TBC Classic Arms Warrior Phase 5 / Tier 6 Gear and Best in Slot

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Last updated on Jan 12, 2026 at 12:03 by Abide 9 comments

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Arms Warrior in Phase 5 of TBC Classic.

Pages in this Guide

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

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3. Recommended Enchants

Arms Warrior Best in Slot Gear

In this guide we go over the different gear available for Arms Warriors in TBC Classic.

1.1.

Other Arms Warrior Best in Slot Lists

To check out our recommended Pre-Raid best in slot gear, head over to its list below. If your character is still progressing through the content of older tiers, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

TBC Arms Warrior Pre-Raid Best in Slot

Best in Slot Gear

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

2.1.

Phase 5 Sunwell Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Coif of Alleria	Kil'jaeden Sunwell Plateau
Neck	Hard Khorium Choker	Jewelcrafting
Shoulder	Pauldrons of Berserking	Eredar Twins Sunwell Plateau
Cloak	Cloak of Unforgivable Sin	Kil'jaeden Sunwell Plateau
Chest	Bladed Chaos Tunic	M'uru Sunwell Plateau
Bracer	Onslaught Bracers	Kalecgos Sunwell Plateau
Gloves	Thalassian Ranger Gauntlets	Kil'jaeden Sunwell Plateau
Belt	Onslaught Belt	Brutallus Sunwell Plateau
Legs	Felfury Legplates	Brutallus Sunwell Plateau
Boots	Onslaught Treads	Felmyst Sunwell Plateau
Ring 1	Band of Ruinous Delight	Eredar Twins Sunwell Plateau
Ring 2	Hard Khorium Band	Jewelcrafting
Trinket 1	Dragonspine Trophy	Gruul the Dragonkiller Gruul's Lair
Trinket 2	Blackened Naaru Sliver	M'uru Sunwell Plateau
2-Hander	Apolyon, the Soul-Render	Kil'jaeden Sunwell Plateau
Dual Wield - MH	Warglaive of Azzinoth	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Dual Wield - OH	Warglaive of Azzinoth	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Ranged	Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas	Eredar Twins Sunwell Plateau

2.2.

Phase 4 Zul'Aman Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cursed Vision of Sargeras	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Neck	Choker of Endless Nightmares	Supremus Black Temple
Shoulder	Onslaught Shoulderblades	Mother Shahraz Black Temple
Cloak	Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape	Teron Gorefiend Black Temple
Chest	Onslaught Breastplate	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Bracer	Deadly Cuffs	Rage Winterchill Hyjal Summit
Gloves	Grips of Silent Justice	Shade of Akama Black Temple
Belt	Belt of One-Hundred Deaths	Lady Vashj Serpentshrine Cavern
Legs	Leggings of Divine Retribution	Gurtogg Bloodboil Black Temple
Boots	Dreadboots of the Legion	Reliquary of Souls Black Temple
Ring 1	Stormrage Signet Ring	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Ring 2	Signet of Primal Wrath	3rd Timed Chest Zul'Aman
Trinket 1	Dragonspine Trophy	Gruul the Dragonkiller Gruul's Lair
Trinket 2	Berserker's Call	Zul'jin Zul'Aman
2-Hander	Cataclysm's Edge	Archimonde Hyjal Summit
Dual Wield - MH	Warglaive of Azzinoth	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Dual Wield - OH	Warglaive of Azzinoth	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Ranged	Ancient Amani Longbow	Zul'jin Zul'Aman

2.3.

Phase 3 Tier 6 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cursed Vision of Sargeras	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Neck	Choker of Endless Nightmares	Supremus Black Temple
Shoulder	Onslaught Shoulderblades	Mother Shahraz Black Temple
Cloak	Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape	Teron Gorefiend Black Temple
Chest	Onslaught Breastplate	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Bracer	Deadly Cuffs	Rage Winterchill Hyjal Summit
Gloves	Grips of Silent Justice	Shade of Akama Black Temple
Belt	Belt of One-Hundred Deaths	Lady Vashj Serpentshrine Cavern
Legs	Leggings of Divine Retribution	Gurtogg Bloodboil Black Temple
Boots	Dreadboots of the Legion	Reliquary of Souls Black Temple
Ring 1	Stormrage Signet Ring	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Ring 2	Band of the Eternal Champion	Exalted The Scale of the Sands
Trinket 1	Dragonspine Trophy	Gruul the Dragonkiller Gruul's Lair
Trinket 2	Madness of the Betrayer	The Illidari Council Black Temple
2-Hander	Cataclysm's Edge	Archimonde Hyjal Summit
Dual Wield - MH	Warglaive of Azzinoth	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Dual Wield - OH	Warglaive of Azzinoth	Illidan Stormrage Black Temple
Ranged	Merciless Gladiator's War Edge	Arena Points

2.4.

Phase 2 Tier 5 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Destroyer Battle-Helm	Lady Vashj Serpentshrine Cavern
Neck	Pendant of the Perilous	Trash mobs in Serpentshrine Cavern
Shoulder	Destroyer Shoulderblades	Void Reaver Tempest Keep
Cloak	Vengeance Wrap	Tailoring
Chest	Destroyer Breastplate	Kael'thas Sunstrider Tempest Keep
Bracer	Bladespire Warbands	High King Maulgar Gruul's Lair
Gloves	Destroyer Gauntlets	Leotheras the Blind Serpentshrine Cavern
Belt	Belt of One-Hundred Deaths	Lady Vashj Serpentshrine Cavern
Legs	Leggings of Murderous Intent	Kael'thas Sunstrider Tempest Keep
Boots	Warboots of Obliteration	Morogrim Tidewalker Serpentshrine Cavern
Ring 1	Ring of a Thousand Marks	Prince Malchezaar Karazhan
Ring 2	Band of the Ranger-General	Kael'thas Sunstrider Tempest Keep
Trinket 1	Dragonspine Trophy	Gruul the Dragonkiller Gruul's Lair
Trinket 2	Tsunami Talisman	Leotheras the Blind Serpentshrine Cavern
Weapon	Twinblade of the Phoenix	Kael'thas Sunstrider Tempest Keep
Ranged	Merciless Gladiator's War Edge	Arena Points

2.5.

Phase 1 Tier 4 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Warbringer Battle-Helm	Prince Malchezaar Karazhan
Neck	Choker of Vile Intent	25 × Badge of Justice
Shoulder	Warbringer Shoulderplates	High King Maulgar Gruul's Lair
Cloak	Vengeance Wrap	Tailoring
Chest	Warbringer Breastplate	Magtheridon Magtheridon's Lair
Bracer	Bladespire Warbands	High King Maulgar Gruul's Lair
Gloves	Gauntlets of Martial Perfection	Gruul the Dragonkiller Gruul's Lair
Belt	Girdle of the Endless Pit	Magtheridon Magtheridon's Lair
Legs	Skulker's Greaves	Netherspite Karazhan
Boots	Ironstriders of Urgency	Nightbane Karazhan
Ring 1	Ring of a Thousand Marks	Prince Malchezaar Karazhan
Ring 2	Shapeshifter's Signet	Exalted Lower City
Trinket 1	Dragonspine Trophy	Gruul the Dragonkiller Gruul's Lair
Trinket 2	Bloodlust Brooch	41 × Badge of Justice
Weapon	Lionheart Champion	Blacksmithing
Ranged	Mama's Insurance	Declawing Doomclaw

Recommended Enchants

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

Arms Warrior Enchants

Changelog

31 Dec. 2025: Updated for TBC Anniversary.
02 May 2022: Updated for Phase 5.
21 Mar. 2022: Page updated for Phase 4.
07 Jan. 2022: Updated for Phase 3; separated previous Phase 2 list into a new page.
14 Aug. 2021: Page added.

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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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