Classic WoW: Druid Leveling Guide (Talents, Form Rotations, Addons, Tips & Tricks)

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[@kevincowart362]

This isn't just a guide. Its a love letter to druids. Well done man. I definitely hyped for classic now.

[@justicemilk6147]

I really hope your channel blows up when vanilla is released you deserve it sooo much. You put in so much effort into your videos it’s insane!

[@Leidenspfad]

Now THIS is a good druid guide. I've been a lifelong druid main from vanilla to wrath, then quitting the game and since then playing on private servers. I've watched many leveling guides, and this is the best one yet, because of all the little intricacies you mentioned. Things like Mobility vs. Killspeed, or Moonglade as a second Hearthstone. The importance of Thorns and Sealfhealing in Multi-Target scenarios, the very detailed Damage Rotations in different scenarios etc.. The Druid class has alot of finessse to it, and you covered a significant chunk of it, so big props to you and all the amazing druids that helped putting this guide together. ;)

[@MrCoconutCurry1]

Leidenspfad let’s not forget Swiftmeld. Everyone else always forgets to talk about swiftmeld 😆

[@timm5970]

In working on doing better sealf healing

[@SalcN]

21:12 for talents (This was mostly a reminder to myself, but just incase anyone else is looking for that specifically) Also, overall great video!

[@twitch2112]

I have typed it all out for notes if anyone is interested. Druid Spec Tree Bal 18 natures grasp 38 improved natures grasp 39 improved natures grasp 40 improved natures grasp 41 improved natures grasp 42 natural weapons 43 natural weapons 44 natural weapons 45 natural weapons 46 natural weapons 47 omen of clarity 48 natural shapeshifter 49 natural shapeshifter 50 natural shapeshifter Feral 1 ferocity 2 ferocity 3 ferocity 4 ferocity 5 ferocity 6 feral aggression 7 feral aggression 8 feral aggression 9 feral aggression 10 feral aggression 11 feline swiftness 12 feline swiftness 19 sharpened claws 20 sharpened claws 21 sharpened claws 22 feral charge 23 blood frenzy 24 blood frenzy 25 predatory strikes 26 predatory strikes 27 faerie fire 28 savage fury 29 savage fury 30 predatory strikes 31 brutal impact 32 heart of the wild 33 heart of the wild 34 heart of the wild 35 heart of the wild 36 heart of the wild 37 leader of the pack Restor 13 furor 14 furor 15 furor 16 furor 17 furor

[@brenomacedo6134]

Intro 0:00 Class overview: 2:09 Leveling Pros and Cons: 3:47 General Leveling Tips: 7:01 Leveling Speed Equation: 7:32 %exp gain per mob level: 7:36 general flow of Druid Combat: 7:40 Form vs 60% mount: 9:08 Druid specific tips part1: 10:21 Druid specific tips part2: 11:27 Usefull addons: 11:55 Life 1-10: 12:33 Alliance bear form quest: 14:49 Horde bear form quest: 15:02 Life 10-20: 15:58 Life 20-31: 17:05 Life 32-60: 19:22 Kargoz's feral balance build: 21:13 Front Shredding: 25:01 BTW I heard front shredding doesn't work on classic, but I'm a noob druid but Talandril said that so I belived xD Serendipity's front shred speed build: 26:44 Talandril's feral balance build: 30:35 Shedo's feral balance build: 31:33 Feral into NS Resto build: 32:16 Leveling stat priority: 34:33 Noteworthy feral gears: 37:27 First aid: 38:08 Closing thoughts: 38:16

[@PKTEK]

Why blizzard removed talent trees is beyond me. I miss them and I can't wait for classic.

[@stevejeffrey11]

wow died after patch 4.0

[@Liofa73]

PKTEK --- It was mostly because everyone just used the same builds that they took from websites.

[@GrymligastPS4]

@@Liofa73 that shouldn't be a reason to remove them. More choice = better. Changing talents is another story.

[@cyrex3523]

Wow classic is back my brotha

[@Kikeron]

Because even with talent trees, specs were limited (if you wanted to be decent). Actually in later system there were more valid combinations

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

You knock it out of the park with the quality of your guides man. Thank you for making these.

[@hiimphishy]

Great presentation there. Really interesting looking at the different specs pros and cons in comparison to each other. I’ve always wondered if natural weapons was worth it early on. I’m 90% sure I’m going to main a Druid come classic simply because they literally have all types of gameplay at their disposal and the theorycrafting is proving them to be a lot better than people thought. I’ve even solo’d various dungeon bosses while leveling as feral on pservers because their toolkit is THAT good

[@Williaem00]

When in doubt boys, Entangling Roots> teleport moonglade ! Haha

[@valaroma]

only outdoors...vanilla logic!

[@fi1689]

​@Oneyorkie well, is not weird for roots of certain trees to actually break concrete.. as long as there was earth beneath the floor the druid is on, I see no issue in logic since, must be some "magic root" cause I find it more weird to grow on desserts with nothing but sand.. like Tanaris

[@knutdn]

And the super annoying thing when there was roots underground, but noooooo, you could only cast it outside >_

[@1joeyjoejoe]

@@knutdn yes, another example is in Razorfen Kraul, there are roots all around the dungeon and yet u still cant use entangling roots indoors.

[@63Limar]

Not working in the outdoor, Moonglade tp not working in combat. PepeHands Bubble|HS druid build.

[@SandmanLocke]

Druid is high on my list for class to roll in classic and you did a fantastic job of breaking this down. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this, its extremely helpful information.

[@natasza462]

Okey so this is my first ever comment on youtube. I've been watching your channel for 2 weeks so far and I am absolutely obsessed with it ! I watched some of your videos but I"m just rewatching my favourite ones again and again (Pearl Jam is just best

[@TheEthernetHub]

This is an incredible resource! Will be watching many times for sure.

[@disfunkshin]

Thanks for putting in the time to make these videos. I've been on the fence about classic but the hype is starting to get to me haha

[@Nerobyrne]

certainly worth at least checking out. I spend way too much time gaming, and I can tell you that Classic WoW is one of the most diverse games ever. Diverse as in the amount of different ways you can play your character, but also the sheer amount of unique things to find in the world. You just never know what cool new things await in that group of trees over there, or that cave in the distance. On the other hand I think a lot of people will be turned off by the sheer difficulty compared to modern games. That does motivate you to get your friends to play it, though :) PS: One tip though, unless you know you want to level as fast as possible, just take it easy and do what you think feels most interesting. Max level is by no means the only interesting part of the game. The best way to find out if the game appeals to you is to just do whatever you feel like, ignoring if it makes your character stronger. And if you don't find anything you want to do, maybe it isn't for you.

[@disfunkshin]

Too late on the tip, I have a lvl 12 hunter now :P

[@ericflemming8294]

Thanks for this guide. I played a mage for the first 8 months of vanilla. After being without a druid for most of MC I took the plunge to re-roll a druid and I am so glad I did. I have leveled many to max level and I have raided in every spec. It's my favorite class and what I will be playing in vanilla.

[@Caliyope]

I’m so happy I picked a Druid!!! ❤️ I’ve had a great time playing mine! Thank you so much for this guide, it’s amazing!!

[@jwl5498]

Absolutely amazing video mate. So much detail. Only thing I would recommend is doing more video content of the classes you talk about. Particularly druids to show switching between forms, and showing the front shred. Not only is it more appealing content, but a lot of viewers may be new to wow or new to Druid

[@akoww1000]

thank you so much for this video. I just rolled a Druid yesterday and been having a problem killing things in Bear forum. I wasn't using my caster forum to attack, just heal/buff my self. I kept hearing how they can take stuff down fast and It's been so slow. going to try your tips in a bit. thanks

[@warmspell7562]

This is the comprehensive guide I’ve been looking for. Thank you!

[@ivpopov5990]

Amazing Video! I've played Live for 10 years but never tried Vanilla. As a hardcore (cutting edge) PvE resto/tank druid I would love if I get some tips on the resto druid build as well as that Stormx open world pvp build - I can't wait for Vanilla and your videos are bringing me a tremendous joy!

[@KOSMOSTIC]

Thanks Kargoz, I rerolled paladin tho after watching your guide :')

[@toogee1850]

I cannot WAIT to level my druid when classic drops. Omgawwwwhd. The nostalgia IS REEEEEEEAL.

[@karenthorwart9018]

Classic is the first time I’m playing WoW! I am playing a Druid, and was mainly leveling balance and res, as I have only been a healer for the dungeons I’ve done so far. Thanks for the info! I’m definitely going to have to respec and allocate more points into feral

[@Charistoph]

As a little side note, on the Horde side, they can get a quest at the Crossroads at level 10-11 from a Forsaken Alchemist. It requires getting mushrooms from the oasis NW of the Crossroads with no combat. The reward is a VERY nice staff to have at that level and makes defeating Lunaclaw a lot easier. Also useful for Shamans and anyone else who has Staff Skill at that level.

[@Williaem00]

Charistoph Lunaclaw is easy, especially using roots and first aid my friend !

[@Charistoph]

@@Williaem00, Roots that break themselves. I've rarely been that lucky so that it saved me. Having the Cauldron Stirrer has every time. Its higher damage plus Stamina boost have kept me out of the fire.

[@Williaem00]

Charistoph roots should give you a good amount of time to heal/first aid. You. Can always recast them

[@Charistoph]

@@Williaem00, mana/time used to cast roots is mana/time you are not damaging or healing, and mana is a limited resource in Vanilla. I rarely had roots last to third tick in Vanilla. Others have, but I just get the crap stick on that point, so I never relied on it much.

[@Williaem00]

Charistoph you don’t use roots to grind , you use roots on difficult opponents . Elites for example , or quest bosses

[@zoogie980]

I really like your personal leveling spec and will probably use it. Only thing i’d do differently is to get the improved threat/stealth cuz of my play style. Great guide! Thanks!

[@davidkimery460]

Been playing WoW off and on for years. With the release of classic I decided to try out a Druid. Great guide man! Thank you.

[@Patrick-md3le]

The one memory I'll never forget from when I played my first character (Druid) is the time I tried to take on a Warlock as a leveling spec Druid....good times.

[@edotensei6466]

I had aneurysm reading that

[@LAKAL90]

I literally searched kargoz hoping to find a druid guide after deciding to level a druid in classic, and find a guide uploaded 5 hours ago?! this gon b gud

[@melissacrowley4452]

Thank you for making this! I'm a new player and my first character is a druid that I have no idea what I'm doing on haha. This has helped a bunch!

[@loooljoe]

By miles the most informative classic channel i have seen so far, 10/10

[@MarcusBingo]

Thanks for this! I'm kinda excited about playing a druid. And, this was just what I was looking for--excellent work!

[@FreedomFighter08]

Keep them guides coming Kargoz, I'm so excited for the priest one! :-) I want to show my friend your priest guide who has never played vanilla before, he's deciding between druid or priest.

[@cyrillian13]

Thats how i am.. cant decide between druid or priest!

[@McSanchez09]

Your guides are so interesting ! Can't wait for the next one

[@xinnpin8112]

Nice guide as usual! Btw you should've mentioned that most of weapon enchants do not work in forms (like Crusader and so on), so it is better to use +15/25 agi on it f.e.

[@flumm0x_]

I chose a great time to sit on the toilet. EDIT: Okay since this has visibility. Two things: Guys make sure you grab a copy of this presentation from Kargoz in the description. The powers that be are out here pulling content down from time to time, and he's had his stuff brought down before. Toss a copy on your Google Drive just to be on the safe side. Second thing - thanks for the content Kargoz. It's really great brother. Sincerely, Greenmage (a Druid 4 Life).

[@thorbeorn4295]

Im taking a SHET while watching too.

[@shivur5073]

I am also pooping atm

[@daisyguzman6313]

I'm a noob so it's my first time I'm playing classic been using serendipity's guide you've mentioned works great. Love you're advice been following since I started playing, thanks for all of you're help!

[@frenchmod44]

The tru hybrid class of wow. Great video man!

[@MrBenstero]

Saw your vids today, you are doing a really good job at explaining things and I do hope as others said that your channel becomes more popular when classic releases.

[@luniers4629]

I play hunter and druid on retail, def want to see what my past selves will be like.

[@DJSummerDM1]

Just found you.. And well damn, thank you.. Answered so many questions, and gave me avenues to look for more help and answers... My son and daughters are also subbing and watching, lawlz i'll have my own 5 man group lvling.. epic shit..

[@Menidnira]

thank you so much! keep posting man love your vids Druid main here.

[@EdinMike]

As a Vanilla Resto Druid this was fun to watch. I actually remember Nature Swifting Rebirth the tank in Stratholme, I loved healing, should of been a priest but Druid was waaaaaaay more fun ! And I found Rank 3 HT was more mana efficient

[@Finnberg1]

Your guides always provides good info, but if i was in a position to add something to your guides it would be a sort of tracking list regarding which spells to buy and which rank etc.

[@longwildernesswalks]

Dude your presentations rock! I've played since Vanilla and I am learning things from this. Bravo!!!

[@jasonlee-jt7po]

Damn fine work my friend! I love your videos, so much information. I can not decide which class I will go when classic hits. It is either Warrior, Priest or druid or maybe warlock. my game play time will be limited so idk what I will do yet. These videos are awesome man. Keep it up!

[@thomaswhudson]

Man this was a GREAT video. I am super stoked for Wow classic and i think this totally has made me decide on playing Druid.

[@Jitterzz]

I was really looking forward to the Druid guide. Never really mained one, but was definitely considering it when Classic releases.

[@markelder5893]

it's honestly really fun!

[@vrilsor007]

I really enjoy this guide, everything you pointed out seems to be true and works! i would have loved to see some gameplay to demonstrate ideas, specs, reasoning as it gives a much better perspective of How and why people should chose a lvling style over others.

[@spencerdawdry2746]

Loving all these guides buddy! Keep it up!

[@Kottery]

Oh, nice. I always figured using cat form and starting combat via stealth ASAP was the go-to way to level Druid so I never bothered trying it as I don't really like stealth. But if opening via Faerie Fire or from caster form is the optimal way for most of the time then that bumps Druid WAAAAAY higher up in the list of classes I wanna play. Like in the top 3.

[@jasoncampbell5774]

I haven't seen a video this well put together in a long time

[@kp395]

It is really interesting that druids were considered as one of the slower leveling classes back in vanilla, while rogues were regarded as one of the faster. Yet after all these years ppl actually realised it was the way around. Nice guide bro.!

[@mattipanduro3592]

This is pure gold, Kargoz please make a TBC extension to your Classic levering guides…

[@dawashki1015]

I’m looking into getting wow classic coming from retail and omg these guides are freaking amazing man

[@TheSketis]

Looking forward to your Priest and Shaman Guide!!

[@jontarpey5128]

really good, and still 100% relevant. thanks for the effort to put this together!

[@adamromero4106]

thanks for making these guides! very excited for classic.

[@adamh4777]

wow!!! this is probably the best guide to a class i have ever watched

[@ryan6881]

I have four 60’s thanks to you. These guides are so helpful. Thank you for doing these and can’t wait to leave my druid next!

[@stin1708]

The only guides I trust for Classic are yours. The amount of time and research you do for each class is awesome. The first guide of yours I watched was for priest and I thought it was a bit excessive at the time. Why weave melee hits between wand shots? I later discovered first hand on Classic full release that it’s actually quite important to know these small nuances to each class. Also, I heard things like front shredding and the Rogue counterpart of front backstabbing were exclusively a private server thing, is this info true? Keep it up!

[@xinnpin8112]

Simply the best class, man. It's just something you instantly feel connected to. Simply the best.

[@chrisdomeracki2401]

Yea man im not gonna lie, wasnt a huge fan of your earlier videos but the topics of your vids always caught my interest. As of late yoj definetly seem more comfortable in your skin and your videos are 1000% better because of it! Keep up the good work my friend! Maybe we'll meet on classic some day!

[@kargozgaming]

thanks for the honest feedback my man i hope to cross paths with u in classic soon :D

[@ludosin3276]

Your guides are amazing. Thank you for making them!

[@gamingwithchildren6401]

Found your channel by accident, stayed for the awesome guides. This mama bear will be tearing up Azeroth in August.

[@majora7596]

Thx for the guide ! Will keep it in mind for my druid which I just started

[@Gafdan2]

Love those guides. Great job. Shaman next, please. :)

[@evgeni9246]

Thank you for this. It was much anticipated

[@mezmerizer9422]

Finally, I've been waiting for this.

[@MT-so2mk]

PSA you can't frontshred in classic. It still works on privates

[@wax3697]

Just came across your channel today. Excellent videos this one in particular inspired me to try druid. Ive been through about 5 servers now and it was getting a little stale new class new experience How can you not love classic.

[@reeceniblett8425]

Thanks man! Front shredding helped me grin alot faster

[@talrim2994]

Just gotta say I've been watching a lot of your videos, top quality my man, keep it up

[@KP-go5vj]

I'd love to see a series on quest guides for each of the zones to help maximise the speed we get through them.

[@Nerobyrne]

that's both very helpful and will keep him busy for years! Well, at least a year, depending on how quickly they can be done.

[@VeggehGaming]

If I recall, Jame's old guides on WoW-Pro from waaaaaaaaaay back in the day might still be out there somewhere. If WoW-Pro is still around, those guides were pretty immense.

[@Potapes]

In Scarlet Monastery I once played with a druid on one of those new private servers. He was balance one. Caster. I as a healer really liked his stuns and really big dmg and clear :-) Downside was mana breaks, which rest of team (melee...) always ignored. But that burst of damage ...

[@Notsidgaming]

I love the ESO border around the icon at the beginning.

[@Kivrus]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR AGES

[@Mowsen]

THanks for the tips man, was thinking if I should go natural weapons first or later. sweet :)😜

[@MaliciousCat]

I'm so excited! I can't wait til Classic WoW! I love druids. My retail main is a druid and I want my Classic main to be a druid.

[@bilbert944]

Hey dog, great info; thanks for making this. One question though, do you honestly think it would be worth it to carry around additional pieces of gear for regen as a Druid when their regen is already so good? I feel like inventory space is some prime real estate when leveling and the less space you have the more time you spend at vendors and the more time you waste fumbling around with your inventory aka the less stuff you can vendor for that $$$

[@gishathosaurus6828]

Damn, that female Tauren drawing at 1:37 looks sooooo good ^_^

[@boogeh3630]

Reached Grand Marshall as Druid back in vanilla, just getting back into it cos classic and after watching this guide i can honestly say it is spot on.

[@MeanOldLady]

I forget what druids did back in Vanilla... My 1st toon was a druid, which got abandoned at lvl 15 in favor of a hunter - who's been my main since Vanilla. Starting over as a druid might be some good fun....

[@TwinklesTheChinchilla]

It was fun, especially if you embraced your flexibility. The stealth makes world pvp and going afk great, bear form has insane survivability and can aggro mobs off of allies, and you can heal and provide excellent ranged DPS as needed. Not only that, you get great buffs, HOTs and DOTs, and burst too. It's like the Pu Pu platter of WoW: lots of flavors in one package. So long as you're good with regular shape shifting, it's great. If you don't like the idea of having to dynamically shape shift to be viable in the grind, then it will come off as weak or tedious.

[@attackfinch8397]

Fantastic video, this makes me consider leveling a druid, but I had my eyes on mage or warrior.

[@pepperboots3451]

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[@modjekun6112]

I enjoyed your video about Druid, as i myself play Druid and Mage :D

[@fishinbro321]

really strong guide!!! i have come back to it numerous times. best one on the internet at this time for classic I M O. thank you.

[@davidmoreira8046]

Sick video. Damn son!! Subbed!

[@MelvinDorkus]

this is the most fun class for me to level :)

[@MysteriousPrize]

Great video. One point, though; it is terribly inefficient to fly from Moonglade to TB. The flight time is around 6:30, which is much longer than it would be from a lot of locations. Stonetalon > TB flight is much, much faster than portal to Moonglade, walk down to flight path, fly. There are more remote locations where it is faster, but for the most part you want to avoid that flight. Alliance have it a bit easier here; Moonglade > Darnassus is a fairly short (~2 minute) flight.

[@kargozgaming]

Dan Sherman yea haha wasn’t the best example

[@kargozgaming]

Thx for feedback

[@foulbred]

My favorite class. Great class for someone that does not have time to play multiple character nor do you need to because you can do a little bit of everything.

[@bzzzvzzze]

Amazing guide. Really great work!

[@imma5269]

Honestly the ring seal of wrynn off of the quest item VC drops in deadmines is a really sick ring for druids early on

[@Nodnarb59]

I know it's old but just a heads up training druid spells in Moonglade costs a bit more than going to Darnassus or Thunder Bluff because of Cenarion Circle Rep. So if it's your first character on your server or you're hurting for gold keep that in mind.

[@kleydavis2824]

Why is that even a thing lol

[@Big_Snoodah]

This guide is awesome. Great job. Is there any video where you explain this 5 second man's regen rule? Gotta learn if so

[@Rsilvacortes]

Thanks a lot men! keep up the great work!

[@outdoorsnevada4138]

Just logged in and starting my druid. New class for me to try

[@user-jk3st3rs8l]

How's it going?

[@Viniperrud3]

You make the best guides for WoW. Thanks for existing.

[@Aaybeezie]

Wonderful presentation overall! Thank you!

[@Krypt000n]

A very nerdy analysis. I love it!

[@thegeko5476]

Sneaking in teh Elder Scrolls Online logo around the druid class picture, ya cheeky git

[@Gekk0e]

For all who were wonderring about front shredding on the official vanilla servers: Rogue's frontstabbing didn't work in the blizzcon test so it is most likely Cat's shredding will be the same

[@craigbone3669]

I wish we had these videos when I was leveling my original orc warrior. Would have saved me weeks.