Druid talents

Druid talent changes from Classic to Forever

Classic Era gave the Druid 47 talents. Forever keeps 38 of them — 5 word for word, 31 with a rewritten tooltip and 2 with the same sentence and different numbers — and renames 4, changes the rank count of 7, adds 13 new talents and leaves 9 out of the trees (2 of those are taught by trainers instead). Feral Combat moved most: 6 new, 13 changed, 3 gone and 0 left exactly as in Classic. Each line below was read from the two clients and compared rank for rank; nothing is taken from patch notes.

• Balance 4 new · 12 changed · 0 same · 4 gone
• Feral Combat 6 new · 13 changed · 0 same · 3 gone
• Restoration 3 new · 8 changed · 5 same · 2 gone

New Druid talents in Forever (13)

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  Genesis Balance 5 ranks

  Increases the periodic damage and healing done by your spells and abilities by 1%.

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  Nature's Majesty Balance 5 points 2 ranks

  Increases your critical strike chance with spells and melee attacks by 2%.

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  Nature's Splendor Balance 10 points 1 rank

  Increases the duration of your Moonfire and Rejuvenation spells by 3 sec, your Regrowth spell by 6 sec, and your Insect Swarm spell by 2 sec.

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  Eclipse Balance 20 points 3 ranks

  Your Wrath spell reduces the cast time of your next 2 Starfire spells by 0.17 sec. Stores up to 4 charges. Lasts 15 sec.

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  Mangle Feral Combat 15 points 1 rank

  Mangle the target for 100% normal damage plus 26.

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  Predatory Instincts Feral Combat 20 points 2 ranks

  Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your melee abilities by 10%.

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  King of the Jungle Feral Combat 20 points 3 ranks

  Tiger's Fury now instantly grants you 20 Energy.

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  Natural Reaction Feral Combat 25 points 5 ranks

  Increases your dodge chance by 1%, and gives you a 20% chance to gain 5 Rage each time you dodge.

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  Rend and Tear Feral Combat 25 points 5 ranks

  Increases damage done by your melee abilities on Bleeding targets by 2%.

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  Berserk Feral Combat 30 points 1 rank

  Requires Cat Form, Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Causes your Mangle ability to strike up to 3 targets, removes its cooldown, and increases the critical strike chance of your Combo Point-generating abilities by 100%. Clears and grants immunity to Fear effects for the duration. Lasts 15 sec.

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  Gift of the Earthmother Restoration 10 points 1 rank

  Reduces the global cooldown by 0.5 seconds on your Rejuvenation, Swiftmend, and Wild Growth spells.

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  Living Spirit Restoration 20 points 3 ranks

  Increases your Spirit by 5%.

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  Wild Growth Restoration 30 points 1 rank

  Heals the target and their party for 336 over 7 sec. Party members must be within 43.5 yards of target. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration.

Changed Druid talents (33)

Carried over from Classic with a different tooltip, name or rank count. Open a line to read the Classic Era text and the Forever text it was measured against.

• Improved Wrath Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.1 sec.

  ForeverReduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.1 sec and its Mana cost by 10%.

  Classic rank 5Reduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.5 sec.

  Forever rank 5Reduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.5 sec and its Mana cost by 50%.

• Moonglow Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the Mana cost of your Moonfire, Starfire, Wrath, Healing Touch, Regrowth and Rejuvenation spells by 3%.

  ForeverReduces the Mana cost of your damaging spells by 8%.

  Classic rank 3Reduces the Mana cost of your Moonfire, Starfire, Wrath, Healing Touch, Regrowth and Rejuvenation spells by 9%.

  Forever rank 3Reduces the Mana cost of your damaging spells by 25%.

• Improved Moonfire Balance 5 → 2 ranks · numbers changed (2% → 5%)

  ClassicIncreases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 2%.

  ForeverIncreases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 5%.

  Classic rank 2Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 4%.

  Forever rank 2Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 10%.

• Nature's Reach Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the range of your Wrath, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire, Moonfire, Starfire, and Hurricane spells by 10%.

  ForeverIncreases the range of your offensive Balance spells by 10% and improves your chance to hit by 2%.

  Classic rank 2Increases the range of your Wrath, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire, Moonfire, Starfire, and Hurricane spells by 20%.

  Forever rank 2Increases the range of your offensive Balance spells by 20% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.

