TBC Classic Feral Druid Tank Phase 5 / Tier 6 Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot list is always available in TBC Classic, the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them.

The list will focus on gathering the best stats for Feral Tank, as described in our guide below.

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Feral Tank Druid, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

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, but keep in mind these older lists do not include new dungeon and badge gear, which are often equivalent or even more powerful than old tier gear!

Feral Tank Druid Tier 6, the Thunderheart Harness, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Archimonde in Hyjal Summit
• Chest — Illidan Stormrage in Black Temple
• Legs — The Illidari Council in Black Temple
• Shoulders — Mother Shahraz in Black Temple
• Gloves — Azgalor in Hyjal Summit

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — reduces the energy cost of your Mangle (Cat) ability by 5 and increases the threat generated by your Mangle (Bear) ability by 15%. This is a strong threat increasing bonus which will make it even harder for other players to pull aggro from you.
• 4 pieces — increases the damage dealt by your Rip, Swipe, and Ferocious Bite abilities by 15%. While the effect for pure tanks is small, it is a decent damage increase whenever you can go Cat and also provides more AoE threat with Swipe.

Leatherworking is a great profession for instant drums and special crafted gear in Phase 5, and Engineering still provides useful Stamina trinkets to a gearing Druid, but these can easily be replaced, making Enchanting stronger. Jewelcrafting also has slightly better gems if you have it.

Finally, it is worth noting that Idol of the Raven Goddess is taken for its group benefit, rather than your personal benefit, as it can grant up to 100 Critical Strike rating across an optimized group which is a huge raid benefit.

Braided Eternium Chain provides a strong party buff, which makes it worth using when trying to maximize raid damage. Make sure to get a new one whenever charges are expended so that you can keep using its secondary effect.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Mask of the Fury Hunter ( Sunmote swap) Brutal Gladiator's Dragonhide Helm	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau PvP Vendor
Neck	Collar of the Pit Lord Braided Eternium Chain	Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau Jewelcrafting
Shoulders	Demontooth Shoulderpads ( Sunmote swap)	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Back	Crimson Paragon's Cover	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Chest	Harness of Carnal Instinct	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau
Wrists	Thunderheart Wristguards ( Bracers of the Forgotten Vanquisher)	Kalecgos — Sunwell Plateau
Hands	Gloves of the Forest Drifter ( Sunmote swap)	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau
Waist	Guardian's Leather Belt	PvP Vendor
Legs	Leggings of the Immortal Beast ( Sunmote swap)	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Feet	Thunderheart Treads ( Boots of the Forgotten Vanquisher)	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Rings	Hard Khorium Band Ring of Hardened Resolve Violet Signet of the Great Protector Band of the Eternal Champion	Jewelcrafting M'uru — Sunwell Plateau The Violet Eye — Exalted The Scale of the Sands — Exalted
Trinkets	Shadowmoon Insignia Badge of Tenacity Steely Naaru Sliver Battlemaster's Determination	Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple Apexis Shard BoE M'uru — Sunwell Plateau PvP Vendor
Two-Hand	Pillar of Ferocity Stanchion of Primal Instinct Brutal Gladiator's Staff	Anetheron — Hyjal Summit Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau PvP Vendor
Idols	Idol of the Raven Goddess Idol of Terror	Druid Epic Flying Form Questline 20 Badge of Justice

