Balance Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.0.5)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Balance Druid for The War Within 11.0.0. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Balance Druid, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Balance Druid

Overall BiS List Nerub-ar Palace BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Overall BiS List for Balance Druid

This list contains the best overall items for Balance Druid using all available content. This is gear to chase towards but will not include gear that can not be reliably obtained, such as some gear from the Weekly Vault.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon (Two-Hand)	Takazj's Entropic Edict	The Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace
Weapon (Main-Hand/Off-Hand)	Scepter of Manifested Miasma & Vagabond's Torch using Algari Missive of the Feverflare	The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Helm	Mask of the Greatlynx	Mystic Conniver's Badge from The Silken Court or Creation Catalyst
Neck	Sureki Zealot's Insignia	Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder	Maw of the Greatlynx	Mystic Obscenity's Idol from Rasha'nan or Creation Catalyst
Cloak	Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar	Ulgrax the Devourer in Nerub-ar Palace
Chest	Hide of the Greatlynx	Mystic Blasphemer's Effigy from Broodtwister Ovi'nax or Creation Catalyst
Bracers	Polluted Spectre's Wraps	The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Gloves	Eviscerators of the Greatlynx	Mystic Stalwart's Emblem from Sikran or Creation Catalyst
Belt	Devourer's Taut Innards	Ulgrax the Devourer in Nerub-ar Palace
Legs	Leggings of the Greatlynx	Mystic Slayer's Icon from Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Boots	Chitin-Spiked Jackboots	Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #1	Writhing Ringworm	Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2	Seal of the Poisoned Pact	Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1	Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Avanoxx in Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Trinket #2	Spymaster's Web	The Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace

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Nerub-Palace BiS List for Balance Druid

This list contains the best overall items in Nerub-ar Palace.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Takazj's Entropic Edict	The Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace
Main-Hand/Off-Hand(Embellishment)	Scepter of Manifested Miasma & Vagabond's Torch using Algari Missive of the Feverflare	The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Helm	Mask of the Greatlynx	Mystic Conniver's Badge from The Silken Court or Creation Catalyst
Neck	Sureki Zealot's Insignia	Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder	Maw of the Greatlynx	Mystic Obscenity's Idol from Rasha'nan or Creation Catalyst
Cloak	Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar	Ulgrax the Devourer in Nerub-ar Palace
Chest	Hide of the Greatlynx	Mystic Blasphemer's Effigy from Broodtwister Ovi'nax or Creation Catalyst
Bracers	Polluted Spectre's Wraps	The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Gloves	Eviscerators of the Greatlynx	Mystic Stalwart's Emblem from Sikran or Creation Catalyst
Belt	Devourer's Taut Innards	Ulgrax the Devourer in Nerub-ar Palace
Legs	Leggings of the Greatlynx	Mystic Slayer's Icon from Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Boots	Chitin-Spiked Jackboots	Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #1	Writhing Ringworm	Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2	Seal of the Poisoned Pact	Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1	Treacherous Transmitter	Nexus Princess Ky'veza in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2	Spymaster's Web	The Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace

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Mythic+ BiS List for Balance Druid

This list contains the best overall items from the Season 1 Mythic+ dungeons. We do still encourage getting the 4-set and will keep the optimal 4-pieces in this list.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Melodious Iron Songspire	Master Machinists in The Stonevault
Main-Hand/Off-Hand(Embellishment)	Scithewood Scepter & Vagabond's Torch using Algari Missive of the Feverflare	Ingra Maloch in Mists of Tirna Scithe
Helm	Whispering Mask	Ki'katal the Harvester from Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Neck	'Emergency Stop' Keychain	E.D.N.A in The Stonevault
Shoulder	Maw of the Greatlynx	Mystic Obscenity's Idol from Rasha'nan or Creation Catalyst
Cloak	Anvilhide Cape	Speaker Brokk in The Stonevault
Chest	Hide of the Greatlynx	Mystic Blasphemer's Effigy from Broodtwister Ovi'nax or Creation Catalyst
Bracers	Polluted Spectre's Wraps	The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Gloves	Eviscerators of the Greatlynx	Mystic Stalwart's Emblem from Sikran or Creation Catalyst
Belt	Shadow Congregant's Belt	Speaker Shadowcrown in The Dawnbreaker
Legs	Leggings of the Greatlynx	Mystic Slayer's Icon from Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Boots	Flame Invoker's Treads	Drahga Shadowburner in Grim Batol
Ring #1	Seal of the City Watch	Sergeant Bainbridge in Siege of Boralus
Ring #2	High Nerubian Signet	Anub'ikkaj in The Dawnbreaker
Trinket #1	Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg	Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2	Gale of Shadows	Erudax, the Duke of Below in Grim Batol

A large portion of gearing, outside of knowing what is your best items, is reliant on item level. Try not to overthink gearing, as most upgrades should be easily identifiable. After item level, you can further scrutinize the Secondary Stats looking for Mastery gear and items with sockets.

For more information on stats, you can check our comprehensive Stats page and Gems and Enchants page.

It is crucial to use Raidbots to get an accurate idea of what gear is good and what is terrible. There are so many variables that can change which pieces you would equip. While a cursory glance can be enough to determine what is usable, deciding what is best among what is good is a more nuanced decision.

With that being said, the choice of embellishment depends on content.

• Raiding consists of many high-uptime fights where you stay in combat for minutes at a time. Due to this, we can recommend crafting Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on a main hand or off-hand craft and then Writhing Armor Banding in a lower item level slot (early on) to double the effects of your other embellishment.
• Dungeons, Delves, and Mythic+ consist of smaller pulls and some downtime that would prevent the previous embellishment from being as viable. In this content we recommend crafting either 2x Duskthread Lining or 2x Elemental Focusing Lens and they are more or less interchangeable.

Crafted gear is more flexible in The War Within as embellishments. You are generally going to craft things with Mastery and Haste using Algari Missive of the Feverflare.

Early on, it is best to craft Vagabond's Bounding Baton with the Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension embellishment. Later on, you will swap this craft to Vagabond's Torch with a higher item level main-hand to get the most from the Intellect.

Afterwards by crafting Writhing Armor Banding in another low-level, low-budget item such as a Cloak or Wrists, depending on which piece you do not have a better upgrade in. This is because the Writhing Armor Banding only scales the other embellishment and does not rely on item level.

Otherwise, there are no major slots that require an immediate crafted piece. Rune-Branded Hood could be considered a good upgrade compared to other easily available high item level Head gear. I would recommend simming yourself once you have your embellishments, as you will most likely be upgrading your lowest item level piece.

These are generic simulations from Bloodmallet, giving you a rough overview of strong Balance Druid Trinkets. It is not a replacement for simming yourself, but it can still offer a quick overview.

Check out the BiS Lists if you just want to know the best Trinkets from M+ and Raid.