Caster Shaman Gear List

Note: If you’re already somewhat geared up and looking for epic pre-raid gear from 4.1, check out this post

Before I begin let me give you the caveat that this is NOT a BIS list, or even a BIS pre-raid list. I haven’t done a ton of math or put this gear through spreadsheets. As such, I’m not ranking the gear – I’m just giving a variety of good options per slot to grab on your way up to and at 85. I know there are already other gear lists out there, but I like to do things my own way. This is targeted towards a more casual player who will actually do the standard gear progression of quest greens > normals > heroics > raids.

I will include at least one quest item per slot as well as rep items, Justice point purchasable, crafted items, and normal and heroic drops. I did not include items purchased with Valor points as those will be very slow to obtain pre-raid. If i left a Normal drop version off of the list its probably because it either wasn’t very good, or there were plenty of alternatives. With that said, if you find yourself in a dungeon while leveling, grabbing a normal drop of any of these items is a good idea. Shadowfang Keep and Deadmines are heroic only (normal version is under 60).

Due to the new mail specialization, I have included only mail items. I’m also mainly looking for items with Spirit on them instead of Hit, since I will be dual-speccing Elemental and Resto. All items would be good for either spec unless otherwise noted.

Elemental stats to care about are Spirit or Hit (until cap), Intellect(or Spellpower on weapons/enchants), Haste , Mastery, Crit. At this point i would advise to keep your stats balanced. The hit cap is extremely high due to Blizzard’s new methodology, and I wouldn’t worry about reaching it until you’re raid-geared.

Resto stats to care about are Intellect(or Spellpower on weapons/enchants), Spirit, Haste, Crit, Mastery. The precise order is still under discussion, but I would advise getting a nice base of intellect and spirit, and then balancing across the board. Our mastery is still questionable at this point – we’ll have to wait and see.

I will try to keep this list updated as new stat priorities are determined or if Blizzard makes any changes.

So how would I use this list? Well I would make sure I grab at least one of the quest items per slot while leveling, unless I found a normal dungeon drop to supercede it. I would also start working towards the rep items on the list. Then, when I hit 85 I would go for those heroic drops, purchase any JP items or crafted items, and continue working toward the Rep items.

Head

Crafted

• Energized Bio-Optic Killshades – Engineering ONLY

Dungeon Drops

• Cowl of the Unseen World Normal and Heroic –  Stonecore: High Priestess Azil

Justice Points

• Helm of the Inward Eye -2200 JP

Reputation

• Helm of the Skyborne – Wildhammer Clan: Revered (Horde equiv from Dragonmaw: Helm of the Brown Lands)

Quest

• Shard-Keeper Helm – Twilight Highlands: A Little on the Side

Shoulders

Drops

• Burden of Lost Humanity – Shadowfang Keep: Lord Walden
• Fallen Snow Shoulderguards Normal and Heroic – Vortex Pinnacle: Grand Vizier Ertan

Justice Points

• Seafoam Mantle – 1650 JP

Quest

• Tooranu’s Spaulders – Grim Batol: Kill the Courier (Dungeon Quest)
• Orc-Shock Spaulders – Twilight Highlands: Crushing the Wildhammer (Horde equiv: Dead-Dwarf Shoulders)
• Scalded Rockscale Shoulderpads – Hyjal: The Earth Rises (Requires 80)

Chest

Crafted

• Twilight Scale Chestguard – Leatherworking

Dungeon Drops

• Breastplate of the Stilled Heart –  Shadowfang Keep Heroic: Commander Springvale
• Chromis Chestpiece (Heroic) – Throne of Tides Heroic: Commander Ulthok

Justice Points

• Vest of the Walking Dream – 2200 JP

Quest

• Corruption-Seeking Chestguard – Stormwind: A Villain Unmasked (Requires level 84)
• Kavem’s Trimmed Chestguard - Uldum: Kavem the Callous

Waist

Crafted

• Stormleather Sash – Leatherworking

Dungeon Drops

• Belt of Petrified Tears Normal and Heroic – Halls of Origination : Temple Guardian Anhuur

Justice Points

• Belt of the Still Stream - 1650 JP

Reputation

• Sash of Prophecy – Ramkahen: Revered

Quest

• Girdle of the Ancient One – Uldum: Harrison Jones and the Temple of Uldum (Requires level 83)
• Waistgard of Twilight Finality – Twilight Highlands: Last of Her Kind

