TBC Classic Restoration Shaman Phase 2 / Tier 5 Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot list is always available in TBC 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.

The list will focus on gathering the best stats for Restoration, as described in our guide below:

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Restoration Shaman, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If your character is still progressing through the content of Tier 4 or is ready to take on Tier 6, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

Restoration Shaman Tier 5, the Cataclysm 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 — lowers the cost of Lesser Healing Wave by 5%. While not game changing, this is a pretty decent bonus which improves your Mana sustain, especially in heavy spot healing scenarios such as PvP.
• 4 pieces — causes critical heals from Healing Wave, Lesser Healing Wave, and Chain Heal to reduce the cast time of your next Healing Wave by 0.5 seconds, up to once per minute. This is a very weak bonus and you will barely be able to feel it in your gameplay, unfortunately.

Leatherworking is still a great profession, especially if you are your group's dedicated drummer, and Windhawk gear is only replaced by Tier 5 pieces or equivalent off-set items.

Enchanting is also great to unlock Spell Healing enchants on rings, and Jewelcrafting is a viable alternative for improved gems.

Finally, Engineering is also a fine choice, enabling explosives and the new Living Replicator Specs.

In order to make the best use possible out of long cooldown trinkets, such as Scarab Brooch, swap them into your gear set when they are off-cooldown and replace them with others during their cooldown.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cataclysm Headguard ( Helm of the Vanquished Champion)	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Neck	Lord Sanguinar's Claim	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Shoulders	Cataclysm Shoulderguards ( Pauldrons of the Vanquished Champion)	Void Reaver — Tempest Keep
Back	Sunshower Light Cloak	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Chest	Cataclysm Chestguard ( Chestguard of the Vanquished Champion)	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Wrists	Blackfathom Warbands	Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern
Hands	Worldstorm Gauntlets	High Astromancer Solarian — Tempest Keep
Belt	Girdle of Fallen Stars	Trash mobs — Tempest Keep
Legs	Sunhawk Leggings	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Boots	Orca-Hide Boots	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern
Rings	Phoenix-Ring of Rebirth Band of Eternity Naaru Lightwarden's Band	Al'ar — Tempest Keep Restorer's Pledge — The Vials of Eternity Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Direbrew Hops Scarab of the Infinite Cycle	41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Aeonus — The Black Morass
One-Hand	Lightfathom Scepter	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Off-hand	Aegis of the Vindicator	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
Relic	Totem of Healing Rains	Maiden of Virtue in Karazhan

