Jun 25, 2019 Guardian druid is a really fun tank class with one of the largest utility kits in the game. Bear tank is a great spec in Battle for Azeroth 8.2. WoW BFA is going to remain fun. I hope you enjoy. Mar 21, 2019 Hello Blizzard! I want to talk with you about guardian druid (GD) mechanics. You need to improve this spec. Now this spec is totally useless. All other tanks have good mobility and saves. But GD has nothing. For example: DK: healing (blooddrinker, death strike, blood worms, Bonestorm and etc) def abilities (Icebound Fortitude, Dancing Rune Weapon, Vampiric Blood, Will of the Necropolis.

Below is our recommended talent build for maximizing tanking effectiveness. Many different combinations of talents can be effective, so while the below build is our recommendation--take the time to read each talent and decide for yourself. Knowing about each talent and it's strengths and weaknesses can be immensely helpful.

This build is focused on overall tank effectiveness in raid environments, with emphasis on survivability during bosses. To broaden effectiveness in AoE situations too, consider the talents Blood Frenzy and Rend and Tear.

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Overview

Variant of Dragonhunter - Power DPS. On boss fights where damage is easy to avoid, this build is capable of much higher DPS than its Dragonhunter counterpart thanks to . It is also the best dungeon and fractal build for players without access to Heart of Thorns.

The build is heavily reliant on both Aegis and Retaliation for DPS, so ensure as much uptime on these boons as possible.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Scepter/Focus

Weapon Variants

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Sword provides better cleave damage than Scepter, and is better against moving targets.

Skill Variants

Healing Skill

can be used to help nullify niche mechanics, such as Slothasor's shake attack.

Utilities

is mandatory if you are the only base Guardian in your subgroup. If you have another Guardian and can share your casts, you can trade it for more utility.
can be used for a slight DPS increase (approximately 300-400).
provides more Retaliation as well as a stun break and Stability.
can be used for more Retaliation and Stability.
provides additional CC if needed.
or if projectile defense is needed.

Specializations

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Variants

provides a damage buff for your subgroup whenever you cast . This is technically the highest DPS trait on most fights, but requires good team coordination to make full use of it. If running this, take instead of and instead of on your greatsword.

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Equipment

Superior Rune of the Scholar

18x

Mighty Infusion

Variants

If running this build overcaps crit chance with fury, retaliation, , , etc. If you are confident in the uptime of these buffs, you can run more Valkyrie gear for extra survivability.
If running , take instead of and instead of on your greatsword.
Swap for slaying sigils where applicable in fractals

Consumables

Food

Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
+100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

Utility

Potent Superior Sharpening Stone
Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

Usage

Opening Rotation

Start in Greatsword.

, cancel the aftercast with movement or weapon stow.
Autoattack until is available

Loop Rotation

, cancel the aftercast with movement or weapon stow.
Strike
Strike your foe.
Number of Targets: 3
Vengeful Strike
Strike your foe again.
Number of Targets: 3
Wrathful Strike
Attack with a final, powerful strike that applies might for each foe you strike.
Might (5s): +30 Power, +30 Condition Damage
Range: 130
x2
Strike
Strike your foe.
Number of Targets: 3
Vengeful Strike
Strike your foe again.
Number of Targets: 3
Wrathful Strike
Attack with a final, powerful strike that applies might for each foe you strike.
Might (5s): +30 Power, +30 Condition Damage
Range: 130
x3
, cancel the aftercast with movement or weapon stow.
, chain-cast this after each scepter symbol.
Autoattack until is available
Autoattack until is available
Weapon swap and repeat

The rotation in this video features an extra greatsword auto attack after the Leap of Faith + Binding Blade combo, but it requires very precise timing and aftercast cancelling to pull off successfully. While learning, you can omit this attack.

Notes

Never interrupt your greatsword autoattack chain.
Pay very close attention to where you stand, and watch your buff bar to ensure that you have Aegis. Whenever you lose aegis, refresh it by casting either or .
can be cancelled by walking or stowing your weapon. This dramatically speeds up the aftercast of the skill.
Retaliation should be maintained by your chronomancers as long as they stand in your , but if you notice it is running low you can use your heal skill or your virtues to increase your retaliation uptime.
Use with to mitigate interrupted auto attacks. Make sure to never have full charges of this skill, but otherwise it is fine to hold off on casting it for long periods of time.
Use if your group is struggling to maintain Quickness.
If there are additional targets nearby, you can stand inside of the boss as you cast to deal additional damage. Any of the full auto attack chains in greatsword can be replaced with GS5 + GS3, but you should avoid replacing the first two unless there are additional targets.

Breakbar

is your strongest hard CC, but it should only be used in emergencies since it's a considerable DPS loss (unless you are running the Perfect Inscriptions trait).
You can replace with for an additional 200 breakbar damage.
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Throw blades at your foes, causing damage over time. Bound foes can be pulled to you. The effect ends when a foe moves out of range.
Number of Targets: 5
Maximum Leash Range: 600
Pull
Pull your foes to you.
Range: 600
pulls your target for 150 breakbar damage.

Encounter-Specific Tips

The difficulty ratings attached to each fight are not meant to represent the difficulty of each individual boss, but rather the difficulty of playing t