TBC Classic Arms Warrior Phase 5 / Tier 6 Gear and Best in Slot

In this guide we go over the different gear available for Arms Warriors in Phase Five of TBC Classic. We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be rather expensive or very rare to find. Some slots have multiple "best" items that can change depending on your current gear and Hit Rating needs.

To check out our recommended Pre-Raid best in slot gear, head over to its list below. If your character is still progressing through the content of older tiers, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Coif of Alleria	1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Crown of Anasterian	1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Option	Mayhem Projection Goggles	1 x Relentless Earthstorm Diamond, 1 x Sovereign Shadowsong Amethyst	Mayhem Projection Goggles — Engineering

Phase 5 gives us a few different options for our head slot. While Coif of Alleria is our technical best in slot piece, it is a highly contested gear piece. Crown of Anasterian is a very close second option, and Mayhem Projection Goggles is a decent option if you have the Engineering profession.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Hard Khorium Choker	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Hard Khorium Choker — Jewelcrafting
Great	Clutch of Demise	no sockets	Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Choker of Endless Nightmares	no sockets	Supremus — Black Temple
Great	Choker of Serrated Blades	no sockets	Trash mobs in Black Temple — Mount Hyjal

Hard Khorium Choker is our best in slot necklace in phase 5, but requires Jewelcrafting to use it. If you do not have the profession, you will want to get Clutch of Demise instead. Choker of Endless Nightmares and Choker of Serrated Blades remain viable options depending on your hit rating and armor penetration needs.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Demontooth Shoulderpads	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Best	Mantle of the Golden Forest	2 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Pauldrons of Berserking	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Smooth Lionseye	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Good	Onslaught Shoulderblades	1 x Smooth Lionseye, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Mother Shahraz — Black Temple

Demontooth Shoulderpads is our new best in slot shoulder option, with Mantle of the Golden Forest being a very close second option. Pauldrons of Berserking are a good alternative, especially if you do not need armor penetration. Onslaught Shoulderblades remains a solid choice until you can obtain one of these new shoulder options.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Cloak of Unforgivable Sin	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape	no sockets	Teron Gorefiend — Black Temple
Good	Dory's Embrace	no sockets	G'eras — 60 x Badge of Justice

Phase 5 only has one new cloak option with Cloak of Unforgivable Sin, being our best in slot choice. You can continue to use either Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape or Dory's Embrace depending on your hit rating or armor penetration needs.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Bladed Chaos Tunic	1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald, 1 x Smooth Lionseye, 1 x Inscribed Pyrestone	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Hard Khorium Battleplate	3 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Hard Khorium Battleplate — Blacksmithing
Great	Warharness of Reckless Fury	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 2 x Smooth Lionseye	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau

Bladed Chaos Tunic is our best in slot choice in phase 5, offering a huge amount of our main stats. Hard Khorium Battleplate is a close second option if you have the Blacksmithing profession. Finally, Warharness of Reckless Fury is a good option, especially if you do not need armor penetration.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Onslaught Bracers	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Kalecgos — Sunwell Plateau

Onslaught Bracers are the new tier bracers available in Phase 5, easily being our best in slot option.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Thalassian Ranger Gauntlets	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Smooth Lionseye	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Gloves of Immortal Dusk	2 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Gloves of Immortal Dusk — Leatherworking
Good	Borderland Paingrips	1 x Inscribed Pyrestone, 1 x Jagged Seaspray Emerald	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau

Thalassian Ranger Gauntlets is another highly contested but best in slot gear option in phase 5. Gloves of Immortal Dusk are a very close second option until you can obtain them.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Onslaught Belt	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau

Onslaught Belt is the new tier belt offered in Phase 5, easily being our best in slot option.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Leggings of the Immortal Night	3 x Inscribed Pyrestone	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Good	Leggings of Divine Retribution	no sockets	Gurtogg Bloodboil — Black Temple

Leggings of the Immortal Night are a huge gear piece from Sunwell, being desired by all Physical damage dealers. Leggings of Divine Retribution are still a very solid choice until you can obtain your best in slot.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Onslaught Treads	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau

Onslaught Treads are our new tier boost available in phase 5, easily being our best in slot option.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Band of Ruinous Delight	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Best	Stormrage Signet Ring	Illidan Stormrage — Black Temple
Best	Angelista's Revenge	60 x Badge of Justice
Best	Hard Khorium Band	Hard Khorium Band — Jewelcrafting
Great	Signet of Primal Wrath	Zul'Aman Timed Chest #3

Phase 5 has a few new ring choices available to us. Band of Ruinous Delight is our best in slot option, with Hard Khorium Band, Angelista's Revenge and Stormrage Signet Ring all being our second ring slot options depending on our current hit rating and armor penetration needs.

Rank	Item	Source
Best	Madness of the Betrayer	The Illidari Council — Black Temple
Best	Shard of Contempt	Priestess Delrissa — (H) Magister's Terrace
Great	Solarian's Sapphire	High Astromancer Solarian — The Eye

Phase 5 has only one new trinket for us, Shard of Contempt. Madness of the Betrayer remains our other best in slot trinket, with Solarian's Sapphire still remaining the highest raid DPS trinket available to us.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Apolyon, the Soul-Render	3 x Smooth Lionseye	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Cataclysm's Edge	no sockets	Archimonde — Mount Hyjal
Good	Brutal Gladiator's Greatsword	no sockets	Season 4 Arena
Option	Shivering Felspine	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Trash Mobs — Sunwell Plateau

Apolyon, the Soul-Render is our new best in slot weapon from Kil'jaeden. Cataclysm's Edge still remains a solid, second in slot choice. Season 4 PvP weapons remain extremely powerful in the meantime, pick the weapon type according to your racial bonus (axes, swords etc.) Finally, you can get Shivering Felspine from Sunwell trash, being a decent option if you do not have a better weapon already.

Rank	Item	Gems	Source
Best	Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury	no sockets	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Best	Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas	no sockets	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Blade of Life's Inevitability	1 x Smooth Lionseye	Trash Mobs — Sunwell Plateau
Great	Crossbow of Relentless Strikes	no sockets	150 x Badge of Justice

While Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury is technically our best in slot ranged weapon option in phase 5, it is very rare and will most likely go to Hunters first. Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas is a very close second choice, with Blade of Life's Inevitability and Crossbow of Relentless Strikes being good alternatives depending on your hit rating and armor penetration needs.

For a list of recommended enchants, check out our Arms Warrior Enchants guide.