Stat Priorities
Stat Ranking
The general Stat Priority for Feral is:
Agility > Mastery > Crit > Haste > Versatility
Mastery is typically the dominant stat, with the remainder remaining relatively close in value. Mastery and Haste usually gain a bit of value in AOE, while Crit is a bit weaker in AOE.
However, even individual talents can shift the priority quite a bit, and it’s always recommended to sim individual gear upgrades.
Stat Outline
Mastery is generally your best Secondary Stat; item level is a good indicator of upgrades for the most part, since Agility is rather strong.
Agility: This is our primary stat. It gives us Attack Power and increases our damage. This is our highest priority Stat.
Critical Strike: Increases the chance to land a critical strike, doing double damage. This is a very valuable stat for us due to Primal Fury, giving us 2 Combo Points when a generator crits, doing a lot to improve the feel and flow of our rotation. This tends to be one of our best secondary stats, especially earlier on, but it will generally drop off in value. Also loses a small amount of value in AoE compared to single-target.
Haste: Increases your energy generation, Omen of Clarity procs, and Bleed tick rate (or simply: bleed damage).
Mastery: Increases the damage dealt by your Bleeds and Finishers.
Versatility: Increases your damage done and decreases your damage taken.
Feral has no particular breakpoint for any stat that you should aim for. The closest thing is 50% Crit, making it so that Shred is guaranteed to crit during Berserk. However, this is definitely not something you should actively aim for and should continue to sim individual gear upgrades.
Races
Feral is in a bit of a special situation in that there’s a Race whose Utility Racial provides us with a significant dps boost and M+ utility, that being Night Elf with Shadowmeld, making that Race superior to alternatives.
Alliance: As discussed, Night Elf is the strongest option if you’re Alliance.
Horde: Tauren is the best Horde race, with damage not too far off Night Elf, however War Stomp, while useful, is generally less desirable than Shadowmeld for utility.
Enchants
Head: Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune Of Avoidance
Shoulder: Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace
Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark Of The Worldsoul
Boots: Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots
Legs: Forest Hunter's Armor Kit
Rings: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery
Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Acuity Of The Ren'dorei
Gems
Always use: Indecipherable Eversong Diamond
As for the remaining gems, it is best to sim your character, but if you don’t want to bother then any mastery gems such as Flawless Deadly Amethyst can’t go badly.
Consumables
Flasks: Flask Of The Magisters
Potions: Light's Potential
Health Potions: Silvermoon Health Potion
Weapon Oil: Thalassian Phoenix Oil or Refulgent Whetstone
Runes: Void-Touched Augment Rune