Gearing as a fresh level 80 [Frostmourne 3.2]
Hello, I am true90s and I've been playing wow since the release, mostly on Vanilla servers. I played wow during WOTLK and I recently made an account on Warmane. This guide is made for progressive realm, and I will try to update it with the patch updates. I see a lot of players struggling with gearing up after they reach level 80. Unlike in Vanilla where you had to farm dungeons to get gear, in WOTLK you farm currency and reputation in order to obtain a better gear. This guide is made for all the classes and specs. If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to ask here or visit my stream twitch.tv/true90s
I just reached level 80! What should I do?
Congratulations! You've reached the level cap! Now you can finally start playing this game! Now, your main goal should be getting rid of those gross green items and hopefully get some of good purple stuff in order to start farming HC (heroic) dungeons. And those have certain GS (gear score) requirement (around 3000ish). I won't bother you with ilvl (item level) because it can be confusing, so I'll just stick to GS. You might be wondering how to check your GS and believe me it's pretty easy with GearScore Addon. You can install addon by placing its content in 'World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (no install)\Interface\AddOns' or wherever your WOTLK is. Now when you click on your character it should show your GS in bottom right corner:
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...41&oe=5FC6804F
Reputation Farming
I hope you're ready for that sweet loot! this is the best (if not the only) way to get geared up for HC dungeons. Farming rep is pretty ezpz as long as you know what you're doing. Basically, you do a questline for a faction > get friendly or higher rep > buy and equip tabard > do dungeons and get exalted! But beware! Not all the dungeons give you rep!!! You must queue only for high level dungeons so I advise you not to use RDF (random dungeon finder) and select only the ones you need! I am going to list mentioned factions and explain what you have to do to get exalted! No need to do all the quests, just enough to become friendly and get the Tabard! Once you have it, you can start doing mentioned dungeons. Since everyone is sooo hungry for that GEAR I will add items you can buy from a Quartermaster once you reach exalted!
Argent Crusade
Friendly:
Tabard of the Argent Crusade[Tabard]
Honored:
Arcanum of the Fleeing Shadow[Arcanum, Resist]
Cloak of Holy Extermination[Back, DPS]
Special Issue Legplates[Legs, Plate, Tank]
Standard Issue Legguards[Legs, Plate, Spellcaster]
Reveared:
Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector[Arcanum, Tank]
Argent Skeleton Crusher[Two-handed, Mace, DPS]
Battle Mender's Helm[Head, Mail, Spellcaster]
Design: Guardian's Twilight Opal[Design, DPS, Tank]
Fang-Deflecting Faceguard[Head, Plate, DPS]
Purifying Torch[Wand]
Zombie Sweeper Shotgun[Gun, DPS]
Exalted
Boots of the Neverending Path[Feet, Leather, DPS]
Helm of Purified Thoughts[Head, Plate, Spellcaster]
Polished Regimental Hauberk[Chest, Mail, DPS]
Signet of Hopeful Light[Finger, Spellcaster]
Pattern: Brilliant Spellthread[Tailoring Pattern, Spellcaster]
There are a lot of quests available to you to improve your standing with the Argent Crusade. And you can complete the most of them while you are still leveling! Below is a list with all the normal quests you can do to earn reputation, and how much reputation you get awarded by completing them. Faction specific quests are indicated with an [A] for Alliance Quests, and an [H] for horde quests. Quest Chains are separated with blank lines. This picture shows you where you can find the Quartermaster (the dude who sells that sweet gear):
https://www.wow-pro.com/files/quartermaster.jpg
Howling Fjord
[A] [71] The Shining Light
[A][71] Guided by Honor (+75 rep)
Dragonblight
[74] The Call of the Crusade (+25 rep)
[74]The Cleansing of Jintha’kalar (+250 rep)
[A][72] Imprints on the Past
[A][72] Orik Trueheart and the Forgotten Shore
[A][72] The Murkweed Elixir (+250 rep)
