Feral Druid Leveling Guide from 1 to 80 — The War Within (11.2)

As you level and populate the talent tree, Feral gains access to additional tools to navigate the world outside of just its rotation. This section will grow alongside the slider with each level.

• Remember to Recuperate! - Whenever you're low on health between pulls, you can use the Recuperate ability available to all classes to quickly recover.
• Reach Level 10 First - Due to Feral only being unlocked as a talent specialization at Level 10, you should use the abilities provided to you in the intro quests until you are presented with the option.
• Don't forget, you're a Cat! - Feral requires Cat Form to use its abilities, so always be shapeshifted!.
• But... also a Bear - Bear Form is very durable, so shift if you're in a really bad situation.
• Remember other Shapeshifts - Travel Form significantly increases movement speed while outdoors, so switch to this when moving between areas. This can even interact with objects and gather materials without cancelling!
• Remember other Shapeshifts - Travel Form increases movement speed while outdoors, so switch to this when moving between areas. This dynamically switches to Aquatic Form in water. Both of these forms can even interact with objects and gather materials without cancelling!
• Remember other Shapeshifts - Travel Form increases movement speed while outdoors, so switch to this when moving between areas. This dynamically switches to Aquatic Form in water, and Flight Form if out of combat. All of these forms can even interact with objects and gather materials without cancelling!
• Sneak up on enemies - Try to always start combat from Prowl to take advantage of the bonus to Rake from Pouncing Strikes. You can also use this to avoid combat if you just want to sneak past!
• Use your self-healing - Predatory Swiftness causes Regrowth to be instant after spending Combo Points, so remember to make use of this whenever you're in danger. If things get really dangerous, you always have Renewal off the GCD!
• Use your self-healing - Predatory Swiftness causes Regrowth to be instant after spending Combo Points, so remember to make use of this whenever you're in danger. If things get really dangerous, you always have Renewal off the GCD!

Below is a sample priority list to keep track of which abilities to press:

1. Make sure to always be in Cat Form.
2. Enter Prowl before opening on your target whenever possible.
3. Open with Rake from stealth.
4. Cast Berserk on dangerous elites or large groups of enemies.
5. Cast Convoke the Spirits on dangerous elites or large groups of enemies.
6. Cast Ferocious Bite / Ravage with Apex Predator's Craving procs.
7. Cast Feral Frenzy on cooldown.
8. Cast Tiger's Fury on cooldown.
9. Cast Primal Wrath at 5 Combo Points with multiple targets in range to apply Rip to all of them.
10. Apply Rip to any high health targets at 5 Combo Points if it is not already present.
11. Cast Ferocious Bite / Ravage at 5 Combo Points.
12. Apply Thrash against multiple targets.
13. Maintain Rake.
14. Cast Brutal Slash to generate Combo Points.
15. Cast Swipe to generate Combo Points against multiple targets.
16. Cast Shred to generate Combo Points against one target.

Feral has a handful of defensive tools available to deal with overwhelming situations, so remember to make use of them if you're in danger:

• Bear Form is Feral's "tank mode", so if you're in a bad spot this will buff your defense significantly.
• Barkskin has both a long duration and short cooldown, providing damage reduction. Not only is it off the GCD, but you can use it in any form, so it's always available in an emergency.
• Barkskin has both a long duration and short cooldown, providing damage reduction. Not only is it off the GCD, but you can use it in any form, so it's always available in an emergency. When things are really dire, the much longer cooldown Survival Instincts gives a massive 50% reduction as well.
• Sometimes it's just best to run away using either Dash to sprint away, or switching to Travel Form if you're outdoors.
• Sometimes it's just best to run away using either Tiger Dash to sprint away, or switching to Travel Form if you're outdoors.
• Sometimes it's just best to run away using either Tiger Dash or Stampeding Roar to sprint away, or switching to Travel Form if you're outdoors.
• Pouncing Strikes causes Rake to stun your target for 4 seconds when used from stealth, giving you the opening advantage each pull.