WotLK Classic Arms Warrior Gear and Best in Slot

In this guide we go over the different gear available for Arms Warriors in Phase 2 of Wrath of the Lich King Classic. We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be expensive or very rare to obtain. Some slots have multiple "best" items that can change depending on your other gear choices.

This is a recommended list of full best in slot gear choices. You should be changing your gear often depending on the encounter, so not everything shown below will be used on every fight. Change your gear accordingly based on the battle, what gear you have in other slots, your buffs and so on. This list is to simply show you one of the many full best in slot setups.

Slot	Item
Head	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Helmet
Neck	Frigid Strength of Hodir
Shoulder	Shoulderplates of the Celestial Watch
Back	Drape of the Faceless General
Chest	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Battleplate
Wrist	Armbands of Bedlam
Hands	Gloves of the Steady Hand
Waist	Belt of Colossal Rage
Legs	Legguards of Cunning Deception
Feet	Sabatons of Lifeless Night
Finger 1	Brann's Signet Ring
Finger 2	Brann's Sealing Ring
Trinket 1	Mjolnir Runestone
Trinket 2	Dark Matter
Two-Hand Weapon	Dark Edge of Depravity
Ranged	Twirling Blades

Below you can find a list of recommended pieces for each slot. Some pieces will be easier to obtain through many different methods. It is recommended to build a gear set with multiple different pieces below while working towards a full best in slot setup.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Helmet	Thorim — (25) Ulduar 58 x Emblems of Conquest
Great	Boundless Gaze	Algalon the Observer — (25) Ulduar
Great	Warhelm of the Champion	Thorim — (25H) Ulduar

Conqueror's Siegebreaker Helmet is your best in slot helmet option, helping you complete both your 2-set and 4-set bonuses. Boundless Gaze and Warhelm of the Champion are great secondary options, but you will want to get your tier helm as soon as possible.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Frigid Strength of Hodir	Hodir — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Pendulum of Infinity	General Vezax — (25H) Ulduar
Good	Broach of the Wailing Night	19 x Emblems of Conquest

Frigid Strength of Hodir is your best in slot necklace choice. You have a couple of other options in the meantime till you can pick yours up.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Shoulderplates	Yogg-Saron — (25) Ulduar
Best	Shoulderplates of the Celestial Watch	Algalon the Observer — (10) Ulduar
Great	Shoulderpads of the Intruder	Steelbreaker — (25H) Ulduar

Both Conqueror's Siegebreaker Shoulderplates and Shoulderplates of the Celestial Watch are best in slot. You will want to wear the tier shoulders if they are needed to complete your 2-set or 4-set bonuses. DPS output is about the same with or without your 4-set bonus, so go for whichever you can obtain more easily.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Drape of the Faceless General	General Vezax — (10H) Ulduar
Best	Drape of Icy Intent	Hodir — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Drape of the Drakerider	Razorscale — (25) Ulduar

Your cloak option will change depending on your Hit Rating needs.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Battleplate	Hodir — (25) Ulduar 58 x Emblems of Conquest

Conqueror's Siegebreaker Battleplate is the only listed chest as it can be easily obtained and is needed to complete 2-set and 4-set bonuses.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Armbands of Bedlam	Mimiron — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Bitter Cold Armguards	Hodir — (10H) Ulduar
Good	Fluxing Energy Coils	XT-002 Deconstructor — (10H) Ulduar
Good	Decimator's Armguards	Kologarn — (25) Ulduar

Armbands of Bedlam are your ideal bracers as they have massive stats from the increased ilvl that blizzard applied to phase 2. You have a couple of alternatives you can get in the meantime till you can grab your best in slot.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Gloves of the Steady Hand	XT-002 Deconstructor — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Gauntlets	Mimiron — (25) Ulduar Emalon the Storm Watcher — (25) Vault of Archavon
Good	Gloves of the Stonereaper	Auriaya — (25) Ulduar
Good	Bladebreaker Gauntlets	28 x Emblems of Conquest

Gloves of the Steady Hand are your best in slot gloves, but will be highly contested. Conqueror's Siegebreaker Gauntlets are preferred if they are needed to complete your 2-set or 4-set bonuses and are much easier to obtain. Bladebreaker Gauntlets can be easily purchased with Emblems of Conquest.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Belt of Colossal Rage	Steelbreaker — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Soul-Devouring Cinch	Yogg-Saron — (10H) Ulduar
Great	Girdle of Embers	Ignis the Furnace Master — (25) Ulduar
Good	Starfall Girdle	Algalon the Observer — (10) Ulduar

