Solar Empowerment is changing into: Causes your next Solar Wrath to explode for an additional X% of its damage to all nearby enemies (also hits the primary target). This helps to differentiate the two Empowerments a bit mechanically and visually. It also gives Solar Empowerments, which are now granted by Starfire, an AOE component so that when it procs while you're AOEing with Lunar Strike, you feel good about getting and using the Solar Empowerment proc. Currently the Solar Empowerment bonus is half the value of Lunar Empowerment's damage bonus, and scales by Mastery at the same half rate.

Starlord talent is becoming baseline, making Lunar and Solar Empowerment always reduce the cast time of their affected spells by 15%. This is a simple and direct way for Empowerments to be felt and desired. Starlord is being redesigned into: grants you 3% Haste for 15 sec. Stacks up to 3 times. Gaining a stack does not refresh the duration. (Tier 20 4-pc bonus)

Empowerment

05/01/2018 12:19 AM Posted by Cyouskin

Fury of Elune, Sunfire, and Starfire do not share the same splash radius.

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05/01/2018 12:19 AM Posted by Cyouskin

Starfire is insignificant in AOE despite having a splash mechanic.

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05/01/2018 12:19 AM Posted by Cyouskin Stellar Flare suffers from a very heavy cost. A Starfall that costs 60, plus the Stellar Flare (10), plus the fact we aren't casting a filler (8), means Stellar Flare costs a bit too much.

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05/01/2018 12:21 AM Posted by CyouskinAOE gameplay is too reliant on Shooting Stars. Other talents do not come close to the performance of Shooting Stars.

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05/01/2018 12:19 AM Posted by Cyouskin Force of Nature suffers from scaling issues. The other talents have a notable effect on Astral Power generation.

Astral Power

05/01/2018 12:21 AM Posted by CyouskinThe current rate of Astral Power generation is pretty low.

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05/01/2018 05:50 AM Posted by MaruulAnd for the love of god remove Nature's Balance, I have never seen a talent that makes me more depressed. I dread the day I have to pick it because it's the best, it is horribly unexciting and makes the rotation even more wrath spam. Don't make it baseline, don't buff it, just delete it.

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05/08/2018 05:18 PM Posted by GärzenWelp the new build came out today and another nerf in the form of Soul of the Forest only reduces the cost of starfall by 10 down from 20. Thats the nail in the coffin right there, destroyed the rest of our niche. This was the build we were looking forward to.

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05/13/2018 03:53 PM Posted by ComfybundlesPlease give us a way to spread Moonfire on multiple targets.

Celestial Alignment/IncarnationAstral PowerStarfireWrathAstral PowerSolar EmpowermentCelestial AlignmentIncarnationEmpowerment

Balance Druid Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done by 0% -15%.
Effect #5 Modifies Damage/Healing Done Regrowth 4283%
Effect #6 Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done Regrowth 4283%

NEW Lunar Strike has a 20% chance to grant you Solar Empowerment.
Solar Wrath has a 20% chance to grant you Lunar Empowerment.

NEW Starsurge grants you Lunar and Solar Empowerment. You can accumulate up to 1 of each Empowerment.
Lunar Empowerment - Increases the damage of your next Lunar Strike by 20% and reduces its cast time by 15%.

Solar Empowerment - Causes your next Solar Wrath to explode for an additional 10% of its damage to all nearby enemies and reduces its cast time by 15%.

ShredMangleCelestial AlignmentStarfireMoonkin FormRemove CorruptionWrathStarfallStarsurgeSunfireSunfire

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BFA

Removed

REMOVED Blessing of the Ancients Gain a Blessing of the Ancients, activating or swapping between one of the two following beneficial effects:

Blessing of Elune - Increases Astral Power generated by Solar Wrath and Lunar Strike by 25%.

Blessing of An'she - Grants 2 Astral Power every 3 sec.

Displacer BeastNew

NEW New Moon Deals (117% of Spell power) Arcane damage to the target and empowers New Moon to become Half Moon.
Generates 10 Astral Power.
Tier 7 Talent in place of Fury of Elune

NEW Tiger Dash Activates Cat Form and increases movement speed by 200%, reducing gradually over 4 sec.
New level 30 Talent for all specs, replaces Displacer Beast

NEW Moonfire deals 20% increased damage and also hits another nearby enemy within 20 yds of the target.
Tier 5 Talent, in place of Stellar Flare

Changed

Force of Nature Summons a stand of 3 Treants for 10 sec which immediately taunt and attack enemies in the targeted area.
Generates 20 Astral Power.

