Arms Warrior PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic

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

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 Warrior gearing hub below. Some PvE gear is used even in PvP, allowing you to use certain items almost all of the time.

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

1. Strength
2. Hit Rating (5%)
3. Expertise Rating (5%)
4. Resilience
5. Critical Strike Rating
6. Mastery Rating
7. Haste Rating

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	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

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.