Nemo Nisi Mors

This is a list of the best healing gear available before Karazhan. As I'm lazy, generally only the shared class item lists will have more than a few items. Additionally, I won't mention some of the more ridiculously expensive craftables and world drops (like [item]Plans: Hand of Eternity[/item]) or items only obtainable from some of the more annoying instances. The exception to this is pre-TBC trinkets, as some of them are far superior to TBC ones. [[url=http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t10283-healing_trinket_selection/]1[/url]]

Remember, there's nothing wrong with dropping down an armour class (as is evident by even the slightest glance at what I wear), and in many cases the cloth version is far better than the others. Also, it's worth having a few slots with stamina alternatives, as several fights require all raiders to have a minimum hit points (8001 fully buffed usually suffices).

Where I've mentioned a Gladiator's item, I've also linked the arena versions afterwards for reference, I could also easily list the arena items for all slots as they're generally pretty good, but I don't think it's necessarily worth spending points on them while we're advancing so quickly, and so I've only listed them for slots where there really is nothing else useful (re: shoulders).

[u:a198e11e90][b:a198e11e90]Shared items[/b:a198e11e90][/u:a198e11e90]

[b:a198e11e90]Back[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Avian Cloak of Feathers[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18473]Talon King Ikiss[/url] (Sethekk Halls last boss)
[item]Bishop's Cloak[/item] - Purchased with 25x [item]Badge of Justice[/item]
[item]Cloak of Whispering Shells[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17797]Hydromancer Thespia[/url] (The Steamvaults first boss)
[item]White Remedy Cape[/item] - Crafted (world drop) - [item]Pattern: White Remedy Cape[/item]

[b:a198e11e90]Finger[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Ancestral Band[/item] - Purchased at Thrallmar Revered
[item]Celestial Jewel Ring[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10293]Hitting the Motherlode[/url] (Netherstorm)
[item]Cosmic Lifeband[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=19221]Nethermancer Sepethrea[/url] (The Mechanar second (fourth) boss)
[item]Keeper's Ring of Piety[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10298]Hero of the Brood[/url] (Black Morass)
[item]Spiritualist's Mark of the Sha'tar[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10781]Battle of the Crimson Watch[/url]
[item]Vindicator's Band of Salvation[/item] - 15300 honor and 10x [item]Alterac Valley Mark of Honor[/item]

[b:a198e11e90]Neck[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Natasha's Guardian Cord[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10912]The Hound-Master[/url] (Blade's Edge Mountains)
[item]Necklace of Eternal Hope[/item] - Purchased with 25x [item]Badge of Justice[/item]
[item]33922[/item] - 15300 honor and 10x [item]Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor[/item]

[b:a198e11e90]Off-Hand[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Lamp of Peaceful Repose[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20885]Dalliah the Doomsayer[/url] (The Arcatraz second/third boss)
[item]Netherwing Spiritualist's Charm[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10870]Ally of the Netherwing[/url] (Shadowmoon Valley)
[item]Tears of Heaven[/item] - Purchased with 25x [item]Badge of Justice[/item]
[item]Windcaller's Orb[/item] - Purchased at Cenarion Expedition Exalted

[b:a198e11e90]One-Hander[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Gladiator's Salvation[/item] - 25200 honor and 20x [item]Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor[/item]
[item]Hammer of the Penitent[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=19219]Mechano-Lord Capacitus[/url] The Mechanar first (second) boss)
[item]Merciless Gladiator's Salvation[/item] - 2739 arena points
[item]Shockwave Truncheon[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18708]Murmur[/url] ([i:a198e11e90]Heroic[/i:a198e11e90] Shadow Labyrinth last boss)
[item]The Essence Focuser[/item] - World drop, goes for about 40-50g

[b:a198e11e90]Shield[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Crystal Pulse Shield[/item] - World drop, goes for some g
[item]Light-Bearer's Faith Shield[/item] - Purchased with 33x [item]Badge of Justice[/item]

