Best in Slot: Pre-Raid – Death Knight – Gloves
Here is a general progression of gloves for a DPS Death Knight in Northrend for World of Warcraft.
The glove itemization is fairly straight-forward, mainly because you don’t have a lot of options. Once you hit level 75, you’ll want to run The Violet Hold. The Plate Claws of the Dragon drop off the last boss, so you’ll have a consistent chance at a drop (rather than a random drop off of a random boss encounter in there).
If you pass on VH, there are two options at level 77 in the Storm Peaks. Hold on to those Astrid Riding Gloves until you have a chance to run Halls of Lightning for the Fists of Loken.
- Level 68 Onyx Grips (1159)
Obtained by: Quest Reward – Stop the Ascension! (Howling Fjord) - Level 71 Stonepath Gauntlets (1270)
Obtained by: Quest Reward – The Might of the Horde (Dragonblight) - Level 73 Spiked Cobalt Gauntlets (1409)
Obtained by: Blacksmith or BoE (10 gold) - Level 75 Plate Claws of the Dragon (1604)
Obtained by: Cyanigosa (The Violet Hold) - Level 77 Backhanded Grips (1473)
Obtained by: Quest Reward – Krolmir, Hammer of Storms (The Storm Peaks) - Level 77 Astrid’s Riding Gloves (1525)
Obtained by: Quest Reward – Making a Harness (The Storm Peaks) - Level 78 Gauntlets of The Culling (1712)
Obtained by: Quest Reward – A Royal Escort (The Culling of Stratholme) - Level 78 Fists of Loken (1923)
Obtained by: Loken (Halls of Lightning)
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