DRUID
Class Field Guide, WoW: Forever
Class Verdict
The shapeshifter keeps every form and gains real spec identities: a revamped Balance eclipse loop, a Berserk capstone for Feral and Wild Growth for Resto. Powershifting is dead.
Feral and Resto
Cat is the PvE DPS pick after Berserk; Resto with Wild Growth becomes a real raid healer.
Powershifting is dead
The classic cat exploit is gone; Feral is now an honest energy class with Berserk as its capstone.
Revive
An out of combat resurrection on a 10 s cast with no cooldown, on top of the classic Rebirth battle rez.
Cat or bear, choose
There are not enough points to max both forms: every Feral build trades damage for mitigation or the other way around.
What Forever Changed
The headline deltas from the beta deep dive.
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| Smooth cat energy | Cat energy regenerates evenly instead of in big ticks: the rotation gets steadier. |
| Omen of Clarity + Revive baseline | Clearcasting for everyone, plus an out of combat res; Rebirth stays the 30 min in combat brez. |
| Balance: Eclipse (new) | Wrath reduces the cast time of your next 2 Starfires by 0.5 s per cast, stacking 4 times: alternate nature and arcane. |
| Balance: Overgrowth (new, 21 pts) | Entangling Roots can hold up to 2 extra targets: battleground control. |
| Balance: Insect Swarm moved | Now a Balance talent instead of Resto. |
| Feral: Berserk (new capstone) | 15 s: Mangle hits up to 3 targets, loses its cooldown, combo move crit chance doubles and you are immune to Fear. |
| Feral: bear gets Mangle | The bear rotation finally gains its modern backbone ability. |
| Powershifting removed | The cat energy dump exploit no longer works; also Manual Crowd Pummeler is now unique with a 3 min cooldown. |
| Resto: Wild Growth (new capstone) | AoE healing arrives; Swiftmend comes earlier at 16 points. |
| Resto: Gift of the Earthmother (new) | Cuts 0.5 s off the GCD of Rejuvenation, Swiftmend and Wild Growth. |
| Racial synergy | Night Elf Elune Light (10% crit, 15 s) lines up with Berserk windows and stacked Eclipses: the PvE pick. |
The Three Specs
Three forms, three honest identities.
| Spec | Identity | Verdict in beta |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | Eclipse loop: Wrath into faster Starfires, DoT support talents | Revamped and rotating; battleground roots via Overgrowth as a bonus. |
| Feral | Cat DPS or bear tanking, Mangle on both, Berserk capstone | Cat is competitive PvE DPS; bear tanking works but cannot be maxed together with cat. |
| Resto | HoT healing with Wild Growth, Swiftmend and a faster GCD | A real raid healer now, not just a Decursive support act. |
How It Plays
| Content | What the class does for you |
|---|---|
| Leveling | Cat with steady energy plus free res utility: questing never waits on a graveyard. |
| Dungeons | Bear tanks with Mangle, Resto keeps the group topped with Wild Growth; one class fills every slot. |
| PvP | Overgrowth multi roots and Berserk fear immunity change skirmishes; Stealth plus travel form keeps you slippery. |
| Raids | Cat DPS with Berserk windows, Resto for raid healing; Balance is the flex pick with Eclipse uptime. |
Talent Build
The Feral core (cat lead, bear second nature), in cap order. Night elf Feral adds Elune's Light burst windows; tauren Feral adds the War Stomp panic save.
| Talent | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Ferocity | 5/5 | Cheaper cat abilities: energy is your rotation ceiling. |
| Sharpened Claws | 3/3 | Crit in both forms; feeds the new Berserk windows. |
| Shredding Attacks | 2/2 | Cheaper Shred and Ravage: your main damage spend. |
| Predatory Strikes | 3/3 | Attack power scaling in forms: every stat item works harder. |
| Heart of the Wild | 5/5 | Intellect in caster, attack power in cat, health in bear: the hybrid spine. |
| Leader of the Pack | 1/1 | Party wide crit aura: the raid slot clincher. |
| Berserk | 1/1 | The new capstone: huge AoE threat in bear, huge damage in cat. |
| Feral hybrid note | flex | Forever supports flex cat and bear points per content: shift a few points between Furor and Thick Hide. |
Rotation & Opener
Cat is an energy economy: build to five, spend on finishers, never pool without a plan.
