Cataclysm Classic Arms Warrior Gear and Best in Slot

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Last updated on Feb 19, 2025 at 12:00 by Abide

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Arms Warrior in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Arms Warrior Best in Slot

2. Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Arms Warrior Best in Slot

Theses gear lists are considered to be the best in slot for each phase. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. Your gear list will mostly follow the stat priority of the Arms Arms Warrior spec, which is as follows:

Strength
Hit Rating (8%)
Expertise Rating (6.5%)
Critical Strike Rating
Mastery Rating
Haste Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Phase 4 Phase 3 Phase 1 & 2

2.1.

Phase 1 & 2 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Earthen Helmet	Haste → Crit	Al'Akir or Nefarian (H) Throne of the Four Winds; (H) Blackwing Descent;
Neck	Cloudburst Necklace of the Earthshaker	Hit → Expertise	Al'Akir (H) Throne of the Four Winds
Shoulder	Earthen Pauldrons	Haste → Crit	Al'Akir or Chogall (H) Throne of the Four Winds; (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Cloak	Glittering Epidermis	Haste → Hit	Various Bosses (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Chest	Earthen Battleplate	Haste → Mastery	Halfus Wyrmbreaker (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Bracer	Bracers of the Mat'redor	Haste → Mastery	Sinestra (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Gloves	Plated Fists of Provocation	Haste → Mastery	Chimaeron (H) Blackwing Descent
Belt	Belt of Absolute Zero	Hit → Expertise	Maloriak (H) Blackwing Descent
Legs	Earthen Legplates	Mastery → Crit	Maloriak (H) Blackwing Descent
Boots	Massacre Treads	Mastery → Crit	Chimaeron (H) Blackwing Descent
Ring 1	Dargonax's Signet	Mastery → Hit	Sinestra (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Ring 2	Cloudburst Ring of the Earthshaker	Hit → Mastery	Al'Akir (H) Throne of the Four Winds
Trinket 1	Heart of Rage	Expertise → Crit	Chimaeron (H) Blackwing Descent
Trinket 2	Fury of Angerforge	–	Trash Mobs (H) Blackwing Descent
Weapon	Reclaimed Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood	Hit → Mastery	Nefarian (H) Blackwing Descent
Ranged	Crossfire Carbine	Mastery → Crit	Trash Mobs The Bastion of Twilight

2.2.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Greathelm of the Voracious Maw	Mastery → Hit	Alysrazor (H) Firelands;
Neck	Necklace of Fetishes	Hit → Expertise	Shannox (H) Firelands
Shoulder	Pauldrons of the Molten Giant	Haste → Mastery	Majordomo Staghelm (H) Firelands
Cloak	Cloudburst Cloak of the Earthshaker	Hit → Mastery	Satchel of the Cloudburst Cloak 12 × Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Battleplate of the Molten Giant	–	Alysrazor (H) Firelands
Bracer	Earthcrack Bracers	Haste → Mastery	Lord Rhyolith (H) Firelands
Gloves	Gauntlets of the Molten Giant	Mastery → Crit	Baleroc (H) Firelands
Belt	Uncrushable Belt of Fury	Mastery → Crit	Shannox (H) Firelands
Legs	Legplates of the Molten Giant	Expertise → Mastery	Shannox (H) Firelands
Boots	Arachnaflame Treads	Haste → Expertise	Bethtilac (H) Firelands
Ring 1	Obsidian Signet of the Avengers	–	Avengers of Hyjal ‒ Exalted
Ring 2	Alysrazor's Band	Expertise → Crit	Alysrazor (H) Firelands
Trinket 1	Apparatus of Khaz'goroth	–	Trash Mobs Firelands
Trinket 2	Vessel of Acceleration	–	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Weapon	Sulfuras, the Extinguished Hand	Mastery → Expertise	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Ranged	Giantslicer	Hit → Crit	1 × Giantslicer 1 × Crystallized Firestone

2.3.

Phase 4 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Colossal Dragonplate Helmet	Expertise → Hit	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Necklace of Black Dragon's Teeth	Hit → Expertise	1,250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Backbreaker Spaulders	Mastery → Expertise	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Dreamcrusher Drape	Hit → Expertise	1,250 Valor Points
Chest	Colossal Dragonplate Battleplate	Mastery → Crit	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Rockhide Bracers	–	Morchok (H) Dragon Soul
Gloves	Colossal Dragonplate Gauntlets	–	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Runescriven Demon Collar	Haste → Crit	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Legs	Colossal Dragonplate Legplates	Hit → Crit	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Treads of Crushed Flesh	–	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Breathstealer Band	Haste → Crit	Shared Loot (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Curled Twilight Claw	Mastery → Crit	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Bone-Link Fetish	–	Shared Loot (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Creche of the Final Dragon	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Weapon	Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Ranged	Darting Chakram	Expertise → Hit	700 Valor Points

Changelog

19 Feb. 2024: Updated for Phase 4.
06 Nov. 2024: Updated for Phase 3.
30 Jul. 2024: Page reviewed for phase two.
20 May 2024: Added page.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.

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