Druid

Overview

The only class that can fill every role, now with far fewer drawbacks to staying shapeshifted.

Druids change form to tank as a bear, fight as a cat, cast as a moonkin or heal. WoW Forever removes many old shapeshifting frustrations: most potions, weapon enchants and doors work in form, and auto attacks use your weapon's damage. Druids still lack snares, silences and interrupts, and their crowd control is weaker than other classes'.

Specs

• BalanceCaster DPS

  Spellcasting. Insect Swarm moves here at 16 points, and Eclipse speeds up Starfire after Wrath casts.

  Full build coming after launch
• FeralMelee DPS / Tank

  Bear tanking and Cat damage. Lacerate at 16 points, and two 31-point talents: Primal Bite for Bear and Shifting Power for Cat.

  Full build coming after launch
• RestorationHealer

  Heal-over-time healing. Swiftmend no longer eats your heals, and Wild Growth arrives at 31 points.

  Restoration build and talents →

What changed from Classic

• Changed
  Shapeshifting is much friendlier

  Almost all potions and similar consumables work without leaving form, weapon enchants and procs work in form, and most doors, objects and racials can be used while shifted.

• Changed
  Form auto attacks use your weapon

  In Bear, Cat and Dire Bear Form your auto attack damage matches your equipped weapon, so weapon upgrades matter.

• New
  Revive (level 12)

  An out-of-combat resurrection spell.

• Changed
  Nature's Grasp and Omen of Clarity are baseline

  Nature's Grasp at level 10 and Omen of Clarity at level 20 for every Druid.

• New
  Lacerate (Feral, 16 points)

  A stacking bleed for Bear Form that generates high threat. Since November 2 it is a Feral talent, not learned by every Druid.

• Changed
  Bear tanking

  Thick Hide now scales armor with Defense, Bear crits generate Rage, Frenzied Regeneration can heal to full, and Growl matches Warrior Taunt's cooldown. Bear and Dire Bear Form threat rose from 50% to 115% on November 2.

• New
  Poised (level 32)

  Added November 2. Out of combat at full Energy, your next Energy ability costs 10 less.

• New
  Primal Bite (Feral, 31 points)

  A bear attack based on weapon damage that generates very high threat. It replaces Mangle. Since November 2 it is the Bear 31-point talent and requires Leader of the Pack.

• New
  Shifting Power (Feral, 31 points)

  Spend a large chunk of mana for 40 Energy in Cat Form. It replaces Tiger's Fury. Since November 2 it is the Cat 31-point talent and requires Predatory Discipline.

• Removed
  Berserk

  Removed on November 2. Primal Bite and Shifting Power are now the two 31-point Feral talents.

• New
  Eclipse and Insect Swarm (Balance)

  Insect Swarm moves to Balance as the 16-point talent. Eclipse makes Wrath casts speed up your next Starfires.

• New
  Bloom (Restoration)

  Added November 2, replacing Gift of the Earthmother. When your Rejuvenation or Regrowth expires, the target is healed for 100% of your Spirit.

• New
  Wild Growth (Restoration, 31 points)

  Heals a target's whole party over 7 seconds, on a 6-second cooldown. It has a 3-second cast. Since November 10, Nature's Swiftness also makes it instant.

• Changed
  Swiftmend keeps your heals

  Swiftmend (now the 16-point Restoration talent) no longer consumes Rejuvenation or Regrowth. It only works on your own Rejuvenation or Regrowth.

• Changed
  Moonkin and Leader of the Pack auras are raid-wide

  Moonkin Aura and Leader of the Pack boost the whole raid. Since November 2 both boost all types of critical strike, and they don't stack with each other.

• Removed
  Tiger's Fury and King of the Jungle

  Removed during beta in favor of Shifting Power. Several talents moved to baseline, including Feral Faerie Fire and Improved Mark of the Wild.

Abilities