Goopd's PvE Build

Druid class icon Balance Druid specialization icon
Balance Druid
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
444 ilvl
Season 2
2581 Mythic+

Goopd (Illidan US) is a Top Mythic+ Balance Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 2581 with 444 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 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 Goopd's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+1722
15% Critical Strike
+4270
25% Haste
+5351
34% Mastery
+1026
5% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  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 Goopd's selected Class Talents below:

Rake
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
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
Incessant Tempest
1
Incapacitating Roar
1
Ursine Vigor
1
Lycara's Teachings
3
Forestwalk
Ursol's Vortex
1
Well-Honed Instincts
1
Improved Stampeding Roar
1
Renewal
1
Innervate
1
Protector of the Pack
Heart of the Wild
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 Goopd's selected Specialization Talents below:

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

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

Celestial Guardian
Crescent Burn
Moon and Stars
Moonkin Aura
Dying Stars
Deep Roots
1
Faerie Swarm
Star Burst
1
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 Goopd.

Head

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

Neck

  1. Choker of Stolen Thunder item icon
    Choker of Stolen Thunder

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Mammoth-Trainer's Drape item icon
    Mammoth-Trainer's Drape

Chest

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

Wrist

  1. Blood Elder's Bindings item icon
    Blood Elder's Bindings

Hands

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

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. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Questionable Loyalties item icon
    Seal of Questionable Loyalties

Trinket 1

  1. Vessel of Searing Shadow item icon
    Vessel of Searing Shadow

Trinket 2

  1. Ominous Chromatic Essence item icon
    Ominous Chromatic Essence

Main Hand

  1. Erethos, the Empty Promise item icon
    Erethos, the Empty Promise

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 Goopd for the Balance Druid specialization.

  1. Life-Bound Belt embellishment item icon
    Roiling Shadowflame

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 Goopd for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

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 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    Wafting 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 Goopd.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    5
  2. Sensei's Neltharite gem icon
    Sensei's Neltharite
    1
  3. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1