Feral Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Feral Druid for The War Within! On this page we'll be covering everything you need to know about gearing a Feral Druid, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+. We also have details on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

Pre-Patch Disclaimer

Midnight has brought with it a stat squish, so all items provide less stats than they did previously. Gear is relatively similar strength with these changes, but bear that in mind when looking at pieces.

For information on your Stat Priority specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Feral Druid

Pre-Patch BiS List Manaforge Omega BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Feral Druid Pre-Patch BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for the Midnight Pre-patch. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Bear in mind that this gearset aims to balance out stats evenly to avoid diminishing returns, so individual pieces may not suit your current gearset on their own.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Harvester's Interdiction	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Weapon (Alt)	Obliteration Beamglaive	Plexus Sentinel
Weapon (Crafted)	Charged Halberd	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Helm	Skymane of the Mother Eagle (Tier)	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Salhadaar's Folly	Nexus King Salhadaar
Shoulder	Ritual Pauldrons of the Mother Eagle (Tier)	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	So'azmi's Fractal Vest	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Bracers	Rune-Branded Armbands	Crafted — Leatherworking
Gloves	Wings of the Mother Eagle (Tier)	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Rune-Branded Waistband	Crafted — Leatherworking
Legs	Breeches of the Mother Eagle (Tier)	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Reinforced Sandals	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	Radiant Necromancer's Band	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Ring #2	Ring of the Panoply	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Trinket #1	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #2	Astral Antenna	Loom’ithar
Trinket Alt.	So'leah's Secret Technique Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker Signet of the Priory Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit Operation: Floodgate Priory of the Sacred Flame The Soul Hunters

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Manaforge Omega BiS List for Feral Druid

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Manaforge Omega. Bear in mind this is a recommendation of gear to look out for to fill in holes in your gearset, not a strict recommendation of what you should always wear in raids.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Obliteration Beamglaive	Plexus Sentinel
Alternative	Maw of the Void	Nexus King Salhadaar
Helm	Skymane of the Mother Eagle	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Salhadaar's Folly	Nexus King Salhadaar
Shoulder	Ritual Pauldrons of the Mother Eagle	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Vest of the Mother Eagle	Fractillus
Bracers	Time-Compressed Wristguards	Dimensius The All Devouring
Gloves	Wings of the Mother Eagle	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Atomic Phasebelt	Plexus Sentinel
Legs	Breeches of the Mother Eagle	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Reinforced Sandals	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	Logic Gate: Alpha	Plexus Sentinel
Ring #2	Logic Gate: Omega	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #1	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #2	Astral Antenna	Loom’ithar
Trinket Alt	Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt	The Soul Hunters

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Mythic+ BiS List for Feral Druid

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Pre-Patch of Mythic+ in The War Within. These are recommendations for pieces in each slot to look out for when farming gear upgrades, not a strict recommendation on what you should always be wearing in Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Harvester's Interdiction	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Alternative	Spellstrike Warplance	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Helm	Helm of the Righteous Crusade	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Neck	Sin Stained Pendant	Halls of Atonement
Shoulder	Breakbeat Shoulderguards	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	So'azmi's Fractal Vest	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Bracers	Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Gloves	Knuckle-Dusting Handwraps	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Belt	Shadow Congregant's Belt	The Dawnbreaker
Legs	Skyterror's Stonehide Leggings	Halls of Atonement
Boots	Boots of Titanic Deconversion	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit
Ring #1	Radiant Necromancer's Band	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Ring #2	Ring of the Panoply	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Trinket #1	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	Operation: Floodgate
Trinket #2	Lily of the Eternal Weave	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Trinket Alt.	So'leah's Secret Technique Ara-Kara Sacbrood Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Signet of the Priory	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit Operation: Floodgate The Dawnbreaker Priory of the Sacred Flame

For players returning during the Midnight Pre-Patch, since it doesn't last very long you may not have time to gather up all the gear to get a perfect setup. Instead, prioritize getting hold of the following:

• A crafted weapon ( Charged Halberd) — Having a high item level weapon will always be the biggest upgrade possible, and getting one crafted is the easiest way to be ready for the expansion.
• Tier Set — you should be able to gather up 4 pieces of gear to acquire the 2-piece and 4-piece bonus, making them stronger than other items at similar levels. You can make use of the Matrix Catalyst to acquire it quickly. The pieces you use to do this don't matter - just get the bonuses!
• Trinkets — focus on picking up trinkets you don't have to micro-manage. You can use Dinars left over from the final season of The War Within for this, though also consider having an on-use option to deal with high health enemies or big pulls. Araz's Ritual Forge is suited perfectly for this.

Reintroduced in Patch 11.2.5, the Puzzling Cartel Chip system is also currently active in Pre-Patch. Like before, a weekly quest can be completed to obtain these, and can be used to purchase high value items from Manaforge Omega and Mythic+ dungeons. You can purchase any trinkets or special cantrip items available, all the way up to Myth track!

Purchasing an item, however, does require you to have defeated the boss. Each item drops from each respective difficulty. As an example, to purchase Araz's Ritual Forge Mythic, you need to have defeated Mythic Forgeweaver Araz. Trinkets from dungeons also require you to have completed every keystone in time at level 12 or above.

