Feral Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot — 12.1

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

Upgrading gear in Midnight continues to use the Crest system, allowing you to increase the item level of gear along tracks relating to what level of content it was obtained. Harder content drops gear on higher level tracks, thus reaching higher Item Levels. For more information, read up on our dedicated page on how the gearing system works in Midnight.

OverallMythic+Raid

The list below contains gear from all possible endgame sources, including Raids, Mythic+, Crafting, Delves and The Great Vault. It aims to provide the absolute best possible setup, but bear in mind that each individual item may not be the strongest in your particular gear setup at any given point. Tier pieces have the locations of ideal Catalyst drop locations listed if they're stronger than the standard version.

Note that this gearset aims to strike a balance between Critical Strike, Mastery and Haste, as all three have similar value.

FAQWhich Items Do I Use in the Catalyst?

In Midnight Season 2, the Catalyst now retains the secondary stats and cantrips of any item you convert. Therefore, it doesn't matter which slots you use to activate your set bonus, and instead what matters is the items you input.

The absolute best pieces currently available to Catalyze in each slot are:

• Helm – Gaze of the Coiled Watcher from Ula'tek
• Shoulders – Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage from Lost Explorers
• Chest – Vestment of the Awakening from Nek'zali
• Gloves – Gauntlets of Fevered Defense from Murder Row
• Legs – Coiled Hex Legguards from Coiled Altar

Similar to Season 1, your number one priority is to acquire the 4-piece bonus through any means to unlock Catalyst Unbound for Season 2.

FAQAre There Any High Priority Great Vault or Voidcore Items to Look Out For?

All of the cantrip items available in The Venomous Abyss are extremely valuable, even if they aren't at item level 344 from Mythic. The following items are strongly worth considering from a Heroic Vault, and are even worth using Voidcores on to obtain if you don't expect to progress Mythic quickly:

1. Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche – Ula'tek
2. Voracious Heart of Ula'tek – Ula'tek
3. Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique – Coiled Altar
4. Aqirbane Reliquary – Ula'tek
5. Gaze of the Coiled Watcher – Ula'tek

These are strong enough that if you aren't killing any Mythic bosses for higher vault rewards, you always have the option to pick up a Voidcore from your Great Vault if none of these show up.

Feral Druid

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Overall Best in Slot

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Somnolent Stare Helm

Catalyst from Ula'tek Empowered Rune of Avoidance

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Gauntlets Hands

Catalyst from Murder Row

Aqirbane Reliquary Neck

Ula'tek

Sash of the Forlorn Vessel Waist

Coiled Altar

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage Shoulders

Lost Explorers Amirdrassil's Grace

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Leggings Legs

Catalyst from Coiled Altar Forest Hunter's

Silken Voodoo Drape Cloak

Coiled Altar

Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers Feet

Crafted by Leatherworking Lynx's Dexterity

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Lunar Raiment Chest

Catalyst from Nek'zali Mark of the Worldsoul

Vile Alchemist's Band Ring

Vashnik Eyes of the Eagle

Shirt

Sickening Signet of Atroxus Ring

Voidscar Arena Eyes of the Eagle

Tabard

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek Trinket

Ula'tek

Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors Bracers

Crafted by Leatherworking

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique Trinket

Coiled Altar

Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche Main Hand

Ula'tek Arcane Mastery

Off Hand

The gearset below are the best items available from Mythic+, using gear only available from dungeons in the Season 2 pool, alongside your ideal Tier Set catalyst locations and Crafted items for Embellishments. Note that this is a list of the best items available from Mythic+ dungeons, not a strict list of what you should be using in Mythic+ content.

FAQWhich Items Do I Use in the Catalyst?

In Midnight Season 2, the Catalyst now retains the secondary stats and cantrips of any item you convert. Therefore, it doesn't matter which slots you use to activate your set bonus, and instead what matters is the items you input.

