Brutal Impact, a WoW Forever Druid talent, in words
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Brutal ImpactA Feral Combat Druid talent in WoW Forever: row 2 of the Feral Combat tree (level 15), 2 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic (was Feral Combat row 2, column 2, now column 3). Read from the WoW Forever beta client, with the server's 3 Nov hotfixes on the Druid trees as other readers logged them from the game's hotfix data, checked against Blizzard's notes where they speak.
Brutal Impact opens at level 15, after 5 points in Feral Combat.
Changed from ClassicRow 2 of 7 in the Feral Combat tree, column 3.
Lv 15the earliest level
2ranks, passive
31%of Druid builds take it
What it does Feral Combat row 2
- Brutal Impact2 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Feral Combat Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 15 sec.Rank 2: Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.Changed from Classic (was Feral Combat row 2, column 2, now column 3). Classic rank 1: Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 15 sec.
- Alsowas Feral Combat row 2, column 2, now column 3.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 31% of Druid buildsTaken in 31% of the 21,235 Druid builds with 41 or more points planned here, since the Oct 30 hotfixes to build 70685.
- 11% of Balance buildsTaken in 11% of the 3,890 builds that lead in Balance.
- 38% of Feral Combat buildsTaken in 38% of the 12,299 builds that lead in Feral Combat, its own tree.
- 28% of Restoration buildsTaken in 28% of the 5,046 builds that lead in Restoration.
- How it is countedEach build counts once, the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Recounted a few times a day, last on 2026-11-05.
Around it in the Feral Combat tree
- Same row (5 points in Feral Combat, level 15)
Feral Swiftness, 
Feral Instinct, 
Thick Hide. - Row below (level 20)
Shredding Attacks, 
Savage Fury, 
Feral Charge, 
Sharpened Claws. - Gone from Classic Feral CombatFeral Aggression, Faerie Fire (Feral).
Every Feral Combat talent 20
Ferocity
FurorFeral SwiftnessFeral InstinctBrutal ImpactThick HideShredding AttacksSavage FuryFeral ChargeSharpened Claws
Predatory Strikes
Lacerate
Predatory Discipline
Blood Frenzy
Leader of the Pack
Natural Instinct
Rend and Tear
Natural Reaction
Primal Bite
Shifting Powernewchangedmoved since Classic, the dots of the calculator's Compare to Classic. Down the side: the earliest level for each row.
The Feral Combat talents as a list row by row
- Ferocityrow 1
- Furorrow 1
- Feral Swiftnessrow 2
- Feral Instinctrow 2
- Brutal Impactrow 2
- Thick Hiderow 2
- Shredding Attacksrow 3
- Savage Furyrow 3
- Feral Chargerow 3
- Sharpened Clawsrow 3
- Predatory Strikesrow 4
- Laceraterow 4
- Predatory Disciplinerow 4
- Blood Frenzyrow 4
- Leader of the Packrow 5
- Natural Instinctrow 5
- Rend and Tearrow 6
- Natural Reactionrow 6
- Primal Biterow 7
- Shifting Powerrow 7
The other two trees
Balance talents
Restoration talentsFrom the WoW Forever beta client, with the 3 Nov server hotfixes on the Druid trees as other readers logged them; checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Brutal Impact in the Druid calculator.