Balance Druid PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic
On this page you will find the recommended best in slot gear for a Balance Druid in the current Cataclysm PvP season.
Best in Slot Gear for PvP Balance Druid
This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Balance Druid. You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills by reading our full Balance Druid PvP guide below:
This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Balance Druid gearing hub below. Some PvE gear is used even in PvP, allowing you to use certain items almost all of the time.
Best in Slot Gear
Your gear list for PvP will mostly follow the following stat priority:
- Intellect
- Hit or Spirit (4% Hit Cap)
- Resilience
- Haste
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Helm | Ruthless Gladiator's Wyrmhide Helm | — | 2200 Conquest Points |
Neck | Ruthless Gladiator's Pendant of Alacrity | — | 1250 Conquest Points |
Shoulder | Ruthless Gladiator's Wyrmhide Spaulders | — | 1650 Conquest Points |
Cloak | Ruthless Gladiator's Drape of Diffusion | — | 1250 Conquest Points |
Chest | Ruthless Gladiator's Wyrmhide Robes | — | 2200 Conquest Points |
Bracer | Ruthless Gladiator's Armwraps of Alacrity | — | 1250 Conquest Points |
Gloves | Ruthless Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves | — | 1650 Conquest Points |
Belt | Ruthless Gladiator's Belt of Cruelty | — | 1650 Conquest Points |
Legs | Ruthless Gladiator's Wyrmhide Legguards | Mastery →
Haste |
2200 Conquest Points |
Boots | Ruthless Gladiator's Footguards of Alacrity | — | 1650 Conquest Points |
Ring 1 | Ruthless Gladiator's Band of Meditation | Spirit →
Haste |
1250 Conquest Points |
Ring 2 | Ruthless Gladiator's Band of Cruelty | Crit →
Haste |
1250 Conquest Points |
Trinket 1 | Darkmoon Card: Volcano | Mastery →
Haste |
Darkmoon Volcanic Deck |
Trinket 2 | Ruthless Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty | — | 1650 Conquest Points |
2h Weapon | Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest | Your Time Has Come Quest-line
Wizard's Sanctum, Stormwind Grommash Hold, Orgrimmar |
|
1h Weapon | Ruthless Gladiator's Spellblade | Crit →
Haste |
2450 Conquest Points |
Off-Hand | Ruthless Gladiator's Reprieve | Spirit →
Haste |
950 Conquest Points |
Relic | Ruthless Gladiator's Relic of Salvation | Spirit →
Haste |
700 Conquest Points |
Enchants
Slot | Main Enchantment | Secondary Enchantment |
---|---|---|
Head | Arcanum of Vicious Intellect | |
Shoulders | Greater Inscription of Vicious Intellect | |
Back | Lightweave Embroidery (Requires
Tailoring)
Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect |
|
Chest | Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience | |
Wrist | Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking)
Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect |
Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing) |
Hands | Enchant Gloves - Haste
Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery |
Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering)
Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing) |
Waist | Ebonsteel Belt Buckle | Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering) |
Legs | Sanctified Spellthread (Requires
Tailoring)
Powerful Ghostly Spellthread |
|
Feet | Enchant Boots - Lavawalker | |
Ring | Enchant Ring - Intellect (Requires Enchanting) | |
Weapon | Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent | |
Off-Hand | Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect |
Gems
Sockets | Gems |
---|---|
Burning Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active | |
Willful Ember Topaz | |
Mystic Amberjewel | |
Purified Demonseye | |
Mystic Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to 3. | |
Mystic Cogwheel, Sparkling Cogwheel, Quick Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use 2 in helm. |
Changelog
- 06 Nov. 2024: Updated for the Firelands PvP Season 10.
- 06 Oct. 2024: Belt typo fix.
- 06 Aug. 2024: Fixed recommended boots.
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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