subject: How to PvP Better as a Druid [print this page] How to PvP Better as a Druid How to PvP Better as a Druid
In WoW a well played druid is one of the hardest classes to kill. The combination of abilities is potent enough to kill anyone and can protect you from the ones you can't long enough for help to arrive. This is no doubt the reason why you will find a druid in most successful arena teams.
The reason druids are so good is due to the ability to shape shift. They can switch between forms on a whim which allows them to easily get out of roots and snares, while keeping them immune to spells like polymorph. Proper mastery of this one ability will often tell the difference between a good and poor druid.
A poor druid is going to let his spec dictate his abilities.
For example, a bad feral spec druid is going to limit the abilities they use to the skills that are useful to that spec. So they are going to be doing what they can in cat or bear form to avoid trouble and do damage. Adding in caster form here would give the druid the ability to quickly heal, cyclone, or even root a target to make things easier. By not limiting himself to the feral forms he has increased his arsenal by a lot. While it is important for a feral druid to be in one of his forms when it comes time to do the killing, the other two specs are not as clear cut.
Balance and resto druids are better off staying in caster form in most cases. There is a benefit to the certain stats and abilities by being in the specialized form, but these forms also limit you from making split second shifts that may save your life.
Tree Form increases the potency of your heals, but limits you to restoration abilities and lowers your movement. This may not seem like a huge issue, but mobility is everything in PvP. Many classes do everything possible to keep you glued to one area or slowed, by being a tree you are just gift wrapping yourself to them. If you believe healing is going to be clutch during a specific amount of time AND you know you will not need to move for a while, then tree form is probably the best option.
Boomkin have it a bit differently as there is a definite benefit of being in moonkin form. The combination of an increased critical chance and improved armor make it tempting enough without adding in the reduced stun damage and mana regen on critical attacks.
The reason caster form is recommended is simply to give you a quicker ability to heal. As much as you are a DPS spec, you have the ability to heal when needed, so limiting yourself to one thing will limit your capability. This is doubled when you consider that your gear needs are similar to that of a healer even if your spec is not.
There are plenty of other nuances that make a good druid good, but clutch shape shifting is what makes them stand out. If you can master the ability to be in the right form at the right time, you will easily find your way into the ranks of the elite.
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