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How the 9/35/7 build works
Two builds, because Feral is both a tank and a damage spec. The cat build goes to Berserk, which in Forever makes Primal Bite hit three targets with no cooldown, through Shredding Attacks, Shifting Power, Rend and Tear and Leader of the Pack.
The bear build also ends in Berserk but takes the survival talents on the way, Thick Hide and Forever's new Natural Reaction, and spends twenty points in Restoration on Furor, Naturalist and Gift of Nature.
Feral Druid leveling build
One talent point a level from 10 to 60, in this order, ending at 0/41/10 without a respec. Pick the Leveling tab above and drag the level slider to watch the trees fill in.
Levels 10–19
Ferocity takes 5 Rage or Energy off Claw, Rake, Maul, Swipe and Primal Bite, Feral Swiftness is 30% Cat Form speed, and Thick Hide adds armor.
Levels 20–29
Sharpened Claws for 6% crit, Savage Fury for 10% more Claw, Rake and Shred damage, Feral Charge, Predatory Strikes for Attack Power, and Primal Bite.
Levels 30–40
Leader of the Pack, Natural Instinct for crit damage, Blood Frenzy for Rage, Rend and Tear for 10% more damage to bleeding targets, and Berserk at 40.
Levels 41–60
Heart of the Wild, Shredding Attacks and Shifting Power, then Restoration: Furor for Rage and Energy when you shift, and Naturalist for 5% more damage.
| Level | Talent | Tree |
|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Ferocity 5/5 | Feral Combat |
| 15–16 | Feral Swiftness 2/2 | Feral Combat |
| 17–19 | Thick Hide 3/3 | Feral Combat |
| 20–21 | Sharpened Claws 2/2 | Feral Combat |
| 22–23 | Savage Fury 2/2 | Feral Combat |
| 24 | Feral Charge 1/1 | Feral Combat |
| 25–27 | Predatory Strikes 3/3 | Feral Combat |
| 28 | Primal Bite 1/1 | Feral Combat |
| 29 | Heart of the Wild 1/5 | Feral Combat |
| 30 | Leader of the Pack 1/1 | Feral Combat |
| 31–32 | Natural Instinct 2/2 | Feral Combat |
| 33–34 | Blood Frenzy 2/2 | Feral Combat |
| 35–39 | Rend and Tear 5/5 | Feral Combat |
| 40 | Berserk 1/1 | Feral Combat |
| 41–44 | Heart of the Wild 5/5 | Feral Combat |
| 45–47 | Shredding Attacks 3/3 | Feral Combat |
| 48 | Shifting Power 1/1 | Feral Combat |
| 49–50 | Improved Shifting Power 2/2 | Feral Combat |
| 51–55 | Furor 5/5 | Restoration |
| 56–60 | Naturalist 5/5 | Restoration |
Rather skip the climb? The leveling service takes your character to 60 on your realm.
Every talent in the Feral Druid raid build
Each talent with its Forever tooltip at the rank the build takes.
Balance· 9 points
Genesis 5/5New in Forever
Increases the periodic damage and healing done by your spells and abilities by 5%.
Nature's Majesty 2/2New in Forever
Increases your critical strike chance with spells and melee attacks by 4%.
Nature's Reach 2/2
Increases the range of your offensive Balance spells by 20% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.
Feral Combat· 35 points
Ferocity 5/5
Reduces the cost of your Maul, Primal Bite, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.
Heart of the Wild 5/5
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%.
Shredding Attacks 3/3New in Forever
Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 3.
Savage Fury 2/2
Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Shred, Maul, and Swipe abilities by 10%.
Feral Charge 1/1
Requires Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Charge an enemy, immobilizing them and interrupting any spell they are casting for 4 sec. Leap behind an enemy.
Sharpened Claws 2/2
Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 6%.
Shifting Power 1/1New in Forever
Instantly convert 55% of base Mana into 40 Energy. Shifting Power's cost is reduced by effects that reduce the cost of Shapeshifting.
