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Feral Druid Gear, Tier Sets & BiS - Battle for Azeroth 8.3
By Guiltyas
Last updated
2020/01/31 at 2:16 PM
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Gear is one of the most important elements in WoW to strengthen your Feral Druid, providing massive amounts of stats as well as armor, procs, and set bonuses.
In this guide, we will explain how to obtain the best gear for your Feral Druid in World of Warcraft: and how to check if a piece is BiS, an upgrade or just bad. This guide will help you select the best pieces of gear from Dungeons and Raids in BFA, whether they be weapons, trinkets, armor,
Azerite Traits
, or
Corruption
.
Should you wish to learn about all the various sources for gear in the expansion, check out our
Gearing Up in Battle for Azeroth Overview
.
Playing WoW Classic?
Click here for the Classic Version of the Feral Druid Guide!
Overview
Beginners
Azerite
Essences
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Talent Builds
Rotation, Priority, and Abilities
Advanced Concepts
Stats
Gear
Consumables
Simulations
Correcting Mistakes
Mythic+
NEW Ny'alotha Tips
Macros & Addons
WeakAuras
Common Terms
About the Author
My name is Guiltyas, I raid in Whatever on Auchindoun Alliance, where I rejoined after Uldir. I've played feral since Wrath when I picked it up as main. I'm well respected in the Feral community and you can find me talking about Feral (passionately) in a few different places,
Twitter
, my
stream
, and of course the
Dreamgrove Discord
!
I enjoy walks on the beach and this is really what makes me reliable on the subject of Ferals! I do not own a cat :(
Recommended Gear
What is the BIS Feral Druid gear?
Because
Corruption
allows gear from many different sources to be competitive, targeting your absolute Best in Slot gear isn't entirely realistic; instead, we've created a Best in Slot list from the ideal Feral Druid raid drops found in Ny'alotha, to help you decide what to prioritize and how best to spend your
Seal of Wartorn Fate
.
While raid drops are generally the most reliable way of getting high item level gear, many other items can be just as good if not better, so you should reference the stat priorities listed on the
stats page
and our
Raidbots guide
to help determine your own BiS gear based on what is available to you.
Slot
Name
Boss
Head
Stygian Guise
Maut
Neck
Heart of Azeroth
BfA Campaign
Shoulders
Spaulders of Aberrant Allure
Il'gynoth
Cloak
Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve
8.3 Quests
Chest
Darkheart Robe
Vexiona
Wrist
Bracers of Dark Prophecy
Prophet Skitra
Hands
Gloves of Abyssal Authority
Drest'agath
Waist
Belt of Braided Vessels
Il'gynoth
Legs
Macabre Ritual Pants
Prophet Skitra
Feet
Corpuscular Leather Greaves
Fury of N'Zoth
Ring 1
Ring of Collective Consciousness
Ka'zir
Ring 2
Ring of Cosmic Potential
N'Zoth the Corruptor
Trinket 1
Ashvane's Razor Coral
Lady Ashvane
Trinket 2
Writhing Segment of Drest'agath
Drest'agath
Weapon
An'zig Vra
Maut
Slot
Name
Boss
Head
Shroud of Unmooring Whispers
Za'qul
Neck
Heart of Azeroth
BfA Campaign
Shoulders
Shoulderpads of Frothing Rage
Radiance of Azshara
Cloak
Cloak of Ill Tidings
Za'qul
Chest
Blackwater Shimmerscale Vest
Blackwater Behemoth
Wrist
Cultured Pearl Armbands
Lady Ashvane
Hands
Gloves of Incomparable Beauty
Queen Azshara
Waist
Beloved Monarch's Waistwrap
Queen Azshara
Legs
