Restoration Druid PvP Gear Guide for WotLK Classic

This is our guide for gearing in PvP as a Restoration Druid. This gear will improve your odds in World PvP and Battlegrounds, but skill is still the most important factor in determining the winner of each match.

You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills in the Restoration Druid PvP guide below:

It can be useful to have up to 4% Spell Hit (PvP cap), in order to reliably land your Cyclones and Entangling Roots, but do not get it at any cost!

Using PvP gear with Resilience is generally the way to go, but it can be useful to also use some PvE items for increased DPS, especially if you have access to strong Raid gear and no Gladiator gear for that slot.

Any piece you lack from the best in slot list below can be temporarily replaced by Honor gear or whatever questing or crafted gear you have.

Spell Penetration is a noteworthy stat for countering the small amount of resistances awarded by Mark of the Wild, Mage Armor and similar buffs. Fortunately Restoration Druids use Nature school spells, which have no Paladin aura counter, so a small amount of Spell Penetration is more than enough, which will typically come from Enchant Cloak - Spell Piercing and Wrathful Gladiator's Grimoire.

In case you want to compare this list with the Restoration Druid PvE Best in Slot list, feel free to check out the link below!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Wrathful Gladiator's Kodohide Helm	PvP Vendor
Neck	Wrathful Gladiator's Pendant of Ascendancy	PvP Vendor
Shoulders	Wrathful Gladiator's Kodohide Spaulders	PvP Vendor
Back	Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Ascendancy	PvP Vendor
Chest	Wrathful Gladiator's Kodohide Robes	PvP Vendor
Wrists	Wrathful Gladiator's Armwraps of Salvation	PvP Vendor
Hands	Wrathful Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves	PvP Vendor
Waist	Wrathful Gladiator's Belt of Salvation	PvP Vendor
Legs	Wrathful Gladiator's Kodohide Legguards	PvP Vendor
Feet	Wrathful Gladiator's Boots of Salvation	PvP Vendor
Rings	Marrowgar's Frigid Eye Conductive Seal	Lord Marrowgar — 25-man Heroic Icecrown Citadel 60 Defiler's Scourgestone
Trinkets	Medallion of the Horde Solace of the Fallen	PvP Vendor 38 Defiler's Scourgestone
One-Hand	Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings Wrathful Gladiator's Salvation	Multiple Bosses — 25-man Ulduar PvP Vendor
Off-hand	Wrathful Gladiator's Grimoire	PvP Vendor
Two-Hand	Wrathful Gladiator's Energy Staff	PvP Vendor
Idol	Wrathful Gladiator's Idol of Tenacity	PvP Vendor

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Dominance — 40 Stone Keeper's Shard
Shoulders	Master's Inscription of the Crag or Inscription of Dominance — 30 Stone Keeper's Shard
Back	Enchant Cloak - Spell Piercing or Lightweave Embroidery
Chest	Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience
Wrists	Fur Lining - Spell Power or Enchant Bracers - Superior Spellpower
Hands	Hyperspeed Accelerators or Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower
Belt	Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs	Sapphire Spellthread or Earthen Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality
Weapon	Enchant Staff - Greater Spellpower (Staves) or Enchant Weapon - Mighty Spellpower
Ring	Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower

As a Restoration Druid, you should use Trenchant Earthsiege Diamond for extra survivability or Insightful Earthsiege Diamond if having Mana issues, Runed Cardinal Ruby or Durable Ametrine in Red Sockets, one Kharmaa's Grace and Mystic King's Amber or Durable Ametrine in Yellow Sockets, and Royal Dreadstone in Blue Sockets.

Phase 3 introduces epic gems from prospecting Titanium Ore. You can also transmute them with Alchemy or buy them with emblems.

We hope this guide was helpful for your PvP exploits! Feel free to check out the detailed Restoration Druid PvP guide as well in the link down below.