Part of my Warcraft Tips series - hope it’s of some use to you! Do me proud, put those warrior tanks to shame!
Druid tanks don’t need to worry so much about T0/T1/T2 sets. It’s a blessing and a curse - we don’t get stat bonuses, but we do get to look different 
Here’s the gear I was looking for at L60. Note that this gear list is around WoW version 1.11 so if some changes have occurred (like in 2.0) then some of it will be out of date. Most of it still holds true at this point though!
Update: best feral druid enchant?
I just had a conversation in the comments with Psyx that might be of interest. (s)He asked:
+25 AGI enchant for cat huh?
Last time I checked AP is most important for cat, and since AP is derived from strength, I would go for 15 STR on ur catweapon.
Well, like everything else, that depends!
Yep, +25 AGI gives you by far the best bang for your bucks in the form of +dodge +armor and +crit as well as +AP… yes only half the amount of STR but you’re getting 10 more points!
If it were a question of 15 STR vs 15 AGI then it’d be a question of whether you’re going to be in cat most of the time or not.
I’m tanking 90% of the time and only rarely dpsing. For both cat and bear we get such huge benefits from AGI that makes it more worthwhile considering the bigger number.
So back to which is better…
15 AGI vs 15 STR - take AGI if you ever tank with that weapon. Use 15 STR only on a dps cat weapon and only if you’re PvE only. If you PvP you gotta go for the AGI.
25 AGI vs 15 STR - take AGI unless you are dps cat STR spec and will *never tank*. If you are crit spec cat then stick to AGI for +armor +dodge +crit. If you’re really rich and lucky with drops, get both.
Cheers for that Psyx, good point to bring up!
But I digress - on to the feral druid tanking gear list:
Gloves:
AQ20 Kurrinnaxx (1st boss) Toughened Silithid Hide Gloves (181 Armor +18 Stamina +15 Agility +11 Strength — yes these are superb tanking gloves Smiley )
LBRS Urok Doomhowl (Ogre pile event) Slaghide Gauntlets of …(random enchant - hoping tiger, bear, monkey or defense — see below 207 AC)
Belt:
LBRS Quartermaster Zigris Cloudrunner Girdle (185 AC +14 Strength +15 Agility)
MC crafted Lava Belt (223 Armor +15 Stamina +26 Fire Resistance) (requires 5x Lava Core 4x Cured Rugged Hide 4x Ironweb Spider Silk)
Legs:
UBRS The Beast Blademaster Leggings (154 AC, +1% Crit +1% Hit +2% Dodge, +5 Agi)
Strat:Baron Baron Shadowcraft Pants( 150 AC, +12 Str +25 Agi +12 Sta)
Scholo Six Teachers Cadaverous Leggings (150 AC, +52 Atk, +18 Sta)
Strat:Baron Baron Wildheart Kilt (150 AC, +13 Str +12 Agi +14 Sta +14 Int +14 Sp)
Relic:
Strat:Baron Magistrate Barthilas Idol of Brutality (Equip: Reduces the rage cost of Maul and Swipe by 3) note: Diaros has
More on the random Slaghide Gauntlets of …
Slaghide Gauntlets of the Tiger 207 AC +14-15 Agility +14 Strength
Slaghide Gauntlets of the Bear 207 AC +14-15 Stamina +14-15 Strength
Slaghide Gauntlets of the Monkey 207 AC +14-15 Agility +14-15 Stamina
Slaghide Gauntlets of Defense 207 AC +21-22 Skill Defense
There are several others, the only other one that appears useful to tank is the “… of Fire Resistance” one for MC.
Feet:
PvP AB Revered Leather Boots (181 AC +16 Atk, +12 Agi +16 Sta, Minor Speed)
Scholo - Six Teachers Cadaverous Walkers (118 AC, +24 Atk, +20 Sta)
LBRS - Halycon Pads of the Dread Wolf(116 AC, +14 Sta, +40 Attack)
Scholo - Rattlegore Shadowcraft Boots (115 AC, +21 Agi +9 Sta)
MC crafted Corehound Boots (126 AC, +13 Agi +10 Sta, +24 FR)
Head:
UBRS - Rend Eye of Rend (143 AC, +2% Crit, +13 Str +7 Sta)
MC crafted Molten Helm (150 AC, +1% Dodge, +16 Sta, +29 FR)
ZG crafted, 300 Eng req. Bloodvine Lens (147 AC, +2% Crit, +12 Sta, stealth detect, ) (One of the reasons I got Eng to 300, but I dropped it as mats were too difficult to get)
Scholo - Gandling Shadowcraft Cap (141 AC, +13 Str +20 Agi +18 Sta +5 Spi) (Better than Bone ring if you have plenty of +sta already)
Scholo - Rattlegore Bone Ring Helm (141 AC, +6 Str +5 Agi +30 Sta +6 Int +6 Spi) (Great +sta here)
(Forgive different format, stolen from Feral Druid Equipment thread)
Bracers:
R63, 77 AC, +1% Hit, +5 Str +13 Sta, +10 SR: Blackmist Armguards (UBRS - The Beast)
R63, 77 AC, +10 Sta, +45 Atk vs Undead: Wristwraps of Undead Slaying (Scourge invasion - Silver spawns)
R62, 76 AC, +10 Agi +9 Sta, +24 Attack: Bracers of the Eclipse (DM west - Tortheldrin)
R60, 74 AC, +9 Str +10 Agi +10 Sta: Wristguards of Renown (BRD - Emperor)
R58, 72 AC, +7 Agi +16 Sta: Malefic Bracers (random Scholo)
R57, 71 AC, +15 Agi +7 Sta: Shadowcraft Bracers
R57, 71 AC, +9-10 to two or +15 to one stat, +10 FR: Cinderhide Armsplints (BRD - Incendius)
Cloak:
R62, 214 AC (+170 AC included), +5 Def: Cloak of Warding (crafted) (Terrlock can make)
E62, 48 AC, +1% Dodge, +17 Agi +8 Sta: Shifting Cloak (crafted)
R63, 115 AC (+70 AC included), +17 Sta: Sergeant’s Cloak/Cape (PvP R3)
R63, 45 AC, +20 Atk, +15 Agi: Cape of the Black Baron (Strat dead - Rivendare)
R63, 45 AC, +17 Agi +7 Sta: Shadow Prowler’s Cloak (UBRS - Drakkisath)
R63, 45 AC, +15 Sta, +7 Def: Redoubt Cloak (DM north - Tribute)
Rings:
150 AC, +9 Sta: Ring of Protection (EPL Battle of Darrowshire questline)
50 AC, +10 Sta, +5 Def, Reflect 3 Arcane: Nagelring (BRD)
50 AC, +8-9 to two or +12-13 to one stat: Archaedic Stone (ULD)
120 AC: Band of the Great Tortoise (Tanaris)
+1% Crit +1% Hit, +16 Atk, +11 Sta: Don Julio’s Band (AV Exalted)
+1% Crit +1% Hit, +6 Str: Band of Earthen Might (Silithus)
+1% Crit, +16 Atk, +7 Sta: Painweaver Band (UBRS)
+1% Crit, +6 Str +7 Sta: Magni’s Will (BRD; Alliance only)
+1% Hit, +4 Damage, +8 Sta: Might of Cenarius (Silithus)
+1% Hit, +30 Atk, +9 Sta: Ring of Fury (TAQ)
+1% Hit, +20 Atk, +6 Sta: Blackstone Ring (Mara)
+1% Hit, +15 Agi: Tarnished Elven Ring (DM north)
+14 Str +13 Sta: Band of the Ogre King (DM north)
Weapons:
46.5 DPS (89-134 @ 2.40), 260 AC, +11 Sta, +10 Def: Warden Staff (random world) (Diaros: main tanking weapon for endgame bosses)
53.0 DPS (135-204 @ 3.20), 250 AC, +12 Sta, +8 Def: Unyielding Maul (DM north) (get this from DM:Tribute if you can’t get Warden)
55.7 DPS (158-265 @ 3.80), +1% Hit, +22 Str +22 Sta: Doomulus Prime (RAQ/ZG) (superb DPS tanking weapon for trash mobs)
Other options:
53.8 DPS (129-194 @ 3.00), +1% Crit, +30 Str: Bonecrusher (DM west) (superb for cat form and tanking if no +sta concerns)
51.4 DPS (160-241 @ 3.90), +29 Str +12 Sta: Slavedriver’s Cane (Strat dead)
51.4 DPS (135-204 @ 3.30), +29 Str +12 Sta: Fist of Omokk (LBRS)
49.7 DPS (147-221 @ 3.70), +14 Str +21 Sta +12 Spi: Twig of the World Tree (random world) (sufficient weapon for mid-50s ferals)
Trinkets:
180 AC, +1% Dodge, +10 AR: Mark of Tyranny (UBRS reward - don’t pick Blackhands Breadth)
150 AC, +7 FR/FrR/NR/SR: Smoking Heart of the Mountain (Enchanting 265 crafted: Binds on Pickup - if you’re serious about tanking bosses, you should get this)
On trinket choice I quote the Feral Druid Equipment List post:
Quote:
Mark of Tyranny and Smoking Heart are the two biggest Bear trinkets. Many Druids switch to Enchanting and raise skill to 265 just to make the Smoking Heart (you can drop Enchanting afterwards and continue to equip the trinket). For Cat, Blackhand’s Breadth is good but I would choose the Mark of Tyranny over it. It is easier to find a substitute for offensive trinkets than for defensive since there are so few that raise Armor directly and since we take such great advantage of them.
Weapons Enchant:
For both Cat and Bear druids there is only 1 choice: +25 agi to 2H. Anything else is criminal given the benefits we get from agi (crit, dodge, armor, attk power in cat).
If you’re using 1H then there is +15 agi available, however I’d be interested to see a 1H that beats our 2H options, before BWL or AQ at least.