| Step | What |
|---|---|
| Opener | Pounce or Ravage from stealth; Tiger's Fury before the burst window. |
| Builders | Claw or Shred to five combo points; Shred when behind the target. |
| Finishers | Rip for single target longevity, Ferocious Bite when the target is dying. |
| AoE | Swipe on cooldown in bear, Hurricane when the group needs the slow. |
| Bear duty | Mangle for threat plus crit debuff, Faerie Fire on cooldown, demoralizing roar on packs. |
| Tiger's Fury | Now an energy restoration button, not a damage steroid: press it when the bar dips. |
| Powershifting | Dead: stay in form, the new rotation rewards it. |
| Panic | War Stomp (tauren) or Bash, then Rejuvenation, then back in form. |
Professions
The druid hybrid feeds on self crafted leather and free herbs.
| Pick | Why |
|---|---|
| Skinning + Leatherworking | Devilsaur set for cat DPS; your own leveled leather while leveling. |
| Herbalism + Alchemy | The druid travel form is an herb run machine; free potions forever. |
| Enchanting alt | Disenchant dungeon greens into ring enchants and staff buffs. |
| First Aid | Mandatory for caster windows between forms. |
| Cooking | Stat food for each role: agility for cat, stamina for bear, spirit for resto. |
Consumables
The druid consumable kit changes with the form you plan to fight in.
| Item | When |
|---|---|
| Elixir of the Mongoose | Cat DPS default before group content. |
| Elixir of Superior Defense | Bear tanking dungeons and off tank windows. |
| Juju Might / Juju Power | Attack power for cat, strength flavor for bear. |
| Major Mana Potion | Resto raid nights and long caster phases. |
| Weapon oils | Oils scale your form attacks; keep the staff coated. |
| Heavy Runecloth Bandages | Between pulls in caster form only; forms eat the cast time. |
| Stat food | Agility for cat, stamina for bear: cook both stacks. |
PvP Notes
The druid flag run is a lifestyle: travel form, heals, and Bash timing.
| Topic | Notes |
|---|---|
| Roles | Flag runner (travel form plus heals), off healer, or Feral assassin on cloth targets. |
| Cloth hunter | Pounce opener into Shred spam; Ferocious Bite finishes the squishiest target. |
| Escape kit | Travel form, Dash, Nature's Grasp roots chasing melee; you are the hardest catch. |
| Crowd control | Hibernate on beasts, Entangling Roots on armor classes. |
| Race synergy | Night elf: Shadowmeld drops target locks and Elune's Light bursts finishes. Tauren: War Stomp is the free heal window. |
Gear Path
One gear set, three jobs: stats that work in every form are the druid currency.
| Priority | Notes |
|---|---|
| Cat lead stats | Agility and attack power with strength; crit feeds Berserk windows. |
| Bear second stats | Stamina and defense on swap pieces; bear lives on the health bar. |
| Idols | Every idol upgrade is a real rotation upgrade; hunt them per dungeon. |
| Pre-raid highlights | Devilsaur set for cat, dungeon blues with stamina for bear, the Idol of Brutality line. |
| Staff | Attack power staff for forms; any slow high dps staff works in forms. |
Dungeon Jobs
The druid fills the gap the group has: tank, heal, off tank, or cat pressure.
