Squishvegan's PvE Build

Druid class icon Guardian Druid specialization icon
Guardian Druid
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
488 ilvl
Season 3
3910 Mythic+

Squishvegan (Area 52 US) is a Top Mythic+ Guardian Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3910 with 487 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 Guardian 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 Squishvegan's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+1846
20% Critical Strike
+5102
30% Haste
+3307
18% Mastery
+5349
26% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+125
2% Avoidance
+1905
12% Leech
+825
15% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Speed
  3. Avoidance

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 Squishvegan's selected Class Talents below:

Rake
Frenzied Regeneration
1
Rejuvenation
1
Starfire
1
Thrash
1
Improved Barkskin
1
Swiftmend
1
Sunfire
1
Starsurge
Rip
Improved Swipe
1
Verdant Heart
1
Wild Growth
Remove Corruption
1
Moonkin Form
1
Improved Sunfire
Maim
Killer Instinct
2
Ironfur
1
Nurturing Instinct
Hibernate
1
Feline Swiftness
Thick Hide
2
Wild Charge
Natural Recovery
Cyclone
Astral Influence
2
Tireless Pursuit
Skull Bash
1
Soothe
1
Rising Light, Falling Night
1
Typhoon
1
Primal Fury
Matted Fur
1
Stampeding Roar
1
Improved Rejuvenation
Gale Winds
Incapacitating Roar
1
Ursine Vigor
Lycara's Teachings
3
Forestwalk
Ursol's Vortex
1
Well-Honed Instincts
1
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 Guardian Druids with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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

Maul
1
Gore
1
Survival Instincts
1
Dream of Cenarius
1
Brambles
1
Mangle
1
Improved Survival Instincts
Innate Resolve
1
Infected Wounds
Berserk: Ravage
1
Ursoc's Endurance
1
Gory Fur
Reinvigoration
Vulnerable Flesh
2
Layered Mane
2
Survival of the Fittest
Earthwarden
Vicious Cycle
1
Tooth and Claw
1
Soul of the Forest
1
Reinforced Fur
1
Thorns of Iron
1
After the Wildfire
Berserk: Unchecked Aggression
1
Fury of Nature
Berserk: Persistence
1
Rend and Tear
1
Circle of Life and Death
1
Elune's Favored
Galactic Guardian
Ursoc's Fury
1
Flashing Claws
2
Blood Frenzy
1
Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc
1
Moonless Night
Scintillating Moonlight
Twin Moonfire
Pulverize
Raze
1
Ursoc's Guidance
1
Rage of the Sleeper
1
Lunar Beam

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 Guardian 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 Squishvegan's selected PvP Talents below:

Master Shapeshifter
1
Den Mother
1
Demoralizing Roar
Charging Bash
Entangling Claws
Overrun
Emerald Slumber
Alpha Challenge
Malorne's Swiftness
Freedom of the Herd
Grove Protection

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 Squishvegan.

Head

  1. Visage of the Devouring Flame item icon
    Visage of the Devouring Flame

Neck

  1. Chain of the Green Flight item icon
    Chain of the Green Flight

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Periwinkle Cloak item icon
    Periwinkle Cloak

Chest

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

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. Toxic Thorn Footwraps item icon
    Toxic Thorn Footwraps

Ring 1

  1. Ring of Contempt item icon
    Ring of Contempt

Ring 2

  1. Seal of the Regal Loa item icon
    Seal of the Regal Loa

Trinket 1

  1. Prophetic Stonescales item icon
    Prophetic Stonescales

Trinket 2

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

Main Hand

  1. Borrowed Time item icon
    Borrowed Time

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 Squishvegan for the Guardian Druid specialization.

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps embellishment item icon
    Thriving Thorns
  2. Life-Bound Bindings embellishment item icon
    Toxified

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 Squishvegan for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Accelerated Agility enchantment icon
    Accelerated Agility

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech enchantment icon
    +200 Leech

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

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 Squishvegan.

  1. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    6
  2. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    1
  3. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1