[b:a198e11e90]Trinkets[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Alchemist's Stone[/item] - Crafted at 350 Alchemy ([color=purple:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=white:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=blue:a198e11e90]S[/color:a198e11e90]) (Roughly equal to 40mp5 if you chain SPM)
[item]Bangle of Endless Blessings[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17977]Warp Splinter[/url] (The Botanica last boss) ([color=orange:a198e11e90]D[/color:a198e11e90] [color=white:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90])
[item]34050[/item] - 75x [item]Badge of Justice[/item] / 30000 honor and 30x [item]Alterac Valley Mark of Honor[/item]
[item]Essence of the Martyr[/item] - Purchased with 41x [item]Badge of Justice[/item]
[item]Figurine - Talasite Owl[/item] - Crafted from [item]Design: Talasite Owl[/item] ([color=purple:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=white:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=blue:a198e11e90]S[/color:a198e11e90])
[item]Heavenly Inspiration[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10440]Success![/url] (Netherstorm) ([color=white:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=blue:a198e11e90]S[/color:a198e11e90])
[item]Lower City Prayerbook[/item] - Purchased at Lower City Revered ([color=purple:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=white:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=blue:a198e11e90]S[/color:a198e11e90]) (Roughly equal to 16.5mp5 if you spam cast and use trinket constantly)
[item]Oshu'gun Relic[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9900]Gava'xi[/url] (Nagrand)
[item]Rejuvenating Gem[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11983]Firemaw[/url] / [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=14601]Ebonroc[/url] / [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11981]Flamegor[/url] (4th/5th/6th bosses of Blackwing Lair)
[item]Scarab of the Infinite Cycle[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17881]Aenous[/url] (Black Morass last boss) ([color=purple:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=white:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90] [color=blue:a198e11e90]S[/color:a198e11e90])
[item]Shiffar's Nexus-Horn[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20912]Harbinger Skyriss[/url] (The Arcatraz last boss) ([color=purple:a198e11e90]P[/color:a198e11e90])
[item]Warp-Scarab Brooch[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18344]Nexus-Prince Shaffar[/url] ([i:a198e11e90]Heroic[/i:a198e11e90] Mana-Tombs last boss)[color=blue:a198e11e90]S[/color:a198e11e90])
[item]Zandalarian Hero Charm[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8183]The Heart of Hakkar[/url] (Zul'Gurub)

[b:a198e11e90]Two-Hander[/b:a198e11e90]
[item]Epoch-Mender[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17880]Temporus[/url] (Black Morass first boss)
[item]Staff of Divine Infusion[/item] - World drop, goes for about 40-50g

[u:91fedfea76][b:91fedfea76]Class-specific[/b:91fedfea76][/u:91fedfea76]
[b:91fedfea76]Idol[/b:91fedfea76]
[item]Harold's Rejuvenating Broach[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9852]The Ultimate Bloodsport[/url] (Nagrand)
[item]Idol of the Emerald Queen[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18731]Ambassador Hellmaw[/url] (Shadow Labyrinth first boss)

[b:91fedfea76]Libram[/b:91fedfea76]
[item]Blessed Book of Nagrand[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9852]The Ultimate Bloodsport[/url] (Nagrand)
[item]Libram of the Lightbringer[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17976]Commander Sarannis[/url] (The Botanica first boss)

[b:91fedfea76]Totem[/b:91fedfea76]
[item]Totem of the Plains[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9852]The Ultimate Bloodsport[/url] (Nagrand)
[item]Totem of Spontaneous Regrowth[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17941]Mennu the Betrayer[/url] ([i:91fedfea76]Heroic[/i:91fedfea76] The Slave Pens)

[b:91fedfea76]Wand[/b:91fedfea76]
[item]29779[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10176]Ar'kelos the Guardian[/url] (Netherstorm)
[item]Soul-Wand of the Aldor[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18731]Ambassador Hellmaw[/url] (Shadow Labyrinth first boss)

[u:46af2ee96a][b:46af2ee96a]Mixed[/b:46af2ee96a][/u:46af2ee96a]

[b:46af2ee96a]Chest[/b:46af2ee96a]
[i:46af2ee96a]Cloth[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Hallowed Garments[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18708]Murmur[/url] (Shadow Labyrinth last boss)
[item]Primal Mooncloth Robe[/item] - Crafted from [item]Pattern: Primal Mooncloth Robe[/item]

