WoW Wrath Classic: Feral (DPS) Druid Best in Slot Gear (WotLK)

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Best in Slot Pre-Raid

Best in Slot Phase 1

Feral Druid cats welcome a lot of beneficial changes from Burning Crusade. As we head into Classic Wrath of the Lich King, they offer plenty of utility and efficiency as they are near the top of our WotLK PvE DPS tier list.

Our Feral Cat Druid BIS guide will focus on what gear is best in slot for you as you begin your journey into Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Currently, we'll go over both pre-raid and Phase One best in slot lists. As additional phases are released, we'll update the list accordingly.

Special thanks to the theorycrafting communities for their work discussing items and working on simulations to find the best gear available for players. As always, the best thing to do to determine gear upgrades is to sim your DPS.

Cat DPS Best In Slot Pre-Raid

Item Slot Navigation Menu
Head	Neck	Shoulders	Back
Chest	Wrist	Hands	Waist
Legs	Feet	Rings	Trinkets
Weapon		Idol

Pre-Raid Best-In-Slot gear includes everything that can be obtained without stepping inside the first raids of WotLK. This includes gear obtained via Quests, Reputation Vendors, Professions, Dungeons, and Heroic Dungeons. There may also be a few pieces of gear from The Burning Crusade, namely Sunwell Plateau, that are still viable alternatives if you can find a group to go back and farm them.

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Head Pre Raid WotLK

Weakness Sprectralizers requires Engineering.

There is a handful of viable options from TBC that will still serve you well.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Weakness Spectralizers	Engineering craft - Bind on Equip	Etched Monarch Topaz Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
Viable	Mask of the Watcher	Ley-Guardian Eregos - Heroic Oculus	Nightmare Tear Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
Viable	Duplicitous Guise	Kil'jaeden - Sunwell Plateau	Bold Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
Viable	Cursed Vision of Sargeras	Illidan - Black Temple	Bold Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Neck Pre Raid WotLK

The emblem neck is your best bet here, which is great because the Jewelcraft one won't be cheap, and who honestly wants to go into Violet Hold?

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Pendant of the Outcast Hero	25 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Titanium Impact Choker	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Equip	Accurate Monarch Topaz
Viable	Necklace of Arcane Spheres	Xevozz - Heroic Violet Hold

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Shoulders Pre Raid WotLK

The list includes your best options you can pick up in Northrend. There are several viable options that carry over from Burning Crusade.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Trollwoven Spaulders	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Equip		Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Spaulders of the Careless Thief	Grand Magus Telestra - Heroic Nexus	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Sprinting Shoulderpads	Elder Nadox - Heroic Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom		Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Back Pre Raid WotLK

Your best options are both BOE crafts.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Cloak of the Gushing Wound	Erekem - Heroic Violet Hold	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Cloak of Bloodied Waters	Multiple enemies - Heroic Gundrak	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Embrace of Sorrow	Maiden of Grief - Heroic Halls of Stone	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Shroud of Reverberation	Volkhan - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Chest Pre Raid WotLK

Anytime you can pick up a tier option as a pre-raid bis item, you go for it.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Heroes' Dreamwalker Raiments	80 Emblem of Heroism	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Custodian's Chestpiece	Krik'thir the Gatewatcher - Heroic Azjol-Nerub		Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Darkheart Chestguard	Exalted with Knights of the Ebon Blade		Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Crystal-Infused Tunic	Keristrasza - Heroic Nexus	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Wrist Pre Raid WotLK

There's the Dragonfriend Bracers and there's everything else. Go get that rep and pick up your bis wrists.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Dragonfriend Bracers	Exalted with Wyrmrest Accord	Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Drake-Champion's Bracers	Multiple enemies - Heroic Nexus	Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Advanced Tooled-Leather Bands	Loken - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Bindings of the Tunneler	Skarvald the Constructor - Heroic Utgarde Keep	Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Hands Pre Raid WotLK

Picking up tier outside of raid is a winning situation, especially if you can pick up the 2-piece set bonus.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Heroes' Dreamwalker Handgrips	60 Emblem of Heroism	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher
Viable	Gilt-Edged Leather Gauntlets	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle		Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher
Viable	Gloves of Immortal Dusk	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Equip (TBC)	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher
Viable	Charged-Bolt Grips	Ionar - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Waist Pre Raid WotLK

Jorach's is not only the Feral Druid (cat) pre-raid bis belt but also an item you can purchase with emblems.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Jorach's Crocolisk Skin Belt	40 Emblem of Heroism	Bold Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear
Viable	Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt	Ingvar the Plunderer - Heroic Utgarde Keep	Bold Scarlet Ruby
Viable	Trollwoven Girdle	Leatherworking craft: Bind on Equip	Bold Scarlet Ruby

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Legs Pre Raid WotLK

There is a lot of overlap between bear and cat pre-raid bis. You can use that to your advantage and swap between roles with ease.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Gored Hide Legguards	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Mind-Expanding Leggings	Revered with Kirin Tor	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Ravenous Leggings of the Furbolg	Gortok Palehoof - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Icescale Leg Armor

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Feet Pre Raid WotLK

Are you picking up what I'm putting down about the Polar set yet?

