WoW Classic Druid Tank
In this WoW Classic Druid Tank build guide, you will find the best build for Feral Druid Tanks in WoW Classic Fresh and WoW Classic Anniversary. The build shows the best talents, BiS gear, and enchants to tank dungeons and raids as a Feral Druid.
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WoW Classic Druid Tank Talents
Choose the following talents as a 
Druid Tank for raids and dungeons at level 60:
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This build is focused on tanking and is optimized to be a main tank in raids like e.g. Molten Core and Blackwing Lair. If you don’t want to dedicate your whole spec to tanking, you can use the following talents:
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This Feral Druid tank talent build reduces your tanking capabilities only very slightly. The build increases the quality of life outside of raids for farming or questing and increases your DPS in raids on bosses where you don’t tank.
WoW Classic Druid Tank Pre-BiS
The following Feral Druid Tank pre-BiS list contains the best items you can get in WoW Classic without entering the endgame raids at level 60.
- Head
Field Marshal's Dragonhide Helmet (
PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3)
Warlord's Dragonhide Helmet (
PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3)
Mask of the Unforgiven (Stratholme Living Side) Lieutenant Commander's Dragonhide Headguard ( PvP Rank 10 – Phase 2) Champion's Dragonhide Headguard ( PvP Rank 10 – Phase 2) Shadowcraft Cap (Scholomance) - Neck
Beads of Ogre Might (
Falrin's Vendetta in Dire Maul – Phase 5)
Amulet of the Darkmoon (Darkmoon Faire – Phase 3)
Pendant of Celerity (Upper Blackrock Spire – Phase 5)
Will of the Martyr (Aurius' Reckoning in Stratholme)
Stormpike Soldier's Pendant ( Alterac Valley – Honored – Phase 2)
Frostwolf Legionnaire's Pendant ( Alterac Valley – Honored – Phase 2) - Shoulders
Highlander's Leather Shoulders ( Arathi Basin Exalted – Phase 4) Defiler's Lizardhide Shoulders ( Arathi Basin Exalted – Phase 4)
Field Marshal's Dragonhide Spaulders ( PvP Rank 13 – Phase 3)
Warlord's Dragonhide Epaulets ( PvP Rank 13 – Phase 3)
Truestrike Shoulders (Upper Blackrock Spire) Lieutenant Commander's Dragonhide Shoulders ( PvP Rank 10 – Phase 2) Champion's Dragonhide Shoulders ( PvP Rank 10 – Phase 2) Flamescarred Shoulders (Dire Maul West – Phase 2) - Back
Phantasmal Cloak (Scholomance)
Cloak of the Honor Guard ( Arathi Basin – Exalted – Phase 4) Deathguard's Cloak ( Arathi Basin – Exalted – Phase 4) Cloak of Revanchion (Dire Maul West – Phase 2)
Stoneshield Cloak (Blackrock Depths) Sergeant's Cape ( PvP Rank 3 – Phase 2)
Sergeant's Cloak ( PvP Rank 3 – Phase 2) - Chest
Field Marshal's Dragonhide Breastplate ( PvP Rank 13 – Phase 3)
Warlord's Dragonhide Hauberk ( PvP Rank 13 – Phase 3)
Breastplate of Bloodthirst (Breastplate of Bloodthirst in Winterspring)
Knight-Captain's Dragonhide Chestpiece ( PvP Rank 8 – Phase 2) Legionnaire's Dragonhide Chestpiece ( PvP Rank 8 – Phase 2)
Primal Batskin Jerkin (Leatherworking – Phase 4)
Tombstone Breastplate (Scholomance)
Mixologist's Tunic (Blackrock Depths) - Wrist
Blackmist Armguards (Upper Blackrock Spire)
Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted – Phase 2) Bracers of the Eclipse (Dire Maul West – Phase 2)
Wristguards of Renown (Blackrock Depths) Malefic Bracers (Random Drop in Scholomance) - Hands
Marshal's Dragonhide Gauntlets ( PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3)
General's Dragonhide Gloves ( PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3)
Primal Batskin Gloves (Leatherworking – Phase 4)
Slaghide Gauntlets of the Bear (Lower Blackrock Spire)
Gargoyle Slashers (Scholomance) Knight-Lieutenant's Dragonhide Grips ( PvP Rank 7 – Phase 2) Blood Guard's Dragonhide Grips ( PvP Rank 7 – Phase 2)
Devilsaur Gauntlets (Leatherworking) 2 - Waist
Highlander's Leather Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored – Phase 4) Defiler's Lizardhide Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored – Phase 4)
Molten Belt (Leatherworking – Phase 3)
Cloudrunner Girdle (Lower Blackrock Spire)
Stormpike Leather Girdle ( Alterac Valley – Honored – Phase 2) Frostwolf Leather Belt ( Alterac Valley – Honored – Phase 2) Frostbite Girdle (Scholomance) - Legs
Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards ( PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3) General's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3)
Sentinel's Leather Pants ( Warsong Gulch – Exalted – Phase 2) Outrider's Leather Pants ( Warsong Gulch – Exalted – Phase 2)
Devilsaur Leggings (Leatherworking) 2
Plaguehound Leggings (Random Drop in Stratholme) Knight-Captain's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 8 – Phase 2) Legionnaire's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 8 – Phase 2)
Shadowcraft Pants (Stratholme) - Feet
Drudge Boots (The Nightmare Manifests – Phase 5) Marshal's Dragonhide Boots ( PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3) General's Dragonhide Boots ( PvP Rank 12 – Phase 3)
Highlander's Leather Boots ( Arathi Basin – Revered – Phase 4)
Defiler's Lizardhide Boots ( Arathi Basin – Revered – Phase 4) Boots of Ferocity (Dire Maul East – Phase 5)
Pads of the Dread Wolf (Lower Blackrock Spire) Knight-Lieutenant's Dragonhide Treads ( PvP Rank 7 – Phase 2) Blood Guard's Dragonhide Treads ( PvP Rank 7 – Phase 2) - Rings
Don Julio's Band (Alterac Valley – Exalted – Phase 2)
Myrmidon's Signet (World Drop)
Ring of Protection (Hidden Treasures in Eastern Plaguelands)
Blackstone Ring (Maraudon)
Protector's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored – Phase 2)
Legionnaire's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored – Phase 2)
Tarnished Elven Ring (Dire Maul Tribute – Phase 2) - Trinkets
Hand of Justice (Blackrock Depths)
Blackhand's Breadth ( General Drakkisath's Demise in Blackrock Spire) Blackhand's Breadth ( For The Horde! in Blackrock Spire)
Rune of the Guard Captain ( Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village in The Hinterlands)
Counterattack Lodestone (Dire Maul Tribute – Phase 2)
Smoking Heart of the Mountain (Enchanting) - Weapon
Manual Crowd Pummeler (Gnomeregan) 3
The Unstoppable Force (Alterac Valley – Exalted – Phase 2)
Unyielding Maul (Dire Maul North – Phase 2)
Bonecrusher (The Treasure of the Shen'dralar in Dire Maul – Phase 2)
Warden Staff (World Drop) 1
Timeworn Mace (Dire Maul West – Phase 2)
Tome of Knowledge (Stratholme Living Side)
1 Warden Staff is a very popular weapon for Tank Druids. Since you can’t put 
Iron Counterweight on staffs, Unyielding Maul is better.
2 Only if you can unlock the 2-set bonus and you need the 2% hit chance. This depends on the rest of your gear.
3 Manual Crowd Pummeler is used for its on-use effect. To maximize your threat you will need to bring multiple Manual Crowd Pummeler to each raid.
WoW Classic Druid Tank BiS Phase 2
The following Feral Druid Tank BiS list contains the best items you can get in WoW Classic with Molten Core, Onyxia's Lair, World Bosses, and Dire Maul.
- Head (
Arcanum of Rapidity) Mask of the Unforgiven (Stratholme Living Side) - Neck
Onyxia Tooth Pendant (
Head of Onyxia) - Shoulders Truestrike Shoulders (Upper Blackrock Spire)
- Back (
Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility)
Puissant Cape (Azuregos)
Dragon's Blood Cape (Molten Core) - Chest ( Enchant Chest - Greater Stats) Breastplate of Bloodthirst (Breastplate of Bloodthirst in Winterspring) Knight-Captain's Dragonhide Chestpiece ( PvP Rank 8) Legionnaire's Dragonhide Chestpiece ( PvP Rank 8)
- Wrist ( Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength) Blackmist Armguards (Upper Blackrock Spire) Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
Wristguards of Stability (Molten Core) - Hands ( Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility) Doomhide Gauntlets (Lord Kazzak)
Aged Core Leather Gloves (Molten Core) - Waist Cloudrunner Girdle (Lower Blackrock Spire)
- Legs ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Knight-Captain's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 8) 1 Legionnaire's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 8) 1 Sentinel's Leather Pants ( Warsong Gulch – Exalted) Outrider's Leather Pants ( Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
- Feet ( Enchant Boots - Minor Speed) Knight-Lieutenant's Dragonhide Treads ( PvP Rank 7) 1 Blood Guard's Dragonhide Treads ( PvP Rank 7) 1 Pads of the Dread Wolf (Lower Blackrock Spire)
- Rings
Band of Accuria (Molten Core) Don Julio's Band (Alterac Valley – Exalted) - Trinkets Hand of Justice (Blackrock Depths) Blackhand's Breadth ( General Drakkisath's Demise in Blackrock Spire) Blackhand's Breadth ( For The Horde! in Blackrock Spire) Smoking Heart of the Mountain (Enchanting)
- Weapon ( Manual Crowd Pummeler) Manual Crowd Pummeler (Gnomeregan) The Unstoppable Force (Alterac Valley – Exalted) Unyielding Maul (Dire Maul North)
1 The PvP items are only better if you are wearing two of them.
WoW Classic Druid Tank BiS Phase 3
The following Feral Druid Tank BiS list contains the best items you can get in WoW Classic after the release of Blackwing Lair and Rank 14 PvP gear.
- Head ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Field Marshal's Dragonhide Helmet ( PvP Rank 12) Warlord's Dragonhide Helmet ( PvP Rank 12) Mask of the Unforgiven (Stratholme Living Side)
- Neck Onyxia Tooth Pendant ( Head of Onyxia)
- Shoulders
Taut Dragonhide Shoulderpads (Blackwing Lair) - Back ( Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility) Puissant Cape (Azuregos) Dragon's Blood Cape (Molten Core)
- Chest ( Enchant Chest - Greater Stats)
Malfurion's Blessed Bulwark (Upper Blackwing Lair) - Wrist ( Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength) Blackmist Armguards (Upper Blackrock Spire)
- Hands ( Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility) Marshal's Dragonhide Gauntlets ( PvP Rank 12) General's Dragonhide Gloves ( PvP Rank 12) Doomhide Gauntlets (Lord Kazzak) Aged Core Leather Gloves (Molten Core)
- Waist
Taut Dragonhide Belt (Blackwing Lair) - Legs ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards ( PvP Rank 12) General's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 12) Sentinel's Leather Pants ( Warsong Gulch – Exalted) Outrider's Leather Pants ( Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
- Feet ( Enchant Boots - Minor Speed) Boots of the Shadow Flame (Blackwing Lair)
- Rings
Master Dragonslayer's Ring (Blackwing Lair) Band of Accuria (Molten Core) Don Julio's Band (Alterac Valley – Exalted) - Trinkets Hand of Justice (Blackrock Depths)
Drake Fang Talisman (Blackwing Lair) - Weapon ( Iron Counterweight) Manual Crowd Pummeler (Gnomeregan)
Draconic Maul (Blackwing Lair)
WoW Classic Druid Tank BiS Phase 4
The following Feral Druid Tank BiS list contains the best items you can get in WoW Classic after the release of Zul'Gurub and Arathi Basin.
