Feral Druid Compendium

Written by Crazymeow

Patch: 11.1
Updated: 21st of March, 2025

News

11.1 Tier Set

2p: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate a Winning Streak increasing the damage of your Ferocious Bite, Rip, and Primal Wrath by 3% stacking up to 10 times. Ferocious Bite, Rip, and Primal Wrath have a 15% chance to remove Winning Streak!. Free Ferocious Bites are exempt from this chance.

4p: When you consume Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Craving, become a Big Winner, dealing (800% of Attack power) Physical damage to Apex Predator's primary target and increasing the damage of your periodic effects by 16% for 6 sec.

The 2p is worth ~2.1% dps, 2p+4p is worth ~7.1% dps. While this is on the weaker side for 11.1 tier sets, we will still equip 2p2p as long as the new 2p is of hero-track or better. (Sim your character to be certain)

Talent Builds

All talent builds will now contain Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Cravingonce we acquire the new 4p. Switching to this new tier set also means we are likely playing Wildstalker for most if not all bosses in this raid. In other words, Wildstalker will be the default raid hero tree, and Druid of the Claw will be the default mythic+ tree. Additionally, the Druid Class Tree has been updated. Like usual, make sure to grab the throughput nodes first, and then whatever you may need for the fight afterwards.

Cyrce's Circlet

Yes we are still going to play this ring in 11.1, and it will be our best-in-slot.

Thunder Citrine: Always play Stormbringer's Runed Citrine iconStormbringer's Runed Citrine.

Sea Citrine: Always play Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine iconFathomdweller's Runed Citrine.

Wind Citrine: Always play Windsinger's Runed Citrine iconWindsinger's Runed Citrine.

Rotation

Single Target

Single Target Image

What is a priority list?

When reading the priority lists below, you should not think about these as steps to follow in a specific order. At any given point in combat, you should cast the first thing in the list that you are able to cast.

The way this section is written is very formulaic and has the same structure as the Action Priority List (APL) used in sims.

Pre-Combat:

  1. Bear Form iconBear Formincredibly minor dps gain for the opener, you can just sit in Bear Form iconBear Formuntil about to pull, and then use Prowl iconProwlto instantly shift into Cat Form iconCat Form.
  2. Prowl iconProwl
  3. Rake iconRakefrom stealth.

Select which talents you have to filter the priority list:

TIP

Uncheck Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsif you want a simpler builder priority.

Single Target Priority List:

Highest Priority: Cooldowns
  1. Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyat 5 combo points or if you're missing 35+ energy, whichever happens first.
  2. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bitewith Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Cravingprocs if it won't disrupt procing Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons.
  3. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bitewith Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Cravingprocs.
  4. Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmwhen:
    1. Rip iconRipis up. AND
    2. There isn't an Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmheading to your target, AND
    3. Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmis either missing or about to expire with 1/2 stacks. For example, with 3 stacks, you would refresh as soon as Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmfalls off.
  5. Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmconditions change based on the amount of Adaptive Swarms iconAdaptive Swarmsyou have out:
    • If you have 3 Adaptive Swarms iconAdaptive Swarmswith at least 2 stacks out, then you will target allies with priority 1 stack > 0 stack > 2 stacks.
    • If you have 2 or fewer Adaptive Swarms iconAdaptive Swarmsof at least 2 stacks, cast on your enemy target when swarm is not on them, and is not traveling towards them.
  6. Incarnation iconIncarnationwith Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury.
  7. Berserk iconBerserkwith Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury. You can hold this for Convoke iconConvokeif for whatever reason they are misaligned, and you won't lose a cast doing so.
  8. Feral Frenzy iconFeral Frenzywith 1 or no combo points. 2 combo points is also acceptable during Incarn iconIncarn.
  9. Feral Frenzy iconFeral Frenzywith 1 or no combo points. 2 combo points is also acceptable during Berserk iconBerserk.
  10. Convoke iconConvokewhen:
  11. You may also Convoke iconConvokeif the fight is about to end. Usually you want to Convoke iconConvokewith Berserk iconBerserkif you can do so without losing a cast.
Second Priority: Finishers
  1. As Wildstalker there are 2 scenarios where you can use 3+ combo point rips:
    1. Rip iconRipis in pandemic range near the start of Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury
    2. Rip iconRipwont last until the next Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyin the last 3 seconds of Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury
  2. Rip iconRipif all of these are true:
  3. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bitewhen:
Last Priority: Generators
Skip any spells you've already casted towards Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons, if you have 0 or 1 stacks of Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsremaining.
  1. Shadowmeld iconShadowmeldinto Rake iconRakeif all of these are true:
  2. Rake iconRakeif any of these are true:
    • Rake iconRakeis in pandemic and Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyis up.
    • Rake iconRakeis in pandemic and will expire before Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyis up. Delay as long as reasonable if you are downgrading its snapshot value.
    • You are in stealth.
    • You have a Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambushproc, and you would be upgrading Rake iconRake's snapshot value.
  3. Rake iconRakeif you are not in Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk and any of these are true:
    • Rake iconRakeis in pandemic and Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyis up.
    • Rake iconRakeis in pandemic and will expire before Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyis up. Delay as long as reasonable if you are downgrading its snapshot value.
    • You are in stealth.
    • You have a Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambushproc, and you would be upgrading Rake iconRake's snapshot value.
  4. Use Shred with Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambushprocs during Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk
  5. Use Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashif it will cap on charges within the next 4 seconds.
  6. Use Lunar Inspiration Moonfire iconMoonfireif it is in pandemic.
  7. Cast Thrash iconThrashif it is in pandemic range, outside of Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk
  8. Shred iconShredwith Clearcasting iconClearcastingprocs.
  9. Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slash.
  10. Shred iconShred.
  11. If you still need Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsproc it with this priority:
    1. Rake iconRakeif it will upgrade Rake iconRake's snapshot value, or if it needs reapplied. (only relevant during Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk)
    2. Thrash iconThrashif it is in pandemic range (only relevant during Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk)
    3. Swipe iconSwipe.
    4. Rake iconRakeif it will not downgrade Rake iconRake's snapshot value.
    5. Clip Lunar Inspiration Moonfire iconMoonfire.
    6. Clip Thrash iconThrash.

