The Balance specialisation druid has become much better in Cataclysm compared to WoW WotLK. A special strength lies in the Eclipse ability, which has undergone changes and has become more reliable, unlike the randomized mechanic that was before. In this Cataclysm Classic balance druid guide, you will learn about which parameters best reveal the hero's potential, what items and talents are needed for a druid to show good DPS in raids and dungeons, as well as in Cataclysm Classic balance druid PvE content.

Attributes for Balance Druid

Among the representatives of the Horde, trolls will be the best race in WoW Cataclysm for the druid class. Trolls are best suited for DPS, as they have passives like Berserking that increase the speed of spells and attacks, and Beast Slaying increases the damage of beast mobs by 5%. In the Alliance, worgens that have an additional percentage of critical damage and an ability that increases movement speed by 40% is suitable for the Cataclysm Classic balance druid DPS role.

The main attribute for the druid will be intelligence, which gives a unit of magic power and mana that will be necessary for the hero. Given the interesting talents like Mark of the Wild and Heart of the Wild, which give an additional 5% and 6% of the hero's intelligence, the boost for this attribute will be much more significant. The next attribute will be spirit, which does nothing on its own, but with the Balance of Power talent, this attribute is converted into a percentage of hits (hit points).

Among others Balance Druid stat priorities cataclysm is haste. It will help speed up the casting and partial recovery of spells, which will be a necessary advantage for a druid. The Eclipse ability directly depends on your skill level, but since not all abilities can be used during Eclipse, the skill parameter is somewhat less necessary for us than haste. The last attribute for us will be Critical Strike, which will strengthen some abilities, in particular in combination with the Moonfury talent and the Chaotic Skyflare Diamond item.

Best Balance Druid talents Cataclysm

For a Balance Druid, we pump the appropriate branch of talent. Owlkin is pumped only in one, Moonglow and Lunar Shower are not touched, and all other talents are pumped to the maximum. In the Feral Combat branch, use one talent point for Furor, which gives a 33% chance of getting 10 points of anger when the hero turns into a bear, and also allows you to save 33 units of energy when the druid takes the form of a cat, and the maximum amount of mana increases by 5%.

We will distribute the remaining talent points in the Restoration category. Here we need Natural Shapeshifter, which spends two talent points to reduce the mana cost of transforming the druid into different forms by 20% and also increases the duration of the Tree of Life Form by 6 seconds. Three points should be spent on Heart of the Wild. This will help increase the hero's intelligence by 6%. In addition, the bear form will have 6% more stamina, and the attack power of the druid in the form of a cat will be increased by 10%. The remaining three points are invested in Perseverance to reduce incoming magic damage by 6%. And the last point is used for Master Shapeshifter. This balance druid cataclysm talents build increases some parameters by 4%, depending on the hero's shape: physical damage of a bear, critical hit of a cat, healing of a tree, and magic damage of a moonkin.

Best Glyphs for Balance Druid Cataclysm

Prime glyphs:

• Moonfire — Increases the recurring damage of the ability by 20%.
• Insect Swarm — increases the damage of the ability by 30%.
• Wrath — increases the damage of the ability by 10%.
• For AoE fights, you can replace Wrath with Starsurge to reduce the cooldown of the ability by 5 seconds.

Basic glyphs:

• Starfall — reduces the cooldown of Starfall by 30 seconds.
• Rebirth — players under the effect of this spell return to life with 100% health.

Minor glyphs:

• Typhoon — Reduces mana cost by 8% and increases radius by 10 yards, but no longer knocks enemies back.
• Dash — reduces the ability's recovery by 20%.
• Unburdened Rebirth — Rebirth ability does not require reagents.

Balance druid Cataclysm rotation

Druids of this specialisation still have the Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse abilities that were present in WotLK, but the mechanics of their actions have changed slightly. Now these abilities do not work on the principle of chance but can be controlled by other abilities. The druid has also improved his AoE skills with the new Wild Mushroom ability. However, the druid is still able to deal with both AoE and targeted damage.

Opener:

1. Cast Wild Mushroom three times
2. Use Volcanic Potion
3. Cast Starsurge. If you manage to get a Shooting Stars charge, you should save it for Solar Eclipse.
4. Cast Insect Swarm and Moonfire alternately.
5. It is advisable to cast Force of Nature if you are under the effect of Bloodlust.
6. Cast Starfall.
7. Cast Starfire before casting Solar Eclipse.
8. Cast Wrath.
9. Cast Wild Mushroom: Detonate.
10. After recovering the Insect Swarm, use it and Sunfire.
11. Cast Wrath and Starsurge before the Lunar Eclipse.
12. Then move on to a single target.

