TBC Classic Retribution Paladin Phase 3 / 4 Gear and Best in Slot

This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot.

The list below is following the stat priority of Hit Cap > Expertise > Strength > Haste > Armor Penetration > Critical Strike and will include items available exclusively from TBC dungeons, professions and reputation rewards. During Black Temple, you may also have need of additional gear devoted to maximizing your Shadow Resistance stat. Should this be the case, we recommend consulting our guide dedicated to acquiring pieces with this stat as necessary.

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Retribution Paladin, 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.

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.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cursed Vision of Sargeras	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Neck	Choker of Endless Nightmares	Supremus — Black Temple
Shoulders	Shoulderpads of the Stranger	Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern
Back	Cloak of Fiends	Timed run Chest — Zul'Aman
Chest	Lightbringer Breastplate	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Wrists	Bindings of Lightning Reflexes	Leatherworking
Hands	Gloves of the Searing Grip	Al'ar — Tempest Keep
Waist	Belt of One-Hundred Deaths	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Legs	Bow-stitched Leggings	Azgalor — Hyjal Summit
Feet	Shadowmaster's Boots	Mother Shahraz — Black Temple
Rings	Band of the Eternal Champion Shapeshifter's Signet	Exalted with Scale of the Sands Exalted with Lower City
Trinkets	Dragonspine Trophy Berserker's Call	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Zul'jin@ — Zul'Aman
Weapon	Torch of the Damned	Reliquary of the Lost — Black Temple
Libram	Libram of Avengement	The Maker — Heroic The Blood Furnace

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