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Balance Druid

Damage specialisation · Tier B in Mythic+, 2.9% 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.

  • Haste34.6%985 avg
  • Versatility30.2%864 avg
  • Mastery21.1%566 avg
  • Critical Strike14.1%352 avg

Balance Druid PvE enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul75%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina70%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei62%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness52%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt46%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed41%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity36%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity21%

Balance Druid PvE gems & sockets

  • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition53%
  • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility31%
  • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat25%
  • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste23%
  • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste23%
  • Prismatic Socket17%
  • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery15%
  • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility11%

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 417 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 Guidance89%

    357 players · Specialization

  • Soul of the Forest88%

    352 players · Specialization

  • Nature's Balance86%

    342 players · Specialization

  • Blooming Infusion84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Bounteous Bloom84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Cenarius' Might84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Control of the Dream84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Dream Surge84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Durability of Nature84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Expansiveness84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Grove's Inspiration84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Harmony of the Grove84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Protective Growth84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Treants of the Moon84%

    335 players · Hero

  • Dryad's Dance84%

    334 players · Hero

  • Force of Nature84%

    334 players · Specialization

  • Heart of the Wild84%

    334 players · Class

  • Spirit of the Thicket84%

    334 players · Hero

  • Sylvan Beckoning84%

    334 players · Hero

  • Sunseeker Mushroom83%

    332 players · Specialization

  • Light of the Sun82%

    329 players · Class

  • Ursine Vigor78%

    310 players · Class

  • Hail of Stars77%

    309 players · Specialization

  • Nature's Grace65%

    260 players · Specialization

  • Remove Corruption60%

    238 players · Class

  • Astral Communion59%

    237 players · Specialization

  • Sculpt the Stars58%

    233 players · Specialization

  • Total Eclipse57%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Forestwalk56%

    225 players · Class

  • Denizen of the Dream46%

    182 players · Specialization

  • Fury of Elune41%

    162 players · Specialization

  • Perfectly-Honed Instincts38%

    150 players · Class

  • Improved Stampeding Roar37%

    147 players · Class

  • Soul of the Forest37%

    146 players · Specialization

  • Rake34%

    137 players · Class

  • Killer Instinct34%

    134 players · Class

Near-universal picks (45)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Aessina's Renewal100%

    400 players · Class

  • Cyclone100%

    400 players · Class

  • Frenzied Regeneration100%

    400 players · Class

  • Improved Barkskin100%

    400 players · Class

  • Lycara's Teachings100%

    400 players · Class

  • Mass Entanglement100%

    400 players · Class

  • Nurturing Instinct100%

    400 players · Class

  • Oakskin100%

    400 players · Class

  • Stampeding Roar100%

    400 players · Class

  • Thick Hide100%

    400 players · Class

  • Tiger Dash100%

    400 players · Class

  • Ursoc's Spirit100%

    400 players · Class

  • Verdant Heart100%

    400 players · Class

  • Well-Honed Instincts100%

    400 players · Class

  • Circle of the Heavens100%

    399 players · Class

  • Gift of the Wild100%

    398 players · Class

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

    54 players · Specialization

  • Innervate13%

    52 players · Class

  • Elune's Challenge12%

    49 players · Specialization

  • Lycara's Inspiration11%

    44 players · Class

  • Gale Winds8.0%

    32 players · Class

  • Rejuvenation4.8%

    19 players · Class

  • Ironfur2.5%

    10 players · Class

  • Swipe2.3%

    9 players · Class

  • Grievous Wounds1.5%

    6 players · Class

  • Rip1.5%

    6 players · Class

  • Wild Growth1.5%

    6 players · Class

  • Cenarius' Guidance1.3%

    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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