Predatory Strikes 3/3
Increases your melee Attack Power in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form by 150% of your level.
Blood Frenzy 2/2
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.
Improved Shifting Power 2/2New in Forever
Reduces the cooldown of your Shifting Power spell by 8 sec.
Leader of the Pack 1/1
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.
Natural Instinct 2/2New in Forever
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your melee abilities by 20% and increases your spell healing by 25% of your Intellect.
Rend and Tear 5/5New in Forever
Increases damage done by your melee abilities on Bleeding targets by 10%.
Berserk 1/1New in Forever
Requires Cat Form, Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Causes your Primal Bite 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· 7 points
Furor 5/5
Gives you a 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when shapeshifting into Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. Shapeshifting into Cat Form restores 100% of the Energy you had when last in Cat Form, plus 10 Energy per sec spent outside Cat Form, up to 100 Energy. Bear Form and Dire Bear Form forfeit this Energy and halt its restoration while active.
Naturalist 2/5New in Forever
Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.2 sec and increases all damage you deal by 2%.
New Feral talents in WoW Forever
The 9 talents in Forever's Feral Combat tree that Classic does not have, shown at full rank. Another 11 carry over from Classic with different ranks, positions or numbers.
Feral Swiftness · row 2, 2 ranks
Increases your movement speed while in Cat Form by 30%, and increases your chance to Dodge by 4%.
Shredding Attacks · row 3, 3 ranks
Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 3.
Shifting Power · row 4, 1 rank
Instantly convert 55% of base Mana into 40 Energy. Shifting Power's cost is reduced by effects that reduce the cost of Shapeshifting.
Primal Bite · row 4, 1 rank
Bite the target, dealing 100% normal damage plus 26 and generating a high amount of threat.
Improved Shifting Power · row 5, 2 ranks
Reduces the cooldown of your Shifting Power spell by 8 sec.
Natural Instinct · row 5, 2 ranks
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your melee abilities by 20% and increases your spell healing by 25% of your Intellect.
Natural Reaction · row 6, 5 ranks
Increases your dodge chance by 5%, and gives you a 100% chance to gain 5 Rage each time you dodge.
Rend and Tear · row 6, 5 ranks
Increases damage done by your melee abilities on Bleeding targets by 10%.
Berserk · row 7, 1 rank
Requires Cat Form, Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Causes your Primal Bite 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.
Questions
What are the best Feral Druid talents in WoW Forever?
Our recommended Feral Druid build is 9/35/7: Cat damage to Berserk, Genesis and Nature's Majesty from Balance. It is one of the Forever sim's preset builds. Nobody has played a level 60 yet, so treat it as a starting point until launch on 4 November.
Are WoW Forever's Feral talents the same as Classic's?
No. Forever's Feral Combat tree has 20 talents, and 9 of them do not exist in Classic: Feral Swiftness, Shredding Attacks, Shifting Power, Primal Bite, Improved Shifting Power, Natural Instinct, Natural Reaction, Rend and Tear and Berserk. Another 11 have different ranks, positions or numbers. The tree is still seven rows deep, and each row still needs five points spent above it.
What is the Feral 31-point talent in WoW Forever?
Berserk, which is new in Forever. Requires Cat Form, Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Causes your Primal Bite 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.
What is the best Feral Druid leveling build in WoW Forever?
Ours takes one point a level from 10 to 60 with no respec and ends at 0/41/10. It picks up Feral Charge at 24, Primal Bite at 28, Leader of the Pack at 30, Berserk at 40 and Shifting Power at 48. The full order is on this page.
How many talent points do you get in WoW Forever?
51 at level 60, one per level from level 10, as in Classic. The Legacy perk Talented starts them at level 5 instead, which matters for alts while levelling.
Where does this talent data come from?
From the WoW Forever beta client's own talent tables (build 1.60.1.70338), not from Classic. Every tooltip on this page is rendered from the client's spell data, and we checked them against the numbers the beta's own tooltips show. The trees can still change before launch.
