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. ;)
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
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.
@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
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!
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.
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
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
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, 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, 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.
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.
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).
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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....
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.
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.
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
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.!
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
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!
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.
What professions do you recommend for a druid? Can you use engineering toys in forms? Blacksmithing doesn't seem to be much use for a druid, either. Skinning and herbing can be done in forms, so I see those as more valuable than mining as gathering tools. Besides, on a gatherer, skinning pairs better with either so you don't have to swap tracking. Leatherworking pairs well with skinning, and druids probably benefit from LW more than any of the 4 leather/mail classes because of how little they depend on their weapon, meaning their armor is more valuable in comparison. Alchemy pairs well with herbing, and can be a good source of income, or a good source of potions for going resto. Then you can do tailoring + enchanting (again, good for resto) to get bags, make use of what you get in dungeons, and help yourself level enchanting. Or mix either of those with skinning or herbing. Personally, I'm planning on going Herb/Alch. That way I can farm herbs in cat/travel form, and I can make mana potions for when I heal.
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!
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 ...
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!
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.
I absolutely loved leveling my druid in Vanilla (as feral), and even more when I started raiding (as healer). I loved the class quests, even though most people think they were too long or ridiculous. I found the class over all something that I would feel very connected with, and I took the way they looked and worked very seriously. I created a macro that would switch between each of the forms as I clicked it, then end with her saying "Sorry, I'm having a bit of an identity crisis." :D I always kind of wish they had given druids a just for fun ability to switch to aqua form out of water, and you would just flop about for a second before switching back.... just for fun! :D p.s. the only thing I will miss from current WoW is the way you automatically switch to aqua form when you are in travel form and run into water, because I just travel form every where and it's so nice not to have the extra couple casts.
@@bbjygm not the same. He is referring to the fact that in current wow you only cast travel for once. It'll switch automatically depending on your terrain/riding skill. Never have to cast again
@@poopjeans1135 I'm sure he's aware of macros. However, there is a lot to macros and some of the available functionalities can escape even the most seasoned players.
@@nathan7401 You can google wow classic front shredding and you'll see results. But I'll summarize what these threads said, basically when front shredding/stabbing you'll move into the mob and be able to perform attacks from behind, while being in front of them, the mob would then back peddle and you would repeat the process. This was possible due to the old hardware and latency of Blizzard's servers, this has all been removed due to newer technology that has reduced server data transfer. So basically this option is no longer possible due to the change in hardware.
Don't get feral aggression guys, warrior demo shout out performs demo roar when they're both upgraded, so that's up to your warrior to do. Get either thick hide or feral instinct for threat. Thick hide synergizes really well with feral tank because once you hit 40 all of your armor is multiplied by 360% (3.6). So multiplying your armor by another 1.1 is gonna be really good.
I believe this guide is mainly focused on cat leveling, and has nothing to do with tanking dungeons, so the reason he chooses feral aggression is because of the 15% damage increase on the ferocious bite finishing move. Has nothing to do with the demo roar portion of the talent.
The main idea of having a Druid tank is that your 5-man group lacks a warrior. Nobody is tanking a dungeon as a bear form if a warrior is in the group.
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
As much as I enjoy watching these videos which are great by the way I am not actually going to use them when classic comes. I am simply going to go out and enjoy myself in the world and just let my curiosity do the rest. After all, it's not the destination that matters but the journey.
same lmao i will put myself into nothingness and just play :) i love WoW(started wotlk) but im unsubb atm i hate rep grind n BFA just waiting for classic now
Drood all the way baby! The first thing I ever leveled was my druid, and I still have him. You're right that they're not reliant upon gear to be relevant, but it certainly helps if you find the right pieces.
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!
Shaman are the most underrated class it seems. I love Shaman but I play alliance. Although I think if it's possible I'm going to roll a Shaman just because they are my second favourite class right after Paladin! I don't know why people hate on them, they have amazing group support.
Nerobyrne I’ve always liked shaman and paladin for their ability to heal and revive. I love taking a look at people leveling around me, and if they start to get low, or 3 mobs aggro on them at once, I come in and heal them and help them out. It’s my favorite thing to do in vanilla.
