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 (11.2.5).

Single Target

Ensure you are in the correct Eclipse state before starting.

• SunfireView detailsMaintain DoT on target.
• MoonfireView detailsMaintain DoT on target.
• Stellar FlareView detailsMaintain DoT if talented.
• Force Of NatureView detailsUse outside Eclipse unless saving for Convoke The Spirits.
• Celestial AlignmentView detailsUse after Force Of Nature unless saving for Convoke The Spirits.
• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsUse after Celestial Alignment with <40 Astral Power.
• StarfireView detailsCast twice to enter Solar Eclipse if not in cooldowns.
• StarsurgeView detailsSpend Astral Power or maintain Starlord.
• WrathView detailsGenerate Astral Power.

Maintain DoTs with Sunfire, Moonfire, and Stellar Flare. Use Force Of Nature and Celestial Alignment strategically, followed by Convoke The Spirits. Spend Astral Power with Starsurge and generate it with Wrath.

AoE

Ensure you are in Lunar Eclipse for optimal AoE damage.

• SunfireView detailsApply to all targets.
• MoonfireView detailsApply to all targets.
• Fury Of EluneView detailsUse for sustained AoE damage.
• Celestial AlignmentView detailsUse for burst AoE.
• StarfallView detailsSpend Astral Power for AoE damage.
• StarfireView detailsGenerate Astral Power.

Apply Sunfire and Moonfire to all targets. Use Fury Of Elune and Celestial Alignment for burst, and spend Astral Power with Starfall. Generate Astral Power with Starfire.

Cooldowns

• Celestial AlignmentView detailsUse on cooldown or with other major abilities.
• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsPair with Celestial Alignment for max DPS.
• Fury Of EluneView detailsUse for sustained AoE or Astral Power generation.
• Force Of NatureView detailsUse to apply Moonfire or generate Astral Power.

Use Celestial Alignment and Convoke The Spirits together for burst. Utilize Fury Of Elune for AoE and Force Of Nature for utility or Astral Power generation.

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.