Alliance
Horde
First talent
10/31/10Talents at 60 (Balance / Feral / Resto)
None Respec needed
158h 34mTime to 60, grinding from level 1
29 min Saved by the best respec: not worth the gold
Fight as
Bear 10–19Cat 20–55Cat, Bite only 56–59Cat 60
Build at 60
Balance 10
Feral Combat 31
Restoration 10
Level by level
One talent point per level. "To reach" marks a point spent only to unlock a deeper talent. Damage, kill time and rest are for a mob of your level in leveling gear.
| Level | Take this point | Fight as | Damage/sec | Kill time | Rest after | Points B/F/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ferocity 1/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 13.2 | 15.8s | 2.0s | 0/1/0 |
| 11 | Furor 1/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 14.9 | 16.0s | 2.2s | 0/2/0 |
| 12 | Ferocity 2/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 15.6 | 17.4s | 2.6s | 0/3/0 |
| 13 | Furor 2/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 15.8 | 19.4s | 3.2s | 0/4/0 |
| 14 | Furor 3/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 18.4 | 18.8s | 3.5s | 0/5/0 |
| 15 | Ferocity 3/5 | Bear | 18.9 | 20.4s | 2.4s | 0/6/0 |
| 16 | Ferocity 4/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 19.5 | 21.9s | 2.8s | 0/7/0 |
| 17 | Furor 4/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 20.1 | 23.5s | 3.2s | 0/8/0 |
| 18 | Ferocity 5/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 22.9 | 22.8s | 3.3s | 0/9/0 |
| 19 | Feral Instinct 1/3 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 24.1 | 23.7s | 3.6s | 0/10/0 |
| 20 | Sharpened Claws 1/2 | Cat | 46.6 | 13.5s | 3.4s | 0/11/0 |
| 21 | Sharpened Claws 2/2 | Cat | 49.6 | 13.7s | 3.6s | 0/12/0 |
| 22 | Savage Fury 1/2 | Cat | 52.7 | 13.9s | 3.9s | 0/13/0 |
| 23 | Savage Fury 2/2 | Cat | 54.9 | 14.3s | 4.2s | 0/14/0 |
| 24 | Furor 5/5 (to reach Predatory Strikes) | Cat | 63.0 | 13.4s | 4.1s | 0/15/0 |
| 25 | Predatory Strikes 1/3 | Cat | 65.2 | 13.9s | 3.1s | 0/16/0 |
| 26 | Predatory Strikes 2/3 | Cat | 66.0 | 14.8s | 3.5s | 0/17/0 |
| 27 | Predatory Strikes 3/3 | Cat | 73.1 | 14.2s | 3.6s | 0/18/0 |
| 28 | Blood Frenzy 1/2 | Cat | 79.1 | 14.0s | 3.7s | 0/19/0 |
| 29 | Blood Frenzy 2/2 | Cat | 81.0 | 14.5s | 4.0s | 0/20/0 |
| 30 | Leader of the Pack 1/1 | Cat | 89.4 | 13.9s | 3.9s | 0/21/0 |
| 31 | Natural Instinct 1/2 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 90.3 | 14.5s | 4.3s | 0/22/0 |
| 32 | Natural Instinct 2/2 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 100.0 | 13.7s | 4.2s | 0/23/0 |
| 33 | Genesis 1/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 100.8 | 14.3s | 4.5s | 1/23/0 |
| 34 | Genesis 2/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 103.5 | 14.6s | 4.8s | 2/23/0 |
| 35 | Genesis 3/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 105.0 | 15.1s | 3.9s | 3/23/0 |
| 36 | Genesis 4/5 | Cat | 108.1 | 15.4s | 4.1s | 4/23/0 |
| 37 | Genesis 5/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 115.0 | 15.1s | 4.1s | 5/23/0 |
| 38 | Nature's Majesty 1/2 | Cat | 127.9 | 14.2s | 4.0s | 6/23/0 |
| 39 | Nature's Majesty 2/2 | Cat | 136.2 | 13.9s | 4.0s | 7/23/0 |
| 40 | Nature's Reach 1/2 | Cat | 138.0 | 14.4s | 4.3s | 8/23/0 |
| 41 | Nature's Reach 2/2 | Cat | 137.6 | 15.0s | 4.6s | 9/23/0 |
| 42 | Heart of the Wild 1/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 137.8 | 15.6s | 4.9s | 9/23/1 |
| 43 | Heart of the Wild 2/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 138.9 | 16.1s | 5.2s | 9/23/2 |
| 44 | Heart of the Wild 3/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 145.3 | 15.9s | 5.1s | 9/23/3 |
| 45 | Heart of the Wild 4/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 144.8 | 16.6s | 3.7s | 9/23/4 |
| 46 | Heart of the Wild 5/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 151.8 | 16.4s | 3.8s | 9/23/5 |
| 47 | Naturalist 1/5 | Cat | 156.4 | 16.5s | 3.9s | 9/23/6 |
| 48 | Naturalist 2/5 | Cat | 167.9 | 16.0s | 3.9s | 9/23/7 |
| 49 | Naturalist 3/5 | Cat | 178.8 | 15.5s | 3.9s | 9/23/8 |
| 50 | Naturalist 4/5 | Cat | 185.2 | 15.7s | 3.9s | 9/23/9 |
| 51 | Improved Wrath 1/5 | Cat | 189.8 | 16.0s | 4.1s | 10/23/9 |
| 52 | Shredding Attacks 1/3 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 200.1 | 15.9s | 4.1s | 10/24/9 |
| 53 | Feral Swiftness 1/2 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 203.8 | 16.3s | 4.4s | 10/25/9 |
| 54 | Rend and Tear 1/5 | Cat | 213.0 | 16.2s | 4.5s | 10/26/9 |
| 55 | Rend and Tear 2/5 | Cat | 215.7 | 16.7s | 4.7s | 10/27/9 |
| 56 | Naturalist 5/5 | Cat, Bite only | 231.9 | 16.2s | 4.5s | 10/27/10 |
| 57 | Rend and Tear 3/5 | Cat, Bite only | 232.3 | 16.8s | 4.8s | 10/28/10 |
| 58 | Rend and Tear 4/5 | Cat, Bite only | 241.8 | 17.0s | 5.0s | 10/29/10 |
| 59 | Rend and Tear 5/5 | Cat, Bite only | 243.3 | 17.4s | 5.2s | 10/30/10 |
| 60 | Brutal Impact 1/2 | Cat | 250.8 | 17.4s | 4.9s | 10/31/10 |
Other plans
The same goal with respecs on the way. A respec costs gold and a trip to a trainer, so it is only recommended when it saves at least 10 min and 1.5% of the trip.
| Plan | Time to 60 | vs this plan |
|---|---|---|
| No respec, heading for Feral Combat 10/31/10 (this plan) | 155h 53m | — |
| Respec at level 25, ending as Feral Combat 10/31/10 | 155h 41m | -12 min |
| Respec at level 25 and 56, ending as Feral Combat 9/30/12 | 155h 23m | -29 min |
If things differ
The plan re-simulated with other gear, mobs and downtime.
| If you… | Plan | Time to 60 |
|---|---|---|
| wear white gear | Same | 247h 30m |
| wear blue gear | Same | 148h 54m |
| fight only beasts | Same | 155h 54m |
| rest and walk half as much | Same | 113h 18m |
| rest and walk twice as much | Same | 240h 54m |
Time to 60 counts grinding mobs of your level (kill, rest, walk to the next), in quest-reward green gear with your own Mark of the Wild. Quests and travel between zones are left out, so use it to compare plans, not as a /played estimate. Generated 2026-11-01.