Resistance Gear

Resistance Gear

First of all, I havent seen anything that has a list of resistance gear you can use for resistance fights in BC, so I have collected a list. Any suggestions, items that you want added or something I missed, please post and ill more than happily add it to the list.

For a few select gears in Burning Crusade, you require resistance gear, what that entitles is:
# 365 Resistance (of that specific resistance)
# 490 Defense (Uncritable)

******* Note *******
490 Defense is also a bit raw, as you only want to be uncritable, you are able to use Resilience to help you.
1% Crit Reduction = 59.25 Defense Rating = 25 Defense Skill
1% Crit Reduction = 39.1 Resilience Rating.
Thus
1% Crit Reduction = 39.1 resilience rating = 59.25 defense rating

For every point of Resilience you have, you can reduce the 490 Defense cap required by 0.625
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Most resistance items are crafted through recipes obtained from reputation with various BC factions, some are badge rewards. With the enchants being world drops, reputation rewards. Below items are listed if they are crafted, a badge reward, drops in an instance or a quest reward.

What I haven't added (possibly yet) is any resistance gear that is random Uncommon. There is Uncommon resistance gear that can be used to fill in the gaps for achieving the resistance cap of 365.

Lists are set as: # Item/Spell (Slot - Resistance Amount)

Note: Paladin Aura/Hunter Aura/Priest Prayer of Shadow Protection/Shaman Totems DO NOT stack.

Nature Resistance
Needed/Usefull For:
# Hydross Nature Phase - Serpent Shrine Cavern
Gear: Crafted
# [item=31364]Wildguard Breastplate[/item] (Chest - 60)
# [item=31368]Wildguard Helm[/item] (Helm - 50)
# [item=31367]Wildguard Leggings[/item] (Legs - 60)
# [item=31399]The Natural Ward[/item] (Ring - 35)
# [item=24095]Pendant of Withering[/item] (Neck - 30)
# [item=22660]Gaea's Embrace[/item]
Gear: Quest/Instace/Other
# [item=19019]Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker[/item] (Weapon - 9)
Kits:
# [item=29194]Glyph of Nature Warding[/item] (Helm - 20)
# [item=29487]Nature Armor Kit[/item] (Chest/Leg/Hand/Feet - 8 )
Enchants:
# Enchant Cloak - Greater Nature Resistance (Cloak - 15)
Other:
# Hunter Aura / Shaman Totem (Passive - 70)


Frost Resistance
Needed/Usefull For:
# Hydross Frost Phase - Serpent Shrine Cavern
Gear: Crafted
# [item=31369]Iceguard Breastplate[/item] (Chest - 60)
# [item=31371]Iceguard Helm[/item] (Helm - 50)
# [item=31370]Iceguard Leggings[/item] (Legs - 60)
# [item=31398]The Frozen Eye[/item] (Ring - 35)
# [item=24093]Pendant of Thawing[/item] (Neck - 30)
Kits:
# [item=29198]Glyph of Frost Warding[/item] (Helm - 20)
# [item=29486]Frost Armor Kit[/item] (Chest/Leg/Hand/Feet - 8 )
Enchants:
# Enchant Shield - Frost Resistance (Shield - 8 )
Other:
# Pally Aura / Shaman Totem (Passive - 70)


Shadow Resistance
Needed/Usefull For:
# Mother Shahraz - Black Temple
# Pandemonius - Heroic Mana-Tombs
# Zereketh the Unbound - Heroic Arcatraz
# Malacrass - Zul'Aman
Gear: Crafted
# [item=32403]Shadesteel Bracers[/item] (Wrist - 40)
# [item=32401]Shadesteel Girdle[/item] (Waist - 54)
# [item=32404]Shadesteel Greaves[/item] (Legs - 72)
# [item=32402]Shadesteel Sabots[/item] (Boots - 54)
# [item=32420]Night's End[/item] (Back - 40)
# [item=24097]Pendant of Shadow's End[/item] (Neck - 30)
Gear: Quest/Instace/Other
# [item=32082]The Fel Barrier[/item] (Shield - 22)
# [item=32649]Medallion of Karabor[/item] (Neck - 40)
Kits:
# [item=29199]Glyph of Shadow Warding[/item] (Helm - 20)
# [item=29483]Shadow Armor Kit[/item] (Chest/Leg/Hand/Feet - 8 )
Enchants:
# Enchant Cloak - Greater Shadow Resistance (Cloak - 15)
Other:
# Pally Aura / Priest Prayer of Shadow Protection (Passive - 70)


