Balance Druid best-in-slot lists
Every slot Balance Druid wants in TBC Classic, phase by phase, with the enchant and the gems each pick takes. The lists are wowtbc.gg’s, vendored with this site’s data.
Balance Druid, P3, slot by slot
The P3 list, the phase this page opens on. 17 slots; one set in it (Thunderheart Regalia).
Raid consumables: the Balance Druid checklist →
The other phases
wowtbc.gg publishes a Balance Druid list for six phases: Pre-Raid, P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5. The P3 list is above; here is the pick for every slot in the others.
Pre-Raid, slot by slot
- Head — Incanter's Cowl
- Neck — Brooch of Heightened Potential
- Shoulder — Mana-Etched Spaulders
- Chest — Spellfire Robe
- Waist — Spellfire Belt
- Legs — Spellstrike Pants
- Feet — Sigil-Laced Boots
- Wrist — Bracers of Havok
- Hands — Spellfire Gloves
- Finger 1 — Sparking Arcanite Ring
- Finger 2 — Ring of Cryptic Dreams
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Quagmirran's Eye
- Back — Sethekk Oracle Cloak
- Main Hand — Gavel of Unearthed Secrets
- Off Hand — Talisman of Kalecgos
- Ranged — Ivory Idol of the Moongoddess
P1, slot by slot
- Head — Antlers of Malorne
- Neck — Adornment of Stolen Souls
- Shoulder — Pauldrons of Malorne
- Chest — Spellfire Robe
- Waist — Spellfire Belt
- Legs — Spellstrike Pants
- Feet — Boots of Foretelling
- Wrist — Bracers of Havok
- Hands — Spellfire Gloves
- Finger 1 — Violet Signet of the Archmage
- Finger 2 — Ring of Recurrence
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Quagmirran's Eye
- Back — Ruby Drape of the Mysticant
- Main Hand — Nathrezim Mindblade
- Off Hand — Talisman of Kalecgos
- Ranged — Ivory Idol of the Moongoddess
P2, slot by slot
- Head — Nordrassil Headpiece
- Neck — The Sun King's Talisman
- Shoulder — Nordrassil Wrath-Mantle
- Chest — Nordrassil Chestpiece
- Waist — Belt of Blasting
- Legs — Spellstrike Pants
- Feet — Boots of Blasting
- Wrist — Mindstorm Wristbands
- Hands — Nordrassil Gauntlets
- Finger 1 — Ring of Recurrence
- Finger 2 — Band of Eternity
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Quagmirran's Eye
- Back — Brute Cloak of the Ogre-Magi
- Main Hand — The Nexus Key
- Ranged — Idol of the Raven Goddess
P4, slot by slot
- Head — Thunderheart Headguard
- Neck — Brooch of Nature's Mercy
- Shoulder — Thunderheart Shoulderpads
- Chest — Thunderheart Vest
- Waist — Anetheron's Noose
- Legs — Leggings of Channeled Elements
- Feet — Slippers of the Seacaller
- Wrist — Bracers of Nimble Thought
- Hands — Thunderheart Handguards
- Finger 1 — Ring of Ancient Knowledge
- Finger 2 — Ring of Ancient Knowledge
- Trinket 1 — The Skull of Gul'dan
- Trinket 2 — Hex Shrunken Head
- Back — Cloak of the Illidari Council
- Main Hand — Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer
- Ranged — Idol of the Raven Goddess
P5, slot by slot
- Head — Dark Conjuror's Collar
- Neck — Amulet of Unfettered Magics
- Shoulder — Amice of the Convoker
- Chest — Thunderheart Vest
- Waist — Thunderheart Cord
- Legs — Leggings of Calamity
- Feet — Thunderheart Footwraps
- Wrist — Thunderheart Bands
- Hands — Handguards of Defiled Worlds
- Finger 1 — Loop of Forged Power
- Finger 2 — Ring of Omnipotence
- Trinket 1 — Shifting Naaru Sliver
- Trinket 2 — The Skull of Gul'dan
- Back — Tattered Cape of Antonidas
- Main Hand — Sunflare
- Off Hand — Heart of the Pit
- Ranged — Idol of the Raven Goddess
Where these come from
A best-in-slot list answers one question: if every drop landed your way, what would a Balance Druid be wearing? This is wowtbc.gg's answer for TBC, vendored with this site's data rather than fetched live — and it is the same list the raid checker grades a Druid against, so a page here and a verdict there cannot disagree about what BiS means.
The P3 list covers 17 slots, from the head (Thunderheart Headguard) down. Each row names where the item comes from — the boss and the zone, the vendor, or the token it is traded for — with the enchant that slot wants and the gems the list prescribes. An empty off-hand row means the main-hand pick is two-handed.
Where the list wears two or more pieces of one set, the row says which set, how many pieces, and what each tier gives in the game's own words; a tier the list does not reach is marked as not reached rather than hidden. Where both pieces are weapons, a figure from wowsims' simulator says what replacing both hands at once costs — a pair is measured, never added.
Lists exist for six phases — Pre-Raid, P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 — and each is a different set of drops, not a longer version of the last.