World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide
Feral Cat Druid: PvP
How Feral Cat Druid fights other players in the open world: where it ranks on the PvP tier lists, and why.
Forecast. Rated from the client data and our research, before anyone has played it at this level on this build. Where the data stops, the write-up says what it assumed. Rated as of , build 1.60.1.70450.
Battlegrounds are not rated yet; builds, matchups and battleground roles are being written for this spec. Honor, ranks, gear and the battlegrounds themselves are on PvP in World of Warcraft: Forever.
Verdict
- At 60
- Ranked 17 of 28 on Open-World PvP
The best opener in the class:
Prowl, 
Dash and 
Pounce, then bleeds and combo points, with nothing to peel or heal once it is caught. - While leveling
- Ranked 13 of 28 on Open-World PvP Leveling
A Bear until 20, then a Cat with
Prowl and Dash, but its stun waits until Pounce at 36 and it drops to Bear to survive two. - Battlegrounds
- Not rated yet.
Profile
The rubric the lists score on, 1 to 5 on each line, with the weight each line carries. The class’s other specs are shown at 60 for comparison.
| Criterion | Weight | At 60 | While leveling | Balance | Feral Bear | Restoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burst and kill pressure | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Survival and escapes | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Control | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Fighting outnumbered | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Choosing the fight | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Sustain between fights | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Group fights | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Weighted score | 3.00 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 3.25 | 2.80 |
Strengths and weaknesses
At 60
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| Prowl, Dash and Pounce | Pounce is the only stun |
 Feral Swiftness +30% speed | No heal in form |
 Berserk three-target  Primal Bite |  Bash and the interrupting  Feral Charge are Bear only |
 Faerie Fire answers stealth | No peel in a two-on-one |
 Leader of the Pack and  Rebirth |
Why it ranks where it does on Open-World PvP
Cat opens from Prowl with Pounce, a 2 s stun, or 
Ravage, then 
Shred, 
Rake, 
Rip and 
Ferocious Bite on combo points. Berserk makes Primal Bite hit three targets with no cooldown and adds crit chance to builders. Control is thin: Pounce is the only stun in Cat, Bash is Bear only, Cat's Feral Charge is a leap behind the target on a 30 s cooldown that neither roots nor interrupts, and there are no roots in the Feral tree.
Shifts break 
Polymorph and snares, Dash gives +60% speed and Feral Swiftness +30%, and 
Nature's Grasp and 
Barkskin help, but there is no heal in form and a heal costs 55% of base mana to leave and re-enter. Against two it can run or drop to Bear, with no peel. It picks the fight, since Prowl, Dash, Feral Swiftness and Faerie Fire answer stealth. It bandages and eats after fights, and is a fast runner with Leader of the Pack and Rebirth.
It is not B because once its opener is spent it has no stun, no heal and no peel, so control and outnumbered both score 2. 3.00 is 0.25 short of B.
While leveling
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
 Bear Form tank body from 10 | Must shift to Bear against two |
| Prowl at 20 and Dash at 26 | No stealth before 20 |
| Pounce at 36 | First Cat stun at 36 |
| Bash at 14 | Heals mean leaving form |
Why it ranks where it does on Open-World PvP Leveling
Bear Form at 10 does the early work, with 
Maul and 
Swipe. Cat Form comes at 20 with 
Claw, Rip, Prowl and Shred rank 1, Ravage at 32 and Ferocious Bite at 32. Control starts with Bash at 14 and Feral Charge at 20 in Bear (Cat's Feral Charge is a leap with no root or interrupt), and the first Cat stun is Pounce at 36.
Bear Form from 10 is a tank body, shifts break snares, 
Frenzied Regeneration comes at 36 and Barkskin at 44. In a two-on-one it must leave Cat for Bear. It has no stealth until Prowl at 20, then Dash at 26 and Pounce at 36, so it opens as Bear before 20. Healing means leaving form at 55% of base mana a shift, and its Rebirth and Bash are Balance's kit too, with 
Challenging Roar needing Bear.
It is not B because its first Cat stun comes at 36, it must change to Bear to survive two players, and it heals only by leaving form, so outnumbered, sustain and objectives score 2. 2.80 is 0.45 short of B.
Leveling timeline
The level each of Feral Cat’s PvP tools arrives. A talent shows at the earliest level a point can reach it; the Talented Legacy perk brings talents 5 levels sooner.
- Level 8
Entangling Roots - Level 10 Nature's Grasp
- Level 14 Bash
- Level 18 Faerie Fire
- Level 20 Feral Charge (talent)
- Level 24
Remove Curse - Level 26 Dash,
Abolish Poison - Level 30
Travel Form - Level 36 Pounce
- Level 40
Innervate - Level 44 Barkskin
Races
The Druid’s races as Races PvP ranks them, best first.
Alliance
Night Elf: Shadowmeld, extra stealth and speed give the joint best mobility of any race, and 
Elune's Light is a crit burst, but it breaks nothing.
Skyborne (High Order): 
Wind Blessed gives steady haste, but High Order has no control break, no defensive and only a glide for mobility.
Horde
Tauren: 
War Stomp and 
Plainsrunning give the best mobility and 
Endurance adds health, but it breaks nothing and has the weakest burst.- Skyborne (Windshaper): Wind Blessed gives steady haste and
Skysight a 30 second sprint, but it has no control break and no defensive.
What we don’t know yet
At 60
Rated on assumptions:
- Everything at 60 is projected; nobody has played past the beta cap of 30.
- Pounce ranks at 46 and 56 and Berserk are past the cap and are projected from client data.
- Cat's Feral Charge (a leap behind the target, 30 s cooldown, no root or interrupt) comes from Blizzard's class deep dive; there is no client tooltip for it, and it is untested against players.
- Barkskin at 44 is projected.
What would move it: Cat's Feral Charge leap measured in the open test, or documented diminishing returns on Pounce.
While leveling
Rated on assumptions:
- Ravage and Ferocious Bite at 32, Pounce at 36 and Frenzied Regeneration at 36 are past the beta cap of 30 and are projected.
- Barkskin at 44 is projected.
- Cat's Feral Charge (a leap behind the target, 30 s cooldown, no root or interrupt) comes from Blizzard's class deep dive and is untested.
- The order of
Ferocity and Savage Fury near 20 is projected.
What would move it: Play past level 30 showing Pounce and Ravage arriving as projected, or Cat's Feral Charge leap measured in play.