Hey dudes. Silvite Soltis here, and today I've got a new type of guide for you all to enjoy. When I first started making guides for WoW Classic, I thought it would be interesting to discuss how to get geared as efficiently as possible. However, as I worked on all of those guides, I found one issue became very clear - it's all very reliant on RNG. Many of the items were drops from dungeon bosses and the like. Well, after rounding out the most-played roles and classes, I've decided that it's now time to tackle RNGeesus himself with a new style of guide - the Anti-RNG 60 Gearing Guides. Here, I will tell a few items for each slot that can be obtained through quests or professions. Some of these will undoubtedly be quite challenging - involving full runs of dungeons and more. However, since they provide guaranteed loot, it's worth the trouble if you just can't seem to fill that one slot... So, without further ado, let's get right into it! Today, we're starting with warrior tanks...
Hey dudes! Silvite Soltis here and today I'm happy to present to you my next WoW Classic "Get Geared Fast" guide! Today, we're going to shine up out battle axes and smash some faces. Right after we eat up from our grind to 60... Yep, it's time to gear up our DPS warriors!
Let's get right into it!
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Step 1 - Run BRD a bunch while leveling, then more at 60.
First off, you're going to want to run Blackrock Depths as early as possible. There are over 30 items that drop here that dps warriors can make use of. Granted, they're not all spectacular, but many of them are pre-raid best in slot, so you really should have this on your list...
You can start doing this dungeon in the early 50s, so make sure to find groups as early as possible. In particular, you'll want to do back-to-back Arena runs as much as possible, as 4 out of the 6 arena bosses drop appropriate gear for dps warriors - including the Savage Gladiator items, Girdle of Beastial Fury, and Grizzle's Skinner. Furthermore, the mobs leading up to the arena will still give exp in your early 50s, so it's definitely a good way to grind out a few levels and gear up along the way.
At 55, start doing full runs for the BRD (and, if Alliance, Onyxia) attunements. There are some amazing items later on in the dungeon (such as Warstrife Leggingsand Hand of Justice), but you likely won't be able to find a group willing to attempt a full clear with you until you're level 55 or higher. Plus, this is when you can start the attunements anyway, so it really just makes sense to do this from here. You can also continue doing Arena farms as needed, but hopefully you'll grab most of the items before this point.
Step 2 - Do These Quests
Hit+AP=Great dps item!
Now that you're quickly approaching level 60, there's a few quests you should make sure you complete. First and foremost, complete the quest Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village if you're playing Horde in order to obtain an amazing DPS trinket, Rune of the Guard Captain. Since trinkets are a bit hard to come by, this will go a long way for your warrior.
Next up, do the chain to get Blackhand's Breadth, which involves running LBRS. This is the Onyxia attunement quest chain for Horde players, but for Alliance you'll get the item to start this chain from the final boss of LBRS, Overlord Wyrmthalak. These quests will take you through LBRS and UBRS, giving you a shot at some decent gear along the way. While you run LBRS, keep an eye out for great items such as Blackcrowfrom Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin, as well as any other potentially useful gear. And, or course, the same goes for the UBRS runs. After all, each of these dungeons contains around 20 useful drops for dps warriors, so you're likely to fill some slots along the way...
Finally, head over to the Plaguelands to do the quest chain In Dreams for your pre-raid BiS neck, Mark of Fordring, as well as the quest chain ending in The Scarlet Oracle Demetria [H] or Order Must Be Restored [A] for the decent Gorewood Bow, assuming you didn't get one from Blackrock Spire. Wrap up these quests, then move on to the next step...
Step 3 - Run UBRS
Hit is SOOOOOOO good for warriors...
After you've run BRD into the ground and wrapped up the few lucrative quests for your warrior, it's time to head over to UBRS. This dungeon is one of the best for warriors in terms of quality items - with around 20 of the BEST dps warrior items - including Truestrike Shoulders,Battleborn Armbraces, and Blademaster Leggings (for those of you NOT getting Devilsaur gear). There's a lot more loot to be had, though, so make friends with a key-holder and head on in!
If you decide to go as a tank just to secure a spot, make sure to be clear that you're going for DPS gear from the outset to avoid accusations of ninjaing, as there's likely to be a lot of competition for loot while you're there. Also, make sure to take a screenshot when you state it, in case your group is full of drama queens.
Good luck in the Spire!
Step 4 - Fill in gaps (with AH gear and other dungeon quests)
Always feel free to use the auction house!!!
