WoW Forever Pre-Raid Gear Guide for Every Class

Pre-raid gear in WoW Forever: what we know

Pre-raid gear is the set you put together at 60 from dungeons, quests, crafting and reputation, before raid loot takes over. In WoW Forever that matters from 9 December, when the first three raids open: the Barrow Deeps for 10 players, Hyjal Summit for 20 and Onyxia’s Lair for 40.

A word of honesty before the lists: the beta is capped at level 30, so nobody has geared a level 60 character in Forever yet. Blizzard has said it re-examined the loot of every dungeon, improved the old dungeon set bonuses and added hundreds of new drops. You can see that in the game files: many Classic pre-raid staples, such as Hand of Justice, Blackhand’s Breadth and Truestrike Shoulders, aren’t in Forever’s data at all, and the loot of the new endgame dungeons hasn’t been revealed.

So this guide only lists items that exist in WoW Forever right now, with their Forever stats and sources. Hover any item to see its tooltip. We’ll add the rest as the loot comes out.

Where pre-raid gear comes from

Stats work differently now

• Hit and crit are each one stat. Melee, ranged and spell hit are merged, and so is crit, so every point counts for every attack and spell. Blizzard hasn’t published a hit cap.
• Bonus healing gives a third as much bonus damage, so healing gear isn’t wasted for a hybrid that also deals damage.
• Items carry less weapon skill, and some now lower your chance to be dodged or parried instead.

Dungeon Set 1 (Tier 0) in Forever

Every class still has its eight-piece Dungeon Set 1, often called Tier 0. The pieces come from the same places as in Classic: the helm from Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance, the legs from Baron Rivendare in Stratholme, the chest from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire, and a few belts, bracers and gloves as world drops.

What changed is the set bonus. In Classic the bonuses came at 2, 4, 6 and 8 pieces. In Forever they come at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 pieces, with nothing extra for the seventh and eighth. Every set gives +8 to all resistances at two pieces and its main stat bonus at three (spell power, Attack Power or Strength). The fifth piece adds a proc and the sixth adds regeneration. In practice, you can complete the bonus and swap your two weakest Tier 0 pieces for better items.

The Dungeon Set 2 (Tier 0.5) sets, upgraded through a quest chain, are in the game files too. Their bonuses currently look unchanged from Classic, so they may still be reworked.

Warrior

Also confirmed for Warriors

• Lionheart Helm — crafted with Blacksmithing. 2% hit and 2% crit on a plate helm, one of the strongest DPS pieces confirmed in Forever so far.
• Arcanite Reaper — crafted with Blacksmithing. A slow two-handed axe with Attack Power, ideal for Arms.
• Savage Gladiator Chain — from Gorosh the Dervish in Blackrock Depths. Mail, but still a great DPS chest, and part of the reworked The Gladiator set.
• Blackstone Ring — from Princess Theradras in Maraudon: Attack Power and 1% hit.
• Draconian Deflector — a Defense shield from Blackrock Spire, for tanks.
• Force Reactive Disk — a shield that damages nearby enemies when you block. Needs Engineering 300.
• Deathbone Chestplate — a Defense chestpiece from Scholomance, for tanks.

Paladin

Also confirmed for Paladins

• Lionheart Helm — crafted with Blacksmithing: hit and crit for Retribution.
• Arcanite Reaper — crafted with Blacksmithing: a two-hander for Retribution.
• Red Dragonscale Breastplate — crafted with Leatherworking. A mail chest with healing and fire resistance, for Holy.
• Savage Gladiator Chain — mail from Blackrock Depths, for Retribution.
• Draconian Deflector — a Defense shield from Blackrock Spire, for Protection.

Rogue

Also confirmed for Rogues

• Devilsaur Leggings and Devilsaur Gauntlets — crafted with Leatherworking. Attack Power and crit, and 2% hit when you wear both.
• Mask of the Unforgiven — from The Unforgiven in Stratholme: 2% hit and 1% crit on a leather helm.
• Cape of the Black Baron — from Baron Rivendare in Stratholme: Agility and Attack Power.
• Blackstone Ring — from Princess Theradras in Maraudon: Attack Power and 1% hit.
• Stormshroud Shoulders — crafted with Leatherworking: crit and dodge, part of a set with a nature damage proc.

Hunter

Also confirmed for Hunters

• Black Dragonscale Breastplate and Black Dragonscale Leggings — crafted with Leatherworking. Mail with Attack Power; the set adds hit and melee crit.
• Devilsaur Leggings and Devilsaur Gauntlets — leather, but Attack Power, crit and 2% hit as a pair.
• Mask of the Unforgiven — from Stratholme: 2% hit and 1% crit.
• Cape of the Black Baron — from Baron Rivendare in Stratholme: Agility and Attack Power.
• Blackstone Ring — from Maraudon: Attack Power and 1% hit.
• The Gladiator — from Blackrock Depths. Mail with Agility, crit and hit; the new Savage Gladiator Shoulders complete it.

Druid

Also confirmed for Druids

• Warbear Woolies — crafted with Leatherworking: Strength and Agility for Feral.
• Devilsaur Leggings and Devilsaur Gauntlets — crafted with Leatherworking: Attack Power, crit and hit for Cat Form.
• Mask of the Unforgiven — from Stratholme: hit and crit for Feral.
• Cape of the Black Baron — from Stratholme: Agility and Attack Power.

Mage

Also confirmed for Mages

• Robe of the Archmage — crafted with Tailoring, Mages only. Spell power, crit, and a mana restore on use.
• Robe of Winter Night — crafted with Tailoring: +40 Frost and Shadow damage, ideal for Frost Mages.

Priest

Also confirmed for Priests

• Truefaith Vestments — crafted with Tailoring, Priests only. A big healing chest that also shortens Fade.
• Robe of Winter Night — crafted with Tailoring: +40 Shadow damage for Shadow Priests.

Warlock

Also confirmed for Warlocks

• Robe of the Void — crafted with Tailoring, Warlocks only. The most spell power of any confirmed chest, and it heals your pet.
• Robe of Winter Night — crafted with Tailoring: +40 Shadow damage.

Shaman

Also confirmed for Shamans

• Red Dragonscale Breastplate — crafted with Leatherworking: healing and fire resistance for Restoration.
• The Gladiator — from Blackrock Depths, for Enhancement: Strength, Agility, crit and hit, with an attack speed proc at 4 pieces.
• Black Dragonscale Breastplate and Black Dragonscale Leggings — crafted with Leatherworking: Attack Power for Enhancement.
• Arcanite Reaper — crafted with Blacksmithing: a two-hander for Enhancement.

New in Forever: The Gladiator set

The Savage Gladiator gear from Blackrock Depths’s Ring of Law used to be a loose collection of mail pieces. In Forever it’s a proper set, The Gladiator, with a new Savage Gladiator Shoulders piece, and bonuses at 2 to 5 pieces: less chance to be feared, +20 Attack Power, an attack speed proc that triggers more often when you fight alone, and 1% crit. It suits Hunters, Enhancement Shamans and anyone in mail who fights in melee.

What’s next

Expect this guide to change a lot over the next weeks. The gaps to watch: the loot of Blackmaw Hold, Shaper’s Terrace and Alcaz Prison; whether Classic items like Hand of Justice return in a new form; reputation rewards; and the Dungeon Set 2 bonuses. We’ll add full best-in-slot lists for every class once the level 60 loot is known.

After pre-raid gear comes raid gear: see our raids guide for the Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair, our tier sets guide for every class’s Hyjal set, and our dungeons guide for the nine new dungeons.