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Cataclysm Pre-Raid Gear For DPS Plate

This isn’t exactly a recent list. In fact, this is information I found in an article written back in December of ’10 by Daniel Whitcomb over at WoW Insider. Back then, his article was strictly Death Knight DPS gear. However, once you take a look at it, it’s also applicable to Fury Warriors and Arms Warriors as well. It probably helps Paladins, but screw those guys. If you want more explanation on the reasoning behind some of these items, check out Daniel’s column. I just stripped it down to the raw data because, let’s face it, I’m probably the only one reading this anyway. However, if you are not me and somehow stumbled across this list then

a) Welcome, and

b) ‘Sup.

Are there items that could be added to this list? Probably. For someone who made it through regular instances and wants to get their feet wet in raiding, or just looking for a starting point once they hit Heroics, you could do worse than this list.

So read it. Unless you’re a Paladin, in which case, pound sand.
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Cataclysm Rep Gear for Plate DPS

Dec 21

Posted by Donny Rokk

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With gearscore now being used by Blizzard to determine who gets into Heroics, what you wear is almost as important as what you do. Having run some of the regular instances, I can tell you that you want to be on your toes when you step into a Cataclysm dungeon. You want to be smart, and still manage to pour out mass quantities of sustained DPS.

You also want to pick up some decent gear so you don’t suck.

Now, if you’ve done what Blizzard hoped and actually gone through the entire questline in each of the new zones, you will have at least Honored rep with the applicable factions. That’s enough to buy a tabard, as well as pick up a piece of gear or two that might help your stats. This is a list, originally compiled by WoW Insider’s Warrior columnist Matthew Rossi, of the rep items you should look at picking up. The list was designed for Warriors, but Death Knights can benefit from the selections as well. If you’re interested in tanking, Rossi included suitable tank gear in his original post.

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