Balance Druid
vs
Feral Druid
What’s the best spec for Druids, Feral or Balance? Below breaks down their current DPS potential and compares the two.
This page analyzes multiple simulations for both Feral Druids and Balance Druids using profiles and settings intended to achieve their maximum DPS. Multiple sim environments are used to test how they perform in various conditions. Is one the AoE king? Does one scale better with gear upgrades? Is one more bursty, and more reliant on big cooldowns? Below analyzes the data to find the strengths of each.
Simulation results were created with SimulationCraft
Using game data from Patch 10.0.2 • WoW Dragonflight •
- Balance Druid
- Best AoE DPS (in perfect settings)Balance Druid achieved 37.34% more AoE DPS than Feral Druid when there was no movement or lag.
- DPS less dependant on big cooldownsBalance Druid’s DPS is less bursty, meaning it had more consistent damage. With 11.56% less difference in lowest and peak DPS during a fight when compared to Feral Druids.
Feral Druid- Best boss DPS (in perfect settings)Feral Druid achieved 5.59% more maximum boss DPS than Balance Druid when there was no movement or lag.
- Best boss DPS (in realistic settings)Feral Druid achieved 7.11% more maximum boss DPS than Balance Druid when dealing with occasional movement, lag and crowd-control.
- Least affected by movement (single-target)Feral Druid’s single-target DPS was -20.9% less affected by increased movement compared to Balance Druids.
- Best gear scalingFeral Druid scaled better with increased item-levels, single-target DPS benefited 1.81% more from 372 ilvl to 422 compared to Balance Druids.
- Simplest GameplayFeral Druid has fewer damaging abilities which could indicate a simpler rotation.
While the above highlights the DPS advantages between Balance and Feral Druids, the DPS potential should not be the only factor in your decision. Ultimately, you should also consider the playstyle that you enjoy most while crushing it in Mythics+ and Raids!
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