WoW Forever Druid Guide: Macros & Talents

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Start with these six

6 macros

BG Bear first, then GrowlBecome a bear, then ask the enemy to look at you.
Caster form: Bear Form; Bear or Dire Bear: Growl on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target; Another form, or a bear without a living enemy: no action
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#showtooltip
/cast [form:1,@mouseover,harm,nodead][form:1,harm,nodead] Growl; [noform] Bear Form
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HTA Healing Touch, mouseoverHeal a friend without changing your selected target.
Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Healing Touch; Healing Touch on you, ignoring mouseover and target
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#showtooltip Healing Touch
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Healing Touch
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RJA Rejuvenation, mouseoverPut a heal over time on the friend under your mouse.
Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Rejuvenation; Rejuvenation on you, ignoring mouseover and target
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#showtooltip Rejuvenation
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Rejuvenation
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MWA Mark of the Wild, mouseoverBuff a friend before the next bedtime pull.
Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Mark of the Wild; Mark of the Wild on you, ignoring mouseover and target
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#showtooltip Mark of the Wild
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Mark of the Wild
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ER Entangling Roots, mouseoverPark a second enemy without changing targets.
Living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target; otherwise no cast
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#showtooltip Entangling Roots
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Entangling Roots
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WMC Wrath, Ctrl for MoonfireUse Wrath normally and Ctrl for instant Moonfire.
Wrath on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target; Moonfire on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target
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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl,@mouseover,harm,nodead][mod:ctrl,harm,nodead] Moonfire; [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Wrath
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Read a key

Press: Use the card's normal action and its listed target order.
Shift: Hold Shift for the named lower rank, keeping the same target order. Gold S on the keycap.
Alt: Hold Alt to cast the card's spell on yourself. Green A on the keycap.
Ctrl: Hold Ctrl for the second spell or item named on the card. Blue C.

: Solid line: named in Blizzard's own Forever posts.
: Dashed line: from Forever client data or player reports.
: Characters used. The macro editor stops at 255.

Bind a macro in a minute

Type /macro while out of combat.
Pick the tab with your druid's name so the macro stays on this character.
Click New, type the short name shown on the card, and pick the red question-mark icon: it lets #showtooltip show the real spell icon.
Click Copy on the card, paste into the big box, and click Save.
Drag the macro onto an action bar and bind that slot in Options > Keybindings.
Test it out of combat with every modifier listed on the card.

Before you rely on a key. These macros are checked against Blizzard's Forever posts and the Forever client's own UI code, but none has been run in the game yet. Test each one out of combat first. Checked against build 1.60.1.70374 on Oct 15, 2026.

What Forever changed for druids

Blizzard's Hunter and Druid deep dive and beta notes through October 8 guide these changes, with Wowhead's Forever talent and trainer extracts filling in client details.

Wrath	Cheaper, lighter hits replace the old filler. October 8 also retuned early ranks so learning a new rank stays worthwhile.
Nature's Grasp	Baseline at 10; works indoors and in form.
Omen of Clarity	Baseline at 20; Wrath leaves Clearcasting available for another spell.
Revive	New out-of-combat resurrection at 12. Save Rebirth for combat.
Entangling Roots	Now works indoors. A rooted enemy can still hit someone within reach.
Faerie Fire	Free in Bear, Dire Bear and Cat, with a 6-second cooldown. No longer resets swings.
Bear Form	October 8 raises threat bonus to 50% and bonus rage from critical hits to 100%. Absorbs no longer reduce incoming rage.
Swipe	Scales with attack power and still hits three targets in Bear forms.
Tiger's Fury	Removed. Ignore its leftover trainer entry.
Shifting Power	New Cat talent after Shredding Attacks 3/3: trades 55% base mana for 40 energy. The extracted zero-mana text is wrong.
Improved Shifting Power	New two-rank follow-up cuts the cooldown by 4/8 seconds.
Furor	Reworked Cat effect restores stored energy plus energy earned outside Cat. Bear forms discard that reserve.
Thick Hide	Reworked armor talent benefits from extra Defense skill in combat forms. The extracted level-scaling text needs a live tooltip check before using exact armor values.
Natural Instinct	Renamed from Predatory Instincts; adds healing equal to 12/25% of Intellect alongside its melee critical damage bonus.
Eclipse	New talent lets Wrath shorten your next two Starfire casts, with up to four charges.
Overgrowth	New two-rank talent raises the number of enemies you can keep rooted by one per rank.
Moonkin Form	Party crit now helps attacks and spells, does not stack with Leader of the Pack, and doubles Omen trigger chance. Healing still requires leaving form.
Gift of the Earthmother	New 11-point Restoration talent shortens the global cooldown of Rejuvenation, Swiftmend and Wild Growth by 0.5 seconds.
Swiftmend	Now reachable with 16 Restoration points and no longer eats the heal over time.
Wild Growth	New 31-point Restoration spell heals the selected ally and that ally's party over time.

Choose your shape

7 macros

Bear is slot 1; other form numbers depend on which forms you have learned. These client-derived macro bodies need an in-game check before dungeon night.

Bear first, then Growl

Become a bear, then ask the enemy to look at you.

Growl Bear Form

Lv 10Client data

Press: Caster form: Bear Form; Bear or Dire Bear: Growl on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target
Press: Another form, or a bear without a living enemy: no action

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#showtooltip
/cast [form:1,@mouseover,harm,nodead][form:1,harm,nodead] Growl; [noform] Bear Form

Notes and test 2

Press again after the shift cooldown for Growl; one press does not do both.
Leave other forms first. Replace Bear Form with Dire Bear Form after learning it at 40.

TestOut of combat with no target, press from caster form, wait, then press again and check that you remain a bear.

Sources: Client spell levels · Form conditions · Forever UI code

Cat Form, fresh shift

Leave your current form and attempt Cat Form.

Cat Form

Lv 20Client data

Press: Cancel any current form, then attempt Cat Form

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#showtooltip Cat Form
/cancelform [form]
/cast Cat Form

Notes and test 3

Every press drops form, even if the next cast fails on mana or location.
This is a fresh shift for movement effects, not an Energy refill.
A beta form or action-bar mismatch needs a spellbook check; do not keep mashing.

TestOut of combat in a safe spot, press once and check the form aura, action bar and mana before pressing again.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever talent data · Form conditions · Beta form report

Aquatic Form, fresh shift

Leave your current form and attempt Aquatic Form.

Aquatic Form

Lv 16Client data

Press: Cancel any current form, then attempt Aquatic Form

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#showtooltip Aquatic Form
/cancelform [form]
/cast Aquatic Form

Notes and test 3

Every press drops form, even if the next cast fails on mana or location.
Use it in water after unlocking the form.
A beta form or action-bar mismatch needs a spellbook check; do not keep mashing.

TestOut of combat in a safe spot, press once and check the form aura, action bar and mana before pressing again.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever talent data · Form conditions · Beta form report

Travel Form, fresh shift

Leave your current form and attempt Travel Form.

Travel Form

Lv 30Client data

Press: Cancel any current form, then attempt Travel Form

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#showtooltip Travel Form
/cancelform [form]
/cast Travel Form

Notes and test 3

Every press drops form, even if the next cast fails on mana or location.
Travel needs an outdoor location; leaving it has no combat restriction.
A beta form or action-bar mismatch needs a spellbook check; do not keep mashing.

TestOut of combat in a safe spot, press once and check the form aura, action bar and mana before pressing again.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever talent data · Form conditions · Beta form report

Moonkin Form, fresh shift

Leave your current form and attempt Moonkin Form.

Moonkin Form

Lv 40 · after beta capBalanceClient data

Press: Cancel any current form, then attempt Moonkin Form

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#showtooltip Moonkin Form
/cancelform [form]
/cast Moonkin Form

Notes and test 4

Every press drops form, even if the next cast fails on mana or location.
Leave Moonkin before casting a healing spell.
A beta form or action-bar mismatch needs a spellbook check; do not keep mashing.
Moonkin Form is row 6 with 30 prior Balance points: 5 x 6 + 10 = level 40 without Legacy; above the beta cap.

TestOut of combat in a safe spot, press once and check the form aura, action bar and mana before pressing again.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever talent data · Form conditions · Beta form report

Dire Bear first, then Growl

Use the upgraded bear name after training it.

Growl Dire Bear Form

Lv 40 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Caster form: Dire Bear Form; Bear or Dire Bear: Growl on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target
Press: Other forms, or no living enemy while a bear: no action

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#showtooltip
/cast [form:1,@mouseover,harm,nodead][form:1,harm,nodead] Growl; [noform] Dire Bear Form

Notes and test 3

Dire Bear replaces Bear in slot 1 on the form bar.
The shift needs its own press and cooldown; leave other forms first.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestAfter level 40 out of combat, clear your target, enter Dire Bear and press again to check it stays active.

Sources: Client spell levels · Form conditions

Back to caster

Leave a form without paying for another one.

Healing Touch

Lv 10Client data

Press: Any form: cancel it; caster form: no action

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#showtooltip Healing Touch
/cancelform [form]

Notes and test 2

This only leaves form; it does not cast the Healing Touch shown on the icon.
Put it somewhere you can find when the form bar changes.

TestOut of combat, enter Bear Form and press once to confirm the form aura disappears.

Sources: Form conditions · Forever UI code

Keep the dads standing

6 macros

Friendly keys choose a living mouseover ally, then a living friendly target, then you. Alt always chooses you; an out-of-range mouseover still blocks fallback.

Healing Touch, mouseover

Heal a friend without changing your selected target.

Healing Touch

Lv 1Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Healing Touch
Alt: Healing Touch on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Healing Touch
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Healing Touch

Notes and test 2

Use from caster form; this card does not explicitly cancel a form.
An out-of-range mouseover still wins; move your mouse before trying again.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Rejuvenation, mouseover

Put a heal over time on the friend under your mouse.

Rejuvenation

Lv 4Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Rejuvenation
Alt: Rejuvenation on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Rejuvenation
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Rejuvenation

Notes and test 2

Alt is a deliberate self cast even with another friend selected.
This key does not check whether Rejuvenation is already running.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Regrowth, mouseover

Give a friend an upfront heal and a heal over time.

Regrowth

Lv 12Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Regrowth
Alt: Regrowth on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Regrowth
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Regrowth

Notes and test 2

Let the cast finish; this normal key does not interrupt it.
The macro does not compare missing health with the heal.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Swiftmend, mouseover

Choose the friend who already has a heal over time.

Swiftmend

Lv 25RestorationClient data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Swiftmend
Alt: Swiftmend on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Swiftmend
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Swiftmend

Notes and test 3

The target needs an active Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect.
That effect stays in place in Forever.
Swiftmend is row 3 with 15 prior Restoration points: 5 x 3 + 10 = level 25 without Legacy.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Forever talent data · Blizzard druid deep dive · Forever UI code

Wild Growth, mouseover

Choose the party that needs healing.

Wild Growth

Lv 40 · after beta capRestorationClient data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Wild Growth
Alt: Wild Growth on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Wild Growth
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Wild Growth

Notes and test 3

Hover a party or raid member in the group you want healed.
This is future planning; level 40 is beyond the beta cap.
Wild Growth is row 6 with 30 prior Restoration points: 5 x 6 + 10 = level 40 without Legacy; above the beta cap.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Forever talent data · Blizzard druid deep dive · Forever UI code

Tranquility, hands off

Stop melee swings before starting your channel.

Tranquility

Lv 30Client data

Press: Stop auto-attacking, then attempt Tranquility

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#showtooltip Tranquility
/stopattack
/cast Tranquility

Notes and test 2

Stand still and let the channel finish.
This does not cancel a form or stop a spell already being cast.

TestOut of combat in caster form, press once and stand still until the channel finishes.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Smaller heals on purpose

2 macros

Shift always selects the named lower rank. Check the healing and mana cost before trusting an old downranking habit.

Healing Touch, Shift rank 1

Use a smaller heal with Shift; plain press uses your highest learned rank.

Healing Touch

Lv 1Client data

Press: Highest learned rank on living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you
Shift: Rank 1 with the same target order; at first rank this is the same heal

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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover,help,nodead][mod:shift,help,nodead][mod:shift,@player] Healing Touch(Rank 1);[@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Healing Touch

Notes and test 2

Use caster form and insert the exact rank spelling from your spellbook.
Rank 1 is a choice, not a promise of good healing per mana; compare it at your level.

TestOut of combat after learning a second rank, compare plain and Shift tooltip mana costs and heal a friend with each.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Regrowth, Shift rank 1

Use a smaller heal with Shift; plain press uses your highest learned rank.

Regrowth

Lv 12Client data

Press: Highest learned rank on living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you
Shift: Rank 1 with the same target order; at first rank this is the same heal

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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover,help,nodead][mod:shift,help,nodead][mod:shift,@player] Regrowth(Rank 1);[@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Regrowth

Notes and test 2

Use caster form and insert the exact rank spelling from your spellbook.
Rank 1 is a choice, not a promise of good healing per mana; compare it at your level.

TestOut of combat after learning a second rank, compare plain and Shift tooltip mana costs and heal a friend with each.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Help the whole group

5 macros

Buff friends and bring them back from the floor. Gaming after bedtime goes better when someone packed resurrection reagents.

Mark of the Wild, mouseover

Buff a friend before the next bedtime pull.

Mark of the Wild

Lv 1Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Mark of the Wild
Alt: Mark of the Wild on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Mark of the Wild
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Mark of the Wild

Notes and test 2

Point at a living ally or use your friendly target.
The key does not check whether a stronger buff is already present.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Thorns, mouseover

Put the prickly buff on whoever will be getting hit.

Thorns

Lv 6Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Thorns
Alt: Thorns on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Thorns
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Thorns

Notes and test 2

Mouse over the tank instead of guessing from your selected target.
Alt buffs you; the macro cannot identify the tank.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Innervate, mouseover

Point at your healer and send help to their mana bar.

Innervate

Lv 40 · after beta capClient data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Innervate
Alt: Innervate on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Innervate
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Innervate

Notes and test 3

Hover the healer's frame; the macro cannot tell which friend needs mana.
Alt overrides that choice and casts on you.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Rebirth, dead mouseover

Bring back a dead friend without changing your selected target.

Rebirth

Lv 20Client data

Press: Dead friendly mouseover, else dead friendly target; no valid body means no cast

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#showtooltip Rebirth
/cast [@mouseover,help,dead][help,dead] Rebirth

Notes and test 2

Carry the reagent required by your trained rank.
This uses the normal cast and does not interrupt a heal already in progress.

TestOut of combat, hover a dead party member and start the cast, then move to cancel it before spending resources.

Sources: Client spell levels · Blizzard druid deep dive · Forever UI code

Revive, dead mouseover

Bring back a dead friend without changing your selected target.

Revive

Lv 12Client data

Press: Out of combat only: dead friendly mouseover, else dead friendly target; no valid body means no cast

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#showtooltip Revive
/cast [nocombat,@mouseover,help,dead][nocombat,help,dead] Revive

Notes and test 2

Use this after combat to save Rebirth for a messy moment.
A living mouseover is skipped; a dead friendly selected target can still be chosen.

TestOut of combat, hover a dead party member and start the cast, then move to cancel it before spending resources.

Sources: Client spell levels · Blizzard druid deep dive · Forever UI code

Remove the bad stuff

3 macros

Curses and poisons need different spells. The button chooses a unit, not a debuff.

Cure Poison, mouseover

Clean up a friend without losing your selected target.

Cure Poison

Lv 14Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Cure Poison
Alt: Cure Poison on you, ignoring mouseover and target

106/255

#showtooltip Cure Poison
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Cure Poison

Notes and test 2

Use this early cure until you learn Abolish Poison.
The macro chooses a living unit even when there is nothing to remove.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Remove Curse, mouseover

Clean up a friend without losing your selected target.

Remove Curse

Lv 24Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Remove Curse
Alt: Remove Curse on you, ignoring mouseover and target

108/255

#showtooltip Remove Curse
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Remove Curse

Notes and test 2

This removes curses, not magic or disease.
The macro chooses a living unit even when there is nothing to remove.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Abolish Poison, mouseover

Clean up a friend without losing your selected target.

Abolish Poison

Lv 26Client data

Press: Living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you: Abolish Poison
Alt: Abolish Poison on you, ignoring mouseover and target

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#showtooltip Abolish Poison
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Abolish Poison

Notes and test 2

This is your poison button after you train it.
The macro chooses a living unit even when there is nothing to remove.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Give somebody a timeout

3 macros

Roots and sleep buy room for the next decision. Stop attacking before parking an enemy beside the tank.

Entangling Roots, mouseover

Park a second enemy without changing targets.

Entangling Roots

Lv 8Client data

Press: Living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target; otherwise no cast

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#showtooltip Entangling Roots
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Entangling Roots

Notes and test 2

Roots work indoors in Forever.
This key does not stop your melee attacks or remove damage-over-time effects.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Blizzard druid deep dive · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Hibernate, stop swinging

Stop melee before putting an enemy to sleep.

Hibernate

Lv 18Client data

Press: Stop melee, then Hibernate on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target

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#showtooltip Hibernate
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Hibernate

Notes and test 2

The target still needs a creature type the spell permits; the macro does not test that.
Use the spell tooltip to check valid targets before a pull.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Nature's Grasp, stop casting

Drop your current cast when you need your defensive root buff.

Nature's Grasp

Lv 10Client data

Press: Cancel your current cast, then attempt Nature's Grasp

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#showtooltip Nature's Grasp
/stopcasting
/cast Nature's Grasp

Notes and test 2

This always cancels your cast, even if the buff is unavailable.
It is baseline in Forever and usable in forms; an attacker still needs to trigger it.

TestOut of combat, start Healing Touch and press once to confirm the cast stops and the buff appears.

Sources: Blizzard druid deep dive · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Bear tanking

10 macros

Get into Bear Form before spending Rage. Shifting and attacking can need separate presses because changing form starts the global cooldown.

Maul, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Maul while a bear.

Maul

Lv 10FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Maul on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

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#showtooltip Maul
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Maul

Notes and test 2

Maul spends Rage on the next swing; a macro cannot supply missing Rage.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Swipe, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Swipe while a bear.

Swipe

Lv 16FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Swipe on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

73/255

#showtooltip Swipe
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Swipe

Notes and test 2

Nearby enemies you meant to leave alone can still get hit.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Demoralizing Roar, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Demoralizing Roar while a bear.

Demoralizing Roar

Lv 10FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Demoralizing Roar on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

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#showtooltip Demoralizing Roar
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Demoralizing Roar

Notes and test 2

Check the enemies around you before using the roar.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Primal Bite, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Primal Bite while a bear.

Primal Bite

Lv 25FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Primal Bite on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

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#showtooltip Primal Bite
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Primal Bite

Notes and test 3

This is the new Bear talent; do not substitute Ferocious Bite.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.
Primal Bite is row 3 with 15 prior Feral Combat points: 5 x 3 + 10 = level 25 without Legacy; the level-36 trainer entry is a later rank.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever talent data · Forever UI code

Lacerate, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Lacerate while a bear.

Lacerate

Lv 42 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Lacerate on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

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#showtooltip Lacerate
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Lacerate

Notes and test 3

This Bear bleed is trained at 42, beyond the beta.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Bash, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Bash while a bear.

Bash

Lv 14FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Bash on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

71/255

#showtooltip Bash
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Bash

Notes and test 2

You still need melee reach and enough Rage.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Challenging Roar, keep swinging

Start melee on your living enemy target and use Challenging Roar while a bear.

Challenging Roar

Lv 28FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Challenging Roar on its normal target
Press: Outside Bear or Dire Bear: no action

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#showtooltip Challenging Roar
/startattack [form:1,harm,nodead]
/cast [form:1] Challenging Roar

Notes and test 2

Use this nearby-enemy taunt when a whole pack needs your attention.
Choose Bear or Dire Bear first; this key never shifts you.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Feral Charge, Bear

Charge the enemy under your mouse without changing your selected target.

Feral Charge (Bear)

Lv 20FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target; other forms do nothing

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#showtooltip Feral Charge (Bear)
/cast [form:1,@mouseover,harm,nodead][form:1,harm,nodead] Feral Charge (Bear)

Notes and test 3

Learn Feral Charge and copy the Bear version's exact name from your spellbook.
Check minimum range and Rage; a failed mouseover cast does not retry your selected target.
Feral Charge is row 2 with 10 prior Feral Combat points: 5 x 2 + 10 = level 20 without Legacy; the trainer data also lists the Bear version at 20.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Forever talent data · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Enrage, bear only

Use your Bear cooldown without dropping form.

Enrage

Lv 12FeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: Enrage; any other form: no action

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#showtooltip Enrage
/cast [form:1] Enrage

Notes and test 2

Read your defensive tooltip before using it with attackers on you.
This adds a form guard instead of changing your form.

TestOut of combat in Bear Form, check the tooltip and press once while watching the cooldown and resource bar.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Frenzied Regeneration, bear only

Use your Bear cooldown without dropping form.

Frenzied Regeneration

Lv 36 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Bear or Dire Bear: Frenzied Regeneration; any other form: no action

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#showtooltip Frenzied Regeneration
/cast [form:1] Frenzied Regeneration

Notes and test 3

You need Rage for the healing; an empty Rage bar is not a full heal.
This adds a form guard instead of changing your form.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestOut of combat in Bear Form, check the tooltip and press once while watching the cooldown and resource bar.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Cat damage

11 macros

Choose your own builder, opener and finisher. These keys cannot choose combo points, position or timing for you.

Cat first, then Prowl

Enter Cat from caster or Bear, then press again to sneak.

Prowl Cat Form

Lv 20FeralClient data

Press: Caster or Bear: attempt Cat Form; otherwise out of combat and not stealthed: attempt Prowl
Press: In other forms: no action while stealthed or in combat; a Prowl attempt in Aquatic, Travel or Moonkin fails

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#showtooltip Prowl
/cast [noform][form:1] Cat Form; [nocombat,nostealth] Prowl

Notes and test 2

Leave Aquatic, Travel or Moonkin first; otherwise the Prowl attempt fails.
Wait out the form cooldown before the second press; no auto-attack is attached.

TestOut of combat from caster form, press once, wait, then press again and confirm another press leaves Prowl active.

Sources: Client spell levels · Form conditions · Forever UI code

Ravage from Prowl, else Claw

Use your opener while hidden and Claw afterward.

Ravage Claw

Lv 32 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Stealthed with a living enemy target: Ravage; otherwise living enemy target: Claw

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#showtooltip
/cast [stealth,harm,nodead] Ravage; [harm,nodead] Claw

Notes and test 3

Enter Cat and Prowl yourself; this key never creates stealth.
Check the opener's position and range; a failed opener does not fall back to Claw.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Pounce from Prowl, else Claw

Use your opener while hidden and Claw afterward.

Pounce Claw

Lv 36 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Stealthed with a living enemy target: Pounce; otherwise living enemy target: Claw

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#showtooltip
/cast [stealth,harm,nodead] Pounce; [harm,nodead] Claw

Notes and test 3

Enter Cat and Prowl yourself; this key never creates stealth.
Check the opener's position and range; a failed opener does not fall back to Claw.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Claw, start melee

Start attacking your selected enemy and attempt Claw.

Claw

Lv 20FeralClient data

Press: Living enemy target: start melee and attempt Claw; no valid target: no action

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#showtooltip Claw
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Claw

Notes and test 2

Spend Energy when you need a combo point.
Use Cat Form first; auto-attacking can still start in the wrong form.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Shred, start melee

Start attacking your selected enemy and attempt Shred.

Shred

Lv 22FeralClient data

Press: Living enemy target: start melee and attempt Shred; no valid target: no action

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#showtooltip Shred
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Shred

Notes and test 2

Get behind your target; a failed Shred does not switch to Claw.
Use Cat Form first; auto-attacking can still start in the wrong form.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code · Forever Shred tooltip

Rake, start melee

Start attacking your selected enemy and attempt Rake.

Rake

Lv 24FeralClient data

Press: Living enemy target: start melee and attempt Rake; no valid target: no action

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#showtooltip Rake
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Rake

Notes and test 2

Choose when to refresh the bleed; the macro cannot see its remaining duration.
Use Cat Form first; auto-attacking can still start in the wrong form.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Rip, start melee

Start attacking your selected enemy and attempt Rip.

Rip

Lv 20FeralClient data

Press: Living enemy target: start melee and attempt Rip; no valid target: no action

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#showtooltip Rip
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Rip

Notes and test 2

Build combo points before using your bleed finisher.
Use Cat Form first; auto-attacking can still start in the wrong form.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Ferocious Bite, start melee

Start attacking your selected enemy and attempt Ferocious Bite.

Ferocious Bite

Lv 32 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Living enemy target: start melee and attempt Ferocious Bite; no valid target: no action

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#showtooltip Ferocious Bite
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Ferocious Bite

Notes and test 3

Choose the finisher yourself; the macro cannot compare it with Rip.
Use Cat Form first; auto-attacking can still start in the wrong form.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Faerie Fire in your current form

Mark an enemy without dropping Cat or Bear.

Faerie Fire

Lv 18Client data

Press: Faerie Fire on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target

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#showtooltip Faerie Fire
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Faerie Fire

Notes and test 2

Forever uses Faerie Fire in feral forms; skip the old Faerie Fire (Feral) talent name.
A failed mouseover cast never retries your selected enemy.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Blizzard druid deep dive · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Shifting Power, keep melee going

Trade mana for Energy when your Cat needs another attack.

Shifting Power

Lv 25FeralClient data

Press: Start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Shifting Power even without a target

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#showtooltip Shifting Power
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast Shifting Power

Notes and test 3

Use Cat Form first; this does not shift you.
It fails at full Energy; repeated presses do not bypass that rule.
Shifting Power is row 3 with 15 prior Feral Combat points and 3/3 Shredding Attacks: 5 x 3 + 10 = level 25 without Legacy.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Forever talent data · Blizzard beta notes · Forever UI code

Feral Charge, Cat mouseover

Leap to a second enemy without changing your selected target.

Feral Charge (Cat)

Lv 20FeralClient data

Press: Feral Charge (Cat) on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target

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#showtooltip Feral Charge (Cat)
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Feral Charge (Cat)

Notes and test 3

Use Cat Form first and copy the exact Cat spell name from your spellbook.
The Cat leap does not interrupt or immobilize; do not treat it as the Bear charge.
Feral Charge is row 2 with 10 prior Feral Combat points: 5 x 2 + 10 = level 20 without Legacy; Cat Form is also level 20.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Forever talent data · Blizzard druid deep dive · Blizzard beta notes · Forever UI code

Nature from a safe distance

4 macros

Wrath, Moonfire and Starfire have different jobs. Talent levels assume ordinary points from level 10, without Legacy perks.

Wrath, Ctrl for Moonfire

Use Wrath normally and Ctrl for instant Moonfire.

Moonfire Wrath

Lv 4Client data

Press: Wrath on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target
Ctrl: Moonfire on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target

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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl,@mouseover,harm,nodead][mod:ctrl,harm,nodead] Moonfire; [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Wrath

Notes and test 2

A friendly or dead mouseover is skipped.
This does not cancel a Wrath already being cast; wait or use a deliberate panic key.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Starfire, mouseover

Cast at a second enemy without changing your selected target.

Starfire

Lv 20BalanceClient data

Press: Living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target: Starfire

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#showtooltip Starfire
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Starfire

Notes and test 2

If you take Eclipse, choose Starfire when its charges help.
This key cannot track buffs or refresh damage-over-time effects for you.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Forever talent data · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Insect Swarm, mouseover

Cast at a second enemy without changing your selected target.

Insect Swarm

Lv 25BalanceClient data

Press: Living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target: Insect Swarm

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#showtooltip Insect Swarm
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Insect Swarm

Notes and test 3

This is a Balance talent in Forever, not a Restoration talent.
This key cannot track buffs or refresh damage-over-time effects for you.
Insect Swarm is row 3 with 15 prior Balance points: 5 x 3 + 10 = level 25 without Legacy; the level-30 trainer entry is a later rank.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Forever talent data · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Hurricane, place the circle

Stop melee and choose where your storm goes.

Hurricane

Lv 40 · after beta capBalanceClient data

Press: Stop melee, then open Hurricane's normal ground-targeting circle

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#showtooltip Hurricane
/stopattack
/cast Hurricane

Notes and test 3

Click the ground to place it, or cancel the circle without casting.
No @cursor shortcut is used; its beta behavior has not been tested.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestAfter level 40 out of combat, press once and cancel the targeting circle without placing the storm.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

The big buttons

3 macros

Keep each emergency on a deliberate key. Cards above level 30 are future planning beyond the beta cap.

Nature's Swiftness and Healing Touch

Try an instant heal on a friend when the talent is ready.

Healing Touch Nature's Swiftness

Lv 30RestorationClient data

Press: Attempt Nature's Swiftness, then Healing Touch on living mouseover ally, else living friendly target, else you
Alt: Attempt Nature's Swiftness, then Healing Touch on you

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#showtooltip Healing Touch
/cast Nature's Swiftness
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Healing Touch

Notes and test 4

Use caster form and confirm the talent buff before depending on an instant cast.
If the talent is unavailable, Healing Touch can start its normal cast; this macro cannot check the cooldown.
The combined press needs beta testing; use separate buttons if the heal needs another press.
Nature's Swiftness is row 4 with 20 prior Restoration points: 5 x 4 + 10 = level 30 without Legacy.

TestOut of combat, hover a living party frame and press, then move off frames and hold Alt to check the self cast.

Sources: Forever talent data · Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Barkskin, stop casting

Drop your current cast for a defensive cooldown.

Barkskin

Lv 44 · after beta capClient data

Press: Cancel your current cast, then attempt Barkskin

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#showtooltip Barkskin
/stopcasting
/cast Barkskin

Notes and test 3

This always cancels a cast, even if Barkskin is unavailable.
Forever permits Barkskin while shapeshifted; keep your form.
Above the level-30 beta cap; the client spellbook lists this spell for later play.

TestAfter level 44 out of combat, start a heal and press once to check the cast stops and the buff appears.

Sources: Client spell levels · Blizzard druid deep dive · Forever UI code

Berserk, resume melee

Use your Feral cooldown while keeping the enemy selected.

Berserk

Lv 40 · after beta capFeralClient data

Press: Start melee on a living enemy target, then attempt Berserk even without a target

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#showtooltip Berserk
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast Berserk

Notes and test 3

Enter Cat, Bear or Dire Bear first.
No form switch or attack sequence spends the cooldown for you.
Berserk is row 6 with 30 prior Feral Combat points: 5 x 6 + 10 = level 40 without Legacy; above the beta cap.

TestAfter level 40 out of combat in a valid form with no target, press once and check the Berserk aura.

Sources: Forever talent data · Forever UI code

Horde druid racials

1 macro

Tauren and Windshaper Skyborne can be Horde druids in Forever. Use your own racials; Blizzard permits them while shapeshifted.

War Stomp, stop casting

Tauren: stop your cast and try to stun nearby attackers.

War Stomp

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Cancel your current cast, then attempt War Stomp on nearby enemies

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#showtooltip War Stomp
/stopcasting
/cast War Stomp

Notes and test 2

Tauren only; Windshaper druids use their own racial spells.
This always interrupts your current cast, even on cooldown; Forever allows it in forms.

TestOut of combat away from enemies, start Healing Touch and press once to check it stops and War Stomp starts.

Sources: Blizzard races · Blizzard druid deep dive · Forever UI code

No macro needed

Drag these straight from your spellbook to a bar. A macro adds nothing.

CultivationTauren active: grow bonus herbs with the normal spellbook button.
Walk on AirWindshaper Skyborne active: glide downward; keep the normal spell on an easy key.
SkysightWindshaper Skyborne active: receive the run-speed blessing with its spellbook button.
Omen of ClarityBaseline at 20 in Forever; its ordinary self-buff button needs no target logic.
Teleport: MoongladeLearned at 10; use the normal spell when you mean to leave.
Soothe AnimalLearned at 22; select the animal deliberately and use the normal button.
Track HumanoidsLearned at 32; the ordinary tracking button is enough.
Tiger's FuryBlizzard says this was removed; the level-24 client entry is stale, so use the Shifting Power talent instead.

Make a little space

2 macros

Peel an attacker and give yourself room to move. Practice form changes somewhere safe before trying them with a flag.

Stop melee, root the attacker

Give the extra attacker a timeout without selecting them.

Entangling Roots

Lv 8Client data

Press: Stop melee, then Roots on living enemy mouseover, else living enemy target

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#showtooltip Entangling Roots
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Entangling Roots

Notes and test 2

Use caster form first; this key does not cancel your form.
The macro cannot remove any damage-over-time effect already on the enemy.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and move off all units, then press once and confirm it does not select a victim.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code

Leave form and heal yourself

Trade your current cast and form for a heal on you.

Healing Touch

Lv 1Client data

Press: Cancel your cast, leave any form, then start Healing Touch on you

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#showtooltip Healing Touch
/stopcasting
/cancelform [form]
/cast [@player] Healing Touch

Notes and test 4

This always cancels your current cast; repeated presses cancel your new heal too.
Healing Touch has its normal cast time without an instant-cast effect; movement can interrupt it.
You lose form protection even if mana or another restriction prevents the heal.
Healing Touch is learned at 1; the cancel-form line starts helping after you unlock Bear Form at 10.

TestOut of combat in Bear Form, press once and let the self heal finish before pressing anything else.

Sources: Client spell levels · Forever UI code · Form conditions

PvP in Forever

Honor buys PvP rewards; Rank Points advance your rank. Earn them through player kills, battlegrounds and relevant quests. Rank 2 unlocks the trinket, with gear and mounts later and weapons at rank 14.
Weekly seasonal tasks grant Honor and Rank Points; three seasonal tasks also grant Legacy Points. Check the live panel for caps and thresholds rather than importing Era rank rules.
Darkspear Islands is 15 against 15 for levels 30 to 60. Hold four bases and deliver the central flag to a friendly base; first to 2,000 points wins.
The Horde reputation is Darkspear Raiders, with gear and consumable rewards and an Exalted tabard questline. Guard objectives together; a druid can scout, heal or escort without chasing every fight.
Test flag restrictions on forms, movement effects and consumables. Do not promise a Forever flag-running trick just because it worked in Era.

Your PvP tools

ProwlScout approaches and report numbers before committing. Stealth is scouting permission, not an invitation to duel three people (era).
Entangling RootsHold a pursuer, then leave melee reach. Damage may break the hold; it is not a silence (era).
Nature's GraspKeep a reactive root ready when melee closes. Forever allows it indoors and while shifted.
BashBuy time against a stunnable enemy in Bear. A stun can stop a cast, but an immune target still gets its spell off (era).
Feral ChargeTake the talent for Bear cast disruption or a Cat leap. Do not count the Cat version as an interrupt.
Faerie FireKeep pressure on a stealth user and reduce armor. The anti-stealth use is an Era tactic to retest in Forever.
RejuvenationKeep useful healing ticking while you move toward cover or an ally. It will not replace a direct heal against burst (era).
SwiftmendThe level-30 Restoration build can rescue an ally already carrying Rejuvenation or Regrowth.
War StompTauren can buy a brief opening nearby. Forever allows racial use while shifted.
PounceThe trainer extract lists this stealth stun at 36. It is a launch-level option, not a level-30 opener.
BarkskinListed at 44 and usable in form in Forever. Keep it for incoming pressure once learned.
BerserkThe level-60 Feral target clears and blocks fear during its window. It needs 31 Feral points and is absent from the level-30 presets.

Sources: PvP progression · Darkspear Islands · Blizzard druid deep dive · Blizzard beta notes · Wowhead talent data · Racial traits · Wowhead Forever druid data.

Consumables and trinkets

2 macros

Forever permits potions in forms, including mana potions. Items still need to be usable, in your bags or equipped, and off cooldown.

Trinket, Ctrl for the other

Keep two equipped on-use items on one key.

Lv 1Client data

Press: Use equipped trinket slot 13
Ctrl: Use equipped trinket slot 14

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#showtooltip
/use [mod:ctrl] 14; 13

Notes and test 3

Slot 13 is the upper trinket and 14 is the lower one; equip usable on-use items first.
The macro has no class level requirement; each item determines its actual level and cooldown requirements.
Level 1 is the syntax floor; equipped item requirements determine when this key is usable.

TestOut of combat, equip an on-use trinket and compare plain and Ctrl tooltips for the intended slots.

Sources: Forever UI code

Health potion, Ctrl for mana

Choose which bar needs help without leaving form.

Minor Mana Potion Minor Healing Potion

Lv 5Client data

Press: Use a Minor Healing Potion from your bags
Ctrl: Use a Minor Mana Potion from your bags

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#showtooltip
/use [mod:ctrl] Minor Mana Potion; Minor Healing Potion

Notes and test 4

Keep both named potions in your bags and replace the names as you upgrade.
Potion cooldowns still apply; the macro never chooses based on your health or mana.
Forever permits potions in forms, so there is no cancel-form line.
Minor Mana Potion requires level 5 in Wowhead's Forever item data; item requirements still apply.

TestOut of combat, place both potions in your bags and compare plain and Ctrl tooltips without consuming them.

Sources: Blizzard beta notes · Blizzard druid deep dive · Mana potion · Healing potion · Forever UI code

Forms and when to use them

Forms and when to use them. Pick the shape that does the next job and keep enough mana to get back. Costs below are base mana before talents, not a percentage of your geared mana pool; tooltip values are client evidence and may change during beta.

Put your forms within reach

Finish your race-specific Bear story at 10 and learn its tank buttons.
Check the Cure Poison chain at 14 and Aquatic Form chain at 16.
At 20, follow The Great Cat Spirit story; Windshapers have a Windborne spirit branch.
Check Travel Form at 30 and Dire Bear Form at 40 with your trainer; a matching Forever Travel quest chain is not verified.
Bind each learned form and a separate leave-form key; practice without enemies nearby.
Show mana alongside Rage or Energy and read the current shift cost before planning an emergency heal.

Forms at a glance

Normal formFull casting and healing; leaving a form costs no mana.
Bear Form10; client cost 55% base mana; tank with Rage.
Aquatic Form16; client cost 20% base mana; swim and breathe underwater.
Cat Form20; client cost 55% base mana; melee with Energy and Prowl.
Travel Form30; client cost 20% base mana; 40% faster outdoors on the ground.
Dire Bear Form40; client cost 55% base mana; stronger Bear, still Rage.
Moonkin Form31 Balance points, earliest 40; client cost 35% base mana; non-healing spells.

Choose the right shape

Normal form: the full spellbookUse it for healing, resurrection and unrestricted spellcasting. Returning to normal form costs no mana; your next spell still costs its own mana. Carry a casting set when you expect to heal.
Bear Form: hold the enemyAt 10, spend 55% base mana to enter according to extracted client tooltips. Bear abilities spend Rage; ordinary heals require leaving form. Tank or catch a loose enemy, then hand over safely before casting.
Dire Bear Form: the later bearListed at 40 with a 55% base-mana shift in client data, beyond the beta cap. It uses Bear abilities and Rage with stronger protection. Ordinary heals still require leaving form.
Cat Form: melee and stealthAt 20, the Forever quest unlocks Cat; extracted tooltips list 55% base mana to enter. Cat attacks spend Energy, and Prowl helps you sneak. Leave for ordinary heals and return when safe.
Aquatic Form: swim homeThe Forever tooltip lists level 16 and 20% base mana. It gives 50% faster swimming and underwater breathing. Treat it as travel; leave it for ordinary heals and damage spells.
Travel Form: outdoor errandsThe Forever tooltip lists level 30, 20% base mana and 40% run speed outdoors. It stays on the ground, including the Skyborne bird appearance. Leave it for ordinary combat spells.
Moonkin Form: Balance castingA 31-point Balance talent, earliest level 40; the Forever tooltip lists 35% base mana. Cast non-healing spells using mana and leave to heal. Its 3% party crit aura does not stack with Leader of the Pack.
Leave deliberatelyToggle the form button or bind /cancelform. Leaving is free, but entering again costs mana. Practice first; leaving Bear under a boss can turn a rescue into a floor inspection.
Know the exceptionsForever allows Barkskin and racial abilities in forms, plus most potions and many objects. Faerie Fire works in Cat and Bear; Nature's Grasp works shifted. Most Engineering bombs remain restricted. This does not unlock the full spellbook in animal forms.
Spend mana for Energy on purposeOld Era powershifting repeatedly left and reentered Cat. Forever adds Shifting Power: 40 Energy for mana, first available at 16 Feral points with 3/3 Shredding Attacks. Read its live cost; the talent text displays an unhelpful zero.
Furor remembers, Bear interruptsAt 5/5, the Furor text preserves Cat Energy and restores 10 per second outside Cat, up to 100. Bear and Dire Bear forfeit that saved Energy and halt restoration. Lower ranks retain less; skip the old Era bear-weaving loop.
Wolfshead changed tooOctober 8 changed Wolfshead Helm to add 5 Energy when using Shifting Power; its Rage effect remains. Shifting Power cannot be used at full Energy. Spend Energy first and save mana for your backup job.
Your weapon reaches the clawsForever makes weapon DPS matter in Cat and Bear, with 1-second Cat and 2.5-second Bear swings. Weapon effects and enchants work shifted too. Compare current tooltips before buying an old Era favorite.
Shift to get movingForever form tooltips say shifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects. Budget the mana and choose a safe shape; this is not a general cure for fear, stuns or every boss restriction.

Sources: Blizzard · Blizzard forums · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · foreverdb.net · wow-forever.gg · 60.tools.

Talents and Legacy

Talents begin at 10: 21 points at 30 and 51 at 60 without Talented. Points read Balance / Feral Combat / Restoration. These are legal suggestions from the Forever client tree, not beta performance rankings. Levels above 30 are plans to test.

Legacy picks for a druid

Legacy is account-wide progress spent separately by each character. Reaching 25 on a character unlocks it for the usual leveling route. The launch spending cap is 16; earn your points before planning the shopping trip.

Well RestedMore rested XP storage and faster accumulation suit Gaming after bedtime. The shared beta plan puts this before Talented.5 points
TalentedStart talents up to five levels early. That means 26 points at 30; none of the seven presets assumes these extra points.5 points
Thrill of AdventureHealth and mana after non-trivial outdoor kills help with the next pull.5 points
Field MedicineShorter Recently Bandaged outside dungeons, raids and battlegrounds. A cheap outdoor fallback.1 point
The Quick and the DeadFaster corpse runs and free party buffs after resurrection help group recovery. Treat this as an alternative purchase.2 points
Reagent EconomyRemoves purchasable class reagents. Handy for Rebirth, after meeting the Resourcefulness gate.1 point

The first four picks total 16 using the shared beta cost data. Costs and the Well Rested prerequisite for Talented need a live panel check. Reagent Economy needs 10 points in Resourcefulness in that data; it is not a cheap first purchase. Do not add every row together.

Builds at 30, the beta cap

Balance quest caster

21/0/0

Balance21

Feral Combat0

Restoration0

Stay at range with cheap Wrath, Insect Swarm and longer lasting spells. This gets Nature's Grace at 30; Moonkin needs 31 Balance points.

Legacy: None assumed. Talented gives five extra points at 30; keep this 21-point plan intact and check the next Balance row before spending them.

10-14	Improved Wrath 5/5
15-17	Moonglow 3/3
18-19	Nature's Majesty 2/2
20	Nature's Splendor 1/1
21-22	Nature's Reach 2/2
23-24	Improved Moonfire 2/2
25	Insect Swarm 1/1
26-29	Improved Starfire 4/5
30	Nature's Grace 1/1

Moonglow 3/3 cuts damaging-spell costs by 25%.
Nature's Splendor needs Nature's Majesty 2/2.
Nature's Grace rewards non-periodic spell crits.

Open in the talent planner

Cat leveling

0/21/0

Balance0

Feral Combat21

Restoration0

Cat movement speed and cheaper attacks make a comfortable solo route. Shifting Power supports sustained damage, but uses mana you may need for healing.

Legacy: None assumed. With Talented, Furor 5/5 is a separate five-point option; it does not make Shifting Power free.

10-14	Ferocity 5/5
15-16	Feral Swiftness 2/2
17-19	Heart of the Wild 3/5
20-22	Shredding Attacks 3/3
23-24	Savage Fury 2/2
25	Shifting Power 1/1
26-27	Sharpened Claws 2/2
28-29	Predatory Strikes 2/3
30	Leader of the Pack 1/1

Feral Swiftness gives 30% Cat movement speed.
Shifting Power needs Shredding Attacks 3/3.
Leader of the Pack arrives on your 21st Feral point.

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Restoration dungeon healer

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Swiftmend and Nature's Swiftness give two different emergency answers. Bring a questing partner when the healing shift is over.

Legacy: None assumed. With Talented, Genesis 5/5 is a simple extra five points for periodic healing; the displayed preset stays at 21.

10-14	Nature's Focus 5/5
15-19	Naturalist 5/5
20-22	Reflection 3/3
23	Gift of the Earthmother 1/1
24	Gift of Nature 1/5
25	Swiftmend 1/1
26-29	Gift of Nature 5/5
30	Nature's Swiftness 1/1

Reflection 3/3 keeps 50% mana regeneration while casting.
Swiftmend needs Rejuvenation or Regrowth on its target.
Nature's Swiftness needs Naturalist 5/5.

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Bear dungeon tank

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Feral Combat21

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Prioritize armor, Swipe damage, Bear charge and Primal Bite. It is a tanking variant, so it skips Cat movement speed and Shifting Power.

Legacy: None assumed. With Talented, Furor 5/5 can add starting rage on a Bear shift. Check your mana before repeated shifts.

10-14	Ferocity 5/5
15-17	Thick Hide 3/3
18-19	Feral Instinct 2/3
20	Feral Charge 1/1
21-22	Savage Fury 2/2
23-24	Sharpened Claws 2/2
25	Primal Bite 1/1
26-27	Blood Frenzy 2/2
28-29	Predatory Strikes 2/3
30	Leader of the Pack 1/1

Primal Bite needs Savage Fury 2/2.
Blood Frenzy needs Sharpened Claws 2/2.
Feral Charge in Bear interrupts; Cat charge does not.

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Plans for 60

Balance with healing support Untested

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Feral Combat0

Restoration20

Moonkin and spell damage with Reflection and Naturalist underneath. The support points help dungeon healing between damage jobs; this is a legal client-data plan, not a measured raid ranking.

10-19	Improved Wrath 5/5, Moonglow 3/3, Nature's Majesty 2/2
20-29	Nature's Splendor 1/1, Nature's Reach 2/2, Improved Moonfire 2/2, Insect Swarm 1/1, Improved Starfire 4/5
30-39	Nature's Grace 1/1, Improved Starfire 5/5, Vengeance 3/5, Moonfury 5/5
40-49	Moonkin Form 1/1, Nature's Focus 5/5, Naturalist 4/5
50-59	Naturalist 5/5, Reflection 3/3, Gift of the Earthmother 1/1, Gift of Nature 5/5
60	Natural Shapeshifter 1/3

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Feral Cat damage Untested

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Feral Combat31

Restoration20

Berserk, bleed support and cheaper shifting, with Furor for trips out of Cat. This is not a dedicated raid-tank build and does not include Primal Bite.

10-19	Ferocity 5/5, Feral Swiftness 2/2, Heart of the Wild 3/5
20-29	Shredding Attacks 3/3, Savage Fury 2/2, Shifting Power 1/1, Sharpened Claws 2/2, Predatory Strikes 2/3
30-39	Leader of the Pack 1/1, Predatory Strikes 3/3, Blood Frenzy 2/2, Natural Instinct 2/2, Rend and Tear 4/5
40-49	Berserk 1/1, Furor 5/5, Naturalist 4/5
50-59	Naturalist 5/5, Natural Shapeshifter 3/3, Reflection 3/3, Gift of the Earthmother 1/1, Gift of Nature 2/5
60	Gift of Nature 3/5

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Restoration party healer Untested

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Feral Combat0

Restoration31

Wild Growth and direct-heal support, plus Genesis and longer healing effects from Balance. Moonglow supports quest damage here; it does not discount heals.

10-19	Nature's Focus 5/5, Naturalist 5/5
20-29	Reflection 3/3, Gift of the Earthmother 1/1, Gift of Nature 5/5, Swiftmend 1/1
30-39	Nature's Swiftness 1/1, Living Spirit 3/3, Improved Rejuvenation 3/3, Improved Regrowth 3/5
40-49	Wild Growth 1/1, Genesis 5/5, Nature's Majesty 2/2, Moonglow 2/3
50-59	Moonglow 3/3, Nature's Splendor 1/1, Nature's Reach 2/2, Improved Wrath 5/5, Improved Moonfire 1/2
60	Improved Moonfire 2/2

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Sources: Blizzard druid deep dive · Blizzard beta notes · Wowhead talent data · Blizzard Legacy article · Legacy calculator. Talents can change before launch; check the trainer's preview.

Talent planner

Forever's druid trees, straight from Wowhead's data for the live beta build. Click a talent to add a point; right-click or Shift+click takes one back. On a phone, tap a talent to read it and tap again to add a point, or use the buttons under the trees.

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Paste a code to load it. A code reads level, Talented (T or N), then each tree's ranks, for example 30.N.2033.0.55.

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Feral Combat

Restoration

Talent data: Wowhead's Forever talent calculator, fetched 2026-10-14. Required level counts one point a level from 10 (from 5 with Talented). Builds come from the plans above.

Leveling and dungeons

Quest, heal a dungeon, or bring the bear when Dad Bods needs a tank. The beta stops at 30; above that is an Era plan with announced Forever additions. Horde druids can be Tauren or Windshaper Skyborne.

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Horde route, 1 to 60

Finish your starting story first: Mulgore for Tauren, the Skyborne story for Windshapers. Join the shared Horde route afterward and visit your trainer for form quests before taking a long trip.

Levels	Quest in	Run	Forever
1 to 10	After your druid starting story, optional shared Horde stops are Valley of Trials, Sen'jin Village and Razor Hill in Durotar, or Deathknell and Brill in Tirisfal Glades. These are travel alternatives, not druid starting zones.	None yet.	Tirisfal's Shadowvale and Bandarion Keep quests were raised in level on October 8.
10 to 20	The Barrens after your starting story; from Durotar head to the Crossroads, or use Silverpine Forest if you traveled through Tirisfal.	Ragefire Chasm 13 to 18, Ruins of Lordaeron 16 to 22, Wailing Caverns from 17.	Ruins of Lordaeron is new, with Horde quests and a caster staff.
20 to 30	The Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, Ashenvale and Hillsbrad Foothills.	Shadowfang Keep, Blackfathom Deeps, Excavation Site: Wetlands, City of Dalaran, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard.	The beta stops at 30. Excavation Site and Dalaran are new. The beta opens Razorfen Downs at 25 and Uldaman at 30.
30 to 40	Stranglethorn Vale, Arathi Highlands, Desolace and Thousand Needles. The new Riverglades from about 35.	Scarlet Monastery wings, Razorfen Kraul, Gnomeregan, The Drowned City.	The Desolace centaur chains now need level 35. Riverglades and The Drowned City are new and not in the beta yet.
40 to 50	Tanaris, Feralas, the Hinterlands, Badlands and Searing Gorge. Riverglades first, if it is live.	Krol'dok Stronghold, Razorfen Downs, Uldaman, Zul'Farrak, Maraudon, Alcaz Prison.	Krol'dok Stronghold and Alcaz Prison are new, announced and not yet playable.
50 to 60	Un'Goro Crater, Felwood, Western and Eastern Plaguelands, Burning Steppes and Winterspring.	Sunken Temple, Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire, Dire Maul, Stratholme, Scholomance, Blackmaw Hold, Shaper's Terrace.	Blackmaw Hold and Shaper's Terrace are new and announced. Level 60 quests and rewards are unconfirmed.

Dungeons by level

Recommended party levels, not entry limits. Collect the Horde quests first and choose loot for your main job. Items without a checked Forever tooltip remain Era targets, even in a changed dungeon; these are useful targets rather than a proven Forever best-in-slot ranking.

Dungeon	Levels	Horde quests	Druid loot
Ragefire Chasm ChangedOrgrimmar, Cleft of Shadow	13-18	Thrall, Orgrimmar: Hidden Enemies.	Staff of Orgrimmar: Balance or Restoration quest weapon with 18 spell power in the Forever tooltip. Robe of Evocation is an Era caster drop.
The Hall of Thanes New in ForeverOld Ironforge, under the High Seat	13-18	An Ancient Grudge, inside; whether Horde can take it is unverified (beta sources disagree). Horde have to cross hostile Ironforge to get in.	No verified Horde druid loot target yet. Confirm access before asking four dads to visit Ironforge.
Ruins of Lordaeron New in ForeverAbove Undercity, Tirisfal Glades	16-22	Deathguard Kristof near Brill: The Wrath of Rath'mael, one of six Horde quest lines.	Gnarled Necromancer's Staff: Balance or Restoration, with 10 Spirit and 26 spell power in the Forever tooltip. Its 15.18 weapon DPS is only an early Feral fallback.
Wailing Caverns ChangedThe Barrens, southwest of the Crossroads	17-24	Nara Wildmane, Thunder Bluff: Leaders of the Fang, after the oasis chain.	Crescent Staff: Balance or Restoration quest weapon with spell power in Forever. Armor of the Fang: Feral leather target from Era.
Shadowfang Keep Era dataSilverpine Forest, above Pyrewood	22-30	Dalar Dawnweaver, the Sepulcher: Arugal Must Die. Keeper Bel'dugur, Undercity: The Book of Ur.	Robes of Arugal: Balance or Restoration. Odo's Ley Staff: Feral weapon-DPS candidate. Both are Era targets.
Blackfathom DeepsZoram Strand, Ashenvale	24-32	Je'neu Sancrea, Zoram'gar Outpost: Blackfathom Villainy, Trouble in the Deeps.	Rod of the Sleepwalker: Balance or Restoration staff. Moss Cinch: caster leather belt with Intellect. Both are Era targets; druids cannot use Gravestone Scepter.
Excavation Site: Wetlands New in ForeverWhelgar's Excavation Site, Wetlands	26-31	A Titan Relic drop starts Elder Knowledge; Bashana Runetotem, Thunder Bluff: Earthen Echo.	Healer's Staff: Restoration, with 67 healing, 22 spell damage and 5 mana per 5 seconds in Forever. Heavehammer: Feral alternative with 27.73 DPS and 32 Attack Power; choose one quest reward.
Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	26-36	Vorrel Sengutz, inside: Vorrel's Revenge.	Orb of the Forgotten Seer: Balance or Restoration off-hand. Mantle of Woe: caster quest shoulders. Both are Era targets.
City of Dalaran New in ForeverAlterac Mountains, by Hillsbrad	28-33	Melisara, Tarren Mill: The Grave Knight. Doctor Martin Felben, Undercity: Source of Power.	No verified druid loot shortlist yet. Compare discovered leather, weapons and caster rewards by role.
Gnomeregan Era dataDun Morogh	29-38	Nogg, Orgrimmar: Rig Wars.	Manual Crowd Pummeler: Feral, with 29 weapon DPS, 16 Strength, 5 Agility and three charges of 50% attack speed for 30 seconds in the Forever tooltip. Civinad Robes: Restoration recovery set, an Era quest target.
Scarlet Monastery: Library Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	29-39	Sage Truthseeker, Thunder Bluff: Compendium of the Fallen. Tauren qualify in Era; Windshaper eligibility is unverified.	Illusionary Rod: Balance or Restoration staff and a Feral weapon-DPS candidate under Forever rules. Current tuning needs checking; druids cannot use Hypnotic Blade.
Razorfen Kraul Era dataSouthern Barrens	30-40	Auld Stonespire, Thunder Bluff: A Vengeful Fate.	Berylline Pads: Balance or Restoration quest shoulders. Swinetusk Shank: Feral weapon candidate. Both are Era targets; Corpsemaker is an unusable axe.
Scarlet Monastery: Armory Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	32-42	Varimathras, Undercity: Into the Scarlet Monastery.	No standout druid-specific Era farm target. Herod's mail and Ravager axe are unusable; help the group and compare usable world drops.
Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	35-45	Into the Scarlet Monastery. The Scarlet Key from the Library opens the door.	Hand of Righteousness: Restoration mace; pair with Graveyard's Orb of the Forgotten Seer. Whitemane's Chapeau: Balance or Restoration. These are Era targets.
The Drowned City New in ForeverOff the Stranglethorn Vale coast	35-40	Not known yet.	No verified druid loot yet. Wait for discovered drops before making a farm plan.
Razorfen Downs Era dataSouthern Barrens. The beta lets you in from 25	40-50	Andrew Brownell, Undercity: Bring the End.	Glowing Eye of Mordresh: Balance or Restoration necklace. Fleshhide Shoulders: Feral leather. Both are Era targets; beta entry changes do not prove lower equip levels.
Krol'dok Stronghold New in ForeverRiverglades	40-45	Not known yet.	No verified druid loot yet. Check discovered rewards when it opens.
Uldaman Era dataBadlands. The beta lets you in from 30	42-52	Patrick Garrett, Undercity: Reclaimed Treasures.	Grimlok's Charge: Feral staff candidate. Stoneweaver Leggings: Balance or Restoration. Both are Era targets; compare weapon DPS in Forever.
Zul'Farrak Era dataNorthwest Tanaris	44-54	Gadgetzan: Troll Temper, Divino-matic Rod.	Zum'rah's Vexing Cane: Balance or Restoration staff. Embrace of the Lycan: Feral leather chest. Both are Era targets.
Maraudon Era dataDesolace, three wings	45-57	Shadowprey Village: Vyletongue Corruption; Selendra: Corruption of Earth and Seed.	Resurgence Rod: Restoration quest staff. Blackstone Ring: Feral hit ring. Both are Era targets from the quest chain and Princess Theradras respectively.
Alcaz Prison New in ForeverDustwallow Marsh	48-53	Not known yet.	No verified druid loot yet. Compare discovered gear once it opens.
Sunken Temple Era dataSwamp of Sorrows	50-60	Druid trainer: Torwa Pathfinder, then Torwa in Un'Goro Crater: A Better Ingredient. The Era chain needs a Putrid Vine from Atal'alarion; Forever version unverified.	Grizzled Pelt: Feral class-quest chest. Forest's Embrace: Restoration alternative. Moonshadow Stave: caster alternative. These are mutually exclusive Era rewards from A Better Ingredient.
Blackrock Depths Era dataBlackrock Mountain	52-60	Kargath: Commander Gor'shak chain. Attunement to the Core.	The Hammer of Grace and Second Wind: Restoration. Hand of Justice: Feral proc candidate whose Forever interaction needs testing. These are Era targets.
Blackmaw Hold New in ForeverNorth Azshara	55-60	Not known yet.	No verified druid loot yet. Check discovered leather, caster items and weapons when it opens.
Lower Blackrock Spire Era dataBlackrock Mountain	55-60	Warlord Goretooth, Kargath: Warlord's Command.	Fist of Omokk: Feral weapon candidate. Skyshroud Leggings: Balance. Both are Era targets; compare current weapon DPS.
Dire Maul Era dataFeralas, three wings	55-60	Camp Mojache quests; the druid book The Emerald Dream, turned in to Lorekeeper Javon. These are Era targets.	Brightly Glowing Stone and Mindtap Talisman: Restoration. Unyielding Maul: Bear survival. Bonecrusher: Feral damage candidate. Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas: druid healing trinket. All are Era targets.
Upper Blackrock Spire Era dataBlackrock Mountain	58-60	Thrall, Orgrimmar: For The Horde!	Briarwood Reed: Balance or Restoration. Mark of Tyranny, Blackhand's Breadth or Eye of the Beast: choose an Era quest trinket for Bear, Cat or caster respectively.
Scholomance Era dataCaer Darrow, Western Plaguelands	58-60	Eva Sarkhoff, outside: the Krastinov chain.	Cadaverous Armor: Feral leather. Alanna's Embrace: Balance or Restoration. Both are Era targets; priest-restricted Devout pieces are not a druid plan.
Stratholme Era dataEastern Plaguelands, two wings	58-60	Tirion Fordring's chain; Betina Bigglezink: The Active Agent.	Robes of the Exalted: Restoration chest. Animated Chain Necklace: Balance or Restoration recovery option. These are Era targets.
Shaper's Terrace New in ForeverUn'Goro Crater	58-60	Not known yet.	No verified druid loot yet. Wait for discovered rewards before setting a farm goal.

Recommended party levels, not entry limits. Loot notes say which spec each item suits; new Forever dungeons haven't shown all their loot yet, so treat those as a first look.

Quest rewards not to miss

Useful Horde rewards, including the class quests that change your evening. Levels are minimums or planning milestones, not promises of solo completion. Forever quest records are client evidence; Era rewards still need launch checks. Tauren class steps are named because Windshapers can have different introductions.

