Trash
1 enemy
Since swipe causes more instant damage than lacerate, it's perfectly acceptable to simply use mangle every time it is off of its cooldown and use swipe when it isn't, using maul when you have extra rage (more than 50), but this method won't cause optimal threat. It's good to use lacerate on single-enemy trash pulls (unless the enemy isn't particularly powerful and will thus die too quickly to make lacerate's bleed effect worth it), but the only way you can cause more threat using lacerate than you can using swipe is if you let lacerate tick. Thus you need to be able to use a rotation where you only use lacerate every three seconds, thus allowing it to tick once before you apply it again. Assuming you have improved mangle, here is a rotation you can use until you get to five stacks: mangle, lacerate, swipe, mangle, swipe, lacerate, etc. This allows for six or three seconds between each application of lacerate, allowing it to tick and making it useful. If the enemy isn't dead by the time you get five lacerates on him, just use mangle when it is off of its cooldown, swipe when it isn't, maul when you have extra rage, and lacerate when it is within five seconds of running out.
2-4 enemies
If the enemies are going to die fast (as the likely will) then swipe with mangle should be enough assuming you have a kill order and use mangle on the one you are killing first. Glyphed maul helps quite a bit with these pulls. Just make sure that you are always targeting the enemy that is highest on the kill order so that you cause the most threat to them. Use mangle when it is off of its cooldown, swipe when it isn't, and maul when you have extra rage. If your pull is limited to two or three enemies, try using berserk with mangle. It will make your job a good deal easier.
5 enemies or more
Swipe. That's it. Maul when you have extra rage, but aside from that, swipe.
Bosses
1 boss
You will want to use mangle whenever it is off of its cooldown while keeping a full stack of lacerate on the boss. I usually use mangle, lacerate, lacerate, mangle, lacerate, lacerate, mangle, lacerate, lacerate again if one missed. After that, I use the following thought process for deciding which ability to use:
After you use each ability, start at the beginning again, and use maul when you have extra rage (above 50). Congratulations! You're tanking a boss!
2 bosses
There are some fights where you will need to tank two bosses by yourself. It's a good idea to start these fights with Berserk and mangle, which will give you some nice starter threat. After that, I recommend switching between the two bosses (the tab key works for this) and using mangle when it is off of its cooldown, lacerate when it isn't, and maul when you have extra rage (glyph of maul helps greatly for two bosses). Thus you will do the following:
Mangle boss one
Lacerate boss two
Lacerate boss one
Mangle boss two
Lacerate boss one
Lacerate boss two
etc.
This has the added benefit of allowing lacerate to tick, causing even more threat. It takes a bit of practice, but it works wonders when done well. If you can't pull that off, then just spam swipe while using mangle on the first boss that needs to go down. It won't cause as much threat, but it's better to cause some threat than no threat.
I don't think any boss fights require you to keep aggro on more than two bosses for an extended period of time, but if they did, I would use the same strategy as I use for medium-sized trash pulls. If you need to keep aggro on a boss and his adds, use swipe when mangle isn't off its cooldown and mangle when it is.
So there you go. Now go get geared up and do the druid class proud!
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