Retribution Paladin gear in Cataclysm 5-man instances for gearing-up while leveling!  Leveling in Cataclysm is going to be a brand new adventure for us.  Part of the experience will be taking on the new 5-man dungeons, and I am going to list the specific items you need to look out for!

Plate DPS gear is high priority, and strength is our main DPS stat.  Remember, agility is no longer beneficial to us, so leather and mail gear needs to be left alone!

Throne of Tides

Levels 80-81
Requires Level 80

• Back – [Eagle Ray Cloak] – Commander Ulthok
• Head – [Anomuran Helm] – Erunak Stonespeaker
• Sigil – [Conch of Thundering Waves] – Erunak Stonespeaker
• Trinket – [Might of the Ocean] – Ozumat
• 2H Weapon – [Whitefin Axe] – Ozumat

Blackrock Caverns

Levels 80-81
Requires Level 80

• Back – [Burned Gatherings] – Karsh Steelbender
• Ring – [Signet of Transformation] – Corla, Herald of Twilight
• Shoulder – [Raz’s Pauldrons] – Ascendant Lord Obsidius
• Wrist – [Bracers of Cooled Anger] – Karsh Steelbender

The Stonecore

Levels 82-84
Requires Level 81

• Hands – [Hematite Plate Gloves] – Slabhide
• Trinket – [Magnetite Mirror] – High Priestess Azil
• 2H Weapon – [Sword of the Bottomless Pit] – Ozruk

Vortex Pinnacle

Levels 82-84
Requires Level 81

• Legs – [Legguard of Winnowing Wind] – Asaad
• Neck – [Red Sky Pendant] – Grand Vizier Ertan
• Ring – [Skyshard Ring] – Altairus

Grim Batol

Level 85
Requires Level 84

• Ring – [Circle of Bone] – Erudax
• Ring – [Umbriss Band] – General Umbriss
• Trinket – [Mark of Khardos] – Erudax
• Waist – [Belt of the Forgemaster] – Forgemaster Throngus
• 2H Weapon – [Wild Hammer] – Erudax

Halls of Origination

Level 85
Requires Level 84

• Chest – [Breastplate of the Risen Land] – Earthrager Ptah
• Neck – [Seedling Pod] – Ammunae
• Ring – [Nova Band] – Isiset
• Trinket – [Right Eye of Rahj] – Rahj
• Wrist – [Alpha Bracers] – Anraphet

Lost City of the Tol’vir

Level 85
Requires Level 84

• Back – [Geordan’s Cloak] – Siamat, Lord of South Wind
• Feet – [Greaves of Wu the Elder] – General Husam
• Ring – [Ring of the Darkest Day] – High Prophet Barim
• Trinket – [Heart of Solace] – Lockmaw