Equipment will be the main source of your character’s power, contributing the biggest bulk of your stats. It is therefore very important that you choose the correct equipment for each slot — commonly referred to as “best in slot” equipment – to maximize your power. This guide will cover the best items for each slot before you are able to start acquiring gear from raids in Cataclysm Classic.
Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items
- Head:
- Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades – Engineering BoP
- Collar of Bones – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Cowl of Pleasant Gloom – 2200 Justice Points
- Crown of Enfeebled Bodies – Heroic Grim Batol
- Blinders of the Follower – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Helm of the Typhonic Beast – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Neck:
- Lightning Flash Pendant/Yellow Smoke Pendant – Exalted with Wildhammer Clan/Dragonmaw Clan
- Dorian’s Lost Necklace – BoE World Drop
- Tauntka’s Necklace – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir
- Pendant of the Keep – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Pipefish Cord – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Shoulder:
- Jan’alai’s Spaulders – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Mantle of the Eastern Lords – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Mantle of Master Cho – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir
- Meadow Mantle – 1650 Justice Points
- Claw-Fringe Mantle – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Back:
- Haunt of Flies – 1250 Valor Points
- Ritssyn’s Ruminous Drape – BoE World Drop
- Hakkari Loa Drape – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Periwinkle Cloak – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Shadow of Perfect Bliss – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Chest:
- Firelord’s Robes – 2200 Valor Points
- Dizze’s Whirling Robe – BoE World Drop
- Robes of Rampant Growth – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Robes of Orsis – Revered with Ramkahen
- Robes of Arugal – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Corsair’s Overshirt – Heroic The Deadmines
- Robes of Embalmed Darkness – 2200 Justice Points
- Wrist:
- Wristwraps of Madness – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Sand Silk Wristband – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir
- Armbands of Exiled Architects – Heroic The Deadmines
- Wristwraps of Departed Spirits – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Hands:
- Firelord’s Gloves – 1650 Valor Points
- Flamebloom Gloves – Exalted with The Earthen Ring
- Grips of the Failed Immortal – BoE World Drop
- Mnemiopsis Gloves – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Gloves of the Painless Midnight – 1650 Justice Points
- Waist:
- Dreamless Belt – Tailoring BoE
- Sash of Anguish – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Stratosphere Belt – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Beauty’s Silken Ribbon – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Legs:
- Firelord’s Leggings – 2200 Valor Points
- Breeches of Mended Nightmares – Tailoring BoE
- Serpentine Leggings – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Pensive Legwraps – 2200 Justice Points
- Legwraps of Astral Rain – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Feet:
- Desert Walker Sandals – Exalted with Ramkahen
- Slippers of the Twilight Prophet – Heroic The Stonecore
- Finger:
- Ring of the Boy Emperor – Archaeology BoP
- Band of Secret Names – 1250 Valor Points
- Signet of High Arcanist Savor – BoE World Drop
- Signet of Venoxis – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Shimmerclaw Band – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Band of Rays – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Rose Quartz Band – Heroic The Stonecore
- Lavishly Jeweled Ring – Heroic The Deadmines
- Spirit Creeper Ring – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir
- Trinket:
- Darkmoon Card: Volcano – turn in Volcanic Deck at the Darkmoon Faire
- Stump of Time – Exalted with Baradin’s Wardens/Hellscream’s Reach
- Witching Hourglass – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Gale of Shadows – Heroic Grim Batol
- Anhuur’s Hymnal – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Tendrils of Burrowing Dark – Heroic The Stonecore
- Two-Handed Weapon
- Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan – Archaeology BoP
- Legacy of Arlokk – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Cerith Spire Staff – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir
- Staff of Siphoned Essences – Heroic Grim Batol
- Emberstone Staff – Heroic The Deadmines
- Main Hand:
- Voodoo Hexblade – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom – Julak-Doom, a Rare Elite in Twilight Highlands
- Elementium Spellblade – Blacksmithing BoE
- Biting Wind – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Blade of the Burning Sun – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Off-hand:
- (none if using Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan)
- Beauty’s Favorite Bone – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Hermit’s Lamp – 950 Justice Points
- Dungeoneering Guide – Inscription BoE
- Ranged:
- Touch of Discord – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Zulian Voodoo Stick – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Corla’s Baton – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Cookie’s Stirring Rod – Heroic The Deadmines
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I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.