Balance Druid Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Fated Raids
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Raids.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Nature's Balance Wild Charge Guardian Affinity Heart of the Wild Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 67.7K | 24% |
Weapons | Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Forbidden Truth | 68.3K | 41% |
Trinkets | Cabalist's Hymnal Shadowed Orb of Torment | 69.7K | 43% |
Head | Headpiece of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 91% |
Neck | Charm of Eternal Winter | 69.7K | 33% |
Shoulders | Shoulderpads of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 92% |
Back | Wrap of the Fixed Stars | 68.8K | 75% |
Chest | Chestguard of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 96% |
Wrist | Umbrahide Armguards | 68.3K | 63% |
Hands | Handwraps of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 98% |
Waist | Clasp of Crooked Crescendos | 66.4K | 19% |
Legs | Leggings of the Fixed Stars | 68.8K | 49% |
Feet | Footwraps of the Fixed Stars | 62.9K | 21% |
Rings | Ring of Collapsing Futures Shadowghast Ring | 68.8K | 34% |
Legendaries | Primordial Arcanic Pulsar | 69.7K | 100% |
Covenants | Venthyr | 69.7K | 75% |
Soulbinds |  | 69.7K | 75% |
Soulbind Abilities | Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 67.0K | 12% |
Conduit | Well-Honed Instincts | 69.7K | 97% |
Conduit Combination | Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Front of the Pack Condensed Anima Sphere | 68.8K | 19% |
Gem | Masterful Jewel Cluster | 69.7K | 88% |
Gem Combination | Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 68.3K | 23% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 69.7K | 57% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 69.7K | 97% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | 69.7K | 99% |
Belt Enchant | Nitro Boosts | 67.4K | 5% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 67.0K | 31% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 69.7K | 69% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 69.7K | 91% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Troll | +2.06% |
Talents +
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Guardian Affinity Heart of the Wild Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 67.7K | 24% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Restoration Affinity Heart of the Wild Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 69.7K | 20% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Restoration Affinity Mass Entanglement Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 66.8K | 15% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Guardian Affinity Mass Entanglement Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 66.9K | 12% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Guardian Affinity Heart of the Wild Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift New Moon | 57.3K | 6% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Restoration Affinity Mass Entanglement Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift New Moon | 55.9K | 5% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Restoration Affinity Heart of the Wild Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift New Moon | 65.7K | 4% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Guardian Affinity Mass Entanglement Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift New Moon | 61.3K | 3% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Restoration Affinity Mighty Bash Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 68.7K | 2% |
Nature's Balance Wild Charge Guardian Affinity Mighty Bash Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Stellar Drift Fury of Elune | 68.8K | 2% |
Weapons +
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Forbidden Truth | 68.3K | 41% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Master Stonewright's Chisel | 69.7K | 12% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Guarm's Lost Chew Toy | 67.7K | 8% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Lyre of Decadent Frivolity | 62.9K | 7% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Stonewright's Infused Stonecarver | 68.7K | 7% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Harp of the Sanguine Court | 56.1K | 5% |
Maledict Opus | 50.8K | 3% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Acoustically Alluring Censer | 57.0K | 3% |
Spire of the Long Dark | 51.7K | 2% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Obscured Fractal Prism | 55.9K | 2% |
Trinkets +
Cabalist's Hymnal Shadowed Orb of Torment | 69.7K | 43% |
Titanic Ocular Gland Shadowed Orb of Torment | 67.0K | 12% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository Shadowed Orb of Torment | 68.7K | 9% |
