Stoneface

Balance Druid
Troll
266 ilvl
Season 3
2578 Mythic+

Stoneface from Laughing Skull (EU) is recognized as one of the top PvE Balance Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 2578 rating in Mythic+ during season 3.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of her character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of her stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide 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 Stoneface's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+445
18% Critical Strike
+459
14% Haste
+902
37% Mastery
+482
12% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Versatility
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike

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.

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

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

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.

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

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

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

Head

  1. Hood of Refracted Shadows

Neck

  1. Sin Stained Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Far Traveler's Shoulderpads

Back

  1. Dealer Xy'exa's Cape

Chest

  1. set
    Chestguard of the Fixed Stars

Wrist

  1. Radiant Light Binders

Hands

  1. Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps

Waist

  1. Girdle of Shattered Dreams

Legs

  1. set
    Leggings of the Fixed Stars

Feet

  1. Treads of Titanic Curiosity

Ring 1

  1. Shadowghast Ring

Ring 2

  1. Taciturn Keeper's Lapis

Trinket 1

  1. Inscrutable Quantum Device

Trinket 2

  1. Unbound Changeling

Main Hand

  1. Lakali's Spire of Knowledge

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 Stoneface for the Balance Druid specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Stoneface for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats

Wrist

  1. Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

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 Stoneface.

  1. Masterful Jewel Cluster
    3