The Pauldrons of the Apocalypse drop off of Cho'gall, so if you didn't win your tier 11 token, they're a decent stopgap, with plenty of expertise and parry rating. Still, again, they'll probably be replaced by tier, so think carefully before you spend. If you want to drop the coin, these will give you a decent leg up as you head into raiding territory. They're similar to the Heaving Plates of Protection, except with slightly more mastery and less parry rating. The Pauldrons of Edward the Odd are a world drop choice. You'll probably have to give them up for tier, but if you're having to take down Cho'gall, these are a great gearing choice. They have both parry and mastery rating and a blue gem socket, making them a great all-around gear choice - pretty lucky for you if you pick them up early in your raiding career. The Heaving Plates of Protection are a trash drop in Bastion of Twilight. You can grab them from a token off of Cho'gall. Magma Plated Shoulderguards are your tier 11 option and, as always, have the upper hand if only for the four-piece bonus. It does "waste" item level on some extra strength, though, and it does drop off of Nefarian, so chances are you'll probably just want to take the Ironstar Amulet and let the DPS fight over this one. The Rage of Ages is primarily a DPS neck, but it does have mastery and hit rating, which are both excellent stats for a tanking death knight. The Ironstar Amulet, which drops off of Atramedes in Blackwing Descent, has both dodge and hit rating, making it great for avoidance and threat.
#TIER 11 FIRELORDS GEAR PLUS#
It's got the highest mastery rating of the helms, plus some expertise if you're looking to make a run at the dodge soft cap. The Dragon Bone War Helm drops off of Maloriak in Blackwing Descent. It's a great place to get some extra parry rating if you need it, balance with a little bit of mastery. The Daybreaker Helm, which drops off of Valiona in the Bastion of Twilight, features mastery and parry rating, as well as slightly more strength than your other raid drop options. Don't underestimate the extra time on Icebound Fortitude. It can also be useful for hitting your four-piece tier set bonus. With hit rating and dodge rating, it's most useful if you need some hit rating to keep up threat. The Magma Plated Faceguard is your tier gear option. This list will cover primarily raid gear and valor point gear, but reputation rewards and crafted items will be mentioned where they are a viable possibility for the slot. We've covered this extensively in past columns, so I won't go too much over it again, but suffice it to say that you'll have to examine the boss fights you're doing, your raid makeup, and your own playstyle to see what works for you, although you should strive to fit in four pieces of tier gear in order to get your set bonus. Note that with tank gear, there is still a pretty healthy debate going on in the DK community over whether mastery or avoidance is the best secondary stat set to get.
Last week, we covered all the DPS gear you could pull from raids - so this week, we'll cover tank gear.
#TIER 11 FIRELORDS GEAR PATCH#
With no sign of patch 4.1 going live so far and all the tier 12 raids not coming until patch 4.2, the best place to get gear is still in raid dungeons. Let's show the other classes how a hero class gets things done. In the post-Cataclysm era, death knights are no longer the new kids on the block. Every week, WoW Insider brings you Lichborne for blood, frost, and unholy death knights.
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