Druid
Leveling
Windshaper Skyborne · first talent level 10 (normal) · every level simulated
Alliance
Horde
First talent
9/30/12Talents at 60 (Balance / Feral / Resto)
None Respec needed
157h 24mTime to 60, grinding from level 1
12 min Saved by the best respec: not worth the gold
Fight as
Bear 10–19Cat 20–56Cat, Bite only 57Cat 58–60
Build at 60
Balance 9
5/5 
2/2 
2/2 
Feral Combat 30
5/5 
3/5 
2/3 
1/2 
1/3 
2/2 
2/2 
3/3 
1/1 
2/2 
1/1 
2/2 
5/5 
Restoration 12
5/5 
5/5 
2/5 
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 | 15.7s | 2.0s | 0/1/0 |
| 11 | Ferocity 2/5 | Bear | 15.1 | 15.8s | 2.2s | 0/2/0 |
| 12 | Ferocity 3/5 | Bear | 15.5 | 17.5s | 2.6s | 0/3/0 |
| 13 | Ferocity 4/5 | Bear | 15.9 | 19.3s | 3.1s | 0/4/0 |
| 14 | Ferocity 5/5 | Bear | 18.6 | 18.5s | 3.5s | 0/5/0 |
| 15 | Furor 1/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 19.2 | 20.1s | 2.4s | 0/6/0 |
| 16 | Feral Instinct 1/3 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 19.3 | 22.1s | 2.8s | 0/7/0 |
| 17 | Feral Instinct 2/3 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 20.2 | 23.4s | 3.2s | 0/8/0 |
| 18 | Furor 2/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 23.1 | 22.6s | 3.3s | 0/9/0 |
| 19 | Furor 3/5 (to reach Sharpened Claws) | Bear | 24.1 | 23.8s | 3.6s | 0/10/0 |
| 20 | Sharpened Claws 1/2 | Cat | 46.9 | 13.4s | 3.4s | 0/11/0 |
| 21 | Sharpened Claws 2/2 | Cat | 50.1 | 13.5s | 3.6s | 0/12/0 |
| 22 | Savage Fury 1/2 | Cat | 53.1 | 13.8s | 3.8s | 0/13/0 |
| 23 | Savage Fury 2/2 | Cat | 55.3 | 14.2s | 4.2s | 0/14/0 |
| 24 | Brutal Impact 1/2 (to reach Predatory Strikes) | Cat | 63.6 | 13.3s | 4.1s | 0/15/0 |
| 25 | Predatory Strikes 1/3 | Cat | 65.9 | 13.8s | 3.1s | 0/16/0 |
| 26 | Predatory Strikes 2/3 | Cat | 66.8 | 14.6s | 3.5s | 0/17/0 |
| 27 | Predatory Strikes 3/3 | Cat | 73.8 | 14.1s | 3.5s | 0/18/0 |
| 28 | Blood Frenzy 1/2 | Cat | 80.1 | 13.9s | 3.6s | 0/19/0 |
| 29 | Blood Frenzy 2/2 | Cat | 82.2 | 14.3s | 3.9s | 0/20/0 |
| 30 | Leader of the Pack 1/1 | Cat | 90.8 | 13.7s | 3.9s | 0/21/0 |
| 31 | Natural Instinct 1/2 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 91.6 | 14.3s | 4.2s | 0/22/0 |
| 32 | Natural Instinct 2/2 | Cat | 101.5 | 13.5s | 4.1s | 0/23/0 |
| 33 | Heart of the Wild 1/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 102.4 | 14.1s | 4.5s | 0/23/1 |
| 34 | Heart of the Wild 2/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 105.2 | 14.4s | 4.7s | 0/23/2 |
| 35 | Heart of the Wild 3/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 106.1 | 15.0s | 3.8s | 0/23/3 |
| 36 | Heart of the Wild 4/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 108.2 | 15.3s | 4.1s | 0/23/4 |
| 37 | Heart of the Wild 5/5 (to reach Naturalist) | Cat | 116.0 | 15.0s | 4.1s | 0/23/5 |
| 38 | Naturalist 1/5 | Cat | 130.6 | 13.9s | 3.9s | 0/23/6 |
| 39 | Naturalist 2/5 | Cat | 137.7 | 13.8s | 4.0s | 0/23/7 |
| 40 | Naturalist 3/5 | Cat | 143.9 | 13.8s | 4.1s | 0/23/8 |
| 41 | Naturalist 4/5 | Cat | 141.8 | 14.5s | 4.5s | 0/23/9 |
| 42 | Naturalist 5/5 | Cat | 144.5 | 14.9s | 4.7s | 0/23/10 |
| 43 | Gift of Nature 1/5 | Cat | 144.1 | 15.5s | 4.9s | 0/23/11 |
| 44 | Genesis 1/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 149.7 | 15.5s | 4.9s | 1/23/11 |
| 45 | Genesis 2/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 148.3 | 16.2s | 3.6s | 2/23/11 |
| 46 | Genesis 3/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 154.4 | 16.2s | 3.7s | 3/23/11 |
| 47 | Genesis 4/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 158.6 | 16.3s | 3.8s | 4/23/11 |
| 48 | Genesis 5/5 (to reach Nature's Majesty) | Cat | 167.6 | 16.0s | 3.8s | 5/23/11 |
| 49 | Nature's Majesty 1/2 | Cat | 180.1 | 15.4s | 3.8s | 6/23/11 |
| 50 | Nature's Majesty 2/2 | Cat | 187.0 | 15.6s | 3.8s | 7/23/11 |
| 51 | Nature's Reach 1/2 | Cat | 190.7 | 15.9s | 4.0s | 8/23/11 |
| 52 | Nature's Reach 2/2 | Cat | 204.8 | 15.5s | 4.0s | 9/23/11 |
| 53 | Thick Hide 1/3 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 206.5 | 16.1s | 4.2s | 9/24/11 |
| 54 | Predatory Discipline 1/1 (to reach Rend and Tear) | Cat | 215.5 | 16.0s | 4.3s | 9/25/11 |
| 55 | Rend and Tear 1/5 | Cat | 218.3 | 16.5s | 4.5s | 9/26/11 |
| 56 | Rend and Tear 2/5 | Cat | 234.4 | 16.0s | 4.4s | 9/27/11 |
| 57 | Rend and Tear 3/5 | Cat, Bite only | 235.1 | 16.6s | 4.7s | 9/28/11 |
| 58 | Rend and Tear 4/5 | Cat | 245.4 | 16.7s | 4.8s | 9/29/11 |
| 59 | Rend and Tear 5/5 | Cat | 246.6 | 17.2s | 5.0s | 9/30/11 |
| 60 | Gift of Nature 2/5 | Cat | 252.4 | 17.3s | 4.7s | 9/30/12 |
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 9/30/12 (this plan) | 154h 23m | — |
| Respec at level 23, ending as Feral Combat 9/30/12 | 154h 14m | -9 min |
| Respec at level 16 and 23, ending as Feral Combat 9/30/12 | 154h 11m | -12 min |
If things differ
The plan re-simulated with other gear, mobs and downtime.
| If you… | Plan | Time to 60 |
|---|---|---|
| wear white gear | Same | 242h 24m |
| wear blue gear | Same | 147h 12m |
| fight only beasts | Same | 154h 06m |
| rest and walk half as much | Same | 112h 30m |
| rest and walk twice as much | Same | 238h 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.