8 Dec
Best Level 80 Mage Gear (Pre-Raid)
Posted on 2008 under Gear, PVE, Wrath of the Lich King | 6 CommentsOnce you finish the grind to level 80, you will want to go shopping, right?
Which pieces of gear to you target before delving into the 10 and 25-man raids?
There's a thread over at EJ that I've been compiling, and here are the results so far:
HEAD
[Hat of Wintry Doom] - crafted
NECK
[Titanium Spellshock Necklace] From Jewelcrafting
[Choker of Betrayal], customizable neck with red socket
[Necklace of Taldaram] - Old Kingdom - Taldaram
[Emeline's Locket] from quests in Icecrown
[Encircling Burnished Gold Chains] 25 emblems
SHOULDER
[Dark Runic Mantle] BoE drop from Halls of Stone
BACK
[Ancient Dragon Spirit Cape] From The Occulus
[Polished Protodrake Cloak] from the Post-partum Aggression Quest
[Shroud of Dedicated Research] with Kirin Tor Honoured
[Deathchill Cloak] (requires Loremaster of Northrend to craft)
[Dark Soldier Cape] requires Knights of the Ebon Blade - Honored
CHEST
[Ebonweave Robe] From Tailoring
[Heroes' Frostfire Robe] From 80 Badge of Heroism
[Water-Drenched Robe] - The Violet Hold (Heroic)
[Egg Sac Robes] - Drops at Hadronox (Azjol-Nerub)
WRIST
[Azure Cloth Bindings] From Heroic Violet Hold (Cyanigosa)
[Black Duskweave Wristwraps] (crafted) - paired with the leggings if you don't have better gives a good 2pc bonus
HANDS
ilvl 200 Tailor crafted = [Ebonweave Gloves]
ilvl 200 Tailor crafted = [Spellweave Gloves]
ilvl 200 Heroic Nexus (Keristrasza) = [Gloves of Glistening Runes]
[Heroes' Frostfire Gloves] From 60 Bagdes of Heroism
BELT
[Plush Sash of Guzbah] 40 Badge of Heroism
[Sash of the Wizened Wyrm] with Wyrmrest Accord Honoured, nice chunk of +hit as well.
[Girdle of Bane] - UP - Ymiron
[Flowing Sash of Order] from heroic Halls of Lightning
LEGS
[Woven Bracae Leggings] From Heroic Halls Of Lightning (Loken)
[Sorrowgrave's Breeches] drops from the first boss in heroic Utgarde Pinnacle
[Black Duskweave Leggings] (crafted) and pair nicely with wrist for a 2pc bonus
FEET
[Sandals of Crimson Fury] From Wrymrest rep (Revered?)
[Cleric's Linen Shoes] From Heroic Nexus
RING
[Ring of Northern Tears] from JC
[Titanium Spellshock Ring] from JC
[Band of Guile] - Strat - Chest
[Band of Channeled Magic] - Badges (25)
[Annhylde's Ring] - UK - Ingvar
[Signet of Hopeful Light] - Argent Crusade - Exalted
[Ring of Temerity] from a quest starting in Coldarra Transitus Shield completed in normal Occulus and obtainable as soon as level 77
[Signet of the Kirin Tor] Available at the Daerlan Jewlelry vendor (8500g down to 6800 depending on rep)
TRINKET
[Figurine - Twilight Serpent] From JC
[Mark of the War Prisoner] From Heroic Violet Hold
[Forge Ember] gives quite a bit of crit. It also seems to procs on doing stuff like bandaging and cooking.
[Sundial of the Exiled] - Badges (40)
[Cannoneer's Fuselighter] - The Last Line Of Defense - Quest - World of Warcraft
WEAPON
[Flameheart Spell Scalpel] with Kirin Tor Revered - given that mages start at Friendly with them, pretty fast to get.
OFF-HAND
[Ward of the Violet Citadel] - Emblem of Heroism (25)
[Telestra's Journal] - The Nexus (Heroic)
[Temple Crystal Fragment] - Drak'Tharon Keep (Heroic)
[Bonecaster's Endgame]from a quest in Icecrown, "Banshee's Revenge"
[Seal of Valgarde] - Utgarde Pinnacle (Normal)
[Tome of Salramm] - The Culling of Stratholme (Normal)
WAND
[Ancient Measuring Rod] Loken, Halls of Lightning
[Wand of the San'layn] - Utgarde Keep (Heroic) (ranked above [Rod of the Fallen Monarch] in Rawr)
[Rod of the Fallen Monarch] Anub'arak, Heroic Azjol-Nerub
[Wand of Blinding Light] - quest reward from The Cleansing Of Jintha'kalar in Dragonblight
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by Stankyfish, on February 5 2009 @ 5:34 pm
Why not Touch of Light? I like it over the Wand of Blinding Light.
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43828
236-439 Frost dmg
Speed 1.8
187.5 DPS
+27 Stam
+17 Crit
+18 SP
by Speedweaver, on February 10 2009 @ 2:12 pm
Why no Frostsavage gear? The raw specs are better than Black Duskwoven items and as a Frost Mage who NEEDS crit in order to proc Fingers of Death and Mind Freeze often, I love the crit the FS gears offered.
I am now to the point of upgrading from most of my Frostsavage gear, but I must say that I liked what it did for me both questing and in Instances (PVE).
by Nate, on February 25 2009 @ 2:49 am
The Belt of Unified Souls from CoS might also make your list:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37680
by Robbie, on April 14 2009 @ 9:41 am
And what about Sash of the Servant from HC Azjol’Nerub?
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37242
I had this for a long time before skipping to Plush Sash of Guzbah.
Cheers
Robbie
by Chris, on April 14 2009 @ 9:06 pm
The Cursed Lich Blade should also be included for weapons. It is from Heroic Drak and is only missing the crit on the flameheart scalpel …which if correctly geared most frost mages will not need due to talent crit.
by Jason, on May 5 2009 @ 4:20 pm
The Footwraps of Teleportation are also an honorable mention for feet pre-raid.
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37867
Problem is, these are rare because not only must you get Xevozz as a boss in H Violet Hold but he must also drop them as well. 30% drop rate according to Wowhead.