Cataclysm Classic Feral Druid Tank Gear and Best in Slot

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Last updated on Feb 15, 2025 at 10:00 by Seksixeny

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Feral Druid Tank in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Feral Tank Druid Best in Slot

2. Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Feral Tank Druid Best in Slot

The table below lists the best gear combinations for each phase in Cataclysm Classic. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. The gear lists will mostly follow the stat priority detailed on our Stats Guide, which is resumed below:

Stamina and Agility
Dodge
Mastery
Expertise (26 Cap)
Hit (8% cap)
Critical Strike
Haste

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

1.1.

Reforging in Cataclysm

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Tier 13 Tier 12 Tier 11

2.1.

Tier 13 Dragon Soul Best in Slot

You can also tank with full Feral DPS gear if you are playing as an off-tank with low tanking uptime.

Feral Druid DPS Gear Guide

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Deep Earth Headpiece	Haste → Dodge	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Necklace of Proficiency	Expertise → Dodge	PvP Conquest Points
Shoulder	Deep Earth Spaulders	Mastery → Dodge	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Dreadfire Drape	Mastery → Dodge	Lord Rhyolith (H) Firelands
Chest	Deep Earth Raiment	Crit → Dodge	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Shadow Wing Armbands	Haste → Dodge	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Gloves	Deep Earth Grips	Crit → Dodge	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Belt of Flayed Skin	Crit → Hit	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Legs	Deep Earth Legguards	Expertise → Dodge	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Molten Blood Footpads	Haste → Dodge	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Seal of Primordial Shadow	Mastery → Dodge	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Signet of Grasping Mouths	Haste → Hit	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Wrath of Unchaining	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Indomitable Pride	–	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Weapon	Kiril, Fury of Beasts	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Relic	Ripfang Relic	Crit → Hit	700 Valor Points

2.2.

Tier 12 Firelands Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Obsidian Arborweave Headpiece	Hit → Dodge	Ragnaros — Firelands
Neck	Choker of the Vanquished Lord	Haste → Dodge	Ragnaros — Firelands
Shoulders	Obsidian Arborweave Spaulders	Mastery → Dodge	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Back	Dreadfire Drape	Hit → Dodge	Lord Rhyolith
Chest	Obsidian Arborweave Raiment	Crit → Dodge	Alysrazor — Firelands
Wrists	Flickering Wristbands of the Windstorm	Mastery → Dodge	Alysrazor — Firelands
Hands	Gloves of Dissolving Smoke	Mastery → Dodge	Shannox — Firelands
Waist	Riplimb's Lost Collar	Crit → Dodge	Crystallized Firestone plus the 378 BoE Firelands trash drop version
Legs	Obsidian Arborweave Legguards	Mastery → Dodge	Shannox — Firelands
Feet	Sandals of Leaping Coals	Mastery → Dodge	Alysrazor — Firelands
Ring	Viridian Signet of the Avengers	Haste → Dodge	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Ring	Widow's Kiss	Haste → Dodge	Bethtilac — Firelands
Trinket 1	Scales of Life	–	Crystallized Firestone plus the 378 BoE Firelands trash drop version
Trinket 2	Vial of Stolen Memories	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Weapon	Fandral's Flamescythe	Mastery → Dodge	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	Mastery → Dodge	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Valor Points 378 version

2.3.

Tier 11 BoT/BwD/TotFW Best in Slot

All 372 item level gear listed below is from Heroic mode drops unless stated otherwise in the source.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Stormrider's Headpiece	Hit → Mastery	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Neck	Necklace of Strife	Haste → Dodge	Valiona and Theralion — The Bastion of Twilight
Shoulders	Stormrider's Spaulders	Haste → Mastery	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Back	Cloak of Biting Chill	Crit → Dodge	Maloriak — Blackwing Descent
Chest	Stormrider's Raiment	Haste → Mastery	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Wrists	Parasitic Bands	Crit → Dodge	Magmaw — The Bastion of Twilight
Hands	Double Attack Handguards	Expertise → Dodge	Chimaeron — The Bastion of Twilight
Waist	Wind Stalker Belt of the Windstorm	Crit → Dodge	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Legs	Stormrider's Legguards	Crit → Dodge	Maloriak — Blackwing Descent
Feet	Storm Rider's Boots	Haste → Dodge	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Ring	Mistral Circle of the Windstorm	Crit → Dodge	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Ring	Lightning Conductor Band	Hit → Mastery	Omnotron Defense System — Blackwing Descent
Trinkets	Symbiotic Worm	–	Magmaw — The Bastion of Twilight
Trinkets	Vial of Stolen Memories	–	Valiona and Theralion — The Bastion of Twilight
Two-Hand	Malevolence	Crit → Dodge	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Mastery	700 Valor Points

Changelog

15 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragon Soul / Phase 4.
05 Nov. 2024: Final updates for Firelands release.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
09 Jun. 2024: Added ReforgeLite information.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.

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