WoW Forever Druid Talent Calculator & Build Planner

How to use this Druid talent calculator

Use the planner to test a build before you spend gold or commit to a leveling, dungeon, raid or PvP role. You can explore every tree without creating an account.

Is Druid a good fit for you?

Players who value flexibility and want one character that can cover several jobs through different forms. The class has more buttons and form-specific choices, so the best build depends heavily on what you want to do today.

What changed from Classic for Druid?

This calculator uses the current Forever beta snapshot rather than assuming the Classic tree is unchanged. For Druid, the current data contains 14 new talents, 32 changed talents and 1 moved talents.

• NEW means the talent was not present in the Classic comparison tree.
• CHANGED means the name or position may look familiar, but its effect or rank wording differs.
• MOVED means the talent is in a different row or location, which can change how quickly you reach it.

Turn on Compare to Classic in the calculator for a quick check, then open the Druid class changes page for the broader explanation.

Inside the Druid trees

Every Druid talent, in tree order. A rank is one level of a talent, and each rank makes the effect stronger. Click any talent for the full rank-by-rank wording, straight from the beta client.

✦ Balance (16 talents)

Moonkin spell damage on a steady rotation. Lasers. Feathers. Lasers. Key picks: Nature's Splendor, Insect Swarm, Nature's Grace, Moonkin Form. New in Forever: Genesis, Nature's Majesty, Nature's Splendor, Overgrowth, Eclipse.

Talent	Ranks	Row	Effect
✦ Improved Wrath CHANGED	5	1	Reduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.5 sec and its Mana cost by 50%.
✦ Genesis NEW	5	1	Increases the periodic damage and healing done by your spells and abilities by 5%.
✦ Moonglow CHANGED	3	2	Reduces the Mana cost of your damaging spells by 25%.
✦ Improved Moonfire CHANGED	2	2	Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 10%.
✦ Nature's Majesty NEW	2	2	Increases your critical strike chance with spells and melee attacks by 4%.
✦ Nature's Reach CHANGED	2	2	Increases the range of your offensive Balance spells by 20% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.
✦ Improved Entangling Roots CHANGED	3	3	Increases the damage done by your Entangling Roots spell by 75%, and its victims can take up to 75% more damage without interrupting the effect.
✦ Nature's Splendor NEW	1	3	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.
✦ Insect Swarm CHANGED	1	4	The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.
✦ Vengeance CHANGED	5	4	Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane and Nature spells by 100%.
✦ Improved Starfire CHANGED	5	4	Reduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.5 sec and Starfire has a 15% chance to stun its target for 3 sec.
✦ Overgrowth NEW	2	5	Increases the maximum number of targets you may have affected by Entangling Roots by 2.
✦ Nature's Grace CHANGED	1	5	All 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.
✦ Eclipse NEW	3	5	Your Wrath spell reduces the cast time of your next 2 Starfire spells by 0.50 sec. Stores up to 4 charges. Lasts 15 sec.
✦ Moonfury CHANGED	5	6	Increases the damage done by your Arcane and Nature spells by 10%.
✦ Moonkin Form CHANGED	1	7	Transforms 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.

✦ Feral Combat (19 talents)

Cat damage or bear tanking from a single tree. Two roles, zero respecs. Key picks: Feral Charge, Mangle, Leader of the Pack, Berserk. New in Forever: Mangle, Predatory Instincts, King of the Jungle, Natural Reaction, Rend and Tear, Berserk.

