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Guardian Druid Guide for Mythic+ (Updated June 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Guardian Druid for Mythic+ in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.5

Expansion:Midnight

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S
M+ Tier
439
M+ Runs
289
Ilvl
44.34%
M+ Popularity
85 137
M+ DPS

Guardian Druid Stats for Mythic+

Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike
257
Critical Strike
783
Haste
308
Mastery
385
Versatility
1 371
Agility
47
Avoidance
125
Leech
27
Speed
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Guardian Druid Talents for Mythic+

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Rake1/1Frenzied Regeneration1/1RejuvenationStarfireGrievous Wounds1/1Swipe1/1Ursoc's Spirit1/1Wild GrowthStarsurgeRipVerdant Heart1/1Remove Corruption1/1Moonkin FormMoonkin FormMaimKiller Instinct2/2Ironfur1/1Improved Barkskin1/1HibernateNurturing Instinct2/2SunfirePrimal FuryThick Hide1/1Skull Bash1/1Natural Recovery1/1Astral InfluenceWild Charge1/1Soothe1/1Aessina's Renewal1/1Starlight ConduitFeline Swiftness1/1Well-Honed Instincts1/1Matted Fur2/2Stampeding Roar1/1Lingering HealingTyphoon1/1Ursol's Vortex1/1Oakskin1/1Perfectly-Honed Instincts1/1Instincts of the ClawLycara's Teachings2/2Lore of the Grove1/1Gale WindsGift of the Wild1/1Incapacitating Roar1/1Ursine VigorImproved Stampeding Roar1/1Circle of the Wild1/1Lycara's InspirationSymbiotic RelationshipForestwalkFluid Form1/1Heart of the Wild1/1Innervate

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Druid · Guardian

Druid · Guardian
The Light of Elune1/1Lunation1/1The Eternal Moon1/1Lunar Insight1/1Lunar Calling1/1Glistening Fur1/1Stellar Command1/1Moondust1/1Moon Guardian1/1Atmospheric Exposure1/1Boundless Moonlight1/1Bask in Moonlight1/1Penumbral Swell1/1Star Cascade1/1
Specialization
Maul1/1Gore1/1Survival Instincts1/1Front of the PackPersistence1/1Dream Guide1/1Infected WoundsInnate Resolve1/1Berserk1/1Vulnerable Flesh1/1Survival of the Fittest2/2Reinvigoration1/2After the Wildfire1/1Memory of YseraScintillating Moonlight2/2Ward of the ForestSoul of the ForestNatural Resilience1/1Reinforced Fur1/1Gift of an Ancient Guardian1/1Ursoc's Endurance1/1Ursol's Warding1/1Rend and Tear1/1RazeLunar Beam1/1Ursoc's Fury1/1Flashing Claws2/2Blood Frenzy1/1Moonless NightFury of Nature2/2Twin Moonfire1/1Harnessed RageIncarnation: Guardian of Ursoc1/1Elune's Favored1/1Killing BlowSundering Roar1/1Ursoc's Guidance1/1Waking Nightmare1/1Galactic Guardian1/1Wild Guardian
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Guardian Druid Best In Slot Gear for Mythic+

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Neck Neck

Shoulder Shoulder

Back Back

Chest Chest

Wrist Wrist

Hands Hands

Waist Waist

Legs Legs

Feet Feet

Finger Finger

Trinket Trinket

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Guardian Druid Best Sockets for Mythic+

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Guardian Druid Best Enchants for Mythic+

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Shoulder Shoulder

Chest Chest

Hands Hands

  • +3 Stamina100%

Legs Legs

Feet Feet

Finger Finger

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Guardian Druid Avg Ilvl for M+ Timer

228
+2
234
+3-4
260
+5-9
278
+10-11
281
+12
282
+13
284
+14-15
286
+16
287
+17
288
+18
289
+19-21
290
+22-23

Guardian Druid Minimum Ilvl for M+ Timer

201
+2-3
216
+4
234
+5-8
242
+9
250
+10-11
262
+12
268
+13
273
+14
276
+15
280
+16-17
283
+18
285
+19
286
+20
288
+21-22
289
+23

Guardian Druid Best comps for Mythic+

Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
35.54%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDevourer Demon HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
5.01%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
4.56%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
4.33%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
4.10%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestAffliction WarlockFeral DruidFrost Mage
4.10%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
3.64%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
3.64%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
3.42%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterFury WarriorShadow Priest
3.19%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkBeast Mastery HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.96%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanUnholy Death Knight
2.51%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerHavoc Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
2.28%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.28%
Guardian DruidRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterEnhancement Shaman
2.28%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockUnholy Death Knight
2.28%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDemonology WarlockRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.28%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.05%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.82%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.82%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterRetribution Paladin
1.82%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental Shaman
1.82%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestFrost Death KnightFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.82%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestAugmentation EvokerRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.59%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestBeast Mastery HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.59%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.59%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkArms WarriorEnhancement ShamanFeral Druid
1.59%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockUnholy Death Knight
1.59%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerUnholy Death Knight
1.59%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterSurvival Hunter
1.37%

Guardian Druid race distribution for Mythic+

Alliance

  • Night Elf
    Night Elf81.5%
  • Worgen
    Worgen14.3%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran4.1%

Horde

  • Tauren
    Tauren38.5%
  • Troll
    Troll27.4%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren18.2%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll16%

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How the Guardian Druid guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Guardian Druid Mythic+ guide is built from real keystone run logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs across the current dungeon pool, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Guardian Druid players actually perform inside the dungeons, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual runs cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The Mythic+ tier shown for Guardian Druid comes from two factors. Because survival is hard to read from logs, performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among Mythic+ tanks, and popularity compares its Mythic+ pick rate against an even share across all tank specs. Solid damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Guardian Druid Mythic+ placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, affixes, and sample size. Damage is only part of tanking and does not show survivability, mobility, or cooldowns, so use the guide as a starting point and adapt to your key.

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