Reference

Mid-session tables. Build-stamped data: 1.60.1.70124 (Oct 1 2026). Beta numbers are provisional until launch.

Talent map (Feral, in order)

Ferocity 5 > Feral Swiftness 2 > Heart of the Wild 3 > Savage Fury 2 > Sharpened Claws 2 > Feral Charge (11) > Primal Bite (25, the 16-point milestone) > Predatory Strikes 3 > Blood Frenzy 2 > Leader of the Pack > Predatory Instincts 3 > King of the Jungle 3 > Rend and Tear > Berserk (40).

Then the Resto tail: Furor 5, Naturalist 5, finish Heart of the Wild, Thick Hide, Natural Reaction.

Milestones: Feral Charge 11, Primal Bite 25, Berserk 40, full Resto respec at 60.

Druid quest calendar (nothing prompts you - go yourself)

Dungeon ladder (first clears = free levels)

Feral combat rules

• Weapon DPS drives Bear and Cat. Every upgrade is real. Refresh your green 2h at every hub; train 2H Mace at Ironforge.
• Claw + Rip are your only cat damage abilities at 20. Rake when available, Claw to 4-5 combo points, Rip or Ferocious Bite.
• Faerie Fire spam feeds Omen of Clarity procs. Use it.
• Thorns: maintain always. It scales with spell power and snapshots it.
• Wrath spam scales with spell power (+50% buffed Sep 24). Any +spell power gear is dual-purpose with the heal set.
• Powershifting is dead. Do not build around it.

Professions (locked Oct 1 2026)

Herbalism + Alchemy primaries. All three secondaries.

• Alchemist's Stone (BoP, Alchemy 275): +20% healing/mana potion effect.
• Mixology: +25% to elixir/flask effects, self-crafted consumes only.
• Herbalism passive: Magic Resistance buff.
• Death Lotus: 1x per new endgame flask. Farm it, stockpile it.
• Camp slots with Fishing: Mana Well + Incense Candle + Fish Bowl (+8% stats).
• Enchanting items (Swiftmend idol, 2H Mighty Healing Power enchant) are BoE/purchasable - buy them with herb/flask income, don't take the profession.

Camp rules

• Camping quest at level 5 (/sit at a campfire). Campfire = Simple Wood + Flint and Tinder from the Cooking trainer.
• Feature slots: Basic 3, Journeyman (cooking) 5, Expert 10.
• Campsites are shared: use anyone's Camp Tent (rested XP, 5% of a level) and Camp Chair (2% crit) when you find them.
• Log out at a tent whenever possible. Rested XP discipline over a PTO week is real XP.

PvP rules (you're group-focused; these are insurance)

• Horde outnumbers Alliance on PvP rulesets. Assume ganks in packs.
• Wetlands is a griefing corridor. Route around or group up.
• Travel Form at 30 is the escape button. Glide (Walk on Air) off cliffs to disengage.
• Read Ley Line: 100% HP/Mana regen, 2 min CD. 15 sec with no ley line nearby, 15 min near one. Learn the spots.
• Alone: no elite camps, no AFK in the open, corpse-run forward.

Fallback: no dungeons

If queues break or pugs grind you down, switch to quest-only. Riverglades (150+ new quests) is the 30-40 backbone. Pace shifts ~20-30% slower: 60 by Nov 22-25, still ahead of the Dec 9 raids. Checkpoints shift down one row per PTO day.

Open items (verify at launch)

• Oct 2 cap-30 patch notes: quest/XP/dungeon changes
• Cure Poison Skyborne bug fixed?
• Faction choice at creation confirmed live
• Where High Order is routed after Dalaran
• Herbalism while shapeshifted: allowed or not
• City of Dalaran and Krol'dok level ranges resolved
• Addon TOC compatibility on 16001
• LFG/queue tooling exists at launch

Source: gameplan repo, data build 1.60.1.70124, published 2026-10-01. Beta numbers are provisional until launch.