[i:46af2ee96a]Leather[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Kodohide Tunic[/item] - 14500 honor and 30x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31991]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33694]2[/url]]

[i:46af2ee96a]Mail[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Earthpeace Breastplate[/item] - Crafted from [item]Plans: Earthpeace Breastplate[/item]
[item]Harness of the Deep Currents[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18708]Murmur[/url] (Shadow Labyrinth last boss)
[item]Void Slayer's Tunic[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10439]Dimensius the All-Devouring[/url]

[i:46af2ee96a]Plate[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Breastplate of Many Graces[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18732]Grandmaster Vorpil[/url] (Shadow Labyrinth third boss)

[u:46af2ee96a][b:46af2ee96a]Feet[/b:46af2ee96a][/u:46af2ee96a]
[i:46af2ee96a]Cloth[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Light-Woven Slippers[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18472]Darkweaver Syth[/url] (Sethekk Halls first boss)
[item]Vindicator's Mooncloth Slippers[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:46af2ee96a]Leather[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Vindicator's Kodohide Boots[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:46af2ee96a]Mail[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Vindicator's Ringmail Sabatons[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor[/item]
[item]Wavefury boots[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17991]Rokmar the Crackler[/url] ([i:46af2ee96a]Heroic[/i:46af2ee96a] The Slave Pens second boss)

[i:46af2ee96a]Plate[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Vindicator's Ornamented Greaves[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor[/item]

[u:46af2ee96a][b:46af2ee96a]Hands[/b:46af2ee96a][/u:46af2ee96a]
[i:46af2ee96a]Cloth[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Prismatic Mittens of Mending[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17976]Commander Sarannis[/url] (The Botanica first boss)

[i:46af2ee96a]Leather[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves[/item] - 10500 and 20x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31987]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33690]2[/url]]

[i:46af2ee96a]Mail[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Fathomheart Gauntlets[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17798]Warlord Kalithresh[/url] (The Steamvault last boss)

[i:46af2ee96a]Plate[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves[/item] - 10500 and 20x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32021]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33723]2[/url]]

[u:46af2ee96a][b:46af2ee96a]Head[/b:46af2ee96a][/u:46af2ee96a]
[i:46af2ee96a]Cloth[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Watcher's Cowl[/item] - Purchased at Cenarion Expedition Revered
[item]Whitemend Hood[/item] - Crafted from [item]Pattern: Whitemend Hood[/item] (I know a trustworthy crafter for this)

[i:46af2ee96a]Leather[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves[/item] - 10500 and 20x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31987]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33690]2[/url]]

[i:46af2ee96a]Mail[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Ringmail Helm[/item] - 14500 and 30x [item]Alterac Valley Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32031]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33740]2[/url]]
[item]Headdress of the Tides[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18105]Ghaz'an[/url] ([i:46af2ee96a]Heroic[/i:46af2ee96a] The Underbog)
[item]Metallic Headband of Simm'onz[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10011]Forge Campe: Annihilated[/url] (Nagrand)

[i:46af2ee96a]Plate[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Mask of Penance[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17796]Mekgineer Steamrigger[/url] (The Steamvault first boss)

[u:46af2ee96a][b:46af2ee96a]Legs[/b:46af2ee96a][/u:46af2ee96a]
[i:46af2ee96a]Cloth[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Hallowed Trousers[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18473]Talon King Ikiss[/url] (Sethekk Halls last boss)
[item]Haramad's Leg Wraps[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10165]Undercutting the Competition[/url] (Mana-Tombs [i:46af2ee96a]normal[/i:46af2ee96a])
[item]Pontifex Kilt[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17798]Warlord Kalithresh[/url] ([i:46af2ee96a]Heroic[/i:46af2ee96a] The Steamvault last boss)
[item]Whitemend Pants[/item] - Crafted from [item]Pattern: Whitemend Pants[/item] (Richard can craft these)

[i:46af2ee96a]Leather[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Kodohide Legguards[/item] - 14500 honor and 30x [item]Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31989]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=336922]2[/url]]

