Feral Druid DPS Easy Mode — The War Within (11.1.5)

Feral's single-target build gives up the majority of its AoE tools to do as much damage as possible, while smoothing out its resource economy. It aims to maintain Rip and Rake at all times, and builds Combo Points with Shred, spending any excess on Ferocious Bite.

With Wildstalker, the only major differences come from the talent selections made to key into the tree's goals. Lunar Inspiration is taken and maintained like our other DoTs, and Apex Predator's Craving is taken and cast as soon as possible when it procs. Otherwise, the gameplay is very much centered around maintaining Bleeds efficiently and casting Ferocious Bite when possible. If you are more interested in alternative builds or details on how choices are made, check our talent page:

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In AoE, Feral aims to maintain Rip on all nearby targets via Primal Wrath and then spends all excess Combo Points on Ferocious Bite to trigger Rampant Ferocity. Time in between is spent generating Bloodtalons via Brutal Slash, Rake and Thrash to empower finishers further. It also tries to maintain Rake on as many targets as possible through tab-targeting. Lastly, it aims to consume both Apex Predator's Craving and Ravage as quickly and efficiently as possible.

With Druid of the Claw taken, the only major difference to this gameplay loop is Ravage, which will proc from auto-attacks throughout combat. These need to be spent as quickly as possible, with as much Combo Points as you can for huge AoE and priority target damage.

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Buff your group with Mark of the Wild, and start combat from Prowl. Feral can be quite involved, and the below section aims to cover the basic needs to understand how to get started with the spec. Due to there being some variations on how the spec is played in single-target and AoE, they have been separated into two sections below:

• Always open the fight from Prowl with Rake.
• Your main Combo Point builders are Shred and Brutal Slash. Spend Combo Points on applying and maintaining Rip, and any spare can be spent on Ferocious Bite.
  • Consume Apex Predator's Craving procs whenever they happen with Ferocious Bite.
• Keep Rake, Moonfire and Thrash active on your primary target at all times.
• Cast Tiger's Fury on cooldown at low Energy, and Adaptive Swarm whenever available. Use Feral Frenzy when at 0-2 Combo Points.
• Cast Berserk alongside Tiger's Fury, and make sure to use Convoke the Spirits during this window.

• Your main Combo Point builder switches to Brutal Slash, and cycling between targets to apply Rake, while maintaining Thrash.
• Primal Wrath replaces Rip as your way to apply it to multiple targets by spending Combo Points.
• Apex Predator's Craving triggers more frequently in AoE, so should be consumed more aggressively. Ravage procs should also be cast as quickly as possible with maximum Combo Points - so long as you have Rip applied to all enemies.
• Adaptive Swarm, Feral Frenzy and Tiger's Fury rules are the same as in single target.
• Berserk and especially Convoke the Spirits should only be cast when you have Rip applied to targets via Primal Wrath.

Barkskin provides a 30% damage reduction for 12 seconds (with Oakskin), on a 1-minute cooldown. This is Feral's consistent defense tool and due to the low cooldown can be used liberally to reduce the incoming damage from dangerous attacks.

Survival Instincts grants complete 60% damage reduction (with Oakskin) for 6 seconds. This is a backup defensive tool for the most dangerous damage, when Barkskin is not available or will not cover the incoming damage.

Bear Form provides a significant increase to health and armor when active. While your damage tools are very limited while in this form, you can switch to this quickly to survival a lethal hit and heal back up after.

Renewal restores 30% of maximum health on a 1.5-minute cooldown. This is off the GCD, so can be used whenever you feel in danger to top yourself back up. Aessina's Renewal is an alternative passive proc that will proc when you take large amounts of damage.

Well-Honed Instincts triggers Frenzied Regeneration when you drop below 40%, healing you for a large amount. This has a 120-second cooldown (90 with Perfectly-Honed Instincts), and can save you in a pinch. Druid of the Claw can also actively cast Frenzied Regeneration for a big heal, at the cost of 40 Energy.

Predatory Swiftness triggers from Combo Point spenders, and makes your next Regrowth cast instant. These can be used in empty globals to help keep yourself healthy when you would otherwise be casting nothing.

The most versatile Feral stat priority for different situations is:

1. Mastery = Critical Strike;
2. Haste;
3. Agility;
4. Versatility.

Stat priorities will change based on other talents taken in different builds, but, in general, this should serve you well. For finer details regarding each stat and the reason behind why they are picked can be found on our full stat page linked below.