| Job | How |
|---|---|
| Main tank (bear) | Mangle threat, Faerie Fire armor cut, demoralizing roar; swipe holds trash. |
| Off tank | Bear on adds, cat for the rest; swap on demand, Rejuvenation between. |
| Healer (Resto) | Rejuvenation rolling on everyone, Healing Touch for the big hits, Wild Growth on group damage. |
| Cat DPS | Shred rotations with Leader of the Pack feeding the rogue. |
| Utility | Soothe Animal on beasts, Entangling Roots on runners, Mark of the Wild on everyone always. |
Elite & Group Quests
The druid handles elite content with form swaps no other class can copy.
| Situation | Plan |
|---|---|
| Solo elite | Open in cat, swap bear when the elite turns, heal in caster, back in: the druid dance. |
| Group quests | You are the flex slot: bear first pull, cat when the tank is safe, resto when the healer drinks. |
| Escape plan | Travel form plus Dash means you never actually die to an elite you cannot beat. |
Raid Jobs
Barrow Deeps 10, Hyjal Summit 20, Onyxia 40: the druid seat is the swiss army seat.
| Duty | How |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Pack | Party crit aura uptime: you are slotted for it, keep it up. |
| Rebirth | The combat resurrection: hold it for the healer or tank death, not the dps whine. |
| Off tank windows | Bear swap on add phases; threat lead, back to cat for execute. |
| Resto duties | Wild Growth on raid damage phases, Rejuvenation coverage, Innervate your own mana or gift it. |
| Gift duty | Mark of the Wild and Gift of the Wild: the raid wide stat buffet, refresh early. |
Roadmap
Level 1 to raid ready, tick by tick.
| Done | Phase |
|---|---|
| 1 to 9: caster until 10, the bear form quest at 10 changes everything. | |
| 10 to 19: bear leveling: tanky, steady, unkillable; quest lines in your race zone. | |
| 20 to 29: cat form at 20: leveling speed doubles; dungeon tank practice in bear. | |
| 30 to 39: travel form at 30: the world becomes small; mount fund from herb runs. | |
| 40 to 49: dungeon flex role starts: tank, heal or cat as the group needs. | |
| 50 to 59: devilsaur farming (leatherworkers), BRD attunement, idol collection. | |
| 60: Onyxia and MC attunements; pick your raid seat: feral or resto. |
Pre-Launch Checklist
Name reservation opens Oct 27; launch is Nov 4 at midnight Belgian time.
| Done | Item |
|---|---|
| Reserve the druid name on Oct 27 (first hour). | |
| Decide race now: night elf for Elune's Light and Shadowmeld, tauren for War Stomp and Endurance. | |
| Leveling route printed: night elf Teldrassil to Darkshore; tauren Mulgore to Barrens. | |
| Form keybinds ready: cat, bear, travel, aquatic on muscle memory keys. | |
| Addon list decided (combo point display, form swap alerts); test the first evening. | |
| Weapon swap plan: feral staff and caster offhand crafted or bought early. | |
| Guild or friend group locked; druid flex seats are the most requested in dungeons. | |
| Launch night plan: bear quest by level 12, first dungeon by level 20. |
DRUID
Klas-Veldgids, WoW: Forever
Klas-Oordeel
De shapeshifter houdt elke vorm en krijgt echte spec-identiteiten: een vernieuwde Balance-eclipse-lus, een Berserk-capstone voor Feral en Wild Growth voor Resto. Powershifting is dood.
Feral en Resto
Cat is de PvE-DPS-pick na Berserk; Resto met Wild Growth wordt een echte raidhealer.
Powershifting is dood
De classic cat-exploit is weg; Feral is nu een eerlijke energy-klasse met Berserk als capstone.
Revive
Een out-of-combat resurrectie, 10 s cast, geen cooldown, bovenop de classic Rebirth-battlerezz.
Cat of bear, kies maar
Er zijn niet genoeg punten om beide vormen te maxen: elke Feral-build wisselt schade in voor mitigatie of andersom.
