Elune's Grace88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Fury of Nature88%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Glistening Fur88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Gory Fur88%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Grievous Wounds88%

    23 players · Class

  • Improved Stampeding Roar88%

    23 players · Class

  • Lunar Calling88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Lunar Insight88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Lunation88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Mass Entanglement88%

    23 players · Class

  • Moon Guardian88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Penumbral Swell88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Red Moon88%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Scintillating Moonlight88%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Star Cascade88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Stellar Command88%

    23 players · Hero

  • The Eternal Moon88%

    23 players · Hero

  • Lore of the Grove85%

    22 players · Class

  • Wild Guardian85%

    22 players · Specialization

  • Flashing Claws81%

    21 players · Specialization

  • Incapacitating Roar81%

    21 players · Class

  • Persistence81%

    21 players · Specialization

  • Reinforced Fur81%

    21 players · Specialization

  • Gift of an Ancient Guardian77%

    20 players · Specialization

  • Heart of the Wild73%

    19 players · Class

  • Primal Fury69%

    18 players · Class

  • Blood Frenzy65%

    17 players · Specialization

  • Ursoc's Fury65%

    17 players · Specialization

  • Soul of the Forest62%

    16 players · Specialization

  • Natural Resilience58%

    15 players · Specialization

  • Perfectly-Honed Instincts46%

    12 players · Class

Near-universal picks (38)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Aessina's Renewal100%

    26 players · Class

  • Cyclone100%

    26 players · Class

  • Feline Swiftness100%

    26 players · Class

  • Frenzied Regeneration100%

    26 players · Class

  • Gift of the Wild100%

    26 players · Class

  • Improved Barkskin100%

    26 players · Class

  • Killer Instinct100%

    26 players · Class

  • Lycara's Teachings100%

    26 players · Class

  • Matted Fur100%

    26 players · Class

  • Oakskin100%

    26 players · Class

  • Rake100%

    26 players · Class

  • Skull Bash100%

    26 players · Class

  • Stampeding Roar100%

    26 players · Class

  • Swipe100%

    26 players · Class

  • Thick Hide100%

    26 players · Class

  • Ursoc's Spirit100%

    26 players · Class

Rarely taken (69)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Lingering Healing12%

    3 players · Class

  • Ashamane's Guidance7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Berserk7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Berserk: Heart of the Lion7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Bond with Nature7.7%

    2 players · Hero

  • Bursting Growth7.7%

    2 players · Hero

  • Circle of Life and Death7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Dreadful Bleeding7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Feral Frenzy7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Flower Walk7.7%

    2 players · Hero

  • Focused Frenzy7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Frantic Momentum7.7%

    2 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Squishvegan

    area-52 · US3,758

  • Ahrilia

    stormrage · US3,668

  • Rozeen

    tarren-mill · EU3,590

  • Søvka

    twisting-nether · EU3,562

  • Chîchî

    blackrock · EU3,551

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.

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