World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 3 has brought a new and very challenging 20-man raid. Sunken Temple so far is proving quite difficult even for the best of the best, as it seems that the devs have upped the ante this time around.
With that in mind, this guide should help you get a general idea of how to build your Balance Druid so you can help out your raid and succeed despite all of the scary encounters in the temple. We will show you the best runes, talents, pre-BiS, and BiS gear for Druids currently in Phase 3.
WoW SoD Phase 3 Balance Druid
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WoW SoD Phase 3 Balance Druid Talents
WoW SoD Phase 3 Balance Druid Runes
- Chest Fury of Stormrage
- Waist Eclipse
- Legs Starsurge
- Feet Dreamstate
- Hands Sunfire
- Head Improved Barkskin
- Wrists Elune's Fires
WoW SoD Phase 3 Balance Druid Raid Consumables
- Greater Arcane Elixir /Arcane Elixir
- Atal'ai Mojo of Forbidden Magic
- Major Mana Potion
- Nightfin Soup
- Wizard Oil
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WoW SoD Phase 3 Balance Druid Pre-BiS
Head
- Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood (Leatherworking)
- Soothsayer's Headdress (Maraudon)
- Swashbuckler's Eyepatch of Arcane Wrath (or similar item with +36 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
- Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Plus (Engineering)
- Green Lens of Arcane Wrath (Engineering)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Neck
- Pendant of Homecoming (Gnomeregan)
- Piston Pendant (Gnomeregan)
Shoulders
- Rotgrip Mantle (Maraudon)
- Synthetic Mantle (Gnomeregan)
- Kentic Amice (Blackrock Depths)
- Blood Guard's Crackling Leather Spaulders (Horde PvP Rank 7)
- Knight-Lieutenant's Crackling Leather Spaulders (Alliance PvP Rank 7)
- Emerald Leather Shoulders (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
- Mystical Mantle of Arcane Wrath (or similar item with +26 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
Cloak
- Deep Woodlands Cloak (Horde Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions starts in The Hinterlands)
- Spritecaster Cape (Blackrock Depths)
- Bloodrot Cloak (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
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Chest
- Irradiated Robe (Gnomeregan)
- Duskwoven Robe of Arcane Wrath (with up to +37 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
- Insulated Apron (Gnomeregan)
- Flamestrider Robes (Blackrock Depths)
- Jinxed Hoodoo Skin (Zul'Farrak)
Enchantment: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats
Wrists
- Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
- Ornate Dark Iron Bangles (Gnomeregan)
- Celestial Bindings of Arcane Wrath (with up to +20 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
Enchantment: Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect
Hands
- Earth Warder's Gloves (Winterfall Activity at /way 27.8 34.6 in Winterspring)
Dreamweave Gloves (Tailoring) - First Sergeant's Crackling Leather Gauntlets (Horde PvP Rank 5)
- Sergeant Major's Crackling Leather Gauntlets (Alliance PvP Rank 5)
- Jumanza Grips (Zul'Farrak)
Waist
- Cord of the Untamed (15 Wild Offering)
- Ban'thok Sash (Blackrock Depths)
- Volatile Concoction Belt (Gnomeregan)
- Righteous Waistguard of Arcane Wrath (with up to +23 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
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Legs
- Praetorian Leggings of Arcane Wrath (with up to +36 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
- Spellshock Leggings (Random Drop in Zul'Farrak)
- Insulated Leggings (Gnomeregan)
- Irradiated Trousers (Gnomeregan)
- Jinxed Hoodoo Kilt (Zul'Farrak)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Feet
- Irradiated Boots (Gnomeregan)
- Arachnidian Footpads of Arcane Wrath (with up to +26 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
- Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots (Tailoring)
- Vinerot Sandals (Maraudon)
Enchantment: Enchant Boots - Minor Speed
Rings
- Hypercharged Gear of Conflagration (Gnomeregan)
- Roar of the Dream (Nightmare Incursions – Exalted)
- Cyclopean Band (Blackrock Depths)
- Advisor's Ring (Horde Warsong Gulch – Honored)
- Lorekeeper's Ring (Alliance Warsong Gulch – Honored)
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Trinkets
- Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
- Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
- Breadth of the Beast (12 Wild Offering)
Weapon
- Glimmering Gizmoblade (Gnomeregan)
- Blade of Eternal Darkness (Maraudon)
- Blesswind Hammer of Arcane Wrath (with up to +20 Arcane Damage, World Drop)
- Charstone Dirk (Maraudon)
- Dagger of Willing Sacrifice (Blackfathom Deeps)
- Hypnotic Blade (Scarlet Monastery)
Offhand
- Enthralled Sphere (Blackrock Depths)
- Ritualist's Bloodmoon Grimoire (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
- Enchanted Sanguine Grimoire (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
- The Necro-Gnomicon (Gnomeregan)
Idol
- Idol of Wrath (Gnomeregan)
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WoW SoD Phase 3 Balance Druid BiS
Head
- Visage of the Exiled (Sunken Temple)
- Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood (Leatherworking)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Neck
- Jin'do's Lost Locket (Sunken Temple)
Shoulders
- Membrane of Dark Neurosis (Leatherworking)
- Blood Guard's Crackling Leather Spaulders (Horde PvP Rank 7)
- Knight-Lieutenant's Crackling Leather Spaulders (Alliance PvP Rank 7)
Enchantment: Atal'ai Signet of Mojo
Cloak
- Hukku's Hex Cape (Sunken Temple)
Chest
- Lost Worshipper's Harness (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats
Wrists
- Void-Powered Invoker's Vambraces (Engineering)
- Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
Enchantment: Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect
Hands
- Atal'ai Hexxer's Gloves (Sunken Temple)
Waist
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Legs
- Lost Worshipper's Leggings (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity
Feet
- Lost Worshipper's Treads (Sunken Temple)
Enchantment: Enchant Boots - Minor Speed
Rings
- Roar of the Dream (Nightmare Incursions – Exalted)
- Cyclopean Band (Blackrock Depths)
- Drakeclaw Band of the Harbinger (Sunken Temple)
Trinkets
- Breadth of the Beast (12 Wild Offering)
- Atal'ai Blood Ritual Charm (Sunken Temple)
Weapon
- Blade of Eternal Darkness (Maraudon)
- Hubris, the Bandit Brander (Sunken Temple)
- Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbinger (Sunken Temple)
- Enthralled Sphere (Blackrock Depths)
Relic
- Idol of Wrath (Gnomeregan)
And that covers everything we know about the best way to build and optimize your character in Season of Discovery Phase 3 so you can be one of the best damage dealers in your raid so best of luck, Champions of Azeroth!
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