What changed for the Druid in WoW TBC — WoW TBC
The Druid's spells and talents in WoW TBC, compared with WoW Classic: what's new, what changed and what's gone.
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Spells
New (11)
Changed (44)
Wrath
Moonfire
Thorns
Entangling Roots
Nature's Grasp
Faerie Fire
Insect Swarm
Starfire
Soothe Animal
Hurricane
Innervate
Moonkin Form
Barkskin
Bear Form
Demoralizing Roar
Maul
Aquatic Form
Swipe
Cat Form
Claw
Rip
Shred
Rake
Dash
Cower
Faerie Fire (Feral)
Travel Form
Ferocious Bite
Ravage
Frenzied Regeneration
Pounce
Dire Bear Form
Healing Touch
Mark of the Wild
Rejuvenation
Regrowth
Cure Poison
Omen of Clarity
Rebirth
Remove Curse
Abolish Poison
Tranquility
Swiftmend
Gift of the Wild
Talents
New (26)

Starlight Wrath · Balance
Reduces the cast time of your Wrath and Starfire spells by 0.5 sec.

Control of Nature · Balance
Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Entangling Roots and Cyclone.

Focused Starlight · Balance
Increases the critical strike chance of your Wrath and Starfire spells by 4%.

Brambles · Balance
Increases damage caused by your Thorns and Entangling Roots spells by 75%.

Celestial Focus · Balance
Gives your Starfire spell a 15% chance to stun the target for 3 sec and increases the chance you'll resist spell interruption when casting your Wrath spell by 70%.

Lunar Guidance · Balance
Increases your spell damage and healing by 25% of your total Intellect.

Balance of Power · Balance
Increases your chance to hit with all spells and reduces the chance you'll be hit by spells by 4%.

Dreamstate · Balance
Regenerate mana equal to 10% of your Intellect every 5 sec, even while casting.

Improved Faerie Fire · Balance
Your Faerie Fire spell also increases the chance the target will be hit by melee and ranged attacks by 3%.

Wrath of Cenarius · Balance
Your Starfire spell gains an additional 20% and your Wrath gains an additional 10% of your bonus damage effects.

Force of Nature · Balance
Summons 3 treants to attack enemy targets for 30 sec.

Feral Swiftness · Feral Combat
Increases your movement speed by 30% while outdoors in Cat Form and increases your chance to dodge while in Cat Form, Bear Form and Dire Bear Form by 4%.

Shredding Attacks · Feral Combat
Reduces the energy cost of your Shred ability by 18 and the rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 2.

Nurturing Instinct · Feral Combat
Increases your healing spells by up to 100% of your Agility, and increases healing done to you by 20% while in Cat form.

Survival of the Fittest · Feral Combat
Increases all attributes by 3% and reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 3%.

Primal Tenacity · Feral Combat
Increases your chance to resist Stun and Fear mechanics by 15%.

Improved Leader of the Pack · Feral Combat
Your Leader of the Pack ability also causes affected targets to have a 100% chance to heal themselves for 4% of their total health when they critically hit with a melee or ranged attack. The healing effect cannot occur more than once every 6 sec.

Predatory Instincts · Feral Combat
While in Cat Form, Bear Form, or Dire Bear Form, increases your damage from melee critical strikes by 10% and your chance to avoid area effect attacks by 15%.

Mangle · Feral Combat
Mangle the target, inflicting damage and causing the target to take additional damage from bleed effects for 12 sec. This ability can be used in Cat Form or Dire Bear Form.

Naturalist · Restoration
Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.5 sec and increases the damage you deal with physical attacks in all forms by 10%.

Intensity · Restoration
Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting and causes your Enrage ability to instantly generate 10 rage.

Empowered Touch · Restoration
Your Healing Touch spell gains an additional 20% of your bonus healing effects.

Living Spirit · Restoration
Increases your total Spirit by 15%.

Natural Perfection · Restoration
Your critical strike chance with all spells is increased by 3% and critical strikes against you give you the Natural Perfection effect reducing all damage taken by 4%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 8 sec.

Empowered Rejuvenation · Restoration
The bonus healing effects of your healing over time spells is increased by 20%.

