- Author: Oxykitten
- Date: July 19, 2022
- Expansion: WotLK Classic
Knowing which stats provide value to your class is an important part of understanding the class you play. It also allows you to make gearing decisions independently of gear lists, which is useful to assess whether an item you’ve received is an upgrade (even if it may not be best in slot!).
However, keep in mind that stat priorities do not mean that you should completely stack one stat over another; all the listed stats provide some value to Ferals, so an optimal set will provide a balance of these stats for the most overall value. For example, while 1 Stamina may provide more value than 1 Agility, 2 Agility will provide more value than 1 Stamina. Therefore, it is important not only to know which stats are the most valuable, but how each stat objectively compares to the others.
Unfortunately, there are no up-to-date simulation tools available for Wrath of the Lich King, and these will not be developed until Beta testing starts. Therefore, it is impossible for us to know for sure just how much value each stat provides to the survivability and threat generation of a Feral tank. Furthermore, the balance between threat stats and mitigation stats is arbitrary; if threat generation is a completely trivial process, then even expertise (the strongest threat stat) will have very little value in practice compared to any mitigation or survivability stat.
Therefore, the stat priorities you see here are my best guess of how Ferals will prioritise their stats in Wrath of the Lich King, based on how they did so in retail and private servers. I will keep this guide updated as more information comes out to reflect Classic gameplay.
Stat Priority
- Stamina
- Agility
- Expertise rating
- Until soft cap: 132 rating
- Hit rating
- Cap: 263 rating
- Expertise rating
- Until hard cap: 377 rating
- Armor
- Dodge rating
- Critical strike rating
- Haste rating
- Armor penetration
- Strength
- Attack Power
- Defense rating
Stat Explanation