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Balance Druid · Ranged DPS

Balance Druid · 5v5 Arena

More damageSituationalData-drivenPatch 5.5.4
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When to use it

What the 4 top 5v5 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 549. Glyphs: Glyph of Stars, Glyph of Grace, Glyph of Stampede.

This build is part of the guide Balance Druid PvP guide · MoP Classic.

5v5 arena build

4 top profilesAverage item level 549

Talent trees

Level15Feline Swiftness50%Displacer Beast50%Wild Charge
Level30Ysera's Gift100%RenewalCenarion Ward
Level45Faerie SwarmMass Entanglement25%Typhoon75%
Level60Soul of the ForestIncarnation100%Force of Nature
Level75Disorienting RoarUrsol's Vortex75%Mighty Bash25%
Level90Heart of the WildDream of CenariusNature's Vigil100%

Major glyphs

  • Glyph of Barkskin75%
  • Glyph of Stampede75%
  • Glyph of Stampeding Roar25%
  • Glyph of Rebirth25%

Minor glyphs

  • Glyph of Stars100%
  • Glyph of Grace75%
  • Glyph of Aquatic Form50%
  • Glyph of the Stag25%

Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.

Secondary stat split

  1. 1. Spell Power 28%
  2. 2. Haste 20%
  3. 3. Critical Strike 16%
  4. 4. Mastery 16%
  5. 5. PvP Power 10%
  6. 6. Spirit 8%
  7. 7. Hit 2%

Most socketed gems

  • 525%Crafty Vermilion Onyx+160 Expertise and +160 Critical Strike
  • 350%Smooth Sun's Radiance+320 Critical Strike
  • 250%Potent Vermilion Onyx+80 Intellect and +160 Critical Strike
  • 150%Brilliant Primordial Ruby+160 Intellect
  • 75%Sinister Primal Diamond+324 Crit, and chance on spell damage to gain 30% spell haste
  • 75%Perfect Smooth Sunstone+320 Critical Strike

Gear by slot

  • Main hand

    • Gaze of Arroganceilvl 566 · 25%
    • Rik'kal's Bloody Scalpelilvl 528 · 25%

    ✦ Jade Spirit (50%)

  • Off hand

    • Purehearted Cricket Cageilvl 566 · 25%
    • Revelations of Y'Shaarjilvl 528 · 25%

    ✦ +165 Intellect (75%)

  • Trinket

    • Kardris' Toxic Totemilvl 528 · 25%

  • Head

    • Darkfang Maskilvl 566 · 50%
    • Cover of the Shattered Valeilvl 528 · 25%

  • Neck

    • Penate's Perilous Pendantilvl 559 · 25%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Pendant of Crueltyilvl 522 · 25%

  • Shoulders

    • Shoulderwraps of the Shattered Valeilvl 528 · 25%

    ✦ +200 Intellect and +100 Critical Strike (75%)

  • Back

    • Xing-Ho, Breath of Yu'lonilvl 600 · 75%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Drape of Crueltyilvl 522 · 25%

    ✦ +180 Intellect (50%)

  • Chest

    • Vestment of the Shattered Valeilvl 528 · 25%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Wyrmhide Robesilvl 522 · 25%

    ✦ +80 All Stats (100%)

  • Wrists

    • Bracers of Purified Spiritilvl 528 · 25%

    ✦ +180 Intellect (100%)

  • Hands

    • Gloves of the Shattered Valeilvl 553 · 25%

    ✦ +170 Haste (75%)

  • Waist

    • Girdle of Night and Dayilvl 535 · 25%
    • Windflame Girdleilvl 559 · 25%

  • Legs

    • Leggings of the Shattered Valeilvl 553 · 25%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Wyrmhide Legguardsilvl 522 · 25%

    ✦ +285 Intellect and +165 Critical Strike (100%)

  • Feet

    • Boots of Perilous Infusionilvl 528 · 25%

    ✦ +140 Mastery & Minor Speed Increase (75%)

  • Ring

    • Petrified Pennyroyal Ringilvl 566 · 25%