Multi Target

Multi Target Opener

What is a priority list?

When reading the priority lists below, you should not think about these as steps to follow in a specific order. At any given point in combat, you should cast the first thing in the list that you are able to cast.

The way this section is written is very formulaic and has the same structure as the Action Priority List (APL) used in sims.

Pre-Combat:

  1. Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarm
  2. Prowl iconProwl
  3. Rake iconRakefrom stealth.

Select which talents you have to filter the priority list:

TIP

Uncheck Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsif you want a simpler builder priority.

AoE priority list (2+ targets):

Highest Priority: Cooldowns

Special Note: Use single-target spells on higher priority/higher healthed mobs

  1. Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyat 5 combo points or if you're missing 35+ energy, whichever happens first.
  2. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bitewith Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Cravingprocs if it won't stop Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsfrom proccing.
  3. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bitewith Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Cravingprocs.
  4. Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmwhen all of these are true:
  5. With Unbridled Swarm iconUnbridled Swarmtalented, use Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmas often as you can with this priority:
  6. Incarnation iconIncarnation. This should always be paired with Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury.
  7. Berserk iconBerserk. This should always be paired with Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury.
  8. Feral Frenzy iconFeral Frenzywith 1 or no combo points outside Incarn iconIncarn, or 2 or fewer inside Incarn iconIncarn.
  9. Feral Frenzy iconFeral Frenzywith 1 or no combo points outside Berserk iconBerserk, or 2 or fewer inside Berserk iconBerserk.
  10. Convoke iconConvokewhen:
    • Your Rip iconRip's will not fall off during Convoke's iconConvoke'schannel. AND
    • Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyis up. AND
    • You have 1 or fewer combo points outside of Berserk iconBerserk, or 2 or fewer combo points during Berserk iconBerserk.
    • *note: You generally want to pair this with Berserk iconBerserkif possible without losing casts.
Second Priority: Finishers
  1. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Biteat 5 combo points and both of these are true:
  2. Primal Wrath iconPrimal Wrathwith 5 combo points if any of these conditions are met:
  3. Rip iconRipon targets without Rip iconRipthat will live for a decent amount of time.
    • Please, I beg you, if you are using Rip iconRipon multiple targets; you should seriously be talenting Primal Wrath iconPrimal Wrath. It's as close to mandatory as it gets.
  4. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Biteat 5 combo points with either 50 energy or inside Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk.
Last Priority: Generators
Skip any spells you've already cast towards Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsif you have 0 or 1 stacks of Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons.
  1. Thrash iconThrashif it's either missing or in pandemic range.
  2. During Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk, Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashif you have any charges. Yes ignore Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsfor this.
  3. During Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk, Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashif you have any charges starting at 3t. Yes ignore Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsfor this.
  4. During Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk, ignore Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsand Swipe iconSwipe.
  5. During Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk, ignore Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsand Swipe iconSwipestarting at 3t.
  6. Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashif it will cap on charges within the next 4 seconds, or mobs will die in the next 4 seconds.
  7. Swipe iconSwipeif there are 5 or more targets.
  8. Prowl iconProwlinto Rake iconRakeon a target where Rake iconRakeis either missing, in pandemic range, or can be upgraded as long as you don't have a Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambushproc.
  9. Prowl iconProwlinto Rake iconRakeon a target where Rake iconRakeis either missing, in pandemic range, or can be upgraded.
  10. Shadowmeld iconShadowmeldinto Rake iconRakeon a target where Rake iconRakeis either missing, in pandemic range, or can be upgraded as long as you don't have a Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambushproc.
  11. Shadowmeld iconShadowmeldinto Rake iconRakeon a target where Rake iconRakeis either missing, in pandemic range, or can be upgraded.
  12. Refresh Rake iconRake's that are either missing, or in pandemic range if you're not capped on Clearcasting iconClearcastingstacks.
  13. Swipe iconSwipeif there are 3 or more targets.
  14. Rake iconRakeif you have no Rake iconRake's out. We want at least one Rake iconRakerolling for the sake of proccing Bloodseeker Vines iconBloodseeker Vines.
  15. Refresh Moonfire iconMoonfire's that are either missing, or in pandemic range if you're not capped on Clearcasting iconClearcastingstacks.
  16. Rake iconRakeif it's either missing, or in pandemic range.
  17. Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slash
  18. Swipe iconSwipe
  19. Swipe iconSwipe
  20. Shred iconShredif Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambushis not up.
  21. Shred iconShred
  22. Thrash iconThrash
  23. If you still need Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons, proc it with this priority:

Talents

Class Tree (all pve content)

Class Tree Talents

Talent Explanations

Purple Choice Options Explained

Lore of the Grove iconLore of the Grove: If you talent Lunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspiration, you should be talenting this as well.

Remove Corruption iconRemove Corruption: Always take if you need poison or curse dispel, which is not every dungeon, and isn't all that common in raid either.

Nurturing Instinct iconNurturing Instinct: You put points into this if you are playing Lunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspiration(or technically Convoke iconConvoke) and have nothing else to put points in. It is an extremely minor dps increase.

Feline Swiftness iconFeline Swiftness: You only drop this if you need another talent point to play something else, and value the Well-Honed Instincts iconWell-Honed Instinctsproc over movement speed

Well-Honed Instincts iconWell-Honed Instincts: Strong versus rot damage in particular, its main issue is that sometimes this will trigger when you don't need it to, and because of that it is less reliable.

Perfectly-Honed Instincts iconPerfectly-Honed Instincts: Can take if there isn't anything else you want, or if the fight timers suit 90s cooldown better.

Incapacitating Roar iconIncapacitating Roar: Often picked in keys as a soft-kick. Recently buffed so it won't break instantly. In raid this is pretty niche.

Ursine Vigor iconUrsine Vigor: Mostly keys only talent for when you need a stronger Bear Form iconBear Form. Occasional use in raid as well.

Fluid Form iconFluid Form: Highly recommended talent to reduce global wastage from shapeshifting. If you don't find yourself shapeshifting much, this talent is much less valuable.

Typhoon iconTyphoon: If you need a knock, or think the knock will be more useful than Ursol's Vortex iconUrsol's Vortex

Ursol's Vortex iconUrsol's Vortex: Excellent kiting tool that wont leave mobs spread out all over the place. Can also pair with Typhoon iconTyphoonas a poor mans mass grip, or just to use typhoon as a soft-kick without splaying the mobs all over the place.

Mass Entanglement iconMass Entanglement: More of a niche option compared to Ursol's Vortex iconUrsol's Vortex, Mass Entanglement iconMass Entanglementcan be good if you want to root a group of mobs that the group does not intend to attack.

Innervate iconInnervate: If your healer told you to talent this. Well that or you want Nature's Vigil iconNature's Vigiland/or Forestwalk iconForestwalk.

Nature's Vigil iconNature's Vigil: Solid healing during your cooldown windows, especially in keys. Pair this with Berserk iconBerserka vast majority of the time. I would pick this a vast majority of the time with the Class Tree rework.

Forestwalk iconForestwalk: Decent survivability bump, given that you're receiving healing. Stacks multiplicatively with other healing increases.

Improved Stampeding Roar iconImproved Stampeding Roar: Great in keys/world content for a more frequent movement cooldown between pulls; also frequently played in raids when you need Stampeding Roar iconStampeding Roarmore often than every 2 minutes.

Lycara's Meditation iconLycara's Meditation: If you have the points to spare and you will be shapeshifting a decent amount, this is just more damage. It is best in keys, where you often enter Bear Form iconBear Form.

Niche Options Explained

Matted Fur iconMatted Fur: If you have nowhere else to put your talent points, this technically does something. It's extremely weak, but technically a defensive increase.

Heart of the Wild iconHeart of the Wild: For cutting-edge levels of keys where you either need a stronger Bear Form iconBear Formto cover damage events, or just another charge of Frenzied Regeneration iconFrenzied Regeneration.

Hibernate iconHibernate: Almost exclusively used in keys, and rarely so. This is essentially a sap that only works on beasts and dragonkin, essentially you only chose this talent if you have a specific target to hibernate in mind.

Mighty Bash iconMighty Bash: If you don't need Incapacitating Roar iconIncapacitating Roarbut do need a single-target stun, and can afford to take this instead of Maim iconMaim. In PvE, Mighty Bash iconMighty Bashis generally preferred over Maim iconMaimbecause it doesn't cost combo points and energy to cast, and is niche enough that the cooldown difference isn't as relevant.

Maim iconMaim: In PvE, maim is generally used as an emergency soft-kick as opposed to a stun, though you can use it that way as well. It has a short cooldown, and easy to acquire. Its main issue is how much dps you lose by casting it, relegating the spell to niche-tier. It also puts mobs on stun dr, which in some groups can be inefficient.

Starfire iconStarfire-> Moonkin Form iconMoonkin Form: This is almost exclusively for access to Moonkin Form iconMoonkin Form's Wild Charge iconWild Chargefor when you cannot Wild Charge iconWild Chargeinside Travel Form iconTravel Form. In world content, Flap iconFlapcan be nice to have as well.

Astral Influence iconAstral Influence: Probably the most niche talent option there is for Feral Druids, this extends the range of Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmand Lunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspirationfor when 40 yards isn't enough but 45 yards is.

