Classic Balance Druid Ranged DPS Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot (BiS) list is always available in WoW Classic, the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative, for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them.

In order to get ready for raiding, it is recommended that you follow this guide in order to learn which gear to gather for maximizing DPS before ever setting foot in raids, and probably also before getting your first epic loot. Even so, expect to get a few pieces that you will have a hard time replacing, such as Second Wind and Briarwood Reed.

As stated by Blizzard, WoW Classic will have six phases, starting with Molten Core, Onyxia's Lair, and Maraudon, and ending with Naxxramas and the Scourge Invasion.

We will be linking best in slot gear lists for every raid tier in this guide, which can be helpful in order to understand how to progress from hitting Level 60, to getting pre-raid best in slot and from then to clearing all raid tiers.

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Druid Raid Best in Slot

Phase Six (Naxx) Phase One (MC)

5.

Naxxramas Balance Druid BiS

This is the gear we recommend for Balance Druids in the Naxxramas patch. Naxxramas is the final destination of the original World of Warcraft, and as such carries the best gear and the most difficult bosses.

Druids Tier 3, Dreamwalker Raiment is perhaps one of the most iconic Druid sets of all time, but is overall quite poor for Balance Druids. You will not be using any of the T3 pieces in your BiS set, but they are still nice to eventually get just to have, especially if you want to flex Restoration.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Preceptor's Hat	Heigan the Unclean in Naxxramas
Neck	Amulet of Vek'nilash	Emperor Vek'nilash in AQ40
Shoulders	Rime Covered Mantle	Gluth in Naxxramas
Cloak	Cloak of the Necropolis	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Chest	Garb of Royal Ascension	Trash drop in AQ40
Wrists	Rockfury Bracers	Reward from Stalwart's Battlegear
Hands	Dark Storm Gauntlets	C'Thun in AQ40
Waist	Eyestalk Waist Cord	C'Thun in AQ40
Legs	Leggings of Polarity	Thaddius in Naxxramas
Feet	Boots of Epiphany	Emperor Vek'nilash in AQ40
Rings	Ring of the Fallen God Band of the Inevitable	Reward from the quest you get from turning in the eye that drops from C'Thun in AQ40 Noth the Plaguebringer in Naxxramas
Trinkets	Mark of the Champion The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron	Kel'thuzad in Naxxramas Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Weapon	Brimstone Staff	Loatheb in Naxxramas
Idols	Idol of the Moon	BoE world drop, bought from the Auction House

6.