Formcrafter's Pants
Orgozoa
Feet
Ancient Tempest Striders
Radiance of Azshara
Ring 1
Boralus Noble's Seal
Lady Ashvane
Ring 2
Ring of the Highborne Courtier
Silivaz the Zealous
Trinket 1
Ashvane's Razor Coral
Lady Ashvane
Trinket 2
Dribbling Inkpod
Orgozoa
Weapon
Shiver Venom Lance
Abyssal Commander Sivara
Slot
Name
Boss
Head
Cowl of Righteous Resolve
Frida Ironbellows
Neck
Heart of Azeroth
BfA Campaign
Shoulders
Mestrah's Singing Spaulders
Manceroy Flamefist
Cloak
High Tinker's Cape
High Tinker Mekkatorque
Chest
Mekkatorque's Bomber Jacket
High Tinker Mekkatorque
Wrist
Bracers of Regal Devotion
BOE Trash Drop
Hands
Mech-Jockey Grips
High Tinker Mekkatorque
Waist
Stretched Sinew Waistcord
Grong
Legs
Cranedancer Leggings
Ma'ra Grimfang
Feet
Embossed Deckwalkers
Lady Jaina Proudmoore
Ring 1
Band of Multi-Sided Strikes
Ma'ra Grimfang
Ring 2
Lord Admiral's Signet
Lady Jaina Proudmoore
Trinket 1
Kimbul's Razor Claw
Pa'ku's Aspect
Trinket 2
Variable Intensity Gigavolt Oscillating Reactor
High Tinker Mekkatorque
Weapon
Hornridged Crusher
Grong
Slot
Name
Boss
Head
Irontide Captain's Hat
Yazma
Neck
Heart of Azeroth
BfA Campaign
Shoulders
Mantle of Fastidious Machinations
Harlan Sweete
Cloak
Cloak of Questionable Intent
Rixxa Fluxflame
Chest
Cephalohide Jacket
Viq'Goth
Wrist
Servo-Arm Bindings
Coin-Operated Crowd Pummeler
Hands
Underrot Grotto Tenders
Cragmaw the Infested
Waist
Port Pillager's Belt
Dread Captain Lockwood
Legs
Pathogenic Legwraps
MOTHER
Feet
Sand-Shined Snakeskin Sandals
Sand-crusted Striker
Ring 1
Seal of Questionable Loyalties
Captain Eudora
Ring 2
Ritual Binder's Ring
Mchimba the Embalmer
Trinket 1
Darkmoon Deck: Fathoms
Inscription
Trinket 2
Galecaller's Boon
Galecaller Faye
Weapon
Twin-Strike Polearm
Adderis
Slot
Name
Boss
Head
Cowl of Dark Portents
Zul
Neck
Heart of Azeroth
BfA Campaign
Shoulders
Usurper's Bloodcaked Spaulders
Mythrax the Unraveler
Cloak
Cloak of Rippling Whispers
Zul
Chest
Tunic of the Sanguine Deity
G'huun
Wrist
Splatterguards
BOE Trash Drop
Hands
Gloves of Descending Madness
Taloc
Waist
Replicated Chitin Cord
Zek'voz
Legs
Leggings of Lingering Infestation
MOTHER
Feet
Quarantine Protocol Treads
Zek'voz
Ring 1
Rot-Scour Ring
MOTHER
Ring 2
Band of Certain Annihilation
Mythrax the Unraveler
Trinket 1
Construct Overcharger
Taloc
Trinket 2
Frenetic Corpuscle
Fetid Devourer
Weapon
Void-Binder
Zek'voz
Trinkets
Azerite Armor
See the
Azerite page
for more details
Corruption for Feral Druid
Corruption is a new system added in Visions of N'zoth that replaces Titanforging. When a piece of gear corrupts, it gains a beneficial effect, like an increase in stats or damage done, but it also increases your Corruption. Increased levels of Corruption cause negative effects like slow, periodic damage taken, or even reduced healing received.
Learn more about Corruption for Feral Druid in our
Corruption Page
, including which Corruption effects to aim for and how much Corruption should you get.
Feral Druid Corruption Guide
Corruption System Overview
Sources of Gear
There are many ways to gear in Battle for Azeroth, each with their own item level range, although due to Titanforging and Corruption, it is possible for some of those items to become much better than normal, competing or surpassing gear from higher content. With Season 4, the current Titanforging cap is item level
455
, with Corruption being possible to happen in any item from Season 4.