Gale Winds iconGale Winds: If you have the talent point to spare, Gale Winds iconGale Windsmakes Typhoon iconTyphooning mobs easier when mobs are spread out.

Incessant Tempest iconIncessant Tempest: If you find yourself in a scenario where you need to knock twice in less than 30 seconds, this talent lets you do that.

Raid Talents

Our recommended default hero-tree for raiding is Wildstalker once you acquire at least the 2 piece 11.1 set bonus. That being said, Druid of the Claw may see some play on fights with high AoE.

WS

Mythic Liberation of Undermine Raid Builds

WARNING

Builds are based on PTR testing and some guesswork, this section is highly liable to change.

Vexie and the Geargrinder
Cauldron of Carnage
Rik Reverb
Stix Bunkjunker
Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
One-Armed Bandit
Mug'zee
Gallywix
Vexie and the Geargrinder
Cauldron of Carnage
Rik Reverb
Stix Bunkjunker
Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
One-Armed Bandit
Mug'zee
Gallywix
Vexie and the Geargrinder
Cauldron of Carnage
Rik Reverb
Stix Bunkjunker
Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
One-Armed Bandit
Mug'zee
Gallywix
Ulgrax
Bloodbound Horror
Sikran
Rasha’nan
Broodtwister Ovi'nax
Princess Ky'veza
Silken Court
Queen Ansurek
WS Pure-ST L Build
WS Pure-ST Apex Build (11.1 4p)
WS Hybrid ST-AOE
DOTC Hybrid ST-AOE
DOTC AOE

Please note you can significantly customise the above, see the talent write-up in the following M+ section. Or take inspiration from the given Mythic Raid talents.

Dungeon Talents

Feral goes into 11.1 with plenty of options yet again when it comes to M+, with both Hero trees creating two distinct options on their own. Embrace these options and find what works for you, there is simply no 'best' build, especially because different talents will suit different dungeons and groups. However, listed below are some reference builds you can play around with, and the images below can help guide you to customise these builds to your liking.

Highly Recommend you talent Druid of the Claw, unless you have a specific reason to play Wildstalker instead (or just prefer Wildstalker).

WS
DOTC
DOTC All-rounder
DOTC Burst
DOTC caelus-proudmoore (psst: play me if you can't decide)
DOTC Heavy Single-Target
DOTC Wild Slashes (note: worse due to single target concerns)
Wildstalker Basic
Wildstalker ST/Prio
Wildstalker LI-centric
Wildstalker Thrashing Claws (note: slightly inferior wildstalker build)

Talent Explanations

Section 1 Options Explained

Tireless Energy iconTireless Energy: Less single target than Merciless Claws iconMerciless Clawsbut equivalently more AoE damage as well.

Double-Clawed Rake iconDouble-Clawed Rake: Strong AoE only talent. Only reason its a choice is because this provides zero single-target value. Gains value with Wildstalker.

Merciless Claws iconMerciless Claws: This represents the most single target, the least AoE, and the most burst of the three options due to its synergy with Berserk: Frenzy iconBerserk: Frenzy. Gains value with Druid of the Claw.

Thrashing Claws iconThrashing Claws: decent option if running Lunar Inspiration, frees up more globals to Moonfire more. Video guide here.

Section 2 Options Explained

Taste for Blood iconTaste for Blood: Strong single-target and funnel (if a particular dungeon has priority mobs you want to funnel Apex procs into). Strong synergy with Convoke iconConvoke, and particularly Druid of the Claw in general. For Wildstalker this talent loses value as bite just isn't much of your damage. Usually if you want more single target, you would rather play Lunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspirationinstead.

Infected Wounds iconInfected Wounds: Solid all-rounder talent, particularly good if playing Double-Clawed Rake iconDouble-Clawed Rakeand Wildstalker in general. Still solid as Druid of the Claw, though if you don't talent Taste for Blood iconTaste for Blood, then Savage Fury iconSavage Furyis often favored due to burst whilst providing similar overall value.

Sudden Ambush iconSudden Ambush: Like Infected Wounds iconInfected Woundsthis is a solid all-rounder talent with synergy to Double-Clawed Rake iconDouble-Clawed Rake. It's almost always preferred over Savage Fury iconSavage Furythough, but can rarely be dropped in dungeons with significant AoE, allowing Savage Fury iconSavage Furyto shine.

Savage Fury iconSavage Fury: Great burst and great for larger pull sizes, however a bit less effective on single-target. Longer travel time between packs in some dungeons can give time for TF to reset, thereby giving talents like this higher overall uptime as well. Also of note, one of the m+ affixes this season gives cooldown reduction, which this talent greatly benefits from.

Lunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspiration: strong single-target and low target cleave as Wildstalker, and can help proc Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsmore often.

Moment of Clarity iconMoment of Clarity: Fairly strong single-target and an excellent all-rounder, can help if you are struggling with energy too. Unlike Taste for Blood iconTaste for Bloodhowever, it's single target strength does not extend to funnel damage.

