Balance Druid Leveling Guide From 1 to 80 for WotLK Classic (2024)

Last updated on Aug 31, 2022 at 19:42by Seksixeny5 comments

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Level: 70

Your first talent unlocks at Level 10.

The overall objective of the tree is to improve yourdamage-over-time effects with efficient talents (hence mostly no Genesis)in order to allow you to pull multiple enemies at once with Moonfire andInsect Swarm and just run around, with help from Brambles,Typhoon, and Force of Nature until they die.

For sturdier enemies and bosses you can just spamStarfire with 70% reduced cast pushback from Celestial Focusafter your DoTs are ticking.

Finally, once you unlock Starfall theefficiency of pulling many enemies at once increases a lot, as it will be ableto kill most enemies quickly and allow you to do much larger pulls without dying.

In Wrath you will be able to unlock Glyphs that improve your abilitiesat the following levels:

1. Level 15 unlocks your first Major and Minor Glyphs;
2. Level 30 unlocks your second Major Glyph;
3. Level 50 unlocks your second Minor Glyph;
4. Level 70 unlocks your third Minor Glyph;
5. Level 80 unlocks your third Major Glyph.

As a Balance Druid you will want to be using Glyph of Moonfire and Glyph of Insect Swarm early on, with Moonfire being swapped to Glyph of Starfallonce you unlock Starfall at Level 60. The final major glyph is only unlockedat Level 80, at which point you should swap to an end-game build.

For minor glyphs, Glyph of Thorns, Glyph of Dash, and Glyph of Unburdened Rebirth are fine quality of life options.

1. Make sure Mark of the Wild is active onyou and any party members at all times.
2. Make sure Mark of the Wild andThorns are active on you and any party members at all times.
3. Be in Moonkin Form and keepMark of the Wild and Thorns on yourself and any partymembers at all times.
4. Be in Moonkin Form and keepMark of the Wild and Thorns active on yourself and any partymembers at all times.
5. Use Moonfire and Wrathto level up until you get Starfire at Level 20.
6. Use Moonfire and Starfireto level up until you get Insect Swarm at Level 30.
7. Use Moonfire, Insect Swarm andStarfire to level up until you get Hurricane at Level 40.
8. With Moonkin Form and Hurricaneyou can now occasionally pull multiple enemies with Moonfire andInsect Swarm and use Barkskin plus Hurricane until they are dead.For smaller pulls, keep using Starfire after dots are up on the targets.
9. Starfall will ensure quick death for anynon-elite enemies you are in combat with, and you should try to always pull as manyas you can when its cooldown is up. Outside of Starfall bursts, use Barkskinalongside Hurricane to kill multiple enemies and Starfire plusdots against single targets.

Buying everything is, essentially, the way to go, as spell costs are quite lowand all of them have uses, even if small ones.

If you are doing a completely new character and want to save as much gold asyou can for your mounts, you can opt to buy only the recommended skills for therotation in the section above.

By setting yourself up with an upgraded user interface and macros from theget-go, you will make your leveling process much easier. Check out our BalanceDruid Macros and Addons guides in the links below for the full list.

When leveling, stay alert for weapon upgrades you might encounter, as these willimprove your experience significantly. You will also need to complete various classquests in order to be able to use your animal forms.

These quests can be different for Horde and Alliance Druids, and the early questsalso have differences between Horde races. To help you with both weapons and quests,we have made two dedicated guides:

Once you reach maximum level, we recommend you dive into ourBalance Druid Guide,which covers everything you need to know about playing Balance in the end game.

We especially recommend reading through these pages:

• Our Balance Druid Talentbuilds guide contains the PvE-oriented builds for Balance Druids;
• The Balance Druid Rotationguide contains details on how to perform your rotation optimally in raids;
• Browse the Balance DruidStats guide to learn about your stat priority as an Balance Druid andhow they contribute to your performance at maximum level;
• The Gear guide for BalanceDruids contains the best gear pieces to look for at Level 80 in order tomaximize your damage.