The best Dungeon only pieces to Catalyze in each slot are:

• Helm – Vilefiend's Guise from Murder Row
• Shoulders – Somber Spaulders from Voidscar Arena
• Chest – War Trial Vestments from Den of Nalorakk
• Gloves – Gauntlets of Fevered Defense from Murder Row
• Legs – Breeches of Deft Deals from Murder Row

Similar to Season 1, your number one priority is to acquire the 4-piece bonus through any means to unlock Catalyst Unbound for Season 2.

TipsWhich Dungeons Should I Farm?

The majority of Feral's strongest items available in Season 2 come from Raids, but there are some worthwhile alternatives to hunt while you wait to get hold of them. We also have some ideal Catalyst pieces that beat out any Raid alternative:

1. Sickening Signet of Atroxus - Voidscar Arena
2. Lustrous Golden Plumage - King's Rest
3. Gauntlets of Fevered Defense - Murder Row
4. Resonant Bellowstone - Murder Row

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Best Gear from Mythic+

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Somnolent Stare Helm

Catalyst from Murder Row Empowered Rune of Avoidance

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Gauntlets Hands

Catalyst from Murder Row

Pendant of Malefic Fury Neck

Murder Row

Whirling Dervish Sash Waist

Temple of Sethraliss

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage Shoulders

Catalyst from Voidscar Arena Amirdrassil's Grace

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Leggings Legs

Catalyst from Murder Row Forest Hunter's

Bloodthorn Burnous Cloak

Blinding Vale

Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers Feet

Crafted by Leatherworking Lynx's Dexterity

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Lunar Raiment Chest

Catalyst from Den of Nalorakk Mark of the Worldsoul

Sickening Signet of Atroxus Ring

Voidscar Arena Eyes of the Eagle

Shirt

Charged Sandstone Band Ring

Temple of Sethraliss Eyes of the Eagle

Tabard

Lustrous Golden Plumage Trinket

King's Rest

Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors Bracers

Crafted by Leatherworking

Resonant Bellowstone Trinket

Murder Row

Victor's Flashfrozen Blade Main Hand

Den of Nalorakk Arcane Mastery

Off Hand

The gearset below is your raid Best-in-Slot list, using gear from only raid drops, as well as ideal Tier Set pieces (or items to use in the Catalyst) and crafted items to activate Embellishment effects. Note that this is a list of the best items available within the Raid, not a strict list of what you should be using inside the raid.

FAQWhich Items Do I Use in the Catalyst?

In Midnight Season 2, the Catalyst now retains the secondary stats and cantrips of any item you convert. Therefore, it doesn't matter which slots you use to activate your set bonus, and instead what matters is the items you input.

The best Raid only pieces to Catalyze in each slot are:

• Helm – Gaze of the Coiled Watcher from Ula'tek
• Shoulders – Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage from Lost Explorers
• Chest – Vestment of the Awakening from Nek'zali
• Gloves – Ruthless Slaughtergrips from Sszorak
• Legs – Coiled Hex Legguards from Coiled Altar

Similar to Season 1, your number one priority is to acquire the 4-piece bonus through any means to unlock Catalyst Unbound for Season 2.

TipsWhat Are My Top Items To Chase?

Feral has some extremely high value cantrip picks available in The Venomous Abyss, with most of them coming from the final boss, Ula'tek. All of the items from the final two bosses are worth obtaining due to their increased item level, but some are particularly strong:

1. Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche - Ula'tek
2. Voracious Heart of Ula'tek - Ula'tek
3. Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique - Coiled Altar
4. Aqirbane Reliquary - Ula'tek
5. Gaze of the Coiled Watcher - Ula'tek

