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Cat Form

Cat Form

7.4% of base mana
Instant
Requires Druid
Requires level 6

Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing movement speed by 30% and allowing the use of Cat Form abilities. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and reduces damage taken from falling.

The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of movement impairing effects.

Buff

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Duration

n/a

School

Physical

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

7.4% of base mana

Range

0 yards (Self)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Shapeshift (Cat Form)

Effect #2

Apply Aura: Immunity - Mechanic (Polymorphed)

Effect #3

Apply Aura: Mod Auto Attack Damage %
Value: 100%

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Comments

Comment by thewrs

So what does the "Apply Aura: Periodic Trigger" do?

Comment by MartinHeZ

Do any weapons affect your attack when in Cat or bear form? For instance fist weapons?

Comment by Liri

Do proc on sucessful melee strike still work in animal form? Like the stormshroud armor.

Comment by TheOnyx

Cat Durid is 4 fite!

Comment by Toldry

UNTAMABLE

Comment by pelf

Druids in Cat Form, Bear Form, Travel Form or Aquatic Form, are treated as Beasts, and thus are susceptible to Hunters' . Also, they will not show up on Track Humanoids but will show up on Track Beasts.
Druids in Incarnation: Tree of Life are treated as Elementals and thus are susceptible to Banish and .

EDIT: For patch accuracy. Thanks for the responses.

~~Druids in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear, Travel or Aquatic form, due to not being humanoid anymore, cannot be sapped.~~

Comment by l33tohs

was there ever a quest for this shapeshift form?

Comment by gmayones

Does the Cat Form aura make 1 Agility point give 2AP?

Comment by zdouse

Remeber not to use in water ;)

Comment by Pirada

The tedium that was 1 to 20 is now over!

Cat Form really helps speed things up when it comes to killing enemies quickly and finishing quests especially when you aqquire some of the more powerful skills.

Comment by Fearnot

On my druid as soon as I hit 20 i went into AB and tried stealthing bases.... Bad idea. Stupid twinks.. But anyway. I went to leveling with this, and its insane. The mobs go down 3x as fast as in bear form. Really, other than low armor cat form is amazing.

Comment by chaooz

dddddddddddddddddddddddd

Comment by Terrana

does this form affect your movement speed at all???
i was told it did by a friend but wasnt sure so i wanted to check

Comment by WineGums

i have a druid lv 18...and im so slow....does the cat form make u run faster??????

:S

Comment by zdouse

I wonder if there is any connection between this and Ice Cold Milk.......

Comment by Calidus

Inscription will provide a means of applying a different look to Cat and Dire Bear Form in WotLK with Glyph of the White Bear and Glyph of the Red Lynx, and possibly more to come!

Comment by pyromaniac527

^.^ i love cat form one of my best days in WoW when i got it XD

Comment by Solander

As of Patch 3.0 Chance on hit weapon procs (such as Executioner and Mongoose) will work in Cat, Bear, and Dire Bear forms.

Comment by catdrood

Cat form is too good! its cute and high damage!

Comment by Moridramon

Isn't there a way to change how the cat forms looks? I was told that as of WOTLK you could get glyphs to make it look like a lynx or something, The Hordes' "Downes Syndrome" lion sucks.

Comment by mrfrosty

I dunno bout cat, but there is a glyph that makes bear form a Polar Bear, but its yet to come out, as far as my knowledge

Comment by Teldarsterallnes

Just so i am clear on this, does this require a quest to get like bear and aquatic forms? i would like to know.

Comment by slaw1990

i love it in WotlK kitty druids should be named Critty Cats, i have a 41% crit self buffed

Comment by Serrah

In TBC when CC was the deal in heroics and classes such as kitty dps, retridins and fury warrs where banned I brought along alot of them on my tanking adventures. Because seriously, how can you say no to a cute kitty purring at you? :)

Comment by n1c3ass

hmm i didn't the cat form spell was learned from quest? i can't remmember

Comment by zariplz

Love cat form for the dps and stealth.
hate it because it's fing ugly and you don't get the advantage of looking like a hunter's pet when someone's in PvP quickly looking to kill something. psshhh.

Tons of times I've attacked Alliance hunter's pets thinking they were druids, or stopped attacking druids because I thought they were pets.

Comment by Kaleesh

Oddly, the /growl emote only works if you're already sitting down.

Comment by Numbearth

Love yooooooou! ^.^

Comment by xundk

Why do horde forms have to be so ugly compared to alliance forms? :(

Comment by Bioniman

Just an idea, but what if a Night Elf druid in cat form and a rogue are both running next to each other, attacking a Horde and they both disappear and start killing?

Wouldn't it look like an innocent hunter and his pet were just running? Then they suddenly disappear and BAM!

