Druid Balance Leveling Spec
Balance Leveling v3.0.2
Okay, so now that the new talents are out, Balance looks like it is finally a viable leveling build, especially at higher levels (40+). At very low levels, you may not have a lot of mana, so remember that you don't lose your other forms just because you have points in this tree. Keep plenty of water and drink as needed. Keep in mind that your gear matters a lot as a caster (so read parts of section 6 & 7 that apply to balance).
Balance Tree (so you wanna be a Moonkin):
5/5 startlight wrath
2/2 nature’s majesty
3/3 moonglow
2/2 improved moonfire
3/3 Nature’s Grace
5/5 Vengeance
1/1 insect swarm
3/3 Lunar guidance
3/3 Celestial Focus
3/3 Moonfury
At level 40 it’s time for:
1/1 moonkin form: yay!
3/3 improved moonkin
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0xGbhVIoczh
3/3 Dreamstate (Or, go back for Nature’s Focus and Nature’s Splendor if you plan to pick up intensity later)
3/3 Owlkin frenzy (good for solo leveling)
5/5 wrath of cenarius
1/1 force of nature
3/3 Earth & moon
Either 2/2 Nature’s Focus or 2/2 Gale Winds (Gale winds if you already grabbed Focus, or you want to AOE grind)
1/1 starfall
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0xGbhVIoIzhA0Ru
Then go into resto for a bit:
5/5 Furor
2/2 Nature’s Focus (for pvp, or keeping heals from getting interrupted) or 2/2 Imp Mark of the Wild (for if you group a lot or want extra stats)
At level 70, the build would look like:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0xGbhVIoIzhA0RuZrx
3/3 Natural Shifter
3/3 Intensity
2/2 master shapeshifter
1/1 Omen of Clarity
Go back to balance for:
1/1 Typhoon or 1/1 Nature’s Splendor
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0xGbuVIoIzhA0RuZrxcub
At this point, you end up with a little mix of leveling, PvE and PvP talents and need to respec for whatever your end-game role is.
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For people leveling from 70 to 80, you should start out with:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid=00000000000000000000000000000205000000000000000000000005032203125331303213025001031
Pick up:
3/3 Natural Shapeshifter
1/1 Omen of Clarity
3/3 Intensity
2/2 Master shapeshifter
At level 79, it would look like:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid=00000000000000000000000000000205003312000000000000000005032203125331303213025001031
At 80, you would change your spec to your final level 80 PvE or PvP spec.
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A final PvP spec at 80 could look like:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid=00000000000000000000000000000035003012000000000000000005012203125331333213035011031
A PvE (non-raid) spec at 80 could look like:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid=00000000000000000000000000000205003312000000000000000005032203125331303213025011031
For PvE raiding, you need to pick up Eclipse:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid=00000000000000000000000000000205003312000000000000000005012203125331303213025301031
Murmur’s Level 80 PvE build:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?druid=00000000000000000000000000000205003312000000000000000005012203125331303213005301031
2 points left unspent. You can put it in Moonglow, Owlkin Frenzy or Gale Winds
