Feral Druid DPS Guide — The War Within (11.1.7)

Patch 11.1.5 contains almost no class changes, and is a minor patch to close out Season 2. The only major feature of note is the Durable Information Securing Container belt being added alongside Overcharged Delves. Recommendations for how to set this belt up can be found on our Gear Page.

Additionally, Blizzard have introduced a curated Rotation Assist tool that also comes with a one-button keybind option as well. Details on how useful this is for Feral and any pitfalls it has can be found on our Rotation Page.

12th May Update

The Corruption and Puzzling Cartel Chip recommendations have been updated to account for recent tuning and additional items being added to the pool. Make sure to check them before spending any currency if you haven't recently!

Patch 11.1.5 is light on class changes across the board, and Feral Druid received no major changes with its release. Puzzling Cartel Chips will be introduced following a quest released on May 13th that requires you to defeat bosses within the Liberation of Undermine raid, and you can check our Gear Page for purchase recommendations.

While Patch 11.1 has a fairly large patch note section on Druids, not much of what it contains has a major impact on Feral specifically, or how it plays. The class tree is seeing some good structural improvements however. This opens up some extra pathing to pick up utility, so the patch will feel a bit fresher, but familiar. Some abridged notes are:

• Feral's Base Damage has had some aura and ability buffs to accommodate the new class tree, averaging out at a slight buff to throughput.
• The Druid Class Tree has been entirely restructured, removing some of the filler pathing or forced talents that have no value, replacing them with more meaningful effects. This does come as a net performance increase, and gives some extra ways to pick up more utility.
  
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  • A number of talents have been moved around on the tree to fit into the new structure, and Thrash has been baselined.
  • Grievous Wounds has been added, increasing Rip, Rake and Thrash damage by 10%.
  • The Typhoon follow-up choice node ( Gale Winds and Incessant Tempest) has made a return.
  • Circle of the Wild and Circle of the Heavens is a new passive choice node, increasing either Physical and Magic damage dealt by your abilities respectively.
  • Lycara's Meditation has been added to the bottom of the tree, allowing you to retain Lycara's Teachings for 5 seconds after shifting forms.
  • Aessina's Renewal is a new talent that automatically heals when you take a large enough hit with a 30-second cooldown, as a choice node against Renewal. Additionally, Symbiotic Relationship is a new active talent that applies a long buff to an ally that causes additional healing based on your healing.
  • Instincts of the Claw and Lore of the Grove have been reduced to 1-point talents.
  • Moonkin Form has been added back to the class tree.

If you enjoyed Feral in Season 1, then you will be happy to know that not much is going to be changing going into Season 2 mechanically. That said, with some damage buffs and a new set bonus there is still things to look forward to in The Undermine!