Lifted from WoW forums and Tankspot. These are not dungeon blues over which you have to grind a dungeon until an item you want drops, but rather the 100% drop that Snique pushes us to get.
The aim of the items is to increase stamina, defense, dodge/parry and armor. 490 defense is the target value to minimize crit chance against you. Once you hit 490 you should be aiming for a good balance between armor, stamina and avoidance (dodge+parry). From a threat generation perspective, block value will come naturally with the gear you collect but if you find your miss rate a little high then you may want to consider substituting in some +hit rating gems. The head, chest, legs and shield contribute most to the tanking stats so aim to get these sorted above all else. 12k armor, 12k health and 30% dodge+parry is a good target for entry-level Karazhan.
Recommended green quality jewels are [wowitem]Shifting Shadow Draenite[/wowitem] (red slots), [wowitem]Thick Golden Draenite[/wowitem], [wowitem]Enduring Deep Peridot[/wowitem] and [wowitem]Rigid Golden Draenite[/wowitem] (yellow slots) and [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem] (blue slots). Remember that you do not have to match the jewel color to the slot color and you only give up the socket bonus if you take this approach. Suggested gems are shown as a guide only for each socketable item. Better quality gems are recommended if you can afford them.
*Highly recommended items - generally better than 5-man instance boss drops
v2.1 - Apr 29, 2008. Current for patch 2.4.1
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Head
[wowitem]Felsteel Helm[/wowitem]
Source: Crafted/AH - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x3
or
[wowitem]Myrmidon's Headdress[/wowitem]
Source: L67 Quest - Zangarmarsh: The Warlord's Hideout (SV)
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Shifting Shadow Draenite[/wowitem] and [wowitem]Powerful Earthstorm Diamond[/wowitem]
Recommended Enchant: [wowitem]Glyph of the Defender[/wowitem] (Keepers of Time - Revered)
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Neck
[wowitem]Strength of the Untamed[/wowitem]*
Source: Cenarion Expedition quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
or
[wowitem]Thalodien's Charm[/wowitem]
Source: L67 Quest - Netherstorm: Shutting Down Manaforge Ara (Scryers)
or
[wowitem]Natasha's Battle Chain[/wowitem]
Source: L65 Quest - Blades Edge Mountains: The Hound Master
or
[wowitem]Mark of the Ravenguard[/wowitem]
Source: L65 Quest - Auch: Brother Against Brother (Sethekk)
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Shoulder
[wowitem]Gladiator's Plate Shoulders[/wowitem]
Source: PvP Vendor - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x2
or
[wowitem]Warchief's Mantle[/wowitem]
Source: L66 Quest - KoT Old Hillsbrad: Return to Andormu
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x2
or
[wowitem]Savage Plate Shoulders[/wowitem]
Source: Lower City Quartermaster (Honored) - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x2
Recommended Enchant: Any Aldor or Scryer shoulder inscriptions
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Cloak
[wowitem]Cloak of Eternity[/wowitem]
Source: Crafted/AH - Requires L69
Recommended Enchant: +120 armor enchant or +12 agility enchant
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Chest
[wowitem]Vindicator's Hauberk[/wowitem]*
Source: Aldor quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
or
[wowitem]Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece[/wowitem]
Source: PvP Vendor - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x3
or
[wowitem]Breastplate of the Warbringer[/wowitem]
Source: L66 Quest - Netherstorm: Forge Camp:Annihilated
Recommended Enchant: +150 HP enchant
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Wrists
[wowitem]Sha'tari Wrought Armguards[/wowitem]
Source: L68 Quest - Auch: Soul Devices (SL)
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Enduring Deep Peridot[/wowitem]
or
[wowitem]Junior Technician 3rd Grade Bracers[/wowitem]
Source: L67 Quest - Netherstorm: You're Hired!
