Guardian Druid PvE Guide
The War WithinPatch 11.0.2
Rotation and Cooldowns
This rotation guide should help give a basic understanding of what to do, what's most important, and how to prioritize Guardian Druid abilities and cooldowns.
Single Target
Ensure Moonfire is active before engaging the target.
- Maintain on target at all times.
- Keep 5 stacks up.
- Use off cooldown.
- Use off cooldown for damage reduction.
- Use when Rage allows.
- Cast as often as possible for Rage generation.
- Recast as needed to maintain stacks.
- Use with Galactic Guardian proc.
- Use when available for burst.
- Use when available for additional damage.
- Use as a last resort if no other abilities are available.
Focus on maintaining Moonfire and Thrash stacks while using Heart Of The Wild and Barkskin as needed. Use Maul and Mangle to generate Rage and maximize damage.
AoE
Ensure Moonfire is applied to the first target before engaging multiple enemies.
- Use to pull and maintain on targets.
- Use for damage reduction when engaging multiple targets.
- Maintain 5 stacks on all targets.
- Use to generate Rage.
- Dump Rage into this on 2+ targets.
- Recast as needed to maintain stacks.
- Continue to generate Rage.
- Use as much as possible while maintaining Ironfur stacks.
- Use for burst AoE damage.
- Use when available for additional damage.
- Use as a last resort if no other abilities are available.
In AoE situations, prioritize Raze and Thrash while maintaining Barkskin and Mangle for Rage generation.
Cooldowns
Use cooldowns wisely to mitigate damage spikes.
- Reduces damage taken by 20% for 12 seconds.
- Reduces damage taken by 50% for 6 seconds, has 2 charges.
- Heals for 20% of max health over 3 seconds, costs 10 Rage.
- Increases Armor significantly, use proactively.
Utilize Barkskin and Survival Instincts for major damage reduction. Use Frenzied Regeneration to heal and Ironfur for proactive damage mitigation.