by Anaroth
Salutations, my fellow Tankmates!!!
Cataclysm is almost upon us! And I can imagine that, after leveling to 85, my fellow tanks and I want to steamroll through the Heroic Dungeons as fast as possible to get to the delicious epicz!
As I have read and heared around the interwebs, the average iLVL for heroics is iLVL 333. So I went on a vast search through said interwebs and made a list of all the gear my little tank can obtain to start doing Heroics. I included gear obtainable from:
- Justice Points
- Reputation Rewards
- Questrewards
- Normal dungeon drops
- Crafting professions
It might not be complete, since I got all information purely from sites like wowhead and mmo-champion and not from the game itself (i.e; the Beta).
I also did not include Librams, Relics, Ranged or gems.
So, finally, I present to you: The uberawesome Pre-Heroic Plate Tank gearlist of incredible epicness! *right ….*
Abbreviations:
- GB: Grim Batol
- LCoT: The Lost City of the Tol’vir
- HoO: Halls of Origination
Head:
- Helm of Setesh (HoO/ Setesh)
- <alliance> Crown of Wings (Wildhammer Clan/ revered)
- <horde> Grinning Fang Helm (Dragonmaw Clan/ revered)
- Helm of the Proud (vendor/ 2,200 justice points)
Neck:
- Darkhowl Amulet (HoO/ Temple Guardian Anhuur)
- Mountain’s Mouth (Guardians of Hyjal/ honored)
- Elementium Guardian (Jewelcrafting 525)
Shoulder:
- Earthshape Pauldrons (GB/ Drahga Shadowburner)
- Sunburnt Pauldrons (vendor/ 1,650 justice points)
Back:
- Twilight Dragonscale Cloak (Leatherworking 530)
- Cloak of War (Leatherworking 425)
- Shroud of Dark Memories (GB/ mob drop)
- Wrap of the Great Turtle (Guardians of Hyjal/ exalted)
Chest:
- Hardened Elementium Hauberk (Blacksmithing 515)
- Breastplate of the Witness (GB/ quest: Closing a Dark Chapter)
Wrist:
- Armguards of Unearthly Light (HoO/ Isiset)
- Sandguard Bracers (Ramkahen/ exalted)
Hands:
- Fingers of Light (HoO/ Rajh)
- Gloves of Gnomebliteration (Uldum/ Gnomebliteration. Yes, this is iLvlv 325, but I figured if you have a crafted epic, you might also want to equip these to balance it out!)
- Numbing Handguards (vendor/ 1,650 justice points)
Belt:
- Hardened Elementium Girdle (Blacksmithing 510)
- Sand Dune Belt (LCoT/ Lockmaw & Augh)
- Girdle of the Mountains (vendor/ 1,650 justice points)
Legs:
- Stone-Wrapped Greaves (Earthen Ring/ honored)
- Greaves of Splendor (vendor/ 2,200 justice points)
Feet:
- <horde> Boots of Sullen Rock (Dragonmaw Clan/ exalted)
- <alliance> Gryphon Rider’s Boots (Wildhammer Clan/ exalted)
- Ramkahen Front Boots (LCoT/ quest: The Source of Their Power)
Ring:
- Elementium Guardian (Jewelcrafting 525)
- Elementium Moebius Band (Jewelcrafting 525)
- Ring of Three Lights (LCoT/ Siamat)
- Temple Band (HoO/ mob drop)
- Felsen’s Ring of Resolve (Therazane/ revered)
Trinket:
- Throngus’s Finger (GB/ Throngus)
- Impetuous Query (LCoT/ mob drop)
Weapon:
Two-Handed Weapons:
- Forged Elementium Mindcrusher (Blacksmithing 520)
- Wild Hammer (GB/ Erudax)
- Oversized Oblique Ogre Obliterator (Twilight Highlands/ (group) The Crucible of Carnage: The Twilight Terror! )
- <horde> Blade of the Fearless (Hellscream’s Reach/ revered)
- <alliance> Blade of the Fearless (Baradin’s Wardens/ revered)
One-Handed Weapons:
- Mace of Transformed Bone (GB/ Erudax)
- Elementium Bonesplitter (Blacksmithing 515)
- Resonant Kris (LCoT/ High Prophet Barim)
- Sun Strike (HoO/ Rajh)
- <horde> Mace of the Gullet (Twilight Highlands/Fury Unbound)
- <alliance> Dragonscorn Mace (Twilight Highlands/ Narkrall, The Drake-Tamer)
Shield:
- Elementium Earthguard (Blacksmithing 520)
- Bulwark of the Primordial Mound (HoO/ Earthrager Ptah & Ammunae)
- <horde> Twilight Mirrorshield (Orgrimmar/ quest: Traitor’s Bait)
- <alliance> Truthbreaker Shield (Stormwind/ quest: A Villain Unmasked)
- Shield of the Four Grey Towers (vendor/ 950 justice points)
I hope this list will be helpful! Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment in case I forgot something or for praise! If I get the opportunity, I will also make a list for pre-Raid gear! Thanx for reading and Buh-Bye!!!
~ Anaroth
