Feral Druid Frequently Asked Questions in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Feral Druid
  • 3. Feral Druid's Strengths
  • 4. Feral Druid's Weaknesses
  • 5. The Viability of Feral Druids in the Current Patch
  • 6. Contents
  • 7. Changelog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics for Feral Druids
  • 3. Talent Choices for Feral Druids
  • 4. Stat Choices for Feral Druids
  • 5. Basic Rotation for Feral Druids
  • 6. Changelog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Spell Summary of a Feral Druid
  • 2. Feral Druid's Main Resources
  • 3. Feral Druid Basic Abilities
    • 3.1. Bleeds
    • 3.2. Other Feral Abilities
    • 3.3. Feral Offensive Cooldowns
    • 3.4. Feral Procs and Passives
    • 3.5. Feral Utility Tools
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Feral Druid
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheet for Feral Druids
    • 2.1. Open World, Levelling and Dungeons — AoE Oriented
    • 2.2. Raids — Single Target Oriented
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Feral Druid
  • 10. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 10.1. Feral Druid War Mode Talents
      • 10.1.1. General PvP Talents
      • 10.1.2. Feral Druid PvP Talents
  • 11. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Azerite Trait Recommendations for Feral Druid
    • 1.1. Outer Ring
    • 1.2. Middle Ring
    • 1.3. Inner Ring
  • 2. Azerite Trait Rotation Changes and Details for Feral Druid
  • 3. Azerite Traits for Feral Druid
    • 3.1. Outer Ring Traits
      • 3.1.1. Feral-specific Traits
      • 3.1.2. Generic Traits
      • 3.1.3. Uldir Traits
    • 3.2. Middle Ring Traits for Feral Druid
    • 3.3. Inner Ring Traits for Feral Druid
  • 4. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 5. Changelog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Feral Druid Single Target Rotation
  • 2. Feral Druid Opening Sequence
  • 3. Multiple Target Rotation for Feral Druids
    • 3.1. Brutal Slash
    • 3.2. Long Duration Adds
      • 3.2.1. 2-3 Targets
      • 3.2.2. 4-8 Targets
      • 3.2.3. 9+ Targets
    • 3.3. Short Duration Adds
    • 3.4. Priority Targets
  • 4. Feral Druid Cooldowns
  • 5. Mastering Your Feral Druid
    • 5.1. Mastery: Razor Claws
    • 5.2. Combo Points and Energy
    • 5.3. Single Target Rotation in Detail
      • 5.3.1. Bleeds & DoTs
      • 5.3.2. What to Do the Rest of the Time
      • 5.3.3. Energy Management
      • 5.3.4. When to Refresh Bleeds
      • 5.3.5. When to Refresh Savage Roar
      • 5.3.6. Ferocious Bite
    • 5.4. Detailed Cooldown Usage
      • 5.4.1. Tiger's Fury
      • 5.4.2. Berserk
      • 5.4.3. Feral Frenzy
    • 5.5. Talent Specifics
      • 5.5.1. Tier 1 Talents
      • 5.5.2. Tier 5 Talents
      • 5.5.3. Tier 6 Talents
      • 5.5.4. Tier 7 Talents
  • 6. Changelog
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Feral Druid in Mythic+
    • 1.1. Feral Druid Mythic+ Rotation
    • 1.2. Feral Druid Utility
  • 2. Mythic+ Talents for Feral Druid
  • 3. Mythic+ Affixes
    • 3.1. Tier One Affixes
    • 3.2. Tier Two Affixes
    • 3.3. Tier Three Affixes
    • 3.4. Seasonal Affix
  • 4. Mythic+ Azerite Traits
  • 5. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Not Optimizing Your Global Cooldowns
  • 2. Energy & Combo Point Management
  • 3. Tiger's Fury Usage
  • 4. Bleed & Buff Uptime
    • 4.1. Damage over Time Effects
    • 4.2. Savage Roar
    • 4.3. Predatory Swiftness Use with Bloodtalons
  • 5. Not Knowing How to Sim Yourself
• ×Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Battle for Azeroth Frequently Asked Questions
    • 1.1. When Should I Refresh My Bleeds?
    • 1.2. Should I Pool Resources?
    • 1.3. What is Snapshotting?
    • 1.4. What Piece is Better, X or Y?
    • 1.5. How Much of X Stat Should I Have?
  • 2. Changelog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Disclaimer
  • 2. Feral Druid in Uldir
    • 2.1. Talent Cheatsheet
  • 3. Taloc
    • 3.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on Taloc
      • 3.1.1. Taloc Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 4. M.O.T.H.E.R.
    • 4.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on M.O.T.H.E.R.
      • 4.1.1. M.O.T.H.E.R. Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 5. Fetid Devourer
    • 5.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on Fetid Devourer
      • 5.1.1. Fetid Devourer Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 6. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
    • 6.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
      • 6.1.1. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 7. Vectis
    • 7.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on Vectis
      • 7.1.1. Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 8. Zul, Reborn
    • 8.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on Zul, Reborn
      • 8.1.1. Zul, Reborn Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 9. Mythrax the Unraveler
    • 9.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on Mythrax the Unraveler
      • 9.1.1. Mythrax the Unraveler Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 10. G'huun
    • 10.1. Suggested Talents for Feral Druid on G'huun
      • 10.1.1. G'huun Feral Druid Talent Notes
  • 11. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Feral Druid
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding of Feral Druid Stats
  • 3. Advanced Feral Druid Stats
  • 4. Changelog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Feral Druid
  • 2. Enchants for Feral Druid
  • 3. Consumables for Feral Druid
  • 4. Changelog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Feral Druid Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Druids
      • 1.1.1. Rebirth
      • 1.1.2. Remove Corruption
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Feral Druids
      • 1.2.1. Regrowth Macro
      • 1.2.2. Skull Bash Focus Interrupt
  • 2. Recommended Addons for Feral Druids
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Druids
      • 2.1.1. Azerite Tooltip
      • 2.1.2. ElvUI
      • 2.1.3. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.4. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.5. Details!
      • 2.1.6. GTFO
      • 2.1.7. Hekili
      • 2.1.8. Pawn
  • 3. Changelog
• +Gear and Best in Slot
  • 1. Gearing in Battle for Azeroth
    • 1.1. How to Gear before Raids
      • 1.1.1. Weekly Mythic+ Chest
      • 1.1.2. PvP Gearing Options
    • 1.2. Notable Trinkets and Weapons
      • 1.2.1. Weapons
      • 1.2.2. Trinkets
      • 1.2.3. Azerite
    • 1.3. Recommended Uldir Gear
      • 1.3.1. Ideal Bosses to Coin
  • 2. Changelog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Disclaimer Page
  • 2. Feral Druid Racial Bonus Simulation
  • 3. Feral Druid Azerite Outer Ring Simulation
  • 4. Feral Druid Azerite Middle Ring Simulation
  • 5. Feral Druid Trinket Simulations
  • 6. Feral Druid Weapon Enchant Simulations
  • 7. Launch Disclaimer
  • 8. Changelog

