Restoration Druid PvP Talents and Builds — The War Within (11.0.7)

This build takes advantage of how strong Restoration Druid single-target healing is. With this build, you will stand far away from enemy teams so they cannot crowd control you and focus on healing.

While the above table provides a generally accurate overview of the viability of talents, some finer points are discussed in the sections that follow, and we recommend you read those for a deeper understanding.

Some important spells to note in the Druid talent tree:

• Heart of the Wild is one of the more interesting spells Druids can have. This makes it so abilities that are not associated with your specialization get empowered. For example, Restoration Druids will have enhanced Balance Druid spells, reducing the cast time of Balance spells by 30% and damage increased by 20%.
• Cyclone is an iconic Druid spell and the best crowd control in the game. This makes the target affected by it immune to damage and healing.
• Oakskin, Matted Fur, Ironfur, and Verdant Heart are all talents that help increase your survivability.

Some important spells to note in the Restoration Druid Talent tree:

• Cenarion Ward. This is an extra HoT and will increase your overall healing output. This also scales with your Mastery and cannot be purged by the enemy team. This is a good spell to use before being put in crowd control.
• Soul of the Forest is crucial for single-target healing. After using Swiftmend the healing of your next Regrowth or Rejuvenation is increased. This increased healing pairs well with Swiftmend to output burst healing.
• Overgrowth will instantly place all of your HoTs on one of your teammates. This should be used when the enemy team is hitting a teammate that does not have any HoTs on them.
• Germination allows you to apply Rejuvenation twice on the same target. This is great for increasing your healing output and also useful against teams that might have a Purge.

You can choose 3 of the following PvP talents. Each of them has its uses, but some are better for certain strategies than others. The top three choices are the most useful but can be replaced with other PvP talents, depending on your team's goal.

Focused Growth makes it so that every time you use Lifebloom on a teammate, they will gain a stack of Focused Growth, up to 3 stacks. These stacks increase the healing of your Lifebloom. It is important to maintain your Lifebloom and Focused Growth stacks on the teammate that is the primary target for the enemy team.

If you feel like you will be the main target for the enemy team, Preserve Nature is an amazing PvP talent to keep yourself alive. This makes it so that when you use Tranquility, you are immune to all crowd control.

If you find yourself using Cyclone defensively, High Winds is another useful PvP talent. When used on an enemy, it will reduce their damage once they leave Cyclone. If you are playing against a team with minimal interrupts and they do not focus on you, this can be used to help your teammates survive.

Thorns, when you place this on you or a teammate, any melee strikes against them will deal Nature damage to the attackers. This is not normally used in 3v3 arena, as the other talents are stronger, but you should use this in 2v2 versus a team with a melee on it.