Cataclysm Classic Balance Druid Gear and Best in Slot

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Last updated on Feb 15, 2025 at 10:00 by Seksixeny

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Balance Druid in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Balance Druid Best in Slot

2. Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Balance Druid Best in Slot

The table below lists the best gear combinations for each phase in Cataclysm Classic. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. The gear lists will mostly follow the stat priority detailed on our Stats Guide, which is resumed below:

Intellect
Hit or Spirit (17% Hit Cap)
Haste
Mastery
Critical Strike

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

1.1.

Reforging in Cataclysm

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Tier 13 Tier 12 Tier 11

2.1.

Tier 13 Dragon Soul Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Deep Earth Cover	Spirit → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Petrified Fungal Heart	Spirit → Mastery	Morchok (H) Dragon Soul
Shoulder	Deep Earth Mantle	Mastery → Haste	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Nanoprecise Cape	Hit → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Deep Earth Vestment	Spirit → Haste	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Mycosynth Wristguards	Spirit → Haste	Morchok (H) Dragon Soul
Gloves	Deep Earth Gloves	–	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Girdle of the Grotesque	Spirit → Haste	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Legs	Deep Earth Leggings	–	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Treads of Sordid Screams	Crit → Haste	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Signet of Suturing	Spirit → Mastery	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Ring of the Riven	–	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Will of Unbinding	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Insignia of the Corrupted Mind	–	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Weapon	Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest	–	Legendary quest in the Firelands
Relic	Mindbender Lens	Crit → Mastery	700 Valor Points

2.2.

Tier 12 Firelands Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Obsidian Arborweave Cover	Mastery → Spirit	Ragnaros — Firelands
Neck	Flowform Choker	Mastery → Spirit	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Shoulders	Flickering Shoulderpads of the Feverflare	Mastery → Spirit	Shannox — Firelands
Back	Wings of Flame	Crit → Haste	Alysrazor — Firelands
Chest	Obsidian Arborweave Vestment	Mastery → Spirit	Alysrazor — Firelands
Wrists	Glowing Wing Bracers	–	Baleroc — Firelands
Hands	Obsidian Arborweave Gloves	–	Baleroc — Firelands
Waist	Firescar Sash	Crit → Spirit	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Legs	Obsidian Arborweave Leggings	Crit → Haste	Shannox — Firelands
Feet	Phoenix-Down Treads	Spirit → Haste	Alysrazor — Firelands
Ring	Infernal Signet of the Avengers	Hit → Mastery	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Ring	Crystal Prison Band	Crit → Haste	Shannox — Firelands
Trinket	Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor	–	Ragnaros — Firelands
Trinket	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Haste	Volcanic Deck at Darkmoon Faire
Weapon	Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest	–	Legendary quest in the Firelands
Relic	Soulflame Vial	–	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Valor Points 378 version

2.3.

Tier 11 BoT/BwD/TotFW Best in Slot

All 372 item level gear listed below is from Heroic mode drops unless stated otherwise in the source.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Stormrider's Cover	Crit → Spirit	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Neck	Valiona's Medallion	Mastery → Spirit	Valiona and Theralion — The Bastion of Twilight
Shoulders	Stormrider's Shoulderwraps	Mastery → Spirit	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Back	Shroud of Endless Grief	Mastery → Spirit	Sinestra — The Bastion of Twilight
Chest	Scorched Wormling Vest	Mastery → Haste	Magmaw — Blackwing Descent
Wrists	Manacles of the Sleeping Beast	Mastery → Haste	Chimaeron — Blackwing Descent
Hands	Stormrider's Gloves	Crit → Spirit	Atramedes — Blackwing Descent
Waist	Gale Rouser Belt of the Undertow	–	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Legs	Stormrider's Leggings	–	Maloriak — Blackwing Descent
Feet	Nightmare Rider's Boots	Mastery → Haste	Sinestra — The Bastion of Twilight
Ring	Planetary Band of the Undertow	–	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Ring	Signet of the Fifth Circle	Mastery → Spirit	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Trinket	Heart of Ignacious	–	Ascendant Council — Blackrock Caverns
Trinket	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Haste	Volcanic Deck at Darkmoon Faire
One-Hand	Twilight's Hammer	Crit → Mastery	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Off-Hand	Book of Binding Will	–	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Relic	Relic of Norgannon	Crit → Spirit	700 Valor Points

Changelog

15 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragon Soul / Phase 4.
05 Nov. 2024: Final updates for Firelands release.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
09 Jun. 2024: Added ReforgeLite information.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.

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