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Tanking Gear from Level 80 Instances for Beta Testing

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Tanking Gear from Level 80 Instances for Beta Testing

Helm
Tempered Titansteel Helm (Blacksmithing - BoE)
Arcane Shield Helm (Unknown Heroic)
Plate Helm of the Egg-Guardian (The Oculus - Cache of Eregos)

Necklace
Amulet of Wills (Halls of Stone - Sjonnir the Ironshaper)
Amulet of Deflected Blows (Utgarde Pinnacle - Skadi the Ruthless)

Shoulders
Crusader's Square Pauldrons (Stratholme Past - Trash)

Chest
Agin's Crushing Carapace (Unknown Normal)
Reanimated Armor (Utgarde Pinnacle - Gortok Palehoof)

Cloak
Flowing Cloak of Command (Stratholme Past - Salramm the Fleshcrafter)
Cloak of the Enemy (Unknown Heroic)

Gloves
Daunting Handguards (Blacksmithing BoE)
Tempered Saronite Gauntlets (Blacksmithing BoE)

Belt
Girdle of Obscuring - (The Oculus - Mage-Lord Urom)

Bracers
Svala's Bloodied Shackles - (Utgarde Pinnacle - Svala Sorrowgrave)

Pants
Daunting Legplates - (Blacksmithing BoE)

Boots
Tempered Titansteel Tread - (Blacksmithing BoE)
Slaughterhouse Sabatons - (Stratholme Past - Meathook)

Ring
Dragonflight Great-Ring - (The Oculus - Cache of Eregos)
QR ZDBlue7 Tank Ring - PH - (Gun'drak - Dungeon Quest)
Kurzel's Warband - (Drak'Tharon - Dungeon Quest)

Trinket
Figurine - Ruby Hare - (Jewelcrafting - BoP)

Shield
Crygil's Discarded Plate Panel (Naxx Token)
Titansteel Shield Wall (Blacksmithing BoE)
Bulwark of the Noble Protector (Heroic Nexus - Keristrasza)
Leeka's Shield (Stratholme Past - Mal'Ganis)
Saronite Bulwark (Blacksmithing BoE)
LK Arena 1 Survivability Shield (PvP)

Weapon
Eternally Folded Blade (Halls of Lightning - Volkhan)

I was making this list for my own personal use to get ready to test Naxx (seeing that the character copies are in full PvP gear. :P) and figured it might be helpful to others. I'm shooting to have this gear set, although if Naxx opens in this build, I'll probably be skipping on a few just to get in.
stanthos
I'm really hoping the tempered titansteel items become a set similar to tailoring 3pc sets in BC. The logistics may be different since in the tailoring case you had to specialize in a craft, but theoretically they could do the same with BS if they introduce tanking, dps, and spellpower specializations.

I'm guessing we would have heard of this from the beta testers by now if it was indeed being implemented. Does anyone recall when the tailoring specs were discovered?
uke
The lack of any engineering items on that list makes me sad. :(
Fridmarr
uke wrote:The lack of any engineering items on that list makes me sad. :(


There are new rare(blue) googles that engineers can make, but the temepered titansteel is better and a billion times easier to get made.
Petrus
I'm not in the beta, but Wowhead says it's buyable for 65 gold and some change in Dalaran rather than badges which it might be in the future.
Ossuary
Petrus wrote:I'm not in the beta, but Wowhead says it's buyable for 65 gold and some change in Dalaran rather than badges which it might be in the future.


It was buyable on the beta for about 10 days and then the vendor was de-activated.
uke
Fridmarr wrote:
uke wrote:The lack of any engineering items on that list makes me sad. :(


There are new rare(blue) googles that engineers can make, but the temepered titansteel is better and a billion times easier to get made.


Unless new tanking goggles are released, it might further force me to decide if I want to focus more no Ret or Prot then.

It might come down to what BoP 2 handers are offered for BS, and what else is easily obtainable. Shield for BS will be big as well.

....maybe if I drop enchanting once I hit 80, and I can make a deathknight into a mining-bot, or something.
Petrus
Good to know. As for the Saronite shield, I was going with level 80 shields only.