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 a few of the best items for each slot for Frost Death Knight in the current phase of Cataclysm Classic.
Since the Valor Cap has been modified and players can now acquire full Valor Points from spamming Heroic Dungeons, even if they haven’t played from the launch of Cataclysm Classic, the Pre-Raid BiS list will include items from Tier 11.
Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items
- Head :
- Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades – Engineering
- Stonemason’s Helm – Heroic Deadmines
- Anomuran Helm – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Helm of Easeful Death – 2200 Justice Points
- Necklace:
- Gift of Nadun – Ramkahen Exalted Reputation
- Baroness Silverlaine’s Locket – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Seedling Pod – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Shoulders:
- Raz’s Pauldrons – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Skullpiercer Pauldrons – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Missing Diplomat’s Pauldrons – Heroic Deadmines
- Pauldrons of the High Requiem – 1650 Justice Points
- Cloak:
- Drape of Inimitable Fate – BoE World Drop
- Shadow of the Past – Heroic Deadmines
- Hex Lord’s Bloody Cloak – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Eagle Ray Cloak – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Burned Gatherings – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Wrap of the Great Turtle – Guardians of Hyjal Exalted Reputation
- Geordan’s Cloak – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir
- Chest:
- Bracers:
- Deathcharged Wristguards – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Alpha Bracers – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Terborus’s Rotating Bands – BoE
- Armguards of Unearthly Light – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Bracers of Cooled Anger – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Gloves:
- Magma Plated Gauntlets – 1650 Valor Points
- Hematite Plate Gloves – Heroic The Stonecore
- Gryphon Talon Gauntlets – Wildhammer Clan Revered Reputation
- Gauntlets of Rattling Bones – Dragonmaw Clan Revered Reputation
- Gear-Marked Gauntlets – Heroic Deadmines
- Reaping Gauntlets – 1650 Justice Points
- Plunderer’s Gauntlets – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Waist:
- Elementium Girdle of Pain – BoE Blacksmithing
- Belt of the Ferocious Wolf – Guardians of Hyjal Exalted Reputation
- Garr’s Reinforced Girdle of Memories – BoE Mount Hyjal World Drop
- Belt of the Forgemaster – Heroic Grim Batol
- Legs:
- Corefire Legplates – BoE World Drop
- Legguards of Winnowing Wind – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Greaves of Gallantry – 2200 Justice Points
- Feet:
- WoE Breeder’s Boots – 1650 Valor Points/BoE
- Gryphon Rider’s Boots – Wildhammer Clan Exalted Reputation
- Boots of Sullen Rock – Dragonmaw Clan Exalted Reputation
- Waywatcher’s Boots – Guardians of Hyjal Revered Reputation
- Greaves of Wu the Elder – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir
- Rings:
- Blauvelt’s Family Crest – World Drop BoE
- Band of Bees – 1250 Valor Points
- Signet of Transformation – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Gorsik’s Band of Shattering – Therazane Revered Reputation
- Circle of Bone – Heroic Grim Batol
- Nova Band – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Band of the Gurubashi Berserker – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Trinkets:
- License to Slay – 1650 Valor Points
- Heart of Solace – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir
- Right Eye of Rajh – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Impatience of Youth – Tol Barad Commendations
- Weapons – Two-Handed:
- Zin’rokh, Destroyer of Worlds – Archaeology – Troll Rare Finds
- Reforged Trollbane – Heroic Zul’Aman
- FoE Reaper – Heroic Deadmines
- Sword of the Bottomless Pit – Heroic The Stonecore
- Wild Hammer – Heroic Grim Batol
- Weapons – Dual-Wield
- Scimitar of the Sirocco – Archaeology – Tol’Vir Rare Finds
- Reforged Heartless – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Zulian Slasher – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Cookie’s Tenderizer – Heroic Deadmines
- Buzz Saw – Heroic Deadmines
- Smite’s Reaver – Heroic Deadmines
- Resonant Kris – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir
- Relic:
- Relic of Aggramar – 700 Valor Points
- Conch of Thundering Waves – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Record of the Brotherhood’s End – Heroic Deadmines
- Notched Jawbone – BoE Inscription