Man I can't wait for this. I always loved Druid in both the EverQuest games but when I shifted over to WoW for whatever reason I played about every class BUT druid -- the way it was designed seemed clunky to me, rather than a classic 'red mage' it was like 4 totally different half-baked crappy versions of other classes wholly separate from each other in my eyes. But now I know better, they're my favorite class in WoW as well and I can't wait to sink my teeth into the adventure I *should* have had 14 years ago.
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..
Definitely going druid in classic. Always a huge fan of versatility and mobility, both are pretty much what druids are all about. Plus being a healer while still decent in fighting open world is a huge plus.
I dont't know if somebody mentioned, the free teleport to Moonglade is fantastic! Amazing mobility to the other continent and close to sunflower while you keep your hearthstone in Stormwind or Ironforge, similar to a mage
Feral druid dps is the highest hybrid single target class. Also they excel in pre-bis gear because the bis weapon for feral druids is getting multiple gnomerang 2h maces that give an attack speed bonus (3 charges per weapon). In MC and BWL they can top 5 in the dps meters, and get almost all their bis gear by AQ40. They fall off in Naxx tho... Not to mention giving 3 percent crit to your bis melee is great for raiding guilds.
I started out as Warlock right when BC came out. It was fun. Then I created a Druid just to kinda test the waters and try mele and a little tanking. I fell hard and never looked back. The rotation for a solid performing feral cat is anxiety inducing to say the least. But that being said, if you ever see a kitty tearing up the charts you can be sure that player is on top of their game. I think the difficulty of playing a kitty really well is why there are so few of us. Can’t wait to immerse myself once again after so many bad expacs. See you all there. ✌️
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.
As a leveling druid I tend to lean more towards PvP abilities like the 3 you need for nature's grasp and extended bash stun. Paired with war stomp these can be almost required to hold your own in PvP combat early in the game. I can spare maybe a 2% damage increase for these game changing abilities.
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.
I know that the typical way to level as druid is cat ST -> heal when low, rinse and repeat. But I'm actually finding that bear is better for levelling (at least when you hit 30 so you don't miss feline swiftness) especially on populated pvp realms. You can be greedier than in cat, as you can tag multiple enemies at a time and survive consistently which helps when there's a lot of people trying to kill what you're grinding. Bear can heal itself without wasting time shifting out. You're harder to gank. You can get into combat again more quickly with feral charge/faerie fire vs stealthing up to the next enemy. But the main reason is you can fight a lot more mobs in a row without having to take a healing break. While cat kills things faster, I find I have to shift out to heal after only 2-3 mobs. With bear I can take on 10 or more without shifting. Anyway, maybe I'm just doing cat wrong, but that's just what I've found. Good guide nonetheless!
I am pure wotlk player, but your guides are amazing anyaways! Just leveling my own kitty duddy and this guide helps a lot to think about the class itself.
This isn't just a guide. Its a love letter to druids. Well done man. I definitely hyped for classic now.
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!
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. ;)
Leidenspfad let’s not forget Swiftmeld. Everyone else always forgets to talk about swiftmeld 😆
In working on doing better sealf healing
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!
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
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
Why blizzard removed talent trees is beyond me. I miss them and I can't wait for classic.
wow died after patch 4.0
PKTEK --- It was mostly because everyone just used the same builds that they took from websites.
@@Liofa73 that shouldn't be a reason to remove them. More choice = better. Changing talents is another story.
Wow classic is back my brotha
Because even with talent trees, specs were limited (if you wanted to be decent). Actually in later system there were more valid combinations
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.
When in doubt boys,
Entangling Roots> teleport moonglade ! Haha
only outdoors...vanilla logic!
@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
And the super annoying thing when there was roots underground, but noooooo, you could only cast it outside >_
@@knutdn yes, another example is in Razorfen Kraul, there are roots all around the dungeon and yet u still cant use entangling roots indoors.
Not working in the outdoor, Moonglade tp not working in combat. PepeHands Bubble|HS druid build.
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!!
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!