Fire Resistance
Needed/Usefull For:
# Illidan Flames - Black Temple
# Towering Infernals on Anetheron - Mount Hyjal
# Adds on Jan'alai (Dragonhawk Avatar) - Zul'Aman
# Leotheras the Blind Demon Phase - Serpent Shrine Cavern
Gear: Crafted
# [item=23513]Flamebane Breastplate[/item] (Chest - 40)
# [item=23514]Flamebane Gloves[/item] (Gloves - 30)
# [item=23516]Flamebane Helm[/item] (Helm - 40)
# [item=23515]Flamebane Bracers[/item] (Bracers - 28 )
# [item=24092]Pendant of Frozen Flame[/item] (Neck - 30)
Gear: Heroic Badge Reward
# [item=30768]Inferno Tempered Boots[/item] (Boots - 45)
# [item=30769]Inferno Tempered Chestguard[/item] (Chest - 60)
# [item=30767]Inferno Tempered Gauntlets[/item] (Gloves - 40)
# [item=30766]Inferno Tempered Leggings[/item] (Legs - 55)
Gear: Quest/Instace/Other
# [item=32082]The Fel Barrier[/item] (Shield - 22)
# [item=31746]Pheonix-fire Band[/item] (Ring - 30)
# [item=31074]Amulet of the Torn-heart[/item] (Neck - 24)
# [item=31341]Wyrmcultist's Cloak[/item] (Cloak - 24)
# [item=19019]Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker[/item] (Weapon - 9)
Kits:
# [item=29196]Glyph of Fire Warding[/item] (Helm - 20)
# [item=29485]Flame Armor Kit[/item] (Chest/Leg/Hand/Feet - 8 )
# Libram of Resilience - > [item=11644]Lesser Arcanum of Resilience[/item] (Head/Leg - 20)
Enchants:
# Enchant Cloak - Greater Fire Resistance (Cloak - 15)
Other:
# Pally Aura / Shaman Totem (Passive - 70)


All Resistances
Gear: Quest/Instance/Other
# [item=28301]Syrannis' Mystic Sheen[/item] (Cloak - 12)
# [item=27895]Band of Many Prisms[/item] (Ring - 10)
Kits:
# [item=29187]Inscription of Endurance[/item] (Shoulder - 7)
Other:
# Enchant Cloak - Major Resistance (Cloak - 7)
# Enchant Shield - Resistance (Shield - 5)
Gems:
# [item=22460]Prismatic Sphere[/item] (Red/Yellow/Blue Gem - 3)
# [item=22459]Void Sphere[/item] (Red/Yellow/Blue Gem - 4)
Consumable:
# [item=33208]Flask of Chromatic Wonder[/item] (Flask - 35)


** Added Resilience, if i got my math wrong please correct me **
** Anything you want to add about what each set can be used for and links please post **
** Added Color, re-organized a bit so no longer need the *'s, added links to what each gear is used for **

You forgot http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19019 under nature resist!

Invisusira wrote:You forgot http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19019 under nature resist!

And fire, for that matter.

Missing shield resistance enchant (wich is useless)
and the new stamina+resilience(for uncrittable) meta gem coming in 2.4.

Vote for stickyed

stucked!

You forgot Night's End, the BT SR cloak http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32420

Added: Shield Frost Resit, 2 Resist Gems, Thunderfuy, Night's End cloak.

