Druid · Feral Combat · row 2

Brutal Impact

Changed from Classic2 ranks
Brutal Impact
Rank 2/2Feral Combat
Requires 5 points in Feral Combat Talents
Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.

Every rank of Brutal Impact

RankEffectSource
1Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 15 sec.client
2Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 1 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 30 sec.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Feral Combat, row 2, column 3. Needs 5 points in Feral Combat first. The earliest you can finish all 2 ranks is level 16 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Feral Swiftness, Feral Instinct, Thick Hide in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameBrutal ImpactBrutal Impact
PositionFeral Combat row 2, col 2Feral Combat row 2, col 3
Ranks22
Rank 1 textIncreases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec.Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 15 sec.

Spells this talent affects

  • Bash · 3 ranks, learned at 14
  • Pounce · 3 ranks, learned at 36

Builds that take Brutal Impact

Questions players ask

Where is Brutal Impact in the Druid talent tree?
Feral Combat tree, row 2, column 3. You need 5 points spent in Feral Combat before you can learn it.
Is Brutal Impact new in WoW Forever?
Brutal Impact existed in Classic (Feral Combat row 2, 2 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.