Runes are items that you can find in the world in the Season of Discovery of WoW Classic. Runes can be assigned to equipment slots and give your character powerful passive effects. This WoW SoD Druid Runes guide explains which Druid runes are new in SoD Phase 2, which Druid runes are already available in SoD, and how you can get them. Included are detailed descriptions of the Druide rune locations.
What Are the New Druid Runes in SoD Phase 2?
The following new 
Druid runes have already been officially confirmed for SoD Phase 2:
| Rune | Effect | Slot |
|---|---|---|
 Eclipse | Starfire increases the critical strike chance of your next two Wraths by 30%, and Wrath increases the critical strike chance of your next Starfire by 30%, both effects stacking up to 4 charges. Both spells also gain 70% chance at all times to not lose casting time when you take damage. | Waist |
 King of the Jungle | Tiger's Fury now increases all physical damage you deal by 15% instead of by a flat value, and instantly grants you 60 Energy. It is no longer on the global cooldown, but it now has its own 30 sec cooldown. | Feet |
The following new Druid runes were found via data mining. It is not known whether these will also be introduced in Phase 2, in a later phase, or not at all.
| Rune | Effect | Slot |
|---|---|---|
 Berserk | When activated, this ability causes your Mangle (Bear) ability to hit up to 3 targets and have no cooldown, and reduces the energy cost of all your Cat Form abilities by 50%. Lasts 15 sec. Requires Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form to activate. Clears the effect of Fear and makes you immune to Fear for the duration. | Waist |
 Nourish | Heals a friendly target for (161 / 100 *) to (189 / 100 *). Heals for an additional 20% if you have a Rejuvenation, Regrowth, Lifebloom, or Wild Growth effect active on the target. This spell benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Healing Touch. | Waist |
 Dreamstate | Your damaging spell critical strikes grant you 50% of your mana regeneration while casting for 8 sec and increase Nature damage dealt to the target by 20% for 12 sec. | Feet |
 Survival Instincts | When activated, this grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost. Useable in any form. In addition, you regenerate 5 rage every time you dodge while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form, 10 energy while in Cat Form, or 1% of your maximum mana while in any other form. | Feet |
 Gale Winds | Increases the damage done by your Hurricane by 100%, it no longer has a cooldown, and its mana cost is reduced by 20%. | Head |
 Gore | Striking a target with Lacerate, Swipe, or Maul has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown on Mangle (Bear). Striking a target with Mangle (Cat) or Shred has a 5% chance to reset the cooldown on Tiger's Fury. | Head |
 Improved Barkskin | Your Barkskin can now be cast on allies, no longer penalizes melee combat speed or spellcasting time, and can be cast while shapeshifted. | Head |
 Efflorescence | Your Swiftmend now also causes Efflorescence, healing all party members within 15 yards of the Swiftmend target's location for (* 21 / 100) every 2 sec for 30 sec. | Wrists |
 Improved Frenzied Regeneration | Your Frenzied Regeneration can now be used in all forms or while not shapeshifted. It now converts your active resource into health every second for 10 sec. Up to 10 Rage, 10 Energy, or 5% base Mana is converted per second into up to 10% health. | Wrists |
All SoD Druid runes are already available in our WoW SoD Talent Calculator. This allows you to plan your Druid build including runes for the Season of Discovery.
What Druid Runes are Available in WoW SoD?
In the following table you will find all runes available to the Druid class in SoD:
| Rune | Effect | Slot |
|---|---|---|
 Fury of Stormrage | Reduces the mana cost of Wrath by 100% and each time you deal damage with Wrath you have a 12% chance for your next cast of Healing Touch within 15 sec to be instant. | Chest |
 Living Seed | When you critically heal your target with any healing spell you plant a Living Seed on the target for 30% of the amount healed. The Living Seed will bloom when the target is next attacked. Lasts 15 sec. | Chest |
 Survival of the Fittest | Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 6% and reduces all damage taken by 10%. Damage taken reduced by an additional 10% while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. | Chest |
 Wild Strikes | While you are in Cat Form, Bear Form, or Dire Bear Form, party members within 20 yards gain increased combat ferocity. Each melee hit has a 20% chance of granting the attacker an extra attack with 20% additional Attack Power. No effect if the party member is already benefitting from Windfury Totem. | Chest |
 Lacerate | Lacerates the enemy target, making them bleed for (* 20 / 100 * 5) damage over 15 sec plus 20% weapon damage per existing application of Lacerate on the target. Causes a high amount of threat. This effect stacks up to 5 times on the same target. | Hands |
 Mangle | Gain the Mangle (Bear) ability and replace your Claw ability with Mangle (Cat). This ability benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Claw and Maul. Mangle the target for 160% normal damage and cause the target to take 30% additional damage from Bleed effects and Shred for 1 min. This ability benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Claw and Maul. Mangle the target for 300% normal damage and cause the target to take 30% additional damage from Bleed effects and Shred for 1 min. Awards 1 combo point. This ability benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Claw and Maul. | Hands |
