What changed for the Druid in WoW WotLK — WoW WotLK
The Druid's spells and talents in WoW WotLK, compared with WoW TBC: what's new, what changed and what's gone.
Spells
New (11)
Changed (55)
Wrath
Moonfire
Thorns
Entangling Roots
Nature's Grasp
Faerie Fire
Hibernate
Starfire
Soothe Animal
Insect Swarm
Hurricane
Innervate
Moonkin Form
Barkskin
Demoralizing Roar
Growl
Maul
Enrage
Bash
Swipe (Bear)
Travel Form
Faerie Fire (Feral)
Cat Form
Claw
Prowl
Rip
Shred
Rake
Tiger's Fury
Dash
Challenging Roar
Cower
Feral Charge - Bear
Ferocious Bite
Ravage
Track Humanoids
Frenzied Regeneration
Pounce
Dire Bear Form
Mangle (Bear)
Mangle (Cat)
Flight Form
Maim
Lacerate
Healing Touch
Mark of the Wild
Rejuvenation
Regrowth
Rebirth
Abolish Poison
Nature's Swiftness
Tranquility
Gift of the Wild
Tree of Life
Lifebloom
Talents
New (29)

Genesis · Balance
Increases the damage and healing done by your periodic spell damage and healing effects by 5%.

Nature's Majesty · Balance
Increases the critical strike chance of your Wrath, Starfire, Starfall, Nourish and Healing Touch spells by 4%.

Nature's Splendor · Balance
Increases the duration of your Moonfire and Rejuvenation spells by 3 sec, your Regrowth spell by 6 sec, and your Insect Swarm and Lifebloom spells by 2 sec.

Improved Insect Swarm · Balance
Increases your damage done by your Wrath spell to targets afflicted by your Insect Swarm by 3%, and increases the critical strike chance of your Starfire spell by 3% on targets afflicted by your Moonfire spell.

Improved Moonkin Form · Balance
Your Moonkin Aura also causes affected targets to gain 3% haste and you to gain 30% of your spirit as additional spell damage.

Owlkin Frenzy · Balance
Attacks done to you while in Moonkin form have a 15% chance to cause you to go into a Frenzy, increasing your damage by 10%, cause you to be immune to pushback while casting Balance spells and restore 2% base mana every 2 sec. Lasts 10 sec.

Eclipse · Balance
When you critically hit with Starfire, you have a 100% chance of increasing damage done by Wrath by 40%. When you critically hit with Wrath, you have a 60% chance of increasing your critical strike chance with Starfire by 40%. Each effect lasts 15 sec and each has a separate 30 sec cooldown. Both effects cannot occur simultaneously.

Typhoon · Balance
You summon a violent Typhoon that does 400 Nature damage when in contact with hostile targets, knocking them back and dazing them for 6 sec.

Gale Winds · Balance
Increases damage done by your Hurricane and Typhoon spells by 30%, and increases the range of your Cyclone spell by 4 yards.

Earth and Moon · Balance
Your Wrath and Starfire spells have a 100% chance to apply the Earth and Moon effect, which increases spell damage taken by 13% for 12 sec. Also increases your spell damage by 6%.

Starfall · Balance
You summon a flurry of stars from the sky on all targets within 30 yards of the caster, each dealing 145 to 167 Arcane damage. Also causes 26 Arcane damage to all other enemies within 5 yards of the enemy target. Maximum 20 stars. Lasts 10 sec. Shapeshifting into an animal form or mounting cancels the effect. Any effect which causes you to lose control of your character will suppress the starfall effect.

Survival Instincts · Feral Combat
When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec while in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form. After the effect expires, the health is lost.

Primal Precision · Feral Combat
Increases your expertise by 10, and you are refunded 80% of the energy cost of a finishing move if it fails to land.

Natural Reaction · Feral Combat
Increases your dodge while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form by 6%, and you regenerate 3 rage every time you dodge while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form.

Protector of the Pack · Feral Combat
Increases your attack power by 6% and reduces the damage you take by 12%, while in Bear or Dire Bear Form.