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some which are very close to the best and some which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Thunderheart Cover Cursed Vision of Sargeras Nordrassil Headdress Grimgrin Faceguard Stag-Helm of Malorne ( Helm of the Fallen Defender) Malefic Mask of the Shadows Merciless Gladiator's Dragonhide Helm Mask of the Deceiver Cowl of Defiance	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern Zul'jin — Zul'Aman Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair PvP Vendor 50 Badge of Justice Netherspite — Karazhan
Neck	Brooch of Deftness Pendant of Titans Guardian's Pendant of Triumph Telonicus's Pendant of Mayhem Saberclaw Talisman Worgen Claw Necklace Mithril Chain of Heroism Necklace of the Juggernaut Pendant of Triumph	G'eras in Shattrath — 35 Badge of Justice Reliquary of the Lost — Black Temple PvP Vendor Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep Shade of Aran — Karazhan Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Chess Event — Karazhan 25 Badge of Justice PvP Vendor
Shoulders	Thunderheart Pauldrons Nordrassil Feral-Mantle Razorfury Mantle Shoulderpads of the Stranger Mantle of Malorne ( Pauldrons of the Fallen Defender) Merciless Gladiator's Dragonhide Spaulders Bladed Shoulderpads of the Merciless Mantle of Shadowy Embrace	Mother Shahraz — Black Temple Void Reaver — Tempest Keep Kaz'rogal — Hyjal Summit Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair PvP Vendor Chess Event — Karazhan Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic Blood Furnace
Back	Slikk's Cloak of Placation Dory's Embrace Gilded Thorium Cloak Thalassian Wildercloak Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape Drape of the Dark Reavers Cloak of the Pit Stalker Thoriumweave Cloak Resolute Cape Blood Knight War Cloak	G'eras in Shattrath — 35 Badge of Justice G'eras in Shattrath — 60 Badge of Justice Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple Shade of Aran — Karazhan Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Mechano-Lord Capacitus — The Mechanar Tailoring 25 Badge of Justice
Chest	Thunderheart Chestguard Midnight Chestguard Nordrassil Chestplate Nether Shadow Tunic Breastplate of Malorne ( Chestguard of the Fallen Defender) Merciless Gladiator's Dragonhide Tunic Primalstrike Vest Chestguard of the Conniver	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple Archimonde — Hyjal Summit Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep Supremus — Black Temple Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair PvP Vendor Elemental Leatherworking Nightbane — Karazhan
Wrists	Guardian's Dragonhide Bracers Insidious Bands Swiftstrike Bracers Veteran's Dragonhide Bracers Band of the Swift Paw General's Dragonhide Bracers Forestheart Bracers Umberhowl's Collar Bracers of Maliciousness	PvP Vendor Leatherworking Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple PvP Vendor 35 Badge of Justice PvP Vendor Warchief Kargath Bladefist — Shattered Halls The Cipher of Damnation - The Third Fragment Recovered — Shadowmoon Valley Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan
Hands	Thunderheart Gauntlets Nordrassil Handgrips Gauntlets of Malorne ( Gloves of the Fallen Defender) Grips of Deftness Gloves of Dexterous Manipulation Liar's Tongue Gloves Wastewalker Gloves	Azgalor — Hyjal Summit Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern The Curator — Karazhan Trash Drop — Karazhan Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Warchief Kargath Bladefist — Shattered Halls
Waist	Thunderheart Waistguard ( Belt of the Forgotten Vanquisher) Belt of One-Hundred Deaths Waistguard of the Great Beast Don Alejandro's Money Belt Belt of Natural Power Guardian's Dragonhide Belt Shadow-walker's Cord Gronn-Stitched Girdle Girdle of Treachery Girdle of the Deathdealer	Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern 60 Badge of Justice Anetheron — Hyjal Summit Leatherworking PvP Vendor Shade of Akama — Black Temple Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Chess Event — Karazhan Aeonus — Heroic The Black Morass
Legs	Thunderheart Leggings Nordrassil Feral-Kilt Greaves of Malorne Skulker's Greaves Forestwalker Kilt Merciless Gladiator's Dragonhide Legguards Midnight Legguards	The Illidari Council — Black Temple Fathom-Lord Karathress — Serpentshrine Cavern Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Netherspite — Karazhan Nexus-Prince Shaffar — Heroic Mana Tombs PvP Vendor Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens
Feet	Treads of the Den Mother Guardian's Dragonhide Boots Shadowmaster's Boots Boots of Natural Grace Footwraps of Wild Encroachment Nyn'jah's Tabi Boots Zierhut's Lost Treads Edgewalker Longboots Barkchip Boots General's Leather Boots Heavy Clefthoof Boots	Trash in Black Temple PvP Vendor Mother Shahraz — Black Temple Leatherworking 60 Badge of Justice 60 Badge of Justice Trash Drop — Karazhan Moroes — Karazhan The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog PvP Vendor Leatherworking
Rings	Ring of Deceitful Intent A'dal's Signet of Defense Band of the Eternal Champion Shapeshifter's Signet Signet of Primal Wrath Ring of Unyielding Force Shermanar Great-Ring Ring of a Thousand Marks	Shade of Akama — Black Temple Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair The Scale of the Sands — Exalted Lower City — Exalted Third timed run chest — Zul'Aman 25 Badge of Justice Shade of Aran — Karazhan Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Trinkets	Madness of the Betrayer Dragonspine Trophy Mark of the Champion Berserker's Call Bloodlust Brooch Empty Mug of Direbrew Balebrew Charm Brightbrew Charm Goblin Rocket Launcher Gnomish Poultryizer Alchemist's Stone Drake Fang Talisman Timelapse Shard Argussian Compass	The Illidari Council — Black Temple Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Kel'Thuzad — Naxxramas Zul'jin — Zul'Aman 41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest Engineering Engineering The Sha'tar — Revered (Alchemy) Ebonroc — Blackwing Lair Keepers of Time — Exalted The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog
Two-Hand	Wildfury Greatstaff Staff of Primal Fury Terestian's Stranglestaff Merciless Gladiator's Maul Earthwarden Feral Staff of Lashing Staff of Natural Fury	Trash Drop — Serpentshrine Cavern Hex Lord Malacrass — Zul'Aman Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan PvP Vendor Cenarion Expedition — Exalted Warp Splinter — Heroic The Botanica World drop BoE
Idols	Idol of Brutality Idol of the White Stag Idol of the Wild Idol of Ursoc	Magistrate Barthilas — Stratholme Supremus — Black Temple Colossal Menace — Hellfire Peninsula Hungarfen — Heroic Underbog

Since weapons are such a broad topic, we have written a full guide about Druid weapons below.

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Feral Tank Druid Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.