Level 30 Guides are Here - Meet our WoW: Forever Class Writing Team

Druid Team

We have four Druid writers, one covering each specialization (with Feral split between Feral DPS and Tank).

Wonder - Balance Druid Writer

Wonder has been playing WoW since 2005 and has spent years theorycrafting Balance Druid with the Classic community. Now the Guild Master of It Is What It Is, he's excited about the opportunity Forever presents to reshape and rediscover Balance Druid.

Wonder started playing in 2005 and had a brief, unenjoyable go at Cataclysm at launch before stepping away in 2011. After a stretch on private servers, he came back for Classic in 2019, became Guild Master, and led a guild through to Wrath.

He has since played a little Cataclysm and Mists in the re-releases, and went deep into Season of Discovery, where he spent most of his time theorycrafting Balance Druid with the community — something he has done since the Classic release.

With Season of Discovery now over, he's all in on WoW Forever, where he is the Guild Master of It Is What It Is, an Alliance PvE OCE guild.

What he loves about Druid is the feel and how thematic it is, especially Balance and Restoration. Balance also has an underdog streak. You have to fight to compete, and there's nothing better than beating someone and talking a bit of trash afterwards.

But the real excitement is the opportunity ahead: a class that has been depleted for a long time is ready to be reshaped. He's keen to be part of that journey, working with the community and developers to help everyone rediscover, re-explore, and get excited about Balance Druid again.

"Balance has an underdog streak. You have to fight to compete, and there's nothing better than beating someone and talking a bit of trash afterwards."

Quick Facts


Favorite WoW Memory	The AQ40 Bug farm and everything associated with it — from a guildie giving him an IRL quest to deliver a handwritten letter thanking him for joining and supporting the farm, to defending the guild's little hive from Horde players.
Best Mount	The Scarab mount.
Most Disliked Raid	Hyjal. He can't stand the waves, or how slow they are.

Lexolas - Feral Druid DPS Writer

Lexolas is a competitive player and self-described "min-maxxer" with experience in progression and speedrunning across multiple versions of Classic. Whenever there's room for Feral Druid DPS, that's where they want to be.

My name is Lex, or LexolasTV on Twitch, where I sometimes stream. I'm a "min-maxxer", playing competitively in all Classic versions. I started with <none of the above> in Wrath of the Lich King Classic, joining during Trial of the Grand Crusader before eventually joining the progression and speedrun roster for Icecrown Citadel, maining Feral Druid DPS.

In Season of Discovery, I also played with <none of the above>, getting World First in every raid up to Molten Core, where we stopped doing progression and swapped our focus to speedrunning.

In Cataclysm Classic, I joined <Progress> after <none of the above> quit the Classic progression servers, being on their speedrun and progression roster all the way from Tier 11 until the guild quit after the Throne of Thunder race in Mists of Pandaria Classic.

I'm still playing with <Progress> in Anniversary, and I look forward to racing and speedrunning with them in Forever!

As a "min-maxxer," I mostly play what is good or what is needed for the guild rather than what I want, but whenever there is a spot for Feral Druid DPS I try to get the spot.

"What I love about Feral Druid DPS is that there's always some optimization that can be done. The spec being close to humanly impossible is when I love playing it the most!"

Quick Facts


First WoW Memory	My parents introduced me to World of Warcraft during Vanilla, when I was only 4 years old. One of my earliest memories is sitting on my dad's lap while he helped me through the Gnome starting zone.
How I Started Raiding	Although I've played WoW for a long time, I didn't get into raiding until my mother told me to join her, my step-dad, and two of my brothers in the Norwegian-speaking guild <Exception> on Pyrewood Village for AQ40. I was quickly nicknamed "Floorolas" for overaggroing too much on my Warlock.
Favorite WoW Memory	The progression races in Season of Discovery. Going into an unexplored raid after a long leveling session with friends and competing to be the first in the world to clear the bosses is a feeling I can't wait to experience again in Forever.

Louki - Feral Druid Tank Writer

Louki played WoW from day one of Vanilla through Legion before returning for Classic, where they reunited with players from the original server and helped take their guild all the way through Wrath. Has since played with <Statement> during Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria.

I've been playing WoW from day one of Vanilla until Tomb of Sargeras in Legion, where Mythic Tomb was the last raid I completed — until Classic, that is.

I've had a blast recruiting a bunch of people from the original server I started on in Vanilla. Somehow, this guild made it all the way through Wrath of the Lich King, where we ultimately called it quits. During Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria I mostly played with <Statement>.

I've had a bunch of great memories in Classic, most of which relate to me being an incredible dumbass.

