Feral Druid Compendium

Written by: Crazymeow

Patch: 12.0
Updated: 10th of March, 2026

Rotation

Single Target

What is a priority list?

When reading the priority lists below, you should not think about these as steps to follow in a specific order. At any given point in combat, you should cast the first thing in the list that you are able to cast.

The way this section is written is very formulaic and has the same structure as the Action Priority List (APL) used in sims.

Pre-Combat:

  1. Prowl iconProwl
  2. Rake iconRake from stealth.

Select which talents you have to filter the priority list:

Single Target Priority List:

Highest Priority: Cooldowns
  1. Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury on cooldown
  2. Berserk iconBerserk with Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury. You can hold this for Convoke iconConvoke if for whatever reason they are misaligned, and you won't lose a cast doing so.
Second Priority: Finishers
  1. Rip iconRip if all of these are true:
    • You have at least 4 combo points.
    • Rip iconRip is missing or in pandemic range.
    • Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury is up, or won't be up before Rip iconRip expires.
  2. Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bite with at least 4 combo points, 5 during Incarn iconIncarn/Berserk iconBerserk

WARNING

You want to use Ferocious Bite iconFerocious Bite as soon as possible, do not pool for 50 energy.

Last Priority: Generators
  1. Rake iconRake if any of these are true:
  2. Shred iconShred.

TIP

You can instead only use Lunar Inspiration Moonfire iconMoonfire in pandemic for a small loss in dps (~0.1-0.2%) if tracking it is too much for now.

Multi Target

Select which talents you have to filter the priority list:

NOTE

Frantic Frenzy is considered to be Feral Frenzy throughout this guide.

AoE priority list (2+ targets):

Highest Priority: Cooldowns

TIP

Use your single target spells on higher healthed/priority mobs

  1. Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury on cooldown. Delay a few seconds as needed for Incarnation iconIncarnation|Berserk iconBerserk.
  2. Berserk iconBerserk. This should always be paired with Tiger's Fury iconTiger's Fury.
Second Priority: Finishers
Last Priority: Generators
  1. Swipe iconSwipe if you have a Clearcasting iconClearcasting proc.
  2. Refresh Rake iconRake's that are missing or in pandemic when facing up to 5 targets.
  3. Swipe iconSwipe.

TIP

In dungeons, with Killing Strikes iconKilling Strikes and Incarn iconIncarn talented, spread out the Shadowmeld iconShadowmeld and Prowl iconProwl casts such that you get more Killing Strikes iconKilling Strikes resets. Even if it means you don't take advantage of Pouncing Strikes iconPouncing Strikes.

Talents

Class Talent Explanations

This section will be updated before the beginning of Midnight Season 1. Check back later.

Raid Talents

This section will get updated before Midnight raids release. Check back later. For some solid guesses on prepatch, see the Generic Raid Build Archetypes.

Generic Raid Build Archetypes

Wildstalker Pure Single Target:

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Wildstalker Hybrid

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More builds will be inserted here at a later time, to flesh out all the niches we see.

Dungeon Talents

This section will get fleshed out before Midnight Season 1 begins. For now, here are a couple builds you can play. I suspect Druid of the Claw will still be the superior option. Frantic Frenzy is very good.

DOTC m+

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Wildstalker m+

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Consumables

TypeConsumable
DPS PotionLight's Potential iconLight's Potential or a bit riskier: Draught of Rampant Abandon iconDraught of Rampant Abandon
Healing PotionSilvermoon Health Potion iconSilvermoon Health Potion
FoodAny main-stat feast. For example: Harandar Celebration iconHarandar Celebration
FlaskFlask of the Magisters iconFlask of the Magisters
Oil/StoneThalassian Phoenix Oil iconThalassian Phoenix Oil
Augment RuneVoid-Touched Augment Rune iconVoid-Touched Augment Rune

Gearing

Stat Priority

WARNING

Don't follow any Stat Priority you find. You should always sim your character to decide what gear to equip.

Gems and Enchants

TIP

Listed are the Leech enchants. You can optionally use the Speed or Avoidance variations if you prefer.

SlotGem/Enchant
Gems1x Indecipherable Eversong Diamond iconIndecipherable Eversong Diamond This meta gem gives more main stat than the crit effect one this expansion. Fill the rest of your gems with whatever sims highest in Top Gear
WeaponAcuity of the Ren'dorei iconAcuity of the Ren'dorei
HelmetEmpowered Hex of Leeching iconEmpowered Hex of Leeching
ShoulderSilvermoon's Mending iconSilvermoon's Mending
ChestMark of the Worldsoul iconMark of the Worldsoul
LegsForest Hunter's Armor Kit iconForest Hunter's Armor Kit
BootsShaladrassil's Roots iconShaladrassil's Roots
RingEyes of the Eagle iconEyes of the Eagle

Crafting

Crafting Order:

If you're a mythic raider, you can choose to gamble on acquiring a myth track weapon early (2h polearm drops from 2nd boss: Inescapable Reach iconInescapable Reach), and instead upgrade a hero track weapon to 6/6 for now. This is more efficient crest wise in the long run, but can lead to slower progression by missing out on the early power boost if your gamble fails.