Legs

Dungeon Drops

• Heat Wave Leggings - Blackrock Caverns Heroic: Karsh Steelbender
• Chaotic Wrappings Normal and Heroic – Halls of Origination : Setesh

Justice Points

• Leggings of Soothing Silence – 2200 JP

Reputation

• Wilderness Legguards – Guardians of Hyjal: Revered

Quest

• Leggings of the Vortex Pinnacle – Vortex Pinnacle: A Long Way From Home (Dungeon Quest, Requires level 82)
• Mast-Bound Leggings – Twilight Highlands: Siren’s Song (Requires level 84)

Feet

Reputation

• Earthmender’s Boots – The Earthen Ring: Exalted

Dungeon Drops

• Dark Iron Chain Boots Normal and Heroic – Grim Batol : Forgemaster Throngus

Quest

• Fireball Treads – Uldum: Gnomebliteration (Dungeon Quest, Requires level 83)
• Smoking Stride Treads – Twilight Highlands: Mercy for the Bound (Requires level 84)

Hands

Dungeon Drops

• Old Friend’s Gloves – Deadmines Heroic: Helix Gearbreaker
• Ionic Gloves Normal and Heroic – Tolvir : General Husam

Justice Points

• Gleaning Gloves – 1650 JP

Quest

• Ale Soaked Grips – Twilight Highlands: Narkrall, The Drake-Tamer (Horde equiv: Gauntlets of the Dragonwrath)
• Gauntlets of Ahmtul – Uldum: I’ll Do It By Hand (Requires 83)

Wrists

Dungeon Drops

• Shackles of the Betrayed – Deadmines Heroic: Vanessa Van Cleef
• Manacles of Pain – Blackrock Caverns Heroic: Rom’ogg Bonecrusher

Quest

• Bracers of the Lost City - Tolvir: Targets of Opportunity (Dungeon Quest, Requires 83)
• Widener’s Bracers – Twilight Highlands: A Fiery Reunion (Requires 84)
• Loyalty-Seeker Bracers – Twilight Highlands: Twilight Skies (Requires 84, Horde equiv. Bracers of the Lost Leader)

Back

Drops

• Ritssyn’s Ruminous Drape – World Drop
• Azureborne Cloak Heroic and Normal – Grim Batol: Drahga Shodowburner
• Solar Wind Cloak Heroic and Normal – Halls of Origination: Rajh
• Periwinkle Cloak – Throne of Tides Heroic: Lady Naz’jar
• Springvale’s Cloak - Shadowfang Keep Heroic: Commander Springvale

Reputation

• Cloak of the Dryads – Guardians of Hyjal: Honored
• Cloak of Ancient Wisdom - The Earthen Ring: Revered

Quest

• Cloak of Grand Leadership – Twilight Highlands: Pressing Forward (Requires 84, Horde equiv: Cloak of Valorous Direction)
• Corrupted Eggshell Drape – Uldum: The Root of the Corruption (Requires 83)

Mainhand

Crafted

• Elementium Hammmer – Blacksmithing

Drops

• Torturer’s Mercy – Blackrock Caverns Heroic: Rom’ogg Bonecrusher
• Scepter of Power – Halls of Origination Heroic: Setesh
• Biting Wind – Vortex Pinnacle Heroic: Grand Vizier Ertan
• Modgud’s Blade – Grim Batol: General Umbriss  *HAS  HIT
• Beak of Julak Doom – Drops from Twilight Highlands World Boss *HAS HIT

Reputation

• Shimmering Morningstar – Baradin’s Wardens: Revered (Horde equiv. from Hellscream’s Reach)

Quest

• Gurgthock’s Garish Gorebat – Twilight Highlands: The Crucible of Carnage: The Twilight Terror! (Requires 84)

Offhand

Crafted

• Elementium Stormshield – Blacksmithing

Drops

• Heartbound Tome – World Drop
• Zora’s Ward Heroic and Normal – Tolvir : Siamat, Lord of South Wind
• Crepuscular Shield – Blackrock Caverns Heroic: Ascendant Lord Obsidius
• Prophets Scepter – Stonecore: High Priestess Azil

