Below you will find the Pre-Raid BiS and each phase’s related BiS gear. Note: We have excluded any items purchased with Arena Points but have included items purchased with Honor Points due to the varying level of difficulty in obtaining them.

Table of Contents

• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Phase 3
• Phase 4
• Phase 5

Phase 1 BiS - Karazhan, Gruul’s Lair, Magtheridon’s Lair Pre-Raid BiS (+Other Options) Armor

• Head: Spellstrike Hood or Hood of Oblivion
• Neck: Pendant of Dominance or Hydra-fang Necklace
• Shoulders: Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders or Spaulders of Oblivion
• Cloak: Ancient Spellcloak of the Highborne (Will likely be very pricey) or Cloak of the Black Void (Cheaper alternative)
• Chest: Frozen Shadoweave Robe or Robe of the Crimson Order
• Wrist: Bracers of Havok
• Hands: Anger-Spark Gloves or Tempest's Touch
• Waist: Girdle of Ruination or Glyph-Lined Sash
• Legs: Spellstrike Pants or Breeches of the Occultist
• Boots: Frozen Shadoweave Boots or Shattrath Jumpers
• Ring: Seer's Signet (Requires Exalted with Quartermaster Enuril)
• Ring: Ashyen's Gift (Requires Exalted with the Fedryen Swiftspear)
• Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
• Trinket: Quagmirran's Eye
• Held-in-Off-Hand: Orb of the Soul-Eater (25 Badge of Justice)

Weapons

• One-Handed: Eternium Runed Blade or Gavel of Unearthed Secrets (Requires Exalted with Nakodu)
• Two-Handed: Terokk's Shadowstaff or Grand Marshal's War Staff (Alliance – 38,250 Honor + 40 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor) or High Warlord's War Staff (Horde – 38,250 Honor + 40 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor)
• Ranged: The Black Stalk or Illidari Rod of Discipline

Phase 1 BiS (+Other Options) Armor

• Head: Spellstrike Hood
• Neck: Ritssyn's Lost Pendant
• Shoulders: Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders or Soul-Mantle of the Incarnate
• Cloak: Ancient Spellcloak of the Highborne (Again, will likely be very pricey) or Shadow-Cloak of Dalaran
• Chest: Frozen Shadoweave Robe or Shroud of the Incarnate
• Wrist: Bracers of Havok or Bands of Nefarious Deeds
• Hands: Soul-Eater's Handwraps or Handwraps of Flowing Thought
• Waist: Belt of Divine Inspiration or Girdle of Ruination
• Legs: Leggings of the Seventh Circle (Will probably be very pricey) or Spellstrike Pants or Trial-Fire Trousers
• Boots: Frozen Shadoweave Boots or Boots of Foretelling
• Ring: Seer's Signet (Requires Exalted with Quartermaster Enuril)
• Ring: Ashyen's Gift (If you need hit rating – Requires Exalted with the Fedryen Swiftspear) or Cobalt Band of Tyrigosa
• Trinket: Quagmirran's Eye
  • This trinket is one of the only items available in Phase 1 that increases your haste rating
• Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
  • Note: Eye of Magtheridon does appear to be a great option, but the second equip bonus relies on the player’s spells resisting which, if you are hit capped, has a 99% chance to NOT happen
• Held-in-Off-Hand: Orb of the Soul-Eater (25 Badge of Justice)

Weapons

• One-Handed: Talon of the Tempest (Likely going to be VERY pricey) or Nathrezim Mindblade
• Two-Handed: Staff of Infinite Mysteries or Terokk's Shadowstaff
• Ranged: The Black Stalk or Tirisfal Wand of Ascendancy (If you need hit rating) or Illidari Rod of Discipline