Feral Druid

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Best Gear from Raid

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Somnolent Stare Helm

Catalyst from Ula'tek Empowered Rune of Avoidance

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Gauntlets Hands

Catalyst from Sszorak

Aqirbane Reliquary Neck

Ula'tek

Sash of the Forlorn Vessel Waist

Coiled Altar

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Plumage Shoulders

Lost Explorers Amirdrassil's Grace

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Leggings Legs

Catalyst from Coiled Altar Forest Hunter's

Silken Voodoo Drape Cloak

Coiled Altar

Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers Feet

Crafted by Leatherworking Lynx's Dexterity

Enigmatic Dreamwatcher's Lunar Raiment Chest

Catalyst from Nek'zali Mark of the Worldsoul

Vile Alchemist's Band Ring

Vashnik Eyes of the Eagle

Shirt

Sickening Signet of Atroxus Ring

Voidscar Arena Eyes of the Eagle

Tabard

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek Trinket

Ula'tek

Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors Bracers

Crafted by Leatherworking

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique Trinket

Coiled Altar

Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche Main Hand

Ula'tek Arcane Mastery

Off Hand

Itemization

Enchants and Stat Priority

Looking to optimize your character? Check out our Enchant and Stat Priority guides for more information!

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Feral generally seeks to use one on-use trinket that aligns with Berserk to empower its already powerful burst windows, and then one strong passive trinket to go alongside it.

Aim to pick up one trinket from each of these categories as a pair:

Trinkets to Hunt in Midnight

On-Use - Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
Passive - Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique or, alternatively, Gebbo's Bottomless Bag

You can click below to open a ranking chart for other trinkets, in case you've picked something else up and are looking to check how it stacks up.

Click for Feral Season 2 Trinket Rankings

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Voracious Heart of Ula'tek - Click for Details This is by far the best on-use option available in Season 2, despite being on an awkward 1m30s cooldown. No other option comes close in power, so this is one of your big chase items. Always hold it to line up with your Berserk windows. Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique - Click for Details A relatively standard direct damage trinket, but comes with a higher max item-level and deals extremely good single-target damage. Gebbo's Bottomless Bag - Click for Details Triggers a variety of different stat boosting effects, and different buffs can overlap. While it does have a negative proc in the pool, it's the best passive stat option available, making it the best pick for any cleave or AoE, and in dungeons.
A Tier	Keeper's Seething Core Lustrous Golden Plumage - Click for Details Certainly not as strong as Voracious Heart, but serves as an on-use alternative from Mythic+. The longer duration also allows it to blanket most of the extended Berserk duration from the new Tier Set. Resonant Bellowstone Vile Vial of Volatile Venom - Click for Details Lines up with Berserk to empower your burst windows, but the negative after-effect kicks in and blankets both the tail end of your cooldowns and the Tier Set payoff, making it slightly weaker than other on-use alternatives. Sapling of the Dawnroot
B Tier	Lightspire Core - Click for Details While this is tuned well and Mastery is desirable, staying within the zone of the proc is extremely restrictive, especially in Season 2. Due to both the large arenas in raid encounters and the hectic movement in dungeons, your mileage may vary in reality when using it. Drum of Renewed Bonds - Click for Details Go to the Jan'alai altar in Zul'Aman to set this to Mastery. Freightrunner's Flask - Click for Details Hold to line up with Berserk. When using Potion of Recklessness, make sure to pot before using your trinket to avoid setting it to Crit. Void Execution Mandate - Click for Details Try to always use this on a target that will live long enough for you to stack up the Crit buff, else most of its value is lost. Fiber of Living Agony Vashnik's Sanguine Rancor Glorious Crusader's Keepsake
C Tier	Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful Tiny Electromental in a Jar Font of Venomous Rage* - Click for Details This deals an extremely large amount of burst damage to your primary target when used, alongside some bonus AoE. While it struggles against other options due to it being a channel and a long cooldown, it's unique potential to be useful to deal with key enemies means it might be worth looking at in certain edge cases in Season 2. Void-Reaper's Libram
D Tier	Tattered Amani War Banner Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt* - Crafted Trinket Details While these trinket options aren't bad, Embellishments are stronger in Season 2 compared to before. That means the opportunity cost of using them is too high, and they've fallen even further behind than they already were. Darkmoon Dominion: Blood Darkmoon Dominion: Rot Darkmoon Dominion: Void Magister's Alchemist Stone Lost Idol of the Hash'ey Ophidian Bone Whistle Spirit-Rending Poison

Patch 12.1 brings forward the new bonus roll system introduced in Season 1, providing a way to target big ticket items:

Nebulous Voidcores can be spent after completing endgame dungeons or defeating raid bosses, granting you an item at random from its respective loot table. Once an item has been received through Voidcore rolls, it cannot appear again. In Season 2, One Voidcore is used to roll on dungeon loot or individual raid bosses, granting loot equivalent to the item level you'd receive from a weekly Great Vault reward.

