TBC Classic Arms Warrior Phase 1 / Tier 4 Gear and Best in Slot

Last updated on Sep 19, 2021 at 02:18 by Abide 9 comments

On this page, you will find the best Tier 4 PvE gear and best in slot items for your Arms Warrior in TBC Classic Phase 1.

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Arms Warrior Phase 1 / Tier 4 Best in Slot Gear

In this guide we go over the different gear available for Arms Warriors in Phase One of TBC (Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, and Magtheridon's Lair). We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be rather expensive or very rare to find. Some slots have multiple "best" items that can change depending on your current gear and Hit Rating needs.

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Other Arms Warrior Best in Slot Lists

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Arms Warrior, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nether Icon Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If, however, your character is ready to take on the content of Tiers 5 and 6, then please utilize our updated lists instead.

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Rank Item Gems Source
Best Warbringer Battle-Helm Icon Warbringer Battle-Helm 1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond Icon Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Option Malefic Mask of the Shadows Icon Malefic Mask of the Shadows no sockets High King MaulgarGruul's Lair

Warbringer Battle-Helm Icon Warbringer Battle-Helm is by far your best helmet option, giving you tons of all the stats you want. Malefic Mask of the Shadows Icon Malefic Mask of the Shadows is also a very close second option.

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Necklace

Rank Item Source
Best Adamantine Chain of the Unbroken Icon Adamantine Chain of the Unbroken QuagmirranThe Slave Pens (Heroic)
Best Choker of Vile Intent Icon Choker of Vile Intent 25 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Option Mithril Chain of Heroism Icon Mithril Chain of Heroism Echo of Medivh — Karazhan

Adamantine Chain of the Unbroken Icon Adamantine Chain of the Unbroken edges ahead slightly over the other choices, as it offers Arms Warriors much needed Critical Strike chance. Choker of Vile Intent Icon Choker of Vile Intent still remains a great option if you are lacking Hit Rating.

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Shoulder

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Ripfiend Shoulderplates Icon Ripfiend Shoulderplates 2 x Inscribed Noble Topaz Icon Inscribed Noble Topaz Doom-Lord Kazzak
Recommended Warbringer Shoulderplates Icon Warbringer Shoulderplates 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby High King MaulgarGruul's Lair
Recommended Ragesteel Shoulders Icon Ragesteel Shoulders 2 x Inscribed Noble Topaz Icon Inscribed Noble Topaz Blacksmithing
Option Bladed Shoulderpads of the Merciless Icon Bladed Shoulderpads of the Merciless 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Echo of Medivh — Karazhan

Ripfiend Shoulderplates Icon Ripfiend Shoulderplates remain your best shoulder option, but are difficult to acquire. Use Warbringer Shoulderplates Icon Warbringer Shoulderplates for their high base stats and counting towards your set bonus. Ragesteel Shoulders Icon Ragesteel Shoulders are still a great option if you can use the 2 set.

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Back

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Black-Iron Battlecloak Icon Black-Iron Battlecloak no sockets Doomwalker
Recommended Vengeance Wrap Icon Vengeance Wrap 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Tailoring
Recommended Cloak of the Pit Stalker Icon Cloak of the Pit Stalker no sockets Magtheridon's Lair

Black-Iron Battlecloak Icon Black-Iron Battlecloak is still your BiS cloak, but it is very hard to get, as it drops from a world boss. Vengeance Wrap Icon Vengeance Wrap remains a solid option, with Cloak of the Pit Stalker Icon Cloak of the Pit Stalker being similar stats but having some Stamina.

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Chest

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Terrorweave Tunic Icon Terrorweave Tunic 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby, 2 x Inscribed Noble Topaz Icon Inscribed Noble Topaz Doomwalker
Recommended Warbringer Breastplate Icon Warbringer Breastplate 3 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Magtheridon's Lair

Warbringer Breastplate Icon Warbringer Breastplate is a great chest piece if you can pick it up. Terrorweave Tunic Icon Terrorweave Tunic is extremely rare but still a strong Hit Rating option.

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Wrist

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Bladespire Warbands Icon Bladespire Warbands 1 x Sovereign Nightseye Icon Sovereign Nightseye, 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby High King MaulgarGruul's Lair
Option Black Felsteel Bracers Icon Black Felsteel Bracers no sockets Blacksmithing

Upgrade your Black Felsteel Bracers Icon Black Felsteel Bracers to Bladespire Warbands Icon Bladespire Warbands if you can. If not, they remain a very solid second choice.

