Last updated on Jun 04, 2024 at 00:00by Seksixeny
Welcome to our PvP Feral Druid guide for Cataclysm Classic. Here you will learn allyou need to know to properly play Feral Druid in PvP scenarios.
1.
Feral Druid PvP Overview
Feral DPS Druids are powerfulmelee in PvP that can stealth, do massive damage over time with their bleeds onmultiple targets, and also crowd control enemies and keep allies and themselveshealthy with instant casted spells through
Predatory Strikes.
Their main weaknesses are the lack of a healing reduction effect and the factthat they are quite squishy when caught off-guard in Cat Form, but bothcan be resolved by using specific compositions, making an experienced
Feral DPSDruid a very strong contender for the top PvPranks.
2.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Good mobility with
Feral Swiftness and good at stopping enemy mobility with
Infected Wounds
High control with multiple interrupts, stuns, and
Predatory Strikes for instant healing and
Cyclones
Not limited by Mana, allowing for constant damage pressure through the game, which bypass armor through heavy bleed damage over time
Weaknesses
Gear dependent for both survivability and damage
Lack of a healing reduction taken effect limits the longevity of damage done to enemies who can be healed
High skill requirements as you need to stay on your target while staying alert for swaps and using your utility on both allies and enemies
3.
Talent Build and Glyphs
3.1.
Prime Glyphs
Glyph of Bloodletting — allows you to extend
Rip byup to 6 seconds on most targets.
Glyph of Berserk — increases the duration of your
Berserkby 10 seconds.
Glyph of Rip — increases the damage of
Rip by 15%.
3.2.
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Pounce — increases the range of
Pounce by 3yards, making it easier to land your opener.
Glyph of Barkskin — reduces the chance you will be criticallyhit by 25% while
Barkskin is active, making it a much more powerful defensivecooldown.
Glyph of Feral Charge — reduces the cooldown of
Feral Charge,increasing your mobility and damage potential with free
Ravages.
3.3.
Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Mark of the Wild — reduces the Mana cost of
Mark of the Wildby 50% which makes it cheaper to cast.
Glyph of Unburdened Rebirth — removes the reagent requirement from
Rebirth.
Glyph of Dash — reduces the cooldown of
Dash by 20%,increasing your potential mobility in the process.
4.
Rotation and Playstyle
If you have not already, we recommend reading the SpellsSummary Page first. Knowing how each spell and ability works in detail willgreatly increase your understanding of the topics discussed on this section. InPvP you will need to react and adapt to different situations, meaning you willnot always follow the recommended rotation below. Aim to do whatever allows youto stick on your target the most while dealing as much damage as possible.
- Use
Tiger's Fury when available while you are under 40 Energy;
- If
Berserk is available and 15 or more seconds remain on
Tiger's Fury'scooldown, auto-attack until ~90 Energy and use Berserk;
- Keep
Mangle's debuff on your target ;
- Use and refresh (after it expires)
Rip at 5 Combo Points;
- Use and refresh (after it expires)
Savage Roar;
- Use and refresh (after it expires)
Rake;
Feral Charge on cooldown and use the free
Ravage you getfrom
Stampede;
- Use
Shred (or
Mangle if you cannot attack from behindthe target) to build Combo Points.
5.
Cooldowns
Feral DPS Druids have multiplecooldowns, both defensive and offensive.
Use your offensive cooldown Berserk when at high energy to maximizethe amount of abilities you can use during its effect, preferably while the enemyhealer is crowd controlled.
Use your defensive cooldowns Barkskin,
Frenzied Regeneration,and
Survival Instincts whenever you drop low or are facing heavy damage.Most of the time it will be enough to use a single one of these, but for extradangerous situations you, will want to use multiple of them at once.
6.
Utility Spells
In addition to your main spells and cooldowns, you also have many utilityspells that can be game-changing when used in the proper scenario. Make sure youunderstand each of the spells listed below to fully take advantage of yourentire spellbook.
Stampeding Roar — can be useful to chase fleeing enemies andalso to allow yourself or allies to escape danger and kite away when low on health.
Dash — provides you with a large movement speed increase, whichhas similar personal benefits to Stampeding Roar.
Cyclone — is your main form of crowd control. This will preventa target from being able to do anything, including being healed, but will also preventany damage to them for the duration.
Faerie Fire — reduces enemy armor and prevents restealthing.
Nature's Grasp — causes players who attack you to be hit by automatic
Entangling Roots, making it easier to get away from enemy melee.
7.
Best Professions
If you are looking to maximize the potential of your Feral DPSDruid in Cataclysm PvP, these are the recommendedprofessions:
Blacksmithing —Gives you two additional sockets with
Socket Bracer and
Socket Gloves,enabling you to stack more Resilience in this season.
Jewelcrafting —Gives you three powerful gems, in this case
Mystic Chimera's Eye, which canboost your Resilience even higher.
8.
Best in Slot
The list linked below includes the best possible gear setup for a Feral DPSDruid in PvP.
Feral Druid PvP Best-in-Slot Guide
9.
Arena Teams and Compositions
When it comes to evaluating Feral DPS Druid'splace within the Arena, we have created a number of guides devoted to listing avariety of popular team compositions which you can find below.
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