Raging Fury iconRaging Furyvs Tiger's Tenacity iconTiger's Tenacity: both are good for both Hero trees, Tiger's Tenacity is generally a bit better overall, particularly with DOT-focused builds, but Raging Fury is competitive and the added uptime can be useful depending on how long packs are living, or if you simply prefer playing with a higher uptime on Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury.

Raging Fury iconRaging Fury/Tiger's Tenacity iconTiger's Tenacity cont.: You can technically drop this node, if and only if you're playing 2x Carnivorous Instinct iconCarnivorous Instinctanyway as Druid of the Claw. This nets a small gain in Single Target in exchange for a small loss in AoE. I find this an odd trade-off if you're full sending Carnivorous Instinct iconCarnivorous Instinctthough, so marked not playing this as niche.

Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashvs Wild Slashes iconWild Slashes: Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashis always better, largely due to it being a relevant dps gain in Single Target, unlike Wild Slashes iconWild Slashes. That being said, Wild Slashes iconWild Slasheshas a straightforward way of playing, and is decent enough to comment on. Do NOT pair Wild Slashes iconWild Slasheswith Double-Clawed Rake iconDouble-Clawed Rake, these talents are anti-synergistic.

Section 3 Options Explained

Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsvs Lion's Strength iconLion's Strength: I would almost always play Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons. Optimizing Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsis a very small gain in single target, so even as a new player you will see ~2% more damage there. In AoE, the talents are much closer in overall value, and Lion's Strength iconLion's Strengtheven wins in burst AoE, so in that regard you can justify Lion's Strength iconLion's Strength, especially since it is easier to play.

Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarm: Good for both Hero trees, with the first point being one of the single best options you can take for pure single-target, and I would recommend running it almost all the time as Wildstalker. 2 points into Unbridled iconUnbridled'beekeeping' is where it gets really interesting if you want more cleave and AOE value, particularly on medium size pulls. However its value drops off on really large AOE.

Carnivorous Instinct iconCarnivorous Instinct: Excellent burst option, with particular strength in large AOE, and it's one of the only talents in the bottom section that buffs Brutal Slash for example, which is stronger inside of Berserk iconBerserk. Gains more value if playing Raging Fury iconRaging Fury.

Feral Frenzy iconFeral Frenzy: Solid single-target/prio option for both Hero trees, and decent in AOE as well, as it can help you weave Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bitewith the free combo points. Generally taken if you want more single-target, but already have Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarmtalented.

Rip & Tear iconRip & Tearvs Veinripper iconVeinripper: Rip & Tear iconRip & Tearoffers more overall damage, though Veinripper nets more priority damage.

Saber Jaws iconSaber Jaws: A pure single-target option for Druid of the Claw, its value will vary significantly based on dungeon. Mutually exclusive with the Rip & Tear iconRip & Tearvs Veinripper iconVeinrippernode.

Consumables

Potions

Tempered Potion iconTempered Potion is your dps potion for every situation.

Algari Healing Potion iconAlgari Healing Potion is the only health potion available. That being said, if you find yourself equipped with an engineering crafted piece for whatever reason, Heartseeking Health Injector iconHeartseeking Health Injector can situationally be a superior option.

Food

Feast of the Midnight Masquerade iconFeast of the Midnight Masquerade, Feast of the Divine Day iconFeast of the Divine Day and Beledar's Bounty iconBeledar's Bounty are all essentially equal, with Beledar's Bounty iconBeledar's Bounty being by far the cheapest option.

Phials

Flask of Alchemical Chaos iconFlask of Alchemical Chaos for every situation

Weapon Oils/Stones

Algari Mana Oil iconAlgari Mana Oil overtakes other options with 11.1 gear.

Augment Rune

Crystallized Augment Rune iconCrystallized Augment Rune

Gearing

Stat Priority

WARNING

Sim yourself using Raidbots Top Gear. Do not follow any stat priorities.

Gems and Enchants

SlotGem/Enchant
Gems1x Elusive Blasphemite iconElusive Blasphemite or Culminating Blasphemite iconCulminating Blasphemite and a mixture of the other gems based on your sims. It is not worth slotting in a Stamina gem. Personally don't think Elusive Blasphemite iconElusive Blasphemite is necessary as a Feral Druid, given that we already have a lot of speed, but it would be a disservice to not mention it.
WeaponStonebound Artistry iconStonebound Artistry is our weapon enchant of choice this tier. Authority of the Depths iconAuthority of the Depths is slightly better on pure single-target.
ChestCrystalline Radiance iconCrystalline Radiance
CloakChant of Winged Grace iconChant of Winged Grace
LegsStormbound Armor Kit iconStormbound Armor Kit
WristChant of Armored Avoidance iconChant of Armored Avoidance
BootsDefender's March iconDefender's March or Scout's March iconScout's March
RingYou should always sim your own character to determine what enchant to use in this slot. They tend to be very close. If you don't want to sim, Radiant Mastery iconRadiant Mastery is usually a safe choice.

Crafting

Info

The biggest question is whether or not to craft a weapon, or gamble on acquiring a myth track weapon early on. (for exampleGreasemonkey's Shift Stick iconGreasemonkey's Shift Stick from the first boss of the raid, if you'll enter Mythic quickly.) If you do get one, then skip crafting a weapon.

