subject: The Starter Druid Guide For Playing World Of Warcraft [print this page] This WoW Druid guide will endeavor to explain to you all you will need to understand to get started playing as a Druid.
The shape shifting hybrid class in World of Warcraft is the Druid, and this class is one of the most versatile and customizable in the game. It does not matter if you want to end up raiding or doing PvP, the Druid is a perfect class for either.
Just like with the rest of the classes in World of Warcraft, the talents for Druids are split into three categories, or trees. Let's take a look at what each of the Druid talent trees can offer.
There is the Balance tree which will make the Druid very efficient with spell damage dealers and also allow for great damage spells. Another great aspect of Balance talents is the ability to modify healing costs which is a must for an effective healer.
Focusing on the shape shifting forms of Cat, Bear, and Dire bear, the Feral Combat tree focuses each of these in turn on either tanking, for bear and Dire bear, or on melee DPS, for cat form. Learning the right times to change forms is something that needs to be learned. You will need large amounts of maximum mana if you specialize in the Moonkin form, and there are some Feral Combat Talents that modify this.
The last tree, Restoration, will focus primarily on healing and make the Druid a great healing class because Druids can acquire the Tree of Life form. Some of the Restoration talents, such as Furor, will allow the Druid to use Rage while in the Cat and Bear forms. There are other talents which will reduce the mana cost for shape shifting by as much as thirty percent.
There are some setbacks to becoming a Druid that you need to know. It can be hard to focus on one thing because there are so many different strategies for Druids. It is also a necessity to carry enough equipment for your character in order to fill the needs of all of your forms. They will all require different gear sets.
