Blizzard · Sep 30 · posted with build 70124
Class deep dives: Hunter and Druid
145 notes, each checked against the game files of build 1.60.1.70245. The note is Blizzard's wording; "The files" is what the client data shows. Read the original post.
Baseline Abilities
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Aimed Shot is now granted as a baseline ability to all Hunters at level 20.
The files Aimed Shot is a Hunter class spell with 6 ranks from level 20 (rank 1, spell 19434) to 60, and the 70245 Marksmanship tree has no Aimed Shot node. In Classic it was a row 3 Marksmanship talent.
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Arcane Shot no longer shares a cooldown with Aimed Shot.
The files Classic put Aimed Shot and Arcane Shot in the same cooldown category (2). In 70245 Arcane Shot uses category 1173, shared with Summon Hawk, while Aimed Shot stays in category 2 (SpellCategories).
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Disengage: Threat reduction effect doubled.
The files Disengage's threat reduction effect value doubled on every rank: 140, 280 and 405 in Classic, 280, 560 and 810 in 70245. Rank 3's build history shows the change in 70170.
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Multi-Shot now shares a cooldown with Aimed Shot.
The files Multi-Shot moved from its own 10 sec cooldown category (85) in Classic into category 2 with Aimed Shot, on a 6 sec cooldown, and its tooltip says it shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot.
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Aspect of the Beast now also grants melee Attack Power.
The files Aspect of the Beast gained a melee Attack Power effect (aura 99): +50 at rank 1 (13161) up to +110 at rank 4 (1299447). In Classic it only made you untrackable.
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Traps are now useable in combat, but their cooldown has increased to 30 seconds.
The files Every trap rank lost Classic's out-of-combat flag and the tooltip line 'Traps can only be placed when out of combat'. The cooldown on Freezing, Immolation, Frost and Explosive Trap went from 15 sec to 30 sec (SpellCooldowns).
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Frost Trap
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Frost-based and Fire-based traps now have separate cooldowns.
The files Classic put all four traps in one cooldown category (411). In 70245 Freezing and Frost Trap share category 2183 and Immolation and Explosive Trap keep 411, and the tooltips allow one Frost and one Fire trap at a time.
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Scorpid Sting now reduces the target’s chance to hit by 2% instead of reducing the target’s Strength and Agility.
The files Scorpid Sting's effect changed from -20 Strength and Agility (aura 29) in Classic to -2% chance to hit (aura 54) for 20 sec (tooltip and effect value).
Pets
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Pets now get increased stats based on their Hunter’s gear.
The files Pet stats are computed by the server. The Hunter Pet Scaling aura (415429) sits on every pet skill line in both the Classic Era and Forever clients with all values at 0, so the gear-to-pet numbers can't be read.
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Pets can no longer receive player buffs that increase their stats.
The files Mark of the Wild, Power Word: Fortitude, Arcane Intellect and Blessing of Kings carry no new pet restriction in 70245 compared with Classic Era, so the server enforces this rule.
Mark of the Wild
Power Word: Fortitude
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Foxes added as new pet family with a new ability.
The files Fox is creature family 319 in 70245 and doesn't exist in the Classic Era client. Its pet skill line has Bite, Dash and the Fox-only Trickster's Dance.
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Trickster’s Dance: Increases a pet’s dodge chance and attack speed for 12 seconds.
The files Trickster's Dance (1310612) gives the pet +50% dodge (aura 49) and 30% less time between attacks (aura 319) for 12 sec, on a 3 min cooldown (tooltip and effect values).
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Every pet family can now learn either Bite or Claw, sometimes both.
The files Every Hunter pet family's skill line in 70245, Fox included, has Bite, Claw or both. That isn't new, since the Classic Era skill lines already gave every family Bite or Claw.
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Every pet family can now learn either Dive or Dash.Each pet family now has one ability completely unique to that family:
The files Every family in the article has Dash or Dive on its 70245 skill line; Spider, Bear, Crocolisk, Crab, Gorilla, Raptor, Scorpid and Turtle had neither in Classic Era. Each family also has one ability no other family has (listed below); the one family with neither Dash nor Dive is Core Hound, a Season of Discovery leftover the article doesn't list.
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Bat Sonic Blast: Damage and spellcasting slow on target.
The files Sonic Blast is on the Bat skill line only: rank 5 deals 77 to 91 Nature damage and makes spells take 60% longer to cast for 30 sec (tooltip; aura 65 at -60). Classic bats had Screech, shared with owls and carrion birds.
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Bear Swipe: Damaging attack that hits 3 targets.
The files Swipe (1264494 to 1264502) is on the Bear skill line only and hits 3 targets (3 chain targets); rank 5 deals 20 to 22 damage on a 5 sec cooldown.
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Bird of Prey (formerly Owl) Mine!: Damage and disarm target.
The files Creature family 26 is named Owl in Classic Era and Bird of Prey in 70245. Its Mine! rank 5 (1265058) deals 41 to 47 damage and disarms for 4 sec (tooltip; aura 67), 1 min cooldown.
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Boar Charge: Charge to and immobilize target and gain Attack Power on next pet attack.
The files Boar Charge rank 6 (27685) charges, immobilizes for 1 sec (spell 25999) and adds 490 melee Attack Power to the boar's next attack at level 60 (tooltip, aura 99).
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Carrion Bird Demoralizing Screech: Damage nearby enemies and reduce their melee Attack Power.
The files Demoralizing Screech (24579) lowers the melee Attack Power of all enemies in melee range by 204 at level 60, but its 24 to 42 damage hits one target: the damage effect targets a single enemy and only the Attack Power effect is an area effect.
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Cat Prowl: Stealth and increase damage of next attack from Stealth.
The files Prowl rank 3 (24453) puts the pet in stealth at 40% lower speed, and the first attack from stealth deals 50% more damage (tooltip; aura 79 at +50).
