You should look for gear with more intellect, spirit, hit, crit, haste and mastery. Remember spirit often gives you more hit than hit itself does, and intellect gives crit and spellpower so it might be worth more than your old items with spellpower gems and bonuses.
Pre-raid gear in Mists of Pandaria
This is a list of pre-raid gear for level 90 balance druids but it might also work well for restoration druids and mistweaver monks as they use the same gear. I made this list before Timeless Isle was released so these items are from heroic dungeons and valor points.
But I would recommend you to gear up by getting the full set of Timeless Isle gear, item level 496, because it’s much faster, easier and it gives you a better item level.
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Best in Slot (BiS) – Heroic dungeons and Valor points, pre-raid
Head
Snowdrift Helm (2250 VP Shado-Pan revered)
Hoo of Viridian Residue (Vizier Jin’bak – Siege of the Niuzao Temple heroic)
Neck
Burning Necklace of the Golden Lotus (quest: The Final Power, Valeof Eternal Blossoms)
Pendant of Precise Timing (Saboteur Kip’tilak – Gate of the Setting Sun heroic)
Shoulders
Whitepetal Shouldergarb (1750 VP Golden Lotus revered)
Incarnadine Scarlet Spaulders (High Inquisitor Whitemane – Scarlet Monastery heroic)
Cloak
Cloak of Snow Blossoms (1250 VP Shado-Pan revered)
Sagewhisper’s Wrap (1250 VP Shado-Pan revered)
Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption (Preotectors of the Endless (Elite) – Terrace of Endless Spring)
Scorched Earth CLoak (Brother Korloff – Scarlet Monastery heroic)
Chest
Nightfire Robe – LW
Wildblood Vest – LW
Mistfall Robes (2250 VP – Golden Lotus revered)
Chestguard of Despair (Sha of Doubt – Temple of the Jade Serpent heroic)
Bracers
Clever Ashyo’s Armbands (1250 VP – The August Celestials revered)
Star Summoner Bracers (Gu Cloudstrike – Shado-Pan Monastery heroic)
Gloves
Liferuned Leather Gloves – LW
Wildblood Gloves – LW
Ogo’s Elder Gloves (1750 VP The August Celestials revered)
Rattling Gloves (Rattlegore – Scholomance heroic)
Belt
Klaxxi Lash of the Harbringer (1750 VP Klaxxi revered)
Hurricane Belt (Trial of the King – Mogu’shan Palace heroic)
Legs
Wind-Reaver Greaves (2250 VP Klaxxi revered)
Darkbinder Leggings (Taran Zhu – Shado-Pan Monastery heroic)
Boots
Asani’s Uncleansed Sandals (Protectors of the Endless (elite) – Terrace of Endless Spring)
Treads of Corrupted Water (Wise Mari – Temple of the Jade Serpent heroic)
Rings –
Watersoul Signet (Protectors of the Endless (elite) – Terrace of Endless Spring)
Simple Harmonius Ring (1250 VP Golden Lotus revered)
Seal of the Lucid (Quest: Shadow of the Empire Dread Wastes)
Trinkets
Relic of Yu’lon (Quest: Darkmoon Serpent Deck)
Flashfrozen Resin Globule (Vizier Jin’bal – Siege of the Niuzao Temple heroic)
Blossom of Pure Snow (1750 VP – Shado-Pan revered)
Vision of the Predator (Striker Ga’dok – Gate of the Setting Sun heroic)
Weapon
Regail’s Crackling Dagger (Protectors of the Endless (elite) – Terrace of Endless Spring)
Inscribed Crane Staff – Inscription
Carapace Breaker (Raigonn – Gate of the Setting Sun heroic)
Gustwalker Staff (Wing Leader Ner’onok – Siege of the Niuzao Temple heroic)
Off-hand
Inscribed Jade Fan – Inscription
Record of Mysterious Deeds (Gai-Cho Earthtalker Townlong Steppes)
Bottle of Potent Potables (Hoptallus – Stormstout Brewery heroic)
