This isn’t exactly a recent list. In fact, this is information I found in an article written back in December of ’10 by Daniel Whitcomb over at WoW Insider. Back then, his article was strictly Death Knight DPS gear. However, once you take a look at it, it’s also applicable to Fury Warriors and Arms Warriors as well. It probably helps Paladins, but screw those guys. If you want more explanation on the reasoning behind some of these items, check out Daniel’s column. I just stripped it down to the raw data because, let’s face it, I’m probably the only one reading this anyway. However, if you are not me and somehow stumbled across this list then

a) Welcome, and

b) ‘Sup.

Are there items that could be added to this list? Probably. For someone who made it through regular instances and wants to get their feet wet in raiding, or just looking for a starting point once they hit Heroics, you could do worse than this list.

So read it. Unless you’re a Paladin, in which case, pound sand.

Head

• Helm of Easeful Death (Justice points)
• Anomuran Helm (Throne of the Tides, Mindbender Ghur’sa)
• Stonemason’s Helm (Vanessa Van Cleef, Heroic Deadmines)

Metagem: Chaotic Shadowspirit Diamond

Neck

• Gift of Nadun (Ramkahen faction – Exalted)
• Buc-Zakai Choker (World Drop)
• Baroness Silverlaine’s Locket (Baron Silverlaine, Heroic Shadowfang Keep)
• Seedling Pod (Ammunae, Heroic Halls of Origination)
• Pendant of Quiet Breath (Justice Points)

Shoulders

• Pauldrons of the High Requiem (Justice Points)
• Missing Diplomat’s Pauldrons (Glubtok, Heroic Deadmines)
• Raz’s Pauldrons (Ascendant Lord Obsidius, Heroic Blackrock Caverns)

Back

• Drape of Inimitable Fate (World Drop)
• Eagle Ray Cloak (Commander Ulthok, Heroic Throne of Tides)
• Shadow of the Past (Glubtok, Heroic Deadmines)
• Skin of Stone (Trash Mobs, Heroic Stonecore)
• Burned Gatherings (Karsh Steelbender, Heroic Blackrock Caverns)
• Geordan’s Cloak (Siamat, Heroic Lost City of the Tol’vir)

Chest

• Elementium Deathplate (BoE blacksmithing epic)
• Lord Walden’s Breastplate (Heroic Shadowfang Keep
• Breastplate of the Risen Land (Heroic Earthrager Ptah)
• Breastplate of Raging Fury (Justice Points)

Wrist

• Alpha Bracers (Anraphet, Heroic Halls of Origination)
• Bracers of Cooled Anger (Karsh Steelbender, Heroic Blackrock Caverns)

Hands

• Reaping Gauntlets (Justice Points)
• Gear-Marked Gauntlets (Helix Gearbreaker, Heroic Deadmines)
• Hematite Plate Gloves (Slabhide, Heroic Stonecore)
• Gryphon Talon Gauntlets or the Gauntlets of Rattling Bones (Revered reputation, Wildhammer Clan or the Dragonmaw Clan)

Waist

• Belt of The Ferocious Wolf. (Exalted reputation, Guardians of Hyjal)
• Elementium Girdle of Pain (BoE Blacksmithing)
• Belt of the Forgemaster (Forgemaster Throngus, Heroic Grim Batol)
• Beech Green Belt (Justice Points)

Legs

• Corefire Legplates (World Drop)
• Greaves of Gallantry (Justice Points)
• Legguards of the Winnowing Wind (Asaad, Heroic Vortex Pinnacle)
• Alpheus Legguards (Zone Drop, Heroic Throne of Tides)

Feet

• Waywatcher’s Boots (Revered reputation, Guardians of Hyjal)
• Greaves of Wu the Elder (General Husam, Heroic Lost City of the Tol’Vir)

Ring

• Blauvelt’s Family Crest (World Drop)
• Signet of Transformation (Corla, Heroic Blackrock Caverns)
• Circle of Bone (Erudax, Heroic Grim Batol)
• Nova Band (Isiset, Heroic Halls of Origination)
• Gorsik’s Band of Shattering (Revered reputation, Therazane)
• Skyshard Ring (Altairus, Heroic Vortex Pinnacle)
• Ring of the Darkest Day (High Prophet Barim, Heroic Lost City of Tol’vir)

Trinkets

• Darkmoon Card: Hurricane (Inscription Quest)
• The Impatience of Youth (Exalted reputation, Tol Barad)
• Heart of Solace (Augh, Heroic Lost City of Tol’vir)
• Magnetite Mirror (High Priestess Azil, Heroic Stonecore)
• Right Eye of Rajh (Rajh, Heroic Halls of Origination)
• Mark of Khardros (Erudax, Heroic Grim Batol)

Relics

• Record of the Brotherhood’s End (Vanessa Van Cleef, Heroic Deadmines)
• Conch of Thundering Waves (Mindbender Ghur’sha, Heroic Throne of the Tides)
• Notched Jawbone (BoE Jewelcrafting)

Two-handed weapons

• The Blade of the Fearless, (Revered reputation, Tol Barad)
• The Foe Reaper (Foe Reaper 5000, Heroic Deadmines)
• The Whitefin Axe (Neptulon’s Cache, Heroic Throne of Tides)
• The Sword of the Bottomless Pit (Ozruk, Heroic Stonecore)
• Wild Hammer (Erudax, Heroic Grim Batol)

One-handed weapons

• Buzz Saw (Foe Reaper 5000, Heroic Deadmines)
• Axe of the Eclipse (Altairus, Heroic Vortex Pinnacle)
• Cookie’s Tenderizer (“Captain” Cookie, Heroic Deadmines)
• Sun Strike, (Rajh, Heroic Halls of Origination) – provides the same stats as the tenderizer, only in sword form.
• Smite’s Reaver (Admiral Ripsnarl, Heroic Deadmines)
• Dawnblaze Blade (Justice Points)