When you've run enough dungeons and have only a few empty slots left to round out, head over to the auction house to buy some cheap blues or high AP green items. Alternatively, you could explore different dungeons as well - especially dungeons with quests that award gear like the Kirtonos the Herald questline in Scholomance which awards Mirah's Song, a wonderful sword. But, by this point you should be geared pretty well, so if you just want to smash things in MC and Ony, you should be good to go! Just make sure you wrapped up all of your attunements!
Final Thoughts
Congratulations on getting to level 60 and good luck getting your smashy warrior all geared up! Honestly, the hardest part of gearing your warrior will be getting groups that don't expect you to tank, but if you manage to get a solid group and make sure to announce what you're going for as you run the dungeons, you should be fine. As a final note, you probably noticed that I didn't mention anything about Dire Maul in this guide, despite it being available. The reason for this is that while much of the gear IS very good, there simply isn't enough of it for DPS warriors to make it a viable option for fast gearing. However, if you plan to do tribute runs for the buffs before heading into MC and/or Ony once you are geared, you should keep an eye out for potential upgrades.
But anyway, that's it for today. If you liked this guide or found it useful, let me know by leaving a comment down below. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates on future content releases, streaming, and more. Also, if you prefer video guides, check out my YouTube channel where I turn all of these guides into videos eventually. Finally, if you'd like to support my endeavors, consider becoming one of my Patrons over on Patreon. I really appreciate your support - whether it's a donation or just from you sharing this post with someone who might find it useful. But yeah, that's all for now. Thanks again for reading. And as always...
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Hey dudes! Silvite Soltis back again with another installment of Dungeon Sets 101 - my brief, 9-episode series of how to obtain the dungeon sets in Classic as efficiently as possible.
Today, I'd like to go to the other end of the spectrum - from a class that is renowned as potentially the greatest healer to the one that is considered the greatest tank. So, grab your swords and shields and let's find out how you can get your warrior his or her dungeon set - the Battlegear of Valor!
The Set
Battlegear of Valor
Just like all the dungeon sets, the Battlegear of Valor contains eight pieces - three of which drop from the final bosses of the endgame dungeons Stratholme (Undead), Scholomance, and Upper Blackrock Spire. Fortunately though, four of the other items can also be obtained in those same dungeons.
Plus, warriors are renowned as the best tanks of Classic and are thus in high demand, so you should be able to get a group easily.
Now let's get into each dungeon in a bit more detail, shall we?
Stratholme Undead
Patchwork Horrors CAN drop the belt
To begin your quest for the Valor set, head to Stratholme Undead. This dungeon contains three of the items needed with 2 of them being BoEs. Since you'll need to aim for the Legplates here anyway, it makes sense to try and collect the Belt and Gauntlets along the way.
All of the items drop toward the end of the dungeon. The belt can potentially drop from the Abominations, so make sure to kill them all - though you need to anyway to finish, so...yeah. Just pray for luck.
Rammstein the Gorger drops the gloves
The gloves drop from Ramstein the Gorger, which coincidentally is the boss that spawns after clearing the abominations in the courtyard. Just be mindful of your positioning and the healer's mana as you pull the final abomination, then keep yourself well-positioned. Also, remember that after he falls, a bunch of non-elite skeletons will spawn off to the left of the room that will beeline toward the healer.
Baron Rivendare drops the legs
Anyway, after Ramstein and the aftermath have all been cleared out, you can take on the final boss of the dungeon, Baron Rivendare, for a shot at the legs. This boss drops all 9 sets' legs, so you've got about an 11% chance of getting the Valor ones each time you defeat him. For this fight, position the boss where he stands so that ranged and your healer can get far enough away. Also, make sure your healer has a couple of Stratholme Holy Water handy for when the skeletons spawn, as there will no doubt be a couple of skeletons gnawing on his or her face at some point. Kill the Baron, hopefully collect your pants, and make your way to the next stop. Don't worry if you didn't get both BoEs here, as you can always buy them from the auction house later!
Scholomance
You could do either Scholomance or UBRS next - the order really doesn't matter since each dungeon has two pieces. However, since Scholomance has an optional boss (one that not everyone will always want to do), I'd suggest knocking that one out first. The two pieces to get here are the Boots and the Helm, dropping from Kirtonos the Herald and Darkmaster Gandling respectively.