Tree of Life · Restoration
Shapeshift into the Tree of Life. While in this form you increase healing received by 25% of your total Spirit for all party members within 45 yards, your movement speed is reduced by 20%, and you can only cast Swiftmend, Innervate, Nature's Swiftness, Rebirth, Barkskin, poison removing and healing over time spells, but the mana cost of these spells is reduced by 20%. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
Changed (16)

Improved Moonfire · Balance
Ranks: 5 → 2

Insect Swarm · Balance
Moved from Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 66 Nature damage over 12 sec.
- Now
- The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 108 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Nature's Reach · Balance
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the range of your Wrath, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire, Moonfire, Starfire, and Hurricane spells by 20%.
- Now
- Increases the range of your Balance spells and Faerie Fire (Feral) ability by 20%.

Moonkin Form · Balance
- In WoW Classic
- Transforms the Druid into Moonkin Form. While in this form the armor contribution from items is increased by 360% and all party members within 30 yards have their spell critical chance increased by 3%. The Moonkin can only cast Balance spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
- Now
- Shapeshift into Moonkin Form. While in this form the armor contribution from items is increased by 400%, attack power is increased by 150% of your level and all party members within 30 yards have their spell critical chance increased by 5%. Melee attacks in this form have a chance on hit to regenerate mana based on attack power. The Moonkin can only cast Balance and Remove Curse spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

Ferocity · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.
- Now
- Reduces the cost of your Maul, Swipe, Claw, Rake and Mangle abilities by 5 Rage or Energy.

Feral Aggression · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the Attack Power reduction of your Demoralizing Roar by 40% and the damage caused by your Ferocious Bite by 15%.
- Now
- Increases the attack power reduction of your Demoralizing Roar by 40% and the damage caused by your Ferocious Bite by 15%.

Feral Instinct · Feral Combat
Ranks: 5 → 3

Thick Hide · Feral Combat
Ranks: 5 → 3

Predatory Strikes · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- Increases your melee attack power in Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Forms by 150% of your level.
- Now
- Increases your melee attack power in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear and Moonkin Forms by 150% of your level.

Primal Fury · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- Gives you a 100% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage anytime you get a critical strike while in Bear and Dire Bear Form.
- Now
- Gives you a 100% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage anytime you get a critical strike while in Bear and Dire Bear Form and your critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that add combo points have a 100% chance to add an additional combo point.

Savage Fury · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Maul and Swipe abilities by 20%.
- Now
- Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, and Mangle (Cat) abilities by 20%.

Heart of the Wild · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- Increases your Intellect by 20%. In addition, while in Bear or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 20% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 20%.
- Now
- Increases your Intellect by 20%. In addition, while in Bear or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 20% and while in Cat Form your attack power is increased by 10%.

Leader of the Pack · Feral Combat
- In WoW Classic
- While in Cat, Bear or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases ranged and melee critical chance of all party members within 45 yards by 3%.
- Now
- While in Cat, Bear or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases ranged and melee critical chance of all party members within 45 yards by 5%.

Natural Shapeshifter · Restoration
Moved from Balance

Subtlety · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- Reduces the threat generated by your Healing spells by 20%.
- Now
- Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 20% and reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 30%.

Omen of Clarity · Restoration
Moved from Balance
- In WoW Classic
- Imbues the Druid with natural energy. Each of the Druid's melee attacks has a chance of causing the caster to enter a Clearcasting state. The Clearcasting state reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your next damage or healing spell or offensive ability by 100%. Lasts 10 min.
- Now
- Imbues the Druid with natural energy. Each of the Druid's melee attacks has a chance of causing the caster to enter a Clearcasting state. The Clearcasting state reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your next damage or healing spell or offensive ability by 100%. Lasts 30 min.
Removed (11)

Improved Wrath · Balance
Reduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.5 sec.

Improved Entangling Roots · Balance
Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Entangling Roots.

Natural Weapons · Balance
Increases the damage you deal with physical attacks in all forms by 10%.

Improved Thorns · Balance
Increases damage caused by your Thorns spell by 75%.

Improved Starfire · Balance
Reduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.5 sec and has a 15% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Feline Swiftness · Feral Combat
Increases your movement speed by 30% while outdoors in Cat Form and increases your chance to dodge while in Cat Form by 4%.

Improved Shred · Feral Combat
Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 12.

Blood Frenzy · Feral Combat
Your critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that add combo points have a 100% chance to add an additional combo point.

Improved Healing Touch · Restoration
Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.5 sec.

Improved Enrage · Restoration
The Enrage ability now instantly generates 10 Rage.

Reflection · Restoration
Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