[A][72] The Forgotten Tale (+250 rep)
[A][72] The Truth Shall Set Us Free (+500 rep)
Zul’Drak
[75] Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper (+350 rep)
[75] This Just In: Fire Still Hot! (+250 rep)
[75] In Search Of Answers (+150 rep)
[75] Orders From Drakuru (+250 rep)
[75] Crusader Forward Camp (+25 rep)
[76] That’s What Friends Are For… (+250 rep)
[76] Making Something Out Of Nothing (+250 rep)
[76] Light Won’t Grant Me Vengeance (+350 rep)
[76] A Great Storm Approaches
[76] Gymer’s Salvation (+250 rep)
[76] Our Only Hope (+75 rep)
[76] The Storm King’s Vengeance (+500 rep)
[75] Taking a Stand
[76] Defend the Stand (+250 rep)
[76] Parachutes for the Argent Crusade (+250 rep)
[76] Pa’Troll (+250 rep)
[76] Something for the Pain (+75 rep)
[76] Throwing Down (+75 rep)
[76] Creature Comforts (+75 rep)
[76] Lab Work (+250 rep)
[76] Skimmer Spinnerets (+250 rep)
[76] Crashed Sprayer (+250 rep)
[76] A Tangled Skein (+250 rep)
[76] Pure Evil (+250 rep)
[76] Death to the Necromagi (+250 rep)
[76] Malas the Corrupter (+350 rep)
[76] Cocooned! (+250 rep)
[76] New Orders for Sergeant Stackhammer (+10rep)
[76] Argent Crusade, We Are Leaving! (+250 rep)
[76] Mopping Up (+250 rep)
[76] The Drakkari Do Not Need Water Elementals! (+250rep)
[76] Gluttonous Lurkers (+250rep)
[76] Leave No One Behind (+250rep)
[75] Siphoning the Spirits
[76] Stocking the Shelves (+250 rep)
[76] Clipping Their Wings (+250 rep)
Icecrown
[80] Jagged Shards (+250 rep)
[80] I’m Smelting… Smelting! (+250 rep)
[80] The Runesmiths of Malykriss (+250 rep)
[80] By Fire Be Purged (+250 rep)
[80] Tirion’s Gambit
(+500 rep)
[80] Preparations for War
[78] Judgment Day Comes! (+25 rep)
[78] Honor Above All Else
[78] Scourge Tactics (+250 rep)
[78] Curing The Incurable (+250 rep)
[78] Defending The Vanguard (+250 rep)
[78] If There Are Survivors…
[78] Into The Wild Green Yonder (+350 rep)
[78] A Cold Front Approaches (+10 rep)
[78] The Last Line Of Defense (+500 rep)
[78] Once More Unto The Breach, Hero (+10 rep)
[78] The Purging Of Scourgeholme (+250 rep)
[78] The Scourgestone (+250 rep)
[79] The Air Stands Still (+500 rep)
[78] The Restless Dead (+250 rep)
[79] The Stone That Started A Revolution (+250 rep)
[79] It Could Kill Us All (+250 rep)
[79] Into The Frozen Heart Of Northrend (+250 rep)
[79] The Battle For Crusaders’ Pinnacle (+250 rep)
[79] The Crusaders’ Pinnacle (+500 rep)
[A][80] The Skybreaker
[H][80] Orgrim’s Hammer
[80] A Tale of Valor (+10 rep)
[80] A Hero Remains (+250 rep)
[80] The Keeper’s Favor (+150 rep)
[80] Hope Within the Emerald Nightmare
[80] The Boon of Remulos (+250 rep)
[80] Time Yet Remains (+10 rep)
[80] The Touch of an Aspect (+150 rep)
[80] Dahlia’s Tears
[80] The Boon of Alexstrasza (+250 rep)
[80] Hope Yet Remains (+10 rep)
[80] The Will of the Naaru (+150 rep)
[80] The Boon of A’dal (+250 rep)
[80] Light Within the Darkness (+500 rep)
[80] I’m Not Dead Yet! (+250 rep)
Kirin Tor
Friendly:
Tabard of the Kirin Tor[Tabard]
Honored:
Arcanum of the Flame's Soul[Arcanum, Resist]
Helm of the Majestic Stag[Head, Leather, Spellcaster]
Lightblade Rivener[Dagger, DPS]
Shroud of Dedicated Research[Back, Spellcaster]
Spaulders of Grounded Lightning[Shoulder, Mail, DPS, PvP]
Reveared:
Arcanum of Burning Mysteries[Arcanum, Spellcaster]
Flameheart Spell Scalpel[Dagger, Spellcaster]
Girdle of the Warrior Magi[Waist, Plate, Spellcaster]
Mind-Expanding Leggings[Legs, Leather, DPS]
Stave of Shrouded Mysteries[Staff, Tank]
Exalted
Boots of Twinkling Stars[Feet, Mail, DPS]
Ghostflicker Waistband[Waist, Leather, Spellcaster]
Fireproven Gauntlets[Hands, Plate, Tank]
Robes of Crackling Flame[Chest, Cloth, Spellcaster]
Design: Runed Scarlet Ruby[Design, Spellcaster]
Pattern: Sapphire Spellthread[Tailoring Pattern, Spellcaster]
I suggest you do the quest chain starting with A Strange Device and ending with Defending Wyrmrest Temple. Another useful quest chain is the one that starts with Too Close for Comfort for the Horde and Nick of Time for Alliance. These lead to Coldarra, where other Kirin Tor quests can be found, most notably the ones for the Nexus.