• Improved Entangling Roots Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicGives you a 40% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Entangling Roots.

  ForeverIncreases the damage done by your Entangling Roots spell by 25%, and its victims can take up to 25% more damage without interrupting the effect.

  Classic rank 3Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Entangling Roots.

  Forever rank 3Increases the damage done by your Entangling Roots spell by 75%, and its victims can take up to 75% more damage without interrupting the effect.

• Insect Swarm Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicThe enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 66 Nature damage over 12 sec.

  ForeverThe enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.

• Vengeance Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of your Starfire, Moonfire, and Wrath spells by 20%.

  ForeverIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane and Nature spells by 20%.

  Classic rank 5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Starfire, Moonfire, and Wrath spells by 100%.

  Forever rank 5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane and Nature spells by 100%.

• Improved Starfire Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.1 sec and has a 3% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

  ForeverReduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.1 sec and Starfire has a 3% chance to stun its target for 3 sec.

  Classic rank 5Reduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.5 sec and has a 15% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

  Forever rank 5Reduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.5 sec and Starfire has a 15% chance to stun its target for 3 sec.

• Overgrowth Balance renamed from Improved Nature's Grasp · 4 → 2 ranks · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 15%.

  ForeverIncreases the maximum number of targets you may have affected by Entangling Roots by 1.

  Classic rank 2Increases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 30%.

  Forever rank 2Increases the maximum number of targets you may have affected by Entangling Roots by 2.

• Nature's Grace Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicAll spell criticals grace you with a blessing of nature, reducing the casting time of your next spell by 0.5 sec.

  ForeverAll non-periodic spell criticals grace you with a blessing of nature, increasing your spellcasting speed and reducing your global cooldown by 10% for 3 sec.

• Moonfury Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the damage done by your Starfire, Moonfire and Wrath spells by 2%.

  ForeverIncreases the damage done by your Arcane and Nature spells by 2%.

  Classic rank 5Increases the damage done by your Starfire, Moonfire and Wrath spells by 10%.

  Forever rank 5Increases the damage done by your Arcane and Nature spells by 10%.

• Moonkin Form Balance tooltip rewritten

  ClassicTransforms the Druid into Moonkin Form. While in this form the armor contribution from items is increased by 360% and all party members within 30 yards have their spell critical chance increased by 3%. The Moonkin can only cast Balance spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

  ForeverTransforms the Druid into Moonkin Form. While in this form, the armor contribution from items is increased by 360%, Omen of Clarity gains 100% increased chance to trigger, and all party members within 45 yards have their critical strike chance increased by 3%, exclusive with Leader of the Pack. The Moonkin cannot cast healing spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

• Ferocity Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 1 Rage or Energy.

  ForeverReduces the cost of your Maul, Mangle, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 1 Rage or Energy.

  Classic rank 5Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.

  Forever rank 5Reduces the cost of your Maul, Mangle, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.

• Heart of the Wild Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases your Intellect by 4%. In addition, while in Bear or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 4%.

  ForeverIncreases your Intellect by 2%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 2%.

  Classic rank 5Increases your Intellect by 20%. In addition, while in Bear or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 20% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 20%.

  Forever rank 5Increases your Intellect by 10%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 20% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 10%.

• Feral Swiftness Feral Combat renamed from Feline Swiftness · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases your movement speed by 15% while outdoors in Cat Form and increases your chance to dodge while in Cat Form by 2%.

  ForeverIncreases your movement speed while in Cat Form by 15%, and increases your chance to Dodge by 2%.

  Classic rank 2Increases your movement speed by 30% while outdoors in Cat Form and increases your chance to dodge while in Cat Form by 4%.

  Forever rank 2Increases your movement speed while in Cat Form by 30%, and increases your chance to Dodge by 4%.

• Feral Instinct Feral Combat 5 → 3 ranks · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases threat caused in Bear and Dire Bear Form by 3% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling.

  ForeverIncreases damage done by your Swipe ability by 10% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling as if you were 1 level higher.

  Classic rank 3Increases threat caused in Bear and Dire Bear Form by 9% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling.

  Forever rank 3Increases damage done by your Swipe ability by 30% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling as if you were 3 levels higher.

• Brutal Impact Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec.

  ForeverIncreases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 15 sec.

  Classic rank 2Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec.

  Forever rank 2Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.

