Feral DPS Druid
DPS Cat form. Shares the Feral Combat tree with the tank build but takes it a different way, and wants different gear.
Best in slot
Head Defender's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted 9
- 2 Solomon's Comfortable Hat Source not listed
- 3 Brawler's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Totemic Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 5 Trapper's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Stormrider's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Wisdom's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 8 Pristine Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Silky Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Flame Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
Neck Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed 8
- 2 Scout's Medallion Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 3 Sentinel's Medallion Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Erudite's Amulet Source not listed
- 5 Replica Crescent Necklace Source not listed
- 6 Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Lady Anacondra · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Scholarly Pendant Source not listed
- 8 Tarnished Locket Source not listed
- 9 Ephemeral Choker Faldrim Anvilmar · Hall of Thanes
Shoulder Serpent's Shoulders Lady Anacondra · Wailing Caverns 8
- 2 Tanned Shoulderpads Source not listed
- 3 Luminescent Amice Fallen Sky Lake · Quest
- 4 Double-Stitched Woolen Shoulders Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Forest Leather Mantle World drop
- 6 Prospector's Pads World drop
- 7 Voodoo Mantle Jin'Zil's Forest Magic · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Chestnut Mantle Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Talbar Mantle In Nightmares · Quest (Horde)
Back Grave Shroud Source not listed 9
- 2 Lambent Scale Cloak World drop
- 3 Dark Leather Cloak Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Catacomb Cloak Halls of Thane Quest · Quest Reward
- 5 Subterranean Cape Taragaman the Hungerer · Ragefire Chasm
- 6 Glowing Lizardscale Cloak Skum · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Cape of the Brotherhood Edwin VanCleef · The Deadmines
- 8 Miner's Cape Miner Johnson · The Deadmines
- 9 Sentry Cloak World drop
- 10 Hide of Lupos Lupos · Duskwood
Chest Defender's Leather Armor Leatherworking · Crafted 9
- 2 Brawler's Leather Armor Leatherworking · Crafted
- 3 Raptorbane Armor Ormer's Revenge · Quest
- 4 Totemic Leather Armor Leatherworking · Crafted
- 5 Bone-studded Leather Missing In Action · Quest (Alliance)
- 6 Murloc Scale Breastplate Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Panther Armor The Den · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Armor of the Fang Lord Pythas · Wailing Caverns
- 9 Blackened Defias Armor Edwin VanCleef · The Deadmines
- 10 Tunic of Westfall The Defias Brotherhood · Quest (Alliance)
Shirt Empty No stats, wear what you like
Tabard Empty No stats, reputation and guild only
Wrist Cultist's Armguards Source not listed 9
- 2 Demonhide Bracers Source not listed
- 3 Bravo's Armbands Source not listed
- 4 Bristlebark Bindings World drop
- 5 Staghide Armguards Source not listed
- 6 Forest Leather Bracers World drop
- 7 Loamflake Bracers Protect Kanati Greycloud · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Wolf Bracers Source not listed
- 9 Witherbite Bracers Witherfang · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 10 Spare Part Bindings Source not listed
Hands Gloves of the Fang Druid of the Fang · Wailing Caverns 9
- 2 Gold-flecked Gloves Sneed · The Deadmines
- 3 Fletcher's Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Brawler's Leather Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
- 5 Blackened Defias Gloves Trash drop · The Deadmines
- 6 Bristlebark Gloves World drop
- 7 Foreman's Gloves Source not listed
- 8 Hammerfist Gloves The Absent Minded Prospector · Quest
- 9 Ghoul Fingers Leprithus · Westfall
- 10 Defender's Leather Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
Waist Blackened Defias Belt Captain Greenskin · The Deadmines 9
- 2 Deftkin Belt Je'neu of the Earthen Ring · Quest (Horde)
- 3 Windsong Cinch Free at Last · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Brawler's Leather Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 5 Screecher Belt Bloodfury Bloodline · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Ruffian Belt Rot Hide Bruiser · Silverpine Forest
- 7 Deviate Scale Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 8 Support Girdle Boss Galgosh · Loch Modan
- 9 Defender's Leather Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Forest Leather Belt World drop