And maz, what shield resistance? i have one already there. Also ill add the meta when 2.4 comes out.

Also thanks for the sticky.

Awesome post. Great that it's stickied.

Are you sure you can still get the glyph of chromatic warding (I read that it didn't make it out of beta?) and if so where?

Forgot Band of Many Prisms under "all" http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27895

Also might want to include under fire the old Libram enchants from pre-TBC:
Libram of Resilience = Lesser Arcanum of Resilience = 20 Fire Resist to Helm or Leg slot item
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=4483

Mavrix wrote:Awesome post. Great that it's stickied.

Are you sure you can still get the glyph of chromatic warding (I read that it didn't make it out of beta?) and if so where?

Forgot Band of Many Prisms under "all" http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27895

Also might want to include under fire the old Libram enchants from pre-TBC:
Libram of Resilience = Lesser Arcanum of Resilience = 20 Fire Resist to Helm or Leg slot item
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=4483

Ya, your right the glyph of chromatic warding isnt on live, removed it. Added that ring and the libram.

Although not as good as Medallion of Karabor, there is another shadow resist neck that jewelcrafters can create that you might want included in the shadow resist section:
Pendant of Shadow's End: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24097

edit: I mainly mention it because there will be some guilds venturing forth into BT/Hyjal after 2.4 that might not have killed Al'ar to progress their BT attunement quest to the point of being able to get the Medallion prior to needing shadow resist stuff. It's also not bad for Hexlord Malacrass use for some people if they find they need a little something.

There is also Pendant of Frozen Flame that is craftable by jewelcrafters for fire resist:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24092

Excellent post first of all. Reading over it the first time, I was going back and forth on whether we should list fights which call for resist gear here. Seems like it'd fit, but on the other hand on most fights there's some disagreement about just how much resistance is needed (or in smoe cases, whether it's worth using any at all).

Dorvan wrote:Excellent post first of all. Reading over it the first time, I was going back and forth on whether we should list fights which call for resist gear here. Seems like it'd fit, but on the other hand on most fights there's some disagreement about just how much resistance is needed (or in smoe cases, whether it's worth using any at all).

Might be worth having a list of fights where it "may" be useful to have a given resist and then provide links to the appropriate threads in the strategies forums for those fights since the merits of resist for those fights and recommended amounts is covered there (or should be). That's my take on it and would be my suggestion for having all bases covered by one sticky.

Mavrix wrote:

Dorvan wrote:Excellent post first of all. Reading over it the first time, I was going back and forth on whether we should list fights which call for resist gear here. Seems like it'd fit, but on the other hand on most fights there's some disagreement about just how much resistance is needed (or in smoe cases, whether it's worth using any at all).

Might be worth having a list of fights where it "may" be useful to have a given resist and then provide links to the appropriate threads in the strategies forums for those fights since the merits of resist for those fights and recommended amounts is covered there (or should be). That's my take on it and would be my suggestion for having all bases covered by one sticky.

I added a short blurb about what each thing could be used for, any links you could provide to a forum with more indepth for each fight would be nice, ill probally change the formatting a bit, make it a bit easier, Add sub titles for crafted and quest/rewards/instance gear. Added those 2 necks aswell, thanks guys for the helps

The infernals are on Anetheron. Malacrass also deserves mention for Shadow, and a little bit of Fire as a good option for Dragonhawk.

Concerning resists, is it good to have several key pieces of specific resist gear (like helm, chest, legs) that are heavily enchanted to add more resists and then suppliment that with like maybe a Crest of Sha'tar that has two voids spheres in it, as well as some other (downgraded purples) gear with void spheres in it?

Seems like I looked at someones armory that had logged out in their resist gear and that was their plan. That way you can use certain pieces as "resist" pieces for any resist fight while swapping out the "key" pieces and still maintaining uncrittable.

I started stockpiling void spheres as a result as they are way cheap (5g) I'm assuming from people trying to level their enchanting.