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.
I cannot WAIT to level my druid when classic drops. Omgawwwwhd. The nostalgia IS REEEEEEEAL.
You knock it out of the park with the quality of your guides man. Thank you for making these.
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
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
Simply the best class, man.
It's just something you instantly feel connected to.
Simply the best.
This is pure gold, Kargoz please make a TBC extension to your Classic levering guides…
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.
Charistoph Lunaclaw is easy, especially using roots and first aid my friend !
@@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.
Charistoph roots should give you a good amount of time to heal/first aid. You. Can always recast them
@@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.
Charistoph you don’t use roots to grind , you use roots on difficult opponents . Elites for example , or quest bosses
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.
Why is that even a thing lol
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).
Im taking a SHET while watching too.
I am also pooping atm
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
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.
I had aneurysm reading that
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
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.
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
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.
Thats how i am.. cant decide between druid or priest!
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
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.
Too late on the tip, I have a lvl 12 hunter now :P
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.
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.
I was really looking forward to the Druid guide. Never really mained one, but was definitely considering it when Classic releases.
it's honestly really fun!
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!
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!
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.
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....
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.
I'd love to see a series on quest guides for each of the zones to help maximise the speed we get through them.
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.
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.
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
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.!
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
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!
By miles the most informative classic channel i have seen so far, 10/10
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.
What professions do you recommend for a druid?
Can you use engineering toys in forms? Blacksmithing doesn't seem to be much use for a druid, either.
Skinning and herbing can be done in forms, so I see those as more valuable than mining as gathering tools. Besides, on a gatherer, skinning pairs better with either so you don't have to swap tracking.
Leatherworking pairs well with skinning, and druids probably benefit from LW more than any of the 4 leather/mail classes because of how little they depend on their weapon, meaning their armor is more valuable in comparison.
Alchemy pairs well with herbing, and can be a good source of income, or a good source of potions for going resto.
Then you can do tailoring + enchanting (again, good for resto) to get bags, make use of what you get in dungeons, and help yourself level enchanting. Or mix either of those with skinning or herbing.
Personally, I'm planning on going Herb/Alch. That way I can farm herbs in cat/travel form, and I can make mana potions for when I heal.
Daniel Skrivan I take skinning on every char I level for the consistent ROI on vendoring skins
Alan herb are great though man profs aren’t too serious choose what you like :D
PSA you can't frontshred in classic. It still works on privates
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!
thanks for the honest feedback my man i hope to cross paths with u in classic soon :D
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 ...
This is an incredible resource! Will be watching many times for sure.
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.
I play hunter and druid on retail, def want to see what my past selves will be like.
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!
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.
Dan Sherman yea haha wasn’t the best example
Thx for feedback
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.
The tru hybrid class of wow. Great video man!
I absolutely loved leveling my druid in Vanilla (as feral), and even more when I started raiding (as healer). I loved the class quests, even though most people think they were too long or ridiculous. I found the class over all something that I would feel very connected with, and I took the way they looked and worked very seriously. I created a macro that would switch between each of the forms as I clicked it, then end with her saying "Sorry, I'm having a bit of an identity crisis." :D I always kind of wish they had given druids a just for fun ability to switch to aqua form out of water, and you would just flop about for a second before switching back.... just for fun! :D
p.s. the only thing I will miss from current WoW is the way you automatically switch to aqua form when you are in travel form and run into water, because I just travel form every where and it's so nice not to have the extra couple casts.
You can make a macro for your travel form that casts aquatic form instead when swimming, so it's the go-to travel button no matter where you are!
@@bbjygm not the same. He is referring to the fact that in current wow you only cast travel for once. It'll switch automatically depending on your terrain/riding skill. Never have to cast again
@@tank7720 yes, but he said several casts. I was just making him aware of a tool that reduces it to an almost unnoticeable level
Clearly he is aware of said tool, as he is making emote macros to his shapeshifts.
@@poopjeans1135 I'm sure he's aware of macros. However, there is a lot to macros and some of the available functionalities can escape even the most seasoned players.
