WOW FOREVER · BIS GEAR · BETA LEVEL 30 AND 20 · CHECKED OCTOBER 15, 2026
Druid best in slot gear.
At 30 the druid lists move to Razorfen Kraul, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard, Gnomeregan and the two new dungeons, the City of Dalaran and the Excavation Site in the Wetlands. Feral helms, belts and leg pieces are mostly Leatherworking crafts that bind on pickup. Weapon damage still counts in Cat and Bear Form, so ferals keep a big two-hander, while casters pair a dagger or scepter with an off hand. All four still use a relic.
Weapon DPS still comes first, since it counts in Cat Form in Forever. The Viscous Hammer, a world drop you can buy, is the weapon for both factions. Defender of Dalaran (Alliance) and Striking Staff (Horde) from Heart of Disruption in the City of Dalaran are within 1 DPS of it. Leatherworkers make the Defender's Leather Helm, Brawler's Leather Tunic and Prowler's Leather Belt, and everyone wants Triprunner Dungarees from the last Gnomeregan quest and Tiger Hunter Gloves from Stranglethorn. Ironspine's Eye and Ghostshard Talisman drop from Scarlet Monastery Graveyard rares, and Horde can hunt the Shapeshifting Sentinel's Strides in Stonetalon.
Stat priority: Weapon DPS (counts in Cat Form in Forever) > Strength = Agility > hit > Stamina
Leather Head · ilvl 30 · req 2584 armor · +12 Strength · +13 Staminacrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (130)Also picked by The Forever Era, Kami-Labs, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It also drops, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery, and a looted one is yours to wear.
Leather Head · ilvl 30 · req 2584 armor · +10 Agility · +13 Staminacrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (130)Also picked by The Forever Era, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It also drops, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery, and a looted one is yours to wear.
Neck · ilvl 35 · req 30+6 Intellect · +12 AP · Use: Increase experience gained from slaying Undead by 10% for 5 min. (6 Hrs Cooldown)dungeon City of Dalaran: Shade of the ArchmageAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Trainers teach it at 150, but you craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Trainers teach it at 150, but you craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep.
Leather Waist · ilvl 33 · req 2861 armor · +9 Agility · +6 Stamina · Equip: When struck in combat, drain 2 mana from the attacker. (100ms cooldown)dungeon City of Dalaran: Mana Devourer
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. You craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep. The pattern costs 30 Merchant's Favor.
A reader looted them from a rare in northern Stonetalon; which of the two drops them is not known. Both serve Darnassus, so only Horde can kill them, and they respawn every 21 to 32 hours.
A Ghostwalker Boots of the Tiger from the auction house beats Feet of the Lynx.
Trinket · ilvl 29 · req 24Equip: Spells and attacks deal 2 Shadow damage. Deals 4 times as much damage to Murlocs.dungeon Blackfathom Deeps: GelihastAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)
Trinket · ilvl 33Use: Reach into the bag and hope for the best. (10 Min Cooldown)quest Quest: Heartwoven (Alliance) or Changing Tastes (Horde), Excavation Site: Wetlands (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 30 · req 25+6 Spirit · Use: Raise the severed head of Roogug, Horrifying and Silencing all Swine within 15 yds for 5 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)dungeon Razorfen Kraul: RoogugAlso picked by Kami-Labs
Mace Two-Hand · ilvl 35 · req 3070-105 dmg, 2.90 speed · +3 Strength · +6 Stamina · +34 APworld World drop (Classic source)Also picked by The Forever Era, Kami-Labs, wowtbc.gg
Binds when equipped: look on the auction house.
Rock Pulverizer from the Murdaloc quest (Alliance) is level with it, but Murdaloc is level 42 with level 39 to 41 troggs around him. Defender of Dalaran (Alliance) and Striking Staff (Horde) from Heart of Disruption in the City of Dalaran are within 1 DPS and a sure thing.
Prospector Stormpike in Ironforge sends you through Loch Modan to Agmond's body in the Badlands. Murdaloc is level 42 and the troggs around him 39 to 41: go with a group.
