Druid
Feral Combat
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Feral Combat Druid
The Druid's Feral Combat specialization in The Burning Crusade lets it 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 210, armor from items by 400% and Stamina by 25%. 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 hold 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 405. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. builds combo points when the Druid stands behind its target, and RipInstant · Duration 12 secIn cat form, finishing move that makes the target bleed for 300 / 498 / 696 / 894 / 1092 damage over 12 seconds for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 combo points, increased by attack power. spends them to make the target bleed over time.
In Dire Bear FormInstantShapeshifts into a dire bear, increasing melee attack power by 210, armor from items by 400% and Stamina by 25%. The Druid gains access to bear abilities and uses Rage. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects., Mangle (Bear)Instant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 12 secIn dire bear form, deals 115% weapon damage plus 155 and makes the target take 30% more damage from Shred and bleed effects for 12 seconds. is the priority attack, LacerateInstant · Duration 15 secIn bear form, deals 31 damage and makes the target bleed for 155 damage over 15 seconds, increased by attack power, while generating high threat. Stacks up to 5 times. makes the target bleed and stacks up to 5 times, and SwipeInstantIn bear form, deals 84 damage to up to 3 nearby enemies, increased by attack power. hits several enemies at once.
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 5%. increases the melee and ranged critical strike chance of the whole party. The last talent of the tree, MangleFeral Combat · Row 9 · 1 rankRequires: Leader of the Pack (1 rank)Mangles the target, dealing damage and increasing the damage it takes from bleed effects for 12 seconds. Usable in Cat or Dire Bear Form., deals damage and increases bleed damage taken by the target, in both cat and bear form.
Its role in PvE
In cat form, the goal is to deal steady damage while managing Energy and the mana spent on shapeshifting. In bear form, the priority is holding threat. In both roles, Rebirth2 sec cast · 20 min cooldownReturns a dead ally to life with 3200 health and 3200 mana, even in combat. Requires a reagent. resurrects an ally in the middle of combat.
