Feral Leveling
Levels 10–60, questing in Cat Form with Bear Form for tough pulls: 31 Feral, 11 Restoration, 9 Balance, no respec
9 Balance31 Feral Combat11 Restoration
Feral only until 40: cheaper attacks, Furor for instant Energy and Rage when you shift, Cat Form speed, critical strike, and Leader of the Pack, ending with Shifting Power at 40. The last 20 points go to Balance and Restoration for damage over time, critical strike, hit, range, and Heart of the Wild and Naturalist.
Why these talents
- Ferocity and Furor first: cheaper Claw, Rake, Swipe, and Maul, and a full Energy or Rage bar every time you shift.
- Feral Swiftness at 18–19 makes Cat Form 30% faster, which saves time on every level before Travel Form and your mount.
- Predatory Discipline at 25 and Blood Frenzy at 26–27: Ferocious Bite keeps its extra-Energy damage, and critical strikes add combo points in Cat Form and Rage in Bear Form.
- Heart of the Wild and Naturalist at 50–59 are better for leveling than the deeper Feral talents: more Strength, more Stamina, and 10% more damage.
Swaps to consider
- Finding the first twenty levels slow? You can spend them in Balance with Wrath and Moonfire and respec to Feral at 20 when you get Cat Form, if you can spare the respec cost.
- Tanking dungeons often? The Feral Tank build at 60 adds Thick Hide, Lacerate, and Natural Reaction.
Talent order
- Levels 10–12
Ferocity 3/5Lv 12 → - Levels 13–17
Furor 5/5Lv 17 → - Levels 18–19
Feral Swiftness 2/2Lv 19 → - Levels 20–21
Sharpened Claws 2/2Lv 21 → - Levels 22–23
Savage Fury 2/2Lv 23 → - Level 24
Feral Charge 1/1Lv 24 → - Level 25
Predatory Discipline 1/1Lv 25 → - Levels 26–27
Blood Frenzy 2/2Lv 27 → - Levels 28–29
Predatory Strikes 2/3Lv 29 → - Level 30
Leader of the Pack 1/1Lv 30 → - Levels 31–32
Natural Instinct 2/2Lv 32 → - Level 33
Predatory Strikes 3/3Lv 33 → - Level 34
Ferocity 4/5Lv 34 → - Levels 35–39
Rend and Tear 5/5Lv 39 → - Level 40
Shifting Power 1/1Lv 40 → - Levels 41–45
Genesis 5/5Lv 45 → - Levels 46–47
Nature's Majesty 2/2Lv 47 → - Levels 48–49
Nature's Reach 2/2Lv 49 → - Levels 50–54
Heart of the Wild 5/5Lv 54 → - Levels 55–59
Naturalist 5/5Lv 59 → - Level 60
Natural Shapeshifter 1/3Lv 60 →