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Bear Form

Spell

Bear Form

Physical

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Druid

Instant castSelf Only

Shapeshift into Bear Form, increasing armor by 220% and Stamina by 25%, granting protection from Polymorph effects, and increasing threat generation.

Bear Form

Tooltip

Shapeshift into Bear Form, increasing armor by 220% and Stamina by 25%, granting protection from Polymorph effects, and increasing threat generation.

The act of shapeshifting frees you from movement impairing effects.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Bear Form is built from 13 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 36.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 275.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 142. Its base value is 220.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 77.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is -100.
  6. Effect 6 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is -100.
  7. Effect 7 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is -100.
  8. Effect 8 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.
  9. Effect 9 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 275.
  10. Effect 10 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is -100.
  11. Effect 11 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -3.
  12. Effect 12 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -6.
  13. Effect 13 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 332. Its base value is 1261872. It triggers Heart of the Wild.

What it does

Bear Form is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Heart of the Wild.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 36
Misc value: 5, 7
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 275
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 142
Value: 220
Misc value: 1
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 77
Misc value: 17
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: -100
Misc value: 14
Effect #6Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: -100
Misc value: 2
Effect #7Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: -100
Misc value: 10
Effect #8Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Effect #9Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 275
Effect #10Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: -100
Misc value: 34
Effect #11Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -3
Misc value: 63
Effect #12Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -6
Misc value: 64
Effect #13Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 332
Value: 1261872
Misc value: 1261867, 3
Trigger spell: Heart of the Wild

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Bear Form appears in: 1 skill line and 1 teaching spell.

Skill lines

  • Druid, learned automaticallySkill line

Teaching spells

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

Related

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Bear FormBear Form
Bear Form PassiveBear Form Passive
Bear Form Passive 2Bear Form Passive 2
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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 39 separate Spell records named "Bear Form". This page is record #5487. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#7090school: Nature; duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17057duration: 6 sec; effect types: Energize, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#18309school: Nature; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#19030school: Nature; duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#19179duration: none; effect types: Learn Spell, Learn Spell, Learn SpellA different effect setup
#27543school: Nature; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31792school: Nature; duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32357school: Nature; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#48368school: Nature; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#74504school: Nature; duration: 5 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#83093duration: 10 sec; effect types: Summon, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#99114school: Nature; duration: 5 min; effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted5 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 10 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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