WoW SoD Resto Druid: Phase 3 BiS, Talents & Runes (2024)

WoW SoD Resto Druid Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a Resto Druid for the Phase 3 raid Sunken Temple at level 50:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide Season of Discovery Druid Runes.

WoW SoD Restokin Druid Talents & Runes

The Restokin spec is an offensive healer Druid build that contributes to DPS while healing when necessary. Choose the following talents and runes as a Restokin Druid for the Phase 3 raid Sunken Temple at level 50:

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Whether or not you’re using Moonkin Form, depends on your raid group and second healer. If you need to heal often, don’t go back into Moonkin Form because shifting will require too much mana. If you’re only healing in emergencies during a specific boss fight, you can stay in Moonkin Form for the most part.

Resto Druid Raid Consumables

The following list of consumables can be used by Resto Druids in Sunken Temple:

• Lesser Wizard Oil
• Greater Arcane Elixir / Arcane Elixir
• Superior Mana Potion
• Nightfin Soup
• Atal'ai Mojo of Life

Major Mana Potion is the best mana potion available in Phase 3. Depending on your circ*mstances Superior Mana Potion or even Greater Mana Potion should be sufficient.

To get Atal'ai Mojo of Life you need to get one Flask of Atal'ai Mojo from Sunken Temple. Head over to Stranglethorn Vale at 15.2 15.6 to buy Atal'ai Mojo of Life.

SoD Phase 3 Resto Druid Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Resto Druid BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Sunken Temple at level 50.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Blood Guard's Restored Leather Helm ( PvP Rank 7)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Restored Leather Helm ( PvP Rank 7)
  Papal Fez (Random Drop in Uldaman)
  Green Lens of Healing (Engineering)
  Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood (Leatherworking)
  Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle (Tailoring)
• Neck
  Pendant of Homecoming (Gnomeregan)
  Piston Pendant (Gnomeregan)
  Triune Amulet (Scarlet Monastery)
• Shoulders
  Living Shoulders (Leatherworking)
  Blood Guard's Restored Leather Spaulders ( PvP Rank 7)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Restored Leather Spaulders ( PvP Rank 7)
  Emerald Dreamkeeper Shoulders (Emerald Incursions – Friendly)
  Kentic Amice (Blackrock Depths)
  Ironfeather Shoulders (Leatherworking)
• Cloak
  Cloak of Invention (Gnomeregan)
  Cape of Hemostasis (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Deep Woodlands Cloak ( Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions in The Hinterlands)
  
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Stone Guard's Restored Leather Jerkin ( PvP Rank 6)
  Knight's Restored Leather Jerkin ( PvP Rank 6)
  Hyperconductive Shimmershirt (Gnomeregan)
  Irradiated Robe (Gnomeregan)
  Flamestrider Robes (Blackrock Depths)
  Dreamweave Vest (Tailoring)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Tinker's Wrist Wraps (Gnomeregan)
  Aristocratic Cuffs (World Drop)
  Manacle Cuffs (The Love Potion, starts in Blackrock Depths)
• Hands
  First Sergeant's Restored Leather Gloves ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Restored Leather Gloves ( PvP Rank 5)
  Emerald Dreamkeeper Gloves (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Greenleaf Handwraps ( Separation Anxiety at 79.0 79.6 in The Hinterlands)
  Wanderer's Gloves of Healing (or similar item with up to +40 Healing, World Drop)
  Ogreseer Fists (Blackrock Depths)
• Waist
  Cord of the Untamed (15 Wild Offering)
  Mech-Mender's Sash (Gnomeregan)
  Ornate Girdle of Healing (or similar item with up to +46 Healing, World Drop)
  Deathmage Sash (Razorfen Downs)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Senior Designer's Pantaloons (Blackrock Depths)
  Hyperconductive Pantaloons (Gnomeregan)
  Stone Guard's Restored Leather Leggings ( PvP Rank 6)
  Knight's Restored Leather Leggings ( PvP Rank 6)
  Emerald Dreamkeeper Pants (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Irradiated Boots (Gnomeregan)
  First Sergeant's Restored Leather Boots ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Restored Leather Boots ( PvP Rank 5)
  Hyperconductive Sandals (Gnomeregan)
  Emerald Dreamkeeper Boots (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Southsea Mojo Boots (Southsea Shakedown in Tanaris starting at 67.0 23.8)
  Vinerot Sandals (Maraudon)
• Rings
  Cyclopean Band (Blackrock Depths)
  Runed Ring of the Owl (Random Drop in Zul'Farrak)
  Hypercharged Gear of Conflagration (Gnomeregan)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
• Trinkets
  Talisman of the Corrupted Grove (, Stranglethorn Vale PvP Event)
  Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
  Acolyte's Void Pearl ( Blackfathom Deeps)
  Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Gniodine Pill Bottle (Gnomeregan)
• Weapon
  Defibrillating Staff (Gnomeregan)
  Blesswind Hammer of Healing (or similar item with up to +31 Healing, World Drop)
  Gear-Mender's Grace (Gnomeregan)
  9-60 Repair Manual (Gnomeregan)
  Enthralled Sphere (Blackrock Depths)
  Blade of Eternal Darkness (Maraudon)
  Glimmering Gizmoblade (Gnomeregan)
• Relic
  Idol of Wrath (, Gnomeregan)
  Mind-Expanding Mushroom (, Blackfathom Deeps)

