Druid
Restoration
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Druid
Races
In The Burning Crusade, the Druid is available to only two races: the Night Elf for the Alliance and the Tauren for the Horde. Your choice of race therefore depends mostly on your faction.
Alliance
Night Elf
The Night Elf combines stealth and agility.
- ShadowmeldNight Elf · Active racial10 sec cooldownMakes the character stealthed as long as they stay still.: lets you hide while standing still.
- QuicknessNight Elf · Passive racialIncreases the chance to dodge.: increases dodge chance by 1%.
- Nature ResistanceNight Elf, Tauren · Passive racialIncreases Nature resistance.: increases Nature resistance by 10.
- Wisp SpiritNight Elf · Passive racialIncreases movement speed while dead.: increases movement speed by 50% after death.
Horde
Tauren
The Tauren favors toughness and close-range control.
- War StompTauren · Active racial0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown · Duration 2 secStuns nearby enemies.: stuns up to 5 nearby enemies.
- EnduranceTauren · Passive racialIncreases maximum health.: increases maximum health by 5%.
- Nature ResistanceNight Elf, Tauren · Passive racialIncreases Nature resistance.: increases Nature resistance by 10.
- CultivationTauren · Passive racialIncreases Herbalism skill.: increases Herbalism skill by 15.
Which race for which specialization?
Balance
The Tauren can stun an enemy that reaches melee range with War StompTauren · Active racial0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown · Duration 2 secStuns nearby enemies.. The Night Elf can avoid some confrontations with ShadowmeldNight Elf · Active racial10 sec cooldownMakes the character stealthed as long as they stay still..
Feral Combat
In Dire Bear FormInstantShapeshifts into a dire bear, increasing melee attack power by 210, armor from items by 400% and Stamina by 25%. The Druid gains access to bear abilities and uses Rage. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects., the Tauren benefits from EnduranceTauren · Passive racialIncreases maximum health. and War StompTauren · Active racial0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown · Duration 2 secStuns nearby enemies., which stuns several enemies at once. The Night Elf benefits from QuicknessNight Elf · Passive racialIncreases the chance to dodge., which increases dodge chance.
Restoration
The Tauren can stun nearby enemies that threaten to disrupt healing. The Night Elf can hide with ShadowmeldNight Elf · Active racial10 sec cooldownMakes the character stealthed as long as they stay still. to avoid a fight.
Which one to choose?
No race is mandatory to play a Druid: the Night Elf for the Alliance, the Tauren for the Horde. The choice depends first on your faction, then on your specialization.
