I wouldn't worry about wis gear at all. It's cheap but it won't do you any good, you should be going for pure hp/mana, a cheap magic weapon and AC to fill the gaps. You can usually get a decent magic weapon for 50-100pp. I saw a wraith bone hammer on a vendor for 58pp the other day and then later one was for sale in EC for 50. Not sure if it's druid usable but Shamans can so I'd guess probably so. Even if not there are plenty others with wis that can be had cheap or even free.
Golden jaded bracers, 15hp/15mana 2ac for 10pp each. 55hp/5ac rings are expensive but will make the early levels much easier. Glowing/chipped bone collar, things like this that are cheap that give mana/hps aren't hard to find. And as already said, things like savant's cap, splitpaw gloves, batfang headband, giant snakespine belt, splitpaw tunic, etc.. are uber cheap and way better than patchwork.
1k should be plenty to give you a huge headstart over someone just starting out.
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