Part 1:
Pre-Heroic Gear:
Weapon:
Stave of Shrouded Mysteries
Kirin Tor Reputation - Revered
Armor, stamina, and a bit of dodge. Very good starting staff.
Staff of the Sorrowful Chieftain
Quest Reward: Zul'Drak: Wanted: Ragemane's Flipper
This is really a DPS staff, but if you are just starting tanking,
it is very easy to obtain and it can hold you over til you get Kirin Tor rep.
Hewn Sparring Quarterstaff
Halls of Lightning - General Bjarngrim
Another DPS staff, but if you didn't get the above staff, this one is good
til you get Kirin Tor rep as well. Make sure to wear a Kirin Tor tabard while
trying to get it though. TWo birds with one stone.
Witch Doctor's Wildstaff
Gundrak - Slad'ran
Another DPS staff, but if you don't get either of the above staff, this one
is good til you get Kirin Tor rep as well.
Idol:
Idol of Perspicacious Attacks
Grizzly Hills PvP Vendor - 30 Venture Coins
Definately worth getting if you do some of the PvP dailies in Grizzly Hills.
Idol of the Plainswalker
Quest Reward: Borean Tundra: Get Me Outa Here!/Return My Remains
If you never picked up the TBC Heroic Idol, this one is almost as good.
Head:
Headguard of Retaliation
Quest Reward: Utgarde Pinnacle - Vengeance Be Mine!
A single run through Utgarde Pinnacle will get you the best pre-raid, pre-heroic
druid hat outside of the PvP gear.
Eviscerator's Facemask
BoE Leatherworking (420) - Fur Trader in Dalaran recipe
Easily craftable headpiece and solid tanking piece.
Hood of the Furtive Assassin
Halls of Lightning - Loken
Nice place to start out your tanking gear if you don't want to get the LWing one.
Tirion's Headwrap
Quest Reward: Icecrown: The Crusader's Pinnacle
An easy-to-obtain quest reward for those just starting out.
Shoulder:
Eviscerator's Shoulderpads
BoE Leatherworking (420) - Fur Trader in Dalaran Recipe
BoE Leatherworking piece and very well worth getting.
Ceremonial Pyre Mantle
Utgarde Pinnacle - King Ymiron
OKay starting piece.
Shoulderpads of Fleshworks
Quest Reward: Icecrown: The Flesh Giant Champion
Quest reward starting piece.
Chest:
Exotic Leather Tunic
Quest Reward: Utgarde Pinnacle: Junk in My Trunk
Easy quest, and an amazing reward.
Darkheart Chestguard
Knights of the Ebon Blade - Exalted Reputation
Only if you somehow get exalted rep before completing Junk in My Trunk.
Dark Arctic Chestpiece
BoE Leatherworking (395) - Trainer Taught Skill
If nothing else, start out with this. Easy to craft, should be cheap.
Wrist:
Eviscerator's Bindings
BoE Leatherworking (420) - Fur Trader in Dalaran Recipe
Easily craftable starting piece.
Njorndar Furywraps
Quest Reward: Icecrown: Not-So-Honorable Combat
Easy group quest reward for a starting piece. Soloable as feral.
Hands:
Handwraps of Preserved History
Quest Reward: The Culling of Stratholme: A Royal Escort
Get these. Very nice armor, and loads of stamina and agility. The expertise is
an added bonus.
Eviscerator's Gauntlets
BoE Leatherworking (425) - Fur Trader in Dalaran Recipe
BoE craftable starting piece.
Sidestepping Handguards
The Oculus - Mage-Lord Urom
Get if you can't get the Eviscerator's Gauntlets for some reason.
Waist:
Ley-Whelphide Belt
The Oculus - Zone Drop
Socketed, this is a very nice belt.
Glitterscale Wrap
The Oracles - Revered Reputation
Very nice piece if you happen to be grinding Oracles rep.
Eviscerator's Waistguard
BoE Leatherworking (425) - Fur Trader in Dalaran Recipe
BoE craftable starting piece.
Legs:
Mind-Expanding Leggings
Kirin Tor - Revered Reputation
Socket these pants and you have some nice starting legs. I mean, you're grinding
Kirin Tor rep for the staff already anyways, right? (The answer is yes)
Constellation Leggings
Halls of Stone - Tribunal of Ages
Decent starting piece.
Dark Arctic Leggings
BoE Leatherworking (395) - Trainer Taught Skill
Easily obtained BoE starting piece.
Feet:
Jormscale Footpads
BoE Leatherworking (420) - Trainer Taught Skill
BoE craftable piece. High stamina and armor.
Eviscerator's Treads
BoE Leatherworking (425) - Trainer Taught Skill
BoE craftable piece. Same armor, slightly lower stamina, higher agility than Jormscale.
Back:
Flowing Cloak of Command
The Culling of Stratholme - Salramm the Fleshcrafter
High armor, nice chunk of stamina. Really worth getting.
Cloak of Tormented Skies
BoE Leatherworking (395) - Trainer Taught Skill
This easily-obtained BoE should hold you over til you hit the Culling of Stratholme.
Amulet:
Amulet of Wills
Halls of Stone - Sjonnir the Ironshaper
High armor and stamina and even dodge instead of defense. Very Worth getting.
Rings:
Iceforged Battle Ring
Quest Reward: Storm Peaks: The Brothers Bronzebeard/Forging the Keystone
High armor and staminam but no avoidance. Nice starting ring as a quest reward.
