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Epic Chest Plate

Dreadnaught Breastplate

ilvl 92Req 60Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
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About this item

Dreadnaught Breastplate is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 1027 armor, +43 Stamina, +21 Strength. Equip: Increased Defense +13. Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%. It is one of 9 pieces of Dreadnaught's Battlegear: 2 pieces give Increases the damage done by your Revenge ability by 75; 4 pieces give Improves your chance to hit with Taunt and Challenging Shout by 5%; 6 pieces give Improves your chance to hit with Sunder Armor, Heroic Strike, Revenge, and Shield Slam by 5%; 8 pieces give When your health drops below 20%, for the next 5 seconds healing spells cast on you help you to Cheat Death, increasing healing done by up to 160. Against 42 other Plate chest items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 4 of 43.

Tooltip

Dreadnaught BreastplateItem Level 92Binds when picked upChestPlate1027 Armor+21 Strength+43 StaminaDurability 165 / 165Requires Level 60Equip: Increased Defense +13.Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 2%.Dreadnaught's BattlegearSell Price: 12g 88s 87c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

Who should use it

Best for: physical damage, tanks.

WarriorPaladin

Our read from the item type and stats, not a game restriction. Any class that can equip it can use it.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Avenger's Breastplate iconAvenger's BreastplateChest · ilvl 88 · req 60stronger stat budget · Conqueror's Breastplate iconConqueror's BreastplateChest · ilvl 88 · req 60stronger stat budget · Judgement Breastplate iconJudgement BreastplateChest · ilvl 76 · req 60stronger stat budget · Field Marshal's Lamellar Chestplate iconField Marshal's Lamellar ChestplateChest · ilvl 74 · req 60lighter stat budget ·

Nothing higher in this slot in our database yet. This may be best in slot.

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Dreadnaught's Battlegear

  • (2) Set: Increases the damage done by your Revenge ability by 75.
  • (4) Set: Improves your chance to hit with Taunt and Challenging Shout by 5%.
  • (6) Set: Improves your chance to hit with Sunder Armor, Heroic Strike, Revenge, and Shield Slam by 5%.
  • (8) Set: When your health drops below 20%, for the next 5 seconds healing spells cast on you help you to Cheat Death, increasing healing done by up to 160.
Dreadnaught Bracers iconDreadnaught BracersWrist · ilvl 88 · req 60Dreadnaught Breastplate iconDreadnaught BreastplateChest · ilvl 92 · req 60Dreadnaught Gauntlets iconDreadnaught GauntletsHands · ilvl 88 · req 60Dreadnaught Waistguard iconDreadnaught WaistguardWaist · ilvl 88 · req 60Dreadnaught Helmet iconDreadnaught HelmetHead · ilvl 88 · req 60Dreadnaught Legplates iconDreadnaught LegplatesLegs · ilvl 88 · req 60Dreadnaught Pauldrons iconDreadnaught PauldronsShoulder · ilvl 86 · req 60Dreadnaught Sabatons iconDreadnaught SabatonsFeet · ilvl 86 · req 60Ring of the Dreadnaught iconRing of the DreadnaughtFinger · ilvl 92 · req 60

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