PVP Balance Druid Guide (WotLK 3.3.5a)

Game: Wrath of the Lich King
Content Type: Gaming Guides

Welcome to the Balance Druid PVP guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King 3.3.5a. In this guide, you will learn about playing a Balance Druid in the arena or a battleground. The guide includes Talents, Glyphs, Gems, Enchantments, Add-ons, Gameplay & Skill rotation tips, Team setups.

Talent Tree

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

Glyph of Starfall
Glyph of Insect Swarm
Glyph of Barkskin
Glyph of Monsoon is also a viable choice

Minor Glyphs

Gems

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

Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond or Effulgent Skyflare Diamond
Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
Yellow: Quick King’s Amber or Mystic King’s Amber
Blue: Stormy Majestic Zircon or Solid Majestic Zircon

Enchants

Head – Arcanum of Dominance or Arcanum of the Savage Gladiator
Shoulder – Inscription of Dominance or Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
Cloak – Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
Chest – Scroll of Enchant Chest – Exceptional Resilience
Bracers – Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Superior Spellpower or Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Major Stamina
Gloves – Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower
Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs – Sapphire Spellthread or Earthen Leg Armor
Boots – Scroll of Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality

Weapons:

One-handed – Scroll of Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower
Two-handed – Scroll of Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

Gameplay & Rotations

Stat Priority

Hit rating > Spell Penetration > Resilience > Haste > Spell Power > Crit / Spirit

Opening Rotations

Pounce > Entangling Roots
Pounce > Wrath > Starfall
Pounce > Cyclone
Entangling Roots can be used as an opener in certain situations

Tips

Your main emergency buttons are Barkskin and Nature’s Grasp, so don’t waste them without the need. Also, while low on health, swapping to human form to heal yourself is a mistake. You can get stunned, not to mention, you disable all of that defense that Moonkin form gives you.

Cyclone can be used to prevent a focused target receive healing by his party member.

If you have to move – apply DoTs and HoTs. But, if you have a moment to free cast – be sure to use it.

Add-ons

Add-ons improve your gameplay by a lot. It is necessary to utilize add-ons, since they play a vital role in your performance, whether you are in a raid, arena or at the auction house.

Check out our Add-ons Page which will provide you with a download link and some configuration info. The addon versions are for WoW WotLK 3.3.5a. The site has multiple versions of the add-ons, so if you need another version – you can also search for it there.