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 which are very close to the best, and some which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Living Replicator Specs Cyclone Headdress ( Helm of the Fallen Champion) Fathom-Helm of the Deeps Whitemend Hood Living Dragonscale Helm Gladiator's Ringmail Helm Hallowed Crown Moonglade Cowl	Engineering Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Tailoring World drop BoE PvP Vendor Harbinger Skyriss — The Arcatraz Warp Splinter — The Botanica
Neck	Emberspur Talisman Archaic Charm of Presence Teeth of Gruul Natasha's Guardian Cord Necklace of Resplendent Hope Sethekk Oracle's Focus	Nightbane — Karazhan Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair The Hound-Master — Blade's Edge Mountains Epoch Hunter — Old Hillsbrad Foothills Brother Against Brother — Sethekk Halls
Shoulders	Coral-Barbed Shoulderpads Cyclone Shoulderpads ( Pauldrons of the Fallen Champion) Primal Mooncloth Shoulders Dragon-Quake Shoulderguards Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders Mantle of the Sea Wolf Vestia's Pauldrons of Inner Grace	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair Tailoring The Curator — Karazhan PvP Vendor Tavarok — Mana Tombs Cache of the Legion — The Mechanar
Back	Stainless Cloak of the Pure Hearted Bishop's Cloak Lifegiving Cloak Cloak of the Everliving White Remedy Cape	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan 25 Badge of Justice World Drop BoE Watchkeeper Gargolmar — Hellfire Ramparts Tailoring
Chest	Fire Crest Breastplate Windhawk Hauberk Primal Mooncloth Robe Cyclone Hauberk ( Chestguard of the Fallen Champion) Earthblood Chestguard Gladiator's Ringmail Armor Earthpeace Breastplate Void Slayer's Tunic	Al'ar — Tempest Keep Tribal Leatherworking Mooncloth Tailoring Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Netherspite — Karazhan PvP Vendor Blacksmithing Dimensius the All-Devouring — Netherstorm
Wrists	Wraps of Purification Windhawk Bracers Bindings of the Timewalker Whirlwind Bracers Primal Surge Bracers Bands of the Benevolent	Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern Tribal Leatherworking Keepers of Time — Exalted Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Aeonus — The Black Morass Talon King Ikiss — Sethekk Halls
Hands	Cataclysm Gloves Gloves of Centering Mitts of the Treemender Cyclone Gloves ( Gloves of the Fallen Champion) Prismatic Mittens of Mending Fathomheart Gauntlets Gloves of the Living Touch Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan The Curator — Karazhan Commander Sarannis — The Botanica Warlord Kalithresh — The Steamvault Leatherworking PvP Vendor
Belt	Windhawk Belt Primal Mooncloth Belt Belt of Gale Force Cord of Sanctification Stillwater Girdle Lifeblood Belt	Tribal Leatherworking Mooncloth Tailoring Moroes — Karazhan Epoch Hunter — Old Hillsbrad Foothills Nexus-Prince Shaffar — Mana Tombs Leatherworking
Legs	Cataclysm Legguards Gilded Trousers of Benediction Heart-Flame Leggings Earthsoul Leggings Whitemend Pants Kamaei's Cerulean Skirt Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings Hallowed Trousers	Fathom-Lord Karathress — Serpentshrine Cavern Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Echo of Medivh — Karazhan Opera Event — Karazhan Tailoring World Drop BoE PvP Vendor Talon King Ikiss — Sethekk Halls
Boots	Gold-Leaf Wildboots Forestlord Striders Jeweled Boots of Sanctification Wavefury Boots Light-Woven Slippers Slippers of Serenity	Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Echo of Medivh — Karazhan Warbringer O'mrogg — The Shattered Halls Rokmar the Crackler — The Slave Pens Darkweaver Syth — Sethekk Halls Pathaleon the Calculator — The Mechanar
Rings	Jade Ring of the Everliving Ring of Convalescence Ancestral Band Cosmic Lifeband Band of the Crystalline Void Band of Halos	Prince Malchezaar in Karazhan Honor Hold — Revered Thrallmar — Revered Nethermancer Sepethrea — The Mechanar Yor — Mana Tombs 25 Badge of Justice
Trinkets	Ribbon of Sacrifice Eye of the Dead Rejuvenating Gem Lower City Prayerbook Scarab Brooch	Opera Event — Karazhan Sapphiron — Naxxramas Drake Bosses — Blackwing Lair Lower City — Revered Viscidus — AQ40
Two-Hand	Exodar Life-Staff Crystalheart Pulse-Staff Seer's Cane Epoch-Mender Staff of the Redeemer Serpentcrest Life-Staff	Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair The Scryers — Revered Temporus — The Black Morass The Cipher of Damnation — Shadowmoon Valley Mekgineer Steamrigger — The Steamvault
One-Hand	Merciless Gladiator's Salvation Light's Justice Gladiator's Salvation Shard of the Virtuous Hand of Eternity Shockwave Truncheon The Ancient Scepter of Sue-Min	PvP Vendor Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan PvP Vendor Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan Blacksmithing Murmur — Shadow Labyrinth World Drop BoE
Off-hand	Tears of Heaven Aran's Soothing Sapphire Shield of Condemnation Faol's Signet of Cleansing Swamplight Lantern Crystal Pulse Shield	25 Badge of Justice Shade of Aran — Karazhan Kel'Thuzad — Naxxramas Omor the Unscarred — Hellfire Ramparts Quagmirran — The Slave Pens World Drop BoE
Relic	Totem of Spontaneous Regrowth Totem of Life Totem of the Plains	Mennu the Betrayer — The Slave Pens Fankriss The Unyielding — AQ40 The Ultimate Bloodsport — Nagrand

Since weapons are such a broad topic, we have written a full guide about Shaman weapons below.

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Restoration Shaman Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.