Best in slot gear for Balance Druid at level 30 (PvE)

The best item for each slot for a level 30 Balance Druid in PvE, with the next two picks, where each comes from and how easy it is. Change the level (1 to 60) and switch PvE or PvP on the page; filters leave out dungeon drops, crafted items, world drops or PvP rewards, or keep only items players have seen in Forever.

Every slot

Head: Totemic Leather Helm, score 13.3: +12 spell power, +13 Stamina. Crafted: Leatherworking (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Holy Shroud, Enchanter's Cowl.
Neck: Scorn's Icy Choker, score 9.9: +7 spell power, +6 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Drops from Scorn, 33.3% (Classic data). Some effort: farm the creature. Next best: Kaleidoscope Chain, Seal of the Expedition.
Shoulder: Death Speaker Mantle, score 10.4: +6 spell power, +11 Intellect. Drops from Death Speaker Jargba in Razorfen Kraul, 40% (Classic data). Easy: about 2 runs. Next best: Fairywing Mantle, Magician's Mantle.
Back: Thornweaver Drape, score 8.2: +7 spell power, +6 Spirit. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Red Wool Cloak, Windsong Drape.
Chest: Dro'zem's Tunic, score 14.6: +11 spell power, +9 Intellect. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Green Silk Armor, Stormrider's Leather Tunic.
Wrist: Knife-Polishing Rag, score 8: +5 spell power, +4 Intellect, +7 Spirit. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Mindthrust Bracers, Witherbite Bracers.
Hands: Fletcher's Gloves, score 11.2: +14 crit. Crafted: Leatherworking (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Oilrag Handwraps, Shilly Mitts.
Waist: Skycaller's Leather Belt, score 13.8: +10 spell power, +6 Intellect, +4 Spirit. Crafted: Leatherworking (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Highlander's Cloth Girdle, Moss Cinch.
Legs: Dark Ritual Leggings, score 14.9: +14 spell power, +9 Stamina. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Kodohide Legguards, Gaze Dreamer Pants.
Feet: Golden Slippers, score 12: +13 Arcane Damage Done, +7 Intellect, +4 Spirit. Crafted: Tailoring (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Gilded Slippers, Acidic Walkers.
Finger: Philanthropist's Ring, score 12: +10 spell power, +5 Intellect. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Ring of Forlorn Spirits, Lorekeeper's Ring.
Finger: Lorekeeper's Ring (Horde: Advisor's Ring), score 9.8: +7 spell power, +2 mana per 5 sec, +4 Stamina. Sold by Illiyana Moonblaze in Ashenvale (61.5, 83.9) for 2g (Classic data). Easy: buy it.
Trinket: Worgenbane Talisman, score 2.4: +2 mana per 5 sec. Drops from Shadowfang Keep (Clue, unconfirmed). Some effort: a dungeon drop, chance not known yet.
Trinket: Roogug's Severed Head, score 1.2: +6 Spirit. Drops from Roogug in Razorfen Kraul (Clue, unconfirmed). Some effort: a dungeon drop, chance not known yet.
Main hand: Foulmountain Family Hammer, score 4.2: +4 spell power, +2 Stamina. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Clever Expeditionary's Spellblade, Evocator's Blade.
Off hand: Orb of Mystic Insight, score 9.4: +7 spell power, +6 Intellect. Crafted: Enchanting (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Orb of Souls, Insurgent's Manifesto.
Ranged or relic: nothing with these stats at level 30

A one-hander and an off-hand beat the best two-hander here.

Stat weights (PvE)

hit 1.2, mana per 5 sec 1.2, spell power 1, spell damage 1, haste 0.9, crit 0.8, Arcane Damage Done 0.6, Nature Damage Done 0.4, Intellect 0.4, Spirit 0.2, Stamina 0.1.

Every item is scored with the spec's stat weights, for what the class can wear at that level (armour and weapon skills come from the Forever client, so Hunters and Shamans get mail at 40 and Warriors and Paladins plate at 40). Untouched Season of Discovery leftovers are left out.

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