Guardian Druid
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This is a tank whose main stat is Agility. The Guardian Druid is the embodiment of nature's unbreakable might, taking the form of a giant bear to protect its allies.
The defining feature of the specialization is managing Rage and maintaining a high level of physical defense through Ironfur. Gameplay revolves around constantly generating threat, absorbing damage and using self-healing abilities.
Strengths
- Huge health pool and one of the highest physical armor values in the game.
- Strong and consistent AoE damage that makes it easy to hold groups of enemies.
- Simple, intuitive rotation that lets you focus on fight mechanics.
- Unique utility: Stampeding Roar for group movement speed and
Rebirth in combat.
Weaknesses
- Vulnerable to magic damage compared to other tanks.
- Reliant on active mitigation: without stored Rage for Ironfur it becomes fairly fragile.
- Few tools for interrupting spells at range on the fly.
Stat Priority
Agility
Versatility
Haste
Mastery
Critical StrikeTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Ironfur — keep at least one charge up at all times while taking physical damage- Thrash — use on cooldown to maintain the bleed and generate Rage
Moonfire — keep applied to the target (especially on Galactic Guardian procs)- Mangle — your main Rage generator
- Maul — use to dump excess Rage into damage when survivability is not a concern
Frenzied Regeneration — your main self-heal after taking heavy damage
Best-in-Slot Gear (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
SwipeUseful Tips
1
Survival Instincts — your strongest defensive cooldown, use it before taking lethal damage.
2
Barkskin has a very short cooldown, do not hesitate to press it on every pack.
3
Rebirth — always keep an eye on fallen allies; your role lets you resurrect them without losing tempo.
Macros
#showtooltip Frenzied Regeneration /cast Frenzied Regeneration /cast Ironfur
#showtooltip Moonfire /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Moonfire
#showtooltip Survival Instincts /cast Survival Instincts /cast Barkskin /use 13
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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