Warrior Tank Pre-Raid Gear

This is the pre-raid gear we recommend for Tank Warriors, setting you up to tackle the most challenging content in Phase 5, AQ40. While gear from starter raids is required in order to fill a main tank role, having the correct pre-raid gear will allow you to be decent as an off-tank immediately.

Before we get into the list itself, it is good to present two of the most important concepts for gearing: weapon skill and the Hit cap.

As explained in our Warrior Tank Weapon Skill guide, the difference between only having the baseline 300 weapon skill at level 60 or 305 weapon skill or above is absolutely gigantic for threat generation against bosses, and easily capable of making a pre-bis blue weapon superior to the best raid epics. Thus, your first gearing priority against raid bosses should be hitting at least 305 skill with your current weapon.

This can be achieved by using race-appropriate weapons on a Orc or Human character, or with any race by using special gear such as Edgemaster's Handguards. Once you get 305+ weapon skill, remember to not go over 6% extra Hit chance, as the extra Hit will be wasted. This cap is 9% Hit when at 300 weapon skill, which means you will require a lot more Hit to cap out.

The Darksoul set is very cheap to make and provides a good amount of starting stats over its three pieces (shoulders, chest and legs). While none of the pieces is a standout on its own, buying the set as soon as you get to maximum level is a good way to begin your tanking journey!

