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phara

11-18-2008, 02:09 PM

I've started building gear lists to get my new group equiped while leveling and to prepare for heroics / naxx (I like to have a to-do list of quests or isntances I need to run). I won't make a list for every type / role, just for the ones in my group (feel free to contribute if you like).

This isn't the end-all list for each type of armor, it just has the items best suited for the role to prepare for harder content. For isntance, the tank gear is mostly defense / stam / str, but there are tons of other plate crit / hit / expertise drops that may be an upgrade for you until you get a tanking piece (or if you have enough defense).

The numbers are level required - item level.

Plate / Tank Gear

Chest

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Chestpiece (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39085)
Crafted [BOE] - 75 - 167 - Tempered Saronite Breastplate (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40672)

Quest [H|A] - 70 - 138 - Blacksoul Protector's Hauberk (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39072)
Quest [H|A] - 75 - 158 - Clutch of the Storm Giant (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41846)
Quest [A] - 77 - 162 - Stonebound Chestguard (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39508)
Quest [H] - 80 - 174 - Rockshaper's Resolve (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42827)
Quest [H|A] - 80 - 187 - Silver-Plated Battlechest (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44407)

Drop [Gundrak|Drakkari Earthshaker] - 77 - 166 - Agin's Crushing Carapace (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37792)
Drop [Ahn'kahet|Jedoga Shadowseeker] - 73 - 167 - Battlechest of the Twilight Cult (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43279)
Drop [Utgarde Pinnacle|Gortok Palehoof] - 78 - 187 - Reanimated Armor (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37052)

[b]Feet

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Boots (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39088)
Crafted [BOE] - 75 - 167 - Tempered Saronite Boots (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40671)
Crafted [Epic BOE] - 80 - 200 - Tempered Titansteel Treads (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41392)

Quest [A|H] - 70 - 155 - Boots of the Unbowed Protector (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42768)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Steel-tipped Snowboots (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42884)

Drop [Strat|Meathook] - 78 - 187 - Slaughterhouse Sabatons (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37082)

[b]Hands

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Gauntlets (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=55835)
Crafted [BOE] - 78- 179 - Tempered Saronite Gauntlets (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41114)
Crafted [BOE] - 78 - 187 - Daunting Handguards (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41357)

Quest [H] - 75 - 154 - Hanguards of the Sanguine Gladiator (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39180)
Quest [A|H] - 70 - 155 - Guantlets of the Disturbed Giant (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42765)
Quest [H] - 75 - 158 - Ancestral Gauntlets (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39845)
Quest [A|H] - 74 - 159 - Expelling Gauntlets (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44362)
Quest [A] - 76 - 162 - Hanguards of Transient Friendship (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39454)
Quest [A|H] - 79 - 174 - Jayde's Reinforced Handguards (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43842)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Demolisher's Grips (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43847)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 187 - Gauntlets of Vigilance (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43213)

Drop [Ahn'kahet|Spell Flinger] - 72 - 142 - Grips of the Valiant Champion (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37795)

[b]Head

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Helm (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39084)
Crafted [BOE] - 76 - 171 - Tempered Saronite Helm (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40673)
Crafted [Epic BOE] - 80 - 200 - Tempered Titansteel Helm (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41387)

Quest [A|H] - 76 - 162 - Bronzed Dome Protector (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39503)
Quest [A|H] - 77 - 162 - Greathelm of the Titan Protectorate (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40295)
Quest [H] - 80 - 174 - Helmet of the Dedicated (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43846)
Quest [A|H] - 77 - 174 - Crown of Hyldnir (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42879)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - The Crusader's Resolution (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44040)

Drop [Oculus|Eregos] - 78 - 187 - Helm of the Ley-Guardian (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36969)

[b]Legs

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Legplates (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39086)
Crafted [BOE] - 74 - 163 - Tempered Saronite Legplates (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40674)
Crafted [BOE] - 78 - 187 - Daunting Legplates (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41345)

Quest [A|H] - 75 - 154 - Leggings of Forceful Purification (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39175)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Iron Colossus Legplates (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43203)

Drop [Drak'Tharon|Tharon'ja] - 74 - 171 - Muradin's Lost Greaves (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35637)
Drop [Violet Hold|Zuramat] - 75 - 175 - Void Sentry Legplates (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43353)

[b]Shoulder

Crafted - 70.142 - Cobalt Shoulders -
Crafted [BOE] - 76 - 171 - [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40675]Tempered Saronite Shoulders (]http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39083[/url)