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Crab Pinch: Damage and slows the target’s movement.
The files Pinch rank 5 (1264742) deals 88 to 102 damage and slows movement by 50% for 9 sec, 30 sec cooldown (tooltip and effect values). It is on the Crab skill line only.
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Crocolisk Dismember: Damage and reduces the target’s healing received by 50%.
The files Dismember rank 5 (1264933) deals 50 to 58 damage and cuts healing taken by 50% (aura 118) for 10 sec, 6 sec cooldown.
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Gorilla Thunderstomp: Damages enemies in an area.
The files Thunderstomp rank 4 (1264455) deals 122 to 142 Nature damage to all enemies within 8 yds, 1 min cooldown (tooltip).
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Hyena Tendon Rip: Movement slow and Bleed over time on target.
The files Tendon Rip rank 5 (1265042) deals 60 Bleed damage over 9 sec (bleed mechanic on the periodic effect) and slows movement by 50% for 9 sec, 30 sec cooldown.
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Raptor Savage Rend: Bleed over time on target.
The files Savage Rend rank 5 (1265069) makes the target Bleed for 156 damage over 18 sec, 1 min cooldown (tooltip; bleed mechanic on the periodic effect).
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Scorpid Poison: Stacking damage over time on target.
The files Scorpid Poison deals Nature damage over 10 sec and stacks up to 5 times on one target (tooltip and aura stack limit). It is on the Scorpid skill line only.
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Spider Web: Immobilize target and damage over time.
The files Web rank 5 (1265883) immobilizes (aura 26) and deals 52 Nature damage over 4 sec, 40 sec cooldown. Classic spiders had no family ability.
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Tallstrider Dust Cloud: Reduces target’s armor.
The files Dust Cloud rank 5 (1265904) lowers the target's armor by 505 for 30 sec (tooltip; aura 22). Classic tallstriders had no family ability.
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Turtle Shell Shield: Reduces damage taken and attack speed for 12 sec.
The files Shell Shield (26064) cuts damage taken by 50% and adds 60% to the time between the pet's attacks for 12 sec, 3 min cooldown (tooltip and effect values).
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Windserpent Lightning Breath: 20-yard range damaging attack.
The files Lightning Breath rank 6 (25012) deals 86 to 98 Nature damage to one target and uses the 20 yard Short Range entry (SpellRange 3).
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Wolf Furious Howl: Increase party members’ melee Attack Power.
The files Furious Howl raises the melee Attack Power of party members within 15 yards for 1 min (tooltip; aura 99), 30 sec cooldown.
Beast Mastery
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Deadly Aspects: (Formerly Improved Aspect of the Hawk.) This talent now also has a chance for melee attacks to grant increased attack speed while Aspect of the Beast is active. This supports more melee-oriented builds we will see in Survival.
The files Deadly Aspects (19552, Improved Aspect of the Hawk in Classic) has a new second effect: with Aspect of the Beast, melee auto attacks get a 2/4/6/8/10% chance of +30% melee attack speed for 12 sec. The Hawk part is 2-10% (Classic 1-5%).
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Endurance Training: The old talent Thick Hide was merged with this one, so the talent now grants your pet Health and Armor.
The files Endurance Training (19583) gives pets 3/6/9/12/15% Health and Armor (two effects on the same curve), and Thick Hide is gone from the Hunter tree. At 5/5 that is 15% pet armor, where Classic's separate Thick Hide gave 30%.
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Focused Fire: This new talent increases all damage you and your pet deal while your pet is active.
The files Focused Fire (1223755), Beast Mastery row 2, raises all damage you and your pet deal by 1/2% while the pet is active (tooltip).
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Aspect of the Monkey: Now grants twice as much Dodge, and your pet gains half the benefit of your Aspect of the Monkey.
The files The talent Improved Aspect of the Monkey doubled per point, 1% to 2% dodge, and the pet now gets 50% of the aspect (tooltip). Its maximum only rose from 5% (5 ranks) to 6% (3 ranks), and Aspect of the Monkey itself is 8% dodge in both clients.
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Pathfinding: moved from row 3 to row 2 in the Talent Tree.
The files Pathfinding (19559) is in Beast Mastery row 2 in 70245 (talent tree position) and was in row 3 in Classic Era.
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Unleashed Fury: Benefit to pet damage decreased slightly, but now also benefits new Hawk summons.
The files Unleashed Fury (19616) gives pets and hawks 3/6/9/12/15% damage in 70245; Classic gave pets 4/8/12/16/20% (tooltip and talent curve).
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Improved Mend Pet: Now also decreases the Mana cost of Mend Pet.
The files Improved Mend Pet (19572) has a new second effect that cuts Mend Pet's mana cost by 10/20%; the 15/50% cleanse chance is unchanged from Classic.
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Ferocity: Critical strike bonuses to pets decreased, but now also benefits Hawk summons.
The files Hunter Ferocity (19598) gives pets and hawks 2/4/6/8/10% crit in 70245; Classic gave pets 3/6/9/12/15% (tooltip and talent curve).
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Summon Hawk: (New 16-point gold medal talent.) Deals instant damage and summons a Hawk to attack the Hunter’s current target for 18 sec. Hunter’s can have up to 2 Hawks active at one time. Cooldown shared with Arcane Shot.
The files Summon Hawk (1293241) sits in Beast Mastery row 4, so it is the 16th point. It deals 32 plus 5% of Ranged Attack Power, the hawk attacks for 18 sec, 2 can be out, and it shares cooldown category 1173 (6 sec) with Arcane Shot.
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Intimidation: Now requires Bestial Swiftness as a pre-requisite. Now also grants your pet 100% increased critical strike chance on its next attack.
The files Intimidation (19577) requires Bestial Swiftness in the 70245 tree; Classic had no prerequisite. A new second effect gives the pet's next attack +100% crit chance (tooltip).
