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Arms Warrior Best in Slot (BiS) List - TBC Classic

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Warrior
Arms
Phase 3
Onslaught Battle-Helm Glyph of Ferocity
Choker of Serrated Blades
Onslaught Shoulderblades Greater Inscription of the Blade
Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape Enchant Cloak — Greater Agility
Onslaught Breastplate Enchant Chest — Exceptional Stats
Deadly Cuffs Enchant Bracer — Brawn
Onslaught Gauntlets Enchant Gloves — Major Strength
Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
Leggings of Divine Retribution Nethercobra Leg Armor
Shadowmaster's Boots Enchant Boots — Cat's Swiftness
Stormrage Signet Ring
Unstoppable Aggressor's Ring
Dragonspine Trophy
Madness of the Betrayer
Cataclysm's Edge Enchant Weapon — Mongoose
Barrel-Blade Longrifle

Gear Set Breakdown

Str 446 Agi 258 Stam 527 AP 644 Crit 242 Hit 111 Expertise 6 Haste 0 ArPen 1,399

This BiS list reaches the 95-rating hit cap with Improved Faerie Fire. Without Improved Faerie Fire, cover the difference from gear.

This set has 6 expertise (25 rating), 46 rating below the computed 18-expertise rear dodge cap; some attacks can still be dodged.

Alliance only: Heroic Presence adds 1% physical hit in the Draenei party (~16 rating). It is never baked into these sets.

Weapon Mastery reduces boss dodge before expertise from gear or weapon racials is counted.

Stat totals are unbuffed — gear, gems, and enchants only. No consumables, talents, racials, or group buffs.