Wat Forever Verandert
De belangrijkste deltas uit de beta-deepdive.
| Wijziging | Wat het betekent |
|---|---|
| Smooth cat energy | Cat-energy regenereert gelijkmatig i.p.v. in grote tikken: de rotatie wordt stabieler. |
| Omen of Clarity + Revive baseline | Clearcasting voor iedereen, plus een out-of-combat res; Rebirth blijft de 30 min-battlerezz. |
| Balance: Eclipse (nieuw) | Wrast verlaagt de cast van je volgende 2 Starfires met 0,5 s per cast, stapelt 4x: wissel nature en arcane. |
| Balance: Overgrowth (nieuw, 21 pts) | Entangling Roots kan 2 extra targets vasthouden: battleground-control. |
| Balance: Insect Swarm verhuisd | Nu een Balance-talent i.p.v. Resto. |
| Feral: Berserk (nieuwe capstone) | 15 s: Mangle raakt tot 3 targets, verliest zijn cooldown, combo-crit verdubbelt en je bent Fear-immuun. |
| Feral: bear krijgt Mangle | De bear-rotatie krijgt eindelijk zijn moderne ruggengraat-ability. |
| Powershifting verwijderd | De cat-energy-dump-exploit werkt niet meer; Manual Crowd Pummeler is nu unique met een 3 min-cooldown. |
| Resto: Wild Growth (nieuwe capstone) | AoE-healing is er; Swiftmend komt eerder op 16 punten. |
| Resto: Gift of the Earthmother (nieuw) | Haalt 0,5 s van de GCD van Rejuvenation, Swiftmend en Wild Growth. |
| Racial-synergie | Night Elf Elune Light (10% crit, 15 s) valt samen met Berserk-vensters en gestapelde Eclipses: de PvE-pick. |
De Drie Specs
Drie vormen, drie eerlijke identiteiten.
| Spec | Identiteit | Oordeel in de beta |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | Eclipse-lus: Wrath in snellere Starfires, DoT-support-talents | Vernieuwd en roterend; battleground-roots via Overgrowth als bonus. |
| Feral | Cat-DPS of bear-tanken, Mangle op beide, Berserk-capstone | Cat is competitieve PvE-DPS; bear-tanken werkt maar is niet samen met cat te maxen. |
| Resto | HoT-healing met Wild Growth, Swiftmend en een snellere GCD | Nu een echte raidhealer, niet langer alleen een support-act. |
Zo Speelt Het
| Content | Wat de klas voor je doet |
|---|---|
| Levelen | Cat met stabiele energy plus gratis res-utility: questen wacht nooit op een kerkhof. |
| Dungeons | Bear tankt met Mangle, Resto houdt de groep vol met Wild Growth; één klasse vult elke plek. |
| PvP | Overgrowth-multi-roots en Berserk-fear-immuniteit veranderen skirmishes; Stealth plus reisform houdt je glibberig. |
| Raids | Cat-DPS met Berserk-vensters, Resto voor raidhealing; Balance is de flex-pick met Eclipse-uptime. |
Talent Build
De Feral-kern (cat eerst, bear als tweede natuur), in cap-volgorde. Night elf-Feral voegt Elune's Light-burst-vensters toe; tauren-Feral voegt de War Stomp-paniek-save toe.
| Talent | Punten | Waarom |
|---|---|---|
| Ferocity | 5/5 | Goedkopere cat-abilities: energy is je rotatie-plafond. |
| Sharpened Claws | 3/3 | Crit in beide vormen; voedt de nieuwe Berserk-vensters. |
| Shredding Attacks | 2/2 | Goedkopere Shred en Ravage: je belangrijkste schadespend. |
| Predatory Strikes | 3/3 | Attack power-scaling in vormen: elk stat-item werkt harder. |
| Heart of the Wild | 5/5 | Intellect in caster, attack power in cat, health in bear: de hybride ruggengraat. |
| Leader of the Pack | 1/1 | Partij-brede crit-aura: de raid-slot-beslisser. |
| Berserk | 1/1 | De nieuwe capstone: enorme AoE-threat in bear, enorme schade in cat. |
| Feral-hybride-notitie | flex | Forever ondersteunt flexibele cat- en bear-punten per content: schuif een paar punten tussen Furor en Thick Hide. |
Rotatie & Opener
Cat is een energy-economie: bouw naar vijf, spendeer op finishers, pool nooit zonder plan.
