Guardian Druid Tank Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Pumps 35 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 10.2.5.

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

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BiS Gear Guide for Guardian Druid

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Guardian Druid for Dragonflight 10.2. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Guardian Druid, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

2.

"Simming" Yourself as a Guardian Druid

Throughout this page, we will regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots, as it is an indispensable aspect of optimizing your character.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets, this should not be a replacement for simming yourself, at least not if you want to minmax sub-1%!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

3.

BiS Gear for Guardian Druid

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List
4.

BiS List for Guardian Druid

This list contains the highest DPS setup from most sources for Guardian Druid.

483 iLvl Great Vault items from Mythic+ are not listed here, as they are not targetable due to the RNG nature of the Vault. Mythic+ items are included at Item Level 470+.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze Icon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze (489) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Helm Benevolent Embersage's Casque Icon Benevolent Embersage's Casque Tindral Sageswift
Neck Ouroboreal Necklet Icon Ouroboreal Necklet (489) Volcoross
Shoulder Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom Icon Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom Mythic Smolderon
Cloak Inflammable Drapeleaf Icon Inflammable Drapeleaf (489) Mythic Gnarlroot
Chest Benevolent Embersage's Robe Icon Benevolent Embersage's Robe Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle
Bracers Life-Bound Bindings Icon Life-Bound Bindings (486) Crafted by Leatherworking. Embellished with Toxified Armor Patch Icon Toxified Armor Patch.
Gloves Flamewaker's Grips Icon Flamewaker's Grips (489) Mythic Volcoross
Belt Bloody Dragonhide Belt Icon Bloody Dragonhide Belt (489) Mythic Igira the Cruel
Legs Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Icon Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Boots Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps (486) Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1 Signet of the Last Elder Icon Signet of the Last Elder (489) Igira the Cruel
Ring #2 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns (489) Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Trinket #1 Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame(496) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing
Trinket #2 Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart Icon Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart (496) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing
4.

Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Guardian Druid

This list contains the highest DPS setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+.

For information on the Item Levels that drop at each M+ key level, check out our dedicated page:

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Borrowed Time Icon Borrowed Time (470) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Helm Benevolent Embersage's Casque Icon Benevolent Embersage's Casque Revival Catalyst any 470 iLvl Helm
Neck Raven Filigree Pendant Icon Raven Filigree Pendant (470) Black Rook Hold
Shoulder Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom Icon Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom Revival Catalyst any 470 iLvl Shoulders
Cloak Shadowfeather Shawl Icon Shadowfeather Shawl (470) Black Rook Hold
Chest Benevolent Embersage's Robe Icon Benevolent Embersage's Robe (470) Revival Catalyst any 470 iLvl Chest
Bracers Venerated Raptorhide Bindings Icon Venerated Raptorhide Bindings (470) Atal'Dazar
Gloves Gauntlets of Burning Focus Icon Gauntlets of Burning Focus (470) Everbloom
Belt Belt of Gleaming Determination Icon Belt of Gleaming Determination (470) Atal'Dazar
Legs Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Icon Benevolent Embersage's Leggings (470) Revival Catalyst any 470 iLvl Legs
Boots Decapod Slippers Icon Decapod Slippers (470) Throne of the Tides
Ring #1 Seal of the Regal Loa Icon Seal of the Regal Loa (470) Atal'Dazar
Ring #2 Thornwoven Band Icon Thornwoven Band(470) Waycrest Manor
Trinket #1 Oakheart's Gnarled Root Icon Oakheart's Gnarled Root (470) Darkheart Thicket
Trinket #2 My'das Talisman Icon My'das Talisman (470) Atal'Dazar
4.

Raid Gear BiS List for Guardian Druid

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the Amirdrassil Raid.