These are only available through The Great Vault after the first week of the Season, rewarding one if you unlock three rewards. After 8 weeks, you will also be granted one additional Voidcore for free from Orin Straylight in Silvermoon, next to The Catalyst.

Which item you should target is strongly influenced by what pieces you already have access to, items available through the Great Vault, and what bosses you have currently killed. Due to their extremely limited availability early on in the season, taking one from The Vault should be treated as a consolation prize in the event that nothing better appeared.

When it comes to where you should use Voidcore rolls when you do pick one up however, the answer is quite simple:

Season 2 Voidcore Uses

1. Ula'tek (Heroic/Mythic)
   • Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
   • Aqirbane Reliquary
   • Gaze of the Coiled Watcher
   • Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche
2. The Coiled Altar (Heroic/Mythic)
   • Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Crafted gear provides one of the easiest ways to pick up high value items in a season, allowing you to target key pieces to fill out your gearset. With the release of Season 2, each craft requires two Spark of Tides.

Unless secondary stats are already assigned by the item, you should use Thalassian Missive of the Feverflare for Haste and Mastery.

Feral Crafting Order

Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers ➜ Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors ➜ Optional Crafts

• Craft an off-piece – we recommend Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers in the Boots slot. Attach Arcanoweave Lining as your first Embellishment.
• Craft another off-piece – we recommend Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors in the Wrist slot. Attach a second Arcanoweave Lining as your second Embellishment.
  • Note on Weapon Crafts – while normally weapon crafts are good to fill gaps, the cantrip weapon ( Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche) is strong enough even when bonus rolled from Heroic, so burning two crafts is lower value than normal. If you're really struggling to pick one up and have spare sparks, craft Aln'hara Pikestaff and attach Hunter's Ritual Stone.
• Following this, craft items based on gaps in your current gear.

Once you have your two main Embellishment crafts, you should have a solid setup. Your priority when optimizing your gear further should be toward crafting high item-level pieces to cover holes in your gear setup. High priority candidates are jewellery pieces, as while there are unique strong options available, they're extremely contested this season.

For more information about crafting gear you can visit our Professions page.

Early into the season, or if you have just started playing an alt, you will have limited access to upgrading-crests such as Myth Mistcrest. These can be used to upgrade gear to higher item levels. Crests are limited to 100 per week, and upgrades cost 20 crests regardless of the slot. Due to that, you should prioritize your usage of these on items you don't plan on replacing any time soon, or specific slots that offer larger stat benefits:

Feral Druid Crest Upgrade Priority

Weapon ➜ Trinkets ➜ Helmet/Chest/Legs ➜ Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots

These are not the only items worth upgrading, of course. They simply offer the highest DPS gain early into the tier when your upgrade currency is limited. Note that exceptions are possible, such as special cantrip items that have additional procs attached to them, such as Aqirbane Reliquary.

While all Rings and Necklaces come with one socket by default, three additional sockets can be acquired on the Helmet, Belt and Bracer slots as a bonus when they drop. These can also be added manually using the Miasmic Jewelbinder consumable, which can be purchased using 6 Thalassian Token of Merit, the pity currency from The Great Vault.

When using these, it's always best to put them on pieces you don't expect to ever replace. This means Mythic items, or any crafted pieces in these slots, since they can't have them added in any other way. Due to them being a very limited currency, if you have these, it's best to plan long term before wasting any.

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 gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer recommendations for gear and 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!

Optimization

Simulations and Tools

For further reading on how to truly maximize your character's potential, check out our guide on Raidbots!

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