TBC Classic Restoration Druid Phase 5 / Tier 6 Gear and Best in Slot

Restoration Druid Tier 6, the Thunderheart Raiment, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Archimonde in Hyjal Summit
• Chest — Illidan Stormrage in Black Temple
• Legs — The Illidari Council in Black Temple
• Shoulders — Mother Shahraz in Black Temple
• Gloves — Azgalor in Hyjal Summit

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — lowers the cooldown of Swiftmend by 2 seconds. While this can theoretically be nice, in practice you want to be casting other spells and only using it for emergencies, which means it will sit unused most of the time, wasting the set bonus.
• 4 pieces — increases the healing of Healing Touch by 5%. While its throughput can be really high if you talent for it, Druids are masters of heals over time and that is where their raid value lies, and long cast time heals are best left to other healers, making this a weak bonus.

With the introduction of Spell Haste, you can speed up your rotation and allow more global cooldowns (GCDs) in between Lifebloom refreshes. Having at least 113 Spell Haste enables a 5 GCD rotation and is a big healing boost, but you still get decent extra benefits up to 242 Spell Haste which allows more favorable final tick bloom resets.

After this point, the benefit is reduced drastically and it is no longer worth stacking Spell Haste, especially with current gear options. We will list multiple good Spell Haste options below which you can mix and match to hit your desired Spell Haste values.

At this point you can also safely drop Tailoring and Leatherworking (assuming you are not your group's drummer) in order to get Enchanting and Jewelcrafting or Engineering, which have better benefits.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cover of Ursol the Wise Cowl of Light's Purity	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Neck	Amulet of Flowing Life Brooch of Nature's Mercy	Jewelcrafting Akil'zon — Zul'Aman
Shoulders	Spaulders of Reclamation Shawl of Wonderment	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Back	Shroud of the Highborne Shroud of Forgiveness	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple
Chest	Sunglow Vest Leather Chestguard of the Sun	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau Leatherworking
Wrists	Thunderheart Bracers ( Bracers of the Forgotten Vanquisher)	Kalecgos — Sunwell Plateau
Hands	Tranquil Majesty Wraps Leather Gauntlets of the Sun	Trash in Sunwell Plateau Leatherworking
Waist	Thunderheart Belt ( Belt of the Forgotten Vanquisher)	Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau
Legs	Breeches of Natural Splendor	Kalecgos — Sunwell Plateau
Feet	Thunderheart Boots ( Boots of the Forgotten Vanquisher)	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Rings	Blessed Band of Karabor Ring of Flowing Life Band of Lucent Beams Signet of the Quiet Forest Band of the Eternal Restorer	Trash in Black Temple Jewelcrafting Kalecgos — Sunwell Plateau Third chest in a Zul'Aman timed run The Scale of the Sands — Exalted
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Direbrew Hops Memento of Tyrande	41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Weapons	Hammer of Sanctification Golden Staff of the Sin'dorei	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Off-hands	Book of Highborne Hymns	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Idols	Idol of the Emerald Queen	Ambassador Hellmaw — Shadow Labyrinth

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some of which are very close to the best and some of which are just much easier to get!

Restoration Druid Tier 6, the Thunderheart Raiment, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Archimonde in Hyjal Summit
• Chest — Illidan Stormrage in Black Temple
• Legs — The Illidari Council in Black Temple
• Shoulders — Mother Shahraz in Black Temple
• Gloves — Azgalor in Hyjal Summit

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — lowers the cooldown of Swiftmend by 2 seconds. While this can theoretically be nice, in practice you want to be casting other spells and only using it for emergencies, which means it will sit unused most of the time, wasting the set bonus.
• 4 pieces — increases the healing of Healing Touch by 5%. While its throughput can be really high if you talent for it, Druids are masters of heals over time and that is where their raid value lies, and long cast time heals are best left to other healers, making this a weak bonus.

With the introduction of Spell Haste, you can speed up your rotation and allow more global cooldowns (GCDs) in between Lifebloom refreshes. Having at least 113 Spell Haste enables a 5 GCD rotation and is a big healing boost, but you still get decent extra benefits up to 242 Spell Haste which allows more favorable final tick bloom resets.