Endgame ideal is on Wrists + Cloak/Boots, but you should try to get your item level as high as you can in all slots.

Trinkets

These trinket lists are in rough estimated order of strength, assuming the highest item level version of the items. This will likely change with tuning. Delve trinkets are currently missing.

CAUTION

Double stat on-use trinkets is generally bad, your second trinket should be a passive.

For use in Raid:

TierTrinketNotes
S TierAlgethar's Puzzle Box iconAlgethar's Puzzle Box2 min on-use trinket. Cast right before you use Berserk/Tiger's Fury
Gaze of the Alnseer iconGaze of the Alnseer
A TierRadiant/Umbral Plume iconRadiant/Umbral PlumeUsually want to see this to Radiant
B TierRanger-Captain's Iridescent Insignia iconRanger-Captain's Iridescent Insignia
Emberwing Feather iconEmberwing FeatherThis is much worse if you already have another on use like Algethar's Puzzle Box iconAlgethar's Puzzle Box
Light Company Guidon iconLight Company GuidonPair with Berserk. This is much worse if you already have another on use like Algethar's Puzzle Box iconAlgethar's Puzzle Box
C TierUndreamt God's Oozing Vestige iconUndreamt God's Oozing Vestige
Vessel of Tortured Souls iconVessel of Tortured Souls
Kroluk's Warbanner iconKroluk's Warbanner

** M+ version of this list will be out before the release of the M+ season so check back later **

Trinket FAQ

Q: Should we be playing double on-use trinkets?

A: No, Feral will typically play just one on-use

Q: Why are Radiant Plume and Umbral Plume listed together?

A: Because you can switch between them by activating its on-use effect and cannot wear one of each.

Q: Why do damaging items deal more damage as Wildstalker?

A: The Wildstalker Hero Talent Vigorous Creepers iconVigorous Creepers also buffs the damage of non-druid effects.

Miscellaneous

What is snapshotting?

Snapshotting is when a damage-over-time (DOT) effect benefits from certain buffs based on how things were when it was applied, rather than dynamically adjusting to the current state. It takes a "snapshot" of those buffs whenever you apply the dot.

Note: You will not necessarily upgrade every snapshot.

Which bleeds snapshot which buffs?

DoTTiger's Fury iconTiger's FuryPouncing Strikes iconPouncing Strikes
Rake iconRake
Rip iconRip
Primal Wrath iconPrimal Wrath
Lunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspiration
Dreadful Wound iconDreadful WoundOnly Upgrades

TIP

Pouncing Strikes iconPouncing Strikes can be applied via Shadowmeld iconShadowmeld or Prowl iconProwl

A dot will ideally be applied only when 30% or less of the prior dot remains. This triggers a mechanic known as “pandemic,” which is common to most damage over time spells.

What is “pandemic range?”

This term refers to a DoT mechanic in WoW. The baseline duration of a DoT can be extended by up to 30% if a target is already affected by that DoT. Due to the 30% cap on extension, DoTs generally shouldn't be refreshed too early, as potential ticks will be lost. The ideal window of time to refresh a DoT is known as its “pandemic range.”

Let’s use an example. Consider a 10 second DoT:

  • Refresh with 1s remaining: the new DoT will be 11s long (10s baseline duration + 1s from prior DoT)
  • Refresh with 3s remaining: the new DoT will be 13s long (10s baseline duration + 3s from prior DoT)
  • Refresh with 8s remaining: the new DoT will still be 13s long (10s baseline + up to 30% from prior DoT)

It is therefore most efficient to wait until 70% or more of your bleed has ticked to refresh its DoT.

Fun trivia: the name “pandemic” derives from an old warlock passive that was eventually integrated as a baseline feature of damage over time spells.

What is “clipping?”

Clipping refers to refreshing a dot prior to its pandemic window.

Macros

Here, we provide a list of helpful macros. These macros are not required, but may be of use to you. Customize them as you see fit.

Cast Ursol's Vortex at your cursor location (@cursor macro):

#showtooltip
/cast [@cursor] Ursol's Vortex

Use your trinket(s) and/or weapon at the same time as an ability:

Some trinkets and weapons should be used with a major cooldown. A lot of players will bind these items with Berserk.

  • 13 is the top trinket slot
  • 14 is the bottom trinket slot
  • 16 is your weapon slot

If you would like to use all three items with Berserk, use this macro:

#showtooltip
/use 13
/use 14
/use 16
/cast Berserk

This macro may be modified. For example, the macro below only uses the 2nd trinket with Berserk:

#showtooltip
/use 14
/cast Berserk

Cast Entangling Roots on your mouseover target:

This macro casts Entangling Roots on your mouseover target. If your mouse is not hovering over a target, the macro instead casts Entangling Roots on your current target.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] [] Entangling Roots

Dispel/Soothe on the same bind:

This is the classic help/harm macro, but using mouseovers as well.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] Soothe; [@mouseover, help, nodead] Remove Corruption; [harm, nodead] Soothe; Remove Corruption

Skull Bash your Focus target:

This macro casts Skull Bash on your focus target. If you have not set a focus target, the macro instead casts Skull Bash on your current target.

