Feral Bear Druid

Tank

A rage tank with Primal Bite, Swipe and, from 42, Lacerate. Threat bonus +50%, but pack threat is untested since the increase.

A bear makes threat with Primal Bite (the renamed Mangle: high threat, 6-second cooldown, roughly doubled), Swipe on up to three targets, and Maul with spare rage; Lacerate adds a stacking bleed from 42 and Berserk makes Primal Bite hit three targets with no cooldown from 40. Bear and Dire Bear Form carry a +50% threat bonus, Feral Instinct no longer adds threat, and Swipe gains only 3% of attack power. Rage from damage taken works and crits give +100% Rage. Defence is armour and Stamina: Frenzied Regeneration heals up to your full health from rage, Barkskin works in form, and forms are immune to Disarm. Your weapon's damage counts in Bear Form, and more damage means more threat.

Strengths and weaknesses

Feral Bear strengths and weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Rage tank with a high-threat Primal Bite and Swipe on up to three targets	Pack threat at the +50% bear threat bonus is untested
Frenzied Regeneration heals up to full health from rage, and Barkskin works in form	No snare and no interrupt, apart from a Bear Feral Charge interrupt that is untested
Defence rests on armour and Stamina, and forms are immune to Disarm	Swipe covers only three enemies, so large packs need focus fire
Bear Form is learned at 10, so you can tank dungeons early	Armour and Rage numbers in forms are affected by known issues, so tankiness is hard to judge
	Threat depends on weapon damage, so a poor weapon means less threat

Stat priority

1. Armour
2. Stamina
3. Agility
4. Defense
5. Weapon damage
6. Hit

Stamina and armour first (Bear Form multiplies the armour on leather), then Agility (dodge and armour), then Defense; the weapon's damage counts for threat. At 60, Defense first for the crit cap. Defense above five times your level also feeds Thick Hide.