Recommended Enchant: +12 stamina (prefered) or +12 defense enchant
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Gloves
[wowitem]Felsteel Gloves[/wowitem]*
Source: Crafted/AH - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Shifting Shadow Draenite[/wowitem] and [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]
or
[wowitem]Gauntlets of the Chosen[/wowitem]
Source: Scryers quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
Recommended Enchant: [wowitem]Heavy Knothide Armor Kit[/wowitem] (+10 stamina) or +15 agil enchant or +2% threat
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Belt
[wowitem]Sha'tari Vindicator's Waistguard[/wowitem]*
Source: L70 Quest - Netherstorm: How to Break Into the Arcatraz
or
[wowitem]Girdle of the Lost Vindicator[/wowitem]
Source: L70 Quest - Netherstorm: Aldor No More (Aldor)
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Legs
[wowitem]Timewarden's Leggings[/wowitem]*
Source: Keepers of Time (Revered) - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x3
or
[wowitem]Felsteel Leggings[/wowitem]*
Source: Crafted/AH - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem], [wowitem]Shifting Shadow Draenite[/wowitem] and [wowitem]Enduring Deep Peridot[/wowitem]
or
[wowitem]Legguards of the Resolute Defender[/wowitem]
Source: L67 Quest - Netherstorm: Destroy Naberius!
Recommended Enchant: [wowitem]Clefthide Leg Armor[/wowitem] (+30 stamina, +10 agility)
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Feet
[wowitem]Flesh Beast's Metal Greaves[/wowitem]*
Source: L64 Quest - Mana Tombs: Someone Else's Hard Work Pays Off (Escort)
or
[wowitem]Sha'tari Wrought Greaves[/wowitem]
Source: L68 Quest - Auch: Into the Heart of the Labyrinth (SL)
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x2
Recommended Enchant: +12 stamina enchant or [wowitem]Heavy Knothide Armor Kit[/wowitem] (+10 stamina)
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Rings
[wowitem]Wind Trader's Band[/wowitem]
Source: L68 Quest - Netherstorm: Dealing with the Overmaster
[wowitem]Protector's Mark of the Redemption[/wowitem]
Source: L68 Quest - SMV: Dissension Amongst the Ranks
[wowitem]Delicate Eternium Ring[/wowitem]
Source: Crafted/AH - Requires L70
[wowitem]Andormu's Tear[/wowitem]
Source: L66 Quest, KoT BM: Hero of the Brood
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Trinkets
[wowitem]Dabiri's Enigma[/wowitem]
Source: L68 Quest - Netherstorm: Dimensius the All-Devouring
[wowitem]Regal Protectorate[/wowitem]
Source: L58 Quest - HFP: Overlord(A)/Cruel's Intentions(H)
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Weapon
[wowitem]Inuuro's Blade[/wowitem]*
Source: Shattered Sun Offensive quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
or
[wowitem]Grom'tor's Charge[/wowitem]
Source: L68 Quest - SMV: The Cipher of Damnation
or
[wowitem]Crystalblade of the Draenei[/wowitem]
Source: World Drop/AH - Requires L66
or
[wowitem]Crystalline Kopesh[/wowitem] (slightly slow for a tanking weapon)
Source: L66 Quest - Nagrand: Wanted : Durn the Hungerer
or
[wowitem]Seeker's Gavel[/wowitem] (Pally Tanks)
Source: Shattered Sun Offensive quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
or
[wowitem]Continuum Blade[/wowitem] (Pally Tanks)
Source: Keepers of Time quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
Recommended Enchant: +15 agility or mongoose (prefered)
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Shield
[wowitem]Gladiator's Shield Wall[/wowitem]*
Source: PvP vendor - Requires L70
or
[wowitem]Ogri'la Aegis[/wowitem]
Source: Ogri'la quartermaster (Revered) - Requires L70
Suggested Gems: [wowitem]Solid Azure Moonstone[/wowitem]x3
or
[wowitem]Netherwing Protector's Shield[/wowitem]
Source: L70 Quest - SMV: Ally of the Netherwing (Zuluhed chain)
or
[wowitem]Shield of the Wayward Footman[/wowitem]
Source: AH - Requires L65
Recommended Enchant: +18 stamina enchant
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Ranged (warriors)
(any green bow/gun/thrown with +stamina or +stam/agility)
Source: AH
For shields, there's also the two from Exalted Shattered Sun faction, one for warrior tanks and one for pally tanks.
