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)
Level
Quest
Where
10
Bear Form
Zephras (spirit bear, confusing waterfall)
~14
Cure Poison
Darnassus (Skyborne chain was bugged in beta)
16
Aquatic Form
Darnassus
20
Cat Form
Moonglade, "The Great Cat Spirit" (stealth minigame: 3 idols, avoid patrols)
Dungeon ladder (first clears = free levels)
Dungeon
Level
Notes
Hall of Thanes
13-18
Ironforge
Wailing Caverns
15-25
Embrace of the Viper set (5pc = serpent cat form)
Deadmines
18-23
Stockade
22-30
Blackfathom Deeps
24-32
Excavation Site
24-29
Wetlands, gank corridor
City of Dalaran
28-33 (20-35 per one source)
Your hub city
SM Graveyard / Library
28-38 / 29-39
Razorfen Kraul
30-40
The Drowned City
35-40
STV coast
Krol'dok Stronghold
40-45 (40-55 per one source)
Riverglades
Uldaman / ZF / Maraudon
42-52 / 44-54 / 45-57
Alcaz Prison
48-53
Dustwallow
Blackmaw Hold
55-60
Azshara
Shaper's Terrace
58-60
Un'Goro
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.