Gearing up through Heroic 5-mans
Posted: December 17th, 2008, 10:56 am
I highly recommend running heroic 5 mans and getting to revered status with some of the WotLK factions. The ilvl 200 blues that are available at revered reputation and off the various bosses are quite good -- the gear from 10 man Naxxramas are marginal upgrades over those blues (ilvl 200 purple vs. ilvl 200 blue). The epic loot from the end bosses in 5 man heroic, at exalted reputation with the WotLK factions, and the emblem of heroism vendor (including T7 gloves and T7 chest -- get your 2 piece bonus without setting foot in Naxxramas!) are the same as in Naxxramas. Staves Example
ilvl 200 blue from Skadi the Ruthless in Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle
ilvl 200 blue from Herald Volazj in Heroic Old Kingdom
ilvl 200 purple from Eregos in Heroic Oculus
ilvl 200 purple from Gluth in Naxxramas 10 Cloth Waist Example
ilvl 200 blue from Mage Lord Urom in Heroic Oculus
ilvl 200 blue from Drakkari Elemental in Heroic Gundrak
ilvl 200 purple from Anub'Arak in Heroic Azjol-Nerub
ilvl 200 purple world BOE
ilvl 200 purple from emblem of heroism vendor
ilvl 200 purple from exalted reputation with Ebon Blade
ilvl 200 purple from Grand Widow Faerlina in Naxxramas 10
ilvl 200 purple from Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas 10 You'll also find that there are different flavors of a particular type of gear in various heroics so you don't have to just farm one. The following four ilvl 200 blue cloth shoulders all work fine for healing and were a huge upgrade over the T5 shoulders I was clinging to. http://www.wowhead.com/?items=4.1&filte ... rs=2;crv=0 You don't have to wait for Naxxramas 10 to get geared up for 25 man raiding. You can use www.wowhead.com and various other sites to filter gear and figure out where the upgrades are -- you'll usually find that every heroic has something that you can use. Also, don't forget to wear your reputation tabards; I always seem to forget mine. -HP
ilvl 200 blue from Skadi the Ruthless in Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle
ilvl 200 blue from Herald Volazj in Heroic Old Kingdom
ilvl 200 purple from Eregos in Heroic Oculus
ilvl 200 purple from Gluth in Naxxramas 10 Cloth Waist Example
ilvl 200 blue from Mage Lord Urom in Heroic Oculus
ilvl 200 blue from Drakkari Elemental in Heroic Gundrak
ilvl 200 purple from Anub'Arak in Heroic Azjol-Nerub
ilvl 200 purple world BOE
ilvl 200 purple from emblem of heroism vendor
ilvl 200 purple from exalted reputation with Ebon Blade
ilvl 200 purple from Grand Widow Faerlina in Naxxramas 10
ilvl 200 purple from Anub'Rekhan in Naxxramas 10 You'll also find that there are different flavors of a particular type of gear in various heroics so you don't have to just farm one. The following four ilvl 200 blue cloth shoulders all work fine for healing and were a huge upgrade over the T5 shoulders I was clinging to. http://www.wowhead.com/?items=4.1&filte ... rs=2;crv=0 You don't have to wait for Naxxramas 10 to get geared up for 25 man raiding. You can use www.wowhead.com and various other sites to filter gear and figure out where the upgrades are -- you'll usually find that every heroic has something that you can use. Also, don't forget to wear your reputation tabards; I always seem to forget mine. -HP