Druid in WoW Classic

WoW SoD Balance Druid

In this WoW SoD Druid Balance Build you will find the best PvE DPS spec for ranged Druids in PvE in the Season of Discovery in WoW Classic. The build shows the best talents, runes, BiS gear, and enchants to DPS in dungeons and raids as a Balance Druid.

📂 WoW Classic > Druid

📅 Last updated on February 1, 2025.

WoW SoD Balance Druid Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a Balance Druid Druid for Phase 7 at level 60:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide Season of Discovery Druid Runes.

SoD Phase 7 Balance Druid BiS List

The following Balance Druid Druid BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 7 of Season of Discovery:

1 Use Soul of the Astral Ascendant Soul of the Astral Ascendant as your new shoulder enchantment.

SoD Phase 6 Balance Druid BiS List

The following Balance Druid Druid BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 6 of Season of Discovery:

SoD Phase 5 Balance Druid BiS List

The following Balance Druid Druid BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 5 of Season of Discovery:

SoD Phase 4 Balance Druid BiS List

The following Balance Druid Druid BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery to DPS in raids and dungeons:

1 This quest requires Wildheart Cowl Wildheart Cowl from Scholomance and Wildheart Vest Wildheart Vest from Blackrock Spire to complete.
2 This quest requires Wildheart Boots Wildheart Boots from Blackrock Spire, Wildheart Kilt Wildheart Kilt from Stratholme, and Wildheart Spaulders Wildheart Spaulders from Blackrock Spire to complete.

Fire Resistance for Heat Level 2 and Heat Level 3

To raid the more difficult heat levels in Molten Core you need to hit Fire Resistance thresholds. For Heat Level 2 you need at least 96 Fire Resistance and for Heat Level 3 you need at least 226 Fire Resistance. To increase your Fire Resistance you can equip gear, utilize enchantments, use consumables, and get buffs from your Druids Druids, Shamans Shamans 1, and Paladins Paladins 1.

Use the following sources to increase your Fire Resistance to the required threshold:

Using Fire Resistance items often results in a DPS loss in comparison to your BiS list. After you’ve acquired new raid items recalculate your Fire Resistance and re-optimize your gear loadout.

🔥 Since the boss Garr from Molten Core can dispel magic effects, you should make sure your Druid Druid is hitting the Fire Resistance threshold without Mark of the Wild Mark of the Wild for that specific fight. This might require you to have some off-pieces for that boss fight.

1 For most guilds, it is not recommended to rely on Shaman Shaman totems or Paladin Paladin auras to hit the minimum Fire Resistance thresholds. If the aura or totem is out of range or the player dies, you will lack Fire Resistance. Use the totems or auras as additional mitigation, but calculate your Fire Resistance without them.

SoD Balance Druid Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Balance Druid Druid pre-BiS list contains the best items you can get for your Boomkin in Season of Discovery before entering the endgame raids at level 60.

1 This quest requires Wildheart Cowl Wildheart Cowl from Scholomance and Wildheart Vest Wildheart Vest from Blackrock Spire to complete.
2 This quest requires Wildheart Boots Wildheart Boots from Blackrock Spire, Wildheart Kilt Wildheart Kilt from Stratholme, and Wildheart Spaulders Wildheart Spaulders from Blackrock Spire to complete.
3 This quest requires Wildheart Bracers Wildheart Bracers to complete. Additionally, you need 15 Silithus Venom Sample Silithus Venom Sample from Stonelash Flayer and Rock Stalker in the southern half of Silithus as Horde Horde player or 15 Winterspring Blood Sample Winterspring Blood Sample from Frostsabers like Frostsaber Cub and Frostsaber Stalker in the northern corner of Winterspring as an Alliance Alliance player.
4 This quest requires Wildheart Gloves Wildheart Gloves from Stratholme and Wildheart Belt Wildheart Belt from Scholomance or Blackrock Spire to complete.
5 Use these items only over the alternatives if you have all three pieces and you haven’t reached Rank 8 in PvP.

Balance Druid Rotation

The rotation as a Balance Druid Druid follows a priority list in WoW SoD:

  1. Cast Starsurge Starsurge if the buff for Starfire Starfire is not active.
  2. Cast Starfall Starfall when available.
  3. Keep the DoT of Moonfire Moonfire active.
  4. Keep the DoT of Sunfire Sunfire active.
  5. Cast Starfire Starfire if the buff from Starsurge Starsurge is active.
  6. Cast Wrath Wrath if there’s nothing else to do.

You can optimize your DPS by delaying Starfire Starfire if Sunfire Sunfire or Moonfire Moonfire aren’t active on the target. If you cast your DoTs first, you’ll improve your DoT uptime. But make sure, that you’ve cast Starfire Starfire once before Starsurge Starsurge becomes available again.

Balance Druid Consumables in SoD

The following list of consumables can be used by Balance Druids Druids in endgame raids at level 60:

Balance Druid Stat Priority

As a Balance Druid Druid you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

  1. Up to 16% Spell Hit Chance against level 60 raid bosses.
  2. Spell Critical Hit
  3. Mana per 5 sec (MP5)
  4. Spell Damage
  5. Arcane Damage
  6. Nature Damage
  7. Intellect
  8. Spirit

After reaching the hit cap, more Hit Chance has no additional value. Due to the Spell Hit Chance from your finger runes, you only need 10% Spell Hit Chance from your gear.

More Builds for Druids in Season of Discovery

The Druid Druid is a true hybrid. Out of the 9 playable WoW Classic classes, only two classes can take on 4 different play styles. The Druid Druid is one of these two classes. They can heal, and tank, and have a melee and ranged DPS build.

Tank Spec for Druids

To tank in dungeons and raids as Druid Druid, use the WoW SoD Druid Tank Spec. The spec is optimized to maintain your opponents’ aggro and reduce incoming damage.

Healer Spec for Druids

To heal in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Druid Healer Spec. This spec is optimized to heal and keep your party alive.

DPS Spec for Feral Druids

To play as Feral Druid Druid in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Feral Druid DPS Spec. This spec is optimized to deal maximum damage in melee combat in Cat Form Cat Form.

Additional Resources

You can find more resources about the WoW SoD Druid here, including Druid Macros for WoW Classic. Special thanks to the WoWSims team for providing an invaluable simulation tool to optimize BiS lists. If you want to learn more and optimize your gameplay, visit the Classic Druid Discord community for discussions and insights.