TBC Classic Arms Warrior Phase 3 / 4 Gear and Best in Slot

In this guide we go over the different gear available for Arms Warriors in Phase Four of TBC Classic. 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. During Black Temple, you may also have need of additional gear devoted to maximizing your Shadow Resistance stat. Should this be the case, we recommend consulting our guide dedicated to acquiring pieces with this stat as necessary.

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.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Cursed Vision of Sargeras	1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Best	Onslaught Battle-Helm	1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Archimonde — Mount Hyjal
Best	Helm of the Illidari Shatterer	1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	The Illidari Council — Black Temple

Pick whichever option is available to you, all 3 are very solid choices for Arms.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Choker of Endless Nightmares	Supremus — Black Temple
Best	Choker of Serrated Blades	Trash mobs in Black Temple — Mount Hyjal

Choose your neck depending on your hit rating needs. Choker of Serrated Blades offers you a much higher armor penetration setup if you do not need the hit rating from Choker of Endless Nightmares.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Onslaught Shoulderblades	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Option	Blood-stained Pauldrons	no sockets	Rage Winterchill — Mount Hyjal

Onslaught Shoulderblades are your best in slot option, helping complete your get bonuses and granting high stat bonuses as well as some sockets for the new epic gems.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape	no sockets	Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple
Best	Dory's Embrace	no sockets	G'eras — 60 x Badge of Justice
Best	Cloak of Darkness	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Cloak of Darkness — Leatherworking

Phase 4 offers a few more easily obtained cloak options.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Onslaught Breastplate	3 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Option	Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	3 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Arena Season 3
Option	Midnight Chestguard	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald, 2 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Archimonde — Mount Hyjal

Onslaught Breastplate is your best in slot chest but may be difficult to obtain early on. Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece is the recommended option until you can obtain the Tier 6 chest token.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Master Assassin Wristwraps	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	G'eras — 35 x Badge of Justice
Best	Bindings of Lightning Reflexes	no sockets	Bindings of Lightning Reflexes — Leatherworking
Best	Bracers of Eradication	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	The Lurker Below — Serpentshrine Cavern
Best	Deadly Cuffs	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Rage Winterchill — Mount Hyjal

Phase 4 has many wrists available to us. If you are lacking hit rating choose one of the options with hit available to you. If not, grab Master Assassin Wristwraps whenever you can.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Grips of Silent Justice	2 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Shade of Akama — Black Temple
Best	Onslaught Gauntlets	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Azgalor — Mount Hyjal

Grab whichever of these you can get early on. Grips of Silent Justice are great if you are lacking hit rating, if not grab Onslaught Gauntlets for the nice set bonuses.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Belt of One-Hundred Deaths	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Option	Red Belt of Battle	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Red Belt of Battle — Blacksmithing
Option	Chain of Unleashed Rage	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	G'eras — 60 x Badge of Justice

Your belt options don't change from Phase 2, with Belt of One-Hundred Deaths remaining your best in slot option and Red Belt of Battle being a great alternative. Chain of Unleashed Rage is a good option you can pick up with badges.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Leggings of Divine Retribution	no sockets	Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple
Best	Onslaught Greaves	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	The Illidari Council — Black Temple
Option	Shady Dealer's Pantaloons	no sockets	Azgalor — Mount Hyjal
Option	Legguards of Endless Rage	no sockets	Archimonde — Mount Hyjal

Leggings of Divine Retribution are your preferred leggings and should have low competition, making them easy to obtain.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Dreadboots of the Legion	2 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Reliquary of Souls — Black Temple
Option	Shadowmaster's Boots	2 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Option	Skullshatter Warboots	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Halazzi — Zul'Aman
Option	Nyn'jah's Tabi Boots	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	G'eras — 60 x Badge of Justice

Phase 4 offers a couple new feet options from Zul'Aman and Badge of Justice.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Stormrage Signet Ring	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Best	Signet of Primal Wrath	Zul'Aman Timed Chest #3
Option	Unstoppable Aggressor's Ring	Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple
Option	Vindicator's Band of Triumph	Season 3 PvP
Option	Band of the Ranger-General	Kael'thas Sunstrider — The Eye

Phase 4 brings Signet of Primal Wrath, which is your second best ring available, offering high armor penetration.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Solarian's Sapphire	High Astromancer Solarian — The Eye
Best	Madness of the Betrayer	The Illidari Council — Black Temple
Option	Berserker's Call	Zul'jin — Zul'Aman
Option	Battlemaster's Cruelty	40 x Alterac Valley Mark of Honor — 30,000 Honor Points
Option	Battlemaster's Determination	40 x Alterac Valley Mark of Honor — 30,000 Honor Points

Solarian's Sapphire remains the highest raid DPS increase trinket available to you if you do not have another Warrior in your party using it. Grab whichever second trinket you can that fits your needs.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Cataclysm's Edge	Archimonde — Mount Hyjal
Option	Torch of the Damned	Reliquary of Souls — Black Temple
Option	Vengeful Gladiator's Bonegrinder	Season 3 Arena

Cataclysm's Edge is a huge weapon, giving a massive increase to DPS. Torch of the Damned is a decent alternative, with PvP weapons also filling in until you can get your sword.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Ancient Amani Longbow	Zul'jin — Zul'Aman
Option	Twisted Blades of Zarak	Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple
Option	Vengeful Gladiator's War Edge	Season 3 Arena

Phase 4 brings Ancient Amani Longbow, our new best in slot ranged weapon.

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