Druid twinking guide
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Level 19
A level 19 druid is pretty much left with running the flag and support through heals.
Talents
Flag running
Balance (2 pts):
- Nature's Grasp (1/1)
- Improved Nature's Grasp (1/4)
Restoration (8 pts):
- Furor (5/5)
- Natural Shapeshifter (3/3)
Healing
Restoration (10 pts):
- Improved Mark of the wild (5/5)
- Improved Healing Touch (5/5)
Flag Running Equipment
Head
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrist
- Wrangler's Wristbands of Stamina
- Wrangler's Wristbands of the Monkey
Hands
- Scouting Gloves of the Monkey
- Rigid Gloves of the Monkey
- Deviate Scale Gloves
- Gloves of the Fang
Waist
Legs
- Leggings of the Fang
- Rigid Leggings/Scouting Trousers of the Monkey
Feet
- Scouting Boots of Stamina
- Footpads of the Fang
Finger
- Seal of Wrynn
- Clay Ring of Stamina
- Meadow Ring of the Monkey
- Blood Ring
Trinkets
2 Handed Weapons
1 Handed Weapons
- Face Smasher
- Jagged Star of Stamina/Monkey
- Stout Battlehammer of Stamina/Monkey
Off Hand
- Ritual Stein/Buccaneer's Orb of the Eagle
Level 29
Druids:
Druids are powerful in Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin. In WSG they are quite possibly the best flag capturers, especially in the 20-29 bracket with 2 points in feral swiftness making them the fastest players on the field.
On defense they are a great addition to a group as they can root (once outside) enemy flag runners until help arrives; be in stealth at the flag area waiting for incoming enemies; and striking when the time is right.
Offensively playing a druid is great too as you can root enemies to keep them off you while you take out their teammates while being able to heal yourself or your teammates.
Twinking a druid is a balance of having as much stamina as possible while still leaving them with enough mana to heal, root, shapeshift, and DoT rogues with moonfire, or debuff them with insect swarm.
Talent Builds:
Feral swiftness and Feral charge are by far the best talents you can have at this level bracket if you intend to be a flag carrier or mid field support as being the fastest player gives you a significant advantage being able to get to parts of the field far faster than any other's.
Feral Offensive
This build will be of most use to those doing Warsong Gulch and Arathi basin.
Balance: 1 points
1/1 Nature´s Grasp
- To root the enemies that are chasing you
Feral Combat: 13 points
5/5 Ferocity
- Ferocity to decrease the rage cost of your most used attacks thus making them quicker.
2/2 Brutal Impact
- Brutal Impact to increase your stun time to allow for get away, heal, or root.
3/3 Feral Instinct
- Feral Instinct will let you infiltrate flag rooms with many players easier or search for rogues before hopefully finding them before they find you. Also letting you stay on the sidelines waiting to strike in a pitched battle with much less chance of being spotted till your ready.
2/2 Feral Swiftness
- Feral Swiftness makes you the fastest on the field
1/1 Feral Charge
- Feral Charge is offensive and defensive. As well timed usage of this ability can let you get around the field very fast while in bear form getting to safety or getting in range.
Restoration: 6 points
5/5 Furor
- Furor to start with 10 rage/40 energy when you shapeshift, just what you needed to feral charge someone.
1/3 Natural Shapeshifting
You need to shift out and shift in to get rid of those slowing effects on you, and shifting is not free, so this could save you some mana
You want gear, buffs, and enchants in the order of:
- Stamina
- Strength
- Health per 5 seconds
- Agility
- Intellect
- Spirit
- Mana per 5 seconds
Feral Defacto Warsong Gulch Flag Runner
This Build is best suited for Warsong Gulch
2/13/5 or the variant Fluid Druid(8/12/0)
1/1 Nature's Grasp
1/4 Improved Nature's Grasp
5/5 Ferocity
2/2 Brutal Impact
3/5 Thick Hide/Feral Instinct
2/2 Feral Swiftness
1/1 Feral Charge
5/5 Furor
Having the 2 points in nature's grasp talents gives you a 50% chance to root any melee attackers should they catch you, and should that not work a quick shift to bear form instantly gaining 10 rage from 5 points in furor lets you bash them stunning them for 3 seconds with talents in imp. bash. Though i'd recommend enraging first as no doubt if one caught you another will be upon you shortly and gaining 10 rage you'll be able to Feral charge them stunning them for 4 seconds and getting distance away from the first attacker with quick shift into cat form letting you take the lead and still having nature's grasp in affect for another 10 second's or so.
