Warrior Tank Season of Mastery Phase 5 Gear

While a clear best in slot list is always available in WoW Classic Season of Mastery (SoM), the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. Depending on your race, you might want different items as well, as Swords or Maces are more powerful for Humans, due to Sword Specialization and Mace Specialization, and Axes are more powerful for Orcs, due to Axe Specialization.

Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative, for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them.

In order to get ready for raiding, it is recommended that you follow this guide in order to learn which gear to gather for maximizing your threat output and survivability before raid gear is accounted for. Even so, expect to get a few pieces that you will have a hard time replacing, such as Diamond Flask and Hand of Justice.

This is the gear we recommend for Warrior tanks in the AQ40 patch, split between defensive (D) and threat (T) options, which you can mix and match in order to make your tanking as comfortable as possible.

Warriors Tier 2.5, Conqueror's Battlegear has an amazing 3-piece bonus for advanced tanks, which enables a Shout focused rotation when combined with Manual of Battle Shout VII, which drops in AQ20.

• The 3-set bonus reduces the Rage cost of your shouts by 35%. While this is only a minor bonus when following the normal tanking rotation, it allows Battle Shout spam to become more threat per Rage than Sunder Armor in many situations.
• The 5-set bonus increases the slow and damage of Thunderclap by 50%. While the slowing debuff slot should be ideally covered by Thunderfury, if you happen to have the whole set at your disposal and no Thunderfury in group, consider using it as an alternative slowing debuff, especially if you are off-tanking.

As always, try to have at least 305 weapon skill with your weapon in order to benefit from a huge boost to your damage / threat, using gear such as Edgemaster's Handguards to hit that magic number if needed.

Your hit cap is 6% when you have 305+ weapon skill (vs 9% without), so make sure to mix and match our suggested gear in order to hit this cap. Going over it can still help you while dual wielding, but the value of 1% hit will be much lower than before 6/9%.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Conqueror's Crown	The Twin Emperors in AQ40
Neck	(D) Mark of C'Thun (T) Onyxia Tooth Pendant	C'Thun in AQ40 Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Shoulder	(D) Pauldrons of the Unrelenting (T) Conqueror's Spaulders	Fankriss The Unyielding in AQ40 Viscidus or Princess Huhuran in AQ40
Cloak	(D) Cloak of the Golden Hive (T) Cloak of the Fallen God	Princess Huhuran in AQ40 C'Thun in AQ40
Chest	Conqueror's Breastplate	C'Thun in AQ40
Wrists	(D) Bracelets of Wrath (T) Hive Defiler Wristguards	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair Princess Huhuran in AQ40
Gloves	Edgemaster's Handguards or similar if you need it for 305+ weapon skill Gauntlets of Steadfast Determination	World drop BoE Battleguard Sartura in AQ40
Belt	(D) Royal Qiraji Belt (T) Onslaught Girdle	The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Ragnaros in Molten Core
Legs	(D) Legplates of Wrath (T) Conqueror's Legguards	Ragnaros in Molten Core Ouro in AQ40
Boots	(D) Conqueror's Greaves (T) Chromatic Boots	Viscidus or Princess Huhuran in AQ40 Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Rings	(D) Ring of Emperor Vek'lor (D) Angelista's Touch (T) Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight (T) Band of Accuria	The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Brood of Nozdormu Exalted Ragnaros in Molten Core
Trinkets	(D) Lifegiving Gem (D) Styleen's Impeding Scarab (T) Earthstrike (swap to Diamond Flask if on CD) (T) Diamond Flask (T) Drake Fang Talisman	Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair Flamegor in Blackwing Lair Champion's Battlegear quest in Silithus Voodoo Feathers in Sunken Temple Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair
One-Hand	Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker Death's Sting Chromatically Tempered Sword Ancient Qiraji Ripper Blessed Qiraji War Axe Blessed Qiraji Pugio Crul'shorukh, Edge of Chaos	Thunderfury questline C'Thun in AQ40 Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Fankriss The Unyielding in AQ40 Tokens dropped by most bosses (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Loot Guide) Tokens dropped by most bosses (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Loot Guide) Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Shield	Blessed Qiraji Bulwark	Tokens dropped by most bosses (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Loot Guide)
Ranged	Crossbow of Imminent Doom	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20

If you crave raw damage and threat numbers, you can find even more offensive gear options in the Warrior DPS Best in Slot guide below (scroll down for the AQ40 page until Phase 5 launches):