Moonlit Prism Cabalist's Hymnal | 66.5K | 8% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository Moonlit Prism | 62.4K | 4% |
Shadowed Orb of Torment Elegy of the Eternals | 49.6K | 3% |
Moonlit Prism Titanic Ocular Gland | 68.3K | 3% |
Forbidden Necromantic Tome Shadowed Orb of Torment | 62.6K | 2% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository Cabalist's Hymnal | 49.8K | 1% |
Shadowed Orb of Torment So'leah's Secret Technique | 54.1K | 1% |
Head +
Headpiece of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 91% |
Sadist's Sinister Mask | 67.7K | 5% |
Unbound Reality Mask | 51.5K | 2% |
Umbrahide Helm | 54.7K | 1% |
Neck +
Charm of Eternal Winter | 69.7K | 33% |
Periapt of Pristine Preservation | 67.4K | 27% |
Shadowghast Necklace | 65.6K | 11% |
Worldkiller Iris | 67.0K | 11% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | 65.7K | 6% |
Lavadrip Pendant | 62.4K | 4% |
Interplanar Keystone | 60.0K | 3% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | 67.7K | 2% |
Amulet of the Last Guardian | 47.8K | 1% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | 53.5K | 1% |
Shoulders +
Shoulderpads of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 92% |
Umbrahide Pauldrons | 52.6K | 3% |
Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant | 51.8K | 1% |
Imported Illidari Spaulders | 54.1K | 1% |
Smuggler's Plundered Pauldrons | 55.5K | 1% |
Spaulders of Burning Focus | 66.5K | 1% |
Back +
Wrap of the Fixed Stars | 68.8K | 75% |
Lurking Predator's Camouflage | 67.7K | 5% |
Drape of Titanic Dreams | 57.0K | 4% |
Crest of the Legionnaire General | 60.0K | 4% |
Cloak of Sweltering Flame | 58.9K | 3% |
Cowled Batwing Cloak | 69.7K | 3% |
Origin | 51.1K | 1% |
Cloak of Scarred Honor | 55.5K | 1% |
Mantle of Manifest Sins | 62.9K | 1% |
Shroud of the Sire's Chosen | 68.7K | 1% |
Chest +
Chestguard of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 96% |
Fractured Colossus Core | 50.7K | 1% |
Witherheart Studded Breastplate | 54.0K | 1% |
So'azmi's Fractal Vest | 62.2K | 1% |
Vest of Wanton Deeds | 62.4K | 1% |
Wrist +
Umbrahide Armguards | 68.3K | 63% |
Precisely Calibrated Chronometer | 68.8K | 7% |
Bracers of the Fixed Stars | 58.7K | 6% |
Wrists of the Wicked Star | 68.7K | 5% |
Blackfin Wristband | 57.0K | 4% |
Devourer's Sandblown Hidebinders | 61.4K | 3% |
Bracers of Autonomous Classification | 47.8K | 2% |
Fate-Threaded Bindings | 58.2K | 2% |
Bloodfeather Bracers | 58.4K | 2% |
Bindings of the Subjugated | 69.7K | 2% |
Hands +
Handwraps of the Fixed Stars | 69.7K | 98% |
Umbrahide Gauntlets | 49.4K | 1% |
Waist +
Clasp of Crooked Crescendos | 66.4K | 19% |
Windrunner's Baldric | 67.7K | 15% |
Heedless Pugilist's Harness | 68.8K | 15% |
Umbrahide Waistguard | 69.7K | 12% |
Runecarver's Twisted Ward | 68.3K | 7% |
Girdle of Ghostly Exclusion | 61.5K | 6% |
Spell-Woven Tourniquet | 63.3K | 5% |
Infinitely Collapsing Coil | 62.6K | 4% |
Agonizing Spiked Belt | 67.0K | 4% |
Cincture of the Fixed Stars | 50.2K | 3% |
Legs +
Leggings of the Fixed Stars | 68.8K | 49% |
Volatile Shadestitch Legguards | 67.0K | 26% |
Chiropteran Leggings | 69.7K | 10% |
Flame-Seared Leggings | 61.5K | 6% |
Elite Aranakk Breeches | 66.4K | 4% |
Umbrahide Leggings | 57.0K | 3% |
Greaves of Miraculous Magnificence | 57.3K | 2% |
Flameclasp-Scorched Legguards | 50.4K | 1% |
Feet +
Footwraps of the Fixed Stars | 62.9K | 21% |
Trenchant Warmonger Treads | 66.9K | 20% |
Treads of Titanic Curiosity | 69.7K | 16% |
Treads of Titanic Deconversion | 65.6K | 15% |
Unstable Energizer Boots | 64.0K | 7% |
Daschla's Defiant Treads | 68.7K | 4% |
Calliard's Galoshes | 56.3K | 3% |
Umbrahide Treads | 68.8K | 3% |
Moccasins of Dreadful Absolution | 67.4K | 3% |
Machinist's Treasured Treads | 54.5K | 2% |
Rings +
Ring of Collapsing Futures Shadowghast Ring | 68.8K | 34% |
Shadowghast Ring Rygelon's Heraldric Ring | 68.7K | 15% |
Shadowghast Ring Sworn Oath of the Nine | 67.4K | 9% |
Shadowghast Ring Taciturn Keeper's Lapis | 67.7K | 9% |
Shadowghast Ring Most Regal Signet of Sire Denathrius | 69.7K | 6% |
Shadowghast Ring Seal of the Panoply | 55.4K | 5% |
Shadowghast Ring Shadowghast Ring | 62.9K | 5% |
Overclocking Bit Band Shadowghast Ring | 56.1K | 2% |
Shadowghast Ring Hyperlight Band | 58.9K | 2% |
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 52.6K | 1% |
Legendaries +
Primordial Arcanic Pulsar | 69.7K | 100% |
Sinful Hysteria | 69.7K | 75% |
Celestial Spirits | 65.7K | 25% |
Covenants +
Venthyr | 69.7K | 75% |
Night Fae | 65.7K | 25% |
Soulbinds +
| 69.7K | 75% |
 | 65.7K | 24% |
Soulbind Abilities +
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 67.0K | 12% |
