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: The War Within (11.2.5).

Single Target

Ensure Prowl is active before combat begins.

• RakeView detailsApply from stealth to trigger Pouncing Strikes.
• MoonfireView detailsMaintain if using Lunar Inspiration.
• RipView detailsApply with 5 Combo Points and Tigers Fury active.
• Ferocious BiteView detailsUse with 5 Combo Points if Rip has >7 sec remaining.
• Tigers FuryView detailsUse on cooldown when 30 Energy below cap.
• Adaptive SwarmView detailsCast on cooldown.
• Feral FrenzyView detailsUse at 0-1 Combo Points.
• Brutal SlashView detailsUse if near 3 charges.
• ThrashView detailsMaintain if not active or expiring.
• ShredView detailsUse to generate Combo Points.

Maintain Rip and Rake with Tigers Fury active. Use Ferocious Bite for excess Combo Points and Adaptive Swarm on cooldown. Build Combo Points with Shred and Brutal Slash.

AoE

• Primal WrathView detailsApply Rip to all targets with 5 Combo Points.
• Ferocious BiteView detailsUse with 5 Combo Points or Apex Predators Craving proc.
• ThrashView detailsMaintain if not active or expiring.
• RakeView detailsApply to multiple targets.
• Brutal SlashView detailsUse with charges.
• MoonfireView detailsApply to multiple targets if using Lunar Inspiration.
• SwipeView detailsUse to generate Combo Points.

Use Primal Wrath to spread Rip, maintain Thrash and Rake on multiple targets. Spend Combo Points on Ferocious Bite and generate with Swipe or Brutal Slash.

Cooldowns

• BerserkView detailsUse on cooldown with Tigers Fury and Convoke The Spirits.
• Tigers FuryView detailsUse every 30 seconds when Energy is low.
• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsUse during Berserk and Tigers Fury.

Align Berserk, Tigers Fury, and Convoke The Spirits for maximum burst. Use Tigers Fury frequently to maintain Energy and boost damage.

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.