Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Glyphs for Balance Druids in Cataclysm
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Best Balance Druid PvP Glyphs
The glyph system has changed quite a bit in Cataclysm as opposed to Wrath of the Lich King. All glyph scrolls that have been learned are now permanent glyphs that can be placed inside major and minor glyph slots, and there are 3 additional prime glyph slots included with the major and minor glyphs. Vanishing powder will be needed to swap out those glyphs. Those will be handy, since some glyphs may be swapped depending on a certain arena matchup.
Prime Glyphs
These three prime glyphs provided below are your primary glyphs within your prime glyph slots. These glyphs do not change.
Glyph of Starsurge reduces the cooldown of your Starfall when using Starsurge on a target. This will be your primary damaging cooldown for maximizing AoE pressure, especially when used in Lunar Eclipse.
Glyph of Insect Swarm increases damage output of your Insect Swarm ability. This ability is one of your strongest DoT effects.
Glyph of Moonfire increases periodic damage of your Moonfire. This will be your strongest DoT spell applied onto your target.
Major Glyphs
These three major glyphs provided below are your primary glyphs within your major glyph slots. These glyphs almost never change. There is the alternative of playing Glyph of Entangling Roots instead of Glyph of Monsoon, as this will reduce the cast time of Entangling Roots and allow you to apply this spell on targets more easily.
Glyph of Barkskin is most likely your strongest major glyph, especially with the common possibility of being attacked as a Balance Druid. This is similar to a miniature Roar of Sacrifice tied to your major defensive.
Glyph of Monsoon reduces the cooldown of Typhoon, allowing you to knock away your targets more often in an arena match. This can be used to prevent incoming spells or melee uptime.
Glyph of Starfall reduces the cooldown of Starfall by 30 seconds, allowing you to activate your most offensive cooldown more often.
Glyph of Entangling Roots has changed from Wrath of the Lich King to Cataclysm. Instead of increasing the breaking threshold of Entangling Roots, it reduces the cast time of Entangling Roots by 0.2 seconds. This isn’t that big of a change but it can help you land some control off of CC chains or on arena pets. Having a spell casted quicker can help avoid any incoming CC or damage.
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Minor Glyphs
Even though minor glyphs do not greatly enhance the performance for Balance Druid, there are 2 minor glyphs provided below that can be used in your minor glyph slots to minmax. The third minor glyph is chosen at to your own discretion. These glyphs don’t change.
Glyph of Dash allows you to have a shorter cooldown on your Dash ability, which can help with additional mobility throughout a game.
Glyph of Mark of the Wild reduces mana cost of your Mark of the Wild, which can help conserve as much mana as possible when rebuffing this spell on your teammates or yourself.