Druid · Feral Combat · row 3

Sharpened Claws

Changed from Classic2 ranks
Sharpened Claws
Rank 2/2Feral Combat
Requires 10 points in Feral Combat Talents
Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 6%.

Every rank of Sharpened Claws

RankEffectSource
1Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 3%.client
2Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 6%.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Feral Combat, row 3, column 4. Needs 10 points in Feral Combat first. The earliest you can finish all 2 ranks is level 21 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Unlocks: Blood Frenzy (requires Sharpened Claws at full rank).
  • Competes with: Shredding Attacks, Savage Fury, Feral Charge in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameSharpened ClawsSharpened Claws
PositionFeral Combat row 3, col 3Feral Combat row 3, col 4
Ranks32
Rank 1 textIncreases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat Form by 2%.Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 3%.

Spells this talent affects

Builds that take Sharpened Claws

Questions players ask

Where is Sharpened Claws in the Druid talent tree?
Feral Combat tree, row 3, column 4. You need 10 points spent in Feral Combat before you can learn it.
Is Sharpened Claws new in WoW Forever?
Sharpened Claws existed in Classic (Feral Combat row 3, 3 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat Form by 2%.".

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