Preparing for Herald of the Titans and Gear lists

By EpicYowl Updated: 2018/03/21

This Is A User-Submitted Guide!

Wowhead only updates official guides, so information might not be up-to-date.

Note: This Herald guide is outdated, please read the Herald of the Titans guide by Vills instead for up-to-date info.

I won't be updating this guide anymore until the new expansion slows down since I am busy raiding and doing max level content. I always welcome comments and questions but I may take a little bit to get back to you.Please remember to vote if you find this guide useful! >>>>

What is Herald of the Titans?Herald of the TitansHerald of the Titans What's the Point in Doing Herald?Where Do We Start?canKeep in mindSo What Should My Gear Actually Look Like?Your weapon and off-hand are the ONLY 2 pieces that you should be wearing that can go over ilvl 226, but no more than 232.Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kingsin-depth explanation here

Item Level

Damage Bonus

Damage Reduction

200

205

210

16.6%

10%

215

25%

15%

220

33%

20%

226

43%

26%

Raid Composition and You!PLAY WHAT YOU KNOW!Gearing your 80Make sure to look at the Tier 7 set bonuses for your spec. It may be more beneficial or suitable to your play style to use the 2-set bonus from both Tier 7 and 8 rather than the 4-set from Tier 8.The Darkmoon TrinketDarkmoon Nobles Deck

Darkmoon Card: Greatness for strength users

Darkmoon Card: Greatness for healers

Darkmoon Card: Greatness for agility users

Darkmoon Card: Greatness for intellect users

Crafted GearBelt of the TitansFootpads of SilenceQuest ItemsNexus War Champion BeadsWyrmrest Necklace of PowerLife-Binder's LocketFavor of the Dragon QueenThe Heroic Key to the Focusing IrisAll Is Well That Ends WellReply-Code AlphaDrape of the SkyheraldSunglimmer DrapeBrann's Sealing RingStarshine SignetEnchantsherehere.Warlords of Draenor

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Neck - Gift of Mastery

58 Mastery

Enchant Neck - Gift of Critical Strike

58 Critical Strike

Enchant Neck - Gift of Haste

58 Haste

Enchant Neck - Gift of Haste

58 Multistrike

Enchant Neck - Gift of Versatility

58 Versatility

Wrath of the Lich King

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle

10 dodge and 4 Stamina

Greater Inscription of the Storm

10 spell power and 4 critical strike

Greater Inscription of the Crag

10 Intellect and 4 Spirit

Greater Inscription of the Axe

10 attack power and 4 critical strike

Greater Inscription of the Gladiator

15 Stamina and 8 PvP Resilience

Warlords of Draenor

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Cloak - Gift of Critical Strike

78 critical strike and 10% movement speed

Enchant Cloak - Gift of Haste

78 haste and 10% movement speed

Enchant Cloak - Gift of Mastery

78 mastery and 10% movement speed

Enchant Cloak - Gift of Critical Strike

78 multistrike and 10% movement speed

Enchant Cloak - Gift of Versatility

78 versatility and 10% movement speed

Mists of Pandaria

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Chest - Superior Stamina

14 Stamina

Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats

7 all stats

Enchant Chest - Mighty Versatility

19 Spirit

Cataclysm

Enchant Chest - Greater Stamina

14 Stamina

Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats

7 all stats

Wrath of the Lich King

Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats

7 all stats

Enchant Chest - Super Health

140 health

Enchant Chest - Greater Dodge

11 dodge

Mists of Pandaria

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Bracer - Greater Agility

12 Agility

Enchant Bracer - Super Intellect

12 Intellect

Enchant Bracer - Mastery

11 mastery

Cataclysm

Enchant Bracer - Major Strength

14 Strength

Enchant Bracer - Greater Speed

14 haste

Enchant Bracer - Greater Critical Strike

14 critical strike

Mists of Pandaria

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Gloves - Superior Mastery

20 mastery

Enchant Gloves - Super Strength

20 Strength

Enchant Gloves - Superior Haste

20 haste

Cataclysm

Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery

20 mastery

Enchant Gloves - Mighty Strength

20 Strength

Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste

20 haste

Wrath of the Lich King

Enchant Gloves - Crusher

20 attack power

Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower

12 spell power

Enchant Gloves - Major Agility

18 Agility

Cataclysm

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Ghostly Spellthread

8 Intellect and 6 Spirit

Enchanted Spellthread

8 Intellect and 8 Stamina

Twilight Leg Armor

8 Stamina and 8 Agility

Scorched Leg Armor

9 attack power and 6 critical strike

Wrath of the Lich King

Sapphire Spellthread

9 spell power and 8 Stamina

Mists of Pandaria

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step

8 mastery and 8% movement speed

Cataclysm

Enchant Boots - Lavawalker

8 mastery and 8% movement speed

Enchant Boots - Precision

10 critical strike

Enchant Boots - Major Agility

10 Agility

Enchant Boots - Haste

10 haste

Wrath of the Lich King

Enchant Boots - Greater Fortitude

13 Stamina

Warlords of Draenor

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Ring - Gift of Critical Strike