| Stap | Wat |
|---|---|
| Opener | Pounce of Ravage vanuit stealth; Tiger's Fury vóór het burst-venster. |
| Builders | Claw of Shred naar vijf combopunten; Shred achter het target. |
| Finishers | Rip voor single-target-duurzaamheid, Ferocious Bite als het target sterft. |
| AoE | Swipe op cooldown in bear, Hurricane als de groep de slow nodig heeft. |
| Bear-plicht | Mangle voor threat plus crit-debuff, Faerie Fire op cooldown, demoralizing roar op packs. |
| Tiger's Fury | Nu een energy-restauratieknop, geen damage-steroid: druk hem als de balk zakt. |
| Powershifting | Dood: blijf in vorm, de nieuwe rotatie beloont dat. |
| Paniek | War Stomp (tauren) of Bash, dan Rejuvenation, dan terug in vorm. |
Professions
De druid-hybride leeft van zelfgecraft leer en gratis kruiden.
| Pick | Waarom |
|---|---|
| Skinning + Leatherworking | Devilsaur-set voor cat-DPS; je eigen geleerde leer onder het levelen. |
| Herbalism + Alchemy | De druid-travel-form is een herb-run-machine; gratis potions voor altijd. |
| Enchanting-alt | Disenchant dungeon-greens naar ring-enchants en staff-buffs. |
| First Aid | Verplicht voor caster-vensters tussen vormen. |
| Cooking | Stat-food per rol: agility voor cat, stamina voor bear, spirit voor resto. |
Consumables
De druid-consumables-kit verandert met de vorm waarin je gaat vechten.
| Item | Wanneer |
|---|---|
| Elixir of the Mongoose | Cat-DPS-standaard vóór group content. |
| Elixir of Superior Defense | Bear-tanking in dungeons en off-tank-vensters. |
| Juju Might / Juju Power | Attack power voor cat, strength-smaak voor bear. |
| Major Mana Potion | Resto-raid-avonden en lange caster-fases. |
| Wapen-oliën | Oliën schalen je form-attacks; houd de staff ingesmeerd. |
| Heavy Runecloth-verbanden | Tussen pulls, alleen in caster-vorm; vormen eten de cast-tijd. |
| Stat-food | Agility voor cat, stamina voor bear: kook beide stacks. |
PvP-Notities
De druid-flag-run is een levensstijl: travel-form, heals en Bash-timing.
| Onderwerp | Notities |
|---|---|
| Rollen | Flag-runner (travel-form plus heals), off-healer of Feral-assassin op cloth-targets. |
| Cloth-jager | Pounce-opener in Shred-spam; Ferocious Bite maakt het kwetsbaarste target af. |
| Escape-kit | Travel-form, Dash, Nature's Grasp-roots achtervolgen melee; jij bent het moeilijkst te vangen. |
| Crowdcontrol | Hibernate op beesten, Entangling Roots op armor-klassen. |
| Race-synergie | Night elf: Shadowmeld laat target-locks vallen en Elune's Light burst finishes. Tauren: War Stomp is het gratis heal-venster. |
Gear-Route
Eén gear-set, drie taken: stats die in elke vorm werken zijn de druid-munt.
| Prioriteit | Notities |
|---|---|
| Cat-lead-stats | Agility en attack power met strength; crit voedt Berserk-vensters. |
| Bear-tweede-stats | Stamina en defense op swap-stukken; bear leeft op de health-balk. |
| Idols | Elke idol-upgrade is een echte rotatie-upgrade; jaag ze per dungeon. |
| Pre-raid-highlights | Devilsaur-set voor cat, dungeon-blues met stamina voor bear, de Idol of Brutality-lijn. |
| Staff | Attack power-staff voor vormen; elke slow high dps-staff werkt in vormen. |
Dungeon-Taken
De druid vult het gat dat de groep heeft: tank, heal, off-tank of cat-druk.
