Archive for the 'Druid 101' Category

Haste in Cataclysm

Now that Cataclysm is here, how much haste do I need as a Resto Druid?? I’m afraid there is no easy answer, only a set of goals you can strive for… the numbers below assume a 5% haste buff from someone in your raid since even most 10 mans have this now. Below you can [...]

Haste, Crit and HoTs…

This post is out of date!  Please see: http://restorationdruid.com/2011/01/24/haste-in-cataclysm/ for updated information!! Haste: In WotLK haste didn’t effect our heal over time spells (HoTs), unless you glyphed to have it work on your rejuvenation.  If you made this choice (which I didn’t) it would make your heals tick faster, but they would in turn be [...]

New Talent Tree!

Last updated: 1/24/11 Before we get started, wowtal.com has a nifty little tool that lets you import your talents from their website right into WoW!  I have the script below for you to import these talents if you choose to start with my spec as your basis. Restoration Tree: Blessing of the Grove 2/2 – [...]

Healbot 101

As many of you already know, my healing mod of choice is HealBot.  I get a lot of questions about how to do things in HealBot, so I’m going to do my best to tell you about my basic setup.  I am in no way associated with this mod (just a huge fan!) and probably [...]

Yes, I match socket bonuses

I already posted about how to spec your druid, now I’m going to post a little bit about gemming and enchanting As a general rule I try to match socket bonuses.  I know a lot of people prefer to just gem everything as spell power, but I am not one of them, so unless the [...]

Druid 101 – Spec & Talents

I’ve honestly never been a big fan of sites that tell you how to spec your character, but this little website of mine is starting to get more popular and I’m getting a lot of questions about “How should I spec for Raids” or “Why did you choose this talent” so I figured it was [...]