Fury of Elune Calls down a beam of pure celestial energy at the target location, dealing that follows the target enemy for 8 sec, dealing of Spell power)] Astral damage every 1 sec until your Astral Power is exhausted.
While Fury of Elune is active, you may recast it for no cost to direct the beam to move to a new location.to all nearby enemies every sec.
Generates 40 Astral Power over its duration.
Cost changed from 6 Astral Power, plus 12 per sec to None
Cooldown changed from 1.5 min to 1.3 min cooldown

Incarnation: Chosen of Elune An improved Moonkin Form that increases the damage of all your spells by 35% and causes your Lunar Strike and Solar Wrath to generate 50% additional Astral Power.
Lasts 30 sec. You may shapeshift in and out of this improved Moonkin Form for its duration.25% and grants you 15% Haste.
Lasts 30 sec. You may shapeshift in and out of this improved Moonkin Form for its duration.

Nature's Balance Aligns the power of the Moon and Stars, causing Lunar Strike to extend the duration of your Moonfire by 6.0 sec, and Solar Wrath to extend the duration of all of your Sunfires by 4.0 sec.While in combat you generate 2 Astral Power every 3 sec.
While out of combat your Astral Power rebalances to 50 instead of depleting to empty.
Balance: Now requires Level 15, down from 100
Tier 1 Talent, in place of Starlord

Restoration Affinity You gain: Ysera's Gift - Heals you for 3% of your maximum health every 5 sec. If you are at full health, an injured party or raid member will be healed instead. You also learn: Rejuvenation Healing Touch Swiftmend Rejuvenation Wild Growth

Shooting Stars Moonfire and Sunfire damage over time has a 10% chance to call down a falling star, dealing (57.2%18% of Spell power) Astral damage and generating 42 Astral Power.
Tier 7 Talent

Soul of the Forest Increases the damage bonusbonuses from Lunar and Solar Empowerment by an additional 20%30%.
Reduces the Astral Power cost of Starfall by 20.10.

Starlord Lunar and Solar Empowerments also reduce the cast time of their affected spells by 20%.Starsurge and Starfall grant you 3% Haste for 15 sec.
Stacks up to 3 times. Gaining a stack does not refresh the duration.
Tier 6 Talent

Stellar Drift Increases Starfall's radius by 30%, Starfallits damage by 50%25%, and allows you to cast while moving while within Starfall's radiusarea.
Tier 6 Talent

Stellar Flare Burns the target for (260%40% of Spell power) Astral damage, and then an additional (998.4%180% of Spell power) damage over 24 sec.
Stellar Flare benefits from Starfall's Stellar Empowerment.

Warrior of Elune Your next 3 Lunar Strikes are instant cast and generate 40% additional Astral Power.

Deep Roots Damage no longer cancels your Entangling Roots.Increases the amount of damage required to cancel your Entangling Roots by 50%.

Moon and Stars Reduces the cooldown of Incarnation: Chosen of Elune/Celestial Alignment by (60)*-1)) sec.
Incarnation: Chosen of Elune/Celestial Alignment summons a beam of light at your location granting you 70% reduction in silence and interrupts for 10 sec.
Name changed from Eclipse to Moon and Stars

Moonkin Aura Whenever you Starsurge, all allies within 40 yards have their spell critical strike chance increased by 15% for 12 sec.8 sec.
Requires Moonkin Form.

Prickling Thorns When your Entangling Roots or Mass Entanglement are removed, dispelled, or end, the target will take (300%100% of Spell power) Nature damage.

NEW Dawning Sun Lunar Strike increases the damage of your Solar Wrath by 154 for 8 sec.

NEW High Noon Sunfire's radius is increased to 11 yds, and it deals 154 additional damage to its primary target.

NEW When Innervate expires, your Intellect is increased by 25 for each spell the target cast using Innervate. Lasts 20 sec.

Long Night Increases the duration of Moonfire by 1.0 sec, and Moonfire grants 0 Mastery for 15 sec.

Lunar Shrapnel Starfall's stars deal an additional 15425 damage to nearby enemies when they damage an enemy afflicted by Moonfire.

NEW Moonfire deals 136 additional damage instantly, and has a 5% chance to grant you Lunar Empowerment.

