This page is still under construction as at 2 May 2008. I’m working on the links, be patient.
New in (Aug 2008), check out restoshamans pre-kara gear it is far more upto date than this page.
(M) items and most descriptions were unashamedly pinched from Matticus’s site, and then re-organised by “location”. A full set of (M) gear will bring you pretty much up to par for entry into Karazahn.
(G) items come from http://www.gotwarcraft.com/guides/shaman_guide.php
(SW) come from the Shaman Wiki page http://shammy.wikispaces.com/Restoration+Pre-Raid+Gear
Prices come from thottbot and will vary.
You may also want to look at the Resto4Now list, though that is mostly gear from Karazahn and beyond many of the best items in this list do at least appear in his tables.
Most of the (G) and (SW) gear, while still good, will almost certainly not cut the mustard without enchants/gems. If you do get a full set of the best of the (M) kit you will have:
+217 Stamina, +267 Intellect, +98 mp5, +983Healing before enchants/gems.
For your information the widely recommended requirements for Kara as a resto shaman are:
Health: 6000
Mana: 8000
+1000 Healing
+90 mp5
10% Spell Crit
I think these are not written in stone, a skilled party or one already sporting epics can probably take you to see a couple of bosses as a “Loot Trashcan” on lower specs.
Neglecting Stamina in favour of Healing will make you die a lot if bosses throw out AoE or spells at random players which they do even before the Heroics.
Neglecting Intellect in favor of Healing will mean you run out of mana in emergencies, though this can be compensated for with mp5.
Although not listed here, consider the Seer’s Ringmail set, it’s not up to Kara but it is fairly good and pretty cheap and can be used as a baseline while you are getting your stuff. It requires Honored reputation with several factions, but you will already be honored with most of them.
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Crafted
Head: (M) Living Dragonscale Helm (+81 Heaing, 14 Mana Per 5) [595g to make, 843g AH] It?s a craftable item made by Leatherworkers with a 365 skill which is bind on equip. It?s quite costly but you?ll be using this head piece for a while. The required materials to create it are: 6x Heavy Knothide Leather, 28x Nether Dragonscales, 12x Primal Life, 12xPrimal Mana, 1x Primal Nether . The pattern is also a random world drop.
Head: (SW) Stylin’ Adventure Hat (+50 Healing, 16 mp5) [200g to make, 104g on AH] created by LW. (6 heavy Knothide Leather, 2x Cobra Scales, 8xPrimal Life, 4xBlack Dye, 3x Rune Thread)
Neck: (SW) Living Ruby Pendant (+24 Stamina, +15 Intellect, +35 Healing, 6 mp5) [97g to buy, 38g to make] created by Jewelcrafters.
Back: (M)(SW)(G)White Remedy Cape (59 Healing, 7 Mana Per 5) [151g to make, 147g on AH] Easiest cape you can possibly get. It?s a tailoring BoE blue. The pattern itself is a world drop. If you put a tell in trade chat, hopefully you?ll be able to find someone who can create it on your server. It?s Level 69 so you can start shopping for it a little earlier. If you?re on Ner?Zhul, look up Mallet and I can craft it for you. Here?s the mats requirement: 6xBolt of Imbued Netherweave, 6xPrimal Life
Chest: (M)(SW)(G)Earthpeace Breastplate (+92 Healing, 16 Mana Per 5) [262g to make, 78g on AH] A slight edge in healing and twice the mana per 5 as the Void Slayer?s Tunic gives the one the slight edge. Unfortunately, this chest piece has no stats on it. I highly recommend using this one in environments where you know you won?t take a lot of damage, or if you do minimal at best. Created by BS.
Waist: (SW) Netherfury Belt (+27 Stamina, +21 Healing, 9mp5) [135g to make, 103g on AH] created by LW.
Legs: (SW) Netherfury Leggings (+29 Healing, +37 Stamina, 10 mp5, Red, Red, Blue) [227g to make, 202g on AH] created by LW. [Sockets: r,b,b]
Feet: (SW) Netherfury Boots(+36 Stamina, +21 Healing, 7mp5, Red, Blue) [187g to make, 123g on AH] created by LW.
World Drop
Shoulders: (M) Pauldrons of Surging Mana (22 Stamina, 24 Intellect, No Healing, 13 Mana Per 5) [39g on AH] Check the Auction House as you are levelling up. You might be able to snag these discount shoulders for a good price before you work your way up to something better. I picked up my Shoulders for about 17 Gold. They?re not very popular, so expect a slightly lower price. But that will depend on your server population.
