New tank gear in 3.3
List of new 3.3 BoP plate tank gear from 5-mans and emblem of frost rewards, by slot. You earn Frost emblems from raiding, or from the daily/weekly quests.
For gear from emblems of triumph (ie. the new emblem drop from bosses outside ICC), see this other complete post, which also includes BOE items from the AH or crafted.
Here’s a partial list that might be helpful.
Head
| Item |
iLevel |
Source |
| Emblems: tier |
|
Vendor |
Shoulders
Neck
Chest
Back
Hands
| Item |
iLevel |
Source |
| Emblems: tier and non-set |
|
Vendor |
Wrist
| Item |
iLevel |
Source |
| Crafted/ emblem |
|
|
Waist
| Item |
iLevel |
Source |
| Emblem |
|
Vendor |
Legs
Feet
Trinket
Weapon / shield
Gear by dungeon
Drops you can get, for tanks, in each dungeon. See the list:
Thanks to wowraid for the initial heads-up.
Emblem of frost rewards / vendor / tier
Items for warriors, paladins and death knight tanks purchasable with emblems.
- Non-set i264: Belt (60 emblems of Frost), cloak (50), gloves (60)
- Tier set i251: Head (95), Legs (95), Shoulders (60), gloves (60)
- See the list
Odd that the tier and non-set items cost the same, even though the i264 is better (if you exclude the set bonus).
On related topics:

there’s also a nice trinket for frost emblems – corroded skeleton key – http://www.wowhead.com/?item=50356 . I’m sure there are better, but for someone like me that doesn’t raid much, seems to be pretty nice.
the instances have a pretty nice 2H weapon, as well – the tyrannical beheader http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/50267/tyrannical-beheader/ – and, of course, the hilt drop to get the quest chain for the epic weapons there (missing a link for that)
This neck piece drops in Heroic HoR:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=50310
20 more badges and the shoulders+tier upgrade are mine ^^
then the gloves and hopfully some nice sweetass drops in ICC 10 and 25 man
10m = full prio to me as I’m the only tank and 25m is dkp war.
I’m loving ICC already
Twitter: gravitydk
I really like this emblem system. I got my shoulders today (non-set), so am happily back on the road to being a geared-up tank again. You’ll be literally farming 10man ICC Kenshi, awesome!
We are farming the 10 mans with 2 groups and then a 25man for rep and ofc the prim saronite so we can get some Shadowmourns going. I personlly find the 10m piss easy and the 25 m nice. One of our 4 tanks went dps so now there are me, a pally and a warrior and that is working out awsomely.
Other than that I’m considering in tanking with a 2 hander but not sure yet.
BTW
30k armor 22 parry and 12-13% dodge and 51800 hp buffed. all I can think is Bring it on Heroic ^^
Gravity,
I guess the Tier and non-tier cost the same, as you´ll be able to upgrade your Tier pieces for Zero Emblems of Frost, up to 25m Heroic level, while the non-tier pieces will be “stuck”.
Thus, it´s actually a choice of whether you want higher ilevel *now* or if you can realize that 13ilevels won´t make your run go from wipe-fest to farm (and if it ain´t a wipe-fest, why would you care about 13 ilevels?) and can wait for the (Heroic) Mark of Sanctification to drop…
Personally I´d go for Tier pieces first (I mean, how would someone not love their 4piece bonus?), then go for the non tier *if* they´d prove better for another set.
Twitter: gravitydk
Spose it depends on how many emblems/ week you earn. If you don’t get many, then non-tier makes sense. Also the 2-piece set bonus for DK is ridiculously bad.
Twitter: gravitydk
Kadomi has done a great compilation today.
http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2009/12/22/pre-raid-shopping-list-the-3-3-edition
latest update, http://blue.mmo-champion.com/26/22748757488-tier10-tank-armor-changes.html