Kirtonos the Herald drops the boots
For the boots, you need to kill the Blood Steward of Kirtonos to loot the Blood of Innocents first. She is located in the first large room of the dungeon, but unfortunately on the opposite side you'll want to go. Either way, clear over to her, kill her, and get the blood. Then, continue until you reach the balcony overlooking the outside of the Caer Darrow. There, use the blood on the altar to summon Kirtonos. This fight itself fairly simple, but as a tank you need to make sure you tank him with your back to a wall, as you can get knocked out of the window and thus out of the dungeon by his knockback ability. Also note that he resets aggro periodically, so be ready to taunt and grab him back. When he falls, hope you get your Boots of Valor.
Darkmaster Gandling drops the helm
Continue through the dungeon until the final boss, Darkmaster Gandling. This boss drops the helms for all 9 sets, so it's imperative that you finish the dungeon. This fight is fairly simple except for one ability - the teleport. Occasionally he will teleport one party member into one of the surrounding rooms with 3 skeletons to kill and lock the door. Make sure to designate a backup tank or healer in case he chooses to teleport one of these two members. If the healer is banished, make use of cooldowns to survive as necessary. Down the boss and pray to RNGeesus for your helm!
Upper Blackrock Spire
Finally, the third dungeon you'll have to run to collect the Valor set is UBRS. There are two pieces that drop here - the Spaulders and the Breastplate from Warchief Rend Blackhand and General Drakkisath respectively.
Warchief Rend Blackhand drops the shoulders
Go through the dungeon as efficiently as possible until you reach the Rend Blackhand event (about halfway through). If you're unlucky, you might have a priest that wants to do the Rookery event for some Devout shoulders, but whether or not you help that poor soul is up to you...and the group, of course. Anyway, for the event, be careful about how you pull the mobs - don't run into the gate because you could get locked in without a healer. Instead, try to use line of sight to your advantage. Clear all the mobs, then work on Gyth. Partway through the boss encounter, Rend will get knocked off of his dragon and you'll have to pick him up before he eats the party. At this point, it's pretty much a tank&spank though, so pray for your shoulders...
General Drakkisath drops the chest
Progress through the dungeon until the final boss fight - General Drakkisath. This boss drops the Breastplate of Valor along with the other 8 set chests. As a tank, have a hunter kite the boss and pick up the adds (facing away from the dps and healers, of course). When the boss comes back (whether due to dead hunter or otherwise), pick him up and hold him. Be mindful of the Conflagration and you should down him pretty easily. If you're lucky, you'll get your chest!
Bracers of Valor (and the other BoEs)
Buy them from the auction house. Unless you're running LBRS anyway, it's not really worth the effort.
Final Thoughts
And there you have it. The dungeon sets all follow pretty similar patterns, so a lot of these guides might be similar, but for the warrior set at least it's nice to know that you can run the main 3 dungeons and still get 7/8 of the set pieces with only one optional boss in the mix.
Anyway that's it for today. If you liked this guide or found it useful, let me know by leaving a comment and add yourself to my mailing list below for more in the future. Check out my YouTube channel for video versions of this content and others as well if you think you'd prefer that format. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for content updates or to hear what I'm doing in game. Finally, if you'd like to help support me in my endeavor to create quality content, consider becoming a Patron over on Patreon. I truly appreciate all of your support - no matter where and how you give it. But for now, and as always...
Hey dudes, Silvite Soltis here. And welcome back to another episode of Memories of Vanilla - my reflective series of my early adventures in World of Warcraft.
The Deadmines
Last time, I told about my warrior's bo staff and how exciting it was to bonk enemies in the face with a wooden stick. Well today, we're going to continue that story a bit with another warrior story. One of daring and adventure in every Alliance player's favorite leveling dungeon, the Deadmines.
Before starting though, remember to follow my blog by adding yourself to my mailing list below, should you enjoy my content. There's a lot more coming between now and August 27th, and I'm sure you don't want to miss out on it! But with that out of the way, let's get right into the story:
Back in 2006, I was a guild officer in a small, casual leveling guild on Whisperwind called "The Guardians of Azeroth." I don't remember why or how I became an officer - likely just the fact that I was one of the few members that was online all the time - but I do remember that around this time, we were looking to expand and bolster our ranks.
So, in an effort to do this, the GM and I decided to hold a test for interested participants. As far as I recall, exactly one person expressed interest - a level 35 warrior named Liberate.
Twin Cruel Barbs
And so, we had our candidate. Now what we needed was a test to see if he was worthy of the title of "Officer." Well, at this time, my warrior was around level 17 and I was planning to stop leveling at 19 to do some BG twinking, so I thought it would be cool if I could snag twin Cruel Barbs from the Deadmines in order to wreck some face in Warsong Gulch. And since Liberate was level 35, I devised what I thought would be a unique test of his skill.
