Usage percentages: share of surveyed Feral (Bear) Druids equipping each item (n=286). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.
Feral (Bear) Druid stat priority (Phase 2 PvE)
- Armor
- >Stamina
- >Defense/Resilience (crit immunity)
- >Agility
- >Expertise
Bears can't block crushes, so they win by making hits small: armor cap at 35k+, a health pool warriors can't match, and agility that doubles as dodge and crit — the mitigation math is different from every other tank.
Stat caps (raid)
| Stat | Cap | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hit Rating | 142 rating | 9% yellow cap sharply improves threat. You become uncrittable through talents/avoidance in TBC, not a Defense cap. |
| Expertise | 56 expertise | Frontal parry/dodge cap for tanks — reduces boss parry-haste risk and steadies threat. |
- Hit Rating: 9% yellow cap sharply improves threat. You become uncrittable through talents/avoidance in TBC, not a Defense cap.
- Expertise: Frontal parry/dodge cap for tanks — reduces boss parry-haste risk and steadies threat.
What to buy first (raid)
- 1
Become uncrittable
Reach the effective crit-immunity floor via defense/resilience and talents first — nothing else matters if a boss can crit you.
- 2
Stamina & armor (effective health)
The pool your healers work with. Prioritize survivability before threat.
- 3
Threat stats (hit, expertise, AP)
Once safe, add hit/expertise to hold aggro so your DPS can go all-out.
- 4
Tier set bonuses
Round out avoidance and threat set bonuses.
- 5
Avoidance trinkets, then gems & enchants
Situational survival cooldowns and stamina/threat tuning last.
Feral (Bear) Druid PvE FAQ
Where does Feral (Bear) Druid Phase 2 BiS come from?
From the gear worn by 286 top-ranked Feral (Bear) Druid DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 2 (Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.
What are the highest-consensus Feral (Bear) Druid items in Phase 2?
Nordrassil Feral-Kilt (87%), Nordrassil Feral-Mantle (81%), Nordrassil Chestplate (79%). When an item sits above ~70% among top parsers, treat it as the priority drop to chase.
Should I follow this list exactly for Phase 2?
Use it as a loot-priority guide, not a checklist — expand each slot's alternatives, because second-choice items are often within a few percent and drop from entirely different bosses in Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep.