Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20by Bora94 comments

General Information

On this page, you will find out the best talents for each tier for your Balance Druid in World of Warcraft —Dragonflight 10.2.7. We also have default talent lists for various types of content, such as raiding or Mythic+.If you play with Warmode on, we have your PvP talents covered as well.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Balance Druid talents.

1.

Best Dragonflight Talents for Balance Druid

Note that these builds are generic recommendations for various content. For more specific recommendations for the Raid and Mythic+, check out the dedicated pages below.

Best Balance Druid Mythic+ Talents for Dragonflight Season 4Best Balance Druid Raid Talents for Amirdrassil

2.

Best Talents for Balance Druid

Single-Target TalentsAoE/Mythic+ TalentsTalents Explained

3.

Best Single-Target Talents for Balance Druid

This build is optimal for pure single-target situations.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the bestbuild directly into your game!

3.

Best AoE Talents for Balance Druid

This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoEFights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the bestbuild directly into your game!

3.

Talent Explanations for Balance Druids

Note that we do not explain EVERY Talent in the tree on this page. We onlyexplain Talents that are part of our optimal builds for single-target and AoE.For full details and explanations of every Talent, please visit our Spells pagevia the button below.

Balance Druid Dragonflight Spell Glossary

3.1.

Class Talents

3.1.1.

Row 1-4

Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (1) StarfireA necessary node for AoE and pathing. Generates Astral Power
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2) SunfireEssential DoT for our Mastery.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (3) Moonkin FormAn essential shapeshift for Balance Druid.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (4) Improved SunfireNeeded to spread our DoT on AoE.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (5) Nurturing InstinctBuffs damage and healing.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (6) Frenzied RegenerationStrong self-healing spell that requires Bear Form.

3.1.2.

Row 5-7

Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (7) Wild ChargeMust choose mobility option. Generally used as a disengage.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (8) Astral InfluenceIncreases range and is a must pick for pathing.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (9) Rising Light, Falling NightIncreases Damage and Healing or Versatility. Instances always grant Versatility.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (10) TyphoonA utility option that knocks mobs. First point to drop if not needed.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (11) Stampeding RoarIncreases group speed and is a must choose talent.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (12) Thick HideFlat damage reduction is always good.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (13) Feline SwiftnessThe class tree has many free points that can be used to path to get a point or two of this Talent for movement speed.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (14) Matted FurProvides additional survivability with Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (15) Barkskin.

3.1.3.

Row 8-10

Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (16) Lycara's TeachingsA substantial DPS increase and is a mandatory pick.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (17) Incapacitating Roar/Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (18) Mighty BashCrowd Control depending on your needs.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (19) Well-Honed InstinctsLow health protection. 1-point is acceptable.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (20) RenewalA solid self heal option. Generally taken in all situations.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (21) Ursol's Vortex/Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (22) Mass EntanglementCrowd Control depending on your needs.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (23) InnervateA potent healer external.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (24) Nature's VigilA strong group heal that you should pair with your cooldowns.

3.2.

Spec Talents

3.2.1.

Row 1-4

Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (25) EclipseOur core passive and mandatory to progress.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (26) Shooting StarsStrong passive Astral Power generation that feeds into other talents later.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (27) Solar BeamOur AoE interrupt
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (28) Warrior of EluneThis is used for single target to enter Solar Eclipse quickly.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (29) StarfallOur AoE spender. Taken when you are cleaving 2 targets.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (30) Lunar ShrapnelThis buffs our AoE spender and leads to Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (31) Aetherial Kindling.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (32) Aetherial KindlingTaken when you need to extend your DoTs on sustained multi-target.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (33) Twin MoonsUsed to spread Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (34) Moonfire.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (35) Wild SurgesIncrease Critical Strike chance of some spells and increases their Astral Power generation.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (36) Nature's BalanceA strong passive that synergizes with Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (37) Eclipse and Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (38) Primordial Arcanic Pulsar.

3.2.2.

Row 5-7

Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (39) Celestial AlignmentOur main cooldown. The entire rotation revolves around the uptime of this buff.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (40) Primordial Arcanic PulsarA powerful passive that allows us to enter Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (41) Celestial Alignment more often outside of its 3-minute cooldown.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (42) Astral SmolderA passive DoT that helps proc Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (43) Waning Twilight.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (44) Waning TwilightA passive debuff that increases our damage to a target if they have 3 debuffs applied to them.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (45) Soul of the ForestIncreases Astral Power generation of our builders depending on our Eclipse.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (46) Nature's GraceA passive buff that procs at the end of an Eclipse. This is not procced when you refresh and Eclipse with Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (47) Celestial Alignment.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (48) StarlordProvides a stacking Haste buff. High uptime of 3-stacks is vital to maximizing DPS. Pool Astral Power at the end of each Starlord window.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (49) Cosmic RapidityA passive that increases our DoT tick rate. This affects Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (50) Shooting Stars and its proc rate as well.

3.2.3.

Row 8-10

Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (51) Rattle the Stars/Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (52) StarweaverTwo strong rotation defining passives. Rattle the Stars is generally the go-to passive, which is a flat passive buff that increases damage and reduces resource cost. Starweaver can be taken on some hybrid fights but is generally outshone by the former option.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (53) Power of GoldrinnA strong passive proc that increases our single target damage.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (54) Incarnation: Chosen of EluneImproves Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (55) Celestial Alignment which also works with the proc from Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (56) Primordial Arcanic Pulsar.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (57) New Moon/Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (58) Fury of EluneA vital spell cooldown for Balance Druid. New Moon is taken on single target, and Fury of Elune is taken on cleave and AoE.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (59) Radiant MoonlightImproves the damage and cooldown of Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (60) New Moon and Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (61) Fury of Elune.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (62) Elune's GuidanceTaken on multi-target scenarios for the reduced resource cost.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (63) Denizen of the DreamDoTs can spawn dragons to fight with you for 30-seconds.
Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (64) Friend of the FaeThese dragons buff your damage for 20-seconds.

3.3.

Mythic+

Mythic+ can require a mix of AoE and Single-Target talents, depending onaffixes and other variables. You should check out our page below if you wantadvice specific to Mythic+.

Balance Druid Mythic+ Guide for Dragonflight

4.

Rotation for Balance Druid Talents

Some talents will require you to play in a particular way to get the most outof them. You can find more information on how your rotation will look afterselecting your talents on our rotation page below.

Balance Druid Rotation Guide for Dragonflight

5.

PvP Talents (War Mode)

There will be the option to go into "War Mode."Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:

  • PvP Talents enabled in the outdoor world.
  • 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
  • 10% more experience gained while leveling.

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it isrecommended enabling the feature to maximize your leveling and rewards atmaximum level. However, you will make yourself available for open-world PvP,and the possibility of being killed while leveling or doing World Questsexists.

In this section, we will list the PvP Talents best for leveling and doingsolo / small group PvE content. Note that these may not be optimal in actualPvP situations.

  • Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (65) Star Burst is a passive effect that calls down falling stars onenemies during Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (66) Starfall. Enemies who run into this take damage and getknocked up. Allies can pick these up and run into enemies to detonate them.
  • Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (67) Moonkin Aura is amazing for group combat and strong for solocontent. This can buff all members in your party and help finish questsand rares faster. We would recommend this for all group content.
  • Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (68) Thorns can provide minimal peel or damage in open-world content.
  • Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (69) Malorne's Swiftness will let you move at 100% Movement Speedevenwhile in combat. Great for open-world content.

Balance Druid PvP Guide

6.

Changelog

  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.0.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.0.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 21 Dec. 2022: Updated Starweaver versus Rattle the Stars.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated broken talent links.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 15 Nov. 2022: Updated talent recommendations.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.

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Balance Druid DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

FAQs

What is the best spec for Druid Dragonflight? ›

Best Leveling Spec for Druid in Dragonflight

Guardian is the tank specialization for Druid, this is our suggested leveling spec, as the damage difference is not a large drop from the damage dealing specs and your tankiness allows you to pull enormous amounts of monsters and AoE them down comfortably.