Ring of Earthen Might
BoE Jewelcrafting (420) - JC Token Vendor Recipe
High armor, dodge rating, decent stamina and a socket. Very nice starting ring.
Signet of Arachnathid Command
Azjol-Nerub - Anub'arak
Really nice tanking ring from a normal low-level instance.
Trinkets:
Indestructible Alchemist Stone
BoP Alchemy (400) - Trainer Taught Skill
An amazing tanking trinket if you happen to be an Alchemist.
Figurine - Monarch Crab
BoP Jewelcrafting (400) - Trainer Taught Skill
Nice trinket with decent stamina, two sockets, and a dodge on-use effect.
Sonic Booster
BoP Engineering (400) - Trainer Taught Skill
Decent amount of stamina on this trinket.
Part 2:
Heroic Pieces of Note:
** Denotes a recipe that requires a Frozen Orb. These drop from Heroics, but are not BoP.
Weapon:
Enraged Feral Staff
Utgarde Keep Heroic - Ingvar the Plunderer
Get this. Seriously. Good armor, good stamina, good agility.
Head:
**Weakness Spectralizers
BoP Engineering (430) - Trainer Taught Skill
Epic Engineering Leather Hat. Requires a Frozen Orb to craft.
Helm of Cheated Fate
Gundrak Heroic - Drakkari Colossus
Just slightly above the Headguard of Retaliation for tanking.
Mask of the Watcher
Meta socket is pretty nice as is the socket bonus of 8 agility, but the agility
on the hat itslef is low. The expertise rating is nice though.
Shroud of Darkness
Violet Hold Heroic - Zuramat the Obliterator
Meta Socket is pretty nice as is the socket bonus of 12 stamina, but the agility
is low again.
Shoulders:
**Trollwoven Spaulders
BoE Leatherworking (440) - Fur Trader in Dalaran Recipe
Require a Frozen Orb to craft, but BoE and worth getting.
Chest:
Crystal-Infused Tunic
The Nexus Heroic - Keristrasza
Only better than the Exotic Leather Tunic with 2x +21 Stamina gems or better.
Wrist:
Bindings of the Tunneler
Utgarde Keep Heroic - Skarvald the Constructor
Highest stamina bracers pre-raid.
Advanced Tooled-Leather Bands
Halls of Lightning Heroic - Loken
High armor, high-ish stamina.
Dragonfriend Bracers
Wyrmrest Accord - Exalted Reputation
High armor, high agility.
Hands:
Gilt-Edged Leather Gauntlets
Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic - King Ymiron
High armor gloves. But only moderate stamina and agility. Not that great for tanking.
Waist:
Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt
Utgarde Keep Heroic - Ingvar the Plunderer
Best pre-raid tanking belt available hands down.
**Trollwoven Girdle
BoE Leatherworking (440) - Fur Trader in Dalaran Recipe
Require a Frozen Orb to craft, but BoE so you may be able to buy it for a quick upgrade.
Legs:
Gored Hide Legguards
Gundrak Heroic - Gal'darah
High armor and decent stamina and agility.
Ravenous Leggings of the Furbolg
Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic - Gortok Palehoof
Socket with Stam/Agi gems for some really nice pants.
Legguards of Swarming Attacks
Ahn'Kahet - The Old Kingdom Heroic - Amanitar
Put a nice stamina gem in the socket and these get some pretty high stamina pre-raid.
Chain Gang Legguards
Violet Hold Heroic - Zone Drop
BoE Heroic zone drop with really high stamina.
Feet:
Slag Footguards
Halls of Lightning Heroic - Volkhan
High Stamina boots with a socket.
Gorloc Muddy Footwraps
Gundrak Heroic - Eck the Ferocious
More high stamina socketed boots.
Amulet:
**Titanium Earthguard Chain
BoE Jewelcrafting (440) - JC Token Vendor Recipe
High armor, good stamina and a socket. Requires a Frozen Orb to craft.
Rings:
Keystone Great-Ring
Drak'Tharon Keep Heroic - The Prophet Tharon'ja
Best pre-raid tanking ring.
Nerubian Shield Ring
Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom Heroic - Elder Nadox
High armor and stamina ring.
Band of Torture
The Oculus Heroic - Drakos the Interrogator
High armor and stamina ring as well.
Trinkets:
Offering of Sacrifice
Gundrak Heroic - Gal'darah
They only new pre-raid trinket with permanent armor.
Essence of Gossamer
Azjol-Nerub Heroic - Hadronox
Loads of stamina and a nice life-extending proc effect.
Valor Medal of the First War
40 Heroic Tokens for this nice new dodge trinket.
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Let me start by saying, in the video I have 40-800 latency(was spiking bad). Im level 73 doing Old kingdom, I have 2 quest blues, and brutal/veng glads gear, 94 hit rating and about 40% crit in combat. If anyone likes the videos Ill keep making them, im working on a 71-80 montage. Our group had 1 CC'er, So I did a lot of Cleaving and Whirlwinding, putting out a lot of dps and is a good example of what TG/Fury Warriors can do in Wotlk. at the end is a clip of my pally friend who just dinged 80 dueling me, as you can see he wrecked me in one stun. Our group combo was:
Me - 73 Fury warrior
75 ret pally
74 holy pally - healer
80(unknown spec) warrior - tank
78 mage
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