Hard Mode Ulduar Gear for Resto Druids

The long awaited list of Best in Slot Resto Druid gear from Hard Mode Ulduar! (Maybe not so long awaited?) Looking for gear from Normal Ulduar? Look here. Some things to keep in mind:

~ Obviously this list will evolve as more information about Ulduar is released.
~ This list includes gear from Hard and Normal, 25 and 10-mans, and T7. I picked the best raid gear available. Sometimes there are no items for a slot from a hard mode instance (yet?), so in those cases gear from normal instances is listed.
~ I'm trying to keep the list down to 3 items for each slot. I include more if I think its a total tie. Personally, I do not spend more than the minimum DKP bid on any items that are below the top 3.
~ I include cloth gear. Your guild policy may vary. Please keep in mind, your relationship with the holy priests in your guild is probably more important than have the number one piece of gear. Bid, roll, or beg with other players in mind.
~ Here the controversial part: I always gem for socket bonuses. This means I assume socket bonuses and assume they will be filled as follows:

• Red ~ Runed Scarlet Ruby
• Blue ~ Purified Twilight Opal
• Yellow ~ Luminous Monarch Topaz

~ I ranked gear based on effective spellpower and mana regen, not raw stats:

• Effective spellpower assumes spellpower from spirit for being in Tree of Life.
• Effective mana regen includes raw MP5, replenishment, and regen from spirit and int. Mana regen is a rough estimate - but it should remain more or less proportional when comparing gear. It is a rough estimate since spi/int regen will vary slightly depending on the amount of spirit and int you have currently. I assumed 1250 spirit and 1050 int raid buffed before equipping the new gear. I went with lowish numbers, because you are taking off the piece of gear you are about to replace.
• Effective Int and Spirit for the above two calculations assume Blessing of Kings, Living Spirit, the 2% stat increase from Imp MotW, and the 2% Int meta gem.

~ After considering effective spellpower and mana regen I look at haste and crit - both are B stats. You want haste if you aren't going OOM and are not haste capped and crit if you are going OOM or you are haste capped.
~ If you think I'm missing an item that is better than one listed, please please let me know!!!

~ Look I made tables in html! It was exciting! I love learning to do new things!

More ***'s means it is better.
(T) = Throughput; focuses on haste and crit after spellpower.
(L) = Longevity; focuses on mana and crit after spellpower.

BACK

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Sunglimmer Cloak	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Algalon 25 Quest	100	30	0	39
Drape of the Sullen Goddess	**	Ulduar 25 Hard	Freya	89	12	40	0
Sunglimmer Drape	*	Ulduar 10 Hard	Algalon 10 Quest	83	26	0	34

HEAD

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Crown of Luminescence	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Mimiron	165	64	69	0
T8	**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Thorim	147	42	0	59
Cowl of Dark Whispers	L*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Yogg-Saron	150	45	59	0
Unwavering Stare	T*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Auriaya	147	41	0	59

SHOULDERS

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Shoulderpads of Dormant Energies	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Flame Leviathon	140	37	55	0
Amice of the Inconceivable Horror	**	Ulduar 10 Hard	Yogg-Saron	128	27	0	62
T8	*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Yogg-Saron	121	35	0	48

CHEST

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Vestments of the Blind Denizen	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	General Vezak	184	52	0	69
T8	**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Hodir	163	44	67	0
Raiments of the Iron Council	T*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Dark Iron Council	155	40	0	76
Blanketing Robes of Snow	L*	Eye of Eternity 25	Malygos	155	54	0	4

BELT

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Star-beaded Clutch	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Algalon	132	48	0	63
Belt of Arctic Life	**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Leatherworking	125	34	0	40
Cord of the White Dawn	L*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Tailoring	118	32	48	0
Belt of the Crystal Tree	T*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Dark Iron Council	117	29	0	44

LEGS

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Zodiac Leggings	***	Ulduar 10 Hard	Algalon	175	43	0	71
T8	**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Freya	166	48	59	0
Leggings of the Lifetender	*	Ulduar 25 Normal	Freya	160	49	0	59

BOOTS

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Boots of Fiery Resolution	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Flame Leviathon	142	39	0	61
Boots of Wintry Endurance	L**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Leatherworking	127	33	48	0
Starlight Treads	L**	Ulduar 10 Hard	Algalon	123	36	57	0
Spellslinger's Slippers	T**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Tailoring	128	31	0	56

BRACERS

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Grasps of Reason	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	XT-002	104	29	0	39
Shackles of the Odalisque	L**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Razorscale	83	26	42	0
Bracers of the Broodmother	T**	Ulduar 25 Normal	Razorscale	83	26	0	36
Esteemed Bindings	L**	Naxx 25	Razuvious	82	22	0	37

GLOVES

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Handwraps of the Vigilant	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	General Vezak	129	41	74	0
Gloves of the Frozen Glade	**	Ulduar 25 Hard	Hodir	129	39	55	0
Grips of the Unbroken	*	Ulduar 25 Normal	General Vezak	122	23	0	34

RING

I don't really recommend picking up Starshine Circle from the 25 man Algalon Quest. Use that quest to pick up the Sunglimmer Cloak. However, if you managed to get Drape of the Sullen Godess, are still running with pre-hardmode rings, and are running out of Ulduar time, you might want to consider Starshine Circle.

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Conductive Seal	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Mirmiron	98	27	0	55
Signet of Soft Lament	***	Ulduar 10 Hard	Yogg-Saron	92	27	32	0
Starshine Circle	**	Ulduar 25 Hard	Algalon 25 Quest	89	31	0	39
Nebula Band	*T	Ulduar 10 Hard	Algalon	83	9	50	36
Glowing Band of Reclamation	*L	Ulduar 25 Hard	Flame Leviathon	82	26	39	0

NECK

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Sapphire Amulet of Renewal	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Dark Iron Council	95	31	0	35
Charm of Meticulous Timing	**	Ulduar 25 Hard	XT-002	91	33	0	40
Pendant of the Somber Witness	*L	Ulduar 10 Hard	Algalon	90	25	36	0
Watchful Eye	*T	Ulduar 10 Hard	Dark Iron Council	90	22	0	40

WEAPON

Item Name	Rating	Instance	Boss	Total Spellpower	Total MP5	Crit	Haste
Val'anyr (w/Ironmender)	***	Ulduar 25 Hard	Yogg-Saron	733	37	47	120
Ironmender	***	Ulduar 25 Normal	Kologarn
Constellus (w/ Ironmender)	**	Ulduar 25 Hard	Hodir	748	59	25	74
Staff of Endless Winder	L*	Ulduar 25 Hard	Hodir	705	63	104	0
Aesuga (w/ Ironmender)	T*	Ulduar 10 Hard	General Vezax	705	38	45	96

Trinkets???

They get their own post here.