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Boots of the Neverending Path	Exalted with Argent Crusade		Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Viable	Boots of the Whirling Mist	Sjonnir the Ironshaper - Heroic Halls of Stone		Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Viable	Slag Footguards	Volkhan - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Etched Monarch Topaz	Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Viable	Gorloc Muddy Footwraps	Eck the Ferocious - Heroic Gundrak	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Rings Pre Raid WotLK

Your bis rings are going to cost you a pretty penny. The only two options that aren't purchased from a vendor or are a BOE come from Heroic Gundrak and Heroic CoS.

Reminder that only enchanters can enchant rings.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Hemorrhaging Circle	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak		Enchant Ring - Assault
Best	Band of the Kirin Tor	8,500 Gold - Harold Winston		Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Titanium Impact Band	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Equip	Etched Monarch Topaz	Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Ring of the Kirin Tor	8,500 Gold - Harold Winston		Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Ring of Scarlet Shadows	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Equip	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Mobius Band	Chrono-Lord Epoch - Heroic Culling of Stratholme		Enchant Ring - Assault

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Trinkets Pre Raid WotLK

There are some solid options to pick up good trinkets from heroics, but your true Feral Druid DPS pre-raid bis items are the Darkmoon card and the emblem trinket.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location
Best	Darkmoon Card: Greatness	Darkmoon Nobles Deck
Best	Mirror of Truth	40 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Meteorite Whetstone	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle
Viable	Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood	Keristrasza - Heroic Nexus
Viable	Incisor Fragment	King Dred - Drak'Tharon Keep

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Weapon Pre Raid WotLK

Ideally, you're going to want a Two-Handed weapon, which is why the other options are not presented.

9/29/2022 Update - Staff of Trickery moved to #1 spot as it is currently simulating as higher DPS and is far easier to obtain than Titansteel Destroyer.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Staff of Trickery	Cyanigosa - Heroic Violet Hold	Enchant Weapon - Berserking
Viable	Titansteel Destroyer	Blacksmithing craft - Bind on Equip	Enchant Weapon - Berserking
Viable	Lightning Giant Staff	Loken - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Enchant Weapon - Berserking
Viable	Mojo Masked Crusher	The Prophet Tharon'ja - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep	Enchant Weapon - Berserking

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Idol Pre Raid WotLK

This is the easiest pickup in the game. Spend those 15 emblems as soon as you can.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location
Best	Idol of the Ravenous Beast	15 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Idol of Perspicacious Attacks	30 Venture Coin (Grizzly Hills)
Viable	Idol of the Wastes	My Old Enemy [A] / The Forsaken Blight [H]

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Cat DPS Best In Slot Phase One

Item Slot Navigation Menu
Head	Neck	Shoulders	Back
Chest	Wrist	Hands	Waist
Legs	Feet	Rings	Trinkets
Weapon		Idol

Phase one sees the introduction of the first wave of raids in Wrath of the Lich King, they are: Naxxramas, Obsidian Sanctum, and Eye of Eternity

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Head Phase 1 WotLK

Your tier piece is the undisputed best helm option.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Valorous Dreamwalker Headguard	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment,
Viable	Hood of the Exodus	Gothik the Harvester - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment,
Viable	Helm of the Vast Legions	Sapphiron - Naxxramas 10	Bold Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment,
Viable	Heroes' Dreamwalker Headguard	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 10	Bold Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment,

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Neck Phase 1 WotLK

Best of luck on your neck every week. There will be a lot of competition.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Favor of the Dragon Queen	Heroic Judgment at the Eye of Eternity	Bold Scarlet Ruby
Viable	Fool's Trial
Viable	Pendant of the Dragonsworn	Judgment at the Eye of Eternity	Bold Scarlet Ruby

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Shoulders Phase 1 WotLK

Tier is your best choice here; go get the 2-piece set bonus.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Valorous Dreamwalker Shoulderpads	Loatheb - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Concealment Shoulderpads	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 25		Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Spaulders of Egotism	Instructor Razuvious - Naxxramas 25		Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Spaulders of Resumed Battle	Noth the Plaguebringer - Naxxramas 10		Master's Inscription of the Axe (requires Inscription) or Greater Inscription of the Axe

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Back Phase 1 WotLK

The Kel'Thuzad loot is living up to its name. It's your cloak bis for phase one. Cloak of Mastery has hit if you need it.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Drape of the Deadly Foe	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Aged Winter Cloak	Mulitple enemies - Naxxramas 25	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Hammerhead Sharkskin Cloak	25 Emblem of Valor	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Cloak of Mastery	Sapphiron - Naxxramas 10	Swordguard Embroidery (requires Tailoring) or Enchant Cloak - Major Agility