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Bestial Discipline: Now also grants the Hunter Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting spells (or spending Mana).
The files Bestial Discipline (19590) has a new effect that lets 25/50% of mana regeneration continue while casting (aura 134); the pet Focus regen part is 10/20% as in Classic.
Marksmanship
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Hawk Eye: Moved from row 3 up to row 1.
The files Hawk Eye (19498) is Marksmanship row 1 in 70245 and was row 3 in Classic Era, still 2/4/6 yards (talent tree position and tooltip).
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Lethal Attacks: Formerly Lethal Shots. Moved from row 2 up to row 1. Now grants increased critical strike chance to all attacks.
The files Lethal Attacks (19426, Lethal Shots in Classic) moved from row 2 to row 1, and its aura changed from ranged weapon crit (aura 52) to crit with all attacks (aura 290), 1-5%.
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Improved Stings: Formerly Improved Serpent Sting. Moved from row 4 up to row 2. Larger increase to Serpent Sting damage, and now also shortens the cooldown of Viper Sting and increases the duration of Scorpid Sting.
The files Improved Stings (1310661) is in Marksmanship row 2; Classic's Improved Serpent Sting was row 4. It gives +6/13/20% Serpent Sting damage (Classic 2-10%), -2/4/6 sec on Viper Sting's cooldown and +15/30/45 sec on Scorpid Sting (tooltip and talent curves).
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Efficiency: Moved to row 2 down from row 1. Grants a larger Mana discount that now applies to Stings and melee abilities, as well as Shots.
The files Efficiency (19416) moved from row 1 to row 2 and cuts the mana cost of Shots, Stings and melee abilities by 3/6/9/12/15%; Classic covered Shots and Stings at 2-10%.
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Careful Aim: (New talent.) Increases melee and ranged Attack power by 20/40/60/80/100% of the Hunter’s Intellect.
The files Careful Aim (1223984), Marksmanship row 2, has two effects that each turn 20/40/60/80/100% of Intellect (stat 3) into attack power; the tooltip says Attack Power without naming melee or ranged.
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Rapid Killing: (New talent.) Reduces cooldown on Rapid Fire and grants Rapid Killing when you kill an enemy or it dies while afflicted by your Serpent Sting. Rapid Killing increases the damage of your next Shot.
The files Rapid Killing (415405), Marksmanship row 3, takes 1/2 min off Rapid Fire's cooldown and, after a kill or a death under your Serpent Sting, adds 10/20% to the next Shot within 20 sec (tooltip).
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Improved Arcane Shot: now reduces the cooldown of Arcane Shot by up to an extra 0.5 seconds.
The files Improved Arcane Shot (19454) cuts 0.3 to 1.5 sec in 70245 against 0.2 to 1.0 sec in Classic, so 0.5 sec more at 5/5 (effect value -1500, Classic -1000).
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Lone Wolf: (New 11-point gold medal talent.) Grants the Hunter 20% increased damage with all attacks while the Hunter has no active pet.
The files Lone Wolf (415370) is a 1-point talent in Marksmanship row 3, the 11th point, and gives +20% damage with all attacks while no pet is out (tooltip). The Season of Discovery rune with this ID gave 25%.
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Trueshot Aura: Moved from row 7 up to row 4. Now the 21-point gold medal talent. New lower-level ranks added, but otherwise unchanged.
The files The move and the new ranks match: Trueshot Aura is Marksmanship row 4 (Classic row 7), with new ranks at levels 25 and 32. But row 4 makes it the 16-point talent, and it isn't otherwise unchanged: it raises Ranged Attack Power only (Classic raised melee and ranged), and rank 5 (20906) shows 50, below rank 4's 75 (Classic top rank 100).
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Mortal Shots: Now has pre-requisite of Careful Aim.
The files Mortal Shots (19485) requires Careful Aim in the 70245 tree; in Classic Era it required Lethal Shots (talent prerequisite).
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Rapid Recuperation: (New talent.) Prerequisite of Rapid Killing. Now grants Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting after hitting a target with Serpent Sting, and even more during Rapid Killing.
The files Rapid Recuperation (1223987), Marksmanship row 5, requires Rapid Killing. Serpent Sting hits grant 25/50% and consuming Rapid Killing 50/100% of mana regeneration while casting for 15 sec (tooltip).
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Barrage: Damage bonus reduced, but now also applies to Aimed Shot, as well as Multi-Shot and Volley.
The files Barrage (19461) adds 3/7/10% to Multi-Shot, Aimed Shot and Volley in 70245; Classic added 5/10/15% to Multi-Shot and Volley (tooltip and talent curve).
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Sniper Shot: New talent in 31-point gold medal slot. Pre-requisite of Trueshot Aura. Grants a new Shot with a 4 second cast time and 15 second cooldown that deals even more damage than Aimed Shot. Sniper Shot has a base range of 45 yards and increases the range of your next 3 Shots by 10 yards.
The files Sniper Shot (1310687) is Marksmanship row 7 and requires Trueshot Aura: 4 sec cast, 15 sec cooldown, 45 yd range (35 yd until build 70170) and +10 yd to the next 3 Shots for 10 sec. It adds 160 damage at level 40 and 295 at 58, against Aimed Shot's 89 at 44 and 166 at 60.
Survival
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Improved Tracking: This new talent combines the Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying talents into a new improved talent that causes the Hunter to deal increased damage to any creature type the Hunter is currently tracking.
The files Improved Tracking (24293), Survival row 1, raises all damage to the creature type you are tracking by 1-5% (tooltip). Monster Slaying and Humanoid Slaying, two Classic row 1 talents, are gone from the tree.
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Entrapment: (Slight redesign.) Now always triggers when the Hunter’s trap triggers, but the duration is increased by more talent points instead of the chance.
