Druid Leveling Guide v. 3.1

Guide for Feral and Balance Leveling (& pvp), v3.1
originally, v.1.12 was posted by Jaegor, 60 Feral Druid, Dark Iron, Panda Attack
Updated and maintained post-2.1 by:  Lissanna, 80 druid, Elune

NOTE: Most of this guide is also stickied on the WOW druid forums here.

Feral and Balance Leveling (& Low-Level PvP)

Intro:
This guide is for new druids starting out. It is specifically geared towards build construction for both PvE and PvP needs. This guide underwent major changes, and I will continue updating it as things change. Keep in mind that this is not a guide for healing or end-game. Also, these are my suggestions. There are other ways to do it, but if you are new to the game, this should be a helpful guide to figuring out how tricky leveling a druid can be.

The first thing to understand is that feral is the most efficient tree for grinding. Mana-less damage means less downtime for drinking or healing, which means more time for exp. I have, however, included a Balance leveling guide along with feral, since Balance is much more viable than it used to be. Keep in mind that low-level balance druids will likely still spend time in Bear form when they run low on mana (or, mele’ing in moonkin form). Restoration is not a good leveling build, so refrain from specing full resto until you are at the level cap.

Sections (clicking on the links will open to that page):
1. Feral Leveling Spec (updated May 2009)
2. Balance Leveling Spec (updated April 2009)
3. Low level PvP Battleground advice
4. Q&A: where to level & more!
5. Additional Advice (poster suggestions)

6. Equipping for PvP/PvE – Includes glyphs

7. New Dualspec Healing from 40 to 80

8. New Dualspec Tanking from 40 to 80