DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Feral Druid abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.0).

Single Target

Ensure Cat Form is active and enter Prowl before combat.

• RipView detailsApply if missing or in Pandemic with 5 Combo Points.
• Ferocious BiteView detailsUse with Apex Predators Craving procs.
• RakeView detailsApply if missing or in Pandemic.
• MoonfireView detailsApply if missing or in Pandemic.
• Feral FrenzyView detailsUse with Tigers Fury active.
• BerserkView detailsSync with Tigers Fury and Convoke The Spirits.
• ShredView detailsGenerate Combo Points when at 0.

Maintain Rip, Rake, and Moonfire on the target. Use Ferocious Bite with procs and Feral Frenzy during Tigers Fury. Sync Berserk with other cooldowns and generate Combo Points with Shred.

AoE

Ensure Cat Form is active and enter Prowl before combat.

• Primal WrathView detailsApply Rip if missing or in Pandemic.
• Ferocious BiteView detailsUse with Apex Predators Craving procs.
• SwipeView detailsGenerate Combo Points.
• BerserkView detailsSync with Tigers Fury and Convoke The Spirits.
• Feral FrenzyView detailsUse on cooldown.

Apply Rip with Primal Wrath and use Ferocious Bite with procs. Generate Combo Points with Swipe and sync Berserk with other cooldowns.

Cooldowns

• BerserkView detailsSync with Tigers Fury and other cooldowns.
• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsUse when debuffs are applied and sync with Tigers Fury.
• Tigers FuryView detailsUse on cooldown for energy and damage boost.

Use Berserk and Convoke The Spirits with Tigers Fury for maximum effect. Ensure debuffs are active before using major cooldowns.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.