Quest [A] - 74 - 154 - Bone-Polished Iceplate Shoulders (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39172)
Quest [A|H] - 70 - 155 - Tundra Pauldrons (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43184)
Quest [A|H] - 78 - 175 - Pauldrons of Reconnaissance (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44373)

Drop [Violet Hold - Moragg] - 75 - 175 (Shoulderplates of the Beholder)
Drop [Halls of Lightning|Ionar] - 78 - 187 - Pauldrons of the Lightning Revanant (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39534)
Drop [Strat|Zone BOE] - 78 - 187 - Crusader's Square Pauldrons (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37115)

[b]Waist

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Belt (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39087)
Crafted [BOE] - 74 - 163 - Tempered Saronite Belt (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40669)

Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Gutbuster of Aldur'thar (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39471)

Drop [Oculus|Urom] - 78 - 187 - Girdle of Obscuring (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36952)

[b]Wrist

Crafted [BOE] - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Bracers (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41974)
Crafted [BOE] - 77 - 175 - Tempered Saronite Bracers (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41116)

Quest [A|H] - 77 - 162 - Lifegiver's Ward (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39464)
Quest [A|H] - 77 - 174 - Polished Tusk Shackles (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42825)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 175 - Bracers of Reverence (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44341)

Drop [Utgarde Pinnacle|Svala] - 78 - 187 - Svala's Bloodied Shackles (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37040)

phara

11-18-2008, 02:10 PM

Plate / Tank Gear Con't

Shield

Crafted - 70 - 142 - Cobalt Triangle Shield (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40668)
Crafted [BOE] - 73 - 159 - Saronite Defender (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40670)
Crafted [BOE] - 77 - 175 - Saronite Bulwark (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41113)
Crafted [Epic BOE] - 80 - 200 - Titansteel Shield Wall (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42508)

Quest [A] - 70 - 138 - Plainkeeper Blockade (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37520)
Quest [A|H] - 70 - 138 - Nerubian Inner Husk (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35817)
Quest [A] - 70 - 138 - Icechill Buckler (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37521)
Quest [A|H] - 73 - 154 - Bulwark of the Tormented God (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39173)
Quest [H] - 75 - 158 - Inflitrator's Shield (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39874)
Quest [A] - 80 - 174 - Iron Coffin Lid (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43843)

Drop [Violet Hold|Xevozz] - 75 - 175 - Riot Shield (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35642)
Drop [Strat|Mal'Ganis] - 78 - 187 - Leeka's Shield (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37107)

[b]Trinket

Crafted - - - 167 - Sonic Booster (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40767)
Crafted [BOP|Alc 400] - 75 - 200 - Indestructible Alchemist's Stone (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44323)
Crafted [BOP|JC 400] - 75 - 200 - Figurine - Monarch Crab (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44063)

Drop [Halls of Lightning|Loken] - 78 - 187 - Seal of the Pantheon (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36993)

[b]Finger

Crafted - 77 - 162 - Stoneguard Band (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43248)
Crafted [BOE] - 78 - 187 - Ring of Earthen Might (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43250)
Crafted [Epic BOE] - 80 - 187 - Titanium Earthguard Ring (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42643)

Quest [A|H] - 77 - 162 - Ring of Misinterpreted Gestures (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39482)
Quest [A] - 73 - 171 - Kurzel's Warband (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39650)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 175 - Staunch Signet (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44337)
Quest [A|H] - 76 - 175 - Solid Platinum Band (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43179)

Drop [AN|Anub'arak] - 72 - 163 - Signet of Arachnid Command (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35661)
Drop [Oculus|Eregos] - 78 - 187 - Dragonflight Great-Ring (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36961)

[b]Neck

Crafted - 80 - 200 - Titanium Earthguard Chain (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42646)

Quest [H] - 70 - 146 - Tiled-Stone Pendant (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44402)
Quest [A] - 70 - 151 - Woven Steel Necklace (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44377)
Quest [A|H] - 77 - 162 - Blood-Infused Pendant (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39485)
Quest [A|H] - 75 - 171 - Betrayer's Choker (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39655)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Chain of the Sovereign (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43849)
Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Reinforced Titanium Neckguard (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44035)

Drop [Strat - Zone BOE] - 78 - 174 (Torta's Oversized Choker)
Drop [Halls of Stone|Sjonnir] - 77 - 183 - Amulet of Wills (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35680)
Drop [Utgarde Pinnacle|Skadi] - 78 - 187 - Amulet of Deflected Blows (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37053)