If you run any set from Gnomeregan keep the set bonus in mind. Depending on the set the pieces might be better than the other pre-BiS items, as long as you don’t break the set bonus.

Not all bosses in Blackrock Depths are available in Phase 3. We removed items from these bosses, like Eye of Orgrimmar and Songstone of Ironforge. Furthermore, it looks like available bosses from Blackrock Depths are missing items that were added in later phases of Classic, like Mantle of Lost Hope.

This pre-BiS list is continuously being worked on. Please use the feedback button below to send us your thoughts and suggestions.

SoD Phase 3 BiS List for a Resto Druid

The following Restoration Druid best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 20-man raid Sunken Temple and do PvP to get the best items in the game.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Visage of the Exiled (Sunken Temple)
  Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood (Leatherworking)
  Crown of the Dreamweaver ( 15 Wild Offering)
• Neck
  Piston Pendant (Gnomeregan)
  Perfectly Preserved Dragon's Eye ( Sunken Temple)
• Shoulders (Atal'ai Signet of Mojo)
  Membrane of Dark Neurosis (Leatherworking)
  Shoulderpads of Obsession ( Leatherworking)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance)
  Hukku's Hex Cape (Sunken Temple)
  Featherskin Drape ( Sunken Temple)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Lost Worshipper's Harness (Sunken Temple)
  Eternal Embrace of the Wind Serpent ( Sunken Temple)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Atal'ai Medicine Man's Wrists ( Sunken Temple)
• Hands
  Atal'ai Hexxer's Gloves (Sunken Temple)
  Atal'ai Gloves of Healing ( Sunken Temple)
• Waist
  Cord of the Untamed (15 Wild Offering)
  Devotee's Sash of the Emerald Dream ( Sunken Temple)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Lost Worshipper's Leggings (Sunken Temple)
  Exiled Prophet's Leather Pants ( Sunken Temple)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Lost Worshipper's Treads (Sunken Temple)
  Exiled Prophet's Slippers ( Sunken Temple)
• Rings
  Drakeclaw Band of the Harbinger (Sunken Temple)
  Drakeclaw Band of the Blood Prophet ( Sunken Temple)
  Cyclopean Band (Blackrock Depths)
• Trinkets
  Talisman of the Corrupted Grove ( Stranglethorn Vale PvP Event)
  Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
  Acolyte's Void Pearl ( Blackfathom Deeps)
• Weapon
  Witch Doctor's Stick of Mojo ( Sunken Temple)
  Drakestone of the Blood Prophet ( Sunken Temple)
  Blade of Eternal Darkness (Maraudon)
  Hubris, the Bandit Brander (Sunken Temple)
  Enthralled Sphere (Blackrock Depths)
• Relic
  Idol of Wrath ( Gnomeregan)
  Mind-Expanding Mushroom ( Blackfathom Deeps)

You can gear your Resto Druid more offensive if your raid requires less raid healing or you’re playing as an off-healer. If you prefer to maximize +Healing or are the main healer in your raid, use items marked with . For a newly formed and less geared raid or general Sunken Temple PuGs, the +Healing items are recommended.

Use our Epic Crafting Guide for Phase 3 to learn how to craft Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood and Membrane of Dark Neurosis.

