GUARDIAN DRUID Shadowlands M+ Indepth Guide [9.0]

[@touchthebacon5447]

Ok so let me just say I'm new to tanking in WoW and I'm having so much fun on my Bear. That clip is exactly how I feel when I jump into a mob and go ham. Thanks for the great vid and info, it's really helped me out.

[@PaulJaworski]

Narrating that pull was super helpful, and I wish more spec guides would do it. Most of them spend 30 minutes telling you which talents, covenant, soulbinds, etc. to take and say absolutely nothing about how to actually play the spec.

[@carlawulff415]

Great guide. Been resto druid for last 3 expansions, but decided to try guardian in SL. Looking forward to watch your channel grow :-)

[@immunglobuling8777]

Good luck on the great push

[@shranz20]

Lol, that short clip at begining was amazing xD

[@PopesCol]

YAY! I asked for this yesterday! Perfect for what I needed! Thanks for the vid!

[@calistus7040]

Thank you brother bear

[@TheRightflip]

that in-depth gameplay walkthrough is really helpfull

[@Dorki]

Serrated Spaulders has been hotfix nerfed, so not too sure how strong it is now. However, I have been preferring nightfae followed by kyrian more. Still though, every single covenant is fine.

[@DBR9009]

What about updating recommended leggo? It looks like almost everyone doing high keys is running UFR and Unchecked Aggression conduit nowadays

[@Dorki]

@@DBR9009 Check out my more recent FAQ vid

[@kalebbowers6455]

Loved it Dorki. Thanks a lot. i know its been a busy day

[@Loki19810310]

Hell yes! Great job Dorki, keep em coming!

[@jakem6435]

great description of guardian druid, very informative and the personal insights into the spec are fantastic

[@timvan762]

Great video as always and now I know what my alt is going to be. I will be looking forward to push week down the road and hopefully Growl and Pyschox are in it. The banter between everyone is top notch.

[@nicktothenick]

Great guide dude looking forward to playing bear in shadow lands! Dunno if it’s possible to do a video/some videos about routing for certain dungeons as usually just copy pasta from other sources but want to learn more about why to do certain routes etc if you get time! Looking forward to the high bear keys!

[@Dorki]

I'll be doing more videos for those if people are interested enougn in it.

[@andrewgarner13]

@@Dorki for sure would watch all of those

[@Sky2503]

Holy...thanks dude for this guide !

[@bardandrebendiksen3987]

Thanks for the video :)

[@oliverdam2000]

Great video thank you!

[@Tankex91]

Just wanna thank you for inspiring me to play bear as off class, im having a lot of fun!

[@Dorki]

Great to hear! Always in need of more bear tanks

[@Ibl33s]

I just found your channel sir and TY for the content. I do have 3 questions, I hope you or another player can help out. (I havent played in beta or guardian) 1) Any particular reason for not using Survival Instincts in the pull? (given that 2 charges were stored) 2) Renewal wasn't used either since it is a 30% HP boost or frenzied regen earlier. Is is because the damage is so high it is not worth it ? ( 3) Which trinket are you using ? :) Thank you thank you.

[@Rahbuu]

I was about to ask same questions:D

[@simonbegoode8721]

Hey Dorki thanks for vid. Learning a lot. So far I’m struggling with aggro issue, especially with ranged mobs being spread out. Had to run around with Thrash/swipe but sometimes they just started to cast spell on my teammates

[@joshreleford8807]

Use your moonfire for ranged adds it helps a lot. A lot of people under rate how helpful this is. Make sure you use the charge talent it is much better than the other choices. Also use your formas and right before pull switch to bear as it will give you rage that you would not have if you stayed in bear.

[@simonbegoode8721]

@@joshreleford8807 ok thanks a lot!

[@victorstyron5211]

When did Stephen Wright start playing wow?

[@X-Aethos-X]

During that entire pull you showed in that dungeon you didnt use Survival instincts once?

[@pierrea7389]

that kinda tilted me :D . Great guide and good voice too though

[@X-Aethos-X]

@@pierrea7389 It didnt tilt me, I was just curious as to why that happened. @dorki??

[@PopesCol]

Dorki, do you have a spreadsheet for your keybinds for guardian???? Also, is the basic rotation comfortable with your current leys?

[@siegfrieds9349]

Hey man thanks for the Great Video! I do have one question, you didn’t use any survival instincts in this pull. When would you use it?:)

[@Dorki]

Honestly we went into the pull thinking of just wiping and resetting so I was ready to die, but we made the call to keep it alive. I would've used it near when everyone was dying with convoke.

[@Frechdachs103]

Just joined the bear army because of you since my fav tank (dk) is never fotm. Thank for the great videos! Keep it up! what about convoke spirits in that ironfur bar?

[@Dorki]

Glad to hear! I'll have more BDK content as well since I'll be playing DK a lot at the start.

