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I call this gear list “deterministic” because all the items are otainable with a (admittedly more or less) measurable amount of effort. When I plan out my gear for a character I usually look at available items in a certain order based on how much effort and most importantly luck is involved. Items that need luck are last on my list. On top of my list are items that I can easily obtain by solo-ing a fixed amount of content.

What kind of gear is qualifies as deterministic?

• Quest Rewards – you complete the quest and get the reward, this is the easiest and most often fastest way to get a reward.
• Faction Rewards – you can repeat dailies or run instances until you reach the desired level and then you can go to the quartermaster and buy the reward. In Northrend several factions have dailies that reward large chunks of faction points and easily get you up to the desired level. For other factions you just wear their tabard and go to an instance.
• Some Currency Based Rewards – you do whatever is required (usually killing bosses in instances or doing repeatable quests) to obtain the currency and buy the reward. Note: PvP rewards are currency based but I am not going to list them here for two reasons: 1) because there is PvP gear for every class and spec nowadays and 2) PvP depends on too many other people that you have no control over … so there is luck in getting good groups involved unless you farm pre-mades.

Rewards that need a little luck or patience:

• Crafted Rewards – farming most crafting mats is not quite straightforwad, since most drops have a less than 100% drop chance there is always some luck involved. Crafting mats that can be obtained solo-ing or on the AH are absolutely on my list. Once you have the mats you need to find a crafter but for many items this is not impossible to find someone in your guild or among your friends or get referred to a crafter
• BoE Random World Drops – can usually be bought on the AH for more or less reasonable prices – getting money is deterministic by doing dailies …

What gear does not qualify?

• BoP Random Drops from instance bosses. 1) you often need luck to find a group for the instance your drop is from, 2) you need to be lucky to have the boss drop the desired item and 3) you need to win the roll on that item. This is the type of gear that either requires a lot of effort and much time or a lot of luck. That is why I don’t really focus on boss drops until I have figured out what kind of equipment I can get from other avenues. I have rarely “farmed” an instance for a drop …

So without much more discussion, here are a few items that should be attainable for most Druids:

Blue Quest Rewards (search)

• Legs:Wrynn’s Legguards of Heroism, Legguards of Solemn Revenge, Leggings of Heightened Renewal
• Belt:Belt of the Never-Forgotten
• Wrist:Soaring Wristwraps
• Shoulders:Shoulderpads of the Adventurer
• Chest:Tunic of the Unduly Victorious
• Tons of Rings, Amulets, Cloaks & Off-Hands available – just click the search above
• Weapons: a few

Faction Based Gear

• Alliance Vanguard, Revered: Orb of the Eastern Kingdoms
• Argent Crusade, Exalted: Signet of Hopeful Light
• Kirin Tor, Honored: Helm of the Majestic Stag
• Kirin Tor, Honored: Shroud of Dedicated Research
• Kirin Tor, Revered: Flameheart Spell Scalpel
• Kirin Tor, Exalted: Ghostflicker Waistband
• Knights of the Ebon Blade, Honored: Dark Soldier Cape
• Knights of the Ebon Blade, Revered: Wound-Binder’s Wristguards
• Kalu’ak, Honored: Whale-Skin Vest
• Kalu’ak, Revered: Totemic Purification Rod
• Sons of Hodir, Revered: Giant-Friend Kilt

Crafted by Leatherworkers (search)

• Iceborne Set: Dark Iceborne Chestguard , Dark Iceborne Leggings (set). The original set consists of green items with required level 70-74, the chest and legs can be replaced with the two rare items.
• Overcast Items (not a set): Overcast Chestguard. There are 8 craftable BoE rares in this non-set. Since they all have resilience it seems to be there for PvP. First time I see crafted PvP items.
• Purehorn Spaulders
• Wildscale Breastplate
• Bugsquashers

Crafter by Jewelcrafters (search)

• Amulets: Blood Sun Necklace
• Rings:Ring of Northern Tears, Savage Titanium Band

Crafted by Tailors (search)

• Cloaks: Cloak of Frozen Spirits, Cloak of the Moon

Crafted by Blacksmiths

• Weapons: Cudgel of Saronite Justice

Bought with currency (search)

• Rare PvP Set: Savage Gladiator’s Wyrmhide Gloves
• Venture Coins: Arcane Revitalizer, Oil-Stained Tarp

BoE World Drops (search)

• Legs: Leggings of the Water Moccasin
• Feet: Scytheclaw Boots, Tundra Wolf Boots, Treads of the Purifier
• Shoulders:Gnarled Shovelhorn Spaulders
• Bracers:Storming Vortex Bracers, Wristguards of Verdant Recovery
• Gloves:Awakened Handguards
• Robes: Ymirjar Physician’s Robe, Greenhealer’s Garb
• Rings: Raine’s Signet of Blasting, Twisted Puzzle-Ring
• Off-Hands: Prison Manifest, Frostbridge Orb, Branch of Sinful Reprieve
• Amulets: Dragon Prow Amulet, Mark of the Spider, Raine’s Choker of Combustion, Winterfall’s Frozen Necklace
• Cloaks: Zoe’s Comforting Cape, Reanimator’s Cloak, Cloak of the Agile Mind
• Weapons: Lola’s Lifegiving Branch, Melia’s Magnificent Scepter, Zabra’s Misplaced Staff

When I get to 80 and have all the Blues I want, I will make an upgraded listed with nice purplies.

Just an Update: Idols … forgotten because they rarely contain spellpower which I used to filter out feral gear The best for leveling balance druids should be available through Venture Coins: Idol of Arcane Terror.