PvE Feral Druid Tank Stat Priority – WoW Classic

wow classic pve feral druid tank stat priority

Here you can find the best stats and stat priority for Feral Druid Tanks. The stats are listed in terms of importance, with each stat being explained in-depth, including any possible stat caps.

Compared to the other Tanking specializations, Feral Druids have a different stat priority, favoring a mix of high offensive and defensive stats such as Critical Strike Chance, Agility, Strength, Armor, Dodge Chance, and Stamina over traditional tanking stats. Since Feral Druids can’t block or parry, Parry Chance and Block Chance are completely useless for them, with Armor, Defense, Dodge Chance, and Stamina being the favored stats.

In addition, the itemization process for Feral Druid Tanks should be viewed as a mix of Stat Weighs, meaning that balancing out the amount of stats that you acquire to maximize the overall performance is ideal. The best example is that 2 Stamina is often better than 1 Agility while 2 Agility is better than 1 stamina. The stats are divided between Threat Generation stats and Mitigation stats. As an example, Strength is considered a Threat Generation stat, and Armor is considered a pure Mitigation stat. Agility fits in between both categories as it provides both Threat Generation and Mitigation.

Stat Priority

  1. Hit Chance
  2. Stamina
  3. Armor
  4. Defense
  5. Critical Strike Chance
  6. Strength
  7. Agility
  8. Haste (Attack Speed)
  9. Feral Attack Power
  10. Dodge Chance
  11. Attack Power

Hit Chance is one of the most important stat for any Tanking specialization, ensuring that your character can land hits against level 63 targets. Feral Druid Tanks require Hit Chance to ensure that they keep their Threat Generation up. The cap for Hit Chance is 9%, however, it is impossible to achieve the cap in the first phases, especially since Feral Druid has no Hit Chance talents. Feral Druid Tanks manage to get a higher Hit Chance in the later phases, reaching the cap around Ahn’Qiraj and Naxxramas.

Stamina is among the most important stats for Feral Druid Tanks, increasing their overall Health Pool and adding to their EHP (Effective Health Pool). Feral Druids are well-known as EHP tanks, having the highest amount of HP among all the Tanking specializations, meaning that you will want to stack as much Stamina as possible without dampening the rest of your Mitigation and Offensive stats.

Armor is yet another one of the important Mitigation stats for Feral Druids, especially since it scales so much with Dire Bear Form and contributes directly to their EHP. Armor reduces the overall Physical Damage received by players, directly contributing to EHP. This stat should be stacked as much as possible without dampening the rest of the stats, ideally aiming to reach as much armor as possible by also benefitting from special Healer effects such as Improved Lay on Hands, Ancestral Healing, and Inspiration. In addition, this stat can be further enhanced by using the Thick Hide talent, even if the large majority of the community considers it to be a bad talent.

Defense is a Mitigation stat that prevents players from being afflicted by Crushing Blows while also granting raw Dodge Chance and increasing the chance that any attack received is missed. The cap for Defense in WoW Classic is 440 to avoid Crushing Blows completely, after which, every additional Defense increases the overall Damage Mitigation received by the stat.

Critical Strike Chance is a stat that allows players to land critical hits, resulting in double damage. Feral Druid Tanks benefit from Critical Strike Chance from 2 points of view: Increased Threat Generation and Rage Generation. The first part is directly related to the higher overall Damage Output while the second is directly granted tied to the Primal Fury talent. As a Feral Druid, you also gain increased Critical Strike Chance from Agility, meaning that you will stack a considerable amount, especially through the later phases of WoW Classic.

Strength is a stat that directly increases Attack Power for Feral Druids, granting them 2 Attack Power per point of Strength. Since Agility doesn’t increase Attack Power for them, Feral Druids will want to stack a considerable amount of Strength to ensure that their overall Threat Generation is considerably high.

Agility is a stat that increases Armor, Critical Strike Chance, and Dodge Chance for Feral Druids. This stat should be stacked alongside other stats such as Strength, finding itself on almost every gear piece, especially since it grants both Threat Generation and Mitigation for Feral Druids. You should stack as much Agility as possible without dampening the rest of the stats.

Haste (Attack Speed) is a stat that increases the frequency of your attacks! This stat is very good on Feral Druids, although, it comes in very specific forms, being extremely rare in WoW Classic. The best and most well-known way to acquire this stat is through the Manual Crowd Pummeler item, although the buff gets lost if you weapon swap. Other ways such as specific enchants or engineering gadgets can be used to gain Haste, although not in such high amounts.

Feral Attack Power is a stat that directly improves the Attack Power of Feral Druids while they are shapeshifted. The stat is amazing for increasing overall Threat Generation and can mainly be obtained from weapons. However, in many cases, it is not required since Haste (Attack Speed) is often better, especially since it is mainly gained from weapons such as the well-known Manual Crowd Pummeler.

Dodge Chance is a stat that is a bit conflictual for Feral Druids in WoW Classic. The stat itself is theoretically amazing, however, in practice, it performs poorly when compared to raw EHP generated by Armor/Stamina. You will automatically gain Dodge Chance from Defense and Agility as a Feral Druid, meaning that you don’t have to specifically pick the raw Dodge Chance stat.

Attack Power in itself is not a stat that Feral Druids should seek to gain in its raw state, with them mainly wanting it from Strength items and Feral Attack Power. You should avoid items that have raw Attack Power as they genuinely give lesser stats than items that give Strength or Feral Attack Power.

 

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