[i:46af2ee96a]Mail[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings[/item] - 14500 honor and 30x [item]Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32032]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33741]2[/url]]

[i:46af2ee96a]Plate[/i:46af2ee96a]
[item]Consortium Plated Legguards[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10165]Undercutting the Competition[/url] (Mana-Tombs [i:46af2ee96a]normal[/i:46af2ee96a])
[item]Starcaller's Plated Legguards[/item] - Reward from [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=10439]Dimensius the All-Devouring[/url] (Netherstorm)

[u:836a87f295][b:836a87f295]Shoulder[/b:836a87f295][/u:836a87f295]
[i:836a87f295]Cloth[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Primal Mooncloth Shoulders[/item] - Crafted from [item]Pattern: Primal Mooncloth Shoulders[/item]
[item]Vestia's Pauldrons of Inner Grace[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?object=184465]Cache of the Legion[/url] (The Mechanar)

[i:836a87f295]Leather[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Gladiator's Kodohide Spaulders[/item] - 11520 and 20x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31990]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33693]2[/url]]

[i:836a87f295]Mail[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders[/item] - 11520 and 20x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32033]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33742]2[/url]]

[i:836a87f295]Plate[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders[/item] - 11520 and 20x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32024]1[/url]] [[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33726]2[/url]]

[u:836a87f295][b:836a87f295]Waist[/b:836a87f295][/u:836a87f295]
[i:836a87f295]Cloth[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Cord of Belief[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17941]Mennu the Betrayer[/url] (The Slave Pens first boss)
[item]Primal Mooncloth Belt[/item] - Crafted from [item]Pattern: Primal Mooncloth Belt[/item]
[item]Vindicator's Mooncloth Belt[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:836a87f295]Leather[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Vindicator's Kodohide Belt[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:836a87f295]Mail[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Veteran's Ringmail Girdle[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:836a87f295]Plate[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Vindicator's Ornamented Belt[/item] - 17850 honor and 40x [item]Arathi Basin Mark of Honor[/item]

[u:836a87f295][b:836a87f295]Wrist[/b:836a87f295][/u:836a87f295]
[i:836a87f295]Cloth[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Bindings of the Timewalker[/item] - Purchased at Cenarion Expedition Exalted
[item]Vindicator's Mooncloth Cuffs[/item] - 11794 honor and 20x [item]Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:836a87f295]Leather[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Vindicator's Kodohide Bracers[/item] - 11794 honor and 20x [item]Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:836a87f295]Mail[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Primal Surge Bracers[/item] - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17881]Aeonus[/url] (Black Morass last boss)
[item]Vindicator's Ringmail Bracers[/item] - 11794 honor and 20x [item]Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor[/item]

[i:836a87f295]Plate[/i:836a87f295]
[item]Vindicator's Ornamented Bracers[/item] - 11794 honor and 20x [item]Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor[/item]

[u:4c98ff3896][b:4c98ff3896]Enchantments[/b:4c98ff3896][/u:4c98ff3896]
[b:4c98ff3896]Back[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Cloak - Subtlety[/item] - 4x [item]Small Prismatic Shard[/item], 2x [item]Greater Planar Essence[/item], 8x [item]Primal Shadow[/item] (pattern purchased at Thrallmar Exalted)
Decreases threat generated by 2%.

[b:4c98ff3896]Back[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Cloak - Greater Shadow Resistance[/item] - 4x [item]Large Prismatic Shard[/item], 8x [item]Primal Shadow[/item]

[b:4c98ff3896]Chest[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]22532[/item] - 2x [item]Arcane Dust[/item], 2x [item]Lesser Planar Essence[/item] (taught)
Permanently enchant a piece of chest armor to grant 6 Mana every 5 seconds.

[b:4c98ff3896]Chest[/b:4c98ff3896] - Enchant Chest - Major Spirit - 2x [item]Greater Planar Essence[/item] (taught)
Permanently enchant a piece of chest armor to grant 15 Spirit. (this is better than 6mp5 for druids and priests in 2.4)

[b:4c98ff3896]Feet[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]22542[/item] - 6x [item]Arcane Dust[/item], 4x [item]Major Health Potion[/item], 4x [item]Major Mana Potion[/item]
Permanently enchant boots to restore 4 health and mana every 5 seconds.

