Classes That Benefit the Most From Honor Gear During The Burning Crusade Pre-Patch

With The Burning Crusade pre-patch underway, players will be looking for the easiest and fastest way to get Best-in-Slot gear, especially those with boosted characters. Here, we'll share which classes and specializations benefit the most from PvP get, to get you prepared to enter the Dark Portal!

TBC Classic Pre-Patch Overview

Weapons

Weapons will be the most worth for melee damage dealers like Warriors, both Protection and Fury, and Rogues. These should be the first items that melee players prioritize spending their Honor Points on.

Rogue Pre-Patch BiS Fury Warrior Pre-Patch BiS

Item
Slot
Honor Points

Grand Marshal's Longsword
High Warlord's Blade
Main Hand
7,935

Grand Marshal's Swiftblade
High Warlord's Quickblade
Off Hand
7,935

Grand Marshal's Claymore
High Warlord's Greatsword
Two-hand
15,870

Cloth Armor

For Caster DPS like Warlocks and Mages, the body armor will be your most sought-after PvP gear during the Pre-Patch. While having +Spell Power, it is unfortunately lacking some important stats, such as +Spell Hit.

Warlock Pre-Patch BiS Mage Pre-Patch BiS

Item
Slot
Honor Points
Marks of Honor

Field Marshal's Coronet
Warlord's Silk Cowl
Head
13,005
3 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Silk Spaulders
Warlord's Silk Amice
Shoulders
8,415
2 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Silk Vestments
Warlord's Silk Raiment
Chest
13,770
3 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Marshal's Silk Gloves
General's Silk Handguards
Hands
8,415
2 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Marshal's Silk Leggings
General's Silk Trousers
Legs
13,005
3 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor

Marshal's Silk Footwraps
General's Silk Boots
Feet
8,415
2 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Leather Armor

For leather gear, both Feral Tank and Feral DPS Druids will want to farm this gear first. Feral Druids will also want to seek out Non-Rank PvP gear, such as the Shoulders available from the Arathi Basin Quartermasters, and Wrists available from the Warsong Gulch Quartermasters. Although the Rank 13 gear does provide bonus healing and spell damage that could be seen as beneficial for Balance and Resto Druids, it is much stronger for Cats and Bears.

Feral Tank Pre-Patch BiS Feral DPS Pre-Patch BiS

Item
Slot
Honor Points
Marks of Honor

Field Marshal's Dragonhide Helmet
Warlord's Dragonhide Helmet
Head
13,005
3 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Highlander's Leather Shoulders
Defiler's Lizardhide Shoulders
Shoulders
8,415
4 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Dragonhide Breastplate
Warlord's Dragonhide Hauberk
Chest
13,770
3 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Forest Stalker's Bracers
Wrists
4,950
2 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor

Marshal's Dragonhide Gauntlets
General's Dragonhide Gloves
Hands
13,005
3 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor

Marshal's Dragonhide Legguards
General's Dragonhide Leggings
Legs
8,415
2 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Mail Armor

For mail gear, all Hunters will want to farm out the Rank 13 gear, as it not only provides nearly perfect itemization stats, but the gloves also provide a very strong 5% Multi-Shot damage increase! The Shaman gear, although providing some Spell Power, will be mostly beneficial for Enhancement compared to the other two specs.

Hunter Pre-Patch BiS Enhancement Shaman Pre-Patch BiS

Item
Slot
Honor Points
Marks of Honor

Field Marshal's Chain Helm
Warlord's Chain Helmet
Head
13,005
3 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Chain Spaulders
Warlord's Chain Shoulders
Shoulders
8,415
2 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Chain Breastplate
Warlord's Chain Chestpiece
Chest
13,770
3 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Marshal's Chain Grips
General's Chain Gloves
Hands
8,415
2 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Marshal's Chain Legguards
General's Chain Legguards
Legs
13,005
3 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor

Marshal's Chain Boots
General's Chain Boots
Feet
8,415
2 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Plate Armor

For Plate gear, Protection and Retribution Paladins will look to obtain the Rank 13 body armor first, as the gear's closest competitor is the Tier 2.5 set, which unfortunately requires not only a weekly limited reputation grind, but also materials that can fluctuate in price.

Protection Paladin Pre-Patch BiS Retribution Paladin Pre-Patch BiS

Item
Slot
Honor Points
Marks of Honor

Field Marshal's Lamellar Faceguard
Warlord's Lamellar Faceguard
Head
13,005
3 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Lamellar Pauldrons
Warlord's Lamellar Pauldrons
Shoulders
8,415
2 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Field Marshal's Lamellar Chestplate
Warlord's Lamellar Chestplate
Chest
13,770
3 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Marshal's Lamellar Gloves
General's Lamellar Gloves
Hands
8,415
2 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Marshal's Lamellar Legplates
General's Lamellar Legplates
Legs
13,005
3 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor

Marshal's Lamellar Boots
General's Lamellar Boots
Feet
8,415
2 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor