Compensation's PvP Build

Druid class icon Balance Druid specialization icon
Balance Druid
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
493 ilvl
Season 4
384 Solo Shuffle
1758 2v2
1152 3v3

Compensation (Darkspear US) is a Top 2v2 Balance Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 1758 with 467 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 Compensation's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+0
5% Critical Strike
+4816
28% Haste
+4342
19% Mastery
+5994
29% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+575
11% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  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 Compensation'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
1
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
Primal Fury
Matted Fur
1
Stampeding Roar
1
Improved Rejuvenation
Gale Winds
Mighty Bash
1
Ursine Vigor
Lycara's Teachings
3
Forestwalk
Mass Entanglement
1
Well-Honed Instincts
1
Improved Stampeding Roar
1
Renewal
1
Innervate
1
Protector of the Pack
Heart of the Wild
1
Nature's Vigil
1

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 Compensation'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
Soul of the Forest
1
Orbital Strike
1
Nature's Grace
1
Aetherial Kindling
Cosmic Rapidity
2
Umbral Embrace
Starlord
2
Wild Mushroom
1
Orbit Breaker
Balance of All Things
Sundered Firmament
Power of Goldrinn
2
Rattle the Stars
1
Astral Communion
1
Denizen of the Dream
1
Incarnation: Chosen of Elune
1
Fury of Elune
1
Friend of the Fae
1
Elune's Guidance
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 Compensation's selected PvP Talents below:

Celestial Guardian
Crescent Burn
1
Moon and Stars
Moonkin Aura
1
Dying Stars
Deep Roots
Faerie Swarm
Star Burst
Protector of the Grove
Thorns
High Winds
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 Compensation.

Head

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Mask item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Mask

Neck

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Necklace item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Necklace

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Cape item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Cape

Chest

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Vest item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Vest

Wrist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Armguards item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Armguards

Hands

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Leather Gloves item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Leather Gloves

Waist

  1. Life-Bound Belt item icon
    Life-Bound Belt

Legs

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

Feet

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

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Trinket 2

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Medallion

Main Hand

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Staff item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Staff

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 Compensation for the Balance Druid specialization.

  1. Life-Bound Boots embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining

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 Compensation for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

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 Compensation.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    1
  2. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    1