Master Shapeshifter

For the removed talent, see [Master Shapeshifter]. For the glyph, see Glyph of the Master Shapeshifter.

Master Shapeshifter
Master Shapeshifter Row 9 Restoration druid talent Level 30 Balance, Guardian druid PvP talent Passive Your abilities are amplified based on your current shapeshift form, granting an additional effect. Caster Form Rejuvenation and Swiftmend heal for 30% more and generate 8 Astral Power/cause you to instantly generate 25 Rage after entering Bear Form. Bear Form Ironfur grants 30% additional armor and generates 12 Astral Power/2500 Mana. Cat Form Rip, Ferocious Bite, and Maim deal 60% additional damage and generate 60 Astral Power when cast with 5 combo points/cause you to instantly generate 50 Rage after entering Bear Form when cast with 5 combo points/generate 10000 Mana when cast with 5 combo points. Moonkin Form Wrath, Starfire, and Starsurge deal 30% additional damage and cause you to instantly generate 25 Rage after entering Bear Form/generate 3500 Mana.
Properties
Class	Druid
Talents
Talent required	[Verdancy] or [Spring Blossoms]/ [Overgrowth]
Other information
Affects	[Bear Form], [Cat Form], [Moonkin Form], [Swiftmend]
Related buff
Master Shapeshifter X Rage is instantly generated upon entering Bear Form.

Master Shapeshifter is a Restoration druid talent, and a Guardian and Balance druid PvP talent. It grants additional effects to the non-primary shapeshift forms for the respective specializations.

It is an exclusive choice node with [Circle of Life and Death] for Restoration.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.7 (2023-09-05): Now a row 9 talent for Restoration, sharing a choice node with [Circle of Life and Death], instead of a PvP talent.
  
• Hotfix (2023-06-26): Restoration: Now refunds 2500 mana from [Ironfur] (was 1250 mana), 3500 mana from [Wrath] / [Starfire] / [Starsurge] (was 2000 mana), and 10000 mana from spending 5 combo points in [Cat Form] (was 5000 mana) at level 70.
  
• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02):
  • Now available for Balance. Redesigned: Your abilities are amplified based on your current shapeshift form, granting an additional effect.
    • Caster Form – [Rejuvenation] and [Swiftmend] heal for 30% more and generate Astral Power or Rage.
    • Bear Form – Ironfur grants 30% additional armor and generates Astral Power or Mana.
    • Cat Form – [Rip], [Ferocious Bite], and [Maim] deal 60% additional damage and generate Astral Power, Rage, or Mana.
    • Moonkin Form – Wrath, Starfire, and Starsurge deal 30% additional damage and generate Rage or Mana.

  Old: Your Affinity is amplified granting an additional effect.
  Restoration Affinity: After you Swiftmend, the cast time of your Regrowth is reduced by 30% and its healing is increased by 30% for 8 sec.
  Guardian Affinity: Chance to be critically hit by melee attacks reduced by 10% while in Bear Form.
  Balance Affinity: After you enter Moonkin Form, the cast time of your Wrath and Starfire is reduced by 30% and their damage is increased by 20% for 10 sec.
  Feral Affinity: While in Cat Form, your bleed damage is increased by 30%.
  

• Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17):
  • [Balance Affinity] no longer reduces the cast time of Starsurge and now also increases the damage of Wrath and Starfire by 20% for 10 seconds.
  • [Feral Affinity] now only increases bleed damage by 30% (was 25%).
    
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now requires level 30 (was 45 for Guardian and 40 for Restoration).
  
• Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Guardian Affinity effect now reduces chance to be critically hit by melee attacks by 10% (was 20%).
  
• Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Now available to Guardian and Restoration (was Guardian only).
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17):
  • Now a PvP talent (was a rank 19 honor talent).
  • Restoration Affinity effect now applies to [Regrowth] (was [Healing Touch]).
  • Balance Affinity effect now reduces cast time of [Solar Wrath], [Lunar Strike], and Starsurge by 30% (previously granted 30% spell haste).
  • Feral Affinity effect now increases damage dealt in Cat Form by 25% (was 30%).
    
• Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Added, replacing [Hibernating Growth].
  

External links

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