WoW Forever Druid Leveling Guide (1-60)

In short

• Feral to 40, then a few Balance and Restoration points.
• Bear Form 10, Aquatic 16, Cat 20, Travel 30, Dire Bear 40.
• Tiger's Fury and Berserk are gone. Mangle is now Primal Bite, a capstone.
• Shifting Power (40, Cat Form) turns mana into 40 Energy on a 16 sec cooldown.
• Bear threat rose to 115% in recent Blizzard notes; tanking dungeons is easier.
• Every form change costs a big share of base mana, so do not shift every fight.

Level 1 to 60 at a glance

Why this spec

Feral gives you two jobs from one tree. Bear Form at 10 takes hits while you learn the class, and Cat Form at 20 turns the same talents into damage with Shred, Rip and later Ferocious Bite. Your attacks scale with weapon damage, so one good weapon upgrade lifts everything. In dungeons, Blizzard's recent notes raised Bear threat to 115%, which makes Bear an easy pick for group runs. Balance is the other leveling path, with Insect Swarm at 25 and a respec into it after 30 as an option. Restoration is not a solo option.

Level by level

1-10Caster start: Wrath, Moonfire, Roots

You start as a caster with Wrath, Healing Touch and Mark of the Wild. Moonfire and Rejuvenation come at 4, Thorns at 6 and Entangling Roots at 8. Pull with Wrath, add Moonfire, and finish with your staff or dagger when mana runs low; Rejuvenation between fights saves food. Skyborne Druids start on Zephras Isle (about 1-12) and have their own class quests. Everyone else levels in their race's starting zone, where respawns are fastest.

• Wrath
• Healing Touch
• Mark of the Wild
• Moonfire
• Rejuvenation
• Thorns
• Entangling Roots

10-20Bear Form and the first Feral talents

Bear Form comes at 10 with Growl, Maul and Demoralizing Roar, and the Teleport: Moonglade class quest opens too; Moonglade has a Druid trainer. Put the first points into Ferocity, then Feral Swiftness, and add three points of Furor before 20 so Feral Charge opens on time. Enrage, Regrowth and Revive come at 12, Bash at 14, the Cure Poison quest at 14, Swipe and Aquatic Form at 16. Questing zones: Westfall, Loch Modan or Darkshore for Alliance, The Barrens or Silverpine Forest for Horde. Hall of Thanes (13-18) and Ruins of Lordaeron (15-20) are new dungeons.

• Bear Form
• Growl
• Maul
• Demoralizing Roar
• Ferocity
• Furor
• Bash
• Aquatic Form

20-30Cat Form, Lacerate, Leader of the Pack

Cat Form arrives at 20 with Claw, Rip, Prowl and Shred, and Feral Charge is a row 3 talent. Ferocious Bite is now trained at 24 and Rake comes at 24. Lacerate and Predatory Discipline come at 25, Leader of the Pack at 30. Polearms can be trained from 20. With the Furor talent, Cat Form gives back your last Energy when you shift into it again. Zones: Duskwood and Wetlands for Alliance, Ashenvale and Hillsbrad Foothills for Horde. Wailing Caverns holds the Embrace of the Viper set; Excavation Site: Wetlands (24-29) is the new dungeon in this range.

• Cat Form
• Claw
• Rip
• Shred
• Feral Charge
• Ferocious Bite
• Lacerate

30-40Travel Form, Poised, the road to capstones

To open row 7 at 40, spend 31-39 on Blood Frenzy, Natural Instinct and Rend and Tear. Travel Form comes at 30 (outdoors only), with Tranquility and Nature's Swiftness for other builds. Poised is a new passive at 32: out of combat at full Energy, your next Energy ability costs 10 less. Ravage also comes at 32, Pounce and Frenzied Regeneration at 36. A 9 Nov hotfix fixed Natural Instinct on Lacerate and Pounce. City of Dalaran (28-33) needs an attunement; The Drowned City (35-40) is new, and Riverglades is another questing zone in this range.

• Travel Form
• Poised
• Ravage
• Pounce
• Frenzied Regeneration

40-50Primal Bite, Shifting Power, Dire Bear

Level 40 is the big Feral step: Dire Bear Form, plus the two row 7 capstones. Primal Bite needs Leader of the Pack, Shifting Power needs Predatory Discipline, and you can only afford both from 41. Shifting Power works in Cat Form and turns mana into 40 Energy; use it below 50 Energy, not on cooldown. Dual spec and riding also unlock at 40, and Barkskin comes at 44. Krol'dok Stronghold (40-45) and Alcaz Island Prison (48-53) are new dungeons.

• Dire Bear Form
• Primal Bite
• Shifting Power
• Barkskin

50-60Balance and Restoration filler

With the Feral capstones done, spend the rest in Balance, starting with 5 points in Genesis, then Nature's Majesty and Nature's Reach, plus Heart of the Wild in Restoration. Take all four to full rank, then put the last five points into Natural Shapeshifter, for cheaper shifts, and the final two ranks of Furor. Gift of the Wild comes at 50. Zones: Burning Steppes, the Plaguelands, Winterspring and Silithus. Blackmaw Hold (55-60) and Shaper's Terrace (58-60) are new, and Mount Hyjal opens at 60.

• Genesis
• Nature's Majesty
• Nature's Reach
• Heart of the Wild
• Natural Shapeshifter
• Gift of the Wild

Class quests

Talent plan

How to fight

Stats · Gear

Tips

• Take Teleport: Moonglade at 10; it is the easiest way to reach a Druid trainer.
• Leatherworking with Skinning suits Druids; Herbalism works well in Travel Form.
• Sit at a campfire before logging out for rested XP; crafted food can add a small XP bonus.
• Legacy points are shared across your characters, and the Talented perk unlocks talents up to 5 levels early.
• Class training 1-60 costs about 206-207 gold.
• Dungeon mob XP went up 50% on 9 Nov, and Bear threat makes you a welcome tank.
• Respec at a class trainer in a major city, or in Moonglade.

Common mistakes

• Following old Feral builds that spend points in Berserk or plan around Tiger's Fury.
• Looking for Mangle; in Forever the ability is Primal Bite.
• Swapping forms every fight and running out of mana.
• Using Shifting Power on cooldown instead of when Energy is low.
• Forgetting to place new spells and forms on your bars after training.

Questions