Feral Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Shadowlands 9.2.5

Welcome to our Gearing Page for Feral Druid, this section will cover everything you need to know about equipping your character.

You can find information on what to enchant on any new piece of gear you acquire on our dedicated page below.

At this stage in the game, there are so many variables and so many layers of optimization that you can apply to your character, that there is no way for a guide or anything else to tell you exactly what gear you should wear. This is why we always recommend simulating your own character using Raidbots. The website can help you choose set bonuses, Covenant choices, trinkets and combinations thereof in a way that is tailored completely to your specific character. Learning to use this tool is essential to maximizing your potential, as there is simply no other way to take all the variables into account.

The Droptimizer feature from Raidbots lets you identify which dungeons and Raid Bosses you should spend your Bonus Rolls on. It simulates all of the potential upgrades in a raid or a dungeon, and lists the bosses/dungeons by rank order of how much DPS you can expect to gain from bonus rolling on it. We have a guide for it that you can access using the link below.

While we heavily recommend simming yourself, you can find some of our general simulations on the dedicated page below.

Feral has two strong options for different situations, and your selection is largely defined by the damage profile you are looking for:

• Single-target and Burst — Frenzyband.
• Funnal/Multi-target — Apex Predator's Craving.

Note that in Season 4, Legendaries are still stuck at item-level 291 and are not getting a new upgrade. Because of this, the old rule of crafting the piece on the highest stat budget has changed slightly, and instead should be put on the lowest (e.g. Cloak, Bracer etc.) if possible.

If you want a more detailed explanation of each individual Legendary and also more options for different scenarios, you can look at our dedicated page linked here:

1. Conflux of Elements
2. Carnivorous Instinct
3. Taste for Blood

These are almost never changed and stay locked in for most content types.

1. Well-Honed Instincts
2. Condensed Anima Sphere
3. Tough as Bark

For more details regarding each individual Conduit, you can look at our dedicated Covenant, Soulbind and Conduits page linked below:

Due to how strong trinkets can sometimes be, and that they are not always easily accessible from Mythic+, raiding, and PvP sources, we always recommend using Raidbots' Top Gear to determine what your optimal trinkets are.

Bloodmallet.com also provides rankings for Shadowlands trinkets to give a general overview of relative power levels, and things to look out for:

In many cases players often think too much about the specific distribution of secondary stats, when the most important rule tends to be that more stats is better than less. Especially going into Shadowlands with Agility rising to a high priority, this puts more of a focus on item level. This is not a hard rule but will often serve you well when evaluating gear so keep it in mind. For more specific information on stats though you can check our dedicated page below.

Patch 9.2 adds in two-piece and four-piece set bonuses available for all specializations, granting effects built around class mechanics when equipped. The Feral effects are as follows:

• Feral Druid 2-Piece — each Combo Point you spend reduces the cooldown of Berserk / Incarnation: King of the Jungle by 0.5 seconds.
• Feral Druid 4-Piece — whenever you enter Berserk / Incarnation: King of the Jungle, you apply a Bleed effect for high damage over 10 seconds to all nearby targets, dealing reduced damage above 8 enemies hit.

This can be obtained from bosses within Sepulcher of the First Ones boss drops and The Great Vault. First and foremost you should aim to activate the four-piece bonus, but the weakest piece is the Chest, so if you have the choice this is the one to drop. You can find more details on our Rotation page covering the impact of the bonuses for Feral:

These pieces can also be accessed outside of the regular drop sources through the new Creation Catalyst system. This allows you to use resources gathered on Zereth Mortis to convert items that share slots with Tier pieces into a Tier piece, enabling the set bonus requirements, and this system is still active in Season 4.

In Season 4 it is absolutely still worth maintaining this bonus, so using the Catalyst to create higher item level pieces is recommended.

Season 4 has completely disabled Domination Shards in all content, and removed Domination sockets from any gear pieces that had them on previously.

This is a recommended set of gear available exclusively from the active Mythic+ Dungeons in Season 4. This is not a definitive best to equip, and moreso the best pieces in each given slot that can be adjusted around depending on your currently equipped gear. Trinkets are not listed, as they are covered in the dedicated section above.