After this point, the benefit is reduced drastically and it is no longer worth stacking Spell Haste, especially with current gear options. We will list multiple good Spell Haste options below which you can mix and match to hit your desired Spell Haste values.

At this point you can also safely drop Tailoring and Leatherworking (assuming you are not your group's drummer) in order to get Enchanting and Jewelcrafting or Engineering, which have better benefits.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Thunderheart Helmet	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Neck	Brooch of Nature's Mercy	Akil'zon — Zul'Aman
Shoulders	Shoulderpads of Renewed Life Thunderheart Spaulders	Leatherworking Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Back	Shroud of the Highborne Shroud of Forgiveness Sunshower Light Cloak	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Chest	Thunderheart Tunic	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Wrists	Swiftheal Wraps Bracers of Renewed Life Rejuvenating Bracers	Tailoring Leatherworking Rage Winterchill — Hyjal Summit
Hands	Botanist's Gloves of Growth Thunderheart Gloves Gloves of Unfailing Faith	Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple Azgalor — Hyjal Summit Reliquary of the Lost — Black Temple
Waist	Belt of Primal Majesty Angelista's Sash Life-step Belt	Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple Kaz'rogal — Hyjal Summit First chest in a Zul'Aman timed run
Legs	Leggings of Eternity	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Feet	Boots of the Divine Light	Trash Waves — Hyjal Summit
Rings	Blessed Band of Karabor (2x) Signet of the Quiet Forest Band of the Eternal Restorer	Trash in Black Temple Third chest in a Zul'Aman timed run The Scale of the Sands — Exalted
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Direbrew Hops Memento of Tyrande	41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
One-Hand	Crystal Spire of Karabor	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Off-hands	Scepter of Purification	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Idols	Idol of the Emerald Queen	Ambassador Hellmaw — Shadow Labyrinth

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some of which are very close to the best and some of which are just much easier to get!

Restoration Druid Tier 6, the Thunderheart Raiment, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Archimonde in Hyjal Summit
• Chest — Illidan Stormrage in Black Temple
• Legs — The Illidari Council in Black Temple
• Shoulders — Mother Shahraz in Black Temple
• Gloves — Azgalor in Hyjal Summit

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — lowers the cooldown of Swiftmend by 2 seconds. While this can theoretically be nice, in practice you want to be casting other spells and only using it for emergencies, which means it will sit unused most of the time, wasting the set bonus.
• 4 pieces — increases the healing of Healing Touch by 5%. While its throughput can be really high if you talent for it, Druids are masters of heals over time and that is where their raid value lies, and long cast time heals are best left to other healers, making this a weak bonus.

With the introduction of Spell Haste, you can speed up your rotation and allow more global cooldowns (GCDs) in between Lifebloom refreshes. Having at least 113 Spell Haste enables a 5 GCD rotation and is a big healing boost, but you still get decent extra benefits up to 242 Spell Haste which allows more favorable final tick bloom resets.

After this point, the benefit is reduced drastically and it is no longer worth stacking Spell Haste, especially with current gear options. We will list multiple good Spell Haste options below which you can mix and match to hit your desired Spell Haste values.