Knights of the Ebon Blade
Friendly:
Tabard of the Ebon Blade[Tabard]
Design: Deadly Huge Citrine[Design, DPS]
Honored:
Arcanum of Toxic Warding[Arcanum, Resist]
Dark Soldier Cape[Back, Spellcaster]
Toxin-Tempered Sabatons[Feet, Plate, Tank]
Unholy Persuader[Fist, DPS]
Pattern: Nerubian Reinforced Quiver[Leatherworking Pattern, Container]
Reveared:
Arcanum of Torment[Arcanum, DPS]
Reaper of Dark Souls[One-handed, Sword, DPS]
Runeblade of Demonstrable Power[Two-handed, Sword, DPS]
Spaulders of the Black Arrow[Shoulder, Mail, DPS]
Sterile Flesh-Handling Gloves[Hands, Cloth, Spellcaster]
Wound-Binder's Wristguards[Wrist, Leather, Spellcaster]
Design: Wicked Monarch Topaz[Design, DPS]
Pattern: Abyssal Bag[Leatherworking Pattern, Container]
Exalted
Belt of Dark Mending[Waist, Cloth, Spellcaster]
Darkheart Chestguard[Chest, Leather, DPS]
Death-Inured Sabatons[Feet, Plate, DPS]
Kilt of Dark Mercy[Legs, Mail, Spellcaster]
Design: Glowing Twilight Opal[Design, Spellcaster]
Quests:
A [80] It's All Fun and Games / H [80] It's All Fun and Games (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] I Have an Idea, But First... (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Free Your Mind (+350 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
A [80] If He Cannot Be Turned / H [80] If He Cannot Be Turned
A [80] The Shadow Vault / H [80] The Shadow Vault (+10 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] The Duke (+10 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Honor Challenge (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Shadow Vault Decree (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Get the Key (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Let the Baron Know (+25 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Crush Dem Vrykuls! (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80 Daily] Vile Like Fire! (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Vaelen Has Returned (+10 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Ebon Blade Prisoners (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80 Daily] Leave Our Mark (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Vandalizing Jotunheim (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80 Daily] Shoot 'Em Up (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Parting Gifts (+10 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] From Whence They Came (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] An Undead's Best Friend (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Honor is for the Weak (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Seeds of Chaos (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Amidst the Confusion (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Vereth the Cunning (+75 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] New Recruit (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] The Vile Hold (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Generosity Abounds (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Matchmaker (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80] Stunning View (+250 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80G5] The Rider of the Unholy (+350 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80G5] The Rider of Frost (+350 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80G5] The Rider of Blood (+350 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
N [80G5] The Fate of Bloodbane (+500 Knights of the Ebon Blade)
Wyrmrest Accord
Friendly:
Tabar of the Wyrmrest Accord[Tabard]
Honored:
Arcanum of the Eclipsed Moon[Arcanum, Resist]
Sash of the Wizened Wyrm[Waist, Cloth, Spellcaster]
Fang of Truth[Weapon, One-handed, Sword, DPS]
