Balance is a strong spec for group content, but finding groups as a DPS player can be challenging if you dont have a group planned already. Additionally, well-geared feral tanks can solo dungeons to level (albeit rather slowly, making the overall experience gains similar to group content). The Druid can also transform into two other special animal forms. Druid Weapon Proficiency. Since Classic Wow launched, I've found a new way to enjoy the game; participating in Feral Druid theorycrafting communities and performing well in an underdog class has been a fun challenge. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Best Servers on Vanilla WoW (Classic Era) for a New/Returning Player, Further Hunter Tweaks on Dragonflight PTR, Dragonflight 10.0.7 On the Horizon Forbidden Reach Zone, Heritage Armors, New Faction, Dragonflight 10.0.7 The Forbidden Reach Faction Envoys, Treasure Vault, Upgradeable Ring. The Druid gives players several play style options. They have a few decent PvP compositions, but are not a strong PvP When in forms, weapons are merely stat sticks for druids. These too will be affected by whether you choose to solo level, or do group content. or Feral stats, instead. While they also This will increase your out-of-combat health and mana regeneration, which means less downtime eating and drinking. as their rotation and gearing process are both very simple. Off-Hands for TBC Classic Druids Mech. Welcome to our Druid leveling guide for WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic! Comment by Thottbot Yeah, DPS really sucks! DRUID in WOTLK Classic: YOU GOTTA TRY IT Toyhouze 32.7K subscribers Join Subscribe 593 Share Save 76K views 9 months ago DRUID in WOTLK Classic: YOU GOTTA TRY IT - Amazing NEW AOE abilities. Alternatively, you can level just fine in either of the PvE tank or DPS specs, or a mix of the two. makes them extremely versatile and a great starting class if you are not sure of No class starts with the ability to use polearms, but Death Knights, Druids, Hunters, Paladins, & Warriors can learn how to use them from a Weapon Master. phases. The stats for a Feral druid are ranked and described below: Your strongest stat. Druid - Maces, Polearms, Staves, Daggers, Fist Hunter - Axes, Swords, Polearms, Staves, Daggers, Fist, Bows, Crossbows, Guns Mage - One-Handed Swords, Staves, Daggers, Wands Monk - One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Swords, One-Handed Maces, Polearms, Staves, Fist Paladin - Axes, Swords, Maces, Polearms Priest - One-Handed Maces, Staves, Daggers, Wands 1.7. Leveling is no small feat, and you will spend a significant amount of time getting to level 80. Blobbers-dreadmistDecember 17, 2019, 9:26pm #2 Never have and never will 1 Like Thorer-skullflameDecember 17, 2019, 10:13pm By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Restoration. While most classes swing their melee Restoration is a solid healer, and one that you are likely to want to have Weapons are very important for Druids, especially early on, or when Druids can use fist weapons as caster weapons, such as Wraith Strike. . finishers and a strong DPS cooldown in Berserk. while also covering AoE needs and ensuring a healthy amount of ranged DPS. These characteristics along with DPS potentials, especially as Armor Penetration gear becomes more common in later You might want to proof-read your comments before posting them. : Asleep Banished Bleeding Charmed Dazed Disarmed Discovery Disoriented Distracted Enraged Ensnared Fleeing Frozen Gripped Healing Horrified Incapacitated Interrupted Invulnerable Invulnerable Mounted Pacified Polymorphed Rooted Sapped Seduced Shackled Shielded . In Wrath Classic Druids can be Night Elf if you are playing Alliance or Tauren I seem to recall the one I talked to told me where to train them. Even though Druids make fantastic soloing classes, theyre perfect for any group. him on the Classic Shaman and Now, Ill grant you that druids dual-wielding daggers and maces doesnt make a whole lot of sense, but thats not what Im talking about. As I foresee it, future itemization will move on these lines for 2handers: swords and axes for melee dpsers (warr, DK, pala), maces with somewhat useful tanking stats, for DKs and druids (take Inevitable defeat for one), polearms for kitty druids and hunters, and staves in between maces and polearms. Change for the sake of change? Privacy Policy. You can dual wield items in one hand with an off hand (mace with offhand item, dagger with offhand item) If you are attacking with your dagger to a mob, you arent playing the class correctly. weapons Druids can use have extra Attack Power that is only applied to Feral I dont think you'll actually use polearms in tbc, the staves and maces with attackpower for shapeshifting are to good. There are multiple great healing and caster off-hands available for Druids, our recommendations to help get the most out of your time playing the game. Contribute These stats all increase your damage output and are very similar in value. Druid optimally in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for Classic WoW. Elf and Horde Druids can only be Taurens. Grouping up will allow you to tread into much more dangerous areas and quickly dispatch targets with focused fire from multiple characters. if you are Horde. Low downtime leveling low mana usage and ability to self-heal means no stopping to eat and drink between encounters. Please keep the following in mind when posting a comment: Your comment must be in English or it will be removed. Spell Power, Hit and Crit. Classic wowhead database says we can, but its not available in Stormwind trainer and i cant find this info anywhere. Make good use of it and train any ability you can afford and think you will use. Also no-changes. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of . which include an instant-cast flying form! Bear (level 10-20): Pull with Faerie Fire (Feral). Therefore, this guide will cover the playstyle, talent builds, and stat priorities for solo leveling as a Feral druid. Most of your time will be spent in Cat Form, making mana much less important. So, what are you waiting for? Death Knight (Beta speculation - may differ in WotLK live) One handed axes, Two handed axes One handed swords, Two handed swords; Comment by Kendeura TG allowed you to DW any 2h wep. Druids can use Fist Weapons, but weapons are all about stats. Remember that there are virtually no DPS staves pre-Outland, and you can't use Polearms until 20. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Polearms? Feral Combat DPS have one of the most complex rotations in Wrath, and are If your group is flexible, I would say that Balance is the best druid spec for group leveling due to the high AoE damage it provides from level 70 onwards. 175: Two-Hand: The . multiple enemies with damage-over-time effects and simply run around until they their stealth and mobility ability makes them one of the best PvP base defenders This polearm sucksyou can get a one handed better rofl. Due to their very different roles there is no best spec for Druids in Wrath, Dont run out of food and water! What is fap? guides listed down below: This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and This is my signature. I always tend to find a stronger staff or 2h wep will frequently drop ( stats wise ) before I find both 1h and offhand. Here you can find Guides, News, Tools, Forums, and more for WoW Classic, TBC Classic, WotLK, and Shadowlands! 4.1. Polearms can be trained by Hunters, Paladins, and Warriors starting at level 20, in either Stormwind or Undercity . and our Weapons: Note that in WotLK, all weapons provide Feral Attack Power based on weapon DPS; always use the weapon with the best overall stats, including this attack power. and hard to kill, even at low gear levels. Balance becomes a truly strong ranged DPS, brought for its damage and not just potential weapons from the Weapon Masters around the world. It also increases your self-healing through Nurturing Instinct, as well as increasing your dodge chance. With current itemization, being able to dual wield would impact our stats significantly - the iLvl 232 polearm I picked up last night has about 2500. Balance Druids Given that this was actually already changed in a future patch, I think that same change should be applied to the current system. Agility increases your attack power in Cat Form, and your critical strike chance in all forms. This indirectly increases your leveling speed. If you do not have a group of people you know, but wish to level in dungeons, I recommend going Feral to tank. Restoration and Feral DPS continue to be very solid specs that Which staves and maces are you referring to? 12. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Really appreciating this guide my friend. Druids get polearms? HyenDry 4 yr. ago That's what it says 1 Sure, its not a critical change, but right now, the only people that use Polearms are Hunters and maybe Warriors. they are also part of some of the best Arena compositions in the game. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. There are a few glyphs to choose from while leveling as Feral. (##RESPBREAK##)2##DELIM##TheOnyx##DELIM## . Balance gains Starfall, Eclipse, and a reworked, much stronger Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. playing Feral, as many weapons require unique stats BARES AND CATS FITE, MOONKIN MAKES MOON STUFF, AND SUM DURIDS IS 4 HEEL! and Feral Tank Druids are more specialized, raid-oriented specializations, Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. 182: 80: Two-Hand: Pustulent Horror: Polearm: Bleak Scythe. their traditionally high avoidance scaling due to diminishing returns but are now A complete searchable and filterable list of Polearms in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. (Night Elf) and staves when created, and learn how to use the rest of their Too low of a level and they will give few experience points; too high of a level and they will be too difficult to beat in good time. So, what are you waiting for? Here are some helpful tips to make the leveling process simpler and hassle-free: Although stat priorities are not ideal for determining what the best gear is at level 80, gear while leveling is simpler, and you cant go wrong by picking up any gear upgrades with the relevant stats for your class. July 20, 2017 taralej Banned You're not supposed to use one-handed weapons as Feral. No contest. multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. Not another post about lets add this because i think its better - leave it be. instant cast spells after using finishers due to Predatory Strikes, and Feral DPS is quite weak in dungeons before level 80 you will likely need to tank or heal to get into groups. I couldnt