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Guardian Druid Tank Gear and Best in Slot — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5

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On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Guardian Druid in World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5.

Pages in this Guide
1 Introduction 2 Easy Mode 3 Spell Summary 4 Builds and Talents 5 Azerite Traits and Armor 6 Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities 7 Mythic+ Tips 8 Crucible of Storms as Guardian Druid 9 Battle of Dazar'alor as Guardian Druid 10 Uldir as Guardian Druid 11 Stat Priority 12 Gems, Enchants, and Consumables 13 Macros and Addons 14 Gear and Best in Slot 15 Simulations 16 How to Improve 17 Frequently Asked Questions
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1. Best in Slot List for Guardian Druids

The following is a recommendation for what items might constitute a best in slot list for Guardian Druids. Bear in mind that due to Warforging/Titanforging, you may have items that are stronger than the ones listed simply due to their higher item level.

Slot Item Source
Head Tidemother's Cover Icon Tidemother's Cover Stormwall Blockade — Battle of Dazar'alor
Shoulders Mestrah's Singing Spaulders Icon Mestrah's Singing Spaulders Jadefire Masters — Battle of Dazar'alor
Cloak Silverback Cloak Icon Silverback Cloak Grong — Battle of Dazar'alor
Chest Mekkatorque's Bomber Jacket Icon Mekkatorque's Bomber Jacket High Tinker Mekkatorque — Battle of Dazar'alor
Wrists Amethyst-Studded Bindings Icon Amethyst-Studded Bindings Opulence — Battle of Dazar'alor
Gloves Gloves of the Undying Pact Icon Gloves of the Undying Pact The Restless Cabal — Crucible of Storms
Belt Stretched Sinew Waistcord Icon Stretched Sinew Waistcord Grong — Battle of Dazar'alor
Legs Cranedancer Leggings Icon Cranedancer Leggings Jadefire Masters — Battle of Dazar'alor
Boots Embossed Deckwalkers Icon Embossed Deckwalkers Lady Jaina Proudmoore — Battle of Dazar'alor
Ring #1 Lord Admiral's Signet Icon Lord Admiral's Signet Lady Jaina Proudmoore — Battle of Dazar'alor
Ring #2 Seal of the Zandalari Empire Icon Seal of the Zandalari Empire King Rastakhan — Battle of Dazar'alor
Trinket #1 Idol of Indiscriminate Consumption Icon Idol of Indiscriminate Consumption Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void — Crucible of Storms
Trinket #2 Diamond-Laced Refracting Prism Icon Diamond-Laced Refracting Prism Opulence — Battle of Dazar'alor
Weapon Docksplitter Siege Hook Icon Docksplitter Siege Hook Stormwall Blockade — Battle of Dazar'alor

2. Azerite Gear for Guardian Druids

For information about what Azerite traits to choose and what the best items are, see our Azerite page.

3. Trinkets for Guardian Druids

Defensively, there are several trinkets available that have particularly strong effects. The following is a list of the most noteworthy trinkets available, 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. Idol of Indiscriminate Consumption Icon Idol of Indiscriminate Consumption
  2. Diamond-Laced Refracting Prism Icon Diamond-Laced Refracting Prism
  3. Lurker's Insidious Gift Icon Lurker's Insidious Gift
  4. Lustrous Golden Plumage Icon Lustrous Golden Plumage
  5. Eternal Alchemist Stone Icon Eternal Alchemist Stone
  6. Azerokk's Resonating Heart Icon Azerokk's Resonating Heart
  7. Harlan's Loaded Dice Icon Harlan's Loaded Dice

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

4. Changelog

  • 14 Apr. 2019: Updated for the Crucible of Storms raid.
  • 20 Jan. 2019: Updated for Mythic+ Season 2 and Battle of Dazar'alor.
  • 10 Dec. 2018: Updated for Patch 8.1.
  • 04 Sep. 2018: Updated for Uldir raid release.
  • 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
  • 18 Jul. 2018: Added Luffa Wrappings, and updated some numbers for the stat squish.
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Pages in this Guide
1 Introduction 2 Easy Mode 3 Spell Summary 4 Builds and Talents 5 Azerite Traits and Armor 6 Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities 7 Mythic+ Tips 8 Crucible of Storms as Guardian Druid 9 Battle of Dazar'alor as Guardian Druid 10 Uldir as Guardian Druid 11 Stat Priority 12 Gems, Enchants, and Consumables 13 Macros and Addons 14 Gear and Best in Slot 15 Simulations 16 How to Improve 17 Frequently Asked Questions

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