Balance Druid DPS Pre-Raid Gear
On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items from Pre-Raid content for your Balance Druid in WoW Classic. For more gearing advice, please refer to our Balance Druid Gearing and Best in Slot guide.
Balance Druid Pre-Raid Best in Slot (BiS) List
This is the gear we recommend for Druids, before setting foot in Molten Core or Onyxia's Lair. Essentially you should be following the basic stat priority of getting lots of spell power while also looking out for crit, Intellect, and hit. For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.
This list contains gear from: dungeons and reputation gear.
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| Neck |  Star of Mystaria |
Balnazzar in Stratholme |
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| Chest |  Robe of Everlasting Night |
Immol'thar in Dire Maul West |
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| Feet |  Omnicast Boots |
Golem Lord Argelmach in Blackrock Depths |
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| Off-hands | * Drakestone (of Arcane Wrath) |
Drake bosses in Sunken Temple |
| Idols |  Idol of the Moon |
BoE world drop, bought from the Auction House |
*All of these are items that drop with random stats. You will be looking for "Arcane Wrath," which gives +Arcane Damage. This can sometimes be hard to farm, especially when dealing with multiple items, so make sure you have reasonable alternatives until you can get the correct drop.
You can find more druid BiS lists in our dedicated gear hub below.
Changelog
- 18 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Classic Anniversary.
- 26 Jul. 2020: Updated with Idols.
- 13 Mar. 2020: Updated with Arathi Basin gear.
- 23 Feb. 2020: Guide added.
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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