You want gear, buffs, and enchants in the order of:
- Stamina
- Agility
- Intellect
- Mana per 5 seconds
- Spirit
- Strength
- Health per 5 seconds
Healer
Healing Twinks are most dangerous in Warsong Gulch or Arathi Basin While not dealing lots of damage or getting the most kills they ensure that their teamates will be able to.
5/5 Improved Mark of the Wild
- Improve Mark of the wild is used in Place of 5 points in Furor as you will general be in caster for far much more than you will be shapeshifted.
1/5 Natures Focus (this point is used just to reach 4th Teir talents put it anywhere really)
5/5 Naturalist
3/3 Intensity(mana regeneration is a must)
1/1 Omen of Clarity
3/3 Improved Rejuvenation
2/5 Tranquil Spirit
Being a healer with cheap effective mid combat buffs/debuffs i.e thorns,insect swarm, fairie fire that can root incoming enemies can easily make you very dangerous to the opposing team. No doubt on there side there be yells of "KILL THE DRUID" and they make a beeline for you on sight. When that happens cast a rejuviantion then regrowth on yourself if still time then shift into bear and enrage bash the most dangerous enemy and get some distance with the others still beating on you. Hopefully your team mates can start picking them off one by one while you use demoralizing roars to reduce there damage against you. Just use whatever you can to get a little distance so you can shift out and start rooting them allowing your team to catch them eventually they may go to attacking others which is when you can go back to healing and once again getting there attention starting the cycle again for long battles.
Equipment
Easy Twink:
| Green BoE's(Auction House or farmable) | Lots |
| Blue Boe's(Auction House) | None |
| Instance BoP Drops | None |
| Quest Reward Items | None |
| BattleGround Reputation Rewards | None |
| Engineering | No |
| Cheap Enchants | Few |
| High End Enchants | None |
| Librams | None |
| Itemslot:Enchants for Feral/Healer/Balance | Feral Example Profile | Healer Example Profile | Balance Example Profile |
| Head: | Pathfinder Hat of Stamina tb | Pathfinder Hat of the Eagle tb | Tribal Worg Helm tb |
| Neck: | Basalt Necklace of the Bear tb | Crystal Starfire Medallion tb | Crystal Starfire Medallion tb |
| Shoulders: | Cutthroat's Mantle of Stamina tb | Cutthroat's Mantle of the Eagle tb | Cutthroat's Mantle of the Owl tb |
| Back: | Enduring Cape tb | Archer's Cloak of the Eagle tb | Archer's Cloak of the Owl tb |
| Chest: | Thick Murloc Armor tb or Cutthroat's Vest of Stamina tb | Cutthroat's Vest of the Eagle tb | Cutthroat's Vest of the Owl tb |
| Wrists: | Archer's Bracers of Stamina tb | Archer's Bracers of the Eagle tb | Archer's Bracers of the Whale tb or Archer's Bracers of the Owl tb |
| Hands: | Headhunter's Mitts of the Bear tb Barbaric Gloves tb | Cutthroat's Mitts of the Eagle tb | Cutthroat's Mitts of the Whale tb |
| Waist: | Ghostwalker Belt of the Bear tb | Ghostwalker Belt of the Eagle tb | Ghostwalker Belt of the Owl tb |
| Legs: | Barbaric Leggings tb | Barbaric Leggings tb | Barbaric Leggings tb |
| Feet: | Headhunter's Slippers of Stamina tb | Headhunter's Slippers of the Eagle tb | Headhunter's Slippers of the Whale tb |
| Ring 1: | Basalt Ring of Stamina tb | Basalt Ring of Stamina tb | Basalt Ring of Stamina tb Chrome Ring of Concentration tb |
