Feral Druid DPS Abilities Guide - Forever

By Lexolas Updated: 2026/10/08

All Feral Druid DPS Abilities in ForeverDamage Spells for Feral Druid DPS in ForeverCat Form

Your main combo point spender and one of your DoT (Damage over Time effects) as Feral Druid DPS, you will try to maintain this as much as possible while only using 5 combo points on it. You shouldn't clip the DoT when applying, which means you don't apply a new one until the last one has fully expired

Rake

Your best combo point builder as Feral Druid DPS; however, it is a DoT and should not be clipped (applied when you already have it active).

Shred

Your main combo point builder and energy spender as Feral Druid DPS. It can only be used behind the target.

Tiger's Fury

A 30-second cooldown that increases your damage done by 15% for 6 seconds, and while talented into King of the Jungle it also restores 60 Energy. Using this on cooldown, while not overcapping Energy, is essential as a Feral Druid DPS.

Berserk

A 3-minute cooldown that increases your critical strike chance with combo point builders by 100% for 15 seconds. This should be used with as many damage-amplifying cooldowns and buffs as possible, especially Tiger's Fury, the only exception being anything that amplifies your critical strike chance, as a large portion of the value will be wasted due to already having 100% critical strike chance on your combo point builders.

Ferocious Bite

A combo point spender you likely will never use, but this might change in Forever and will be updated once we know more.

Claw

Effectively Shred, but can be used from the front. It should only be used if you can't use Shred.

Healing Spells for Feral Druid DPS in Forever

Healing Touch

Healing Touch is a long, slow cast that heals for a considerable amount.

Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation is a heal-over-time effect that heals every three seconds for 12 seconds.

Regrowth

Regrowth is a cast combined with a heal-over-time effect that delivers an up-front burst of healing and then heals every three seconds for 21 seconds.

Tranquility

Tranquility is a large party-wide heal that heals every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. This is a channeled ability with a long 5-minute cooldown. This ability did get a sizeable buff going into Forever, but its long cooldown makes it important to know when to use this spell. It can be used with Barkskin in order to avoid spell pushback while channeling.

Shapeshift Abilities for Feral Druid DPS in Forever Classic

Cat Form

Cat Form mimics a Rogue, using Combo Points and Energy to deal damage. This form increases melee Attack Power and Agility. You can stealth in this form via Prowl.

Bear Form

Bear Form is the first shapeshift form you'll learn at level 10 through a questline. It is your primary form for tanking as it increases your melee Attack Power, Armor, and Health.

Dire Bear Form

Dire Bear Form is an improved version of Bear Form, granting more Attack Power and Armor.

Moonkin Form (Talent in Balance)

Moonkin Form requires 31 points in the Balance talent tree. It increases your and your party member's Spell Crit by 5%, as well as gives you increased Armor. You can only use Balance spells and Remove Curse in this form.

Bear Form Abilities for Feral Druid DPS in Forever Classic

Growl

Growl taunts your target, forcing it to attack you.

Challenging Roar

Challenging Roar acts as an AoE taunt, forcing all nearby enemies to attack you for 6 seconds.

Demoralizing Roar

Demoralizing Roar decreases nearby enemies' melee attack power for 30 seconds.

Frenzied Regeneration

Frenzied Regeneration is a heal that converts rage into health over 10 seconds.

Enrage

Enrage generates rage but reduces armor.

Lacerate

Lacerate is a stacking bleed that generates high amounts of threat.

Maul

Maul increases the damage of your next attack.

Swipe

Swipe is an attack that hits 3 nearby enemies.

Bash

Bash stuns the target for 4 seconds. This duration can be increased through talents.

Human Form Abilities for Feral Druid DPS in Forever Classic

Wrath

A short-cast-time damaging spell.

Starfire

A long cast time damaging spell.

Moonfire

An instant cast Damage over Time effect.

Hurricane

A channeled Area of Effect damaging ability that costs a lot of mana, while also reducing the attack speed of enemies by 20%.

Utility Abilities for Balance Druids in Forever Classic

Innervate

Innervate increases Mana regeneration and allows Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 20 seconds. For improved efficiency, you can swap in a weapon with high Spirit during this time. This can be cast on other friendly players.

Faerie Fire

Faerie Fire is a strong debuff, applying an armor reduction to your target. You want to make sure you or another Druid are keeping up this debuff at all times. This can be used in all forms.

Rebirth

Rebirth will resurrect a dead ally but has a long 30-minute cooldown. This can be used in combat and is the only combat res, excluding Warlocks who have to cast a Soulstone preemptively.

Barkskin

Barkskin reduces damage taken by 20% for 12 seconds. While active, incoming damage will not cause spellcasting pushbacks. This ability is usable while stunned, frozen, incapacitated, feared, or asleep. This is a huge improvement from the Classic version.

Remove Curse

Remove Curse dispels 1 curse from a friendly target.

Abolish Poison

Abolish Poison attempts to cure 1 poison and also applies a buff that cleanses poisons over time.

Mark of the Wild

Mark of the Wild is your single-target buff that increases armor, stats, and resistances for 60 minutes.

Gift of the Wild

Gift of the Wild puts Mark of the Wild on all party and raid members within range.

Thorns

Thorns is a 10-minute buff that will reflect damage to enemies. This ability is mostly placed on a tank for damage and threat generation. In Forever it scales with spell power, so you want the Druid with the highest spell power to use it in a raid, most often the Balance or Restoration Druid.

Crowd Control Abilities for Balance Druids in Forever Classic

Entangling Roots

Entangling Roots roots the target in place while causing damage over time. This ability is only usable outdoors.

Nature's Grasp

Nature's Grasp puts a buff on you that gets consumed on damage to apply Entangling Roots to the attacker. This ability can be cast while shapeshifted.

Soothe Animal

Soothe Animal reduces the aggro range of a Beast, allowing you to skip some mobs.

Hibernate

Hibernate forces a Beast or Dragonkin to sleep for up to 20 seconds. This is great for CCing mobs in dungeons or trash packs in raids.

Feral Druid DPS Abilities Guide - Forever

Contribute