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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
Rake
+1.7s
50%
  • 5Berserk+2.4s50%
  • 6Wild Guardian+3.8s75%
  • 7Red Moon+4s100%
  • 8Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc+4s50%
  • 9Mangle+4.8s75%
  • 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. 4Swipe

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

    • Haste28.5%716 avg
    • Versatility28.1%652 avg
    • Mastery23.9%569 avg
    • Critical Strike19.5%496 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 25 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%

      22 players · Specialization

    • Astral Insight88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Atmospheric Exposure88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Bask in Moonlight88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Boundless Moonlight88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Elune's Grace88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Fury of Nature88%

      22 players · Specialization

    • Glistening Fur88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Gory Fur88%

      22 players · Specialization

    • Grievous Wounds88%

      22 players · Class

    • Lunar Calling88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Lunar Insight88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Lunation88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Moon Guardian88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Penumbral Swell88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Red Moon88%

      22 players · Specialization

    • Scintillating Moonlight88%

      22 players · Specialization

    • Star Cascade88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Stellar Command88%

      22 players · Hero

    • The Eternal Moon88%

      22 players · Hero

    • Incapacitating Roar84%

      21 players · Class

    • Lore of the Grove84%

      21 players · Class

    • Persistence84%

      21 players · Specialization

    • Wild Guardian84%

      21 players · Specialization

    • Flashing Claws80%

      20 players · Specialization

    • Gift of an Ancient Guardian80%

      20 players · Specialization

    • Reinforced Fur80%

      20 players · Specialization

    • Heart of the Wild76%

      19 players · Class

    • Blood Frenzy68%

      17 players · Specialization

    • Primal Fury68%

      17 players · Class

    • Ursoc's Fury64%

      16 players · Specialization

    • Natural Resilience60%

      15 players · Specialization

    • Soul of the Forest60%

      15 players · Specialization

    • Perfectly-Honed Instincts48%

      12 players · Class

    • Reinvigoration44%

      11 players · Specialization

    • Fluid Form36%

      9 players · Class

    Near-universal picks (40)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Aessina's Renewal100%

      25 players · Class

    • Cyclone100%

      25 players · Class

    • Feline Swiftness100%

      25 players · Class

    Rarely taken (69)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Front of the Pack12%

      3 players · Specialization

    • Lingering Healing12%

      3 players · Class

    • Ursol's Warding12%

      3 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.

    Other Druid specs

    • Balance
    • Feral
    • Restoration
    4.9per min
  • 5Maul1.3per min
  • 6Raze1.2per min
  • 7Red Moon0.5per min
  • 8Frenzied Regeneration0.5per min
  • Frenzied Regeneration100%

    25 players · Class

  • Gift of the Wild100%

    25 players · Class

  • Improved Barkskin100%

    25 players · Class

  • Killer Instinct100%

    25 players · Class

  • Lycara's Teachings100%

    25 players · Class

  • Matted Fur100%

    25 players · Class

  • Oakskin100%

    25 players · Class

  • Rake100%

    25 players · Class

  • Skull Bash100%

    25 players · Class

  • Stampeding Roar100%

    25 players · Class

  • Swipe100%

    25 players · Class

  • Thick Hide100%

    25 players · Class

  • Ursoc's Spirit100%

    25 players · Class

  • Ashamane's Guidance8.0%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Berserk8.0%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Berserk: Heart of the Lion8.0%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Bond with Nature8.0%

    2 players · Hero

  • Bursting Growth8.0%

    2 players · Hero

  • Circle of Life and Death8.0%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Dreadful Bleeding8.0%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Feral Frenzy8.0%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Flower Walk8.0%

    2 players · Hero