| Taak | Hoe |
|---|---|
| Main tank (bear) | Mangle-threat, Faerie Fire-armor-cut, demoralizing roar; swipe houdt trash vast. |
| Off-tank | Bear op adds, cat voor de rest; swap op verzoek, Rejuvenation ertussen. |
| Healer (Resto) | Rejuvenation rullend op iedereen, Healing Touch voor de grote hits, Wild Growth op groepsschade. |
| Cat-DPS | Shred-rotaties met Leader of the Pack die de rogue voedt. |
| Utility | Soothe Animal op beesten, Entangling Roots op runners, Mark of the Wild op iedereen, altijd. |
Elite- & Groepsquests
De druid pakt elite-content met vorm-swaps die geen andere klas kan kopiëren.
| Situatie | Plan |
|---|---|
| Solo elite | Open in cat, swap bear als de elite omdraait, heal in caster, terug: de druid-dans. |
| Groepsquests | Jij bent de flex-slot: bear eerste pull, cat als de tank veilig is, resto als de healer drinkt. |
| Onsnappingsplan | Travel-form plus Dash betekent dat je nooit echt sterft aan een elite die je niet kunt verslaan. |
Raid-Taken
Barrow Deeps 10, Hyjal Summit 20, Onyxia 40: de druid-stoel is het Zwitsers zakmes-stoeltje.
| Plicht | Hoe |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Pack | Partij-crit-aura-uptime: je wordt ervoor geslot, houd het omhoog. |
| Rebirth | De combat-resurrection: bewaar voor de healer- of tank-dood, niet voor het dps-gezeur. |
| Off-tank-vensters | Bear-swap op add-fases; threat-lead, terug naar cat voor execute. |
| Resto-plichten | Wild Growth op raid-schadefases, Rejuvenation-dekking, Innervate je eigen mana of cadeau hem. |
| Gift-plicht | Mark of the Wild en Gift of the Wild: het raid-brede stat-buffet, refresh vroeg. |
Roadmap
Level 1 tot raid-klaar, tik voor tik.
| Klaar | Fase |
|---|---|
| 1 tot 9: caster tot 10, de bear-form-quest op 10 verandert alles. | |
| 10 tot 19: bear-leveling: tanky, stabiel, onkillable; questlijnen in je race-zone. | |
| 20 tot 29: cat-form op 20: leveling-snelheid verdubbelt; dungeon-tank-oefening in bear. | |
| 30 tot 39: travel-form op 30: de wereld wordt klein; mount-fonds uit herb-runs. | |
| 40 tot 49: dungeon-flexrol begint: tank, heal of cat zoals de groep nodig heeft. | |
| 50 tot 59: devilsaur-farmen (leatherworkers), BRD-attunement, idol-collectie. | |
| 60: Onyxia- en MC-attunements; kies je raid-stoel: feral of resto. |
Pre-Launch-Checklist
Naamreservering opent 27 okt; launch is 4 nov om middernacht Belgische tijd.
| Klaar | Item |
|---|---|
| Reserveer de druid-naam op 27 okt (eerste uur). | |
| Bepaal ras nu: night elf voor Elune's Light en Shadowmeld, tauren voor War Stomp en Endurance. | |
| Levelroute uitgeprint: night elf Teldrassil naar Darkshore; tauren Mulgore naar Barrens. | |
| Form-keybinds klaar: cat, bear, travel, aquatic op spiergeheugen-keys. | |
| Addon-lijst beslist (combo point-display, form-swap-alerts); test de eerste avond. | |
| Wapen-swap-plan: feral-staff en caster-offhand vroeg crafted of gekocht. | |
| Guild of vriendengroep vast; druid-flex-stoelen zijn het meest gevraagd in dungeons. | |
| Launch-nacht-plan: bear-quest op level 12, eerste dungeon op level 20. |