Comment by Orangsword

Ok I'm not really sure weather or not this has been said yet but If this is cat form what is the form that looks like a black leopard? I haven't seen that one looking through the spells. All I saw was the 2 flight ones, cat, bear, dire bear, and travel. Please don't downgrade this just because I'm new and curious.

Edit: NEVER MIND LOOKED IN SCREENSHOTS AND SAW DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HORDE AND ALLYS FORMS

Comment by Umasi

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/2/9679628116-against-glyphs-for-druid-form-colours.html

And im just stating, if you want to waste a glyph slot, it is your choice right?
If your willing to sacrifice some benefits for some interesting looks, then go for it.

Comment by MasturCh33f

While Night Elfs' Cat Form looks awesome, Taurens' look soo stupid while in Cat Form becasue of the ulgy horns!

Give Tauren same Cat Form look as Night Elfs PLEASE!

Comment by ld4drood

there is a talent on the feral talent tree to increase speed in this form, first is 15% i think second is 30

Comment by Suzaku

In patch 3.2, the appearance of druid bear and cat forms will be redesigned, with five different color schemes to chose from, based on the druid's hair (night elf) or skin (tauren) color.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/druid-forms.html

Comment by kammar

The look of the new Tauren cat form!

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/ss3.jpg

Comment by magepwner

check out the new Night elf cat form
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/druid-forms.html

Comment by Ferality

In the Next patch, the Cat and Bear form will get new looks, ive seen them myself on the WoW homepage, and they look sooo cool! Cant wait till patch release! There's not just one new look, but many looks and diffrent colors, that can be changed simply by going to the barber shop! Cant wait!

Comment by Rankkor

I say ABOUT DAMN TIME, jeez, while I love my druid, the cat form in my tauren looks horrible, just awfull, thank god they are reworked and now both the elven and tauren forms look awesome.

kudos to blizz for this long overdue change, now if only they applyed this to the next horrible form of druids (yhea I'm talking about the boomkin, that ugly freakshow form is the main reason I don't wanna be balance)

Comment by zdouse

Type /mountspecial when in cat form and see what happens :P

Comment by Tauren

can anyone PLEASE link a perfect talent build for cat dps? i would be very grateful.... xD

Comment by Flipppppyyy

Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats, Ho!

Comment by kgurnhill

In cat form you get (Level x2 + Agility) as attack power (eg at level 40 with 20 Agil youd get 100AP) but does the AP from agility count toward AP?

Like a rogue gets bonus from Agil and Strength, does the cat druid get same or just 1 AP per agility (from the shift spell)?.... IF ya get why im trying to say? -.-

Comment by lithor

Can some one help me :S i am leveling my druid but the cat form skill never appears when i try to buy it from ALL TRAINERS!... Can some one help me! ;S

Comment by benm550

If no one has mentioned it, cat form has an awesome humping effect when you sit down. :D

Comment by viva

NIght elves:
* Blue Cat with Dark Mane: Green hair color.
* Indigo Cat with Light Mane: Light blue hair color.
* White Cat: White hair color.
* Black Cat: Dark blue hair color.
* Purple Cat: Purple hair color.

Taurens:
* Black Cat: Black and dark grey skin tones.
* Red Cat: Red-brown skin tone.
* Yellow Cat: Yellow-brown skin tone.
* White Cat: Steel grey and white skin tones.
* Brown Cat: Light brown-grey skin tone.

Comment by dreadblood

thank god blizz made the new form skins.. now the cat form looks better AND it doesnt make you look like a half starved stray

Comment by Albo125

Having shapeshift is pure ownage, i made a macro for use in Battlegrounds:

/cast Cat Form(Shapeshift)
/cast Cat Form(Shapeshift)

This allows you to instantly clear all movement impairing spells or spells with impairing effects, so therefore you can use it against Thunder Clap, Infected Wounds etc.

It can also be customised, like i did here. I call it Fury of the Cat (since Fury of the Tiger was too long):

/cast Cat Form(Shapeshift)
/cast Cat Form(Shapeshift)
/cast Tiger's Fury(Rank X)
/cast Survival Instincts

This macro instantly clears all movement impairing and Polymorph effects, gives you XX attack power, and increases your health by 30% of your base health. PLease note that you will need to have specced Survival Instincts in Feral Combat first, but then, if youre not feral, you wouldnt be fighting in Cat Form :P

*EDIT* Just confirmed that Tiger's Fury does NOT work. I am working on a way to overcome this.

Comment by Gylin

Cat DPS spec
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#0ZEG0cfrz0eR0huVkbAczb:mVpzmM

Comment by Zerkz

Just realized something neat, The Reddish-Brown Tauren Cat form looks exactly like Scar (excluding the weird moon symbols on their back, the bracelet thing on their wrists, and of course the scar) from the Lion King. Even has the same Eye color. If you ask me, Blizz intended this.

http://www.bastards.org/images/scar.jpg <----Scar

http://mastercontrolcast.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/druid3.jpg <---Top left

Comment by Keshicus

How come there isn't a druid quest for this? Just curious.

