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Druid leveling guide

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A leveling build for Balance, Feral Combat and Restoration, point by point from level 10 to 60, and what changed for the class.

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Recommended leveling builds

At a glanceOur pickOpinion, not confirmed by BlizzardOne build per tree, read from the beta talent text.

Our pick is Feral: Ferocity makes Cat Form attacks cheaper from level 10, and Feral Swiftness makes the form 30% faster by level 16.

Suggested build
Feral Combat, 0/41/10 at 60
16-point milestone
Mangle, level 25
Last Feral Combat talent
Berserk, level 40
Races
4

Feral Combat leveling buildSuggested tree

0/41/10 at level 60Mangle at level 25

A Cat Form build. Ferocity makes your attacks cheaper from level 10 and Feral Swiftness at 15 and 16 makes Cat Form faster. Leader of the Pack at 31 and Berserk at 40 follow. Heart of the Wild waits until 41 because its per-rank values are not confirmed.

Open in the calculatorHow Feral Combat plays Share

Key decisions

  • Savage Fury at 20 and 21: Mangle needs both points.
  • Sharpened Claws at 22 and 23 opens Primal Fury, whose per-rank values are not confirmed.
  • Predatory Strikes at 26 to 28: Rend and Tear needs all 3 points.
  • Leader of the Pack at 31: Berserk requires it.
  • The last 10 points go into Restoration for Furor and Naturalist.

Every point, level by level

  1. 10–14Ferocity5/5
  2. 15–16Feral Swiftness2/2
  3. 17–19Feral Instinct3/3
  4. 20–21Savage Fury2/2
  5. 22–23Sharpened Claws2/2
  6. 24Feral Charge1/1
  7. 25MangleMilestone1/1
  8. 26–28Predatory Strikes3/3
Show all 51 points · levels 29–60
  1. 29–30Primal Fury2/2
  2. 31Leader of the Pack1/1
  3. 32–33Predatory Instincts2/2
  4. 34King of the Jungle1/3
  5. 35–39Rend and Tear5/5
  6. 40Berserk1/1
  7. 41–45Heart of the Wild5/5
  8. 46–48Shredding Attacks3/3
  9. 49–50King of the Jungle3/3
  10. 51–55FurorRestoration5/5
  11. 56–60NaturalistRestoration5/5

UnconfirmedPer-rank values of Furor.

Balance leveling build

41/0/10 at level 60Insect Swarm at level 25

A caster build around Wrath. Improved Wrath cuts its cast time and Mana cost from level 10, and Improved Starfire fills levels 26 to 30. Nature's Grace, Eclipse and Moonfury lead to Moonkin Form at 40. Vengeance and Moonglow wait until after 40 because their per-rank values are not confirmed.

Open in the calculatorHow Balance plays Share

Key decisions

  • Improved Wrath comes first: 5 points take 50% off Wrath's Mana cost.
  • Nature's Majesty at 17 and 18 opens Nature's Splendor at 20.
  • Improved Moonfire's 2 points are also what Vengeance requires later.
  • Balance of Nature rewards alternating Nature and Arcane spells, so mix Wrath with Moonfire and Starfire.

Every point, level by level

  1. 10–14Improved Wrath5/5
  2. 15–16Improved Moonfire2/2
  3. 17–18Nature's Majesty2/2
  4. 19Nature's Reach1/2
  5. 20Nature's Splendor1/1
  6. 21–24Balance of Nature4/5
  7. 25Insect SwarmMilestone1/1
  8. 26–30Improved Starfire5/5
Show all 51 points · levels 31–60
  1. 31Nature's Grace1/1
  2. 32–34Eclipse3/3
  3. 35–39Moonfury5/5
  4. 40Moonkin Form1/1
  5. 41–45Vengeance5/5
  6. 46–48Moonglow3/3
  7. 49Balance of Nature5/5
  8. 50Nature's Reach2/2
  9. 51–55Nature's FocusRestoration5/5
  10. 56–60NaturalistRestoration5/5

Restoration leveling build

18/0/33 at level 60Swiftmend at level 25

A healing build that leans on Naturalist, the early Restoration talent that raises all damage you deal. Nature's Focus protects your casts and Nature's Swiftness at 30 makes one Nature spell instant. Wild Growth arrives at 40, and the remaining points go into Balance for Wrath.

