Here you will find a list of leather gear available with the release of Patch 5.2 in the Mists of Pandaria expansion. The primary focus of this gear guide is based around Restoration Druids. Balance Druids and Mistweaver Monks may find this guide fairly useful as well. ilvl 522+ are listed. All loot is found in the new Throne of Thunder raid with the exception of Oondasta (world boss) and reputation gear.
*I will be updating this guide as we get closer to release.
Stat Priority: Spirit (until regen feels comfortable) > Haste (to 3043) > Intellect > Mastery > Crit
Helm
- Helm of the Haunted Forest- Token: Helm of the Crackling Vanquisher. Drops from the Twin Consorts.
- Hood of Smoldering Flesh- Drops from Megaera.
- Spirit Keeper Helm- Crafted via Leatherworking.
Neck
- Horridon’s Tusk Fragment- Drops from Horridon.
- Passionfire Choker- Drops from the Twin Consorts.
- Soul Prism of Lei-Shen- Drops from Lei Shen.
- Choker of Stygimolochy- Drops from the new world boss Oondasta.
- Necklace of the Terra-Cotta Mender- Location unknown.
Shoulder
- Mantle of the Haunted Forest- Token: Shoulders of the Crackling Vanquisher. Drops from Iron Qon.
- Spaulders of Dinomancy- Drops from Horridon.
- Heartroot Shoulderguards- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Exalted. Cost: 1750 Valor Points.
- Forgotton Mantle of the Sun- Location unknown.
Back
- Constantly Accelerating Cloak- Drops from Dark Animus.
- Deadly Glare Cape- Location unknown.
- Shimmershell Cape- Drops from Tortos.
- Drape of Booming Nights- Drops from Jin’rokh the Breaker.
- Dreamweaver Drape- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Honored. Cost: 1250 Valor Points.
Chest
- Robes of the Haunted Forest- Token: Chest of the Crackling Vanquisher. Drops from Dark Animus.
- Robes of Concussive Shocks- Drops from Tortos.
- Raiment of Silent Stars- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Revered. Cost: 2250 Valor Points.
- Fancifully Frilled Tunic- Drops from the new world boss Oondasta.
- Robes of Treacherous Ground- Drops from the Council of Elders.
Wrist
- Vampire Bat-Hide Bracers- Drops from Tortos.
- Hearthfire Armwraps- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Friendly. Cost: 1250 Valor Points.
- Infinitely Conducting Bracers- Drops from Jin’rokh the Breaker.
Hands
- Handwraps of the Haunted Forest- Token: Gauntlets of the Crackling Vanquisher. Drops from the Council of Elders.
- Anima-Ringed Fingers- Drops from Dark Animus.
- Gloves of Enduring Renewal- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Honored. Cost: 1750 Valor Points.
- Gloves of Unliving Fossil- Drops from the new world boss Oondasta.
- Grips of Slicing Electricity- Drops from Lei Shen.
Waist
- Girdle of Night and Day- Drops from the Twin Consorts.
- Martiean’s Splitleaf Girdle- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Revered. Cost: 1750 Valor Points.
- Belt of Crushed Dreams- Drops from the new world boss Oondasta.
- Abandoned Zandalari Moonstrap- Location unknown.
Leggings
- Legwraps of the Haunted Forest- Token: Leggings of the Crackling Vanquisher. Dropped by Ji-Kun.
- Leggings of the Malformed Sapling- Drops from Primordius.
- Roots of Rampaging Earth- Drops from Horridon.
Feet
- Deeproot Treads- Location unknown.
- Sandals of the Starving Eye- Drops from Durumu the Forgotten.
- Spirit Keeper Footguards- Crafted via Leatherworking.
Rings
- Petrified Eye of the Basilisk- Drops from Horridon.
- Ring of the Shado-Pan Assault- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Friendly. Cost: 1250 Valor Points.
- Durumu’s Captive Eyeball- Durumu the Forgotten.
- Ring of Shamuru- Drops from the new world boss Oondasta.
- Eye of Oondasta- Drops from the new world boss Oondasta.
- Ro’shak’s Remembrance- Drops from Iron Qon.
Trinkets
- Soothing Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault- Reputation Reward: Shado-Pan- Friendly. Cost: 1750 Valor Points.
