Balance Druid DPS PVE Guide – WotLK

Welcome to the PVE Balance Druid DPS Guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King!

This guide will teach you how to play a Balance Druid in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.

Suitable for players with lower gear and helps mitigate mana related talents.

The second build is a general raid build for players with better gear. You might make some tweaks according to your raid group’s needs.

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of Starfire
• Glyph of Moonfire
• Glyph of Starfall

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta – Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
• Red – Runed Cardinal Ruby
• Yellow – Potent Ametrine
• Blue – Purified Dreadstone or Runed Cardinal Ruby

• Head – Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Storm
• Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
• Chest – Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers – Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
• Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower
• Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs – Brilliant Spellthread
• Boots – Enchant Boots – Icewalker
• Weapon
  • One Hand – Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower
  • Staves – Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

• Maintain Faerie Fire
• Cast Starfall
• Cast Force of Nature
• Maintain Insect Swarm except during Eclipse (Lunar)
• Cast Wrath during Eclipse (Solar) / Cast Starfire during Eclipse (Lunar)
• Cast Wrath after leaving Eclipse (Solar) until the next Eclipse procs / Cast Starfire after leaving Eclipse (Lunar) until the next Eclipse procs
• Cast Moonfire while moving

• Cast Starfall
• Cast Hurricane