Mists of Pandaria Classic Protection Warrior Pre-Raid Gear

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 Protection Warrior spec, which is as follows:

1. Hit (7.5%)
2. Expertise (7.5%)
3. Expertise (15%)
4. Parry
5. Dodge
6. Stamina
7. Mastery

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

2.

Mists of Pandaria Gear Sets

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 & 4 Phase 5

2.1.

Phase 1 & 2 Pre-raid BiS

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Faceguard of Resounding Rings	Expertise → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Kaolan's Withering Necklace	–	Celestial Dungeons
Shoulder	Shoulderguards of Resounding Rings	Mastery → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Daybreak Drape	Parry → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Chest	Chestguard of Resounding Rings	Hit → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Bracer	Bracers of Six Oxen	Parry → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Gloves	Handguards of Resounding Rings	Hit → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Protector's Girdle of Endless Spring	–	Celestial Dungeons
Legs	Articulated Legplates	Hit → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Deepwater Greatboots	Hit → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 1	Vizier's Ruby Signet	Expertise → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 2	Ring of the Shattered Shell	Mastery → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 1	Vial of Dragon's Blood	Mastery → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Stuff of Nightmares	Mastery → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Weapon	Kilrak, Jaws of Terror	Mastery → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Shield	Steelskin, Qiang's Impervious Shield	–	Celestial Dungeons

2.2.

Phase 3 & 4 Pre-raid BiS

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Puncture-Proof Greathelm	Dodge → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Moonjade Necklace	Expertise → Parry	Celestial Dungeons
Shoulder	Metabolically Boosted Shoulderplates	Dodge → Hit	Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	White Snow Skycloak	Dodge → Hit	Celestial Dungeons
Chest	Planet-Birthed Cuirass	Mastery → Parry	Celestial Dungeons
Bracer	Shell-Coated Wristplates	Dodge → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Gloves	Egg-Shard Grips	Expertise → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Plated Toothbreaker Girdle	Dodge → Hit	Celestial Dungeons
Legs	Black Blood Legplates	Dodge → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Sabatons of the Superior Being	Dodge → Hit	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 1	Durumu's Severed Tentacle	Hit → Parry	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 2	Jin'rokh's Soulcrystal	Expertise → Parry	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 1	Gaze of the Twins	–	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Soul Barrier	–	Celestial Dungeons
Weapon	Acid-Spine Bonemace	Dodge → Hit	Celestial Dungeons
Shield	Visage of the Doomed	Dodge → Expertise	Celestial Dungeons

2.3.

Phase 5 Pre-raid BiS (Balanced)

The Tier 16 4-set bonus is not needed and should be avoided to instead use higher item level off-pieces.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Greathelm of the Warchief	–	Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Blackfuse's Blasting Cord	Expertise → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Shoulder	Pauldrons of Violent Eruption	Dodge → Hit	Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Qian-Ying, Fortitude of Niuzao	Mastery → Dodge	Legendary Cloak Quest
Chest	Earthbreaker's Steaming Chestplate	–	Celestial Dungeons
Bracer	Blood Rage Bracers	Expertise → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Gloves	Handguards of the Prehistoric Marauder	Mastery → Parry	Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Untarnishable Greatbelt	Mastery → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Legs	Legguards of the Prehistoric Marauder	Hit → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Treads of Unchained Hate	Hit → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 1	Galakrond Control Band	–	Celestial Dungeons
Ring 2	Ring of the Iron Tomb	Hit → Parry	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 1	Vial of Living Corruption	–	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Curse of Hubris	–	Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2 (AoE Fights)	Rook's Unlucky Talisman	–	Celestial Dungeons
Weapon	Haromm's Frozen Crescent	Expertise → Dodge	Celestial Dungeons
Shield	Shield of Mockery	–	Celestial Dungeons