Idol Relic · ilvl 16Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting spells by 40.quest Quest: Aquatic Form (druid class quest), both factionsAlso picked by Kami-Labs, wowtbc.gg
Stamina and armor first, then Agility. Leatherworking does most of the work: Brawler's Leather Helm, Defender's Leather Tunic, Warden's Leather Belt and Defender's Leather Kilt all bind on pickup. Razzeric's Racing Grips end a ten-quest goblin chain whose last target, Foreman Cozzle, is level 38, so bring a group. Alliance hold Defender of Dalaran from Heart of Disruption and wear Knucklebound Thimble from Past Due; Horde hunt Brother Ravenoak for Dendweller's Hammer and take the Seal of Sylvanas from Shadowfang Keep. Mark of Urs'endris stays in the relic slot.
Stat priority: Stamina and armor (Bear Form multiplies gear armor, so leather > cloth) > Agility > Defense; weapon damage adds threat in Forever
Leather Head · ilvl 30 · req 2584 armor · +10 Agility · +13 Staminacrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (130)Also picked by The Forever Era, Kami-Labs, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It also drops, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery, and a looted one is yours to wear.
Leather Head · ilvl 30 · req 2584 armor · +12 Strength · +13 Staminacrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (130)Also picked by The Forever Era, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It also drops, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery, and a looted one is yours to wear.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Trainers teach it at 150, but you craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep.
Leather Waist · ilvl 33 · req 2861 armor · +9 Agility · +6 Stamina · Equip: When struck in combat, drain 2 mana from the attacker. (100ms cooldown)dungeon City of Dalaran: Mana Devourer
Leather Legs · ilvl 30 · req 2590 armor · +7 Strength · +7 Agility · +9 Stamina · +58 Armorcrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (125)Also picked by The Forever Era, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. You craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep. The pattern costs 30 Merchant's Favor.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)
Trinket · ilvl 33Use: Reach into the bag and hope for the best. (10 Min Cooldown)quest Quest: Heartwoven (Alliance) or Changing Tastes (Horde), Excavation Site: Wetlands (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 30 · req 25+6 Spirit · Use: Raise the severed head of Roogug, Horrifying and Silencing all Swine within 15 yds for 5 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)dungeon Razorfen Kraul: Roogug
Idol Relic · ilvl 10Equip: Increases your Armor contribution from items by 4%.world Zephras Isle: Urs'endris, the bear spirit (reported, not checked) (guide source)
How the bear spirit hands it over has not been recorded yet.
Idol Relic · ilvl 16Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting spells by 40.quest Quest: Aquatic Form (druid class quest), both factionsAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Spell power and Nature damage first: Improved Wrath makes Wrath your main spell, and Arcane damage only helps Moonfire. Swinetusk Shank from Agathelos in Razorfen Kraul with Raptor's Gaze from the Excavation Site beats any staff. Bloodmage Mantle, Moss Cinch and Dark Ritual Leggings fill most slots, with Spellpower Goggles Xtreme on top if you are an Engineer. Horde wear Enchanted Sandals from Heart of Disruption and Oilrag Handwraps from The Lost Pages; Alliance take Glinteye Slippers from Saltspine, Prospector Gloves from Agmond's Fate and Ring of Forlorn Spirits from Duskwood.
Stat priority: Spell power = Nature damage (Improved Wrath makes Wrath the main spell) > Intellect > Stamina; Arcane damage only helps Moonfire
Leather Head · ilvl 30 · req 2584 armor · +13 Stamina · +12 spell damagecrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (130)Also picked by The Forever Era, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It also drops, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery, and a looted one is yours to wear.
Back · ilvl 3626 armor · +6 Stamina · +5 spell damage · Equip: Increases damage done to Elementals by magical spells and effects by up to 5.quest Quest: A Green Sample (City of Dalaran), Alliance
Cloth Chest · ilvl 32 · req 2749 armor · +15 Intellect · +9 spell damage · Equip: When damaged, has a chance to reduce threat level on all enemies by a small amount for 10 sec. (Proc chance: 5%)dungeon City of Dalaran: Arcanic EnigmaAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Trainers teach it at 150, but you craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep.
Cloth Legs · ilvl 34 · req 2944 armor · +13 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +12 spell damagedungeon City of Dalaran (which boss is not known yet) (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Binds when equipped, so it can turn up on the auction house.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)
Trinket · ilvl 33Use: Reach into the bag and hope for the best. (10 Min Cooldown)quest Quest: Heartwoven (Alliance) or Changing Tastes (Horde), Excavation Site: Wetlands (guide source)
Trinket · ilvl 30 · req 25Use: Summons a tracking hound that will protect you for 3 min. (10 Min Cooldown)dungeon Scarlet Monastery Library: Houndmaster Loksey (Classic source)
Trinket · ilvl 29 · req 24Equip: Spells and attacks deal 2 Shadow damage. Deals 4 times as much damage to Murlocs.dungeon Blackfathom Deeps: GelihastAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Dagger Main Hand · ilvl 33 · req 2816-30 dmg, 1.60 speed · +5 Stamina · Restores +8 health per 5 sec. · +36 spell damagedungeon City of Dalaran: Lyn the Ignored (summoned with the Tome of Dalaran)
Held In Off-hand · ilvl 40Restores +3 mana per 5 sec. · +9 spell damagequest Quest: Compendium of the Fallen (Scarlet Monastery Library), Horde (Classic source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Orcs, Tauren and Trolls only: Undead cannot take the quest.
Idol Relic · ilvl 16Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting spells by 40.quest Quest: Aquatic Form (druid class quest), both factionsAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Intellect first, then healing and Spirit: a long dungeon empties your mana before anything else, and Reflection keeps Spirit regen going while you cast. Royal Diplomatic Scepter from the Gnomeregan ambassador with Ponderous Orb from the City of Dalaran is the weapon pair, and Wind Spirit Staff from Earthcaller Halmgar is the two-hand option. Death Speaker Mantle, Mender's Leather Belt, Violet Sorcerer's Leggings and, for Tailors, Gilded Slippers cover most slots. Alliance take Explorer's League Dustcover and Horde take Furs of the Earthen Ring from the Excavation Site chains.
Stat priority: Intellect > Healing = spell power > Spirit (Reflection keeps it ticking while you cast) > Stamina
Leather Head · ilvl 30 · req 2584 armor · +13 Stamina · +21 healing, +7 spell damagecrafted Crafted: Leatherworking (130)Also picked by The Forever Era, wowtbc.gg
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It also drops, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade and Razorfen Kraul, and a looted one is yours to wear.
Cloth Chest · ilvl 32 · req 2749 armor · +15 Intellect · +9 spell damage · Equip: When damaged, has a chance to reduce threat level on all enemies by a small amount for 10 sec. (Proc chance: 5%)dungeon City of Dalaran: Arcanic Enigma
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Trainers teach it at 150, but you craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep.
Cloth Legs · ilvl 34 · req 2944 armor · +13 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +12 spell damagedungeon City of Dalaran (which boss is not known yet) (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Binds when equipped, so it can turn up on the auction house.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. You craft it at a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep. The pattern costs 30 Merchant's Favor.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It needs a Spinning Wheel. The pattern costs 30 Merchant's Favor.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)
Trinket · ilvl 33Use: Reach into the bag and hope for the best. (10 Min Cooldown)quest Quest: Heartwoven (Alliance) or Changing Tastes (Horde), Excavation Site: Wetlands (guide source)
Trinket · ilvl 30 · req 25+6 Spirit · Use: Raise the severed head of Roogug, Horrifying and Silencing all Swine within 15 yds for 5 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)dungeon Razorfen Kraul: RoogugAlso picked by Kami-Labs, wowtbc.gg
Mace Main Hand · ilvl 33 · req 2828-52 dmg, 2.80 speed · Restores +12 health per 5 sec. · Equip: Increases healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 68. · +28 Shadow damagedungeon Razorfen Kraul: Death Speaker JargbaAlso picked by The Forever Era, wowtbc.gg
Idol Relic · ilvl 16Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting spells by 40.quest Quest: Aquatic Form (druid class quest), both factionsAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
EARLIER BETA CAP
Level 20 lists.
What to wear at 20, from when the beta was capped there. Still useful on the way up to 30.
Weapon damage first: testers report it counts in Cat Form in Forever, and the form itself only gives 12 Attack Power. Smite's Mighty Hammer from the Deadmines is the pick for both factions. Wear the Fang pieces from Wailing Caverns, the Brawler's Leather Hood if you are a Leatherworker, and Erudite's Amulet from the library books.
Stat priority: Weapon damage (counts in forms in Forever; Cat Form gives only 12 AP) > Agility > Strength > Stamina
See it in 3D Opens Wowhead's Forever dressing room with this gear on a female Night Elf.Showing the Alliance list. Some slots differ for the Horde.
Armor
+542
Strength
+24
Agility
+56
Stamina
+50
Intellect
+10
Spirit
+8
Attack Power
+46
Spell damage
+4
Embrace of the Viper (3/5)
(2) +10 Intellect.
