Feral Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Wordup 26 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Feral Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.5.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Feral DPS Druid gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing a Feral Druid

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Feral Druid for Dragonflight 10.2. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Feral Druid, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

2.

BiS Gear Guide for Feral Druid

Feral aims for the highest item level pieces available for the bonus Agility, after that, Critical Strike and Mastery are the secondaries of choice. The only items that tend not to follow the item level rule is Jewelry, as these have no Agility. Thus, power is weighted more toward ideal secondary stats. Visit our Stats page for more details.

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BiS Gear for Feral Druid

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List
4.

BiS List for Feral Druid

This list is the ideal DPS setup, including all sources available to us. This includes Crafting, Raids, Mythic+, and even The Great Vault. Therefore, think of this more as an end goal to work toward, as this list provides the most balanced end setup, assuming you have access to everything. All crafts use Draconic Missive of the Peerless Icon Draconic Missive of the Peerless unless otherwise stated.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze Icon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze (489) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing
Alternative Borrowed Time Icon Borrowed Time (489) The Great Vault / Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Helm Benevolent Embersage's Casque Icon Benevolent Embersage's Casque (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift
Neck Eye of the Rising Flame Icon Eye of the Rising Flame (489) Mythic Tindral Sageswift
Shoulder Titanic Shouldersparks Icon Titanic Shouldersparks (489) The Great Vault / Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Cloak Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Icon Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice (489) Smolderon
Chest Benevolent Embersage's Robe Icon Benevolent Embersage's Robe (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle
Bracers Life-Bound Bindings Icon Life-Bound Bindings (486) Crafted by Leatherworking
Gloves Benevolent Embersage's Talons Icon Benevolent Embersage's Talons (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel
Belt Belt of the Eternal Struggle Icon Belt of the Eternal Struggle (489) The Great Vault / Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Legs Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Icon Benevolent Embersage's Leggings (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Boots Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps (486) Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1 Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Icon Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal (489) The Great Vault / Darkheart Thicket
Ring #2 Lord Waycrest's Signet Icon Lord Waycrest's Signet (489) The Great Vault / Waycrest Manor
Trinket #1 Ashes of the Embersoul Icon Ashes of the Embersoul (489) Smolderon
Alternative #1 Witherbark's Branch Icon Witherbark's Branch (489) The Great Vault / The Everbloom
Trinket #2 Cataclysmic Signet Brand Icon Cataclysmic Signet Brand (489) Mythic Smolderon
Alternative #2 Accelerating Sandglass Icon Accelerating Sandglass (489) The Great Vault / Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall
4.

Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Feral Druid

This list contains the ideal options for each slot available from Mythic+ dungeons added in the Season 3 pool. These are items that are worth target farming if you are looking to gear up a character and have holes in your gear set. This does not include any Raid or Crafted items.

Note: this is not a list for the best gear to wear when doing Mythic+, and instead a list of the best gear available from these dungeons in each respective slot. For that, see the overall list.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Borrowed Time Icon Borrowed Time Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Alternative Blightreaper Icon Blightreaper Waycrest Manor
Helm Benevolent Embersage's Casque Icon Benevolent Embersage's Casque Revival Catalyst
Neck Chain of the Green Flight Icon Chain of the Green Flight Darkheart Thicket
Shoulder Titanic Shouldersparks Icon Titanic Shouldersparks Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Cloak Drape of the Loyal Vassal Icon Drape of the Loyal Vassal Atal'Dazar
Chest Benevolent Embersage's Robe Icon Benevolent Embersage's Robe Revival Catalyst
Bracers Bracers of Dreadful Maladies Icon Bracers of Dreadful Maladies Waycrest Manor
Gloves Benevolent Embersage's Talons Icon Benevolent Embersage's Talons Revival Catalyst
Belt Belt of the Eternal Struggle Icon Belt of the Eternal Struggle Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Legs Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Icon Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Revival Catalyst
Boots Moss-Covered Wingtip Shoes Icon Moss-Covered Wingtip Shoes Waycrest Manor
Ring #1 Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Icon Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Darkheart Thicket
Ring #2 Lord Waycrest's Signet Icon Lord Waycrest's Signet Waycrest Manor
Trinket #1 Witherbark's Branch Icon Witherbark's Branch The Everbloom
Trinket #2 Accelerating Sandglass Icon Accelerating Sandglass Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall
Alternative Porcelain Crab Icon Porcelain Crab Throne of the Tides
4.