Infected Wounds · Feral Combat
Your Shred, Maul, and Mangle attacks cause an Infected Wound in the target. The Infected Wound reduces the movement speed of the target by 50% and the attack speed by 20%. Lasts 12 sec.

King of the Jungle · Feral Combat
While using your Enrage ability in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form, your damage is increased by 15%, and your Tiger's Fury ability also instantly restores 60 energy. In addition, the mana cost of Bear Form, Cat Form, and Dire Bear Form is reduced by 60%.

Improved Mangle · Feral Combat
Reduces the cooldown of your Mangle (Bear) ability by 1.5 sec., and reduces the energy cost of your Mangle (Cat) ability by 6.

Rend and Tear · Feral Combat
Increases damage done by your Maul and Shred attacks on bleeding targets by 20%, and increases the critical strike chance of your Ferocious Bite ability on bleeding targets by 25%.

Primal Gore · Feral Combat
Grants the periodic damage from your Lacerate and Rip abilities the ability to critically hit.

Berserk · Feral Combat
When activated, this ability causes your Mangle (Bear) ability to hit up to 3 targets and have no cooldown, and reduces the energy cost of all your Cat Form abilities by 50%. Lasts 15 sec. You cannot use Tiger's Fury while Berserk is active. Clears the effect of Fear and makes you immune to Fear for the duration.

Master Shapeshifter · Restoration
Grants an effect which lasts while the Druid is within the respective shapeshift form. Bear Form - Increases physical damage by 4%. Cat Form - Increases critical strike chance by 4%. Moonkin Form - Increases spell damage by 4%. Tree of Life Form - Increases healing by 4%.

Nature's Bounty · Restoration
Increases the critical effect chance of your Regrowth and Nourish spells by 25%.

Living Seed · Restoration
When you critically heal your target with Swiftmend, Regrowth, Nourish or Healing Touch spell you have a 100% chance to plant a Living Seed on the target for 30% of the amount healed. The Living Seed will bloom when the target is next attacked. Lasts 15 sec.

Revitalize · Restoration
Your Rejuvenation and Wild Growth spells have a 15% chance to restore 8 Energy, 4 Rage, 1% Mana or 16 Runic Power per tick.

Improved Tree of Life · Restoration
Increases your armor contribution from items while in Tree of Life Form by 200%, and increases your healing spell power by 15% of your spirit while in Tree of Life Form.

Improved Barkskin · Restoration
Grants 160% additional armor contribution from cloth and leather items while in Travel Form or while not shapeshifted, increases the damage reduction granted by your Barkskin spell by 10% and reduces the chance your Barkskin is dispelled by 70%.

Gift of the Earthmother · Restoration
Increases your total spell haste by 10% and reduces your global cooldown by 10% when casting Lifebloom.

Wild Growth · Restoration
Heals up to 5 friendly party or raid members within 15 yards of the target for 686 over 7 sec. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as the Wild Growth reaches its full duration.
Changed (39)

Moonglow · Balance
Tier 5 → 2
- In WoW TBC
- Reduces the Mana cost of your Moonfire, Starfire, Wrath, Healing Touch, Regrowth and Rejuvenation spells by 9%.
- Now
- Reduces the Mana cost of your Moonfire, Starfire, Starfall, Wrath, Healing Touch, Nourish, Regrowth and Rejuvenation spells by 9%.

Brambles · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- Increases damage caused by your Thorns and Entangling Roots spells by 75%.
- Now
- Damage from your Thorns and Entangling Roots increased by 75% and damage done by your Treants increased by 15%. In addition, damage from your Treants and attacks done to you while you have Barkskin active have a 15% chance to daze the target for 3 sec.

Nature's Grace · Balance
Ranks: 1 → 3 · Tier 5 → 3
- In WoW TBC
- All spell criticals grace you with a blessing of nature, reducing the casting time of your next spell by 0.5 sec.
- Now
- All non-periodic spell criticals have a 100% chance to grace you with a blessing of nature, increasing your spell casting speed by 20% for 3 sec.

