Warrior · Fury / Arms (DPS) pre-raid gear
Hit rating to 9%, then crit and strength. The Blackrock dungeons and two Leatherworking pieces carry the list.
These are the Classic-era community consensus pieces for each slot from dungeons, quests, reputation and crafting. World of Warcraft: Forever changed more than 290 items in the Oct 15 beta build and added nine new dungeons whose loot is not yet published, so treat this as the shopping list to start from, not the final word. We will swap in Forever-specific pieces as soon as they are documented after the Nov 4 launch.
Slot by slot
| Slot | Item | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Lionheart Helm | Blacksmithing (BoE) |
| Neck | Mark of Fordring | Quest: In Dreams (Eastern Plaguelands) |
| Shoulders | Truestrike Shoulders | Upper Blackrock Spire (Rend) |
| Back | Cape of the Black Baron | Stratholme (Baron Rivendare) |
| Chest | Savage Gladiator Chain | Blackrock Depths (Gorosh the Dervish) |
| Wrist | Battleborn Armbands | Scholomance |
| Hands | Devilsaur Gauntlets | Leatherworking (Devilsaur Leather, Un'Goro) |
| Waist | Brigam Girdle | Upper Blackrock Spire |
| Legs | Devilsaur Leggings | Leatherworking |
| Feet | Bloodmail Boots | Scholomance |
| Ring | Blackstone Ring | Maraudon (Princess Theradras) |
| Ring | Tarnished Elven Ring | BoE world drop (Dire Maul and Blackrock trash) |
| Trinket | Hand of Justice | Blackrock Depths (Emperor Dagran Thaurissan) |
| Trinket | Blackhand's Breadth | Quest: General Drakkisath's Demise (UBRS) |
| Weapons | Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge + Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian | Upper Blackrock Spire (Rend); Ironfoe (BRD Emperor) as a single main hand |
| Ranged | Blackcrow or Satyr's Bow | Lower Blackrock Spire / Dire Maul |
When raids open (Dec 9)
Raids open December 9, 2026: The Barrow Deeps (10-player, new), Hyjal Summit (20-player, new) and Onyxia's Lair (40-player). Blizzard has not published loot for the two new raids. Onyxia's Classic loot is listed below as a guide; Molten Core is not part of the launch raid set.
| Onyxia's Lair (Classic loot) | Source |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 helms (one per class) | Onyxia |
| Head of Onyxia quest: Dragonslayer's Signet (ring), Onyxia Tooth Pendant (neck), Onyxia Blood Talisman (trinket) | Turn-in in Stormwind or Orgrimmar |
| Deathbringer (one-hand axe) | Onyxia |
| Vis'kag the Bloodletter (one-hand sword) | Onyxia |
| Eskhandar's Collar (neck) | Onyxia |
| Shard of the Scale (healing trinket) | Onyxia |
| Ancient Cornerstone Grimoire (off-hand) | Onyxia |
| Sapphiron Drape (cloak) | Onyxia |
| Mature Black Dragon Sinew (Hunter epic quest) | Onyxia |
Other specs
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Item names and sources are the Classic 1.12 versions; see the caveat above. Data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70425. Updated 2026-10-25. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.