Quick Links
When discussing the best healers inWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflight,Restoration Druidsare a part of the conversation. They’re the sole member of S tier in ourHealer tier list. They have everything you could ask for as a healer: impressive cooldowns, effective utility, and powerful heals. Our best in slot guide will help you obtain the best gear Dragonflight has to offer and do the most damage you’re able to.
Weapons
Restoration Druid Best in Slot Stat Priority
The most important factor to consider when obtaining new gear is your stat priority. In general, you should follow a rule like this:
This is a rough stat priority for raiding and Mythic+ healing. If you’re looking to add in some DPS while running Mythic+, though, we recommend this:
Important Notes For BiS Lists
It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide the better item.
When weighing options of other items not listed below, refer to the stat priority of the class and spec. Keep in mind that stats eventually have diminishing returns, so it is not required to have absolutely every slot stack the same 2 stats. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.
The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:
In the case where you have reached 30% in a secondary stat, an item that has a secondary stat that is lower on priority may in fact be a better upgrade. This is why it is always important to sim your gear. For simplicity, we offer the best item in that slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.
Restoration Druid BiS Gear
The items appearing in these lists may come fromMythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance’s level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.
Item tooltips will show theMythic 9or theNormal Raiddifficulty item level version.
Vault of the Incarnates
Back to Item Menu
Best Neck
Theorycrafting and data show that the Elemental Lariat is almost always your best neck piece. We recommend getting this crafted ASAP. Anything else is honestly not worth mentioning. Use a missive to ensure your desired stats.
Best Shoulders
The Halls of Valor shoulders are what you want if you’re itching to DPS in Mythic+.
Amice of the Enlightened
Best Back
There are a lot of cape options. We recommend you sim to get the best upgrade.
Cape of the Duskwatch
Best Wrist
We recommend that you sim to ensure you have the best bracers for the job.
Belt options aren’t exciting, but they are what they are.
Best Legs
Tier is tier. If you haven’t noticed, you should pick up tier.
Best Rings
We recommend rings that lean towards haste. Make sure you always sim upgrades.
Best Trinkets
As a healer, it’s hard to get effective sims on trinkets. Here are the options we recommend to you.
Best Gems For Restoration Druid
Here we list the best gems you can socket your gear with for Restoration Druid. As always, it is best to sim to ensure you’re using the best options available. These gems are chosen given consideration to your best stats.
Best Enchants For Restoration Druid
Here are the best enchants available for Restoration Druid in Dragonflight.
How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear
Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn’t a pure “this is the absolute best for the entire Season” list. It’s even something that certain classes have come across inClassic Wrath!
Don’t worry, because we’re still here to help. Wehighlyrecommend usingraidbotsto determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here’s a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:
