Evenin' Druids.
I spent alot of time in the sticky, on WoWwiki and quickly scanned the first two pages on this forum, yet couldn't really find what I was after. Hmm, I may have started in the wrong end of this. Let me give you a little bit of background first.
I am the Hunter Classleader in a guild that has pretty much been around since Release. We never really took a hardcore stance on Raiding, but we took things more casual-like. However, this has resulted in a rather nasty predicament. We are struggling on Gruul. Karazhan is pretty much on farm status, but Gruul himself is being a *****. This has led to our Druid Classleader pretty much losing interest, and he left WoW behind for a few months. None of the Druids in our raidgroup are capable of being a Classleader, and thus the rest of us are trying to fill in as best we can. It has worked nicely, up until now.
We have decided to try letting Balance Druids join. As far as our fuzzy knowledge on the matter has gathered, a Balance Druid could help out doing DPS while still be able to Offheal/Raidheal should the rest of the Healers prove to be less than adequate. But here's the kicker: We have no idea what a Balance Druid should be capable of. We have experienced Druid tanks, who knows their stats inside and out, and our Druid healers are second to none. But none of them was much help in ascertaining the requirements we should put up for a Balance Druid.
So, I decided to turn to Allakhazam, as I have done so many times when my own knowledge of Hunters have proven to be less than perfect. I need your help. Or more to the point, my guild needs your help.
What is the recommended stats for a Balance Druid in a Karazhan/Gruul raid? How much Spelldamage is needed? Do Balance Druids thrive on Spirit like a Resto Druid, or do they focus on Intellect and mp5? Do they have a Stamina requirement? Is it okay for a Balance Druid to wear predominantly Cloth, or should they be wearing Leather?
Wherever I look online, I find a veritable cornucopia of nothing, when it comes to Balance Druid information. I hope there are experienced fat birdies around these boards, that could help gather some of this information here.
NorthAI
Stand-in Classleader for a different Class while still being Classleader for the same Class. Now that's something to put on a business card.