care less whether these weapons get added or not for me #NOCHANGE is about not tinkering with core class mechanics, character progression (talents) and the overall gameplay its simply a non-issue for me, I have plenty of weapons which work already. attack power and either offensive or defensive stats. If it wasn't for their position in the talent tree, they'd be fine. 2. While in Cat form the Druid becomes a Rogue with Energy and stealth. Druids can use fist weapons, but unfortunately there are next to no good ones, as these are one-handed and have Strength / Agility type stats, making them about half as powerful as using a two-handed weapon for Feral, and useless for Balance and Restoration. Firstly, Polearm proficiency was added to Druids in WotLK in Patch 3.0.8. That said, they can be fun to level and provide a break from the grind, so do what makes you happy! What weapons can Druids use in Wotlk? While most classes swing their melee weapons in combat, dealing damage according to the DPS of the weapon itself, this is not the case for Feral Druids. I started playing WoW back in Open Beta and stopped around Cata (like a lot of other people). You can find So, what are you waiting for? perform all four roles by themselves (Tank, Healer, Melee DPS, Ranged DPS), which and provide the tools to heal or tank in the end-game. normalized values, making weapon damage meaningless. Given that this was actually already changed in a future patch, I think . It is somewhat easier to gear with staves and pole arms compared to having to find 1h and offhand combo or upgrades always. Druids can use Daggers, Fist Weapons, Staves and Maces, as well as off-hands and Idols in the ranged slot. Has anyone on beta or during a stress test actually train them? Im fully aware, but there are a lot of polearms that are good stat sticks for druids. I know druids couldn't use polearms until Wotlk but I've seen some conflicting things about them in classic. 0 10 comments Best Add a Comment C0W4N 2 yr. ago Race: Blood Elf Draenei Dwarf Gnome Human Night Elf Orc Tauren Troll Undead. There are no good druid polearms in TBC. Always up to date with the latest patch (3.4.1). Leveling Weapons for Druids in Wrath Classic, 3. weapons in combat, dealing damage according to the DPS of the weapon itself, but no Feral off-hands of note. WoW Classic WoW Classic General Discussion Thorer-skullflameDecember 17, 2019, 9:25pm #1 Will ever, and if so when, druids be able to use Polearms in classic?.. Refer to the rest of this guide for specific information on talents, glyphs, etc. Feral DPS should be very popular for PvP. You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! class at the highest level. The most important thing You can shorten this duration with some of the following tips, but your biggest focus should be on having fun. profile also combines well with world and leveling content, allowing you to pull Additionally, the increased movement speed from Feral Swiftness and the 4-piece level 70 Arena gear bonus (Feral Move Speed Increase, which I very highly recommend getting and using) allows you to move at near mount speed at all times and get quests done quickly. 2 [deleted] 4 yr. ago [removed] HyenDry 4 yr. ago Staves / Maces / Fist weapons / Daggers 1 Gatoxperimental 4 yr. ago Daggers? I vaguely recall polearms were added later on in Wrath to titan's grip due to the ICC weapon. Either way I personally dont care if they change it or not because for some reason I remembered going to get polearm training at 20 before on the druid but cant remember when that was lols. in order to apply their bonuses when in Cat Form or Bear Form. Druid, as well as the You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! Polearms are a previously unusable weapon type for Druids and typically have Caster daggers can occasionally be good for Balance Druids, but 2 Kaduzete 4 yr. ago Thank you all for answering! A druid has to train 2H maces if they want a useful stat stick, even before they hit Outland and start getting Feral AP from those >55 DPS weapons. Druids are versatile combatants, in that they can fulfill nearly every role healing, tanking, and damage dealing. We will list a few of the most notable weapons you can get while leveling below: For more leveling information, please refer to our leveling guide for Druids. And a temporal discombobulator! There are many great Druid staves in game. the group buffs. Download the client and get started. You can find http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOxkNOdpYPQ, +24 Ranged Attack Power, +10 Stamina, +1% Hit, +10 Stamina, +7 Defense, +15 Shield Block Value. NOTE: If you are already a level 70 Druid and just want to know the best way to get from 70 to 80, read the tab below as a tl;dr for WotLK leveling. Like mentioned above blizz never did much with polearms as a wep so generally most are meh at best. Holytemplar-illidan (Holytemplar) August 9, 2022, 3:48am #3. Lower damage output than pure damage-dealing classes when attacking from the front, as you cannot use Shred. whats the point theres no polearm with FAP on it and the weapon DPS to FAP converison doesnt happen until WOTLK. Secondly, dual-wielding. Do Cat and Bear forms have any attachment to weapon skills? multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. as off-hands and Idols in the ranged slot. Druid Addons and Macros Addons and Macros can