Druid of the Claw ( Warcraft III ) These ancient Druid s have adopted the totem of the bear and use the powers of their totem to defend their society from any external threats . They are fond of assuming Bear Form and roaming in seclusion throughout the wildlands of Kalimdor . When riled , the Druids of the Claw display ferocious power and stamina . Their magical spells augment their allies ' fighting skills and bravery as well . Information . Druids of the Claw are mixed units . In Bear Form they are an advanced melee unit such as an Abomination , Knight or Tauren . In Night Elf Form they are a spell caster such as a Priest , Sorceress , or Shaman . Druids of the Claw are initially in Night Elf Form . You must research Druid of the Claw Master Training to turn into Bear Form . Druids of the Claw are very useful additions to your army in both forms . In Bear Form they can be up front tanking as a melee unit while Druids of the Claw in Night Elf Form take up the rear casting Rejuvenation and Roar . After you have upgraded to Tree of Ages build an Ancient of Lore which you can use for Dryad s and Druids of the Claw . Build one Druid of the Claw and send him to your army and use Roar . Roar gives a 25 % bonus to damage to all of the units in the area with only one cast . You may have to pack units tightly into a small area to have Roar cover them all since it has a small area of effect when cast . If you plan to build a lot of Druids of the Claw it can be very difficult to transition to them . It ' s far more challenging to upgrade to Bears than Knights , Tauren , or Abominations . One possible option is to just create a Hero and use it to harass the enemy early on while you upgrade straight up to Bears . To do this build a Huntress Hall and no Ancient of War and then lay down two Ancients of Lore once you reach Tree of Ages . Then continue to upgrade to Tree of Eternity and research Adept and Mastery upgrades . This can work if you can confuse and harass the enemy until you get upgraded while keeping them away from your town . Another option is to make a bunch of Archers without upgrades and use them until you can convert to Bears . Another option is to play normally but go get an expansion pretty early . Build lots of Moon Well s and two Ancients of Lore and two Hunter ' s Halls to research both upgrades at once . It ' s very important to prevent Druids of the Claw from dying using Rejuvenation . It ' s very expensive and time consuming to replace lost Druids of the Claw . The best way to do this is using subgroups . Watch the portraits of the Bears while having the Rejuvenation icon active . Select Rejuvenation and click on the portrait of the damaged Bear to heal him . You can also use the " Alt " key to watch for low hit point bars . Some players like building a lot of Druids of the Claw but leave them in Night Elf Form . While they don ' t do as much damage as they would do in Bear form they can cast Rejuvenation on themselves and Roar . Usually when focusing on Druids of the Claw it ' s best to mix them up having most in Bear Form and some in Druid Form to cast Rejuvenation and Roar on the Bears . Research Mark of the Claw so that you can use Roar while in Bear Form . Druids of the Claw cannot attack air units so be aware of this weakness . Druids of the Claw and Archers with range upgrades are a good combination . Use Moon Wells to build up the Druid of the Claw ' s mana so he can cast his most powerful spells right away . Then send him off into battle . Use Roar to waste mana so that the Spell Breakers cannot use their Feedback against you . While it may seem against your best interest to use Roar because of the Spell Steal , in reality it will work in your favor if you keep spamming it . Spells and Abilities . Roar . Roar is a great bonus to give to your troops , especially in large team games where Roar can help a large army . Use Roar during battle whenever possible . Research Mark of the Claw so that you can use Roar while in Bear Form . Use Dispel abilities to remove roar or you can run away until it wears off . Rejuvenation . Rejuvenation is great for casting on Heroes or even allied Heroes . If your partner has a damaged Hero cast Rejuvenation on their Hero to help them out . Cast Rejuvenation on nearly dead units and especially on powerful units you do not wish to lose . Cast Rejuvenation on the Priestess of the Moon when she Starfall s . This can allow her to cast it much longer even under attack . You can cast Rejuvenation on units with full health . You can cast Rejuvenation on magic immune units . Use Dispel abilities . Bear Form . If you no longer need the Druid of the Claw as a spellcaster , turn him into a Bear and use him as a melee unit .