So You Say You Want A .... ?

This post is about gearing. Some people work their way through levels by questing, taking what gear drops or the quest rewards and calling themselves lucky. Others troll the Auction House every chance they get and spend all their money for an extra point or two (I have to admit that sometimes I'm that person -- still don't have my epic flying mount).

Then there are the special people who do some research and find the next greatest piece of armor or weapon from where ever it may be (quest reward, reputation or drop from instance boss, etc.).

I would like to share with you 2 places you can always go.

1) Kaliban's Loot List.

This is a great place to find loot from quests to zones to instance drops and you can tailor it to your specific spec or class (not just paladin's). I use this all the time, and have since mid Burning Crusade.

2) The Official World of Warcraft Armory.

This is a great place to look up upgrades to your current armor. Yes, I know that when you hit the "Find an Upgrade" button you often get pages of stuff that you are unable or unwilling to get -- under most circumstances, however, there is something that makes this site extremely worth it. The FILTER button. Hit that filter button and go to town changing the results that you have. I can specify that I'm a paladin who is looking for tanking gear, and that I only want to see trinkets that are available to my toon between levels 71 and 73. Now you've got results that you really want -- and unless they are random drops you can find out who gives them, or which quest using Wowhead. I like it ... lots.

Now there are probably other places to find where to go for gear. WoW Insider has been giving up tips in gearing for the paladin starting out in Northrend here.

I personally have decided to mostly stick with questing in Howling Fjord in the beginning, but will do a few select quests in Borean Tundra for some nice stamina gear.