Druid
Feral Combat
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Feral Combat Druid
The Feral Combat specialization of the Druid in Classic Era lets you fight in melee in animal form. It can fill two roles: dealing damage in Cat FormInstantShapeshifts into a cat, increasing melee attack power by 40 plus Agility. The Druid gains access to cat abilities and uses Energy. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects. or taking hits in Dire Bear FormInstantShapeshifts into a dire bear, increasing melee attack power by 180, armor from items by 360% and health by 1240. The Druid gains access to bear abilities and uses Rage. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects..
In cat form, the Druid uses Energy and combo points, like a Rogue. In bear form, it uses Rage and tries to keep the enemies' attention to protect its group.
Two forms, two playstyles
In Cat FormInstantShapeshifts into a cat, increasing melee attack power by 40 plus Agility. The Druid gains access to cat abilities and uses Energy. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects., ShredInstantIn cat form, shreds the target for 225% weapon damage plus 180. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. builds combo points when the Druid stands behind its target, and Ferocious BiteInstantIn cat form, finishing move that deals 199-259 / 346-406 / 493-553 / 640-700 / 787-847 damage for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 combo points, increased by attack power, and converts each extra point of Energy into 2.7 additional damage. spends them to deal heavy damage.
In Dire Bear FormInstantShapeshifts into a dire bear, increasing melee attack power by 180, armor from items by 360% and health by 1240. The Druid gains access to bear abilities and uses Rage. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects., MaulIn bear form, your next melee attack deals 128 more damage. is the main attack and generates a lot of threat. SwipeInstantIn bear form, deals 83 damage to up to 3 nearby enemies. hits several enemies at once.
The last talent of the tree, Leader of the PackFeral Combat · Row 7 · 1 rankIn Cat, Bear or Dire Bear Form, increases the melee and ranged critical strike chance of party members within 45 yards by 3%., increases the melee and ranged critical strike chance of the whole party.
Its role in PvE
In cat form, the goal is to deal steady damage while managing Energy precisely. In bear form, the priority is to keep threat and take the hits. In both roles, Rebirth2 sec cast · 30 min cooldownReturns a dead ally to life with 2200 health and 2800 mana, even in combat. Requires a reagent. lets you resurrect an ally in combat.
