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For the Classic ability, see Ability druid aquaticform [Aquatic Form].
Aquatic Form
Ability druid aquaticform
  • Aquatic Form
  • Level 17 druid ability
  • Passive
  • Your Travel Form increases your swimspeed by 100% and allows you to breathe underwater.
Properties
Class Druid
Other information
Level learned 17

Also known as a sea lion, druids learn Aquatic Form at level 17. One can only use the Aquatic Form while swimming, but can travel at aquatic mount speed and will not run out of breath (water breathing). Take note that this 100% increase is of the base swim speed, hence resulting at roughly 135% of the base running speed.

The downside of this form is that it has no defensive capabilities whatsoever, meaning that in a combat situation it's only really useful for escape. Outside of combat however, it has a large number of potential uses. The speed bonus means that it can serve as a fast form of travel if a given destination can be reached via water, and the greater presence of rivers in Alliance territory means it also gives Horde druids venturing into that area with numerous opportunities for concealment, reconnaissance, and rapid escape as mentioned above. The form can also be exceptionally useful for druids with the Herbalism tradeskill, as it allows more rapid harvesting of the herb Stranglekelp, which is valuable on many servers.

Aquatic speeds[]

Movement type yd/sec Run % Swim %
Normal swimming  4.7222  67.46% 100%
Normal swimming with Swift Landing
Inv belt 22 [Azure Silk Belt]
Inv jewelry ring 171 [Glompmaw's Ring]
 5.4306  77.58% 115%
Spell shadow demonbreath [Unending Breath]  5.6667  80.95% 120%
Trade fishing [Hook of the Master Angler]  6.375  91.07% 135%
Inv misc gem pearl 14 [Speedbarge Diving Helm] (swimming)  7.5556 107.94% 160%
Most aquatic mounts
Ability druid travelform [Travel Form]
Inv potion 13 [Swim Speed Potion]
Inv leatherworking shimmerscaledivingsuit [Shimmerscale Diving Suit]
Inv eng unstabletemporaltimeshifter [Pocket-Sized Computation Device] via Inv misc punchcards blue [Slipstream Generator]
 9.4444 134.92% 200%
Inv elemental primal water [Sea Legs] (swimming) 10.3417 147.74% 219%
Inv misc basket 04 [Feast of the Fishes] 10.6250 151.79% 225%
Inv misc gem pearl 14 [Speedbarge Diving Helm] (running)
Inv elemental primal water [Sea Legs] (running)
11.2 160% 237%
Inv misc 2h draenorfishingpole b 01 [Underlight Angler] with Inv misc fish 93 [Underlight Blessing] 11.8055 168.7% 250%
Inv helmet 49 [Cursed Swabby Helmet] 14.1666 202.38% 300%
Inv elemental primal water [Sea Legs] on most aquatic mounts 18.8889 269.84% 400%
Ability mount seahorse [Vashj'ir Seahorse] 25.9722 371.03% 550%

Notes[]

  • While in Aquatic Form, you cannot cast spells or talk to NPCs. You are also considered a Beast so spells that target Beasts can be used on you (Spell nature sleep [Hibernate] for instance).
  • Your caster form will start regaining mana 5 seconds after you change to Aquatic Form.
  • As is usual when swimming, the druid cannot drink or eat in this form.

Tips and tactics[]

  • Use this whenever you go into the water. It is a useful technique for escaping PvP opponents, as few can equal the Sea lion's swim speed and few can hold their breath long enough to catch you.
  • Be slightly wary of Warlocks underwater. They can breathe with a buff and their skills aren't restricted like the Aquatic form Druid's are.

Patch changes[]

  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Re-added as a passive ability at level 17 (was 16).
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Merged into Ability druid travelform [Travel Form].
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now costs 5% of base mana, down from 8%.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Costs 8% of base mana, down from 13%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Aquatic Form is now available from druid trainers at level 16.
    Previously learned from B Druid [16] Aquatic Form.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12):
    • Shapeshifting will now counteract the slowing effects of frost-based spells.
    • Druid shapeshift form buttons are no longer dimmed while under the effects of Polymorph.
    • Fixed a bug in aquatic form which sometimes prevented the Druid from returning to caster form upon exiting lava.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Shapeshifting into an animal form will now remove Polymorph effects.
  • Test-inline Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11):
    • Shapeshifting now breaks roots, snares, and freeze effects.
    • Shapeshift forms now include an immunity to polymorph effects.
  • Test-inline Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17):
    • Now considered a beast in Aquatic Form.
    • Shapeshifting will no longer cancel all buffs on the Druid.
    • Shapeshifting cooldown reduced from 10 to 1.5 seconds.
    • Druids now regenerate mana while in shapeshift form.
    • Aquatic Form mana cost now scales with level, speed no longer changes with level.

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