Guardian Druid Raid Build
Last updated: · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Guardian Druid Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 10% of top players run it
Stat priority
HasteMasteryCritVers
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Key talents — Druid of the Claw
Hero
Class
Spec
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Build popularity
10%
of top players run the most popular build
The most popular Guardian build is run by 10% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Guardian Druid builds. The most popular build is run by 10% of sampled players (10 of 100 players).
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Druid of the ClawSpent: 10
GuardianSpent: 4
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Guardian Druid players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
25%
25%
25%
19%
31%- 31%
31%
38%
25%- 25%
- 38%
38%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Mangle20.0/min27%
- Ironfur18.0/min24%
- Thrash16.1/min22%
Maul4.0/min5%
Swipe2.7/min4%
Red Moon1.7/min2%- Lunar Beam1.4/min2%
- Lunar Beam1.4/min2%
Raze1.1/min2%
Barkskin1.0/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
- Light's Potential0:011.2×/fight
- Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc0:023.1×/fight
- Voracious Heart of Ula'tek0:023.4×/fight
Rake0:032.5×/fight- Wild Guardian0:033.1×/fight
Wild Charge1:094.3×/fight
Stampeding Roar1:571.5×/fight- Bear Form2:341.8×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 16 players sampled
93% of top Guardian players wear Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage in the shoulder slot.
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The most popular trinkets among top Guardian Druid players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Guardian Druid players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Tier set
Bark of the Enigmatic Dreamwatcher
2pcSet: Thrash has a 20% chance to make your next Mangle deal 100% increased damage.
4pcSet: Thrash calls up 3 thorns, each impaling a target for 2,777 Nature damage and dealing 1,388 additional Nature damage to up to 5 nearby enemies, and extends the duration of Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc by 0.5 sec, up to 5.0 sec.
4pcSet: Thrash calls up 3 thorns, each impaling a target for 2,480 Nature damage and dealing 1,240 additional Nature damage to up to 5 nearby enemies, and extends the duration of Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc by 0.5 sec, up to 5.0 sec.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pc(2) Set: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Guardian Druid players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand61%
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand48%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand28%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand23%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand1%
- Eyes of the EagleRings58%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band30%
- Silvermoon Agent's Utility Belt12%
- Silvermoon Agent's Handwraps10%
- Adherent's Silken Shroud9%
- Lucky Keychain7%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Guardian looks to be Haste > Mastery > Crit > Vers.
Haste1,158
Mastery769
Crit732
Vers393
The highest-rated Guardian Druid players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Macros
Well-established universal and Druid macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.
Curated conventions — not derived from logs
Universal
- Set focus (mouseover, else target)
/focus [@mouseover,exists][] - Use top trinket
#showtooltip 13 /use 13 - Use bottom trinket
#showtooltip 14 /use 14 - Stop casting
/stopcasting
Druid basics
- Focus interrupt — Skull Bash
#showtooltip Skull Bash /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Skull Bash - Focus crowd control — Cyclone
#showtooltip Cyclone /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Cyclone - Mouseover ally — Rebirth
#showtooltip Rebirth /cast [@mouseover,help][] Rebirth
Race distribution
Night Elf62% Alliance
Tauren12% Horde
Haranir5% Alliance
Troll5% Horde
Haranir4% Horde
Highmountain Tauren4% Horde
Kul Tiran4% Alliance
Worgen4% Alliance
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FAQ
How is this Guardian Druid Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.
How often is this guide updated?
Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.
Why should I trust these recommendations?
Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.
Does region or mode change the build?
Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Guardian Druid builds across PvP and PvE contexts.