General Information

On this page, we list all of the frequently asked questions for a Feral Druid in World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth 8.0.1.

The other pages of our Feral Druid guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Wordup, a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes. You can also follow him on Twitter.

1. Battle for Azeroth Frequently Asked Questions

This section will go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding Feral Druid in Battle for Azeroth.

This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course of the expansion.

1.1. When Should I Refresh My Bleeds?

Many of your effects benefit from the Pandemic effect. This includes the following abilities:

• Rake
• Rip
• Thrash
• Moonfire
• Savage Roar

The Pandemic effect allows you to refresh any of these abilities with up to 30% of the duration remaining without losing this amount. The remaining time will instead be added onto the maximum duration from the new cast, and combine together for an extended uptime. This allows you to refresh any time within this window, at the most opportune time.

1.2. Should I Pool Resources?

Ideally you should avoid wasting any Energy, which is the primary resource you will pool. Generally, you will be doing this at maximum Combo Points, and wait for your Energy to refill until you need to spend Combo Points to refresh an effect. You should therefore be spending any time in which you have no effects to refresh, and have generated enough Combo Points to use your next spender, waiting for Energy to regenerate rather than casting it on direct damage spending abilities.

1.3. What is Snapshotting?

Snapshotting refers to mechanic involving Tiger's Fury and Bloodtalons, that will benefit the entire DoT effect of your Bleeds if they are active when you apply it. This will carry over for the entire duration, even after it fades, unlike dynamic buffs such as Savage Roar. Due to this, you ideally want to be refreshing your Bleed effects with at least one of these bonuses active, and attempt to avoid overwriting these Bleeds with unbuffed effects if avoidable.

1.4. What Piece is Better, X or Y?

The answer to this question in any context will always be to simulate it. This is because what is an upgrade for you may not be an upgrade for someone else. In other words, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all answer, even when talking about 2 completely identical comparisons from you to another person. Everything in your gear has an effect on everything else.

This applies to gear, set bonuses, trinkets, Azerite traits, and in certain circumstances, talents.

The only exception to this rule is when a specific fight dictates a certain set of optimal talents and gear pieces that enhance their strength. If you are curious about what kind of setup to go for a specific fight, WarcraftLogs.com's rankings and statistics are a good place to see what others are doing.

We have a guide on how to sim yourself here:

1.5. How Much of X Stat Should I Have?

For Enhancement, there is no strict "amount" or breakpoint of any stat that you are required to reach. Nor are there any points at which a stat stops being desirable. In the majority of cases, the specific secondary you have is less important than the volume. This is however, another case of a situation in which a simulation done to check your ideal gear pieces and stat values will provide you invaluable information.

2. Changelog

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