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Balance Druid

Damage specialisation · Tier B in Mythic+, 2.8% 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. 4
Starfire
+3.3s
100%
  • 5Fury of Elune+3.9s75%
  • 6Lunar Eclipse+4.2s75%
  • 7Empowering Venom+5.3s75%
  • 8Light's Potential+5.4s50%
  • 9Incarnation: Chosen of Elune+5.9s100%
  • 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. 4Moonfire3.0per min
    5. 5Sunfire2.4per min
    6. 6Fury of Elune1.0per min

    Multi-target

    10 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Starfire16.9per min
    2. 2Starsurge9.9per min
    3. 3Starfall7.3per min
    4. 4Sunfire

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

    • Versatility43.7%959 avg
    • Haste37.0%827 avg
    • Mastery13.7%321 avg
    • Critical Strike5.6%139 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 221 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%

      189 players · Specialization

    • Touch the Cosmos88%

      186 players · Specialization

    • Heart of the Wild86%

      181 players · Class

    • Blooming Infusion85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Bounteous Bloom85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Cenarius' Might85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Control of the Dream85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Dream Surge85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Dryad's Dance85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Durability of Nature85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Expansiveness85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Grove's Inspiration85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Harmony of the Grove85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Nature's Balance85%

      179 players · Specialization

    • Protective Growth85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Spirit of the Thicket85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Stellar Amplification85%

      179 players · Specialization

    • Sunseeker Mushroom85%

      179 players · Specialization

    • Sylvan Beckoning85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Treants of the Moon85%

      179 players · Hero

    • Force of Nature83%

      176 players · Specialization

    • Light of the Sun82%

      172 players · Class

    • Ursine Vigor75%

      159 players · Class

    • Hail of Stars75%

      158 players · Specialization

    • Umbral Intensity63%

      132 players · Specialization

    • Astral Communion61%

      129 players · Specialization

    • Total Eclipse61%

      128 players · Specialization

    • Forestwalk60%

      126 players · Class

    • Remove Corruption59%

      125 players · Class

    • Sculpt the Stars58%

      122 players · Specialization

    • Denizen of the Dream40%

      84 players · Specialization

    • Perfectly-Honed Instincts37%

      79 players · Class

    • Fury of Elune36%

      77 players · Specialization

    • Rake36%

      76 players · Class

    • Soul of the Forest33%

      69 players · Specialization

    • Aetherial Kindling32%

      67 players · Specialization

    Near-universal picks (44)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Aessina's Renewal100%

      211 players · Class

    • Circle of the Heavens100%

      211 players · Class

    • Cyclone100%

      211 players · Class

    Rarely taken (148)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Meteorites14%

      30 players · Specialization

    • Arcane Affinity13%

      28 players · Hero

    • Astral Insight13%

      28 players · Hero

    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

    • Promioseven

      draenor · EU3,540

    • Sunstep

      proudmoore · US3,535

    • Ykkie

      ysondre · EU3,507

    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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    5.3per min
  • 5Moonfire5.3per min
  • Frenzied Regeneration100%

    211 players · Class

  • Gift of the Wild100%

    211 players · Class

  • Improved Barkskin100%

    211 players · Class

  • Lycara's Teachings100%

    211 players · Class

  • Mass Entanglement100%

    211 players · Class

  • Nurturing Instinct100%

    211 players · Class

  • Oakskin100%

    211 players · Class

  • Stampeding Roar100%

    211 players · Class

  • Thick Hide100%

    211 players · Class

  • Tiger Dash100%

    211 players · Class

  • Ursoc's Spirit100%

    211 players · Class

  • Verdant Heart100%

    211 players · Class

  • Well-Honed Instincts100%

    211 players · Class

  • Atmospheric Exposure13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Bask in Moonlight13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Boundless Moonlight13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Elune's Grace13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Glistening Fur13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Lunar Calling13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Lunar Insight13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Moon Guardian13%

    28 players · Hero

  • Penumbral Swell13%

    28 players · Hero