[b]Back

Crafted - 75 - 167 - Cloak of Tormented Skies (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41238)
Crafted [Epic BOE] - 80 - 200 - Durable Nerubhide Cape (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43565)

Quest [A|H] - 80 - 174 - Bloodbane's Resolve (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44026)

Drop [Violet Hold|Erekem] - 75 - 175 - Screeching Cape (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43363)
Drop [Strat|Salramm] - 78 - 187 - Flowing Cloak of Command (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37084)

[b]Weapon

(note: any dps weapon is good, there are so many I only listed ones with +defense as that will be my first goal)

Quest [H] - 80 - 174 - Blade of the Empty Void (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44745)
Quest [A|H] - 74 - 175 - Hammer of Quiet Mourning (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44734)

Drop [Halls of Lightning|Volkhan] - 78 - 187 - Eternally Folded Blade (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36984)

phara

11-18-2008, 02:10 PM

Reserved - Mail / Elemental

phara

11-18-2008, 02:11 PM

Reserved - Mail / Resto

phara

11-18-2008, 02:11 PM

Reserved - Cloth / DPS

phara

11-18-2008, 02:11 PM

Reserved - Boomkin / DPS

Schwarz

11-18-2008, 02:27 PM

Multibocks

11-18-2008, 02:39 PM

great work! Just a note: Kurzel's Warband appears to be alliance only.

Multibocks

11-18-2008, 02:40 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

ack no! Do not gear for spell damage unless you are a healer! You are a tank, gear as a tank. Paladins have a talent to convert stamina to spell damage.

Frosty

11-18-2008, 02:43 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

ack no! Do not gear for spell damage unless you are a healer! You are a tank, gear as a tank. Paladins have a talent to convert stamina to spell damage.
I'm having tons of problems letting go of the old ways. :S

That and my plate gear MUST be trampy or my Paldin won't wear it... :love:

Bigfish

11-18-2008, 02:59 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

ack no! Do not gear for spell damage unless you are a healer! You are a tank, gear as a tank. Paladins have a talent to convert stamina to spell damage.

Well, its not like spell damage stops working outside of the amount you get from stamina. It just means paladins get a wider range of gear to work with.

Multibocks

11-18-2008, 03:00 PM

Ya with the new Cobalt and Saronite armor my paladin actually looks MEAN 8o , instead of the usual clown outfit.

Aradar

11-18-2008, 03:01 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

ack no! Do not gear for spell damage unless you are a healer! You are a tank, gear as a tank. Paladins have a talent to convert stamina to spell damage.

You shouldn't be gearing int/spirit either. If your tank doesn't overgear the istance, you should be fine on mana from blessing of sanctuary, spiritual attunement and divine plea not to even mention optional spells such as seal of wisdom, judgement of wisdom or mana replenishing spells from other classes. I currently do have some mana issues but in heroics or kara I could go forever without drinking.

Frosty

11-18-2008, 03:02 PM

Ya with the new Cobalt and Saronite armor my paladin actually looks MEAN 8o , instead of the usual clown outfit.A guild member made a full set of that for me..now I just have to hit 70. ;(

Bigfish

11-18-2008, 03:03 PM

Oh how I wish work didn't block gaming sites. So much theorycrafting I could get done in my spare time.

phara

11-18-2008, 03:10 PM

great work! Just a note: Kurzel's Warband appears to be alliance only.

Thanks, I updated it.

Schwarz

11-18-2008, 03:14 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

ack no! Do not gear for spell damage unless you are a healer! You are a tank, gear as a tank. Paladins have a talent to convert stamina to spell damage.

I wasn't aware that paladins don't look for anything that has +spell damage on it. I was more worried about using a dk/warrior and having wasted stats like +spell damage

phara

11-18-2008, 03:16 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

All the tank items are made for all plate classes. This is part of blizz's itemization chagnes for wotlk, and why they adjusted class talents, so there wouldn't be any class specific gear, it should be role / spec specific. If you see spell power / int / etc on plate in wotlk it's probably holy gear. There is an enormous amount of hit,crit,expertise, and sp plate items ... by all means take any of them if you have a really bad slot until you get a tank specific drop.

Divine Plea is freaking awesome. I was using SoW before 71, now I can use whatever I want and still have enough mana if I use Plea every cooldown ... I'm in pretty much all "warrior" gear now, with roughly 5k mana at 71.