2,274 Simmed DPS ±2.3

Full Gear List — BiS and Alternatives

Item Source Wear when
Head
Onslaught Battle-Helm BiS Hyjal Summit — Archimonde (tier token)
Cursed Vision of Sargeras Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 21 more hit rating before gems than Onslaught Battle-Helm. Preserve your tier bonus elsewhere.
Helm of the Illidari Shatterer Black Temple — High Nethermancer Zerevor Your set is lacking hit rating and needs a high-hit plate helm while waiting on tier tokens.
Neck
Choker of Serrated Blades BiS Hyjal Summit — trash drop
Pendant of the Perilous Serpentshrine Cavern — trash drop Use for strength and crit when you can cover any hit or expertise lost from this slot.
Choker of Endless Nightmares Black Temple — Supremus Use this neck to add hit when your complete set falls short of its target.
Shoulders
Onslaught Shoulderblades BiS Black Temple — Mother Shahraz (tier token)
Destroyer Shoulderblades Tempest Keep — Void Reaver (tier token) Keep if it preserves your Destroyer Battlegear bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Back
Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape BiS Black Temple — Teron Gorefiend
Cloak of Darkness Crafted — Leatherworking Use the socket to tune a crafted strength cloak when raid cloaks are unavailable or better used elsewhere.
Thalassian Wildercloak Tempest Keep — Kael'thas Sunstrider Keep for agility and attack power if your hit and expertise remain sufficient after the swap.
Chest
Onslaught Breastplate BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage (tier token)
Destroyer Breastplate Tempest Keep — Kael'thas Sunstrider (tier token) Keep if it preserves your Destroyer Battlegear bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Vengeful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece Season 3 arena reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. Use if you also need PvP gear; preserve your PvE hit target and tier bonuses when swapping it in.
Wrists
Deadly Cuffs BiS Hyjal Summit — Rage Winterchill
Bindings of Lightning Reflexes Crafted — Leatherworking Use for crafted haste and agility when the rest of your set supplies enough hit.
Vindicator's Plate Bracers Season 3 honor reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. Use if you also need PvP gear; preserve your PvE hit target and tier bonuses when swapping it in.
Hands
Onslaught Gauntlets BiS Hyjal Summit — Azgalor (tier token)
Grips of Silent Justice Black Temple — Shade of Akama Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 15 more hit rating before gems than Onslaught Gauntlets. Preserve your tier bonus elsewhere.
Gloves of the Searing Grip Tempest Keep — Al'ar Use to add expertise without changing your weapons; account for any tier bonus lost by swapping gloves.
Waist
Belt of One-Hundred Deaths BiS Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj
Red Belt of Battle Crafted — Blacksmithing Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 14 more hit rating before gems than Belt of One-Hundred Deaths.
Don Alejandro's Money Belt Hyjal Summit — Anetheron Use for agility and crit when you can cover any expertise lost by changing belts.
Legs
Leggings of Divine Retribution BiS Black Temple — Gurtogg Bloodboil
Onslaught Greaves Black Temple — The Illidari Council (tier token) Use to move the four-piece Onslaught Battlegear bonus into this slot and free another tier slot for an offpiece.
Legguards of Endless Rage Hyjal Summit — Archimonde Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 19 more hit rating before gems than Leggings of Divine Retribution.
Feet
Shadowmaster's Boots BiS Black Temple — Mother Shahraz
Dreadboots of the Legion Black Temple — Essence of Anger Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 18 more hit rating before gems than Shadowmaster's Boots.
Vindicator's Plate Greaves Season 3 honor reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. Use if you also need PvP gear; preserve your PvE hit target and tier bonuses when swapping it in.
Ring 1
Stormrage Signet Ring BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage
Band of Devastation Black Temple — trash drop Use for haste and attack power when you can afford the hit or expertise lost from your current ring.
Ring of Lethality Serpentshrine Cavern — Hydross the Unstable Keep as a damage and hit option while you rebalance the rest of your gear.
Ring 2
Unstoppable Aggressor's Ring BiS Black Temple — Gurtogg Bloodboil
Band of Devastation Black Temple — trash drop Use for haste and attack power when you can afford the hit or expertise lost from your current ring.
Trinket 1
Dragonspine Trophy BiS Gruul's Lair — Gruul the Dragonkiller
Tsunami Talisman Serpentshrine Cavern — Leotheras the Blind Keep this when its hit and crit fit your set and you can keep attacking through the attack-power proc.
Bloodlust Brooch Badge of Justice — G'eras, Shattrath Use when you want attack power on demand for a planned damage window.
Trinket 2
Madness of the Betrayer BiS Black Temple — High Nethermancer Zerevor
Bloodlust Brooch Badge of Justice — G'eras, Shattrath Use when you want attack power on demand for a planned damage window.
Hourglass of the Unraveller The Black Morass — Temporus A starter crit and attack-power-proc option while stronger trinkets are unavailable.
Main hand
Cataclysm's Edge BiS Hyjal Summit — Archimonde
Torch of the Damned Black Temple — Essence of Anger Use when its slow swing and haste fit your melee build; weapon talents and the complete setup determine the comparison.
Vengeful Gladiator's Greatsword Season 3 arena reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. Consider if you already earn arena points; compare the full two-handed setup before buying.
Twinblade of the Phoenix Tempest Keep — Kael'thas Sunstrider Use when its weapon stats fit your build and current caps; recheck weapon-specialization talents after swapping.
Ranged
Barrel-Blade Longrifle BiS World boss — Doomwalker
Twisted Blades of Zarak Black Temple — Teron Gorefiend Use as an agility and crit stat stick; the thrown weapon’s damage does not improve your melee attacks.
Serpent Spine Longbow Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj Use for attack power and crit when you can cover any hit or expertise lost from this slot.

Where this number comes from

It's the damage per second this exact gear set puts out in WoWSims: 10,000 simulated fights, each a 3-minute stand-and-hit fight against a single raid boss, with normal raid buffs and debuffs, Phase 3 gear only, no profession perks, and pet damage counted.

Use it to compare gear for this spec. It won't predict your logs, and it isn't for ranking specs against each other — real fights (movement, boss type, fight length, your raid) swing DPS far more than the small ± margin under the number.