He would have to run my warrior, Aoyamamotoko, through the Deadmines.
So, with a plan in mind, the instructions were given and we headed over to the dungeon. Within minutes of arriving outside, we stood at the instance portal, ready to face the challenge ahead.
Liberate moved in carefully, pulling packs of mobs back into the entryway and taking them down one by one. To be honest, though, I busied myself with looting everything rather than actually paying much attention to how he was doing. Moving through the caverns, we defeated each boss in time, though much like my initial run of the dungeon on Silvite, I accidentally pulled the patrols that spawned behind us after one of the bosses' demise. Oops.
Edwin VanCleef
Eventually, after wiping about 3 times from the high damage that elite mobs can inflict even on a level 35 warrior, we made it to the ship at the end of the dungeon. This was the final test. I stood pretty far back as Liberate ran forward and cleared the pirates and their parrots, only following when he beckoned me over. At last, we stood in front of him - Edwin VanCleef. It was the final test.
Liberate charged in and quickly dispatched the two bodyguards before focusing on VC himself. Throughout the fight, he got pretty low due to the damage of the additional bodyguards that spawned, but with some Sweeping Strikes and Retaliation, he was able to finish them all off. The boss fell, a new officer rose, and a nooby warrior got a shiny new sword.
I hope you enjoyed this story of my first guild's somewhat ridiculous officer-promotion protocol. It's one of those experiences from back in the day that I'll never forget. Liberate stayed with our guild all the way through vanilla, though we did part ways sometime around the beginning of TBC when our guild basically fell apart. I did meet him again later on during the daily grind on the Isle of Quel'Danas towards the end of that expansion, though, and we have been friends in the game ever since. Hell, he might even be reading this right now.
But anyway, that's all for today. If you enjoyed this story and would like to see more in the future, follow my blog by adding yourself to my email list below. Also, consider supporting me over on Patreon so that I can continue creating content like this and my videos in the future. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates when more content is posted, but until next time...
Since people really seem to enjoy my "get geared fast" guides, and constantly ask for more, I've decided to try and make one for every major role/class in early WoW Classic. So far, I've covered healing priests, caster dps, and rogues. Well, today, I've got a special treat for all you warriors out there - especially those of you who know your TRUE role in vanilla (#triggered).
That's right. Here's my WoW Classic Phase 1 Protection Warrior Gearing Guide! As always, please remember that this is NOT a pre-raid BiS list, but rather a list of steps that you should go through in order to get geared up as quickly as possible for raids upon reaching level 60. If you'd like to maximize your potential, I recommend finding a pre-raid BiS list or guide instead. But, if you're like me and want to get geared with the least amount of effort (which is still quite a lot, just to be fair), this guide should suit the bill just fine.
So, without further ado, let's get into the guide...
Step 0 - Pre-60 Preparations (Levels 50-55)
Before 60, make sure to quest in Un'Goro Crater for some good quest rewards. Also, consider completing the quest Locked Away to pick up the Dalson Family Wedding Ring, a +13 stamina ring. Not perfect, but easily soloable at around level 55 or so. There are quite a bit of other great quest rewards you can pick up while leveling, but we'll save those for step 4...
In the meantime, you can also pick up a couple of "...Of the Bear" greens from the auction house if you have the gold. But honestly, if you're playing a warrior...you're probably not super-wealthy, so... Sorry...
Either way, the more high-level items you have as a tank, the better-off you'll be in the dungeons, so at least take those quests into consideration from level 50 onward. Also, if you're playing Alliance pick up and start doing the pre-dungeon quests in the Onyxia attunement questchain. It will help you out later on.
Step 1 - Blackrock Depths (Pre-60, if possible)
Run BRD ASAP. As with most classes and specs, there are tons of items that drop in BRD for tanks. You can probably start running the dungeon at level 50 or so, at least for the early bosses and to get your Shadowforge Key.
Regardless of what items you get early on though, make sure to do this dungeon again after level 55 in order to knock out the MC attunement, as well as any steps to the Onyxia attunement that involve this dungeon. This will save you time in the long run.
Here is a list of all items that drop and quests you should focus on doing while running BRD. Note that there are possible drops for EVERY item slot for tanks except for neck and ranged weapon, and most of these items are as good, if not better than, items in the max-level dungeons:
Feet Shalehusk Bootsfrom Panzor the Invincible (rare spawn).