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Hands

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Gauntlets of Martial Perfection Icon Gauntlets of Martial Perfection 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Gruul The DragonkillerGruul's Lair
Option Liar's Tongue Gloves Icon Liar's Tongue Gloves 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Magtheridon's Lair
Option Grips of Deftness Icon Grips of Deftness no sockets Karazhan — Trash Mobs

Gauntlets of Martial Perfection Icon Gauntlets of Martial Perfection are a great pick-up. Grips of Deftness Icon Grips of Deftness are nearly just as strong while offering some much needed Expertise.

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Waist

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Girdle of the Endless Pit Icon Girdle of the Endless Pit 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Magtheridon's Lair
Option Gronn-Stitched Girdle Icon Gronn-Stitched Girdle 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Gruul The DragonkillerGruul's Lair
Option Girdle of Treachery Icon Girdle of Treachery 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Echo of Medivh — Karazhan

Girdle of the Endless Pit Icon Girdle of the Endless Pit is a great Waist piece, giving you all of your desired stats.

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Legs

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Scaled Greaves of the Marksman Icon Scaled Greaves of the Marksman 3 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Doom-Lord Kazzak
Recommended Skulker's Greaves Icon Skulker's Greaves 3 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Netherspite — Karazhan
Option Midnight Legguards Icon Midnight Legguards 3 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby QuagmirranSlave Pens (Heroic)
Easy Fel Leather Leggings Icon Fel Leather Leggings 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby, 2 x Inscribed Noble Topaz Icon Inscribed Noble Topaz Leatherworking

Scaled Greaves of the Marksman Icon Scaled Greaves of the Marksman remain the best, but are still very rare. Skulker's Greaves Icon Skulker's Greaves are a great option, filling in some needed Hit.

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Feet

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Ironstriders of Urgency Icon Ironstriders of Urgency 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby, 1 x Inscribed Noble Topaz Icon Inscribed Noble Topaz Nightbane — Karazhan
Best Fel Leather Boots Icon Fel Leather Boots 1 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby, 1 x Inscribed Noble Topaz Icon Inscribed Noble Topaz Leatherworking
Best Edgewalker Longboots Icon Edgewalker Longboots 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Moroes — Karazhan

Ironstriders of Urgency Icon Ironstriders of Urgency are great when you do not need Hit Rating, the other two options are best depending on how much Hit Rating you need.

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Finger

Rank Item Source
Best Ring of Reciprocity Icon Ring of Reciprocity Doom-Lord Kazzak
Best Ring of a Thousand Marks Icon Ring of a Thousand Marks Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Best Shapeshifter's Signet Icon Shapeshifter's Signet Lower CityExalted
Option Mithril Band of the Unscarred Icon Mithril Band of the Unscarred Netherspite — Karazhan
Option Ring of Arathi Warlords Icon Ring of Arathi Warlords 25 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice

You have many different choices for the rings you wear. Shapeshifter's Signet Icon Shapeshifter's Signet is a great ring as you will most likely have little to no Expertise early on.

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Trinket

Rank Item Source
Best Bloodlust Brooch Icon Bloodlust Brooch 41 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Best Dragonspine Trophy Icon Dragonspine Trophy Gruul The DragonkillerGruul's Lair
Option Hourglass of the Unraveller Icon Hourglass of the Unraveller TemporusBlack Morass

Dragonspine Trophy Icon Dragonspine Trophy is the strongest melee DPS trinket in the game. However, it is very unlikely that an Arms Warrior gets this trinket for a very long time.

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Two-Hand Weapon

Rank Item Source
Best Lionheart Champion Icon Lionheart Champion Blacksmithing
Option Gorehowl Icon Gorehowl Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Option Despair Icon Despair Opera Event — Karazhan

Blacksmithing is highly recommended for Arms Warriors for the amazing Two-Handed weapons it offers. Swords are ideal, but Maces are good enough to use in PvE as well as PvP. PvP weapons also make a decent substitute for a PvE weapon.

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Ranged

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Barrel-Blade Longrifle Icon Barrel-Blade Longrifle 2 x Bold Living Ruby Icon Bold Living Ruby Doomwalker
Recommended Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix Icon Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix no sockets Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Option Xavian Stiletto Icon Xavian Stiletto no sockets Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan

Barrel-Blade Longrifle Icon Barrel-Blade Longrifle is still your best option, but is very difficult to get. Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix Icon Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix is much easier and not much worse.

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For a list of recommended enchants, check out our Arms Warrior Enchants guide.

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Changelog

  • 19 Sep. 2021: Page restored.
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