WoW Forever Beta Best Pre-Raid BiS Gear List 1-30

Pre-raid BiS is essential for max DPS / healing / tanking at level 30. This guide covers best items per slot.

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Quick summary: Pre-raid BiS at level 30 includes dungeon drops + quest rewards. Best slots: weapon + trinket + chest. Best DPS upgrade: Excavator’s Hard Hat.

Pre-raid BiS overview

Stat priority (DPS caster)

Stat	Priority
Spell Power	1
Hit	2
Crit	3
Intellect	4

Stat priority (DPS melee)

Stat	Priority
Strength/Agility	1
Hit	2
Crit	3
Attack Power	4

Pre-raid BiS per slot (level 30)

Weapon slots

Slot	BiS item	Source
Two-handed	Sealed Titan Fragment	Excavation Site
One-hand + Shield	Brogdul’s Mining Pick	Brogdul rare
Wand	Cenarion Wand	Trinket vendor

Armor slots

Slot	BiS item	Source
Head	Excavator’s Hard Hat	Brogdul rare (5% drop)
Shoulders	Earthen Mantle	Excavation Site
Chest	Cenarion Robes	Trinket
Legs	Cenarion Pants	Trinket
Boots	Cenarion Boots	Trinket

Jewelry slots

Slot	BiS item	Source
Neck	Cenarion Pendant	Trinket
Back	Cenarion Cape	Cloth
Trinket	Heart of Excavation	Brogdul rare (1%)
Ring 1	Cenarion Ring	Trinket

BiS per class

Fire Mage BiS

Slot	Item
Weapon	Alcor’s Sunrazor
Trinket	Heart of Excavation

Fury Warrior BiS

Slot	Item
Weapon (main)	Brogdul’s Mining Pick
Weapon (off)	Sealed Titan Fragment

Holy Priest BiS

Slot	Item
Weapon	Cenarion Spire (staff)
Trinket	Heart of Excavation

Phase 2 BiS sources

Quest rewards

Item	Quest
Cenarion Set	Cenarion quest chain
Excavator gear	Excavation Site rep
Earthen Mantle	Excavation Site boss

Dungeon drops

Item	Source
Sealed Titan Fragment	Excavation Site boss 3
Excavator’s Stone	Brogdul rare
Earthen Mantle	Excavation Site boss 3

Brogdul rare drops (1-5% drop)

Item	Drop rate
Heart of Excavation (trinket)	1%
Excavator’s Hard Hat (head)	5%
Brogdul’s Mining Pick (weapon)	10%

BiS farming tips

Week 1 goal

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Excavator’s Hard Hat	Farm Brogdal 50 times
Trinket	Heart of Excavation	Farm Brogdal 100 times
Shoulders	Earthen Mantle	Excavation Site runs

What to skip

Item	Reason
Common greens	Replace with blues
White gear	Always replace

Phase 3+ BiS preview

When Phase 3 unlocks, raid-tier gear becomes available:

Slot	Item
Tier 0 set	Full raid set
Tier 1 set	Dungeon set 2
Epic weapons	Phase 3 raid bosses

FAQ

What’s the most important slot?

Weapon + Trinket (most stats per item).

How long to farm Brogdul?

50-100 kills for ~63% drop chance on trinket.

When does Phase 3 BiS unlock?

Phase 3 launch (post-launch).

Final verdict

Pre-raid BiS at level 30 includes Excavator gear + Brogdul drops. Farm Brogdul 50+ times for top loot.

For more content, see our Best Addons, Class Guides, and Reputation Guide articles.