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Many people may possibly think that running a Balance Druid is a waste of time, it will be much better to choose mage as their profession. Well, these people just do not have enough understand of Druid. Although it is true that the mage can hit harder and faster and in many cases, the Balance Druid is far more fun to play and, as a whole, a more advantageous class to have around.
As a Balance Druid you've got a couple of staple spells you'll use a great deal. Wrath is your bread and butter. Starfire may be a nice big nuke but a steady stream of glowing green wrath can cut down even the toughest enemy. Anything you can do to lower the cast time and extend the range of this go-to spell, including talent points and certain gear, is critical. As your level increases and you gain advanced Balance Tree talents this handy little spell can really do some massive damage. You'll have many other damage spells in your book but Wrath is going to be one of the most used.
Your root and crowd control spells are going to get a lot of use as well. Either solo hunting or running in a group the ability to slow, stop or control the enemy is priceless. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each of these spells and be prepared to use the correct spell at the proper time!
Once you have invested enough of your Talent Points in the Balance Tree of the Druid build you will be able to assume Moonkin Form. This is when your Balance Druid gets really fun! The Moonkin looks like a large, angry, fat bear, with a beak and some dreadlocks on its shoulders. There are several nice benefits to the Moonkin Form including vastly increased armor and spells to increase it further), increased spell damage and critical spell strike percentage and Moonkin Aura. The Moonkin Aura gives additional benefits to those around you. You deal more damage, your group deals more damage and everyone is happy!
A few more benefits of Moonkin Form are the ability to use and benefit from your weapons and use potions while in the form. The only other form where this is possible is the Tree of Life form from the Restoration Talent Tree.
The Moonkin, like so many other things in the World of Warcraft, has its own set of nicknames. Boomkin generally refers to a higher level Balance Druid that can deal a lot of damage with their offensive spells. The increase in availability of solid tanking gear has spawned. Panzerkin and Shermkin have come into play when discussing a Moonkin that can tank exceptionally well. Oomkin for a Druid will poor mana regeneration skills and Noobkin when talking about an inexperienced or newly minted Moonkin.
