JM Van Horn
Druid Leveling Strategy in World of Warcraft
September 2nd 2010 02:00
In the online game, World of Warcraft, the Druid class has three distinct paths that they can be used to reach level 80. But which one is better for leveling your Druid?
The Balance talent tree offers your Druid the chance to sling spells with the best of them but it can produce some down time if you do not manage your mana efficiently. The Restoration talent tree suffers from the same slow pace as other Healer classes, though the advent of the dungeon finder system has helped with this some.
Ultimately, the Feral talent tree, specifically your Cat form, offers enough abilities to help make sure your can tear through your opponents with little to no downtime. These are the several things you need to look at when are leveling your Druid in World of Warcraft.
Strategy
After you begin your life as a Druid, you will learn that playing through the first 20 levels of your Druid can be time consuming and slow. You will have two methods of taking down your opponents either through casting or in Bear form once you receive it at level 10.
The pace picks up the moment you reach level 20 and can shape shift into your Cat form. Now not only will you be able to stealth in and around enemies, you will be take away their health a lot quicker.
The ideal Feral talent build will end up a 0 / 51/ 0 / build by the team you reach level 60. These are a couple of the crucial talents to make the process easier.
Don’t forget to select Feral Switness the moment it becomes available to you on the talent tree. This will increase your Druid’s running speed in Cat form, which means less downtime as you move from one opponent to the next.
The key to developing your Druid Feral build it to maximize your DPS while needing the least amount of time to recovery. To find examples of complete Feral Druid builds, visit WoW Popular web site and filtering out the Druid Feral builds.
Gear Selection
Though you will be changing gear on a consistent basis as you level your Druid, there are certain statistics you need to focus on to help make sure you are obtaining the optimal DPS. These are the statistics ranked from most important to least for your Feral Druid.
Agility – Strength – Expertise Rating – Crit Rating - Hit Rating = Haste Rating – Attack Power - Stamina
Don’t forget that you can boost up your equipment and weapons with enchantments. While this is not recommended on lower level gear that you may out grow, it is fine to place them on unique pieces.
It is also advisable to maintain a set of gear for healing. Though you are not spec to heal as you level, you will find a properly geared Druid can still provide decent healing to a well run five-man party. Make sure you keep an eye out for cloth pieces in addition to leather for your healing gear.
Weapon Selection
The first choice of weapons for your Feral Druid should either be a two-handed mace, polearm, or staff. Prior to entering Outlands, you will want to find one of these weapons with the following suffixes; of the Tiger, of Strength, or of the Bear.
Glyph Selection
As you proceed through the leveling process, there are a couple of glyphs that can be of use to your Druid. The first one is Glyph of Claw, which reduces the energy cost of your Claw attack. Since Claw will be your primary attack until you reach 50, this will give you an extra attack every fourth time. Eventually you will replace this one with the Glyph of Mangle.
The second Glyph you could use is Glyph of Rake, which will keep your opponents from fleeing. This can be quite useful when you have additional attackers.
Profession Selection
If you do not have a profession picked out for your Druid, you should consider selecting two Gathering careers. This way you can build up your finances while you move forward towards the cap level. A solid combination to achieve this would be Herbalism and Skinning.
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