Druid: Forms & utility

Shapeshift into Bear Form, increasing Attack Power by 120, Armor contribution from items by 180%, and Health by 180. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various bear abilities.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

What to know: Learned from the level-10 class quest. Attack power +120, armour from items +180%, health +180 (client tooltip).

Shapeshift into Aquatic Form, increasing swim speed by 50% and allowing the druid to breathe underwater. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

What to know: Learned from the level-16 class quest (Trial of the Sea Lion).

Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by 120 plus Agility. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various cat abilities.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

What to know: Learned from a level-20 quest chain in Moonglade, with Prowl, Claw and Rip. Gives only 12 attack power plus Agility: your weapon's damage now counts in form instead.

Shapeshift into Travel Form, increasing movement speed by 40%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects. Only useable outdoors.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

What to know: Trained at 30, no quest. Outdoors only.

Shapeshift into Moonkin Form, increasing Omen of Clarity's chance to trigger by 100%, Armor contribution from items by 360%, and all party or raid members within 45 yards have their spell Critical Strike chance increased by 3%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and prevents the use of healing spells.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

What to know: The Balance 31-point talent, so level 40. Raid-wide spell crit aura (in Classic, 3% to spells and attacks for the party, exclusive with Leader of the Pack); +100% Omen of Clarity chance; no healing spells in form.

Shapeshift into Dire Bear Form, increasing Attack Power by 180, Armor contribution from items by 360%, and Health by 1240. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various bear abilities.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

What to know: Replaces Bear Form at 40: +180 attack power, +360% armour from items, +1,240 health.

Heals the target for 776 over 12 sec.

What to know: Can crit. Gift of the Earthmother gives it a 1-second global cooldown.

Heals a friendly target for 965 to 1077 and another 994 over 21 sec.

What to know: Much cheaper than Classic (rank 9: 525 mana, was 880). Nature's Splendor adds 6 s.

Instantly heals a target with an active Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect for an amount equal to the full duration of the periodic effect of one of those spells.

What to know: Restoration 16-point talent: heals for the full duration of a Rejuvenation or Regrowth without consuming it. 15-second cooldown.

Regenerates all nearby party members within 20 yards for 285 every 2 sec for 10 sec. Druid must channel to maintain the spell.

What to know: Can crit. Improved Tranquility cuts its cooldown by 60%.

Heals the target and their party for 679 over 7 sec. Party members must be within 43.5 yds of target. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration.

What to know: New Restoration 31-point talent (needs Living Spirit 3/3), level 40: heals the target's party (and pets) over 7 s, front-loaded, on a 6-second cooldown. Can crit.

Roots the target in place and causes 234 Nature damage over 27 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. You may only have 1 target Rooted at a time.

What to know: Changed: castable indoors, but only one target at a time (three with Overgrowth 2/2).

The next 1 melee attack that strikes the caster will afflict the attacker with Entangling Roots (Rank 6). Castable while shapeshifted. Lasts 45 sec.

What to know: Now trained at 10 (a Balance talent in Classic). Roots the next attacker that hits you, every time, and works in any form.

Stuns the target for 4 sec.

Forces the enemy target to sleep for up to 40 sec. Any damage will awaken the target. Only one target can be forced to hibernate at a time. Only works on Beasts and Dragonkin.

Requires Bear Form, Dire Bear Form
Charge an enemy, immobilizing them and interrupting any spell they are casting for 4 sec.

What to know: Feral 11-point talent. The Bear charge's tooltip says it immobilises and interrupts a cast for 4 s (15-second cooldown); Blizzard says Druids can't interrupt, so it is untested. The talent also gives Cats a leap behind the target, which doesn't interrupt.

Soothes the target beast, reducing the range at which it will attack you by 10 yards. Only affects Beast targets level 70 or lower. Lasts 15 sec.

Forces all nearby enemies to focus attacks on you for 6 sec.

Pounce, stunning the target for 2 sec and causing 150 damage over 18 sec. Must be prowling and behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.

Increases the friendly target's armor by 385, all attributes by 16 and all resistances by 27 for 1 hr.

What to know: Lasts 1 hour with the old Improved Mark of the Wild bonus built in.

Thorns sprout from the friendly target causing 18 Nature damage to attackers when hit. Lasts 10 min.

What to know: Scales with the caster's spell power; base damage is at Vanilla values and the spell-power share is 6%.

Cures 1 poison effect on the target.

What to know: Taught at 14 by the Power over Poison class quest (Night Elf, Tauren, Skyborne (High Order)). Usable in Moonkin Form.

Decrease the armor of the target by 505 for 40 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.

What to know: Castable in Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Form for no resource on a 6-second cooldown; no longer resets your swing timer. It generates threat in Bear and Dire Bear Form, and it can no longer trigger Omen of Clarity in forms.

Dispels 1 Curse or Bane from a friendly target.

What to know: Also removes Banes in Forever; usable in Moonkin Form.

Attempts to cure 1 poison effect on the target, and 1 more poison effect every 2 seconds for 8 sec.

What to know: Trained at 26; usable in Moonkin Form.

Increases the target's Mana regeneration by 400% and allows 100% of the target's Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Lasts 20 sec.

What to know: Usable in Moonkin Form. Mana matters to Cats again because of Shifting Power.

Gives the Gift of the Wild to all party and raid members, increasing armor by 385, all attributes by 16 and all resistances by 27 for 1 hr.

What to know: Lasts 1 hour and covers party and raid; the improved values are baseline.