[b:4c98ff3896]Feet[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Boots - Boar's Speed[/item] - 8x [item]Large Prismatic Shard[/item], 8x [item]Primal Earth[/item]

[b:4c98ff3896]Feet[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Boots - Fortitude[/item] - 12x [item]Arcane Dust[/item]

[b:4c98ff3896]Hands[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Gloves - Major Healing[/item] - 6x [item]Greater Planar Essence[/item], 6x [item]Primal Life[/item], 6x [item]Large Prismatic Shard[/item] (pattern purchased at Sha'tar Honored)
Permanently enchant gloves to add +35 Healing.

[b:4c98ff3896]Head[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Glyph of Renewal[/item] (purchased at Thrallmar Revered)

[b:4c98ff3896]Shoulders[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Inscription of Faith[/item] (purchased at Aldor Exalted for 2x [item]Holy Dust[/item])

[b:4c98ff3896]Shoulders[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Greater Inscription of Faith[/item] (purchased at Aldor Exalted for 8x [item]Holy Dust[/item])

[b:4c98ff3896]Shoulders[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Inscription of the Orb[/item] (purchased at Scryer Honored for 2x [item]Arcane Rune[/item])

[b:4c98ff3896]Shoulders[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Inscription of the Oracle[/item] (purchased at Scryer Honored for 2x [item]Arcane Rune[/item])

[b:4c98ff3896]Shoulders[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Greater Inscription of the Oracle[/item] (purchased at Scryer Exalted for 8x [item]Arcane Rune[/item])

[b:4c98ff3896]Legs[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Silver Spellthread[/item] - 1x [item]Rune Thread[/item], 5x [item]Primal Life[/item] (pattern purchased at Aldor Honored, spellthread itself is tradable)

[b:4c98ff3896]Legs[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Golden Spellthread[/item] - 1x [item]Rune Thread[/item], 10x [item]Primal Life[/item], 1x [item]Primal Nether[/item] (pattern purchased at Aldor Exalted, spellthread itself is tradable)

[b:4c98ff3896]Wrists[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Bracer - Restore Mana Prime[/item] - 8x [item]Greater Planar Essence[/item]
Permanently enchants bracers to restore 6 mana every 5 seconds.

[b:4c98ff3896]Wrists[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Bracer - Superior Healing[/item] - 4x [item]Greater Planar Essence[/item], 4x [item]Primal Life[/item] (pattern purchased at Thrallmar friendly)
Teaches you how to permanently enchant a bracer to increase the effect of healing spells by up to 30.

[b:4c98ff3896]Weapon[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Weapon - Major Healing[/item] - 8x [item]Large Prismatic Shard[/item], 8x [item]Primal Water[/item], 8x [item]Primal Life[/item] (formula purchased at Sha'tar Revered)
Permanently enchant a Melee Weapon to add +81 Healing.

[b:4c98ff3896]Weapon[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Weapon - Spellsurge[/item] - 20x [item]Arcane Dust[/item], 12x [item]Large Prismatic Shard[/item], 10x [item]Greater Planar Essence[/item] (world drop)
3% chance on spellcast to restore 100 mana to all party members over 10 seconds.

[b:4c98ff3896]Weapon[/b:4c98ff3896] - [item]Formula: Enchant Weapon - Mighty Spirit[/item] - 10x [item]Large Brilliant Shard[/item], 8x [item]Greater Eternal Essence[/item] and 15x [item]Illusion Dust[/item] (formula purchased at Thorium Brotherhood Honored)
Permanently enchant a melee weapon to grant +20 Spirit. (useful for innervate / oo5sr switch-outs)

[u:4660d99ce4][b:4660d99ce4]Gems[/b:4660d99ce4][/u:4660d99ce4]

[b:4660d99ce4]Blue[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]Lustrous Azure Moonstone[/item]
[item]Lustrous Star of Elune[/item]
[item]Lustrous Empyrean Sapphire[/item] (base gem drops from BT/Hyjal)

