- Author: Nevermore
- Date: April 28, 2025
- Updated: April 28, 2025
- Expansion: Mists of Pandaria
Gear is one of the most vital aspects and represents the source of power for your character in World of Warcraft. As Retribution Paladins adventure through the Mists of Pandaria they will seek items that increase their Hit, Expertise, Strength, Haste, and Mastery. Some items will also include Critical Strike Chance, but most of them will be reforged.
Phase 1 Best-in-Slot
This is the best gear you can obtain in Phase 1 of Mists of Pandaria, including gear from the three Tier 14 raids: Mogu’Shan Vaults, Heart of Fear, and Terrace of Endless Spring. Don’t forget to gem, enchant, and reforge every item to complete your optimization.
Both Tier14 item-set bonuses are strong for Retribution Paladins, acting as direct damage amplifiers, meaning that you will always want to get at least 4 items from the set. You may even run a full 5-piece set with reforging or use a traditional 4-piece set during the first phase.
In addition, as most items have an excess of Hit and Expertise you will find yourself reforging a majority of them into Haste and Mastery as you pass the cap.
Head
- White Tiger Helmet
- Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
- Nullification Greathelm
- Feng the Accursed in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Neck
- Shackle of Eversparks
- Protectors of the Endless in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
- Necklace of Congealed Weaknesses
- Garalon in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Soulgrasp Choker
- Gara’jal the Spiritbinder in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Shoulder
- White Tiger Pauldrons
- Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
- White Tiger Pauldrons
- Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Normal)
- Shoulderpads of Misshapen Life
- Amber-Shaper Un’sok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
Back
- Hisek’s Chrysanthemum Cape
- Imperial Vizier Zor’lok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Hisek’s Chrysanthemum Cape
- Imperial Vizier Zor’lok in Heart of Fear (Normal)
- Cloak of Peacock Feathers
- Feng the Accursed in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Chest
- White Tiger Battleplate
- Grand Empress Shek’zeer in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Garalon’s Graven Carapace
- Garalon in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
Wrist
- Bracers of Defiled Earth
- Protectors of the Endless in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
- Bonded Soul Bracers
- Gara’jal the Spiritbinder in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Hands
- White Tiger Gauntlets
- Wind Lord Mel’jarak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Starcrusher Gauntlets
- Elegon in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Waist
- Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault
- Blade Lord Ta’yak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault
- Blade Lord Ta’yak in Heart of Fear (Normal)
Legs
- White Tiger Legplates
- Amber-Shaper Un’sok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Jang-xi’s Devastating Legplates
- Will of the Emperor in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Feet
- Impaling Treads
- Wind Lord Mel’jarak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Jasper Clawfeet
- The Stone Guard in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
Finger
- Ring of the Bladed Tempest
- Blade Lord Ta’yak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
- Dread Shadow Ring
- Tsulong in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
Trinket
- Darkmist Vortex
- Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
- Darkmist Vortex
- Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Normal)
- Lei Shen’s Final Orders
- Will of the Emperor in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
- Lei Shen’s Final Orders
- Will of the Emperor in Mogu’shan Vaults (Normal)
Two-Handed Weapon
- Shin’ka, Execution of Dominion
- Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
- Starshatter
- Elegon in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)
- Shin’ka, Execution of Dominion
- Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring (Normal)
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