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by Mathew McCurley 
Oct 26th 2011 at 2:01PM
Valor point vendors now have a piece of armor for every slot, mitigating that whole "no shoulders drop except tier shoulders" problem that warriors had this recent patch, among other classes. You will be able to fill every slot with new gear from valor points but will not be able to purchase set pieces. The new gear ilevels for Dragon Soul are as follows:
- Raid Finder drops ilevel 384 (just a bit better than normal Firelands).
- Normal Dragon Soul drops ilevel 397 (just a bit better than heroic Firelands).
- Heroic Dragon Soul drops ilevel 410 (the best around).
Brace yourselves for what could be some of most exciting updates to the game recently with patch 4.3. Review the official patch notes, and then dig into what's ahead: new item storage options, cross-realm raiding, cosmetic armor skinning and your chance to battle the mighty Deathwing -- from astride his back!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
calaf Oct 26th 2011 2:04PM
What is the gear level of the new 5 mans?
Jeff (Not that one ^ ) Oct 26th 2011 2:07PM
378
Pan1c42 Oct 26th 2011 2:06PM
What is the ilvl of the valor point vendor peices?
Jeff (Not that one ^ ) Oct 26th 2011 2:09PM
Presumably 397, if they continue with the trend (4.0 VP purchases were 359, T11 was 359; 4.2 VP were 378, T12 was 378).
Jeff (Not that one ^ ) Oct 26th 2011 2:08PM
I am SO glad that they've added shoulders and helms. My poor paladin STILL only has 353s for those slots and she's been level 85 since before January.
Swifteye Oct 26th 2011 3:48PM
Agreed. I haven't been able to see my DK's face on the Armory for months; those blasted skulls are in the way. I has a sad.
Rob Oct 27th 2011 6:55AM
You've got problems? My druid has a green ilvl 310 helm! :)
Kaiser Oct 27th 2011 5:16PM
@Rob Run the Troll instances - http://www.wowhead.com/item=69564 & http://www.wowhead.com/item=69579 seem to drop pretty frequently there. Unlike the plate helm from the damn Horseman *shakes fist*
nonentity Oct 26th 2011 2:09PM
I hope they will level up Dragonwrath like they did with Valanyr, especially as they're gonna nerf the proc. :(
Jack Mynock Oct 26th 2011 2:14PM
They nerfed the proc to somewhat mitigate the staff's excellent scaling. It actually only looks like a nerf because the procs will be hitting harder with every upgrade of your gear.
Charron Oct 26th 2011 2:10PM
A little OT but anyone have a link for that image in the header? I have been looking for it and would like a wallpaper sized one. Wonder if there's a Horde version too! Thanks in advanced!
Sumanai Oct 26th 2011 3:08PM
All I know is that it's the art for the card "Fortifying Shout" from the WoW TCG and the artist is Dany Orizio.
Morgatho Oct 26th 2011 3:08PM
I am also interested in a horde version of it.
Charron Oct 26th 2011 4:06PM
Good lookin' out, I see the card art in google. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. It may be awhile before Blizzard gets to releasing the Fields of Honor artwork. Thanks again for the info!
Ametrine Oct 26th 2011 2:10PM
I'm no raider, much less a hardcore or dedicated one, due to various issues of freetime and computer power - in Wrath, I never really did much past Heroic Saurfang on my mage - and yet, I still wish I had 410...
Truly, the lure of bigger numbers is addictive.
Kram Oct 26th 2011 2:11PM
So what ilvl are the actual VP vendor gear options? This addresses the raid difficulty, but doesn't mention that. 397 to match the normal gear?
jordan Oct 26th 2011 7:15PM
397
albanesp Oct 26th 2011 2:31PM
So glad Legendary staff is on par with Dragonsoul normal weapon ilevel.
I was worried that when I finally get it (in 5 weeks or so) it would be underpowered for 4.3 content.
PeeWee Oct 26th 2011 2:48PM
Well, considering how easy this staff is to procure compared to, say Thunderfury (guild took 18 months to even SEE the second bracer drop the first time) it being a sidegrade to current gear isn't such a bad thing.
Carune Oct 26th 2011 2:52PM
Don't worry about that. Since the proc scales so well. You will probably not replace it until heroic death wing.