Druid forms and the Feral tank

Last checked: 2026-11-12

Druids are the shapeshift class, and Forever does not give them a fourth spec. Mobalytics and the Wowhead index both stop at Balance, Feral and Restoration. Feral is the cat and bear line, and the bear side is the tank. I will not add “Guardian” as a label. Leather armor, and a resource that changes with the form, is the practical description: mana in caster form, energy as a cat, rage as a bear.

IGN is explicit that only three races can be a Druid: Night Elf, Tauren and Skyborne. Alliance players are pointed at Night Elf. Horde players are pointed at Tauren. Skyborne can be a Druid on either faction variant, which is why the race page and this page link to each other. The 28-day search file shows about 1,540 for Druid phrases, a large share of them “feral druid.”

Two hotfix days actually name this class. On 10 Nov, Omen of Clarity can fire after you swap specializations, and Nature’s Swiftness makes Wild Growth instant for Restoration. On 11 Nov, Rend and Tear works on Pounce Bleed. Those sentences are from Blizzard’s hotfix post, not from a theorycraft site. If you heal, read the healer comparison before you lock Restoration; if you tank, Feral is the bear you have.