Cat and Bear in dungeons and raids
- October 15, 2026 patch notes. Leader of the Pack (melee and ranged crit) and Moonkin Aura (spell crit) now reach the whole
raid and stack. Furor now keeps the Energy you had in Cat Form when you shift to Bear Form. Bear Form still stops Energy regeneration. Faerie Fire now generates threat in Bear Form. Shred is learned at level 20 (was 22). Full list: October 15 patch notes. On our tier list
Feral stays B for DPS and Bear
Druid holds B for tanks.
Feral in Forever groups is Cat on the boss hip and Bear when the tank needs a wall. Threat on the 1st
dungeons pull is the Bear job. Hub for forms: Druid hub. Flags and arenas: Feral PvP. Caster lockouts: Balance PvE.

Your Feral Druid at 60 before Barrow Deeps opens
Cat for damage, Bear for the tank spot: the tree is set before the 1st session.


WoW Forever Power Leveling & Gearing
Feral spend for Cat DPS and Bear tanking
Blizzard published the
Druid kit on 30 September 2026. Talents open at level 10,
gold milestones sit at 11, 16, 21 and 31 points, and Dual Specialization at
level 40 lets 1 Druid keep a Cat spec and a Bear spec. Point spends stay provisional while the beta runs. The hub has the 3-tree map. This page is the Cat + Bear path only.
Cat build. Tiger’s Fury is gone. Shifting Power, the Cat gold
talent at 16 points, grants 40 Energy at once for a large Mana cost. Its cooldown of 16 seconds drops to 8 with Improved Shifting Power. Shred and Claw hit much harder, Rake scales with Attack Power, and
Feral Charge (11 points) gets a Cat version with a cooldown of 30 seconds. Predatory Strikes raises crit damage by up to 20%, and Rend and Tear adds damage on bleeding targets. Leader of the Pack (21 points) now adds melee and ranged crit to the whole
raid. Furor now keeps the Energy you had in Cat Form when you shift to Bear Form. Bear Form still stops Energy regeneration.
Bear tank talents. Primal Bite, the Bear gold talent at 16 points, costs 20 Rage, deals 100% weapon damage plus a bonus and generates very high threat; Blizzard picked it over Mangle. Lacerate joins at level 42 as a stacking bleed with high threat. Thick Hide now turns Defense skill into Armor, so Bear tanks gear Defense like
Warriors. Natural Reaction adds dodge and a chance at 5 Rage every time you dodge, Frenzied Regeneration can heal 100% of your health, and Growl now matches Taunt’s cooldown. Since the 15 October notes, Faerie Fire also generates threat in Bear Form.
At 60. Berserk at 31 points lasts 15 seconds on a 3-minute cooldown in Bear or Cat. It clears and blocks Fear, lets Primal Bite hit up to 3 targets with no cooldown, and adds 100% crit chance to Cat combo abilities.
Leather and weapons through dungeon week into raids
Feral wants leather with the merged hit/crit pool, plus a heavy weapon for Bear. Cat wants agi and weapon DPS.
The weapon matters more than in Classic. In Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Form your auto attack now deals your equipped weapon’s DPS at a swing speed of 1.0 or 2.5 seconds, and Crusader, weightstones, potions and Windfury Totem all work without leaving form. Bear tanks also want Defense items, because Thick Hide turns Defense skill into Armor.
Week 1. Quest leather every 5 levels. Skip caster staves. Week-1 leather.
Weeks 2 to 3. 1 full
dungeons clear for
quests. Keep a Bear set and a Cat set if bags allow. Pre-raid Feral.
From 9 December. Walk
Barrow Deeps,
Hyjal Summit and
Onyxia. Replace Cat and Bear slots from lockouts. Raid carries.
Leatherworking and enchants for Feral
Feral lockouts want
Leatherworking armor and
Enchanting on the weapon. That is the Ultimate pair on the live PvE offer for this spec. Open a card to land on
Druid Feral.
PvE Basic
Leatherworking
Skinning
- Leather kits and early crafted pieces
- Skinning is free on a beast route
- Crafted kits and armor while you level
- Crafted leather stays useful at 60
- Levels with you on the route
- No gatherer partner required
PvE Max
Leatherworking
Enchanting
- Feral leather sets plus enchants
- Skinning banked before you drop it
- Weapon and gear enchants ready at 60
- Leather sets plus permanent enchants
- Mats bought or a gatherer partner
- Both crafts levelled on the route
Gold farming
Herbalism
Mining
- Travel Form herbs without dismounting
- Both nodes sell well at launch
- Pays for riding and raid consumables
- Drop one later if you pick a craft
- Nodes while you quest
- Stack for the launch AH
PvP Basic
Engineering
Mining
- Engineering is the PvP profession
- Mining feeds bombs, scopes, gadgets
- Self-sufficient on the PvP ruleset
- Grenades and nets decide world PvP
- Levels with you on the route
- No gatherer partner required
PvP Max
Engineering
Enchanting
- Gadgets plus permanent enchants
- Partner gathers ore; buy greens for dust
- Gadgets plus lasting weapon enchants
- Worth it if you live in world PvP
- Mats bought or a gatherer partner
- Both crafts levelled on the route
Threat and swing tools for Feral groups
Melee
dungeon tools.
Battleground UI lives on
Feral PvP.
- ThreatClassic2: Bear can rip 5-man pulls; Cat can steal on shreds.
- Swing timer: Cat energy windows.
- DBM / BigWigs: boss melee turns from 9 December.
- Nameplates: Swipe the kill target in a pack.
Raid frames belong on Restoration PvE. Quest helpers belong on the leveling guide.
Leveling hours and the 2 speeds
Feral
quests in Cat still finish on the 150-hour board; Bear clears elites. 1 booster is $299 in about 14 days. 2 boosters in shifts is $420 in about 7 days. Preselect
Tauren or
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From the source
Official“Leader of the Pack now only increases Melee and Ranged Critical Strike chance, and is Raid wide.”
Official“Druid deep dive: Shifting Power and Primal Bite share the 16-point Feral row, Lacerate at level 42, Thick Hide turns Defense into Armor, Berserk at 31 points.”
FAQ
- Fact update for the October 15, 2026 patch notes: raid-wide Leader of the Pack, Furor, Faerie Fire threat and Shred at level 20.
- October refresh: Cat build and Bear tank talents from Blizzard's 30 September Druid kit (Shifting Power, Primal Bite, Lacerate, Berserk), weapon DPS in form, and FAQ answers for Feral BiS and tank talents. Title and meta now target Feral BiS.
- Provisional label reworded: the Druid kit is published and beta builds can still change it.
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