Druid Hero Talents — The War Within (Season 1)

Druid of the Claw changes very little in terms of your overall gameplay, with the key component being Ravage procs that enhance Ferocious Bite that need to be consumed quickly to avoid waste. Your Berserk also significantly increases the rate at which these are gained, improving its already very strong 2-minute window.

For defense and utility, Empowered Shapeshifting granting the ability to cast Frenzied Regeneration from Cat Form alongside the bonus health it grants via Fount of Strength is incredibly valuable. Pair this with the stronger Bear Form effects, and the tree outclasses the competition in terms of raw survivability gains.

For the 3 choice nodes Ruthless Aggression provides the most in single-target to cycle you to your next Ravage faster. Empowered Shapeshifting is much easier to get value from and has defensive benefits via Frenzied Regeneration, and Strike for the Heart is a universally stronger option.

Not much different from single-target, in Mythic+ Druid of the Claw has little impact on what you would be doing regardless, aside from the addition of Ravage procs. These are consumed at the same rate you would cast Ferocious Bite, so the playstyle does not shift drastically.

It provides solid AoE through both Primal Wrath and Rampant Ferocity while simultaneously bringing good priority damage through Ferocious Bite anchor targets. Alongside that, it brings extremely good defensive tools giving it an even bigger edge in particularly lethal Mythic+ content.

For the offensive nodes, Killing Strikes is an option for consistent Ravage procs but Ruthless Aggression provides much more overall procs, so is up to preference. Empowered Shapeshifting grants damage and defense so is ideal, and Strike for the Heart provides the most throughput.

The changes to your playstyle with Wildstalker are moreso from the Feral talent tree than what the Hero tree brings, as most of what it does happens in the background via Thriving Growth procs. These deal additional damage over time and amplify your own damage, and are simply procs that do not need to be played around.

Defense and utility-wise, however, there really is not very much to write home about aside from some additional free group healing.

For the two offensive nodes, Resilient Flourishing is the better option for additional vine uptime to maintain Vigorous Creepers. Implant is also the talent of choice to add further weight to your Tiger's Fury windows, and due to Twin Sprouts requiring a second nearby target.

Similar to single-target, Mythic+ Wildstalker has very little direct impact on your decision-making and largely happens in the background via the additional DoT effects. Performance-wise, it brings a lot of raw throughput through the damage amplification effect of Vigorous Creepers and Root Network, without needing any additional rotational maintenance.

The additional free healing it can provide is a bit more valuable in the limited Mythic+ group size, but not too much to actively seek it out.

For the two offensive nodes, Root Network provides more overall damage when paired with Twin Sprouts due to there being additional targets present. The alternatives are, however, better in single-target and more flexible, so both pairings work.