- Horridon’s Last Gasp- Drops from Horridon.
- Inscribed Bag of Hydra-Spawn- Drops from Megaera.
- Stolen Relic of Zuldazar- Drops from Primordius.
- Lightning-Imbued Chalice- Drops from Lei Shen.
One-Handed Weapons
I did a brief write-up regarding the best 1-hander available according to stats. BiS is marked with an (*).
- *Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne- Drops from Lei Shen.
- Jerthud, Graceful Hand of the Savior- Location unknown.
- Athame of the Sanguine Ritual- Drops from Dark Animus.
- Ritual Dagger of the Mind’s Eye- Drops from Durumu the Forgotten.
- Amun-Thoth, Sul’s Spiritrending Talons- Drops from Council of Elders.
Off-Hands
- Orb of Arcing Lightning- Drops from Iron Qon.
- Lei-Shen’s Orb of Command- Drops from Lei Shen.
2-Handed Weapons
- Giorgio’s Caduceus of Pure Moods- Drops from Ji-Kun.
- Suen-Wo, Spire of the Falling Sun- Drops from the Twin Consorts.
- Invocation of the Dawn- Trash drop or may also drop from Spoils of the Thunder King.
So, after generating lists of gear that doesn’t depend on RNG and raid drops, I realized that the rep pieces cost valor. If something like costs for non-raid drops could be included that’d be super helpful!
Thanks!
Thanks for the tip! I have modified the epic raid gear reputation pieces to reflect the Valor needed for purchase!
As someone who was a hard raider and is just getting back into things after taking a six year break, I’ve found this invaluable. Thanks so much for putting it together! Good luck to you and your guild!
I know this is a bit belated but thanks for the good wishes!
Since the 5th I managed to lvl up to 85 and get all the pre-raid gear you suggested for that level except for shoulders (Mannoroth doesn’t like me). While we’re now on the verge of mists, and I need to start all over, this list is even more useful! Hopefully raiding will be in my near future again! Good luck in MoP!
Fantastic! I’ll definitely be keeping this gear guide updated as new info comes out!
wondering why there is no PVP gear in this list, for example I’m looking at the shoulders and I find Dreadful Gladiator’s Kodohide Spaulders better than Incarnadine Scarlet Spaulders
This guide is meant to help Resto Druids who need PvE gear find/farm the correct drop locations. PvP gear is not included because you just purchase it all from a vendor. And while some PvP gear may be better than lower ilvl PvE gear, I don’t particularly advocate going into progression raids wearing PvP gear.
Hi, every other guide I looked at an the general knowledge for resto druids says that our first an main stat priority is intellect > then haste until at least soft cap > then spirit because spirit is no longer a major concern like it was in Cata. I love your guide an it is very helpful but I’m just wondering what made you choose spirit so I don’t make a mistake while gearing/reforging.
After doing more research I noticed a lot are guides are switching an found some explanations. So I pretty much answered my own question. At first guides were saying spirit/mana isn’t a problem anymore but now the guides are saying choose spirit if you’re having mana pool issues during encounters..makes sense.
You are correct. Spirit is our #1 stat until we are comfortable with our regen, then we’ll focus on output stats.
I’m noticing that personally, around 4.8K – 5K spirit unbuffed is a great pre-raid number.
Why isn’t Jerthud the real BiS weapon when the only downside to it is something around 100 spirit but better Int&Mastery ?
Is it likely that it is dropping from Ra-Den ?
I’m not sure if you and I are looking at the same thing here.
Torall offers 160 more Intellect than Jerthud when socket bonuses are taken into account and 159 more Spirit while also adding 179 Haste rating (reforged into Mastery). Jerthud does offer 503 more Mastery rating, but it falls short in everything else. The extra 160 Intellect is what pushes it ahead here.
That’s not to say that the other options are bad. In fact the other options are a fairly even split for us and aren’t too far behind Torall. Since Torall is taken from Lei Shen it may be in your best interest to pick up one of these other 1-handers or possibly a Staff if you aren’t lucky enough for a higher ilvl off-hand.
I’m not sure either…
Put an Int/Mastery gem in Jerthud socket and it’s better than LeiShen’s weapon quite clearly.