The files Entrapment (19184) now roots every target your traps hit for 1/2/3/4/5 sec (tooltip; talent curve 1000-5000 ms). Classic gave a 5-25% chance of a 5 sec root on three trap types.
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Savage Strikes: (Redesigned.) Now increases all melee damage by 2/4% instead of Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite by 10/20%.
The files The scope and numbers match, 2/4% on all melee abilities in 70245 where Classic gave Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite 10/20%. Both versions raise critical strike chance (spell modifier 7) rather than damage, so 'all melee damage' is wrong.
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Survivalist: Moved from row 3 up to row 2.
The files Survivalist (19255) is Survival row 2 in 70245 and was row 3 in Classic Era, still 2-10% Health.
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Improved Wing Clip: Now only takes 3 talent points to reach maximum 20% chance.
The files Improved Wing Clip (19228) has 3 ranks at 7/13/20% (talent curve); Classic needed 5 ranks to reach 20%.
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Surefooted: Moved from row 4 up to row 3. Hit chance now applies to all attacks, and reduces the duration of movement impairing effects, instead of increasing their chance to miss the Hunter.
The files Surefooted (19290) moved from row 4 to row 3. It raises melee and ranged hit (aura 54) and spell hit (aura 55) by 1-3% and cuts movement-impairing durations by 10/20/30% (aura 232); Classic had melee and ranged hit plus a 5-15% resist chance.
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Survival Tactics: (Formerly Trap Mastery.) Now also increases the chance for Feign Death to hit, in addition to Traps.
The files Survival Tactics (19376, Trap Mastery in Classic) raises your chance to hit with Trap and Feign Death abilities by 5/10% (tooltip); Classic covered traps only.
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Predator’s Edge: (New talent.) Increases melee critical strike damage bonus, and increases damage done by off-hand while dual-wielding.
The files Predator's Edge (1310627), Survival row 4, adds 6-30% melee crit damage and 10-50% Off Hand weapon damage (tooltip and talent curves).
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Counterattack: Moved from row 5 up to row 4. Now the 16-point gold medal talent.
The files Counterattack (19306) is Survival row 4 in 70245, so it is the 16th point; Classic had it in row 5.
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Resourcefulness: (New talent.) Reduces the mana cost of all Traps and melee abilities and grants your critical strikes a chance to allow Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting spells.
The files Resourcefulness (440529), Survival row 5, cuts the mana cost of Traps and melee abilities by 30/60%, and crits have a 50/100% chance to let 50% of mana regeneration continue while casting for 30 sec (tooltip).
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Expose Prey: (New talent.) Melee and ranged attacks on the target of your Hunter’s Mark have a chance to activate Mongoose Bite as if you had Dodged an attack.
The files Expose Prey (1310532), Survival row 5: attacks on a target with your Hunter's Mark have a 5/10% chance to activate Mongoose Bite for 5 sec (tooltip).
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Survivalist’s Discipline: (New talent.) Reduces the cooldown of Traps and Deterrence.
The files Survivalist's Discipline (1310496), Survival row 5, cuts the cooldown of Traps and Deterrence by 20/40% (tooltip; its class mask covers the traps and Deterrence).
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Strider Kick: New 21-point gold medal talent. An instant weapon damage attack that also increases your movement speed by 30% for 3 sec.
The files Strider Kick (1317257) is Survival row 5, the 21st point: 100% melee weapon damage and +30% movement speed for 3 sec, 8 sec cooldown. The speed effect was added in build 70009.
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Lightning Reflexes: Agility bonus decreased to make room for new talent powers.
The files The live Survival row 6 node for Lightning Reflexes (node 110859) uses a curve of +2/4/6/8/10% Agility, down from Classic's 3/6/9/12/15%. The spell's default tooltip still renders 3-15% from a second definition that sits on a hidden off-grid node (104982).
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Lacerating Strikes: New 31-point gold medal talent. Mongoose Bite now also causes the target to Bleed over 21 seconds for damage based on the strength of the Mongoose Bite hit.
The files Lacerating Strikes (1310533), Survival row 7: Mongoose Bite also makes the target Bleed for 40% of its damage over 21 sec (tooltip).
Base Class Abilities
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Shapeshifting:
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All potions and almost all similar consumables are now useable while shapeshifted and do not cancel the Druid’s shapeshift. Rage potions and Thistletea are also now usable by Druids.
The files Every Druid form gained the 'can use items' flag (SpellShapeshiftForm flags 0xD8 in 70245; Classic 0x50, Cat 0x70). Rage, Great Rage and Mighty Rage Potion now allow Warriors and Druids (class mask 1025, Classic 1), and Thistle Tea allows Rogues and Druids (1032, Classic 8).
Rage
Mighty Rage
Restore Energy
Cat Form
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One notable exception is Engineering bombs. Most cannot be used still, but some specific new recipes can be used while shapeshifted. See the SAF-T and EZ-Thro recipes.
The files Classic bombs keep the 'not while shapeshifted' flag in 70245 (Iron Grenade, Flash Bomb, M73 Frag Grenade, Dense Dynamite). The new SAF-T and EZ-Thro bombs, such as SAF-T Dynamite (1269155) and EZ-Thro Grenade (1269270), don't have it.
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Weapon enchantments and procs now all work while shapeshifted, including effects like weightstones, Crusader enchant, and Windfury Totem.
The files Weapon procs are run by the server. The client form table still carries Classic's 'don't use weapon' flag (0x10) on Cat, Bear and Dire Bear Form, so the files show no sign of this change.
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While Shapeshifted, the Druid’s melee auto attack DPS (Damage Per Second) while in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form is now the same as the DPS of the Druid’s equipped weapon. But the speed of attack is changed to 1.0 or 2.5 seconds, depending on the form. Abilities that deal weapon damage likewise use these damage values.
