Difference between revisions of "Druid Talent Templates"
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As of WoW patch 1.6.0, this is a common template, very popular in particular on PvP realms. | As of WoW patch 1.6.0, this is a common template, very popular in particular on PvP realms. | ||
| − | Balance Talents (9 points). | + | '''Balance Talents (9 points).''' |
| − | + | Main goal for me here is Nature's Reach, other talents are just gravy. However, some swear by Nature's Grasp and cannot imagine playing a druid without it. | |
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| + | ''Nature's Grasp'' - 1/1 point | ||
While active, any time an enemy strikes the caster, they have a 35% chance to become afflicted by Entangling Roots. | While active, any time an enemy strikes the caster, they have a 35% chance to become afflicted by Entangling Roots. | ||
| − | + | ''Improved Nature's Grasp'' - 4/4 points | |
Increases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 65%. | Increases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 65%. | ||
| − | + | ''Nature's Reach'' - 2/2 points | |
Increases the range of your Wrath, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire (caster form only), Moonfire, and Starfire spells by 20%. This is a great talent. After you spec to it once, you will find it very hard to consider any build that doesn't include this. | Increases the range of your Wrath, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire (caster form only), Moonfire, and Starfire spells by 20%. This is a great talent. After you spec to it once, you will find it very hard to consider any build that doesn't include this. | ||
| − | + | ''Swiftshifting'' - 2/3 points | |
After leaving a shapeshift form, reduces the casting cost of the next shapeshift by 40% if used with 6 seconds. Leftover two points go here. Depending on how often you shift, you may want these points elsewhere. | After leaving a shapeshift form, reduces the casting cost of the next shapeshift by 40% if used with 6 seconds. Leftover two points go here. Depending on how often you shift, you may want these points elsewhere. | ||
| − | Feral Combat Talents (11 points) | + | '''Feral Combat Talents (11 points)'''. |
| − | + | We want to get Imp. Bash and Feral Charge in this tree. | |
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| + | ''Ferocity'' - 5/5 points | ||
Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy. This is not a big help for Cat, but very noticable for Bear abilities. | Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy. This is not a big help for Cat, but very noticable for Bear abilities. | ||
| − | + | ''Improved Bash'' - 2/2 points | |
| − | Increases the stun duration of your Bash ability by 1 second. | + | Increases the stun duration of your Bash ability by 1 second. Trust me, this second matters a LOT. |
| − | + | ''Sharpened Claws'' - 3/5 points | |
Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat form by 3%. Filler. More crits are nice, but what we really want is to get to the next tier. | Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat form by 3%. Filler. More crits are nice, but what we really want is to get to the next tier. | ||
| − | + | ''Feral Charge'' - 1/1 point | |
| − | Causes you to charge an enemy, stopping its movement and interrupting any spell being cast for 4 seconds. This is somewhat useful in PvE but mostly shines in PvP, giving you an anti-kiting tool and another spell interrupt (Druids badly lack abilities that interrupt enemy casting). | + | Causes you to charge an enemy, stopping its movement and interrupting any spell being cast for 4 seconds. This is somewhat useful in PvE but mostly shines in PvP, giving you an anti-kiting tool and another spell interrupt (Druids badly lack abilities that interrupt enemy casting). Four second root is a bonus. |
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| + | '''Restoration Talents (31 points).''' | ||
| − | + | The gems in this tree are Furor, Nature's Swiftness and Innervate. | |
| − | + | ''Improved Mark of the Wild'' - 5/5 points | |
| − | Increases the effects of your Mark of the Wild spell by 35%. ' | + | Increases the effects of your Mark of the Wild spell by 35%. You don't need this until you get to about level 30, but it does make a nice improvement for the higher ranks of MotW. |
| − | + | ''Furor'' - 5/5 points | |
| − | Gives you a 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear form. This is huge. In fact, I suggest you put your first 5 talent points here. This allows you to shift-bash to interrupt healer mobs | + | Gives you a 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear form. This is huge. In fact, I suggest you put your first 5 talent points here. This allows you to shift-bash and later shift-charge to interrupt healer mobs. I'm sure that you will discover other important tactics that will crucially depend on this talent. |
| − | + | ''Nature's Focus'' - 5/5 points | |
Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting the Healing Touch or Regrowth spells. Not bad in itself, and required for Nature's Swiftness. | Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting the Healing Touch or Regrowth spells. Not bad in itself, and required for Nature's Swiftness. | ||
| − | + | ''Gift of Nature'' - 1/1 point | |
Increases the effect of your Healing Touch, Rejuvenation, Regrowth, and Tranquility spells by 5%. Show me another talent with better returns for one point. | Increases the effect of your Healing Touch, Rejuvenation, Regrowth, and Tranquility spells by 5%. Show me another talent with better returns for one point. | ||
| − | + | ''Reflection'' - 5/5 points | |
Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Pre-requisite for Innervate. Otherwise you probably won't notice it until you get to Molten Core raids. | Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Pre-requisite for Innervate. Otherwise you probably won't notice it until you get to Molten Core raids. | ||
| − | + | ''Improved Rejuvenation'' - 5/5 points | |
| − | + | ''Improved Regrowth'' - 3/5 points | |
