Balance Druid
Ranged · Tree 1 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Moonkin. Starfire and Moonfire.
Build. Moonkin Form is the bottom. Moonfury and Vengeance are the damage under it.
Spells. Moonfire and Insect Swarm up, Starfire to fill, Wrath if Eclipse wants it.
Stats. Spell hit and crit, then spell power.
Gear. A caster weapon.
Build. Longer roots and more range. Nature's Grace shortens the next cast after a crit.
Spells. Root, Moonfire, Starfire. Nature's Swiftness for a heal if you spent it.
Stats. Stamina. Moonkin is still a cloth caster.
Gear. Spell power and health.
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Balance in PvE.
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Starfire Causes 490 to 576 Arcane damage to the target. - Moonfire Burns the enemy for 129 to 149 Arcane damage and then an additional 240 Arcane damage over 12 sec.
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Wrath Causes 92 to 102 Nature damage to the target. -
Insect Swarm The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 186 Nature damage over 12 sec. -
Moonkin Form Shapeshift into Moonkin Form, increasing Omen of Clarity's chance to trigger by 100%, Armor contribution from items by 360%, and all party or raid members within 45 yards have their Critical Strike chance increased by 3%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and prevents the use of healing spells.
The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Spell power - 2
Hit - 3
Crit - 4
Intellect
Gear
What suits Balance at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Premier Field Marshal's Lunarhide Helmet Head Leather · +Spell power · Int -
Theramore Shoulders Shoulder Leather · +Spell power · Int -
Premier Field Marshal's Lunarhide Breastplate Chest Leather · +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Premier Marshal's Lunarhide Legguards Legs Leather · +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Gem of Trapped Innocents Neck +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Seal of the Damned Ring +Spell power · Hit · Crit -
Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit -
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Weapon +Spell power · Hit · Int
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Balance in PvP.
- Moonfire Burns the enemy for 129 to 149 Arcane damage and then an additional 240 Arcane damage over 12 sec.
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Entangling Roots Roots the target in place and causes 234 Nature damage over 27 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. You may only have 1 target Rooted at a time. - Starfire Causes 490 to 576 Arcane damage to the target.
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Hibernate Forces the enemy target to sleep for up to 40 sec. Any damage will awaken the target. Only one target can be forced to hibernate at a time. Only works on Beasts and Dragonkin. -
Barkskin Your skin becomes as tough as bark. Physical damage taken is reduced by 20%. While you are protected, damaging attacks will not cause spellcasting delays. Lasts 15 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Spell power
- 3 Hit
- 4 Crit
Gear
What suits Balance at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Head
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Shoulder
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Chest
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Legs
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Senior Sergeant's Insignia Neck Sta - Seal of the Damned Ring Sta · +Spell power · Hit · Crit
- Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit
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Grand Marshal's Stave Weapon Sta · +Spell power
What changed vs Classic
21 Balance talents differ from Classic Era.
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Eclipse New
Rank 3Your Wrath spell reduces the cast time of your next 2 Starfire spells by 0.50 sec. Stores up to 4 charges. Lasts 15 sec.
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Genesis New
Rank 5Increases the periodic damage and healing done by your spells and abilities by 10%.
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Improved Entangling Roots Changed
Rank 3Increases the damage done by your Entangling Roots spell by 75%, and its victims can take up to 75% more damage without interrupting the effect.
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Improved Moonfire Changed
Rank 2Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 10%.
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Improved Nature's Grasp Removed
Rank 4Increases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 65%.
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Improved Starfire Reworded
Rank 5Reduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.5 sec and Starfire has a 15% chance to stun its target for 3 sec.
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Improved Thorns Removed
Rank 3Increases damage caused by your Thorns spell by 75%.
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Improved Wrath Changed
Rank 5Reduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.5 sec and its Mana cost by 50%.
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Insect Swarm Changed
The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.
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Moonfury Reworded
Rank 5Increases the damage done by your Arcane and Nature spells by 10%.
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Moonglow Changed
Rank 3Reduces the Mana cost of your damaging spells by 25%.
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Moonkin Form Changed
Shapeshift into Moonkin Form, increasing Omen of Clarity's chance to trigger by 100%, Armor contribution from items by 360%, and all party or raid members within 45 yards have their Critical Strike chance increased by 3%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and prevents the use of healing spells. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
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Natural Weapons Removed
Rank 5Increases the damage you deal with physical attacks in all forms by 10%.
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Nature's Grace Changed
All non-periodic spell criticals grace you with a blessing of nature, increasing your spellcasting speed and reducing your global cooldown by 10% for 3 sec.
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Nature's Grasp Removed
While active, any time an enemy strikes the caster they have a 35% chance to become afflicted by Entangling Roots (Rank 1). Only useable outdoors. 1 charge. Lasts 45 sec.
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Nature's Majesty New
Rank 2Increases your critical strike chance with spells and melee attacks by 4%.
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Nature's Reach Changed
Rank 2Increases the range of your offensive Balance spells by 20% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.
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Nature's Splendor New
Increases the duration of your Moonfire and Rejuvenation spells by 3 sec, your Regrowth spell by 6 sec, and your Insect Swarm spell by 2 sec.
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Omen of Clarity Removed
Imbues the Druid with natural energy. Each of the Druid's melee attacks has a chance of causing the caster to enter a Clearcasting state. The Clearcasting state reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your next damage or healing spell or offensive ability by 100%. Lasts 10 min.
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Overgrowth New
Rank 2Increases the maximum number of targets you may have affected by Entangling Roots by 2.
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Vengeance Reworded
Rank 5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane and Nature spells by 100%.