At this point you can also safely drop Tailoring and Leatherworking (assuming you are not your group's drummer) in order to get Enchanting and Jewelcrafting or Engineering, which have better benefits.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Thunderheart Helmet	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Neck	Brooch of Nature's Mercy	Akil'zon — Zul'Aman
Shoulders	Shoulderpads of Renewed Life Thunderheart Spaulders	Leatherworking Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Back	Shroud of the Highborne Shroud of Forgiveness Sunshower Light Cloak	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Chest	Thunderheart Tunic	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Wrists	Swiftheal Wraps Bracers of Renewed Life Rejuvenating Bracers	Tailoring Leatherworking Rage Winterchill — Hyjal Summit
Hands	Botanist's Gloves of Growth Thunderheart Gloves Gloves of Unfailing Faith	Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple Azgalor — Hyjal Summit Reliquary of the Lost — Black Temple
Waist	Belt of Primal Majesty Angelista's Sash Life-step Belt	Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple Kaz'rogal — Hyjal Summit First chest in a Zul'Aman timed run
Legs	Leggings of Eternity	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Feet	Boots of the Divine Light	Trash Waves — Hyjal Summit
Rings	Blessed Band of Karabor (2x) Signet of the Quiet Forest Band of the Eternal Restorer	Trash in Black Temple Third chest in a Zul'Aman timed run The Scale of the Sands — Exalted
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Direbrew Hops Memento of Tyrande	41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
One-Hand	Crystal Spire of Karabor	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Off-hands	Scepter of Purification	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Idols	Idol of the Emerald Queen	Ambassador Hellmaw — Shadow Labyrinth

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some of which are very close to the best and some of which are just much easier to get!

Restoration Druid Tier 5, the Nordrassil Raiment, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Lady Vashj in Serpentshrine Cavern
• Chest — Kael'thas Sunstrider in Tempest Keep
• Legs — Fathom-Lord Karathress in Serpentshrine Cavern
• Shoulders — Void Reaver in Tempest Keep
• Gloves — Leotheras the Blind in Serpentshrine Cavern

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — increases the duration of your Regrowth spell by 6 sec. This is a minor bonus, as you are not likely to use Regrowth a lot in most situations.
• 4 pieces — increases the final amount healed by your Lifebloom spell by 150. Lifebloom is our main spell, but is generally meant to be stacked up and kept rolling without ever letting it burst, in which case this set bonus has no effect.

At this point you can also safely drop Tailoring and Leatherworking (assuming you are not your group's drummer) in order to get Enchanting and Jewelcrafting or Engineering, which have better benefits.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Nordrassil Headguard	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Neck	Lord Sanguinar's Claim	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Shoulders	Nordrassil Life-Mantle	Void Reaver — Tempest Keep
Back	Sunshower Light Cloak	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Chest	Nordrassil Chestguard	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Wrists	Grove-Bands of Remulos	The Lurker Below — Serpentshrine Cavern
Hands	Mitts of the Treemender	Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan
Waist	Girdle of Zaetar	Void Reaver — Tempest Keep
Legs	Earthsoul Leggings	Opera Event — Karazhan
Feet	Orca-Hide Boots	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern
Rings	Coral Band of the Revived Jade Ring of the Everliving	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Direbrew Hops Oshu'gun Relic	41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Gava'xi — Nagrand
One-Hand	Lightfathom Scepter	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Off-hands	Tears of Heaven	25 Badge of Justice
Idols	Idol of the Emerald Queen	Ambassador Hellmaw — Shadow Labyrinth