- Head ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Field Marshal's Dragonhide Helmet ( PvP Rank 12) Warlord's Dragonhide Helmet ( PvP Rank 12) Blooddrenched Mask (Zul'Gurub)
- Neck Onyxia Tooth Pendant ( Head of Onyxia)
- Shoulders (
Zandalar Signet of Might) Highlander's Leather Shoulders ( Arathi Basin – Exalted) Defiler's Lizardhide Shoulders ( Arathi Basin – Exalted) Taut Dragonhide Shoulderpads (Blackwing Lair) - Back ( Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility) Puissant Cape (Azuregos) Dragon's Blood Cape (Molten Core)
- Chest ( Enchant Chest - Greater Stats) Malfurion's Blessed Bulwark (Blackwing Lair)
- Wrist ( Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength) Blackmist Armguards (Upper Blackrock Spire)
- Hands ( Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility) Marshal's Dragonhide Gauntlets ( PvP Rank 12) General's Dragonhide Gloves ( PvP Rank 12) Primal Batskin Gloves (Leatherworking) Doomhide Gauntlets (Lord Kazzak) Shadow Panther Hide Gloves (Zul'Gurub)
- Waist
Belt of Preserved Heads (A Collection of Heads in Zul'Gurub) - Legs ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards ( PvP Rank 12) 1 General's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 12) 1
Dark Heart Pants (Lethon) - Feet ( Enchant Boots - Minor Speed) Boots of the Shadow Flame (Blackwing Lair)
- Rings Master Dragonslayer's Ring (Blackwing Lair) Band of Accuria (Molten Core) Don Julio's Band (Alterac Valley – Exalted)
- Trinkets Hand of Justice (Blackrock Depths) Drake Fang Talisman (Blackwing Lair)
- Weapon ( Enchant Weapon - Strength) Manual Crowd Pummeler (Gnomeregan)
Hammer of Bestial Fury (Lethon / Taerar) Tome of Knowledge (Stratholme Living Side)
1 Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards / General's Dragonhide Leggings are better due to the 2-set bonus. Dark Heart Pants is better without the set bonus.
WoW Classic Druid Tank BiS Phase 5
The following Feral Druid Tank BiS list contains the best items you can get in WoW Classic after the release of Ahn'Qiraj.
- Head ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Field Marshal's Dragonhide Helmet ( PvP Rank 12) 1 Warlord's Dragonhide Helmet ( PvP Rank 12) 1
Guise of the Devourer (Ahn'Qiraj) - Neck Onyxia Tooth Pendant ( Head of Onyxia)
- Shoulders ( Zandalar Signet of Might)
Mantle of Wicked Revenge (Ahn'Qiraj) - Back ( Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility) Cloak of Concentrated Hatred (Ahn'Qiraj) 2
Cloak of the Fallen God (
Eye of C'Thun) - Chest ( Enchant Chest - Greater Stats) Malfurion's Blessed Bulwark (Blackwing Lair)
- Wrist ( Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength)
Qiraji Execution Bracers (Ahn'Qiraj) - Hands ( Enchant Gloves - Threat)
Gloves of the Hidden Temple (Ahn'Qiraj) - Waist Belt of Never-ending Agony (Ahn'Qiraj)
- Legs ( Arcanum of Rapidity) Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards ( PvP Rank 12) 1 General's Dragonhide Leggings ( PvP Rank 12) 1 Dark Heart Pants (Lethon)
Abyssal Leather Leggings of Striking (The Duke of Cynders) - Feet ( Enchant Boots - Minor Speed) Boots of the Shadow Flame (Blackwing Lair)
- Rings Band of Accuria (Molten Core) 2 Master Dragonslayer's Ring (Blackwing Lair)
Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight (Ahn'Qiraj) - Trinkets
Earthstrike (Champion's Battlegear in Silithus) Drake Fang Talisman (Blackwing Lair) Hand of Justice (Blackrock Depths) - Weapon ( Enchant Weapon - Strength) Manual Crowd Pummeler (Gnomeregan)
Blessed Qiraji War Hammer (Ahn'Qiraj) Tome of Knowledge (Stratholme Living Side) - Relic
Idol of Brutality (Stratholme)
1 The PvP items are only BiS if you have both.
2 These items are only BiS if you lack hit, e.g. because you don’t have Drake Fang Talisman.
Additional Resources
You can find more resources about the WoW Classic Druid here, including Druid Macros for WoW Classic.
The BiS lists are based on learnings since the WoW Classic 2019 release. They are updated for the WoW Classic Anniversary servers. In the Classic Druid Discord, you can find additional tips and discussions about Druids to improve different aspects of your gameplay.