Legs Defender's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted 9
- 2 Brawler's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 3 Trapper's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Leggings of the Fang Lord Cobrahn · Wailing Caverns
- 5 Duty Bound Leggings Source not listed
- 6 Totemic Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Blackened Defias Leggings Trash drop · The Deadmines
- 8 Deepgrave Trousers Halls of Thane Quest · Quest Reward
- 9 Gnollhide Pants Source not listed
- 10 Smith's Trousers The Everstill Bridge · Quest (Alliance)
Feet Brawler's Leather Boots Leatherworking · Crafted 9
- 2 Feet of the Lynx World drop
- 3 Stomping Boots Elixir of Pain · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Disjointed Shoes Source not listed
- 5 Defender's Leather Boots Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Draftsman Boots Gerenzo Wrenchwhistle · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Totemic Leather Boots Leatherworking · Crafted
- 8 Warsong Boots Warsong Supplies · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Murloc Scale Shoes Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Forest Leather Boots World drop
Finger 1 First Mate Band Mr. Smite · The Deadmines 9
- 2 Legionnaire's Band Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 3 Protector's Band Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Band of the Fist Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Demon Band World drop
- 6 Seal of Sylvanas Arugal Must Die · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Overseer's Ring Riverpaw Overseer · Westfall
- 8 Signet of the Zhevra Source not listed
- 9 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 10 The 1 Ring Source not listed
Finger 2 Legionnaire's Band Kelm Hargunth · Vendor 9
- 1 First Mate Band Mr. Smite · The Deadmines
- 3 Protector's Band Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Band of the Fist Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Demon Band World drop
- 6 Seal of Sylvanas Arugal Must Die · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Overseer's Ring Riverpaw Overseer · Westfall
- 8 Signet of the Zhevra Source not listed
- 9 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 10 The 1 Ring Source not listed
Trinket 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted 9
- 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
- 10 Insignia of the Horde Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Trinket 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted 9
- 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
- 10 Insignia of the Horde Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Main Hand Smite's Mighty Hammer Mr. Smite · The Deadmines 9
- 2 Hammerbone Source not listed
- 3 Gargoyle's Bite World drop
- 4 Segmented Spider Leg Witherfang · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 5 Demolition Hammer Weapons of Choice · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Orc Crusher Tharil'zun · Quest (Alliance)
- 7 Ironwood Treebranch Splinter Fist Ogre · Duskwood
- 8 Bronze Dory Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 9 Bronze Warhammer Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 10 Shadowhide Maul Shadowhide Brute · Redridge Mountains
Ranged Mystic Mushroom Enchanting · Crafted 2
- 2 Mark of Urs'endris Source not listed
- 3 Unbalanced Idol Source not listed
Where the list sends you
- 7 Crafted of 36 on the list
- 3 The Deadmines of 12 on the list · 7 quests
- 2 Wailing Caverns of 6 on the list · 10 quests
- 1 Vendor of 6 on the list
Alternatives only: Quest (Horde), World drop, Quest (Alliance), PvP Rank, Quest, Westfall, Quest Reward, Duskwood, Ruins of Lordaeron, Hall of Thanes, Ragefire Chasm, Silverpine Forest, Loch Modan, Redridge Mountains.
Talents
51 points, all of them spent by level 60.
Balance
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Feral Combat
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Restoration
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0/1 21 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Balance
0 0/5 0/5 0/3 0/2 0/2 0/2 0/3 0/1 0/1 0/5 0/5 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/5 0/1 Feral Combat
21 3/5 5/5 2/2 0/3 0/2 0/3 2/2 1/1 2/2 3/3 0/1 0/3 2/2 0/2 1/1 0/3 0/5 0/5 0/1 Restoration
0 0/5 0/5 0/5 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/5 0/1 0/5 0/3 0/1 0/1 0/3 0/2 0/5 0/1 Rotation
In priority order: the first line that applies is the one you press.
- Maintain Faerie Fire (Feral) . Decrease the armor of the target by 285 for 40 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.
