Warrior Tank Pre-Raid Gear
On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items from Pre-Raid content for your Warrior Tank in WoW Classic. For more gearing advice, please refer to our Warrior Tank Gearing and Best in Slot guide.
Warrior Tank Pre-Raid Best in Slot (BiS) List
Before we get into the list itself, it is good to present two of the most important concepts for gearing: weapon skill and the Hit cap.
As explained in our Warrior Tank Weapon Skill guide, the difference between only having the baseline 300 weapon skill at level 60 or 305 weapon skill or above is absolutely gigantic for threat generation against bosses, and easily capable of making a pre-bis blue weapon superior to the best raid epics. Thus, your first gearing priority against raid bosses should be hitting at least 305 skill with your current weapon.
This can be achieved by using race-appropriate weapons on a Orc or Human character, or with any race by using special gear such as Edgemaster's Handguards. Once you get 305+ weapon skill, remember to not go over 6% extra Hit chance, as the extra Hit will be wasted. This cap is 9% Hit when at 300 weapon skill, which means you will require a lot more Hit to cap out.
The Darksoul set is very cheap to make and provides a good amount of starting stats over its three pieces (shoulders, chest and legs). While none of the pieces is a standout on its own, buying the set as soon as you get to maximum level is a good way to begin your tanking journey!
While we are only listing the Horde versions of the PvP set, equivalent versions can be found on the Alliance side, with the same requirements, cost and stats.
WoW Classic Phases
As stated by Blizzard, WoW Classic will have six phases, starting with Molten Core, Onyxia's Lair, and Maraudon, and ending with Naxxramas and the Scourge Invasion.
We will be linking best in slot gear lists for every raid tier in this guide, which can be helpful in order to understand how to progress from hitting Level 60, to getting pre-raid best in slot and from then to clearing all raid tiers.
Warrior Pre-Raid Best in Slot
Naxxramas Tank Warrior Pre-Raid BiS
MC/Ony Tank Warrior Pre-Raid BiS
You should make sure to not go over 6% extra Hit chance cap as a Human or Orc when taking advantage of your weapon skill racials, or the 9% Hit chance cap with other races and weapons. This is the gear we recommend for tanking as a Warrior before setting foot in Molten Core or Onyxia's Lair.
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Shoulder |
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Cloak |
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Chest |
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Wrists |
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Gloves |
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Belt |
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Legs |
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Boots |
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Trinket 1 | Mark of the Chosen (best trinket for tanking through all WoW Classic) | The Pariah's Instructions in Maraudon |
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While this is a balanced, defensive gear setup available before raiding, you can also get away with using some of the gear mentioned in the DPS Warrior Gear page, and trading some defense for additional threat as a result.
While we already list some threat-oriented gear, such as Lionheart Helm, most of the gear on display is defensively oriented. You can find more threat options in the DPS Warrior Gear page, which is optimized for maximum DPS, usually translating into additional threat for for Tank Warriors.
You can find more Warrior Tank BiS lists in our dedicated gear hub below.
Changelog
- 18 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Classic Anniversary.
- 05 Dec. 2020: Updated for Phase 6.
- 27 Jul. 2020: Updated with Phase 5 gear.
- 19 May 2020: Added Silithus twilight boss summoning gear.
- 14 Apr. 2020: Updated with some BoE Zul'Gurub gear.
- 11 Mar. 2020: Updated with Arathi Basin gear.
- 12 Feb. 2020: Page added.
This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.
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