Crafting Order:

Trinkets

These trinket lists are in rough order of strength, assuming the highest item level version of the items. You should always sim your own character to determine which trinkets you should equip.

WARNING

This list is not finalized, last minute tuning may impact the positioning of the trinkets. Additionally, Kujo's Flame Vents iconKujo's Flame Vents is not yet implemented in sims, as it wasn't on the PTR trinket vendor for some reason.

For use in Raid:

TierTrinketNotes
S TierHouse of Cards iconHouse of Cards90s on-use trinket. Generally will hold this to pair with Berserk. On some fight timers where you hold Berserk, you can squeeze an extra use of this in between.
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker iconImprovised Seaforium Pacemaker
Eye of Kezan iconEye of KezanThe longer the fight, the more this pulls ahead of everything else. The shorter the fight, the more this falls behind. This ranking assumes a ~5minute fight.
Signet of the Priory iconSignet of the Priory2 min on-use trinket. Pair this with Berserk. The value of this trinket is increased slightly if others in your group are running it.
Mechano-Core Amplifier iconMechano-Core AmplifierHighly recommend doing your delve bounty/map and filling delve vault for this trinket if you don't have the above on myth track.
A TierSuspicious Energy Drink iconSuspicious Energy Drink
Reverb Radio iconReverb Radio
Azerokk's Resonating Heart iconAzerokk's Resonating Heart
Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife iconShadow-Binding Ritual Knife
Zee's Thug Hotline iconZee's Thug Hotline
Junkmaestro's Mega Magnet iconJunkmaestro's Mega Magnet
B TierImperfect Ascendancy Serum iconImperfect Ascendancy SerumUse just before berserk
Geargrinder's Spare Keys iconGeargrinder's Spare Keys

For use in Mythic+:

TierTrinketNotes
S TierHouse of Cards iconHouse of Cards90s on-use trinket. Pair with Berserk
Signet of the Priory iconSignet of the PrioryPair with Berserk. Value reduced slightly if nobody else in your group is running this.
A TierEye of Kezan: High Combat Uptime iconEye of Kezan: High Combat UptimeSuperb as long as you can maintain a high amount of average stacks (10+ average)
Mechano-Core Amplifier iconMechano-Core Amplifier
B TierImprovised Seaforium Pacemaker iconImprovised Seaforium PacemakerThis loses value relative to raid because the timers don't align as nicely in a dungeon environment
Suspicious Energy Drink iconSuspicious Energy Drink
Azerokk's Resonating Heart iconAzerokk's Resonating Heart
Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife iconShadow-Binding Ritual Knife
Reverb Radio iconReverb Radio

WARNING

Eye of Kezan iconEye of Kezan is extremely dungeon and group dependent. I would recommend not playing this, unless you are confident in acquiring high combat uptime.

Trinket FAQ

Q: Should we be playing double on-use with Signet of the Priory iconSignet of the Priory and House of Cards iconHouse of Cards?

A: No, usually we only play 1 on-use trinket. Though you should always sim just in case.

Q: How many buffs does Signet of the Priory iconSignet of the Priory assume?

A: By default, none. You can add the buffs yourself by pasting thewarwithin.signet_of_the_priory_party_stats=crit/haste/mastery/versatility into the Custom APL box of your sim. Remove whatever ally stat you dont want to sim.

Q: Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife iconShadow-Binding Ritual Knife/Mechano-Core Amplifier iconMechano-Core Amplifier/Suspicious Energy Drink iconSuspicious Energy Drink is simming better than some of the higher item level stuff on this list for me, should I use it?

A: Absolutely. These trinkets are particularly potent for their item level.

Q: Why do damaging trinkets deal more damage as Wildstalker?

A: The Wildstalker Hero Talent Vigorous Creepers iconVigorous Creepersbuffs non-feral damage as well, including damage from trinkets.

Miscellaneous

What is snapshotting?

Snapshotting refers to the process of continually ensuring that your strongest bleeds are ticking on your targets. The strength of feral bleed ticks is snapshotted (calculated) at the moment of application and lasts for the duration of the bleed. If certain buffs are active when the bleed is applied, such as Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury, the damage of its snapshot will be stronger. A good feral player is aware of this and will weave between applying stronger bleeds and leaving currently ticking bleeds alone.

Tracking the strength of different bleeds across multiple/changing mobs is notoriously difficult, so we recommend the use of Weak Aura bleed packages such as those found in dreamgrove.gg. All our WA packages follow the same general format:

  • If the bleed's icon is highlighted in green or its number is higher than 100: this is a stronger bleed than the one you currently have active.
  • If the bleed's icon is highlighted in grey or its number is equal to 100: equal value bleed
  • If the bleed's icon is highlighted in red or its number is lower than 100: this is a weaker bleed than the one you currently have active.

Note: You will not necessarily upgrade every snapshot. Please review the rotation section.

Which bleeds snapshot which buffs?

