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Welcome to the WowDruid.com Mini Druid Guide
!Included within are a few tips and bits of information that may be helpful to potential andyoung druids out there. Thanks for reading and be sure to stop by WoWDruid.comand say Hello!Choosing to Play a DruidAre you Druid material? The World of Warcraft offers many choices in both race andclass when it comes to creating a character. Of them all the Druid class is the mostchallenging and most rewarding. I consider Druids the Quarterbacks’ of the World of Warcraft.With the Druid you have the ability to play and fill several roles within the game. Thetired expression “Druid: jack of all trades - master of none” is both outdated andinaccurate. As the class continues to grow and change the modern druid, especially withthe Wrath of the Lich King expansion, is a major force to be reckoned with. Gone are thedays when Druids were laughed at and ignored as a serious threat. The era of the Druid isupon us and more and more players are looking to take advantage of this previouslyoverlooked class.The very thing that makes the Druid such a fun class to play is the same thing that makesit hard to learn; versatility. While most classes in World of Warcraft typically will haveone job or role to fill in the game the Druid has several. In a situation where the warrior has only tanking to worry about, or the mage only damage, the druid may play the part of damage dealer, spell caster, healer, and crowd controller all at the same time. Learninghow to play a Druid really well involves patience, moment to moment situationalassessment, the ability to prioritize tasks on the fly and the ability to be in the right form,Druid Guides, tips and tricks all at – WowDruid.com.
 
at the right place, at the right time. Anyone can play a Druid poorly, it takes someonespecial to play one really well!In a group situation, be it casually grouping for quests or running dungeons and instances,you’ll need to be open to what the group needs. Will you be a healer keeping thosearound you in the fight? What about a tank or melee role romping around in the form of aBear of Cat? How about a spell casting Balance Druid dropping spells all about you andleaving a trail of waste and destruction? The answer is you’ll probably be all three, andmore. If your main tank goes down you may need to pop into bear and stabilize thesituation while the priest resurrects the tank, or if your groups mage gets wacked you mayflip over into Moonkin and start dealing damage with offensive spells. If the priest getsinto trouble you’ll need to switch your attention again and either help him heal out of thesituation or, more often than not, resurrect the priest yourself. The good Druid willconstantly be on the move, switching in and out of forms on the fly and filling in the gapsthe instant they appear.On the solo hunting side the Druid is a master. With the ability to “do it all” from damageto crowd control to healing the Druid can be a one man killing machine. In fact, I’d arguethat because Druids were such an undervalued class in the past is the reason why thereare so many top notch high level Druids running around today. When Druids were onceforced to hunt on their own (no one wanted to group with them!) they honed their skillsin the wild. The players that could not play a druid well solo eventually quit the class.With tons of practice at killing mobs and keeping themselves alive those young Druidsthat made it are now the masters running top end Raids, high end Arena teams andcausing havoc in the battlegrounds.Druid FormsThe backbone of the druid class in World of Warcraft is the ability to change forms, or shape shift. Each different druid form offers its strengths and weaknesses to the player which will be used depending on the situation the player find themselves in. Not all druids will have access to all possible druid forms. Depending on the build, or spec, a player chooses dictates what druid forms they will have available to them.The druid forms that are available are as follows:
 Humanoid Form
– also called Caster form this is your base Night Elf or Tauren form.
 Bear Form
– this is the druids warrior-tank form that comes with a big armor boost.
 Aquatic Form
– very handy form that increases your swim speed by half and allows youto breath underwater. This can only be used in water.
Cat Form
– one of two feline forms Cat form is the druids rogue-like form. The ability todo significant melee damage and use stealth make this form very dangerous.
Travel Form
– the second feline form with the look of a cheetah this form will increasethe druids running speed by almost half. Travel form can only be used outside.
 Dire Bear Form
– a tougher version of Bear form with even higher armor and hit point benefits.Druid Guides, tips and tricks all at – WowDruid.com.
 
Tree of Life Form
– this form is only available to those who invest heavily in theRestoration Talent Tree. While your movement speed is reduced in this druid form youwill gain many benefits and enhancements to your healing abilities.
Moonkin Form
– Also called “Boomkin” this form is only open to those who investdeeply into the Balance Talent Tree. This form restricts the types of spells that can be castwhile increasing the spell casting abilities of the druid.
 Flight Form
– very handy form that allows you to transform into a bird greatly increasingyour travel speed and mobility.
Swift Flight From
– the faster, Epic version of flight FormBeyond the specific benefits of each form there are three blanket benefits to all forms ingeneral. First of all while in any form besides the base humanoid form (Night Elf or Tauren) the druid is immune to polymorph effects (such as the Mage Sheep spell).Secondly, the Druid forms are not considered a spell in the game and therefore cannot bedispelled. And finally, by simply changing from one form to another the druid is able to break certain spell effects. For example if a druid is polymorphed while in humanoidform simply shape shifting into a different form, bear for example, breaks that polymorph. Also, most movement impairing (like hamstring) and roots style spells can be broken by shape shifting as well. This simple sounding benefit can be a huge advantageto the well played druid. It is not uncommon, during the course of a battle, to see druidsfluidly shifting forms to combat or counteract certain hostile spell effects. Druids arenotoriously difficult to stop!Like many things in the World of Warcraft what is a strength one moment is a weaknessthe next. When in most of the druid forms the druid is considered a beast and must suffer the restrictions and weaknesses of that classification while in that form. A few things tokeep in mind is that Beasts can be affected by specific spells and effects, such asHibernation, mana regeneration is slowed a small amount and the benefits from weaponsand armor can be modified, reduced or removed.The subtle differences in strength vs weakness between the druid forms may seeminsignificant to the beginner however within those seemingly minor variations lies thevast power of the druid class within World of Warcraft. The Druid is easily the mostdifficult class in the game to play well however a well played Druid is easily the mosteffective and dangerous class in the game!Druid WeaponsDruids and weapons. Where to start? Let’s do an overview and go from there.Druids in the World of Warcraft are able to use six different styles of weapons. These area Staff, one handed Mace, two handed Mace, Dagger, Fist Weapons and Polearms. Druidsmay not use a shield nor can they dual wield (use two weapons at a time) however Druidscan use items that are held in the “off hand.”Druid Guides, tips and tricks all at – WowDruid.com.
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