Druid leveling guide [Archive] (Archived)

By 881062 Updated: 2017/05/23

Staff note: This guide is outdated but kept up for Archival purposes due to the positive feedback it received when it was relevant.IntroductionRestokin.comwowhead's general druid class description page hereFeral Cat levelingFeral Leveling TalentsPrimal FuryMangleFerocious BiteBlood in the waterYour level 41 talent build would look like thisAt level 81, your leveling talent build might look like this.Feral Leveling Abilities and RotationsCat formOrgrimarStormwindSome Key Feral abilitiesRakeClaw Ferocious Bite ProwlMangleTiger's FuryFaerie Fire Feral ShredCat rotations at various levelsCat rotation at 8:Cat rotation at 10:Cat rotation 20-45:Cat Rotation 46-53:5-man cat advice:Feral Stats & GearingPrimary stat weighting for cat druidsOther useful Feral stats:What NOT to wear as a feral druid:For more info on leveling heirlooms, see my blog post.
Feral Leveling GlyphsMangleRipBerserkFerocious BiteFeral ChargeFaerie Fire Balance Moonkin Leveling Balance Leveling TalentsStarlight WrathWrathStarfirestarsurgetyphoonmoonkin formGenesisFungal growth dreamstateLunar ShowerYour Level 53 talent build might look like thisYour Level 81 talent build might look like thisBalance Abilities & rotation adviceSome Key balance AbilitiesWrathmoonfire Entangling rootsStarfire StarsurgeInsect swarmHurricaneHow Eclipse WorksEclipseLunar EclipseSolar Eclipsebasic single-target rotationMore advanced single-target rotationEclipse mechanic & rotation, see my blog post at Restokin.comBalance stats & gearingOther useful Balance stats:What NOT to wear as a balance druid:For more info on heirlooms for druids, see my blog post.Balance leveling glyphsWrath Insect swarmMoonfireEntangling roots MonsoonFocus Restoration Healing levelingRestoration Leveling TalentsA level 57 resto spec could look like this.https://www.wowhead.com/talent#00bZMZrfzhdfbuouoEarly Level healing abilities:RejuvenationRegrowthNourish Swiftmend Resto GlyphsSwiftmend Rejuvenation Lifebloomrebirth Unburdened rebirth Feral Bear Tank LevelingBear Tanking Talentsthick hideNatural reactionpredatory strikesnurturing instinctsA level 55 bear talent build might look like thisA level 81 bear talent build might look like thisBear Tanking Glyphs http://theincbear.com/low-level-bear-tanking

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Comment by Ashelia

What an awesome guide--great job and thanks for posting it!

Comment by 881948

Nice job, help alot for newbies.

Comment by 361459

Looks verry neat :D

Probably usefull for people that don't know much about druids

Too bad I already leveled 3 druids in all the 3 specs :)

Comment by alexg989

Barkskin

I suggest you might want to mention this spell. Especially for soloing boomkins.

Comment by 604101

Its a great guide for the ˇNewbornˇ druids that are starting the game.
It helped me alot. Thanks lissanna. :)

Comment by Shigy

Thanks heaps for this guide...currently got a 24 worgan druid that I'm playing when the mood grabs me and its helped already :)

Comment by Katsuga

This guide is great! leveled my druid from 23 to 38 in one night thanks to your guide.

Comment by Sas148

Just a note: for Moonkin's it's probably best to point out that Haste is the #1 secondary stat for them, followed by mastery and lastly by Crit Rating.

Comment by 900436

I am a lvl 19 feral combat druid tauren and i would be a healer in dungeons to earn money faster, and lvling up faster. Plus, its more fun than doing those lame old quests all the time. so i would say that Dungeons in party groups, is the Best way to earn money, to level, and to have fun. I am a trial account and i dont need to upgrade it to have fun do i? yesterday i started of at lvl 14, lvld up once (not in dungeons), to 15, and then i went into the dungeons in groups for the first time. i leveled twice each time i was in a dungeon, and now i am a 19. and thats why the dungeons is the best, fastest, and most fun way to lvl, earn gold, and pass time. the character i did this with is Firefist. thats all from me, see ya in game! //EDIT// now lvl 20 and have three kodo's and i am now playing as a lvl 14 hunter troll (Beast Mastery) name of my troll account: Dissmount

Comment by 903240

Very nice.I play a resto druid and she is my favorite.

Comment by 904692

Thanks a ton for the guide!

Striking a balance (no pun intended) between making a guide accessible to new players AND veterans trying something new is a fine line to walk, but you did it marvelously, Bravo, hope to do you and all the other druids proud someday!

Comment by Chewb

Great guide, is answered all my questions about druid leveling.

Comment by 912894

Great guide very helpful for newbies and people looking to start there first druid like myself.
Altho i havent decided what kind of druid im doin yet.
Im open to suggestions!

Comment by 918950

I love this guide! I will remember to use this in the future!

Comment by Revived

Really nice guide for ppl like me who wanna start a brand new life as drood.
Thanks dude :D

Comment by magicsimon

Nice guide indeed, but I think you should maybe have taken a couple of addons into it aswell.
People could then learn to use these along the way.
Resto druids benefit really well from Healbot (addon), but its not everyone that actually knows how to use it well and they don't have the energy to learn using it.

As far as I know, there is an addon for every druid spec now. They are actually really helpfull both for leveling, instancing etz. :D

Restoration: Healbot

Tanking: Tauntmaster

Feral DPS: Droodfocus and TellMeWhen

Soul...

Comment by 931142

Very good guide! nice job.

Comment by 909075

ey good guide i am learnig er a lot of
thnx

Comment by GreatePier

Pretty good guide, but I don't quite understand why you say that low level tanks have a hard time holding threat against multiple targets?

You get Swipe (Bear) at L18 and at L25 you can Glyph Maul into a nice cleave. I'd say that makes Druids arguably the best AoE tanks in the low levels (considering Thunderclap has a 6sec CD vs 3sec on Swipe)
To add to this, you can cast Thorns (learned at L5) pre-pull to make the mobs stick even faster to you

Comment by 1024701

for me as newbie this guide is very welcome. my character is a druid so I can learn much from this guide. thank you very much.

Comment by Roull15

Thats a very well-written guide! Was looking for one to give it to a new wow player! Thanks a lot, nice work

Comment by 1088292

I don't know how to thank you enough for making this guide! :D

Comment by datgrl

Great guide but I think it needs updating. I think the talent trees are different from when the guide was written and possibly the glyphs have changed. We are currently at 5.2 in Mists of Pandaria. The first comments are 9/18/11. When I click the link for the build, it doesnt' load correctly.

Comment by 829791

"(So, a rotation at level 7 could be: roots, moonfire, and then use wrath until your target dies)."

Not sure how old this guide is...but I just made a druid, am at level 8, and no roots. Also, so far, it is way easier to kill in cat or bear form. I hate melee, so hopefully that will change.

Will read on while I wait for the Teusday restart, but I am concerned that the info is not current. There is no "roots" at my level.

Thanks

Druid leveling guide [Archive] (Archived)

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