39 critical strike

Enchant Ring - Gift of Haste

39 haste

Enchant Ring - Gift of Mastery

39 mastery

Enchant Ring - Gift of Mastery

39 multistrike

Enchant Ring - Gift of Versatility

39 versatility

Warlords of Draenor

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Enchant Weapon - Mark of the Thunderlord

Sometimes increase your critical strike by 100 for 6 sec. While active, critical heals and attacks may extend the duration

Enchant Weapon - Mark of Shadowmoon

Sometimes increase Spirit by 100 for 15 sec

Enchant Weapon - Mark of Blackrock

Sometimes increase Bonus Armor by 100 for 12 sec. Effect can only occur when you are below 60% health

Enchant Weapon - Mark of Warsong

Sometimes increase haste by 200, diminishing by 10% every 2 sec

Enchant Weapon - Mark of the Frostwolf

Sometimes increase multistrike by 100 for 6 sec. Effect can stack 2 times

Enchant Weapon - Mark of Bleeding Hollow

Sometimes increase mastery by 100 for 12 sec

Mists of Pandaria

Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel

Sometimes increase your Strength or Agility by 80 when dealing melee damage. Your highest stat is always chosen. Cannot be applied to items higher than level 600

Cataclysm

Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent

Sometimes increase Intellect by 90 for 12 sec when dealing damage or healing with spells. Cannot be applied to items higher than level 600

Off-Hand/Shield

Enchant Name

Stats at 80

Expansion

Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect

20 Intellect

MoP

Enchant Shield - Greater Parry

11 parry

MoP

Enchant Shield - Mastery

14 mastery

Cataclysm

Ranged

Flintlocke's Woodchucker

Sometimes launches a rabid critter, dealing additional damage to the target and increasing your Agility by 150 for 10 sec

Cataclysm

Gnomish X-Ray Scope

sometimes increases ranged attack power by 200 for 10 sec when dealing damage with ranged attacks

Cataclysm

Safety Catch Removal Kit

44 ranged haste

Cataclysm

Heartseeker Scope

40 ranged critical strike

Wrath of the Lich King

GemsConsumables

Flask

Flask of the Draconic Mind

Potion

Volcanic Potion

Food

Severed Sagefish Head

Flask

Flask of the Winds

Potion

Potion of the Tol'vir

Food

Skewered Eel

Flask

Flask of Titanic Strength

Potion

Golemblood Potion

Food

Beer-Basted Crocolisk

Flask

Flask of Flowing Water

Potion

Mythical Mana Potion

Food

Delicious Sagefish Tail

Flask

Flask of Steelskin

Potion

Mythical Healing Potion

Food

All of the foods give Stamina, use your next best stat to choose which one you want. e.g. Lavascale Minestrone for mastery

Class Specific Gear RecommendationsHere is a linkSo I have my gear, what now?Ready to pull? Let's talk mechanicsBloodlustHeroismCosmic SmashmassivePlease avoid these!Big BangPlease be aware that you're only shifted for a short time. So do not enter the hole until he's about halfway through his cast.AcknowledgementsbakhtarrhAbout the Author

Comments

Comment by Gadoink4

Is any of this likely to change for Legion? I know that legacy set bonuses are being disabled, but I imagine that the set gear is probably still the best pieces to use anyway?

Comment by 1453431

Just one thing, good guide overall but wouldn't you want everyone to freeze their XP to make sure no-one who's close to level 81 accidentally hits it during the raid?

Comment by Satinelo

Hey EpicYowl,my guild are planning on making a Herald of Titans soon and we are REALLY interested on the gear changes on 7.0.We are really looking foward to it <3

Comment by 1079249

i ran your script to check all my gear ilvl and now i can't see my ilvl or buy the tier tokens from the vendor what should i do ?

Comment by Jademalo

Any advice on gauging whether or not my gear/play is suitable for the fight?
I had a shadowpriest at level 80, and figured she would be good enough to pull my weight in a fight.