Dawnforged Defender (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34676)
Sunward Crest (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34675)
Resilience at 220 is what all classes other than tanks/pally's require, you will be uncrittable by mobs up to level 73 elite.
No gear for the other classes has major defense/Dodge stats, although Stamina is nice and high on the PVP gear, it is a grind to get them, the cost of crafted gear is really prohibitive, and you can get better from PVP except for weapons.
I'm currently grinding Blacksmithing out, going for Axesmith, should be maxed soon, when that happens, I'll make one for anyone who wants a decent purple Axe.
My recommendation: Spring for the blue gems, especially in purple gear you're going to have for awhile. Stick greenies in only temporarily.
Red: Shifting Nightseye (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055) +4 Agility, +6 Stamina
(For Warriors at 70, this gem is 0.12% to crit, 0.13% to dodge, 8 Armour, 60 health.)
Blue: Solid Star of Elune (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24033) +12 Stamina
Yellow: Enduring Talasite (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24062) +4 Defense, +6 Stamina
Meta: Powerful Earthstorm Diamond (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25896) +18 Stamina (5% Stun Resistance)
If you're at 70 you should be doing every Sunwell daily to get to exalted asap. Since the last stage of the event completed there are 18 quests available. This will get you 4500 rep and ~200g per day, not counting drops from kills and greens from Shattered Sun Supplies. At revered you get a decent blue sword, and as Joe pointed out, a nice purple shield at exalted. Also at exalted is a very nice purple neck: Shattered Sun Pendant of Resolve (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34680), which adds a pimpin' proc if you're exalted with Aldor or Scryer.
Another often overlooked neck is Necklace of the Deep (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32508), which you can get on AH for about 90g and load with two Shifting Nightseyes (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055) at lvl 65. Helps a lot with meta gem reqs if you get your Gladiator helm early.
Lizz can cut most or all of these if you want to save some cash either buying the raw gems or mining/prospecting them. I can transmute Earthstorm Diamonds (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25867) too, for a bunch of raw green gems and a few primals.
Quote from: [ES] Geordie on Fri, 2008-05-16 : 05:06
Resilience at 220 is what all classes other than tanks/pally's require, you will be uncrittable by mobs up to level 73 elite.
No gear for the other classes has major defense/Dodge stats, although Stamina is nice and high on the PVP gear, it is a grind to get them, the cost of crafted gear is really prohibitive, and you can get better from PVP except for weapons.
I'm currently grinding Blacksmithing out, going for Axesmith, should be maxed soon, when that happens, I'll make one for anyone who wants a decent purple Axe.
All of the type-specific weaponsmithing patterns (axesmith, hammersmith, swordsmith) make weapons that are BoP.
Quote from: wildcard on Fri, 2008-05-16 : 08:31
Quote from: [ES] Geordie on Fri, 2008-05-16 : 05:06
Resilience at 220 is what all classes other than tanks/pally's require, you will be uncrittable by mobs up to level 73 elite.
No gear for the other classes has major defense/Dodge stats, although Stamina is nice and high on the PVP gear, it is a grind to get them, the cost of crafted gear is really prohibitive, and you can get better from PVP except for weapons.
I'm currently grinding Blacksmithing out, going for Axesmith, should be maxed soon, when that happens, I'll make one for anyone who wants a decent purple Axe.
All of the type-specific weaponsmithing patterns (axesmith, hammersmith, swordsmith) make weapons that are BoP.
There are a few that are BoE
Fel Steel Reaper (2H) and Fel Edged Battleaxes (one H) for example
Ya don't have to be a weaponsmith to make those, tho. My BS is an armorsmith and can make the 2hander.
Yeah, I know that your chosen smithing doesn't stop you making other stuff, but for the REALLY good stuff, you need axesmithing to even weild the weapon.
Let me reiterate - this thread is for tanks. For non-tanks, your best defense is to let the tank hold aggro. I've said it many times before: Know your role.
One thing being missed in all this discussion is uncrushability. For that, your total avoidance must be above 102.4%.