Gear
Tier Sets
Our season 1 tierset will be making an improved return in season 4.
The 2-set bonus makes empowered spells increase Reversion’s healing by 50% (was 35%) for 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
The 4-set bonus is as follows: Reversion healing has a chance to cause your next Living Flame to cast instantly and deal 50% increased damage or healing. Stacks up to 2.
Trinkets
Now that all the trinkets of the entire season are returning, there are a lot of good options to choose from. The tuning is pretty good this time around so you can’t really go wrong with any of these options.The bis trinket choices will be the first 2 out of the following 5:
- Broodkeeper’s Promise
- Ominous Chromatic Essence
- Rashok's Molten Heart
- Screaming Black Dragonscale
- Pip’s Emerald Friendship Badge
Preservation Evoker Best in Slot Gear
Best in Slot Gear for Raiding
This list will provide the Best in Slot gear for healing inside a raid environment.
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Crown of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Neck | Magmorax’s Fourth Collar | Magmorax |
| Shoulders | Scaled Commencement Spaulders | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Cloak | Mammoth -Trainer’s Drape | Neltharus |
| Chest | Hauberk of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Wrist | Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards | Crafted |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Belt | Gloomfused Chemistry Belt | Essence of Shadow |
| Legs | Legguards of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Boots | Venom-Steeped Stompers | Crafted |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna’s Chosen | Eranog |
| Ring | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket | Broodkeeper’s Promise | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket | Ominous Chromatic Essence | Forgotten Experiments |
| Weapon | Nasz’uro, the Unbound Legacy | Sarkareth (+Quest) |
| Offhand | Trickster’s Captivating Chime | Council of Dreams |
Best in Slot Gear for Mythic+
This list will provide the Best in Slot gear for doing M+ keys.
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Crown of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Neck | Tuskarr Bone Necklace | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Shoulders | Rooted Shoulders of Putrefaction | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Cloak | Cloak of Lost Devotion | The Azure Vault |
| Chest | Hauberk of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Wrist | Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards | Crafted |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Belt | Swollen Bark Clasp | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Legs | Legguards of the Awakened | Revival Catalyst |
| Boots | Venom-Steeped Stompers | Crafted |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna’s Chosen (ideal) | Eranog |
| Ring | Unstable Arcane Loop | The Azure Vault |
| Trinket | Spoils of Neltharus | Neltharus |
| Trinket | Water’s Beating Heart | Halls of Infusion |
| Weapon | Nasz’uro, the Unbound Legacy | Sarkareth (+Questline) |
| Weapon alternative | Decatriarch’s Bone Pestle | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Offhand | Irontorch Igniter | Neltharus |
Embellishments and Crafted Gear
Crafted gear comes with the benefit of being big item level upgrades but also embellishments. There are a couple viable options with two clear winners.
The Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards and Legguards of Sansok Khan are the recommended items to craft. Venom-Steeped Stompers and Elemental Lariat are decent alternatives.
The Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards are a clear winner and should be your first craft. For your second craft: Legguards of Sansok Khan give the most stats and gain to your raid, and Venom-Steeped Stompers give you the largest personal benefit if you’re interested in a little bit more throughput.
After you have the main two crafted items sorted you can fill in the gaps in your gear with non embellished crafted pieces. If you don’t know where to start crafting, Signet of Titanic Insight (with Mastery + Crit or versatility) is a very good option.
Best Items to spend Antique Bronze Bullion on
In Season 4 you can use Antique Bronze Bullion to buy gear from the raids. This is an easy way to get some of your best items. The best items to spend them on are as followed:
- Scale of Awakening (the upgrade item for Nasz’uro, the Unbound Legacy)
- Seal of Filial Duty
- Broodkeeper’s Promise / Ominous Chromatic Essence
You want to buy the upgrade for your legendary as soon as you can if you have the item drop. If not, then you want to use them on rings and trinkets second. The moment you get the legendary you want to go back and get the legendary upgrade though. This is also the order in which you want to upgrade the items, so Legendary first, then upgrade your ring.
Weapon
Weapons provide you the largest increase to your power. With the legendary Nasz’uro, the Unbound Legacy returning in Season 4, this will again be our best in slot weapon.
Outside of the item level and having the most main stat, it also buffs yourself or allies with 500 main stat every time you use an empowered spell such as dream breath, spiritbloom or firebreath.
You will still need the original drop from Sarkareth for the Cracked Titan Gem, but the item that is required to upgrade it to the season 4 stats is buyable with 2x Antique Bronze Bullions. This takes the item to item level 502 with an upgrade track for additional upgrades using Awakened Crests and Flightstones.