Comment by Reapper

in cataclysm troll druid cat form is gonna be something like this http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3865698310_2aab980dae_o.png

Comment by shallynne

i dont know what u say i got 10k AP unbuffed... xD

Comment by megakiller312

Cataclysm has Troll Druids
And that means Cat's with long *** tusks.
Mammoth style tusks are my favorite.

Comment by dreadblood

hmm, mammoth-bear form for trolls? ^^

Comment by FunTykoon

Can someone give me a good rotation for leveling?

Comment by vjmc

Prowl + Feral Charge-Cat + Ravage + Rake + Mangle (Cat) - Mangle (Cat) + Mangle (Cat) + Ferocious Bite = PWN!

Comment by Kensh

Cat form... at level 10!

Maybe they finally added a quest for it :o

Edited for cat form now at level 8? world-ending change! (/rimshot for Cataclysm joke)

Comment by Rallen666

Not sure if it's just me, or what but when I'm in moonglade and i look at my cat's necklace, it's blue, rather than purple. I have the dark blue fur, if it makes a diffrence.
It's a cool little feature that may or may not exist, but i figured i'd point it out.. =)

Comment by Aera

Cat form: A fluffy rogue with the ability to heal, tank, and almost everything a rogue can do, excluding the following. Vanish, Sap, Pickpocket, Lockpick, use poisons (But cats have dots), Premeditation, Preparation, and Gouge.

Comment by Elforce

The early night elf cats were much prettier, the real wild cats!
Now, did color them, but without the claws and no fangs. They do not have cats, bears! Paws healthy and thick, and the mouth like a kitten.
Blizzard makes the wow worse and worse ... What? Tell me they did it less violent for children?
But what about the others around the world mobs with claws and more!

Comment by Cburja

Now learnable at level 8

Comment by Cer0

Here is the worgen cat form.

Comment by Spotlight

No longer do feral druids have to suffer a low-point in leveling between 10 and 20 now that it is learn-able at 8.

Comment by Elforce

New cats NIGHT ELFS terrible, and the point!

Comment by Cer0

Worgen cat form definitely need an upgrade to stand out from other druid races. Just look at them.

By comparison

Night elf = Panther (with bunny ears)
Any large cat with excess black pigment of melanin can be considered a Panther, Jaguars could be the felines best related to the Night Elves as their natural habitat are Rain forests like Teldrassil.

Tauren = Lion (with horns)
Mulgore is obviously a Savannah which is the natural habitat of lions.

Troll = Tiger (with tusks)
Unlike lions, tigers prefer dense vegetation and proximity to water, both of which can be found on most isles.

Worgen = Lion (again)
There's nothing that makes them stand out, they could as well be a generic mob waiting to be looted for it's organs. They can't be cheetahs because they're already used for travel form, and leopards look very similar to cheetahs. So my suggestion would be to relate them to Lynxes, since officially there are no big feline habitats in Great Britain (which Glineas is based upon), but as the Eurasian Lynx habitats go as far as Norway, the only thing that contrasts with my suggestion is that lynxes and wolves are rivals when it comes to pray so they tend to stay away from each other... thou it could be used as irony. One more thing, the previous 3 have some facial feature that greatly diferentiates one from another and from regular cats (ears, tusks, horns) but the worgen ears might as well be feline ears.

Just my two cents.

Comment by RyotaBearpaw

I just submitted several screenshots of the Worgen and Troll Cat forms since thier havent been that many submited yet. I used hair color as referance determine each form and so labled them as i saw on my screen. (*note for Worgens the color hair you have in your human side determines your form color, and is difficult to change the color since you have to be in Worgen side to use the barber's chair. the colors are as followed going right starting with: black, Brown, Pale Tan, Red, and last a Golden Blonde)

i know most people wont care but for those people like me that do i hope these screenshots and information helps :)

Comment by Larentiah

Does anyone know what the markings on cat druid's shoulders are?

Comment by FelG

Motion for Nyan Cat form.

Comment by sackface

Cat form level 8 instead of 20? SMART!

Comment by Mystiey

There's a bug that if you /dance while in Cat Form and take out Cat Form, your caster form will keep dancing. While this is happening, you can hit hearthstone and he/she will keep dancing while casting :P

Comment by Eido

Blizzard answering questions about Shapeshift forms, Blizzcon 2014 (source):

"In shapeshift form could it be a real animal roar?"
You want a roar for each specific animal?
"No but if you do a /roar, you sound like a Troll or something."
Noted. Good idea.

I hope for this! Like the Worgen form roar vs the Human roar, it must be possible!

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