TBC Classic Retribution 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 Hit Cap > Expertise > Strength > Haste > Armor Penetration > Critical Strike 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 Retribution 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	Coif of Alleria	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Neck	Clutch of Demise	Brutallus — Sunwell Plateau
Shoulders	Demontooth Shoulderpads	Purchased from Yrma — Isle of Quel'Danas
Back	Cloak of Unforgivable Sin	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Chest	Bladed Chaos Tunic	Purchased from Yrma — Isle of Quel'Danas
Wrists	Lightbringer Bands	Kalecgos/Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Hands	Gloves of Immortal Dusk	Leatherworking
Waist	Lightbringer Girdle	Brutallus/Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Legs	Leggings of the Immortal Night	Felmyst — Sunwell Plateau
Feet	Lightbringer Boots	Felmyst/Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau
Rings	Band of Ruinous Delight Hard Khorium Band	Eredar Twins — Sunwell Plateau Jewelcrafting
Trinkets	Dragonspine Trophy Shard of Contempt	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Priestess Delrissa — Magister's Terrace
Weapon	Apolyon, the Soul-Render	Kil'jaeden — Sunwell Plateau
Libram	Libram of Avengement	The Maker — Heroic The Blood Furnace

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