Raid Gear BiS List for Feral Druid

This list provides the best item in each slot available within Amirdrassil if you need to inform your organized group of items you are looking out for. This does not include any Crafted pieces.

Note: this is not a list for the best gear to wear when Raiding, and instead a list of the best item available from the current raid in each slot. For that, see the overall list.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze Icon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing
Alternative Scythe of the Fallen Keeper Icon Scythe of the Fallen Keeper Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Helm Benevolent Embersage's Casque Icon Benevolent Embersage's Casque Tindral Sageswift
Neck Eye of the Rising Flame Icon Eye of the Rising Flame Tindral Sageswift
Shoulder Strigine Epaulets Icon Strigine Epaulets Council of Dreams
Cloak Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Icon Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Smolderon
Chest Benevolent Embersage's Robe Icon Benevolent Embersage's Robe Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle
Bracers Verdant Sanctuary Bands Icon Verdant Sanctuary Bands Council of Dreams
Gloves Benevolent Embersage's Talons Icon Benevolent Embersage's Talons Igira the Cruel
Belt Vengeful Bladebeak Girdle Icon Vengeful Bladebeak Girdle Amirdrassil Trash
Legs Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Icon Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Boots Tasseted Emberwalkers Icon Tasseted Emberwalkers Tindral Sageswift
Ring #1 Daydreamer's Glimmering Ring Icon Daydreamer's Glimmering Ring Amirdrassil Trash
Ring #2 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Trinket #1 Ashes of the Embersoul Icon Ashes of the Embersoul Smolderon
Trinket #2 Cataclysmic Signet Brand Icon Cataclysmic Signet Brand Mythic Smolderon
Alternative Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Council of Dreams
3.1.

Enchants and Sockets

If you have a new piece of gear containing prismatic sockets or are eligible to be enchanted, you can find everything you need to pick the best one for the job on our dedicated enchants page below.

4.

"Simming" Yourself as a Feral Druid

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 the overall balance and alter what is best right now for you.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets and offer recommendations, 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.

5.

Tier Set Bonus for Feral Druid in Season 2

6.

Dragonflight Set Bonuses

Season 3: Amirdrassil Season 2: Aberrus Season 1: Vault
5.1.

Amirdrassil Tier Set bonus for Feral Druid

Tier sets are unique bonuses tied to each Season of Dragonflight, comprised of 5 gear pieces. Bonuses are unlocked at 2 and 4 pieces equipped, and the Benevolent Embersage's Guidance confers the following bonuses:

  • Druid Feral 10.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Druid Feral 10.2 Class Set 2pc - Casting Feral Frenzy Icon Feral Frenzy grants Smoldering Frenzy Icon Smoldering Frenzy for 8 seconds, increasing all damage you deal by 20%.
  • Druid Feral 10.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Druid Feral 10.2 Class Set 4pc - Reduces the cooldown of Feral Frenzy Icon Feral Frenzy by 15 seconds, and during Smoldering Frenzy Icon Smoldering Frenzy, enemies burn for 10% of all damage you deal to them as Fire over 10 seconds.

Either of these bonuses makes Feral Frenzy Icon Feral Frenzy a mandatory talent point to activate it. This puts your damage on a 30-second cooldown cycle aligned with each Feral Frenzy cast, in which you want to have all of your Bleed management set up before entering into the window. While active, you want to focus on filling it with high-value casts such as Ferocious Bite Icon Ferocious Bite, so pooling is needed due to the short duration. It also opens up the option to play both Convoke the Spirits Icon Convoke the Spirits and, in some cases, reduce its cooldown via Ashamane's Guidance Icon Ashamane's Guidance depending on encounter to get extra triggers.

5.2.

When to Switch Set Bonuses

Ideally, you should aim to have the Season 3 4-piece set complete before committing to the swap. A lot of the value comes from the additional cooldown reduction gained from the 4-piece to support the extra Feral Frenzy Icon Feral Frenzy which amplifies the 2-piece, so stick to the Aberrus set until then. With enough of an item level gap though, you can consider swapping early - use simulations to judge this.

