• Added Phase 2 BiS Equipment
• Added Phase 3 BiS Equipment
• Reviewed Talent Builds, Consumables, and Rotations

1. Hit Rating -  Increases your chance to Hit a Target. At level 60, with a Weapon Skill of 300, you have a 5% chance to miss with a special attack against a Target of equal level. Against level 63 Boss, who has 315 Defense skill, you need 9% Hit Rating to never miss a special attack. Getting 9% Hit Rating is paramount for a Raiding Feral Druid and should be your first goal when gearing up as missing an Ability will throw off your rotation.

2. Agility - Increases your Attack Power, improves your Dodge, and Critical Strike chance. Druid gets 1% Critical Chance for 20 Agility (0,05% per point) and 1 AP per 1 Agility. This is your primary stat and you should look for it on all item upgrades after covering Hit Rating.

3. Strength - Increases Damage you deal to enemies. Druid's Strength to Attack Power proportion is calculated as follows: 1 Str = 2 AP without Hart of the Wild Talent and 1 Str = 2,4 AP with the Talent. The value of Strength is comparable to that of Agility.

4. Critical Strike - Increases your chance to deal bonus (critical) damage with all your attacks. Crit is a powerful statistic for a Feral Druid, but it gets a bit overshadowed by the fact that Agility provides both Critical Chance and Attack Power.

5. Attack Power - Increases Damage dealt. Druid's damage in Shapeshift forms is calculated only based on the AP value (Weapon Damage does not matter). Both Strength and Agility provide AP and are more efficient than this statistic in what they do.

6. Intellect - Increases your mana pool which in turn allows you to Powershift more, and Powershifting increases your DPS.

7. Spirit - Increases your Health and Mana regeneration while out of combat. Moreover, your mana will regenerate in combat according to the 5-second rule. The fact that mana regenerates while you are shapeshifted may lead you to believe that Spirit is a great stat for Druids as it will enable you to Powershift more often. Sadly, this is not the case because you want to Powershift in specific time-windows which greatly limits Spirit's viability. However, Spirit will play a role if you completely run out of mana during a fight.

Statistic Priority for a Raiding Feral Druid:

Hit Cap ⇒ Agility =/⇒ Strength ⇒ Critical Chance ⇒ Attack Power ⇒ Intellect ⇒ Spirit

DPS Feral Druid Build for PvE

Balance Tree:

• 1/1 Nature's Grasp - This is potentially useful for immobilizing an add, but can only be used outdoors which makes it very situational. It can save your life if you pull aggro on a mob that isn't immune to CC, but it also may be detrimental in some cases - for example when you want adds to be grouped up (you don't want one of them to be immobilized in a different location). Also very solid in PvP.
• 4/4 Improved Nature's Grasp - Makes Nature's Grasp much more reliable by making it trigger with 100% probability.
• 5/5 Natural Weapons - Feral Talent in the Balance Tree - very balanced. Jokes aside, 10% physical Damage increase is very solid.
• 3/3 Natural Shapeshifter - Makes Powershifting* much more cost-effective, which visibly increases your DPS. 
• 1/1 Omen of Clarity - Gives you a chance to enter a Clearcasting state, which is one of the most powerful effects in Classic. While in Clearcasting state, your next spell or ability cast is free (this saves you 48 energy if used with Shred).

Feral Combat Tree:

• 5/5 Ferocity - Makes your main Cat and Bear abilities more efficient.
• 5/5 Feral Aggression - Improves your go-to finishing ability by making it hit 15% harder. Increased Attack Power reduction of your Demoralizing Roar is a nice bonus.
• 2/2 Feline Swiftness - Feral Druid is one of the most mobile specs in Classic thanks to this Talent (while outdoors, that is).
• 1/1 Feral Charge - Charge ability only usable in Bear Forms (this is not a downside actually, thanks to the Furor Talent), very useful for interrupting enemy spell casts and closing your distance to the target quickly.
• 3/3 Sharpened Claws - 6% increased Critical Chance in Cat and Bear forms.
• 2/2 Improved Shred - Shred now costs 48 Energy to use. This increases your DPS and makes your rotation much more fluid.
• 3/3 Predatory Strikes - 90 Attack Power for 3 Talent Points (at level 60). Worth it.
• 2/2 Blood Frenzy - Your Critical Strikes from Combo Point-generating abilities now award an additional CP. This Talent greatly increases the value of Critical Chance stat.
• 2/2 Savage Fury.
• 1/1 Faerie Fire (Feral) - Armor-decreasing debuff. It should be active on the Boss at all times. Also, a great way to counter Rogues and other Druids in PvP.
• 5/5 Heart of the Wild - Solid boost to your primary statistics.
• 1/1 Leader of the Pack - Provides 3% extra Critical Chance for all party members within 45 yards while your Cat, Dire Bear or Bear form is active. This Talent is mandatory for all Feral Druid builds as it makes them much more viable in Raids.

