Leveling a druid (what moves to use): Levels 61-80

And now we hit the home stretch of druid leveling. You should start investing points in restoration now. I'll advise you on which talents to pick up as we go along; for a healing tree, resto has some very good feral talents. Unlike before, the moves you get in the next 20 levels will change your strategy quite significantly, so they will warrant more discussion than previous moves.

Level 61
Start investing points in Furor. It's the best way for a leveling feral to start investing in the resto talents tree, and once you start using it, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Furor gives you ten rage when you shift into Bear Form and allows you to gain energy when you shift into Cat Form. It used to always give you 40 energy, but people abused that fact to get extra energy, so now it simply allows your energy regeneration to continue out of cat form and gives you that energy when you shift back in. At least, that's how I understand it. So, if you shift into Cat Form the first time after you log in, you'll have the maximum amount of energy that the talent lets you have. However, if you have zero when you shift out and then immediately shift back in, you'll only have about 10 or 15 energy. Regardless, it's useful since you'll be able to shift out to heal yourself and then jump right back into the fray when you shift back.

Level 62
You now get Maim, which is a great ability when used right. It's a finishing move that stuns your enemy for a certain amount of time. The more combo points you have, the longer the stun. Though it is useful to interrupt spell casting or stop enemies, it's best application is in using it as another chance to use Shred. After you stun your enemy, if you have enough time and energy, you can run behind them and use Shred for more damage. As such, when you get five combo points, this is what you should do, based on your enemy's health:
>75%: Use Rip
75-40%: Wait until you have at least forty energy, then use Maim, then Shred
<40%: Ferocious Bite

Level 64
You now get Lifebloom. This spell is a hollow shell of what it used to be, and when you have no spell power, it is your least mana efficient healing spell. Still, if you only need to heal the amount that Lifebloom will heal you for or less, there's no sense in using a spell that costs more mana when you won't be doing any more healing.

Level 66
You now get Lacerate, an ability that will make your Bear Form combat more interesting. It applies a damage over time effect to the target that can be stacked for more damage. It's not worth using when you are fighting large crowds in Bear Form, but when you are fighting one very powerful enemy, you should keep five applications of Lacerate on them at all times. Still, you need to use Mangle (Bear) whenever you can, so what you should do when fighting a very powerful foe is start with Mangle, then use Lacerate until you get to five stacks, using Mangle whenever it is off of its cooldown, and then use Swipe when Mangle is on its cooldown. Make sure you use Lacerate before it runs out so that you don't need to reapply it; I'd say do it within five seconds of when Lacerate will run out.

You should also start investing your talent points in Naturalist, which will increase all physical damage you do by 10% at max. It's a very powerful boost.

Level 70
You get Cyclone at this level. It makes the enemy immune to all attacks and unable to do anything for six seconds. I didn't use it much while leveling, so use it if you find situational applications of it. I suppose you could use it with the instant-cast aspect of Predatory Strikes to allow yourself six seconds of uninterrupted healing without needing to use Barkskin.

Level 71
You finally get an AoE ability for Cat Form at this level: Swipe (Cat). If you are fighting two enemies, using this will be faster than fighting each one individually if you have invested in King of the Jungle and you use Tiger's Fury once you run out of energy. If you start out at full energy, that should give you enough Swipes to kill one and seriously injure the other. If you need to kill three or more and want to do it more quickly than Swiping them in Bear Form will allow, then use Swipe (Cat) in conjunction with Berserk; you will not be disappointed. However, if you really want to get the most out of Berserk, then don't use it until you have no energy left and have already used Tiger's Fury.

You can also train Swift Flight Form at this level if you have Artisan Riding. It's like Flight Form but with the speed of an epic mount. If that idea doesn't make you excited, then you clearly need to try more things with Flight Form.

You should invest your talent point in Omen of Clarity at this level. It will occasionally make your next ability free to use, and it is quite useful for that reason. It affects Thorns, so while you are buffing yourself, you should use Mark of the Wild first, since Omen of Clarity doesn't affect Mark of the Wild, though it can be triggered by Mark of the Wild, and it does affect Thorns. You can also use Lifebloom when Omen of Clarity is active to get some free mana, but the mana you get back is less than the cost of any other ability that is affected by Omen of Clarity, so that is only worth doing if the last spell you plan on casting for the next few moments triggers Omen of Clarity.

Level 75
You get a new finishing move for Cat Form for raids now: Savage Roar. It buffs your damage for a certain amount of time, lasting longer when you have more combo points. As awesome as this ability is, it shines most when you can attack for the majority of its duration, so save it for raids or when you take down an elite enemy in groups (in which case you will probably be tanking, anyways.)

Level 80
You did it! And your reward is... a healing spell! Nourish is actually a great ability for healing as a druid. It's a fast heal that heals for more when your target has a HoT on them. Truth be told, it's only really worth using when your target has a HoT on them, or else it loses a lot of it punch. Without any spellpower, it is less mana efficient then Regrowth, as mana efficient as Healing Touch (if you already have a HoT on yourself), and more mana efficient than Rejuvenation and Lifebloom. If you need to heal yourself out of combat and thus need to think about what is most mana efficient, I suggest starting with Regrowth, then calculating how much health you still need to heal after the initial heal. Subtract 2,000 from that, and use Nourish or Healing Touch to make up the difference.

So there you go; you've reached level 80! What you do now is your own choice, but whatever you do, you are now doing it with the best class in the game, hands down. You may wish to read my post on how to avoid those "What do I do now?" moments.