The files Form melee damage is computed by the server, so the weapon-DPS rule can't be read. The client attack speeds are 1.0 sec for Cat Form and 2.5 sec for Bear and Dire Bear Form (SpellShapeshiftForm), the same as Classic.
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Most doors and objects can be opened and interacted with while shapeshifted without cancelling the Druid’s shapeshift.
The files 28 of the 43 Opening spells that had the 'not while shapeshifted' flag in Classic Era lost it, including Opening (3365), Opening - No Text (22810) and Opening Bar Door (15276); the other 15 keep it.
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Racial abilities: Now usable while shapeshifted. This includes Shadowmeld, War Stomp, and Walk on Air.
The files Shadowmeld (20580) and War Stomp (20549) lost the 'not while shapeshifted' flag they had in Classic Era, and Walk on Air (1259416) doesn't have it (spell attributes).
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Tiger’s Fury: (Removed.) This has been replaced with a new Feral-specific talent called Shifting Power.
The files Tiger's Fury rank 1 (5217) is set to never be learned (AcquireMethod 3), and ranks 2 to 4 have no spell records in 70245. In build 70170 the talent definition that held King of the Jungle (417046) became Shifting Power (1322605).
Feral
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Claw: Damage increased significantly to avoid the need for a new talented Combo builder to replace it.
The files Claw gained a 110% weapon damage multiplier where Classic Claw was normal weapon damage plus a flat bonus; the flat bonus is unchanged (27 at rank 1, 115 at rank 5). That is a modest raise in the files; anything bigger would come from the server-side form damage change.
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Cower: Threat reduction effect doubled.
The files Druid Cower's threat reduction doubled on every rank: 240, 390 and 600 in Classic, 480, 780 and 1200 in 70245 (effect values).
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Demoralizing Roar: Now tuned to be approximately as effective as Demoralizing Shout, and identical to Demoralizing Shout at level 60.
The files At level 60, rank 5 Demoralizing Roar (9898) and rank 5 Demoralizing Shout (11556) both cut melee Attack Power by 204 (Classic 138 and 146), and both scale 1.4 per level. Roar still lasts 30 sec against Shout's 45 sec, so they aren't identical.
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Enrage: Now generates 10 initial Rage.
The files Druid Enrage (5229) has a new instant 10 Rage (effect value 100, Rage is stored x10) on top of 20 Rage over 10 sec (tooltip). Classic gave no instant Rage.
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Frenzied Regeneration: Now heals the Druid for 100% of max health over the duration (given sufficient Rage).
The files Frenzied Regeneration (22842) converts up to 10 Rage per second for 10 sec at 1% health per Rage point, so 100 Rage heals 100% (tooltip). Classic gave 10 health per Rage point.
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Growl: Cooldown decreased to match Warrior Taunt cooldown.
The files Growl (6795) and Taunt (355) both have an 8 sec cooldown in 70245; both were 10 sec in Classic (SpellCooldowns).
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Lacerate: This new baseline ability is now added at level 42. It applies a Bleed on the target dealing damage over 15 seconds and stacks up to 5 times. In addition, if the target is already afflicted by Lacerate, this ability deals 10% weapon damage per existing stack. Generates high Threat.
The files Lacerate rank 1 (414644) is a Druid spell at level 42: Bear and Dire Bear only, 15 Rage, a Bleed over 15 sec that stacks 5 times, plus 10% weapon damage per existing stack and high threat (tooltip and aura options).
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Rake: Now gains increased damage from Attack Power.
The files Rake has no Attack Power coefficient in either client, so the scaling is server-side. The base numbers rose a little: rank 4 is 58 plus 96 over 9 sec in Classic, 61 plus 102 in 70245.
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Shred: Damage increased significantly to need less talent support to be effective.
The files Shred's weapon damage multiplier went down, 225% in Classic to 155% in 70245 on every rank, with the flat bonus unchanged (180 at rank 5). Nothing in the files raises it; a net gain could only come from the server-side change to form damage.
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Swipe: Now gains increased damage from Attack Power. Still only usable in Bear Form and Dire Bear Form and strikes 3 targets.
The files Swipe has no Attack Power coefficient in the client (83 damage at rank 5 in both), so the scaling is server-side. Bear and Dire Bear only (shapeshift mask 144) and 3 targets both match.
Restoration
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Revive: This new out of combat resurrection spell has been added at level 12.
The files Revive rank 1 (437138) is learned at level 12, with 5 ranks up to 60, and carries the out-of-combat flag ('Cannot be cast when in combat').
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Regrowth: Ability cost reduced significantly, basing Mana cost more on the upfront heal, and less on the later ticks of periodic healing.
The files Regrowth costs 70 mana at rank 1 (Classic 120) and 525 at rank 9 (Classic 880) in SpellPower. Rank 1's upfront heal coefficient rose from 0.20 to 0.286.
Balance
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Barkskin: Now usable while shapeshifted.
The files Barkskin (22812) lost the 'not while shapeshifted' flag and its Classic shapeshift row.
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Entangling Roots: Now castable indoors.
The files Entangling Roots lost the outdoors-only flag on every rank; Classic's tooltip line 'Only useable outdoors' became 'You may only have 1 target Rooted at a time'.
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Hurricane: Cooldown removed.
The files Hurricane had a 1 min cooldown in Classic; every rank has none in 70245 (SpellCooldowns).
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Faerie Fire: Now castable while shapeshifted into Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form, costing no resources, but gains a 6 second cooldown.
The files Faerie Fire can be cast in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear and Moonkin Form in 70245 (shapeshift mask 0x40000091; Classic allowed Moonkin only). The client still lists the full mana cost (115 at rank 4) and no cooldown, so the free in-form cast and the 6 sec cooldown aren't in the files.
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Nature’s Grasp: Now baseline to the entire class, learned at level 10. Also, now castable while shapeshifted and while indoors.
