Druids are one of my favorite classes in World of Warcraft because of how many different roles you can fill. You can heal, do melee damage, spell damage, and even tank. Every class niche is available to druids. When you are leveling your druid though, it is best to stick with one role if you want to level up faster. Here are some tips.
Talents
Since you have so many options as a druid, it can be tough to pick a talent spec for leveling. As you will mostly be doing quests by yourself to level, a damage oriented spec will be your best bet, so Feral and Balance are the obvious choices. Although Balance has very good DPS, Feral is able to sustain it for longer because it is not mana dependent. As such, I would suggest Feral for leveling. With a Feral build, you can also pick up a set of tank gear and tank instances in bear form. With that said, if you plan to group more than solo, you might want to go with a Balance spec, as mana dependency is not nearly as much of an issue in groups and you can also heal with a Balance spec.
Feral Gear
As a Feral druid, you will want to pick up 2 different sets of gear, one for cat form, and one for tanking instances in bear form. For the cat form gear, you will want to focus on strength, agility, attack power, and critical strike rating. These are the best stats for increasing the damage you deal. I'd suggest focusing on strength and attack power first as they add the most consistent damage, and then move on to agility and critical strike rating to boost up your big spike damage.
In bear form, you will want to focus on gear with tank-friendly stats. Stamina is king, but stats like defense, dodge rating, and agility allow for more avoidance and less damage taken overall, so they are definitely worth picking up as well. Another consideration that you will have to make for your bear set is armor rating. This will reduce all physical damage taken, so it is definitely a necessary stat. Try to get gear that has stamina and at least one of the other tank stats on it and you should be fine for most instances up until 80.
Balance Gear
Balance druids tend to focus on the same sort of gear as mages. You'll be focusing on spell power as your primary stat, and a close second place is critical strike rating. Get some intelligence to expand your mana pool to a reasonable level so you don't have to drink every fight, and pick up some mana regeneration if the opportunity presents itself.
Using the info I've given you here, you shouldn't have much difficulty leveling to 80 on your druid. If you're looking to take things a bit faster, I would suggest taking a look at an in-game leveling guide. If you click the link at the end of this article, it will take you to my review of the leveling guide that I consider to be the best for druids. If you want to get to 80 even more quickly and easily, give it a look.
Talents
Since you have so many options as a druid, it can be tough to pick a talent spec for leveling. As you will mostly be doing quests by yourself to level, a damage oriented spec will be your best bet, so Feral and Balance are the obvious choices. Although Balance has very good DPS, Feral is able to sustain it for longer because it is not mana dependent. As such, I would suggest Feral for leveling. With a Feral build, you can also pick up a set of tank gear and tank instances in bear form. With that said, if you plan to group more than solo, you might want to go with a Balance spec, as mana dependency is not nearly as much of an issue in groups and you can also heal with a Balance spec.
Feral Gear
As a Feral druid, you will want to pick up 2 different sets of gear, one for cat form, and one for tanking instances in bear form. For the cat form gear, you will want to focus on strength, agility, attack power, and critical strike rating. These are the best stats for increasing the damage you deal. I'd suggest focusing on strength and attack power first as they add the most consistent damage, and then move on to agility and critical strike rating to boost up your big spike damage.
In bear form, you will want to focus on gear with tank-friendly stats. Stamina is king, but stats like defense, dodge rating, and agility allow for more avoidance and less damage taken overall, so they are definitely worth picking up as well. Another consideration that you will have to make for your bear set is armor rating. This will reduce all physical damage taken, so it is definitely a necessary stat. Try to get gear that has stamina and at least one of the other tank stats on it and you should be fine for most instances up until 80.
Balance Gear
Balance druids tend to focus on the same sort of gear as mages. You'll be focusing on spell power as your primary stat, and a close second place is critical strike rating. Get some intelligence to expand your mana pool to a reasonable level so you don't have to drink every fight, and pick up some mana regeneration if the opportunity presents itself.
Using the info I've given you here, you shouldn't have much difficulty leveling to 80 on your druid. If you're looking to take things a bit faster, I would suggest taking a look at an in-game leveling guide. If you click the link at the end of this article, it will take you to my review of the leveling guide that I consider to be the best for druids. If you want to get to 80 even more quickly and easily, give it a look.
About the Author:
Johann Wendleton is a WoW player since 2004 and currently runs a druid leveling guide blog geared to helping new players get their druids to 80 as fast as possible. Check out his blog for a review of his favorite in-game druid leveling guide!
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