Back: (G) Lifegiving Cloak (+13 Intellect, +64 Healing, 5mp5) [843g on AH]
Waist: (SW) Storm Lord’s Girdle(+16 Intellect, +33 Healing, 4mp5) [25g on AH]
Hands: (SW)(G) Thundercaller’s Gauntlets (+16 Stamina, +16 Intellect, +35 Healing, +18 spell crit) [39g on AH]
Weapon: (M)(SW) The Essence Focuser (+227 Heaing, 11 Mana Per 5) [53g on AH] Scout your local auction house as it is a world drop. Unfortunautely, no stats.
Shield: (M)(SW)(G) Crystal Pulse Shield (+35 Healing, 6 Mana Per 5) [46g on AH] Check your Auction House for this other great BoE drop. It?s a great early shield and will last you before you upgrade to the one from Chess.
Dungeons
60-62 Hellfire Ramparts
61-63 Hellfire Blood Furnace
Belt: (G)(SW) Girdle of the Gale Storm (+13 Stamina, +19 Intellect, +18 healing, 6mp5, Red+Blue) – Drop (Blood Furnace/The Maker)
Trinkets: (SW) Auslese’s Light Channeler(+59 Healing, onuse: reduce mana cost by 215) drops from Broggok in The Blood Furnace.
62-64 The Slave Pens
63-65 The Underbog
64-66 Mana Tombs
Shoulder: (SW) Lightning-Rod Pauldrons(+18 Strength, +18 Stamina, +19 Intellect, +22 Healing, 5mp5) drops from Tavarok 5%/14% in Mana-Tombs.
Legs: (SW) Haramad’s Linked Chain Pantaloons (+34 Healing, 12mp5, yellow, yellow, yellow) reward for “Undercutting the Competition” No stats are a bit of an issue with these, but three sockets can help improve these pants.
65-67 Auchenai Crypts
Not a sausage!
66-68 Old Hillsbrad (Escape from Durnholde Keep) - Caverns of Time
Neck: (G) Necklace of Resplendent Hope (+53 healing, 9mp5, – Drop (Old Hillsbrad/ Epoch Hunter 1%/10%)
67-69 Sethekk Halls
Back: (SW) Avian Cloak of Feathers (+18 Intellect, +12 Spirit, +42 Healing, 5mp5) drops from Talon King Ikiss in Sethekk Halls.
Neck: (SW) Sethekk Oracle’s Focus (+19 Intellect, +35 Healing, 8mp5) reward for “Brother Against Brother”
70 The Steamvault
Hands: (G) Earth Mantle Handwraps (21 Stamina, 18 Intellect, +19 Healing, 16 spCrit, Red, Yellow) – 55% Drop from Mekgineer Steamrigger
Back: (SW) Cloak of Whispering Shells(15 Stam, 16 Int, 14 Healing, 4mp5) drops from Hydromancer Thespia in The Steamvault.
Hands: (M)(G)(SW) Fathomheart Gauntlets (24 Stamina, 25 Intellect, a+55 Healing, 7 Mana Per 5): The last boss in normal Steamvaults, Kalithresh 16% drops these gloves. Again, these ones may take a while to pick up just because he?s a pain to get to.
Hands: (SW)(G) Tidefury Gauntlets (22 Stamina, 26 Intellect, 29 Healing, 7mp5) drops 30% from Warlord Kalithresh in the Steamvault.
70 The Shattered Halls
Note: Need Shattered Halls key or lockpicking 350+ http://www.wowwiki.com/Shattered_Halls_Key
Weapon: (SW)(G) Lightsworn Hammer (12 Stamina, 11 Intellect, 227 healing, 8mp5) drops from Warchief Kargath Bladefist.
Shoulder: (SW)(G) Tidefury Shoulderguards (18 Stam, 23Int, +19 healing, 6mp5, Red, Blue) drops from Warbringer O’mrogg.
70 Shadow Labyrinth (ACH)
Note: Need Shadow Labyrinth Key or lockpicking 350+ Key drops from last boss in Sethekk Halls
Legs: (G)(SW) Tidefury Kilt - (39Sta, 31Int, 35Heal, 19SpCrit) Drops from Murmur in SL.
Shield: (G) Silvermoon Crest Shield (+20 Intellect, 23 healing, 5mp5)
Chest: (G)(SW) Harness of the Deep Currents (28Sta, 30Int, 68Heal, 10mp5) – drops from Murmur.
Boots: (G) Auchenai Boots – (25 Stam, 25Int, Red, Red) Quest Reward – “Into the Heart of the Labyrinth” – (Shadow Labyrinth)
70 The Mechanar
Weapon: (G)(SW) Hammer of the Penitent (16 Intellect, 227 Healing, 6mp5, 13 Spirit) drops from Mechano-Lord Capacitus.
