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 the best items for each slot before you are able to start acquiring gear from raids in Cataclysm Classic.
Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items
- Head:
- Neck:
- Lightning Flash Pendant – Exalted with Wildhammer Clan/Dragonmaw Clan
- Dorian’s Lost Necklace – BoE World Drop
- Tauntka’s Necklace – Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir
- Shoulder:
- Back:
- Ritssyn’s Ruminous Drape – BoE World Drop
- Shadow of Perfect Bliss – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Chest:
- Dizze’s Whirling Robe – BoE World Drop
- Robes of Orsis – Revered with Ramkahen
- Wrist:
- Hands:
- Flamebloom Gloves – Exalted with The Earthen Ring
- Grips of the Failed Immortal – BoE World Drop
- Mnemiopsis Gloves – Heroic Throne of the Tides
- Waist:
- Dreamless Belt – Tailoring BoE
- Beauty’s Silken Ribbon – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Legs:
- Feet:
- Desert Walker Sandals – Exalted with Ramkahen
- Slippers of the Twilight Prophet – Heroic The Stonecore
- Finger:
- Ring of the Boy Emperor – Archaeology BoP
- Signet of High Arcanist Savor – BoE World Drop
- Lavishly Jeweled Ring – Heroic The Deadmines
- Band of Rays – Heroic Halls of Origination
- Trinket:
- Darkmoon Card: Volcano – turn in Volcanic Deck at the Darkmoon Faire
- Stump of Time – Exalted with Baradin’s Wardens/Hellscream’s Reach
- Witching Hourglass – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Gale of Shadows – Heroic Grim Batol
- Main Hand:
- Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan – Archaeology BoP
- Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom – Julak-Doom, a Rare Elite in Twilight Highlands
- Elementium Spellblade – Blacksmithing BoE
- Biting Wind – Heroic The Vortex Pinnacle
- Off-hand:
- (none if using Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan)
- Beauty’s Favorite Bone – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
- Ranged:
- Corla’s Baton – Heroic Blackrock Caverns
About the Author
Luxrah
I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.