Level and quest	Starts	Reward	Why
10Heeding the Call through Body and Heart Era data	Tauren: Gennia Runetotem, Bloodhoof Village, then Turak Runetotem, Thunder Bluff	Bear Form; Teleport: Moonglade during the chain	Visit Dendrite and the Great Bear Spirit, return to Thunder Bluff, then face Lunaclaw at the Barrens Moonkin Stone. The Tauren chain remains in Forever quest data; Windshapers should follow their own bear story.
13Hidden Enemies Changed	Thrall, Orgrimmar	Staff of Orgrimmar: 18 spell power and 6 Intellect	Guaranteed Balance or Restoration weapon after Ragefire Chasm. The Forever tooltip also has 6 Agility; its 11.82 weapon DPS makes it only an early Feral fallback.
14Lessons Anew through Power over Poison Era data	Tauren: Turak Runetotem, Thunder Bluff, then Dendrite Starblaze, Moonglade	Cure Poison	Follow the Barrens water-sampling and sick-animal chain, then return to Turak. The Horde Forever record still teaches the spell; skip Alliance Auberdine instructions.
16A Lesson to Learn through Aquatic Form Changed	Tauren: Turak Runetotem, Thunder Bluff, then Dendrite Starblaze, Moonglade	Aquatic Form, Aquarius Belt and client-listed Idol of Shifting Tides	Complete Trial of the Lake and Trial of the Sea Lion, then return the pendant to Turak. Use the Horde quest directions; this form is for swimming.
16The Wrath of Rath'mael New in Forever	Deathguard Kristof, near Brill	Gnarled Necromancer's Staff	Guaranteed Balance or Restoration staff with 10 Spirit and 26 spell power in the Forever tooltip. Bring a group for Ruins of Lordaeron.
18Leaders of the Fang Changed	Nara Wildmane, Thunder Bluff, after the oasis chain	Crescent Staff	Guaranteed staff for Balance or Restoration. Its Forever tooltip has spell power instead of the old Spirit; take a party into Wailing Caverns.
20The Great Cat Spirit through To Thunder Bluff New in Forever	Turak Runetotem, Thunder Bluff, then Dendrite Starblaze, Moonglade	Cat Form	The new Tauren chain visits the Great Cat Spirit and its relic trial, then returns through Dendrite to Turak. Windshapers have Great Windborne Cat Spirit steps; follow your race-specific quest rather than assuming Cat is a trainer purchase.
27Vorrel's Revenge Era data	Vorrel Sengutz, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard	Mantle of Woe	Caster shoulders for Balance or Restoration. A guaranteed fallback when the boss keeps dropping somebody else's laundry.
28Earthen Echo, after Elder Knowledge New in Forever	Bashana Runetotem, Thunder Bluff, after the Titan Relic in Excavation Site: Wetlands	Healer's Staff or Heavehammer	Restoration gets 67 healing and 5 mana per 5 seconds; Feral can choose the 27.73-DPS mace with 32 Attack Power. These are alternative rewards.
29A Vengeful Fate Era data	Auld Stonespire, Thunder Bluff	Berylline Pads	Intellect and Spirit shoulders for healing or Balance. Collect the Razorfen Kraul quest before leaving town.
30Compendium of the Fallen Era data	Sage Truthseeker, Thunder Bluff	Omega Orb	Caster off-hand once you have a one-handed weapon. Tauren qualify in Era; check Windshaper eligibility in Forever.
35Khan Jehn, after the Magram chain New in Forever	Orgrul, Desolace	Greatstaff of the Necrokhans	Caster staff candidate. October 8 raised the new centaur chains and rewards to 35 and changed tuning; compare the current tooltip.
46Corruption of Earth and Seed Era data	Selendra, Shadowprey Village, Desolace	Resurgence Rod	Guaranteed Restoration recovery staff from Maraudon. A useful fallback when the drops are stubborn.
49It's Dangerous to Go Alone, after It's a Secret to Everybody Era data	Wrecked boat in Un'Goro Crater, then Linken, Marshal's Refuge	Spirit of Aquementas	Spell-power off-hand for Balance and a caster fallback. Bring help for Blazerunner and use the quest totem.
50Torwa Pathfinder through A Better Ingredient Era data	Your druid trainer, then Torwa Pathfinder at the Tanaris entrance to Un'Goro Crater	Grizzled Pelt, Forest's Embrace or Moonshadow Stave	Choose Feral leather, healing leather or the caster staff. The Era chain ends at Atal'alarion in Sunken Temple; Forever reward tuning is unconfirmed.
58In Dreams, after Tirion Fordring's chain Era data	Tirion Fordring, Eastern Plaguelands	Fordring's Seal	Healing ring for Restoration and your spare healing set. Budget time for the Stratholme part.
60For The Horde! Era data	Thrall, Orgrimmar, after Warlord's Command	Mark of Tyranny, Blackhand's Breadth or Eye of the Beast	Pick Bear survival, Feral crit or caster crit. These are mutually exclusive Era rewards for killing Rend; choose your main job.
60The Emerald Dream Era data	Lorekeeper Javon, Dire Maul library; obtain the druid book from a drop or the auction house	Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas	Druid healing trinket. This is the Era book turn-in, not a requirement to clear every wing.

Is there a Horde Wintersaber?

Not confirmed. No source shows a Desolace raptor grind in Forever. The Horde counterpart players remember is the Venomhide Ravasaur from Un'Goro Crater, which arrived in Wrath of the Lich King. Forever's database lists the mount and its faction, but not how to get them.

Mount: Whistle of the Venomhide Ravasaur
Faction: Ravasaur Trainers
Started, in Wrath: Mor'vek, southeast Un'Goro Crater
Forever status: In the database; how to get it is unknown

Don't plan around Wrath's 20-day quest chain yet. PvP ranks also unlock mounts in Forever. If Blizzard announces a Horde reputation mount before launch, this panel gets updated.

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Training and gold

Every level with something new is listed, from 1 to 60. Druids train every two levels; Bear and Aquatic Form come from class quests.

Horde druid trainers

Thunder BluffKym Wildmane, Sheal Runetotem and Turak Runetotem, Elder Rise
FeralasJannos Lighthoof, a town in the zone; see the map
MoongladeLoganaar, Nighthaven
MulgoreGart Mistrunner, Gennia Runetotem and Hana Lighthoof, Camp Narache; Bloodhoof Village
Zephra's IsleLotheluum Starbreeze, Naeluna Swiftmend and Xyton Silverwind, Forever's new starting isle

Ranks you can skip

Buy what you press most first: Wrath and Healing Touch early, then your form's attacks.
Feral? Bear and Cat ranks first; Balance spell ranks can wait.
Balance? Moonfire and Wrath first; Maul and Claw ranks can wait.
Keep Rejuvenation and Healing Touch current in any spec: you will heal yourself between pulls.
If gold is tight before your mount, delay Thorns and Mark of the Wild ranks, never your main attack.

What to train, by level

Level	New at the trainer	Can wait
1	Healing Touch, Mark of the Wild, Wrath.	Nothing
4	Moonfire, Rejuvenation.	Nothing
6	Thorns, Wrath 2.	Nothing
8	Entangling Roots, Healing Touch 2.	Nothing
10	Bear Form, Demoralizing Roar, Growl, Mark of the Wild 2, Maul, Moonfire 2, Nature's Grasp, Rejuvenation 2, Teleport: Moonglade.	Nothing
12	Enrage, Regrowth, Revive.	Nothing
14	Bash, Cure Poison, Healing Touch 3, Thorns 2, Wrath 3.	Nothing
16	Aquatic Form, Moonfire 3, Rejuvenation 3, Swipe.	Nothing
18	Entangling Roots 2, Faerie Fire, Hibernate, Maul 2, Nature's Grasp 2, Regrowth 2.	Maul 2, unless you use Bear.
20	Cat Form, Claw, Demoralizing Roar 2, Healing Touch 4, Mark of the Wild 3, Omen of Clarity, Prowl, Rebirth, Rip, Starfire.	Demoralizing Roar 2, unless you tank.
22	Moonfire 4, Rejuvenation 4, Shred, Soothe Animal, Wrath 4.	Nothing
24	Rake, Regrowth 3, Remove Curse, Revive 2, Swipe 2, Thorns 3.	Swipe 2, unless you use Bear.
26	Abolish Poison, Dash, Healing Touch 5, Maul 3, Starfire 2.	Maul 3, unless you use Bear.
28	Challenging Roar, Claw 2, Cower, Entangling Roots 3, Moonfire 5, Nature's Grasp 3, Rejuvenation 5, Rip 2.	Rip 2, unless you play Cat.
30	Bash 2, Faerie Fire 2, Insect Swarm 2, Mark of the Wild 4, Rebirth 2, Regrowth 4, Shred 2, Tranquility, Travel Form, Wrath 5.	Shred 2, unless you play Cat.
32	Demoralizing Roar 3, Ferocious Bite, Healing Touch 6, Ravage, Track Humanoids.	Demoralizing Roar 3, unless you tank.
34	Maul 4, Moonfire 6, Rake 2, Rejuvenation 6, Starfire 3, Swipe 3, Thorns 4.	Maul 4, unless you use Bear; Rake 2, unless you play Cat; Swipe 3, unless you use Bear.
36	Frenzied Regeneration, Pounce, Primal Bite 2, Regrowth 5, Revive 3, Rip 3.	Rip 3, unless you play Cat.
38	Claw 3, Entangling Roots 4, Healing Touch 7, Hibernate 2, Nature's Grasp 4, Shred 3, Soothe Animal 2, Wrath 6.	Shred 3, unless you play Cat; Soothe Animal 2, until a beast route.
40	Cower 2, Dire Bear Form, Feline Grace, Ferocious Bite 2, Hurricane, Innervate, Insect Swarm 3, Mark of the Wild 5, Moonfire 7, Prowl 2, Rebirth 3, Rejuvenation 7, Tranquility 2.	Cower 2, unless you group as Cat.
42	Demoralizing Roar 4, Faerie Fire 3, Lacerate, Maul 5, Ravage 2, Regrowth 6, Starfire 4.	Demoralizing Roar 4, unless you tank; Maul 5, unless you use Bear; Ravage 2, unless you play Cat.
44	Barkskin, Healing Touch 8, Rake 3, Rip 4, Swipe 4, Thorns 5.	Rake 3, unless you play Cat; Rip 4, unless you play Cat; Swipe 4, unless you use Bear.
46	Bash 3, Dash 2, Moonfire 8, Pounce 2, Rejuvenation 8, Shred 4, Wrath 7.	Shred 4, unless you play Cat.
48	Claw 4, Entangling Roots 5, Ferocious Bite 3, Nature's Grasp 5, Primal Bite 3, Regrowth 7, Revive 4.	Nothing
50	Gift of the Wild, Healing Touch 9, Hurricane 2, Insect Swarm 4, Lacerate 2, Mark of the Wild 6, Maul 6, Ravage 3, Rebirth 4, Starfire 5, Tranquility 3, Wild Growth 2.	Hurricane 2, unless you need area damage; Lacerate 2, unless you tank; Maul 6, unless you use Bear; Ravage 3, unless you play Cat.
52	Cower 3, Demoralizing Roar 5, Moonfire 9, Rejuvenation 9, Rip 5.	Cower 3, unless you group as Cat; Demoralizing Roar 5, unless you tank; Rip 5, unless you play Cat.
54	Faerie Fire 4, Rake 4, Regrowth 8, Shred 5, Soothe Animal 3, Swipe 5, Thorns 6, Wrath 8.	Rake 4, unless you play Cat; Shred 5, unless you play Cat; Soothe Animal 3, until a beast route; Swipe 5, unless you use Bear.
56	Ferocious Bite 4, Healing Touch 10, Pounce 3.	Nothing
58	Claw 5, Entangling Roots 6, Hibernate 3, Lacerate 3, Maul 7, Moonfire 10, Nature's Grasp 6, Ravage 4, Rejuvenation 10, Starfire 6.	Lacerate 3, unless you tank; Maul 7, unless you use Bear; Ravage 4, unless you play Cat.
60	Ferocious Bite 5, Gift of the Wild 2, Healing Touch 11, Hurricane 3, Insect Swarm 5, Mark of the Wild 7, Primal Bite 4, Prowl 3, Rebirth 5, Regrowth 9, Rejuvenation 11, Revive 5, Rip 6, Starfire 7, Tranquility 4, Wild Growth 3.	Hurricane 3, unless you need area damage; Rip 6, unless you play Cat.

From Wowhead's Forever druid ability list, fetched 2026-10-15, Horde spells only. Talent spells come with their talent; only later ranks are bought from the trainer. Bear, Aquatic and Cat Form follow their class quests. Tiger's Fury was removed in Forever.

Your first mount

Level: 40 for normal mounts in Forever's item data; the riding requirement isn't confirmed
Save up: About 100g: Era was 20g riding plus 80g for the mount
Troll raptors: Zjolnir, Sen'jin Village, Durotar
Undead horses: Zachariah Post, Brill, Tirisfal Glades

Forever's tooltips mark several mounts as account-wide and usable by any race of your faction. Costs and reputation rules aren't confirmed. Epic mounts at 60 cost 1,000g in Era.

Sources: Wowhead datamine · Blizzard beta notes · Blizzard druid deep dive. Trainer costs aren't confirmed yet; check the trainer.

Gear and consumables

Four jobs, several outfits, one very full bag. Keep healing gear even if you level as a cat. Forever makes equipped weapon DPS and weapon procs work in forms, so a feral weapon upgrade finally means what it says on the tin.

What stats matter, and when

Stage	What to stack	Why
Leveling 1 to 30	Spell power for early casting; weapon DPS, Strength and Agility for feral; keep Stamina and a healing outfit	Before Cat Form at 20, you still spend time casting. At 20 and beyond, a better weapon improves form damage in Forever. Buy upgrades you will use before buying a matching outfit.
Restoration at 60	Bonus healing, Intellect, Spirit and mana per 5 seconds	Healing power improves your casts. Intellect gives room for mistakes; Spirit and mana regeneration help on longer pulls. Reflection and Living Spirit change the value of Spirit. The exact Forever raid weights need testing.
Balance at 60	Spell damage and useful spell hit, then crit and Intellect	Nature and Arcane support different parts of your spell mix. Count Nature's Reach before buying hit gear. Classic Era caps and school weights are references, not confirmed Forever targets.
Cat at 60	Weapon DPS, then Strength, Agility, attack power and useful melee hit or crit	Weapon damage and procs now work in form. Classic Era cat scores leave weapon DPS out, so compare the actual weapon separately. Wolfshead Helm now helps Shifting Power rather than repeated form entry.
Bear at 60	Armor, Stamina and Defense, with a useful weapon and enough hit for threat	A bigger health cushion gives the healer time. Thick Hide now turns bonus Defense into armor. Classic Era weights miss that change; keep a defensive set and check how hard the next pull hits.

Gear to aim for by 30

These equip requirements are 30 or lower. Stats come from Forever item or recipe tooltips. New leather crafts bind on pickup, so make your own; some also drop in dungeons. Cloth is fine for casting, but put leather back on to tank. Two-Hand replaces Main Hand plus Off Hand. The Ranged slot holds an idol, never a wand.

Slot	Item	Where	Stats
Head (cat)	Brawler's Leather Helm New in Forever	Leatherworking; also listed as a dungeon drop	84 Armor, +10 Agility, +13 Stamina; requires 25
Head (bear)	Defender's Leather Helm New in Forever	Leatherworking; Blackfathom Deeps or Razorfen Kraul drops	84 Armor, +12 Strength, +13 Stamina; requires 25
Head (healing)	Wisdom's Leather Helm New in Forever	Leatherworking; self-craft	84 Armor, +13 Stamina, +20 healing, +6 spell damage; requires 25
Neck (casting)	Stygian Bone Amulet	Blind Hunter, Razorfen Kraul; rare boss	+5 spell power, +4 Stamina; +12 extra spell damage against Undead; requires 29
Shoulder (feral)	Barbaric Shoulders	Leatherworking 175 on current recipe page; tradeable	76 Armor, +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +6 Stamina; requires 30
Back (casting)	Thornweaver Drape New in Forever	Roogug, Razorfen Kraul	24 Armor, +7 spell power, +6 Spirit; requires 25
Chest (feral)	Brawler's Leather Tunic New in Forever	Leatherworking 110; Horde supply-camp pattern	98 Armor, +6 Strength, +8 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Spirit; requires 22
Chest (Balance)	Totemic Leather Tunic New in Forever	Leatherworking 110; Horde supply-camp pattern	98 Armor, +8 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Intellect, +7 spell power; requires 22
Wrist (feral)	Barbaric Bracers	Leatherworking 130; vendor pattern	47 Armor, +4 Strength, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina; requires 27
Hands (feral)	Brawler's Leather Gloves New in Forever	Leatherworking 75; Horde supply-camp pattern	53 Armor, +4 Strength, +4 Agility, +3 Stamina; requires 15
Waist (casting)	Belt of Arugal	Archmage Arugal, Shadowfang Keep	+9 spell power, +2 Agility, +3 Intellect, +5 Spirit; requires 23
Legs (healing)	Wisdom's Leather Leggings New in Forever	Leatherworking 125; Horde supply-camp pattern	90 Armor, +6 Stamina, +7 Intellect, +7 Spirit, +21 healing, +7 spell damage; requires 25
Legs (bear)	Defender's Leather Kilt New in Forever	Leatherworking 125; Horde supply-camp pattern	90 base Armor plus 58 bonus Armor, +7 Strength, +7 Agility, +9 Stamina; requires 25
Feet (feral)	Brawler's Leather Boots New in Forever	Leatherworking 85; Horde supply-camp pattern	61 Armor, +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +4 Stamina; requires 17
Finger (feral)	Ironspine's Eye	Ironspine, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard; rare boss	+4 Strength, +9 Agility; unique-equipped; requires 30
Finger (healing)	Electrocutioner Lagnut	Electrocutioner 6000, Gnomeregan	+9 healing, +3 spell damage, +7 Spirit, +4 Stamina; unique-equipped; requires 29
Trinket	Worgenbane Talisman New in Forever	Commander Springvale, Shadowfang Keep; rare drop	2 mana per 5 seconds; Worgen stun on use; requires 21
Trinket	Roogug's Severed Head New in Forever	Roogug, Razorfen Kraul; rare drop	+6 Spirit; nearby Swine fear and silence on use; requires 25
Two-Hand (feral)	Manual Crowd Pummeler	Crowd Pummeler 9-60, Gnomeregan	29.00 weapon DPS, +16 Strength, +5 Agility; 50% attack-speed use for 30 seconds, 3 charges; requires 29
Main Hand (healing)	Royal Diplomatic Scepter	Dark Iron Ambassador, Gnomeregan; rare boss	+75 healing, +25 spell damage, +7 Spirit, +3 Stamina; requires 30
Off Hand (casting)	Orb of Mystic Insight New in Forever	Enchanting 140; Horde supply-camp formula; self-craft	+7 spell power, +6 Intellect; requires 25
Ranged slot (idol)	Mystic Mushroom New in Forever	Enchanting 130; Horde supply-camp formula; self-craft	Increases Spirit by 5%; requires 20

Best weapon at every level

Keep a casting weapon for Balance or healing and a damage weapon for Feral. Blizzard confirms that Forever uses equipped weapon DPS for Cat and Bear damage with form attack speeds, so old Era stat-stick rankings are no longer a safe shopping list.

Level	Best weapon	How to get it	Notes
1 to 12	Starting staff, then a usable quest upgrade	Starting gear, local quests or a cheap vendor staff.	Save training money. Choose casting stats before Bear at 10; no verified single best Forever weapon for this band.
13 to 17	Staff of Orgrimmar	Hidden Enemies after Ragefire Chasm.	Checked Forever casting target with 18 spell power; 11.82 DPS is an early Feral fallback.
18 to 24	Crescent Staff; Living Root for comparison	Leaders of the Fang; Verdan the Everliving in Wailing Caverns in Era.	Crescent Staff is guaranteed for casting; compare current weapon DPS before choosing a Feral upgrade.
25 to 30	Healer's Staff or Heavehammer	Earthen Echo after the Excavation Site Titan Relic.	Checked Forever alternatives: Restoration staff or 27.73-DPS Feral mace with 32 Attack Power. Choose one.
29 to 34	Manual Crowd Pummeler for Feral; keep your caster staff	Crowd Pummeler 9-60, Gnomeregan; confirm the current drop.	Checked Forever tooltip: 29 DPS, 16 Strength, 5 Agility; three charges of 50% attack speed for 30 seconds. Strong Feral candidate, not a proven permanent best; compare stronger weapon upgrades before farming copies.
34 to 39	Illusionary Rod; Greatstaff of the Necrokhans	Arcanist Doan in Library in Era; Khan Jehn in Forever Desolace at 35.	Caster targets; compare Rod DPS for Feral. New centaur reward stats changed October 8.
39 to 44	Hand of Righteousness plus Orb of the Forgotten Seer; Warden Staff for Bear survival	Whitemane in Cathedral; Thalnos in Graveyard; Warden Staff is a rare Era world drop, equip level 43.	First pair is an Era healing target. The Era armor staff has a weapon-DPS tradeoff in Forever; compare before spending.
45 to 52	Zum'rah's Vexing Cane; Resurgence Rod	Witch Doctor Zum'rah in Zul'Farrak; Corruption of Earth and Seed in Maraudon, in Era.	Cane for Balance or Restoration; Rod for recovery. Compare Cane DPS with trained maces or staves for Feral.
53 to 59	The Hammer of Grace plus Brightly Glowing Stone; Fist of Omokk	BRD Seven chest; King Gordok in Dire Maul North; Highlord Omokk in LBRS, in Era.	First pair for Restoration; Omokk is a Feral candidate. Check current tooltips, total healing and weapon DPS.
60 before raids	The Hammer of Grace plus Brightly Glowing Stone; Bonecrusher for Feral comparison	BRD and Dire Maul North; The Treasure of the Shen'dralar in Dire Maul, in Era.	Balance can compare a spell-power staff against a spell-power one-hander plus Spirit of Aquementas. Unyielding Maul is an Era Bear survival alternative; no tested Forever pre-raid winner yet.

