TBC Classic Frost Mage Phase 1 / Tier 4 Gear and Best in Slot

This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot. The items on the list come from TBC dungeons, professions, reputation rewards, and PvP. As world boss loot is very hard to get for most players, this set does not include any world boss loot.

The list below is following the stat priority of Hit until cap > Spell Damage > Spell Haste > Spell Crit and assumes no Hit Chance raid buffs. You can see an explanation for this priority on our stats page for Frost Mage below.

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Frost Mage, 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.

The items on this list for Tier 4 come from TBC dungeons, professions, reputation rewards, and PvP. As world boss loot is very hard to get for most players, this set does not include any world boss loot.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Collar of the Aldor; gem Chaotic Skyfire Diamond and Glowing Nightseye	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Neck	Adornment of Stolen Souls	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Shoulders	Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Back	Ruby Drape of the Mysticant	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Chest	Frozen Shadoweave Robe; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Wrists	Marshal's Silk Cuffs (Alliance) / General's Silk Cuffs (Horde); gem Veiled Noble Topaz	PvP, Battlegrounds
Hands	Soul-Eater's Handwraps; gem Veiled Noble Topaz and Glowing Nightseye	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
Waist	Girdle of Ruination; gem 2x Runed Living Ruby	Tailoring
Legs	Spellstrike Pants; gem 3x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Feet	Frozen Shadoweave Boots; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Rings	Ring of Recurrence Band of Crimson Fury	Chess Event Karazhan The Fall of Magtheridon quest reward — Magtheridon's Lair
Trinkets	Quagmirran's Eye Icon of the Silver Crescent	Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens G'eras in Shattrath — 41 Badge of Justice
Weapons	Bloodmaw Magus-Blade	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair
Off-Hand	Sapphiron's Wing Bone	G'eras in Shattrath — 25 Badge of Justice
Wand	The Black Stalk	The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Frost Mage enchants and gems page below provides more information.