- Use Berserk and any on-use effects. Requires Cat Form, Bear Form, Dire Bear Form Causes your Mangle ability to strike up to 3 targets, removes its cooldown, and increases the critical strike chance of your Combo Point-generating abilities by 100%. Clears and grants immunity to Fear effects for the duration. Lasts 15 sec.
- Use Tiger's Fury when below 40 Energy. Requires Cat Form Increases Physical damage done by 15% for 6 sec.
- Use Shred with
Omen of Clarity procs. Shred the target, causing 155% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. - Maintain Rip at 5 Combo Points. Finishing move that causes damage over time. Damage increases per combo point and by your Attack Power: 1 point : 44.4 damage over 12 sec. 2 points: 70.8 damage over 12 sec. 3 points: 97.2 damage over 12 sec. 4 points: 123.6 damage over 12 sec. 5 points: 150 damage over 12 sec.
- Maintain Rake . Rake the target for 23 damage and an additional 48 damage over 9 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
- Use Shred . Shred the target, causing 155% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.
- Use Ferocious Bite if it won't delay a Rip . Finishing move that causes damage per combo point and converts each extra point of energy into 1 additional damage. Damage is increased by your Attack Power. 1 point : 50-66 damage 2 points: 86-102 damage 3 points: 122-138 damage 4 points: 158-174 damage 5 points: 194-210 damage
- Maintain Faerie Fire (Feral) . Decrease the armor of the target by 285 for 40 sec. While affected, the target cannot stealth or turn invisible.
- Use Shred with Omen of Clarity procs. Shred the target, causing 155% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.
- Maintain Rip at 5 Combo Points. Finishing move that causes damage over time. Damage increases per combo point and by your Attack Power: 1 point : 44.4 damage over 12 sec. 2 points: 70.8 damage over 12 sec. 3 points: 97.2 damage over 12 sec. 4 points: 123.6 damage over 12 sec. 5 points: 150 damage over 12 sec.
- Maintain Rake . Rake the target for 23 damage and an additional 48 damage over 9 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
- Use Shred . Shred the target, causing 155% damage plus 54 to the target. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.
- Use Ferocious Bite if it won't delay a Rip . Finishing move that causes damage per combo point and converts each extra point of energy into 1 additional damage. Damage is increased by your Attack Power. 1 point : 50-66 damage 2 points: 86-102 damage 3 points: 122-138 damage 4 points: 158-174 damage 5 points: 194-210 damage
Races
Ranked by how many of a race's racials touch what this spec does, read out of the game's own wording and out of the weapon its gear list aims for. Those are lit; the number on the right is the count. It is a measure, not a verdict: nothing in the beta has been parsed yet, so anything stronger would be a guess.
Alliance
- 1 Skyborne Elemental Insight Read Ley Line Walk on Air Wind Blessed 2
- 2 Night Elf Elune's Light Quickness Shadowmeld Wisp Spirit 1
Horde
- 1 Skyborne Elemental Insight Skysight Walk on Air Wind Blessed 2
- 2 Tauren Plainsrunning Cultivation Endurance War Stomp 1
What Forever changed
3 new, 27 rewritten, 1 no longer taught, across the whole class. Every ability, rank by rank.
In the Feral Combat tree
- Omen of Clarity is baselineIt no longer costs a talent, and it now procs from spellcasting rather than melee alone. That is why it is missing from the Feral tree.
- MangleA single bleed-amplifying strike usable in both cat and bear form, which gives Feral one button that matters in either role.
- Damage over time can critMoonfire, Insect Swarm and Rip all benefit, which changes how Balance and Feral scale with gear.
Elsewhere in Druid
- EclipseWrath and Starfire now feed each other instead of competing, turning Balance's rotation into an alternating cycle.
- Wild GrowthRestoration gets a genuine group heal. Classic Druid healing was almost entirely single-target.
New abilities
- LacerateLacerates the enemy target, making them bleed for 50 damage over 15 sec plus 10% weapon damage per existing application of Lacerate on the target. Causes a high amount of threat. This effect stacks up to 5 times on the same target.
- ReviveBrings a dead player back to life with 70 health and 135 mana. Cannot be cast when in combat.
- Wild GrowthHeals the target and their party for 490 over 7 sec. Party members must be within 43.5 yards of target. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration.