5.2.

Aberrus Tier Set bonus for Feral Druid

Tier sets are unique bonuses tied to each Season of Dragonflight, comprised of 5 gear pieces. Bonuses are unlocked at 2 and 4 pieces equipped, and the Strands of the Autumn Blaze confers the following bonuses:

  • Druid Feral 10.1 Class Set 2pc Icon Druid Feral 10.1 Class Set 2pc - Auto attacks have a 25% chance to grant a stack of Shadows of the Predator, increasing Agility by 1% for 25 seconds. Each application above 5 has an increasing chance to reset back down to 2.
  • Druid Feral 10.1 Class Set 4pc Icon Druid Feral 10.1 Class Set 4pc - When this reset occurs, gain Predator Revealed, increasing your Agility by an additional 8% and generating 1 Combo Point every 2 seconds for 8 seconds.

Both of these bonuses are very basic flat performance increases, providing background multipliers to Agility that you cannot really play around. The 4-piece proc does, however, mean you need to be aware of the slow trickle of additional Combo Points to avoid wasting them, allowing you to pause briefly at 4 Combo Points to reach 5 and then spend. Other than that, the bonus mostly just happens as you play.

5.3.

When to Switch Set Bonuses

Ideally, you should aim to have the set complete before fully committing to the swap, as a lot of the power is in both the old and new 4-piece. Item level may slightly interfere with this as both bonuses are quite close, but generally, they both gain the most from investing fully in completing them and a double 2-piece combination is not recommended.

5.3.

Vault of the Incarnates Tier Set Bonus for Feral Druid

The Lost Landcaller's Vesture bonuses from the Season 1 are still usable, and were as follows:

  • Feral Druid 2pc Icon Feral Druid 2pc increases Ferocious Bite Icon Ferocious Bite and Rip Icon Rip damage by 6%.
  • Feral Druid 4pc Icon Feral Druid 4pc causes each Combo Point spent to increase the damage of Rip Icon Rip, Rake Icon Rake and Thrash Icon Thrash by 2%, and also increase the chance for Shred Icon Shred, Rake Icon Rake, Brutal Slash Icon Brutal Slash, Swipe Icon Swipe and Thrash Icon Thrash to critically strike by 2% for 4 seconds.

These bonuses are solid and worth picking up as soon as possible. The 2-piece is simply a flat boost to finisher damage, which is hard to fault, and while the 4-piece looks more active, the core gameplay that Feral already engages in triggers this consistently, so it does not require any adjustment to your playstyle.

6.

Best Crafted items for Feral Druid

With Dragonflight Professions, you can craft items with customizable stats in nearly all slots with up to Item Level 486. This means that for many non-tier slots, Crafted items are a competitive alternative when gearing quickly or to fill up gaps in your gearset.

If you want to learn more about the Crafting system in general and potentially craft your own items for less Gold, check out our dedicated page below.

7.

Best Feral Druid Crafting Order

Crafting Order Crafting Details
7.1.

Best Crafting Order for Feral Druid

This is our general recommendation for the best Crafting Order. Due to Feral weapons costing two Sparks of Shadowflame and the high value of Embellishments, we opt into getting those crafted first. All crafts, unless otherwise stated, use a Draconic Missive of the Peerless Icon Draconic Missive of the Peerless wherever possible.

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps
  2. Life-Bound Bindings Icon Life-Bound Bindings using Toxified Armor Patch Icon Toxified Armor Patch
  3. Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight (with Alchemical Flavor Pocket Icon Alchemical Flavor Pocket)

If you are still struggling to acquire a weapon at this point, you can invest two sparks into an Obsidian Seared Halberd Icon Obsidian Seared Halberd.

Feral largely just defaults to the strongest individual options. Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps has some issues with some items and effects wasting procs on the heal portion, and so Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Icon Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch is an alternative for those that do not want to deal with that. Lastly, with roughly 7 gem slots, Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat competes with all options.

7.1.