DoTTiger's Fury iconTiger's FuryPouncing Strikes iconPouncing StrikesBloodtalons iconBloodtalonsMoment of Clarity iconMoment of Clarity
Rake iconRakeYesYesNoNo
Thrash iconThrashYesNoNoYes
Rip iconRipYesNoYesNo
Lunar Inspiration iconLunar InspirationYesNoNoNo
Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive SwarmFirst Jump OnlyNoNoNo
Dreadful Wound iconDreadful WoundUpgrades and extendsNoNoNo

A dot will ideally be applied only when 30% or less of the prior dot remains. This triggers a mechanic known as “pandemic,” which is common to most damage over time spells.

What is “pandemic range?”

This term refers to a DoT mechanic in WoW. The baseline duration of a DoT can be extended by up to 30% if a target is already affected by that DoT. Due to the 30% cap on extension, DoTs generally shouldn't be refreshed too early, as potential ticks will be lost. The ideal window of time to refresh a DoT is known as its “pandemic range.”

Let’s use an example. Consider a 10 second DoT:

  • Refresh with 1s remaining: the new DoT will be 11s long (10s baseline duration + 1s from prior DoT)
  • Refresh with 3s remaining: the new DoT will be 13s long (10s baseline duration + 3s from prior DoT)
  • Refresh with 8s remaining: the new DoT will still be 13s long (10s baseline + up to 30% from prior DoT)

It is therefore most efficient to wait until 70% or more of your bleed has ticked to refresh its DoT.

Fun trivia: the name “pandemic” derives from an old warlock passive that was eventually integrated as a baseline feature of damage over time spells.

What is “clipping?”

Clipping refers to refreshing a dot prior to its pandemic window. Sometimes you will want to do this with Feral because of snapshotting and/or Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons.

Macros

Here, we provide a list of helpful macros. These macros are not required, but using them may elevate your gameplay. (Note: These macros are not set in stone. Customize them as you see fit!)

Cast Ursol's Vortex at your cursor location (@cursor macro):

#showtooltip
/cast [@cursor] Ursol's Vortex

Use your trinket(s) and/or weapon at the same time as an ability:

Some trinkets and weapons should be used with a major cooldown. A lot of players will bind these items with Berserk.

  • 13 is the top trinket slot
  • 14 is the bottom trinket slot
  • 16 is your weapon slot

If you would like to use all three items with Berserk, use this macro:

#showtooltip
/use 13
/use 14
/use 16
/cast Berserk

This macro may be modified. For example, the macro below only uses the 2nd trinket with Berserk:

#showtooltip
/use 14
/cast Berserk

Cast Entangling Roots on your mouseover target:

This macro casts Entangling Roots on your mouseover target. If your mouse is not hovering over a target, the macro instead casts Entangling Roots on your current target.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] [] Entangling Roots

Dispel/Soothe on the same bind:

This is the classic help/harm macro, but using mouseovers as well.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] Soothe; [@mouseover, help, nodead] Remove Corruption; [harm, nodead] Soothe; Remove Corruption

Skull Bash your Focus target:

This macro casts Skull Bash on your focus target. If you have not set a focus target, the macro instead casts Skull Bash on your current target.

We recommend creating a keybind that will assign a target as your focus with one click. This option can be found in the game's keybind settings.

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus, harm, nodead] [] skull bash

Cast Adaptive Swarm on your ally or enemy mouseover target:

This macro casts Adaptive Swarm on a friendly mouseover target. If your mouse is not hovering over a target, the macro instead casts Adaptive Swarm on your current target.

Many abilities that are cast on allies - Rejuvenation, Regrowth, Innervate, etc - may be macro'd in this fashion. To make those macros, simply replace the term "Adaptive Swarm" with your spell of choice. If you want mouseover to work for both friendly and enemy targets, replace 'help' with 'exists'. If you want it to only work on enemy targets, replace 'help' with 'harm'.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] [] Adaptive Swarm

Cast Rebirth on an ally:

This macro casts Rebirth on your current friendly but dead mouseover target. If your ally is alive, the macro instead casts Mark of the Wild.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, help, dead] Rebirth; Mark of the Wild

Why does my mouseover macro not work?

You probably have it bound to a mouse button, which doesn't allow mouseover macros by default. To fix this, you can use an addon like Clicked, or just map the mouse-button to a different key. Backtick (`)/Tilde (~) can also have this issue. If you don't have it bound to a mouse-button and it still doesn't work, then there is likely an issue with the macro itself. In this case, it's almost always the ommission of help, harm or exists in the brackets containing mouseover.

Useful WeakAura(s) and Addons

Full WeakAura Packages for Feral

To play feral competently, many variables must be tracked. A single WeakAura is not up to this task, so our contributors have spent many hours assembling full WA packages from individual WeakAuras.

Each package contains multiple WeakAuras that work with each other to help you understand what's happening in combat. No package is superior to the others in the list. We recommend you try out several, and settle on your favorite.

Common Standalone WeakAuras and Addons

None of these WeakAuras or Addons are required, but using them may elevate your gameplay.

Feral Bleed Power by Oi This WA will make it easier to track the power of your next bleed compared to the currently active one. For more details, check out the WA description.

Rake Plater mods by Sretnuh This links to a collection of Rake mods for the Plater addon. Their purpose is to help you track which targets have Rake at a glance. No listed mod is superior to the others. We recommend you try out several, and settle on your favorite.

Clearcasting Glows by Sretnuh This WA generates a glowing icon on your Shred iconShred, Thrash iconThrash, Swipe iconSwipeand Brutal Slash iconBrutal Slashbuttons when Clearcasting iconClearcastingprocs. For more details, check out the WA description.

Apex Predator's Craving by Marvel This WA produces a glowing icon + sound cue when Apex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's Cravingprocs for a free bite. For more details, check out the WA description.

Adaptive Swarm Helper by KnewOne, updated by Drufearr This WA assists with proper use of Adaptive Swarm iconAdaptive Swarm. It also includes Unbridled Swarm support for casting on allies. For more details, check out the WA description.

Bloodtalons Tracker from Fore's pack This WA tracks your progress towards crucial procs of Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons. Bloodtalons iconBloodtalonsis procced when you cast three different combo point generation abilities within 4s. This WA displays the 4s timer. For more details, check out the WA description.

Bloodtalons Tracker from Cheesey's pack This WA is another alternative for tracking crucial procs of Bloodtalons iconBloodtalons. For more details, check out the WA description.

Focus Skull Bash This WA tracks when your Skull Bash interrupt is off cooldown and ready for use on your Focus target. For more details, check out the WA description.

Feral Druid Abbreviations

ShortcutNameShortcutName
tfTiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyomen/ccOmen of Clarity iconOmen of Clarity
coiledCoiled to Spring iconCoiled to SpringpwPrimal Wrath iconPrimal Wrath
mcMerciless Claws iconMerciless ClawstcThrashing Claws iconThrashing Claws(can also be theorycraft)
predPredator iconPredatorDCRDouble-Clawed Rake iconDouble-Clawed Rake
TETireless Energy iconTireless EnergySASudden Ambush iconSudden Ambush
SISurvival Instincts iconSurvival InstinctsRFUsually Rampant Ferocity iconRampant Ferocity(sometimes its Raging Fury iconRaging Fury)
IWInfected Wounds iconInfected WoundsLILunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspiration
PSPredatory Swiftness iconPredatory SwiftnesszerkBerserk iconBerserk, sometimes Incarnation: Avatar of Ashamane iconIncarnation: Avatar of Ashamane
incarnIncarnation: Avatar of Ashamane iconIncarnation: Avatar of Ashamane, sometimes Berserk iconBerserkTFBTaste for Blood iconTaste for Blood
TTTiger's Tenacity iconTiger's TenacityLionBerserk: Heart of the Lion iconBerserk: Heart of the Lion
MOCMoment of Clarity iconMoment of ClarityFrenzy(band)Berserk: Frenzy iconBerserk: Frenzy
BRSBrutal Slash iconBrutal SlashCICarnivorous Instinct iconCarnivorous Instinct
FMFrantic Momentum iconFrantic MomentumSJSaber Jaws iconSaber Jaws
BTBloodtalons iconBloodtalonsLSLion's Strength iconLion's Strength
swarm/ASAdaptive Swarm iconAdaptive SwarmUnbridledUnbridled Swarm iconUnbridled Swarm
BeekeepingAlso Unbridled Swarm iconUnbridled SwarmConvokeConvoke the Spirits iconConvoke the Spirits
SOTFSoul of the Forest iconSoul of the ForestR&T/TearRip and Tear iconRip and Tear
VRVeinripper iconVeinripperFFFeral Frenzy iconFeral FrenzySurrender
AG incarnAshamane's Guidance iconAshamane's Guidancefor Incarnation: Avatar of Ashamane iconIncarnation: Avatar of AshamaneAGUsually refers to AG incarn
1min vokeAshamane's Guidance iconAshamane's Guidancefor Convoke the Spirits iconConvoke the SpiritsCircleCircle of Life and Death iconCircle of Life and Death
ApexApex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's CravingDOTCDruid of the Claw Hero Talent
WSWildstalker Hero Talent, rarely Wild Slashes iconWild SlashesRARuthless Aggression iconRuthless Aggression
KSKilling Strikes iconKilling StrikesFRFrenzied Regeneration iconFrenzied Regeneration
rejuvRejuvenation iconRejuvenationowlMoonkin Form iconMoonkin Form
dispel/decurseRemove Corruption iconRemove CorruptionIFIronfur iconIronfur
WCWild Charge iconWild ChargeCloneCyclone iconCyclone
VortexUrsol's Vortex iconUrsol's VortexMass RootMass Entanglement iconMass Entanglement
RoarStampeding Roar iconStampeding RoarWHIWell-Honed Instincts iconWell-Honed Instincts
vateInnervate iconInnervateincapIncapacitating Roar iconIncapacitating Roar
bashMighty Bash iconMighty Bash, sometimes Skull Bash iconSkull BashvigorUrsine Vigor iconUrsine Vigor
1min roarImproved Stampeding Roar iconImproved Stampeding RoarmeditationLycara's Meditation iconLycara's Meditationplease delete
HOTWHeart of the Wild iconHeart of the WildNVNature's Vigil iconNature's Vigil
RootsEntangling Roots iconEntangling Rootsbrez/cr/brRebirth iconRebirth
BarkBarkskin iconBarkskincpcombo points