WoW Wrath Classic: Feral (Tank) Druid Best in Slot Gear…

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Feral Druid tanks aren't the toast of the town they were in Burning Crusade, but can still get the job done in Classic Wrath of the Lich King. They may not be at the top of our WotLK PvE Tank tier list, but they're still a solid option.

Our Feral Bear Druid BIS guide will focus on what gear is best in slot for you as you begin your journey into Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Currently, we'll go over both pre-raid and Phase One best in slot lists. As additional phases are released, we'll update the list accordingly.

Special thanks to the theorycrafting communities for their work discussing items and working on simulations to find the best gear available for players. As always, the best thing to do to determine gear upgrades is to sim your DPS.

Bear Tank Best In Slot Pre-Raid Gear

Item Slot Navigation Menu
Head	Neck	Shoulders	Back
Chest	Wrist	Hands	Waist
Legs	Feet	Rings	Trinkets
Weapon		Idol

Pre-Raid Best-In-Slot gear includes everything that can be obtained without stepping inside the first raids of WotLK. This includes gear obtained via Quests, Reputation Vendors, Professions, Dungeons, and Heroic Dungeons. There may also be a few pieces of gear from The Burning Crusade, namely Sunwell Plateau, that are still viable alternatives if you can find a group to go back and farm them.

Head Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

Weakness Sprectralizers, as well as your bis enchants, both require Engineering.

If you picked up Guise from SWP, you can rock that until you pick up the heroic gear.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Weakness Spectralizers	Engineering craft - Bind on Equip	Solid Sky Sapphire Swift Skyflare Diamond	Mind Amplification Dish (requires Enginering) or Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector
Viable	Mask of the Watcher	Ley-Guardian Eregos - Heroic Oculus	Solid Sky Sapphire Swift Skyflare Diamond	Mind Amplification Dish (requires Enginering) or Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector
Viable	Shroud of Darkness	Zuramat the Obliterator - Heroic Violet Hold	Guardian's Twilight Opal Swift Skyflare Diamond	Mind Amplification Dish (requires Enginering) or Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector
Viable	Duplicitous Guise	Kil'jaeden - Sunwell Plateau	Solid Sky Sapphire Swift Skyflare Diamond	Mind Amplification Dish (requires Enginering) or Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector

Neck Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

Both of your best necks are JC BOEs. Earthguard Chain is great for a mitigation set while Impact Choker is good for threat.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Titanium Earthguard Chain	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Equip	Solid Sky Sapphire
Viable	Titanium Impact Choker	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Equip	Accurate Monarch Topaz
Viable	Chained Military Gorget	25 Emblem of Heroism

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Shoulders Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

The Leatherworking BOE is your best bet, but Sprinting Shoulderpads is a solid backup if you don't want to drop the gold.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Trollwoven Spaulders	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Equip		Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
Viable	Sprinting Shoulderpads	Elder Nadox - Heroic Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom		Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
Viable	Spaulders of the Careless Thief	Grand Magus Telestra - Heroic Nexus	Solid Sky Sapphire	Greater Inscription of the Gladiator

Back Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

Your best options are both BOE crafts.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchants
Best	Durable Nerubhide Cape	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Equip	Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor
Viable	Ice Striker's Cloak	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Equip	Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor
Viable	Shroud of Reverberation	Volkhan - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor
Viable	Cloak of the Gushing Wound	Erekem - Heroic Violet Hold	Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor

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Chest Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

The general consensus is that Polar Vest is worth the investment due to the insane amount of Stamina it has.

If you're rocking the SWP chest, you'll keep it for a while.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Polar Vest	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Equip	Solid Sky Sapphire Vivid Forest Emerald Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats or Heavy Borean Armor Kit
Viable	Heroes' Dreamwalker Raiments	80 Emblem of Heroism	Sovereign Twilight Opal Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats or Heavy Borean Armor Kit
Viable	Harness of Carnal Instinct	M'uru - Sunwell Plateau	Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats or Heavy Borean Armor Kit
Viable	Savage Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes	PVP - 60,000 Honor	Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats or Heavy Borean Armor Kit
Viable	Crystal-Infused Tunic	Keristrasza - Heroic Nexus	Vivid Forest Emerald Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats or Heavy Borean Armor Kit

Wrist Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

The 100% clearcut Feral Druid Tank pre-raid bis are the Bindings.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Enchants
Best	Bindings of the Tunneler	Skarvald the Constructor - Heroic Utgarde Keep	Fur Lining - Stamina (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina
Viable	Hateful Gladiator's Armwraps of Triumph	PVP - 31,600 Honor	Fur Lining - Stamina (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina
Viable	Advanced Tooled-Leather Bands	Loken - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Fur Lining - Stamina (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina
Viable	Drake-Champion's Bracers	Multiple enemies - Heroic Nexus	Fur Lining - Stamina (requires Leatherworking) or Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina

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Hands Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

Whenever tier is your pre-raid bis, you get it. If you enjoy PVP, then Savage Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves is a solid option as well.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Heroes' Dreamwalker Handgrips	60 Emblem of Heroism	Solid Sky Sapphire	Reticulated Armor Webbing (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Threat
Viable	Bile-Cured Gloves	Meathook - Heroic Culling of Stratholme		Reticulated Armor Webbing (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Threat
Viable	Gilt-Edged Leather Gauntlets	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle		Reticulated Armor Webbing (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Threat
Viable	Charged-Bolt Grips	Ionar - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Solid Sky Sapphire	Reticulated Armor Webbing (requires Engineering) or Enchant Gloves - Threat

Waist Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

Polar Cord is bis for the same reason Polar Vest is: an insane amount of stam.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets
Best	Polar Cord	Leatherworking craft: Bind on Equip	Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire
Viable	Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt	Ingvar the Plunderer - Heroic Utgarde Keep	Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire
Viable	Jorach's Crocolisk Skin Belt	40 Emblem of Heroism	Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire
Viable	Trollwoven Girdle	Leatherworking craft: Bind on Equip	Solid Sky Sapphire

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Legs Best In Slot Pre Raid Feral Druid Tank WotLK

The Legguards are your pre-raid bis, but the other options are all pretty solid if you're unlucky with loot drops.

Best in Slot Rank	Item	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Legguards of Swarming Attacks	Amanitar - Heroic Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom	Solid Sky Sapphire	Frosthide Leg Armor
Viable	Gored Hide Legguards	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak		Frosthide Leg Armor
Viable	Ravenous Leggings of the Furbolg	Gortok Palehoof - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle	Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Sky Sapphire	Frosthide Leg Armor
Viable	Mind-Expanding Leggings	Revered with Kirin Tor	Solid Sky Sapphire	Frosthide Leg Armor