Season of Discovery Balance Druid DPS Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Balance Druid in WoW Classic - Season of Discovery.
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Balance Druid DPS Season of Discovery Best in Slot
These lists assume a stat priority of:
Spell Hit > Spell / Nature Damage > Spell Crit > Intellect > Spirit > Stamina
For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.
To help with presentation clarity, items that have Alliance and Horde versions with similar acquisition methods but different names will only have one of the versions listed in the tables below.
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Phase Best in Slot
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| Idols |  Idol of Sidereal Wrath |
Crafted through Enchanting |
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Blackwing Lair (Phase 5) Balance Druid Best in Slot
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| Chest |  Robe of Volatile Power |
Several bosses in Molten Core |
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Molten Core (Phase 4) Balance Druid DPS Best in Slot
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Pre-Raid Balance Druid DPS Best in Slot
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Sunken Temple (Phase 3) Balance Druid Best in Slot
This list is made up of Sunken Temple raid drops, world drops, profession gear, quest rewards and dungeon drops.
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| Idol | Idol of Wrath |
Grubbis in Gnomeregan |
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Gnomeregan (Phase 2) Balance Druid Best in Slot
This list is made up of Gnomeregan raid drops, world drops, profession gear, quest rewards and dungeon drops.
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| Neck |  Piston Pendant |
Mekgineer Thermaplugg in Gnomeregan |
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| Hands |  Dreamweave Gloves |
Tailoring |
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| Legs |  Insulated Leggings |
 Power Depleted Legs which drops from multiple bosses in Gnomeregan |
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| Idol | Idol of Wrath |
Grubbis in Gnomeregan |
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Blackfathom Depths (Phase 1) Balance Druid Best in Slot
This list is made up of Blackfathom Deeps raid drops, world
drops, quest rewards and dungeon drops. Green of Nature's Wrath bind on equip
is always great as well, since you can rely on free 
Wrath to make up for
a lower Mana pool.
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| Neck |  Jagged Bone Necklace |
Twilight Lord Kelris in Blackfathom Deeps |
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| Back |  Flowing Scarf |
Baron Aquanis in Blackfathom Deeps |
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| Hands | Black Fingerless Gloves |
Twilight Lord Kelris in Blackfathom Deeps |
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| Legs |  Soul Leech Pants |
Aku'mai in Blackfathom Deeps |
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| Weapons |  Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker |
Twilight Lord Kelris in Blackfathom Deeps |
| Idol |  Mind-Expanding Mushroom |
Lorgus Jett in Blackfathom Deeps |
3.
Changelog
- 28 Jan. 2025: Fixed Atiesh tooltip.
- 25 Jan. 2025: Phase 7 BiS list added.
- 29 Nov. 2024: Phase 6 BiS list added.
- 23 Sep. 2024: Phase 5 BiS list added.
- 14 Jul. 2024: Further fleshed out options for Phase 4.
- 13 Jul. 2024: First batch of Phase 4 gear updates.
- 23 Apr. 2024: Added more gear options and specific locations for each item.
- 07 Apr. 2024: Updated for Phase 3 with Sunken Temple gear.
- 15 Feb. 2024: Gear drop locations discovered and written in the guide.
- 11 Feb. 2024: Updated for Phase 2 with Gnomeregan gear.
- 19 Dec. 2023: Added newly hotfixed in shoulders and belt options.
- 09 Dec. 2023: Added new boot slot option.
- 07 Dec. 2023: Swapped cloth caster set with leather caster set.
- 03 Dec. 2023: Revamped BiS with currently known BFD raid items.
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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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