(3) +10 Attack Power.
(4) Taking damage while at or below 25% health causes you to restore 100 health and mana over 5 sec. This effect can only trigger once every 5 min. (5m cooldown)
(5) Grants your melee attacks a chance to inflict Dream Venom, stunning the target for 1 sec.
Finger · ilvl 32+7 Stamina · +4 spell damage · +8 APrare Wetlands: Nightveiled Rotheap (elite patrol), then Rotheap Innards, then trade to Rethiel the Greenwarden (Alliance only) (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 23 · req 18+1 Spirit · Use: Allows you to look far into the distance.dungeon The Deadmines: Cookie (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Stamina and armor. Bear Form multiplies armor on your gear, so leather beats cloth even when the stats are close. Alliance use the Goblin Hammer with the Eerie Stable Lantern; Horde use Hammerbone. Mark of Urs'endris, the bear spirit's relic from Zephras Isle, goes in the relic slot for both.
Stat priority: Stamina and armor (Bear Form multiplies gear armor, so leather armor > cloth) > Agility > Defense; weapon damage adds threat in Forever
Back · ilvl 22 · req 1720 armor · +6 Stamina · Equip: When struck in combat, inflicts 1 Nature damage to the attacker.dungeon Wailing Caverns: Verdan the EverlivingAlso picked by Wowhead, wowtbc.gg
Finger · ilvl 32+7 Stamina · +4 spell damage · +8 APrare Wetlands: Nightveiled Rotheap (elite patrol), then Rotheap Innards, then trade to Rethiel the Greenwarden (Alliance only) (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 23 · req 18+1 Spirit · Use: Allows you to look far into the distance.dungeon The Deadmines: Cookie (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Mace Two-Hand · ilvl 1839-60 dmg, 3.10 speed · Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 42 Fire damage.quest Quest: Old Ironforge Incursion (Hall of Thanes), Alliance
Arcane damage first, then Nature. Totemic Leather Hood and the Stormrider's leather pieces are Leatherworking crafts; Alliance add the Filigreed Pearly Gown from Tailoring. Alliance use the Staff of the Blessed Seer and Horde use Evocator's Blade, both from Blackfathom Deeps trash, with Skum's Bucket from Wailing Caverns in the Horde off hand.
Stat priority: Arcane damage = spell power > Nature damage (Wrath) > Intellect > Stamina; leather over cloth on ties
Finger · ilvl 32+7 Stamina · +4 spell damage · +8 APrare Wetlands: Nightveiled Rotheap (elite patrol), then Rotheap Innards, then trade to Rethiel the Greenwarden (Alliance only) (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 23 · req 18+1 Spirit · Use: Allows you to look far into the distance.dungeon The Deadmines: Cookie (guide source)Also picked by Wowhead, wowtbc.gg
Held In Off-hand · ilvl 22 · req 17+3 Stamina · +10 healing, +3 spell damage · Use: Restores 803 mana over 24 sec. Must remain seated while drinking. (10 Min Cooldown)dungeon Wailing Caverns: Skum (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Idol Relic · ilvl 16Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting spells by 40.quest Quest: Meddlesome Mages (Zephras Isle), Horde (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
The Holy Priest list with a relic. Pristine Tailoring crafts, the Scholarly Pendant, the Philanthropist's Ring, the Staff of Westfall for Alliance and The Stitcher with Skum's Bucket for Horde. Nimbus Boots from Twilight Falls are the Alliance feet; Horde take Wisdom's Leather Boots.
