BC tanking equipment ( paladin ) / Karazhan Karazhan Entry Set . Disclaimer : This list was accurate during the early stages of gear distribution after the release of The Burning Crusade . Currently , however , most groups are accustomed to their tanks having higher epic - level gear ( either scripted or welfare ) . This can cause difficulties for tanks starting out in Kara unless they are with a guild that is pushing them through to gear them up . This list should not be assumed to be the minimum for Kara for PuGs . This is a sample set consisting of gear obtainable before Karazhan . All of them are taken from the list of , which means none of them are boss - drops . Therefore , even someone with the worst luck should be able to collect all of them within two to three weeks after reaching level 70 . On a Male Dwarf paladin with maxed Toughness , Anticipation , Sacred Duty , Combat Expertise and Deflection this brings your unbuffed stats to : Note that the total avoidance is 102 . 34 % , which means there is still 0 . 06 % chance of taking crushing blow . This 0 . 06 % is easily removed after self - buffing Blessing of Kings , which is normally the top blessing for tanks . Therefore , with full raid buff , it is uncritable , uncrushable with fair health and armor for someone starting to tank Karazhan . Besides those casted buff , buffing with , and food buff is also recommended . The stats are good enough for maintanking the easier bosses but probably not yet Prince Malchezaar or Nightbane . Nevertheless , this list only used the easiest obtainable sources , so one should have better stats with better drops from 5 - man instance bosses or BoP crafted items . Alternative Karazhan Entry Set . This set is put - together - able through 3 - 4 weeks of farming early TBC Dungeons - some of them are boss drops , but many can be badge farmed . I will provide a first option , and where possible , I will also provide an easy alternative Should take you to 102 . 4 % Karazhan Exit Set . Below are two possible gear sets for a full - Karazhan - cleared paladin tank . Note that those Badge of Justice epics added in 2 . 3 , and BoP crafted tanking epics are not included because they are comparable to T5 level gear . Nevertheless , any Kara level tanks should be able to farm heroics or Karazhan for BoJs , and BoP crafted items are only a matter of money . Therefore , it is not difficult for a Kara level tanks to have better stats than listed here . Standard Tanking Set . On a Male Dwarf paladin with maxed Toughness , Anticipation , Sacred Duty , Combat Expertise and Deflection this brings your unbuffed stats to : This set aims at maxing the stamina while keeping uncrushable and uncritable . The two blue rings are needed for their avoidance in this particular settings , though you can always replace them with or if you have more than enough avoidance . Also note that both trinkets are chosen for their stamina , but has the additional benefit as an extra source of threat . Spell Damage Set . On a Male Dwarf paladin with maxed Toughness , Anticipation , Sacred Duty , Combat Expertise and Deflection this brings your unbuffed stats to : This set focuses on spell damage , at the expense of the health . The high spell damage allows the DPS to go all out . This is good for tanking trash mobs and the easier bosses . However , the health is a bit low for the more difficult bosses , so during those encounters , changing back to the standard tanking set is recommended .