Mists of Pandaria Classic Arms Warrior Pre-Raid Gear
On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Arms Warrior in Mists of Pandaria Classic.
Arms Warrior Pre-raid Best in Slot
Theses gear lists are considered to be the pre-raid 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 Warrior spec, which is
as follows:
- Hit (7.5%)
- Expertise (7.5%)
- Strength
- Critical Strike
- Mastery
- Haste
For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.
Mists of Pandaria Gear Sets
Phase 1 & 2 Pre-raid BiS
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Reinforced Retinal Armor |
– | Requires  Engineering |
| Neck |  Ferocious Necklace of the Golden Lotus |
Mastery → Hit |
1,750 ×  Valor PointsExalted — Golden Lotus |
| Shoulder |  Stonetoe Spaulders |
Hit → Haste |
1,750 × Valor Points Honored — Golden Lotus |
| Cloak |  Cloak of Failing Will |
Mastery → Haste |
Sha of Doubt (H) Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Chest |  Riverbed Chestguard |
Haste → Expertise |
Wise Mari (H) Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Bracer |  Braided Black and White Bracer |
Expertise → Hit |
1,250 × Valor Points Honored — The August Celestials |
| Gloves |  Dark Blaze Gauntlets |
Haste → Hit |
Lilian Voss (H) Scholomance |
| Belt |  Malevolent Gladiator's Girdle of Prowess |
Mastery → Hit |
Sha of Anger |
| Legs |  Pyretic Legguards |
Haste → Expertise |
Flameweaver Koegler (H) Scarlet Halls |
| Boots |  Malevolent Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty |
Mastery → Haste |
Sha of Anger |
| Ring 1 |  Blade Trap Signet |
Expertise → Haste |
Xin the Weaponmaster (H) Mogu'shan Palace |
| Ring 2 |  Seal of the Bloodseeker |
Haste → Crit |
Shadow of the Empire |
| Trinket 1 |  Carbonic Carbuncle |
– | Yan-Zhu the Uncasked (H) Stormstout Brewery |
| Trinket 2 |  Relic of Xuen |
– |  Tiger DeckDarkmoon Tiger Deck |
| Weapon |  Mogu'Dar, Blade of the Thousand Slaves |
– | Xin the Weaponmaster (H) Mogu'shan Palace |
Phase 3 & 4 Pre-raid BiS
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Crown of the Golden Golem |
Haste → Mastery |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Neck |  Talisman of Angry Spirits |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Shoulder |  Pauldrons of the Last Mogu |
Mastery → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Cloak |  Hydra-Scale Bloodcloak |
Expertise → Mastery |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Chest |  Battleplate of the Last Mogu |
Expertise → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Bracer |  Caustic Spike Bracers (Crit) |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Gloves |  Gauntlets of the Last Mogu |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Belt |  Abandoned Zandalari Goreplate |
Hit → Expertise |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Legs |  Legplates of the Last Mogu |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Boots |  Tidal Force Treads |
Haste → Expertise |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Ring 1 |  Spinescale Seal |
Hit → Mastery |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Ring 2 |  Band of the Scaled Tyrant |
Haste → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Trinket 1 |  Primordius' Talisman of Rage |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Trinket 2 |  Fabled Feather of Ji-Kun |
Hit → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Weapon |  Uroe, Harbinger of Terror |
Mastery → Expertise |
Celestial Dungeons |
Phase 5 Pre-raid BiS
The Tier 16 2-set bonus is vastly superior to your Tier 15 4-set bonus; you will want to replace it as soon as you have any 2 pieces of Tier 16 gear to complete the 2-set bonus. The Tier 16 4-set bonus is only needed for single-target encounters and can be replaced with non-set items with better stats for AoE based fights.
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Helmet of the Prehistoric Marauder |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Neck |  Malkorok's Tainted Dog Tags |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Shoulder |  Pauldrons of the Prehistoric Marauder |
Expertise → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Cloak |  Gong-Lu, Strength of Xuen |
– | Legendary Cloak Quest |
| Chest |  Breastplate of Shamanic Mirrors |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Bracer |  Bracers of Blind Hatred |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Gloves |  Tar-Coated Gauntlets |
Haste → Mastery |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Belt |  Ashen Wall Girdle |
Hit → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Legs |  Legplates of Willful Doom |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Boots |  Greaves of Sublime Superiority |
Hit → Mastery |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Ring 1 |  Bloodclaw Band |
Hit → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Ring 2 |  Devilfang Band |
Expertise → Crit |
Celestial Dungeons |
| Trinket 1 |  Evil Eye of Galakras |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Trinket 2 |  Thok's Tail Tip |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
| Weapon |  Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl |
– | Celestial Dungeons |
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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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