Note: to jump in to the Heroic difficulty Mists of Pandaria max level
dungeons at level 90, you will need a minimum ilvl of 435. If you don't quite meet that minimum, check out my guide to pre-heroic gear.
Know your priorities
First things first, get to know your stat priority:
- Intellect
- 15% Spell Hit (obtained with Hit or Spirit) will enable your spells to not miss on bosses
- Haste (aiming for 19.03% to earn 2 extra ticks of Shadow Word: Pain and Devouring Plague)
- Crit
- Mastery
Gem Appropriately
- Meta: [Burning Primal Diamond]
- Blue: [Purified Imperial Amethyst] or [Veiled Imperial Amethyst]
- Red: [Brilliant Primordial Ruby]
- Yellow: [Potent Vermilion Onyx] or [Reckless Vermilion Onyx]
Maximize Your Enchants
- Belt: [Living Steel Belt Buckle]
- Boots: [Enchant Boots – Greater Precision][Enchant Boots – Greater Haste]
- Bracers:[Enchant Bracer – Super Intellect]
- Chest: [Enchant Chest – Glorious Stats]
- Cloak: [Enchant Cloak – Superior Intellect]
- Gloves[Enchant Gloves – Greater Haste][Enchant Gloves – Superior Mastery]
- Legs: [Greater Cerulean Spellthread]
- Main Hand: [Enchant Weapon – Jade Spirit]
- Off Hand: [Enchant Off-Hand – Major Intellect]
- Shoulders: [Greater Crane Wing Inscription]
- Staff (i.e. Two-Handed weapon): [Enchant Weapon – Jade Spirit]
Heroic Dungeon Gear
You may obtain ilvl 463 gear (and a few epic pieces) from the following max level Heroic dungeons:
- Gate of the Setting Sun (GoSS)
- Mogu'shan Palace (MP)
- Scarlet Halls (SH)
- Scarlet Monastery (SM)
- Scholomance (Scholo)
- Shado-Pan Monastery (SPM)
- Siege of Niuzao Temple (SNT)
- Stormstout Brewery (SB)
- Temple of the Jade Serpent (TJS)
Note that I am not leavng out items with mastery despite it being our least effective stat. I've called out hit and spirit on pieces, and the few epics. Here's what you can take home from these dungeons if the RNG is in your favor:
- BACK: Cloak of Cleansing Flame (MP), Scorched Earth Cloak (SM) hit, Cape of Entanglement (TJS)
- CHEST: Robes of Koegler (SH) hit, Robes of Fevered Dreams (SPM)
- FEET: Soulbinder Treads (MP), Scarlet Sandals (SH) hit, Flameheart Sandals (spirit)
- HANDS: Bomber's Precision Gloves (GoSS), Conflagrating Gloves (MP) hit, Gloves of Enraged Slaughter (SPM), Breezebinder Handwraps (SNT) spirit, Paralyzing Gloves (TJS) spirit
- HEAD: Fallout Filtering Hood (GoSS) spirit,Whitemane's Embroidered Chapeau (SM), Barovian Ritual Hood (Scholo) hit, Breezeswept Hood (SNT)
- LEGS: Leggings of the Frenzy (GoSS), Leggings of Hallowed Fire (SH) spirit, Leggings of Unleashed Anguish (Scholo)
- MAINHAND: Carapace Breaker (GoSS) spirit, Firescribe Dagger (MP), Melted Hypnotic Blade (SH), Je'lyu Spirit of the Serpent (TJS) ilvl 476 epic
- NECK: Pendant of Precise Timing (GoSS) hit, Mindcapture Pendant (MP) spirit, Necklace of Disorientation (SPM) spirit, Temperature Sensing Necklace (SH), Triune Signet (SM), Anarchist's Pendant (Scholo) hit, Mindbreaker Pendant (TJS)
- OFF-HAND: Bottle of Potent Potables (SB)
- RING: Viscous Ring (GoSS) spirit, Beastbinder Ring (SH) spirit, Vithrak, Gaze of the Deadman (SH) ilvl 476 epic, Signet of the Hiddden Door (SM) hit, Alemental Seal (SB)
- SHOULDERS: Shoulders of Engulfing Winds (GoSS), Regal Silk Shoulderpads (MP) spirit, Forgotten Bloodmage Mantle (SM), Whisperwind Spaulders (SNT)
- TRINKET: Vision of the Predator (GoSS),
- TWO-HANDED STAFF: Greatstaff of Righteousness (SM), Headmaster's Will (Scholo) ilvl 476 epic hit, Gustwalker Staff (SNT) spirit, Wort Stirring Rod (SB) hit, Staff of Trembling Will (TJS)
- WAIST: Incineration Belt (Scholo) hit, Fermenting Belt (SB) spirit, Girdle of Endemic Anger (TJS) hit
- WAND: Necromantic Wand (Scholo)
- WRIST: Frenzyswarm Bracers (GoSS) spirit, Deadwalker Bracers (Scholo) hit, Bombardment Bracers (SNT) spirit, Bracers of Displaced Air (SB)