In addition to the occasional weekend quests, reputation vendors, and other semi-unique sources of gear, the common repeatable sources of gear are:
Content
Item Level
Note
World Quests
285-415
Scales with Player item level
Emissary Caches
325-445
Scales with Player item level
World Bosses
355
Rotating once per week
Nazjatar World Bosses
415
Rotating once per week
Uldum/Vale of Eternal Blossoms World Bosses
445
Rotating once per week
Arathi Warfront Open World Rare Mobs
340
Once per control phase (3-4 weeks)
Arathi Warfront World Boss
370
Once per control phase (3-4 weeks)
Heroic Arathi Warfront Quest
430
Once per control phase (3-4 weeks)
Darkshore Warfront Open World Rare Mobs
370
Once per control phase (3-4 weeks)
Darkshore Warfront World Boss
400
Once per control phase (3-4 weeks)
Heroic Darkshore Warfront Quest
460
Once per control phase (3-4 weeks)
Dungeons
400 / 415 / 430
Normal / Heroic / Mythic
Uldir Raid
340 / 355 / 370 / 385
LFR / Normal / Heroic / Mythic
Battle of Dazar'alor Raid
370 / 385 / 400 / 415
LFR / Normal / Heroic / Mythic
Crucible of Storms Raid
380 / 395 / 410 / 425
LFR / Normal / Heroic / Mythic
The Eternal Palace Raid
400 / 415 / 430 / 445
LFR / Normal / Heroic / Mythic
Ny'alotha, the Waking City
430 / 445 / 460 / 475
LFR / Normal / Heroic / Mythic
Additionally, Mythic+ dungeons offer their own scaling rewards. Each completion awards gear from that dungeon upon completion, while the weekly cache contains a single item based on the highest keystone completed in the week prior and drawn from a pool of all dungeons. An important note is that Azerite Armor cannot drop from keystones directly, it can only be obtained by spending
Titan Residuum
.
Note that completing higher keys beyond +15 doesn't increase the item level of the rewards, but increases the amount of
Titan Residuum
received in the Weekly Chest.
Keystone Level
End of Dungeon
Weekly Cache
Titan Residuum
Received
Mythic 2
435
440
220
Mythic 3
435
445
310
Mythic 4
440
450
400
Mythic 5
445
450
490
Mythic 6
445
455
580
Mythic 7
450
460
670
Mythic 8
450
460
760
Mythic 9
450
460
850
Mythic 10
455
465
1700
Mythic 11
455
465
1790
Mythic 12
460
470
1880
Mythic 13
460
470
1970
Mythic 14
460
470
2060
Mythic 15+
465
475
2150
Numbers above are current estimates for Season 4
Finding Your Best Upgrades - Presenting the Droptimizer
The
Droptimizer
is a tool that uses current information from your character to calculate which bosses in a certain raid and in certain difficulty provide the largest immediate upgrades for you.
it uses the most recent information about your character and the latest theorycraft available to see how big of an upgrade is each piece of loot in a certain raid in a given difficulty.
It is the perfect tool to help you plan your bonus rolls, or check if you need loot from a certain boss or not.
Learn more about the Droptimizer in our
in-depth review of the tool
.
Titan Residuum
Titan Residuum
is a currency added in Patch 8.1 tied directly to the Azerite System. With its addition, the Weekly Mythic+ Cache no longer has a chance to drop Azerite Armor, instead, it gives a non-Azerite Armor item plus a handful of Titan Residuum based on your highest keystone completed in the previous week.
This
Titan Residuum
is used then to purchase Azerite Armor from
Thaumaturge Vashreen
, located in Boralus and Dazar'alor.
Thaumaturge Vashreen
offers both random Azerite Armor at a low cost and specific Azerite Armor pieces at a premium price.
item Level
Cost
Random 445
5
Titan Residuum
Random 460
0
Titan Residuum
Random 475
0
Titan Residuum
Specific 475
0
Titan Residuum
Another source of
Titan Residuum
is scrapping or disenchanting unwanted Azerite Armor. Every piece you destroy using these methods will yield some
Titan Residuum
based on its item level, starting at 340 item level. Note that only pieces obtained starting in Patch 8.1 will yield any
Titan Residuum
, regardless of its item level.
Item Level
Titan Residuum Obtained
< 400
0
400
1
415
5
430
20
445
100
460
500
475
1000
Numbers above are current estimates for Season 4
Notable Ny'alotha Gear
Ny'alotha includes several pieces of gear of have special effects that may influence your gearing or gameplay as discussed below.
Corrupted Gear
Corrupted items
can be obtained from all content rather than only Ny'alotha, but play a big role in optimizing performance, as many of the effects can be very powerful at the cost of potentially debilitating side effects. Dealing with these effects can also play a major role in encounter strategy, so pay particular attention to your level of corruption and reference the boss tips listed above.
Exactly how much corruption you want to stack or what corrupted pieces you want to use is dependent on what you have available to you, and you can read up more about Corruptions, how they work, and which are best for your Feral Druid in our
Feral Druid Corruption Guide
, but here are a couple Corruptions to watch out for:
Lash of the Void
- Deals big damage but purely single target
Infinite Stars
- Deals big damage but purely single target
Gushing Wound
- Deals big damage but purely single target
Echoing Void
- Deals big damage and it hits AOE too!