These are practical targets rather than a tested Forever ranking; Era entries need current tooltips, and a casting one-hander needs a held off-hand rather than a shield.

Pre-raid targets at 60

These are Classic Era pre-raid shopping references, with role choices kept separate. A Forever database record does not prove a launch drop. Recheck availability after November 4; the first raids open December 9. Do not farm Era powershifting gear on autopilot. The scores use Era assumptions and omit weapon DPS, percentage effects, set bonuses and procs. Cat and bear weapon rows include an alternative, not another item to equip. Healing and Balance use published Pawn Classic Era comparison scales, originally adapted from TBC; cat uses Era Phase 1 values and bear uses an Era Season of Mastery example. They are not Forever simulations. Bear armor weights cannot distinguish enchant armor from item armor.

Healing

Slot	Item	Stats	Where
Head	Cassandra's Grace	+9 Spi, +7 Stam, +44 healing, +15 spell damage	BoE world drop; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Neck	Animated Chain Necklace Era data	+6 Spi, +7 Stam, +33 healing	Ramstein the Gorger, Stratholme Undead; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Shoulder	Mantle of Lost Hope Era data	+11 Int, +5 Stam, +26 healing, +3 mp5	Lord Roccor, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Back	Hide of the Wild	+10 Int, +8 Stam, +42 healing, +14 spell damage	Leatherworking 300; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Chest	Robes of the Exalted Era data	+5 Int, +11 Spi, +68 healing, +89 armor	Baron Rivendare, Stratholme Undead; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Wrist	Sublime Wristguards Era data	+10 Int, +6 Spi, +6 Stam, +12 spell power	Guard Mol'dar and Guard Slip'kik, Dire Maul North; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Hands	Hands of the Exalted Herald Era data	+13 Int, +12 Spi, +33 healing, +52 armor	Princess Moira Bronzebeard, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Waist	Whipvine Cord Era data	+9 Int, +31 healing, +6 mp5, +47 armor	Alzzin the Wildshaper, Dire Maul East; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Legs	Padre's Trousers Era data	+20 Int, +42 healing, +6 mp5, +76 armor	Illyanna Ravenoak, Dire Maul West; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Feet	Faith Healer's Boots Era data	+12 Int, +12 Spi, +10 Stam, +26 healing	Warchief Rend Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Fordring's Seal Era data	+5 Int, +4 Stam, +37 healing	Quest: In Dreams (Western Plaguelands); use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Rosewine Circle Era data	+29 healing, +5 mp5	Urok Doomhowl, Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas Era data	+44 healing	The Emerald Dream, druid book turn-in at Dire Maul; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Mindtap Talisman Era data	+11 mp5	Magister Kalendris, Dire Maul West; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Main Hand	The Hammer of Grace Era data	+31 healing	Chest of The Seven, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Off Hand	Brightly Glowing Stone Era data	+7 Stam, +37 healing	King Gordok, Dire Maul North; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Idol	Idol of Rejuvenation Era data		Mor Grayhoof, summoned in Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access

Balance

Slot	Item	Stats	Where
Head	Crimson Felt Hat Era data	+8 Int, +8 Spi, +8 Stam, +30 spell power	Magistrate Barthilas, Stratholme Undead; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Neck	Tooth of Gnarr Era data	+14 Int, +8 Stam, +3 mp5	General Drakkisath, Upper Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Shoulder	Burial Shawl Era data	+16 Int, +20 spell power, +65 armor	Scholomance final-room bosses, Scholomance; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Back	Cloak of the Cosmos Era data	+11 Int, +7 Stam, +26 healing, +44 armor	Immol'thar, Dire Maul West; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Chest	Robes of the Royal Crown Era data	+12 Int, +10 Spi, +19 Stam, +18 spell power	Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Wrist	Sublime Wristguards Era data	+10 Int, +6 Spi, +6 Stam, +12 spell power	Guard Mol'dar and Guard Slip'kik, Dire Maul North; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Hands	Hands of Power Era data	+6 Int, +6 Spi, +26 spell power, +53 armor	Quartermaster Zigris, Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Waist	Ban'thok Sash Era data	+11 Int, +10 Stam, +12 spell power, +1 % hit	Ok'thor the Breaker, Blackrock Depths arena; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Legs	Skyshroud Leggings Era data	+8 Int, +8 Stam, +34 spell power, +75 armor	Highlord Omokk, Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Feet	Soot Encrusted Footwear Era data	+9 Int, +14 Spi, +8 Stam, +20 healing	Panzor the Invincible, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Maiden's Circle	+7 Int, +6 Spi, +18 spell power	World drop or auction house; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Emerald Flame Ring Era data	+12 Int, +8 Spi, +7 Stam, +15 healing	Prince Tortheldrin, Dire Maul West; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Briarwood Reed Era data	+29 spell power	Jed Runewatcher, Upper Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Mindtap Talisman Era data	+11 mp5	Magister Kalendris, Dire Maul West; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Main Hand	Witchblade Era data	+8 Int, +14 spell power	Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Off Hand	Spirit of Aquementas	+21 spell power	Linken's Adventure, Un'Goro Crater quest chain; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Idol	Idol of the Moon		World drop or auction house; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access

Cat

Slot	Item	Stats	Where
Head	Mask of the Unforgiven	+13 Stam, +1.0 % crit, +1.0 % melee crit, +2.0 % melee hit	The Unforgiven, Stratholme; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Neck	Mark of Fordring Era data	+26 AP, +1 % crit, +1 % melee crit	In Dreams, Western Plaguelands; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Shoulder	Dark Warder's Pauldrons	+11 Str, +17 Agi, +7 Stam, +122 armor	Warder Stilgiss, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Back	Cape of the Black Baron	+15 Agi, +20 AP, +45 armor	Baron Rivendare, Stratholme; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Chest	Warbear Harness	+11 Str, +18 Agi, +27 Stam, +158 armor	Tribal Leatherworking; Timbermaw pattern; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Wrist	Deepfury Bracers	+4 Str, +15 Agi, +4 Stam, +69 armor	World drop or auction house; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Hands	Devilsaur Gauntlets	+9 Stam, +28 AP, +1.0 % crit, +1.0 % melee crit	Tribal Leatherworking; tradeable craft; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Waist	Frostbite Girdle Era data	+5 Str, +15 Agi, +15 Stam, +98 armor	Ras Frostwhisper, Scholomance; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Legs	Devilsaur Leggings	+12 Stam, +46 AP, +1.0 % crit, +1.0 % melee crit	Tribal Leatherworking; tradeable craft; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Feet	Swiftwalker Boots Era data	+4 Str, +21 Agi, +7 Stam, +115 armor	Princess Moira Bronzebeard, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Painweaver Band Era data	+7 Stam, +16 AP, +1 % crit, +1 % melee crit	General Drakkisath, Upper Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Tarnished Elven Ring Era data	+15 Agi, +1 % melee hit	Dire Maul North tribute chest; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Blackhand's Breadth Era data	+2 % crit, +2 % melee crit	For The Horde!, Upper Blackrock Spire quest chain; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Hand of Justice Era data	+20 AP	Blackrock Depths; Era later loot table places it on Emperor Dagran Thaurissan; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Two-Hand	Bonecrusher Era data	+30 Str, +1 % crit, +1 % melee crit	The Madness Within, Dire Maul West quest; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Idol	Idol of Shifting Tides		Aquatic Form quest chain according to current player reports; Forever utility fallback, check the current reward
Two-Hand (alternative)	Unyielding Maul Era data	+12 Stam, +8 Def, +250 armor	Dire Maul North tribute chest; compare current weapon DPS

Bear

Slot	Item	Stats	Where
Head	Bone Ring Helm Era data	+6 Str, +5 Agi, +6 Int, +6 Spi	Rattlegore, Scholomance; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Neck	Talisman of Evasion Era data	+13 Agi	War Master Voone, Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Shoulder	Volcanic Shoulders	+4 Stam, +117 armor	Leatherworking craft; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Back	Redoubt Cloak Era data	+15 Stam, +7 Def, +45 armor	Dire Maul North tribute chest; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Chest	Warbear Harness	+11 Str, +18 Agi, +27 Stam, +158 armor	Tribal Leatherworking; Timbermaw pattern; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Wrist	Blackmist Armguards Era data	+5 Str, +13 Stam, +1 % melee hit, +77 armor	The Beast, Upper Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Hands	Slaghide Gauntlets Era data	+207 armor	Urok Doomhowl, Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Waist	Mugger's Belt Era data	+16 Stam, +1 % crit, +1 % melee crit, +98 armor	Captain Kromcrush, Dire Maul North; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Legs	Warbear Woolies	+28 Str, +18 Agi, +12 Stam, +142 armor	Tribal Leatherworking; Timbermaw pattern; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Feet	Pads of the Dread Wolf Era data	+14 Stam, +40 AP, +116 armor	Halycon, Lower Blackrock Spire; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Naglering Era data	+10 Stam, +5 Def, +50 armor	Golem Lord Argelmach, Blackrock Depths; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Finger	Tarnished Elven Ring Era data	+15 Agi, +1 % melee hit	Dire Maul North tribute chest; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Mark of Tyranny Era data	+180 armor	For The Horde!, Upper Blackrock Spire quest chain; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Trinket	Smoking Heart of the Mountain		Enchanting 265 self-craft; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Two-Hand	Unyielding Maul Era data	+12 Stam, +8 Def, +250 armor	Dire Maul North tribute chest; use as a Classic Era reference and verify Forever launch access
Idol	Idol of Shifting Tides		Aquatic Form quest chain according to current player reports; Forever utility fallback, check the current reward
Two-Hand (alternative)	Bonecrusher Era data	+30 Str, +1 % crit, +1 % melee crit	The Madness Within, Dire Maul West quest; compare current weapon DPS

Consumables by level

Levels	Drink	Food	Potions	Elixirs	Also carry
1 to 15	Refreshing Spring Water, Ice Cold Milk, then Melon Juice at 15. Take mage water when offered.	Choose cooked food whose Forever tooltip includes the XP bonus.	Minor Healing from First Aid; Minor Mana from Alchemy. Keep a heal for when shifting will not save you.	Elixir of Lion's Strength for feral or Elixir of Wisdom for casting, when affordable.	Linen bandages and a healthstone. Learn Cooking and First Aid alongside your two primary professions.
15 to 30	Melon Juice, then Sweet Nectar at 25. Triage Tea supports healing; Calcified Smoothie supports Spirit.	Use XP food while questing. Compare caster or physical-stat food before a dungeon.	Healing or Greater Healing from First Aid; Lesser Mana, then Mana Potion. Druids can use mana potions in forms after the beta fix.	Lesser Cleric's Elixir for healing or new Lesser Arcane Elixir for Balance from 25; Agility or Strength elixirs for feral. Inspect the item ID and use level.	Wool and silk bandages. Ask a cook for Thistle Tea; Forever allows druids to use it. Bring camp supplies.
30 to 45	Moonberry Juice at 35 and Morning Glory Dew at 45 are Classic Era references.	Check Forever food effects instead of copying an Era mana-regeneration menu.	Greater Mana and Superior Healing are Classic Era plans. Rage potions work for bears in Forever; check cooldown sharing before relying on one.	Keep useful beta elixirs until a confirmed upgrade. Do not buy Fire Power for Nature or Arcane spells.	Mageweave bandages are an Era reference. Keep a healthstone and repair money.
45 to 60	Best available water or mage water; confirm level-60 Forever supplies at launch.	Choose a live-tooltip food buff for your role; stock a few spare meals for late arrivals.	Major Healing, Major Mana and Greater Stoneshield are Classic Era references pending launch checks. Healing potions belong to First Aid.	Greater Arcane for Balance, Greater Cleric's for healing; Mongoose or Giants for cat, Fortitude or defense consumables for bear. Check live effects and stacking.	Runecloth bandages are an Era reference. Bring resistance consumables when the encounter calls for them.

Forever allows most consumables in forms, including Rage potions and Thistle Tea. Mana potions received a specific beta fix. Potions can share cooldowns, so do not plan two emergency potion uses at once. Smoked Sagefish and Nightfin Soup now give spell damage rather than Era mana regeneration. Above-30 menus are planning references. Check every level requirement and cooldown on the live tooltip.

New in Forever

Brawler's Leather TunicLeatherworking 110; Horde supply-camp pattern A self-crafted feral chest with Strength, Agility and Stamina.
Defender's Leather KiltLeatherworking 125; Horde supply-camp pattern Stamina, physical stats and bonus armor for bear pulls.
Wisdom's Leather LeggingsLeatherworking 125; Horde supply-camp pattern Healing power with Intellect and Spirit for the spare healer outfit.
Totemic Leather TunicLeatherworking 110; Horde supply-camp pattern Spell power in leather for Balance or mixed-role leveling.
Mystic MushroomEnchanting 130; Horde supply-camp formula A self-crafted idol with 5% Spirit; no wand-shaped disappointment.
Idol of Shifting TidesAquatic Form quest chain according to current player reports Cuts shifting mana costs by 40. Older quest links differ, so check the reward first.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - RevelationEnchanting 140; Beneris at the Horde supply camp A direct-spell crit proc for Balance. Do not assume periodic spells or feral attacks trigger it.
Lesser Mageblood ElixirAlchemy; Horde supply-camp recipe lists 75, crafting record shows 80 Mana regeneration for casting; inspect the current use level and stacking.

Gear planner

Pick a piece for each slot and compare Healing, Balance, Cat and Bear scores, then check weapon DPS and special effects before calling it an upgrade.

0Scorein bonus healing, spell damage, attack power or Stamina points, by role

Items and stats: Wowhead's Forever database; pieces Forever doesn't list yet use Classic data and say Era data. Score weights, in the units each stat is shown in. Healing: heal 1, sp 1, int 0.826, spi 0.719, mp5 1.405, crit 2.314; Balance: sp 1, dmg 1, int 0.38, spi 0.34, mp5 0.58, hit 9.68, crit 4.96, arcane 0.64, nature 0.43; Cat: ap 1, str 2.4, agi 2.509, mhit 31.85, mcrit 30.13; Bear: sta 1, str 1, agi 0.714, ap 0.5, mhit 18.05, mcrit 12.9, armor 0.165, def 0.23. Sources: Wowhead Classic cat published Phase 1 weights · Wowhead Classic bear published Season of Mastery example · Pawn HawsJon published Classic Era Restoration scale: Healing 1.21, Intellect 1, Spirit 0.87, Mp5 1.7, spell crit 8 x 0.35 per percent · Pawn HawsJon published Classic Era Balance scale: spell damage 1, Intellect 0.38, Spirit 0.34, Mp5 0.58, Arcane 0.64, Nature 0.43.

Druid in groups

Druid in groups. Agree on one main job and keep the others within reach. A spare heal or emergency bear can save the run, but changing jobs takes mana, gear and a quick word. These habits build on Era play unless a Forever change is named.

Set up your screen

Enable party or raid frames and keep every member visible.
Show removable curse and poison icons; place cleansing binds beside your heals.
Keep mana visible in Cat and Bear, plus Rage, Energy, combo points and threat warnings.
Bind Bear, Cat and a clear leave-form key; keep Growl and Bash easy to reach.
Show Rebirth, Revive and Innervate cooldowns; check reagents for your trained Rebirth rank.
Show raid marks and target-of-target; keep mouseover healing keys reachable after leaving form.

Raid marks

SkullFirst kill target; as Bear, secure its attention before switching.
CrossSecond kill target; be ready for an agreed pickup.
MoonUsually sheep; keep your damage away unless assigned otherwise.
SquareYour Hibernate if assigned and the creature is eligible; otherwise leave it alone.
StarAgreed Roots or backup job; confirm before the pull.

Habits that keep the group alive

Name your jobSay whether you tank, heal or deal damage before pulling. Offer a backup role you have the gear to do; a cat suit alone is not a tank set.
Keep a healing reserveWhile dealing damage, save mana for an emergency heal and a return to form. Tell the healer before you take over.
Be the spare bearUse Bear and Growl on an eligible loose enemy, then build threat and face it safely. Call the pickup; leave the assigned tank's boss alone.
Plan the next healPut Rejuvenation or Regrowth up before predictable damage, then use Healing Touch for a direct heal. Talented Swiftmend needs one of those periodic heals and no longer consumes it in Forever.
Clean the right debuffThe client list gives Cure Poison at 14, Remove Curse at 24 and Abolish Poison at 26. Druids do not remove friendly magic or disease; ask the group to cover those.
Root with roomForever allows Entangling Roots indoors. Hold the assigned enemy away from allies; a rooted enemy can still hit someone beside it. Overgrowth needs talent points to hold extra targets.
Hibernate the right creatureThe client lists Hibernate at 18. Use it on eligible beasts or dragonkin, watch its timer and keep damage off it; boss immunity still wins.
Resurrect on purposeUse Rebirth for the agreed combat recovery and check the body is safe. The client lists it at 20; Forever adds Revive at 12 for out-of-combat resurrection.
Give Innervate a nameThe client lists Innervate at 40, beyond beta. Agree on a healer target and call when you use it so another druid can choose someone else.
Refresh useful buffsKeep Mark of the Wild on new arrivals and revived players. Ask who wants Thorns; the active tank is the usual choice.
Use the right stopBash stuns susceptible targets. Talented Feral Charge has a Bear interrupt; the Cat version does not. Check your talents and target immunity before volunteering.
Leave Bear safelyGet clear or hand the enemy to another tank before leaving Bear to heal or resurrect. Drink at safe breaks; the useful backup jobs still cost mana.

Sources: Blizzard · Blizzard forums · Wowhead · Warcraft Tavern · Warcraft Tavern.

Which ability when

Choose the job first, then the button. Levels come from the Forever trainer extract, talent spells require their talent, and tactics marked era still need a beta test.

Situation	At 30	At 60	Why
One enemy while leveling	Balance: Wrath, adding Moonfire or talented Insect Swarm when the target will live for the ticks. Feral: Cat with Claw; Rake or Rip for a longer fight.	Balance can use Moonkin and add Starfire. Feral adds Ferocious Bite, but a bleed still needs time to pay off.	Use the cheap direct hit when an enemy is nearly dead. Do not pay for ticks it will never see (era).
Several enemies arrive	Hold one with Entangling Roots or Hibernate if its creature type allows. Bear can Swipe up to three nearby targets.	Add Lacerate for Bear pressure on important targets. Hurricane is listed at 40 for caster area damage; check control targets before channeling.	Control keeps extra incoming damage manageable. Area damage can wake the enemy you meant to park (era).
A caster needs stopping	Use Bash against a stunnable target, or Bear Feral Charge if talented and within its range. The Cat version does not interrupt.	Keep the same answers; line of sight can force an enemy to move when the terrain allows.	A stun and an interrupt have different immunity rules. Ask a teammate for a backup stop (era).
An enemy runs toward friends	Use Entangling Roots before it reaches another pack. Use Bash if close enough and the target can be stunned.	Keep those tools; talented Overgrowth can hold more enemies if your build includes it.	A root is a full movement hold, not a slow. Damage may break it, so call the hold (era).
Your health falls quickly	Create space, then use Regrowth or Healing Touch. Restoration can use Swiftmend on an existing HoT, or Nature's Swiftness for an instant Nature heal.	Add Barkskin in form; Bear also gains Frenzied Regeneration at 36 in the trainer extract. It needs rage to heal.	Dropping Bear in melee can expose you. Get cover before committing to a caster-form heal (era).
Mana or combat resources run low	Cat can wait for energy; Bear should avoid spending every bit of rage. Drink between pulls when low on mana; Shifting Power spends mana to solve energy, not the reverse.	Innervate is listed at 40. Use the agreed target; leave enough mana for your own shift and emergency heal.	Resources serve different jobs. Saving the next global cooldown is useful only if you can afford it (era).
Preparing a dungeon pull	Confirm your role and control target. Buff Mark of the Wild; the tank can use Thorns. Bear may use Enrage before engaging when its drawback is safe.	Add Gift of the Wild when learned and keep Rebirth supplies ready unless the Legacy reagent perk removes that need.	Preparing costs less than rescuing a pull started before the healer was ready (era).
Holding aggro or losing it	Bear: Growl the escaped enemy, then build threat with Primal Bite if talented and other attacks. Cat: use Cower when necessary and let the tank recover.	Bear adds Lacerate. Keep Challenging Roar for a short emergency against several enemies, then build lasting threat.	An attention button needs follow-up attacks. Cower is an NPC threat tool, not protection against players (era).
A group member is in trouble	Choose a direct heal if they need health now. Use Remove Curse or Abolish Poison for the matching debuff; use Rebirth for a critical combat death.	Restoration adds Wild Growth for a hurt party, targeted through an ally in that party. Revive still handles safe resurrection after combat.	Treat the cause as well as the health bar. One useful dispel can beat several extra heals (era).
Opening a PvP encounter	Prowl to scout, then choose whether to engage. Cat does not yet have Ravage or Pounce in the trainer extract; support with healing or Roots instead of promising a stun opener.	Ravage at 32 and Pounce at 36 add stealth choices. Choose Pounce for a stunnable target you need controlled, and have an exit route.	Know whether you are scouting, peeling or attacking before leaving stealth (era).