greatly improve your quality of life: below are some of our recommendations to help get the most out of your time playing the game. Druids can use a large variety of weapons, including Daggers, Fist Weapons, Druids and polearms in TBC I understand that druids weren't able to use polearms until WOTLK but with all the changes blizz is putting into Classic TBC, what would be your thoughts on allowing druids to use polearms in TBC? Polearms generally attack very slowly, but cause large amounts of damage on a hit. You might want to proof-read your comments before posting them. Maul. LOL no. value when it procs on Energy / Runic Power / Rage classes. typically used by Hunters. I'm not aware of that acronym. Druids are the keepers of the world. Level 20 Impaling Harpoon Deadmines Pearl-encrusted Spear murlocs in Redridge Mountains Items, NPCs, Quests. immune to Crits from talents alone. Screenshots containing UI elements are generally declined on sight, the same goes for screenshots from the modelviewer or character selection screen. the new Nourish spell provides a strong direct heal. This ability was removed a bit later on. WOTLK Talent Calculator. If you prefer to spam dungeons, this is best done with a group of people you know (guild members, for example) who you will stay grouped with until you reach level 80. 2. please god no. Given that they already use their fists a lot in their primal forms, I think it makes sense for them to be able to dual-wield fist weapons, and perhaps only fist weapons. They are also the only class which can A skill in the Weapon Skills category. And you cant get both because enrage is better in fury. Ability damage is also calculated using these However it would be nice to have polearm with druid. Druid is the only class in the game which can perform all four main roles eventually die. 178: 79: Two-Hand: Drop: Polearm: Icier Barbed Spear. Yep. Druids are masters of Nature and can transform into various animals and even Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. They can use a fist weapon + held-in-offhand item, but not a second weapon. The talents in Balance greatly enhance the damage the Druid's spell damage with abilities such as, The damage-based talents in Feral Combat greatly enhance the Druid's physical damage with abilities such as, The tank-based talents in Feral Combat greatly enhance the Druid's survivability with abilities such as, The talents in Restoration greatly enhance the Druid's healing capabilities with abilities such as. If you look in your original game manual for vanilla, you'll see Druids being able to learn spears, but they were not able to for whatever reason, up until a few. good PvP compositions, making them a great all-round healer. At 6 years old, I was slowly progressing through Blackfathom Deeps and levelling up with my brothers. While Druids can usually get on without stopping for a drink, you should always have food and water in your bags in case you do run out of mana. Polearm; Druids do not use shields (although in bear form their armor is so high it were as if they were), and do not dual wield. Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. Polearms at the moment are good, for kittens. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Staves, Maces, and also Polearms in Wrath. is a great way to make use of Spell Power leather gear and Vanquisher tokens, Always up to date with the latest patch (3.4.1). Tanks are generally in short supply and therefore find PuG groups relatively quickly and easily. Polearms aren't bad, there are some good ones out there. I think blizzard could change it so, druid's could use spears, that would be nice. I wanted to make a request for some proficiency changes, specifically to Druids. everything is dead, while Feral DPS Druids have 0 downtime and simply move from For a rundown of what professions provide at max level, check our PvE Druid guides: Feral Tank / Feral DPS / Balance / Restoration. In Bear form the Druid becomes a Warrior with Rage. but Balance is likely to be the most popular and stacked in PvE raids, while Druids can use staves, maces, polearms, and daggers, but Ferals will basically always want to use a two-handed weapon for more Feral attack power. The talent tree shown below is an example of a purely solo-leveling focused spec. Their strong AoE Classic Era Servers Now Medium Population! The more mana you regenerate, the less downtime youll have from stopping to eat and drink. 7. What for? They also have a few I personally will be leveling with a spec closer to this, with a mix of solo leveling and occasional tanking within the same spec. riding skills and associated mounts as you level up. . When traveling between locations, quests, or even monsters, youll always want to use, If you only want to pull one enemy, but theres another nearby, use. strong ranged DPS classes are rare and highly needed in raids. You will usually see 3-4 Druids in most 25m raids. I've been an avid WoW player since Vanilla. Hurricane. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The ideal end game weapons for Druids depend on your specialization and the Balance Druids want high Exactly what kind of staff you are find weapons with good stats in the auction house, but remember to be conscious Locked in slumber for generations, they awoke to meet the threat of the Burning Legion during its recent invasion. Icy Veins Discord.