To keep it very simple, your purchase order assuming you have access to every boss on Mythic Difficulty should be the following:

Puzzling Cartel Chip Purchase Quick Guide

Araz's Ritual Forge ➜ Interloper's Reinforced Sandals ➜ Astral Antenna

Below, we've compiled a list of details on the high-value items that you should prioritize with your Cartel Chips in the Midnight Pre-Patch as an Feral Druid. This list is not exhaustive or in order of priority, and you are best served simming yourself for optimal results, as the best pick will depend on the gear you already have available.

• Araz's Ritual Forge (Myth) - Click for Details

  • Due to the amount of burst dealt during Berserk and through Convoke the Spirits, the power of a 2-minute on-use trinket is very high for Feral. This is by far the strongest and most flexible option available, regardless of Hero Talent, and works for both Mythic+ and Raid situations.
• Interloper's Chain Boots (Myth) - Click for Details

  • The cantrip boots are a flat increase to your Reshii Wraps, and as such are better than any alternative in the slot by quite a large margin. These can be quite easy to obtain due to being a guaranteed drop per kill, but they're also highly contested. If you can't get hold of a pair but can pick up the Myth track version, these are a very high priority. This is especially true if you don't have a pair at all.
• Either Astral Antenna (Myth) - Click for Details

  • The strongest raid trinket offering to pair with Araz's Ritual Forge. This simply wins on tuning, and is highly contested among classes so is a good choice if you have a Mythic Loom’ithar kill. Either this or Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker are your best pickups for your second trinket slot.
• Or Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker - Click for Details

  • The best trinket available for Enhancement from Mythic+, and is extremely competitive with Astral Antenna. This naturally syncs with your Berserk and Tiger's Fury window, so in some cases can perform better. Either of these choices are strong pickups.
• Unyielding Netherprism - (Optional) - Click for Details

  • This has unique uses in certain specific raid encounters (in particular Nexus King Salhadaar and Dimensius The All Devouring Mythic) to improve your burst options. This is a niche alternative on-use though, so is very much an optional buy for Raid. In Mythic+ it can also allow you to pool up for key burst moments, but has a longer wind-up time at the start of a dungeon.

As purchasing these items requires you to have defeated Mythic bosses to acquire them at the highest level, if you ever intend to kill those then hold off on buying a heroic version. You will only receive 3 total purchases through the remainder of the season, so use them wisely!

Added in the final season of The War Within, the Reshii Wraps is a unique artifact cloak item that can be obtained through the Ghosts of K'aresh quest chain. When completed, this reaches a final item level of 170. This should always be used during the pre-patch, as no other cloaks are available.

As a DPS, the unique effect is a high damage proc that also splits between enemies hit. This effect is amplified by the specific items available within Manaforge Omega:

• Interloper's Reinforced Sandals - boots from The Soul Hunters. These significantly increase the rate your cloak effect triggers, and are a best-in-slot pickup at all times.
• Band of the Shattered Soul - ring from Dimensius The All Devouring. Provides a niche extra defensive component to procs, which has some uses on certain encounters. Weaker stats means it's not very sought after.

The Reshii Wraps also come with one single Fiber Socket that dictates which secondary stat it has, which can be changed at any time out of combat. These can be acquired at Blue quality from Hashim on K'aresh, or crafted by Tailoring at Epic quality. As Feral, you will be using either Energizing Fiber or Pure Energizing Fiber for Mastery.

For more information on acquiring and upgrading your Cloak, make sure to check ouir dedicated Reshii Wraps page that covers it in more detail:

The previous season's final Tier Set of The War Within - the Ornaments of the Mother Eagle - still remains usable, though the set bonuses have been changed. Instead of providing unique bonuses based on Hero Talent choice, they instead provide flat damage increases:

• Druid - Midnight PrePatch - 11.2 Class Set 2pc — Increases all damage dealt by 6%.
• Druid - Midnight PrePatch - 11.2 Class Set 4pc — Increases all damage dealt by 10%.

These are simply straight increases, and while they have no impact on your rotation, they do significantly improve your throughput and should still be used at all times over the course of the Pre-Patch.

Crafted gear for Feral in the Midnight Pre-patch has a few choices depending on what gear you currently have, and how many sparks you have access to. You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Critical Strike and Mastery is usually a safe option with Algari Missive of the Peerless.

1. For your first craft, you have two options depending on how many Spark of Starlight you have access to:
   • If you have two sparks, a Weapon — Charged Halberd with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension. This should be paired with Writhing Armor Banding with your next off-piece.
   • If you have one spark (or don't need a weapon) — Craft an off-piece and apply Duskthread Lining. We recommend a low impact slot that does not conflict with Tier, such as Rune-Branded Armbands.
2. Craft another off-piece and apply Duskthread Lining or Writhing Armor Banding, depending on your choice. We recommend a low impact slot such as Rune-Branded Waistband.
3. After this, you are done with priority crafts and embellishments and can use sims to determine your best piece to upgrade with item level. Rings and Necks are good choices as they are very contested.

While there are some strong weapons available elsewhere, the benefit of having a 167 weapon up-front early is high enough that, if you can't access one, you should always craft first. Remember when crafting that all equippable two-handed agility weapons are equal value, including Charged Halberd, Charged Crusher and Vagabond's Careful Crutch.

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique, and each individual gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer generic sim charts and recommendations for Trinkets, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

As you complete endgame content, you will gather upgrade crests such as Gilded Ethereal Crest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource, ideally you want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers