Feral Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.0.7)

Last updated on Dec 17, 2024 at 10:00 by Wordup 29 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Feral Druid in World of Warcraft The War Within (11.0.7).

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Feral DPS Druid gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing an Feral Druid

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Feral Druid for The War Within. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing an Feral Druid, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

2.

BiS Gear for Feral Druid

Season 1 BiS List Nerub-ar Palace BiS List Mythic+ BiS List
3.

Feral Druid Season 1 BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Season 1 of The War Within. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Harvester's Interdiction Icon Harvester's Interdiction (639) Great Vault / Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Alternative (Crafted) Charged Halberd Icon Charged Halberd (636) Crafted — Blacksmithing
Helm Mask of the Greatlynx Icon Mask of the Greatlynx (639) Silken Court / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Neck Trailspinner Pendant Icon Trailspinner Pendant (639) Great Vault / Mists of Tirna Scithe
Shoulder Maw of the Greatlynx Icon Maw of the Greatlynx (639) Rasha'nan / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Cloak Wings of Shattered Sorrow Icon Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639) Rasha'nanNerub-ar Palace
Chest Hide of the Greatlynx Icon Hide of the Greatlynx (639) Broodtwister Ovi'nax / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Bracers Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings Icon Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings (639) Great Vault / Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Gloves Thousand-Scar Impalers Icon Thousand-Scar Impalers (639) Silken CourtNerub-ar Palace
Belt Shadow Congregant's Belt Icon Shadow Congregant's Belt (639) Great Vault / The Dawnbreaker
Legs Leggings of the Greatlynx Icon Leggings of the Greatlynx (639) Nexus Princess Ky'veza / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Boots Whisperer's Echoing Steps Icon Whisperer's Echoing Steps (639) Great Vault / City of Threads
Ring #1 Cyrce's Circlet Icon Cyrce's Circlet (639) Siren Isle
Ring #2 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639) Queen AnsurekNerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1 Skardyn's Grace Icon Skardyn's Grace (639) Great Vault / Grim Batol
Trinket #2 Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate (639) Great Vault / Queen Ansurek
Alternative Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood (639) Great Vault / Ara-Kara, City of Echoes

Note - the recommendation for Cyrce's Circlet Icon Cyrce's Circlet is as soon as you can obtain it as you arrive on Siren's Isle, so long as you have the correct gem requirements. This only gets stronger as it is upgraded over the course of the patch.

3.

Nerub-ar Palace BiS List for Feral Druid

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from the first raid, Nerub-ar Palace. Bear in mind, this is a recommendation of gear to look out for to fill in holes in your gearset, not a strict recommendation of what you should always wear in raids.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Honored Executioner's Perforator Icon Honored Executioner's Perforator SikranNerub-ar Palace
Alternative Spire of Transfused Horrors Icon Spire of Transfused Horrors Broodtwister Ovi'naxNerub-ar Palace
Helm Mask of the Greatlynx Icon Mask of the Greatlynx Silken CourtNerub-ar Palace
Neck Sureki Zealot's Insignia Icon Sureki Zealot's Insignia SikranNerub-ar Palace
Shoulder Maw of the Greatlynx Icon Maw of the Greatlynx Rasha'nanNerub-ar Palace
Cloak Wings of Shattered Sorrow Icon Wings of Shattered Sorrow Rasha'nanNerub-ar Palace
Chest Hide of the Greatlynx Icon Hide of the Greatlynx Broodtwister Ovi'naxNerub-ar Palace
Bracers Polluted Spectre's Wraps Icon Polluted Spectre's Wraps The Bloodbound HorrorNerub-ar Palace
Gloves Thousand-Scar Impalers Icon Thousand-Scar Impalers Silken CourtNerub-ar Palace
Belt Behemoth's Eroded Cinch Icon Behemoth's Eroded Cinch Rasha'nanNerub-ar Palace
Legs Leggings of the Greatlynx Icon Leggings of the Greatlynx Nexus Princess Ky'vezaNerub-ar Palace
Boots Chitin-Spiked Jackboots Icon Chitin-Spiked Jackboots SikranNerub-ar Palace
Ring #1 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact Queen AnsurekNerub-ar Palace
Ring #2 Writhing Ringworm Icon Writhing Ringworm Broodtwister Ovi'naxNerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1 Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate Queen Ansurek in Heroic Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2 Treacherous Transmitter Icon Treacherous Transmitter Nexus Princess Ky'vezaNerub-ar Palace
Trinket Alt Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Icon Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Heroic Nerub-ar Palace
3.

