Season of Discovery Balance Druid DPS Guide

Druids have traditionally been brought to raids for their unique utility: Mark of the Wild, and the only WoW Classic combat resurrection, Rebirth.

Unfortunately Balance was so bad in WoW Classic that it was just never brought, regardless, as its poor damage would be cut short by the Druid running out of Mana, in most cases. That has already changed in Season of Discovery and Balance keeps looking better every phase as strong runes get introduced.

Strengths

• Great unique utility in Rebirth, Innervate and Mark of the Wild
• Relatively mobile ranged DPS spec due to multiple dots, short casts and instant Starsurges
• Excellent Mana efficiency with Dreamstate, Eclipse combo and free Wrath with Fury of Stormrage

Weaknesses

• No Spell Hit help from talents
• Low survivability and lack of survival tools
• Weak AoE damage until the Gale Winds rune is obtained

Balance Druid in Season of Discovery is finally a viable DPS option due to the addition of new damage sources from Runes, Sunfire and Starsurge.

Caster Druids will also benefit from being able to DPS while regenerating Mana with the new Dreamstate (enabled by Eclipse criticals), and the Fury of Stormrage rune, which makes Wrath free, and procs occasional instant Healing Touches on top!

Through the addition of entirely new abilities and Runes, the rotation, gearing options, and talent decisions for Balance Druids has changed with the coming of Season of Discovery. Browse the guides in the Table of Content at the top of this page to find all the information you'll need to master this new game mode!

The best profession to have as Balance is Engineering. It provides powerful items that you can use in both PvE and PvP content to either deal damage or help you get out of a tough spot.

Tailoring is a fine choice for Balance Druids, especially early on due to the bind on pickup Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots, but in order to be truly optimal in this phase you will probably want Leatherworking for Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood and Membrane of Dark Neurosis, instead. You can still get the alternative Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle and Fractured Mind Pauldrons if you keep your Tailoring, regardless.

The main feature of Season of Discovery is the new Rune Discovery system, which allows you to discover and attach special abilities to your gear slots after finding them across the world. We list all of Druid's runes and where they can be located in the guide below.