Level 60 · Healer · Dungeons and crafting
Holy Paladin Pre-Raid Gear
The best Holy Paladin 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
- Scholomance: Loomguard Armbraces, Don Mauricio's Band of Domination
- Dire Maul North: Brightly Glowing Stone
- Dire Maul West: Emerald Flame Ring
- Stratholme (Undead): Animated Chain Necklace
Craft or buy
- blacksmithing: Dawnbringer Shoulders (265), Breastplate of Salvation (300), Martyr's Legplates (300), Sageblade (300), Evergreen Shield (300)
- leatherworking: Living Crown (300), Hide of the Wild (300), Corehound Belt (300)
- enchanting: Dormant Heart of the Mountain (265), Libram of Infusion (300)
- tailoring: Mooncloth Gloves (280), Swarmtender's Footpads (295)
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 | Living CrowniLvl 61 · Leather · BoE +18 Intellect, +14 Spirit, +25 Spell Damage, +73 HealingCrafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item |
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| Neck | Animated Chain NecklaceiLvl 62 +7 Spirit, +8 Stamina, +33 Healing, +11 Spell DamageDrops in Stratholme (Undead) (Classic drop list) |
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| Shoulder | Dawnbringer ShouldersiLvl 58 · Plate · BoE +10 Spirit, +44 Healing, +15 Spell DamageCrafted: Blacksmithing 265, from a recipe item |
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| Back | Hide of the WildiLvl 62 · Cloth · BoE +10 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +42 Healing, +14 Spell DamageCrafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item |
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| Chest | Breastplate of SalvationiLvl 61 · Plate · BoE +14 Intellect, +33 Spirit, +14 Spell Damage, +40 HealingCrafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item |
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| Wrist | Loomguard ArmbracesiLvl 61 · Mail +7 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +29 Healing, +10 Spell Damage, +3 Mana per 5 secDrops in Scholomance (Classic drop list) |
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| Hands | Mooncloth GlovesiLvl 62 · Cloth · BoE +16 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +33 Healing, +11 Spell DamageCrafted: Tailoring 280, from a recipe item |
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| Waist | Corehound BeltiLvl 70 · Leather · BoE +16 Intellect, +62 Healing, +21 Spell Damage, +12 Fire ResistanceCrafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item |
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| Legs | Martyr's LegplatesiLvl 61 · Plate · BoE +14 Intellect, +18 Spirit, +25 Spell Damage, +73 HealingCrafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item |
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| Feet | Swarmtender's FootpadsiLvl 58 · Cloth · BoE +4 Nature Resistance, +10 Stamina, +43 Healing, +14 Spell DamageCrafted: Tailoring 295, from a recipe item |
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| Rings | Emerald Flame RingiLvl 62 +12 Intellect, +8 Spirit, +7 Stamina, +15 Healing, +5 Spell DamageDrops in Dire Maul West (Classic drop list) Don Mauricio's Band of DominationiLvl 63 +10 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +11 Spell PowerDrops in Scholomance (Classic drop list) |
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| Trinkets | Dormant Heart of the MountainiLvl 55 +7 Fire Resistance, +7 Nature Resistance, +7 Frost Resistance, +7 Shadow ResistanceEquip: Your casts of Greater Heal, Healing Touch, Healing Wave, or Holy Light in combat grant up to 40 increased healing and up to 13 increased damage for 15 sec.Crafted: Enchanting 265, from a recipe item Trinket effects cannot be scored; these are the known-source trinkets whose effect suits the role. | — |
| One-hand weapon | SagebladeiLvl 64 · Sword · BoE +6 Intellect, +14 Stamina, +10 Hit · 46.6 dpsCrafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item |
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| Shield | Evergreen ShieldiLvl 65 · BoE +16 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +23 Healing, +8 Spell DamageCrafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item |
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| Or: 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 | Libram of InfusioniLvl 65 · BoE Equip: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 6%.Crafted: Enchanting 300, from a recipe item Relic effects cannot be scored; every relic with a known source is listed. | — |
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 Swiftness. Haste means faster heals in the moments that decide a pull. 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
- Second choice: Flask of Natural Aggression. Critical strike, for healers whose talents pay off on crits. Use: Increases your Stamina by 60. While in Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit, and the Barrow Deeps, you also gain 4% Critical Strike Chance.Alchemy 300, from a recipe item · 1 Death Lotus, 18 Demonsage, 6 Mountain Silversage, 1 Imbued Vial
- Onyxia's Lair: Flask of Distilled Wisdom. The Classic healer flask, for Onyxia's Lair where the Natural flasks give only Stamina.Alchemy 300, unchanged from Classic · 30 Dreamfoil, 10 Icecap, 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:
- Dark Iron Helm (Plate): +35 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item
- Dark Iron Leggings (Plate): +30 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item
- Dark Iron Gauntlets (Plate): +28 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item
- Lava Belt (Leather): +26 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item
- Fiery Chain Shoulders (Mail): +25 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item
- Black Dragonscale Boots (Mail): +24 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item
- Dark Iron Plate (Plate): +19 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Blacksmithing 260, from a recipe item
- Dark Iron Bracers (Plate): +18 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Blacksmithing 270, from a recipe item
- Onyxia Scale Cloak (Cloth): +16 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 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 Holy Paladin PvE guide.
Professions for this spec
Our pick: blacksmithing and leatherworking, from the crafted pieces in the table above.
Only if you craft them yourself (bind on pickup)
- enchanting: Dormant Heart of the Mountain (265)
Buy from a crafter, or make your own (bind on equip)
- blacksmithing: Dawnbringer Shoulders, Breastplate of Salvation, Martyr's Legplates, Sageblade, Evergreen Shield
- leatherworking: Living Crown, Hide of the Wild, Corehound Belt
- tailoring: Mooncloth Gloves, Swarmtender's Footpads
- enchanting: Libram of Infusion
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.
Mana per 5 sec 2 · Healing 1 · Spell Power 1 · Spell Damage and Healing 1 · Critical Strike 0.8 · Intellect 0.6 · Haste 0.6 · Spirit 0.1 · Stamina 0.1
Items need required level 50 or higher and rare quality or better.
Other Paladin specs: Protection Paladin · Retribution Paladin · all specs