Mythic+ BiS List for Feral Druid

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Season 1 of Mythic+ in The War Within. These are recommendations for pieces in each slot to look out for when farming gear upgrades, not a strict recommendation on what you should always be wearing in Mythic+.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Harvester's Interdiction Icon Harvester's Interdiction (639) Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Alternative Black Shepherd's Guisarme Icon Black Shepherd's Guisarme The Dawnbreaker
Helm Guise of the Construct Icon Guise of the Construct The Stonevault
Neck Trailspinner Pendant Icon Trailspinner Pendant Mists of Tirna Scithe
Shoulder Epaulets of the Clipped Wings Icon Epaulets of the Clipped Wings The Dawnbreaker
Cloak Troggstitched Drape Icon Troggstitched Drape Grim Batol
Chest Vest of Misshapen Hides Icon Vest of Misshapen Hides Grim Batol
Bracers Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings Icon Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Gloves Gorebound Stranglers Icon Gorebound Stranglers City of Threads
Belt Shadow Congregant's Belt Icon Shadow Congregant's Belt The Dawnbreaker
Legs Gauzewoven Legguards Icon Gauzewoven Legguards Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Boots Whisperer's Echoing Steps Icon Whisperer's Echoing Steps City of Threads
Ring #1 Umbriss Band Icon Umbriss Band Grim Batol
Ring #2 Band of the Roving Scalawag Icon Band of the Roving Scalawag Siege of Boralus
Trinket #1 Skardyn's Grace Icon Skardyn's Grace Grim Batol
Trinket #2 Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Trinket Alt Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj The Dawnbreaker
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3.

Best Cyrce's Circlet Gems for Feral Druid

Patch 11.0.7 introduces the Siren Isle, a new hub zone that features Cyrce's Circlet — a new customizable ring that can be upgraded over time. There are three distinct sockets each with 4 choices each, allowing you to build your own item to suit your needs.

Following the update at the patch launch, the ring is an immediately good option at 639 (provided you have good gems to slot in), and only gets more powerful over the course of the island's campaign. When it reaches 658, it is a significant upgrade in single target, and stronger than alternatives as well in AoE.

While there are a variety of gem combinations, some are much stronger than others. Currently based on PTR testing and some simulations, there are two prominent combinations:

Universal Combo (Recommended)
  • Singing ThunderStormbringer's Runed Citrine Icon Stormbringer's Runed Citrine (All Stats)
  • Singing SeaFathomdweller's Runed Citrine Icon Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine (Mastery)
  • Singing WindWindsinger's Runed Citrine Icon Windsinger's Runed Citrine (Highest Secondary)
Single Target Specialized
  • Singing ThunderStormbringer's Runed Citrine Icon Stormbringer's Runed Citrine (All Stats)
  • Singing SeaFathomdweller's Runed Citrine Icon Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine (Mastery)
  • Singing WindLegendary Skipper's Citrine Icon Legendary Skipper's Citrine (Random Proc)

Note - This is based on limited testing and sims showing that the Legendary Skipper's Citrine Icon Legendary Skipper's Citrine averages out slightly stronger than the pure stat alternatives, as it can trigger any of the other on-hit effects and also have secondary stat procs from the other gems in the pool. Whether this turns out to be as good as it seems is unknown, but it is noted here in case.

For more information on how to get the ring, as well as acquiring all of the different gems that you can possibly socket into it, check out our Cyrce's Circlet guide below!

4.

Best Trinkets for Feral Druid in The War Within Season 1

5.

Feral Druid Trinket Tier Lists

Raiding Trinket Tier List Mythic+ Trinket Tier List
6.

Raiding Trinket Tier List for Feral Druid

This Trinket Tier List mostly focuses on single-target throughput, as raid encounters are mostly decided by your boss damage. Generally, Feral tends to prefer stat trinkets and a 2-minute on-use option to pair up with Berserk Icon Berserk's big damage window. I would broadly recommend simpler trinkets you do not have to think about too much unless it performs significantly better.

5.1.

S-Tier

  • Skardyn's Grace Icon Skardyn's Grace — lines up perfectly with Berserk Icon Berserk.
  • Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate — simply deals a massive amount of up-front damage, and can be paired with other on-uses without much issue.
  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood — mostly a stat stick, and can be paired with either of the above.
5.1.

