Shifting Perspectives: Gearing your Restoration Druid at 80 pt 2

Best overall: Wispcloak, a Tailoring BoE. This is probably going to be fairly expensive for a while; Tailors can't get this pattern until completing the Northrend Dungeonmaster achievement.
Best drop: Subterranean Waterfall Shroud, from Jedoga Shadowseeker in heroic Old Kingdom, or Ancient Dragon Spirit Cape from the Cache of Eregos in heroic Oculus.
Best quest piece: Bloodbane Shroud, from the quest The Fate of Bloodbane in Icecrown.
Best faction piece: It's not that great for Restoration, but if all else fails you can get Shroud of Dedicated Research at honored with the Kirin Tor.
Runner-up: Reanimator's Cloak, a BoE from heroic Drak'tharon Keep trash.
Enchant: This is kind of a toss-up. If you're min-maxing mana regeneration, you'll want Enchant Cloak -- Wisdom, which has the added benefit of decreasing your threat. If your mp5 is OK or you use a lot of direct heals, you'll want Enchant Cloak -- Greater Speed. Actually, I'm sorely tempted to say just get Greater Speed if for no other reason than Wisdom is an abysmally bad enchant for the materials required. Six abyss crystals for 10 spirit?

Best overall: Heroes' Dreamwalker Robe, available for 80 Emblems of Heroism.
Best drop: Raiments of the Titans, from Loken on normal Halls of Lightning.
Best quest piece: Tunic of the Unduly Victorious, from the quest Battle at Valhallas: Final Challenge in Icecrown.
Best faction piece: Robes of Crackling Flame, available at exalted with the Kirin Tor.
Runners-up: Ymirjar Physicians' Robe, a BoE from heroic Utgarde Pinnacle trash. If you manage to pick this up during a run, great. If you don't, check for it on the AH. Otherwise, check for the Moonshroud Robe, or bug a Tailor buddy.
Enchant: The old +15 spirit chest enchant hasn't yet been given a Wrath update, so you can continue to use that, or the new Enchant Chest -- Powerful Stats.
BRACERS
Best drop: Cuffs of Winged Levitation from the Cache of Eregos in heroic Oculus, or Cuffs of the Trussed Hall from Svala Sorrowgrave in heroic Utgarde Pinnacle.
Best quest piece: Soaring Wristwraps, from the quest A Wing and a Prayer in Oculus.
Best faction piece: Toss-up between Wound-Binder's Wristguards (revered Ebon Blade) or Ancestral Sinew Wristguards (revered Wyrmrest Accord), depending on how you choose to socket Ancestral Sinew. Wound-Binder's is otherwise superior.
Enchant: No contest. Enchant Bracers -- Superior Spellpower or, if you're a Leatherworker, Fur Lining -- Spell Power.

Best overall: Heroes' Dreamwalker Handguards, available for 60 Emblems of Heroism.
Best drop: Overlook Handguards, from the Prophet Tharon'ja in heroic Drak'tharon.
Best quest piece: Gloves of the Time Guardian, from the quest A Royal Escort in normal or heroic Culling of Stratholme.
Best faction piece: Sterile Flesh-Handling Gloves, available at revered with the Ebon Blade.
Runner-up: Moonshroud Gloves, a Tailoring BoE, or Grotto Mist Gloves, from Hadronox in heroic Azjol-Nerub.
Enchant: Enchant Gloves -- Exceptional Spellpower.
BELT
Best overall: Elegant Temple Gardens' Girdle, available for 40 Emblems of Heroism.
Best drop: Belt of Vivacity, from Volkhan in heroic Halls of Lightning.
Best quest piece: Belt of the Never-Forgotten, from the quest Light Within the Darkness in Icecrown.
Best faction piece: Toss-up between Belt of Dark Mending (exalted Ebon Blade) and Ghostflicker Waistband (exalted Kirin Tor) depending on how you choose to socket Ghostflicker.
Enchant: This isn't really an enchant as such, but you'll want to add an Eternal Belt Buckle to give yourself an additional socket.






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dru Jan 6th 2009 11:18PM
How could you not list Fur Lining - Spell Power (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=57691) for a bracer enchant? Sure it's only for leatherworkers, but +67 spell power sure beats +30 spell power from Enchant Bracers -- Superior Spellpower
Allison Robert Jan 6th 2009 11:58PM
Because I forgot about it. XD
Many thanks, I'll go add this!
jim Jan 15th 2009 9:32PM
hey jus started playing resto for pve wanted to know is mp5 better than spirit how much mp5 do u get from each point of spirit? and do we need haste as a resto druid?
Bearscat Jan 16th 2009 1:07PM
Ill be clear, I'm a noob 80 and I am struggling to get geared primarily because I've switched between feral and resto leveling up. From a quick scan of the gear it seems like to get started the pvp crafted set, Overcast, isn't too bad. I would care for your comments and whether or not you think with that set one could heal some of the heroics. I'm on The Forgotten Coast server so you can check me out there.
Thanks for the Great Article!
Staghorn Mar 6th 2009 1:41PM
With regards to the bracer list, I'd like to make a special mention of Handler's Arm Strap, from King Dred in Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep. Stats are about as good as Cuffs of the Trussed Hall (13 less stamina and 1 less spirit, but 8 more intellect and 1 more spell power), as well as being leather, not cloth.