Classic Restoration Druid Healer 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 HPS 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.

4.

Druid Raid Best in Slot

Phase Six (Naxx) Phase One (MC)

5.

Naxxramas Restoration Druid BiS

This is the gear we recommend for Restoration 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, and is decent for Restoration Druids in WoW Classic. You will not be using many of the T3 pieces in your BiS set, but they are still nice to eventually get just to have.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Crystal Adorned Crown	Azuregos, the world boss in Azshara
Neck	Amulet of the Fallen God	Reward from turning in the eye that drops from C'Thun in AQ40
Shoulders	Wild Growth Spaulders	Majordomo Executus in Molten Core
Back	Cloak of Suturing	Patchwerk in Naxxramas
Chest	Dreamwalker Tunic	Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
Wrists	Bracelets of Royal Redemption	Emperor Vek'nilash in AQ40
Hands	Dreamwalker Handguards	Maexxna in Naxxramas
Waist	Grasp of the Old God	C'Thun in AQ40
Legs	Empowered Leggings	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Feet	Boots of Pure Thought	Trash BoE in Blackwing Lair
Rings	Pure Elementium Band Band of Unanswered Prayers	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas
Trinkets	Rejuvenating Gem Eye of the Dead	The three drakes in Blackwing Lair Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Weapons	Hammer of the Twisting Nether	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Off-hands	Sapphiron's Right Eye	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Idols	Idol of Health	Viscidus in AQ40

5.1.

Alternative Gear for Restoration Druids

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Deviate Growth Cap Zulian Headdress Insightful Hood Stormrage Cover	The Dragon world boss Lethon Several Bosses in Zul'Gurub Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Neck	Amulet of the Shifting Sands Angelista's Charm Jin'do's Evil Eye Choker of the Fire Lord Animated Chain Necklace	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Jin'do the Hexxer in Zul'Gurub Ragnaros in Molten Core Ramstein the Gorger in Stratholme
Shoulders	Ternary Mantle Stormrage Pauldrons	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Back	Cloak of Clarity Shroud of Pure Thought Hide of the Wild	C'Thun in AQ40 Flamegor in Blackwing Lair Crafted through Leatherworking
Chest	Stormrage Chestguard Robes of the Exalted	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Wrists	Stormrage Bracers Burrower Bracers Zandalar Haruspex's Bracers Flarecore Wraps Cenarion Bracers	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair Ouro in AQ40 Reward from Paragons of Power: The Haruspex's Bracers in Zul'Gurub Crafted through Tailoring Trash BoE drop in Molten Core
Hands	Wasphide Gauntlets Gloves of the Messiah Gloves of Dark Wisdom Stormrage Handguards Gloves of Delusional Power Hands of the Exalted Herald	Princess Huhuran in AQ40 Princess Huhuran in AQ40 Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 The three drakes in Blackwing Lair Shared drop from the Dragon World Bosses High Priestess of Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths
Waist	Corehound Belt Regenerating Belt of Vek'nilash Sash of Mercy Firemaw's Clutch	Crafted through Leatherworking The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Random world drop, bind on equip Firemaw in Blackwing Lair
Legs	Salamander Scale Pants Stormrage Legguards Leggings of Immersion	Several bosses in Molten Core Ragnaros in Molten Core The Prophet Skeram in AQ40
Feet	Snowblind Shoes Treads of the Wandering Nomad Stormrage Boots	Azuregos, the world boss in Azshara Various Captains in AQ20 Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair
Rings	Ring of the Martyr Only as a set: Primalist's Band Only as a set: Primalist's Seal Cauterizing Band Rosewine Circle Fordring's Seal	Princess Huhuran in AQ40 High Priestess Jeklik in Zul'Gurub Bloodlord Mandokir in Zul'Gurub Majordomo Executus in Molten Core Urok Doomhowl in Lower Blackrock Spire Reward from the quest In Dreams in Western Plaguelands
Trinkets	Hibernation Crystal Wushoolay's Charm of Nature Zandalarian Hero Charm Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon Shard of the Scale Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas Mindtap Talisman	The Dragon world boss Ysondre Class Tier Trinket made by combining the item drops from Edge of Madness in Zul'Gurub Reward from turning in the heart dropped by Hakkar in Zul'Gurub Reward from Darkmoon Beast Deck Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Reward from The Emerald Dream... in Dire Maul Magister Kalendris in Dire Maul West
Weapons	Scepter of the False Prophet Blessed Qiraji Augur Staff High Warlord's Battle Mace Lok'amir il Romathis Staff of the Shadow Flame Staff of Rampant Growth Claw of Chromaggus Fang of the Mystics Ironbark Staff	C'Thun in AQ40 Reward from the quest Imperial Qiraji Regalia Rank 14 PvP Weapon Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Shared drop from the Dragon World Bosses Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Azuregos, the world boss in Azshara Exalted with the Arathi Basin reputation
Off-hands	Sartura's Might Lei of the Lifegiver High Warlord's Tome of Mending Brightly Glowing Stone	Battleguard Sartura in AQ40 Exalted with the Alterac Valley reputation Rank 14 PvP Weapon King Gordok in Dire Maul North
Idols	Idol of Rejuvenation	Mor Grayhoof in Lower Blackrock Spire

