Where to start gearing for pvp for a fresh 80?

[jinx08]

Ok so I'm about to ding 80 on my shamans, and my main aim is to arena with them.

Now the thing is, I havn't got a clue where to start gearing them. I really don't have much interest in raiding or heroics. Is the savage gear worth going for? The price seems very steep for blue quality gear.

If someone could knock together a quick explanation of how they geared up to become half viable in arena, it would be much appreciated.

[magwo]

Shield: Badges from heroics
Weapon: Crafted epic titansteel
Helmet: WG marks
Boots: WG marks
Trinket 1: WG marks
Trinket 2: Medallion (84 resil, from honor)
Armor: Crafted or savage from combined arena/honor (very cheap)
Rest: Hateful from honor (very expensive)



I would advice you to go for a full savage set.. it's so cheap and it will be worth it because you'll progress quicker.

[Dominian]

Pretty much what magwo said!

My tip would be to find a tank and do Heroic Utgarde keep since the last boss drops a pretty nice ringe and the instance is pretty ok to mutlibox. Very easy when you get the hang on it! The important thing is that you get the ring since you can only obtain 1 epic ring trought pvp without having 1600+ rating.

[5fingersofdoom]

Pretty much what magwo said!

My tip would be to find a tank and do Heroic Utgarde keep since the last boss drops a pretty nice ringe and the instance is pretty ok to mutlibox. Very easy when you get the hang on it! The important thing is that you get the ring since you can only obtain 1 epic ring trought pvp without having 1600+ rating.

The lvl 70 Epic Guardian PVP Ring isn't bad if your in a pinch,IIRC it cost me @15000 Hon points,but gives some Resiliance.
Using mine as a help me through till something better comes along.

[jinx08]

Thanks for the advice guys!
I started doing 5v5 today to get my 10 games for the week done. What can I say, ouch! An embarassment would be an understatment! even with a healer, we struggled to stay alive for more than 3 seconds each time! The mass of AOE and cc was confusing to say the least!
Anyway, I look forward to hopefully seeing some improvement in my performance with the accumulation of gear and hope it gets better.

[pinotnoir]

I did it the same way magwow did. You should be able to get one savage item per week doing 10 games. I started with shoulder then you have enough for the pants/chest the next week. If you have the gold make a new team everyweek for more points. After about 5 weeks you should have a full set of pvp gear.

[Ammada]

I did it the same way magwow did. You should be able to get one savage item per week doing 10 games. I started with shoulder then you have enough for the pants/chest the next week. If you have the gold make a new team everyweek for more points. After about 5 weeks you should have a full set of pvp gear.

i didn't start a new team and got every week a new piece (did lose every one off them)

[robtest]

[quote='magwo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=179429# post179429]Shield: Badges from heroics
Weapon: Crafted epic titansteel
Helmet: WG marks
Boots: WG marks
Trinket 1: WG marks
Trinket 2: Medallion (84 resil, from honor)
Armor: Crafted or savage from combined arena/honor (very cheap)
Rest: Hateful from honor (very expensive)



I would advice you to go for a full savage set.. it's so cheap and it will be worth it because you'll progress quicker.[/quote]


This is pretty much what I have done. Been trying some 10 arena matches a week on my dual-boxing shammies. Wooooo Whooooo! I am 4/36 thus far, but get 200-250 arena points per week, so after next week, I should have enough to get my 4th piece of the Savage Gladiator Gear (shoulders, hands, chest, legs). It will take me 5 weeks to get all 4 pieces, as the legs/chest are 350 arena each. Don't spend the extra gold to restart a new team each week, just wait an extra week to finish. I started with the crafted "StormHide" LW gear and replaced it as I could. Playing lots of WG for that gear, lots of BGs too.

here is what I look like thus far:

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