 Sunfire | Gain the Sunfire ability and while in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form your Moonfire is replaced with Sunfire (Bear) or Sunfire (Cat). This spell benefits from and triggers all effects associated with Moonfire. Burns the enemy for (130 */ 100) to (152 */ 100) Nature damage and then an additional (65 * 4 */ 100) Nature damage over 12 sec. Burns the enemy for (130 */ 100) to (152 */ 100) Nature damage and then an additional (65 * 4 */ 100) Nature damage over 12 sec. Burns the enemy for (130 */ 100) to (152 */ 100) Nature damage and then an additional (65 * 4 */ 100) Nature damage over 12 sec. Awards 1 combo point. | Hands |
 Wild Growth | Heals all of target player's party members within 40 yards of target player for (34 / 100 * 7 *) over 7 sec. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration. | Hands |
 Lifebloom | Reduces the global cooldown on your Rejuvenation and Lifebloom abilities by 0.5 sec and you gain the Lifebloom ability: Heals the target for (4 / 100 * 7 *) over 7 sec. When Lifebloom completes its duration or is dispelled, the target instantly heals for (57 / 100 *) and the Druid regains half the cost of the spell. This effect can stack up to 3 times on the same target. | Legs |
 Savage Roar | 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 | Legs |
 Skull Bash | Charge to a target within 13 yards and bash the target's skull, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec. Shares a cooldown with Feral Charge. | Legs |
 Starsurge | Launch surging stellar energies that causes (381 / 100 *) to (467 / 100 *) Arcane damage. Starsurge benefits from and triggers most talents and effects that trigger or benefit from Wrath or Starfire. | Legs |
Eclipse | Starfire increases the critical strike chance of your next two Wraths by 30%, and Wrath increases the critical strike chance of your next Starfire by 30%, both effects stacking up to 4 charges. Both spells also gain 70% chance at all times to not lose casting time when you take damage. | Waist |
King of the Jungle | Tiger's Fury now increases all physical damage you deal by 15% instead of by a flat value, and instantly grants you 60 Energy. It is no longer on the global cooldown, but it now has its own 30 sec cooldown. | Feet |
In our overview of SoD runes, you will find a list of all available runes.
AdHow to Get Fury of Stormrage in SoD
You get Fury of Stormrage at level 2 in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Living Seed in SoD
You get Living Seed in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Mangle in SoD
You get Mangle in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Sunfire in SoD
You get Sunfire in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Lifebloom in SoD
You get Lifebloom in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Lacerate in SoD
You get Lacerate in the level 10+ quest zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Savage Roar in SoD
You get Savage Roar in the level 10+ quest zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:
How to Get Wild Strikes in SoD
You get Wild Strikes in the level 14+ quest zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Kill Grimtotem Ruffian at the southeast entrance to Stonetalon Mountains. Other Grimtotem enemies work too. This works for Alliance and Horde. There was no Alliance spot for Alliance discovered yet.
How to Get Starsurge in SoD
You get Starsurge in Wetlands in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Marshroom. Marshroom.How to Get Wild Growth in SoD
You get Wild Growth in Ashenvale, Duskwood, and Hillsbrad Foothills in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Symbol of the First Owl: Go to Ashenvale at 87 43. Activate the owl statue to start the event. Three waves of two level 25 enemies will attack you.
Symbol of the Second Owl: Go to the Twilight Grove in Duskwood at 50 35. After you’ve interacted with the statue, kill the level 25 boar Agon. It can be found east of Twilight Grove in the area around 64 30.
Symbol of the Third Owl: Go to Hillsbrad Foothills and activate the statues at 36 75 and 53 81. You have only two minutes to activate the second statue.
Druid trainer Loganaar (52 41). You’ll receive Wild Growth.How to Get Survival of the Fittest in SoD
You get Survival of the Fittest by completing three level 20 quests in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Let Me Make You An Offer or 
Let Me Make You An Offer from Grizzby.- Master Wood in Old Town in Stormwind City (79.2 47.6).
- Zel'mak in The Valley of Honor in Orgrimmar (80.2 29.6)
You've Got Yourself A Deal from Master Wood or You've Got Yourself A Deal from Zel'mak which leads you back to Grizzby in Ratchet.
Rune of Survival for 3 gold.If you can’t see the quest, your character level is too low. The quest should be available at level 20.
How to Get Skull Bash in SoD
You get Skull Bash by turning in Waylaid Supplies and Supply Shipments for reputation in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Alliance:
- Can be purchased from the Azeroth Commerce Authority faction once Honored Friendly has been achieved.
- Horde:
- Can be purchased from the Durotar Supply and Logistics faction once Honored Friendly has been achieved.
Find out how to get Waylaid Supplies in our WoW Classic Waylaid Supplies Farm Guide including farming routes.
Note: With the patch from December 12, 2023, the required reputation rank was reduced from Honored to Friendly, and the gold cost was reduced.
Which Druid Runes are the Best in SoD?
Which runes are best for the Druid class in the Season of Discovery depends on what role and spec you play. In our WoW SoD Druid guide you will find a selection of builds with the best runes for each spec.
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