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Feral Druid Artifact Weapon: Fangs of Ashamane – Legion 7.3.5
By Guiltyas
Last Updated:
2018/06/28
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This section of the Feral Druid guide explains the best possible choices for the Netherlight Crucible, important traits and relic bonuses, and how to progress through your artifact weapon Claws of Ashamane. Feral Druid Guide is written by
Guiltyas
. Updated for the latest patch.
Artifacts in Battle for Azeroth
As of June 26th, completing the quest
The Power in Our Hands
will further empower your Artifact Weapon, enabling all traits and at least
Concordance of the Legionfall
level 75, further increasing in power over time until the Battle for Azeroth pre-expansion patch.
Therefore, only the Netherlight Crucible recommendations are relevant on this guide page leading up to BFA, as you already receive all Artifact Traits by default. This makes content easier to complete, especially some
content going away
such as
Ahead of the Curve
and
Mage Tower Challenges
.
In the
BFA pre-patch
, your Artifact Traits will be removed, and relics will simply increase the item level of your artifact weapon. However, many artifact traits are returning as talents or azerite powers in Battle for Azeroth and we have a compiled a
full list you can read here
.
Moving forward in Battle for Azeroth, you will still be able to acquire the Artifact Weapon which will mainly interest transmog collectors for the appearances. Learn how to unlock all appearances in BFA with our
Artifact Appearance Guide
.
Netherlight Crucible
7.3 adds the Netherlight Crucible to the game after completing the argus campaign. This system allows you to add additional traits and bonuses to your Feral Druid artifact weapon and also gives you a sizable item level boost to your weapon through the trait
Netherlight Fortification
available as soon as the crucible is unlocked. For more information check the
Netherlight Crucible Guide
You can also find a calculator for best path for a relic either on
Raidbots
or
This Calculator
Created by Iskalla, Nick and Slippykins of the Dreamgrove Discord
The Ilevel Equivalency adds ilevels to work out the ilevel added by the Netherlight Crucible Tier 2 Traits upon the relic, add the value to the green highlighted Ilevel, not the red highlighted value. With the opening of
Antorus, the Burning Throne
, it is now possible to obtain
Insignia of the Grand Army
, which increases the potency of your Tier 2 Crucible traits by 50%. It might be a really strong legendary if you are lucky with Netherlight Crucible rolls!
Netherlight Crucible - Shadow Traits (Single Target)
Trait
Ilevel Equivalency
Notes
Master of Shadows
+20 Relic Ilevels
Gives Avoidance
Murderous Intent
+25 Relic Ilevels
Chaotic Darkness
+35 Relic Ilevels
Small Healing Value
Shadowbind
+35 Relic Ilevels
Small Healing Value
Dark Sorrows
+15 Relic Ilevels
Torment the Weak
+40 Relic Ilevels
Netherlight Crucible - Holy Traits (Single Target)
Trait
Ilevel Equivalency
Notes
Light Speed
+15 Relic Ilevels
Gives Movement Speed
Refractive Shell
+0 Relic Ilevels
Purely Defensive/Healing
Shocklight
+20 Relic Ilevels
Secure in the Light
+40 Relic Ilevels
Also Gives Absorb
Infusion of Light
+35 Relic Ilevels
Small Healing
Light's Embrace
+0 Relic Ilevels
Netherlight Crucible - Shadow Traits (AOE)
Trait
Ilevel Equivalency
Notes
Master of Shadows
+35 Relic Ilevels
Gives Avoidance
Murderous Intent
+30 Relic Ilevels
Chaotic Darkness
+25 Relic Ilevels
Small Healing Value
Shadowbind
+25 Relic Ilevels
Small Healing Value
Dark Sorrows
+40 Relic Ilevels
Torment the Weak
+25 Relic Ilevels
Netherlight Crucible - Holy Traits (AOE)
Trait
Ilevel Equivalency
Notes
Light Speed
+20 Relic Ilevels
Gives Movement Speed
Refractive Shell
+0 Relic Ilevels
Purely Defensive/Healing
Shocklight
+30 Relic Ilevels
Secure in the Light
+25 Relic Ilevels
Also Gives Absorb
Infusion of Light
+30 Relic Ilevels
Small Healing
Light's Embrace
+0 Relic Ilevels
Recommended Relics
The best Feral Druid Artifact relics can vary depending on talent and legendary combinations. Below are the Relic values for the optimal talent combinations, Relic value's for other talent combinations can be found
here
. Non DPS relics are traits such as
Attuned to Nature
or
Honed Instincts
, these are always worth +0 relic Ilvl.
The Ilevel Equivalency adds ilevels to work out the ilevel added by the trait upon the relic, add the value to the green highlighted Ilevel, not the red highlighted value.