Stat priority: Healing = spell power > Intellect > Spirit > Stamina; spell damage 0
Neck · ilvl 22 · req 17+2 Intellect · +2 Spirit · Equip: Reduces the hit chance of Silence effects against you by 4%.dungeon Shadowfang Keep: Rethilgore (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Finger · ilvl 32+7 Stamina · +4 spell damage · +8 APrare Wetlands: Nightveiled Rotheap (elite patrol), then Rotheap Innards, then trade to Rethiel the Greenwarden (Alliance only) (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Trinket · ilvl 28Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 203 to 338 Health and 96 to 160 Mana. (5 Min Cooldown)crafted Crafted: Engineering (140)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
Trinket · ilvl 23 · req 18+1 Spirit · Use: Allows you to look far into the distance.dungeon The Deadmines: Cookie (guide source)Also picked by Wowhead, wowtbc.gg
Staff Two-Hand · ilvl 2434-51 dmg, 2.80 speed · +10 Spirit · +26 spell damage · Equip: Increases movement speed by 2% in Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills.quest Quest: The Wrath of Rath'mael (Ruins of Lordaeron), HordeAlso picked by wowtbc.gg
Held In Off-hand · ilvl 22 · req 17+3 Stamina · +10 healing, +3 spell damage · Use: Restores 803 mana over 24 sec. Must remain seated while drinking. (10 Min Cooldown)dungeon Wailing Caverns: Skum (guide source)Also picked by Wowhead, wowtbc.gg
Idol Relic · ilvl 16Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting spells by 40.quest Quest: Meddlesome Mages (Zephras Isle), Horde (guide source)Also picked by wowtbc.gg
BEFORE YOU FARM
Druid gearing tips.
Testers report that weapon damage counts in Cat and Bear Form in Forever. In Classic it did not, so do not skip the two-hander because an old guide says so.
The level 30 Leatherworking pieces bind when picked up, and the belts and leg pieces also need a Tanning Rack, whose blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep. The Defender's, Brawler's, Totemic and Wisdom's helms also drop, rarely, from bosses in Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade and Razorfen Kraul, and some in Scarlet Monastery.
Some quests make you choose. Heart of Disruption in the City of Dalaran gives Defender of Dalaran or Renewing Footpads (Alliance), Striking Staff or Enchanted Sandals (Horde). Greater Friend of the Library (twenty library books) gives Philanthropist's Ring or Field Researcher's Loop.
Mystic Mushroom is an Enchanting craft that binds when picked up. Everyone else takes the Idol of Shifting Tides from the level 16 Aquatic Form quest, which is also the Cat pick at 30. Bears want Mark of Urs'endris from the bear spirit on Zephras Isle.
Some rewards open at 28 to 30 but sit behind elites well above you. Safety First (Foreman Cozzle, 38) and Tiger Mastery (Sin'Dall, 37) are on these lists: bring a full group. Raptor Mastery (Tethis, 43), Murdaloc (42), No Honor Among Thieves (a level 40 quest) and the Arathi wanted posters (38 to 40) only appear as alternatives, since few level 30 groups can finish them.
How these lists are built
The picks start from ForeverChanges' lists, the only ones that cover every spec for both factions at 20 and at 30. The level 20 lists are cross-checked against Icy Veins, Wowhead, Realm First and wowtbc.gg, the level 30 lists against The Forever Era, Kami-Labs and wowtbc.gg ("Also picked by"). Every item is read from Wowhead's Forever database, which fills in from the beta client as testers loot things. Blizzard hides item stats until an item has dropped, so a list can only use what has been seen. We check each pick fits its slot, can be used by the class and does not need a higher level than the list is for.
At 30 two kinds of items stay off the top line even when they would win. Random-suffix greens (the "of the Owl" kind) have no fixed stats to check, and rewards behind level 40 elites are out of reach for most level 30 groups. Both are named in the notes where they beat the pick. Class quest weapons are the exception: the Shaman and Warrior chains open at 30, so they stay on top.
Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip. The stats and totals on this page were read on October 15, 2026 and will move with beta builds.
Trinkets are still thin at 30. The Minor Recombobulator needs Engineering 140 to use, and casters who are Engineers can wear the Spellpower Goggles Xtreme from 215. Crafted pieces marked "binds when picked up" can only be worn by the crafter.
The 3D preview
Wowhead does not allow its 3D viewer on other sites, so "See it in 3D" opens its Forever dressing room with the whole set already equipped on the race and gender you picked. Neck, rings and trinkets have no model, so they are left off there.
