Cataclysm Classic Balance Druid Enchants and Consumables

Cataclysm enchants, gems, and consumables present an additional way to further augment your Balance Druid. Enchants imbue weapons and armor with potent magical properties to enhance their power. Gems are meticulously socketed into gear, enhancing attributes and rounding gear out to fit your exact needs. Consumables ranging from elixirs to potions, provide temporary boosts to vital stats, granting crucial advantages in the heat of combat. All of these systems play a role in boosting the power of your character when facing Cataclysm's deadly challenges.

Below is a list of the recommended enchants for a Balance Druid in Cataclysm Classic. If there are multiple viable enchants for a gear slot, they are listed in order of value. Some enchants require a specific profession to use them; if you do not have the profession, simply look at the next enchant shown on the list.

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Hyjal
Shoulders	Felfire Inscription (Requires Inscription) Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone
Back	Lightweave Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Grounded Plasma Shield (Requires Engineering) Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Sanctified Spellthread (Requires Tailoring) Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
Ring	Enchant Ring - Intellect (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect

Below is a list of the recommended gems for a Balance Druid in Cataclysm. Be sure to meet your Meta Gem requirements by using at least three Red Gems. You will typically want to gem as much Intellect as possible; avoid socket bonuses if they offer less than 10 Intellect or 20 Secondary stats.

Sockets	Gems
	Burning Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
	Brilliant Inferno Ruby
	Reckless Ember Topaz
	Purified Demonseye
	Brilliant Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to 3
	Quick Cogwheel & Sparkling Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use 2 in helm

Below is a list of the recommended consumables for a Balance Druid in Cataclysm. Some consumables have multiple options depending on your needs; be sure to choose accordingly.

Your food buff will always be 90 Intellect during Cataclysm, with a few different options you can choose from; pick whichever you can get the cheapest.

• Fortune Cookie
• Seafood Magnifique Feast
• Severed Sagefish Head

Use the Intellect flask below, as it is by far the best option available.

• Flask of the Draconic Mind

Use the following combat potion for pre-pulling and during the fight, and try to use it when you are about to activate your DPS cooldowns or entering higher damage taken by boss phases.

• Volcanic Potion

Compared to past expansions, you will need to carry far less additional consumables on you. We simply recommend keeping some bandages on you for quick, Mana-free heals.

• Dense Embersilk Bandage