Bracers of Accorded Courtesy[Wrist, Plate, Spellcaster]
Cloak of Peaceful Resolutions[Back, Tank]
Reveared:
Arcanum of Blissful Mending[Arcanum, Spellcaster]
Breastplate of the Solemn Council[Chest, Plate, Tank]
Gavel of the Brewing Storm[One-handed, Mace, Spellcaster]
Sabatons of Draconic Vigor[Feet, Plate, Tank]
Ancestral Sinew Wristguards[Wrist, Cloth, Spellcaster]
Pattern: Mysterious Bag[Tailoring Pattern, Container]
Exalted
Dragonfriend Bracers[Wrist, Leather, DPS]
Sandals of Crimson Fury[Feet, Cloth, Spellcaster]
Legplates of Bloody Reprisal[Legs, Plate, DPS]
Grips of Fierce Pronouncements[Hands, Mail, Spellcaster]
Reins of the Red Drake[Cosmetic, Mount]
Design: Glimmering Monarch Topaz[Design, Tank]
Questing:
Borean Tundra
N [71] Basic Training (+250 rep)
N [71] Hatching a Plan (+250 rep)
N [71] Drake Hunt (+325 rep)
N [71] Cracking the Code (+325 rep)
N [71] Puzzling... (+250 rep)
N [71] The Cell (+325 rep)
N [71] Keristrasza (+10 rep)
N [71] Bait and Switch (+250 rep)
N [71] Saragosa's End (+250 rep)
N [71] Mustering the Reds (+75 rep)
N [71] Springing the Trap (+325 rep)
N [71D] Prisoner of War (+325 rep)
N [80D] The Struggle Persists (+350 rep)
N [80D] A Unified Front (+350 rep)
N [80D] Mage-Lord Urom (+350 rep)
N [80D] A Wing and a Prayer (+350 rep)
N [80] Corastrasza (+25 rep)
N [80] Aces High! (+350 rep)
N [80 Daily] Aces High! (+250 rep)
Dragonblight
Wyrmrest Temple
B [72] Gaining an Audience (+33 rep)
B [72] Speak with your Ambassador
B [74] Report to the Ruby Dragonshrine (+13 rep)
B [74] Heated Battle (+325 rep)
B [74] Return to the Earth (+325 rep)
B [75] Through Fields of Flame (+325 rep)
B [75] The Steward of Wyrmrest Temple (+13 rep)
B [75] Informing the Queen (+13 rep)
N [74] Report to Lord Afrasastrasz (+13 rep)
N [74 Daily] Defending Wyrmrest Temple (+325 rep)
B [73] Disturbing Implications (+325 rep)
N [73G2] One of a Kind (+325 rep)
N [73G2] Mighty Magnataor (+325 rep)
N [74G3] Reclusive Runemaster (+455 rep)
N [74G3] Wanton Warlord (+455 rep)
N [80] The Key to the Focusing Iris (+650 rep)
Obsidian Dragonshrine
N [74] The Obsidian Dragonshrine (+10 rep)
N [74] No Place to Run (+325 rep)
N [74] No One to Save You (+325 rep)
[Serinar's Vision] (+325 rep)
N [74] Defiling the Defilers (+325 rep)
N [74] Culling the Damned (+325 rep)
N [75] Neltharion's Flame (+455 rep)
N [74] Tales of Destruction (+10 rep)
Bronze Dragonshrine
N [75] Mystery of the Infinite (+455 rep)
N [80] Mystery of the Infinite, Redux (+455 rep)
Emerald Dragonshrine
N [74] Seeds of the Lashers (+325 rep)
N [74] That Which Creates Can Also Destroy (+650 rep)
N [74] Cycle of Life (+325 rep)
N [74] The Plume of Alystros (+455 rep)
Ruby Dragonshrine
N [75] The Fate of the Ruby Dragonshrine (+455 rep)
Agmar's Hammer or Wintergarde Keep
A [73] To Fordragon Hold!
H [73] The Kor'kron Vanguard! (unlocks after "The Forsaken Blight and You" chain in Venomspite and "The Pit of Narjun & Nerubians in Icemist Village" chain in Agmar's Hammer)
B [74] Audience With The Dragon Queen (+10 rep)
N [74] Galakrond and the Scourge
N [74] On Ruby Wings (+455 rep)
This should cover all the factions that you can farm rep for in normal dungeons and gear up for heroics. There are few factions that I didn't mention such as: The Sons of Hodir, Kalu'ak, Frenzyheart Tribe, The Oracles but for those you just need to do quest chains. Also you can get good items from the auction house if you have enough gold, so don't forget to check it out! PVP gear is also a good way to get higher GS and it only costs honor points! I will update my guide in near future and include all of those. This is my first guide so if you have any suggestions feel free to comment or check out my twitch channel twitch.tv/true90s. Thank you for reading and I'll see you in Azeroth!