Restoration Tree:

• 5/5 Furor - Gives you 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear Forms or 40 Energy if you shapeshift into Cat Form. This Talent singlehandedly makes Powershifting* possible.

*Powershifting - Act of instantly switching out and back into Bear or Cat Form to gain instant Rage/Energy injection provided by the Furor Talent and/or the Wolfshead Helm. This technique allows you to exchange your mana for Energy or Rage, which in turn increases your DPS. It should be used on as low Energy/Rage level as possible for the maximum effect.

DPS/Tank Hybrid Feral Druid Build for PvE

Balance Tree:

• 1/1 Nature's Grasp. 
• 4/4 Improved Nature's Grasp. 
• 5/5 Natural Weapons. 
• 1/1 Omen of Clarity. 

Feral Combat Tree:

• 5/5 Ferocity. 
• 5/5 Feral Instinct - Increases your Threat Generation which is mandatory for Tanking. Improved Prowl is also quite nice for PvP.
• 3/5 Thick Hide - Increases your Armor contribution from items by 6%. This Talent is much better than it looks, thanks to the fact that the Dire Bear form increases your Armor contribution from items by 360%. Yes, these two effects stack.
• 1/1 Feral Charge. 
• 3/3 Sharpened Claws. 
• 2/2 Improved Shred. 
• 3/3 Predatory Strikes. 
• 2/2 Blood Frenzy. 
• 2/2 Primal Fury - Improves your Rage generation. This scales well with Critical Chance.
• 2/2 Savage Fury.
• 1/1 Faerie Fire (Feral). 
• 5/5 Heart of the Wild. 
• 1/1 Leader of the Pack. 

Restoration Tree:

• 5/5 Furor. 

• Pre-Raid - Widowmaker (BoE World Drop) / Bonescraper (Drop from Baron Rivendare, Stratcholme) 
• Phase 1 - Core Hound Tooth (Contained in Cashe of the Firelord, Molten Core) / Widowmaker
• Phase 2 - Core Hound Tooth / Grand Marshal's Punisher (Rank 14 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Grand Marshal's Punisher 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Tome of Knowledge (Drop from Archivist Galford, Stratcholme)
• Phase 1 - Tome of Knowledge
• Phase 2 - Tome of Knowledge 
• Phase 3 - Tome of Knowledge 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Manual Crowd Pummeler* (Drop from Crowd Pummeler 9-60, Gnomeregan)
• Phase 1 - Manual Crowd Pummeler*
• Phase 2 - Manual Crowd Pummeler* / The Unstoppable Force (Alterac Valley Reputation Reward - Exalted) / Grand Marshal's Battle Hammer (Rank 14 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Manual Crowd Pummeler* / The Unstoppable Force / Grand Marshal's Battle Hammer / Draconic Maul (Trash Drop, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

*If it has charges left - you'll have to farm them constantly. 