The average ilvl is ~222, there are a few things letting it down but nothing is below 213, and that's only the rings. Everything is gemmed and enchanted to a good degree, there are only two bits of gear without ideal enchants because frankly they're insanely priced :|

On the level 80 dummy, I can pull ~2.5k. That's using the advice on Icy Veins, though obviously without flasks, pots, or food. Shadow priests also do quite a bit more when enemies are below 35% health, so I don't really know how good a metric it is. I seem to be doing that pretty consistently without any mistakes, so I don't exactly know how much higher than that I can go.

Is this enough? With pots, flasks, food, bloodlust and including the phase below 35%, will that be sufficient to pull my weight?

Comment by Tayena

Does the gear list take into consideration the Spirit = Versatility conversion that occurred in 7.03? Would Unsullied Cuffs or Bands of Impurity not be universally better than Grips of Chaos after socketing the item?

Or perhaps the healer version of the cloth crafted boots: Savior's Slippers vs Spellslinger's Slippers, where the 10crit/15vers would be worth more to a fire mage than the 14haste/10vers.

Unrelated, you list Intensity with a socket as BiS weapons on both the lock and mage pages. Is this a mistake or is there a way to socket this weapon to make it comparable?

Edit:

I deleted most of this post after someone pointed out the hidden ilvl buff you get. Your Google Sheets guide notes that:

dont be put off of using gear even as low as 200 ilvl. Go for stats, not ilvl!

But your WoWhead guide contradicts this, pointing out the hidden WotLK ilvl buff, which provides a significant increase. That same paragraph on google sheets mentions tier sets and socket bonuses, as well. You might want to rewrite that whole section for people like me who were using the Sheet as a guide.

I've cropped what's still valid from my original post into quick points:

Illumination/Enlightenment can never be BiS because the +20 intellect to offhand enchant (essentially two extra gem slots) will always push a MH/OH ahead.

For warlocks and mages, Fusion Blade is better than the ToC10 Daggers and is comparable to Petrified Ivy Sprig. For priests, Petrified Ivy Sprig is better than the ToC10 Daggers

If you get a mainhand, but you can't get Lightbane Focus/Chalice of Benedictus, the Shriveled Heart from Heroic Halls of Reflection would still be better than taking the staff and be easier to get

If you can't get a Main Hand or Off Hand with sockets in it, almost any 232 Socketless MH/Shriveled Heart combo would have more intellect (but slightly fewer stats) than the staff.

Example:Seethe(H-Forge of Souls) + Shriveled Heart(H-Halls of Reflection) vs Enlightenment

MH/OH (with 20 int enchant) has
12 more int
8 more stam

Staff (with 2x10 Intellect Gems) has
4 more crit
2 more haste

Unless your spec has reason to purposefully fish for more stats with 5int/10stat gems, the socketless MH/OH set would be easier to farm and still be better than the staff.

TLDR: Staves will almost never be better than an enchanted MH/OH, even if the MH/OH doesn't have sockets and the staff does.

Mage/Warlock: Petrified Ivy Sprig or Fusion Blade + Lightbane Focus/Chalice of Benedictus
Monk: Fusion Blade + Lightbane Focus/Chalice of Benedictus
Priest: Petrified Ivy Sprig + Lightbane Focus/Chalice of Benedictus
Druid:ToC10 Daggers + Lightbane Focus/Chalice of Benedictus
Shaman: ToC10 Daggers + Vigilant Ward/Pride of the Kor'Kron
Paladin: Fusion Blade + Vigilant Ward/Pride of the Kor'Kron

Easy Alt OH (H-Halls of Reflection):Shriveled Heart
Easy Alt Sword (H-Forge of Souls): Seethe
Easy Alt Dagger (H-Pit of Saron): Surgeon's Needle
Easy Alt Wand: (H-Halls of Reflection: Soulsplinter

Comment by Gadoink4

Your spreadsheet still mentions socket bonuses, and has different colors of gems listed - worth mentioning that all gem slots are now Prismatic, so gem colors don't matter. You should always go for the gem that provides the best stat, as you'll always get the socket bonus anyway.

For examples, Arms Warriors are listed as socketing Belt of the Titans with 2 Bold Cardinal Ruby and 1 Etched Dreadstone, when now it would probably be better to go for 3 Bold Cardinal Ruby instead.

Comment by HellPlayeRMT

Hey EpicYowl, Please, update guide for Hunter Survival also, please, gems, gear and enchants...

Comment by moblinman

With the 8.0 ilvl squish, the max ilvl of items is 100. That means that ALL WotLK gear is fair game, including Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings.

Comment by Wormag

Will the spreadsheet be updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch level/stat squish?

Preparing for Herald of the Titans and Gear lists

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