Fingers Naglering from Golem Lord Arglemach, which is SUPER GOOD because of defense. Emperor's Seal from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. Random enchantment.
Trinkets Force of Will from General Angerforge, which is SUPER GOOD because of defense.
Main Hand Grizzle's Skinner from Grizzle in the Arena. Rubidium Hammerfrom Bael'Gar. Lord General's Sword from General Angerforge (better for dps). Wraith Scythe from the Trial of Seven. Ironfoefrom Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. Epic mace with low drop chance and lots of competition from melee dps. Not a viable option.
Hopefully you manage to get a good haul from all of these BRD runs. By this point, you should be at or around level 60. If you're Horde, head over to Kargath to pick up the first quest for the Onyxia attunement if you haven't already. If you're Alliance, just move on and keep an eye out for Bijou...
Step 2 - Lower Blackrock Spire (at Least Once)
Alright, so after getting a bit of gear from BRD and being at or very close to level 60, it's time to run LBRS. There's not a ton of loot to be had here, but what you're essentially after is the quest rewards and attunements. It's MUCH more important for Horde to do this dungeon because of the Onyxia attunement. For Alliance, it's pretty much optional unless you really need a belt or trinket (which will likely involve 2 runs). So if you're Horde, before doing the dungeon make sure to have the quest Warlord's Command so that you can avoid needing to run this dungeon too many times. If playing Alliance, the quest chain you're after is obtained in the troll room, just past Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin (up the other side of the ramp you'd normally go down, then to the left after the troll pack) and will involve finding an item, then heading over to Marshal Maxwell in the Burning Steppes, then killing 3 bosses, and running back to Marshal Maxwell.
Anyway, when you've got the right quests, head on in for a chance at a few useful items:
Main Hand Demonforkfrom Bannok Grimaxe (rare spawn). Rivenspikefrom Spirestone Butcher (rare spawn).
Ranged Blackcrow from Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin, which has hit. Riphook from Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin (better for dps).
Good work finishing up LBRS. If you're Alliance, don't forget to loot General Drakkisath's Command from Overlord Wyrmthalak, as that quest will be important when you get to UBRS.
Step 3 - Complete Your Onyxia Attunement
No matter if you're Horde or Alliance, the next thing you should focus on if you haven't already is finishing up your Onyxia attunement quest. Hopefully you'll already have most of it done by this point, but as it involves lots of dungeon running of lucrative instances - particularly BRD and UBRS - you might as well focus on this objective and get the Stamina+Fire Resist neck out of it to start fighting the Brood Mother as soon as possible.
Step 4 - UBRS, Questing, and More BRD as needed.
Ok, so once you've completed your MC and Ony attunements as a tank, you're probably already pretty well geared - especially Horde tanks who will have had to run UBRS at least twice at this point.
If not though, don't fret. You've still got a lot of options for loot, depending on what you still need.
Let's start with the most lucrative source of gear, UBRS. Excluding the two quest rewards that you should have by this point (assuming you finished your Onyxia attunement in step 3), there are 14 potential items for tanks that drop in here, most of which are awesome. Here's a basic overview:
Offhand (Shield) Draconian Deflector from General Drakkisath, which is SUPER GOOD because of defense.
If you're fully geared at this point, great! You might not need to do anything else! But if you're missing a chest, ring, ranged weapon, or trinket, there's a few quests out in the world that can help you fill those slots in. The only reason you wouldn't want to spend time doing those earlier is the sheer number of tank drops in the dungeons you could obtain by this point.
At this point, you should basically be geared well enough to tank MC and Ony. If you have any missing slots, consider backtracking into BRD to try for whatever item slots you might still be missing, but really, you should be good even with a few greens left.
Final Thoughts
Congratulations on gearing your warrior and good luck in the raiding scene! Honestly, there's a good chance that many of you who follow this guide literally will be fully decked out and ready to raid by the end of Step 1 or 2, but I figured it can't hurt to add a bit more. After all, everyone's going to get attuned to Onyxia anyway, right?
You might have noticed that I've included fire resistance gear in this guide alongside all the other items. This is because tanks are the ones who need the most FR in MC, so I figured it's worth considering picking up the items while running the dungeons. Even if you don't use them all the time, it's a good idea to keep them in your bags for Raggie!
But anyway, that's it for today. If you enjoyed this guide, or found it useful, remember to add your name to my mailing list to get notifications when new guides are released. Also, consider checking out my videos over on YouTube, as I eventually plan to turn all of my guides into video form. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates or to chitchat about Classic, and consider supporting me over on Patreon so that I can invest more time into making content like this for you in the future.
