I found a list of gear to help my fellow tankadins obtain the 540 defense skill needed to enter in 10-man / 25-man raids. (5-man Herioc requires 535 defense).
Enchants
Enchant Cloak – Titanweave
Enchant Chest – Greater Defense
Lesser Inscription of the Pinnacle (Shoulders)
The Sons of Hodir Reputation.
**Please note that you can still get equivalent enchants Scryer or Aldor turn-ins in Shattrath.
Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector (Head)
Argent Crusade Reputation – Revered
Head
Tempered Saronite Helm
Crafted. Low item level (171).
Helm of the Ley-Guardian
Oculus (N) – Drops from the Cache of Eregos
Ground Tremor Helm
Gundrak (H) – Drops from Moorabi
The Crusader’s Resolution
Quest Reward – The Crusader’s Pinnacle Quest (Icecrown)
Armored Titanium Goggles
Crafted. Engineering (400) required.
Tempered Titansteel Helm
Crafted.
Neck
Titanium Earthguard Chain
Crafted.
Chained Military Gorget
Emblems (25).
Burning Skull Pendant
BOE drop from Gundrak. **Check the AH.
Shoulders
Wapach’s Spaulders of Solidarity
BOE drops. **Check the AH
Pauldrons of Reconnaissance
Quest Reward – Halls of Stone Brann events.
Tempered Saronite Shoulders
Crafted.
Crusader’s Square Pauldrons
BOE drop from the Culling of Stratholme.
Cloak
Cloak of Peaceful Resolutions
Wyrmrest Reputation – Honored.
Screeching Cape
Violet Hold (N) – Drops from Erekem
Tattered Castle D*%#!
BOE drop from Utgarde Keep Heroic. **Check the AH.
Chest
Breastplate of the Solemn Council
Wyrmrest Reputation- Revered
Silver-Plated Battlechest
Utgarde Pinnacle Quest (Normal or Herioc) – Found just inside the entrance of the Pinnacle.
Ivory-Reinforced Chestguard
Kalu’ak Reputation – Honored
Tempered Saronite Breastplate
Crafted
Please note: You can buy T7 10-man chest pieces using 80 Emblems of Heroism.
Wrist
Tempered Saronite Bracers
Crafted.
Bracers of Reverence
Oculus Quest Reward – A Wing and a Prayer
Bracers of the Herald
Ahn’kahet (H) – Drops from Herald Volazj
Hands
Daunting Handguards
Crafted.
Tempered Saronite Gauntlets
Crafted.
Gauntlets of the Water Revenant
Violet Hold (H) – Drops from one of the random bosses
You can also purchase your T7 10-man hand pieces using 60 Emblems of Heroism.
Waist
Tempered Saronite Belt
Crafted.
Ancient Aligned Girdle
Azjol’nerub (H) – Drops from Anub’arak
Waistguard of Living Iron
Emblems (40).
Legs
Daunting Legplates
Crafted.
Bolstered Legplates
Violet Hold (H) – Drops from Cyanigosa.
Ley-Guardian’s Legguards
Oculus (H) – This is from Eregos’ chest.
Special Issue Legplates
Argent Crusade Reputation – Honored.
Feet
Sabatons of Draconic Vigor
Wyrmrest Reputation – Revered
Tempered Saronite Boots
Crafted.
Tempered Titansteel Treads
Crafted.
Rings
Dragonflight Great-Ring
Oculus (N) – This drops from the Cache of Eregos
Gal’darah’s Signet
Gundrak (N) – Drops from Gal’darah
Unsmashable Heavy Band
Utgarde Keep (H) – Drops from Ingvar the Plunderer
Band of Torture
Oculus (H) – Drops from Drakos the Interrogator.
Titanium Earthguard Ring
Crafted.
Solid Platinum Band
Gundrak Quest Reward – For Posterity
Staunch Signet
Oculus Quest Reward – The Struggle Persists
Trinkets
Seal of the Pantheon
Halls of Lightning (N) – Drops from Loken.
**This is the only significant Defense trinket until Repelling Charge in Naxxramas 10.
Weapons
Red Sword of Courage
Utgarde Pinnacle (H) – Drops from King Ymiron
Cloudstrider’s Waraxe
Occulus (H) – Drops from Varos Cloudstrider
Infantry Assault Blade
Utgarde Keep (H) – Drops from Prince Keleseth.
Crescent of Brooding Fury
Zul’drak Quest Reward – Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper
Eternally Folded Blade
Halls of Lightning (N) – Drops from Volkhan
Hammer of Quiet Mourning
Zul’drak Quest Reward – Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper
Shields
Titansteel Shield Wall
Crafted.
Royal Crest of Lordaeron
Culling of Stratholme (H) – Drops from the Dark Runed Chest
Leeka’s Shield
Culling of Stratholme (N) – Drops from the Dark Runed Chest
Crygil’s Discarded Plate Panel
Emblems (35).
Saronite Bulwark
Crafted.
Reference/Credit:
Tankspot 540 Defense Gear Guide
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