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I'd like to suggest giving Druids a standard out-of-combat resurrection spell in addition to their existing combat resurrection, Rebirth.

Currently, Druids are the only healing class that cannot reliably resurrect fallen party members after a wipe or accidental death. While Rebirth is one of the most powerful utility spells in the game, its lengthy cooldown prevents it from serving the same practical role as the resurrection abilities available to Priests, Paladins, and Shamans. As a result, Druid healers often find themselves unable to help recover a group after a wipe, leading to unnecessary downtime.

I don't believe this change would go against the spirit of Vanilla. Vanilla classes were intentionally designed with strengths and weaknesses, but giving Druids a standard resurrection spell would not remove any meaningful weakness in combat, nor would it diminish the importance of Rebirth. Rebirth would still remain unique as the game's only combat resurrection and one of the class's defining abilities.

If there are concerns about all Druids having access to a resurrection spell, then at the very least it could be implemented as a deep Restoration talent. That way, the Druids who are committing to the healing role would gain access to a normal resurrection, while Balance and Feral Druids would continue to rely solely on Rebirth. This approach would preserve specialization identity while ensuring that dedicated healers are not the only healers in the game who cannot resurrect party members after combat.

From both a gameplay and class fantasy perspective, the change makes sense. Allowing Restoration Druids to revive fallen allies outside of combat feels like a natural extension of their role without taking away from the unique value of Rebirth.

Whether it's granted as a baseline spell or as a Restoration talent, I think Druids should have some form of standard resurrection available to them. It would be a meaningful quality-of-life improvement that respects Vanilla's design philosophy while addressing one of the class's longest-standing frustrations.

how about a battle rez with 0 cooldown but you sacrifice yourself in order for them to get it, basically 0 cooldown wipe protection.

I like the idea of a standard out of combat Rez being in the resto tree. That seems the most fair way of doing it. Perhaps you have to be in tree form to cast.

Every healing class in WoW classic can use resurrection except druids. +1 for druid resurrection spell

+1, would love a normal rez on druid.

Agree, there is nothing gamebreaking about giving resto druids a talent for a normal res spell. Or even giving all druids a baseline one.

Turtle was all about keeping the vanilla feeling, and i always appreciated that.

But classes themselves have already deviated so much that this wouldnt really change a thing other than making the class slightly more wanted for 5 man situations, and slightly more helpful after raid wipes or deaths.

I see no good reasons for druids not to have it.

That said, i doubt the Octo team will add to or change talents or classes in any major way anytime soon. But this is worth considering for the future.

Agreed! It would be so nice! How we send this to a GM?

I'm new to twow/octo and after reading some of the other class changes I thought for sure Druids would have a traditional rez. I'm very surprised they don't have one yet, it's such a harmless addition.

Could be a cool reward for a new Druid class quest