Post by Hyperspacerebel
Gearing your Paladin to 80 in NorthrendNote - all data is from the Wowhead database. Items are sorted by rarity and iLevel, with lower items at the top of the list. All items are quest rewards unless specified otherwise.The purpose of this posts are to provide a place to go in order to plan your upgrades and secondary gearset acquisitions as you progress through Northrend. If you're looking for theorycrafting or wondering whether you should grab the crit or haste item, that's for a separate thread.
This post does *not* cover: world drops, instance trash drops, level 80 heroics, raids, PvP gear, and non-plate armor.
It *does* cover quest rewards, reputation rewards, crafted gear, and pre-heroic instance boss drops.
HelmCobalt Helm -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Bronzed Dome ProtectorHelmet of the DedicatedCrown of HyldnirGreathelm of the Titan ProtectorateGreathelm of the Unyielding Bull -
Instance Drop, Trash, Drak'theron Keep - Req. lvl 75
Tempered Saronite Helm -
Crafted - Req. lvl 76
The Crusader's ResolutionHelm of the Ley-Guardian -
Instance Drop - Cache of Eregos, The Oculus - Req. lvl 78
Armored Titanium Goggles -
Crafted - Req. lvl 72, Engineering
Tempered Titansteel Helm -
Crafted - Req. lvl 80
ShouldersCobalt Shoulders -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Ebon PauldronsBone-Polished Iceplate ShouldersTundra PauldronsTempered Saronite Shoulders-
Crafted - Req. lvl 76
Glimmershell Shoulder Protectors -
Reputation, The Oracles - Revered - Req. lvl 78
Pauldron's of ReconnaissanceChestBlacksoul Protector's HauberkCobalt Chestpiece -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Stonebound ChestguardCultbreaker's ChestguardRockshaper's ResolveClutch of the Storm GiantAgin's Crushing Carapace -
Instance Drop, Trash, Gundrak - Req. lvl 77
Ivory-Reinforced Chestguard -
Reputation - The Kalu'ak - Honored - Req. lvl 76
Battlechest of the Twilight Cult -
Instance Drop, Jedoga Shadowseeker, Ahn'kahet - Req. lvl 73
Tempered Saronite Breastplate -
Crafted - Req. lvl 75
Reanimated Armor -
Instance Drop - Gortok Palehoof, Utgarde Pinnacle - Req. lvl 78
Silver-Plated BattlechestBreastplate of the Solemn Council -
Reputation, Wyrmrest Accord - ReveredWristsCobalt Bracers -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Lifegiver's WardPolished Tusk ShacklesBracers of ReverenceTempered Saronite Bracers -
Crafted - Req. lvl 77
Svala's Bloodied Shackles -
Instance Drop - Svala Sorrowgrave, Utgarde Pinnacle - Req. lvl 78
HandsCobalt Gauntlets -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Ancestral GauntletsHandguards of Transient FriendshipDemolisher's GripsJayde's Reinforced HandguardsHandguards of the Sanguine GladiatorGauntlets of the Disturbed GiantExpelling GauntletsTempered Saronite Gauntlets -
Crafted - Req. lvl 78
Daunting Handguards -
Crafted - Req. lvl 78
Gauntlets of VigilanceGiant-Sized Gauntlets -
Reputation, Frenzyheart Tribe - Revered - Req. lvl 78
Fireproven Gauntlets -
Reputation, Kirin'tor - Exalted - Req. lvl 80
WaistCobalt Belt -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Gutbuster of Aldur'tharTempered Saronite Belt -
Crafted - Req. lvl 74
Girdle of Obscuring -
Instance Drop - Mage-Lord Urom, The Oculus - Req. lvl 78
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LegsCobalt Legplates -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Legplates of DominionLeggings of Forceful PurificationTempered Saronite Legplates -
Crafted - Req. lvl 74
Iron Colossus LegplatesVoid Sentry Legplates -
Instance Drop - Zuranat the Obliterator, Violet Hold - Req. lvl 75
Daunting Legplates -
Crafted - Req. lvl 78
Special Issue Legplates -
Reputation, Argent Crusade - HonoredFeetCobalt Boots -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Steel-tipped SnowbootsBoots of the Unbowed ProtectorTempered Saronite Boots -
Crafted - Req. lvl 75
Slaughterhouse Sabatons -
Instance Drop - Meathook, The Culling of Stratholme - Req. lvl 78
Toxin-Tempered Sabatons -
Reputation, Knights of the Ebon Blade - HonoredSabatons of Draconic Vigor -
Reputation, Wyrmrest Accord - Revered - Req. lvl 80
Tempered Titansteel Treads -
Crafted - Req. lvl 80
ShieldsPlainkeeper BlockadeIcechill BucklerNerubian HuskCobalt Triangle Shield -
Crafted - Req. lvl 70
Bloody BulwarkInfiltrator's ShieldIron Coffin LidBulwark of the Tormented GodSaronite Defender -
Crafted - Req. lvl 73
Bulwark of the Warchief -
Reputation, Horde Expedition - Revered - Req. lvl 78
Shield of the Lion-hearted -
Reputation, Alliance Vanguard - Revered - Req. lvl 78
Riot Shield -
Instance Drop, Xevozz, Violet Hold - Req. lvl 75
Saronite Bulwark -
Crafted - Req. lvl 77
Leeka's Shield -
Instance Drop, Dark Runed Chest, The Culling of Stratholme - Req. lvl 78
Titansteel Shield Wall -
Crafted - Req. lvl 80
Get 535 def with this gear then run heroics.
Post by Nazyne
Just taking a peek at your gear and off the top of my head, you should check out Wyrmrest. There's a good cape and some decent boots from it. For a weapon, grab the
Red Sword of Courage from heroic UP or
Axe of the Sen'jin Protector, and once you're geared enough for heroic ToC grab the
Vibrator of Doom.
Royal Crest of Loredaeron is a great shield from heroic CoS which I'm still using well into Ulduar because shields hate me.
There's plenty of things in regular and heroic ToC to grab, they're just a bit harder than other heroics to tank. Once you're good enough for those, I'd farm them every day. And of course there's tons of badge gear that beats this stuff, but you need to start with something.