Talent	Ranks	Row	Effect
✦ Ferocity CHANGED	5	1	Reduces the cost of your Maul, Mangle, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.
✦ Heart of the Wild CHANGED	5	1	Increases 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 CHANGED	2	2	Increases your movement speed while in Cat Form by 30%, and increases your chance to Dodge by 4%.
✦ Feral Instinct CHANGED	3	2	Increases 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 CHANGED	2	2	Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.
✦ Thick Hide CHANGED	3	2	While in Bear Form, Cat Form, Dire Bear Form, or Moonkin Form, you gain 3 additional base Armor per level and another 2.00 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 CHANGED	2	3	Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Shred, Maul, and Swipe abilities by 10%.
✦ Feral Charge CHANGED	1	3	Charge an enemy, immobilizing them and interrupting any spell they are casting for 4 sec. Leap behind an enemy.
✦ Sharpened Claws CHANGED	2	3	Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 6%.
✦ Shredding Attacks CHANGED	3	4	Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 3.
✦ Mangle NEW	1	4	Mangle the target for 100% normal damage plus 26.
✦ Predatory Strikes CHANGED	3	4	Increases your melee Attack Power in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form by 150% of your level.
✦ Primal Fury CHANGED	2	4	Gives 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.
✦ Predatory Instincts NEW	2	5	Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your melee abilities by 20%.
✦ Leader of the Pack CHANGED	1	5	While 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.
✦ King of the Jungle NEW	3	5	Tiger's Fury now instantly grants you 60 Energy.
✦ Natural Reaction NEW	5	6	Increases your dodge chance by 5%, and gives you a 100% chance to gain 5 Rage each time you dodge.
✦ Rend and Tear NEW	5	6	Increases damage done by your melee abilities on Bleeding targets by 10%.
✦ Berserk NEW	1	7	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.

✦ Restoration (16 talents)

Heals over time blanketing the whole raid. Set it, forget it, top the meters. Key picks: Gift of the Earthmother, Swiftmend, Nature's Swiftness, Wild Growth. New in Forever: Gift of the Earthmother, Living Spirit, Wild Growth.

Talent	Ranks	Row	Effect
✦ Nature's Focus CHANGED	5	1	Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Arcane and Nature spells.
✦ Furor CHANGED	5	1	Gives 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 CHANGED	5	2	Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.5 sec and increases all damage you deal by 5%.
✦ Subtlety CHANGED	3	2	Reduces the threat generated by your Nature and Arcane spells by 30%.
✦ Natural Shapeshifter MOVED	3	2	Reduces the mana cost of all shapeshifting by 30%.
✦ Reflection CHANGED	3	3	Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
✦ Gift of Nature CHANGED	5	3	Increases the effect of all your healing spells by 10%.
✦ Gift of the Earthmother NEW	1	3	Reduces the global cooldown by 0.5 seconds on your Rejuvenation, Swiftmend, and Wild Growth spells.
✦ Tranquil Spirit	5	4	Reduces the mana cost of your Healing Touch and Tranquility spells by 10%.
✦ Improved Rejuvenation	3	4	Increases the effect of your Rejuvenation spell by 15%.
✦ Swiftmend CHANGED	1	4	Instantly 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.
✦ Nature's Swiftness	1	5	When activated, your next Nature spell becomes an instant cast spell.
✦ Living Spirit NEW	3	5	Increases your Spirit by 15%.
✦ Improved Tranquility CHANGED	2	5	Reduces threat caused by Tranquility by 100% and its cooldown by 60%.
✦ Improved Regrowth	5	6	Increases the critical effect chance of your Regrowth spell by 50%.
✦ Wild Growth NEW	1	7	Heals the target and their party for 336 over 7 sec. Party members must be within 43 yards of target. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration.

Want the exact numbers? The full Druid talent reference lists every rank word-for-word from the beta client. And if you're wondering what Blizzard shuffled, every Druid change vs Classic sits on one page.

Quick checklist before you lock in points

• Check the level slider before judging a build. A deep talent may be a level-60 plan, not a level-20 plan.
• Read the prerequisite path, not just the final talent. Five points in a tree unlock the next row.
• Use the class guide to compare roles, then use build comparison when two versions look similar.
• Save or copy the link after testing. The current snapshot page explains how shared links behave when beta data changes.

Best races for Druid

Night Elf · Tauren · Skyborne

Only three choices here. Night Elves can hide in place. Tauren get more health. Compare every racial passive side by side on the races page.