Thank you all for reading. I truly appreciate it. And as always...
Take it easy!
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All High-Level Dungeon Loot and Quest Rewards (for your reference)
Feet Shalehusk Bootsfrom Panzor the Invincible (rare spawn).
Fingers Naglering from Golem Lord Arglemach, which is SUPER GOOD because of defense. Emperor's Seal from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. Random enchantment.
Trinkets Force of Will from General Angerforge, which is SUPER GOOD because of defense.
Main Hand Grizzle's Skinner from Grizzle in the Arena. Rubidium Hammerfrom Bael'Gar. Lord General's Sword from General Angerforge (better for dps). Wraith Scythe from the Trial of Seven. Ironfoefrom Emperor Dagran Thaurissan. Epic mace with low drop chance and lots of competition from melee dps. Not a viable option.
Hands Boneclenched Gauntlets from Ras Frostwhisper, which are SUPER GOOD because of defense. Deathbone Gauntletsfrom mini bosses. Low chance, but VERY GOOD because of defense.
Waist Deathbone Girdlefrom mini bosses. Low chance, but VERY GOOD because of defense.
Legs Deathbone Legguardsfrom mini bosses. Low chance, but VERY GOOD because of defense.
Offhand (Shield) Draconian Deflector from General Drakkisath, which is SUPER GOOD because of defense.
Thanks to the Atlasloot addon, itemization.info, and vanillawowdb.com for providing the information on drops, patches, and quests. Also thank you to my wife for not ripping my head off as I spent hours compiling all of this information here.
Hey dudes. Silvite Soltis here with another fun story for you!
Warrior Time!
After talking about Silvite's grande adventures in high-level dungeons and zones for the past few installments, I thought it might be time to revisit my alt, Aoyamamotoko, back in Westfall for a bit. After all, vanilla was a time of learning in many different ways and I can definitely say that I learned a lot from leveling a warrior. It's an interesting class with a lot of different skills and intricacies involved, and I'm really happy that it was my first real alt because of this.
Anyway, sit back, relax and enjoy as I tell the story of Aoyamamotoko and her bo staff.
I have no idea when this story takes place in the timeline of vanilla, but I do know that at this time, Ao was traversing the plains of Westfall. I'd just finished some quests around one of the farms in the zone and was heading over to Sentinel Hill. I'm not sure why, but I had made it my mission to kill any living thing along the way - probably to try and collect Goretusk livers or something. But on the corpse of one fallen foe, I found a green item - a staff.
Donatello
Now, my image of warriors was that they were badass metal-wearing sons-of-bitches who ran up to enemies with swords flailing about. However, noticing this staff had some strength on it, I decided "eh, what the hell" and equipped it to see how it looked. Immediately I was hooked.
My New Best Friend (for about 5 levels)
See, this staff was super basic - essentially just a stick with some wrapping around the middle. But it reminded me of my favorite Ninja Turtle from my childhood - Donatello. When I considered this alongside the fact that my previous weapon was some white quality quest reward from Elwynn Forest, I knew I wasn't going back. This was my new weapon for a while.
And so, my purple warrior with blue-green hair set off across the plains of Westfall with her new bo staff - smacking to death any enemies that dared to cross her path. Of course, using a staff as a warrior wasn't without its challenges though. In the beginning, I had no weapon skill, and subsequently died to about 3 mobs before I could finally reliably hit them. Still, it was good times.
More than once, I noticed a /lol from random players as I 'donked' mobs across the face with my wooden ally, but being the carefree noob that I was, I shrugged it off. After all, I'm sure I was making lots of mistakes other than using a staff, right?
Anyway that's pretty much it for my story of my bo staff. Looking back now, it's not so much of a story, as it is a fun little memory of my noobishness in early WoW. To be fair, I have learned now that using a staff with higher damage IS actually the correct choice for a warrior, but considering my reasons for doing it back in the day, I think I was just lucky.
But that's it for today. I hope you enjoyed this super-short anecdote of my warrior alt's bo staff adventures. I did eventually replace it when I was chain-boosted through the Deadmines in an attempt to collect twin Cruel Barbs, but that's a story for another time. If you enjoyed this story, remember to follow my blog by adding your email to my mailing list below. Also, leave a comment telling of your nooby stories of early leveling in vanilla or beyond. I look forward to reading them. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates as well, and check out my videos over on YouTube for more content. I'm sure you enjoy that as well.