| Ring 2: | Basalt Ring of Stamina tb, Demon Band tb | Basalt Ring of Stamina tb | Basalt Ring of Stamina tb Chrome Ring of Concentration tb |
| Weapon: | Cobalt Crusher tb, Manual Crowd Pummeler tb, Slaghammer tb, Advisor's Gnarled Staff(AB reward) tb, Dreamslayer tb, Looming Gavel tb, Dense Triangle Mace tb, | Death Speaker Scepter tb, Slaghammer tb, Wind Spirit Staff tb, Crescent Staff tb, Advisor's Gnarled Staff(AB reward) tb, Rod of the Sleepwalker tb, Looming Gavel tb, Dense Triangle Mace tb, | Death Speaker Scepter tb, Slaghammer tb, Wind Spirit Staff tb, Crescent Staff tb, Advisor's Gnarled Staff(AB reward) tb, Rod of the Sleepwalker tb, Dense Triangle Mace tb. |
| Offhand: | Veildust Medicine Bag tb Durable Rod of the Eagle tb | Veildust Medicine Bag tb Durable Rod of the Eagle tb | Veildust Medicine Bag tb Durable Rod of the Eagle tb |
| Trinket 1: | None | None | None |
| Trinket 2: | None | None | None |
Medium Twink:
| Green BoE's(Auction House or farmable) | Few |
| Blue Boe's(Auction House) | None |
| Instance BoP Drops | Some |
| Quest Reward Items | Few |
| BattleGround Reputation Rewards | Few |
| Engineering | Yes |
| Cheap Enchants | Few |
| High End Enchants | No |
| Librams | No |
Hardcore twink
As druids are so versatile there´s not an exact rule of how should they dress, this guide can be 90% accurate but its not perfect. I have seen Feral druids that have everything spent in STR and AGI and hit for a lot of damage but they can shift just a couple of times. A good druid is the one that balances his STR, AGI, STA, and INT. For example you can use the:
Cutthroats Vest of the Eagle / Lucky Fishing Hat Enduring Cap / Raptor Hunter Tunic
and that will give you STA and INT for all your needs.
HardCore Twink:
Green/Blue BoE's FromQuest Items, High Level Enchants/Librams
| Green BoE's(Auction House or farmable) | Yes |
| Blue Boe's(Auction House) | Yes |
| Instance BoP Drops | Yes |
| Quest Reward Items | Yes |
| BattleGround Reputation Rewards | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes |
| Cheap Enchants | None |
| High End Enchants | Yes |
| Librams | Yes |
| Itemslot:Enchants for Feral/Healer/Balance | Feral | Healer | Balance | |
| Head: | Lucky Fishing Hat tb | Enduring Cap tb Holy Shroud tb Lucky Fishing Hattb | Whisperwind Headdress tb | Enduring Cap tb Lucky Fishing Hat tb |
| Neck: | Sentinel's tb/Scout'stb Medallion(WSG Reward) River Pride Choker tb Stygian Bone Amulet tb | Crystal Starfire Medallion tb River Pride Choker tb Stygian Bone Amulet tb | Crystal Starfire Medallion River Pride Choker tb Stygian Bone Amulet tb. | |
| Shoulders: | Watchman Pauldrons tb, Forest Tracker Epaulets tb, Mantle of Thieves tb, | Magician's Mantle tb, Berylline Pads tb, Mantle of Thieves tb, Feline Mantle tb, Batwing Mantle tb, | Magician's Mantle tb, Berylline Pads tb, Mantle of Thieves tb, Feline Mantle tb, Batwing Mantle tb. | |
| Back: | Tigerstrike Mantle tb, Glowing Thresher Cape tb, Glowing Lizardscale Cloak tb, | Caretaker's Cape tb, Glowing Thresher Cape tb, Glowing Lizardscale Cloak tb. | Glowing Thresher Cape tb, Glowing Lizardscale Cloak. tb. | |
| Chest: | Blackened Defias Armor tb, Raptor Tunic(Quest) tb, Gloomshroud Armor tb, Brawnhide Armor(Quest) tb, | Beguiler Robes tb, Robes of Arugal tb, | Beguiler Robes tb, Robes of Arugal tb, Gloomshroud Armor tb. | |
