TBC Classic Holy Paladin Pre-Raid Gear

This is a collection of gear that is considered to be the best before actually entering into a raid like Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, or Magtheridon's Lair.

The list below follows the stat priority found on our Stats page and will include items available exclusively from TBC dungeons, professions, and reputation rewards.

If your character is ready to jump into Phase 5 / Tier 6 content, then see our current best in slot list. If you wish to go through the content of Tiers 4 or 5 instead, then please see their respective lists below.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Whitemend Hood	Tailoring
Neck	Gezzarak's Fang	Gezzarak the Huntress — Terokkar Forest
Shoulders	Primal Mooncloth Shoulders	Tailoring
Back	Bishop's Cloak	Justice vendor (25 Badge of Justice)
Chest	Primal Mooncloth Robe	Tailoring
Wrists	Blessed Bracers	Blacksmithing
Hands	Prismatic Mittens of Mending	Commander Sarannis — The Botanica
Waist	Primal Mooncloth Belt	Tailoring
Legs	Whitemend Pants	Tailoring
Feet	Boots of the Watchful Heart	Captain Skarloc — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Rings	Band of Halos Ancestral Band/ Ring of Convalescence	Justice Vendor (25 Badge of Justice) Thrallmar/Honor Hold — Revered
Trinkets	Essence of the Martyr Scarab of the Infinite Cycle	Justice Vendor (41 Badge of Justice) Aeonus — The Black Morass
Weapons	Hand of Eternity	Blacksmithing
Off-hands	Swamplight Lantern	Quagmirran — Heroic Slave Pens
Libram	Blessed Book of Nagrand	The Ultimate Bloodsport — Nagrand

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, it can be extremely difficult, expensive, or generally unrealistic to obtain it in a timely manner. Below, we have listed solid alternatives that you can aim to obtain.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover Hallowed Crown Moonglade Cowl	PvP Vendor Harbinger Skyriss — Arcatraz Warp Splinter — Botanica
Neck	Necklace of Eternal Hope Sethekk Oracle's Focus Natasha's Guardian Cord	Justice Vendor (25 Badge of Justice) Brother Against Brother — Auchindoun The Hound-Master — Blades Edge Mountains
Shoulders	Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders Justice Bearer's Pauldrons Mantle of the Sea Wolf	PvP Vendor Omor the Unscarred — Heroic Ramparts Tavarok — Heroic Mana Tombs
Back	Lifegiving Cloak Light-Touched Stole of Altruism Avian Cloak of Feathers	World Drop Exarch Maladaar — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Talon King Ikiss — Heroic Sethekk Halls
Chest	Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard Hallowed Garments Raiments of Nature's Breath	PvP Vendor Murmur — Shadow Labyrinth Vazruden the Herald — Heroic Ramparts
Wrists	Windhawk Bracers Virtue Bearer's Vambraces Primal Surge Bracers	Leatherworking Broggok — Heroic The Blood Furnace Aeonus — The Black Morass
Hands	Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves Fathomheart Gauntlets Life Bearer's Gauntlets	PvP Vendor Warlord Kalithresh — Steamvault Vazruden the Herald — Heroic Ramparts
Waist	Windhawk Belt Stillwater Girdle Cord of Sanctification	Leatherworking Nexus-Prince Shaffar — Heroic Mana Tombs Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Legs	Pontifex Kilt Consortium Plated Legguards Kamaei's Cerulean Skirt	Warlord Kalithresh — Heroic Steamvault Undercutting the Competition — Mana Tombs World Drop
Feet	Wavefury Boots Jeweled Boots of Sanctification Slippers of Serenity	Rokmar the Crackler — Heroic Slave Pens Warbringer O'mrogg — Shattered Halls Exarch Maladaar — Auchenai Crypts
Rings	Celestial Jewel Ring Gift of the Talonpriests Band of the Crystalline Void	Hitting the Motherlode — Netherstorm Terokk — Terokkar Forest Yor — Heroic Mana Tombs
Trinkets	Lower City Prayerbook Bangle of Endless Blessings Figurine - Talasite Owl	Lower City — Revered Warp Splinter — The Botanica Jewelcrafting
Weapons	The Ancient Scepter of Sue-Min Gladiator's Salvation Gavel of Pure Light	World Drop PvP Vendor The Sha'tar — Exalted
Off-Hands	Crystal Pulse Shield Windcaller's Orb Lamp of Peaceful Repose	World Drop Cenarion Expedition — Exalted Dalliah the Doomsayer — Arcatraz

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