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Heart of the Wild, a Feral Combat Druid talent in WoW Forever

Heart of the Wild is a passive talent in row 1 of the Feral Combat tree. It needs no points in Feral Combat, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.

Heart of the Wild

5 ranks

Increases your Intellect by 2%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 2%.

Every rank of Heart of the Wild

RankText
Rank 1Increases your Intellect by 2%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 2%.
Rank 2Increases your Intellect by 4%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 8% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 4%.
Rank 3Increases your Intellect by 6%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 12% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 6%.
Rank 4Increases your Intellect by 8%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 16% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 8%.
Rank 5Increases your Intellect by 10%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 20% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 10%.

Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.

Where it sits in the Feral Combat tree

FerocityHeart of the WildFeral SwiftnessFeral InstinctBrutal ImpactThick HideShredding AttacksSavage FuryFeral ChargeSharpened ClawsShifting PowerPrimal BitePredatory StrikesBlood FrenzyImproved Shifting PowerLeader of the PackNatural InstinctNatural ReactionRend and TearBerserk
Needs
No prerequisite talent
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above
None: this is the first row
Row below (row 2)

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Heart of the Wild.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text and its position.

Position

Classic Era

Feral Combat, row 6, column 2

WoW Forever

Feral Combat, row 1, column 3

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Increases your Intellect by 4%. In addition, while in Bear or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 4%.

WoW Forever

Increases your Intellect by 2%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 2%.

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All Feral Combat talents

  1. Ferocity
  2. Heart of the Wild
  3. Feral Swiftness
  4. Feral Instinct
  5. Brutal Impact
  6. Thick Hide
  7. Shredding Attacks
  8. Savage Fury
  9. Feral Charge
  10. Sharpened Claws
  11. Shifting Power
  12. Primal Bite
  13. Predatory Strikes
  14. Blood Frenzy
  15. Improved Shifting Power
  16. Leader of the Pack
  17. Natural Instinct
  18. Natural Reaction
  19. Rend and Tear
  20. Berserk

The other Druid trees: Balance and Restoration. Everything that changed for the Druid since Classic is on the changes page.

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.