Arms Warrior PvP Gear Guide

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Last updated on Oct 01, 2024 at 00:00 by Abide

On this page you will find the recommended best in slot gear for an Arms Arms Warrior in Cataclysm Season 9.

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Best in Slot Gear for PvP Arms Warrior

This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Arms Arms Warrior. You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills by reading our full Arms Arms Warrior PvP guide below:

Arms Warrior PvP Guide

This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Arms Arms Warrior gearing hub below. Some PvE gear is used even in PvP, allowing you to use certain items almost all of the time.

Arms Warrior PvE Best in Slot

Best in Slot Gear

Your gear list for PvP will mostly follow the following stat priority:

Strength
Hit Rating (5%)
Expertise Rating (5%)
Resilience
Critical Strike Rating
Mastery Rating
Haste Rating

PvP Best in Slot Gear

Phase Three Phases 1 & 2

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Vicious Gladiator's Plate Helm	Mastery → Crit	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Choker of Proficiency	Expertise → Crit	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Vicious Gladiator's Plate Shoulders	—	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Vicious Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess	—	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Vicious Gladiator's Bracers of Triumph	—	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Vicious Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Vicious Gladiator's Girdle of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Plate Legguards	Haste → Crit	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Vicious Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Vicious Gladiator's Signet of Accuracy	—	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Vicious Gladiator's Signet of Cruelty	—	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Heart of Rage	—	Chimaeron (H) Blackwing Descent
Trinket 2	Vicious Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Vicious Gladiator's Badge of Victory	—	1650 Conquest Points
Weapon	Reclaimed Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood	—	Nefarian (H) Blackwing Descent
Ranged	Vicious Gladiator's War Edge	—	700 Conquest Points

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Ruthless Gladiator's Plate Helm	Mastery → Crit	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Ruthless Gladiator's Choker of Proficiency	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Ruthless Gladiator's Plate Shoulders	—	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Ruthless Gladiator's Cloak of Prowess	Mastery → Hit	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Ruthless Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Ruthless Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency	—	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Ruthless Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Ruthless Gladiator's Girdle of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Ruthless Gladiator's Plate Legguards	Haste → Crit	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Ruthless Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Ruthless Gladiator's Signet of Accuracy	—	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Ruthless Gladiator's Signet of Cruelty	—	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Vessel of Acceleration	—	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Trinket 2	Ruthless Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Ruthless Gladiator's Badge of Victory	—	1650 Conquest Points
Weapon	Sulfuras, the Extinguished Hand	Mastery → Expertise	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Ranged	Giantslicer	—	700 Valor Points & 1 × Crystallized Firestone from (H) Firelands bosses

Enchants

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Strength
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Strength
Back	Swordguard Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Strength (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Major Strength	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Mighty Strength	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Dragonbone Leg Reinforcements (Requires Leatherworking) Dragonscale Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
Ring	Enchant Ring - Strength (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Landslide

Gems

Sockets	Gems
	Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
	Resplendent Ember Topaz
	Mystic Amberjewel
	Etched Demonseye
	Mystic Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to 3.
	Mystic Cogwheel, Smooth Cogwheel, Rigid Cogwheel, Precise Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use 2 in helm.

Changelog

01 Oct. 2024: Page updated for phase three.
26 May 2024: Added page.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.

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