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 Protection Warrior 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
- Spiritshield Mask – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Helm of the Proud – 2200 Justice Points
- Helm of Setesh – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Grinning Fang Helm – Dragonmaw Clan Revered Reputation
- Crown of Wings – Wildhammer Clan Revered Reputation
- Anomuran Helm – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Necklace:
- Amulet of Protection – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- The Lustrous Eye – 1250 Justice Points
- Carrier Wave Pendant – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Elementium Guardian – BoE Jewelcrafting
- Buc-Zakai Choker – BoE World Drop
- Shoulders:
- Pauldrons of Edward the Odd – World BoE
- Pauldrons of Sacrifice – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Skullpiercer Pauldrons – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Raz’s Pauldrons – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Earthshape Pauldrons – Heroic Grim Batol
- Pauldrons of the High Requiem – 1650 Justice Points
- Sunburnt Pauldrons – 1650 Justice Points
- Cloak:
- Wrap of the Great Turtle – Guardians of Hyjal Exalted Reputation
- Twilight Dragonscale Cloak – BoE Leatherworking
- Hex Lord’s Bloody Cloak – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Burned Gatherings – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Eagle Ray Cloak – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Ironstar’s Impenetrable Cover – BoE
- Chest:
- Bracers:
- Alpha Bracers – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Terborus’s Rotating Bands – BoE
- Sandguard Bracers – Ramkahen Exalted Reputation
- Amani Armguards – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Gloves:
- Earthen Handguards – 1650 Valor Points
- Bone Plate Handguards – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Fingers of Light – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Numbing Handguards – 1650 Justice Points
- Waist:
- Hardened Elementium Girdle – BoE Blacksmithing
- Coils of Hate – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Belt of the Ferocious Wolf – Guardians of Hyjal Exalted Reputation
- Sand Dune Belt – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir
- Iron Will Girdle – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Legs:
- Earthen Legguards – 2200 Valor Points
- Legguards of the Unforgiving – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Legguards of Winnowing Wind – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Triton Legplates – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Greaves of Splendor – 2200 Justice Points
- Feet:
- Gryphon Rider’s Boots – Wildhammer Clan Exalted Reputation
- Boots of Sullen Rock – Dragonmaw Clan Exalted Reputation
- Rock Furrow Boots – 1650 Valor Points
- Baron Silverlaine’s Greaves – Heroic Shadowfang Keep
- Rings:
- Ring of the Battle Anthem – 1250 Valor Points
- Elementium Moebius Band – BoE Jewelcrafting
- Talonguard Band – Heroic Zul’Aman
- Umbriss Band – Heroic Grim Batol
- Ring of Three Lights – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir
- Red Rock Band – Ramkahen Revered Reputation
- Felsen’s Ring of Resolve – Therazane Revered Reputation
- Trinkets:
- Mirror of Broken Images – Baradin’s Wardens Exalted Reputation
- Mirror of Broken Images – Hellscream’s Reach Exalted Reputation
- Leaden Despair – Heroic The Stonecore
- Lifebound Alchemist Stone – Alchemy
- Porcelain Crab – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Throngus’s Finger – Heroic Grim Batol
- Weapons:
- Bloodlord’s Protector – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Renataki’s Soul Slicer – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Elementium Fang – Heroic The Stonecore
- Cookie’s Tenderizer – Heroic Deadmines
- Scimitar of the Sirocco – Archaeology – Tol’Vir Rare Finds
- Axe of the Eclipse – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Sun Strike – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Buzz Saw – Heroic Deadmines
- Smite’s Reaver – Heroic Deadmines
- Shields:
- Elementium Earthguard – BoE Blacksmithing
- Blockade’s Lost Shield – World Drop BoE
- Extinct Turtle Shell – – Archaeology – Fossil Rare Finds
- Shield of the Blood God – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Shield of the Four Grey Towers – 950 Justice Points
- Shield of the Iron Maiden – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Bulwark of the Primordial Mound – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Ranged:
- Gurubashi Destroyer – Heroic Zul’Gurub
- Crossfire Carbine – Zone Drop The Bastion of Twilight
- Thundercall – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
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