Restoration Druid Healing Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2

We do not believe a strict Best in Slot list is possible due to how stat weights work for Restoration Druids. Secondary stats are extremely close to each other, with Intellect increasing the most per each item level. The optimal gearing strategy, in this case, would be to equip the highest item-level pieces whenever possible, excluding trinkets and tier, preferring items with Haste.

Your main goal should be to acquire Druid Restoration 10.2 Class Set 4pc. For both Mythic+ and raiding, it provides healing increase, and it is the same item level as other items you would use.

You should look to replace your old tier bonus with Druid Restoration 10.2 Class Set 2pc as soon as possible. Mostly because it will be an item-level upgrade.

2.

BiS Gear for Restoration Druid

Overall Raid BiS List Overall Mythic+ BiS List Raid Gear BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List

2.1.

Raid BiS List for Restoration Druid

This list contains theoretically the best items for healing in raid from all sources. Keep in mind that acquiring different tier pieces with Leech will change your priority on the off-piece. Similarly, any other item with Leech will replace the one recommended here.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle (489)	Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Helm	Benevolent Embersage's Casque (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck	Elemental Lariat (489, Haste/Mastery).	Crafted by Jewelcrafting
Shoulder	Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak	Drape of the Loyal Vassal (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Chest	Benevolent Embersage's Robe (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers	Needlessly Complex Wristguards (486, full Haste)	Crafted by Engineering
Gloves	Benevolent Embersage's Talons (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt	Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash (489)	Revival Catalyst any Myth track belt.
Legs	Galakrond's Voracious Hide (483 or 489)	Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall or Great Vault from Dungeons
Boots	Vigorous Sandstompers (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Ring #1	Band of Burning Thorns (489)	Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2	Ring of Contempt (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Trinket #1	Amalgam's Seventh Spine (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Trinket #2	Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (489)	Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil

2.1.

Mythic+ BiS List for Restoration Druid

This list contains theoretically the best items for Mythic+ from all sources.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Iridal, the Earth's Master (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Helm	Benevolent Embersage's Casque (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck	Elemental Lariat (489, Haste/Versatility).	Crafted by Jewelcrafting
Shoulder	Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak	Shadowfeather Shawl (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Chest	Benevolent Embersage's Robe (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers	Venerated Raptorhide Bindings (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Gloves	Benevolent Embersage's Talons (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt	Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash (489)	Revival Catalyst any Myth track belt.
Legs	Galakrond's Voracious Hide (483 or 489)	Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall or Great Vault from Dungeons
Boots	Toxic Thorn Footwraps (489)	Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1	Band of Burning Thorns (489)	Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2	Ring of Contempt (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Trinket #1	Belor'relos, the Suncaller (489)	Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2	Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (489)	Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil

2.1.

Only Raid Gear BiS List for Restoration Druid

This list only contains items that drop in the raid. It will not contain crafted items, items from the dungeons, or the dungeon vault. Reference the first list if you want to fill the slots with crafted items. This list assumes you will use these items only in raid.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle (489)	Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Helm	Silent Tormentor's Hood (489)	Mythic Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Neck	Eye of the Rising Flame (489)	Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Shoulder	Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak	Benevolent Embersage's Featherdrape (489)	Revival Catalyst
Chest	Benevolent Embersage's Robe (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers	Verdant Sanctuary Bands (489)	Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
Gloves	Benevolent Embersage's Talons (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Belt	Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash (489)	Revival Catalyst any Myth track belt.
Legs	Benevolent Embersage's Leggings (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Boots	Hooves of the Autumn Blaze (489)	Revival Catalyst any boots.
Ring #1	Band of Burning Thorns (489)	Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2	Signet of the Last Elder (489)	Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1	Blossom of Amirdrassil (496)	Mythic Rashok in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2	Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (489)	Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil

2.1.

Only Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Restoration Druid

This list only contains items that drop in Mythic+ or from the Great Vault. It will not contain crafted items, items from the raid or raid vault. Reference the second list if you want to fill the slots with crafted items. This list assumes you will use these items only in Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Iridal, the Earth's Master (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Helm	Benevolent Embersage's Casque (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck	Raven Filigree Pendant (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Shoulder	Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak	Shadowfeather Shawl (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Chest	Benevolent Embersage's Robe (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers	Venerated Raptorhide Bindings (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Gloves	Benevolent Embersage's Talons (489)	Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt	Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash (489)	Revival Catalyst any Myth track belt.
Legs	Galakrond's Voracious Hide (483 or 489)	Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall or Great Vault from Dungeons
Boots	Decapod Slippers (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Ring #1	Thornwoven Band	Great Vault from Dungeons
Ring #2	Ring of Contempt (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Trinket #1	Sea Star (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons
Trinket #2	Coagulated Genesaur Blood (489)	Great Vault from Dungeons

Crafting is an essential way of getting high-item-level gear. You can get one Spark of Dreams naturally every 2 weeks, unless you pick half of the spark from your weekly vault.

