Guardian Druid Talents
Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Guardian Druid talents for Midnight Season 1.
Where to Find Talents
Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the
N
key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:
Class Talents
Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Druid specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Druid class, offering a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Druid's overall capabilities.
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Instant - Melee Range | Rake the target for 1,100 Bleed damage and an additional 6,646 Bleed damage over 15 sec. While stealthed, Rake will also stun the target for 4 sec and deal 60% increased damage. Awards 1 combo point. |
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Instant - 1 sec cooldown | Heals you for 32% health over 3 sec, and increases healing received by 20%. |
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Instant - 40 yd range | Heals the target for 16,311 over 12 sec. |
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2.5 sec cast - 40 yd range | Call down a burst of energy, causing 6,223 Arcane damage to the target, and 3,477 Arcane damage to all other enemies within 5 yards. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. |
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Call down a burst of energy, causing 353 Arcane damage to the target, and 121 Arcane damage to all other enemies within 5 yards. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. | |
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Passive | Rake, Rip, and Thrash damage increased by 10%. |
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Instant - 8 yd range | Swipe nearby enemies, inflicting Physical damage. Damage varies by shapeshift form. |
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Passive | Stamina increased by 4%. Stamina in Bear Form is increased by an additional 5%. |
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1.5 sec cast - 40 yd range - 10 sec cooldown | Heals up to 5 injured allies within 30 yards of the target for 10,093 over 7 sec. Healing starts high and declines over the duration. |
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Instant - 40 yd range - 10 sec cooldown | Launch a surge of stellar energies at the target, dealing 6,352 Astral damage. |
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Instant - Melee Range | Finishing move that causes Bleed damage over time. Lasts longer per combo point. 1 point : 843 over 1 sec 2 points: 1,265 over 2 sec 3 points: 1,686 over 3 sec 4 points: 2,108 over 3 sec 5 points: 2,530 over 4 sec |
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Passive | Frenzied Regeneration and Barkskin increase all healing received by 20%. |
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Instant - 40 yd range - 8 sec cooldown | Nullifies corrupting effects on the friendly target, removing all Curse and Poison effects. |
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Instant | Shapeshift into Astral Form, increasing the damage of your spells by 10% and your armor by 125%, and granting protection from Polymorph effects. The act of shapeshifting frees you from movement impairing effects. |
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Shapeshift into Moonkin Form, increasing the damage of your spells by 10% and your armor by 125%, and granting protection from Polymorph effects. The act of shapeshifting frees you from movement impairing effects. | |
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Instant - Melee Range - 30 sec cooldown | Finishing move that causes Physical damage and stuns the target. Damage and duration increased per combo point: 1 point : 400 damage, 1 sec 2 points: 792 damage, 2 sec 3 points: 1,208 damage, 3 sec 4 points: 1,619 damage, 4 sec 5 points: 2,060 damage, 5 sec |
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Passive | Physical damage and Armor increased by 6%. |
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Instant - 0.5 sec cooldown | Increases armor by 2,639 for 9 sec. |
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Passive | Barkskin's duration is increased by 4 sec. |
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1.5 sec cast - 30 yd range | Forces the enemy target to sleep for up to 40 sec. Any damage will awaken the target. Only one target can be forced to hibernate at a time. Only works on Beasts and Dragonkin. |
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Passive | Magical damage and healing increased by 6%. |
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Instant - 40 yd range | A quick beam of solar light burns the enemy and all enemies within 8 yards for 733 Nature damage and then an additional 7,052 Nature damage over 18 sec. |
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Passive | While in Cat Form, when you critically strike with an attack that generates a combo point, you gain an additional combo point. Damage over time cannot trigger this effect. Mangle critical strike damage increased by 20%. |
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Passive | Reduces all damage taken by 4%. |
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Instant - 13 yd range - 15 sec cooldown | You charge and bash the target's skull, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. |
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Passive | Healing you receive is increased by 4%. |
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Passive | Increases the range of all of your spells by 5 yards. |
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Instant - 5-25 yd range - 15 sec cooldown | Fly to a nearby ally's position. |
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Instant - 45 sec cooldown | Shift into Cat Form and increase your movement speed by 200%, reducing gradually over 5 sec. |
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Instant - 40 yd range - 10 sec cooldown | Soothes the target, dispelling all enrage effects. |
