Feral Combat Druid
Our PvE and leveling pick · RecommendationTank / Melee DPS
One tree, two roles: the 44/0/7 hybrid below tanks (Natural Reaction, Thick Hide, Heart of the Wild) and cats (Primal Bite, Rend and Tear, Shifting Power, Berserk). Bear fell to last of the tanks on the 3 Oct sim after the Warrior and Paladin buffs; on the 11 Oct run it is second of the three (496, on an older engine snapshot), ahead of Prot Warrior (479). Bear Rage-on-crit got its own buff.
What the tier lists say
PvE · tank lists
Different scalesA on one list, #3 of 3 on a ranked list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | tanks | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
| #3 of 3 | best raid tanks | page not shownnot dated · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
PvE · damage lists
One ratingB on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
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Savage Fury 2/2 unlocks Primal Bite (row 4 at 15); Feral Charge, Sharpened Claws, Predatory Strikes; Thick Hide for bear duty.
21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points
Open in the calculatorFeral Combat PvE build at level 30 for a Druid: Feral Combat 21, Balance 0, Restoration 0.
Feral Combat
21 pointsRotation at level 30
RecommendationSingle target
Open with Prowl, Ravage (32)/Rake, Shred.
- Cat: Shred from behind (Shredding Attacks −18 Energy)
- Primal Bite (talent) as builder from the front
- Rip at 5
- Shifting Power not yet (row 4 — the leveling order takes it at 34)
- Bear in groups: Maul, Swipe, Demoralizing Roar; Primal Bite threat doubled (1 Oct)
Groups
- Bear: Swipe (scales with 3% AP since 1 Oct)
Tip
Bear crits generate 75% more Rage (1 Oct); forms are immune to Disarm.
Stat priority
- Weapon DPS (Cat and Bear scale with the weapon now)
- Hit / Expertise
- Agility
- Crit
- Strength
- Stamina + Armor (Bear first)
No explicit priority; weapon DPS is the most important upgrade (weapon scaling).
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Brawler's Leather Hood Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Neck | Erudite's Amulet quest Friend of the Library | — |
| Shoulders | Serpent's Shoulders Wailing Caverns (Embrace of the Viper set — full set turns Cat Form into a serpent) | — |
| Back | Grave Shroud Ruins of Lordaeron | — |
| Chest | Brawler's Leather Armor Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Hands | Brawler's Leather Gloves Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Waist | Brawler's Leather Belt Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Legs | Deepgrave Trousers quest An Ancient Grudge | Brawler's Leather Pants Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Feet | Brawler's Leather Boots Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Ring | Seal of Sylvanas quest Arugal Must Die — Shadowfang Keep | — |
| Trinket | Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Wailing Caverns | — |
| Two-Hand | Hammerbone quest Leaders of the Fang — Wailing Caverns | Segmented Spider Leg Ruins of Lordaeron |
Sourced: Guide · 26 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: the level 50–60 dungeons — Blackmaw Hold, the Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold, Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace — plus the Mount Hyjal endgame zone quests.
- Crafted: Blacksmithing specialized plate sets (Forever gives every crafting profession spec-flavoured sets — the L20 'Veteran's / Crusader's' lines are the first tier); Mining +5% Stamina.
- Enchanting: ring enchants (Health) are new; Alchemy's Philosopher's Stone trinket scales with skill.
- Raids open 9 December (Barrow Deeps 10, Hyjal Summit 20, Onyxia's Lair 40) — no loot tables are public, so no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory
One point per level from 10. Every point is checked against row gates and prerequisites. ◆ marks the step that crosses level 20 or 30, where the builds above stop.
| Level | Talent | Tree | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Ferocity | Feral Combat | +5 |
| 15–16 | Feral Swiftness | Feral Combat | +2 |
| 17–19 | Feral Instinct | Feral Combat | +3 |
| 20–22 ◆ | Shredding Attacks | Feral Combat | +3 |
| 23–24 | Savage Fury | Feral Combat | +2 |
| 25–26 | Sharpened Claws | Feral Combat | +2 |
| 27 | Primal Bite | Feral Combat | +1 |
| 28–29 | Blood Frenzy | Feral Combat | +2 |
| 30 ◆ | Feral Charge | Feral Combat | +1 |
| 31–33 | Predatory Strikes | Feral Combat | +3 |
| 34 | Shifting Power | Feral Combat | +1 |
| 35 | Leader of the Pack | Feral Combat | +1 |
| 36–40 | Heart of the Wild | Feral Combat | +5 |
| 41–45 | Rend and Tear | Feral Combat | +5 |
| 46 | Berserk | Feral Combat | +1 |
| 47–51 | Furor | Restoration | +5 |
| 52–56 | Naturalist | Restoration | +5 |
| 57–59 | Natural Shapeshifter | Restoration | +3 |
| 60 | Gift of Nature | Restoration | +1 |