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LEVELING GUIDE

WoW Forever Feral Combat · Tank Druid Leveling Guide

Druids have strong sustain and little downtime, but form damage is weak up to 20, so caster form is the smoother way to quest solo. Multiple enemies get dangerous fast, so aim for steady rather than fast. Dungeons are where this spec shines — once you have and , Bear tanking really comes together.

Recommended talents

Level 20 · Feral Combat · Tank0/11/0

Recommended professions

  • Leatherworking
    Craft the Defender's tanking leather line (, , , , ). Its adds rested experience at camp, which is excellent while leveling.
  • Blacksmithing
    Craft , a level 20 two-hander — Bear damage follows your weapon. Its at camp grants Strength, which you otherwise only get from a Shaman in the party.

ROUTELevel-by-level route

  1. 5

    Levels 1–5

    One at a time in caster form

    • Pull with from range and fight one enemy at a time. Several at once gets dangerous quickly.
    • Keep up and top yourself off with between fights.
    • Pick up Leatherworking and Blacksmithing. Cooking, First Aid and Fishing don't use your two profession slots, so always level them too.

    Gear to pick up

    New abilities

  2. 9

    Levels 6–9

    Thorns and melee

    • Keep up at all times. It locks in your spell power when cast, so carrying a separate spell power set to swap into when you cast it is worthwhile.
    • Melee in caster form. Most of your damage comes from auto attacks and , and you keep your heals and ranged spells.
    • Craft with Leatherworking.

    Gear to pick up

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (6) · (8)

  3. 12

    Levels 10–12

    Bear Form

    • The level 10 class quest gives . You can now tank dungeons.
    • Solo, caster form is still better. and deal very little next to auto attacks and , and your melee damage is the same in caster form.
    • Start your talents with to lower the Rage cost of and . You learn at 12.
    • At 12, craft with Leatherworking. Switch your food to .

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 10–123/5

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (10) · (10) · (10)

  4. 16

    Levels 13–16

    Tanking your first dungeons

    • The Hall of Thanes and Ragefire Chasm open at 13, Ruins of Lordaeron at 15 and The Deadmines at 16. Your first clear with every zone quest collected is the most rewarding — dungeon mobs give reduced experience, so repeat runs are inefficient.
    • To tank, pull with from range, then shift into . Keep up and hold threat with on one target and (level 16) on several.
    • From 15, take . It raises your dodge chance, and the faster movement is very strong for leveling past 20.
    • Aim for in Ruins of Lordaeron, and craft at 15 with Leatherworking.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 13–145/5
    • Lv 15–162/2

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (14) · (14) · (14) · (16) · (16)

    Dungeons for this range

  5. 19

    Levels 17–19

    Wailing Caverns and the Fang set

    • Wailing Caverns opens at 17 and Shadowfang Keep at 18. The Fang set has good stats, and wearing all of it turns into a serpent.
    • From 17, take to increase damage, making it easier to hold several enemies.
    • Bear damage scales with your weapon's DPS. Upgrade to from The Deadmines, or the Wailing Caverns quest rewards and .

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 17–193/3

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (18) · (18) · (18) · (18)

    Dungeons for this range

  6. 20

    Level 20

    Cat Form and Feral Charge

    • The level 20 class quest gives .
    • Your last point goes into . It charges an enemy, pins it and interrupts its spell — handy for grabbing casters at range.
    • Craft and with Leatherworking, and with Blacksmithing.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 201/1
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    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (20) · (20) · (20)

ROTATIONHow to fight

  1. 1Solo: in caster form, keep up, pull with and melee.
  2. 2Pre-pull: cast to draw enemies in from range.
  3. 3Enter before engaging.
  4. 4Keep active on the enemies you are tanking.
  5. 5Use against multiple enemies.
  6. 6Use as your main single-target Rage spender.

GEARLevel-20 target gear

Dungeon drops, quest rewards and crafted items worth chasing at level 20 for this spec, by slot, best stats for the spec first.

Head

Neck

Shoulder

Back

Chest

Wrist

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Finger

Two-Hand

One-Hand

CLASS QUESTSClass quests

  • Level 10 — Bear Form

    Learned from a class quest; the name differs by race.

  • Level 14 — Cure Poison

    Learned from a class quest; the name differs by race.

  • Level 16 — Aquatic Form

    Learned from a class quest; the name differs by race.

  • Level 20 — Cat Form

    Everything happens in Moonglade. A statue outside the cave grants you the ability to prowl; sneak inside and pick up 3 idols without being seen by the patrols.

CAMPINGCamping

  • Cooking is the foundation of camping — it raises how many camp bonuses you can have at once. First Aid's adds survivability, and Fishing's grants 8% increased stats.
  • While leveling, Leatherworking's (rested experience) is the best. Blacksmithing's grants Strength and Mining's grants melee attack power.
  • Enchanting's is weaker for druids since it overlaps with .