priests
Priests
For priests, gear can help a great deal. Generally, look for something with decent intellect and + healing or +mana regen..
Lets start with weapons.
Quel'dorai Channeling Rod
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=35686
this was my weapon of choice for mc…only staff that I found that was better was from ZG or the Benediction. This staff drops off the warlock boss in DM east.
Wand:
Mana Channeling Wand- Mana Regen is one of the best stats to look for if you are looking to be a healer in MC. Not so important in 5 man runs…but it helps.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=35717
Armor:
Head:
Chief Architect's Monocle- for a lvl 50 this headpiece is outrageously good. Drops off Fineous Darkvire (the boss that drops the ironfel for the key quest) in BRD. Not only does it have good stats..but it looks cool too. My guild had a gear requirement for rolling on gear in MC…had to have a lvl 52+ blue to roll on gear, they let me slide with this.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=4904
OR
Crimson Felt Hat- this is another really awesome hat, probably the better of the two…and the harder to obtain. The +healing on this is super nice though. Magistrate Barthilas in Stratholm.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=37196
Feet:
Dragonrider Boots- Hands down the best caster boots out there non-epic…even have FR.. drops off Rend in UBRS.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=38529
Bracers:
Flameweave Cuffs of the Eagle- These will take some time to farm, the boss that drops them sometimes drops some crummy green fr bracers, and when he does drop the blues it may not be the correct suffix. However, this boss is really easy to farm, only takes two or 3 people to kill him (I have seen a shaman solo him too.) Lord Incendeous in BRD.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=8438
Gloves:
Hands of the Exalted Herald- Princess Moira in BRD. She will drop loot if at least one person has finished the 'Royal Rescue' quest. However, only those people who have finished the quest can get the loot, but they can *all* roll on it. If someone who hasn't finished the quest wins the roll... *poof*... the loot goes up in smoke. IMO best priest gloves non-epic in the game. Worth doing the quest for to kill her and get them .
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=4898
Shoulders:
Mantle of the Timbermaw- have to be crafted by someone who is exalted with Timbermaw hold AND a tailor. However, they are totally worth getting, excellent for MC and I honestly haven’t found a non-epic replacement.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=51130
Legs:
Padre's Trousers: Best non epic priest pants. Hands down. Should be epic. Drops off the hunter boss in DM west.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=35781
Chest:
Fire Resist Chest:
Polychromatic Visionwrap: just look at it. UBRS father flame event boss.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=19211
Non FR.
Robes of the Exalted: one word for these….sick. the +healing is great…AND there are stats
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=18953
Belt:
Thuzadin Sash: not incredible but a nice belt until you can get your belt of tiny heads from zg. I will link both here.
Thuzadin Sash
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=37193
Belt of Tiny Heads
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=51070
Neck:
Drakefire Amulet: MC FR gear. Reward for end of onyxia chain.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=4829
Tooth of Gnarr- one of the two I used. This is a very nice raid neckpiece.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=20126
Trinket:
YOUR DM BOOK TRINKET. This is one of the best trinkets in the game for your class…use it…make it your friend…never take it off
Mindtap Talsman- the king of trinkets. Only better mana/5sec trinket drops off onyxia (Shard of the Scale i believe its called). This is huge mana regen. You know…this isn’t unique either so u can wear two should u decide to take your dm book trinket off. the boss that drops this is farmable as well....shadowpriest boss in DM west.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=35819
Back:
Cloak of the Cozmos- probably the best blue healing cape in the game...only a step down from the Hide of the Wild.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=35674
or
Hide of the Wild-notice this is the only epic piece i posted...because its really the only one that isnt hard as stuff-right to get, and it doesnt drop in an end game instance. best healing back piece in the game...and its made, not dropped. gathering the mats can be difficult if you dont have the money (or dont want to spend it). but not too hard...shouldnt take more than a week or two to farm.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=36157
this concludes my priest section. as you can see this takes a lot of work, so i will have the next class up probably sometime this week.
*edit* i had a 60 priest on magtheridon horde side...i had all but two of these pieces, so im not just throwing gear around like a wild goose chase, this is obtainable if you just take the time to run these instances.