Cataclysm Classic Balance Druid 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. Intellect
2. Hit or Spirit (17% Hit Cap)
3. Haste
4. Mastery
5. Critical Strike

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

2.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

2.1.

Phase 4 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

All dungeon item level gear listed below is from Protocol Twilight Dungeon drops unless stated otherwise in the source.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Deep Earth Cover	Spirit → Mastery	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Neck	Opal of the Secret Order	Hit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Deep Earth Shoulderwraps	Crit → Haste	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Cloak	Nanoprecise Cape	Hit → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Deep Earth Vestment	Mastery → Haste	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Bracer	Bracers of Flowing Serenity	Spirit → Mastery	Leatherworking
Gloves	Deep Earth Gloves	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Belt	Belt of Universal Curing	Spirit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Leggings of Nature's Champion	Spirit → Mastery	Leatherworking
Boots	Boots of Fungoid Growth	Spirit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Signet of Suturing	Spirit → Mastery	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Ring 2	Seal of the Grand Architect	–	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Will of Unbinding	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Trinket 2	Insignia of the Corrupted Mind	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Weapon	Rathrak, the Poisonous Mind	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Off-Hand	Ledger of Revolting Rituals	Spirit → Mastery	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Relic	Mindbender Lens	Crit → Mastery	700 Valor Points

2.2.

Phase 3 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Stormrider's Cover	Crit → Spirit	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Firemind Pendant	Mastery → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Shoulders	Stormrider's Shoulderwraps	Mastery → Spirit	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Back	Shroud of Endless Grief	Mastery → Spirit	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Obsidian Arborweave Vestment	–	2200 Valor Points
Wrists	Smolderskull Bindings	Crit → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Hands	Clutches of Evil	Haste → Expertise	Leatherworking
Waist	Gale Rouser Belt of the Undertow	–	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Obsidian Arborweave Leggings	Crit → Spirit	2200 Valor Points
Feet	Nightmare Rider's Boots	Mastery → Haste	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Ring	Planetary Band of the Undertow	–	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Ring	Soothing Brimstone Circle	Crit → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Theralion's Mirror	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Haste	Volcanic Deck at Darkmoon Faire
Weapon	Lightforged Elementium Hammer	Mastery → Haste	Blacksmithing
Off-Hand	Book of Binding Will	Haste → Spirit	15 Fissure Stone Fragment
Relic	Soulflame Vial	Mastery → Spirit	700 Valor Points

2.3.

Phase 2 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Camouflage Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Dorian's Lost Necklace	Mastery → Spirit	World Drop BoE
Shoulders	Hide of Chromaggus	Crit → Haste	World Drop BoE
Back	Ritssyn's Ruminous Drape	–	World Drop BoE
Chest	Stormrider's Vestment	Crit → Haste	2200 Valor Points
Wrists	Armbands of the Bear Spirit	Crit → Haste	Nalorakk — Zul'Aman
Hands	Stormrider's Gloves	Crit → Spirit	1650 Valor Points
Waist	Lightning Lash	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Legs	Stormrider's Leggings	–	2200 Valor Points
Feet	Fading Violet Sandals	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring	Ring of the Boy Emperor	Mastery → Spirit	Archaeology
Ring	Signet of High Arcanist Savor	Crit → Spirit	World Drop BoE
Trinket	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Haste	Volcanic Deck at Darkmoon Faire
Trinket	Soul Casket	Mastery → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Two-Hand	Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan	Crit → Spirit	Archaeology
Relic	Relic of Norgannon	Crit → Spirit	700 Valor Points

2.4.

Phase 1 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Camouflage Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Dorian's Lost Necklace	Mastery → Spirit	World Drop BoE
Shoulders	Mantle of Soft Shadows	Crit → Haste	Anraphet — Halls of Origination
Back	Ritssyn's Ruminous Drape	–	World Drop BoE
Chest	Chestguard of Nature's Fury	Crit → Haste	Leatherworking
Wrists	Armbands of Change	Crit → Spirit	Corla, Herald of Twilight — Blackrock Caverns
Hands	Deep Delving Gloves	Haste → Hit	Slabhide — The Stonecore
Waist	Lightning Lash	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Path	Mastery → Hit	Siamat — Lost City of the Tol'vir
Feet	Decapod Slippers	Crit → Hit	Mindbender Ghur'sha — Throne of the Tides
Ring	Ring of the Boy Emperor	Mastery → Spirit	Archaeology
Ring	Signet of High Arcanist Savor	Crit → Spirit	World Drop BoE
Trinket	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Haste	Volcanic Deck at Darkmoon Faire
Trinket	Witching Hourglass	–	Ascendant Lord Obsidius — Blackrock Caverns
Two-Hand	Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan	Crit → Spirit	Archaeology
Relic	Captured Lightning	Spirit → Mastery	Asaad — The Vortex Pinnacle