[@fsgajdfgasdfasdf230]

Hey dorki, know this comment is a little late but could you explain how you are hitting 2.4K hps here? I’m running NF Druid and convoking when the party goes down but not pulling near that hps. Also resto affinity. Maybe it’s gear?

[@Dorki]

It's mostly just the amount of frenzied regens I get because of the bark lego + soulbinds + incarn

[@kevinevans5720]

I’m going to make ursoc lego next week. Does it matter which slot to build it for? It says legs or back? Does it matter

[@rhapsoddy3348]

hi how are you, could you tell me if the guardian druid has any versatility cap?

[@bengiyardimli1925]

Can you do a video explaining kiting as a druid.

[@dylanedgar4977]

Do you have a link for that Ironfur weak aura??

[@Hugsby-_-]

In the description

[@Cruvijonad]

Venthyr+urosc fury remebered = Bear go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@sunghyukbang6590]

Great guide ! Could you please share your Iron fur WA? It looks totally great!!

[@tgs5725]

Yo Dorki how do you feel bear tank is now? I am finding it hard to time keys and I suspect its due to my low dmg output. Im very tanky and healers comment about how they never have to heal me. Yet we wont be fast enough to time a key. Im not sure why.

[@Dorki]

Mostly just a gear issue and the dps you play with. A tank like VDH would definitely help with timing keys, but it shouldn't get to that point yet. Either pull smarter/bigger or bring better dps unless you're doing cutting edge keys

[@tgs5725]

@@Dorki so I've noticed being a Bear tank that I can do massive pulls. But the dps dies from AoE dmg during those pulls. Maybe it's a dps issue like you mentioned.

[@Dorki]

@@tgs5725 Of course there's a lot to it and isn't as simple as just go in and clear the dungeon. But it could be a mix of issues whether its kicks going off or people failing mechanics etc.

[@tgs5725]

@@Dorki that makes sense. I appreciate the replies

[@Crisher94]

Dorki is maul mandatory on my guardian rotation or you recomend never use maul, cuz my dps is less than 2.6 on an overall on a 14 and i dont know how to improve any tips?

[@Dorki]

No don't maul. And don't worry about overall, just make sure youre playing your rotation properly(keeping thrash and mangle on cd, keep up moonfire when sufficient aggro) and work on your gear ilvl. Also bigger you pull, more overall

[@shardasaur]

Great video, but why on earth didn't you use your survival instincts? You had two untouched charges that whole fight. With the CD, you probably could have popped a 3rd. I think that would have made that fight trivial at the end there when you were battling and kiting.

[@Dorki]

well its like i mentioned in the video, i was planning on wiping and dying but the team wanted to keep it alive so i was better off dragging it to the team that was running back. if we were playing to win in the first place that is definitely a wall moment!

[@Shakawhenthewallsfell102]

What two missives to buy for the runecraver guy for guardian druid. Wowhead and IV doesn't give a straight answer.

[@Dorki]

vers haste

[@bithon5242]

Great guide as always. I'm so torn between BRM and Guardian though.

[@thijmee]

Bear god

[@kikepro1]

name of your threat plates addon?

[@Dorki]

Plater

[@kikepro1]

@@Dorki can i get your profile settings for platter

[@Dorki]

@@kikepro1 in discord

[@AdamTreier]

Did you make an update to this video? There is some out of date information...

[@Dorki]

Anything in particular?

[@Cr4cK41]

God of the bear 🐻

[@kily7722]

wow

[@FrexaArt]

Can you suggest me some UI for guardian druid? this is my first time ever playing wow and i’m having trouble with the default ui

[@Dorki]

I can make a video for this at some point, but start out using elvui and weakauras. You can import profiles from wherever or create your own

[@xLegendaryLPx]

Glad a found this channel. Do you plan on making one for prot warrior?

[@Dorki]

Prot warrior will be the only one I'm not doing :(. Not enough footage or gameplay on it

[@vincentj7373]

Guardian druid or brewmaster monk

[@Bluefooted23]

Anybody know what nameplate addon dorki is using?

[@Dorki]

Using kui nameplates

[@Bluefooted23]

@@Dorki Thanks!

[@batly1122]

How are these free? This man is a genius.

[@jonasfogmadsen9311]

Struggling between night fae or necro lord... help!:p

[@Dorki]

If you want more flexible/defensive option, NF. If you want more 1-3t dmg, necrolord. I went with NF :)

[@jonasfogmadsen9311]

@@Dorki tnx for your answer. +1 sub

[@John-dp5hs]

Why not have the mage sheep and hunter trap the shooters and nuke the 3

[@yamuiemata]

Serrated Spaulders is dumpster so I guess BearFae is the way

[@coolins]

Paper Claas...

[@RobertDuggan1]

hey real quick when you're heading your videos please mix the bass of your voice out. kinda hard to hear you unless i turn it way up

[@antongame]

I'm uploading videos of "Guardian Druid" on my channel, too. Do you want to F4F?