Cataclysm Classic Feral Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot

The table below lists the best gear combinations for each phase in Cataclysm Classic. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. The gear lists will mostly follow the stat priority detailed on our Stats Guide, which is resumed below:

1. Agility
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike
4. Hit (8% cap)
5. Expertise (26 Cap)
6. Haste

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup.

2.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Tier 13 Tier 12 Tier 11

2.1.

Tier 13 Dragon Soul Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Deep Earth Headpiece	Haste → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Choker of the Vanquished Lord	Haste → Hit	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Shoulder	Underdweller's Spaulders	Haste → Hit	Morchok (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Dreadfire Drape	Hit → Crit	Lord Rhyolith (H) Firelands
Chest	Deep Earth Raiment	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Shadow Wing Armbands	Haste → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Gloves	Deep Earth Grips	Expertise → Mastery	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Belt of Flayed Skin	Expertise → Mastery	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Legs	Deep Earth Legguards	Expertise → Mastery	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Molten Blood Footpads	Expertise → Mastery	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Seal of Primordial Shadow	Expertise → Hit	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Signet of Grasping Mouths	Haste → Mastery	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Wrath of Unchaining	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Vial of Shadows	–	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Weapon	Kiril, Fury of Beasts	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Relic	Ripfang Relic	Expertise → Mastery	700 Valor Points

2.2.

Tier 12 Firelands Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Obsidian Arborweave Headpiece	Crit → Mastery	Ragnaros — Firelands
Neck	Choker of the Vanquished Lord	Haste → Hit	Ragnaros — Firelands
Shoulders	Obsidian Arborweave Spaulders	Crit → Expertise	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Back	Dreadfire Drape	Hit → Expertise	Lord Rhyolith
Chest	Obsidian Arborweave Raiment	Crit → Mastery	Alysrazor — Firelands
Wrists	Flickering Wristbands of the Windstorm	Hit → Mastery	Alysrazor — Firelands
Hands	Gloves of Dissolving Smoke	Crit → Hit	Shannox — Firelands
Waist	Riplimb's Lost Collar	Crit → Mastery	Crystallized Firestone plus the 378 BoE Firelands trash drop version
Legs	Obsidian Arborweave Legguards	Hit → Expertise	Shannox — Firelands
Feet	Sandals of Leaping Coals	Crit → Expertise	Alysrazor — Firelands
Ring	Viridian Signet of the Avengers	Haste → Hit	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Ring	Widow's Kiss	Haste → Expertise	Bethtilac — Firelands
Trinket 1	Matrix Restabilizer	–	Ragnaros — Firelands
Trinket 2	The Hungerer	–	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Weapon	Fandral's Flamescythe	Crit → Hit	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	–	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Valor Points 378 version

2.3.

Tier 11 BoT/BwD/TotFW Best in Slot

All 372 item level gear listed below is from Heroic mode drops unless stated otherwise in the source.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Stormrider's Headpiece	Crit → Expertise	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Neck	Necklace of Strife	Haste → Crit	Valiona and Theralion — The Bastion of Twilight
Shoulders	Poison Protocol Pauldrons	Mastery → Hit	Omnotron Defense System — Blackwing Descent
Back	Cloak of Biting Chill	Crit → Expertise	Maloriak — Blackwing Descent
Chest	Stormrider's Raiment	Haste → Hit	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Wrists	Parasitic Bands	Crit → Expertise	Magmaw — Blackwing Descent
Hands	Double Attack Handguards	–	Chimaeron — Blackwing Descent
Waist	Belt of the Fallen Brood	Crit → Hit	Sinestra — The Bastion of Twilight
Legs	Wind Stalker Leggings of the Stormblast	Hit → Expertise	Al'Akir — Throne of the Four Winds
Feet	Storm Rider's Boots	Haste → Crit	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Ring	Lightning Conductor Band	Crit → Expertise	Omnotron Defense System — Blackwing Descent
Ring	Mistral Circle of the Stormblast	Crit → Mastery	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Trinket	Essence of the Cyclone	–	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Trinket	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Two-Hand	Malevolence	–	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Expertise	700 Valor Points