[b:4660d99ce4]Green[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]Rune Covered Chrysoprase[/item] (Heroic Shadow Labyrinth)

[b:4660d99ce4]Orange[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]Luminous Flame Spessarite[/item]
[item]Luminous Noble Topaz[/item]
[item]Luminous Fire Opal[/item] (Heroic Shattered Halls)
[item]Luminous Pyrestone[/item] (base gem drops from BT/Hyjal)
[item]30593[/item] (Heroic Hellfire Ramparts)

[b:4660d99ce4]Purple[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]23109[/item]
[item]Royal Nightseye[/item]
[item]Royal Tanzanite[/item] (Heroic Slave Pens)
[item]Royal Shadowsong Amethyst[/item] (base gem drops from BT/Hyjal)

[b:4660d99ce4]Red[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]Teardrop Blood Garnet[/item]
[item]Teardrop Living Ruby[/item]
[item]Teardrop Crimson Spinel[/item] (base gem drops from BT/Hyjal)
[item]Kailee's Rose[/item] (requires Jewelcrafting)

[b:4660d99ce4]Yellow[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]Gleaming Golden Draenite[/item]
[item]Gleaming Dawnstone[/item]
[item]Gleaming Ornate Dawnstone[/item] (purchased for 6885 honor)
[item]Gleaming Lionseye[/item] (base gem drops from BT/Hyjal)

[b:4660d99ce4]Meta[/b:4660d99ce4]
[item]25897[/item]
[item]Insightful Earthstorm Diamond[/item]


[b:4660d99ce4]Additional gem notes[/b:4660d99ce4]
Do not be fooled by socket bonuses. In the large number of situations, you will lose out when trying to attain socket bonuses, because the gems you will have to socket will not be as useful for you. For example, the socket bonus of my [item]Whitemend Pants[/item] is +4 Int, but the blue/yellow gems I would have to put in those slots would be worthless to me.

[b:e60be073f1]Commentary[/b:e60be073f1]

There are some general rules of thumb to follow when gearing yourself up, which you should keep in mind.

[i:e60be073f1]Mp5 > Intellect[/i:e60be073f1]
This is true even for classes that gain extra benefit from intellect, such as spell crit for paladins and extra healing/spell damage for shamans - the benefit you get from them is minor. Consider especially a 10 minute fight, which is a good time as lots of our progress fights will run very close to 10 minute enrage timers, comparing 4 int and 2mp5 (the difference between [item]Luminous Noble Topaz[/item] and [item]Royal Nightseye[/item]):

2.5 minutes = 150 seconds = 30 mp5 ticks
4 int = 60 mana over 30 ticks = 2mp5
2mp5 = 60 mana over 30 ticks = 2mp5

5 minutes = 300 seconds = 60 mp5 ticks
4 int = 60 mana over 60 ticks = 1mp5
2mp5 = 120 mana over 60 ticks = 2mp5

10 minutes = 600 seconds = 120 mp5 ticks
4 int = 60 mana over 120 ticks = 0.5mp5
2mp5 = 240 mana over 120 ticks= 2mp5

As you can see, 2mp5 is *vastly* superior over a long fight. I can't remember the last boss fight that lasted 2.5 minutes, and even some trash pulls last longer than that, so mp5 is almost always better. Further, with sufficient mp5 you can reach a state where you will not go OOM, whereas with int that possibility always exists. For instance, when raid buffed, my mp5 is such that I will [i:e60be073f1]never[/i:e60be073f1] run out of mana by keeping a single lifebloom up, yet if I replaced that mp5 with equivalent ilvls of int I would eventually run out.

Additionally, the ancillary benefits are not nearly so great as to outweigh everything else; 1% spell crit (for the paladin) requires 80.05 intellect, an enormous cost. For shamans with 3/3 Nature's Blessing, 10 int gives 3 +healing (or slightly less than 10 int from items if you assume Blessing of Kings), so +4 int from a gem would give about 1 healing; again, not a worthwhile trade off (+1 healing & 0.5 mp5 < 2mp5).


