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Resto Druid / Warrior — TBC Arena 2s Guide

SustainDifficulty Season 2

A mobile, high-skill comp. The druid kites and HoTs while Cyclone locks the enemy healer out of a kill; the warrior applies Mortal Strike pressure. Rewards elite kiting, punishes everything else.

Overview

Druid/Warrior is a kiting-and-peeling comp built on HoT healing and Cyclone control. The druid stays mobile, rolls Lifebloom/Rejuv on the warrior, and Cyclones the enemy healer out of every kill attempt while the warrior lands Mortal Strike windows.

It has a high skill floor: the druid's small mana pool means you lose long Mana Burn games, and a druid who gets caught or kites poorly dies fast. But in expert hands the mobility and Cyclone control beat comps that can't force the druid OOM.

Win condition

Cyclone the enemy healer during a Mortal Strike burst so the kill target has no healing, while your HoTs and kiting keep you both alive.

Strengths

  • +HoT-based healing is nearly impossible to fully shut down
  • +Cyclone removes a healer from a kill attempt entirely
  • +Warrior Mortal Strike + druid peels create real kill pressure

Weaknesses

  • −Druid has a small mana pool and folds to Mana Burn/heavy swaps
  • −Very high skill floor — bad kiting loses instantly

Cooldown timeline

Warrior opens pressure; druid pre-HoTs and Cyclones the enemy healer as the warrior pops Recklessness + Death Wish + trinket. Barkskin + kite if the druid is swapped; Travel Form to reset spacing.

Positioning

Druid uses the whole arena to kite; warrior peels for the druid with Intervene/Hamstring. Never let the druid get cornered by melee.

Vs. the meta

vs Warlock / Disc PriestGuide →

They Mana Burn your small pool and DoT through HoTs. You must kill fast — Cyclone the priest and all-in the warrior's burst before your mana runs out.

Gear requirements

  • ▸Druid needs resilience + as much mana/int as it can carry
  • ▸Warrior: weapon + resilience, Mortal Strike uptime is the win con

Tips

  • •Cyclone is your kill-setup CC — save it for the burst, not for peeling.
  • •Watch your mana; you cannot win a long game, so force kills.
  • •Barkskin + LoS to survive swaps; HoTs do the healing while you run.

Gear & talents for this comp

Restoration DruidPvP BiSTalents
Arms WarriorPvP BiSTalents

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