WoW Druid Talent Tree Build in WotLK - Where to Spend Your Talent Points

The druid is a shape shifting hybrid class which allows you to approach many different play styles and this is the reason why it is one of the most versatile classes in the entire game. Druids of every spec can find a role for themselves at the end-game whether it's raiding or PvP.

Just like with the rest of the classes in World of Warcraft the talents for druids are split into three categories, or trees:

-    The Balance tree which focuses on damage spells that will make the druid a very efficient spell damage dealer.

-    The Feral Combat tree which focuses on using the shape shifting druid forms of cat, bear and dire bear, each of these focusing in turn  on either tanking - Bear and Dire Bear - or on melee DPS - Cat form.

-    The Restoration tree focuses on healing spells, making the druid a very efficient healer, especially because of the Tree of Life form that druids learn by investing in this talent tree.

Like we said in the beginning the druid class is a hybrid class and this means that each druid talent tree will definitely contain some talents which will be useful and sometimes necessary when specializing in any one of the other trees. Let's take a look at what a druid talent tree can offer.

For instance:

- Some Feral Combat talents will modify your maximum mana which you would need large amounts of if specializing in the Moonkin form;

- some Balance talents will modify the cost of healing spells which is crucial for any good healer, while others will be helpful when in the feral forms.

- Some Restoration talents like Furor, will give the druid rage when they switch into either Cat or Bear Form, while others like Natural Shape shifter will reduce the mana cost of shape shifting by thirty percent.

The Cat's Eye Is Mandatory If You Want Extra Defense, Faster Run and 25 Points in Dexterity

When one thinks of a Cat, one usually imagines a dexterous, quick, graceful animal. The Cat's Eyes is a unique Ring in the game that actually has mods that do reflect all these positive descriptors.

The Stats:

Level Requirement: 50

30% Faster Run/Walk

20% Increased Attack Speed

+100 Defense vs. Missile

+100 Defense

+25 to Dexterity

30% Faster Run/Walk

Faster Run/Walk is rarely found in Amulets, but it is a very good ability to have, due to the large advantage being able to move quicker gives you, both in PvM (Players vs. Monsters) and PvP (Players vs. Players) games.

20% Increased Attack Speed

Cat's Eye may give you the extra IAS you need to break the maximum IAS breakpoint. The faster your weapon speed, the more blows your can strike within a given period of time. The more blows you can strike within a given period of time, the faster you will be able to kill monsters in the game.

+100 Defense vs. Missile

+100 Defense

Cats are agile creatures, able to leap out of harm's way with a grace that humans envy. With these two mods, you'll be able to have a better Defense, both against melee attacks and ranged missiles.

+25 to Dexterity

The IAS indicated that this amulet would be more useful to melee characters rather than casters. With the hefty +25 points bonus to Dexterity, melee characters can experience three things: (1) They don't need to invest too many attribute points into Dexterity to meet high Dexterity requirements, which means they can invest the attribute points into Vitality instead, for more life (2) an improvement in Attack Rating, thus being able to better hit monsters around the level a little better, and lastly (3) an improvement in your % Chance to Block.

Summary:

The IAS points towards a melee character, but really, Cat's Eye can be worn by anyone, but the lack of mods and Resistances boost on it make it an unappealing choice for casters.