Alternative Gear for Balance Druids

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Mish'undare, Circlet of the Mind Flayer Spellweaver's Turban The Hexxer's Cover "of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+41)	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Jin'do the Hexxer in Zul'Gurub Auction House
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord Charm of the Shifting Sands Orb of the Darkmoon Star of Mystaria	Ragnaros in Molten Core Reward from The Fall of Ossirian Darkmoon Faire 1200 Ticket reward Balnazzar in Stratholme
Shoulders	Mantle of the Blackwing Cabal Abyssal Cloth Amice "of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+30)	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair Baron Kazum in Silithus Auction House
Cloak	Cloak of the Devoured Cloak of Consumption Cloak of the Brood Lord Archivist Cape (of Arcane Wrath) Sapphiron Drape	C'Thun in AQ40 Hakkar in Zul'Gurub Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Archivist Galford in (main-entrance) Stratholme Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Chest	Bloodvine Vest Jade Inlaid Vestments Robe of Volatile Power	Crafted through Tailoring The dragon world boss Ysondre Several bosses in Molten Core
Wrists	Bracers of Arcane Accuracy Burrower Bracers Dryad's Wrist Bindings Flameweave Cuffs (of Arcane Wrath) Tearfall Bracers (of Arcane Wrath)	Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair Ouro in AQ40 Warsong Gulch Exalted Lord Incendius in Blackrock Depths The Unforgiven in Stratholme
Hands	Gloves of Ebru Bloodtinged Gloves Slaghide Gauntlets (of Arcane Wrath) Hands of Power	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Jin'do the Hexxer in Zul'Gurub Urok Doomhowl in Upper Blackrock Spire Quartermaster Zigris in Upper Blackrock Spire
Waist	Firemaw's Clutch Mana Igniting Cord Ban'thok Sash	Firemaw in Blackwing Lair Multiple bosses in Molten Core Ok'thor the Breaker in Blackrock Depths
Legs	Leggings of the Black Blizzard Bloodvine Leggings Flarecore Leggings Leggings of Immersion "of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+41) Skyshroud Leggings	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Crafted through Tailoring Crafted through Tailoring The Prophet Skeram in AQ40 Auction House Highlord Omokk in Lower Blackrock Spire
Feet	Bloodvine Boots Snowblind Shoes "of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+30) Omnicast Boots	Crafted through Tailoring Azuregos World Boss Auction House Golem Lord Argelmach in Blackrock Depths
Rings	Wrath of Cenarius Ring of Spell Power Band of Forced Concentration Ritssyn's Ring of Chaos Eye of Orgrimmar or Songstone of Ironforge Maiden's Circle	Reward from Champion's Battlegear Multiple bosses in Molten Core Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair Trash drop in AQ40 Reward from the quest The Princess Saved? in Blackrock Depths World drop bind on equip item
Trinkets	Neltharion's Tear Talisman of Ephemeral Power Eye of the Beast Briarwood Reed	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Multiple Bosses in Molten Core Reward from the quest General Drakkisath's Demise (Alliance) / For The Horde! (Horde) Upper Blackrock Spire Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire
Weapons	Lok'amir il Romathis Blessed Qiraji Acolyte Staff Staff of the Ruins High Warlord's Spellblade Claw of Chromaggus Fang of the Mystics Staff of Dominance Ironbark Staff Mindfang	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Reward from Imperial Qiraji Regalia Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 14 Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Azuregos World Boss Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core Exalted with the Arathi Basin reputation Exalted with the Arathi Basin reputation
Off-hands	Royal Scepter of Vek'lor Tome of Arcane Domination Master Dragonslayer's Orb High Warlord's Tome of Destruction	Emperor Vek'nilash in AQ40 Exalted with the Alterac Valley reputation The Lord of Blackrock in Blackwing Lair Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 14
Idols	Idol of Rejuvenation	Mor Grayhoof in Lower Blackrock Spire

7.

Balance Druid Raid Best in Slot (BiS) List for Molten Core / Onyxia's Lair

This is the gear we recommend you to chase while doing the first raids in the game: Molten Core and Onyxia's Lair.

Druid's Tier 1, Cenarion Raiment is not a great set for Balance druids since it lacks spell power on most pieces. Most of your BiS in this phase will come from a combination of Molten Core loot and specific green items, specifically "of Arcane Wrath" items that gives lots of bonus arcane damage. Arcane damage is your primary stat, so a green item that gives a large amount of it will easily be better than most dungeon and raid gear that you will find for awhile.

