Druid
Feral Combat
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Feral Combat Druid
The Feral Combat Druid specialization in Wrath of the Lich King 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: melee attack power increased by 120, armor from cloth and leather items increased by 370% and Stamina increased by 25%. 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., the Druid maintains Savage RoarInstantIn cat form, finishing move that increases your physical damage by 30% for 14 / 19 / 24 / 29 / 34 seconds for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 combo points., RipInstant · Duration 12 secIn cat form, finishing move that makes the target bleed for 774 / 1332 / 1890 / 2448 / 3006 damage over 12 seconds for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 combo points, increased by attack power., RakeInstant · Duration 9 secIn cat form, rakes the target for 176 bleed damage plus 1074 more over 9 seconds, increased by attack power. Awards 1 combo point. and the Mangle (Cat)Instant · Duration 1 minIn cat form, deals 200% weapon damage plus 566 and increases the damage the target takes from bleeds by 30% for 1 minute. Awards 1 combo point. effect, and builds combo points with ShredInstantIn cat form, deals 225% weapon damage plus 666. Must be behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. from behind the target. Swipe (Cat)InstantIn cat form, deals 250% weapon damage to nearby enemies in front of you. finally gives it an area attack.
In Dire Bear FormInstantShapeshifts into a dire bear: melee attack power increased by 120, armor from cloth and leather items increased by 370% and Stamina increased by 25%. Shapeshifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-impairing effects., Mangle (Bear)Instant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 1 minIn dire bear form, deals 115% weapon damage plus 299 and increases the damage the target takes from bleeds by 30% for 1 minute. is the top-priority attack, Faerie Fire (Feral)Instant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 5 minIn animal form, reduces the target's armor by 5% for 5 minutes and prevents it from stealthing or turning invisible. In bear form, also deals damage based on attack power and generates additional threat. deals damage and generates threat, LacerateInstant · Duration 15 secIn bear form, deals 88 damage and makes the target bleed for 320 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 Swipe (Bear)InstantIn bear form, deals 108 damage to 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 and raid members within 100 yards by 5%. increases the party's melee and ranged critical strike chance. The final talent of the tree, BerserkFeral Combat · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 15 secFor 15 seconds, Mangle (Bear) has no cooldown and hits up to 3 targets, and the Energy cost of all your Cat Form abilities is reduced by 50%. Tiger's Fury cannot be used during this effect. Removes fear effects and makes you immune to fear for the duration., removes the cooldown of Mangle (Bear)Instant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 1 minIn dire bear form, deals 115% weapon damage plus 299 and increases the damage the target takes from bleeds by 30% for 1 minute. and reduces the Energy cost of cat abilities.
Its role in PvE
In cat form, the goal is to keep your effects up at all times by managing Energy carefully. In bear form, the priority is holding threat, with defensive abilities such as Survival InstinctsFeral Combat · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 20 secTemporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 seconds in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat Form. The health is lost when the effect ends., BarkskinInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 12 secReduces all damage taken by 20% for 12 seconds, and damaging attacks no longer delay spellcasting. Usable while stunned, frozen, incapacitated, feared or asleep, and in all forms. and Frenzied RegenerationInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 10 secIn bear form, converts up to 10 Rage per second into health for 10 seconds. Each point of Rage becomes 0.3% of maximum health.. In both roles, Rebirth2 sec cast · 10 min cooldownResurrects a dead ally, even in combat, with 6400 health and 4700 mana. Requires a Starleaf Seed. resurrects an ally during combat.