Nature's Reach · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- Increases the range of your Balance spells and Faerie Fire (Feral) ability by 20%.
- Now
- Increases the range of your Balance spells and Faerie Fire (Feral) ability by 20%, and reduces the threat generated by your Balance spells by 30%.

Vengeance · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Starfire, Moonfire, and Wrath spells by 100%.
- Now
- Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Starfire, Starfall, Moonfire, and Wrath spells by 100%.

Celestial Focus · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- 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%.
- Now
- Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Starfire, Hibernate and Hurricane by 70% and increases your total spell haste by 3%.

Lunar Guidance · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- Increases your spell damage and healing by 25% of your total Intellect.
- Now
- Increases your spell power by 12% of your total Intellect.

Insect Swarm · Balance
Tier 3 → 5
- In WoW TBC
- The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 108 Nature damage over 12 sec.
- Now
- The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 3% and causing 144 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Dreamstate · Balance
Tier 7 → 6

Moonfury · Balance
Ranks: 5 → 3

Balance of Power · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- Increases your chance to hit with all spells and reduces the chance you'll be hit by spells by 4%.
- Now
- Increases your chance to hit with all spells by 4% and reduces your damage taken from all spells by 6%.

Moonkin Form · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- 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.
- Now
- Shapeshift into Moonkin Form. While in this form the armor contribution from items is increased by 370%, damage taken while stunned is reduced by 15%, and all party and raid members within 100 yards have their spell critical chance increased by 5%. Single target spell critical strikes in this form instantly regenerate 2% of your total mana. The Moonkin can not cast healing or resurrection spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

Improved Faerie Fire · Balance
- In WoW TBC
- Your Faerie Fire spell also increases the chance the target will be hit by melee and ranged attacks by 3%.
- Now
- Your Faerie Fire spell also increases the chance the target will be hit by spell attacks by 3%, and increases the critical strike chance of your damage spells by 3% on targets afflicted by Faerie Fire.

Feral Instinct · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- Increases threat caused in Bear and Dire Bear Form by 15% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling.
- Now
- Increases the damage done by your Swipe ability by 30% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling.

Savage Fury · Feral Combat
Tier 5 → 2
- In WoW TBC
- Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, and Mangle (Cat) abilities by 20%.
- Now
- Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Mangle (Cat), Mangle (Bear), and Maul abilities by 20%.

Thick Hide · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- Increases your Armor contribution from items by 10%.
- Now
- Increases your Armor contribution from cloth and leather items by 10%.

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

Predatory Strikes · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- Increases your melee attack power in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear and Moonkin Forms by 150% of your level.
- Now
- Increases your melee attack power in Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Forms by 150% of your level and 20% of any attack power on your equipped weapon. In addition, your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point to make your next Nature spell with a base casting time less than 10 sec. become an instant cast spell.

Brutal Impact · Feral Combat
Tier 2 → 5
- In WoW TBC
- Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec.
- Now
- Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and decreases the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.

Feral Charge · Feral Combat
Tier 3 → 5
- In WoW TBC
- Causes you to charge an enemy, immobilizing and interrupting any spell being cast for 4 sec.
- Now
- Teaches Feral Charge (Bear) and Feral Charge (Cat). Feral Charge (Bear) - Causes you to charge an enemy, immobilizing and interrupting any spell being cast for 4 sec. This ability can be used in Bear Form and Dire Bear Form. 15 second cooldown. Feral Charge (Cat) - Causes you to leap behind an enemy, dazing them for 3 sec. 30 second cooldown.

Nurturing Instinct · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- Increases your healing spells by up to 100% of your Agility, and increases healing done to you by 20% while in Cat form.
- Now
- Increases your healing spells by up to 70% of your Agility, and increases healing done to you by 20% while in Cat form.

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

Survival of the Fittest · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- Increases all attributes by 3% and reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 3%.
- Now
- Increases all attributes by 6%, reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 6%, and increases your armor contribution from cloth and leather items in Bear Form and Dire Bear Form by 33%.

Leader of the Pack · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- 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%.
- Now
- While in Cat, Bear or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases ranged and melee critical chance of all party and raid members within 100 yards by 5%.

