Savage Roar

Savage Roar, a Druid Feral Combat ability, was changed in WoW Forever: required level increased from 1 to 44, tooltip now says "Requires Cat Form Finishing move that increases Physical damage done by 30% while in Cat Form.", buff text now says "Physical damage done in Cat Form increased by 30%.", updated description variables. Now 25 Energy, 100 yd range, instant cast, requires level 44. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This ability is the Savage Roar rune for the Pants, applied by Engrave Pants - Savage Roar and taught by Ferocious Idol. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →

Savage Roar 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

Savage Roar

Physical school

25 Energy · 100 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Finishing move that increases physical damage done by 30% while in Cat Form. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 14 seconds 2 points: 19 seconds 3 points: 24 seconds 4 points: 29 seconds 5 points: 34 seconds

Physical damage done increased by 30%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Savage Roar

Physical school

25 Energy · 100 yd range · Instant

Requires level 44

Requires Cat Form Finishing move that increases Physical damage done by 30% while in Cat Form. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 14 seconds 2 points: 19 seconds 3 points: 24 seconds 4 points: 29 seconds 5 points: 34 seconds

Physical damage done in Cat Form increased by 30%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: spellLevel (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	Physical damage done increased by $s2%.	Physical damage done in Cat Form increased by $s2%.
baseLevel	1	44
description	Finishing move that increases physical damage done by $s2% while in Cat Form. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 14 seconds 2 points: 19 seconds 3 points: 24 seconds 4 points: 29 seconds 5 points: 34 seconds	$?a768[\|CFFFFFFFFRequires Cat Form\|R][\|CFFFF2020Requires Cat Form\|R] Finishing move that increases Physical damage done by $s2% while in Cat Form. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : ${14+$<points>} seconds 2 points: ${19+$<points>} seconds 3 points: ${24+$<points>} seconds 4 points: ${29+$<points>} seconds 5 points: ${34+$<points>} seconds
descriptionVariables	none	$points=$?a446212[${$446212m1/1000}][${0}]
spellLevel	1	44

Savage Roar changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Savage Roar

Other client rows named Savage Roar

The game client ships one more row named Savage Roar (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Savage Roar

Was Savage Roar nerfed in WoW Forever?

Savage Roar 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: required level increased from 1 to 44, tooltip now says "Requires Cat Form Finishing move that increases Physical damage done by 30% while in Cat Form.", buff text now says "Physical damage done in Cat Form increased by 30%.", updated description variables.

What changed for Savage Roar in WoW Forever?

Required level increased from 1 to 44, tooltip now says "Requires Cat Form Finishing move that increases Physical damage done by 30% while in Cat Form.", buff text now says "Physical damage done in Cat Form increased by 30%.", updated description variables. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Savage Roar in WoW Forever?

Savage Roar is a Druid ability in WoW Forever, in the Feral Combat spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value