Bigfish

11-18-2008, 03:32 PM

From the plate items I looked at they looked like they would be good for either Pally/Death Knight/Warrior. Are there any items that are specifically geared towards pallys (ie +spell damage/int/spirit stats)?

All the tank items are made for all plate classes. This is part of blizz's itemization chagnes for wotlk, and why they adjusted class talents, so there wouldn't be any class specific gear, it should be role / spec specific. If you see spell power / int / etc on plate in wotlk it's probably holy gear. There is an enormous amount of hit,crit,expertise, and sp plate items ... by all means take any of them if you have a really bad slot until you get a tank specific drop.

Divine Plea is freaking awesome. I was using SoW before 71, now I can use whatever I want and still have enough mana if I use Plea every cooldown ... I'm in pretty much all "warrior" gear now, with roughly 5k mana at 71.

I think the intention is that Prot Pallies can use either Warrior tanking gear, or Holy Paladin Spell+ gear. Otherwise, you have an entire class of plate gear that is only good for one spec of one class. Personally, I'd just be annoyed by the wasted +spirit on the stuff myself, but its not like you can't throw on +spell power to your tankadin and still get use out of it.

Frosty

11-18-2008, 03:52 PM

Otherwise, you have an entire class of plate gear that is only good for one spec of one class.Blizzard would never do anything like that!!!! :P

phara

11-18-2008, 04:04 PM

I think the intention is that Prot Pallies can use either Warrior tanking gear, or Holy Paladin Spell+ gear. Otherwise, you have an entire class of plate gear that is only good for one spec of one class. Personally, I'd just be annoyed by the wasted +spirit on the stuff myself, but its not like you can't throw on +spell power to your tankadin and still get use out of it.

I don't think they intended prot pallies to use any +sp / holy gear from looking at the wotlk itemization and class changes. You need both AP and SP for the prot spell ineup. You also need defense and block rating. Str gets you AP and block rating, stam gets you SP. There are very few (pre-naxx at least) items with +block, and none of them have int / sp. There are lots of +defense items, and all of them are stam / strength.

So if you choose to wear any int / sp item your losing out on defense, block rating, and AP and all you get in return is extra TPS for only some of your abilities. If it were just 1 or 2 temporary items it would be OK, but you would not be able to gear for heroics or raiding with any int / sp gear.

Solmaran

11-18-2008, 06:59 PM

I think you missed the Rep reward gear like:
The Kalu'ak - Ivory Reinforced Chestguard
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44057

phara

11-18-2008, 07:36 PM

I think you missed the Rep reward gear like:
The Kalu'ak - Ivory Reinforced Chestguard
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44057

Thanks - I'm going to add all the rep gear to my list, forgot all about it.

Volch0k

11-19-2008, 07:38 PM

Coltimar

11-19-2008, 08:18 PM

The only thing that get's much threat generation from SP anymore is Holy Shield so I don't recommend ANY SP gear. Just get Touched by the Light talent and roll wicked.

heffner

11-19-2008, 09:34 PM

Ya, great job. Thanks!! I am happy the crafted gear is BOE too!

Cheers.

phara

11-20-2008, 03:42 PM

This is great. Alltho, i think you shoud delete the greens wich are way below others statswise, unless all the others are from instance.

Also, if this list is gonna be AWSOME, you need to keep it up - All of it.

Well, the inclusion of lower level items is so they can be obtained while leveling up - this isn't a "what to get at level 80 list", it's more "what non-raid/heroic slot can I upgrade between 70 and 80". I left the variety of same level items also because you may hate a particular instance, the quest may be a collection, etc.

And, tbh, it's not intended to be AWSOME - it's just to help find basic pre-raid / pre-heroic gear while leveling. I make lists like this for all my toons and once a week or so I look at their worst slots, look at the list for the easiest item to obtain, and go quest / instance grind / farm mats to get the items. This way I can completely ignore quest rewards and just pick one to vendor because I already know if I need the item or not. I do this for myself, but thought posting the basic lists I use may help someone else.

That said, rep items must be added and I will be doing that this weekend, along with my resto mail list (most the searches done, I just need to run it through my formatter to make it postable). I haven't done my mail or cloth dps lists yet.

ciscokid454

12-03-2008, 03:11 AM

Here's a link for reaching DEF CAP from Heroic's mostly.
http://www.worldofraids.com/g/56-Reaching_the_Defense_Cap.html#Reaching_the_Defense _Cap