Note: Due to the large number of similar loot pieces present within them, Grimrail Depot and Iron Docks are currently excluded from this table until more is known about the Season 4 loot table.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Rakishly Tipped Tricorne	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Neck	Choker of Barbed Reins	Lower Karazhan
Shoulder	Breakbeat Shoulderguards	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Cloak	Wine-Stained Mantle	Upper Karazhan
Chest	So'azmi's Fractal Vest	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Wrists	Bracers of Autonomous Classification	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Gloves	Self-Sanitizing Handwraps	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Belt	Mekgineer's Championship Belt	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Legs	Greaves of Miraculous Magnificence	Lower Karazhan
Boots	Calliard's Galoshes	Lower Karazhan
Ring #1	Logic Loop of Division	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard
Ring #2	Overclocking Bit Band	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Weapons	Reclaimed Shock Coil	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard
Alternative	Spire of Expurgation	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit

As part of Shadowlands Season 4, all three raids of the expansion — Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Sepulcher of the First Ones — will be dropping higher item level gear and be brought up accordingly in their tuning. However, only one of these "Fated Raids" will be active per week. Because of this, there are multiple tables featuring gear from each raid that you may wish to seek out — simply select the button for the current week's raid. Remember, however, that these are general recommendations. It is highly likely that any piece featuring a higher item level than your current gear will remain an upgrade for your character, and you should consider simulating your character using Raidbots when optimizing for offense.

It should also be noted that the Creation Catalyst in Zereth Mortis is still available with all of its accumulated charges. This will be very useful as a way to upgrade your Tier Set, given that the individual tokens will still only be dropping from bosses in Sepulcher of the First Ones. You should always aim to maintain the 4-piece bonus at all times no matter what gear setup you are using, so using this system is a perfect way to keep it active with your new gear!

Finally, be aware that items from Sanctum of Domination no longer feature Domination Sockets for use with Shards of Domination, so their relative value is purely based on stats.

Recommended Raid Gear Table
Combined		Castle Nathria	Sanctum of Domination	Sepulcher of the First Ones

Slot	Item	Boss
Head	Sadist's Sinister Mask Headpiece of the Fixed Stars	Sire Denathrius (Creation Catalyst) Anduin Wrynn
Neck	Beacon of Stormwind	Anduin Wrynn
Shoulders	Shoulderpads of the Fixed Stars	Lords of Dread
Cloak	Cloak of Scarred Honor	Soulrender Dormazain
Chest	Chestguard of the Fixed Stars Witherheart Studded Breastplate	Rygelon Sylvanas Windrunner
Wrists	Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour	The Tarragrue
Gloves	Handwraps of the Fixed Stars Grasps of Abducted Fate (Creation Catalyst)	Lihuvim, Principal Architect Lords of Dread
Belt	Runecarver's Twisted Ward	The Jailer
Legs	Leggings of the Fixed Stars Elite Aranakk Breeches (Creation Catalyst)	Halondrus the Reclaimer Kel'Thuzad
Boots	Treads of Titanic Curiosity	Rygelon (Creation Catalyst)
Ring 1	Rygelon's Heraldric Ring	Rygelon
Ring 2	Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas	Sylvanas Windrunner
Weapon (General)	Zovastrum, the Unmaking	The Jailer
Weapons (Burst)	Jotungeirr, Destiny's Call	The Nine

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Sadist's Sinister Mask	Sire Denathrius (Creation Catalyst)
Neck	Noble's Birthstone Pendant	The Council of Blood
Shoulders	Wicked Flanker's Gorget	Stone Legion Generals (Creation Catalyst)
Cloak	Mantle of Manifest Sins	Sun King's Salvation
Chest	Miasma-Lacquered Jerkin	Hungering Destroyer (Creation Catalyst)
Wrists	Precisely Calibrated Chronometer	Artificer Xy'Mox
Gloves	Gloves of Phantom Shadows	Lady Inerva Darkvein (Creation Catalyst)
Belt	Spell-Woven Tourniquet	Huntsman Altimor
Legs	Chiropteran Leggings	Shriekwing (Creation Catalyst)
Boots	Enchanted Toe-Tappers	The Council of Blood (Creation Catalyst)
Ring 1	Most Regal Signet of Sire Denathrius	Sire Denathrius
Ring 2	Hyperlight Band	Artificer Xy'Mox
Weapon	Mystic Anima Spherule	Sire Denathrius
Alternative	Mystic Anima Spherule	Huntsman Altimor

