DPS Rotation & Cooldowns
This rotation guide provides a quick, basic understanding of which abilities to prioritize when playing a Feral Druid, along with additional details on important cooldowns at the bottom. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1).
Single Target
Ensure Rake and Rip are active before engaging the target.
- Activate before combat starts.
- From Stealth to trigger Pouncing Strikes.
- Generate Combo Points until 5.
- Cast on cooldown.
- Use at low energy to maximize its effect.
- Apply with 5 Combo Points if not active or expiring soon.
- Use to spend excess Combo Points after Rip.
- Use at 0-1 Combo Points, follow with a finisher.
- Use on cooldown, ideally with Tigers Fury.
- Use when low on energy and Combo Points.
- Maintain on the target if not active or expiring soon.
- Use if close to 3 charges.
- Maintain if using Lunar Inspiration.
Focus on maintaining Rake and Rip while generating Combo Points with Shred. Use Tigers Fury and Berserk to amplify damage, and spend Combo Points efficiently with Ferocious Bite and Feral Frenzy.
AoE
Ensure Thrash is applied to all targets before engaging multiple enemies.
- Cast on cooldown, ideally on a target with fewer stacks.
- Use with 5 Combo Points when Rip is inactive or expiring soon.
- Use on cooldown while low on energy.
- Use on cooldown, ideally with Tigers Fury.
- Use at 0-1 Combo Points.
- Use during Berserk for maximum damage.
- Maintain on all targets if not active or expiring soon.
- Apply to as many targets as possible.
- Use if close to 3 charges.
- Maintain on multiple targets if using Lunar Inspiration.
In AoE, prioritize Adaptive Swarm and Primal Wrath for damage. Maintain Thrash and Rake on multiple targets while using Tigers Fury and Berserk to amplify your damage.
Cooldowns
Use cooldowns strategically to maximize damage output.
- Major damage cooldown, use on cooldown.
- Use to boost damage and energy regeneration.
- Cast for a burst of free spells, ideally with Berserk.
Utilize Berserk and Tigers Fury to enhance damage output, and cast Convoke The Spirits during cooldowns for maximum effect.