While we are only listing the Horde versions of the PvP set, equivalent versions can be found on the Alliance side, with the same requirements, cost and stats.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Lionheart Helm Champion's Plate Helm Golem Skull Helm Crown of Tyranny Gyth's Skull	Blacksmithing Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 10 Magmus in Blackrock Depths Balnazzar in (main-entrance) Stratholme Gyth in Upper Blackrock Spire
Neck	Amulet of the Darkmoon Medallion of Grand Marshal Morris Mark of Fordring Beads of Ogre Might Evil Eye Pendant Verek's Collar	Darkmoon Faire 1200 Ticket reward World drop BoE In Dreams in Western Plaguelands Falrin's Vendetta quest in Dire Maul Immol'thar in Dire Maul West Verek in Blackrock Depths
Shoulder	Defiler's Plate Spaulders Abyssal Plate Epaulets of Striking Darksoul Shoulders Spaulders of Valor Bulky Iron Spaulders Bile-etched Spaulders Stockade Pauldrons	Arathi Basin Exalted Lord Skwol Blacksmithing Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Guard Mol'dar / Guard Slip'kik in Dire Maul North Immol'thar in Dire Maul West World drop BoE
Cloak	Earthweave Cloak Windshear Cape Shifting Cloak Deathguard's Cloak Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape The Emperor's New Cape Redoubt Cloak	Volunteer's Battlegear quest in Silithus High Marshal Whirlaxis Leatherworking Arathi Basin Exalted Stonespine in (side-entrance) Stratholme Emperor Dagran Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths Gordok Tribute in Dire Maul North
Chest	Savage Gladiator Chain Kromcrush's Chestplate Darksoul Breastplate Ornate Adamantium Breastplate	Gorosh the Dervish in Blackrock Depths Captain Kromcrush in Dire Maul North Blacksmithing In Dreams in Western Plaguelands
Wrists	Berserker Bracers Deeprock Bracers Abyssal Plate Vambraces of Striking Battleborn Armbraces Vambraces of the Sadist Bracers of Valor Fel Hardened Bracers	Warsong Gulch Exalted Stalwart's Battlegear quest in Silithus Baron Kazum Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Timmy the Cruel in (main-entrance) Stratholme Blackrock Spire drop BoE Lord Hel'nurath in Dire Maul West (Warlock Epic Mount Quest)
Gloves	Edgemaster's Handguards or similar if you need it for 305+ weapon skill Voone's Vice Grips Stonegrip Gauntlets Blood Guard's Plate Gauntlets Reiver Claws Boneclenched Gauntlets	World drop BoE Maxwell's Mission / Warlord's Command World drop BoE Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 7 Overlord Wyrmthalak in Lower Blackrock Spire Ras Frostwhisper in Scholomance
Belt	Brigam Girdle Defiler's Plate Girdle Handcrafted Mastersmith Girdle Frostwolf Plate Belt Deathbone Girdle	General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Arathi Basin Honored Goraluk Anvilcrack in Upper Blackrock Spire Alterac Valley Honored Side bosses in Scholomance
Legs	Titanic Leggings Outrider's Plate Legguards Legionnaire's Plate Leggings Cloudkeeper Legplates (CD share with Diamond Flask) Darksoul Leggings Abyssal Plate Legplates of Striking Eldritch Reinforced Legplates Warmaster Legguards Legplates of Valor	Blacksmithing Warsong Gulch Exalted Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 8 World drop BoE Blacksmithing The Duke of Shards Prince Tortheldrin in Dire Maul West Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Baron Rivendare in (side-entrance) Stratholme
Boots	Defiler's Plate Greaves Boots of Avoidance Bloodmail Boots Boots of Valor Ribsteel Footguards Battlechaser's Greaves	Arathi Basin Revered World drop BoE Side bosses in Scholomance Kirtonos the Herald in Scholomance Urok Doomhowl in Lower Blackrock Spire World drop BoE
Rings	Don Julio's Band Band of Earthen Might Myrmidon's Signet Blackstone Ring Tarnished Elven Ring Painweaver Band Magni's Will (Alliance only) Band of Flesh	Alterac Valley Exalted Veteran's Battlegear quest in Silithus World drop BoE Princess Theradras in Maraudon Gordok Tribute in Dire Maul North General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire The Princess's Surprise in Blackrock Depths Ramstein the Gorger in (side-entrance) Stratholme
Trinkets	Earthstrike Diamond Flask Frostwolf Insignia Rank 6 Mark of the Chosen Hand of Justice Blackhand's Breadth Counterattack Lodestone Vigilance Charm Ramstein's Lightning Bolts	Champion's Battlegear quest in Silithus Voodoo Feathers in Sunken Temple Alterac Valley Exalted The Pariah's Instructions in Maraudon Emperor Dagran Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths General Drakkisath's Demise / For The Horde! in Upper Blackrock Spire Gordok Tribute in Dire Maul North Immol'thar in Dire Maul West Ramstein the Gorger in (side-entrance) Stratholme
One-Hand	Quel'Serrar Ironfoe The Lobotomizer Alcor's Sunrazor Frostbite Annihilator Zulian Hacker Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Mirah's Song Axe of the Deep Woods Flurry Axe Bone Slicing Hatchet Iceblade Hacker Serathil Felstriker Bonescraper Distracting Dagger Mass of McGowan Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian	Quel'Serrar questline in Dire Maul Emperor Dagran Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths Alterac Valley Exalted World drop BoE Alterac Valley Revered Blacksmithing Zul'Gurub BoE Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Kirtonos the Herald in Scholomance World drop BoE World drop BoE Maleki the Pallid in (side-entrance) Stratholme Ras Frostwhisper in Scholomance World drop BoE Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Baron Rivendare in (side-entrance) Stratholme Prince Tortheldrin in Dire Maul West World drop BoE Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire
Shield	The Immovable Object Earthen Guard Draconian Deflector Dreadguard's Protector Force Reactive Disk (AoE) Skullflame Shield (AoE)	Alterac Valley Exalted Baron Kazum General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Lord Hel'nurath in Dire Maul West (Warlock Epic Mount Quest) Engineering World drop BoE
Ranged	Blackcrow Outrider's Bow Satyr's Bow Gorewood Bow Carapace Spine Crossbow Bloodseeker	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire Warsong Gulch Revered Zevrim Thornhoof in Dire Maul East The Scarlet Oracle, Demetria in Eastern Plaguelands Nerub'enkan in (side-entrance) Stratholme Hero of the Frostwolf in Alterac Valley

While we already list some threat-oriented gear, such as Lionheart Helm, most of the gear on display is defensively oriented. You can find more threat options in the DPS Warrior Gear page, which is optimized for maximum DPS, usually translating into additional threat for for Tank Warriors.

You can find more Warrior Tank BiS lists in our dedicated gear hub below.