Druid
Druid — The Druid preview combines spellcasting, healing, and form-specific melee tools. Its records mention Mana, Bear-form Rage, and Cat-form Energy and combo points; changing form is part of the resource discussion rather than only a visual change.[1]
Browse all 52 Druid talents with icons, ranks, prerequisites, and individual source notes.
Choose a reading path
The following is an editorial route through the preview, not a recommended point allocation.[1]
| Talent tree | What to compare | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | Nature and Arcane spell interactions plus Moonkin Form. Read which spell triggers a bonus and which spell benefits. | Balance of Nature, Nature's Grace, Eclipse, Moonkin Form |
| Feral Combat | Bear and Cat abilities within one tree. Some talents apply to both forms while others have form-specific effects. | Heart of the Wild, Thick Hide, Mangle, Natural Reaction, Berserk |
| Restoration | Healing, shapeshifting costs, and resource behavior across form changes. Furor deserves a separate reading from healing-throughput talents. | Furor, Natural Shapeshifter, Swiftmend, Wild Growth |
Abilities and changes worth checking
These are summarized from the pinned community demo transcription. Baseline spells and talents are identified separately where the source supports that distinction.[1]
- Omen of Clarity and Nature's Grasp. Recorded in the demo spellbook as trainable abilities rather than entries in the talent trees.
- Revive. The export records an out-of-combat resurrection separately from Rebirth. Their different restrictions matter when discussing recovery after a fight.
- Lacerate. The new-ability notes infer this Bear bleed from Shredding Attacks. Its absence from the level-38 spellbook does not establish a training level; treat acquisition as unresolved.
Plan a first beta session
These are suggested checks for learning the class and collecting useful evidence; they are not claims about the strongest build.
- For Feral, label each observation Bear or Cat and note which form-specific conditions apply.
- For Furor, record the resource before leaving a form, time spent outside it, and resource on returning; a single screenshot cannot establish the whole rule.
- For Restoration, separate a heal’s initial effect from its later ticks when comparing target patterns and timing.
Race choice
Use the Druid race list to separate officially announced additions from the broader preview roster. Follow the linked race guides for recorded racials; a racial tooltip does not establish a universal best choice.
What remains unresolved
This guide does not establish a final powershifting routine, tank-versus-melee gear ranking, healing throughput, or a complete trainer progression. Form-specific interactions need tests in one recorded build.
For corrections, record the game build, character level, spell or talent rank, and the observed interaction. Follow Project:Data policy and compare against Druid talents before replacing preview information.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chris Baldwin, Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0 data export, snapshot 16 September 2026. Community transcription of BlizzCon demo footage and slides; checked 16 September 2026. Adapted and summarized for this guide. See Project:Talent data for evidence labels and attribution.