Feral Druid Crafting Details

Embellishments either come set on items as standard or can be added with an optional reagent when crafting the piece. These provide additional bonuses (and in some cases quite large ones) but are limited to two. Due to there being so many options, here we explain in detail the ones available that are worth considering:

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps - these still do solid single-target damage despite the Patch 10.2 nerfs and is the recommended supporting embellishment. The downside is also extremely minor, so you should not worry about it.
  2. Toxified Armor Patch Icon Toxified Armor Patch - can be applied to any Leather armor piece to double up on the value from Toxic Thorns, making it an alternative, even though it does increase the Stamina loss downside of using them.
  3. Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Icon Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch - less committal than the above combo, and has less downsides, so can be considered if you are worried about the stamina loss.
  4. Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat* - This is a great pick that works in more situations than the boots, but because it requires full sockets on gear, it is more a craft for later in the season.
  5. Undulating Sporecloak Icon Undulating Sporecloak - Patch 10.2 has added Versatility while above 70% that can be easily maintained. Unfortunately, just prior to the release of the patch, both the offensive and defensive effects were heavily nerfed, making it hard to justify.
  6. Slimy Expulsion Boots Icon Slimy Expulsion Boots* - these are weaker than the above alternative as the downside of losing Haste is more pronounced and as such you should avoid crafting these.
  7. Alchemical Flavor Pocket Icon Alchemical Flavor Pocket* - this does not require an Embellishment slot, and as such, it is worth using to avoid losing your Well Fed buff should you die.
8.

Trinkets for Feral Druid in Season 3

There are a number of strong options available for Feral in Season 3 coming from a variety of different sources. Key ones to look for in order of strength are:

Trinket Note
Ashes of the Embersoul Icon Ashes of the Embersoul Provides a huge burst of Agility to overlap both Berserk Icon Berserk and Convoke the Spirits Icon Convoke the Spirits, aligning perfectly. The downside is also usually only felt at the lowest portion of Feral's damage windows, so this performs very well alongside being very easy to macro to these abilities to amplify them comfortably.
Witherbark's Branch Icon Witherbark's Branch Grants a huge amount of Mastery when used, requiring a small mini-game of collecting orbs. These orbs stack, and it refreshes the buff with each orb collected, meaning you can either collect them all quickly or play to extend them. Feral generally tries to extend the second and third orb pickup for a total of 20 seconds or more, unless playing Convoke the Spirits Icon Convoke the Spirits where it can grab them all quickly.
Cataclysmic Signet Brand Icon Cataclysmic Signet Brand Deals extremely high single-target damage but takes up to 3 minutes to fully ramp up. While the backlash damage is quite high, surviving through it is fine and definitely worth it. In Mythic+, on the other hand, the unreliability of maintaining it between pulls makes it more niche.
Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Great all-rounder trinket that provides both passive stats and short extra bursts with a solid proc rate.
Porcelain Crab Icon Porcelain Crab Very consistent Mastery proc with some free Avoidance added in. While it does not provide as high of a proc as alternatives, the 40%+ uptime of the effect and added defense makes it a worthwhile pickup while you hunt for the ideal options.
Accelerating Sandglass Icon Accelerating Sandglass While nothing flashy, it does provide a solid amount of cycling Haste with additional damage at the end of each ramp. A good backup pick if you cannot get access to the stronger options.
8.1.

Trinkets Simulations

These are generic simulations from Bloodmallet, giving you a rough overview of strong Feral Druid Trinkets. It is not a replacement for simming yourself, but can still offer a quick reference point.

Check out the BiS Lists if you just want to know the best Trinkets from M+ and Raid.

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BiS Trinkets for Feral Druid

Single-target Raid Mythic+ AoE
10.

Best Raiding & Single-Target Trinkets for Feral Druid

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Best Mythic+ & AoE Trinkets for Feral Druid

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Changelog

  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5, highlighted Ashes of the Embersoul as equal to Witherbark's.
  • 07 Nov. 2023: Updated to remove Sporecloak recommendation, switched Toxic Thorn/Toxic Patch.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Restructured for Patch 10.1.7, information remains the same.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5 with megadungeon gear, and clarified crafting section.
  • 25 May 2023: Added section on Cataclysm Timewalking.
  • 09 May 2023: Updated to account for Trinket changes.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1 and Season 2 release with new gear recommendations.
  • 24 Mar. 2023: Updated for Primordial Gemstones hotfixes.
  • 22 Mar. 2023: Updated to account for Primordial Stone buffs.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7 with Onyx Annulet recommendations.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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