Just throwing this out since I know there are a number of people leveling Druids on the MTankadinservers.
My 2 cents is that I am not going to use a ton of gold on this guy since he will probably only hit 80 a month or two before Cata drops and will probably only be running Heroics and low level raids for weekly.
Primary concern was to limit the gear to quested gear, BoE available on AH for pretty cheap or Item Level 200/213 crafted gear that only used Frozen Orbs and lower level mats so they are not that expensive. You can obviously upgrade every slot pre-raid but these will get you just fine in Heroics.
My goal was to be able to drop this gear on the MINUTE my Druid hits level 80 so all of it is available either prior to level 80 or is BoE and can be equipped within the first minute of dinging.
[NOTE = The Tree set is woefully lacking in Haste and is pretty heavy in Spirit since I am anticipating still being in much of this gear when the 4.0 stat changes hit and healers need Spirit]
Pre-Heroics Bear Gear:
Head: Headguard of Retaliation, 187 Rare, Quest - Vengeance Be Mine! (UP: 77)
Neck: Titanium Earthguard Chain, 200 Epic, Crafted
Shoulders: Trollwoven Spaulders, 200 Epic, Crafted
Back: Durable Nerubhide Cape, 200 Epic, Crafted
Chest: Exotic Leather Tunic, 187 Rare, Quest - Junk in my Trunk (UP: 77)
Wrists: Drake Champion's Bracers, 200 Rare, BoE World Drop
Hands: Handwraps of Preserved History, 187 Rare, Quest - A Royal Escort (CoS: 78)
Waist: Trollwoven Girdle, 200 Epic, Crafted
Legs: Chain Gang Legguards, 200 Rare, BoE World Drop
Feet: Rhino Hide Kneeboots, 175 Rare, Quest - One of a Kind (Gund: 74)
Weapon: Silvery Sylvan Stave, 200 Epic, 25x Argent Champion Seals
Ring#1: Titanium Earthguard Ring, 200 Epic, Crafted
Ring#2: Titanium Frostguard Ring, 213 Epic, Crafted
Trinket#1: Figurine - Monarch Crab, 200 Rare, Crafted (Lvl 75)
Trinket#2: Figurine - Ruby Hare, 200 Rare, Crafted (Lvl 75)
Idol: Idol of Perspicacious Attacks, 30x Venture Coins (Lvl 74)
Pre-Heroics Tree Gear:
Head: Shroud of Temptation, 171 Rare, Quest - Cleansing Drak'Tharon Keep (DTK: 73)
Neck: Dragon Prow Necklace, 200 Rare, BoE World Drop
Shoulders: Runecaster's Mantle, 200 Rare, BoE World Drop
Back: Reanimator's Cloak, 200 Rare, BoE World Drop
Chest: Moonshroud Robe, 200 Epic, Crafted
Wrists: Ancestral Sinew Wristguards, 200 Rare, Revered - Wyrmrest Accord
Hands: Moonshroud Gloves, 200 Epic, Crafted
Waist: Belt of the Never-Forgotten, 174 Rare, Quest - Light within the Darkness (IC: 77)
Legs: Earthgiving Legguards, 200 Epic, Crafted
Feet: Earthgiving Boots, 200 Epic, Crafted
Weapon: Gavel of Brewing Storms, 200 Rare, Revered - Wyrmrest Accord
Off-Hand: Faces of Doom, 200 Epic, Crafted (Lvl 77)
Ring#1: Titanium Spellshock Ring, 200 Epic, Crafted
Ring#2: Lion's Head Ring, 174 Rare, Quest - For Posterity (Gund: 75)
Trinket#1: Darkmoon Card: Illusion, 200 Epic, Crafted
Trinket#2: Figurine - Sapphire Owl, 200 Rare, Crafted (Lvl 75)
Idol: Idol of Pure Thought, 30x Venture Coins (Lvl 74)
Yeah, I know I "cheat" on the trinkets by being a JC but I took him JC pretty much solely because the tanking trinkets at 80 SUCK until you run Heroics.
Cheers,
sherck
Tue May 18, 2010 9:30 am
Could you perchance link a wowhead item comparison with all the items in one stack?