#Balance Druid Resources
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This is a channel meant to share useful resources for Balance Druid. Includes an FAQ section, some tips on UI customization and links to other useful tools for your Balance Druid.
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Check out the pinned posts in #balance for big announcements and current news.
-# Guides are maintained by @civic gorge and @kind nacelle
Q: Why can't I enter 
Solar Eclipse?
- Because you are talented into
Lunar Calling.
Q: Why is 
Starlord resetting when I enter 
Eclipse?
- Starlord was changed heading into Midnight to make it non-cancellable, have a 20s duration and resetting whenever you enter Eclipse.
Q: When do I enter Eclipse?
- Enter Eclipse to overlap with minor cooldowns like
Force of Nature and 
Fury of Elune or to prevent capping on charges. Additionally you want to make sure you enter with as much Astral Power as possible.
Q: What is Astral damage?
- Astral damage is both Arcane and Nature damage. Effects that buff Nature spells also apply to Astral spells, and effects that buff Arcane spells likewise also apply to Astral spells. For example, Solar Eclipse multiplies the damage of all Nature & Astral spells by 1.15x, and Lunar Eclipse multiplies the damage of all Arcane & Astral spells by 1.15x. If you have both eclipses, Astral spells get 1.15 * 1.15 = 1.3225x multiplier, while Nature & Arcane spells get 1.15x.
Q: How do I sim for Mythic+?
- A: It is generally recommended that you steer away from simming unrealistic scenarios like "5 target 40 seconds" as they are likely to give skewed results. Balance Druid stats don't really change much depending on target count either, so you will be perfectly fine just using the default "1 target 5 minute patchwerk" options. If your intention is to sim for mythic+, and you're adamant that sticking to 1 target 5 minute won't cut it, then you can create a route using Keystone Guru and click the "simulate" option to generate a SimC string.
- For a guide on how to set this up, you can look at this video from Shadarek. The video explains how to do it for Demon Hunter, but the difference to Balance Druid is only in which raid buff to choose. Keep in mind that ST damage is still a big part of mythic+!
Q: I've read the priority list and I think my rotation looks correct but I'm still doing very low damage. What could be the reason?
- Log one of your fights and check it with Warcraftlogs and Wowanalyzer. The main thing to check is if you're always casting: the timeline should have no downtime and close to zero cancelled casts. Another common issue is incorrectly planning your movement and wasting casts on dots: you should always have enough AP to cover some distance just by using spenders. Balance Druid is a proactive spec, and you should have a plan for how you're going to deal with incoming mechanics without sacrificing uptime or being forced into suboptimal casts. You can also share your log in #balance and usually someone will see it and give some tips.
The addon changes coming into Midnight shook up the game in a lot of ways, and there are more options than ever out there on what addon or UI to use. Instead of recommending a specific UI, there are some helpful tips to give.
There are usually 3 primary things you need to track; your Astral Power bar, your buffs and your cooldowns. The most common way to do this is with the in-game Cooldown Manager with the help of one or more addons.
The first thing you want to have available is an Astral Power bar since the default Blizzard one is not very good. Addons like Twintop's Resource Bar or SenseiClassResourceBar are both good options.
Alternatively, you can spring for some more "all-in-one" options that can enhance both the Blizzard Cooldown Manager and provide a Resource Bar. Popular choices here are AyijeCDM and BetterCooldownManager. The options here are almost endless though so just go looking and find out what works for you.
If you want to get a finished UI by someone else, then there are several options available on Wago UI Packs.
Useful Links
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Online app to simulate your character. Use it to compare items and talents and find ways to optimize your character!
Input a log to receive analysis on ways to improve your gameplay. Very useful for identifying mistakes and what points in the rotation you could improve on.
A reference for where other Balance Druids are using their cooldowns on a given fight, looking at the top 100 logs for each fight. Very useful for CD planning.
The C++ script the current Druid SimC module is running off of.
The current Balance Druid priority list that Raidbots runs off.
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