Patch 4.3
Last modified: November 29, 2011

Patch 4.3 Resto Druid Quick Reference

Blizzard’s official 4.3 guide: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/3964559

Spec No changes. Suggested specs
Stat priority No changes. Stat priorities
Haste breakpoints No changes.
Reforging No changes to priorities, but reforging NPCs have changed. You’ll find Transmogrification, Void Storage, and Reforging vendors in Cathedral Square, Stormwind and The Drag, Orgrimmar.  Reforging
How to heal No major changes except that if you are using Glyph of Wild Growth , your cooldown will be slightly longer and this may mean you need to adjust slightly.

How to heal

Glyphs Glyph of Wild Growth now also increases the cooldown on Wild Growth by an extra 2 seconds. It will still be beneficial to use, but as always the usefulness will scale according to things like group size, fight style (clumped or spread raiders), and damage – a fight with a lot of people clumped and taking moderate damage (meaning no overheal) will give you maximum benefit. On fights where people are spread far apart or don’t often take damage that isn’t quickly healed, you’ll get less out of the glyph. You’ll need to weigh this up for yourself. Glyphs
Enchants No changes. Enchants
Gems

New epic gems added (dropped by bosses in the Dragon Soul raid). Resto-relevant gems:

Brilliant Queen’s Garnet +50 Int
Quick Lightstone +50 Haste
Artful Lava Coral +25 Int +25 Mastery
Reckless Lava Coral +25 Int +25 Haste
Purified Shadow Spinel +25 Int +25 Spirit
Gems
Consumables No changes. Consumables
Professions No changes. Professions
Patch notes

Full notes: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/3964563/43_Hour_of_Twilight_Patch_Notes-11_29_2011#blog

Resto druid notes:

Wrath has a new spell effect.
Hurricane has a new updated visual effect.
Wild Growth healing has been reduced by 20%.
Nature’s Focus now also reduces Cyclone and Entangling Roots spell pushback.
Glyph of Wild Growth now also increases the cooldown on Wild Growth by 2 seconds.

 

New gear

New quests
Boots of the Forked Road Murozond
Chronicler’s Chestguard Documenting the Timeways
Demonic Skull The Path to the Dragon Soul
Signet of the Twilight Prophet The Twilight Prophet
Crafted gear
Bracers of Flowing Serenity Leatherworking (pattern)
Leggings of Nature’s Champion Leatherworking (pattern)
Rep gear

Darkmoon Faire tickets can now be used to buy replica armor with no stats but the looks that you might like to use (eg Wildheart and Feralheart sets) for Transmogrification. You can also buy heirloom items using the tickets.

Valor Points

Blizzard’s explanation of Valor changes in 4.3: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/3615104

New Valor gear:

Decaying Herbalist’s Robes 2200
Helmet of Perpetual Rebirth 2200
Belt of Universal Curing 1650
Boots of Fungoid Growth 1650
Fungus-Born Gloves 1650
Luminescent Bracers 1250
Bottled Wishes 1650
Reflection of the Light 1650
Band of Reconstruction 1250
Threadlinked Chain 1250
Woundlicker Cover 1250
Lightning Spirit in a Bottle 700
Mindbender Lens 700
Instance drops

(Click for MMO-Champion’s guide to the new heroic dungeons – End Time, Hour of Twilight, and Well of Eternity.)

Hour of Twilight

Cloak of Subtle Light Asira Dawnslayer
Drapes of the Dragonshrine Trash
Evergreen Wristbands Arcurion
Leggings of Blinding Speed Asira Dawnslayer
Stalk of Corruption Archbishop Benedictus

 

End Time

Timeway Headgear Murozond
Jaina’s Staff Echo of Jaina
Cord of Lost Hope Echoes

 

Well of Eternity

Spaulders of Eternity Mannoroth
Scepter of Azshara Queen Azshara
Horned Band Peroth’arn
Foul Gift of the Demon Lord Mannoroth
Raiding drops

Dragon Soul – Looking for Raid

Vagaries of Time Morchok
Mycosynth Wristguards Morchok
Seal of the Seven Signs Warlord Zon’ozz
Scalpel of Unrelenting Agony Yor’sahj the Unsleeping
Girdle of the Grotesque Hagara the Stormbinder
Ring of the Riven Hagara the Stormbinder
Treads of Sordid Screams Ultraxion
Ledger of Revolting Rituals Ultraxion
Visage of the Destroyer Warmaster Blackhorn
Heart of Unliving Spine of Deathwing
Maw of the Dragonlord Madness of Deathwing
Ti’tahk, the Steps of Time Madness of Deathwing
Signet of Suturing All bosses except Deathwing
Windward Heart All bosses except Deathwing

 

Dragon Soul – Normal mode

Vagaries of Time Morchok
Mycosynth Wristguards Morchok
Seal of the Seven Signs Warlord Zon’ozz
Scalpel of Unrelenting Agony Yor’sahj the Unsleeping
Girdle of the Grotesque Hagara the Stormbinder
Ring of the Riven Hagara the Stormbinder
Treads of Sordid Screams Ultraxion
Ledger of Revolting Rituals Ultraxion
Visage of the Destroyer Warmaster Blackhorn
Heart of Unliving Spine of Deathwing
Maw of the Dragonlord Madness of Deathwing
Ti’tahk, the Steps of Time Madness of Deathwing
Signet of Suturing All bosses except Deathwing
Windward Heart All bosses except Deathwing

 

Dragon Soul – Heroic mode

Vagaries of Time Morchok
Mycosynth Wristguards Morchok
Seal of the Seven Signs Warlord Zon’ozz
Scalpel of Unrelenting Agony Yor’sahj the Unsleeping
Girdle of the Grotesque Hagara the Stormbinder
Ring of the Riven Hagara the Stormbinder
Ledger of Revolting Rituals Ultraxion
Treads of Sordid Screams Ultraxion
Visage of the Destroyer Warmaster Blackhorn
Heart of Unliving Spine of Deathwing
Maw of the Dragonlord Madness of Deathwing
Ti’tahk, the Steps of Time Madness of Deathwing
Signet of Suturing All bosses except Deathwing
Windward Heart All bosses except Deathwing
BOEs
Girdle of Fungal Dreams Dragon Soul
Drapes of the Dragonshrine Hour of Twilight
Tier gear

MMO-Champion’s druid Tier 13 guide is here.

Tier 13 Items are purchased with tokens dropped in the Dragon Soul Raid. Each difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Looking for Raid) has its own set and the ilvl are as follows:

  • Looking for Raid difficulty will reward players with tokens to buy ilvl 384 pieces of armor.
  • Normal difficulty will reward players with tokens to buy ilvl 397 pieces of armor.
  • Heroic difficulty will reward players with tokens to buy ilvl 410 pieces of armor.

Our Tier 13 sets are:

  Looking for Raid Normal Raid Heroic Raid
Head Deep Earth Helm Deep Earth Helm Deep Earth Helm
Shoulders Deep Earth Mantle Deep Earth Mantle Deep Earth Mantle
Chest Deep Earth Robes Deep Earth Robes Deep Earth Robes
Legs Deep Earth Legwraps Deep Earth Legwraps Deep Earth Legwraps
Hands Deep Earth Handwraps Deep Earth Handwraps Deep Earth Handwraps

2 pieces: After using Innervate, the mana cost of your healing spells is reduced by 25% for 15 sec.
4 pieces: Your Rejuvenation and Regrowth spells have a 10% chance to Timeslip and have double the normal duration.