Restoration Druid Hero Talent Showdown in The War Within - Keeper of the Grove vs. Wildstalker
Unsure what Hero Talents to play for Restoration Druid in The War Within? Our Restoration Druid Writer, Voulk, pits both Hero Talent against each other in a variety categories to determine which reigns supreme for the content you're looking to do in the upcoming expansion. Join us as we explore The War Within Restoration Druid!
Hero Talent Showdowns in The War Within
Augmentation Evoker
Arcane Mage
Brewmaster Monk
Holy Paladin
Shadow Priest
Enhancement Shaman
Protection Warrior
For more information on Hero Talents coming in the War Within, check out our Hero Talents Overview.
The War Within Hero Talents Overview
Restoration Druid in the War Within
In this article we'll discuss Resto Druid changes in The War Within, the strengths and weaknesses of our two hero trees, and where we might use each. We'll also go over what changes we'd still like to see to the trees before live.
Hero Talent Showdown: Keeper of the Grove vs. Wildstalker
Resto druid gets to pick from the Wildstalker and Keeper of the Grove trees. The Wildstalker tree splits its advantages between damage and healing (via Thriving Growth) and encourages heavy Cat Form usage. It also gives us another HoT that benefits from and contributes to our mastery (Harmony) though as we'll discuss below it's rather random and high variance. Keeper of the Grove greatly empowers our spells when we have Grove Guardians out. It encourages building large ramps where you drop multiple treants at once to pump up the rest of your healing spells. While being Grove Guardian focused, it does a good job of mostly putting its power into your base spells.
Keeper of the Grove
Weaknesses
The key to playing Keeper of the Grove well is to align your Grove Guardian casts with the most dangerous damage of a fight. Each that you have out gives a stacking 5% buff