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Helm of Domination Helm of Endless Rage Lionheart Helm	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Vaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair Blacksmithing
Neck	Barbed Choker Master Dragonslayer's Medallion Pendant of the Qiraji Guardian	Fankriss The Unyielding in AQ40 The Lord of Blackrock in Blackwing Lair The Prophet Skeram in AQ40
Shoulder	Drake Talon Pauldrons Pauldrons of Wrath Defiler's Plate Spaulders	Drake bosses in Blackwing Lair Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Arathi Basin Exalted
Cloak	Cloak of Concentrated Hatred Sandstorm Cloak Drape of Unyielding Strength	The Prophet Skeram in AQ40 Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 AQ20
Chest	Breastplate of Wrath Zandalar Vindicator's Breastplate Breastplate of Annihilation	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Paragons of Power: The Vindicator's Breastplate in Zul'Gurub The Prophet Skeram in AQ40
Wrists	Qiraji Execution Bracers Bracers of Brutality Wristguards of True Flight	The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Majordomo Executus in Molten Core
Gloves	Gauntlets of Annihilation Gauntlets of Wrath Gauntlets of the Immovable	C'Thun in AQ40 Drake bosses in Blackwing Lair Moam or Ayamiss the Hunter in AQ20
Belt	Triad Girdle Waistband of Wrath Ossirian's Binding	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Vaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20
Legs	Legplates of Wrath Legplates of Might Bloodsoaked Legplates	Ragnaros in Molten Core Magmadar in Molten Core Hakkar in Zul'Gurub
Boots	Boots of the Fallen Hero Sabatons of Wrath Boots of the Unwavering Will	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair The Prophet Skeram in AQ40
Rings	Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight Ring of the Godslayer Circle of Applied Force Master Dragonslayer's Ring Archimtiros' Ring of Reckoning Ring of the Qiraji Fury	Brood of Nozdormu Exalted C'Thun in AQ40 Flamegor in Blackwing Lair The Lord of Blackrock in Blackwing Lair Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Viscidus in AQ40
Trinkets	Jom Gabbar Mark of the Chosen Hand of Justice Blackhand's Breadth	Ouro in AQ40 The Pariah's Instructions in Maraudon General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths For The Horde! in Upper Blackrock Spire
One-Hand	Maladath, Runed Blade of the Black Flight Deathbringer Vis'kag the Bloodletter Anubisath Warhammer Doom's Edge	Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Trash Guide Blackwing Lair trash mobs
Shield	Elementium Reinforced Bulwark Buru's Skull Fragment Aegis of the Blood God	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Buru the Gorger in AQ20 Hakkar in Zul'Gurub
Ranged	Dragonbreath Hand Cannon Striker's Mark Huhuran's Stinger	Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair Magmadar in Molten Core Princess Huhuran in AQ40

As a Tank Warrior, you will generally be better off using your normal high threat and high mitigation gear while tanking Princess Huhuran and Viscidus, since their normal physical attacks are just as dangerous as their poisons. It can still be useful to wear a few Nature Resistance pieces on your weakest slots, so read this guide to understand where to find such pieces!

If you would prefer to gear for PvP, you can find our Warrior PvP BiS guide below.

Since weapons are such a broad topic, we have written a full guide about Warrior weapons.

Some items, which are not powerful enough to be in the best in slot list, have special properties that make them very valuable to acquire for specific encounters or as a weapon swap mid-fight. We will list the most notable special items for the current phase, and their effects and application below:

• Annihilator (or the less expensive, less powerful Rivenspike and Bashguuder) allows you to reduce an enemy's armor by up to 600 for your whole group, making it a very powerful weapon swap. Use it at the start of an encounter to quickly full debuff the boss, and then swap to your normal weapon to take advantage of the lowered armor.
• Gnomish Battle Chicken summons a chicken that attacks your enemies for 1.5 minutes, with a cooldown of 30 minutes. The chicken scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill), and buffs your group with 5% increased Attack Speed through Battle Squawk. This is what makes it well worth using while grouped.
• Arcanite Dragonling summons a dragon that attacks your enemies for up to 1 minute, with a cooldown of one hour. The dragon scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill) and causes a stacking debuff that increases Fire damage taken, which makes it worth using in later raids to boost Fire Mage damage.
• Skull of Impending Doom is given as a quest reward from completing Forbidden Knowledge in the Badlands. While generally undesirable, if you need to run somewhere fast, it can be a useful item to have.
• Furbolg Medicine Pouch is sold by Gorn One Eye when you reach Honored status with Timbermaw Hold. This is a great item that you can swap during combat to provide you with a significant 1000 heal over 10 seconds. For comparison's sake, Heavy Runecloth Bandage heals you for 2000 over 8 seconds, but requires you to channel it, and you cannot take any sort of damage in the channel duration.
• Tidal Charm allows you to instantly stun an enemy for 3 seconds. It has a 50% drop chance from Prince Nazjak, who spawns around 25,84 in Arathi Highlands. Due to his very high respawn timer it might be hard to get this trinket, but the stun it provides is a life saver and duel winner.
• Linken's Boomerang allows you to potentially disarm or stun an enemy when used, which makes it useful in certain scenarios, especially in PvP. Its rewarded from the Un'Goro Crater quest It's Dangerous to Go Alone.
• Luffa removes a bleed effect, such as Garrote, from yourself when used. This is great when tanking bosses with dangerous bleed debuffs such as High Priest Thekal's bleed, Speed Slash. You get this item from the Searing Gorge quest Incendosaurs? Whateverosaur is More Like It.
• The Alliance-only Crystal of Zin-Malor allows you to kill yourself easily, and you do not get durability loss if you die from its effect. This can occasionally be useful, such as when you regret getting on a fly path after you are already flying or if you need to talk with the Blackrock Depths key ghost NPC. You get it from starting the quest Tormented By the Past.

As this list is meant to be used for Tank Warriors in WoW Classic's Season of Mastery, we have created separate gear lists for those interested in optimizing themselves for the "main" branch of Classic instead. If you are not playing in the Season of Mastery, it is recommended that you consult this gear hub instead. In case you still need them, we have also included links to other phases of our Season of Mastery gear lists.