Feral Druid DPS Stat Priority — Shadowlands 9.0.2
On this page, you will find out the optimal stat priority for your Feral Druid. We first present the stat priority, before delving into more complex explanations. Our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.0.2.
If you were looking for WoW Classic content, please refer to our Classic Feral Melee DPS Druid stat priority.
General Stat Priority
The general stat priority for a Feral Druid is:
- Agility;
- Critical Strike;
- Mastery;
- Versatility;
- 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 coming in close behind and doing
extremely well in AoE due to the strength of Primal Wrath. 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.
Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
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.
Getting a Better Understanding of Feral Druid Stats
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 0.75 seconds, and the recharge rate of Brutal Slash.
Versatility increases all damage and healing you do, and reduces all damage taken.
Advanced Feral Druid Stats
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.
Changelog
- 23 Nov. 2020: Page updated for Shadowlands launch.
- 12 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Wordup, a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes. You can also follow him on Twitter.
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