| − | + | ''Improved Healing Touch'' - 0/5 points | |
| − | + | ''Subtlety'' - 0/5 points | |
These are mostly fillers. Put eight points where they will augment your play style. The above allocation is what I currently use. | These are mostly fillers. Put eight points where they will augment your play style. The above allocation is what I currently use. | ||
| − | + | ''Nature's Swiftness'' - 1/1 point | |
When activated, your next Nature spell becomes an instant cast spell. This is your "Oh CRAP!!!" button, normally used in conjunction with Healing Touch or Regrowth to give you "instant" large heal, which you can also cast on the run if needed. 3 min cooldown. | When activated, your next Nature spell becomes an instant cast spell. This is your "Oh CRAP!!!" button, normally used in conjunction with Healing Touch or Regrowth to give you "instant" large heal, which you can also cast on the run if needed. 3 min cooldown. | ||
| − | + | ''Innervate'' - 1/1 point | |
Increases the target's Mana regeneration by 400% and allows 100% of the target's Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Lasts 20 seconds. Dispellable by priests and mobs that dispel magic buffs. Also purgeable by Shamans, I think. Cooldown 6 minutes. You can cast it on yourself or on another character (some have been known to cast it on rogues and main tanks). This can give you 3000 mana with modest equipment at level 60. | Increases the target's Mana regeneration by 400% and allows 100% of the target's Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Lasts 20 seconds. Dispellable by priests and mobs that dispel magic buffs. Also purgeable by Shamans, I think. Cooldown 6 minutes. You can cast it on yourself or on another character (some have been known to cast it on rogues and main tanks). This can give you 3000 mana with modest equipment at level 60. | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 27 July 2005
9/11/31 Talent Template
As of WoW patch 1.6.0, this is a common template, very popular in particular on PvP realms.
Balance Talents (9 points).
Main goal for me here is Nature's Reach, other talents are just gravy. However, some swear by Nature's Grasp and cannot imagine playing a druid without it.
Nature's Grasp - 1/1 point While active, any time an enemy strikes the caster, they have a 35% chance to become afflicted by Entangling Roots.
Improved Nature's Grasp - 4/4 points Increases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 65%.
Nature's Reach - 2/2 points Increases the range of your Wrath, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire (caster form only), Moonfire, and Starfire spells by 20%. This is a great talent. After you spec to it once, you will find it very hard to consider any build that doesn't include this.
Swiftshifting - 2/3 points After leaving a shapeshift form, reduces the casting cost of the next shapeshift by 40% if used with 6 seconds. Leftover two points go here. Depending on how often you shift, you may want these points elsewhere.
Feral Combat Talents (11 points).
We want to get Imp. Bash and Feral Charge in this tree.
Ferocity - 5/5 points Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy. This is not a big help for Cat, but very noticable for Bear abilities.
Improved Bash - 2/2 points Increases the stun duration of your Bash ability by 1 second. Trust me, this second matters a LOT.
Sharpened Claws - 3/5 points Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat form by 3%. Filler. More crits are nice, but what we really want is to get to the next tier.
Feral Charge - 1/1 point Causes you to charge an enemy, stopping its movement and interrupting any spell being cast for 4 seconds. This is somewhat useful in PvE but mostly shines in PvP, giving you an anti-kiting tool and another spell interrupt (Druids badly lack abilities that interrupt enemy casting). Four second root is a bonus.
Restoration Talents (31 points).
The gems in this tree are Furor, Nature's Swiftness and Innervate.
Improved Mark of the Wild - 5/5 points Increases the effects of your Mark of the Wild spell by 35%. You don't need this until you get to about level 30, but it does make a nice improvement for the higher ranks of MotW.
Furor - 5/5 points Gives you a 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear form. This is huge. In fact, I suggest you put your first 5 talent points here. This allows you to shift-bash and later shift-charge to interrupt healer mobs. I'm sure that you will discover other important tactics that will crucially depend on this talent.
Nature's Focus - 5/5 points Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting the Healing Touch or Regrowth spells. Not bad in itself, and required for Nature's Swiftness.
Gift of Nature - 1/1 point Increases the effect of your Healing Touch, Rejuvenation, Regrowth, and Tranquility spells by 5%. Show me another talent with better returns for one point.
Reflection - 5/5 points Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Pre-requisite for Innervate. Otherwise you probably won't notice it until you get to Molten Core raids.
Improved Rejuvenation - 5/5 points Improved Regrowth - 3/5 points Improved Healing Touch - 0/5 points Subtlety - 0/5 points These are mostly fillers. Put eight points where they will augment your play style. The above allocation is what I currently use.
Nature's Swiftness - 1/1 point When activated, your next Nature spell becomes an instant cast spell. This is your "Oh CRAP!!!" button, normally used in conjunction with Healing Touch or Regrowth to give you "instant" large heal, which you can also cast on the run if needed. 3 min cooldown.
Innervate - 1/1 point Increases the target's Mana regeneration by 400% and allows 100% of the target's Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Lasts 20 seconds. Dispellable by priests and mobs that dispel magic buffs. Also purgeable by Shamans, I think. Cooldown 6 minutes. You can cast it on yourself or on another character (some have been known to cast it on rogues and main tanks). This can give you 3000 mana with modest equipment at level 60.