WOW Druid Leveling Guide
Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
by Tim Losee
http://Secretwowleveling.com
As manipulators of the natural world, Druids have a great deal of spells and tricks that they possess. Raid groups love Druids for their wide range of talents and spells. The ability to raise other players from the dead as well as get rid of poisons that players possess, makes the Druid a powerful healing class. With their connection to the natural side of World of Warcraft, Druids have the ability to conjure some of the more deadly spells nature has to offer.
In your natural form you are a spell caster, or a ranged DPS; this is a character that attacks from a far. Once you decide to shape shift you will take on specific traits of that shape. As you grow as a player you will find which shape you like best, but you will learn a great deal from all of them.
You have several forms you can take as a Druid. Some include a Bear, a Tree, a Sea Lion or a Cat. Some forms are meant for travel purposes only; the Sea Lion form will allow you to swim faster through water. The use of the Cat form is melee damage, pure and simple, you can compare it to a Rouge's abilities. In Cat form you can use stealth to sneak past enemies and will have a high level of energy for your attacks. You will also be able to travel faster than in your normal form.
When in Bear form you will share similar traits to a tank Warrior. Druids will rarely use Bear form unless they are going to be tanking. This form will allow you to maintain threat as well as take a great deal of damage. In your Tree form you will take on more of a Priest’s role. Being able to heal multiple targets and having a multitude of healing abilities.
The biggest weakness of a Druid is the limitations that are put on them. Like a lot of caster characters, Druids are restricted to wearing cloth and leather armor, which provides them little to no protection from enemy attacks. Thus you should look at gear for enhancement of your character, not for protection. As long as you avoid direct combat with an enemy, you should be fine.
Shape shifting can be useful and fun, but it also has its flaws. Simply put, if you plan on permanently changing your form as a Druid, you might want to think about just changing your character to the class that form best represents. For example, if you wanted to be in Bear form all the time, you should probably just make a Warrior character so that you will have more useful abilities. Druid's are made to play many different roles, if you are looking for a character that is defined by one roll, you should look for a different character.
With three talent trees and three different specs that a Druid can be, it is fairly obvious which tree to pick to support which spec you want. If you choose to be a tank, you will want to utilize the Balance talents and if you want to mainly DPS then Feral Combat will be your best choice. That leaves Restoration to be your tree for healing. One drawback to having so many different specs to choose from is that your talent trees are harder to make your own.
Let’s say that you are a Rouge, you have three different talent trees, but your only role is DPS… that gives you many more options to personalize what you feel will give you the most amount of DPS. Druids don't have that luxury, they have one talent build per spec and that is it. Not much personalization..
While you are leveling I would suggest using the Feral Combat tree, even if in the end you do not want to DPS. When leveling you are usually by yourself, thus you want to make sure you have protection and damage, Feral Combat does both of those things. Often players will choice Restoration because of its healing and protective powers, this will only take you so far because you will not be able to destroy your enemies. Its also fun because you have more animal forms to choose to turn into!
If you are overwhelmed by all the options that the Druid has, don't worry. Use your leveling time wisely, and determine what you enjoy the most (tanking, DPS or healing)|As you level, take notes on what you think your style of play might be. This will give you ample time to make your decision and you can always change the talent points in your talent trees.
A Druid can make a huge difference in any group. With so many different aspects to them, the Druid can easily fill any hole you might have in your raid or PvP group. A Druid can be a welcomed addition to any group.
In need of more information on Druids? Check out this amazing Druid Levling Guide.
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