Pre-Naxx resto gearFollow

From the top of my head:


Hands --> Wyrmrep reputation. http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=44204
Head --> BoE drop from HoL http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37857
Neck --> Heroic Nexus Boss 2 http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37141
Bracers --> Heroic Nexus Boss 3 http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37138
MH --> Heroic Nexus Boss 4 http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37169
Shield --> Heroic Azjul-Nerub http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37216 (or badges one ofc http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=40700)
Ring 1 --> Argent Crusade rep http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=44283
Ring 2 --> Heroic Utgarde Keep http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37192
(Ring 2) --> CoT heroic http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37694
Shoulder --> Stormhide ones (crafteable by LW http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=43457 or http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37875 (heroic VH) if you'd rather go for haste or http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37398 (heroic UP) if u'd rather go for crit
Chest --> Heroic Utgarde Keep
Belt --> Heroic Halls of Lightning http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=37855
Cloak --> Whisp cloack (crafteable by Tailorer) http://eu.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=41609
Totem --> 15 Badges of Heroism
Trinket1 --> 40 Badges of Heroism
Trinket2 --> Heroic HoS Crit one
(trinket2) --> Heroic HoS Haste one with chance on spell get 174 mp5


Sorry im out of time to get links for the last ones. But they are not that hard to find. The last 2 drop from the last boss in HoL. Gl getting them all. If you can afford it (it's very expensive) you can get the full stormhide set. That will give you enough mp5 and SP to get into heroics.


Gl and have fun :)

Edited, Jan 5th 2009 7:37pm by gnetter

gnetter's list is quite good if you're trying to head into Naxx with the absolute best-of-the-best. However, it's completely possible and reasonable to get Naxx-ready without setting foot into a heroic. If you can heal heroics then you can heal Naxx (easily). It just depends on how long/hard you want to work and/or how much gold you want to spend.

You can check here for a good list of easy-to-get 77-80 rares from quests and regular instance runs.

Thanks; one of my favorites to grind for rep and emblems on my tank, I figured I'd spend plenty of time looking for that mace. I've got T5 stuff from TBC so I figure I just need a few upgrades for Naxx. Thanks all.

I don't totally agree with this. Depending on what your gear is when you hit 80, you may need to do alot of upgrades. The issue comes down to MP5. Fights like Pathwork will require you to have a high mana pool and high MP5, even in 10 man.

I never recommend going in with just enough gear and hope that the rest of the raid can make up for some slack. While T5/T6 gear may have the SP you need to get by, the other stats do not add up. There's a lot of splash damage in raids now and you see that countered with the new gear having high amounts of stam on it. Some fights require you to be able to heal nonstop for a long period of time, and some may require you to actually DPS (Lotheb).

Going into the raid with the bare minimum doesn't help anyone. Sure you don't need the best heroic/badge/rep gear you can get to go into Naxx, but it's something you should be aiming for.

can anyone give ma good stat indication u need for naxx 10 mans.
i put myself on:

1700 spellpower
250 mp5 while casting (without WS)
atleast 18.000 mana unbuffed
think i will have 18-20% crit then

my priority has been:

mp5>spellpower>intellect>crit rating>haste rating

I think i will be all round healing (sometimes tank healing, sometimes raid healing)

Shamans are also decent tank healers now arrent they?
(atleast for 10 mans i suppose)

From my research i found that LHW spamm & keeping ES up with the occasional Riptipe when needed is the way to go atm.
(or am i wrong here i thought LHW if glyphed for it put out higher HPS and used up less MPS)

With the exception of some fights where spamming chain heal is still key.

Edited, Jan 7th 2009 5:09am by Raqiel

Edited, Jan 7th 2009 7:21am by Raqiel

I don't think that's really fair. If we're counting on people not to understand a word we say then I'd say it's just as likely that they'll misinterpret your posts and think they have to be in the best-of-the-best before they start Naxx, wouldn't you?


You have the start somewhere. Again, what I'm saying is not that you shouldn't aim for the best possible gear, but that you can be completely Naxx ready by the time you're done with some quests and some regular 80 instances and you don't need to spend several weeks grinding heroics before you set foot in Naxx.


There were very specifically set benchmarks for raiding Kara back at 70 and there will be marks set for 80 as well. I just haven't seen anyone lay them out yet beyond the fact that tanks must have 540 defense rating. I think I had about 1200 SP, 225 MP5, and 15k mana completely unbuffed the first time I pugged Naxx, and I had no problems whatsoever even on fights that required heavy, chain-casted heals like Anub or Patches.


They're better than they used to be, so they can do it if necessary, but all things being equal a Shaman should still be on raid-healing duty. Holy Pallies and Disc Priests are the best tank healers by far, and Holy Priests and Resto Druids are about equal if not a little better since Priest/Druid regeneration is still just ridiculous so they can go heavier for longer.

Your MP5 is fine but your +healing needs to be a little higher. With Earthliving giving you +150 healing, you're talking about 1050 unbuffed and that is just not going to cut it.

Make sure all of your gear is not just blue, but the highest level blues you can get from instances and quests 75-80. In particular I know there are a couple pair of blue shoulders available, one from a quest and two from instances, one BoP and one BoE. There is an amazing trinket in regular Strat and another decent one you can quest out in Icecrown.