Cat Form

Cat Form, a Druid Feral Combat ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by 12 plus Agility.", buff text now says "Increases Attack Power by 12 plus Agility." 55% of base mana, instant cast, requires level 20. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Cat Form tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Cat Form

Shapeshift · Physical school

55% of base mana · Instant

Requires level 20

Shapeshift into cat form, increasing melee attack power by 40 plus Agility. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various cat abilities. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

Immunity to Polymorph effects. Increases melee attack power by 40 plus Agility.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Cat Form

Shapeshift · Physical school

55% of base mana · Instant

Requires level 20

Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by 12 plus Agility. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various cat abilities. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

Immunity to Polymorph effects. Increases Attack Power by 12 plus Agility.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Immunity to Polymorph effects. Increases melee attack power by $3025s1 plus Agility.	Immunity to Polymorph effects. Increases Attack Power by $3025s1 plus Agility.
description	Shapeshift into cat form, increasing melee attack power by $3025s1 plus Agility. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various cat abilities. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.	Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by $3025s1 plus Agility. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various cat abilities. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 36, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 77, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 17, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 23, "auraPeriod": 5000, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 36, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 7 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 77, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 17, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 23, "auraPeriod": 5000, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Cat Form changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 2, 2026 build (vs Sep 30, 2026): changed tooltip changed "Shapeshift into cat form, increasing melee attack power by 12 plus Agility." to "Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by 12 plus Agility.", buff text changed "Increases melee attack power by 12 plus Agility." to "Increases Attack Power by 12 plus Agility."

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Questions about Cat Form

Was Cat Form nerfed in WoW Forever?

Cat Form is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by 12 plus Agility.", buff text now says "Increases Attack Power by 12 plus Agility."

What changed for Cat Form in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Shapeshift into Cat Form, increasing Attack Power by 12 plus Agility.", buff text now says "Increases Attack Power by 12 plus Agility." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Cat Form in WoW Forever?

Cat Form is a Druid ability in WoW Forever, in the Feral Combat spellbook tab.

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