Vickman's PvE Build

Druid class icon Restoration Druid specialization icon
Restoration Druid
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
488 ilvl
Season 3
3857 Mythic+

Vickman (Tarren Mill EU) is a Top Mythic+ Restoration Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3857 with 488 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Restoration 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 Vickman's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+704
9% Critical Strike
+6354
37% Haste
+3885
15% Mastery
+4773
23% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+249
3% Avoidance
+1533
10% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

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 Vickman's selected Class Talents below:

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

Specialization Talents

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

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

Lifebloom
1
Ysera's Gift
1
Nature's Swiftness
1
Omen of Clarity
1
Grove Tending
1
Nature's Splendor
Flash of Clarity
1
Waking Dream
Improved Regrowth
1
Cenarion Ward
1
Tranquil Mind
Efflorescence
1
Tranquility
Ironbark
1
Soul of the Forest
1
Grove Guardians
1
Inner Peace
Cultivation
Improved Wild Growth
Improved Ironbark
1
Verdancy
1
Rampant Growth
1
Regenesis
Wild Synthesis
1
Harmonious Blooming
2
Unstoppable Growth
2
Regenerative Heartwood
Spring Blossoms
1
Convoke the Spirits
1
Adaptive Swarm
1
Verdant Infusion
1
Liveliness
1
Invigorate
Embrace of the Dream
Cenarius' Guidance
1
Budding Leaves
1
Unbridled Swarm
1
Luxuriant Soil
Nurturing Dormancy
Photosynthesis
1
Undergrowth
1
Reforestation
Germination

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 Restoration 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 Vickman's selected PvP Talents below:

Disentanglement
Reactive Resin
Entangling Bark
Thorns
1
Deep Roots
Focused Growth
High Winds
Early Spring
1
Keeper of the Grove
Malorne's Swiftness
Call of the Elder Druid

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 Vickman.

Head

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Casque item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Casque

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom

Back

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Featherdrape item icon
    Benevolent Embersage's Featherdrape

Chest

  1. Crystalbinder Chestguard item icon
    Crystalbinder Chestguard

Wrist

  1. Life-Bound Bindings item icon
    Life-Bound Bindings

Hands

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Talons item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Talons

Waist

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash item icon
    Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash

Legs

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Leggings item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Leggings

Feet

  1. Life-Bound Boots item icon
    Life-Bound Boots

Ring 1

  1. Thornwoven Band item icon
    Thornwoven Band

Ring 2

  1. Ring of Contempt item icon
    Ring of Contempt

Trinket 1

  1. Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart item icon
    Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart

Trinket 2

  1. Belor'relos, the Suncaller item icon
    Belor'relos, the Suncaller

Main Hand

  1. Iridal, the Earth's Master item icon
    Iridal, the Earth's Master

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 Vickman for the Restoration Druid specialization.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
  2. Life-Bound Boots embellishment item icon
    Verdant Conduit

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 Vickman for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech enchantment icon
    +200 Leech

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility

Ring 2

  1. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility

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 Vickman.

  1. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    7
  2. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1