Druid in WoW Classic

WoW SoD Druid Tank

In this WoW SoD Druid Tank Build guide, you will find the best spec for Bear-Druids in the Season of Discovery in WoW Classic. The build shows the best talents, runes, BiS gear, and enchants to tank in dungeons and raids as a Druid.

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📅 Last updated on February 2, 2025.

WoW SoD Druid Tank Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a Tank 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 Tank Druid BiS List

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

Use Soul of the Shifter Soul of the Shifter as your new shoulder enchant.

SoD Phase 6 Tank Druid BiS List

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

1 Without PvP Rank 14, you might want to switch to Mace of Unending Life Mace of Unending Life (Ahn'Qiraj) with Scepter of Interminable Focus Scepter of Interminable Focus (Stratholme). If you go for Mace of Unending Life Mace of Unending Life, you should also go for Cloak of Unending Life Cloak of Unending Life and Band of Unending Life Band of Unending Life to unlock the set bonus.

SoD Phase 5 Tank Druid BiS List

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

SoD Phase 4 Tank Druid BiS List

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

1 Use Wolfshead Trophy Wolfshead Trophy if you shapeshift regularly e.g. before boss fights or during trash mobs. Otherwise, use Lesser Arcanum of Voracity Lesser Arcanum of Voracity.
2 You get Dire Warbear Harness Dire Warbear Harness from Meilosh at 65.6 2.8 in Felwood. You need to turn in 1 Warbear Harness Warbear Harness, 2 Cured Rugged Hide Cured Rugged Hide, and 30 Winterfall Spirit Beads Winterfall Spirit Beads to get Dire Warbear Harness Dire Warbear Harness. Warbear Harness Warbear Harness can be bought from other players or crafted with Leatherworking. You can buy the recipe to craft Warbear Harness Warbear Harness at Meilosh too.

This tank BiS list values the stat “Defense” very high. Every point in defense gives a Druid Druid tank 4 additional points in Attack Power in Phase 4 of SoD. This makes Defense an ideal stat for Feral Tanks.

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 Druid Tank Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Druid Druid Tank BiS list contains the best items you can get 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 Lower Blackrock Spire, Wildheart Spaulders Wildheart Spaulders from Lower Blackrock Spire, and Wildheart Kilt Wildheart Kilt from Stratholme to complete.
3 This quest requires Wildheart Bracers Wildheart Bracers from Stratholme to complete. Additionally, you need 15 Silithus Venom Sample Silithus Venom Sample from kill Stonelash Flayer and Rock Stalker in the southern half of Silithus as 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 Belt Wildheart Belt from Scholomance or Blackrock Spire and Wildheart Gloves Wildheart Gloves from Stratholme to complete.
5 You only need the reputation with Timbermaw Hold to craft the base item. If you buy the base item from another player, being Friendly with Timbermaw Hold is enough to upgrade the base item to the epic pre-BiS version.
6 To obtain Glowing Mantle of the Dawn Glowing Mantle of the Dawn, you need to buy or craft Golden Mantle of the Dawn Golden Mantle of the Dawn with Leatherworking 300. Bring Golden Mantle of the Dawn Golden Mantle of the Dawn, 3 Skin of Shadow Skin of Shadow from Scholomance, and 4 Corruptor's Scourgestone Corruptor's Scourgestone from Scholomance or Stratholme to Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock at 81.6 60.0 in Western Plaguelands.
7 To obtain Argent Elite Boots Argent Elite Boots, you need to buy or craft Argent Boots Argent Boots with Tailoring 300. Bring Argent Boots Argent Boots, 3 Skin of Shadow Skin of Shadow from Scholomance, and 4 Corruptor's Scourgestone Corruptor's Scourgestone from Scholomance or Stratholme to Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock at 81.6 60.0 in Western Plaguelands.

The priority of the items will change depending on your current gear. If you get an item that will unlock a new set bonus of Feralheart Rainment, this item is most likely better than the alternative. If you’re aiming for items like Glowing Mantle of the Dawn Glowing Mantle of the Dawn and Ferocity of the Timbermaw Ferocity of the Timbermaw, you might want to stop at Feralheart Rainment 4/8.

Tank Druid Rotation

The rotation as a Tank Druid Druid in WoW SoD consists of the following priority list:

  1. Keep Faerie Fire (Feral) Faerie Fire (Feral) up. Use it to pull, otherwise after you’ve established an initial threat on the boss.
  2. Use Berserk Berserk when additional enemies spawn. In fights without adds, you can use Berserk Berserk early for threat.
  3. Use Mangle Mangle whenever it’s available.
  4. Use Lacerate Lacerate.
  5. If you have too much rage, queue Maul Maul additionally.

Try to keep 5 stacks of Lacerate Lacerate active on the boss. Even during Berserk Berserk you want to make sure the Lacerate Lacerate stacks don’t fall off. Use Swipe Swipe if you have multiple targets, but keep 5 stacks of Lacerate Lacerate active on the boss.

Tank Druid Consumables in SoD

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

Tank Druid Stat Priority

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

  1. Up to 9% Hit Chance against level 60 raid bosses.
  2. Strength
  3. Stamina
  4. Agility
  5. Attack Power = Feral Attack Power

Due to your finger runes, you only need to get 6% Hit Chance to reach the hit cap. After reaching the hit cap, more Hit Chance has no value.

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.

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 Balance Druids

To play as a Balance Druid Druid in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Balance Druid DPS Spec. This spec is optimized to deal maximum damage as a ranged spellcaster.

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.