• Pre-Raid - Counterattack Lodestone (Contained in Gordok Tribute, Dire Maul) / Hand of Justice (Drop from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Blackrock Depths)
• Phase 1 - Counterattack Lodestone
• Phase 2 - Counterattack Lodestone 
• Phase 3 - Counterattack Lodestone / Blackhand's Breadth
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Blackhand's Breadth (Quest Reward from "For the Horde!" / "General Drakkisath's Demise", Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Blackhand's Breadth
• Phase 2 - Blackhand's Breadth 
• Phase 3 - Drake Fang Talisman (Drop from Ebonroc, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Mark of Fordring (Quest Reward from "In Dreams", Western Plaguelands)
• Phase 1 - Onyxia Tooth Pendant (Quest Reward from "For All To See" / "Celebrating Good Times", Onyxia's Lair)
• Phase 2 - Onyxia Tooth Pendant 
• Phase 3 - Onyxia Tooth Pendant / Prestor's Talisman of Connivery (Drop from Nefarian, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Myrmidon's Signet (BoE World Drop) / Magni's Will (Quest Reward from "The Princess's Surprise", Blackrock Depths)
• Phase 1 - Quick Strike Ring (Drop from multiple Bosses, Molten Core) / Tarnished Elven Ring
• Phase 2 - Quick Strike Ring / Don Julio's Band 9Alterac Valley Reputation Reward - Exalted) 
• Phase 3 - Quick Strike Ring / Don Julio's Band / Circle of Applied Force (Drop from Flamegor, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Tarnished Elven Ring (Contained in Gordok Tribute, Dire Maul)
• Phase 1 - Band of Accuria (Drop from Ragnaros, Molten Core) / Tarnished Elven Ring
• Phase 2 - Band of Accuria / Don Julio's Band
• Phase 3 - Band of Accuria / Circle of Applied Force / Don Julio's Band
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Wolfshead Helm (Created by Leatherworking)
• Phase 1 - Wolfshead Helm
• Phase 2 - Wolfshead Helm
• Phase 3 - Wolfshead Helm (This will remain BiS Helmet throughout all Phases in fact) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid -  Cadaverous Armor (Drop from Multiple Bosses, Scholomance)
• Phase 1 - Cadaverous Armor
• Phase 2 - Cadaverous Armor / Field Marshal's Dragonhide Breastplate (Rank 13 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Field Marshal's Dragonhide Breastplate / Malfurion's Blessed Bulwark (Drop from Ebonroc, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Devilsaur Leggings (Created by Leatherworking)
• Phase 1 - Devilsaur Leggings
• Phase 2 - Devilsaur Leggings / Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards (Rank 12 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Devilsaur Gauntlets (Created by Leatherworking)
• Phase 1 - Devilsaur Gauntlets
• Phase 2 - Devilsaur Gauntlets / Marshal's Dragonhide Gauntlets (Rank 12 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Marshal's Dragonhide Gauntlets 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Swiftwalker Boots (Drop from Princess Moira Bronzebeard, Blackrock Depths)
• Phase 1 - Swiftwalker Boots
• Phase 2 - Swiftwalker Boots / Marshal's Dragonhide Boots (Rank 12 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Marshal's Dragonhide Boots / Boots of the Shadow Flame (Drop from Nefarian, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Truestrike Shoulders (Drop from Pyroguard Emberseer, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Truestrike Shoulders
• Phase 2 - Truestrike Shoulders / Field Marshal's Dragonhide Spaulders (Rank 13 PvP Reward) 
• Phase 3 - Truestrike Shoulders / Field Marshal's Dragonhide Spaulders 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Braces of the Eclipse (Drop from Prince Tortheldrin, Dire Maul West) / Blackmist Armguards (Drop from The Beast, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Wristguards of Stability (Drop from Shazzrah, Lucifron, Sulfuron Harbinger, and Gehennas, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Wristguards of Stability  / Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch Reputation Reward - Exalted) 
• Phase 3 - Forest Stalker's Bracers 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Cloudrunner Girdle (Drop from Quartermaster Zigris, Lower Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Cloudrunner Girdle
• Phase 2 - Cloudrunner Girdle 
• Phase 3 - Cloudrunner Girdle 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Cape of the Black Baron (Drop from Baron Rivendare, Stratholme)
• Phase 1 - Cape of the Black Baron
• Phase 2 - Puissant Cape (Drop from Azuregos, Azshara World Boss) 
• Phase 3 - Cloak of Draconic Might (Trash Drop, Blackwing Lair) 
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

1. Shred for Combo Point generation

2. Shred for Combo Point generation

3. Powershift immediately after Shred; in-between Energy Ticks (Cast Cat Form twice)

4. Shred for Combo Point generation

5. Shred for Combo Point generation

6. Powershift immediately after Shred; in-between Energy Ticks (Cast Cat Form twice)

7. Shred for Combo Point generation

8. Ferocious Bite as a Combo Point spender

9. Powershift immediately after Ferocious Bite; in-between Energy Ticks (Cast Cat Form twice)

1. If you want to deal more Damage and stand out from your Raid competition, Stack Consumables. Spending some additional Gold or a few extra hours grinding might secure you a spot in a Raid, as Raid leaders prefer dedicated and well-prepared players. This, above all else, applies to the Manual Crowd Pummeler - if you want to do competitive DPS, you have to have enough of them for the whole Raid's duration.

2. Fill the gaps. You play as the most versatile Class in the game - take advantage of it. Does a Healer need saving from an add while an off-Tank is not paying attention? - saving that Healer is your job. Does your group need more healing? - you can help with that as well; you will not be very efficient, but you might make the difference.

3. Do not waste your Energy. Proper timing is the key to increasing your energy efficiency, especially when Powershifting.

4. Do not ever overcap your Combo Points. Keep track of your Savage Fury procs and shorten your sequence to avoid wasting Combo Points.

5. Always try to improve. Get an addon that tracks your performance and try to optimize your equipment and rotation.

END NOTE

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