Since there are only a few crafts you can make at these item levels, it is important to choose the slots wisely. We do not recommend crafting anything in the potential tier slots (Head, Shoulders, Chest, Gloves, Legs). Another factor to remember is Embellished items. You can only wear two items with these effects, similar to legendaries in previous expansions. These effects will not do nearly as much, but they still can add some healing or damage.

There are a lot of embellished items available, so we will only highlight the good ones you might consider crafting, in no particular order:

• Elemental Lariat — this is a necklace with Embellishment built in. You can only get it on this piece. It is desirable because the effect is decent; you can pick the stats, infuse it with sockets, and finally, the proc will be for Haste or Mastery. The power of the effect heavily relies on the number of sockets you are using and on your throughput. You are going to use this Embellishment because all other embellishments are even worse than this one.
• Verdant Tether — Your healing abilities have the chance to tether you to a friendly ally, granting Versatility for both players based on distance. It does not give much, but the combined gain is pretty decent.
• Verdant Conduit — gives random secondaries that periodically stack on you. It does not give that much, but it is purely personal.
• Toxic Thorn Footwraps — these are boots with a unique effect only available on this specific piece of gear.
• Potion Absorption Inhibitor — increases potion duration by 50%. This effect stacks. You might use it in raids if you have a lot of spare Mana or potentially external Mana from Evokers or DPS Druids. In that case, you will use Intellect potions from cauldrons or just the crafted ones.

Your first craft should be Elemental Lariat, assuming you can farm a staff from Mythic+ or get one from raid. We also recommend to craft it using free Enchanted Wyrm's Dreaming Crest either from killing Heroic Fyrakk or from Renown 20 with Dream Wardens. It will be only 10 item levels below the maximum possible craft item level, but you will not spend 60 Aspect Crests on it, allowing you to upgrade Myth track items 4 times, resulting in a 12-16 item level gain for those slots you decide to upgrade.

For the second craft, you will have a couple of vaults and raid clears behind you. You should assess which slot is your weakest and go from there. Keep in mind, that both Verdant Tether and Verdant Conduit can go on any slot. Generally, a good slot to craft early is a ring, because you get a desirable socket early. The same logic behind using a free Enchanted Wyrm's Dreaming Crest applies for this craft, too.

In general, we advise against crafting weapons, if you are able to clear Mythic+ above +17, or do even a couple of early raid bosses on Mythic difficulty. Any weapon from the vault will give you a higher item level than a craft. On top of that, you will be able to upgrade a weapon from Mythic+17 to 483, while the craft will give you only 486.

Having said all that, there will be a few situations where item-level upgrades will not be actual upgrades. Sockets are usually worth more than 10 item levels, Leech on the first 2-3 pieces is worth about 10 item levels, and Avoidance is worth around 5. Due to Leech providing so much power, we will only give a definite BiS list for any slots if the gains from effects on them are better than a random piece with Leech in that slot.

For Mythic+ gearing, you will generally want to equip Mastery until you are comfortable with healing requirements. Some play with 0 Mastery on gear to deal more damage, and some go into it more heavily. There will be no magic number we can give you.

You will need two currencies to upgrade your gear: Flightstones and Dreaming Crests. Both are obtainable from practically all forms of content in the game.

For more information on the new Gear Upgrades system, check out our dedicated page for it below.

Your upgrade priority should follow the highest stat slots: weapons, head, chest, legs. If you get a good trinket, then upgrade it before anything but a weapon.

No special weapons will make you drop item levels. Equip whatever combination of Two-Handed or One-Handed plus Off-Hand that gives you more Intellect and Leech.

The only 2 weapons with special effects are Iridal, the Earth's Master and Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle. Both have damage effects on them. You should definitely never drop item levels for them in raids, but you can maybe drop 3-6 item levels in Mythic+, understanding that it will cost you quite a bit of healing power.

For direct trinket comparison, use QELive made by Voulk. We will list a few special trinkets here with comments on their power level.

1. A-tier — Amalgam's Seventh Spine, Echoing Tyrstone, Sea Star, Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge, Coagulated Genesaur Blood, Idol of the Dreamer.
2. B-tier — Idol of the Dreamer.
3. C-tier — Smoldering Seedling, Blossom of Amirdrassil, Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows, Lady Waycrest's Music Box.
4. F-tier — Time-Thief's Gambit, Leaf of the Ancient Protectors.

We are back to using mediocre stat-stick trinkets in Season 3. There is not a single unique or strong trinket on this list. All of them just give something, but not much.

Due to the nature of Mythic+ healing, players usually want to run at least one damage trinket and sometimes even two. Belor'relos, the Suncaller is by far the best damage trinket. It drops from Tindral Sageswift. Vessel of Skittering Shadows from Atal'Dazar is a reasonable alternative and/or second damage trinket for pure damage.