Single target:

1. Cast Force of Nature.
2. Cast Starfall. This ability can be set aside for Lunar Eclipse.
3. Continue casting Insect Swarm and Moonfire.
4. You cast Starsurge, which will take effect immediately if Shooting Stars is triggered.
5. Cast Wrath during Solar Eclipse, and then Starfire during Lunar Eclipse.
6. Wrath and Starfire are cast again at the end of Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse, respectively.
7. Cast Wild Mushroom while moving if you have less than three charges left. During the next Solar Eclipse, cast Wild Mushroom: Detonate.
8. Cast Moonfire on the move.

AoE:

1. It's best to start with Solar Eclipse.
2. Cast Starfall.
3. Cast Wild Mushroom three times and then Wild Mushroom: Detonate.
4. Cast Insect Swarm and Moonfire on targets that don't have long to live.
5. Cast Thorns on an allied tank that is being attacked by other mobs.
6. If you have a glyph, use Typhoon.
7. At the end, summon Hurricane.

Cataclysm Druid BiS gear

Balance Druide has appropriate items that you should collect for him to realise his full power, so that you can more easily complete various PvP and PvE content, including dungeons and raids. Below are the slots and their respective items and where you can get them.

• Helmet — Sanctified Lasserweave Cover — 1100 points of integrity (251) + normal mode (264), heroic mode (277) Vanquisher's Mark of Sanctification, Ice Crown Citadel.
• Neck — Blood Queen's Crimson Choker — Blood-Queen Lana'thel in the Ice Crown Citadel.
• Shoulders — Sanctified Lasserweave Mantle — 695 points of integrity (251) + normal mode (264), heroic mode (277) Vanquisher's Mark of Sanctification, Ice Crown Citadel
• Back — Cloak of Burning Dusk — The Ruby Sanctum.
• Bust — Sanctified Lasserweave Vestment — 1100 points of integrity (251) + normal mode (264), heroic mode (277) Vanquisher's Mark of Sanctification, Ice Crown Citadel.
• Wrists — Phaseshifter's Bracers — The Ruby Sanctum.
• Hands — Handguards of Winter's Respite — Lord Marrowgar in the citadel of the Ice Crown.
• Waist — Professor's Bloodied Smock — Professor Putricide in the Ice Crown Citadel.
• Legs — Sanctified Lasserweave Trousers — 1100 points of integrity (251) + normal mode (264), heroic mode (277) Vanquisher's Mark of Sanctification, Ice Crown Citadel.
• Boots of Unnatural Growth — Gunship Armor from the Citadel of the Ice Crown.
• Rings — Ring of Rapid Ascent and Ashen Band of Endless Destruction — Gunship Armory from the Citadel of the Ice Crown.
• Trinkets — Charred Twilight Scale and Dislodged Foreign Object — The Ruby Sanctum, for Rotface in the Ice Crown Citadel.
• Two-handed weapon — Archus, Greatstaff of Antonidas — King Lich, Ice Crown Citadel.
• One-handed weapon — Royal Scepter of Terenas II — King Lich, Citadel of the Ice Crown.
• Secondary weapon — Shadow Silk Spindle — for Prince Valanar, Ice Crown Citadel.
• Relic — Idol of the Lunar Eclipse — 347 points of justice.

Enchantments and gems

• Head — Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
• Shoulders — Master's Inscription of the Storm or Greater Inscription of the Storm
• Back — Lightweave Embroidery or Enchant Cloak — Greater Speed
• Chest — Enchant Chest — Powerful Stats
• Wrists — Fur Lining — Spell Power or Enchant Bracer — Superior Spellpower
• Hands — Speed Accelerators or Enchant Gloves — Exceptional Spellpower
• Belt — Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs — Brilliant Spellthread
• Feet — Enchant Boots — Tuskarr's Vitality
• Weapon — Enchant Staff — Greater Spellpower or Enchant Weapon — Mighty Spellpower
• Ring — Enchant Ring — Greater Spellpower

Conclusion

Thanks to our guide, you will be able to build your Balance Druid to the best of your ability and enjoy playing World of Warcraft Cataclysm, roaming the expanses of Azeroth and fighting various enemies along the way.

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