TBC Classic Retribution 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 is following the stat priority of Hit Cap (9%)> Expertise > Strength > Haste > Armor Penetration > Crit 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	Helm of the Claw	The Warlord's Hideout — Steamvault
Neck	Haramad's Bargain	The Consortium — Exalted
Shoulders	Ragesteel Shoulders	Blacksmithing
Back	Vengeance Wrap	Tailoring
Chest	Wastewalker Tunic	Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic Blood Furnace
Wrists	Black Felsteel Bracers	Blacksmithing
Hands	Flesh Handler's Gauntlets	The Flesh Lies... — Shadowmoon Valley
Waist	Red Belt of Battle	Blacksmithing
Legs	Shattrath Leggings	Special Delivery to Shattrath City — Shattrath City
Feet	Fel Leather Boots	Leatherworking
Rings	Shaffar's Band of Brutality Shapeshifter's Signet	Yor — Heroic Mana Tombs Lower City — Exalted
Trinkets	Bloodlust Brooch Abacus of Violent Odds	Justice Vendor (41 Badge of Justice) Pathaleon the Calculator — The Mechanar
Weapon	Lionheart Champion	Blacksmithing Master Swordsmith
Libram	Libram of Avengement	The Maker — HeroicBlood Furnace

While the list above contains the absolute best gear set up it can be extremely difficult, expensive or generally unrealistic to obtain it in a timely manner. Below are alternatives that are also very strong.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Gladiator's Scaled Helm Wastewalker Helm	PvP Vendor Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Neck	Traitor's Noose Bone Chain Necklace Choker of Vile Intent	Mennu the Betrayer — Heroic Slave Pens The Black Stalker — Heroic Underbog Justice Vendor (25 Badge of Justice)
Shoulders	Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders Wastewalker Shoulderpads Mantle of Perenolde	PvP Vendor Avatar of the Martyred — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Epoch Hunter — Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Back	Cloak of the Craft Cloak of the Inciter Auchenai Death Shroud	World Drop Blackheart the Inciter — Shadow Labyrinth Avatar of the Martyred — Heroic Auchenai Crypts
Chest	Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece Chestplate of A'dal Chestguard of Exile	PvP Vendor Special Delivery to Shattrath City — Shattrath City World Drop
Wrists	General's Plate Bracers Bands of Syth Spymistress's Wristguards	PvP Vendor Darkweaver Syth — Sethekk Halls The Soul Devices — Auchindon
Hands	Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets Cobrascale Gloves Ragesteel Gloves	PvP Vendor Leatherworking Blacksmithing
Waist	Epoch's Whispering Cinch General's Plate Belt Naaru Belt of Precision	Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills PvP Vendor How to Break Into the Arcatraz — Arcatraz
Legs	Clefthoof Hide Leggings Midnight Legguards Legguards of the Shattered Hand	Showdown — Blades Edge Mountains Quagmirran — heroic Slave Pens World Drop
Feet	Sha'tari Wrought Greaves Obsidian Clodstompers The Master's Treads	Into the Heart of the Labyrinth — Auchindon High Botanist Freywinn — The Botanica World Drop
Rings	A'dal's Command Band of Anguish Ravenclaw Band	The Sha'tar — Exalted News of Victory — Shadowmoon Valley Talon King Ikiss — Heroic Sethekk Halls
Trinkets	Icon of Unyielding Courage Darkmoon Card: Crusade	Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic Blood Furnace Darkmoon Blessings Deck
Weapons	Singing Crystal Axe Gladiator's Greatsword Quantum Blade	World Drop PvP Vendor Aeonus — Heroic Black Morass

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