Phase 2 Resto Druid BiS in WoW SoD

Here you can find the Phase 2 Pre-Raid BiS list and BiS list from Gnomeregan for WoW SoD.

SoD Phase 2 Resto Druid Pre-BiS List

The following Resto Druid BiS List contains the best items you can get in phase 2 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Gnomeregan at level 40.

• Head
  Whitemane's Chapeau (Scarlet Monastery)
  Corpseshroud (Razorfen Downs)
• Neck
  Triune Amulet (Scarlet Monastery)
  Jagged Bone Necklace (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Ghostshard Talisman (Scarlet Monastery – Graveyard)
• Shoulders
  Inquisitor's Shawl (Scarlet Monastery)
  Crimson Silk Shoulders (Tailoring)
• Cloak
  Bloodrot Cloak (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Battle Healer's Cloak (Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats)
  Dreamweave Vest (Tailoring)
  Robe of the Magi (World Drop)
  Robe of Power (Tailoring)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  First Sergeant's Dragonhide Armguards ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Dragonhide Armsplints ( PvP Rank 5)
  Guardian Leather Bracers (Leatherworking)
• Hands
  Dreamweave Gloves (Tailoring)
  Slick Fingerless Gloves (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Waist
  Star Belt (Tailoring)
  Ancient Moss Cinch (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Legs
  Red Mageweave Pants (Tailoring)
  Soul Leech Pants (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Southsea Mojo Boots (Southsea Shakedown in Tanaris starting at 67.0 23.8)
  Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots (Tailoring)
• Rings
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
• Trinkets
  Bloodbonded Grove Talisman (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Dismantle)
  Dagger of Willing Sacrifice (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Hypnotic Blade (Scarlet Monastery)
  Orb of the Forgotten Seer (Scarlet Monastery)
  Mordresh's Lifeless Skull (Razorfen Downs)
  Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Staff of Jordan (World Drop)
• Relic
  Mind-Expanding Mushroom (Blackfathom Deeps)

Your BiS items prefer Spelldamage over Healing. The incoming damage isn’t so high in Gnomeregan, that +Healing is required. By the time you get enough +Healing to feel a difference to +Spelldamage, your raid group is geared enough that it doesn’t matter anymore. So it’s recommended to go with Spelldamage and to be flexible to help with DPS when less healing is required.

SoD Phase 2 BiS List for a Resto Druid

The following Restoration Druid best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 10-man raid Gnomeregan and do PvP to get the very best items in the game.

• Head
  Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood (Leatherworking)
• Neck
  Pendant of Homecoming (, Gnomeregan)
  Piston Pendant (Gnomeregan)
• Shoulders
  Synthetic Mantle (Gnomeregan)
• Cloak
  Cape of Hemostasis (, Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Bloodrot Cloak (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats)
  Irradiated Robe (Gnomeregan)
  Hyperconductive Shimmershirt (, Gnomeregan)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Glowing Leather Bands (, Gnomeregan)
  Lev's Oil-Stained Bindings (, Gnomeregan)
• Hands
  Dreamweave Gloves (Tailoring)
• Waist
  Volatile Concoction Belt (Gnomeregan)
• Legs
  Irradiated Trousers (Gnomeregan)
  Hyperconductive Pantaloons (, Gnomeregan)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Irradiated Boots (Gnomeregan)
  Hyperconductive Sandals (, Gnomeregan)
• Rings
  Hypercharged Gear of Conflagration (Gnomeregan)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
• Trinkets
  Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
  Invoker's Void Pearl (, Blackfathom Deeps)
  Acolyte's Void Pearl (, Blackfathom Deeps)
• Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Dismantle)
  Defibrillating Staff (Gnomeregan)
  Glimmering Gizmoblade (Gnomeregan)
  Gear-Mender's Grace (, Gnomeregan)
  9-60 Repair Manual (, Gnomeregan)
• Relic
  Idol of Wrath (, Gnomeregan)
  Mind-Expanding Mushroom (, Blackfathom Deeps)

You can gear your Resto Druid more offensive if your raid requires less raid healing. If raids reduce their healer count from two to one (as we saw in Blackfathom Deeps), you’ll be able to use the same gear for both roles. If you prefer to maximize +Healing or are the only healer in your raid, use items marked with .

If you don’t want to use 3 pieces of Irradiated Robe, you can use Insulated Apron + Insulated Leggings + Irradiated Boots or even Insulated Apron + Insulated Leggings + Insulated Galoshes. Three pieces of Irradiated Robe have the highest DPS, but the differences are very minor.