Thanks Kargoz, I rerolled paladin tho after watching your guide :')
You make the best guides for WoW. Thanks for existing.
Front shredding confirmed not to be in classic so you can skip that section to 30:06
source?
@@nathan7401 You can google wow classic front shredding and you'll see results. But I'll summarize what these threads said, basically when front shredding/stabbing you'll move into the mob and be able to perform attacks from behind, while being in front of them, the mob would then back peddle and you would repeat the process. This was possible due to the old hardware and latency of Blizzard's servers, this has all been removed due to newer technology that has reduced server data transfer. So basically this option is no longer possible due to the change in hardware.
@@KentAustinHenry Bit late to the party but that's false. Front shredding was never a thing in classic, only in private servers.
Don't get feral aggression guys, warrior demo shout out performs demo roar when they're both upgraded, so that's up to your warrior to do. Get either thick hide or feral instinct for threat. Thick hide synergizes really well with feral tank because once you hit 40 all of your armor is multiplied by 360% (3.6). So multiplying your armor by another 1.1 is gonna be really good.
I believe this guide is mainly focused on cat leveling, and has nothing to do with tanking dungeons, so the reason he chooses feral aggression is because of the 15% damage increase on the ferocious bite finishing move. Has nothing to do with the demo roar portion of the talent.
The main idea of having a Druid tank is that your 5-man group lacks a warrior. Nobody is tanking a dungeon as a bear form if a warrior is in the group.
wow!!! this is probably the best guide to a class i have ever watched
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.
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
As much as I enjoy watching these videos which are great by the way I am not actually going to use them when classic comes. I am simply going to go out and enjoy myself in the world and just let my curiosity do the rest. After all, it's not the destination that matters but the journey.
Sirpesari 100% bro
Sirpesari the journey is epic thx for the kind words
same lmao i will put myself into nothingness and just play :) i love WoW(started wotlk) but im unsubb atm i hate rep grind n BFA just waiting for classic now
@@america795 if you dont like the rep grind in bfa, GL in classic lol
Drood all the way baby! The first thing I ever leveled was my druid, and I still have him. You're right that they're not reliant upon gear to be relevant, but it certainly helps if you find the right pieces.
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!
Honestly the ring seal of wrynn off of the quest item VC drops in deadmines is a really sick ring for druids early on
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!
Found your channel by accident, stayed for the awesome guides. This mama bear will be tearing up Azeroth in August.
Every time you're about to do the shaman guide, people vote for something else. GIVE US A CHANCE, DAMN IT.
100%; every day i see a new Kargoz class guide in my feed and its not shaman....a little part of me dies.
@@fergi-sangaming2796 me too
Shaman are the most underrated class it seems.
I love Shaman but I play alliance. Although I think if it's possible I'm going to roll a Shaman just because they are my second favourite class right after Paladin!
I don't know why people hate on them, they have amazing group support.
I personally think it's the totem mechanic. That's what initially turned me off to them years ago. Then, I learned. Oh, boy! Did I learn!
Nerobyrne I’ve always liked shaman and paladin for their ability to heal and revive. I love taking a look at people leveling around me, and if they start to get low, or 3 mobs aggro on them at once, I come in and heal them and help them out. It’s my favorite thing to do in vanilla.
this is the most fun class for me to level :)
Man I can't wait for this. I always loved Druid in both the EverQuest games but when I shifted over to WoW for whatever reason I played about every class BUT druid -- the way it was designed seemed clunky to me, rather than a classic 'red mage' it was like 4 totally different half-baked crappy versions of other classes wholly separate from each other in my eyes. But now I know better, they're my favorite class in WoW as well and I can't wait to sink my teeth into the adventure I *should* have had 14 years ago.
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..
Definitely going druid in classic. Always a huge fan of versatility and mobility, both are pretty much what druids are all about. Plus being a healer while still decent in fighting open world is a huge plus.
thank you so much! keep posting man love your vids
Druid main here.
I’m looking into getting wow classic coming from retail and omg these guides are freaking amazing man
Damn, that female Tauren drawing at 1:37 looks sooooo good ^_^
I aint skipping any ads, however long they are.
