Cataclysm Classic Feral Druid DPS Rotation and Cooldowns

If you have not already, we recommend going through the Spell Summary guide first. Knowing how each spell and ability works in detail will greatly increase your understanding of the rotation suggestions below.

Make sure to keep yourself buffed with Mark of the Wild and debuff enemies with Faerie Fire (Feral) when pulling.

1. Use Tiger's Fury when available while you are under 40 Energy;
2. If Berserk is available and 15 or more seconds remain on Tiger's Fury's cooldown, auto-attack until ~90 Energy and use Berserk;
3. Keep Mangle's debuff on your target if you are the source of the bleed debuff;
4. Use and refresh (after it expires) Rip at 5 Combo Points;
5. Use and refresh (after it expires) Savage Roar;
6. Use and refresh (after it expires) Rake;
7. Feral Charge on cooldown and use the free Ravage you get from Stampede;
8. Use Shred (or Mangle if you cannot attack from behind the target) to build Combo Points.

You should also use Ferocious Bite to spend Combo Points instead of Rip if the target is at 25% health or under, as Blood in the Water will refresh your Rip automatically in that case.

Your rotation remains mostly the same, but you will want to drop single-target attacks to focus more of your limited Energy on area attacks.

1. Use Tiger's Fury when available while you are under 40 Energy;
2. If Berserk is available and 15 or more seconds remain on Tiger's Fury's cooldown, auto-attack until ~90 Energy and use Berserk;
3. Use Swipe.

Use your offensive cooldown Berserk when at high energy to maximize the amount of abilities you can use during its effect.

Use your defensive cooldowns Barkskin, Frenzied Regeneration, and Survival Instincts whenever you drop low or are facing heavy damage. Most of the time it will be enough to use a single one of these, but for extra dangerous situations you, will want to use multiple of them at once.

Remember to use your utility abilities as well:

• Rebirth to combat ress anyone who dies;
• Innervate to help allies recover Mana during DPS downtime;
• Stampeding Roar to increase movement speed during heavy movement mechanics;
• Skull Bash to help interrupt critical casts if no one else can do it.