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Cowl of Haunting Precognition	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo (Creation Catalyst)
Neck	Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon	Remnant of Ner'zhul
Shoulders	Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant	Kel'Thuzad (Creation Catalyst)
Cloak	Cloak of Scarred Honor	Soulrender Dormazain
Chest	Witherheart Studded Breastplate	Sylvanas Windrunner
Wrists	Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour	The Tarragrue
Gloves	Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps	The Eye of the Jailer (Creation Catalyst)
Belt	Windrunner's Baldric	Sylvanas Windrunner (Creation Catalyst)
Legs	Elite Aranakk Breeches	Kel'Thuzad (Creation Catalyst)
Boots	Trenchant Warmonger Treads	Soulrender Dormazain (Creation Catalyst)
Ring 1	Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas	Sylvanas Windrunner
Ring 2	Oscillating Ouroboros	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
Weapons	Jotungeirr, Destiny's Call	The Nine
Alternative	Pylon of the Great Purge	Guardian of the First Ones

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Headpiece of the Fixed Stars	Anduin Wrynn
Neck	Beacon of Stormwind	Anduin Wrynn
Shoulder	Shoulderpads of the Fixed Stars	Lords of Dread
Cloak	Drape of Mournful Melodies	Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
Chest	Fractured Colossus Core	Vigilant Guardian
Wrists	Devourer's Sandblown Hidebinders	Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener
Gloves	Grasps of Abducted Fate	Lords of Dread (Creation Catalyst)
Belt	Cincture of the Fixed Stars	The Jailer (Creation Catalyst)
Legs	Leggings of the Fixed Stars	Halondrus the Reclaimer
Boots	Treads of Titanic Curiosity	Rygelon (Creation Catalyst)
Ring 1	Rygelon's Heraldric Ring	Rygelon
Ring 2	Modified Defense Grid	Vigilant Guardian
Weapon	Zovastrum, the Unmaking	The Jailer
Alternative	Elysia's Promise	Prototype Pantheon

As part of Fated Raids in Season 4 of Shadowlands, you will have the opportunity to acquire up to three Puzzling Cartel Dinars. With these special coins, you can purchase weapons or trinkets from any of the raids for one Dinar each. These take multiple weeks to acquire, so your exact purchases may vary depending on what loot you are able to naturally obtain while progressing the quest toward each Dinar. The following is a list of items to look out for with this system.

• Zovastrum, the Unmaking — provides a max item-level weapon and is also one of the more difficult items to obtain due to being sourced from The Jailer, who has a large loot table.
• The First Sigil — while this is a trinket anyone can loot, the power of this trinket has been proven after Sepulcher of the First Ones, and having a huge surge of power with our burst window is extremely valuable so is worth considering for the upgrade.
• Decanter of Endless Howling — not exactly exciting but is a passive boost that can pair with on-use trinkets if needed and provides a large Agility boost when active, working well with Sigil.
• Titanic Ocular Gland — the strongest stat stick available, and you generally want to pair something passive with an on-use option in most situations.
• Gavel of the First Arbiter — this is questionable because it is technically purchasable for Feral. While this is a Strength weapon, the on-use is so powerful that it is worth considering because you cannot loot it yourself. This also requires weapon swap macros which may be fixed at any time, so do not buy this early.

If you would like to learn more about acquiring Puzzling Cartel Dinars or how to further upgrade gear from Fated Raids, please see our overview of this new system below.

Season 4 does open up a few previous items and combinations that have been desirable in the past that are worth looking at. Also, Legion Timewalking is going to be available briefly as well with some powerful items contained within that are worth grabbing for the item level upgrade:

• Logic Loops and Bit Bands — in a situation where both Ring slots are available to us, this provides free Haste when combining either Recursion or Division with the Overclocking Bit Band. These come as two separate items that work together from the Lower and Upper Mechagon dungeons, and are worth considering.
• Jeweled Signet of Melandrus — this comes from Court of Stars that is only active during Legion Timewalking. Due to the high auto-attack speed of Feral this is a useful pickup if you do not use a pairing of Mechagon rings.