Until a druid is old enough to quad kite mana pool takes a back seat to mana regen. The rate of healing and dpsing is limited not by the size of the pool, rather how quickly it fills. Mana pool is paramount with ventures like quadding where the pool needs to just be big enough to drop all targets before your tank runs empty - but quadding isn't something young Druids will be doing.
As for 5/55s bring useless ... Heh ... Not sure that even warrants a reply. Especially at low levels, a pair of those can mean the difference between life and death. They are always in demand and hold their value. When you outgrow them, they also make great handmedown gear for Alts if you don't need the money.
Having said all of that, Druids can function and level perfectly well naked.
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