Class Guide

Balance Druid

How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.

10 matches · rated 2894–2173

Death Knight

Blood• Frost• Unholy•

Demon Hunter

Devourer• Havoc• Vengeance

Druid

Balance Feral• Guardian• Restoration•

Evoker

Augmentation• Devastation• Preservation•

Hunter

Beast Mastery• Marksmanship• Survival•

Mage

Arcane• Fire• Frost•

Monk

Brewmaster• Mistweaver• Windwalker•

Paladin

Holy• Protection• Retribution•

Priest

Discipline• Holy• Shadow•

Rogue

Assassination• Outlaw• Subtlety•

Shaman

Elemental• Enhancement• Restoration•

Warlock

Affliction• Demonology• Destruction•

Warrior

Arms• Fury• Protection•

• = match sample analysed

The core kit

Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.

Astral Communion

used in 17/10

Twin Moons

used in 10/10

Solstice

used in 10/10

Starlord

used in 10/10

Force of Nature

used in 10/10

Balance of All Things

used in 10/10

Eclipse

used in 10/10

Cosmic Rapidity

used in 10/10

Elune's Guidance

used in 10/10

Improved Eclipse

used in 10/10

Sunfire

used in 10/10

Cenarius' Might

used in 10/10

Starlight Conduit

used in 10/10

Celestial Fire

used in 10/10

Lore of the Grove

used in 10/10

Spirit of the Thicket

used in 10/10

Sylvan Beckoning

used in 10/10

Incarnation: Chosen of Elune

used in 10/10

Whirling Stars

used in 10/10

Rattle the Stars

used in 10/10

Cyclone

used in 10/10

Typhoon

used in 9/10

Verdant Heart

used in 9/10

Frenzied Regeneration

used in 9/10

Blooming Infusion

used in 9/10

Oakskin

used in 9/10

Improved Barkskin

used in 9/10

Wild Charge

used in 9/10

Mass Entanglement

used in 9/10

Umbral Intensity

used in 9/10

Owlkin Adept

used in 9/10 PvP

Lycara's Teachings

used in 8/10

Well-Honed Instincts

used in 8/10

Solar Beam

used in 8/10

Ursine Vigor

used in 8/10

Moonkin Aura

used in 8/10 PvP

Burst window

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The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample

Starsurge
→
Force of Nature
→
Starsurge
→
Cyclone
→
Starfire
→
Starsurge
→
Starfire
→
Mighty Bash
→
Starfire
→
Starsurge
→
Starsurge

Also commonly taken

Matted Fur 10/10 Potent Enchantments 10/10 Stellar Amplification 10/10 Natural Recovery 10/10 Astral Influence 10/10 Nurturing Instinct 10/10 Thick Hide 10/10 Feline Swiftness 10/10 Shooting Stars 10/10 Nature's Balance 10/10 Protective Growth 10/10 Treants of the Moon 10/10 Expansiveness 10/10 Harmony of the Grove 10/10 Gift of the Wild 10/10 Aessina's Renewal 10/10 Harmony of the Heavens 10/10 Dryad's Dance 10/10 Ascendant Eclipses 10/10 Dream Surge 10/10 Durability of Nature 10/10 Control of the Dream 10/10 Circle of the Wild 10/10 Touch the Cosmos 9/10 Hail of Stars 9/10 Light of the Sun 9/10 Total Eclipse 8/10 High Winds 8/10 Mighty Bash 7/10 Sunseeker Mushroom 7/10 Perfectly-Honed Instincts 7/10 Forestwalk 5/10

▶ The sample — 10 matches

Match	Rating	Length	Flagged talents
Match 1	2894	64s	9
Match 2	2573	270s	5
Match 3	2308	283s	6
Match 4	2298	134s	9
Match 5	2298	394s	5
Match 6	2257	195s	8
Match 7	2254	48s	11
Match 8	2243	490s	4
Match 9	2178	217s	9
Match 10·i18n	2173	246s	7