Raid night checklist

Tick things off as you pack. Ticks stay in this browser; clear them before the next raid night.

Raids in Forever

Raids open December 9, 2026: Onyxia's Lair for 40 players, Barrow Deeps for 10 and Hyjal Summit for 20. Launch is November 4; opening night is for leveling.
Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit boss names below come from beta data. Their order, mechanics and druid assignments are unverified; names are not strategy evidence.
Later Classic raid dates and Forever attunements remain unconfirmed. Treat the Era entry chains below as planning, not confirmed requirements.
The beta stops at 30. The level-60 tactics below are Era starting points, not tested Forever strategies; adjust them after live discoveries.
Forever adds Revive at 12 for out-of-combat resurrection. Use Rebirth for a planned combat recovery and check its rank-specific seed before leaving town.
Forever permits potions and most similar consumables in forms. This does not grant ordinary spellcasting in Cat or Bear, and most Engineering bombs remain restricted.
Quantities are suggested night supplies, not mandatory purchases. Check current potion cooldowns, flask rules and beta consumable tooltips.
Druids remove curses and poisons, not friendly magic or disease. Split removal jobs with the other healers and mages; some boss debuffs must be left alone.
Carry tank and healing swaps only for jobs you agreed to cover. Leave Bear safely before healing, Innervate or Rebirth; arrange tank coverage first.
New raids do not inherit TBC encounters from their names. Wait for verified mechanics before buying a special resistance set.
Blizzard also confirms that weapon DPS and effects matter in Feral forms; consumable and weapon choices must be checked against Forever tooltips rather than old Era stat-stick rankings.

Before the raid: assignments

Set your main job and backup: named tank, healing party or damage assignment; keep the right gear ready.
Split Mark or Gift of the Wild buffs, tank Thorns, curse removal and poison removal by group.
Name Innervate targets, Rebirth priorities and who covers you when leaving form; avoid doubling Moonkin Aura and Leader of the Pack in one party.

Before every pull

Mana above the agreed floor, including a reserve for shifting and an emergency cast.
Mark or Gift of the Wild refreshed; Thorns on the agreed tanks.
Correct gear and form; everyone knows who picks up loose enemies.
Rebirth ready with the reagent for your trained rank; Innervate target agreed if learned.
Healing and removal assignments visible; keep a safe route to likely Rebirth bodies.
In range and line of sight; call low mana, deaths and role changes before someone needs coverage.

Druid jobs by raid size

Raid	Druids	Who does what
10 players: Barrow Deeps	1 to 2 druids	Optional starting roster: a healer or Bear with the right kit, plus optional damage. Name a backup healer, Innervate targets and Rebirth priority; mechanics are untested.
20 players: Hyjal Summit, Zul'Gurub, AQ20	2 to 3 druids	Mix Restoration with Bear, Cat or Balance as needed. Split curses and poisons by party, stagger Innervates and name tank cover before leaving form. Hyjal jobs remain provisional.
40 players: Onyxia, Molten Core and later	3 to 5 druids	Planning range, not a class quota: Restoration covers named tanks or groups, Feral fills agreed tank or damage jobs, and Balance supports a useful party. Split buffs and removals; nominate a Rebirth caller.

Counts and job splits are suggestions based on Era habits, not confirmed Forever requirements. The beta stops at 30; Innervate is client-listed at 40, Wild Growth needs 31 Restoration points and Moonkin Form needs 31 Balance points, so none is a level-30 baseline tool.

Onyxia's Lair40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Unknown. Era Horde: Warlord's Command from Warlord Goretooth in Kargath, Badlands; finish the Eitrigg/Thrall/Rexxar/Emberstrife chain and Blood of the Black Dragon Champion. Carry the rewarded Drakefire Amulet; no need to equip it.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever target. Era healers and ranged usually use normal output gear; Bear resistance choices depend on tank assignment. Avoid sacrificing essential survival or healing for an arbitrary number.

Bring for Onyxia's Lair

Drakefire Amulet Era data1Era Horde entry item; carry if the Forever door requires it.
Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data5-10Era fire buffer for any druid role; positioning still matters.

Bosses, in a common order

Onyxia Stay on her flank, away from breath and tail; handle whelps only if assigned. Heal during movement, dodge Deep Breath and arrange tank fear coverage. Bears need a tank handoff before leaving form. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Barrow Deeps10 players

Size: 10
Level: 60
Attunement: Unknown; no verified attunement steps published. Scheduled December 9, 2026.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever resistance requirement. Bring normal role gear and wait for encounter evidence before buying swaps.

Bring for Barrow Deeps

Normal role supplies and Rebirth seeds Era data1 normal raid kitBring the shared druid checklist; special mechanics and consumables are not verified.

Bosses, in a common order

Chillhowl No verified druid tactic for Chillhowl. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Khalith the Dreadspinner No verified druid tactic for Khalith the Dreadspinner. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Amethrax No verified druid tactic for Amethrax. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Ravus and Darlissa No verified druid tactic for Ravus and Darlissa. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Elder Tangleclaw No verified druid tactic for Elder Tangleclaw. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Well of Sorrow No verified druid tactic for Well of Sorrow. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Del'lynar Songwood No verified druid tactic for Del'lynar Songwood. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Sonya Darkhallow No verified druid tactic for Sonya Darkhallow. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.

Hyjal Summit20 players

Size: 20
Level: 60
Attunement: Unknown; no verified attunement steps published. Scheduled December 9, 2026. This is the new level-60 raid, not TBC's Caverns of Time raid.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever resistance requirement. Bring normal role gear and wait for encounter evidence before buying swaps.

Bring for Hyjal Summit

Normal role supplies and Rebirth seeds Era data1 normal raid kitBring the shared druid checklist; special mechanics and consumables are not verified.

Bosses, in a common order

Bandalar No verified druid tactic for Bandalar. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Time-Lost Battalion No verified druid tactic for Time-Lost Battalion. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Old Gloomlurker No verified druid tactic for Old Gloomlurker. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Kathris the Haunted No verified druid tactic for Kathris the Haunted. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Elder Minderel No verified druid tactic for Elder Minderel. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Council of Thorns No verified druid tactic for Council of Thorns. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
The Wild King No verified druid tactic for The Wild King. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Ancient of Decay No verified druid tactic for Ancient of Decay. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Sylvestris Dusksong No verified druid tactic for Sylvestris Dusksong. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Gharalis the Abyssal No verified druid tactic for Gharalis the Abyssal. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Anara Chillwind No verified druid tactic for Anara Chillwind. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Tracker Stillwind No verified druid tactic for Tracker Stillwind. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.
Nythus the Dreambound No verified druid tactic for Nythus the Dreambound. The name comes from beta data; agree on healing, tank coverage and Rebirth priorities after mechanics are known.

Zul'Gurub20 players

Size: 20
Level: 60
Resistance: No dedicated Era druid resistance set normally; keep role stats and use optional protection potions. Forever requirements are unknown.

Bring for Zul'Gurub

Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data5-10Optional Era Venoxis damage buffer; poison removal does not undo damage already taken.
Gurubashi Mojo Madness Era data1-2Assigned Edge of Madness summoner only.
Mudskunk Lure, fish and fishing gear Era data1 lure and 5 fish per summonAssigned Gahz'ranka summoner only; Era summon needs five Zulian Mudskunk and suitable Fishing.

Bosses, in a common order

High Priestess Jeklik Stay clear of silence and fire. Restoration covers bat damage; Feral handles assigned bats without dragging them onto healers. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
High Priest Venoxis Spread for Holy Wrath and leave poison clouds. Remove assigned poisons, while Feral stays out of poison at his feet. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
High Priestess Mar'li Watch tank transitions and spider adds. Offer emergency healing if assigned; leave magic removal to a teammate who can do it. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Bloodlord Mandokir Stop attacks, casts and movement when watched. Resume your assigned tank, healing or damage job only after the watch ends. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Gri'lek The optional rotating boss chases during Avatar. Kite safely; shifting can free your own movement restrictions, not cleanse someone else's magic root. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Hazza'rah Spread and avoid nightmare illusions. Put planned periodic healing on your tank before sleep; do not assume you can remove friendly sleep effects. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Renataki Expect sudden Ambush damage from the optional boss. Keep vulnerable allies healthy and save emergency healing rather than spending every drop on damage. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Wushoolay Move out of lightning clouds and stay off his front. Heal your assignment; a spare bear does not make standing in lightning sensible. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
High Priest Thekal Follow the coordinated phase-one kill order. Keep assigned tanks alive and allow room for phase-two knockbacks before returning to melee. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Gahz'ranka Fight at the agreed water position to limit knockback fall damage. As Bear, keep the boss facing safely; healers stay in range. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
High Priestess Arlokk Bring marked-player panthers toward the assigned add tank. Pick up loose panthers only if agreed; avoid chasing them through the ranged group. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Jin'do the Hexxer Leave Delusions of Jin'do on players so they can see and kill shades. Help kill totems; do not blindly remove every curse. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Hakkar Take the planned poison before Blood Siphon and leave that poison intact. Cover the tank handoff during mind control; use control on allies only as agreed. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Molten Core40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Attunement to the Core from Lothos Riftwaker inside Blackrock Mountain (level 55+). Loot the Core Fragment beside the MC portal in Blackrock Depths and return it. Optional for entry through BRD; recommended for direct access.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever target. Era caster druids normally prioritize role gear and positioning; Bears follow the tank plan. Do not import Season of Discovery heat-level requirements.

Bring for Molten Core

Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data10-20Era fire damage buffer for Geddon and Ragnaros; follow agreed timing.
Aqual Quintessence / Eternal Quintessence Era data1 per assigned douserAssigned Era rune dousers only; finish the Hydraxis chain.
Agreed Bear fire-resistance swaps Era data1 optional swap kitOnly if tanking and the raid requests them; keep your normal role set.

Bosses, in a common order

Lucifron Remove Lucifron's Curse from assigned groups promptly. Other healers handle magic effects; protect your assigned tank while the adds settle. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Magmadar Avoid fire and arrange fear coverage with the group. Restoration stays at safe range; Feral maintains the assigned position and watches healer range. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Gehennas Prioritize the tank's healing-reduction curse and move from Rain of Fire. Every druid assigned to removals should pause damage to help. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Garr Hold your assigned Firesworn or heal its tank; keep clear of dying adds. Leave banished enemies alone and do not chase explosions for damage. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Baron Geddon Carry Living Bomb away from everyone. Ask a teammate to remove Ignite Mana; druids cannot remove that friendly magic debuff. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Shazzrah Remove Shazzrah's Curse on assigned frames and keep distance from explosions. Teammates handle his magic buff; do not promise a druid dispel. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Sulfuron Harbinger Heal the assigned tanks or help kill the called add. Coordinate enemy healing interrupts; teammates remove friendly magic damage effects. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Golemagg the Incinerator Keep boss and add tanks covered. Bears hold the agreed target, Cats avoid excess melee stacks, and casters stay outside nearby damage. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Majordomo Executus Follow tank and kill assignments, leave controlled adds alone and respect reflected damage. Arrange cover before a Bear leaves form for Rebirth. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Ragnaros Use the assigned melee or ranged position and prepare for knockbacks. During submerge, keep mana users away from Sons of Flame and help controlled pickups. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Blackwing Lair40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Kill Scarshield Quartermaster near the Blackrock Spire entrance; his Blackhand's Command item starts the quest. Kill General Drakkisath in UBRS and touch Drakkisath's Brand. This unlocks the Orb of Command; entry through UBRS remains possible.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever minimum. Handle Era Firemaw stacks with line-of-sight breaks; Bear tanks use the raid's survival plan. Nefarian's cloak mechanic is not replaced by raw resistance.

Bring for Blackwing Lair

Onyxia Scale Cloak Era data1Era protection against Nefarian's landing Shadow Flame; equip when assigned, do not merely carry.
Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data10-20Era buffer for Vaelastrasz, drakes and Nefarian.
Hourglass Sand Era data5-10 from raid dropsRaid drops remove Chromaggus's bronze affliction; share with assigned removers and tanks.
Agreed tank or resistance swaps Era data1 agreed kitBear assignments and Firemaw positioning determine whether swaps help.

Bosses, in a common order

Razorgore the Untamed Cover your assigned corner, tank or kiting job. Healing creates threat during eggs; let adds reach their tanks before loading everyone with periodic heals. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Vaelastrasz the Corrupt Use the resource buff for your assigned job. Leave the raid with Burning Adrenaline; save a safe recovery plan instead of trying to heal through it. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Broodlord Lashlayer Prepare tank heals around Mortal Strike. Feral avoids Blast Wave when not tanking and follows threat calls after knockbacks. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Firemaw Break line of sight to clear Flame Buffet stacks while keeping your tank reachable. The stacks are not a curse or poison you can cleanse. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Ebonroc Healers switch promptly to the new tank. Bear tanks follow the agreed Shadow of Ebonroc swap; Cats do not taunt to help. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Flamegor Keep tanks covered and move with the agreed position. Hunters handle Frenzy; druids focus their own assignment instead of trying to dispel it. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Chromaggus Remove black curses and green poisons from assigned players. Use Hourglass Sand for bronze, ask teammates for magic and disease, and hide from breaths. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Nefarian Equip Onyxia Scale Cloak for landing. The druid call forces Cat Form in Era; arrange a non-druid tank and healing cover before that happens. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj20 players

Size: 20
Level: 60
Attunement: No personal attunement. The realm must have opened the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj; individual raiders do not need the Scepter.
Resistance: No dedicated Era druid set normally; preserve main-role stats. Protection potions are optional and Forever requirements remain unknown.

Bring for Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj

Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data5-10Optional Era Buru and other nature-damage buffer.
Greater Arcane Protection Potion Era data2-5Optional Era Moam buffer; follow strategy rather than relying on a potion.
Outdoor travel plan Era data1 agreed routeCoordinate Ossirian crystals and movement; Travel Form is not a substitute for assigned positioning.

Bosses, in a common order

Kurinnaxx Leave sand traps and follow tank swaps through Mortal Wound stacks. Restoration anticipates damage; Feral stays with the called tank and target. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
General Rajaxx Conserve mana between waves and support friendly NPCs when the strategy uses them. Bear picks up only assigned enemies; leave crowd control intact. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Moam Follow the mana-drain and elemental-control plan. Save mana for healing and removals; druids cannot replace a warlock's Banish assignment. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Buru the Gorger Kite when chased and follow egg positioning. Prepare group healing for phase two; do not assume Growl overrides his fixation. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Ayamiss the Hunter Cover paralyzed allies and handle assigned poisons. Feral helps kill the called ground targets while ranged handle unreachable damage windows. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Ossirian the Unscarred Follow the crystal route, avoid tornadoes and stay clear of War Stomp. Bears and healers coordinate movement rather than racing ahead alone. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Temple of Ahn'Qiraj40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: No personal attunement. The realm must have opened the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj; individual raiders do not need the Scepter.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever target. Era Huhuran resistance gear is for assigned closest-15 soakers; other druids preserve role stats. Twin Emperors shadow resistance belongs to the assigned caster tank, not every druid.

Bring for Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data10-20Era Huhuran and Viscidus damage buffer.
Nature-resistance swap set Era data1 assigned setOnly for assigned Huhuran soaking or the agreed Viscidus plan.
Frost Oil and a suitable weapon Era data2-5 oils and 1 agreed weaponOptional Era Viscidus freeze assistance; druids cannot use frost wands. Check Forever in-form procs before relying on them.
Qiraji Resonating Crystal Era data1 if ownedOptional Era travel inside the Temple, if obtained.

Bosses, in a common order

The Prophet Skeram Spread on the assigned platform and react to copies. His mind control needs agreed crowd control; druids cannot cleanse it with Remove Curse. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Lord Kri Leave poison clouds and remove assigned poisons. Follow the raid's Bug Trio kill order; tank movement must keep the other bosses controlled. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Princess Yauj Keep the assigned tank covered and plan fear support from teammates. Druids do not dispel friendly fear; follow the chosen Bug Trio order. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Vem Give charges room and follow the Bug Trio kill order. A spare Bear handles an assigned recovery, not an uncalled tank swap. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Battleguard Sartura Spread, move from whirlwinds and keep clear of fixating enemies. Resume casts or melee only when your position is safe. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Fankriss the Unyielding Cover tank swaps and assigned spawned enemies. Feral picks up only agreed adds; Restoration keeps the new tank in reach. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Viscidus Remove assigned poisons and leave poison clouds. If assigned freeze help, confirm current in-form Frost Oil behavior; druids cannot equip frost wands. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Princess Huhuran Stand outside the closest 15 unless assigned to soak. Bring the agreed nature gear for soaking and plan healing for the final frenzy. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Emperor Vek'lor Heal the assigned caster tank, avoid Blizzard and reset positioning after teleports. Feral follows the bug plan instead of attacking a magic-only target. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Emperor Vek'nilash Cover the physical tank and prepare for Unbalancing Strike. Keep teleport positioning exact and avoid dragging the twins together. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Ouro Avoid Sweep, Sand Blast and burrow trails. Follow the tank's repositioning and save moving heals for the time you cannot stand still. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
C'Thun Spread at least 10 yards, avoid Dark Glare and leave the stomach before acid overwhelms you. Rebirth only when the body and your route are safe. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Naxxramas40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Level 60 and Argent Dawn Honored. Accept The Dread Citadel - Naxxramas from Archmage Angela Dosantos at Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands. Honored: 60g, 5 Arcane Crystals, 2 Nexus Crystals, 1 Righteous Orb. Revered: 30g, 2 Arcane Crystals, 1 Nexus Crystal. Exalted: free; still complete the quest.
Resistance: No confirmed Forever target. For Era Sapphiron, coordinate frost resistance and protection potions while preserving useful healing or damage. Bears and other special assignments need their own survival plan.

Bring for Naxxramas

Greater Frost Protection Potion Era data10-20Era Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad frost buffer.
Greater Shadow Protection Potion Era data10-20Era Loatheb Inevitable Doom timing.
Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data5-10Optional Era poison-fight damage buffer.
Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data5-10Optional Era Four Horsemen fire buffer.
Frost-resistance swaps Era data1 agreed setSapphiron progression gear; balance resistance against healing or damage and follow the leader.
Juju Chill Era data10-20 if usefulOptional Era frost resistance from Witch Doctor Mau'ari in Winterspring.
Whipper Root Tuber and bandages Era data10-20 tubers plus bandagesEra Loatheb self-recovery; verify cooldown sharing with runes.

