WoW: The War Within Wildstalker Druid Hero Talents guide

World of Warcraft: The War Within is set to arrive later this year and it marks a significant change of direction for Blizzard. One of the major upcoming system changes is Hero Talents, and they are set to change the class system significantly.

Hero Talents are new trees designed to seamlessly add depth to the existing talent system. These Hero Talents are further specialized by tying them to specific specs within classes, theoretically allowing for more complex builds that reward ingenuity.

Each class has access to three Hero Talent trees in total. Of those, players will be able to pick from two, depending on which spec they have chosen to build into. There are two exceptions to this rule, in the Druid, which has four, and the Demon Hunter, which has just two.

One of those on offer is the Wildstalker Druid, available to the Feral and Restoration specs. Read on for our full guide.

Wildstalker Druid full Hero Talent tree explained

Hero Talents always follow the same format. Each class will have a Keystone Talent and Capstone Talent, that mark the beginning and end of the chosen tree. The complete list of Hero Talents for the Windstalker Druid is as follows:

Windstalker Druid Keystone Hero Talent

Thriving Growth: Rip and Rake damage has a chance to cause Bloodseeker Vines to grow on the victim, dealing bleed damage over 6 seconds.

Wild Growth, Regrowth, and Efflorescence have a chance to cause Symbiotic Blooms to grow on the target, healing over 6 seconds. Multiple instances of these can overlap.

Windstalker Druid first-row Hero Talents

Hunt Beneath the Open Skies: Damage and healing while in Cat Form increased by 5%. Moonfire and Sunfire damage increased by 10%.

Strategic Infusion: Tiger’s Fury and attacking from Prowl increases the chance for Shred, Rake, and Brutal Slash to critically strike by 8% for 6 sec. Casting Regrowth increases the chance for your periodic heals to critically heal by 10% for 6 sec.

Wildstalker’s Power: Rip Damage increased by 6%. Ferocious Bite damage increased by 4%. Rejuvenation healing increased by 3%. Efflorescence and Lifebloom healing increased by 6%.

Windstalker Druid second-row Hero Talents

Wildstalker’s Presence: Wild Growth and Rake last 20% longer.

Choice Node: Entangling Vortex and Flower Walk

• Entangling Vortex: Enemies pulled intoUrsol’s Vortex are rooted in place for 6 seconds. Damage may cancel the effect.
• Flower Walk: During Barkskin your movement speed is increased by 10% and every second flowers grow beneath your feet that heal up to 3 nearby injured allies.

Choice Node: Bond with Nature & Harmonious Constitution

Wildstalker’s Presence: Wild Growth and Rake last 20% longer.

Choice Node: Entangling Vortex and Flower Walk

• Entangling Vortex: Enemies pulled intoUrsol’s Vortex are rooted in place for 6 seconds. Damage may cancel the effect.
• Flower Walk: During Barkskin your movement speed is increased by 10% and every second flowers grow beneath your feet that heal up to 3 nearby injured allies.

Choice Node: Bond with Nature & Harmonious Constitution

• Bond with Nature: The healing you receive is increased by 10%.
• Harmonious Constitution: Your Regrowth’s healing on yourself is increased by 50%.

Windstalker Druid third-row Hero Talents

Choice Node: Resilient Flourishing and Root Network

• Resilient Flourishing: Bloodseeker Vines and Symbiotic Blooms last 2 additional seconds. When a target afflicted by Bloodseeker Vines dies, the vines jump to a nearby unaffected target for their remaining duration.
• Root Network: Each active Bloodseeker Vine increases the damage your abilities deal by 2%. Each active Symbiotic Bloom increases the healing of your Lifebloom and Wild Growth by 2%.

Bursting Growth: When Bloodseeker Thorns expire they explode in thorns, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. Damage reduced above 5 targets. When Symbiotic Blooms expire, flowers grow around their target, healing them and up to 3 nearby allies.

Choice Node: Twin Sprouts and Implant

• Twin Sprouts: When Bloodseeker Vines or Symbiotic Blooms grow, they have a 10% chance to cause another growth of the same type to immediately grow on a valid nearby target.
• Implant: Feral Frenzy immediately causes a Bloodseeker Vine to grow on the target. Casting Regrowth that is made instant via Nature’s Swiftness causes a Symbiotic Bloom to grow on the target. 

Windstalker Druid Capstone Hero Talent

Vigorous Creepers: Bloodseeker Vines increase the damage your abilities deal to affected enemies by 10%. Symbiotic Blooms increase the healing your spells do to affected targets by 8%.

That’s the complete list of Windstalker Druid Hero Talents at the time of writing. With the game set to release in the second half of 2024, these are subject to change and this guide will be updated accordingly.

Make sure to check out our other Hero Talent guides below:

Colossus Warrior | Keeper of the Grove Druid | Dark Ranger Hunter | Frostfire Mage | Oracle Priest | Elune’s Chosen Druid | Wildstalker Druid | Herald of the Sun Paladin | Scalecommander Evoker | Trickster Rogue | Templar Paladin | Diabolist Warlock | Rider of the Apocalypse Death Knight | Deathbringer Death Knight | Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter | Druid of the Claw Druid | Pack Leader Hunter | Flameshaper Evoker | Spellslinger Mage | Shado-Pan Monk