Pros and cons of druid specs.
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Feral- feral has a high opener but I feel a rogue has more CDs to last in a longer fight than a feral can.
Boomkin - strong for support very helpful to have on O with offensive heals, dots, and the ability to nuke FCs while keeping others alive. Def not a glass canon.
Resto- I feel resto is the weaket healer since they rely on hots don't get me wrong swift mend is amazing but with that on cd there is not much you can do
Boomkin - strong for support very helpful to have on O with offensive heals, dots, and the ability to nuke FCs while keeping others alive. Def not a glass canon.
Resto- I feel resto is the weaket healer since they rely on hots don't get me wrong swift mend is amazing but with that on cd there is not much you can do
Just to add to what ochimaru was saying for balance, another con is that as balance you rely on arcane and nature spells as your output for damage, and (Against an ideal team) everyone you play against will have at least 8 resist against both from their gnomer rings, and an extra 5 arcane resist from leather users and above using the emissary cuffs.
Not everyone will have 5 resist to cloak tho, only people who would be using that is most likely healers or FC's and casters without an I lvl 35 cloak
alright ill dish it out for you guys in one consice post.
I will not be ranking these agains each other but rather agains other classes because each spec is crucial at different places
Feral- vs rogue
so pro 1= more damage then rogue (higher burst and damage after)
pro 2 = shifting through a conc shot or other slows
pro 3 = self heals and a roots
pro 4 = thorns ( on a fc it does mad damage )
con 1 = less mobility then a rogue
con 2 = less interupts
con 3 = no vanish
Verdict= a feral just simply takes more planing before u open becuase you dont have that " o **** i didnt see that hunter right there .... lawls vanish"
Balance vs mage
pro 1 = stealth
pro 2 = higher possible hits
pro 3 = self heals
pro 4 = tavel form for quick getaway
con 1 = no scilence or caster neutralizing cc
con 2 = most people have very high nature resistance and arcane since gnomer rings and leather bracers and racials.(to overcome this you can get spell pen trink and 20 spell pen on parachute cloack)
con 3 = no slow( while a roots is very nice u dont have any movement speed reducing spells like frostbolt)
verdict = weaker against spell casters and about even with mele versus a mage but due to your stealth ability you can get over to a fc and position urself strategically against others .
Resto vs pally and priest and sham
pro 1= tavel form + hots = mobility
pro 2 = stealth
pro 3= roots
con 1= significanly less heals when hard casting
con 2 = you dont have a fear bomb or stun or bubbles for those tight situations
verdict = resto druids have a hard time getting out of those tight situations when you have many ppl on you . fortunately they have stealth and travel form to stay at the edge of fights and roots to keeep ppl away . and nothing says hard to kill like not being around to kill.
I will not be ranking these agains each other but rather agains other classes because each spec is crucial at different places
Feral- vs rogue
so pro 1= more damage then rogue (higher burst and damage after)
pro 2 = shifting through a conc shot or other slows
pro 3 = self heals and a roots
pro 4 = thorns ( on a fc it does mad damage )
con 1 = less mobility then a rogue
con 2 = less interupts
con 3 = no vanish
Verdict= a feral just simply takes more planing before u open becuase you dont have that " o **** i didnt see that hunter right there .... lawls vanish"
Balance vs mage
pro 1 = stealth
pro 2 = higher possible hits
pro 3 = self heals
pro 4 = tavel form for quick getaway
con 1 = no scilence or caster neutralizing cc
con 2 = most people have very high nature resistance and arcane since gnomer rings and leather bracers and racials.(to overcome this you can get spell pen trink and 20 spell pen on parachute cloack)
con 3 = no slow( while a roots is very nice u dont have any movement speed reducing spells like frostbolt)
verdict = weaker against spell casters and about even with mele versus a mage but due to your stealth ability you can get over to a fc and position urself strategically against others .
Resto vs pally and priest and sham
pro 1= tavel form + hots = mobility
pro 2 = stealth
pro 3= roots
con 1= significanly less heals when hard casting
con 2 = you dont have a fear bomb or stun or bubbles for those tight situations
verdict = resto druids have a hard time getting out of those tight situations when you have many ppl on you . fortunately they have stealth and travel form to stay at the edge of fights and roots to keeep ppl away . and nothing says hard to kill like not being around to kill.
Feral: Faceroll Easy. If you can't figure out how to use Ravage, Mangle, and FB then there's just something wrong with you.
Resto: I would suggest you not to heal as Resto. Simply gear as a FC. Priorty is stam but dont be afraid to lose a few points in stam to gain a lot more int. And use a BoA Wep w/ SP.
Boomkin: In the right hands, an ultimate support class. They can do everything. Single-Target Burst dmg(w/ Haste CDs), Two Different DoTs, Offheal, CC(Roots), Thorns, and of course Travel Form(if needed u can also FC in a similar way as a Resto Druid would). Never Underestimate a Support Class Boomkin.
Resto: I would suggest you not to heal as Resto. Simply gear as a FC. Priorty is stam but dont be afraid to lose a few points in stam to gain a lot more int. And use a BoA Wep w/ SP.
Boomkin: In the right hands, an ultimate support class. They can do everything. Single-Target Burst dmg(w/ Haste CDs), Two Different DoTs, Offheal, CC(Roots), Thorns, and of course Travel Form(if needed u can also FC in a similar way as a Resto Druid would). Never Underestimate a Support Class Boomkin.