Cataclysm Classic Protection Warrior Pre-Raid Gear

Your gear list will mostly follow the stat priority of the Protection Warrior spec, which is as follows:

1. Mastery Rating (Until 102.4% avoidance)
2. Stamina
3. Parry Rating
4. Dodge Rating
5. Expertise Rating (14% – 56 Expertise Cap)
6. Hit Rating (8% Hit Cap)

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

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Carrier Wave Pendant	Parry → Dodge	Ascendant Lord Obsidius (H) Blackrock Caverns
Shoulder	Earthshape Pauldrons	–	Drahga Shadowburner (H) Grim Batol
Cloak	Wrap of the Great Turtle	–	Exalted Guardians of Hyjal
Chest	Chestplate of the Steadfast	–	2200 Justice Points
Bracer	Sandguard Bracers	Expertise → Mastery	Exalted Ramkahen
Gloves	Fingers of Light	Parry → Dodge	Rajh (H) Halls of Origination
Belt	Hardened Elementium Girdle	–	Blacksmithing
Legs	Triton Legplates	Expertise → Mastery	Ozumat (H) Throne of the Tides
Boots	Gryphon Rider's Boots / Boots of Sullen Rock	Parry → Dodge	Exalted Wildhammer Clan / Dragonmaw Clan
Ring 1	Elementium Moebius Band	–	Jewelcrafting
Ring 2	Elementium Moebius Band	–	Jewelcrafting
Trinket 1	Leaden Despair	–	High Priestess Azil (H) The Stonecore
Trinket 2	Mirror of Broken Images	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Weapon	Elementium Fang	Parry → Dodge	High Priestess Azil (H) The Stonecore
Shield	Shield of the Four Grey Towers	Parry → Dodge	950 Justice Points
Ranged	Thundercall	Parry → Dodge	Asaad (H) The Vortex Pinnacle

In addition to this gear set, you have numerous additional gear options that are improvements, but can be very difficult to obtain.

• Helm of the Proud — Go for this if you do not have Engineering.
• Belt of the Ferocious Wolf — You can use this as an alternative to Hardened Elementium Girdle if you want to save some gold.
• You have a couple shield alternatives — Extinct Turtle Shell can be farmed with //www.icy-veins.com/cataclysm-classic/archaeology-profession-and-leveling-guide and Elementium Earthguard can be crafted by anyone with Guide to Blacksmithing.