Feral Druid DPS Stat Priority — 12.1

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

In Season 2, both Wildstalker and Druid of the Claw have similar general stat priorities, but things shift slightly depending on whether you're in single-target or AoE.

A general stat priority for Feral in single target is as follows:

In Midnight, Agility is much more valuable following the stat squish, meaning that most of your gearing decisions are driven by item-level once again.

Mastery, Haste and Critical Strike are all very similar in value, and ideally you want to keep them balanced. Critical Strike and Haste both provide resource smoothing through Energy regeneration and Primal Fury. Mastery on the other hand fuels your finisher and Bleed damage, and is recommended above others as you want your Potion of Recklessness to trigger this stat.

Versatility falls to the bottom of the pile with no special interactions, though does come with some defensive benefits. In Season 2, with the combination of Venomcursed items and Potion of Recklessness, you ideally want to keep this as low as possible, as it cannot be reduced below zero through any of these negative procs.

A general stat priority for Feral in AoE is as follows:

In Midnight, Agility is much more valuable following the stat squish, meaning that most of your gearing decisions are driven by item-level once again.

Mastery remains your top priority stat to amplify finishers and Bleeds, and is also the stat you want to set Potion of Recklessness to. Critical Strike is second (especially for Druid of the Claw) to provide additional resource smoothing through Primal Fury.

Haste falls slightly behind in AoE once you reach enough resources to sustain your cycle, but is still worth having a solid amount on your gear.

Versatility comes in last with no unique interactions, though provides some defensive benefits. Like in single-target, with the combination of Venomcursed items and Potion of Recklessness, you want to aim for as little as possible to avoid being punished by the downsides of these effects.

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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:
  • Primal Fury Grants an additional Combo Point when you Critically Strike with a Combo Point generator.
• 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.

Every 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:

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Your stat priority extends to enchants, consumables, and gear. Take what you learned on this page and apply it to your gameplay with these two guides!

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This guide has been written by Wordup, a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes. You can follow him on Twitter.

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