Best Dungeons to Farm for Guardian Druid in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)

Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Sep 27, 2026 · stat weights plus simmed trinkets

Farm Temple of Sethraliss as Guardian Druid (single target, patch 12.1.0.69933): 1 best-in-slot drops and 6 top-five items, led by Charged Sandstone Band (Ring) from Galvazzt. Next is The Blinding Vale with 1.

Best in slot at the top dungeon: 1
Top-five items there: 6
Slots ranked: 13
Dungeons: 8

Dungeons ranked

All eight Season 2 Mythic+ dungeons ranked by how many best-in-slot items they drop for the spec, with the boss for each. Pick a fight style below.

#	Item	Slot	Boss	Rank
1	Temple of Sethraliss 1 best in slot · 6 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Charged Sandstone Band	Ring	Galvazzt	BiS
	Hood of the Slithering Loa	Head	Avatar of Sethraliss	#2
	Sand-Shined Snakeskin Sandals	Feet	Merektha	#2
	Leggings of the Galeforce Viper	Legs	Adderis and Aspix	#3
	Twin-Strike Polearm	Main hand	Adderis and Aspix	#4
	Tiny Electromental in a Jar	Trinket	Galvazzt	#5
2	The Blinding Vale 1 best in slot · 4 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Rootwarden Wraps	Wrist	Lightblossom Trinity	BiS
	Branch of Pride	Main hand	Lightwarden Ruia	#2
	Rootwalker Harness	Waist	Ikuzz the Light Hunter	#3
	Lightspore Leggings	Legs	Ziekket	#4
3	Kings' Rest 0 best in slot · 7 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Vest of Reverent Adoration	Chest	Dazar, The First King	#2
	Kula's Butchering Wristwraps	Wrist	The Council of Tribes	#2
	Primal Dinomancer's Belt	Waist	Dazar, The First King	#2
	Royal Purifier's Spade	Main hand	Mchimba the Embalmer	#3
	Desiccator's Blessed Gloves	Hands	Mchimba the Embalmer	#3
	Goldfeather Boots	Feet	The Golden Serpent	#4
	and 1 more
4	Voidscar Arena 0 best in slot · 6 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Graft of the Domanaar	Neck	Charonus	#2
	Hide of Pestilence	Chest	Atroxus	#3
	Somber Spaulders	Shoulder	Taz'Rah	#3
	Mindpiercer's Sigil	Trinket	Charonus	#3
	Gravitic Girdle	Waist	Charonus	#4
	Tumor of the Swarm	Trinket	Atroxus	#4
5	Murder Row 0 best in slot · 5 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Gauntlets of Fevered Defense	Hands	Kystia Manaheart	#2
	Breeches of Deft Deals	Legs	Zaen Bladesorrow	#2
	Speakeasy Shroud	Back	Zaen Bladesorrow	#2
	Signet of Snarling Servitude	Ring	Xathuux the Annihilator	#3
	Fury-fletched Armlets	Wrist	Xathuux the Annihilator	#4
6	Den of Nalorakk 0 best in slot · 5 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Arctic Explorer's Legwraps	Feet	Sentinel of Winter	#3
	Pilfered Precious Band	Ring	The Hoardmonger	#4
	Yoke of the Charging Bear	Neck	Nalorakk	#4
	Scavenger's Spaulders	Shoulder	The Hoardmonger	#5
	War Trial Vestments	Chest	Nalorakk	#5
7	Ruby Life Pools 0 best in slot · 4 in a top five · DragonflightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Crown of Roaring Storms	Head	Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein	#3
	Fireproof Drape	Back	Kokia Blazehoof	#3
	Subjugator's Chilling Grips	Hands	Melidrussa Chillworn	#4
	Invader's Firestorm Chestguard	Chest	Kokia Blazehoof	#4
8	Altar of Fangs 0 best in slot · 3 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Strand of Warding Fangs	Neck	The Writhing Coil	#3
	Spare Speaker's Hood	Head	Zul'jan	#4
	Snakeskin Spaulders	Shoulder	The Writhing Coil	#4

For comparison

The Tidebound Grotto1 best in slot, 2 in a top five
The Venomous Abyss12 best in slot, 22 in a top five
Midnight Crafted Gear0 best in slot, 1 in a top five

The raid and crafted gear are listed so the dungeon counts have a reference; tier pieces always count for the raid.

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Methodology

Ranking

A dungeon ranks by the number of slots where its drop is the best-in-slot item (rings and trinkets count two), then by drops in the top five of any slot, then by summed score.

Item scoring

Stat items are scored by the spec's simmed stat weights at the Myth 6/6 ceiling; trinkets carry their simmed DPS gain from the weekly trinket leaderboard. See the Guardian best-in-slot board.

Not included

What you already own, on-use and proc effects outside the trinket slot, set bonuses, and the item level difference between the vault and end-of-dungeon loot.

Source and patch

SimulationCraft faf366dbb9e60c9bab904d5c91da8adaad10ab85, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Sep 27, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which dungeon should Guardian Druid farm in Patch 12.1.0.69933?

Temple of Sethraliss: 1 best-in-slot drops and 6 items in a top five for Guardian Druid on single target, the most of the eight Season 2 dungeons.

How do all eight dungeons rank for Guardian?

Temple of Sethraliss (1), The Blinding Vale (1), Kings' Rest (0), Voidscar Arena (0), Murder Row (0), Den of Nalorakk (0), Ruby Life Pools (0), Altar of Fangs (0). The number is best-in-slot drops for the spec.

Which dungeons have nothing for Guardian?

Every Season 2 dungeon drops at least one top-five item for the spec.

How are the upgrades counted?

Every current-season item is ranked within its slot, stat items by the spec's simmed stat weights and trinkets by the simmed trinket leaderboard. A dungeon counts one for each slot where it holds the best item and one for each drop in a top five.

Should I raid instead?

The comparison block shows how many best-in-slot pieces the raid and crafted gear hold. Tier pieces always come from the raid, so it usually leads; the dungeon ranking is for the slots it does not cover.

How often is this updated?

Every Sunday after the weekly SimulationCraft update, when the stat weights and trinket boards are re-simmed.