Feral Druid DPS Stat Priority — Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0.1

The general stat priority for a Feral Druid is:

1. Agility;
2. Critical Strike;
3. Mastery;
4. Versatility;
5. Haste.

In Shadowlands, Agility has risen again to being a dominant stat, meaning that item level reigns supreme again. Critical Strike remains the most consistently powerful option due to the additional scaling it grants to Feral resources, with Mastery and Versatility close behind. You should still however always make sure to simulate your own character via Raidbots, and compare items against each other rather than relying on stat weights or rules.

The gems, enchants, and consumables you will use are often dictated by the ideal stat that you are using. You can check our recommendations on our dedicated consumables page.

Agility provides you with Attack Power, which increases the damage of your melee attacks and abilities.

Critical Strike increases the chance for your attacks and abilities to critically strike, dealing double damage. Your Combo Point-generating abilities such as Shred also grant an extra Combo Point when they Critically Strike.

Mastery, through Mastery: Razor Claws, increases the damage of your Bleed effects and finishing moves. This gains in value in multiple target situations where you have multiple instances of the same Bleed spread across different targets.

Haste increases attack speed, Energy regeneration and the tick rate of your Bleed DoT effects. Haste also decreases the your Global Cooldown to a minimum of 0.750 seconds, and the recharge rate of Brutal Slash.

Versatility increases all damage and healing you do, and reduces all damage taken.

When considering these stat priorities, be aware that Feral has a good amount of synergy between each of them, so going too far into one direction can in some cases have negative effects. Try to generally aim for Critical Strike and Mastery as your focus. Still, pay close attention with this rule in mind to simulations of your gear that show trends with stats you may be neglecting.