Items sorted by faction/drop
Factions
Honored
- Chest – Vestment of the Ascendant Tribe – 2250 Justice Points
- Cloak – Cloak of the Ancient Curses – 1250 Justice Points
- Cloak – Pressed Flower Cloak – 1250 Justice Points
Revered
- Boots – Boots of the High Adept – 1750 Valor Points
- Gloves – Ogo’s Elder Gloves – 1750 Valor Points
- Bracers – Clever Ashyo’s Armbands – 1250 Valor Points
Honored
- Ring – Etched Golden Loop – 1250 Justice Points
- Ring – Sorcerer-King’s Seal – 1250 Justice Points
- Legs – Brambleguard Leggings – 2250 Justice Points
Revered
- Cloak – Cloak of Snow Blossoms – 1250 Valor Points
- Cloak – Sagewhisper’s Wrap – 1250 Valor Points
- Trinket – Scroll of Revered Ancestors– 1750 Valor Points
- Trinket – Blossom of Pure Snow – 1750 Valor Points
- Head – Snowdrift Helm – 2250 Valor Points
Honored
- Bracers – Sudden Insight Bracers – 1250 Justice Points
Revered
- Legs – Wind-Reaver Greaves – 2250 Valor Points
- Neck – Wire of the Wakener – 1250 Valor Points
- Neck – Links of the Lucid – 1250 Valor Points
- Belt – Klaxxi Lash of the Harbinger – 1750Valor Points
Exalted
- Dagger – Amber Spine of Klaxxi’vess – 134 gold
- Staff – Amber Scythe of Klaxxi’vess – 170 gold
Honored
- Neck – Necklace of Jade Pearls – 1250 Justice Points
- Gloves – Wandering Friar’s Gloves – 1750 Justice Points
- Neck – Pendant of Endless Inquisition – 1250 Justice Points
Revered
- Ring – Simple Harmonius Ring – 1250 Valor Points
- Ring – Leven’s Circle of Hope – 1250 Valor Points
- Shoulders – Whitepetal Shouldergarb – 1750 Valor Points
- Chest – Mistfall Robes – 2250 Valor Points
Dungeons
- Neck – Pendant of Precise Timing – Saboteur Kip’tilak
- Boots – Airstream Treads – Striker Ga’dok
- Trinket – Vision of the Predator – Striker Ga’dok
- Ring – Viscous Ring – Commander Ri’mok
- Mace – Carapace Breaker – Raigonn
- Belt – Hurricane Belt – Trial of the King
- Cloak – Cloak of Cleansing Flame – Gekkan
- Dagger – Firescribe Dagger – Xin the Weaponmaster
- Ring – Beastbinder Ring – Houndmaster Braun
- Neck – Temperature-Sensing Necklace – Flameweaver Koegler
- Dagger – Melted Hypnotic Blade – Flameweaver Koegler
- Gloves – Vellum-Ripper Gloves – Flameweaver Koegler
- Ring – Vithrak, Gaze of the Deadman – Flameweaver Koegler
Scarlet Monastery
- Neck – Anarchist’s Pendant – Instructor Chillheart
- Bracers – Star Summoner Bracers – Gu Cloudstrike
- Ring – Eye of the Tornado – Master Snowdrift
- Neck – Necklace of Disorientation – Sha of Violence
- Ring – Ring of Malice – Taran Zhu
- Legs – Darkbinder Leggings – Taran Zhu
- Trinket – Vial of Ichorous Blood – General Pa’valak
- Staff – Gustwalker Staff – Wing Leader Ner’onok
- Off-hand – Bottle of Potent Potables – Hoptallus
- Cloak – Cloak of Hidden Flasks – Hoptallus
- Staff – Wort Stirring Rod – Yan-Zhu the Uncasked
- Ring – Alemental Seal – Yan-Zhu the Uncasked
- Legs – Leggings of Whispered Dreams – Lorewalker Stonestep
- Cloak – Cape of Entanglement – Liu Flameheart
- Mace – Je’lyu, Spirit of the Serpent – Sha of Doubt
- Staff – Staff of Trembling Will – Sha of Doubt
- Chest – Chestguard of Despair – Sha of Doubt
- Neck – Mindbreaker Pendant – Sha of Doubt
Professions
- Gloves – Liferuned Leather Gloves
- Chest – Nightfire Robe
- Gloves – Wildblood Gloves
- Chest – Wildblood Vest
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