TANK · HEALER · DAMAGE
DruidThe shapeshifter that can fill all four roles; Forever gives it Primal Bite (formerly Mangle), Berserk, Wild Growth and Eclipse, makes Improved Mark of the Wild baseline and brings Skyborne Druids with unique forms.
What it was in Classic and what it is now, row by row.
| — | Classic | WoW Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Races | Classic
| WoW Forever |
| Talents | ClassicThe patch 1.12 trees: 51 points and a final talent at 31 | WoW ForeverSame layout plus a new talent at 16 points: 15 new, 3 replace another, 26 changed and 8 unchanged |
| Hit and crit | ClassicSeparate for spells and for melee and ranged | WoW ForeverUnified: one stat for spells, melee and ranged |
| Improved Mark of the Wild | ClassicRestoration talent | WoW ForeverRolled into the baseline ability |
| Forms | ClassicNight elf and tauren forms | WoW ForeverSkyborne get their own bear, cat, travel (bird) and moonkin forms |
Classic data: wago.tools — Talent, TalentTab and SpellName from the Classic Era 1.15.9 client
Balance
Damage
Arcane and Nature caster with Moonkin Form, Insect Swarm and Eclipse.
Feral Combat
Damage
Bear and Cat forms with Primal Bite and Berserk; listed as a damage tree in the calculator.
Restoration
Healer
Heal-over-time healer with Swiftmend and the new Wild Growth.
Versus Classic
Tap a type to highlight it in the trees. Every talent tells you what it was in Classic.
Click to add a point · right-click to remove itTap a talent to see its details and add or remove points
Builds by role · the BiS ones, level 30 (or 20 where there is no 30 yet). The level 30 ones have 26 points: 21 from your level and 5 extra from the Legacy perk Talented
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Data from Wowhead's calculator (beta client, September 24). Values may change between beta builds. Classic comparison: Classic Era 1.15.9 client data via wago.tools.
Macros ready to copy, with spell names exactly as the game has them. Paste each one into a new macro and drag it to your bar. What a macro is and how to make one
Drops whatever form you're in and heals whoever is under your mouse.
Night Elf
Skyborne (High Order)
Tauren
Skyborne (Windshapers)#showtooltip Healing Touch
/cancelform [form]
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][] Healing TouchThe heal over time, no target switching, leaving your form if needed.
#showtooltip Rejuvenation
/cancelform [form]
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][] RejuvenationRoots your focus without switching targets.
#showtooltip Entangling Roots
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Entangling RootsBuffs whoever is under your mouse; if nobody, yourself.
#showtooltip Mark of the Wild
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@player] Mark of the WildIn Bear Form, pulls back an enemy that went for someone else.
#showtooltip Growl
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] GrowlThey use the modern game's macro syntax, which is what Forever runs underneath. We haven't tested them one by one in the beta yet: if one fails, tell us on the board.
What the October 1 WoW Forever beta update brings: level cap 30, the Excavation Site (26-31), Razorfen Downs and Uldaman, less experience from dungeon quests, a reworked Fury warrior and every class change.
How the druid plays in WoW Forever: forms that no longer punish you (potions and enchants in form), Revive at level 12, Shifting Power, Eclipse and Wild Growth, what you learn from 1 to 42, which stats to look for and how to level. With a talent build per tree you can load in the calculator, useful macros and the items worth chasing.
Blizzard's Classic+ launches on November 4. What changes from Classic: 469 reworked talents, the Skyborne, the Undead Paladin, new zones, nine dungeons and the raids — with the source next to every fact.
A beginner-friendly WoW Forever macro guide: what a macro is, how to create one, what each piece means (#showtooltip, @mouseover, @focus, /startattack, /castsequence…) and links to useful macros for all 9 classes, with spell names exactly as the game has them.