WoW Forever Druid guide: talents, levelling build, PvP and stats

28 Oct 2026 (AEDT), from the beta notes incl. the 26 Oct (US) final racial pass. Launch: Thu 5 Nov 10:00 AEDT. Unconfirmed = our read; may change at launch.

DrDruid Trees: Balance, Feral, Restoration. Talents from 10; milestones at 11/16/21/31 points; Dual Spec at 40; respec at a city trainer.

Key Forever changes

Change 1

Mangle renamed Primal Bite; Tiger's Fury removed; new Shifting Power turns mana into Energy (1 Oct).

Change 2

Forms immune to Disarm; Bear threat 50%; Omen of Clarity and Nature's Grasp baseline; Lacerate and Revive added.

Change 3

Leader of the Pack (melee/ranged crit) and Moonkin Aura (spell crit) raid-wide.

Change 4

Wrath base damage ~+50%; Rejuvenation, Tranquility, Wild Growth can crit.

Our build calls

Levelling

Unconfirmed: Feral (cat). Point-by-point builds after launch; Wowhead Forever calculator may have rank-scaling gaps.

PvP

Unconfirmed: Feral or Restoration. Crits do full damage in PvP since 8 Oct.

Stats

Unconfirmed: Feral: hit, Agility/Strength. Balance/Resto: spell power, Intellect. Hit and crit are one stat across melee, ranged and spells (Deep Dive).