In the highly anticipated Mists of Pandaria Classic, players are searching for the best raid companions for their characters. DPS has been the most sought-after option, as they are the most crucial component of the raid.
While Blood Death Knight or Arcane Mage are always considered the best DPS specs for their high damage output, Feral Druid, significantly enhanced in this expansion, has also become one of the best DPS specs. Many players are now exploring this specialization.
If you’ve never tried this spec, which combines high survivability with high damage, this guide will detail Feral Druid’s playstyle and optimal spec options, including races, talents, and professions. Please note that the play styles and best options described here are for Phase
As the game progresses, the attributes and statistics will change. However, you can keep an eye on the various guides for WoW MoP Classic on IGGM, which will be kept up to date. Most importantly, there’s plenty of in-game gold to choose from.
Specialization Overview
Before we begin our discussion of the best options for Feral Druids, let’s take a closer look at this specialization. First and foremost, its reputation as one of the best DPS specs stems from its high single-target damage and the significant potential for cleave damage through multi-dotting bleeds. Furthermore, Druid’s strong survivability makes it resilient against low- and mid-level enemies.
Additionally, its Stampeding Roar ability provides excellent mobility and team movement, allowing it to dominate certain encounters. Similarly, in terms of team utility, its Symbiosis ability grants additional cooldowns to the tank on the team, making them more resilient and allowing you to deal more damage.
However, Feral Druid isn’t perfect. While highly effective in single-target encounters, its lack of area-of-effect damage means it can be relegated to secondary DPS or even tank roles in multi-target situations. This also makes its damage output weak in early-game situations with large groups of enemies.
Therefore, in some player communities and social media, high-level players suggest that beginners of Feral Druid can explore it as a tank specialization in the early game content, and invest some WoW MoP gold for sale in the mid-to-late game to make its single-target damage ability stronger, so as to gradually become a DPS. This exploration process is relatively easy.
Racial Options
Once you choose Druid, you’re effectively reduced to four races, and the differences between them aren’t huge. In the game’s most important PvP scenario, Worgen edged out Troll by a slight margin, but Troll’s Beast Slaying ability makes them more effective against Beast-type monsters. Therefore, we’ll cover both races here.
Worgen
This race has always been a very reliable choice, making it a natural choice for Feral Druid spec. First, Worgen’s Viciousness grants you a passive 1% critical strike bonus. While this may seem small, it’s one of the strongest racial traits for DPS.
Beyond that, Darkflight, with its short cooldown, further enhances the spec’s already high mobility. After all, no character wants to be less agile. Worgen’s other racial traits, such as Aberration and Flayer, don’t necessarily impact your playstyle, but they can significantly contribute to your professions’ progression.
Troll
This race is the best choice for Feral Druids in Horde faction, as its Berserking and Beast Slaying abilities give it a significant advantage against monster-type enemies. However, it’s important to note that Berserking requires constant use, so be sure to choose the right time.
Also, if Berserking is combined with powerful haste buffs, your Energy may be insufficient. Therefore, when using this race, consider adding gear or talents that generate a lot of Energy quickly and spending some MoP Classic gold on these upgrades to achieve sustained damage.
Back to the advantages. Beast Slaying increases your damage dealt against beasts by 5%, making you more effective in raids or dungeon crawls. Furthermore, while Da Voodoo Shuffle and Regeneration don’t directly increase damage, the debuffs they inflict on enemies are very effective during exploration.
Talent Options
Based on Feral Druid’s playstyle and the attributes and statistics of current talents, this guide provides best talent options for levels 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90. However, these options are not set in stone; you can adjust or upgrade them by buying WoW MoP Classic gold from IGGM.com based on your exploration needs.
- Level 15
Feline Swiftness – Displacer Beast – Wild Charge
- Level 30
Ysera’s Gift – Renewal – Cenarion Ward
- Level 45
Faerie Swarm – Mass Entanglement – Typhoon
- Level 60
Soul of the Forest – Incarnation – Force of Nature
- Level 75
Disorienting Roar – Ursol’s Vortex – Mighty Bash
- Level 90
Heart of the Wild – Dream of Cenarius – Nature’s Vigil
Profession Options
Among the many professions, it’s highly recommended to choose a non-gathering professions for Feral Druid specialization, as they all offer a 320 increase in Agility, either passively or through a proc/use effect, which is very effective. For this reason, Engineering, Inscription, and Blacksmithing are the best options.
Engineering
First, Engineering grants an upgraded Synapse Springs, which gives 1920 bonus agility for 10 seconds with a 1-minute cooldown. Pairing this with Tiger’s Fury makes your bleed damage during this period incredibly powerful.
Furthermore, this profession’s Goblin Glider and Nitro Boosts give this specialization increased mobility, making it even more effective when pushing through raids and challenge mode content.
To top it all off, Engineering also provides you with two strong pre-raid gearing options: Ghost Iron Dragonling and Agile Retinal Armor, which are essential for exploring higher-difficulty raids.
In addition, it grants you a unique gem, Cogwheel Sockets, which grants a 208-point secondary stat boost. This significantly improves the combat balance of Feral Druid specialization, allowing it to attack any raid or dungeon.
Inscription
Inscription profession is rarely mentioned, but the ability to create and use Hidden Tiger Claw Mark is widely considered being excellent, granting 320 Agility. Furthermore, this profession also grants you Inscribed Tiger Staff, which is one of the best pre-raid gear you’ll need.
If your Feral Druid uses a one-handed weapon, you can sell this excellent two-handed weapon through Auction House or trading with other players for a ton of MoP in-game gold. Relics of Xuen and other Darkmoon cards are also excellent items to sell.
Blacksmithing
The most compelling feature of Blacksmithing is the extra slots it grants you, allowing you to place more bracers or gloves, making your stat selection more powerful and flexible.
However, it’s worth noting that MoP Classic doesn’t offer epic gems, so the stat boosts Blacksmithing provides won’t be very high. The main reason for recommending it here is that you can directly allocate all of these gains to Agility, which is the stat that this specialization prioritizes the most.
Above is an introduction to Feral Druid gameplay in WoW Mists of Pandaria Classic and the best recommended options. Although Druid has long been the impression of a tank with strong survivability to World of Warcraft players, it can also have very high damage after choosing the right options from this guide. I wish you happy gaming!