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Maynard · 11/19/07, 9:54 AM

Might want to change the topic title to specify feral placement.

I believe WoW China currently has a 2,700+ ranked Feral Druid / Frost Mage / SL/SL lock team, although I'm not familiar with the state of PvP over there so it's possible the development of thought/player skill doesn't match western realms. I've also faced a similar combo work with a top-100 Rated BG9 3s team consisting of Hemo Rogue / Feral Druid / Frost Mage (Link). In 2s, Feral Druid + Frost Mage has made it to 2,500+ (although Paladin/Warrior dominated high brackets at the time).

My inference from these teams:

In general, a Feral Druid both requires help in order to stay on a target, and can assist others in staying on or getting away from their targets. In that vein, a druid works well with a frost mage because roots/cyclone allow the mage to kite more effectively, and a mage's rooting/snaring abilities allow a cat to hold on to a target for a number of time. Both also have reasonable healer control in the form of CS/Cyclone. If you can't tell already, playing a feral involves almost having you and your partners almost function as though a single player were playing all three. Proper kiting and opportunistic burst is key to the combo. You really have to build the circumstances up to provide opportunity for a kill, unlike a rogue who will use their cooldowns to create the kill.

Hm, I think Frost Mage / Hunter / Feral Druid would have some interesting viability. You could cyclone/nova and wind up an aimed shot (MS), and you'd have a large number of tools to hold a target in place, as well as Silencing Shot / Scatter Shot / CS / Cyclone on an enemy healer to finish off DPS. I imagine the team would be quite vulnerable to good warlocks, though.

11/19/07, 9:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
Maynard Don Flamenco Sytadel Tauren Druid <Shidavere> Frostmourne	Might want to change the topic title to specify feral placement. I believe WoW China currently has a 2,700+ ranked Feral Druid / Frost Mage / SL/SL lock team, although I'm not familiar with the state of PvP over there so it's possible the development of thought/player skill doesn't match western realms. I've also faced a similar combo work with a top-100 Rated BG9 3s team consisting of Hemo Rogue / Feral Druid / Frost Mage (Link). In 2s, Feral Druid + Frost Mage has made it to 2,500+ (although Paladin/Warrior dominated high brackets at the time). My inference from these teams: In general, a Feral Druid both requires help in order to stay on a target, and can assist others in staying on or getting away from their targets. In that vein, a druid works well with a frost mage because roots/cyclone allow the mage to kite more effectively, and a mage's rooting/snaring abilities allow a cat to hold on to a target for a number of time. Both also have reasonable healer control in the form of CS/Cyclone. If you can't tell already, playing a feral involves almost having you and your partners almost function as though a single player were playing all three. Proper kiting and opportunistic burst is key to the combo. You really have to build the circumstances up to provide opportunity for a kill, unlike a rogue who will use their cooldowns to create the kill. Hm, I think Frost Mage / Hunter / Feral Druid would have some interesting viability. You could cyclone/nova and wind up an aimed shot (MS), and you'd have a large number of tools to hold a target in place, as well as Silencing Shot / Scatter Shot / CS / Cyclone on an enemy healer to finish off DPS. I imagine the team would be quite vulnerable to good warlocks, though.