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1.7 sec cast - 20 yd range | Tosses the enemy target into the air, disorienting them but making them invulnerable for up to 5 sec. Only one target can be affected by your Cyclone at a time. |
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Passive | When a hit deals more than 12% of your maximum health, instantly heal for 10% of your health. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds. |
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Passive | Wrath, Starsurge, and Starfire damage increased by 5%. Starsurge's cooldown is reduced by 4 sec and its mana cost is reduced by 50%. |
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Passive | Increases your movement speed by 15%. |
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Passive | When you fall below 40% health, you cast Frenzied Regeneration, up to once every 120 sec. |
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Passive | When you use Barkskin or Survival Instincts, absorb 184,287 damage for 15 sec. |
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Instant - 2 min cooldown | Shift into Bear Form and let loose a wild roar, increasing the movement speed of all friendly players within 15 yards by 60% for 8 sec. |
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Passive | Rejuvenation's duration is increased by 3 sec. Regrowth's duration is increased by 3 sec when cast on yourself. |
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Instant - 30 sec cooldown | Blasts targets within 25 yards in front of you with a violent Typhoon, knocking them back and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Usable in all shapeshift forms. |
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Instant - 30 yd range - 30 sec cooldown | Roots the target and all enemies within 12 yards in place for 10 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect. Usable in all shapeshift forms. |
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Instant - 30 yd range - 1 min cooldown | Conjures a vortex of wind for 10 sec at the destination, reducing the movement speed of all enemies within 8 yards by 50%. The first time an enemy attempts to leave the vortex, winds will pull that enemy back to its center. Usable in all shapeshift forms. |
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Passive | Survival Instincts and Barkskin reduce damage taken by an additional 10%. |
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Passive | Well-Honed Instincts can trigger up to once every 90 sec. |
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Passive | Ferocious Bite and Maul damage increased by 8%. |
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Passive | You gain 12% of a stat while in each form: No Form: Haste Cat Form: Critical Strike Bear Form: Versatility Moonkin Form: Mastery |
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Passive | Moonfire and Sunfire damage increased by 10%. |
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Passive | Increases Typhoon's radius by 20% and its range by 5 yds. |
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Passive | Reduces the cooldown of Typhoon by 5 sec. |
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Passive | Mark of the Wild is 100% more effective on yourself. |
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Instant - 30 sec cooldown | Shift into Bear Form and invoke the spirit of Ursol to let loose a deafening roar, incapacitating all enemies within 10 yards for 3 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. |
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Instant - Melee Range - 1 min cooldown | Invokes the spirit of Ursoc to stun the target for 4 sec. Usable in all shapeshift forms. |
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Passive | For 4 sec after shifting into Bear Form, your health and armor are increased by 15%. |
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Passive | Cooldown reduced by 60 sec. |
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Passive | Physical damage dealt by your abilities increased by 5%. |
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Passive | Magical damage dealt by your spells increased by 5%. |
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Passive | You gain a bonus while in each form inspired by the breadth of your Druidic knowledge: No Form: 4% Magic Damage Cat Form: 4% Stamina Bear Form: 5% Movement Speed Moonkin Form: 3% Area damage taken reduction |
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1.5 sec cast - 40 yd range | Form a bond with an ally. Your self-healing also heals your bonded ally for 10% of the amount healed. Your healing to your bonded ally also heals you for 8% of the amount healed. |
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Passive | Casting Regrowth increases your movement speed and healing received by 32% for 6 sec. |
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Passive | Shred, Rake, and Skull Bash can be used in any form and shift you into Cat Form, if necessary. Mangle can be used in any form and shifts you into Bear Form. Wrath and Starfire shift you into Moonkin Form, if known. |
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Instant - 40 yd range - 2 min cooldown | Perform a powerful off-role ability depending on your currently active shapeshift form. Non-shapeshifted: Empowered Wild Growth that heals up to 5 injured allies within 30 yards of the target for 71,809 over 7 sec. Cat Form: Unleash an empowered Feral Frenzy, clawing your target 5 times for 27,917 Physical damage and an additional 201,352 Bleed damage over 6 sec. Awards 5 combo points. Moonkin Form: Call down waves of empowered falling stars upon enemies within 40 yds, dealing 37,951 Astral damage over 8 sec. |
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Instant - 40 yd range - 3 min cooldown | Infuse a friendly healer with energy, allowing them to cast spells without spending mana for 8 sec. |
Specialization Talents
Specialization talents provide Guardian Druids with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Guardian Druids from other Druid specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.
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Instant - Melee Range | Maul the target for 11,219 Physical damage. |
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Passive | Thrash, Swipe, Moonfire, and Maul have a 15% chance to reset the cooldown on Mangle, and to cause it to generate an additional 4 Rage. |
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Instant - 6 sec cooldown | Reduces all damage you take by 50% for 6 sec. |
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Passive | Stampeding Roar's radius is increased by 30%. Your movement speed is increased by 5%. |
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Passive | When you shapeshift out of Bear Form, its benefits to health and armor slowly decay over 8 sec. |
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Passive | When you take non-periodic damage, you have a chance to cause your next Regrowth to heal for an additional 130%, and to be instant, free, and castable in all forms for 30 sec. |
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Passive | When you take non-periodic damage, you have a chance to gain a charge of Dream Guide. When you or a nearby ally drops below 40% health, you consume a charge of Dream Guide to automatically cast Regrowth on them. This Regrowth heals for an additional 100%. |
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Passive | Mangle and Maul cause an Infected Wound in the target, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 12 sec. |
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Passive | Frenzied Regeneration's healing is increased by up to 80% based on your missing health. Frenzied Regeneration has 1 additional charge. |
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Instant - 3 min cooldown | Go berserk for 15 sec, reducing the cooldowns of Mangle, Thrash, and Growl by 50% and the cooldown of Frenzied Regeneration by 100%. |
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Passive | Maul and Raze deal 30% increased damage. |
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Passive | Reduces the cooldowns of Barkskin and Survival Instincts by 24%. |
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Passive | Frenzied Regeneration heals over 2.0 additional sec and casts Rejuvenation and Regrowth on you at 200% effectiveness. |
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Passive | Every 300 Rage you spend causes a burst of restorative energy, healing up to 5 allies within 20 yds for 18,428. |
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Passive | Heal each time you spend Rage, up to 1.6% of your maximum health for 80 Rage spent. |
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Passive | Moonfire reduces damage dealt to you by 12%. |
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Passive | Barkskin increases your maximum health by 20%, but its duration is reduced by 40%. |
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Passive | Sharp brambles protect you, absorbing and reflecting up to 570 damage from each attack. While Barkskin is active, the brambles also deal 255 Nature damage to all nearby enemies every 1 sec. |
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Passive | Mangle generates 5 more Rage and deals 25% more damage. |
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Passive | When Frenzied Regeneration would heal you above maximum health, 80% of its excess healing is instead converted to an absorb shield. |
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Passive | Ironfur increases armor by an additional 15% and Barkskin reduces damage taken by an additional 10%. |
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Instant - 40 sec cooldown | Bristle your fur, causing you to generate Rage based on damage taken for 8 sec. |
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Passive | Ironfur increases your Mastery by 5%. |
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Passive | Mangle increases the duration of your next Ironfur by 3 sec, or the healing of your next Frenzied Regeneration by 20%. |
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Passive | Increases the duration of Barkskin and Ironfur by 2.0 sec. |
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Passive | Mangle has a 15% chance to reduce the Rage cost of your next Ironfur by 25%. |
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Passive | Gain magical damage reduction equal to 10% of your damage reduction from armor. |
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Passive | Each stack of Thrash reduces the target's damage to you by 3% and increases your damage to them by 2%. |
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Passive | Increases the damage and radius of Thrash by 25%. |
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Instant - Melee Range | Strike with the might of Ursoc, dealing 13,171 Physical damage to your target and 7,111 to all other enemies in front of you. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. |
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Instant - 1 min cooldown | Summons a beam of lunar light at your target's location, dealing 2,986 Arcane damage each second to your target and 2,273 to up to 5 other enemies within the beam. Lunar Beam also increases your mastery by 25%, and heals you for 92,906 over 11 sec. |
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Passive | Thrash and Maul grant you an absorb shield for 30% of the damage dealt for 15 sec. |
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Passive | Thrash has a 20% chance to trigger an additional Thrash. Thrash stacks 2 additional times. |
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Passive | Thrash also generates 3 Rage each time it deals damage, on up to 5 targets. |
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Passive | Your direct damage melee abilities against enemies afflicted by Moonfire cause them to burn for an additional 20% Arcane damage. |
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Passive | While in Bear Form, you deal 30% increased Arcane damage. |
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Passive | Moonfire deals 8% increased damage and also hits another nearby enemy within 15 yds of the target. |