Legs: (SW) Molten Earth Kilt (24Stam, 32Int, 40Heal, 10mp5) drops from Pathaleon the Calculator.
Finger: (SW) Cosmic Lifeband (57 heal, 7mp5) drops by Nethermancer Sepethrea.
Back: (SW) Sha’tari Anchorite’s Cloak (27 Intellect, 37 Healing) reward for “How to Break Into the Arcatraz” part of a two part quest, the other part is in Botannica
70 The Botanica
Head: (SW) Tidefury Helm (31Stam, 26Int, 32Heal, 6mp5, Yellow, Meta) drops from Warp Splinter.
Weapon: (SW) Runed Dagger of Solace (24 Stamina, 227 Healing) drops from Thorngrin the Tender.
Back: (SW) Sha’tari Anchorite’s Cloak (27 Intellect, 37 Healing) reward for “How to Break Into the Arcatraz” part of a two part quest, the other part is in Mechanar.
70 The Arcatraz
Note: Need Key to the Arcatraz or lockpicking 350+ http://www.wowwiki.com/Key_to_the_Arcatraz
Neck: (SW) Choker of Fluid Thought (15Stam, 17Int, 17Spirit, +35Heal) drops from Harbinger Skyriss in The Arcatraz.
Back: (SW)(G) Cloak of Scintillating Auras (12Stam, 16Int, 18Spirit, 42Heal) drops from Zereketh the Unbound in The Arcatraz.
70 Black Morass (Opening the Dark Portal) (Caverns of Time)
Note: Must complete Old Hillsbrad Instance before you can enter Black Moras
Wrist: (M)(SW)(G) Primal Surge Bracers (+37 Healing, 6 Mana Per 5): You can get these from the last boss in Black Morass, Aeonus himself. Expect multiple runs. But it might be better off to go for Veteran Ringmail Bracers?
Trinket: (M)(G)(SW) Scarab of the Infinite Cycle (+70 Healing): Spell haste rating is cool. It makes your spells go faster. Too bad it requires running Black Morass a couple of times. Drops from Aeonus in The Black Morass.
Head: (SW) Mask of Inner FIre (30Stam, 30Int, 37Heal, 22spCrit) drops from Chrono Lord Deja in The Black Morass.
Ring: (M)(SW) Keeper?s Ring of Piety (+42 Healing, 7 Mana Per 5): This one?s easy to get. If you?ve been following your Karazhan attunements, then you will have this one by now. The Quest is given by Sa?at in the Caverns of time after you?ve completed Hero of the Brood .
Blood Furnace – heroic
Wrist: (G) World’s End Bracers – (18Stam, 19Int, 22Heal, 17spCrit) Drop(Heroic Blood Furnace)
Slavepens – heroic
Feet: (M)(SW) Wavefury Boots (+55 Healing, 8 Mana Per 5): The last thing you need from a heroic instance will be the easiest to get out of all the ones listed. Chances are, it will be super easy for you to find groups to go into Heroic Slave Pens and kill Rockmar, the second boss.
Totem: (M) Totem of Spontaneous Regrowth (+88 Healing) The increase in healing is applied after you cast Healing Wave. To get it, you?ll be wanting to visit Mennu the Betrayer in Heroic Slave Pens.
Ramparts – heroic
Legs: (M)(G) Oceansong Kilt (+84 Healing, No Mana Per 5): The Reinforced Chest you get after dropping Vazruden and Nazan will have a chance to reveal these pair of pants.
Underbog – heroic
Head: (M)(G) Headdress of the Tides (73 Heaing, 9 Mana Per 5): running Heroic Underbog repeatedly may get you this, or you could by the Living Dragonscale helm. You?re looking at Ghaz?ran, the hydra boss in the middle so set aside a good portion of your time for it.
Mana Tombs – Heroic
Shoulder: (M)(G) Mantle of the Sea Wolf (+51 Healing, 8 Mana Per 5): Ugh. Heroic Mana Tombs. Kill Tavarok.
Belt: (M)(G) Stillwater Girdle (+53 Healing, 8 Mana Per 5): Ugh, Resto Shamans really don?t have it easy when it comes to gear do they? This one comes from of Heroic Mana Tombs of all places. Furthermore, you have to clear all the way to the end and kill Nexus-Prince Shaffar to pick it up.
PvP
Neck: (M) Necklace of Eternal Hope (+48 Healing, 8 Mana Per 5): This one will set you back about 25 heroic badges. If you don?t think you?re geared properly enough for heroics yet, then try the next one which is a little longer to get.
Shoulder: (M) Various PvP Shoulders: Just bite the bullet and either do some Arena?s or general BG PvP. The next decent upgrade you can acquire will be in Karazhan.
