TBC Classic Protection Paladin Phase 5 / Tier 6 Gear and Best in Slot

This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot.

The list below is following the stat priority of Defense (490) > Avoidance > Stamina > Spell Damage > Hit/Expertise and will include items available exclusively from TBC dungeons, professions, and reputation rewards. During Tier 6, you may also have need of additional gear devoted to maximizing your Shadow Resistance stat. Should this be the case, we recommend consulting our guide dedicated to acquiring pieces with this stat as necessary.

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Protection Paladin, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

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.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Helm of Uther's Resolve	Purchased from Yrma — Isle of Quel'Danas
Neck	The Darkener's Grasp	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Shoulders	Spaulders of the Thalassian Defender	Purchased from Yrma — Isle of Quel'Danas
Back	Slikk's Cloak of Placation	Justice Vendor (35 Badge of Justice)
Chest	Heroic Judicator's Chestguard	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau
Wrists	Lightbringer Wristguards	Kalecgos/Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Hands	Lightbringer Handguards	Azgalor — Hyjal Summit
Waist	Lightbringer Waistguard	Brutallus/Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Legs	Judicator's Legguards	Purchased from Yrma — Isle of Quel'Danas
Feet	Lightbringer Stompers	Felmyst/Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Rings	Ring of Hardened Resolve Ring of Sundered Souls	M'uru — Sunwell Plateau Morogrim Tidewalker — Serpentshrine Cavern
Trinkets	Darkmoon Card: Vengeance Hex Shrunken Head	Darkmoon Faire Hex Lord Malacrass — Zul'Aman
Weapon	Tempest of Chaos	Archimonde — Hyjal Summit
Off Hand	Sword Breaker's Bulwark	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Libram	Tome of the Lightbringer	Mother Shahraz — Black Temple

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Protection Paladin Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.