Level 60 · Caster · Dungeons and crafting
Balance Druid Pre-Raid Gear
The best Balance Druid gear you can farm before your first raid in WoW Forever, slot by slot. Every item is still in the Forever client, uses its Forever stats, and has a known way to get it: a level 60 dungeon drop or a crafting recipe.
Last checked · Rankings are ours, from the stat weights listed below.
Dungeons to farm first
- Dire Maul East: Barbed Thorn Necklace, Ring of Demonic Guile
- Blackrock Depths: Lavastone Hammer
- Dire Maul North: Brightly Glowing Stone
- Scholomance: Don Mauricio's Band of Domination
- Stratholme (Undead): Crimson Felt Hat
Craft or buy
- tailoring: Mantle of the Timbermaw (290), Cloak of Earth and Sky (300), Bloodvine Vest (300), Glacial Wrists (300), Belt of the Archmage (295), Bloodvine Boots (300)
- enchanting: Frozen Heart of the Mountain (265), Idol of Swiftness (300)
- leatherworking: Primal Batskin Gloves (300), Ironfeather Leggings (300)
- blacksmithing: Greenhammer (300)
Bind on equip pieces can be bought from crafters or the Auction House.
Gear by slot
| Slot | Best known-source item | Alternatives |
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| Head | Crimson Felt HatiLvl 59 · Cloth +10 Intellect, +10 Spirit, +8 Stamina, +30 Spell PowerDrops in Stratholme (Undead) (Classic drop list) |
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| Neck | Barbed Thorn NecklaceiLvl 56 · BoE +6 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +21 Nature Spell DamageDrops in Dire Maul East (Classic drop list) |
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| Shoulder | Mantle of the TimbermawiLvl 61 · Cloth · BoE +13 Intellect, +14 Critical Strike, +17 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 290, from a recipe item |
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| Back | Cloak of Earth and SkyiLvl 65 · Cloth · BoE +16 Stamina, +14 Spirit, +15 Nature Spell Damage, +15 Arcane Spell Damage, +15 Fire Spell DamageCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Chest | Bloodvine VestiLvl 65 · Cloth · BoE +13 Intellect, +20 Hit, +27 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Wrist | Glacial WristsiLvl 80 · Cloth · BoE +20 Stamina, +12 Spell Power, +20 Frost ResistanceCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Hands | Primal Batskin GlovesiLvl 65 · Leather · BoE +10 Agility, +9 Stamina, +20 HitCrafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item |
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| Waist | Belt of the ArchmageiLvl 62 · Cloth · BoE +16 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +20 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 295, from a recipe item |
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| Legs | Ironfeather LeggingsiLvl 61 · Leather · BoE +18 Intellect, +38 Spell Power, +14 Critical StrikeCrafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item |
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| Feet | Bloodvine BootsiLvl 65 · Cloth · BoE +16 Intellect, +10 Hit, +19 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Rings | Don Mauricio's Band of DominationiLvl 63 +10 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +11 Spell PowerDrops in Scholomance (Classic drop list) Ring of Demonic GuileiLvl 59 +10 Intellect, +10 Hit, +4 Mana per 5 secDrops in Dire Maul East (Classic drop list) |
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| Trinkets | Frozen Heart of the MountainiLvl 55 +7 Fire Resistance, +7 Nature Resistance, +7 Frost Resistance, +7 Shadow Resistance, +9 HitUse: Increases Frost and Shadow spell damage done by up to 29 for 15 sec. This effect is doubled in Snowy areas.Crafted: Enchanting 265, from a recipe item Trinket effects cannot be scored; these are the known-source trinkets whose effect suits the role. | — |
| Staff (two-hand) | Lavastone HammeriLvl 58 · Mace +13 Strength, +12 Intellect, +14 Stamina, +20 Spell Power · 49.8 dpsDrops in Blackrock Depths (Classic drop list) |
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| Or: one-hand weapon | GreenhammeriLvl 65 · Mace · BoE +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +10 Hit · 47.3 dpsCrafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item |
