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WoWDruid.com- Druids 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 are a Staff, one handed Mace, two handed Mace,Dagger, Fist Weapons and Polearms. Druids may not use a shield norcan they dual wield however Druids can use items that are held in the"off hand." The trick comes in when you start to consider what sort of weapons to use and in what forms those weapons will be effective. Forexample, when in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat forms your Druid will not be"using" your weapons in combat, your Druid will be hitting youropponent with claws and teeth. This means that while any statincreases you gain from the weapon will be in effect many othereffects will not, such as weapon procs. Weapons will not proc when aDruid is fighting in Bear or Cat form because the Druid is not actuallyhitting anything with the weapon, okay? Now, in other forms such asMoonkin and Tree of Life Form, you can use weapons to their full effecthowever you're in those form to either deal big spell damage or landbig heals.What weapons you strive to obtain either through drops, buying themat the auction house, quest or raid rewards will depend a great deal onyour Druid build and your style of play. If you spend most of your timetanking in Bear it makes more sense to get weapons high in statincreases. If you are pure Balance or Restoration it may be worthlooking into a weapon with a proc if your play style would takeadvantage of it.A common question is on the choice between a two handed weaponsuch as a staff and a one handed weapon and an "off hand" item.Which is best? The answer depends totally on your goals for thecharacter and the druid build you have put together. It really comesdown to math on most occasions. When trying to decide between onenice 2 handed weapons and a nice set of one handed plus an off handitem literally write down the total gain your Druid would get from thetwo handed weapon and the total gain from both the one handedweapon and the off hand item. Which serves your Druid best?An interesting thing comes up with weapon choice that makes littlepractical sense in the game: the "cool" factor. Many times I've seenDruids running around with a big flashy, glowing, spinning, sparkly twohanded weapon that really does not benefit their Druid build and onlybenefits the "look" of their character. Had they chosen the alternative
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