It's been a few years, but I feel like it improves just like shapeshifter forms, which *can* be through sitting in it, but is also through using it (flying? Fighting thought for sure helped).

That said, there is *ZERO* reason I can think of offhand that you ever want to actually fight with this form, and I don't think the "confidence" in the form made any difference as far as mobility mattered.

Bearform? That one's actually fun to fight in. Again, because of the inability to check how skilled you are and also that *SO* many factors (moon, herbs) affect your skillset, I'm not certain how impactful it is.