[i:e60be073f1]Spirit[/i:e60be073f1]

This is only useful for Druids and Priests. With talents, 5 spirit ~= 1mp5 (10 spirit == 1.86mp5, or 2.17mp5 with PM set bonus). With Blessing of Kings you get 1 more spirit for every 10 (1 more mp5 for every 50 spirit), and yet more with +% spirit talents. Also, with Improved Divine Spirit buff, 10 spirit == 1 healing (again, ignoring BoK and talents).


[i:e60be073f1]Gemming[/i:e60be073f1]

I will repeat my comments from the gem post:
Do not be fooled by socket bonuses. In the large number of situations, you will lose out when trying to attain socket bonuses, because the gems you will have to socket will not be as useful for you. For example, the socket bonus of my [Whitemend Pants] is +4 Int, but the blue/yellow gems I would have to put in those slots would be worthless to me.

Despite this, sometimes it is worth sticking to the socket colours if you can get the same affect as you preferred gem with a slight bonus; for [item]Two-Toed Sandals[/item], for instance, with a [item]Teardrop Living Ruby[/item] and [item]Royal Tanzanite[/item] I would have the same +healing as if I socketed +healing, but with more mp5.

Also, bear in mind that your overall socketing defines what meta gem you can use. If you socket with primarily [color=purple:e60be073f1]+healing/mp5 gems[/color:e60be073f1] you will need 2 yellow gems to use [item]Insightful Earthstorm Diamond[/item], and if you socket [color=red:e60be073f1]+healing[/color:e60be073f1] you will need 1 yellow gem and 0 blue gems to use [item]Bracing Earthstorm Diamond[/item]. Don't try to go for the "other" one of these against your typical socketing structure, as you will lose more than you gain, and generally, the reason you are socketing one way is because you value either +heal stacking or a balance more, which is what the appropriate earthstorm will get you anyway.

Bear in mind total amount of stats gained when gemming items. [color=blue:e60be073f1]Lustrous gems[/color:e60be073f1] at our level give 3 mp5 ([item]Lustrous Star of Elune[/item]), yet the equivalent [color=purple:e60be073f1]Noble gems[/color:e60be073f1] give 9 healing / 2mp5, which gives a greater total stat return (consider that [color=red:e60be073f1]Teardrop Living Ruby[/color:e60be073f1] have +18 healing, one can (very, very simply and not taking into consideration the full stat allocation formula) consider 1mp5 == 4.5 healing).

Note that the general gemming guidelines below are partly gleaned from looking at T6 people, as I tend to assume they half a clue, which may mean that for some (paladins, for instance) their un-gemmed gear makes up for a lot of the mana generation that they require.

[u:e60be073f1]Druid[/u:e60be073f1]
+healing ([color=red:e60be073f1]Teardrop gems[/color:e60be073f1] / +healing / mp5 ([color=purple:e60be073f1]Royal gems[/color:e60be073f1])
There is a bit of a divide amongst +healing stacking druids and ones who prefer more of a balance. As it's a big discussion, I will leave it for somewhere else.
Examples: [url=http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Twisting+Nether&n=Alratan]Alratan[/url] for +healing and [url=http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal%27Ganis&n=Mochiloc]Mochiloc[/url] for +healing/mp5.

[u:e60be073f1]Paladin[/u:e60be073f1]
+healing ([color=red:e60be073f1]Teardrop gems[/color:e60be073f1])
At lower gear levels, some +spell crit might be required, but from what I can tell none of our paladins are even coming close to running out of mana on fights that don't involve external mana drain/burn.
Example: [url=http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal%27Ganis&n=Neux]Neux[/url]

[u:e60be073f1]Priest[/u:e60be073f1]
+healing/mp5 ([color=purple:e60be073f1]Royal gems[/color:e60be073f1]) either all the way through, or until you reach a satisfactory level of mp5, at which point switching to +healing ([color=red:e60be073f1]Teardrop gems[/color:e60be073f1]) - from what I can tell, IDS priests switch to +healing and CoH priests stay with a balance
Examples: [url=http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal%27Ganis&n=Malise]Malise[/url] (for straight +healing/mp5) and [url=http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Twisting+Nether&n=Adelich]Adelich[/url] (for switching)

