Cataclysm Classic Enhancement Shaman Pre-Raid Gear

The table below lists the best gear combinations before access to raid gear 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:

1. Agility
2. Hit Rating (17% Spell Hit Cap)
3. Expertise Rating (6.5% – 26 Expertise Cap)
4. Mastery Rating
5. Critical Strike Rating
6. Haste Rating
7. Hit Rating (27% Hard Melee Hit Cap)

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

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Mouth of the Earth	Hit → Mastery	Earthrager Ptah — Halls of Origination
Shoulders	Bloodpetal Mantle	Crit → Mastery	Ammunae — Halls of Origination
Back	Viewless Wings	Crit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Dragonkiller Tunic	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Wrists	Elementium Scale Bracers	Haste → Mastery	Ozruk — The Stonecore
Hands	Gloves of the Passing Night	Hit → Mastery	1650 Justice Points
Waist	Corded Viper Belt	Crit → Hit	Leatherworking
Legs	Arrowsinger Legguards	–	World Drop BoE
Feet	Treads of Malorne	–	Guardians of Hyjal Exalted
Ring	Signet of the Elder Council	Haste → Hit	The Earthen Ring Exalted
Ring	Terrath's Signet of Balance	–	Therazane Revered
Trinket	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket	Left Eye of Rajh	Expertise → Mastery	Rajh — Halls of Origination
One-Hand	Elementium Gutslicer	–	Blacksmithing
Off-Hand	Lightning Whelk Axe	Crit → Mastery	Lady Naz'jar — Throne of the Tides
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Mastery	700 Valor Points