Mists of Pandaria Classic Guardian Druid Pre-Raid Gear

The table below lists the best gear combinations before access to raid gear 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. Stamina
2. Hit Rating to cap (7.5%)
3. Expertise Rating to cap (15%)
4. Critical Strike
5. Agility
6. Haste
7. Mastery
8. Dodge

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.

2.

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	Headguard of the Shattered Vale	Haste → Hit	60x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Gleaming Eye of the Devilsaur	Haste → Mastery	30x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Shoulder	Shoulderguards of the Shattered Vale	Haste → Crit	50x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Qian-Le, Courage of Niuzao	Expertise → Hit	Chapter V: Judgment of the Black Prince	Legendary Cloak Quest
Chest	Tunic of the Shattered Vale	Haste → Mastery	55x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Bracer	Laser Burn Bracers	Expertise → Hit	30x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Hands	Handguards of the Shattered Vale	Expertise → Mastery	45x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Snow Lily Belt	Mastery → Crit	Leatherworking	Profession Recipe
Legs	Snow Lily Britches	Haste → Crit	Leatherworking	Profession Recipe
Boots	Unrepentant Heels	Expertise → Mastery	50x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 1	Reality Ripper Ring	Hit → Mastery	30x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 2	Swift Serpent Signet	Expertise → Crit	30x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 1	Vial of Living Corruption	–	50x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Curse of Hubris	–	50x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons
Weapon	Trident of Corrupted Waters	Expertise → Mastery	50x August Stone Cluster	Celestial Dungeons

2.2.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source	Location
Helm	Quilen Hide Helm	Crit → Hit	Leatherworking	Profession Recipe
Neck	Quadra-Head Brooch	Mastery → Crit	30x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Shoulder	Spaulders of the Haunted Forest	Hit → Expertise	50x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Pinionfeather Greatcloak	Mastery → Expertise	30x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Chest	Tunic of the Haunted Forest	Crit → Hit	55x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Bracer	Bracers of the Midnight Comet	–	30x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Hands	Gloves of Cushioned Air	Mastery → Hit	30x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Featherflight Belt	Haste → Hit	50x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Legs	Worldbinder Leggings	Mastery → Expertise	45x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Quilen Hide Boots	Haste → Expertise	Leatherworking	Profession Recipe
Ring 1	Gore-Soaked Gear	Haste → Expertise	30x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 2	Sign of the Bloodied God	Haste → Crit	30x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 1	Soul Barrier	–	50x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Renataki's Soul Charm	Expertise → Crit	50x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons
Weapon	Darkwood Spiritstaff	Mastery → Expertise	50x August Stone Shard	Celestial Dungeons

2.3.

Phase 1 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source	Location
Helm	Eternal Blossom Headguard	Mastery → Crit	60x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Choker of the Klaxxi'va	Hit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points	The Klaxxi Honored
Shoulder	Eternal Blossom Shoulderguards	Dodge → Crit	50x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Blackguard Cape	Hit → Crit	1250 Valor Points	Shado-Pan Honored
Chest	Eternal Blossom Tunic	Mastery → Expertise	55x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons
Bracer	Quillpaw Family Bracers	Hit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points	The August Celestials Honored
Hands	Murderer's Gloves	Mastery → Expertise	Leatherworking	Profession Recipe
Belt	Stalker's Cord of Eternal Autumn	Hit → Expertise	50x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons
Legs	Eternal Blossom Breeches	Haste → Crit	55x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Tukka-Tuk's Hairy Boots	Haste → Expertise	1650 Valor Points	The August Celestials Revered
Ring 1	Seal of the Windreaver	Hit → Expertise	The Klaxxi	Final Quest
Ring 2	Anji's Keepsake	Hit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points	Golden Lotus Honored
Trinket 1	Terror in the Mists	—	50x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Relic of Xuen	–	Tiger Deck	Darkmoon Faire
Weapon	Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector	Mastery → Crit	50x August Stone Fragment	Celestial Dungeons