Cataclysm Classic Feral Druid DPS Pre-Raid Gear

The table below lists the best gear combinations before access to raid gear 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.

2.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

2.1.

Phase 4 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Deep Earth Headpiece	Haste → Mastery	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Neck	Cameo of Terrible Memories	Haste → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Deep Earth Spaulders	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Cloak	Batwing Cloak	–	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Deep Earth Raiment	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Bracer	Bladeshadow Wristguards	Haste → Mastery	Leatherworking
Gloves	Lightfinger Handwraps	Haste → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Belt of Hidden Keys	Haste → Crit	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Deep Earth Legguards	Expertise → Mastery	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Boots	Rooftop Griptoes	–	Leatherworking
Ring 1	Seal of Primordial Shadow	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Ring 2	Emergency Descent Loop	Haste → Crit	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Wrath of Unchaining	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Trinket 2	Vial of Shadows	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Weapon	Kiril, Fury of Beasts	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	–	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Justice Points 378 version

2.2.

Phase 3 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

All dungeon 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 → Mastery	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	Crit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulders	Stormrider's Spaulders	Haste → Mastery	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Back	Mistral Drape of the Stormblast	Hit → Mastery	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Obsidian Arborweave Raiment	Crit → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Wrists	Flamebinder Bracers	Crit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Hands	Clutches of Evil	Haste → Expertise	Leatherworking
Waist	Belt of the Fallen Brood	Crit → Expertise	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Obsidian Arborweave Legguards	–	2200 Valor Points
Feet	Treads of the Craft	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Ring	Mistral Circle of the Stormblast	Hit → Mastery	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Ring	Splintered Brimstone Seal	Crit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Justice Points
Trinket 2	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Weapon	Witch-Hunter's Harvester	Crit → Expertise	Blacksmithing
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	Crit → Expertise	700 Valor Points

2.3.

Phase 2 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Haste → Hit	World Drop BoE
Shoulders	Tusked Shoulderpads	Haste → Mastery	Daakara — Zul'Aman
Back	Dory's Finery	Crit → Expertise	World Drop BoE
Chest	Stormrider's Raiment	Haste → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Wrists	Amani'shi Bracers	Haste → Mastery	Jan'alai — Zul'Aman
Hands	Stormrider's Grips	Haste → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Waist	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Mastery → Expertise	Leatherworking
Legs	Stormrider's Legguards	–	2200 Valor Points
Feet	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Haste → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Haste → Expertise	World Drop BoE
Ring	Signet of the Elder Council	Haste → Crit	The Earthen Ring Exalted
Trinket	Key to the Endless Chamber	Hit → Crit	Corborus — The Stonecore
Trinket	Unsolvable Riddle	–	World Drop BoE
Two-Hand	Jin'do's Verdict	–	Jin'do the Godbreaker — Zul'Gurub
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Mastery	700 Valor Points

2.4.

Phase 1 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Haste → Hit	World Drop BoE
Shoulders	Embrace of the Night	Crit → Expertise	1650 Justice Points
Back	Dory's Finery	Crit → Expertise	World Drop BoE
Chest	Morrie's Waywalker Wrap	Mastery → Expertise	World Drop BoE
Wrists	Double Dealing Bracers	Mastery → Expertise	Lord Walden — Shadowfang Keep
Hands	Alliance Stormbolt Gloves Horde Liar's Handwraps	Haste → Mastery	Alliance Wildhammer Clan Exalted Horde Dragonmaw Clan Exalted
Waist	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Mastery → Expertise	Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Burrowing Mole	Mastery → Crit	2200 Justice Points
Feet	Boots of the Predator	Crit → Expertise	Baron Ashbury — Shadowfang Keep
Ring	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Haste → Expertise	World Drop BoE
Ring	Signet of the Elder Council	Haste → Crit	The Earthen Ring Exalted
Trinket	Key to the Endless Chamber	Hit → Crit	Corborus — The Stonecore
Trinket	Unsolvable Riddle	Mastery → Crit	World Drop BoE
Two-Hand	Elementium Poleaxe	–	Blacksmithing
Relic	Sandshift Relic	–	Ascendant Lord Obsidius — Blackrock Caverns