Shapeshift into dire bear form, increasing melee attack power by (your level* 3), armor contribution from cloth and leather items by 370%, and Stamina by 25%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and allows the use of various bear abilities.
The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.
Immune to Polymorph effects. Increases melee attack power by (Your Level x 3), armor contribution from items by 370%, and Stamina by 25%.
The second version of [Bear Form], gained at level 40. This form is meant to mimic the armor transition from mail to plate that warrior and paladins go through. This form has tank-like abilities, similar to a Warrior. While in bear form, the druid's Mana bar is replaced by a Rage bar.
The attack speed for Bear and Dire bear forms is 2.50.
This is essentially a more powerful version of [Bear Form], and learning it prevents the Druid from using Bear Form.
This form essentially mirrors the armor change of warriors and paladins from mail to plate at level 40.
The armor bonus is only affect cloth and leather items, and not item modifiers (enchantments, armor kits, etc). For example, a [Blackened Defias Belt] with 50 base armor, and a +24 armor from [Heavy Armor Kit] will count for:
164 armor in Bear form (164 = 50 + 50 * 1.8 + 24)
259 armor in Dire Bear form ( 259 = 50 + 50 * 3.7 + 24)
259 armor in Moonkin form ( 259 = 50 + 50 * 3.7 + 24)
Talent improvement[]
In Restoration:
[Furor] gives you a 20-100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you change into Bear Form.
In Feral Combat:
[Feral Swiftness] increases your chance to dodge while in Bear Form by 2-4%.
[Sharpened Claws] increases your critical strike chance by 2-6% while in Bear Form.
[Predatory Strikes] increases your melee attack power by 50-150% of your level and 7-20% of any attack power of your equipped weapon while in Bear Form.
[Primal Fury] gives you a chance to get 5 extra Rage when you land a critical hit.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Mana energizes that occur while in this form will now appear in the combat log and floating combat text.
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Armor contribution only affect cloth and leather items and does not affect bonus armor.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Armor contribution from items has been lowered from 400% to 370%
Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): The bonus health from shapeshifting into this form will again be removed correctly when shifting out of this form.
Patch 2.0.10 (2007-03-06): Now grants 25% increased stamina instead of 25% increased health. In addition, the armor bonus has been reduced from 450% to 400%.