TBC Classic Feral Druid Tank Phase 1 / Tier 4 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.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If, however, your character is ready to take on the content of Tiers 5 and 6, then please utilize our updated lists instead.

Feral Druid Tier 4, the Malorne Harness has gloves, chest, head, legs, and shoulders. Its set bonuses are as follows.

• 2-piece bonus — melee attacks in Dire Bear Form have a 4% chance to generate 10 additional Rage. Cat Form attacks have a 4% chance to generate 20 Energy, instead.
• 4 pieces — increases your Armor by 1400 in Dire Bear Form and your Strength by 30 in Cat Form.

Both of these bonuses are great and getting two-piece T4 should be your highest priority early on, followed by the rest of the set.

Our recommendation for Tier 4 is using the full tier set along with the best off-set pieces available in the rest of the gear slots.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Stag-Helm of Malorne ( Helm of the Fallen Defender) Malefic Mask of the Shadows	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Neck	Saberclaw Talisman Worgen Claw Necklace	Shade of Aran — Karazhan Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan
Shoulders	Mantle of Malorne ( Pauldrons of the Fallen Defender)	High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Back	Gilded Thorium Cloak Drape of the Dark Reavers Cloak of the Pit Stalker	Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan Shade of Aran — Karazhan Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
Chest	Breastplate of Malorne ( Chestguard of the Fallen Defender)	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
Wrists	General's Dragonhide Bracers	PvP Vendor
Hands	Gauntlets of Malorne ( Gloves of the Fallen Defender) Grips of Deftness	The Curator — Karazhan Trash Drop — Karazhan
Waist	Tree-Mender's Belt Gronn-Stitched Girdle	Vazruden the Herald — Heroic Hellfire Ramparts Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair
Legs	Greaves of Malorne Skulker's Greaves	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Netherspite — Karazhan
Feet	Zierhut's Lost Treads Edgewalker Longboots	Karazhan Moroes — Karazhan
Rings	Violet Signet of the Great Protector A'dal's Signet of Defense Shapeshifter's Signet	The Violet Eye — Exalted Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Lower City — Exalted
Trinkets	Mark of the Champion Dragonspine Trophy Bloodlust Brooch Goblin Rocket Launcher Gnomish Poultryizer	Kel'Thuzad — Naxxramas Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair 41 Badge of Justice Engineering Engineering
Two-Hand	Terestian's Stranglestaff Gladiator's Maul Earthwarden	Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan PvP Vendor Cenarion Expedition — Exalted
Idols	Idol of Brutality Idol of the Wild	Magistrate Barthilas — Stratholme Colossal Menace — Hellfire Peninsula

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	Gladiator's Dragonhide Helm Mask of the Deceiver Cowl of Defiance	PvP Vendor 50 Badge of Justice Netherspite — Karazhan
Neck	Mithril Chain of Heroism Necklace of the Juggernaut Pendant of Triumph	Chess Event — Karazhan 25 Badge of Justice PvP Vendor
Shoulders	Gladiator's Dragonhide Spaulders Bladed Shoulderpads of the Merciless Mantle of Shadowy Embrace	PvP Vendor Chess Event — Karazhan Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic Blood Furnace
Back	Thoriumweave Cloak Resolute Cape Blood Knight War Cloak	Mechano-Lord Capacitus — The Mechanar Tailoring 25 Badge of Justice
Chest	Gladiator's Dragonhide Tunic Primalstrike Vest Chestguard of the Conniver	PvP Vendor Elemental Leatherworking Nightbane — Karazhan
Wrists	Forestheart Bracers Umberhowl's Collar Bracers of Maliciousness	Warchief Kargath Bladefist — Shattered Halls The Cipher of Damnation - The Third Fragment Recovered — Shadowmoon Valley Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan
Hands	Gloves of Dexterous Manipulation Liar's Tongue Gloves Wastewalker Gloves	Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Warchief Kargath Bladefist — Shattered Halls
Waist	Girdle of Treachery General's Leather Belt Girdle of the Deathdealer	Chess Event — Karazhan PvP Vendor Aeonus — Heroic The Black Morass
Legs	Forestwalker Kilt Gladiator's Dragonhide Legguards Midnight Legguards	Nexus-Prince Shaffar — Heroic Mana Tombs PvP Vendor Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens
Feet	Barkchip Boots General's Leather Boots Heavy Clefthoof Boots	The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog PvP Vendor Leatherworking
Rings	Ring of Unyielding Force Shermanar Great-Ring Ring of a Thousand Marks	25 Badge of Justice Shade of Aran — Karazhan Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Trinkets	Alchemist's Stone Drake Fang Talisman Timelapse Shard Argussian Compass	The Sha'tar — Revered (Alchemy) Ebonroc — Blackwing Lair Keepers of Time — Exalted The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog
Two-Hand	Feral Staff of Lashing Staff of Natural Fury	Warp Splinter — Heroic The Botanica World drop BoE
Idols	Gladiator's Idol of Resolve Idol of Ursoc	PvP Vendor 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.