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some of which are very close to the best and some of which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Wonderheal XT40 Shades Merciless Gladiator's Kodohide Helm Whitemend Hood Crown of Malorne Gladiator's Kodohide Helm Cowl of Nature's Breath Cowl of Naaru Blessings	Engineering PvP Vendor Tailoring Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan PvP Vendor Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair 50 Badge of Justice
Neck	Archaic Charm of Presence Teeth of Gruul Emberspur Talisman Shining Chain of the Afterworld Karja's Medallion Natasha's Guardian Cord	Doomwalker in Shadowmoon Valley Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Nightbane — Karazhan Netherspite — Karazhan Shutting Down Manaforge Ara — Netherstorm The Hound-Master — Blade's Edge Mountains
Shoulders	Runetotem's Mantle Primal Mooncloth Shoulders Shoulderguards of Malorne Pauldrons of the Solace-Giver Hallowed Pauldrons Forest Wind Shoulderpads	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern Tailoring High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair The Curator — Karazhan Grandmaster Vorpil — Shadow Labyrinth The Curator — Karazhan
Back	Stainless Cloak of the Pure Hearted Lifegiving Cloak Red Riding Hood's Cloak Cloak of Suturing Avian Cloak of Feathers	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan World drop BoE Opera Event — Karazhan Patchwerk — Naxxramas Talon King Ikiss — Sethekk Halls
Chest	Primal Mooncloth Robe Chestguard of Malorne Windhawk Hauberk Gladiator's Kodohide Tunic	Tailoring Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Tribal Leatherworking PvP Vendor
Wrists	Bindings of the Timewalker Windhawk Bracers Bands of the Benevolent Bands of Indwelling	Keepers of Time — Exalted Tribal Leatherworking Talon King Ikiss — Heroic Sethekk Halls Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan
Hands	Gloves of Saintly Blessings Handguards of Malorne Gloves of the Living Touch	Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan The Curator — Karazhan Leatherworking
Waist	Primal Mooncloth Belt Windhawk Belt Cord of Nature's Sustenance Cincture of Will	Tailoring Tribal Leatherworking Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan
Legs	Gilded Trousers of Benediction Whitemend Pants Pontifex Kilt Pantaloons of Repentance Kamaei's Cerulean Skirt	Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Tailoring Warlord Kalithresh — Heroic The Steamvault Netherspite — Karazhan World drop BoE
Feet	Gold-Leaf Wildboots Forestlord Striders Boots of the Incorrupt Slippers of Serenity Boots of the Pious	Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Echo of Medivh — Karazhan Shade of Aran — Karazhan Exarch Maladaar — Auchenai Crypts Pathaleon the Calculator — Heroic The Mechanar
Rings	Band of Eternity Naaru Lightwarden's Band Violet Signet of the Grand Restorer Ring of Flowing Light Ring of Fabled Hope Ancestral Band Ring of Convalescence Fordring's Seal	Restorer's Pledge — The Vials of Eternity Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair The Violet Eye — Exalted Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog Thrallmar — Revered Honor Hold — Revered Battle of the Crimson Watch in Shadowmoon Valley
Trinkets	Direbrew Hops Lower City Prayerbook Eye of the Dead Rejuvenating Gem Scarab of the Infinite Cycle	Coren Direbrew during the Brewfest event Lower City — Revered Sapphiron — Naxxramas Drake Bosses — Blackwing Lair Aeonus — The Black Morass
Two-Hand	Ethereum Life-Staff Exodar Life-Staff Crystalheart Pulse-Staff Nightstaff of the Everliving Serpentcrest Life-Staff	High Astromancer Solarian — Tempest Keep Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Nightbane — Karazhan Mekgineer Steamrigger — The Steamvault
One-Hand	Merciless Gladiator's Salvation Light's Justice Gladiator's Salvation Shard of the Virtuous Hand of Eternity	PvP Vendor Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan PvP Vendor Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan Blacksmithing
Off-hands	Windcaller's Orb Aran's Soothing Sapphire Signet of Unshakable Faith Sapphiron's Right Eye	Cenarion Expedition — Exalted Shade of Aran — Karazhan Moroes — Karazhan Sapphiron — Naxxramas
Idols	Harold's Rejuvenating Broach	The Ultimate Bloodsport — Nagrand

Restoration Druid Tier 4, the Malorne Raiment has gloves, chest, head, legs, and shoulders. Its set bonuses are as follows.

• 2-piece bonus — helpful spells have a chance to restore up to 120 Mana. While the proc rate is only 5%, because it can proc on all spells this increases your Mana sustainability by a good amount.
• 4 pieces — reduces the cooldown on your Nature's Swiftness ability by 24 seconds. It is not the most impactful of bonuses, but it does increase the uptime of your emergency heal.

