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FERAL (TANK) DRUID

Tank

Feral (Tank) Druid is built on the Feral Combat talent tree and plays as a tank in raids. The tree has 20 talents: 7 new in Forever, 13 changed from Classic. Feral (DPS) uses the same tree; the difference is the role and the talents picked.

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FERAL (TANK) GUIDE

Guide in progress

We'll write the Feral (Tank) Druid rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.

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RAID COMPOSITION

WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID

Only with the Feral (Tank) spec (its talents):

BUFFS (1)

  • Crit aura (LotP / Moonkin)Party

    +3% crit for the party. Leader of the Pack and the Moonkin aura do not stack.

    Leader of the PackTalent: Leader of the Pack · Feral (Tank) / Feral (DPS)

    While in Cat Form, Bear Form, or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases the critical strike chance of all party members within 45 yards by 3%, exclusive with Moonkin Aura.

EVERY DRUID BRINGS

Mark of the WildFaerie FireAttack power reductionDecursePoison cleanseOut-of-combat resurrectionCC: Beast / DragonkinBattle resurrectionInnervateTranquilityAoE taunt

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FERAL COMBAT TREE

TALENTS

Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.

5Ferocity5Heart of the Wild2Feral Swiftness3Feral Instinct2Brutal Impact3Thick Hide3Shredding Attacks2Savage Fury1Feral Charge2Sharpened Claws1Shifting Power1Primal Bite3Predatory Strikes2Blood Frenzy2Improved Shifting Power1Leader of the Pack2Natural Instinct5Natural Reaction5Rend and Tear1Berserk
  1. FerocityRow 1 · 5 rankChanged

    Reduces the cost of your Maul, Primal Bite, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.

  2. Heart of the WildRow 1 · 5 rankChanged

    Increases your Intellect by 10%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 20% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 10%.

  3. Feral SwiftnessRow 2 · 2 rankChanged
    Classic name: Feline Swiftness

    Increases your movement speed while in Cat Form by 30%, and increases your chance to Dodge by 4%.

  4. Feral InstinctRow 2 · 3 rankChanged

    Increases damage done by your Swipe ability by 30% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling as if you were 3 levels higher.

  5. Brutal ImpactRow 2 · 2 rankChanged

    Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.

  6. Thick HideRow 2 · 3 rankChanged

    While in Bear Form, Cat Form, Dire Bear Form, or Moonkin Form, you gain 3 additional base Armor per level and another 2.00 base Armor for each point of defense skill beyond five times your level. This amount can be further increased by multipliers from those forms.

  7. Shredding AttacksRow 3 · 3 rankChanged
    Classic name: Improved Shred

    Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 3.

  8. Savage FuryRow 3 · 2 rankChanged

    Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Shred, Maul, and Swipe abilities by 10%.

  9. Feral ChargeRow 3 · 1 rank · activeChanged

    Charge an enemy, immobilizing them and interrupting any spell they are casting for 4 sec. Feral Charge (Cat): 8-25 yd range, Instant, 30 sec cooldown, Requires Cat Form. Leap behind an enemy.

  10. Sharpened ClawsRow 3 · 2 rankChanged

    Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 6%.

  11. Shifting PowerRow 4 · 1 rank · activeNew

    Instantly convert 55% of base Mana into 40 Energy. Shifting Power's cost is reduced by effects that reduce the cost of Shapeshifting.

  12. Primal BiteRow 4 · 1 rank · activeNew

    Bite the target, dealing 100% normal damage plus 26 and generating a high amount of threat.

  13. Predatory StrikesRow 4 · 3 rankChanged

    Increases your melee Attack Power in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form by 150% of your level.

  14. Blood FrenzyRow 4 · 2 rankChanged

    Gives you a 100% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage any time you get a critical strike while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. In addition, your non-periodic critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that generate Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

  15. Improved Shifting PowerRow 5 · 2 rankNew

    Reduces the cooldown of your Shifting Power spell by 8 sec.

  16. Leader of the PackRow 5 · 1 rankChanged

    While in Cat Form, Bear Form, or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases the critical strike chance of all party members within 45 yards by 3%, exclusive with Moonkin Aura.

  17. Natural InstinctRow 5 · 2 rankNew

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your melee abilities by 20% and increases your spell healing by 25% of your Intellect.

  18. Natural ReactionRow 6 · 5 rankNew

    Increases your dodge chance by 5%, and gives you a 100% chance to gain 5 Rage each time you dodge.

  19. Rend and TearRow 6 · 5 rankNew

    Increases damage done by your melee abilities on Bleeding targets by 10%.

  20. BerserkRow 7 · 1 rank · activeNew

    Causes your Primal Bite ability to strike up to 3 targets, removes its cooldown, and increases the critical strike chance of your Combo Point-generating abilities by 100%. Clears and grants immunity to Fear effects for the duration. Lasts 15 sec.

Removed from Classic: Feral Aggression, Faerie Fire (Feral)

Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Druid talent calculator.