This list is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what loot is optimal for you for loot distribution purposes.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze Icon Rashon, the Immortal Blaze (489) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Helm Benevolent Embersage's Casque Icon Benevolent Embersage's Casque Tindral Sageswift
Neck Ouroboreal Necklet Icon Ouroboreal Necklet (489) Volcoross
Shoulder Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom Icon Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom Mythic Smolderon
Cloak Inflammable Drapeleaf Icon Inflammable Drapeleaf (489) Mythic Gnarlroot
Chest Benevolent Embersage's Robe Icon Benevolent Embersage's Robe Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle
Bracers Life-Bound Bindings Icon Life-Bound Bindings (486) Crafted by Leatherworking. Embellished with Toxified Armor Patch Icon Toxified Armor Patch.
Gloves Flamewaker's Grips Icon Flamewaker's Grips (489) Mythic Volcoross
Belt Bloody Dragonhide Belt Icon Bloody Dragonhide Belt (489) Mythic Igira the Cruel
Legs Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Icon Benevolent Embersage's Leggings Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Boots Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps (486) Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1 Signet of the Last Elder Icon Signet of the Last Elder (489) Igira the Cruel
Ring #2 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns (489) Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame
Trinket #1 Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame(496) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing
Trinket #2 Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart Icon Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart (496) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing
4.

Tier Set Bonuses for Guardian Druid in Dragonflight

  • Druid Guardian 10.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Druid Guardian 10.2 Class Set 2pc
  • Druid Guardian 10.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Druid Guardian 10.2 Class Set 4pc

The 2 piece bonus of the new tier set revolves around spending as much as possible during the Rage of the Sleeper Icon Rage of the Sleeper buff window, which will then generate a shield on us after Rage of the Sleeper Icon Rage of the Sleeper expires, which absorbs 25% of incoming damage similar to Ignore Pain Icon Ignore Pain. The 4 piece bonus makes this shield also deal damage to attackers.

5.

Best Crafted Items for Guardian Druid

With Crafted Items, you can craft items with customizable stats in nearly all slots with up to iLvl 483. This means that crafted gear is 3 item levels below the max mythic track and, therefore, great early filler items but rarely absolute bis.

If you want to learn more about the Crafting system in general and potentially craft your own items for less Gold, check out our dedicated page below.

5.1.

Best Crafting Order for Guardian Druid

This is our general recommendation for the best Crafting Order. It goes for Embellishments first, as they offer the largest increase per Spark, and then goes for powerful iLvl gains.

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps - Is our highest damage Embellishment.
  2. Life-Bound Bindings Icon Life-Bound Bindings with Toxified Armor Patch Icon Toxified Armor Patch - To be used in combination with Toxic Thorn Footwraps Icon Toxic Thorn Footwraps, further increasing the effect.
  3. Torc of Passed Time Icon Torc of Passed Time
  4. Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight (with Alchemical Flavor Pocket Icon Alchemical Flavor Pocket)
  5. From this point, we strongly recommend you sim yourself to work out future crafts.
5.2.

Inspiration Catalyst

The Revival 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 optimize your gear further, similar to the old reforging system.

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Enchants and Gems

Whenever you get a new piece of gear, 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 are on the page linked below.

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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. Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame
  2. Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart Icon Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart
  3. Cataclysmic Signet Brand Icon Cataclysmic Signet Brand
  4. Oakheart's Gnarled Root Icon Oakheart's Gnarled Root
  5. Gift of Ursine Vengeance Icon Gift of Ursine Vengeance
  6. Bandolier of Twisted Blades Icon Bandolier of Twisted Blades
  7. My'das Talisman Icon My'das Talisman
  8. Coiled Serpent Idol Icon Coiled Serpent Idol
  9. Ashes of the Embersoul Icon Ashes of the Embersoul
  10. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge

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

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

  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed and Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 23 Nov. 2023: Updated Trinket List.
  • 21 Nov. 2023: Updated BiS Lists.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated BiS lists for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Added new BiS Lists Gear block.
  • 25 Jul. 2023: Updated Borrowed Time link.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 26 May 2023: Added timewalking gear.
  • 18 May 2023: Updated trinket list.
  • 06 May 2023: Updated BiS list after trinket tuning.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated new trinkets and gear for patch 10.1.
  • 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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