Is Balance Druid good in Dragonflight? ›

Leveling a Balance Druid in Dragonflight is a good choice for players who enjoy a mix of ranged damage dealing and utility. Balance Druid's spells allow them to deal consistent damage from a safe distance while also being able to provide crowd control and healing to themselves and their allies.

What are the changes in 10.2 Balance Druid? ›

Balance Druid Patch 10.2.

The Balance Druid Tier Set has been buffed in Patch 10.2. 7. 2 Set Bonus now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 50% (was 30%). 4 Set Bonus now reduces the Astral Power cost of your next Starsurge or Starfall by 30 (was 15) and increases the damage it does by 60% (was 40%).

What weapon should balance druids use? ›

Balance Druid Weapons

Druids can use daggers, 1H/2H maces, fist weapons, polearms, staves, and off-hands.

What is the easiest Druid build? ›

One of the easiest Druid leveling guides you can play is the companion build. It relies heavily on summoning allies like Wolves to fight alongside you, which reduces your own dependency on your Spirit resource, which is in short supply in those early levels.

What is the best Druid racial in Dragonflight? ›

Dragonflight Druid Best Race

Night Elf can be useful because of Shadowmeld stealth and Touch of Elune passive buffs. Troll because of Berserking haste buff. There is no one best option, but you can take a closer look at Night Elf with Shadowmeld and Touch of Elune. All races are at the same level.

What is the best rotation for a Balance Druid? ›

Balance Druid Single Target Rotation and Priority

DOT targets with Moonfire and Sunfire with 100% uptime. This is very important due to our mastery. Stay in Eclipse as often as possible. As it currently stands on Single Target you are prioritizing Eclipse (Solar).

What professions should a Balance Druid have? ›

Best Balance Druid Professions
  • Tailoring. Tailoring will be your first default pick to gain an additional enchant for your cloak, Lightweave Embroidery. ...
  • Jewelcrafting. ...
  • Herbalism.
Jun 4, 2024

Is Balance Druid better than Feral? ›

Best boss DPS (in perfect settings)

Balance Druid achieved 3.96% more maximum boss DPS than Feral Druid when there was no movement or lag.

What is the best crafted trinket for Balance Druid dragonflight? ›

Overall Balance Druid Best in Slot
SlotItemSource
RingSignet of Titanic InsightCrafting
RingSeal of Filial DutyBroodkeeper Diurna
TrinketNeltharion's Call to SufferingNeltharion
TrinketWhispering Incarnate IconPrimal Council Kadros Icewrath
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What is the best gem for a Balance Druid? ›

Best Balance Druid Gems in Dragonflight

You'll want to use Keen Neltharite in your gem slots. If you are using a Primalist Gem, it will likely be Skillful Illimited Diamond.

What is the stat priority for Balance Druid in Dragonflight? ›

Intellect. Intellect is your primary and best stat. All gear except necklaces, rings, and trinkets should have intellect on them. It is never appropriate to wear something with Agility or Strength on it in the current state of the game.

What is the best spec to level as a Druid? ›

Playing efficiently is the best thing you can do to speed up your leveling. Play Feral for Leveling: By far the best leveling spec for a Druid, you gain access to several damage increases as well as movement speed increases to increase your leveling efficiency.

Is feral druid hard to play Dragonflight? ›

The Basics of Feral Druid

Feral can be quite overwhelming to new players due to the dual resource system paired with numerous buffs/debuffs to maintain. Despite the quite complex base toolkit, it plays quite fluidly in practice once you have grasped the core rules.

Are Guardian Druids good in Dragonflight? ›

They bring good utility to raid and Mythic+ groups as a tank and very high DPS. Guardian Druid tends to excel against encounters where most incoming damage is Physical or Melee damage.

What is the best class for Dragonflight WoW? ›

Best Classes in WoW Dragonflight Patch 10.2. 7:
  • Best Class in WoW for DPS (Melee): Rogue.
  • Best Class in WoW for DPS (Ranged): Evoker.
  • Best Class in WoW for Tank: Death Knight.
  • Best Class in WoW for Healer: Priest.
  • Best Class in WoW (Easiest) for Solo Melee DPS: Demon Hunter.

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