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison Run Without Tiring Grove Invigoration Swift Patrol Called Shot | 60.0K | 9% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party Life is but an Appetizer | 69.7K | 9% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party Life is but an Appetizer | 67.7K | 7% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 66.8K | 6% |
Night Fae Nature's Splendor Niya's Tools: Poison Run Without Tiring Grove Invigoration Called Shot | 49.3K | 3% |
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison Run Without Tiring Grove Invigoration Swift Patrol Survivor's Rally | 51.8K | 2% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Exquisite Ingredients Wasteland Propriety Life is but an Appetizer | 68.7K | 2% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Life of the Party Wasteland Propriety Life is but an Appetizer | 62.9K | 2% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Exquisite Ingredients Wasteland Propriety Life is but an Appetizer | 62.9K | 2% |
Conduit +
Precise Alignment | 69.7K | 97% |
Well-Honed Instincts | 69.7K | 97% |
Fury of the Skies | 69.7K | 89% |
Endless Thirst | 69.7K | 75% |
Front of the Pack | 68.8K | 64% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 69.7K | 64% |
Tough as Bark | 67.7K | 26% |
Conflux of Elements | 65.7K | 25% |
Ursine Vigor | 68.7K | 19% |
Born Anew | 69.7K | 17% |
Conduit Combination +
Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Front of the Pack Condensed Anima Sphere | 68.8K | 19% |
Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Conflux of Elements Front of the Pack Condensed Anima Sphere | 65.7K | 10% |
Tough as Bark Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Condensed Anima Sphere | 67.7K | 9% |
Ursine Vigor Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Condensed Anima Sphere | 62.4K | 5% |
Tough as Bark Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Front of the Pack | 62.2K | 4% |
Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Born Anew Endless Thirst Condensed Anima Sphere | 69.7K | 4% |
Innate Resolve Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Condensed Anima Sphere | 62.5K | 4% |
Ursine Vigor Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Front of the Pack | 66.9K | 4% |
Ursine Vigor Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Conflux of Elements Front of the Pack | 49.4K | 3% |
Innate Resolve Well-Honed Instincts Precise Alignment Fury of the Skies Endless Thirst Front of the Pack | 62.2K | 3% |
Gem +
Masterful Jewel Cluster | 69.7K | 88% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | 68.8K | 35% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 62.9K | 7% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 66.4K | 2% |
Leviathan's Eye of Intellect | 46.0K | 1% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | 48.2K | 1% |
Straddling Sage Agate | 50.6K | 1% |
Gem Combination +
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 68.3K | 23% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 69.7K | 12% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 67.7K | 9% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 67.4K | 8% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 58.7K | 6% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 63.3K | 4% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 56.0K | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 58.4K | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 68.8K | 2% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 62.2K | 2% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 69.7K | 57% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | 68.7K | 23% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | 64.0K | 13% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | 58.7K | 4% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 69.7K | 97% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds | 49.0K | 1% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight | 65.7K | 1% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | 69.7K | 99% |
Belt Enchant +
Nitro Boosts | 67.4K | 5% |
Dimensional Shifter | 55.7K | 1% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 67.0K | 31% |
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | 67.4K | 14% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 69.7K | 69% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 68.8K | 17% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 65.7K | 10% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 47.1K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 62.9K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 69.7K | 91% |
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation | 67.4K | 8% |
Races +
| +2.06% |
 | +0.75% |
 | +0.61% |
 | +0.55% |
 | +0.54% |
 | +0.45% |
 | +0.27% |
 | +0.10% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Raids as Balance Druid.
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