Belt of Colossal Rage is going to be your preferred waist choice as it received a large item level buff, giving it a large stat increase. You have a couple of close alternatives that you can grab in the meantime till you can get your best in slot choice.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Legguards of Cunning Deception	Yogg-Saron — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Plated Leggings of Ruination	Flame Leviathan — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Conqueror's Siegebreaker Legplates	Freya — (25) Ulduar Emalon the Storm Watcher — (25) Vault of Archavon
Good	Fused Alloy Legplates	Mimiron — (10H) Ulduar
Good	Clockwork Legplates	XT-002 Deconstructor — (25) Ulduar

There are multiple leg choices available to you in this phase. Legguards of Cunning Deception are your ideal choice in full setup as they offer a huge amount of stats being ilvl 252. Till you can get yours grab one of the alternatives, ideally Conqueror's Siegebreaker Legplates to complete your set bonuses.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Sabatons of Lifeless Night	Algalon the Observer — (25) Ulduar
Great	Melancholy Sabatons	Malygos — (10) The Eye of Eternity
Great	Tempered Mercury Greaves	Mimiron — (10H) Ulduar

As with most of your gear, you will be prioritizing the 252 ilvl pieces as they offer much higher stats than other gear. Melancholy Sabatons and Tempered Mercury Greaves are strong alternatives depending on your Hit Rating and Armor Penetration needs.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Brann's Signet Ring	Heroic: All Is Well That Ends Well
Best	Brann's Sealing Ring	All Is Well That Ends Well
Great	Seal of the Betrayed King	Yogg-Saron — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Band of Lights	Algalon the Observer — (10) Ulduar
Good	Strength of the Automaton	Flame Leviathan — (25) Ulduar
Good	Bladebearer's Signet	Trash Mobs — (25) Ulduar

Phase 2 brings multiple ring choices for you to pick from. Ultimately you will want to grab your best options, but there are plenty of great alternatives you can grab in the meantime that will help you with any missing Hit or Armor Penetration.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Mjolnir Runestone	Thorim — (10) Ulduar
Best	Dark Matter	Algalon the Observer — (10) Ulduar
Great	Darkmoon Card: Greatness	Darkmoon Nobles Deck
Good	Grim Toll	Shared drop — (10) Naxxramas

Phase 2 brings physical DPS the powerful Mjolnir Runestone trinket, helping you easily reach the Armor Penetration cap. Make sure to run 10 man weekly to grab yours as soon as possible. Dark Matter getting buffed to ilvl 239 makes it slightly stronger than Darkmoon Card: Greatness, but seeing as it will be contested you will most likely be sticking with Greatness for awhile, which is a very close second option.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Dark Edge of Depravity	Yogg-Saron — (25H) Ulduar
Great	Furious Gladiator's Sunderer	Arena PvP Vendor
Great	Voldrethar, Dark Blade of Oblivion	General Vezax — (25H) Ulduar
Good	Lotrafen, Spear of the Damned	General Vezax — (25) Ulduar
Good	Hoperender	General Vezax — (10) Ulduar

With Blizzard buffing weapon ilvls up to 252, Phase 2 brings some massive weapon upgrades. Dark Edge of Depravity is by far your best in slot choice, giving you a massive damage boost while still granting you Poleaxe Specialization. Both the Furious PvP axe and polearm are good second choices, but have high rating requirements. Voldrethar, Dark Blade of Oblivion is a powerful weapon, but Sword Specialization is much worse than Poleaxe Specialization, making this weapon not ideal. There are a few alternative polarms and axes in the meantime till you can get your better options.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Twirling Blades	Flame Leviathan — (10H) Ulduar
Great	Rising Sun	Flame Leviathan — (25H) Ulduar

Phase 2 has many ranged weapons that can drop, but most of them will be contested by the Hunters and should go to them first. Twirling Blades is your best in slot ranged weapon and is a thrown, making it have low competition.

For a list of recommended enchants in Wrath of the Lich King, check out our Arms Warrior Enchants guide below:

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