Feral Druid DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — The War Within (11.1.0)
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Feral Druid, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.1.0).
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Feral DPS Druid gems and enchants.
Enchants, Gems and Consumables for Feral Druid
This section covers the optimal gems, enchants, food, potions, and flasks to use with your character. Please visit our dedicated Stats page to get a more detailed rundown of the different stats for Feral Druid.
For all consumables excluding food in the lists below, if you are looking for a cheaper alternative look for a lower rank of the same item listed. The price difference is often significant for a small loss in stats gained.
Best Gems for Feral Druid
It is highly recommended that you simulate your character for gems, as individual gear pieces have a big impact on gem options. As our stats are very similar across both Hero Talent trees and content types, we have a one-size-fits-all approach:
- You should use
Culminating Blasphemite in your first socket.
- You should aim to have one of each color of gem to maximize its effect, focusing
on Critical Strike, meaning one of
Deadly Emerald,
Deadly Onyx, and
Deadly Sapphire.
- All other sockets should have
Masterful Ruby /
Deadly Onyx.
- Some characters may find that filling the requirements for
Culminating Blasphemite is not worth it in place of stacking better allocated gems. If you find your sim recommends this, you should follow the result.
Due to Feral having high value from both Critical Strike and Mastery, it is especially important to sim your own character to work out your best gem options.
You can, if you so wish, also substitute the Culminating Blasphemite
for an
Elusive Blasphemite for a minor DPS loss if you feel you would get
more out of additional passive movement speed.
Best Enchants for Feral Druid
Slot | Best Enchantment |
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Necklace |
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Weapon |
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Cloak |
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Chest |
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Bracers |
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Legs |
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Boots |
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Rings |
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For weapons, Enchant Weapon - Stonebound Artistry is the general recommendation
for all types of content. Depending on your current gear, you may find other
secondary enchants come out on top such as
Enchant Weapon - Council's Guile or
Enchant Weapon - Stormrider's Fury. If this happens, you should follow your
sim.
Your ring enchants are determined by character sims, as both Critical Strike and Mastery options are likely to be very similar in value.
Cloak, Bracer, and Boot enchants are personal preferences as they have no direct impact on performance, but we recommend Avoidance and Stamina for the extra survivability.
Best Flask for Feral Druid
There are two options for your flask of choice depending on the situation:
Flask of Alchemical Chaos — is slightly more RNG than the alternatives, but is a net positive in stats and also leads to stronger
Tempered Potion uses, so it is recommended.
Flask of Tempered Aggression /
Flask of Tempered Mastery — Numerically weaker, but more consistent by providing a bulk of a stat we want at all times. Does lead to a weaker
Tempered Potion, however.
You can also obtain a flask of your choice from Algari Flask Cauldrons
provided by Alchemists.
Best Potion for Feral Druid
Tempered Potion is your potion of choice and should be used alongside
your major cooldowns and
Bloodlust /
Heroism. You can also
obtain
Fleeting Tempered Potion from
Algari Potion Cauldron provided
by Alchemists.
Algari Healing Potion is the current best healing potion. Using
this has a 5-minute cooldown, but multiple can be consumed in an extended boss
fight should it go on long enough. Additionally, Warlock's
Healthstones do not share a cooldown with other healing consumables.
Remember to use it as well if you are holding one!
Best Food for Feral Druid in The War Within
Due to the high value of secondary stats for Feral in season 2, you should be
using secondary food so long as one of them is your current highest stat. The
The Sushi Special feast or any of
Outsider's Provisions,
Beledar's Bounty,
Jester's Board or
Empress' Farewell for
personal food.
Weapon Enhancement Consumables for Feral Druid
Your weapon enhancement consumable of choice is Algari Mana Oil
for the additional Critical Strike and Haste, as secondaries have surpassed the
value of Agility.
Augment Runes for Feral Druid
In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Crystallized Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Augment Runes are expensive, and disappear on death, so use them wisely!
Changelog
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Added note for Speed Blasphemite.
- 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.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5, changed food recommendation to secondary food.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7, no changes necessary.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5, small note about Gem alternatives.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1 for new enchants available.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Updated for Primordial Stones hotfixes.
- 22 Mar. 2023: Updated to account for Primordial Stones hotfix.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed and updated for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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