Cataclysm Classic Frost Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Feb 13, 2025 at 12:00 by Sellin

On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Frost Death Knight in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Frost Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear Set

2. Pre-raid Best in Slot

Frost Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear Set

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Frost Frost Death Knight spec, which is as follows:

Strength
Hit Rating (8%)
Expertise Rating (6.5%)
Mastery Rating
Haste Rating
Critical Strike Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Gift of Nadun	–	Exalted Ramkahen
Shoulder	Raz's Pauldrons	Mastery → Haste	Ascendant Lord Obsidius (H)Blackrock Caverns
Cloak	Drape of Inimitable Fate	–	World BoE drop
Chest	Elementium Deathplate	Mastery → Haste	Blacksmithing
Bracer	Alpha Bracers	Mastery → Haste	Anraphet (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Magma Plated Gauntlets	Mastery → Critical Strike	1650 Justice Points
Belt	Elementium Girdle of Pain	–	Blacksmithing
Legs	Corefire Legplates	–	World BoE drop
Boots	Woe Breeder's Boots	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Blauvelt's Family Crest	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of Transformation	Mastery → Critical Strike	Corla, Herald of Twilight (H)Blackrock Caverns
Trinket 1	License to Slay	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Impatience of Youth	Mastery → Critical Strike	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Main-hand Weapon	Scimitar of the Sirocco	–	Archaeology
Off-hand Weapon	Scimitar of the Sirocco	–	Archaeology
Sigil	Relic of Aggramar	Expertise → Haste	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Gift of Nadun	–	Exalted Ramkahen
Shoulder	Raz's Pauldrons	Mastery → Haste	Ascendant Lord Obsidius (H)Blackrock Caverns
Cloak	Drape of Inimitable Fate	–	World BoE drop
Chest	Magma Plated Battleplate	–	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Alpha Bracers	Mastery → Haste	Anraphet (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Magma Plated Gauntlets	Mastery → Critical Strike	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Elementium Girdle of Pain	–	Blacksmithing
Legs	Corefire Legplates	–	World BoE drop
Boots	Woe Breeder's Boots	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Blauvelt's Family Crest	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of Transformation	Mastery → Critical Strike	Corla, Herald of Twilight (H)Blackrock Caverns
Trinket 1	License to Slay	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Impatience of Youth	Mastery → Critical Strike	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Main-hand Weapon	Scimitar of the Sirocco	–	Archaeology
Off-hand Weapon	Scimitar of the Sirocco	–	Archaeology
Sigil	Relic of Aggramar	Expertise → Haste	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Magma Plated Helmet	Expertise → Mastery	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Cloudburst Necklaceof the Faultline	–	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Shoulder	Magma Plated Pauldrons	Haste → Mastery	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Cloudburst Cloakof the Faultline	Critical Strike → Hit	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Elementium Deathplate Breastplate	Critical Strike → Hit	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Bracers of the Mat'redor	Critical Strike → Mastery	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Gloves	Fists of Fury	Critical Strike → Mastery	Blacksmithing
Belt	Sky Strider Beltof the Faultline	–	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Elementium Deathplate Greaves	Expertise → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Warboots of Mighty Lords	Critical Strike → Mastery	Blacksmithing
Ring 1	Cloudburst Ringof the Faultline	–	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Ring 2	Dargonax's Signet	Critical Strike → Hit	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Heart of Rage	Expertise → Mastery	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Apparatus of Khaz'goroth	–	Trash in Firelands
Weapon	Obsidium Cleaver	Hit → Haste	30	Trash in Firelands
Weapon	Obsidium Cleaver	Hit → Haste	30	Trash in Firelands
Sigil	Relic of the Elemental Lords	Critical Strike → Mastery	700 Valor Points

2.1.

Phase 4 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Necrotic Boneplate Helmet	Expertise → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Necklace of Black Dragon's Teeth	Critical Strike → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Necrotic Boneplate Pauldrons	Critical Strike → Mastery	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Dreamcrusher Drape	Critical Strike → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Necrotic Boneplate Breastplate	Hit → Mastery	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Heartcrusher Wristplates	Critical Strike → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Necrotic Boneplate Gauntlets	Critical Strike → Haste	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Demonbone Waistguard	Critical Strike → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates	–	Blacksmithing
Boots	Kneebreaker Boots	Critical Strike → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Curled Twilight Claw	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Ring of Torn Flesh	Critical Strike → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Rotting Skull	Critical Strike → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Eye of Unmaking	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Main-hand	Souldrinker	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul;
Off-hand	Hand of Morchok	Critical Strike → Haste	Morchok (H) Dragon Soul;
Sigil	Gutripper Shard	–	700 Valor Points

Changelog

13 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragonsoul.
02 Nov. 2024: Updated for Firelands.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
27 Jul. 2024: Reviewed and Updated for ZG/ZA release.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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