Base spirit does not affect the hit rating. Only spirit from gear. Tested this with my 45 druid. With her normal gear, she has 67 hit rating (with the talent). I do have some hit from gear, namely the belt from a druid quest, the BoA (WG) staff, and the ring from the Deadmines. Those 3 items add up to 21 hit rating. Which leaves 46 rating. I assumed the talent meant base spirit, but since I have 83 base spirit at the moment, that couldn't be it. I removed all the gear she had on, leaving her with a total of 0(!)% +chance to hit. Put on all the spirit gear she has (not equip