Mists of Pandaria Classic Balance Druid Gear and Best in Slot

The table below lists the best gear combinations for each phase in Mists of Pandaria 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, Spirit, or Expertise (15% Hit Cap)
3. Haste to 1-second GCD softcap (10296 Rating)
4. Critical Strike
5. Haste past 10296 Rating
6. Mastery

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup.

For information on the best available gems and enchants to go with the gear listed below, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

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Mists of Pandaria Classic Gear Sets

Phase 5 Phase 3 Phase 1

2.1.

Phase 5 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source	Location
Helm	Darkfang Mask	Mastery → Haste	Kor'kron Dark Shaman	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Neck	Necklace of Fading Light	Spirit → Crit	Sha of Pride	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shoulder	Shoulderwraps of the Shattered Vale	Haste → Mastery	Siegecrafter Blackfuse	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Cloak	Xing-Ho, Breath of Yu'lon	—	Chapter V: Judgment of the Black Prince	Legendary Cloak Quest
Chest	Vestment of the Shattered Vale	Haste → Crit	Sha of Pride	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Bracer	Bracers of Purified Spirit	Spirit → Haste	Immerseus	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Hands	Gloves of the Shattered Vale	—	General Nazgrim	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Belt	Seal of Karmic Return	Spirit → Crit	Garrosh Hellscream	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Legs	Leggings of the Shattered Vale	Mastery → Haste	Paragons of the Klaxxi	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Boots	Boots of Perilous Infusion	Haste → Crit	Malkorok	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 1	Laser-Slice Signet	Spirit → Crit	Iron Juggernaut	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 2	Signet of the Dinomancers	Haste → Crit	Thok the Bloodthirsty	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 1	Purified Bindings of Immerseus	–	Immerseus	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2	Kardris' Toxic Totem	–	Kor'kron Dark Shaman	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Weapon	Rik'kal's Bloody Scalpel	Hit → Haste	Paragons of the Klaxxi	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Off-Hand	Revelations of Y'Shaarj	Mastery → Crit	Garrosh Hellscream	(H) Siege of Orgrimmar

2.2.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source	Location
Helm	Cover of the Haunted Forest	Spirit → Crit	Twin Consorts	(H) Throne of Thunder
Neck	Passionfire Choker	Spirit → Haste	Twin Consorts	(H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder	Shoulderwraps of the Haunted Forest	—	Iron Qon	(H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak	Deadly Glare Cape	—	Durumu the Forgotten	(H) Throne of Thunder
Chest	Robes of Contagious Time	Mastery → Crit	Ra-den	(H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer	Infinitely Conducting Bracers	Spirit → Haste	Jin'rokh the Breaker	(H) Throne of Thunder
Hands	Gloves of the Haunted Forest	Mastery → Haste	Council of Elders	(H) Throne of Thunder
Belt	Worldbender Waistband	Spirit → Haste	Ra-den	(H) Throne of Thunder
Legs	Leggings of the Haunted Forest	Haste → Spirit	Ji-Kun	(H) Throne of Thunder
Boots	Roots of Pain	Mastery → Haste	Ra-den	(H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1	Ro'shak's Remembrance	Mastery → Haste	Iron Qon	(H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2	Ra-den's Evolving Signet	Spirit → Crit	Ra-den	(H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1	Unerring Vision of Lei Shen	–	Lei Shen	(H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Cha-Ye's Essence of Brilliance	Crit → Haste	Dark Animus	(H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon	Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne	Haste → Crit	Lei Shen	(H) Throne of Thunder
Off-Hand	Orb of Arcing Lightning	Spirit → Crit	Iron Qon	(H) Throne of Thunder

2.3.

Phase 1 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source	Location
Helm	Hood of Stilled Winds	Crit → Spirit	Blade Lord Ta'yak	(H) Heart of Fear
Neck	Korven's Amber-Sealed Beetle	Crit → Haste	Wind Lord Mel'jarak	(H) Heart of Fear
Shoulder	Eternal Blossom Shoulderwraps	Mastery → Haste	Lei Shi	(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Cloak	Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption	Mastery → Crit	Protectors of the Endless	(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Chest	Eternal Blossom Vestment	—	Grand Empress Shek'zeer	(H) Heart of Fear
Bracer	Bracers of Dark Thoughts	Crit → Haste	The Spirit Kings	(H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Hands	Eternal Blossom Gloves	Spirit → Crit	Wind Lord Mel'jarak	(H) Heart of Fear
Belt	Weaver's Cord of Eternal Autumn	Mastery → Haste	Tsulong Lei Shi	(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Legs	Eternal Blossom Leggings	Mastery → Crit	Amber-Shaper Un'sok	(H) Heart of Fear
Boots	Asani's Uncleansed Sandals	Spirit → Crit	Protectors of the Endless	(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Ring 1	Watersoul Signet	Spirit → Crit	Protectors of the Endless	(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Ring 2	Fragment of Fear Made Flesh	Crit → Haste	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok	(H) Heart of Fear
Trinket 1	Essence of Terror	—	Sha of Fear	(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Trinket 2	Light of the Cosmos	–	Elegon	(H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Weapon	Kri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm	Spirit → Haste	Grand Empress Shek'zeer	(H) Heart of Fear
Off-Hand	Tornado-Summoning Censer	Crit → Haste	Blade Lord Ta'yak	(H) Heart of Fear