We recommend creating a keybind that will assign a target as your focus with one click. This option can be found in the game's keybind settings.

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus, harm, nodead] [] skull bash

Rebirth/Motw in one button:

This macro casts Rebirth on your current friendly but dead mouseover target. If your ally is alive, the macro instead casts Mark of the Wild.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, help, dead] Rebirth; Mark of the Wild

Why does my mouseover macro not work?

You probably have it bound to a mouse button, which doesn't allow mouseover macros by default. To fix this, you can use an addon like Clicked, or just map the mouse-button to a different key. Backtick (`)/Tilde (~) can also have this issue. If you don't have it bound to a mouse-button and it still doesn't work, then there is likely an issue with the macro itself. In this case, it's almost always the ommission of help, harm or exists in the brackets containing mouseover.

Useful WeakAura(s) and Addons

See here for a list of Addons that work/will work for Midnight. This section will get updated once options become more stable.

Feral Druid Abbreviations

ShortcutNameShortcutName
tfTiger's Fury iconTiger's Furyomen/ccOmen of Clarity iconOmen of Clarity
coiledCoiled to Spring iconCoiled to SpringpwPrimal Wrath iconPrimal Wrath
mcMerciless Claws iconMerciless ClawstcThrashing Claws iconThrashing Claws (can also be theorycraft)
predPredator iconPredatorDCRDouble-Clawed Rake iconDouble-Clawed Rake
TETireless Energy iconTireless EnergySASudden Ambush iconSudden Ambush
SISurvival Instincts iconSurvival InstinctsRFUsually Rampant Ferocity iconRampant Ferocity (sometimes its Raging Fury iconRaging Fury)
IWInfected Wounds iconInfected WoundsLILunar Inspiration iconLunar Inspiration
PSPredatory Swiftness iconPredatory SwiftnesszerkBerserk iconBerserk, sometimes Incarnation: Avatar of Ashamane iconIncarnation: Avatar of Ashamane
incarnIncarnation: Avatar of Ashamane iconIncarnation: Avatar of Ashamane, sometimes Berserk iconBerserkTFBTaste for Blood iconTaste for Blood
TTTiger's Tenacity iconTiger's TenacityLionBerserk: Heart of the Lion iconBerserk: Heart of the Lion
MOCMoment of Clarity iconMoment of ClarityFrenzy(band)Berserk: Frenzy
BRSBrutal Slash iconBrutal SlashCICarnivorous Instinct iconCarnivorous Instinct
FMFrantic Momentum iconFrantic MomentumSJSaber Jaws iconSaber Jaws
ConvokeConvoke the Spirits iconConvoke the SpiritsHOTWHeart of the Wild iconHeart of the Wild
SOTFSoul of the Forest iconSoul of the ForestR&T/TearRip and Tear iconRip and Tear
VRVeinripper iconVeinripperFFFeral Frenzy iconFeral Frenzy Surrender
AG incarnAshamane's Guidance iconAshamane's Guidance for Incarnation: Avatar of Ashamane iconIncarnation: Avatar of AshamaneAGUsually refers to AG incarn
1min vokeAshamane's Guidance iconAshamane's Guidance for Convoke the Spirits iconConvoke the SpiritsCircleCircle of Life and Death iconCircle of Life and Death
ApexApex Predator's Craving iconApex Predator's CravingDOTCDruid of the Claw Hero Talent
WSWildstalker Hero Talent, rarely Wild Slashes iconWild SlashesRARuthless Aggression iconRuthless Aggression
KSKilling Strikes iconKilling StrikesFRFrenzied Regeneration iconFrenzied Regeneration
rejuvRejuvenation iconRejuvenationowlMoonkin Form iconMoonkin Form
dispel/decurseRemove Corruption iconRemove CorruptionIFIronfur iconIronfur
WCWild Charge iconWild ChargeCloneCyclone iconCyclone
VortexUrsol's Vortex iconUrsol's VortexMass RootMass Entanglement iconMass Entanglement
RoarStampeding Roar iconStampeding RoarWHIWell-Honed Instincts iconWell-Honed Instincts
vateInnervate iconInnervateincapIncapacitating Roar iconIncapacitating Roar
bashMighty Bash iconMighty Bash, sometimes Skull Bash iconSkull BashvigorUrsine Vigor iconUrsine Vigor
1min roarImproved Stampeding Roar iconImproved Stampeding RoarinspirationLycara's Inspiration iconLycara's Inspiration
RootsEntangling Roots iconEntangling Rootsbrez/cr/brRebirth iconRebirth
BarkBarkskin iconBarkskincpcombo points