Justice Points

• Shield of the Mists – 950 JP

Quest

• Skull Carrier - Twilight Highlands: Four Heads are Better Than None (Requires 84)

Relic

Crafted

• Tattooed Eyeball – Inscription

Drops

• Book of Dark Prophecies Heroic and Normal – Stonecore : High Priestess Azil
• Zora’s Ward – Tolvir Heroic and Normal
• Book of the Well Sung Song – Deadmines Heroic: Vanessa VanCleef
• Captured Lightning – Vortex Pinnacle: Asaad *HAS HIT

Quest

• Spearwarden’s Unlucky Charm - Twilight Highlands: Precious Goods (Requires 84)

Trinkets – Resto

Reputation

• Mandala of Stirring Patterns – Baradin’s Wardens: Exalted (Horde equiv: from Hellscream’s Reach)

Drops

• Tear of Blood Heroic and Normal – Stonecore: High Priestess Azil
• Witching Hourglass Heroic and Normal – Blackrock Caverns: Ascendant Lord Obsidius
• Tendrils of Burrowing Dark – Stonecore: Ozruk
• Seastar – Throne of Tides Heroic: Ozumat

Crafted

• Darkmoon Card: Tsunami – Inscription
• Tyrande’s Favorite Doll – Archaeology
• Figurine – Dream Owl – Jewelcrafting ONLY
• Figurine – Jeweled Serpent – Jewelcrafting ONLY

Quest

• Talisman of Sinister Order – Uldum - Firing Squad (Dungeon Quest, Requires 83)
• World-Queller Focus – Twilight Highlands: Once More Into the Fire (requires 84)

Trinkets – Elemental

Reputation

• Stump of Time – Baradin’s Wardens: Exalted (Horde equiv: from Hellscream’s Reach)

Drops

• Witching Hourglass Heroic and Normal – Blackrock Caverns: Ascendant Lord Obsidius
• Sorrowsong Heroic and Normal – Tolvir: Siamat, Lord of South Wind
• Tendrils of Burrowing Dark – Stonecore: Ozru

Crafted

• Darkmoon Card: Volcano – Inscription
• Figurine – Jeweled Serpent – Jewelcrafting ONLY

Quest

• Talisman of Sinister Order – Uldum – Firing Squad (Dungeon Quest, Requires 83)

Neck

Drops

• Tauntka’s Necklace  Heroic and Normal –  Tolvir: High Prophet Barim
• Amulet of the Tender Neck – Vortex Pinnacle Heroic: Altairus

Reputation

• Lightning Flash Pendant – Wildhammer Clan: Exalted (Horde equiv. from Dragonmaw: Yellow Smoke Pendant)
• Pendant of Elemental Balance – The Earthen Ring: Honored

Crafted

• Eye of Many Deaths – Jewelcrafting

Justice Points

• Celadon Pendant – 1250 JP

Quest

• Giltstone Necklace – Twilight Highlands: A Little on the Side (Requires 84, ALSO DROPS HELM IN LIST, SEE ABOVE)
• Re-Wound Cogspring – Deepholm: Fixer Upper (Requires 81)
• Eye of Despair – Twilight Highlands: Eye Spy (Horde equiv. Eye of Despair) *HAS HIT

Rings

Drops

• Kibble – Blackrock Caverns (H): Beauty
• Rose Quartz Band – Stonecore (H): Slabhide
• Spirit Creeper Ring Heroic and Normal – Tolvir: General Husam
• Ring of the Frozen Rain – Vortex Pinnacle (H): Asaad
• and a whole bunch more that I’m not going to list. I’m pretty sure you can find one

Reputation

• Diamant’s Ring of Temperance – Therazane: Revered
• Band of Singing Grass – Wildhammer Clan: Revered (Horde equiv. From Dragonmaw: Band of Lamentation) * HAS HIT

Crafted

• Ring of the Boy Emperor - Archaeology
• Ring of Warring Elements – Jewelcrafting

Quest

• Red Dragonheart Ring – Twilight Highlands: Battle of Life and Death(Requires 84)

*NOTE: If you are a leatherworker you might want to consider making items from the Windbound set (probably not work acquiring them unless you’re trying to level leatherworking, but they are pretty decent pre-heroic pieces)

Data compiled from Wowhead, MMOChampion, and AtlasLoot Enhanced