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Chest Phase 1 WotLK

The Malygos chest is the clearcut Feral Druid DPS phase one bis chest piece.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Chestguard of the Recluse	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Tunic of Indulgence	Grobbulus - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Valorous Dreamwalker Raiments	Four Horsemen - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Blade-Scarred Tunic	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 10	Inscribed Monarch Topaz Inscribed Monarch Topaz	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Wrist Phase 1 WotLK

Keep in mind that you need to make sure you're hit capped if you're rocking the Sinner's Bindings.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Sinner's Bindings	Noth the Plaguebringer - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby	Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Thrusting Bands	Maexxna - Naxxramas 25		Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Wristwraps of the Cutthroat	60 Emblem of Valor		Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Cuffs of Dark Shadows	Heigan the Unclean - Naxxramas 10		Fur Lining - Attack Power (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Hands Phase 1 WotLK

The Frosted Adroit Handguards are your obvious bis, but they will be contested.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Frosted Adroit Handguards	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 25	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher
Viable	Dislocating Handguards	Grand Widow Faerlina - Naxxramas 25	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher
Viable	Gloves of Fast Reactions	Sapphiron - Naxxramas 25	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher
Viable	Valorous Dreamwalker Handgrips	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 25	Hyperspeed Accelerators (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Crusher

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Waist Phase 1 WotLK

Stalk-skin belt is the bis option provided you are hit capped.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Stalk-Skin Belt	Heigan the Unclean - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby
Viable	Belt of the Tortured	Patchwerk - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby
Viable	Jorach's Crocolisk Skin Belt	40 Emblem of Heroism	Bold Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Legs Phase 1 WotLK

Leggings of the Honored is a contested piece. Even though its better than everything else out there, you have plenty of options to choose from should you not be able to obtain it.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Leggings of the Honored	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear	Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Valorous Dreamwalker Legguards	Thaddius - Naxxramas 25	Bold Scarlet Ruby Bold Scarlet Ruby	Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Infectious Skitterer Leggings	Maexxna - Naxxramas 25		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Leggings of Fleeting Moments	Gothik the Harvester - Naxxramas 25		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Leggings of Discord	Maexxna - Naxxramas 10		Icescale Leg Armor

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Feet Phase 1 WotLK

In a common theme of our Feral Druid DPS bis list, make sure you're hit capped if you're rocking the Footwraps.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchant
Best	Footwraps of Vile Deceit	Loatheb - Naxxramas 25	Rigid Autumn's Glow	Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Viable	Dawnwalkers	Anub'Rekhan - Naxxramas 25		Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Viable	Boots of Captain Ellis	40 Emblem of Valor		Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker
Viable	Boots of the Worshiper	Grand Widow Faerlina - Naxxramas 10		Nitro Boosts (requires Engineering) or Enchant Boots - Icewalker

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Rings Phase 1 WotLK

If you need hit cap, pick up the Strong-Handed Ring. Otherwise, Surge Needle and Ring of Invincibility are your bis items.

Reminder that only enchanters can enchant rings.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Surge Needle Ring	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 10	Enchant Ring - Assault
Best	Ring of Invincibility	25 Emblem of Valor	Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Strong-Handed Ring	Multiple enemies - Naxxramas 25	Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Ruthlessness	Multiple enemies - Naxxramas 25	Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Greatring of Collision	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 10	Enchant Ring - Assault
Viable	Sealing Ring of Grobbulus	Grobbulus - Naxxramas 10	Enchant Ring - Assault

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Trinkets Phase 1 WotLK

The Darkmoon Card is really, really good and worth the cost. Grim Toll is your second best option, although Mirror of Truth and Loatheb's Shadow are solid backups.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location
Best	Darkmoon Card: Greatness	Darkmoon Nobles Deck
Best	Grim Toll	Multiple enemies - Naxxramas 25
Viable	Mirror of Truth	40 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Loatheb's Shadow	Loatheb - Naxxramas 10
Viable	Fury of the Five Flights	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 25
Viable	Meteorite Whetstone	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle

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Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Weapon Phase 1 WotLK

Ideally, you're going to want a Two-Handed weapon, which is why the other options are not presented.

Journey's End will be heavily contested, but it's worth it if you can snag it.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchant
Best	Journey's End	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25	Enchant Weapon - Berserking
Viable	Black Ice	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 10	Enchant Weapon - Berserking
Viable	Inevitable Defeat	Multiple enemies - Naxxramas 25	Enchant Weapon - Berserking
Viable	Cryptfiend's Bite	Heigan the Unclean - Naxxramas 25	Enchant Weapon - Berserking

Feral Druid DPS Best In Slot Idol Phase 1 WotLK

Feral DPS Druids have a solid upgrade in the idol slot from Naxx.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location
Best	Idol of Worship	Grand Widow Faerlina - Naxxramas 25
Viable	Idol of the Ravenous Beast	15 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Idol of Perspicacious Attacks	30 Venture Coin (Grizzly Hills)
Viable	Idol of the Wastes	My Old Enemy [A] / The Forsaken Blight [H]