Our recommendation for Tier 4 is using the full Tailoring gear sets, Whitemend Wisdom and Primal Mooncloth, as well as the best off-set pieces available in the rest of the gear slots.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Whitemend Hood Crown of Malorne	Tailoring Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Neck	Archaic Charm of Presence Teeth of Gruul Emberspur Talisman	Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Nightbane — Karazhan
Shoulders	Primal Mooncloth Shoulders Shoulderguards of Malorne	Tailoring High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Back	Stainless Cloak of the Pure Hearted Lifegiving Cloak	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan World drop BoE
Chest	Primal Mooncloth Robe	Tailoring
Wrists	Bindings of the Timewalker Windhawk Bracers	Keepers of Time — Exalted Leatherworking
Hands	Mitts of the Treemender	Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan
Waist	Primal Mooncloth Belt	Tailoring
Legs	Gilded Trousers of Benediction Whitemend Pants Earthsoul Leggings	Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Tailoring Opera Event — Karazhan
Feet	Gold-Leaf Wildboots Forestlord Striders	Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Echo of Medivh — Karazhan
Rings	Naaru Lightwarden's Band Violet Signet of the Grand Restorer Jade Ring of the Everliving Ring of Flowing Light	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair The Violet Eye — Exalted Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Lower City Prayerbook	41 Badge of Justice Lower City Revered
Two-Hand	Exodar Life-Staff Crystalheart Pulse-Staff	Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
One-Hand	Light's Justice	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Off-hands	Tears of Heaven Windcaller's Orb	25 Badge of Justice Cenarion Expedition — Exalted
Idols	Idol of the Emerald Queen	Ambassador Hellmaw — Shadow Labyrinth

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some of which are very close to the best and some of which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Gladiator's Kodohide Helm Cowl of Nature's Breath Cowl of Naaru Blessings	PvP Vendor Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair 50 Badge of Justice
Neck	Shining Chain of the Afterworld Karja's Medallion Natasha's Guardian Cord	Netherspite — Karazhan Shutting Down Manaforge Ara — Netherstorm The Hound-Master — Blade's Edge Mountains
Shoulders	Pauldrons of the Solace-Giver Hallowed Pauldrons Forest Wind Shoulderpads	The Curator — Karazhan Grandmaster Vorpil — Shadow Labyrinth The Curator — Karazhan
Back	Red Riding Hood's Cloak Cloak of Suturing Avian Cloak of Feathers	Opera Event — Karazhan Patchwerk — Naxxramas Talon King Ikiss — Sethekk Halls
Chest	Chestguard of Malorne Windhawk Hauberk Gladiator's Kodohide Tunic	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Tribal Leatherworking PvP Vendor
Wrists	Bands of the Benevolent Bands of Indwelling Bracelets of Royal Redemption	Talon King Ikiss — Heroic Sethekk Halls Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan The Twin Emperors — AQ40
Hands	Gloves of Saintly Blessings Handguards of Malorne Gloves of the Living Touch	Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan The Curator — Karazhan Leatherworking
Waist	Windhawk Belt Cord of Nature's Sustenance Cincture of Will	Tribal Leatherworking Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan
Legs	Pontifex Kilt Pantaloons of Repentance Kamaei's Cerulean Skirt	Warlord Kalithresh — Heroic The Steamvault Netherspite — Karazhan World drop BoE
Feet	Boots of the Incorrupt Slippers of Serenity Boots of the Pious	Shade of Aran — Karazhan Exarch Maladaar — Auchenai Crypts Pathaleon the Calculator — Heroic The Mechanar
Rings	Ring of Fabled Hope Ancestral Band Ring of Convalescence Fordring's Seal	The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog Thrallmar — Revered Honor Hold — Revered Battle of the Crimson Watch — Shadowmoon Valley
Trinkets	Eye of the Dead Rejuvenating Gem Scarab of the Infinite Cycle Oshu'gun Relic	Sapphiron — Naxxramas Drake Bosses — Blackwing Lair Aeonus — The Black Morass Gava'xi — Nagrand
Two-Hand	Nightstaff of the Everliving Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Serpentcrest Life-Staff	Nightbane — Karazhan Naxxramas Mekgineer Steamrigger — The Steamvault
One-Hand	Gladiator's Salvation Shard of the Virtuous Hand of Eternity	PvP Vendor Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan Blacksmithing
Off-hands	Aran's Soothing Sapphire Signet of Unshakable Faith Sapphiron's Right Eye	Shade of Aran — Karazhan Moroes — Karazhan Sapphiron — Naxxramas
Idols	Harold's Rejuvenating Broach	The Ultimate Bloodsport — Nagrand