DPS Warrior TBC Pre-Patch BiS Gear Guide

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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 in slot items for your DPS Warrior during the pre-patch of the Burning Crusade.

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Pre-patch Best in Rank List for DPS Warriors

The gear below is focused on the best DPS gear for Warriors in the pre-patch before the Burning Crusade launch. We will try to give at least one alternative for most slots in the list, so that you can pick options that fit your racials or are easy to obtain by you.

Head

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Conqueror's Crown	Conqueror's Crown
Option	Lionheart Helm	Blacksmithing

Neck

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Stormrage's Talisman of Seething	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Option	Sadist's Collar	Gothik the Harvester in Naxxramas

Shoulder

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Conqueror's Spaulders	Viscidus or Princess Huhuran in AQ40
Option	Warlord's Plate Shoulders / Field Marshal's Plate Shoulderguards	PvP Vendor

Cloak

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Shroud of Dominion	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Option	Cloak of Concentrated Hatred	The Prophet Skeram in AQ40

Chest

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Plated Abomination Ribcage	Thaddius in Naxxramas
Option	Conqueror's Breastplate	C'Thun in AQ40

Wrist

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Wristguards of Vengeance	Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas
Option	Bracers of Brutality	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20

Hands

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Gauntlets of Annihilation	C'Thun in AQ40
Option	Edgemaster's Handguards	BoE World Drop

Waist

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Girdle of the Mentor	Instructor Razuvious in Naxxramas
Option	Onslaught Girdle	Ragnaros in Molten Core

10.

Legs

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Legplates of Carnage	Heigan the Unclean in Naxxramas
Option	Conqueror's Legguards	Ouro in AQ40

11.

Feet

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Chromatic Boots	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Option	Conqueror's Greaves	Conqueror's Greaves

12.

Finger

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Band of Unnatural Forces	Loatheb in Naxxramas
Best	Don Julio's Band	Alterac Valley Exalted
Option	Quick Strike Ring	Magmadar, Garr or Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Option	Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight	Brood of Nozdormu - Exalted

13.

Trinkets

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Drake Fang Talisman	Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair
Best	Slayer's Crest	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Best	Kiss of the Spider	Maexxna in Naxxramas

14.

One-Handed Weapon

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Gressil, Dawn of Ruin	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Option	Hatchet of Sundered Bone	Noth the Plaguebringer in Naxxramas
Option	High Warlord's Cleaver	PvP Vendor
Option	High Warlord's Blade	PvP Vendor

15.

Two-Handed Weapon

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Might of Menethil	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Option	Dark Edge of Insanity	C'Thun in AQ40
Option	Severance	Patchwerk in Naxxramas
Option	High Warlord's Greatsword / Grand Marshal's Claymore	PvP Vendor
Option	High Warlord's Battle Axe / Grand Marshal's Sunderer	PvP Vendor

16.

Ranged

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Soulstring	The Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
Option	Nerubian Slavemaker	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Option	Crossbow of Imminent Doom	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20

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Changelog

23 May 2021: Guide added.

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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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