Molten Core guide Onyxia's Lair guide Tier 1 Druid set guide

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	"of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+41) * Green Lens (of Arcane Wrath)	Auction House Crafted through Engineering
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord Star of Mystaria	Ragnaros in Molten Core Balnazzar in Stratholme
Shoulders	"of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+30) Burial Shawl Elder Wizard's Mantle	Auction House Multiple bosses in Scholomance Random world drop, bind on equip
Back	"of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+21) * Archivist Cape (of Arcane Wrath) Spritecaster Cape	Auction House Archivist Galford in Stratholme Houndmaster Grebmar in Blackrock Depths
Chest	Robe of Volatile Power	Several bosses in Molten Core
Wrists	* Flameweave Cuffs (of Arcane Wrath) * Tearfall Bracers (of Arcane Wrath)	Lord Incendius in Blackrock Depths The Unforgiven in Stratholme
Hands	* Slaghide Gauntlets (of Arcane Wrath) Hands of Power	Urok Doomhowl in Upper Blackrock Spire Quartermaster Zigris in Upper Blackrock Spire
Waist	Mana Igniting Cord Ban'thok Sash	Multiple bosses in Molten Core Ok'thor the Breaker in Blackrock Depths
Legs	"of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+41) Skyshroud Leggings	Auction House Highlord Omokk in Lower Blackrock Spire
Feet	"of Arcane Wrath" BoE (+30) Omnicast Boots	Auction House Golem Lord Argelmach in Blackrock Depths
Rings	Ring of Spell Power Eye of Orgrimmar or Songstone of Ironforge Maiden's Circle	Multiple bosses in Molten Core Reward from the quest The Princess Saved? in Blackrock Depths World drop bind on equip item
Trinkets	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Eye of the Beast Briarwood Reed	Multiple Bosses in Molten Core Reward from the quest General Drakkisath's Demise (Alliance) / For The Horde! (Horde) Upper Blackrock Spire Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire
Weapons	Aurastone Hammer Staff of Dominance	Garr in Molten Core Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Off-hands	Drakestone (of Arcane Wrath) Spirit of Aquementas	Green Dragon mini-bosses in Sunken Temple It's Dangerous to Go Alone quest in Un'Goro Crater
Idols	Idol of the Moon	BoE world drop, bought from the Auction House

You can find our recommended gear for PvPing as a Balance Druid in the link below.

In order to smooth out the Sapphiron encounter, it is advised that most players use a good amount of Frost Resistance gear, in order to reduce the high raid damage intake to manageable levels. We made a list with good options for almost every slot, so that you can face down the undead dragon while prepared:

This is not a normal set that you would ever wear, but is required for some classes in AQ 40 when fighting Princess Huhuran. It will be up to your guild or raid group if this is a required set or not.

Some items, which are not powerful enough to be in the best in slot list, have special properties that make them very valuable to acquire for specific encounters or as a weapon swap mid-fight. We will list the most notable special items for the current phase, and their effects and application below.

• Gnomish Battle Chicken summons a chicken that attacks your enemies for 1.5 minutes, with a cooldown of 30 minutes. The chicken scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill), and buffs your group with 5% increased Attack Speed through Battle Squawk. This is what makes it well worth using while grouped.
• Arcanite Dragonling summons a dragon that attacks your enemies for up to 1 minute, with a cooldown of one hour. The dragon scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill) and causes a stacking debuff that increases Fire damage taken, which makes it worth using in later raids to boost Fire Mage damage.
• Skull of Impending Doom is given as a quest reward from completing Forbidden Knowledge in the Badlands. While generally undesirable, if you need to run somewhere fast, it can be a useful item to have.
• Furbolg Medicine Pouch is sold by Gorn One Eye when you reach Honored status with Timbermaw Hold. This is a great item that you can swap during combat to provide you with a significant 1000 heal over 10 seconds. For comparison's sake, Heavy Runecloth Bandage heals you for 2000 over 8 seconds, but requires you to channel it, and you cannot take any sort of damage in the channel duration.
• Tidal Charm allows you to instantly stun an enemy for 3 seconds. It has a 50% drop chance from Prince Nazjak, who spawns around 25,84 in Arathi Highlands. Due to his very high respawn timer it might be hard to get this trinket, but the stun it provides is a life saver and duel winner.
• Linken's Boomerang allows you to potentially disarm or stun an enemy when used, which makes it useful in certain scenarios, especially in PvP. Its rewarded from the Un'Goro Crater quest It's Dangerous to Go Alone.
• Luffa removes a bleed effect, such as Garrote, from yourself when used. You get this item from the Searing Gorge quest Incendosaurs? Whateverosaur is More Like It.
• The Alliance-only Crystal of Zin-Malor allows you to kill yourself easily, and you do not get durability loss if you die from its effect. This can occasionally be useful, such as when you regret getting on a fly path after you are already flying or if you need to talk with the Blackrock Depths key ghost NPC. You get it from starting the quest Tormented By the Past.