Winkler's PvP Build

Druid class icon Balance Druid specialization icon
Balance Druid
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
429 ilvl
Season 2
2420 Solo Shuffle
864 2v2
2031 3v3

Winkler (Kazzak EU) is a Top Solo Shuffle Balance Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 2420 with 427 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvP character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Balance Druid build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Winkler's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+206
6% Critical Strike
+4533
27% Haste
+203
8% Mastery
+6818
33% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+669
9% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+575
11% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Speed
  3. Leech

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Druid specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Druid class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Druid's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Winkler's selected Class Talents below:

Rake
1
Frenzied Regeneration
1
Rejuvenation
Starfire
1
Thrash
Improved Barkskin
1
Swiftmend
Sunfire
1
Starsurge
1
Rip
Improved Swipe
Verdant Heart
1
Wild Growth
Remove Corruption
Moonkin Form
1
Improved Sunfire
Maim
Killer Instinct
Ironfur
1
Nurturing Instinct
2
Hibernate
Feline Swiftness
Thick Hide
2
Wild Charge
1
Natural Recovery
Cyclone
1
Astral Influence
2
Tireless Pursuit
Skull Bash
Soothe
1
Rising Light, Falling Night
1
Typhoon
1
Primal Fury
Matted Fur
1
Stampeding Roar
1
Improved Rejuvenation
Gale Winds
1
Incapacitating Roar
1
Ursine Vigor
1
Lycara's Teachings
3
Forestwalk
Mass Entanglement
1
Well-Honed Instincts
2
Improved Stampeding Roar
1
Renewal
1
Innervate
Protector of the Pack
Heart of the Wild
Nature's Vigil

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Balance Druids with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Winkler's selected Specialization Talents below:

Eclipse
1
Shooting Stars
1
Solar Beam
1
Solstice
1
Warrior of Elune
1
Light of the Sun
Starfall
Wild Surges
1
Nature's Balance
1
Twin Moons
1
Lunar Shrapnel
Astral Smolder
2
Celestial Alignment
1
Umbral Intensity
Waning Twilight
2
Stellar Innervation
1
Soul of the Forest
Orbital Strike
1
Nature's Grace
1
Aetherial Kindling
Cosmic Rapidity
2
Umbral Embrace
Starlord
Wild Mushroom
Orbit Breaker
Balance of All Things
2
Sundered Firmament
Power of Goldrinn
Rattle the Stars
1
Astral Communion
Denizen of the Dream
1
Incarnation: Chosen of Elune
1
New Moon
1
Friend of the Fae
Elune's Guidance
1
Radiant Moonlight
1

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Balance Druid's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Winkler's selected PvP Talents below:

Celestial Guardian
Crescent Burn
Moon and Stars
Moonkin Aura
1
Dying Stars
Deep Roots
Faerie Swarm
Star Burst
Protector of the Grove
Thorns
High Winds
1
Owlkin Adept
1
Malorne's Swiftness
Master Shapeshifter

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Winkler.

Head

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Mask item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Mask

Neck

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Necklace item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Necklace

Shoulders

  1. Mantle of the Autumn Blaze item set icon
    set
    Mantle of the Autumn Blaze

Back

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Drape item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Drape

Chest

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Vest item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Vest

Wrist

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Wristwraps item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Wristwraps

Hands

  1. Life-Bound Gloves item icon
    Life-Bound Gloves

Waist

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Strap item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Strap

Legs

  1. Pants of the Autumn Blaze item set icon
    set
    Pants of the Autumn Blaze

Feet

  1. Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity item icon
    Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity

Ring 1

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Ring item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Ring

Ring 2

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Trinket 1

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Trinket 2

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion

Main Hand

  1. Scalewarden's Spire item icon
    Scalewarden's Spire

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Winkler for the Balance Druid specialization.

  1. Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity embellishment item icon
    Mettle
  2. Life-Bound Gloves embellishment item icon
    Precognition

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Winkler for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Winkler.

  1. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    7