Phase 2 BiS Armor

• Head: Destruction Holo-gogs or Hood of the Avatar
• Neck: The Sun King's Talisman or Ritssyn's Lost Pendant
• Shoulders: Wings of the Avatar
• Cloak: Royal Cloak of the Sunstriders
• Chest: Vestments of the Sea-Witch or Shroud of the Avatar
• Wrist: Mindstorm Wristbands
• Hands: Soul-Eater's Handwraps or Handwraps of Flowing Thought or Handguards of the Avatar
• Waist: Belt of Blasting
• Legs: Trousers of the Astromancer or Leggings of the Avatar
• Feet: Velvet Boots of the Guardian or Boots of the Shifting Nightmare (Depending on your current Spell Hit Rating)
• Ring: Ring of Endless Coils
• Ring: Band of Al'ar
• Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
• Trinket: Dark Iron Smoking Pipe or Quagmirran's Eye

Weapons

• One-Handed: Nathrezim Mindblade
  • Alternative: Talon of the Tempest
• Off Hand: Orb of the Soul-Eater
• Two-Handed: The Nexus Key
• Ranged: Wand of the Forgotten Star

Note: The two-piece set bonus for our Tier 5 set has roughly 6% chance to proc, while the four-piece set bonus has a reported a proc rate of 40%; if you are interested in obtaining those benefits, you may wish to choose a minimum of four pieces. Keep in mind, that depending on what gear you will replace with Tier 5, your Spell Hit Rating may exceed 16%
Phase 3 BiS BiS Gear

• Head – Hood of Absolution
• Neck – Translucent Spellthread Necklace
• Shoulders – Shoulderpads of Absolution
• Cape – Nethervoid Cloak
• Chest – Shroud of Absolution
• Bracers – Bracers of Nimble Thought
• Gloves – Handguards of Absolution
• Belt – Waistwrap of Infinity
• Legs – Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
• Boots – Frozen Shadoweave Boots
• Ring 1 – Ring of Ancient Knowledge
• Ring 2 – Ring of Ancient Knowledge or Band of the Eternal Sage
• Trinket 1 – The Skull of Gul'dan
• Trinket 2 – Icon of the Silver Crescent
• Wand – Wand of the Forgotten Star

70 upgrade link: https://seventyupgrades.com/set/k6kjeX25ENNMgjmHTjEv7z Weapons

• Main hand – The Maelstrom's Fury or Hammer of Judgement
• Offhand – Orb of the Soul-Eater
• Two hands – Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer

Phase 4 BiS

• Head – Hood of Absolution
• Neck – Loop of Cursed Bones
• Shoulders – Shoulderpads of Absolution
• Cape – Nethervoid Cloak
• Chest – Shroud of Absolution
• Bracers – bBracers of Nimble Thought
• Gloves – Handguards of Absolution
• Belt – Waistwrap of Infinity
• Legs – Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
• Boots – Frozen Shadoweave Boots
• Ring 1 – Ring of Ancient Knowledge
• Ring 2 – Ring of Ancient Knowledge or Band of the Eternal Sage
• Trinket 1 – The Skull of Gul'dan
• Trinket 2 – Hex Shrunken Head
• Wand – Carved Witch Doctor's Stick

70 upgrade link: https://seventyupgrades.com/set/k6kjeX25ENNMgjmHTjEv7z Weapons

• Main hand – The Maelstrom's Fury or Hammer of Judgement
• Offhand – Orb of the Soul-Eater

Two hands – Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer
Phase 5 BiS BiS Gear

• Head – Dark Conjuror's Collar
• Neck – Amulet of Unfettered Magics or Pendant of Sunfire (JC)
• Shoulders – Shoulderpads of Absolution
• Cape – Tattered Cape of Antonidas
• Chest – Fel Conquerer Raiments or Sunfire Robe (tailoring)
• Bracers – Bracers of Absolution
• Gloves – Handguards of Defiled Worlds
• Belt – Cord of Absolution
• Legs – Pantaloons of Growing Strife
• Boots – Treads of Absolution
• Ring 1 – Ring of Omnipotence
• Ring 2 – Ring of Ancient Knowledge
• Trinket 1 – Shifting Naaru Sliver
• Trinket 2 – Hex Shrunken Head
• wand- Wand of the Demonsoul

70 upgrade link: https://seventyupgrades.com/set/k6kjeX25ENNMgjmHTjEv7z Weapons

• Main hand – Sunflare
• Offhand – Heart of the Pit
• Two hands – Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer