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Cat Druid

Cat turns Energy into Combo Point builders and then chooses a finisher for the target’s lifetime. A bleed is useful only when the target lives long enough; a positional attack needs the correct position. The October update removes the old Tiger’s Fury assumption, so do not import a Classic powershifting routine unchanged.

Current beta play is capped at level 30. Level 60 reference models and deeper talents are identified as later planning. Client descriptions and server updates can differ.

In this guide

What this build asks you to do

Shifting Power explicitly exchanges mana for Energy when learned. That makes mana a reserve for the Cat plan, not an unlimited refill. The amount and cooldown depend on the current spell and talents. Keep enough mana to leave Cat, heal or respond to a new situation. Position behind enemies where useful, while remembering the beta’s dated close-range parry/block issue rather than promising immunity to those outcomes.

  • Builders, bleeds and a mana-to-Energy decision create an active melee loop.
  • Position, target lifetime and the mana reserve can limit the sequence.
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Choose the next action

  • Begin in the learned Cat context and choose an enemy you can remain in contact with. Build Combo Points with learned Claw or Rake; use Shred only when its position requirement is satisfied.
  • Spend on learned Rip when the target will survive useful bleed ticks, or Ferocious Bite for an immediate finish. Refreshing a long bleed on an enemy about to die can waste the opportunity for an immediate finish.
  • With Shifting Power learned, exchange mana for Energy only when the next Cat action is useful. It is not a free refill and does not itself replace your Cat form.
  • Preserve a mana reserve for healing, leaving the form or another unexpected need. The October removal of Tiger’s Fury means an old Classic powershifting routine cannot be imported unchanged.
  • The saved Cat report uses a custom rotation and records an item activation. Its conditions must be read as that preset’s choices, not a universal instruction to activate the same item on every quest pull.
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Mana can become Energy, but it is still a cost

Click through an illustrative sequence. Conditional effects require the named spells and talents; this is not a damage, resource, threat or timing simulation.

  • Use Shifting Power: When learned, the spell spends mana to obtain Energy; it does not replace your Cat form.
  • Use a learned Cat builder: Spend Energy on a builder that fits your position and target.
  • Choose a useful finisher: Spend the illustrated points on a learned finisher appropriate to the target’s remaining life.
  • Keep a mana reserve: A later heal or form change may need mana; this is a budget decision, not a healing cast.

Inspect the interaction

The scene explains this named mechanic. The saved level 60 priority reference, where present, is separate.

Mana can become Energy, but it is still a cost Current beta · use the spells and talents you know
Mana can become Energy, but it is still a cost

Click through an illustrative sequence. Conditional effects require the named spells and talents; this is not a damage, resource, threat or timing simulation.

    This scene illustrates a named interaction. Playback does not simulate combat timing, damage, resource costs or enemy behaviour.

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    Build the toolkit

    Complete Cat learning before using a Cat-specific plan. The accepted levelling route develops Ferocity, movement and later Feral attacks legally; Shifting Power is a learned point choice. Deeper finishers and the level 60 custom preset remain later planning.

    Build the toolkit
    Level Decision or milestone Scope
    20 Learn Cat Form through its actual introduction. Current beta
    22 Check Shred’s spellbook milestone. Current beta
    25 Shifting Power is a talent-row option. Current beta
    40 Berserk is a deeper talent plan. Later planning
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    Understand the upgrade

    Cat’s Agility-to-AP branch is distinct from the baseline class conversion; compare the actual form display.

    Use form-specific evidence when comparing weapon upgrades, not an ordinary AP-per-swing estimate as total Cat DPS.

    These examples isolate attribute relationships. They are not a prediction of full ability DPS, threat, pet damage or survivability.

    Understand the upgrade
    Comparison Meaning
    +7 Strength +14 baseline melee AP before modifiers; form damage still follows its own rules.
    +10 Agility About +0.891 percentage points of weapon crit at level 30; Cat’s documented branch also adds +10 AP.
    Weapon upgrade Forever forms use weapon-related inputs; AP / 14 is not a complete Cat or Bear damage formula.
    Sources for this section
    • Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.

    • Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

    • Matching Forever attribute breakpoints Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      First 20 effective Intellect and Stamina breakpoints; Intellect above 20 has 15 mana per point in the client display. HP above the Stamina breakpoint uses a runtime getter.

    • Forever client regeneration evidence Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Reported rate display and accepted class/retention evidence. No universal Spirit-to-MP5 conversion or invented server tick formula.

    Questing and group play

    For solo Cat, compare how quickly enemies die and how much recovery follows. Position behind an enemy when useful, while keeping the dated close-range parry/block issue in mind. In a group, let the tank establish the pull and avoid moving into a second pack while pursuing a positional builder.

