WoW: The War Within Elune’s Chosen Druid Hero Talents guide

There are a lot of changes on the way in World of Warcraft: The War Within. One of the biggest is Hero Talents, which look set to augment the existing Class/Talent relationship with new and exciting powers.

For those unfamiliar with the system, Hero Talents are designed to accompany existing systems and add further depth. They are tied to different specs, with specific improvements that should make builds more customizable and ensure greater viability.

Each class has three Hero Talent trees associated with it. Of those, two are available to players depending on which spec they have chosen. The exceptions to this rule are Druids, which have four, and Demon Hunters, which have just two.

Blizzard has begun to reveal some of those trees. Available to Balance and Guardian specs, here’s our complete guide to Elune’s Chosen Druid.

Elune’s Chosen Druid full Hero Talent tree explained

Regardless of the player’s chosen class or spec, Hero Talents always follow the same format. The trees feature a Keystone Talent, to build from, and a Capstone Talent to build towards. The full breakdown of talents available to Elune’s Chosen Druids is as follows:

Elune’s Chosen Druid Keystone Hero Talent

Boundless Moonlight:

• Fury of Elune (Balance and Guardian) now ends with a flash of energy, blasting nearby enemies for Astral damage.
• Full Moon (Balance) calls down 2 Minor Moons that deal Astral damage and generate 3 Astral Power.
• Lunar Beam (Guardian) now causes you to leech life equal to 10% of all damage dealt to enemies within the beam.

Elune’s Chosen Druid first-row Hero Talents

Moon Guardian: (Balance) Moonfire and Starfire generate 2 additional Astral Power. (Guardian) Free automatic Moonfires from Galactic Guardian generate 5 Rage.

Lunar Insight: Moonfire deals 10% additional damage.

Glistening Fur: Bear Form and Moonkin Form reduce Arcane damage taken by 6% and all other magic damage taken by 3%.

Elune’s Chosen Druid second-row Hero Talents

Lunar Amplification: Each non-Arcane damaging ability you use increases the damage of your next Arcane damaging ability by 3%, stacking up to 3 times.

Atmospheric Exposure: Enemies damaged by Full Moon, Fury of Elune, or Lunar Beam take 4% increased damage from you for 6 seconds.

Choice Node: Moondust and Elune’s Grace

• Moondust: Enemies affected by Moonfire are slowed by 30%.
• Elune’s Grace: Using Wild Charge in Bear Form or Moonkin Form incurs a 3-second shorter cooldown.

Elune’s Chosen Druid third-row Hero Talents

Choice Node: Stellar Command and Lunar Calling

• Stellar Command: Increases the damage of Full Moon by 15% (Balance). Increases the damage of Lunar Beam by 30% (Guardian.) Increases the damage of Fury of Elune by 15% (Balance/Guardian).
• Lunar Calling: Starfire deals 40% increased damage to its primary target, but no longer triggers Solar Eclipse. Thrash now deals Arcane damage, and its damage is increased by 12%.

Choice Node: The Light of Elune and Astral Insight

• The Light of Elune: Moonfire damage has a chance to call down Fury of Elune to follow your target for 3 seconds and generates 18 Astral Power or Rage over its duration.
• Astral Insight: Incarnation: Chosen of Elune and Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc increase Arcane damage from spells and abilities by 10% while active. Convoke the Spirits duration and number of spells cast increased by 25%.

Choice Node: Arcane Affinity and Lunation

• Arcane Affinity: All Arcane damage from your spells and abilities is increased by 3%.
• Lunation: Your Arcane abilities reduce the cooldown of Fury of Elune by 2 seconds and the cooldown of New Moon, Half Moon, and Full Moon by 1 second. Your Arcane abilities reduce the cooldown of Lunar Beam by 3 seconds.

Elune’s Chosen Druid Capstone Hero Talent

The Eternal Moon: Increases the power of Boundless Moonlight:

• Fury of Elune (Balance and Guardian): The flash of energy now generates 6 Astral Power or 6 Rage and its damage is increased by 50%.
• Full Moon (Balance): New Moon and Half Moon now also call down 1 Minor Moon.
• Lunar Beam (Guardian): Lunar Beam increases Mastery by an additional 8%, deals 30% increased damage, and lasts 3 seconds longer

That’s the complete list of Hero Talents available to the Elune’s Chosen Druid at the time of writing. With some time to go before The War Within’s release, this is subject to change and the guide will be updated accordingly.

Make sure to check out our other Hero Talent guides below:

Colossus Warrior | Keeper of the Grove Druid | Dark Ranger Hunter | Frostfire Mage | Oracle Priest | Elune’s Chosen Druid | Wildstalker Druid | Herald of the Sun Paladin | Scalecommander Evoker | Trickster Rogue | Templar Paladin | Diabolist Warlock | Rider of the Apocalypse Death Knight | Deathbringer Death Knight | Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter | Druid of the Claw Druid | Pack Leader Hunter | Flameshaper Evoker | Spellslinger Mage | Shado-Pan Monk