One involved betting against my entire guild that they wouldn't one-shot Vaelastrasz on release night. They did. It took a while to pay up.

There were a few epic ones too, such as that same guild somehow pulling through and sneaking in the realm-first Karazhan clear with me raid-leading remotely.

"I've had a bunch of great memories in Classic, most of which relate to me being an incredible dumbass."

Quick Facts


Favorite Boss	Mimiron Hard Mode.
Classic Highlight	Sneaking in a realm-first Karazhan clear while raid-leading remotely.
Expensive Mistake	Betting against the entire guild that they wouldn't one-shot Vaelastrasz on release night. They did.

Frankensteak - Restoration Druid Writer

Frankensteak is a forever Druid who has mained Restoration Druid since original Vanilla through Wrath, and then did it all over again in Classic. He loves diving into the math behind healing and finding concrete conclusions about the Restoration Druid playstyle.

Frankensteak is a forever Druid, now writing for WoW Forever. He has mained Restoration Druid since original Vanilla through Wrath, and then again in Classic through the same expansions. He loves to dive into the math behind the spells and find concrete conclusions about the Restoration Druid healing playstyle.

Through the retail expansions, Frankensteak played casually with friends. With the announcement of Classic, he joined a speedrunning guild and enjoyed raiding in an environment he describes as "time-respective high-performance." Others may call this dadcore, but he feels that's misogynistic.

Frankensteak loves Restoration Druid because of the incredible possibilities offered by the shapeshifting nature of the class, allowing Druids to address almost any strange situation that may arise.

People may say a jack of all trades is a master of none, but tell that to his fellow healers on Instructor Razuvious, when he shifted into Bear Form and taunt-dragged an Understudy hell-bent on killing the healers back to the tank.

"People may say a jack of all trades is a master of none, but tell that to my fellow healers on Instructor Razuvious."

Quick Facts


Favorite WoW Memory	When I was 16, I got a long-distance girlfriend through WoW who I eventually met — and somehow didn't get trafficked or have my organs stolen. Alternatively, AFKing in Dalaran during Wrath Classic and having someone whisper me to say that my guide content helped them heal more effectively and keep their raid spot.
Favorite Dungeon	Zul'Farrak. The 100 Trolls event during original Vanilla was a moment with friends I'll never forget.
Best Mount	Raptor. It took many, many hours of reputation grinding in Wrath to get a Raptor mount as a Tauren, but it was worth every second.
Most Hated Boss	Valithria Dreamwalker. If Frankensteak wanted to DPS, he'd play a DPS role instead.

Hunter Team

Docoda handles all our hunter guides with the support of Neteyes who reviews them.

Docoda - Hunter Writer

Docoda, also known as Ibaraki, is a long-time WoW player with a particular love for Hunter theorycrafting and simming. After contributing sims and guides to the Season of Discovery Hunter community, he's back to do the same for WoW Forever.

Docoda, also known as Ibaraki, has been playing WoW since his teenage years. He started as a Warlock, which he played from halfway through the original Burning Crusade through Cataclysm, before maining Druid, Priest, Paladin, and Hunter at various points over the years.

Currently, he casually plays Hunter in Midnight, but Tauren Hunter was his original love in WoW even before Warlock. He returned to it in Classic Season of Discovery, focusing primarily on the new melee playstyle.

He loves theorycrafting and simming, which led him to contribute to the Season of Discovery Hunter community by making sims, adjusting sims, and writing guides. Now he's back to provide for the Forever Hunter community.

Docoda also enjoys participating in the occasional WoW secret hunt. He and his brother were the first to loot the Waist of Time, and he occasionally streams on Twitch.

"Tauren Hunter was my original love in WoW, even before Warlock."

Quick Facts


Favorite Hunter Talents	Animal Companion and Dire Beast are some of the best talents added throughout WoW's history.
Favorite Spec Iteration	The original Drain Life Affliction Warlock from Cataclysm.
Favorite Mount	X-53 Touring Rocket from the old Recruit-A-Friend program.
Secret Hunting	Docoda and his brother were the first players to loot the Waist of Time.

Neteyes - Hunter Guide Reviewer

Neteyes is a lifelong Hunter who has been playing the class since 2005. In Classic, he's competed with guilds including <Progress> while also developing the Hunter side of WoWSims and theorycrafting some particularly wild Hunter rotations.

Neteyes is a lifelong Hunter, having played the class since 2005.

In Classic, he's been competitive since day one, playing in guilds including <Progress> during Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria.

Alongside competitive raiding, he's also developed the Hunter side of WoWSims and theorycrafted some particularly wild Hunter rotations.

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