DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Balance Druid abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1.7).

Single Target

Ensure Moonfire and Sunfire are active before engaging.

• MoonfireView detailsMaintain on target (refresh at 30% duration).
• SunfireView detailsMaintain on target (refresh at 30% duration).
• Stellar FlareView detailsMaintain if talented (refresh at 30% duration).
• WrathView detailsUse to generate Astral Power in Solar Eclipse.
• StarsurgeView detailsSpend Astral Power.

Maintain Moonfire, Sunfire, and Stellar Flare (if talented). Use Wrath in Solar Eclipse to generate Astral Power and spend it on Starsurge.

AoE

• SunfireView detailsApply to all targets (if they live 5+ seconds).
• MoonfireView detailsApply to all targets (if they live 6+ seconds).
• StarfireView detailsUse to generate Astral Power in Lunar Eclipse.
• StarfallView detailsSpend Astral Power.
• Fury Of EluneView detailsUse for sustained AoE damage.

Apply Sunfire and Moonfire to all targets. Use Starfire in Lunar Eclipse to generate Astral Power and spend it on Starfall. Utilize Fury Of Elune for sustained AoE.

Cooldowns

• Celestial AlignmentView detailsUse on cooldown or during burst phases.
• Incarnation Chosen Of EluneView detailsUse as an upgraded version of Celestial Alignment.
• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsUse during Celestial Alignment or Incarnation Chosen Of Elune.
• Fury Of EluneView detailsUse for AoE or sustained damage.
• Wild MushroomView detailsUse charges to avoid capping.

Use Celestial Alignment or Incarnation Chosen Of Elune on cooldown. Pair Convoke The Spirits with these for max effect. Use Fury Of Elune for AoE and maintain Wild Mushroom charges.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.