Guardian Druid Tank Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.0.7

Last updated on Mar 20, 2023 at 14:16 by Pumps 33 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Guardian Druid in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.0.7.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Feral Tank Druid gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing in Dragonflight

The best loot in the game will come from the weekly chest (now the Great Vault), and from Mythic raiding. Mythic+ is also a fantastic source of filling in those missing slots.

2.

Vault of the Incarnates Gear Recommendations for Guardian Druids

The following is a recommendation for what items might constitute a best in slot list for Guardian Druids with items purely available from the new raid Vault of the Incarnates.

Slot Item Source
Head Flaring Cowl Icon Flaring Cowl Leatherworking
Neck Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat Jewelcrafting
Shoulders Lost Landcaller's Mantle Icon Lost Landcaller's Mantle Broodkeeper Diurna
Cloak Decorated Commander's Cindercloak Icon Decorated Commander's Cindercloak Eranog
Chest Lost Landcaller's Robes Icon Lost Landcaller's Robes Kurog Grimtotem
Wrists Loyal Flametender's Bracers Icon Loyal Flametender's Bracers Broodkeeper Diurna
Gloves Lost Landcaller's Claws Icon Lost Landcaller's Claws Dathea, Ascended
Belt Fused Shale Waistband Icon Fused Shale Waistband Terros
Legs Loathsome Thunderhosen Icon Loathsome Thunderhosen Raszageth the Storm-Eater
Boots Ice-Climber's Cleats Icon Ice-Climber's Cleats Sennarth, The Cold Breath
Ring #1 Seal of Filial Duty Icon Seal of Filial Duty Broodkeeper Diurna
Ring #2 Seal of Diurna's Chosen Icon Seal of Diurna's Chosen Eranog
Trinket #1 Manic Grieftorch Icon Manic Grieftorch Broodkeeper Diurna
Trinket #2 Controlled Current Technique Icon Controlled Current Technique Kurog Grimtotem
Weapon Awak'mani, Grimtotem's Legacy Icon Awak'mani, Grimtotem's Legacy Kurog Grimtotem
3.

Tier Set Bonuses for Guardian Druid in Dragonflight

Our tier heavily focused around Mangle Icon Mangle and Gore Icon Gore procs. This is quite an easy tier set to play with (just keep mangle on cooldown) and should have a noticeable increase on your self healing capability. As a note, our current off-piece for tier is legs due to higher item level legs being available from the final boss.

4.

Dungeon Gear Recommendations for Guardian Druids

The following is a recommendation for what items might constitute a best in slot list for Guardian Druids with items purely available from dungeons. The majority of your gearing decisions will be based on what items have the best stats on them. To fully understand what stats are the best to prioritize and why please visit the Stats page linked below.

Slot Item Source
Head Stoneroot Headdress Icon Stoneroot Headdress The Nokhud Offensive
Neck Chain of Scorched Bones Icon Chain of Scorched Bones Court of Stars
Shoulders Amice of the Enlightened Icon Amice of the Enlightened Halls of Valor
Cloak Potion-Stained Cloak Icon Potion-Stained Cloak Algeth'ar Academy
Chest Hide of Fenryr Icon Hide of Fenryr Halls of Valor
Wrists Frenzyroot Cuffs Icon Frenzyroot Cuffs Algeth'ar Academy
Gloves Ruby Contestant's Gloves Icon Ruby Contestant's Gloves Algeth'ar Academy
Belt Belt of Burning Focus Icon Belt of Burning Focus Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
Legs Legguards of Adamant Rule Icon Legguards of Adamant Rule The Nokhud Offensive
Boots Footpads of the Swift Balestra Icon Footpads of the Swift Balestra Court of Stars
Ring #1 Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Icon Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Court of Stars
Ring #2 Thunderous Downburst Ring Icon Thunderous Downburst Ring The Nokhud Offensive
Trinket #1 Windscar Whetstone Icon Windscar Whetstone Court of Stars
Trinket #2 Windswept Pages Icon Windswept Pages Temple of the Jade Serpent
Weapon Crux of Blind Faith Icon Crux of Blind Faith Court of Stars
5.

Best Mythic+ Pieces to Upgrade with Valor

Below is a small list of some of the best Mythic+ items that can use your Valor points on to upgrade.

Slot Item Source
Trinket Windscar Whetstone Icon Windscar Whetstone Court of Stars
Trinket Windswept Pages Icon Windswept Pages Temple of the Jade Serpent
Ring Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Icon Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Court of Stars
Weapon Crux of Blind Faith Icon Crux of Blind Faith Court of Stars
5.1.

Embellishments Recommendations for Guardian Druid

Embellishments are additional item effects that can be applied to gear crafted with professions. You are limited to only two embellishments active on your gear at any given time. For Guardian Druids we recommend the following:

  1. Flaring Cowl Icon Flaring Cowl - Is used as an activator for the fire rings from raid (Seal of Diurna's Chosen Icon Seal of Diurna's Chosen and Seal of Filial Duty Icon Seal of Filial Duty).
  2. Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat - Gives great stats overall.
  3. Potion Absorption Inhibitor Icon Potion Absorption Inhibitor - Great for raiding and m+ making our potions last 50% longer.
5.2.

Creation Catalyst

The Creation Catalyst is a feature that allows you to convert any piece into "Tier" while retaining item level, socket, and tertiary perks. This can help you to further optimize your gear similar to the old reforging system.

6.

Enchants and Gems

Whenever you get a new piece of gear, make sure to enchant it or gem it, if possible. In Dragonflight, sockets can come with or be put on: Head, Belt, Wrists, Rings, and Necks. The optimal enchants and gems for Guardian Druids can be found on the page linked below.

7.

Onyx Annulet and Primordial Stone Gems

The Onyx Annulet is a new ring added in Patch 10.0.7 that can be customized by combining different Primordial Stone Gems. To acquire the Onyx Annulet Icon Onyx Annulet, you must run the Zskera Vaults, an outdoor activity zone. Condensed Magic items allow you to create Primordial Stone Gems from each specific family. These items can be looted in the Forbidden Reach from different sources, such as chests or events. Jewelcrafters will then be able to upgrade your gems to a stronger level. If you would like to find out what the best Primordial Stone Gems are for Guardian Druid, check out the Enchants and Gems page linked below.

8.

Trinkets for Guardian Druids

The following is a list of the most noteworthy trinkets available overall, ranked in order of power assuming equivalent item level. If you do not have any of these, your best bet will be to use a stat proc trinket with a reasonably high item level.

  1. Manic Grieftorch Icon Manic Grieftorch
  2. Whispering Incarnate Icon Icon Whispering Incarnate Icon
  3. Storm-Eater's Boon Icon Storm-Eater's Boon
  4. Controlled Current Technique Icon Controlled Current Technique
  5. Windscar Whetstone Icon Windscar Whetstone
  6. Windswept Pages Icon Windswept Pages
  7. Horn of Valor Icon Horn of Valor
  8. Eye of Skovald Icon Eye of Skovald
  9. Algeth'ar Puzzle Box Icon Algeth'ar Puzzle Box
  10. Granyth's Enduring Scale Icon Granyth's Enduring Scale

Offensively, you can refer to the chart below (courtesy of Bloodmallet.com). Note that these are only recommendations based on general sims; for the most accurate results, you should sim yourself.

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For the complete simulation results, check out Bloodmallet.com
9.

Changelog

  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 13 Jan. 2023: Added Embellishment section.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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