[u:e60be073f1]Shaman[/u:e60be073f1]
+healing/mp5 ([color=purple:e60be073f1]Royal gems[/color:e60be073f1])
Fairly simple, and I've not seen anyone deviate from this, as a good balance of +healing/mp5 is required for shamans.
Example: [url=http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Twisting+Nether&n=Betaman]Betaman[/url]


[i:e60be073f1]Enchants[/i:e60be073f1]

Firstly (and briefly), while I have no strong preference for people to have Spellsurge or Major Healing, I'm fairly certain that the effective mp5 gained becomes a decreasing issue compared to the +healing benefits as we progress. If some of our healers are running out of mana on some fights, the Spellsurge bonus alone won't help, so we'd be better off switching into an spriest group (CoH priests on heavy raid damage fights, for example).

More importantly, as some of you have noticed, I have been banging on about Boar's Speed. The reason for this is simple: almost *all* 25-man boss fights involve running about. The more time you spend running, the less time you spend healing, and the more likely you are to be too late for your heal to land. Also, when learning a fight, a greater run speed means more margin for error. 4mp5 is a fairly negligible bonus in comparison to being able to actually heal people in time. For "temporary" boots that you know will be replaced very quickly, Vitality is of course vastly cheaper, but Boar's Speed is the nuts.


[i:e60be073f1]Haste[/i:e60be073f1]

Haste is alot less useful than it seems, if it seems useful at all. 15.7 spell haste rating == 1% spell haste, so you'd need a fairly sizable chunk of it for it to get anywhere. Further, it doesn't reduce the GCD, so has no little tangible benefit of increasing the amount of spells you can get off for instants (such as Lifebloom and Circle of Healing) and very little for spells with 1.5 cast time (such as Flash of Light and Lesser Heaing Wave). Also, the class it's probably most useful for is shamans, due to the repeated use of Healing Wave and Chain Heal, but spell haste is almost always present on an item at the expensive of mp5, which is very important for shamans.

Bottom line: only get it if the item is good on its own without the spell haste (such as [item]Blessed Band of Karabor[/item], or as an alternative piece of gear for fights which you know you will have lots of mp5 on but speed of healing is potentially an issue (maybe difficult trash, or some such).


[i:e60be073f1]Trinkets[/i:e60be073f1]
Rule of thumb:
Passive +healing effects are better than "clicky" (on use) effects. This is not DPS: working out average +healing that a click would give is not comparable, as having 297 +healing for 20 seconds means having less healing for the remaining 100 seconds until it's off cooldown.

Things to keep in mind about particular trinkets:
[item]Alchemist's Stone[/item] gives 40mp5 assuming chain-potting of [item]Super Mana Potion[/item]s.
[item]Eye of Gruul[/item] gives 17.64mp5 assuming chain-casts of 2.5s cast time spells (not worth it over almost any other trinket, especially given that you have to solely use high-mana spells to even get a benefit).
[item]Fel Reaver's Piston[/item]'s proc is absolutely dire. It gains no benefit from +heal and will almost always be overhealed/overheal itself. Further, if using it on Chain Heal, only the primary target (and not the jumps) receives the HoT. Only take it if you want the mp5.
[item]Lower City Prayerbook[/item] (yes, that pathetic blue trinket from Lower City) gives 37mp5 assuming 10 casts of instant / 1.5s spell casts during uptime.
[item]Rejuvenating Gem[/item] is absolutely brilliant, with no ilvls wasted on a clicky.
[item]Ribbon of Sacrifice[/item] looks good, but the clicky gives very terrible returns for the ilvls wasted on it, even with a very well co-ordinated team of people so the buff is permanently active.

At last, I have updated this thread for 2.3 / S3, and have included a more detailed description of what to choose, not just what you [i:691a986b68]can[/i:691a986b68] choose. Note that some of this will/might be invalidated come 2.3.2 and the changes to [url=http://boards.worldofraids.com/topic-9377-1.html]Lifebloom and Water Shield[/url] (no +healing clicky trinket stacking and passive 50mp5, respectively), but I'll update it when the time comes.