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    Choose useful equipment

    Compare the weapon’s form-relevant contribution with Strength, Agility and enough health/mana to finish safely. The documented Cat Agility-to-AP branch is separate from Bear and caster contexts. A normal weapon AP / 14 calculation is not a full Cat ability-DPS model.

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    Level 60 reference priorities

    Night Elf; saved 9/34/8 talent split; level 60; 10,000 iterations; one level 63 target; nominal 120 seconds with ±15 seconds variation.

    These are the visible core spell decisions in this saved model’s effective rotation, in source priority order. Check the first usable higher-priority action; later entries can be skipped. Item, racial and other auxiliary management remains in the full report, and execute-phase percentages are encounter settings rather than proc chances.

    Level 60 reference priorities
    Action Condition in this saved model
    Cat Form NOT (active effect: Cat Form)
    Shifting Power Energy < (maximum Energy − 60)
    Ravage active effect: Prowl
    Faerie Fire (NOT (active effect: Faerie Fire on target) OR model refresh decision: Faerie Fire on target (maximum overlap 1.0s))
    Elune's Light (known model effect: Elune's Light AND active effect: Cat Form AND NOT (active effect: Berserk))
    Rip (Combo Points ≥ 5 AND NOT (periodic effect active: Rip))
    Ferocious Bite (Combo Points ≥ 5.0 AND remaining periodic time: Rip > 5s AND NOT (active effect: Clearcasting))
    Innervate (active effect: Cat Form AND known model effect: Furor AND Energy ≤ 30 AND (learned in model: Innervate AND ready in model: Innervate) AND Mana % ≤ 10% AND fight time remaining ≥ 20)
    Shred No additional priority test
    Claw in front of target
    Sources for this section
    • MythicSim: Feral Druid Model documentation · 2026-10-05

      Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.

    Inspect the saved opening

    These timestamps show selected events from one recorded model opening. A row can be a triggered event; it is not automatically another button press. Negative times are preparation before the encounter.

    Saved endgame model · later planning

    Saved level 60 reference

    Inspect events from this saved setup.

    Level 60 single-target damage reference · later planning

    Inspect the saved opening

    These rows are events from one model timeline. A triggered hit or effect is not automatically an extra player cast.

    Saved model event · -1.5 sProwl

    These are the visible core spell decisions in this saved model’s effective rotation, in source priority order. Check the first usable higher-priority action; later entries can be skipped. Item, racial and other auxiliary management remains in the full report, and execute-phase percentages are encounter settings rather than proc chances. The preset uses fixed gear and buffs. It does not prove an optimized BiS set or current beta access.

    Inspect the original setup and full report →
    Sources for this section
    • MythicSim: Feral Druid Model documentation · 2026-10-05

      Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.

    Equipment in this reference

    The publisher describes these sets as primarily dungeon and crafted equipment, rather than optimized BiS. The Survival and Holy / Protection references have beta-gear exceptions. This is an item sample without inferred inventory slots.

    Equipment in this reference
    Reference item How to use this comparison
    Warbear Woolies Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.
    Sources for this section
    • MythicSim: Feral Druid Model documentation · 2026-10-05

      Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.

    • Forever item reference: build 70205 Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Item names and requirements; client presence does not establish a drop source or current access.

    • MythicSim: reference-model methodology Model documentation · 2026-10-04

      Dated level 60 damage-model references; selected profiles are not gameplay or healer-performance evidence.

    Sources and coverage

    Checked 2026-10-05 · client reference 1.60.1.70205

    • Use the spells, ranks and talent points you actually have; a listed level is not proof of completed acquisition.
    • Priorities respond to target, resources and role. The mechanic scene illustrates a condition rather than simulating combat.
    • The saved level 60 damage reference is fixed and not optimized BiS; it does not establish present beta obtainability.
    1. TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04

      CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.

    2. Blizzard Hunter and Druid deep dives Official announcement · 2026-10-04

      Announced Hunter and Druid class design. Later beta notes override older details.

    3. Matching Forever attribute breakpoints Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      First 20 effective Intellect and Stamina breakpoints; Intellect above 20 has 15 mana per point in the client display. HP above the Stamina breakpoint uses a runtime getter.

    4. Forever client regeneration evidence Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Reported rate display and accepted class/retention evidence. No universal Spirit-to-MP5 conversion or invented server tick formula.

    5. Blizzard beta update: October 1 Official beta notes · 2026-10-04

      Dated announced changes and level 30 beta cap; no exact numerical build supplied.

    6. Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.

    7. Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

    8. MythicSim: Feral Druid Model documentation · 2026-10-05

      Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.

    9. Forever item reference: build 70205 Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04

      Item names and requirements; client presence does not establish a drop source or current access.

    10. MythicSim: reference-model methodology Model documentation · 2026-10-04

      Dated level 60 damage-model references; selected profiles are not gameplay or healer-performance evidence.