Defender's Leather HelmHead · Leather · ilvl 30
Ghostshard TalismanNeck · ilvl 35
Forest Tracker EpauletsShoulder · Leather · ilvl 31
Hawkeye's CloakBack · ilvl 35
Brawler's Leather TunicChest · Leather · ilvl 27
CosmeticShirt
CosmeticTabard
Hawkeye's BracersWrist · Leather · ilvl 35
Tiger Hunter GlovesHands · Leather · ilvl 37
Prowler's Leather BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 35
Triprunner DungareesLegs · Leather · ilvl 37
Feet of the LynxFeet · Leather · ilvl 24
Ironspine's EyeRing · ilvl 35
Wyvern Heart BandRing · ilvl 34
Cursed Murloc EyeTrinket · ilvl 29
Minor RecombobulatorTrinket · ilvl 28
Viscous HammerMain hand · Mace · ilvl 35
Two-hander equippedOff hand
Idol of Shifting TidesRelic · Idol · ilvl 16
Brawler's Leather HelmHead · Leather · ilvl 30
Souvenir Sea ShellNeck · ilvl 35
Watchman PauldronsShoulder · Leather · ilvl 32
Tigerstrike MantleBack · ilvl 34
Defender's Leather TunicChest · Leather · ilvl 27
Black Wolf BracersWrist · Leather · ilvl 27
Razzeric's Racing GripsHands · Leather · ilvl 41
Warden's Leather BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 35
Defender's Leather KiltLegs · Leather · ilvl 30
Gnomebot Operating BootsFeet · Leather · ilvl 34
Field Researcher's LoopRing · ilvl 35
Seal of SylvanasRing · ilvl 29
Satchel of PotionsTrinket · ilvl 33
Dendweller's HammerMain hand · Mace · ilvl 31
Mark of Urs'endrisRelic · Idol · ilvl 10
Knucklebound ThimbleAlliance
Defender of DalaranAlliance
Spellpower Goggles XtremeHead · Cloth · ilvl 43
Stygian Bone AmuletNeck · ilvl 34
Bloodmage MantleShoulder · Cloth · ilvl 35
Thornweaver DrapeBack · ilvl 30
Tree Bark JacketChest · Cloth · ilvl 26
Spidertank OilragWrist · Cloth · ilvl 34
Oilrag HandwrapsHorde
Glinteye SlippersAlliance
Reedknot RingHorde
Kaleidoscope ChainNeck · ilvl 35
Death Speaker MantleShoulder · Cloth · ilvl 32
Explorer's League DustcoverBack · ilvl 33
Beguiler RobesChest · Cloth · ilvl 34
Mender's Leather BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 35
Violet Sorcerer's LeggingsLegs · Cloth · ilvl 34
Gilded SlippersFeet · Cloth · ilvl 35
Philanthropist's RingRing · ilvl 35
Runemender's SealRing · ilvl 32
Brawler's Leather HoodHead · Leather · ilvl 25
Erudite's AmuletNeck · ilvl 23
Serpent's ShouldersShoulder · Leather · ilvl 23
Cape of the BrotherhoodBack · ilvl 24
Cultist's ArmguardsWrist · Leather · ilvl 29
Gloves of the FangHands · Leather · ilvl 19
Leggings of the FangLegs · Leather · ilvl 22
Footpads of the FangFeet · Leather · ilvl 22
Malignant RootRing · ilvl 32
Lookie's SpyglassTrinket · ilvl 23
Mystic MushroomRelic · Idol · ilvl 25
Tanned ShoulderpadsShoulder · Leather · ilvl 27
Grave ShroudBack · ilvl 23
Blackened Defias ArmorChest · Leather · ilvl 22
Deviate Scale BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 23
Slain Baron's SignetRing · ilvl 23
HammerboneMain hand · Mace · ilvl 24
Duty Bound LeggingsAlliance
Defender's Leather BootsAlliance
Seal of WrynnAlliance
Goblin HammerAlliance
Eerie Stable LanternAlliance only
Magician's MantleShoulder · Cloth · ilvl 25
Heavy Woolen CloakBack · ilvl 21
Barkshell TunicChest · Leather · ilvl 25
Stormrider's Leather BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 17
Dark Ritual LeggingsLegs · Leather · ilvl 29
Stormrider's Leather BootsFeet · Leather · ilvl 22
Sacred BandRing · ilvl 25
Prelacy CapeAlliance
Filigreed Pearly GownAlliance
Aetherwisp BracersAlliance
Heartwood GirdleAlliance
Minor Channeling RingAlliance
Staff of the Blessed SeerAlliance
Evocator's BladeHorde
Skum's BucketHorde only
Pristine CircletHead · Cloth · ilvl 25
Scholarly PendantNeck · ilvl 23
Filigreed Pristine GownChest · Cloth · ilvl 20
Pristine GlovesHands · Cloth · ilvl 20
Filigreed Pristine LeggingsLegs · Cloth · ilvl 25
Staff of WestfallMain hand · Staff · ilvl 24
Tattered MittensHorde
The StitcherHorde