These guides are pure gold Kargoz
Outlawzand1 how does this effect anything? I am curious of YT machanics
@@eaglefreedom5361 I dont know the full details, but I heard YT channels can get revenue from people watching ads on their videos
Haha thank you my man
I dont't know if somebody mentioned, the free teleport to Moonglade is fantastic! Amazing mobility to the other continent and close to sunflower while you keep your hearthstone in Stormwind or Ironforge, similar to a mage
I like to see this kind of videos... u know when a guy knows what is talking about and not talking bs just to make views
Good video man.
Feral druid dps is the highest hybrid single target class. Also they excel in pre-bis gear because the bis weapon for feral druids is getting multiple gnomerang 2h maces that give an attack speed bonus (3 charges per weapon). In MC and BWL they can top 5 in the dps meters, and get almost all their bis gear by AQ40. They fall off in Naxx tho... Not to mention giving 3 percent crit to your bis melee is great for raiding guilds.
Ferals dont benefit from weapon procs
The pummeller increases attack speed. It works with cats...
@@ryguy108 the pummeler is a 'use' effect, not on hit, so yeah itd work. Im honestly surprised it wouldnt take you out of form
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.
Don't sleep on pausing and reading the slides. He does not talk about all the tips on the slides and some of them are really valuable!!!
I started out as Warlock right when BC came out. It was fun. Then I created a Druid just to kinda test the waters and try mele and a little tanking. I fell hard and never looked back. The rotation for a solid performing feral cat is anxiety inducing to say the least. But that being said, if you ever see a kitty tearing up the charts you can be sure that player is on top of their game. I think the difficulty of playing a kitty really well is why there are so few of us. Can’t wait to immerse myself once again after so many bad expacs. See you all there. ✌️
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.
As a leveling druid I tend to lean more towards PvP abilities like the 3 you need for nature's grasp and extended bash stun. Paired with war stomp these can be almost required to hold your own in PvP combat early in the game. I can spare maybe a 2% damage increase for these game changing abilities.
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.
Thanks for this! I'm kinda excited about playing a druid. And, this was just what I was looking for--excellent work!
Boom got my brothers class done, now to wait on mine, the hype train is real #ShadowPriest4Lyfe
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR AGES
I know that the typical way to level as druid is cat ST -> heal when low, rinse and repeat. But I'm actually finding that bear is better for levelling (at least when you hit 30 so you don't miss feline swiftness) especially on populated pvp realms.
You can be greedier than in cat, as you can tag multiple enemies at a time and survive consistently which helps when there's a lot of people trying to kill what you're grinding. Bear can heal itself without wasting time shifting out. You're harder to gank. You can get into combat again more quickly with feral charge/faerie fire vs stealthing up to the next enemy. But the main reason is you can fight a lot more mobs in a row without having to take a healing break.
While cat kills things faster, I find I have to shift out to heal after only 2-3 mobs. With bear I can take on 10 or more without shifting. Anyway, maybe I'm just doing cat wrong, but that's just what I've found. Good guide nonetheless!
How does a Druid heal himself without shifting out of bearform?
Frenzied Regeneration.
This is the comprehensive guide I’ve been looking for. Thank you!
Sneaking in teh Elder Scrolls Online logo around the druid class picture, ya cheeky git
Another great one. I'm sure Taladril is happy
you have the best vanilla class leveling guides on youtube
Funny to see a 3 year old video from you. Afyer seeing a recent hardcore run. Good stuff thnx 😜
I love the ESO border around the icon at the beginning.
I am pure wotlk player, but your guides are amazing anyaways! Just leveling my own kitty duddy and this guide helps a lot to think about the class itself.
I play druid on Northdale and man oh man Vanilla Druids are VERY fun.
Dude your presentations rock! I've played since Vanilla and I am learning things from this. Bravo!!!
watching this now in preparation for Everlook fresh! Wanting to roll something new to me, and Druid is a really interesting class 😄
Ur the man Kargoz, got my warlock to 60 cuz of u boutta get this druid too
I just started playing wow I really enjoying the game using Druid