Warrior Tank TBC Pre-Patch BiS Gear Guide

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Last updated on May 23, 2021 at 13:28 by Abide 14 comments

On this page, you will find the best in slot items for your Warrior Tank during the pre-patch of the Burning Crusade.

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Pre-patch Best in Rank List for Tank Warriors

The gear below is focused on the best Tank gear for Warriors in the pre-patch before the Burning Crusade launch. We will try to give at least one alternative for most slots in the list, so that you can pick options that fit your racials or are easy to obtain by you.

Head

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Helmet	Thaddius in Naxxramas
Option	Conqueror's Crown	The Twin Emperors in AQ40

Neck

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Mark of C'Thun	C'Thun in AQ40
Option	Master Dragonslayer's Medallion	Head of Nefarian

Shoulder

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Pauldrons	Patchwerk, Grobbulus or Gluth in Naxxramas
Option	Conqueror's Spaulders	Viscidus or Princess Huhuran in AQ40

Cloak

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Cryptfiend Silk Cloak	Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas
Option	Cloak of the Fallen God	C'Thun in AQ40

Chest

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Breastplate	The Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
Option	Conqueror's Breastplate	C'Thun in AQ40

Wrist

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Bracers	Anub'Rekhan, Gluth or Grand Widow Faerlina in Naxxramas
Option	Wristguards of Vengeance	Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas

Hands

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Gauntlets	Maexxna in Naxxramas
Option	Gauntlets of Steadfast Determination	Battleguard Sartura in AQ40

Waist

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Waistguard	Noth the Plaguebringer, Gluth or Heigan the Unclean in Naxxramas
Option	Girdle of the Mentor	Instructor Razuvious in Naxxramas

10.

Legs

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Legplates	Loatheb in Naxxramas
Option	Conqueror's Legguards	Ouro in AQ40

11.

Feet

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dreadnaught Sabatons	Instructor Razuvious, Gothik the Harvester or Gluth in Naxxramas
Option	Chromatic Boots	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair

12.

Finger

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Ring of the Dreadnaught	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Best	Ring of Emperor Vek'lor	The Twin Emperors in AQ40
Option	Ring of the Godslayer	C'Thun in AQ40
Option	Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight	Brood of Nozdormu - Exalted

13.

Trinkets

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Drake Fang Talisman	Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair
Best	Styleen's Impeding Scarab	Flamegor in Blackwing Lair
Best	Kiss of the Spider	Maexxna in Naxxramas

14.

One-Handed Weapon

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker	Thunderfury quest line
Best	Gressil, Dawn of Ruin	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Best	The Hungering Cold	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Option	High Warlord's Cleaver / Grand Marshal's Handaxe	PvP Vendor
Option	High Warlord's Blade / Grand Marshal's Longsword	PvP Vendor

15.

Shield

Rank	Item	Source
Best	The Face of Death	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Option	Blessed Qiraji Bulwark	Imperial Qiraji Armaments
Option	The Plague Bearer	Patchwerk in Naxxramas

16.

Ranged

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Soulstring	The Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
Best	Crossbow of Imminent Doom	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20

17.

Changelog

23 May 2021: Guide added.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.

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