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| With: held off hand | Brightly Glowing StoneiLvl 63 · Held in off hand +14 Stamina, +29 Healing, +10 Spell DamageDrops in Dire Maul North (Classic drop list) |
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| Relic | Idol of SwiftnessiLvl 65 · BoE Equip: Reduces the cooldown of your Swiftmend spell by 3 sec.Crafted: Enchanting 300, from a recipe item Relic effects cannot be scored; every relic with a known source is listed. |
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Raid prep
Hyjal Summit, Barrow Deeps and Onyxia's Lair open on December 9, 2026. Have these ready for the first night, on top of the gear above:
Flask
- First choice: Flask of Natural Accuracy. Spell hit: a resisted spell does no damage at all. Use: Increases your Stamina by 60. While in Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit, and the Barrow Deeps, you also gain 5% Hit Chance.Alchemy 300, from a recipe item · 1 Death Lotus, 12 Demonsage, 9 Golden Sansam, 1 Imbued Vial
- Second choice: Flask of Natural Swiftness. Haste once your hit is covered. Use: Increases your Stamina by 60. While in Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit, and the Barrow Deeps, you also gain 5% Haste.Alchemy 300, from a recipe item · 1 Death Lotus, 18 Marefoil, 6 Icecap, 1 Imbued Vial
- Onyxia's Lair: Flask of Supreme Power. The Classic caster flask, for Onyxia's Lair where the Natural flasks give only Stamina.Alchemy 300, unchanged from Classic · 30 Dreamfoil, 10 Mountain Silversage, 1 Black Lotus, 1 Crystal Vial
You can only have one flask at a time, and each lasts two hours. All recipes: alchemy recipes.
Onyxia: attunement and fire resistance
Every raid member needs the Drakefire Amulet from the faction attunement chain (steps for Alliance and Horde), and Blizzard's raid overview tells raids to stack fire resistance. The most fire resistance this spec can wear in each slot, from known-source gear:
- Molten Helm (Leather): +29 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item
- Lava Belt (Leather): +26 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item
- Flarecore Mantle (Cloth): +24 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Corehound Boots (Leather): +24 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 295, from a recipe item
- Onyxia Scale Cloak (Cloth): +16 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item
- Flarecore Leggings (Cloth): +16 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Flarecore Robe (Cloth): +15 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Flarecore Wraps (Cloth): +7 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Frozen Heart of the Mountain (Trinket): +7 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Enchanting 265, from a recipe item
Barrow Deeps
The Brooch of the Wardens is a key: "Grants access to the Vord'anaar Prison within Barrow Deeps." How you get it is not in the client data yet. Raid pages: Hyjal Summit · Barrow Deeps · Onyxia's Lair.
Consumables, potions and the spec's rotation are in the Balance Druid PvE guide.
Professions for this spec
Our pick: tailoring and leatherworking, from the crafted pieces in the table above.
Only if you craft them yourself (bind on pickup)
- enchanting: Frozen Heart of the Mountain (265)
Buy from a crafter, or make your own (bind on equip)
- tailoring: Mantle of the Timbermaw, Cloak of Earth and Sky, Bloodvine Vest, Glacial Wrists, Belt of the Archmage, Bloodvine Boots
- leatherworking: Primal Batskin Gloves, Ironfeather Leggings
- blacksmithing: Greenhammer
- enchanting: Idol of Swiftness
Alchemy makes the raid flasks above; a gathering pair (Herbalism with Mining or Skinning) pays for them. Gold-making builds: Legacy for gold · gold guide · profession guides.
Stat weights we used
Each item's score is its Forever stats times these weights. One point of the stat on the left is worth this much next to one point of the top stat. They are rough and ours, adapted from Classic stat values; they decide the order on this page and nothing else.
Hit 1.1 · Spell Power 1 · Spell Damage 1 · Spell Damage and Healing 1 · Critical Strike 0.8 · Haste 0.8 · Arcane Spell Damage 0.8 · Nature Spell Damage 0.8 · Mana per 5 sec 0.5 · Intellect 0.35 · Spell Penetration 0.3 · Spirit 0.1 · Stamina 0.1
Items need required level 50 or higher and rare quality or better.
Other Druid specs: Feral Combat Druid · Restoration Druid · all specs