Open in the calculatorHow Restoration playsGear for Restoration Share

Key decisions

  • Naturalist at 15 to 19: more damage in every form, and Nature's Swiftness needs all 5 points.
  • Improved Rejuvenation at 26 to 28: Improved Regrowth needs all 3 points.
  • One point of Living Spirit is enough for Wild Growth. The build takes all 3 for the Spirit.
  • Furor is left out: its per-rank values are not confirmed and it only helps when you shapeshift.

Every point, level by level

  1. 10–14Nature's Focus5/5
  2. 15–19Naturalist5/5
  3. 20–22Reflection3/3
  4. 23–24Gift of Nature2/5
  5. 25SwiftmendMilestone1/1
  6. 26–28Improved Rejuvenation3/3
  7. 29Gift of the Earthmother1/1
  8. 30Nature's Swiftness1/1
Show all 51 points · levels 31–60
  1. 31–33Living Spirit3/3
  2. 34Gift of Nature3/5
  3. 35–39Improved Regrowth5/5
  4. 40Wild Growth1/1
  5. 41–42Gift of Nature5/5
  6. 43–47Improved WrathBalance5/5
  7. 48–49Improved MoonfireBalance2/2
  8. 50–51Nature's MajestyBalance2/2
  9. 52Nature's ReachBalance1/2
  10. 53Nature's SplendorBalance1/1
  11. 54–57Balance of NatureBalance4/5
  12. 58Insect SwarmBalance1/1
  13. 59–60Improved StarfireBalance2/5

Compare the picks

Two builds side by side at level 60, with every talent where they differ.

The 3 Druid trees

Balance, Feral Combat, Restoration: the one-rank talents and their levels.

The one-rank talents in each tree, and the earliest level you can take them.

What changed for Druids · 7

Changes from Classic, and what the beta showed.

  • Improved Mark of the Wild is baseline.

  • Both Skyborne factions can be Druids, with new forms made for the race.

  • A beta Druid wearing a full Wailing Caverns set turned into a serpent. The snake is a different color for each Druid race, and prowling slithers along the ground. Beta

  • Bear Form multiplies armor bonuses from consumables and buffs in the beta. Blizzard lists it as a bug. Beta

  • The character sheet shows a tank's Critical Strike Immunity and Crushing Blow Immunity. Defense can still help past that cap. Beta

  • Bonus healing also adds bonus damage, at one third.

  • A new spell rank may not replace the old one on your action bar. Check your bars after each trainer visit: the spellbook hides lower ranks until you choose show all ranks.

Dungeons and the 1-60 route · 9

Levels 13 to 60, the same for every class.

The same for every class. Run each dungeon once with every quest in your log.

Open the 1-60 route

Changes that apply to every class· 2

  • All 27 talent trees are meant to be viable for all content. They are not equal, and none should be strong enough to stack a raid with.

  • Hit and crit are one stat each for melee, ranged and spells. Hover a stat on the character sheet and it explains itself.

Races that can be a Druid · 4

2 Alliance, 2 Horde.

Alliance

Horde

The race and class table

In the patch digest · 1

A Wailing Caverns set can turn a Druid into a serpent

Keep reading

Sources and what isn't confirmed

Unconfirmed: reported, not confirmed by Blizzard

  • Per-rank values of Primal Fury, Heart of the Wild, Furor, Vengeance and Moonglow: the talent data flags them

Not announced

  • A leveling talent order from Blizzard
  • Dual specialization
  • Respec prices
  • Skyborne Druids: the names of those forms
  • Wailing Caverns serpent form: the set's final name and its bonuses
  • Tank stats on the character sheet: exact ratings
  • Spell ranks on the action bar: which spells are worth keeping at a lower rank
  • Most new quest names
  • Experience amounts for dungeon quests
  • Level ranges for Shen'dralas and Mount Hyjal

Sources

  • Community beta data: Improved Mark of the Wild
  • What's Next panel: Skyborne Druids
  • Icy Veins, 20 Sep 2026: Wailing Caverns serpent form
  • Kaivax, 18 Sep 2026: Bear Form armor bug
  • Wowhead, 21 Sep 2026: Tank stats on the character sheet; Hit and crit
  • Deep Dive: Bonus healing as damage
  • Wowhead, 22 Sep 2026: Spell ranks on the action bar
  • Tim Jones, Windows Central, 22 Sep 2026: Talent tree balance

Updated . Talent data: beta 1.60.1. Details can change in any later build or patch.