Druid: should this druid change his spec?

cookins06 · February 01, 2008, 02:06 PM

im a sl/sl lock doing 2v2 and 3v3 mostly and do most of them with this druid... ive alwas heard resto druid is best but he likes this build.. should i convince him to change to resto?

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...gos&n=Baphomet

Maltyrius · February 01, 2008, 02:29 PM

My take is that it comes down to how serious you are about ranking up. The stats for resto druids being so dominant in 2v2 and 3v3 are pretty hard to ignore. Yet some folks like to take on 'project builds' to make them work as a challenge and to just have fun.

If you are serious about getting a higher rank, a resto druid is easier to be more effective with.

doogless · February 01, 2008, 02:29 PM

There's a Balance Druid/Warlock combo that I've run into a few times in 2v2, they do really well. Druid's armory is here - The World of Warcraft Armory but it appears he/she has switched teams since hitting 2k as Druid/Warlock. if I recall correctly, they ended last season around 2200ish.

It's definitely doable, but a different playstyle. Resto Druid/Warlock is probably easier, but the spec is absolutely viable if you're willing to work at it.

cookins06 · February 01, 2008, 02:37 PM

if he changes to resto will he be mainly just healing me the whole time while i do damage, or how do yall usually fight with this setup?

Gritz · February 01, 2008, 02:42 PM

I posted this in another thread, but here's some tricks that druids use to pwn me/my team:

Bear form -> Bash
Root your pet -> Travel Form to behind pillar -> Drink
Travel form behind pillar -> Cat form -> Kill your pet
Go through 5-25 Star's Tears per match (1-2 ticks each)
Put up Nature's grasp and MoTW (if gone) before they innervate or NS (to put Devour Magic on cooldown)
Cyclone your Healer and kill your pet.
Cyclone your pet to kill you (no soul link)
Cyclone you to kill your healer
Bear form to break mana drain
Cyclone the DPS if it's attacking a pet
Decurse CoW/CoT/CoEx, etc.
Moonfire your healer to keep him in combat/prevent from drinking

A good Resto Druid is near impossible to run out of mana, their only weakness in 2's and 3's is that they only have 1 quick, big heal (Nature's Swiftness), so if you can chain CC a druid and finish off their DPS partner(s), you're golden.

A non-druid team can never outlast a evenly matched druid team - they have too many ways to protect their mana and CC multiple targets.

February 01, 2008, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
cookins06 Member Character Info hathath 70 Blood Elf Warlock Malygoss US PvE Talent Spec: 43/7/11	should this druid change his spec? im a sl/sl lock doing 2v2 and 3v3 mostly and do most of them with this druid... ive alwas heard resto druid is best but he likes this build.. should i convince him to change to resto? http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...gos&n=Baphomet

February 01, 2008, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Maltyrius Moderator Character Info Maltyrius 70 Human Warlock Khaz Modan US PvE Guild: Prestige Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Re: should this druid change his spec? My take is that it comes down to how serious you are about ranking up. The stats for resto druids being so dominant in 2v2 and 3v3 are pretty hard to ignore. Yet some folks like to take on 'project builds' to make them work as a challenge and to just have fun. If you are serious about getting a higher rank, a resto druid is easier to be more effective with.

February 01, 2008, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
doogless Member Character Info Themorrigan 70 Human Warlock Kil'Jaeden US PvP Guild: The Collective Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/0/0	Re: should this druid change his spec? There's a Balance Druid/Warlock combo that I've run into a few times in 2v2, they do really well. Druid's armory is here - The World of Warcraft Armory but it appears he/she has switched teams since hitting 2k as Druid/Warlock. if I recall correctly, they ended last season around 2200ish. It's definitely doable, but a different playstyle. Resto Druid/Warlock is probably easier, but the spec is absolutely viable if you're willing to work at it.

February 01, 2008, 02:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
cookins06 Member Character Info hathath 70 Blood Elf Warlock Malygoss US PvE Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Re: should this druid change his spec? if he changes to resto will he be mainly just healing me the whole time while i do damage, or how do yall usually fight with this setup?

February 01, 2008, 02:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gritz NOT IN THE FACE!!!! Character Info Gritz 70 Orc Warlock Eldre'Thalas US PvE Guild: Fate Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 24/37/0	Re: should this druid change his spec? I posted this in another thread, but here's some tricks that druids use to pwn me/my team: Bear form -> Bash Root your pet -> Travel Form to behind pillar -> Drink Travel form behind pillar -> Cat form -> Kill your pet Go through 5-25 Star's Tears per match (1-2 ticks each) Put up Nature's grasp and MoTW (if gone) before they innervate or NS (to put Devour Magic on cooldown) Cyclone your Healer and kill your pet. Cyclone your pet to kill you (no soul link) Cyclone you to kill your healer Bear form to break mana drain Cyclone the DPS if it's attacking a pet Decurse CoW/CoT/CoEx, etc. Moonfire your healer to keep him in combat/prevent from drinking A good Resto Druid is near impossible to run out of mana, their only weakness in 2's and 3's is that they only have 1 quick, big heal (Nature's Swiftness), so if you can chain CC a druid and finish off their DPS partner(s), you're golden. A non-druid team can never outlast a evenly matched druid team - they have too many ways to protect their mana and CC multiple targets.