Bosses, in a common order

Patchwerk Stay on the assigned tank or melee job. Restoration times direct heals between periodic refreshes; unassigned Feral must not interfere with Hateful Strike positioning. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Grobbulus Keep Mutating Injection until you reach the agreed drop spot; do not request an early dispel. Move off clouds and keep the tank path clear. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Gluth Prepare healing after Decimate and support the assigned zombie kite. Bear pickups and Roots need a plan; do not scatter enemies into the healers. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Thaddius Move to your polarity side immediately and avoid opposite charges. Save instant healing for movement; returning to damage can wait until positioned. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Noth the Plaguebringer Remove Curse of the Plaguebringer immediately on assigned players. Teammates handle Cripple; give removal priority over one more Cat attack or cast. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Heigan the Unclean Dance through safe floor sections when required; do not stop to finish a heal. Teammates handle disease removal; druids keep moving and use safe healing windows. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Loatheb Follow the one-heal-per-minute rotation and agree which druid heal uses your window. Bring personal recovery supplies; do not spend the tank's healing slot casually. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Anub'Rekhan Stay out of Locust Swarm and follow the tank's kite route. Place periodic heals before movement; Bears handle only agreed boss or guard jobs. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Grand Widow Faerlina Move from Rain of Fire and remove assigned poisons. Keep enrage tank coverage ready; leave worshippers to the players controlling that mechanic. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Maexxna Remove Necrotic Poison from the tank promptly and prepare periodic healing before Web Spray. Handle wrapped players according to your role and range. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Instructor Razuvious Priests handle Understudy Mind Control. Heal the controlled tank or protect assigned adds; Bear is not a substitute for the required tank mechanic. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Gothik the Harvester Stay on your assigned side and follow kill order. Druids cannot Shackle Undead; handle healing or agreed pickups without crossing early. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Highlord Mograine Rotate at the agreed Mark count and keep tank coverage through movement. Avoid extra fire damage; Feral follows the same rotation plan. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Thane Korth'azz Stack with the assigned group to share Meteor, then rotate on the agreed Mark count. Do not leave the soaking group early for a cast. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Lady Blaumeux Leave Void Zones promptly and rotate at the agreed Mark count. Keep your tank or group reachable while moving. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Sir Zeliek Spread for Holy Wrath and rotate at the agreed Mark count. Feral stays with the assignment rather than chasing damage across groups. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Sapphiron Remove Life Drain curses promptly, avoid Blizzard and hide behind the assigned iceblock for Frost Breath. Plan frost gear and healing together. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.
Kel'Thuzad Spread, leave Shadow Fissures and heal Frost Blast targets immediately. Save Rebirth for a safe body and follow agreed control on mind-controlled allies. These are Era tactics; Forever mechanics are untested.

Checklist from Codex research of Blizzard's Forever notes and Classic raid guides. Quantities are starting points; your raid leader's word wins.

Reputations

Choose a reputation that helps the role you actually play, then earn it alongside quests or dungeon runs. Forever marks confirmed systems, unverified marks client-listed rewards, and Era marks later planning targets whose availability and tuning need checking.

Faction	What you get	How to earn it	When
Durotar Supply and Logistics Unverified	Check leatherworking and caster recipes for your main job. Merchant's Favor is currency, separate from reputation; exact druid recipe requirements remain unverified.	Fill Waylaid Crates and deliver them at the Horde hub west of the Crossroads; read current standing, skill and currency requirements before buying.	During leveling, when the crate fits materials you can spare.
Darkspear Raiders Unverified	The new battleground faction has role-specific rewards in client listings. Compare discovered leather, caster gear and weapons; exact druid purchases remain unverified.	Play Darkspear Islands and check quests, mark turn-ins and the quartermaster's current item versions.	From the level-30 battleground bracket; higher versions may need later levels.
Thunder Bluff Era data	Home training and ordinary reputation benefits are convenient for Tauren. The revised Plainsrunning racial means an Era mount-shopping plan needs a fresh look.	Complete Thunder Bluff quests while leveling; confirm later cloth turn-ins and vendor discounts in Forever.	Along the Mulgore and Barrens route, without a separate grind.
Argent Dawn Era data	Resistance shoulder enchants and Era Naxxramas entry discounts support later raiding. They do not replace ordinary healing or Feral stats.	Plaguelands quests, Stratholme and Scholomance; wear Argent Dawn Commission for Scourgestones where applicable.	Around 50 to 60 alongside dungeon gearing; Forever entry rules remain unknown.
Timbermaw Hold Era data	Warbear leatherworking patterns can support a Feral set. Compare each piece; buying crafted gear can save the reputation grind.	Do furbolg quests and turn in Deadwood feathers or Winterfall beads; leave friendly Timbermaw alive.	Felwood and Winterspring; optional unless you want the recipes.
Thorium Brotherhood Era data	Leather fire-resistance recipes may help an assigned Bear tank or progression survival set. Restoration and Balance should preserve useful casting stats.	Thorium Point quests and material turn-ins, then Dark Iron Residue and higher-tier materials.	Near 60 when the raid requests fire gear; Forever availability is unconfirmed.
Zandalar Tribe Era data	Haruspex's Garb and Animist's Caress are druid reward targets. Choose enchants for your role and check revised stats before spending tokens.	Run Zul'Gurub, save druid dolls and required tokens, and turn in coins or bijous.	At 60 after Zul'Gurub opens; its Forever date is unknown.
Cenarion Circle Era data	Druid class quests start this naturally. Symbols of Unending Life and Silithus leatherworking rewards are later targets; old Feral weapon rankings need a Forever DPS check.	Complete class and Silithus quests, then relevant Ahn'Qiraj turn-ins; retain required idols, scarabs and Qiraji tokens.	Take class-quest reputation now; postpone a dedicated endgame grind until the content opens.
Hydraxian Waterlords Era data	Hydraxis's chain and Honored give Aqual Quintessence in Era; Revered gives reusable Eternal Quintessence. This helps open Majordomo.	Duke Hydraxis's quests, elemental kills and Molten Core; divide dousing jobs with the guild.	When Molten Core is announced, not as a December opening-raid requirement.
Brood of Nozdormu Era data	Genesis Raiment and Bronze Dragonflight ring paths are later druid options. Compare tank, damage and healing rewards before committing tokens.	Ahn'Qiraj reputation, Qiraji Lord's Insignias and Ancient Qiraji Artifacts; armor also requires raid tokens.	Later level-60 progression; Forever AQ40 timing is unknown.
Frostwolf Clan Era data	Lei of the Lifegiver is an Era Restoration off-hand target; The Unstoppable Force is a Feral weapon-DPS candidate under Forever rules. Neither is a confirmed launch purchase.	Play Alterac Valley and complete quests or repeatable turn-ins; check current standing and level requirements.	When the battleground and reward versions are available; avoid assuming Era timing.

Druid tips

Pick a job for this pull, keep mana for the unexpected, and let your forms do useful work. Talent details below come from the Forever client tree; habits carried over from Classic are marked era.

Leveling

Fight one at a time. Pull into clear space and keep an escape route. Cat is a practical solo choice, not a promise that it wins every Forever damage test (era).
Use the form you have. The trainer extract lists Bear at 10, Cat at 20 and Travel at 30. Before Cat, try ranged damage followed by Bear rather than drinking after every enemy (era).
Let bleeds finish their work. Rake and Rip need time to pay off. Use Claw when a target will die before the bleed matters; Ferocious Bite is listed at 32, outside this beta cap (era).

Mana, energy and rage

Keep a healing reserve. Energy and rage do not pay for shifting back into a combat form. Stop spending mana on damage when the next heal would empty you (era).
Read Shifting Power carefully. It buys 40 energy with mana and cannot be used at full energy. The zero-mana number in the extracted talent is a display problem, not free childcare.
Take useful recovery talents. Reflection reaches 50% mana regeneration while casting at 3/3. Natural Shapeshifter lowers shift costs; its reduction also helps Shifting Power.

Shapeshifting

Every form has a job. Bear handles incoming melee, Cat spends energy, Aquatic handles water and Travel handles outdoor travel. Moonkin is a talent, not a trainer purchase (era).
Leave form with a plan. Dropping Bear to heal exposes your smaller caster health and armor. Ask for cover before doing it under pressure (era).
Do not copy old powershifting loops. Furor stores Cat energy during time outside Cat; Bear forms throw that reserve away. Use the new Shifting Power talent for its intended energy trade.
Keep the weapon upgrade. Forever uses equipped weapon DPS for form attacks, and weapon effects work in form. Old stat-stick advice can cost you damage.

Dungeons

Say which role you brought. Tell the party whether you are tanking, healing or dealing damage before the first pull. Carry gear for any second job you agreed to cover (era).
Build threat before spending freely. Use Primal Bite if talented and spread Bear attacks across the pack. Swipe covers three targets; it does not promise the whole room stays with you.
Keep resurrection buttons separate. Revive is for out of combat. Rebirth is the combat rescue; check its reagent and cooldown before promising one.
Control the spare enemy. Roots now work indoors. Mark the held enemy and keep Swipe and damage over time away from it.

Healing without panic

Match the heal to the gap. Rejuvenation suits damage its ticks can cover. Healing Touch needs cast time; Regrowth starts with a direct heal. Do not refresh a healthy player just to look busy (era).
Prepare Swiftmend. Put Rejuvenation or Regrowth on the endangered ally first. The new Swiftmend keeps that effect, so check the actual live behavior before relying on an old consume-and-refresh habit.
Aim Wild Growth at the right party. At 60, the Restoration target has it; at 30, it does not. Select an ally in the party taking damage, then check range rather than assuming raid-wide coverage.

Group habits

Bring bad news toward the tank. If an enemy follows you, move toward the tank and call it. A lap around the room is usually a family activity best saved for home (era).
Help with the right debuff. The trainer list gives Cure Poison at 14, Remove Curse at 24 and Abolish Poison at 26. Identify the debuff before spending the global cooldown.
Make the rescue a team decision. Call a Rebirth target before casting so two druids do not spend the same rescue. At 60, agree who needs Innervate before the pull (era).

Forever changes worth remembering

Use the new talent names. Genesis boosts periodic damage and healing. Nature's Majesty gives spell and melee crit; Nature's Splendor extends selected damage and healing effects after Majesty 2/2.
Separate charge from a kick. The Feral Charge talent grants Bear and Cat versions. Bear stops a cast; Cat only leaps behind. The trainer extract alone does not prove either is baseline.
Do not demand an unshielded Bear. The October 8 rage fix lets absorbs coexist with rage from incoming attacks.
Check stale spell rows. Tiger's Fury was removed despite its trainer entry. Insect Swarm and Primal Bite remain talent-gated even when higher ranks appear in trainer data.

Horde choices

Choose Tauren or Windshaper Skyborne. Blizzard's table allows both Horde druid races. Pick the look you enjoy watching after bedtime.
Tauren active racials. War Stomp stuns nearby enemies for 2 seconds, buying room for a heal. Cultivation grows bonus herbs without requiring Herbalism to gather them.
Tauren passive racials. Endurance gives 5% total health and 1% hit. Plainsrunning builds movement speed while you keep moving; do not assume it stacks with forms.
Windshaper Skyborne racials. Walk on Air glides for 10 seconds; Skysight grants a 10% run-speed blessing. Wind Blessed gives 1% melee, ranged and casting haste; Elemental Insight adds 5% damage against elementals.

Sources: Blizzard druid deep dive · Blizzard beta notes · Wowhead talent data · Wowhead Forever druid data · Racial traits · Blizzard Legacy article.

Addons and UI

Start with Blizzard's own tools, then add only what helps you see the group's health, curses and your form. Readable bars beat a cockpit.

Default raid-style party frames Works in Forever

Edit Mode lets you use compact raid-style party frames and move them where you can read them. Put health bars and debuffs near your character, then use this guide's mouseover keys to heal without changing targets.
Forever UI source includes the Edit Mode setting, checked Oct 14, 2026
Default Cooldown Manager Works in Forever

Blizzard's tracker supports class abilities, racials, and trinkets, with consumable support still due in a later patch. Keep Fear Ward and your talented cooldowns in view before shopping for more trackers.
Official October 8 support update, checked Oct 14, 2026
Default nameplates Works in Forever

Blizzard's nameplates put enemy health and cast bars above the mobs. Keep enemy plates visible so you can spot a loose mob while your mouse stays near the party frames.
Part of the Forever client, checked Oct 14, 2026
Default Damage Meter Works in Forever

The built-in meter shows healing, damage, dispels, and deaths, and you can position it in Edit Mode. Review healing and deaths after the pull; a bigger number is less useful than a living tank.
Forever 1.60.1 meter guide dated Sep 22, checked Oct 14, 2026
Grid2 Works in Forever

Grid2 replaces party and raid frames with a compact grid and configurable buff and debuff indicators. Give Renew, shields, and Weakened Soul separate indicators so you can read a tank's situation quickly.
4.1.7-forever lists 1.60.1, checked Oct 14, 2026
Clique Unverified

Clique binds spells or macros to mouse clicks and keys over unit frames. Try it if clicking to heal feels better than the guide's mouseover keys, and keep target and unit-menu clicks bound too.
Forever project tag but no specific Forever release found, checked Oct 14, 2026
DBM or BigWigs Unverified

Boss warnings and timers. Pick one, not both. Check that it knows the boss before you trust a timer to tell you when to Fear Ward.
Both list 1.60.1 core files; new raid coverage unverified, Oct 14, 2026
ThreatClassic2 Works in Forever

The Forever version shows threat for your enemy target, but its friendly-target healer mode is unavailable on this client. Bear tanking lives on threat. Check the list before your group opens up, and before your cat crits pull it off the tank.
2.75-forever and explicit Forever limits, checked Oct 14, 2026
Details! Damage Meter Unverified

A damage and healing meter with overheal, dispel and death views. Use healing and overheal views to review wasted casts if they work in your build, rather than turning every pull into a family leaderboard.
Oct 14 release supports 1.60.1; druid views unverified, Oct 14, 2026
Decursive Works in Forever

Decursive adds small unit buttons for spotting and manually removing effects your class can dispel. Keep magic and disease removal easy to reach without hiding the ordinary frames that show other dangerous debuffs.
2.9.0-RC3-forever released Oct 4, checked Oct 14, 2026
Questie Works in Forever

Questie's Forever-supported package adds quest markers and a quest database. Use it to collect dungeon quests before the group leaves town, which saves a druid several apologetic boat rides.
v12.1.0+v1.0.6 lists Forever 1.60.1, checked Oct 14, 2026
Baganator Works in Forever

Baganator gives you searchable bags in one window or categories and requires its Syndicator dependency. Keep water, candles, potions, and spare healing gear easy to find before the tank starts counting down.
837 lists Forever support, checked Oct 14, 2026
Bartender4 Works in Forever

Bartender4 lets you rearrange action bars and bind their buttons. Druids get a separate bar per form. Put your form keys and each form's main attacks where your hand already rests.
4.18.3.1 lists Forever support, checked Oct 14, 2026
WeakAuras and the Musca Auras Forever fork Unverified

Regular WeakAuras is not a drop-in Forever setup; Musca Auras is a 1.60.1 port whose modern aura triggers work within the client's limits. Useful reminders to test are missing Inner Fire, Fear Ward cooldown, talented Power Infusion ready once learned, shield and Weakened Soul, mana potion cooldown, and a five-second-rule ticker.
Musca 1.9.1 supports 1.60.1; these druid auras unverified, Oct 14, 2026

Add and test one addon at a time, including a heal on a mouseover party frame and a form swap in combat, before adding the next.

Professions for druids

Pick the pair you will use after bedtime. Skinning and Leatherworking makes your own BoP leather upgrades. Herbalism and Alchemy supplies drinks for every job. Herbalism and Enchanting trades easy material pairing for gathering income and personal caster crafts. First Aid and Cooking fit alongside all three.

Which pair to pick

Professions	Why	Best for
Herbalism and Alchemy	Gather your herbs, sell extras and make mana or role-specific consumables. Forever healing potions moved to First Aid, so Alchemy is not required for emergency healing. You can buy tradeable elixirs without keeping the profession.	All roles, consumable supply and gathering income
Skinning and Leatherworking	Skins from your quest route feed new leather crafts for feral, Balance and healing. Many new pieces bind on pickup. Patterns, pearls, hides and Pristine Leather still cost time or gold; a guildmate cannot hand you their BoP craft.	Feral leveling, bears and druids who want several outfits
Herbalism and Enchanting	Sell herbs to pay for dust and disenchant unwanted eligible gear. Mystic Mushroom and Orb of Mystic Insight are useful personal crafts. Herbalism does not supply enchanting materials; rods, dust and BoP recipes make this a less direct pairing. Buying an enchant service gives most ordinary enchants without learning the profession.	Caster druids who value an idol and gathering income

Leatherworking: a starter route to 130, then useful upgrades

Build a supply of cured hides and belts. Pause the route to make a personal upgrade when it helps more than another skill point.

Leveling route

Skill	Make	Materials
1 to 30	Light Leather or Light Armor Kit	3 Ruined Leather Scraps per leather; 1 Light Leather per kit
30 to 55	Cured Light Hide	1 Light Hide, 1 Salt
55 to 75	Embossed Leather Gloves	3 Light Leather, 2 Coarse Thread
75 to 80	Medium Leather	4 Light Leather
80 to 90	Cured Medium Hide	1 Medium Hide, 1 Salt
90 to 100	Fine Leather Belt	6 Light Leather, 2 Coarse Thread
100 to 115	Light Leather Pants	10 Light Leather, 1 Cured Light Hide, 1 Fine Thread
115 to 125	Dark Leather Belt	1 Fine Leather Belt, 1 Cured Medium Hide, 2 Fine Thread, 1 Gray Dye
125 to 130	Heavy Leather	5 Medium Leather

Worth making

Item	Skill	Why
Brawler's Leather Belt	60	Early Strength, Agility and Stamina; BoP.
Brawler's Leather Gloves	75	A feral upgrade from level 15; BoP.
Brawler's Leather Boots	85	Physical stats from level 17; BoP.
Wisdom's Leather Tunic	110	Healing power, Intellect and Spirit from level 22; BoP.
Defender's Leather Kilt	125	Stamina and bonus armor from level 25; BoP.
Wisdom's Leather Leggings	125	A healing outfit upgrade from level 25; BoP.
Wolfshead Helm	225	Use this Classic Era craft reference; Forever changes it to Enrage and Shifting Power. The current item shows only 5 bonus Energy. It is not a beta equip target.
Devilsaur Gauntlets	265	Use this Classic Era cat reference. Forever pattern requires Tribal Leatherworking; confirm launch access before specializing.

Materials are per craft, not guaranteed totals. Yellow recipes may miss a skill-up. Train Journeyman at skill 50 and level 10, Expert at 125 and level 20. The starter route stops at 130 on purpose; continue with trainer recipes after comparing material prices. Some source guides disagree on new recipe skills, so use the pattern and trainer. Artisan requires level 35 and sits beyond the beta cap. Do not assume every craft needs only leather.

Alchemy: mana and utility through 225

Use non-healing recipes. First Aid now handles ordinary healing potions. Keep useful mana potions instead of selling the whole batch.

Leveling route

Skill	Make	Materials
1 to 55	Elixir of Lion's Strength	1 Silverleaf, 1 Earthroot, 1 Empty Vial
55 to 65	Minor Mana Potion	1 Mageroyal, 1 Peacebloom, 1 Empty Vial
65 to 90	Elixir of Minor Fortitude	2 Earthroot, 1 Peacebloom, 1 Empty Vial
90 to 120	Elixir of Wisdom	1 Mageroyal, 2 Briarthorn, 1 Empty Vial
120 to 165	Lesser Mana Potion	1 Mageroyal, 1 Stranglekelp, 1 Empty Vial
165 to 195	Mana Potion	1 Stranglekelp, 1 Kingsblood, 1 Leaded Vial
195 to 225	Nature Protection Potion	1 Liferoot, 1 Stranglekelp, 1 Leaded Vial

Worth making

Item	Skill	Why
Lesser Mageblood Elixir	75	Recipe lists skill 75, crafting record shows 80; check trainer. Item 250340 gives 6 mana per 5 seconds from level 25.
Lesser Cleric's Elixir	95	Recipe skill from the vendor guide; +20 healing for 30 minutes from level 25.
Lesser Arcane Elixir	120	Recipe lists 120, crafting record 125; check before buying. New item 250342 gives +15 spell damage from 25; older same-name records differ.
Mender's Potion	130	Short healing-power boost. Confirm potion cooldown sharing before pairing it with an emergency potion.
Greater Stoneshield Potion	280	Use this Classic Era bear mitigation reference; launch-only planning.

Materials are per craft; yellow and green crafts can miss skill-ups. Train Journeyman at 50 and level 10, Expert at 125 and level 20. Buy Nature Protection Potion from a neutral vendor such as Glyx Brewright in Stranglethorn Vale. Its recipe binds on pickup. Artisan needs level 35, so stop at 225 during this beta. New profession-camp recipes can replace route steps when they are useful and affordable.

Tips

Durotar Supply and Logistics has the Horde camp outside the Crossroads. Filled crates earn Merchant's Favor for profession recipes.
Choose a recipe on the character who will learn it. Many patterns and their finished upgrades bind on pickup.
Tauren and Windshaper Skyborne can be Horde druids in Forever. Tauren Cultivation does not require Herbalism, but its herb options have level requirements; it does not supply every Alchemy reagent.
Keep First Aid current for healing potions and bandages. Cooking adds food choices; ask a cook for Thistle Tea instead of assuming its recipe is druid-trainable.
Enchanting is the direct route to your own Mystic Mushroom. Its 5% Spirit effect is useful without being a flat-stat planner score.
Leatherworking's Tanning Rack is also a crafting requirement on new recipes. Check the recipe tools before leaving town.
Keep enough money for training and repairs. The auction house will survive one evening without you.