A-Tier

  • Treacherous Transmitter Icon Treacherous Transmitter — using this effect consistently is difficult in some encounters, so bear that in mind. Hold it for Berserk Icon Berserk.
  • Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Icon Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg
  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
  • Dead-Eye Spyglass Icon Dead-Eye Spyglass — really only usable in situations where you never target swap or are forced off target.
  • Void Reaper's Contract Icon Void Reaper's Contract
5.1.

B-Tier

  • Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife Icon Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife
  • Bottled Flayedwing Toxin Icon Bottled Flayedwing Toxin
  • Quickwick Candlestick Icon Quickwick Candlestick — lines up perfectly with Berserk Icon Berserk.
  • Spelunker's Waning Candle Icon Spelunker's Waning Candle — assuming you can share this with other melee, it provides extra value.
  • Sikran's Endless Arsenal Icon Sikran's Endless Arsenal
  • Harvester's Edict Icon Harvester's Edict
5.1.

C-Tier

  • Twin Fang Instruments Icon Twin Fang Instruments
  • Mistcaller Ocarina Icon Mistcaller Ocarina — does buff others, but inconsistent and may hit when they are not even committing real damage. Do not overthink it.
5.1.

D-Tier

  • Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher Icon Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher
  • Imperfect Ascendancy Serum Icon Imperfect Ascendancy Serum
  • Detachable Fang Icon Detachable Fang
  • Everburning Lantern Icon Everburning Lantern
  • Abyssal Trap Icon Abyssal Trap
  • Concoction: Kiss of Death Icon Concoction: Kiss of Death
  • Scroll of Momentum Icon Scroll of Momentum
6.

Mythic+ Trinket Tier List for Feral Druid

This Trinket Tier List has a more broad scope, looking for trinkets that have flexibility without extra conditions to get value out of them. This is due to Mythic+ being more fluid, and needing general-use items rather than extremely specialized options. I would broadly recommend simpler stat trinkets you do not have to think about too much unless it performs significantly better.

5.1.

S-Tier

  • Skardyn's Grace Icon Skardyn's Grace — lines up perfectly with Berserk Icon Berserk.
  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood Icon Ara-Kara Sacbrood
5.1.

A-Tier

  • Treacherous Transmitter Icon Treacherous Transmitter — using this effect consistently can be difficult, so bear that in mind. Hold it for Berserk Icon Berserk.
  • Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Icon Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg
  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
  • Mad Queen's Mandate Icon Mad Queen's Mandate — simply deals a massive amount of up-front damage, and can be paired with other on-uses without much issue.
  • Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife Icon Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife
5.1.

B-Tier

  • Quickwick Candlestick Icon Quickwick Candlestick — lines up perfectly with Berserk Icon Berserk.
  • Spelunker's Waning Candle Icon Spelunker's Waning Candle — assuming you can share this with other melee, it provides some extra value.
  • Harvester's Edict Icon Harvester's Edict
  • Void Reaper's Contract Icon Void Reaper's Contract
  • Bottled Flayedwing Toxin Icon Bottled Flayedwing Toxin
  • Sikran's Endless Arsenal Icon Sikran's Endless Arsenal
5.1.

C-Tier

  • Dead-Eye Spyglass Icon Dead-Eye Spyglass — not realistically useful in Mythic+ situations due to the nature of each pull.
  • Twin Fang Instruments Icon Twin Fang Instruments
  • Mistcaller Ocarina Icon Mistcaller Ocarina — does buff others, but inconsistent and may hit when they are not even committing real damage. Do not overthink it.
5.1.

D-Tier

  • Abyssal Trap Icon Abyssal Trap
  • Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher Icon Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher
  • Imperfect Ascendancy Serum Icon Imperfect Ascendancy Serum
  • Detachable Fang Icon Detachable Fang
  • Everburning Lantern Icon Everburning Lantern
  • Concoction: Kiss of Death Icon Concoction: Kiss of Death
  • Scroll of Momentum Icon Scroll of Momentum
6.

Best Crafted Items for Feral Druid

Crafted gear for Feral in The War Within has a few choices depending on what gear you have available due to the different Embellishment choices. You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Critical Strike and Mastery is most likely your best option with an Algari Missive of the Peerless Icon Algari Missive of the Peerless.

6.1.

Best Crafting Order for Feral Druid

  1. For your first craft, you have two options depending on if you are in a rush to use your Spark of Omens Icon Spark of Omens:
    • If you have two sparks, a Weapon — Charged Halberd Icon Charged Halberd with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension, due to it currently being the strongest Embellishment. This should be paired with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding with your next off-piece.
    • Craft an off-piece and apply Elemental Focusing Lens Icon Elemental Focusing Lens. We recommend a low impact slot that does not conflict with Tier, such as Rune-Branded Armbands Icon Rune-Branded Armbands.
  2. Craft another off-piece and apply Elemental Focusing Lens Icon Elemental Focusing Lens or Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding, depending on your choice. Again, we recommend a low impact slot such as Rune-Branded Waistband Icon Rune-Branded Waistband.
  3. After this, you are done with priority crafts and embellishments and can use sims to determine your best piece to upgrade with item level. Generally, it is a good idea to look for Rings and Necks as good options are very contested amongst other classes.

I would strongly recommend getting a weapon first as guaranteeing a big item-level upgrade here is really important, and the chances of getting your cantrip or high item-level equivalent early is low. All equippable two-handed agility weapon are equal value, including Charged Halberd Icon Charged Halberd, Charged Crusher Icon Charged Crusher and Vagabond's Careful Crutch Icon Vagabond's Careful Crutch.

The alternative in Elemental Focusing Lens Icon Elemental Focusing Lens gains most of its value in single-target, and does rely on having higher item-level crafts to bring it up to the level of alternatives as well.

7.

"Simming" Yourself as a Feral Druid

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique, and each individual gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer generic sim charts and recommendations for Trinkets, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

8.

Best Gear Upgrades for Feral Druid

As you complete endgame content in The War Within, you will gather upgrade crests such as Gilded Harbinger Crest Icon Gilded Harbinger Crest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource and capped early on in the season, ideally, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it, as this will save you upgrades in the long run. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

  1. Weapons
  2. Trinkets
  3. Helm/Chest/Legs
  4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
  5. Rings and Necks
  6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have additional procs attached to them like Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact.

9.

The War Within Season 1 Tier Set for Feral Druid

The first Tier Set of The War Within, the Mane of the Greatlynx, consists of 5 items that provide unique bonuses upon equipping 2, and 4 pieces from the set:

  • Druid Feral Season 1 2pc Icon Druid Feral Season 1 2pc — Casting Tiger's Fury Icon Tiger's Fury increases your Critical Strike chance by 6% and increasing by 1% every 2 seconds for 10 seconds.
  • Druid Feral Season 1 4pc Icon Druid Feral Season 1 4pc — Critical Strikes with your Combo Point generating abilities increase the direct damage of your next Ferocious Bite Icon Ferocious Bite and Rampant Ferocity Icon Rampant Ferocity, or Primal Wrath Icon Primal Wrath by 15%, stacking up to 3 times.

The Feral set bonus is relatively strong for a Season 1 set, empowering your Tiger's Fury Icon Tiger's Fury windows and providing a significant boost to your Ferocious Bite Icon Ferocious Bite casts, as Feral leans into stacking Critical Strike anyway to help trigger this. You should ideally get this bonus as early as possible, and you can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+ or Raid) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces to maximize the set bonus, so we recommend dropping the Gloves an alternative with more Critical Strike or Mastery if possible. Check the BiS List for more information.

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11.

Changelog

  • 17 Dec. 2024: Updated to highlight strength of new ring following hotfixes.
  • 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7 for Cyrce's Circlet.
  • 21 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5, moved Mad Queen's Mandate to recommended.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Updated with Season 1 BiS lists.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4 and Awakened gear release.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5, highlighted Ashes of the Embersoul as equal to Witherbark's.
  • 07 Nov. 2023: Updated to remove Sporecloak recommendation, switched Toxic Thorn/Toxic Patch.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Restructured for Patch 10.1.7, information remains the same.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5 with megadungeon gear, and clarified crafting section.
  • 25 May 2023: Added section on Cataclysm Timewalking.
  • 09 May 2023: Updated to account for Trinket changes.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1 and Season 2 release with new gear recommendations.
  • 24 Mar. 2023: Updated for Primordial Gemstones hotfixes.
  • 22 Mar. 2023: Updated to account for Primordial Stone buffs.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7 with Onyx Annulet recommendations.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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