• Thick Hide Feral Combat 5 → 3 ranks · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases your Armor contribution from items by 2%.

  ForeverWhile in Bear Form, Cat Form, Dire Bear Form, or Moonkin Form, you gain 1 additional base Armor per level and another 0.67 base Armor for each point of defense skill beyond five times your level. This amount can be further increased by multipliers from those forms.

  Classic rank 3Increases your Armor contribution from items by 6%.

  Forever rank 3While in Bear Form, Cat Form, Dire Bear Form, or Moonkin Form, you gain 3 additional base Armor per level and another 2 base Armor for each point of defense skill beyond five times your level. This amount can be further increased by multipliers from those forms.

• Savage Fury Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Maul and Swipe abilities by 10%.

  ForeverIncreases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Shred, Maul, and Swipe abilities by 5%.

  Classic rank 2Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Maul and Swipe abilities by 20%.

  Forever rank 2Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Shred, Maul, and Swipe abilities by 10%.

• Feral Charge Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicCauses you to charge an enemy, immobilizing and interrupting any spell being cast for 4 sec.

  ForeverRequires Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Charge an enemy, immobilizing them and interrupting any spell they are casting for 4 sec. $@spelltooltip414924

• Sharpened Claws Feral Combat 3 → 2 ranks · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat Form by 2%.

  ForeverIncreases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 3%.

  Classic rank 2Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat Form by 4%.

  Forever rank 2Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 6%.

• Shredding Attacks Feral Combat renamed from Improved Shred · 2 → 3 ranks · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6.

  ForeverReduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1.

  Classic rank 2Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12.

  Forever rank 2Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 2.

• Predatory Strikes Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases your melee attack power in Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Forms by 50% of your level.

  ForeverIncreases your melee Attack Power in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form by 50% of your level.

  Classic rank 3Increases your melee attack power in Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Forms by 150% of your level.

  Forever rank 3Increases your melee Attack Power in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form by 150% of your level.

• Primal Fury Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicGives you a 50% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage anytime you get a critical strike while in Bear and Dire Bear Form.

  ForeverGives you a 50% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage any time you get a critical strike while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. In addition, your non-periodic critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that generate Combo Points have a 50% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

  Classic rank 2Gives you a 100% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage anytime you get a critical strike while in Bear and Dire Bear Form.

  Forever rank 2Gives you a 100% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage any time you get a critical strike while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. In addition, your non-periodic critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that generate Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

• Leader of the Pack Feral Combat tooltip rewritten

  ClassicWhile in Cat, Bear or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases ranged and melee critical chance of all party members within 45 yards by 3%.

  ForeverWhile in Cat Form, Bear Form, or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases the critical strike chance of all party members within 45 yards by 3%, exclusive with Moonkin Aura.

• Nature's Focus Restoration tooltip rewritten

  ClassicGives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting the Healing Touch, Regrowth and Tranquility spells.

  ForeverGives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Arcane and Nature spells.

  Classic rank 5Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting the Healing Touch, Regrowth and Tranquility spells.

  Forever rank 5Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Arcane and Nature spells.

• Furor Restoration tooltip rewritten

  ClassicGives you 20% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear Form or 40 Energy when you shapeshift into Cat Form.

  ForeverGives you a 20% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. When you shift into Cat Form, you will regain 20% of the Energy you had when you were last in Cat Form, plus 2 Energy for each second you spent not in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form, up to a maximum of 20 Energy.

  Classic rank 5Gives you 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear Form or 40 Energy when you shapeshift into Cat Form.

  Forever rank 5Gives you a 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. When you shift into Cat Form, you will regain 100% of the Energy you had when you were last in Cat Form, plus 10 Energy for each second you spent not in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form, up to a maximum of 100 Energy.

• Naturalist Restoration renamed from Improved Healing Touch · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.1 sec.

  ForeverReduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.1 sec and increases all damage you deal by 1%.

  Classic rank 5Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.5 sec.

  Forever rank 5Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.5 sec and increases all damage you deal by 5%.

• Subtlety Restoration 5 → 3 ranks · tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces the threat generated by your Healing spells by 4%.

  ForeverReduces the threat generated by your Nature and Arcane spells by 10%.

  Classic rank 3Reduces the threat generated by your Healing spells by 12%.

  Forever rank 3Reduces the threat generated by your Nature and Arcane spells by 30%.

• Reflection Restoration numbers changed (5% → 17%)

  ClassicAllows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

  ForeverAllows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

  Classic rank 3Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

  Forever rank 3Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

• Gift of Nature Restoration tooltip rewritten

  ClassicIncreases the effect of all healing spells by 2%.

  ForeverIncreases the effect of all your healing spells by 2%.

  Classic rank 5Increases the effect of all healing spells by 10%.

  Forever rank 5Increases the effect of all your healing spells by 10%.

• Swiftmend Restoration tooltip rewritten

  ClassicConsumes a Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect on a friendly target to instantly heal them an amount equal to 12 sec. of Rejuvenation or 18 sec. of Regrowth.

  ForeverInstantly heals a target with an active Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect for an amount equal to the full duration of the periodic effect of one of those spells.

• Improved Tranquility Restoration tooltip rewritten

  ClassicReduces threat caused by Tranquility by 50%.

  ForeverReduces threat caused by Tranquility by 50% and its cooldown by 30%.

  Classic rank 2Reduces threat caused by Tranquility by 100%.

  Forever rank 2Reduces threat caused by Tranquility by 100% and its cooldown by 60%.

Classic Druid talents not in the Forever trees (9)

• Improved Thorns Balance in Classic 3 ranks

  Increases damage caused by your Thorns spell by 25%.

• Natural Weapons Balance in Classic 5 ranks

  Increases the damage you deal with physical attacks in all forms by 2%.

• Nature's Grasp Balance in Classic 1 rank taught by trainers instead

  While active, any time an enemy strikes the caster they have a 35% chance to become afflicted by Entangling Roots (Rank 1). Only useable outdoors. 1 charge. Lasts 45 sec.

• Omen of Clarity Balance in Classic 1 rank

  Imbues the Druid with natural energy. Each of the Druid's melee attacks has a chance of causing the caster to enter a Clearcasting state. The Clearcasting state reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your next damage or healing spell or offensive ability by 100%. Lasts 10 min.

• Blood Frenzy Feral Combat in Classic 2 ranks

  Your critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that add combo points have a 50% chance to add an additional combo point.

• Faerie Fire (Feral) Feral Combat in Classic 1 rank taught by trainers instead

  Decrease the armor of the target by 175 for 40 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.

• Feral Aggression Feral Combat in Classic 5 ranks

  Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Demoralizing Roar by 8% and the damage caused by your Ferocious Bite by 3%.

• Improved Enrage Restoration in Classic 2 ranks

  The Enrage ability now instantly generates 5 Rage.

• Improved Mark of the Wild Restoration in Classic 5 ranks

  Increases the effects of your Mark of the Wild and Gift of the Wild spells by 7%.

Questions about Druid talent changes

How many Druid talents changed from Classic in WoW Forever?

Of the 47 Druid talents in Classic Era, 5 read exactly the same in Forever, 33 have a different tooltip, name or rank count, and 9 are not in the Forever trees. Forever adds 13 new Druid talents, for 51 in all.

What are the new Druid talents in WoW Forever?

13 Druid talents have no counterpart in Classic Era: Genesis, Nature's Majesty, Nature's Splendor, Eclipse, Mangle, Predatory Instincts, King of the Jungle, Natural Reaction, Rend and Tear, Berserk, Gift of the Earthmother, Living Spirit and Wild Growth.

Which Classic Druid talents are not in WoW Forever?

9 Classic Era Druid talents are not in the Forever trees: Improved Thorns, Natural Weapons, Nature's Grasp, Omen of Clarity, Blood Frenzy, Faerie Fire (Feral), Feral Aggression, Improved Enrage and Improved Mark of the Wild. Nature's Grasp and Faerie Fire (Feral) are taught by trainers instead.

Which Druid tree changed the most in WoW Forever?

Feral Combat: 6 new talents, 13 changed and 3 gone from the tree, against 0 left exactly as in Classic.

Which Druid talents were renamed in WoW Forever?

4 Druid talents keep their Classic spell under a new name: Overgrowth (was Improved Nature's Grasp), Feral Swiftness (was Feline Swiftness), Shredding Attacks (was Improved Shred) and Naturalist (was Improved Healing Touch).

Measured from Forever client build 1.60.1.69977 against Classic Era 1.15.9.69722. 4 of the changed talents carry a new name; the Classic name is in the line. Every class side by side →