6.

Restoration 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, CenarionRaiment is a solid set, and while not BiS in most slots, does provide a good source of healing power, mp5, and Intellect. This is an excellent set to pick up if you are just beginning the gearing process at max level since it is usually uncontested. Most of your BiS setup in this phase will come from off pieces from Molten Core, or even just dungeon gear in some slots. Make sure when looking for upgrades that you consider cloth pieces as well as leather since you do not lose anything other than some armor from using different armor types.

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

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Crystal Adorned Crown Stormrage Cover Zulian Headdress Insightful Hood	Azuregos, the world boss in Azshara Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Several Bosses in Zul'Gurub Cho'Rush the Observer in Dire Maul North
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord Animated Chain Necklace	Ragnaros in Molten Core Ramstein the Gorger in Stratholme
Shoulders	Wild Growth Spaulders Cenarion Spaulders	Majordomo Executus in Molten Core Baron Geddon in Molten Core
Back	Hide of the Wild	Crafted through Leatherworking
Chest	Robes of the Exalted Cenarion Vestments	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Wrists	Flarecore Wraps Cenarion Bracers	Crafted through Tailoring Trash BoE drop in Molten Core
Hands	Hands of the Exalted Herald Gloves of Restoration Cenarion Gloves	High Priestess of Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths Alzzin the Wildshaper in Dire Maul East Shazzrah in Molten Core
Waist	Corehound Belt Sash of Mercy	Crafted through Leatherworking Random world drop, bind on equip
Legs	Salamander Scale Pants Stormrage Legguards	Several bosses in Molten Core Ragnaros in Molten Core
Feet	Snowblind Shoes Cenarion Boots	Azuregos, the world boss in Azshara Lucifron in Molten Core
Rings	Cauterizing Band Rosewine Circle Fordring's Seal	Majordomo Executus in Molten Core Urok Doomhowl in Lower Blackrock Spire Reward from the quest In Dreams in Western Plaguelands
Trinkets	Shard of the Scale Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas Mindtap Talisman Second Wind Briarwood Reed	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Reward from The Emerald Dream... in Dire Maul Magister Kalendris in Dire Maul West Golem Lord Argelmach in Blackrock Depths Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire
Weapons	Fang of the Mystics Aurastone Hammer	Azuregos, the world boss in Azshara Garr in Molten Core
Off-hands	Brightly Glowing Stone	King Gordok in Dire Maul North
Idols	Idol of Rejuvenation	Mor Grayhoof in Lower Blackrock Spire

You can find our recommended gear for PvPing as a Restoration 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.