Insect Swarm, a Druid ability in WoW Forever

Insect Swarm is a Druid ability in the Balance tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 5 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 25 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Nature. It comes from the talent Insect Swarm in the Balance tree.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Insect Swarm

Ranks of Insect Swarm
LevelRankTooltipText
25Rank 1
  • 45 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Comes with the talent

30Rank 2
  • 85 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 90 Nature damage over 12 sec.

40Rank 3
  • 100 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 120 Nature damage over 12 sec.

50Rank 4
  • 140 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 150 Nature damage over 12 sec.

60Rank 5
  • 160 Mana30 yd range
  • Instant

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 186 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Insect Swarm compared with Classic

All 5 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Insect Swarm compares with Classic
RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed—

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 66 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Rank 2Changed—

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 138 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Rank 3Changed—

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 174 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Rank 4Changed—

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 264 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Rank 5Changed—

The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit by 2% and causing 324 Nature damage over 12 sec.

Talents that change Insect Swarm

These Druid talents name Insect Swarm in their rank text.

More for the Druid

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.