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Instant - 40 yd range - 30 sec cooldown | Channel the power of the enraged moon to deal 59,710 Arcane damage to your target over 8 sec. Casting Mangle extends its duration by 1.0 sec and generates 8 Rage. |
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Passive | Mangle has 1 additional charge and when Maul is cast at 80 Rage or above its chance to activate Gore is increased by 100%. |
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Instant - 3 min cooldown | An improved Bear Form that grants the benefits of Berserk, causes Mangle to hit up to 3 targets, increases Arcane damage by 10%, and increases maximum health by 30%. Lasts 30 sec. You may freely shapeshift in and out of this improved Bear Form for its duration. |
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Channeled - 2 min cooldown | Call upon the spirits for an eruption of energy, channeling a rapid flurry of 16 Druid spells and abilities over 4 sec. You will cast Mangle, Ironfur, Moonfire, Wrath, Regrowth, Rejuvenation, Rake, and Thrash on appropriate nearby targets, favoring your current shapeshift form. |
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Passive | While in Bear Form, you are healed for 25% of all Arcane damage done. |
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Passive | Maul and Raze may consume up to 20 more Rage to deal up to 70% additional damage. |
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Instant - 1 min cooldown | Roar with earthshattering ferocity, dealing 8,797 Physical damage, and resetting the cooldown of Thrash and allowing it to stack 5 additional times for 12 sec. When Sundering Roar ends, any excess stacks of Thrash immediately deal their remaining damage. |
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Passive | Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc: Every 25 Rage you spend reduces the cooldown of Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc by 1 sec. Convoke the Spirits: Convoke the Spirits' cooldown is reduced by 50% and its duration and number of spells cast is reduced by 25%. Convoke the Spirits has an increased chance to use an exceptional spell or ability. |
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Passive | Awaken memories of past conflicts, causing a Dread Shade to take form nearby. While active, shades slowly travel toward your target, dealing 2,101 Nature damage to nearby enemies and mirroring your Thrash casts. |
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Passive | Your damage has a 5% chance to trigger a free automatic Moonfire on that target. Moonfire: When this occurs, the next Moonfire you cast generates 8 Rage, and deals 300% increased direct damage. Red Moon: When this occurs, you gain 1 charge of Lunar Wrath. Each 20 Rage you spend while Red Moon is active consumes a stack to deal 10,268 additional Arcane damage to its target and heal you for 13,349. |
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Passive | Rank 1: Wild Guardian's echoes are now cast at 200% effectiveness, and each echo 2 additional times over 8.0 sec. Maul is always empowered and deals 40% additional Nature damage over 12 sec. Rank 3: Mastery increased by 12%. When you cast Wild Guardian, you gain 2 charges of Dream of Cenarius. Rank 4: After you cast Berserk or Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc, you gain access to Wild Guardian: Wild Guardian: Spirits of the wild come to your aid, causing your next 2 casts of Ironfur, Maul, and Frenzied Regeneration to be echoed at 200% effectiveness. |
Hero Talents
Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Guardian Druid class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.
Druid Of The Claw
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Passive | Your auto-attacks have a chance to make your next Maul become Ravage. Ravage Slash through your target in a wide arc, dealing 16,858 Physical damage to your target and 8,897 to all other enemies in front of you. |
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Passive | Your maximum Energy and Rage are increased by 20. Frenzied Regeneration also increases your maximum health by 10%. |
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Passive | Ravage also inflicts a Bleed that causes 4,184 damage over 6 sec and saps its victims' strength, reducing damage they deal to you by 15%. Dreadful Wound is not affected by Circle of Life and Death. |
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Passive | Maul and Raze damage increased by 10%. |
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Passive | Your auto-attacks are 30% more likely to make your next Maul become Ravage. |
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Passive | Ironfur and Frenzied Regeneration persist in Cat Form. For 6 sec after entering Bear Form, you heal for 10% of damage taken over 8 sec. |
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Passive | Your Dreadful Wounds increase the damage afflicted enemies take from your Bleed damage over time effects by 15%. |
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Passive | Stampeding Roar's duration is increased by 25%. |
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Passive | Ravage increases your auto-attack speed by 35% for 6 sec. |
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Passive | Ravage increases your Agility by 8% and the armor granted by Ironfur by 20% for 8 sec. Your first Mangle after entering combat makes your next Maul become Ravage. |
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Passive | Frenzied Regeneration can be cast in Cat Form for 40 Energy. Bear Form reduces magic damage you take by 6%. Shred and Swipe damage increased by 16%. Mangle damage increased by 25%. |
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Passive | Mangle grants Feline Potential. When you have 6 stacks, the next time you transform into Cat Form, gain 5 combo points and your next Ferocious Bite or Rip deals 50% increased damage for its full duration. |
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Passive | Every Maul, Raze, Mangle, Thrash, or Swipe you cast extends the duration of your Dreadful Wounds by 0.6 sec, up to 8 additional sec. |