The files Nature's Grasp is a Druid spell from level 10 (rank 1, 16689) with 6 ranks; in Classic it was a Balance talent. The 'not while shapeshifted' and outdoors-only flags are gone, and the tooltip says 'Castable while shapeshifted'.
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Thorns: Now gains increased damage from the caster’s spell power, while they are present.
The files Thorns has no spell power coefficient in the client (rank 6 does 22, Classic 18), so live scaling from the caster's spell power would be done by the server.
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Wrath: Significantly redesigned to be a much cheaper Mana cost, but damage also lower significantly to match.
The files Wrath rank 8 costs 120 mana (Classic 180) and deals 92 to 102 at level 60 (Classic 249 to 277); rank 1 went from 20 to 10 mana.
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Omen of Clarity: Now baseline to the entire class, learned at level 20. Additionally, the Clearcasting effect is never consumed by Wrath (because Wrath’s Mana cost is so low).
The files Omen of Clarity (16864) is a Druid spell at level 20 (Classic: Balance row 3 talent). Its tooltip says Clearcasting is not consumed by Wrath or by spells that cost nothing.
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Improved Wrath: This talent now also reduces the Mana cost of Wrath.
The files Improved Wrath (16814) has a new effect that cuts Wrath's mana cost by 10/20/30/40/50%, next to the 0.1 to 0.5 sec cast time cut (talent curves).
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Genesis: (New talent in row 1.) Increases all periodic damage and healing done by the Druid’s spells and abilities.
The files Genesis (1223081) is in Balance row 1 and raises periodic damage and healing by 1-5% (tooltip; periodic damage modifier).
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Moonglow: Moved from row 5 up to row 2. Now reduces the Mana cost of all damaging spells but no longer modifies healing spells.
The files Moonglow (16845) moved from row 5 to row 2 and cuts mana cost by 8/17/25% (Classic 3/6/9%). Its class mask covers Wrath, Moonfire, Starfire, Thorns, Entangling Roots, Insect Swarm, Hurricane and Nature's Grasp, and no heals.
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Improved Moonfire: Now costs only 2 talent points instead of 5 for the same effect.
The files Improved Moonfire (16821) has 2 ranks at 5/10% damage and crit; Classic needed 5 ranks for 10%.
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Nature’s Majesty: (New talent in row 2.) Increases critical strike chance with all spells and melee attacks.
The files Nature's Majesty (1223082), Balance row 2, raises crit with spells and melee by 2/4% (aura 290, all crit).
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Nature’s Reach: Moved from row 3 up to row 2. And now also grants increased hit chance and applies to all your damaging spells.
The files Nature's Reach (16819) moved from row 3 to row 2. New effects add 2/4% melee, ranged and spell hit, and the 10/20% range bonus now covers Insect Swarm along with Wrath, Moonfire, Starfire, Entangling Roots, Faerie Fire and Hurricane.
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Improved Entangling Roots: Moved from row 2 down to row 3 and redesigned. Instead of preventing interruption, this talent now increases the damage done significantly and reduces the chance for other damage done to break the effect early.
The files Improved Entangling Roots (16918) moved from row 2 to row 3. It now adds 25/50/75% Roots damage and lets victims take 25/50/75% more damage before it breaks; Classic only kept Roots casts from being interrupted.
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Nature’s Splendor: New 11-point gold medal talent. Requires Nature’s Majesty. Increases the duration of Moonfire, Rejuvenation, Regrowth, and Insect Swarm.
The files Nature's Splendor (1223083) is Balance row 3, the 11th point, and requires Nature's Majesty: +3 sec Moonfire and Rejuvenation, +6 sec Regrowth, +2 sec Insect Swarm (tooltip).
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Insect Swarm: New 16-point gold medal talent. Grants a new spell that deals Nature damage over 12 seconds and reduces the target’s chance to hit.
The files Insect Swarm (5570) is Balance row 4, the 16th point: Nature damage over 12 sec and -2% chance to hit (aura 54). Classic had it as a Restoration row 3 talent, so it is new to Balance rather than to the game.
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Vengeance: Now applies to all damaging spells.
The files Druid Vengeance (16909) covers Wrath, Moonfire, Starfire, Entangling Roots, Insect Swarm and Hurricane (class mask), every Druid damage spell but Thorns. Classic covered Starfire, Moonfire and Wrath.
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Overgrowth: (New talent in row 5.) Allows the Druid to have up to 3 targets affected by Entangling Roots at once.
The files Overgrowth (17245, Improved Nature's Grasp in Classic) is Balance row 5 and adds 1/2 Entangling Roots targets to the base 1, so 3 at 2/2 (tooltip).
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Nature’s Grace: Slightly redesigned. The effect now lasts 3 seconds and grants spellcasting haste and reduces your global cooldown.
The files The Nature's Grace buff (16886) lasts 3 sec and gives 10% spell haste (aura 65) and a 10% shorter global cooldown (aura 108). Classic took 0.5 sec off the next cast within 15 sec.
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Eclipse: (New talent in row 5.) Casting Wrath reduces the cast time of your next 2 Starfire casts, stacking up to 4 charges.
The files Eclipse (408248) is Balance row 5: Wrath takes 0.17/0.33/0.5 sec off your next 2 Starfires, up to 4 charges, for 15 sec (tooltip).
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Moonfury: Now applies to all your damaging spells.
The files Moonfury (16896) raises all Arcane and Nature damage by 2-10% (aura 79, school mask 72), which covers every Druid damage spell. Classic covered Starfire, Moonfire and Wrath.
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Moonkin Form: The increased party-wide critical strike chance from this talent now applies to all spells and attacks, not just spells. It is also now exclusive with the same effect from Leader of the Pack. Additionally, all non-healing spells can now be cast, instead of just Balance spells. Finally, while Moonkin Form is active, Omen of Clarity has double the chance to be triggered.
The files Moonkin Aura (24907) gives +3% crit to everything (aura 290; Classic spell crit, aura 57) and is exclusive with Leader of the Pack. The form now blocks only healing spells (Classic: Balance spells only) and doubles Omen of Clarity's proc chance (+100% effect).
Feral
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Ferocity: Now also applies to the new Primal Bite talented ability.
The files Druid Ferocity (16934) lists Maul, Primal Bite, Swipe, Claw and Rake, and its class mask includes Primal Bite's flag.
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Heart of the Wild: Moved from row 6 up to row 1. Stat increase to Intellect and Strength reduced, but stat increase to Stamina in Bear Form unchanged.
The files Heart of the Wild (17003) moved from row 6 to row 1. At 5/5 it gives 10% Intellect and 10% Cat Form Strength (Classic 20% each) and 20% Bear Stamina, the same as Classic.
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Feral Swiftness: Moved from row 3 up to row 2. Movement speed bonus to Cat Form now works indoors and Dodge bonus applies all the time, not just in Cat Form.
The files Feral Swiftness (17002) moved from row 3 to row 2. Its tooltip gives +15/30% speed in Cat Form with no outdoors limit and +2/4% Dodge with no form limit; Classic was outdoors only, with dodge in Cat Form.
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Feral Instinct: No longer increases threat in Bear Form. Instead, increases damage done by Swipe. Stealth bonuses unchanged.
The files Feral Instinct (16947) dropped the Bear threat effect (Classic up to 15%) for +10/20/30% Swipe damage. The Prowl bonus reaches 15 at max in both clients (5 ranks in Classic, 3 in 70245).
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Brutal Impact: Now also reduces the cooldown on Bash.
The files Brutal Impact (16940) added 15/30 sec off Bash's 60 sec cooldown and keeps the +0.5/1 sec stun.
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Thick Hide: Redesigned. Now grants increased Armor while in Bear, Cat, Dire Bear, or Moonkin Form, and that increased Armor is based on Defense skill bonuses from buffs and equipped items. That increased Armor can be further multiplied by shapeshift-specific Armor multipliers. This causes Druid tanks to now gain benefit from Defense skill items similar to other tank classes.
The files Thick Hide (16929) tooltip: in Bear, Cat, Dire Bear or Moonkin Form, +1/2/3 base Armor per level and +0.67/1.33/2 per Defense point above 5 times your level, raised further by form multipliers. Classic gave 2-10% armor from items.
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Savage Fury: Moved from row 5 up to row 3. Now also applies to Shred, but the damage increase is lower.
The files Savage Fury (16998) moved from row 5 to row 3, now includes Shred, and gives 5/10% (Classic 10/20%).
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Feral Charge: This 11-point gold medal talent now also grants a version of this ability usable in Cat Form. In Cat Form the cooldown is 30 seconds and does not interrupt or immobilize the target.
The files Feral Charge (1238122) is Feral row 3, the 11th point. In Cat Form it becomes Feral Charge (Cat) (414924), a leap behind the target on a 30 sec cooldown with no root or interrupt; the Bear version roots and interrupts for 4 sec on a 15 sec cooldown.
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Sharpened Claws: Now costs 2 talent points instead of 3 for the same effect.
The files Sharpened Claws (16942) has 2 ranks at 3/6%; Classic had 3 ranks at 2/4/6%.
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Shredding Attacks: Formerly Improved Shred. Moved to row 3 up from row 4. Now decreases Shred Energy cost by more and also decreases Rage cost of Lacerate. This move in rows is not yet in beta and is new to next week’s build.
The files Shredding Attacks (16966) moved from row 4 to row 3 in build 70170 (node position). It takes 6/12/18 Energy off Shred (Classic Improved Shred 6/12) and 1/2/3 Rage off Lacerate.
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Shifting Power: New 16-point gold medal talent. Prerequisite Shredding Attacks. We are doing something a little different here, where there are two gold medal talents on this row, this one that is Cat-oriented, and Primal Bite that is Bear-oriented. Shifting Power instantly grants the Druid 40 Energy, but at a significant Mana cost. It starts with a 16 second cooldown, that can be further reduced by other talents. This talent is new to next week’s build and is not in the beta yet.
The files Shifting Power (1322605) was added in build 70170 in Feral row 4 and requires Shredding Attacks. It grants 40 Energy for 55% of base mana, the same as Cat Form, on a 16 sec cooldown.
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Primal Bite: The other 16-point gold medal talent, but for Bears. Melee attack for 20 Rage in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form that deals 100% weapon damage plus a bonus and generates very high threat. We have opted to go with this ability instead of Mangle. Requires Savage Fury as a prerequisite.
The files Primal Bite (407995) is Feral row 4 and requires Savage Fury: 20 Rage, Bear and Dire Bear only, 100% weapon damage plus 26 at rank 1, high threat, 6 sec cooldown (tooltip).
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Blood Frenzy: The effects of the old Primal Fury and Blood Frenzy talent have been combined into this single 2-point talent.
The files Blood Frenzy (16958, renamed from Primal Fury in build 70009) has 2 ranks: a 50/100% chance for 5 extra Rage on Bear crits and a 50/100% chance for an extra combo point on Cat crits.
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Improved Shifting Power: This new talent in row 5 requires Shifting Power and reduces the cooldown on Shifting Power down to 8 seconds. New talent not yet in beta.
The files Improved Shifting Power (1322670), added in build 70170, is Feral row 5 and requires Shifting Power. It takes 4/8 sec off the 16 sec cooldown, down to 8.
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Leader of the Pack: This 21-point gold medal talent was changed similarly to Moonkin Form. The critical strike chance bonus from this talent now applies to all spells and attacks and is exclusive with Moonkin Form.
The files Leader of the Pack (17007) is Feral row 5, the 21st point (Classic row 7). Its aura (24932) changed from melee and ranged crit (aura 52) to all crit (aura 290), exclusive with Moonkin Aura (tooltip).
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Predatory Strikes: New talent in the row 5 that increases your critical strike damage bonus by up to 20%.
The files The row 5 talent that adds 10/20% melee crit damage is named Predatory Instincts (1223242) in 70245. Predatory Strikes (16972) is still the row 4 Attack Power talent, 50/100/150% of your level.
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Natural Reaction: New Bear-oriented talent in row 6 that increases Dodge chance and grants a chance to gain 5 Rage every time you Dodge.
The files Natural Reaction (417051), Feral row 6: +1-5% dodge and a 20-100% chance to gain 5 Rage when you dodge (tooltip and talent curves).
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Rend and Tear: New talent in the row 6 that increases damage your melee abilities deal to Bleeding targets.
The files Rend and Tear (1223246), Feral row 6, adds 2-10% to melee ability damage on Bleeding targets (tooltip).
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Berserk: New talent 31-point gold medal talent inspired by its iteration in the original Wrath of the Lich King. This 15 second duration 3-minute cooldown ability is usable in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form. It clears and grants immunity to Fear, removes the cooldown on Primal Bite and makes it strike up to 3 nearby targets, and increases the critical strike chance of all Cat Form Combo abilities by 100%.
The files Berserk (417141), Feral row 7, lasts 15 sec on a 3 min cooldown in Cat, Bear or Dire Bear Form. Primal Bite loses its cooldown and hits up to 3 targets, combo point builders get +100% crit, and it clears and blocks Fear (effects and tooltip).
Restoration
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Nature’s Focus: Moved from row 2 up to row 1. Now applies to interruption while casting all Arcane and Nature spells.
The files Nature's Focus (17063) moved from row 2 to row 1 and covers all Arcane and Nature spells, still 14-70%; Classic covered Healing Touch, Regrowth and Tranquility.
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Furor: Cat Form portion of this redesigned. Conceptually, at 5 talent points it allows the Druid to regenerate Energy while not in Cat Form as if they were in Cat Form. But if they go to Bear Form, all that Energy is lost, to prevent “bear-weaving” gameplay we have seen in versions of Classic World of Warcraft. We realize this removed the “power shifting” gameplay some players prize, so we have re-added that gameplay in a much more approachable way with the Shifting Power talent in the Feral talent tree.
The files The tooltip matches the Cat part: at 5/5 you get back 100% of your last Cat Form Energy plus 10 Energy per second spent outside Bear, Cat and Dire Bear Form, up to 100. It doesn't say that Bear Form wipes the stored Energy, and both effects are server-scripted dummies.
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Naturalist: Formerly Improved Healing Touch. Now also increases all damage done by a percentage.
The files Naturalist (17069, Improved Healing Touch in Classic) keeps the 0.1 to 0.5 sec Healing Touch cast cut and adds 1-5% damage done in every school (aura 79, mask 127).
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Subtlety: Moved from row 3 up to row 2. Now also reduces all threat from Arcane and Nature spells, not just healing spells. Talent point cost reduced from 5 points to 3 points and for a maximum of 30% threat reduction.
The files Subtlety (17118) moved from row 3 to row 2 and has 3 ranks at 10/20/30% less threat from Nature and Arcane spells (school mask 72). Classic had 5 ranks at 4-20% on healing spells.
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Natural Shapeshifter: Moved from Balance tree to the row 2 of the Restoration tree.
The files Natural Shapeshifter (16833) is Restoration row 2 in 70245; Classic had it in Balance row 2.
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Reflection: Mana regeneration while casting increased substantially.
The files Reflection (17106) lets 17/33/50% of mana regeneration continue while casting; Classic was 5/10/15%.
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Gift of Nature: Moved from row 5 up to row 3.
The files Gift of Nature (17104) moved from row 5 to row 3, still 2-10% healing.
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Gift of the Earthmother: (New 11-point gold medal talent.) Reduces the global cooldown on Rejuvenation, Swiftmend, and Wild Growth by 0.5 sec.
The files Gift of the Earthmother (414673) is Restoration row 3, the 11th point: 0.5 sec less global cooldown on Rejuvenation, Swiftmend and Wild Growth (tooltip).
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Swiftmend: Moved from row 7 up to row 4 as the 16-point gold medal talent. Redesigned to not consume the Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect on the target.
The files Swiftmend (18562) moved from row 7 to row 4, the 16th point. Its tooltip no longer says it consumes the Rejuvenation or Regrowth (Classic: 'Consumes a Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect').
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Living Spirit: (New row 5 talent.) Increases Spirit by a percentage.
The files Living Spirit (1309631), Restoration row 5, raises Spirit by 5/10/15% (tooltip; stat mask Spirit).
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Improved Tranquility: Now also reduces the cooldown on Tranquility by up to 60%.
The files Improved Tranquility (17123) added a 30/60% cut to Tranquility's 5 min cooldown and keeps the 50/100% threat cut.
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Improved Regrowth: Now requires Improved Rejuvenation as a pre-requisite.
The files Improved Regrowth (17074) requires Improved Rejuvenation in the 70245 tree; Classic Era had no prerequisite.
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Wild Growth: New 31-point gold medal talent. Inspired by this ability from the original Wrath of the Lich King, it works slightly differently. It targets any party or raid member and then places a heal-over-time (HoT) effect on all members of that player’s party, including pets. The heal-over-time effect starts strong, and heals every 1 second for 7 seconds, decreasing the healing amount every second. It has a 6 second cooldown and a high Mana cost.
The files Wild Growth (408120) is Restoration row 7: it heals the target's party within 44 yds every 1 sec for 7 sec, front-loaded, on a 6 sec cooldown, for 550 mana at rank 1 and 1050 at rank 3. Whether pets are healed can't be read from the client.