NEW While Celestial Alignment is active, your spells call a Streaking Star, dealing an additional 231 damage when they are not a repeat of the previous ability.

NEW Solar Wrath increases the damage of your next Starsurge by 39.

The GoodWrathStarfireStarfireThe BadIncarnation: Chosen of EluneCelestial AlignmentCelestial AlignmentSoul of the ForestIncarnation: Chosen of EluneMoonfireSunfireShooting StarsStellar DriftStarfireStellar DriftShooting StarsShooting StarsShooting StarsThe TunableNature's BalanceFury of EluneStellar DriftStarlordStellar FlareLevel 15:Warrior of EluneForce of NatureForce of NatureWarrior of EluneLevel 30:Tiger DashDisplacer BeastRenewalWild ChargeLevel 45:Guardian AffinityFeral AffinityLevel 60:TyphoonMass EntanglementMighty BashLevel 75:Incarnation: Chosen of EluneSoul of the ForestSoul of the ForestSoul of the ForestTwin MoonsLady and the ChildLady and the ChildTwin MoonsLevel 90:Stellar FlareStellar FlareStellar FlareStarlordStellar DriftLevel 100:New MoonShooting StarsFury of EluneNew MoonShooting StarsFury of EluneNew Moon

Comment by PerothviusState of Balance Druid: The Moomkin form is Removed horrible.Comment by MapleineState of Balance Druid: The Moomkin form is Removed horrible.Comment by ErithmaelI would like to see Fury of Elune given the ability to change targets through its duration, even if on the GCD. Trash is dying too fast, leaving the remainder of the ability floating in the wind.

It's a tab-targeting nightmare at the moment if you accidently use it on a low health mob. Losing the full potential of the ability is frustrating.Comment by MaximusPMWill they update Highmountain moonkin form? Cause that's stupid.Comment by CommanderFAm I the only one who really likes moonkin form?Comment by ArrayaThey should rework how the entire spec plays. It is definitely way better than it was in WoD but it just feels... off.

As Mapleine said, they should do something with the caster form. Perhaps building up Astral Power eventually transforms you into an Astral Form or something which changes the pace of the spec. Sadly it sounds like Shadow Priests :(Comment by KwinnI really hope they don’t listen to the negativity around moonkin form. I have played as main spec balance since Wrath and never want to see it move away from using moonkin as the main form. Updates and customizing that form? Sure.Comment by AutomagState of Balance Druid: The Moomkin form is Removed horrible.Comment by leowowWhy some people dont like Moonkin form?

Its like guardian druids dont like to be a bear or ferals a cat or even a shadow priest be a shadowy form.

If you are balance you are Moonkin because thats the form the spec belongs. Or use a Glyph.Comment by hydroskI've played balance pretty much since the spec existed and I like moonkin form /shrug. To each their own!

I really hope they continue to tweak balance so it doesn't feel awful to play.Comment by sarttDID YOU all forget when you all NERFED moonfire, sunfire, and Starfall by %50 IN PVP?Comment by kammo12Am I the only one who really likes moonkin form?Comment by kaleestrazaState of Balance Druid: The Moomkin form is Removed horrible.Comment by BalticbearThey're never going to re-add any form of spamable slow or root like old FoN or old FF at this rate.
Like seriously, when your meele spec kites better than the ranged spec of your class, you have seriously screwed up on design.

Moonkin is always going to be a joke outside 3s and rbgs. feelsbadman.Comment by ZaphbotState of Balance Druid: The Moomkin form is Removed horrible.Comment by ChromsState of Balance Druid: The Moomkin form is Removed horrible.Comment by VarsicoWhy some people dont like Moonkin form?

Its like guardian druids dont like to be a bear or ferals a cat or even a shadow priest be a shadowy form.

If you are balance you are Moonkin because thats the form the spec belongs. Or use a Glyph.Comment by LomedaeOf course Moonkin form is ugly, but that's why you use Glyph of Stars. I never looked back :-)Comment by ForzenMXI was trying hard to be chicken this BfA, =( wth is blizzard thinking? for every expa is the same problem and not even this class/spec. how many months we had to wait until the fixed feral in Legion? that build was sadly broken, BAD!. Where is the theme to looks like real druids and spells? This game have turned into "go to this class and build, is OP no matter what . ... .." really?Comment by varoulsAm I the only one who really likes moonkin form?