Originally Posted by Maax
For druids I think Starfire, Shred, Lifebloom would satisfy all 3 specs. Except nothing for bear I guess, but really there isn't anything you could give bear that wouldn't be lackluster. Maul or swipe wouldn't be that great, maybe a new rank of Lacerate if the threat boost was meaningful, or a new (scaling?) rank of Frenzied Rejuvenation.
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Shred got a rank at 70, giving it a (hidden) level 71-73 rank upgrade, while nice, would be a minor upgrade. With the most used cat abilities (mangle, shred, rip) having fairly recent ranks, a more appropriate upgrade would be to Ferocious Bite (last rank came at level 63) or Maim (level 62). This would also fit with most cat abilities getting upgraded ranks approximately every 8 levels.
Something that would truly rock for bears - at least 5/10 man bears, and Zul'Aman is a ten-man instance, would be giving bears a new rank of Demoralising Roar. With the current max rank granted at level 62 and 10 levels between upgrades as the rule of thumb for bear abilities, the next one is due at 72 making it an ideal candidate for either a full 72 version or a slightly reduced 71 version breaking the fixed step sequence (as they did with some of the AQ books).