Feral Druid Compendium
Written by: Crazymeow
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:
Select which talents you have to filter the priority list:
Single Target Priority List:
Highest Priority: Cooldowns
Tiger's Fury on cooldown- Use
Chomp as soon as it is castable. -
Incarnation with
Tiger's Fury. -
Berserk with
Tiger's Fury. You can hold this for
Convoke if for whatever reason they are misaligned, and you won't lose a cast doing so. -
Feral Frenzy with 2 or fewer combo points. 4 or fewer combo points is also acceptable during
Incarn. -
Feral Frenzy with 2 or no combo points. 4 or fewer combo points is also acceptable during
Berserk. -
Convoke when:
Rip is up. AND
Tiger's Fury is up. AND- You have 2 or fewer combo points outside
Berserk or 4 or fewer inside
Berserk. (or if you must cast it now to have the entirety of convoke within berserk.)
- You may also
Convoke if the fight is about to end. Usually you want to
Convoke with
Berserk if you can do so without losing a cast.
Second Priority: Finishers
Rip if all of these are true:
- You have at least 4 combo points.
Rip is missing or in pandemic range.
Tiger's Fury is up, or won't be up before
Rip expires.
-
Ferocious Bite with
Apex Predator's Craving procs.
Ferocious Bite with at least 4 combo points, 5 during
Incarn/
Berserk
WARNING
You want to use
Ferocious Bite as soon as possible, do not pool for 50 energy.
Last Priority: Generators
-
Prowl if all of these are true:
- You are not in
Shadowmeld
Rake is in pandemic, or you can upgrade its snapshot by entering
Prowl.
- You are not in
-
Shadowmeld if all of these are true:
- You are not in
Prowl - Rake is in pandemic, or you can upgrade its snapshot by entering 58984|Shadowmeld!
- You are not in
Rake if any of these are true:
- You would be upgrading
Rake's snapshot value.
Rake is in pandemic and
Tiger's Fury is up.
Rake has 2 or fewer seconds remaining, and
Tiger's Fury won't be up in time.
- You would be upgrading
- Use Lunar Inspiration
Moonfire if any of these are true:
- You would be upgrading
Moonfire's snapshot value.
Moonfire is in pandemic and
Tiger's Fury is up.
Moonfire has 2 or fewer seconds remaining, and
Tiger's Fury won't be up in time.
- You would be upgrading
Shred.
TIP
You can instead only use Lunar Inspiration
Moonfire 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
Tiger's Fury on cooldown. Delay a few seconds as needed for
Incarnation|
Berserk.-
Ferocious Bite with
Apex Predator's Craving procs. -
Incarnation. This should always be paired with
Tiger's Fury. -
Berserk. This should always be paired with
Tiger's Fury. -
Feral Frenzy with 2 or fewer combo points outside
Incarn, or 4 or fewer inside
Incarn. -
Feral Frenzy with 2 or fewer combo points outside
Berserk, or 4 or fewer inside
Berserk. -
Convoke when:
Second Priority: Finishers
-
Primal Wrath at 4+ combo points if
Rips have fewer than 6.5s remaining. During
Berserk, wait until pandemic instead. -
Primal Wrath at 4+ combo points if
Rips have fewer than 6.5s remaining. During
Incarn, wait until pandemic instead. -
Ferocious Bite a vined target, if one exists, at 4+ combo points up to ~4 targets. -
Ferocious Bite at 4+ combo points, preferring vined targets. -
Ferocious Bite at 4+ combo points - Specifically
Ravage (not
Ferocious Bite) at 4+ combo points - Clip
Primal Wrath at 5 combo points if you've made it this far.
Last Priority: Generators
Swipe if you have a
Clearcasting proc.- Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic.
Shadowmeld first if you can. - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic.
Shadowmeld or
Prowl first if you can. - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic. !Prowl first if you can. - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic. -
Swipe during
Berserk to try to trigger
Ravage via
Claw Rampage - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic when facing up to 8 targets. - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic when facing up to 5 targets. - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic when facing up to 5 targets. - Refresh
Rake's that are missing or in pandemic when facing up to 3 targets. - Refresh
Moonfire's that are missing or in pandemic when facing up to 4 targets. - Refresh
Moonfire's that are missing or in pandemic against 2 targets.
Swipe.
TIP
In dungeons, with
Killing Strikes and
Incarn talented, spread out the
Shadowmeld and
Prowl casts such that you get more
Killing Strikes resets. Even if it means you don't take advantage of
Pouncing 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
| Type | Consumable |
|---|---|
| DPS Potion | |
| Healing Potion | |
| Food | Any main-stat feast. For example: |
| Flask | |
| Oil/Stone | |
| 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.
| Slot | Gem/Enchant |
|---|---|
| Gems | 1x |
| Weapon | |
| Helmet | |
| Shoulder | |
| Chest | |
| Legs | |
| Boots | |
| Ring |
Crafting
Crafting Order:
Blood Knight's Impetus (or any crafted 2h agi weapon) with
Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt. If you already have a myth track weapon, you can skip this.- Sim the best slots for your gear using
Arcanoweave Lining
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), 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:
| Tier | Trinket | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| S Tier | 2 min on-use trinket. Cast right before you use Berserk/Tiger's Fury | |
| A Tier | Usually want to see this to Radiant | |
| B Tier | ||
| This is much worse if you already have another on use like | ||
| Pair with Berserk. This is much worse if you already have another on use like | ||
| C Tier | ||
** 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 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?
| DoT | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | |
| ✅ | ❌ | |
| ✅ | ❌ | |
| ✅ | ❌ | |
| Only Upgrades | ❌ |
TIP
Pouncing Strikes can be applied via
Shadowmeld or
Prowl
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.