Ny'alotha Corrupted Weapons
Besides random corruption effects, weapons from the new Ny'alotha raid also have exclusive effects on them, which can be quite powerful. Similar to random corruption effects, if you obtain a weapon with a subpar effect, you can always cleanse it. As a Feral Druid, there's two weapons you can get.:
An'zig Vra
always comes with
Devour Vitality
- this is the best effect we can get as a guaranteed roll (on single target), so naturally you're going to want it. It's pretty good due to Ferals base 1s attack speed, and means Feral will have a portion of its dps scale with stamina, but that's unlikely be a relevant gearing consideration.
Qwor N'lyeth
always comes with
Echoing Void
. It's a pretty good effect and is only narrowly beaten by
An'zig Vra
on single target.
Benthic Gear
For more information on Benthic Gear take a look at the
Benthic Gear Guide
. They can roll sockets so if possible these are ideal.
For feral the pieces that concern you are:
Feet -
Akana's Reefstrider Footwraps
- Makes your Crit's deal 3% more damage. These are likely an upgrade no matter the ilvl. They're reasonably insane.
Bracers -
Fathomstalker Wristwraps
- Deals damage in an AOE, not as good single target but obviously better in AOE.
Bracers -
Ori's Tidal Wristwraps
- Deals single target direct damage.
Belt -
Vim's Scalecrusher Clasp
- Deals some damage, This is really good fairly universally.
Belt -
Fathomstalker Waistband
- Causes you to deal bonus damage to Aberrations, This covers Orogoza and Za'quul in Eternal Palace
Gloves -
Poen's Deepsea Grips
- The worst of the benthic slots, but still probably an upgrade. One thing to consider is that Azshara also drops a pair of leather Gloves that are likely an upgrade over these.
Mechagon Gear
The Mechagon Dungeon and reps have a variety of gear we like, The main piece to consider from reps are the
Pocket-Sized Computation Device
and
Cyclotronic Blast
combination, which together will put you in good stead all through Mythic Eternal Palace.
The main gear to consider from the Dungeon is the Logic and Bit loops.
Logic -
Logic Loop of Division
or
Logic Loop of Recursion
are the two options for this set. You'll prefer Division if possible.
Bit -
Overclocking Bit Band
or
Logic Loop of Division
are the two options you'll consider for this set. Shorting is the preffered option if possible.
The value of the two together is about double the value of a socket. So should be competitive through mythic if you can complete a set! Alone they do nothing however.
Leveling Legendaries
Legion legendaries will continue to work until you reach level 116, this means you can continue to benefit from them while leveling. For the most part when choosing legendaries for leveling I’d recommend a heavier focus on utility than damage, however, there are some legendaries that provide both.
The Legendary I would recommend the most highly for this period is Sephuz Secret, it provides both utility and a substantial damage boost, it’s also easy to frequently proc to get even more out of it.
As a second legendary for leveling there are a few different options that you can choose between, these are listed below with their advantages and some notes.
Chatoyant - With downtime between mobs the ability to build up the 200 energy frequently can come in handy for questing.
Ekkowraith - Additional movement speed and either range or survivability is a nice QOL bonus. Unfortunately, this takes the slot of an Azerite piece so it might not last too long.
Luffas - Additional range for pulling and tagging mobs is always nice. The damage increase could be better but the utility is positive.
KJBW - a bit extra burst damage for big pulls and a big statstick
Crafted Boots - 3 sockets for maximizing haste and a load of movespeed for utility. The flying effect won’t work.
Of the above, if I were to provide a firm recommendation it would be between Chatoyant and the Crafted Boots. Try out different combos yourself for something that works for you! If your only concern is damage then as always simming is your friend.
Feral Druid Stats
With the addition of bleeds and haste scaling, for the most part, your stat priority will be heavily shifted towards haste.
For a more in-depth look at stats, check out our
Feral Druid Stat Priority Guide
.
Our Feral Druid guides are always updated with the latest information from in-game experience, simulations, and logs; make sure to check our changelog to this page, by clicking on
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at the top of the page. If you are interested in more in-depth Feral Druid guides for Visions of N'zoth, Battle for Azeroth's third and final content patch, make sure to browse the
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