Feral Druid DPS Stat Priority — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

Welcome to our Stat Priority page for Feral Druid in the Midnight Pre-Patch. Here we'll quickly be going over the stats you should aim for on gear, alongside any special considerations depending on your build.

Pre-Patch Disclaimer

As there's been a stat squish in Midnight, we're starting with a heavily inflated amount of secondaries available. This means some recommendations here may not carry through to the full expansion, so please bear that in mind.

While there's no significant changes between single-target and AoE, there are very slight variations depending on which Hero Talent you're currently playing.

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Stat Priorities

Druid of the Claw Wildstalker

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Druid of the Claw Feral Druid Stat Priority

Druid of the Claw generally has the following stat priority:

1. Agility
2. Mastery
3. Haste
4. Critical Strike
5. Versatility

In Midnight, Agility is more valuable once again now that stats have been squished, so choosing items based on item-level is advised.

Mastery remains your top priority stat to amplify finishers, a key focus for Druid of the Claw. Haste is second, needed to smooth out some resource concerns and hunt for additional Ravage procs.

Critical Strike is very close behind, providing additional Combo Points via Primal Fury. Versatility remains at the bottom having no special interactions, though has some defensive benefits.

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Wildstalker Feral Druid Stat Priority

Both Druid of the Claw or Wildstalker they share the same stat priority in multi-target scenarios:

1. Agility
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike
4. Haste
5. Versatility

In Midnight, Agility is more valuable once again now that stats have been squished, so choosing items based on item-level is advised.

Mastery remains your top priority stat to amplify finishers and Bleeds, the core of Wildstalker's damage toolkit. Critical Strike comes in second, needed for additional resources via Primal Fury.

Haste provides more Energy sustain and additional DoT tick speed, which is useful due to the high number of Bleeds active. Versatility comes in last with no unique interactions, though provides some defensive benefits.

Every secondary stat has a limit where they will begin to offer less increase per point gained, which are known as the points of diminishing return. Once you have reached these amounts, stats will become progressively less valuable and may fall behind other options. The current breakpoints are:

• Critical Strike - 365 Rating
• Haste - 348 Rating
• Versatility - 365 Rating
• Mastery - 428 Rating

With the higher item level in Pre-Patch, you will very quickly hit the first breakpoint on at least two stats. Be aware that these breakpoints often result in unusal sim results, and you should follow the recommendations.

If you are ever in doubt about what items to wear for any given situation, the only way to truly figure it out for your character is to use Raidbots. This website allows you to easily compare gear you already have, as well as gear you do not have.

Due to every character being unique with variables based on your current gear, racial bonuses and effects you have active, it is much easier to trust its bespoke output rather than a general priority if you are looking to min-max your damage potential.

The gems, enchants, and consumables you will use are often dictated by the ideal stat that you are using. You can check our recommendations on our dedicated consumables page.

As a Feral Druid, Agility is your primary stat, which should be present on all Leather gear you wear, alongside your weapon. Individual stats provide the following benefits:

• Agility - provides you with Attack Power, increasing the damage of your Feral abilities and melee attacks.
• Critical Strike - increases the chance for your attacks critically strike, dealing double damage. Additionally:
  • Grants an additional Combo Point when you Critically Strike with a Combo Point generating ability.
• Mastery - improves Mastery: Razor Claws, increasing all damage dealt by your Bleed effects. Additionally:
  • Increases the damage dealt by all direct damage finishing moves.
  • Increases the damage dealt by Rampant Ferocity.
• Haste - increases your auto attack speed and Energy regeneration. Additionally:
  • Increases the tick rate of your Bleed DoT effects.
  • Increases damage dealt by Combo Point generators by 40% of your current amount via Predator.
• Versatility - increases all damage and healing you do (including trinkets and proc effects) by a flat amount. Additionally, reduces all damage you take by half of that amount.