| Wrists: | Barbaric Bracers tb | Emissary Cuffs tb of the Eagle, Glowing Magical Bracelets tb, | Emissary Cuffs tb of the Eagle, Glowing Magical Bracelets tb. | |
| Hands: | Toughened Leather Gloves tb, Wolfclaw Gloves tb, Tiger Hunter Gloves(Quest) tb, Brawler Gloves tb | Hotshot Pilot's Gloves tb | Hotshot Pilot's Gloves tb
Razzeric's Racing Gripstb( Item level 35+ - Enchant with 20 Spell Dmg) | |
| Waist: | Silver-lined Belt tb, Moss Cinch tb, Deftkin Belt(Quest) tb, Defiler's Lizardhide Girdle(AB reward) tb, Deviate Scale Belt tb, | Moss Cinch tb, Defiler's Lizardhide Girdle(AB reward) tb, Deviate Scale Belt tb, Warsong Sash tb, Belt of Arugal tb, Keller's Girdle tb, | Moss Cinch tb, Defiler's Lizardhide Girdle(AB reward) tb, Deviate Scale Belt tb, Warsong Sash tb, Belt of Arugal tb, Keller's Girdle tb. | |
| Legs: | Leech Pants tb Darkweave Breeches tb Troll's Bane Leggings tb Leggings of the Fang tb Petrolspill Leggings tb Triprunner Dungarees(Quest Reward) tb,Panther Hunter Leggings(Quest) tb | Abomination Skin Leggings tb | Abomination Skin Leggings tb | |
| Feet: | Harbinger boots tb, Warsong Boots tb, Defiler's Lizardhide Boots(AB reward) tb, | Acidic Walkers tb, Defiler's Lizardhide Boots(AB reward) tb, Spidersilk Boots(Crafted) tb | Acidic Walkers tb, Defiler's Lizardhide Boots(AB reward) tb, Spidersilk Boots(Crafted) tb | |
| Ring 1: | Silverlaine's Family Seal tb, Seal of Sylvanas tb, Legionnaire's Band(WSG Reward) tb, Plains Ring tb, Nogg's Gold Ring tb/Talvash's Gold Ring tb(Horde/Alliance Quest) | Advisor's Ring tb, Electrocutioner Lagnut tb, Deep Fathom Ring tb, Nogg's Gold Ring tb/Talvash's Gold Ring tb(Horde/Alliance Quest), The Queen's Jewel tb, Lavishly Jeweled Ring tb, | Advisor's Ring tb, Electrocutioner Lagnut tb, Deep Fathom Ring tb, Nogg's Gold Ring tb/Talvash's Gold Ring tb(Horde/Alliance Quest), The Queen's Jewel tb, Lavishly Jeweled Ring tb. | |
| Ring 2: | Dalson Family Wedding Ring tb((Quest(Need Confirmation if this quest can be taken at low levels Thecomedian 21:58, 29 August 2007 (UTC) looks like it can't - lvl 55 quest lvl 55 item])) | |||
| Weapon: | Cobalt Crusher tb, Manual Crowd Pummeler tb, Slaghammer tb, Advisor's Gnarled Staff(AB reward) tb, Dreamslayer tb, Looming Gavel tb, Dense Triangle Mace tb, | Death Speaker Scepter tb, Slaghammer tb, Wind Spirit Staff tb, Crescent Staff tb, Advisor's Gnarled Staff(AB reward) tb, Rod of the Sleepwalker tb, Looming Gavel tb, Dense Triangle Mace tb, | Death Speaker Scepter tb, Slaghammer tb, Wind Spirit Staff tb, Crescent Staff tb, Advisor's Gnarled Staff(AB reward) tb, Rod of the Sleepwalker tb, Dense Triangle Mace tb. | |
| Offhand: | Witch's Finger(Quest horde only) tb, | Witch's Finger(Quest horde only) tb, | Witch's Finger(Quest horde only) tb. | |
| Trinket 1: | Insignia of the Horde tb/Alliance tb, Minor Recombobulator(Engineering) tb,Arena Grand Master tb, Defiler's Talisman(AB reward) tb, | Insignia of the Horde tb/Alliance tb, Minor Recombobulator(Engineering) tb,Arena Grand Master tb, Defiler's Talisman(AB reward) tb | Insignia of the Horde tb/Alliance tb, Minor Recombobulator(Engineering) tb,Arena Grand Master tb, Defiler's Talisman(AB reward) tb. | |
| Trinket 2: | Rune of Perfection tb, | Rune of Perfection tb, | Rune of Perfection tb. |
If you choose a resto druid you might want to go for some more +int gear instead of the heavy +sta gear here.
