Feral Druid DPS Ny'alotha Raid Guide — Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0.1

In this section, you will find information and guidance for Feral Druids on each boss individually in Ny'alotha. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for doing the bosses as an Feral Druid.

We advise you to use the following essences against Wrathion, the Black Emperor.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Wrathion is a fight divided into a very static Phase 1, a very high movement intermission and an AoE heavy Phase 2 that cycles in this order. Feral has a lot of tools to deal with the movement portions, but can suffer from downtime with Bleed effects falling off. Make sure to plan around this downtime by refreshing as late as possible.

For more information, please refer to our Wrathion, the Black Emperor guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Maut.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Maut is largely a single-target encounter for Melee players, so your build will be focused on dealing as much of that as possible. Survival is also important here due to the self-inflicted damage in Phase 2, so be careful especially when using Ferocious Bite to not put you in a dangerous position. Feral's self healing and options with both Guardian Affinity and Restoration Affinity for survival are also useful here to keep yourself comfortable.

For more information, please refer to our Maut guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against The Prophet Skitra.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Skitra has a massive arena that can force you to move large distances in intermissions, but is otherwise a simple static encounter. Feral has enough tools in its talent tree to be able to quickly adapt to spawn times and get bleeds active. Making sure you are aware of the transition every 33% and pool resources accordingly is important to make sure you get a good start on targets in intermissions.

For more information, please refer to our The Prophet Skitra guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Dark Inquisitor Xanesh.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Xanesh has some very high movement requirements at specific points throughout the encounter. Feral's increased movement speed in Cat Form plus Dash / Tiger Dash or Wild Charge should give you enough catch up to stick to the boss. Due to the base move speed you are also a solid option to deal with the Void Ritual mechanic.

For more information, please refer to our Dark Inquisitor Xanesh guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against The Hivemind.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Hivemind is a boss that has fixed add spawns that need to be burst down. These are frequently staggered that leans perfectly into Predator resets, allowing you to apply Bleeds across all target spawns without much issue due to the extra range provided by Balance Affinity.

For more information, please refer to our The Hivemind guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Shad'har the Insatiable.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Shad'har is entirely a single-target burn fight that has a predictable kill timer. Surviving through most of the damage as long as you avoid telegraphed attacks should be fine due to your movement tools, so focus on dealing the most effective damage to the boss while staying healthy.

For more information, please refer to our Shad'har the Insatiable guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Drest'agath.

• Major Slot
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Reaping Flames + Lethal Strikes
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Drest'agath comes with a lot of downtime and very high movement checks due to the frequent target swaps. It also requires you to condense your damage into short bursts to line up with the Void Infused Ichor effect, meaning you should make sure to have some cooldowns ready after you intend to pick this up when tentacles die.

For more information, please refer to our Drest'agath guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Vexiona.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Vexiona requires you to temper your damage profiles between boss damage, priority targets and AoE. Feral can opt into good options that gain from the frequent target deaths, and deal strong AoE damage via Primal Wrath. Your movement also works very well for the intermission phases and dealing with Encroaching Shadows.

For more information, please refer to our Vexiona guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Ra-den the Despoiled.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Ra-den has a large amount of focus on high burst phases, especially in Phase 2. Feral provides a solid toolkit for splitting damage between the boss and adds, while being mobile enough to contribute to extra targets as they spawn.

For more information, please refer to our Ra-den the Despoiled guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams

Il'gynoth is the most complex end wing boss when it comes to how you approach your damage profile. There is a lot you can do to tweak your delivery, and sometimes it comes down to the pace your group is dealing with each phase as to what works best. Making sure to plan your uses of Tiger's Fury and Berserk between each intermission, and making sure you have movement tools available to transition quickly is vital. Time spent without Bleeds active will be punishing.

For more information, please refer to our Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Carapace of N'Zoth.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams
  • Purification Protocol — Rank 3: Purification Protocol

Carapace of N'zoth has a lot of room to focus on either add damage or boss damage depending on the phase you are struggling with. Due to how frequently enemies will be dying, Predator plays perfectly. Due to the overwhelmingly high importance of dealing with low health targets, making sure you focus on being more versatile throughout the encounter makes or breaks Feral here. For this reason, Primal Wrath is a strong front runner, alongside pooling to unload on add spawns.

For more information, please refer to our Carapace of N'Zoth guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against N'Zoth the Corruptor.

• Major Slot
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Reaping Flames + Lethal Strikes
• Minor Slots
  • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame
  • Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3: Lucid Dreams
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Feral's cooldowns naturally line up quite well between each Mindgate phase, and are flexible enough to let you contribute well to Tentacle spawns. Balance Affinity is extremely useful here, as is the high Feral movement allowing you to adjust around the large arena, especially during Paranoia, and positioning Evoke Anguish.

For more information, please refer to our N'Zoth the Corruptor guide.