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Cataclysm Gear: Plate
Tanks in Plate
- Blood Death Knight
- Protection Paladin
- Protection Warrior
Besides Stamina, a vital statistic for any tank, this group's immutable stat is usually Strength. More important, however, are the other defensive stats: Parry, Dodge, their Mastery, and Armor.
Quest Reward Gear for Tanks in Plate
| Zone or Dungeon | Item | Quest | Questgiver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grim Batol | Chest | Closing a Dark Chapter | Baleflame |
| Halls of Origination | |||
| Lost City of the Tolvir | Feet | The Source of Their Power | Captain Hadan |
| Mount Hyjal | Cloak | Elemental Bonds: The Vow | (none) |
| Necklace
[1] Feet [1] |
Through the Gates of Hell | Malfurion Stormrage | |
| Bracers [2] | Additional Armaments | Damek Bloombeard | |
| Ring
[2] Ring [2] Relic [2] [3] |
Calling the Ancients | Varlan Highbough | |
| Trinket [2] | Filling the Moonwell | Ayla Shadowstorm | |
| Orgrimmar | |||
| Twilight Highlands | 2H Sword [4] | The Crucible of Carnage: The Twilight Terror! |
Gurgthock |
| 1H Mace [5] | Fury Unbound | Zaela | |
| Zul'Aman | Bow [6] | The Hex Lord's Fetish | Witch Doctor T'wansi |
- Upon completion of the quest, you must purchase this (for roughly 70-90g, depending on your reputation with the Guardians of Hyjal) from Zen'Vorka, who is next to Malfurion Stormrage, inside the cave.
- Upon completion of the quest, you must purchase this from the questgiver (and vendor).
- Not for Warriors.
- Only for Death Knights.
- Not for Death Knights.
- Only for Warriors.
Reputation Reward Gear for Tanks in Plate
| Faction | Honored | Revered | Exalted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardians of Hyjal | Necklace | Cloak | |
| The Earthen Ring | Legs | Head Enhancement | |
| Ramkahen | Bracers | ||
| Dragonmaw Clan | Head | Feet | |
| Therazane | Shoulder Enhancement | Ring | Shoulder Enhancement |
| Hellscream's Reach |
2H Sword
[1] 1H Axe [2] Crossbow? [3] |
Trinket Trinket |
- Only for Death Knights.
- Not for Death Knights.
- Only for Warriors. Far from ideal for tanks.
Crafted Gear for Tanks in Plate
| Profession | 333/Other | Rare 346+ | Epic 359+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology |
2H Sword
[1] (BoA) 1H Sword [2] (BoA) Shield [2] (BoA) |
||
| Blacksmithing | 1H Axe
[2] Vicious Pyrium [3] |
2H Sword
[1] 1H Sword [2] 1H Axe [2] Belt Chest Shield [2] |
|
| Engineering | Crossbow?
[4] Gun? [4] |
Bow?
[4] Gun? [4] |
|
| Inscription | Relic [5] | Trinket [6] | |
| Jewelcrafting |
Necklace Ring |
||
| Leatherworking |
Cloak Leg Enhancement |
Cloak | Leg Enhancement [7] |
| Tailoring |
- Only for Death Knights.
- Not for Death Knights.
- This is PvP gear but, even for PvE, may be an upgrade for PvE items whose level is 346 or below. (Resilience has no effect in PvE encounters, but the other stats of this 377 PvP gear may outweigh the total stats of lower-level PvE gear.)
- Only for Warriors. Far from ideal for tanks.
- Not for Warriors.
- Although technically this is a quest reward from the Darkmoon Faire, Scribes (inscriptionists) make the Stones cards that compose the Earthquake Deck, which is exchanged for the trinket.
- Replaces
Charscale Leg Armor as the leg armor of choice for plate tanks. ©2011 Free Fall Games | CONTACT US | POLICIES | PRIVACY
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