Phase 1 Resto Druid BiS in WoW SoD

Here you can find the Phase 1 Pre-Raid BiS list and BiS list from Blackfathom Deeps for WoW SoD.

Resto Druid Pre-Raid BiS in Phase 1 of Season of Discovery

The Pre-Raid BiS List contains the best items you can get as a Resto Druid, outside of the raid “Blackfathom Deeps”. The BiS list is optimized for phase 1 of Season of Discovery.

• Head
  Shadow Goggles (Engineering)
• Neck
  Glowing Green Talisman (World Drop)
  Spectral Necklace (World Drop, try to get Intelligence)
• Shoulders
  Magician's Mantle (World Drop)
  Feline Mantle (Shadowfang Keep)
• Cloak
  Caretaker's Cape ( Warsong – Honored)
  Battle Healer's Cloak ( Warsong – Honored)
  Resilient Cape (World Drop)
  Windsong Drape ( Free at Last in Thousand Needles)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Mana)
  Robes of Arugal (Shadowfang Keep)
  Robes of Arcana (Tailoring)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect)
  Mindthrust Bracers (World Drop)
  Fingerbone Bracers ( Drops from Forsaken Dark Stalker in Ashenvale)
• Hands
  Truefaith Gloves (Tailoring)
• Waist
  Belt of Arugal (Shadowfang Keep)
• Legs
  Darkweave Breeches (World Drop)
  Heavy Woolen Pants (Tailoring)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina)
  Spidersilk Boots (Tailoring)
• Rings
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  Seal of Wrynn ( The Unsent Letter into The Attack! quest chains, starting with a drop from Edwin VanCleef)
  Deep Fathom Ring (Wailing Caverns)
  
• Trinkets
  Rune of Perfection (Warsong – Friendly)
• Weapon (Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect)
  Staff of the Blessed Seer (World Drop)
  Advisor's Gnarled Staff (Warsong – Revered)
  Staff of Westfall ( The Defias Brotherhood in Deadmines)
  Crescent Staff ( Leaders of the Fang in Wailing Caverns)

SoD BiS List for Resto Druids in Phase 1

The following Resto Druid BiS List contains the best items you can get in phase 1 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 10-man raid “Blackfathom Deeps and do PvP to get the very best items in the game.

• Head
  Rakkamar's Tattered Thinking Cap (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Neck
  Jagged Bone Necklace (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Shoulders
  Azshari Novice's Shoulderpads (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Cloak
  Flowing Scarf (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Mana)
  Robes of Arugal (Shadowfang Keep)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect)
  Glowing Leather Bands (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Hands
  Slick Fingerless Gloves (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Waist
  Belt of Arugal (Shadowfang Keep)
• Legs
  Soul Leech Pants (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina)
  Twilight Invoker's Shoes (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Rings
  Signet of the Twilight Lord (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  
• Trinkets
  Acolyte's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Shifting Scale Talisman (Shifting Scale Talisman *)
• Weapon (Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect)
  Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Relic
  Mind-Expanding Mushroom (Blackfathom Deeps)

* For Shifting Scale Talisman you need to have Tailoring, Leatherworking, or Blacksmithing with at least 100 points into it. The quest starts at N'ora Anyheart in Ratchet.

Resto Druid Stat Priority

As a Resto Druid you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

1. Spell Hit Chance (up to 5% against enemies 2 levels above you like raid bosses in Level Up Raids)
2. Spell Crit
3. Mana per 5 sec (MP5)
4. Spell Damage
5. Intellect
6. Spirit

After having a 5% hit chance when fighting against bosses two levels above you, more Spell Hit Chance has no value. If you don’t have any mana problems and minimal downtimes, because your group is geared enough and kills raid bosses fast enough, MP5 loses some of its value.

Druid Macros in WoW Classic

You can write very useful macros for a Druid in WoW Classic to improve your gameplay. Find the most important macros in our guide “WoW Classic Druid Macros“. You’ll learn how to write macros yourself by reading through the examples, too.

More Builds for Druids in Season of Discovery

The Druid is a true hybrid. Out of the 9 playable WoW Classic classes, only two classes can take on 4 different play styles. The Druid is one of these two classes. They can heal, and tank, and have a melee and ranged DPS build.