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The launch of Phase 3 forWorld of Warcraft Classic: Season of Discoveryintroduced a new level cap of 50, a variety of new world events like Incursions, and revamped content like the Sunken Temple 20-man Raid. As is standard for every Phase launch, every class has aset of new Runes to Discover– including a variety of new Phase 3 Druid Runes SoD players can find.
In SoD Phase 3 Druids have access to six new Runes which can be equipped on the Bracer/Wrist and Head gear. This guide covers all of the new Druid Runes SoD P3 introduces, including details on each Rune’s effects and how to acquire them. Check our companion pieces for information onDruid Runes in Phases One and Two, as these are not included below.
Updated June 14, 2025 by Erik Petrovich: Now that players have had time to delve into SoD Phase 3, and hunt down all six new Druid Runes, every Druid Rune in SoD P3 has finally been Discovered. To get all Phase 3 Druid Runes, SoD players will have to travel to many different locations and complete a variety of tasks, but two P3 Rune quests are shared amongst all classes. By acquiring Wild Offerings through a new SoD P3 questline, and by raising your Reputation with the Emerald Wardens to Friendly, all classes can buy one new SoD P3 Rune – Druids included – for two per class. This guide has been updated to describe how to get all Druid Runes SoD Phase 3 has for players to equip in their Head and Bracer slots – just remember to open the Discovery box and read the specific details of each new Druid Rune location hidden below each entry.
To preserve the sense of mystery intended for the Season of Discovery, each Phase 3 SoD Druid Rune location is hidden by default. Open the “Click to Reveal” box to show location details.
Gore Effect
How To Get Gore Rune: Unlocked after reaching Friendly with the Emerald Wardens faction. Increase your reputation with this faction bycompleting quests in Nightmare Incursions, a new Phase 3 PvE event that takes place in Duskwood, Ashenvale, Feralas, and the Hinterlands. Once you reach Friendly, go to an Emerald Wardens Quartermaster to purchase theRune of Bloodshedfor 1g44s.
Improved Barkskin Rune Effect
How To Get Improved Barkskin Rune Rune: Head to southwest Tanaris and kill Thistleshrub Dew Collectors and Thistleshrub Rootshapers until you get the Idol of the Raging Shambler. Equip it, then kill any five enemies while Barkskin is active. The enemies must die from Nature damage.
Gale Winds Effect
How To Get Gale Winds Rune: Go to Feralas, to about (65, 33), and look for a semi-hidden path that leads upward. Follow this path to get to the Grimtotem Compound, and look for a hut at the very top. Kill the Level 43 Elite Namida Grimtotem to get theRune of the Windstorm.
Efflorescence Effect
How To Get Efflorescence Rune:Head to a tower in the southwest corner of Feralas and look for an NPC named Tyrisius. Pick up the quest “Wisdom of the Guardians”, then head to Avatars located in Feralas, the Hinterlands, and Azshara.
InFeralas, go to the Shrine of Feralas, then, head southeast and look for a Gordunni Warlock enemy. let them cast the Shrink curse on you, then Decurse it. Head back to the path, go east, then south into the southeastern corner of Feralas and look for a Zukk’ash Wasp. Let it Poison you, then use Abolish Poison. Finally, head back to the Shrine and kill a Level 50 Elite.
InThe Hinterlands, look for the Shrine of the Moon in the far east of the zone north of Jintha’alor. Click the Shrine to get a clue, then cast Tranquility first, and Hurricane after. A Level 50 Elite Moonkin will spawn, which you must kill.
InAzshara, go to the Shrine of the Beast just north of the main path in the middle of the zone, then head northeast and look for a white deer named Child of Apa’ro. Change to Feral form, and kill this deer. Bring its Sacred Stag Heart to the Shrine to fight and defeat a Level 50 Hippogryph Elite.
After completing these three tasks, return to Tyrisius to get the Rune of Efflorescence and the Seed of Renewal trinket.
How To Get Elune’s Fires Rune: Get Keldara’s Log and the Mortar and Pestle from the Traveller’s Knapsack located inside a temple just north of the road in Azshara at around (20, 61). Collect 3x Satyrweed plants from the nearby area and combine them using the Mortar and Pestle to make a Satyrweed Tincture. Within the nearby area you should find a Corrupted Hippogryph – you will know it is the correct one if it has the “Satyr Corruption” debuff. Cast Hibernate on it, then use Satyrweed Tincture to cure the Hippogryph.
How To Get Improved Frenzied Regeneration Rune: This Rune is awarded as part of the phase 3 quest “The Wild Gods.” This quest rewards a Rune for every Class in WoW SoD – for more information on how to finish this lengthy questline, read our guide that explainshow to complete “The Wild Gods”.