Incarnation Savage Roar Bloodtalons
Trait
Ilevel Equivalency
Razor Fangs
+20 Relic Ilevels
Tear the Flesh
+20 Relic Ilevels
Ashamane's Energy
+15 Relic Ilevels
Feral Instinct
+15 Relic Ilevels
Feral Power
+10 Relic Ilevels
Powerful Bite
+5 Relic Ilevels
Sharpened Claws
+0 Relic Ilevels
Thrashing Claws
+5 Relic Ilevels
Non DPS Relics
+0 Relic Ilevels
Incarnation Brutal Slash Bloodtalons
Trait
Ilevel Equivalency
Razor Fangs
+20 Relic Ilevels
Tear the Flesh
+20 Relic Ilevels
Ashamane's Energy
+5 Relic Ilevels
Feral Instinct
+20 Relic Ilevels
Feral Power
+5 Relic Ilevels
Powerful Bite
+5 Relic Ilevels
Sharpened Claws
+20 Relic Ilevels
Thrashing Claws
+5 Relic Ilevels
Non DPS Relics
+0 Relic Ilevels
A note about
Sharpened Claws
: This relic is only relevant for single target if the talent
Brutal Slash
is taken, however if this talent is taken the Weapon Damage multiplier of the ability is high enough that any ilevel gain on a relic will surpass the bonus of the relic, for this reason it is only reccomended to take this relic if it is the highest Ilevel relic by far.
Artifact Weapon:
Fangs of Ashamane
Active Ability
Equipping the Fangs of Ashamane grants you the ability
Ashamane's Frenzy
, which causes you to strike your target quickly multiple times, generating multiple
Combo Points
and causing it to bleed.
After the significant nerfs to
Shadow Thrash
,
Thrash
, and
Shred
2 of our 3 gold traits are really underwhelming. For that reason progression path on the Feral Druid Artifact weapon should be the bottom track skipping
Open Wounds
and go right to
Ashamane's Bite
. When you reach there back fill to pick up
Feral Instinct
and
Open Wounds
. After that pretty much pick what you like.
Artifact Traits
Ashamane's Frenzy
- Claw your target 15 times over 3 sec and Bleed damage over 6 sec. Gives 3 combo points. 1.25 minute cooldown. Default trait as soon as you get the daggers. Use on cooldown for short bursts and free combo points
Shredder Fangs
- Increases damage dealt by
Shred
by 10%. Required first trait.
Tear the Flesh
- Increases damage dealt by
Rake
by 7/14/21%. Passive damage boost.
Sharpened Claws
- Increases damage dealt by
Swipe
(
Brutal Slash
) by 7/14/21%. Passive damage boost.
Protection of Ashamane
- When you shapeshift out of
Cat Form
, you gain 100% increased dodge chance and armor for 5 sec or until you shapeshift back into
Cat Form
. Can only occur once every 30 sec. Amazing defensive talent when paired
Guardian Affinity
.
Feral Power
- Increases the critical strike chance of
Shred
by 5/10/15%. Passive damage boost.
Hardened Roots
- Your Bleed damage will no longer cancel
Entangling Roots
early.
Honed Instincts
- Increases the duration of
Survival Instincts
by 1/2/3 seconds. Great survival trait, but not critical.
Attuned to Nature
- Increases healing done by
Regrowth
by 15/30/45%. A nice to have, but easy to put off.
Shadow Thrash
-
Thrash
has a 25% chance to release part of Ashamane's soul, causing all nearby enemies to take Shadow damage over 2 sec. Gold trait. Boosts Thrash damage a small degree.
Open Wounds
- The Fangs of Ashamane tear deep into your target, causing your attacks to ignore 15% of the target's armor while
Rip
is active. Gold talent. Pretty much boosts
Shred
damage on Single Target fights.
Ashamane's Energy
-
Tiger's Fury
generates an additional 5/10/15 energy every 1 sec for 3 sec. More energy after
Tiger's Fury
. Nice to have.
Feral Instinct
-
Berserk
increases all damage you deal by 5/10/15% for 15 sec. This does not become 30 seconds when
Incarnation
:
King of the Jungle
talent is chosen.
Razor Fangs
- Increase damage dealt by
Rip
by 7/14/21%. Passive damage boost.
Powerful Bite
- Increases critical strike damage done by
Ferocious Bite
by 7/14/21%. Passive Damage boost.
Scent of Blood
- Each target hit by
Thrash
reduces the cost of
Swipe
(
Brutal Slash
) by 2 for the next 4 seconds. Helps on bigger AoE packs.
Ashamane's Bite
- Your combo point generators against targets bleeding from your
Rip
have a 10% chance to awaken the Spirit of Ashamane, which inflicts a Shadowy duplicate of that Rip on the target. Final Gold trait. Passive damage buff.
Empowered Artifact Traits 7.2
Ferocity of the Cenarion Circle
- Increases damage by 10% and Stamina by 10%.
Thrashing Claws
- Increases the damage of Thrash by 5/10/15/20%.
Fury of Ashamane
- Tiger's Fury grants 600 Versatility to you and 4 allies for 10 sec.
Bloodletter's Frailty
- Ashamane's Frenzy also increases the damage your Feral abilities deal to afflicted targets by 30%.
After you reach 35 you will upgrade the following in this order:
Ferocity of the Cenarion Circle
Tear the Flesh
Razor Fangs
Now you can go one of 2 paths.
If you do mostly raiding and group content you will want to do:
Thrashing Claws
Fury of Ashamane
Bloodletter's Frailty
Ashamane's Energy
Feral Instinct
Feral Power
Your Choice...
If you do mostly solo content you can do this:
Ashamane's Energy
Feral Instinct
Feral Power
Thrashing Claws
Fury of Ashamane
Bloodletter's Frailty
Your Choice...
A note about
Concordance of the Legionfall
Unlike the previous bonus trait
Concordance of the Legionfall
is far less impactful, the first point in this trait is worth approximately 1% DPS, with successive points past this being worth 0.1% DPS. While it is worth getting I would not reccomend farming excessively for points in this trait.
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