Improved Leader of the Pack · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- 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.
- Now
- Your Leader of the Pack ability also causes affected targets 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. In addition, you gain 8% of your maximum mana when you benefit from this heal.

Primal Tenacity · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- Increases your chance to resist Stun and Fear mechanics by 15%.
- Now
- Reduces the duration of fear effects by 30%, reduces all damage taken while stunned by 30% while in Cat Form.

Predatory Instincts · Feral Combat
Ranks: 5 → 3
- In WoW TBC
- 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%.
- Now
- While in Cat Form increases your damage from melee critical strikes by 10% and reduces the damage taken from area of effect attacks by 30%.

Mangle · Feral Combat
- In WoW TBC
- 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.
- Now
- Mangle the target, inflicting damage and causing the target to take additional damage from bleed effects for 1 min. This ability can be used in Cat Form or Dire Bear Form.

Improved Mark of the Wild · Restoration
Ranks: 5 → 2
- In WoW TBC
- Increases the effects of your Mark of the Wild and Gift of the Wild spells by 35%.
- Now
- Increases the effects of your Mark of the Wild and Gift of the Wild spells by 40%, and increases all of your total attributes by 2%.

Nature's Focus · Restoration
Ranks: 5 → 3 · Tier 2 → 1
- In WoW TBC
- Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting the Healing Touch, Regrowth and Tranquility spells.
- Now
- Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Healing Touch, Wrath, Entangling Roots, Cyclone, Nourish, Regrowth and Tranquility by 70%.

Furor · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- Gives you 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear Form or 40 Energy when you shapeshift into Cat Form.
- Now
- Gives you 100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear and Dire Bear Form, and you keep up to 100 of your Energy when you shapeshift into Cat Form, and increases your total Intellect while in Moonkin form by 10%.

Subtlety · Restoration
Ranks: 5 → 3 · Tier 3 → 2
- In WoW TBC
- Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 20% and reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 30%.
- Now
- Reduces the threat generated by your restoration spells by 30% and reduces the chance your helpful spells, Moonfire, and Insect Swarm will be dispelled by 30%.

Intensity · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting and causes your Enrage ability to instantly generate 10 rage.
- Now
- Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting and causes your Enrage ability to instantly generate 10 rage.

Omen of Clarity · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- 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.
- Now
- Each of the Druid's damage spells, healing spells, and auto 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, healing spell or offensive ability by 100%.

Tranquil Spirit · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- Reduces the mana cost of your Healing Touch and Tranquility spells by 10%.
- Now
- Reduces the mana cost of your Healing Touch, Nourish and Tranquility spells by 10%.

Nature's Swiftness · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- When activated, your next Nature spell becomes an instant cast spell.
- Now
- When activated, your next Nature spell with a base casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.

Improved Tranquility · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- Reduces threat caused by Tranquility by 100%.
- Now
- Reduces threat caused by Tranquility by 100%, and reduces the cooldown by 60%.

Empowered Touch · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- Your Healing Touch spell gains an additional 20% of your bonus healing effects.
- Now
- Your Healing Touch spell gains an additional 40% and your Nourish spell gains an additional 20% of your bonus healing effects.

Tree of Life · Restoration
- In WoW TBC
- 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.
- Now
- Reduces the mana cost of your healing over time spells by 20% and grants the ability to shapeshift into the Tree of Life. While in this form you increase healing received by 6% for all party and raid members within 100 yards, and you can only cast Restoration spells in addition to Innervate, Barkskin, Nature's Grasp and Thorns spells. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
Removed (6)

Nature's Grasp · Balance
While active, any time an enemy strikes the caster they have a 35% chance to become afflicted by Entangling Roots (Rank 1). Only useable outdoors. 1 charge. Lasts 45 sec.

Improved Nature's Grasp · Balance
Increases the chance for your Nature's Grasp to entangle an enemy by 65%.

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%.

Faerie Fire (Feral) · Feral Combat
Decrease the armor of the target by 175 for 40 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.

Improved Regrowth · Restoration
Increases the critical effect chance of your Regrowth spell by 50%.
