This page covers the stats that are relevant for a Restoration Druid in Classic and what kind of things you should look for when gearing up. Feedback is always welcome. You can leave a comment at the bottom of the page, contact me, or tweet @PrestonDvorak.

Stat Priority

The priorities below correspond to the different builds on the Talents and Builds page.

Mana Efficiency (Moonglow)

This build favors talents that help save mana at the cost of some throughput talents.

1. Healing Power
2. Intellect
3. Mana/5 Seconds (mp/5)
4. Spirit
5. Spell Crit

Maximum Throughput (Full Restoration/Swiftmend)

This build favors talents that offer additional throughput at the cost of some mana saving talents.

1. Healing Power
2. Mana/5 Seconds (mp/5)
3. Spirit
4. Intellect
5. Spell Crit

Stat Explanations

Healing Power directly increases the amount your healing spells heal for, affecting both direct and over-time spells.

Intellect increases your maximum mana (1 Intellect = 15 Mana), your chance to critically hit with direct, not over-time, spells and heals (60 Intellect = 1% Spell Critical Strike), and the rate at which you gain weapon skills.

Mana/5 Seconds (mp/5) regenerates the stated amount of mana every 5-seconds, regardless of combat status and whether currently casting spells or not.

Spirit increases mana regeneration while not casting spells and health regeneration while out of combat. Mana regeneration from spirit starts after not casting a spell for 5-seconds. Once spirit regeneration begins, you'll gain mana every 2-seconds based on the following equation: Spirit / 4.5 + 15.

Spell Critical Strike increases the chance for your direct, not over-time, spells to critically hit. Critical heals will heal for 150% their normal amount.

Best in Slot List

Below, you'll find best in slot gear for Restoration Druids in the current Classic Phase. Note, Druids can wear both leather and cloth items, so you may see a mixture based on which offers better stats. An item is best for any talent build unless noted in parenthesis.

Head

1. Crystal Adorned Crown - World Bosses, Azuregos
2. Stormrage Cover - Onyxia's Lair, Onyxia
3. Insightful Hood - Dire Maul North, Cho'Rush the Observer
4. Cassandra's Grace - World Drop/BoE
5. Crimson Felt Hat - Stratholm - Undead, Barthilas

Neck

1. Choker of the Firelord - Molten Core, Ragnaros
2. Choker of Enlightenment - Molten Core, Lucifron
3. Animated Chain Necklace - Stratholm - Undead, Ramstein
4. Tooth of Gnarr - Upper Blackrock Spire, General Drakkisath

Shoulder

1. Wild Growth Spaulders - Molten Core, Majordomo Executus
2. Stormrage Pauldrons - Blackwing Lair, Chromaggus
3. Cenarion Spaulders - Molten Core, Barron Geddon
4. Living Shoulders - Crafting, Leatherworking
5. Burial Shaw - Scholomance, Alexei Barov, Theolen Krastinov, The Ravenian
6. Sunderseer Mantle - Lower Blackrock Spire, Crystal Fang (rare)

Back

1. Shroud of Pure Thought - Blackwing Lair, Flamegor
2. Hide of the Wild - Crafting, Leatherworking
3. Drape of Benediction - World Bosses, Azuregos
4. Cloak of the Cosmos - Dire Maul West, Immol'thar
5. Archivist Cape - Stratholme - Live, Instructor Galford
   1. of Healing
   2. of the Owl
6. Spritecaster Cape - Blackrock Depths - Lower, Gerstahn/Grebmar

Chest

1. Stormrage Chestguard - Blackwing Lair, Nefarian
2. Cenarion Vestments - Molten Core, Golemagg
3. Alanna's Embrace - Scholomance, Ras Frostwhisper
4. Robes of the Exalted - Stratholm - Undead, Baron Rivendare

Wrist

1. Stormrage Bracers - Blackwing Lair, Razorgore the Untamed
2. Bracers of Prosperity - Dire Maul North, King Gordok
3. Dryad's Wrist Bindings - Reputation, Honored Warsong Outriders (H) / Silverwing Sentinels (A)
4. Bleak Howler Armguards - Lower Blackrock Spire, Gizrul
5. Cenarion Bracers - Molten Core, Trash Mobs

Hands

1. Stormrage Handguards - Blackwing Lair, Firemaw/Ebonroc/Flamegor
2. Hands of the Exalted Herald - Blackrock Depths - Upper, Princess Moira Bronzebeard
3. Gloves of Restoration - Dire Maul East, Alzzin the Wildshaper
4. Atal'ai Gloves - Temple of Atal'Hakkar, Atal'ai Defenders (mini-bosses)
   
   1. of Healing
5. Cenarion Gloves - Molten Core, Shazzrah
6. Atal'ai Gloves - Temple of Atal'Hakkar, Atal'ai Defenders (mini-bosses)
   1. of Spirit
   2. of the Owl

Waist

1. Corehound Belt - Crafting, Leatherworking
2. Sash of Mercy - World Drop/BoE
3. Firemaw's Clutch - Blackwing Lair, Firemaw
4. Cenarion Belt - Molten Core, Trash Mobs (BoE)
5. Whipvine Cord - Dire Maul East, Alzzin the Wildshaper
6. Thuzadin Sash - Stratholme - Undead, Nerub'enkan

Legs

1. Empowered Leggings-  Blackwing Lair, Chromaggus
2. Stormrage Legguards - Molten Core, Ragnaros
3. Cenarion Leggings - Molten Core, Magmadar
4. Padre's Trousers - Dire Maul West, Illyanna Ravenoak
5. Ghoul Skin Leggings - Scholomance, Alexei Barov, Theolen Krastinov, The Ravenian
6. Spiritshroud Leggings - Upper Blackrock Spire, The Beast

Feet

1. Boots of Pure Thought - Blackwing Lair, Trash Mobs
2. Snowblind Shoes - World Bosses, Azuregos
3. Stormrage Boots - Blackwing Lair, Broodlord Lashlayer
4. Cenarion Boots - Molten Core, Lucifron
5. Boots of the Full Moon - Dire Maul North, Captain Kromcrush
6. Verdant Footpads - Stratholm - Undead, Stonespine (rare)
7. Boots of the Shrieker - Scholomance, Gandling

Finger

1. Pure Elementium Band - Blackwing Lair, Nefarian
2. Cauterizing Band - Molten Core, Majordomo Executus
3. Mark of the Dragon Lord - Lower Blackrock Spire, Overlord Wyrmthalak
4. Fordring's Seal - Quest, In Dreams
5. Rosewine Circle - Lower Blackrock Spire, Urok Doomhowl
6. Seal of the Archmagus - Molten Core, Baron Geddon

One-Hand Weapons

1. High Warlord's Battle Mace / Grand Marshal's Warhammer - PvP, Rank 14
2. Lok'amir il Romathis - Blackwing Lair, Nefarian
3. Fang of the Mystics - World Bosses, Azuregos
4. Aurastone Hammer - Molten Core, Garr
5. The Hammer of Grace - Blackrock Depths - Upper, The Seven

Off-Hand Items

1. Lei of the Lifegiver - Reputation, Exalted Frostwolf Clan (H) / Stormpike Guard (A)
2. Brightly Glowing Stone - Dire Maul North, King Gordok
3. Thaurissan's Royal Scepter - Blackrock Depths - Upper, Emperor Thaurissan

Two-Hand Weapons

1. Staff of the Shadow Flame - Blackwing Lair, Nefarian
2. Amberseal Keeper - World Bosses, Lord Kazzak
3. Staff of Dominance - Molten Core, Golemagg
4. Guiding Stave of Wisdom - Blackrock Depths - Upper, Emperor Thaurissan
5. Hammer of the Grand Crusader - Stratholm - Live, Balnazzar

Trinkets

1. Rejuvenating Gem - Blackwing Lair, Firemaw/Ebonroc/Flamegor
2. Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon - Quest, Darkmoon Beast Deck
3. Shard of the Scale - Onyxia's Lair, Onyxia
4. Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas - Quest, The Emerald Dream...
5. Briarwood Reed - Upper Blackrock Spire, Jed Runewatcher (rare)
6. Second Wind - Blackrock Depths - Upper, Argelmach
7. Mindtap Talisman - Dire Maul West, Magister Kalendris
8. Burst of Knowledge - Blackrock Depths - Upper, Ambassador Flamelash

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Resistance Gear

Some bosses or content will require various levels of elemental resistance (arcane, fire, nature, frost, or shadow). Below, you'll find gear that corresponds to each resistance type that can be used in place of the best in slot gear above as necessary. When equipping resistance gear you should always try to minimize the amount of useful stats you lose.

In addition to the items below, there are several uncommon (green) or rare (blue) quality bind on equip items that drop in the world to cover nearly every gear slot. Due to the difficulty of targeting their drops directly, I've left them off the list. The best way to acquire them is to search the auction house or ask in trade chat.

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