Classes

LEVELING GUIDE

WoW Forever Balance Druid Leveling Guide

Balance kills one enemy at a time from range with . 's base damage is lower, but spell power gear turns straight into damage, and mana is your real limit — pick your fights and expect to drink more. Treat a spell power weapon, early consumables, professions and dungeon gear as part of leveling, not something for later.

Recommended talents

Level 20 · Balance11/0/0

Recommended professions

  • Leatherworking
    Craft your own spell power leather — from at 10 up to , and . Its adds rested experience at camp.
  • Alchemy
    Make your own for spell damage, and place at camp for mana regeneration — a good fit when mana is your biggest limit.

ROUTELevel-by-level route

  1. 5

    Levels 1–5

    One target at a time, from range

    • Pull with from range and fight one enemy at a time. Two or more split you between healing and damage and drain your mana fast.
    • Keep up and top yourself off with between fights.
    • Early consumables and professions matter more to Balance than to any other leveling spec. Pick up Leatherworking and Alchemy right away and keep and on hand. Cooking, First Aid and Fishing don't use your two profession slots, so level them too.

    Gear to pick up

    New abilities

  2. 9

    Levels 6–9

    Thorns and roots

    • Keep up at all times. It locks in your spell power when cast, so apply it with your spell power gear and elixir on.
    • At 8, hold the enemy at range with and cast . Recast roots when it breaks free.
    • If your mana can't keep up, melee in caster form: one , and auto attacks, with between fights. It's slower but more consistent.

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (6) · (8)

  3. 12

    Levels 10–12

    Spell power weapon and Improved Wrath

    • From level 10, caster weapons carry spell power. Swap to a spell power staff, dagger or mace from dungeon drops or quest rewards — it's the single biggest boost to your damage while leveling.
    • Start your talents with . With all five points, becomes a 1.5-second cast and costs less mana.
    • Craft , and with Leatherworking, and swap to at 12. Switch your food to .
    • The level 10 class quest gives , but as Balance you keep hunting in caster form.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 10–123/5

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (10) · (10) · (10)

  4. 16

    Levels 13–16

    First dungeons and Moonglow

    • Prioritize dungeons while leveling — gear upgrades change how Balance feels more than new spell ranks do. The Hall of Thanes and Ragefire Chasm open at 13, Ruins of Lordaeron at 15 and The Deadmines at 16.
    • In dungeons you are the backup healer. Don't spend all your mana on damage; keep enough for and . Use to hold a runner or a caster out of the pack so the tank and healer have less to manage.
    • From 15, take . It lowers the mana cost of your damage spells and is the most important leveling talent — mana, not damage, is what holds Balance back.
    • Craft and at 15 with Leatherworking, and add spell power to chest, legs, hands or feet with .

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 13–145/5
    • Lv 15–162/3

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (14) · (14) · (14) · (16) · (16)

    Dungeons for this range

  5. 19

    Levels 17–19

    Wailing Caverns and Shadowfang Keep

    • Wailing Caverns opens at 17 and Shadowfang Keep at 18. Pick up every dungeon quest before you go in to collect the staff and robe rewards in one run.
    • From 18, take for more spell critical strike chance.
    • Keep upgrading to higher spell power staves such as (level 19), or .

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 173/3
    • Lv 18–192/2

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (18) · (18) · (18) · (18)

    Dungeons for this range

  6. 20

    Level 20

    Starfire and final gear

    • You learn at 20. Spell power scales at 57.1% and at 100%, so every spell power upgrade pays off more.
    • Your last point goes into . holds up better under damage, so you can keep enemies pinned at range for safe pulls.
    • Craft and with Leatherworking. Fill the rest from Wailing Caverns, Shadowfang Keep, Ruins of Lordaeron and The Deadmines using the target list below.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 201/3
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    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (20) · (20) · (20)

ROTATIONHow to fight

  1. 1Before the pull: keep and up.
  2. 2Open with from max range.
  3. 3Apply .
  4. 4Cast to hold the target at range.
  5. 5Cast until it dies, re-rooting if it breaks free and healing yourself as needed.
  6. 6Between fights, heal up with and drink.

GEARLevel-20 target gear

Dungeon drops, quest rewards and crafted items worth chasing at level 20 for this spec, by slot, best stats for the spec first.

Head

Neck

  • BestQuest
    Quest “Friend of the Library”

Shoulder

Back

Chest

Wrist

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Finger

Trinket

Two-Hand

Main Hand

Held In Off-hand

Ranged

CLASS QUESTSClass quests

  • Level 10 — Bear Form

    Learned from a class quest; the name differs by race.

  • Level 14 — Cure Poison

    Learned from a class quest; the name differs by race.

  • Level 16 — Aquatic Form

    Learned from a class quest; the name differs by race.

  • Level 20 — Cat Form

    Everything happens in Moonglade. A statue outside the cave grants you the ability to prowl; sneak inside and pick up 3 idols without being seen by the patrols.

CAMPINGCamping

  • Cooking is the foundation of camping — it raises how many camp bonuses you can have at once. Fishing's grants 8% increased stats.
  • While leveling, place Leatherworking's (5% rested experience) and Alchemy's (mana regeneration). Herbalism's (Intellect) also helps.
  • Skip Enchanting's — its buff overlaps with .