Wrist: (M) Veteran Ringmail Bracers (+42 Healing, No Mana Per 5): Spend a day or two grinding out Alterac Valley or some other Battleground.
Quest
Blade?s Edge Mountains – Quest
Neck: (M)(G) Natasha’s Guardian Cord (+55 Healing, 6 Mana Per 5): You can get this neckpiece from Blade?s Edge Mountains. It?s at the end of a ridiculously long chain quest which starts when you find a Mask on the Ground that you hear voices from. The 9th step in the quest will reward you with this decent neck.
Wrist: (G) All-Weather Armguards (23 Healing, 3mp5) Quest Reward(Alliance)
Hellfire Penninsula
Hands: (SW) Verdant Handwraps (13 Stamina, 12 Intellect, 35 Healing, 3mp5) reward for “Natural Remedies”
Nagrand – Quest
Head: (G)(SW) Metallic Headband of Simm’onz – (45Stam, 0Int, 68Healing, 12mp5) reward from “Forge Camp Annihilated”. Reward for “Forge Camp: Annihilated”
Netherstorm – Quest
Chest: (M)(SW)(G) Void Slayer’s Tunic (+88 Healing, 8 Mana Per 5): This one requires a group quest to complete. You need to complete a fairly long quest chain which involves killing Dimensius the All-Devouring way out in Netherstorm.
Neck: (G)(SW) Karja’s Medallion (15 Int, 10 Spirit, +55Healing) reward for “Shutting Down Manaforge Ara”
Legs: (SW) Area 52 Defender’s Pants (30 Stamina, 24 Intellect, 36 Healing, 6mp5) reward for “Back to the Chief!”
Rings: (SW)(G) Celestial Jewel Ring (13 Intellect, 55 Healing, 4mp5) reward for “Hitting the Motherlode“[2]
Shadowmoon Valley – Quest
Head: (SW) Shamanistic Helmet of Second Sight (12 Stam, 15 Int, 35Heal, 4mp5, Blue, Yellow, Blue) reward for Alliance-only quest – Shadowmoon Valley?
Finger: (SW)(G) Spiritualist’s Mark of the Sha’tar (64 Healing) reward for “Battle of the Crimson Watch” [5]
Offhand: (SW) Netherwing Spiritualist’s Charm (15 Intellect, 33 Healing ,6mp5) reward for “Ally of the Netherwing”
Terrokar – Quest
Boots: (SW)(G) Earthbreaker’s Greaves (27 Stam, 20 Int, 25Heal, 3mp5, 8spCrit)- Terrokar/Nagrand, reward for “Levixus the Soul Caller”
Zangmarsh – Quest
Totem: (M) Totem of the Plains (+79 Healing): Note that the increase in healing is only applied when you cast Lesser Healing Wave. Once you kill Tusker and turn in the quest , it should be a no brainer to pick up this reward.
Reputation
head, chest,legs, hands : Seer’s Ringmail set. Pretty cheap and cheerful, much of this set is as good or better than average questing gear. Don’t go thinking you can enter Karazahn in this stuff though unless you’re being boosted.
Ring: (M)(G) Ring of Convalescence /Ancestral Band (+15 Intellect, +57 Heaing, 4 Mana Per 5): Requires you to be Revered with Honor Hold (Or Thrallmar). Will cut into your gold pouch with a price of about 18G. Pick it up from the Quartermaster.
Trinket: (M)(SW)(G) Lower City Prayerbook (+70 Healing): Yeah the on use effect sucks. But just look at the passive ability! Besides, -22 mana isn?t that bad. Any mana saved is mana that can be used later. Think of endurance fights. Think of how often you you will use it and think of what that mana can be used for later. Requires a Revered Reputation with Lower City (Shadow Labs loves you). Remember that this item isn?t unique so you can pick up two of them.
Weapon: (M) Gavel of Pure Light (+299 Healing, 8 Mana Per 5): Do lots of Mechanar runs to increase your rep. You need Exalted to be able to buy this from the Quartermaster. This will really make your wallet hurt with a near 192G cost.
Trinkets: (G) Scryer’s Bloodgem - (on use +250 Healing) Reputation Reward(Scryers)
Head: (SW) Exorcist’s Mail Helm (30 Stam, 16 Int, +29 Heal, +24 SpCrit, Meta) sold for 18 spirit shards by Spirit Sage in Terokkar Forest.
Shield: (G) Light-Bearer’s Faith Shield – Vendor(33 Heroic Badges)
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Feet: (SW) Greaves of Spellpower (21 Stamina, 23 Intellect, 28 healing, 8mp5) reward for “Turning Point“[5] (Scryer)