My Druid Build, can I get your comments?Follow

Hi all,

I'm a level 18 druid and I've been thinking about my build. I really like to go feral, which is why my build is feral-based. I'm on a PvE server.

Here it is:
My build

I would really love to get your comments in order to avoid any mistakes when distributing my talent points.

Many thanks and all the best,
Michael

No, no, no! NO!

Here's a summary of a could-be very long spew at you for telling him to skip Naturalist and go Nature's Focus instead:

Nature's Focus is crap compared to Naturalist. You won't be healing if you're being hit. That's what Nature's Grasp is for. And if you insist on healing while being hit, always - ALWAYS - pop Barkskin first. Barkskin works just like Nature's Focus, except it makes you IMMUNE to pushback effects and decreases damage taken by 20% on top of it.

Oh, and Barkskin is on a 1-minute cooldown. Do you need to heal more than once every minute? Get better gear.

Okay, so now that we've established that Nature's Focus is absolute crap for a Feral Druid, let's go on with the original build linked by daneelgiskard.

You need to remove the points from Improved Mark of the Wild. Our buff is laughable as it is and the talent doesn't help much. You're better off putting the five points into Predatory Instincts. You'll be a critmonkey once you start getting better gear. We're talking 30-40% crit chance and 1.00 attack speed in Cat form.

I suggest you take two points out of Nurturing Instincts and Improved Nature's Grasp as well. Nurturing Instincts appears to be a good talent, but 50% of your Strength turned into healing? I have 350+ Strength which would give me +175 healing. Not nice. Not nice at all. Healers have 1000+ at level 70.

And you don't really need Improved Nature's Grasp. Basic Nature's Grasp has a 35% chance on hit to proc, which means that, on average, it'll proc on the third hit. You'll get hit more than three times before Nature's Grasp procs with the improved talents anyway.

Now you have four free points to spend. Lovely, isn't it? I suggest you put one into Feral Charge as it's simply too good to pass up on. Whether it's to close distance after being feared, or silence a spellcaster, or just to toy with, it's awesome. Not to mention you can't Bearbomb anyone without it.

The three remaining points should, in my opinion, be put into either Primal Tenacity (15% stun/fear resist) or Natural Shapeshifter (-30% shift cost). Primal Tenacity is awesome if you're tanking. Being able to punch through a Fear while the rest of the group is running around like headless chickens is nice, makes for easier tanking. Natural Shapeshifter, at my mana level, would make the shapeshifting abilities cost 500-something instead of 800-something. Also a nice decrease in cost.

The choice is really yours. Pick whichever you think you'll use more.

Here's my build.

Edited, Feb 19th 2008 5:53pm by Mazra

I wouldn't choose NF over Naturalist in the end (unless I was a heavy PVP'er, which case I might find a way to get both), but it is VERY useful for leveling pre-Barskin. I'd take it while leveling up to 50, then when you start filling in Resto talents again after your post-Mangle respec, skip it in favor of Naturlist then.

i swear that build changed from the original time I looked.
whatever... I'm not that sick or illiterate honestly

I'm a big fan of the 11 points in Resto right after Feral Swiftness, then respec at 50 plan. If I wanted to level another feral, I'd do it the same way again.

But that's a matter of personal preference really.

yes it's been pointed out already and quoted *blah blah blah snip snip*


Edited, Feb 19th 2008 4:06pm by jackoroses

I have one additional question. Does everyone agree that "Improved Mark of the Wild" is not that useful? I saw that it make a considerable difference for me, that is, when I did not cast it my health would go down much more quickly.

Can someone explain to me, why the Mark of the Wild is not considered a useful buff?

Many thanks,
Michael

ditto in a raid you only need 1 and I repeat 1 druid to pop talents in improved mark of the wild and it's never the feral druid. The talent is easier to work around for a moonkin or a resto druid.

btw I notice noone said anything about the talent nurturing instint. I've never considered that a useful talent specially since it doesn't proc off Imp LOP procs and if you're healing as main/secondary healer (unless pvp) it's never in strength gear.

If you're counting on +50% str to healing to save you on your hots while running away.. woulden't a +4% damage increase on critical strikes or a 20% shifting cost decrease be better when you're NOT running away?

Edited, Feb 20th 2008 4:42pm by Addermine

I dont want to start a new subject and i thought after that much replies you would be satisfied and not mad for me asking to comment my build.
It had moonkin for instances but further i won't use it much. It is mented to be good for pve/ 5 man instances and sometimes pvp...
Sorry, if u hate it that i posted it this way, tell me and it wont happen again.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=0t0ruqcshuZZxVctxoM

thanks