Best enchants for a druid

Enchant pieces you expect to keep. Buy cheap help for leveling, then save the large material bills for lasting gear. Forever adds necklace enchants, improves several small enchants and lets weapon effects work in forms.

Slot	Enchant	Effect	When
Weapon	Healing Power	+55 healing and +19 spell damage in the Forever formula	Restoration at 60; Classic Era raid-formula source, launch access unconfirmed
Weapon	Spell Power	+30 spell power; Classic Era reference pending current formula check	Balance at 60; verify launch access
Weapon	Revelation	Direct spells that fail to crit can trigger a guaranteed crit on the next direct spell; trigger chance falls as crit rises	Balance while leveling; Enchanting 140 service
Weapon	Crusader	Melee proc heals 75 to 125 and grants +100 Strength for 15 seconds; Blizzard confirms it works in forms	Cat or bear at 60; buy for a weapon you will keep
Neck	Healing Power	+11 healing and +4 spell damage; new Forever enchant	Restoration; Enchanting 210 service
Neck	Deflection	+5 Defense skill; new Forever enchant	Bear; Enchanting 210 service
Chest	Greater Stats	+4 to all five primary attributes	Any role at 60; compare the price with a replacement
Wrist	Minor Healing Power	+8 healing and +3 spell damage; new Forever enchant	Restoration leveling; Enchanting 90 service
Wrist	Superior Strength	+9 Strength	Cat at 60
Wrist	Deflection	+3 Defense skill	Bear; also helps the redesigned Thick Hide
Wrist	Superior Stamina	+9 Stamina	Bear at 60; an alternative to Defense
Hands	Agility	+7 Agility, increased from the Classic Era +5	Cat or bear
Hands	Strength	+7 Strength, increased from the Classic Era +5	Cat; compare with Agility
Hands	Minor Haste	+1% attack and casting speed in Forever	Balance or Restoration at 60; formula and service access need a launch check
Back	Superior Defense	+70 Armor; the enchant name does not mean Defense skill	Bear at 60
Back	Minor Agility	+3 Agility, increased from the Classic Era +1	Feral leveling
Feet	Minor Speed	Faster movement; Classic Era measured value is about 8%; verify form and talent stacking	Leveling, healing or Balance when positioning matters
Feet	Greater Stamina	+7 Stamina	Bear; an alternative when movement speed is already covered

Each slot takes one permanent enchant or armor kit. Arrange an enchanter's service; PTR-only scroll records do not prove tradeable scrolls exist. Check target restrictions, recipe access and the full bill before paying. Weapon procs now work in forms, but their exact uptime still needs testing. Revelation is a spell effect; do not buy it expecting feral attacks to trigger it. Classic Era armor weights distinguish armor on gear from armor enchants, and this planner has only one armor field. It cannot measure that difference, new Thick Hide scaling, haste, procs or movement speed. New glove school-damage and two-handed caster enchants exist in the database, but their high-skill access needs a launch check.

Troubleshooting

Shapeshifting ate my mana: Every reset card cancels your form before trying to reenter it. Stop mashing; use Shifting Power for Energy once talented and ordinary form buttons for normal movement.
My heal in Cat Form failed: Use Back to caster first, then heal. The friendly heal cards do not explicitly cancel forms, and a form change can leave a cooldown to wait out.
My form number changed: Bear or Dire Bear is slot 1. With Aquatic learned, Aquatic is 2, Cat is 3, Travel is 4 and Moonkin is 5 when available; missing forms shift later slots, so check your form bar.
Rebirth says no target: Hover a dead friendly unit or select a dead friendly target. A living player does not match; check the reagent for your trained Rebirth rank too.
I cannot leave Travel Form in combat: Use Back to caster; /cancelform has no combat restriction here. Reentering Travel still needs an outdoor location, mana and a ready cooldown.
Bear changed, but Growl did nothing: Shifting and Growl need separate presses with the form cooldown between them. Leave another form first, and check your living enemy mouseover, range and Growl cooldown.
Shift or Alt does nothing: Check modified keybind conflicts and the exact learned rank. Shift only appears on lower-rank cards, Alt casts on you, and Ctrl selects the card's second job.
I look like a cat but my bar is wrong: A player report describes beta form and action-bar desync with powershift macros. Test the ordinary form button without addons in a safe spot; keep reset macros out of dungeons until the aura and bar agree.

Graphics and console settings

36 commands

A steady frame rate makes form changes and quick heals easier to follow, while readable ground effects help you keep paws and party out of trouble. Start at native resolution and 100% render scale, with Low or Fair shadows, Medium particles and Projected Textures on. Cap your frame rate at what your PC can hold, and 30 in the background. Write down every value before you change it so you can put it back.

The Forever look

The September tip from Icy Veins that went around the community: render scale 98%, contrast 60, brightness 40 (some players prefer 45). The same sliders are in Settings > Graphics (Render Scale under Resolution; Contrast, Brightness and Gamma further down). It depends on your monitor, so try it in a foggy zone and keep what looks right.

Write down your current look first

Prints render scale, contrast, brightness and gamma so you can put them back.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,n in ipairs({"RenderScale","Contrast","Brightness","Gamma"}) do print(n,C_CVar.GetCVar(n)) end

The Forever look: 98% scale, contrast 60, brightness 40

Icy Veins says 98% render scale cleans up the image and can save a few frames, and contrast 60 with brightness 40 makes the new fog stand out. One player post uses brightness 45. It depends on your monitor.

3 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console RenderScale 0.98
/console Contrast 60
/console Brightness 40

Undo: back to the game's defaults

Resets render scale, contrast and brightness to the client defaults. If you wrote down different values, type those instead.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,n in ipairs({"RenderScale","Contrast","Brightness"}) do local d=C_CVar.GetCVarDefault(n); if d then C_CVar.SetCVar(n,d) end end

Record first

Screenshot Settings > Graphics (Base, Raid and Advanced) before you touch anything. These read-only lines print your current values to chat.

Read your current foreground cap

Prints your current maxFPS cap to chat and changes nothing. The on/off switch for the cap (useMaxFPS) is a separate setting, so this alone does not tell you whether the cap is on.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("maxFPS", C_CVar.GetCVar("maxFPS"))

Read the game's default cap

Prints what the game thinks the default maxFPS is, and changes nothing. That is the game's default, not the value you had before, so write your own down too.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("maxFPS default", C_CVar.GetCVarDefault("maxFPS"))

Record cap switches, VSync and render scale

Prints six settings in one go: both FPS caps and their on/off switches, VSync and render scale. Write the results down before you change anything so you can put them back.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,n in ipairs({"useMaxFPS","maxFPS","useMaxFPSBk","maxFPSBk","vsync","RenderScale"}) do print(n,C_CVar.GetCVar(n)) end

Restore a recorded 120 FPS cap

Puts maxFPS back to 120. That is only an example: type whatever value you wrote down before tuning, not 120 because we said so.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console maxFPS 120

Reset one setting to the game's default

Asks the game for its default maxFPS and sets just that one setting back to it (swap in another name to reset a different setting). A default is not always what you had before, so if you wrote your old value down, type that instead.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run local n="maxFPS"; local d=C_CVar.GetCVarDefault(n); if d then C_CVar.SetCVar(n,d) end

Balanced starting profile

Native resolution, 100% render scale, 60 FPS while playing and 30 in the background, with combat effects kept readable.

Balanced starting profile

A readable starting profile: 60 FPS foreground, 30 background, 100% scale, Fair shadows/water, Medium particles, projected textures on, Low ambient occlusion, and moderate draw detail.

14 lines, 406 characters: too long for one macro. Type them one at a time in chat.

/console useMaxFPS 1
/console maxFPS 60
/console useMaxFPSBk 1
/console maxFPSBk 30
/console RenderScale 1
/console graphicsShadowQuality 1
/console graphicsLiquidDetail 1
/console graphicsParticleDensity 3
/console graphicsProjectedTextures 1
/console graphicsSSAO 1
/console graphicsViewDistance 4
/console graphicsEnvironmentDetail 4
/console graphicsGroundClutter 2
/console graphicsTextureResolution 2

FPS, frame pacing and heat

Raise the cap only if your monitor and real frame rate make it worthwhile.

Test 90 FPS foreground / 30 background

Turns on both FPS caps: 90 while you are playing, 30 when the game is in the background. A cap cannot make a struggling PC reach 90; it just stops a fast one working harder and hotter than it needs to.

4 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console useMaxFPS 1
/console maxFPS 90
/console useMaxFPSBk 1
/console maxFPSBk 30

Turn the foreground cap off properly

Switches the foreground FPS cap off with its real switch, useMaxFPS 0. The old tip of setting maxFPS 0 is a guess; this is the actual switch, and your stored maxFPS number stays put for when you turn the cap back on.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console useMaxFPS 0

Disable Target FPS for a controlled test

Turns off Target FPS, a separate feature that is not the same thing as the FPS cap. Leave it as you found it unless it is muddying a before-and-after test; note its state first and put it back afterwards.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console useTargetFPS 0

Test VSync disabled

Turns the game's VSync off. It can feel more responsive but may show tearing, so compare it with your monitor and driver settings rather than assuming off is better.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console vsync 0

Enable VSync if tearing distracts

Turns the game's VSync back on if tearing bothers you. If you wrote down a different starting value, that is your real undo; no VSync choice is best for every monitor and driver.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console vsync 1

If FPS is still too low

Lower shadows and water first. Render scale is the last resort.

Lower-cost graphics experiment

Drops shadows and water to Low, turns ambient occlusion off, and lowers view distance, environment detail and ground clutter; the settings menu shows those three as 4, 4 and 2. Try one change at a time in the spot that was slow and keep only what actually helps.

6 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console graphicsShadowQuality 0
/console graphicsSSAO 0
/console graphicsViewDistance 3
/console graphicsEnvironmentDetail 3
/console graphicsGroundClutter 1
/console graphicsLiquidDetail 0

Try 85% render scale (last resort)

Sets render scale to 0.85, which is 85% in each direction and about 72% as many pixels to draw. Only use a value your Render Scale slider actually offers, and treat it as a last resort because it softens the picture.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console RenderScale 0.85

Return to 100% render scale

Puts render scale back to 1 (100%) after the 85% test. If you started somewhere other than 100%, type your recorded value instead.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console RenderScale 1

Keep combat cues visible

Healers need to see ground effects. Keep these on.

Preserve readable combat cues

Keeps projected textures on and particles at Medium so you can still see what is on the floor. Turning either off is a classic FPS-macro trick that can hide combat cues a healer needs.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console graphicsProjectedTextures 1
/console graphicsParticleDensity 3

Antialiasing

Try the cheap image-based option before expensive MSAA.

Antialiasing: None

Turns off both kinds of antialiasing (MSAAQuality and ffxAntiAliasingMode) so you can see how much they cost you. Write both values down first and put both back afterwards.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console MSAAQuality 0
/console ffxAntiAliasingMode 0

Antialiasing: FXAA Low test

Turns MSAA off and switches on FXAA Low (ffxAntiAliasingMode 1), the cheap way to smooth jagged edges. Compare it with None: you are trading a bit of blur for smoother edges.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console MSAAQuality 0
/console ffxAntiAliasingMode 1

Test 8x texture filtering

Sets textureFilteringMode 4, which is 8x anisotropic filtering (5 is 16x). It sharpens distant ground seen at an angle; it is not guaranteed to be free, so check your frame rate and put it back if it costs you.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console textureFilteringMode 4

Raid profile

Lower settings that switch on only in raids.

Optional lower-cost Raid profile

Turns on the separate Raid profile (RAIDsettingsEnabled 1) and gives it lighter settings for group content: Low shadows and water, Fair particles, projected textures on, ambient occlusion off, draw sliders showing 4/4/2, and High textures. If Fair particles hide something you need to see, bump them back to Medium in the Raid tab.

10 lines, 366 characters: too long for one macro. Type them one at a time in chat.

/console RAIDsettingsEnabled 1
/console raidGraphicsShadowQuality 0
/console raidGraphicsLiquidDetail 0
/console raidGraphicsParticleDensity 2
/console raidGraphicsProjectedTextures 1
/console raidGraphicsSSAO 0
/console raidGraphicsViewDistance 3
/console raidGraphicsEnvironmentDetail 3
/console raidGraphicsGroundClutter 1
/console raidGraphicsTextureResolution 2

Go back to the Base profile

Switches the Raid profile off so the game uses your Base settings everywhere again. It does not reset the Raid values themselves; they are just not in use.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console RAIDsettingsEnabled 0

Responsiveness and latency

Input feel and network delay are separate from frame rate.

Optional cast on key down

Sets ActionButtonUseKeyDown 1 so your abilities fire when you press the key instead of when you let go, which can feel a touch snappier. Bars and addons that set their own useOnKeyDown behaviour can ignore it, and it does nothing for ping or FPS.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console ActionButtonUseKeyDown 1

Check whether SpellQueueWindow exists

Prints your current SpellQueueWindow value and changes nothing. We could not confirm from the Forever UI files that this setting exists or what it does here, so if it prints nil, leave it alone.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("SpellQueueWindow",C_CVar.GetCVar("SpellQueueWindow"))

Ask the game what SpellQueueWindow does

Asks the game for its own help text on SpellQueueWindow and prints it, changing nothing. If nothing comes back, the setting is not there and you can stop here.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,v in ipairs(ConsoleGetAllCommands()) do if v.command:lower()=="spellqueuewindow" then print(v.command,v.help) end end

Try a 300 ms spell queue (only if it exists)

Sets SpellQueueWindow to 300 ms. Only try it if the game confirmed the setting exists and you are coming down from a bigger value to chase a specific casting problem: it cannot lower your ping, and too small a window leaves gaps between casts, so compare and put it back if it feels worse.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console SpellQueueWindow 300

Read home and world latency

Prints your home and world latency in milliseconds, the same numbers the game's own performance indicator uses. It is one snapshot, not an average, and it changes nothing.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run local _,_,h,w=GetNetStats(); print("Home",h,"ms; World",w,"ms")

Renderer

See which graphics API you are running.

See your graphics API choices

Prints the graphics APIs your game can use, then which one is running right now and which one gxapi is asking for (they can differ until you restart). Stick with Auto unless you are chasing a real rendering problem, and only pick names the game listed.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/run print("Available:",GetGraphicsAPIs())
/run print("Current:",GetCurrentGraphicsAPI(),"Requested:",C_CVar.GetCVar("gxapi"))

Readability and accessibility

Cooldown numbers, nameplates, a bigger cursor and less screen shake.

Turn on helpful numbers in the default UI

Turns on cooldown countdown numbers, a target-of-target frame, and health and mana text shown as both numbers and percentages (statusText and statusTextDisplay work as a pair). Pure readability, no FPS change; addon frames may do their own thing.

4 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console countdownForCooldowns 1
/console showTargetOfTarget 1
/console statusText 1
/console statusTextDisplay BOTH

Optional enemy nameplates

Shows enemy nameplates, and shows them all the time rather than only in combat. Handy for picking out mobs; not an FPS trick.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console nameplateShowEnemies 1
/console nameplateShowAll 1

A bigger cursor (64x64)

Sets cursorSizePreferred 2, which asks for a 64x64 cursor that is easier to find over a wall of party frames. The other sizes are -1 Default, 0 32x32, 1 48x48, 3 96x96 and 4 128x128; pick one you can find without it covering the thing you want to click.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console cursorSizePreferred 2

Reduce camera and UI shake

Turns camera and UI shake down to a quarter strength (0.25 for both). A comfort setting, not a performance one; put both values back to undo.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console ShakeStrengthCamera 0.25
/console ShakeStrengthUI 0.25

Disable camera and UI shake

Turns camera and UI shake off completely (0 for both). Other effects that bother you may still be there; the Motion Sickness checkbox in Accessibility handles two more camera settings as a pair.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console ShakeStrengthCamera 0
/console ShakeStrengthUI 0

Use Alternate Screen Effects

Sets overrideScreenFlash 1, the same as ticking Alternate Screen Effects in Accessibility, which tones down screen flashes. It will not remove every uncomfortable effect, but it is the right first switch if flashes bother you.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console overrideScreenFlash 1

Measure

A one-off reading, not a benchmark. Compare in the same place.

Check your FPS right now

Prints your frame rate right now as a whole number. It is a single snapshot, not an average, so read it in the same spot before and after a change.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("FPS",math.floor(GetFramerate()+0.5))

Commands come from the original guide and were checked against the Forever client's settings code. No frame-rate gain is promised. If the game blocks /run, use the Settings menus instead.

Glossary

A small translation guide for the chat window. Nobody gets extra loot for using a longer word.

Add: An extra enemy that joins the fight.
Aggro: Having an enemy's attention.
Threat: The score an enemy uses to decide whom to attack.
Pull: Starting a fight, often with a group of enemies.
CC: Crowd control: holding, sleeping or stunning an enemy.
LoS: Line of sight: a clear path between you and the target.
GCD: Global cooldown: the short shared pause after most abilities.
BiS: Best in slot: the strongest item for one role and equipment slot.
Pre-raid: Gear or preparation available before raiding.
Legacy: Forever account progress that funds character-specific perks.
Talented: A Legacy perk that unlocks talent points up to five levels early.
Era: Classic Era. Advice marked era has not been confirmed for Forever.
Forever: Blizzard's Classic-based WoW on a modern client, launching November 4, 2026.
Beta cap: The current beta level limit: 30.
Balance: The druid talent tree focused on nature and arcane damage.
Feral Combat: The druid talent tree supporting Cat damage and Bear tanking.
Restoration: The druid healing talent tree.
Form: A shapeshift that changes your available abilities and combat role.
Energy: Cat's attack resource. Keep mana for shifts and healing too.
Rage: Bear's combat resource, spent on attacks and other Bear abilities.
Combo points: Points built by selected Cat attacks and spent on finishers.
Finisher: A Cat ability such as Rip that spends combo points.
Bleed: Physical damage over time, such as Rake or Rip.
DoT: Damage over time, delivered in separate ticks.
HoT: Healing over time, such as Rejuvenation.
Tick: One pulse of periodic damage or healing.
Clearcasting: Omen of Clarity's resource-saving effect; Wrath does not consume it in Forever.
Powershifting: An old tactic of shifting to gain energy; Forever changes Furor and adds Shifting Power.
Bear weaving: Alternating Cat and Bear for damage. Forever Furor discards the stored Cat energy in Bear.
Interrupt: Stopping a cast and sometimes locking its spell school. Bear Feral Charge does this; Cat charge does not.
Root: A movement hold. The target can still attack or cast if in range.
Peel: Use control or positioning to get an enemy off a teammate.
Battle rez: A resurrection usable during combat, such as Rebirth.
OOM: Out of mana. Tell the group before the next pull.
Downranking: Using a lower spell rank. Forever penalizes ranks far below your level.
Five-second rule: The Era mana habit: Spirit recovery slows after spending mana; retest the details in Forever.
Overheal: The part of a heal wasted because the target was already near full health.
Mouseover: The unit under your pointer, including a friendly party frame.
Darkspear Raiders: The Horde reward faction for Darkspear Islands.
Wipe: When the whole party or raid dies. Time for water, buffs and a better plan.

Sources

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Blizzard's own posts win where sources disagree. The client UI code shows which commands exist, not that every spell casts.

Druid Field Guide

Bind a macro in a minute

No macro needed

PvP in Forever

Your PvP tools

Put your forms within reach

Forms at a glance

Choose the right shape

Legacy picks for a druid

Builds at 30, the beta cap

Plans for 60

Horde route, 1 to 60

Dungeons by level

Quest rewards not to miss

Is there a Horde Wintersaber?

Horde druid trainers

Ranks you can skip

What to train, by level

Your first mount

What stats matter, and when

Gear to aim for by 30

Best weapon at every level

Pre-raid targets at 60

Healing

Balance

Cat

Bear

Consumables by level

New in Forever

Set up your screen

Raid marks

Habits that keep the group alive

Raids in Forever

Before the raid: assignments

Before every pull

Druid jobs by raid size

Bring to every raid

Onyxia's Lair40 players

Bring for Onyxia's Lair

Bosses, in a common order

Barrow Deeps10 players

Bring for Barrow Deeps

Bosses, in a common order

Hyjal Summit20 players

Bring for Hyjal Summit

Bosses, in a common order

Zul'Gurub20 players

Bring for Zul'Gurub

Bosses, in a common order

Molten Core40 players

Bring for Molten Core

Bosses, in a common order

Blackwing Lair40 players

Bring for Blackwing Lair