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Passive | Mangle damage increased by 10% and its critical strike chance is increased by 10%. Mangle heals you for 5% of maximum health. |
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Passive | The cooldown of Sundering Roar is reduced by 15 sec. |
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Passive | You have a 18% chance to follow up any single target melee ability or Raze with a Twin Claw, dealing 12,505 Physical damage and generating 5 Rage. |
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Passive | During Berserk, Mangle, Thrash, and Swipe have a 20% chance to make your next Maul become Ravage. |
Elune's Chosen
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Passive | Lunar Beam Lunar Beam now causes you to leech life equal to 10% of all damage dealt to enemies within the beam. Fury of Elune Fury of Elune now ends with a flash of energy, blasting nearby enemies for 5,921 Astral damage. |
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Passive | Free automatic Moonfires from Galactic Guardian generate 5 Rage. |
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Passive | Moonfire deals 8% increased damage. Red Moon deals 30% increased damage. |
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Passive | Bear Form and Moonkin Form reduce Arcane damage taken by 6% and all other magic damage taken by 3%. |
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Passive | Thrash has a 50% chance to launch a Starsurge at a victim at 120% effectiveness. |
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Passive | Increases the damage of Lunar Beam by 30% and Fury of Elune by 15%. |
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Passive | Enemies damaged by Lunar Beam or Fury of Elune take 6% increased damage from you for 6 sec. |
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Passive | Enemies affected by Moonfire are slowed by 20%. |
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Passive | Using Wild Charge while in Bear Form or Moonkin Form incurs a 3 sec shorter cooldown. |
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Passive | Lunar Beam increases Arcane damage you deal by 10% while it is active. |
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Passive | Thrash now deals Arcane damage and its damage is increased by 12%. |
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Passive | Moonfire damage has a chance to call down a Fury of Elune to follow your target for 3 sec. Fury of Elune Calls down a beam of pure celestial energy, dealing 7,240 Astral damage over 3 sec within its area. Generates 18 Rage over its duration. |
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Passive | Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc increases Arcane damage from spells and abilities by 10% while active. Increases the duration and number of spells cast by Convoke the Spirits by 25%. |
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Passive | All Arcane damage from your spells and abilities is increased by 3%. |
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Passive | Your Arcane abilities reduce the cooldown of Lunar Beam by 3.0 sec. |
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Passive | Maul damage increased by 10%. Lunar Beam's damage dealt to its primary target increased by 30%. |
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Passive | Further increases the power of Boundless Moonlight. Lunar Beam Lunar Beam increases Mastery by an additional 11%, deals 30% increased damage, and lasts 3 sec longer. Fury of Elune The flash of energy now generates 6 Rage and its damage is increased by 50%. |
PvP Talents
PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Guardian Druid 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.
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Your abilities are amplified based on your current shapeshift form, granting an additional effect. Caster Form Rejuvenation heals for 30% more and causes you to instantly generate 25 Rage after entering Bear Form. Moonkin Form Wrath, Starfire, and Starsurge deal 30% additional damage and cause you to instantly generate 25 Rage after entering Bear Form. Cat Form Rip, Ferocious Bite, and Maim deal 60% additional damage and cause you to instantly generate 50 Rage after entering Bear Form when cast with 5 combo points. | |
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You bolster nearby allies within 15 yards, increasing their maximum health by 15%. The duration of all stun effects on you is reduced by 15%. | |
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Demoralizes all enemies within 10 yards, reducing the damage they do by 20% for 8 sec. | |
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Increases the range of your Skull Bash by 10 yards. | |
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Entangling Roots is now an instant cast spell with a 6 second cooldown but with a 10 yard range. It can also be cast while in shapeshift forms. | |
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Charge to an enemy, stunning them for 3 sec and knocking back their allies within 15 yards. | |
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Embrace the Emerald Dream, causing you to enter a deep slumber for 8 sec. While sleeping, all other cooldowns recover 400% faster, and allies within 40 yds are healed for 21 every 1 sec. Direct damage taken may awaken you. | |
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You focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 6 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 5 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault. | |
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Your Travel Form movement speed while within a Battleground or Arena is increased by 20% and you always move at 100% movement speed while in Travel Form. | |
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Your Stampeding Roar clears all roots and snares from yourself and allies. | |
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Summon a grove to protect allies in the area for 10 sec, reducing damage taken by 50% from enemies outside the grove. | |
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For 3 sec after leaving Cat Form or Travel Form, you retain up to 25% movement speed. |