Feral Druid Tank PVE Guide – WotLK

Welcome to the PVE Feral Druid Tank Guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King!

This guide will teach you how to play a Feral Druid Tank in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.

The first build is for players with lower gear levels. Two of the talents with one talent point – decide if you want Stun or AoE damage. Infected Wounds are not needed if a Death Knight is in your party.

The second build is for players with 4 piece T10 bonus.

Major Glyphs

• Low Gear Level
  • Glyph of Maul
  • Glyph of Growl
  • Glyph of Frenzied Regeneration
• With 4 Piece Tier 10 Bonus
  • Glyph of Maul
  • Glyph of Mangle
  • Glyph of Survival Instincts

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of Unburdened Rebirth
• Glyph of Challenging Roar
• Glyph of Thorns

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta – Austere Earthsiege Diamond or Effulgent Skyflare Diamond
• Blue
  • Nightmare Tear x1
  • Solid Majestic Zircon
• Yellow / Red
  If you need Hit or Expertise
  • Accurate Ametrine (Red/Yellow)
  • Glinting Ametrine (Red/Yellow)
  • Vivid Eye of Zul (Blue/Yellow)

• Head – Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
• Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
• Chest – Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers – Enchant Bracers – Major Stamina
• Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Major Agility
• Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs – Frosthide Leg Armor
• Boots – Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality
• Weapon – Enchant Weapon – Mongoose

• Cast Faerie Fire (Feral) at pull to generate extra aggro.
• Maul + Swipe (Bear) are your main AoE aggro abilities, use tab targeting to rotate through mobs
• Use Berserk at the start and spam Mangle and Maul on cooldown to generate aggro
• Keep up 5 stacks of Lacerate

• Growl
• Faerie Fire (Feral)
• Mangle (Bear) – Increases damage from Maul
• Maul
• Lacerate – Keep 5 stacks on the target all the time
• Swipe (Bear)

Long Cooldown Abilities

• Barkskin – has a low cooldown of 1 minute. Use it as much as you can but time it to maximize the efficacy
• Survival Instincts – is that last resort when you’re almost dead. Gives some extra time for the healers
• Survival Instincts + Frenzied Regeneration is a good combo.
• Enrage – a standard rage-generator. But It won’t reduce armor if you have Druid T10 Feral 4P Bonus (4 items from T10 set)