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ClassicWoW Fire Resistance Gear Guide
by pan0phobik • 30th August 2019

This is a Fire Resistance Gear Guide for World of Warcraft Classic players. I have done my best to compile and package information from various guides into an easy-to-read, singular one-stop-shop guide for any of your Classic Fire Resistance needs. My goal is for you to not have to need much information outside of what's in this guide to find what you need for FR in Classic. I consider this a work in progress with a lot of details to keep track of so please don't hesitate to let me know if I've gotten anything wrong and in regards to the guide in general, I am always open to constructive criticism.

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Introduction

Cloth

Leather

Mail

Plate

Professions

Enchantments

Consumables

Onyxia Scale Cloak

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I'd like to preface that it is a widely held belief that most players outside of Tanks don't need to stress much about Fire Resistance beyond getting your Onyxia Cloak and Fire Resistance potions. I feel that's worth noting out the gate but if you aren't a tank and still want information on fire resistance gear then this is still the guide for you.

How do Resistances work?
So I'm going to give a very generalized breakdown of how resistances work because I'm far from a theorycrafting expert. If you want a complete 100% technical breakdown of these mechanics, you are in the wrong spot and google can yield lots of what you are looking for. I'm just trying to amalgamate all these different chunks of info that I've found into something approachable by all skill levels of players.

Also this guide is assuming you are level 60. Resistance gear is valued differently as your character levels up. 100FR gear at level 20 has roughly the same affect as 300FR gear at level 60 for example. ANYWAY...

You have two chances to resist a spell.

The first is based on your character level. If you are significantly lower level than your target, you have a higher chance of your spell being flat-out resisted or missed (no effect whatsoever). If you are a significantly higher level than the person targeting you, there is a high chance of the spell being resisted.

The effect is exponentially stronger as the level disparity grows. For example: Equal level mob = 4% chance to miss. 1 level above you = 5%, 2 levels = 5%, 3 levels = 17%, 4 levels = 28%, and for each additional level after that it's an additional 11%
(For PVP folks it's 4%, 5%, 6%, 13%, 20%, and 7% for each additional level)

Despite how this PVP math works out, I feel it's worth noting that in general this isn't much of an issue with PVP. A level 10 mage can typically land sheep on a level 60 player without missing much.

The second chance is based on what all of you beautiful people are here for: FIRE RESISTANCE
Generally, it's believed that 4 resistance = 1%

So up to the 30% mark (since that is the limit), it follows basic math:

10 resistance = 2.5% chance to resist
100 resistance = 25% chance to resist
125 resistance = 30.125% chance to resist

Note: 125 resistance does not mean you have as much resistance as you'll ever need. Monsters/players have an inherent 5%/level (this is a generally believed value) level-based resistance. So if we are dealing with a boss, they will have 3 more levels than you if they are max level which adds around 15% inherent resistance, mitigating your 125 resistance gear down to a 15% chance to resist.

Now on to the actual 'resist' part in action

When you receive damage from a spell you can receive either 0% (fully resisted), 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of it. Nothing in between

Let's say you have 125 FR gear on and you are fighting a Fire Elemental Boss that fires 2,000 fireballs at you.

You are NOT going to receive a flat 30.125% reduction in damamage from every one of those 2,000 fireballs at you.

What WILL happen is, throughout the course of receiving those 2,000 fireballs, you will get a mix of these 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% fireball damage hits that will AVERAGE out to 30% damage resisted roughly.

To reiterate: Once all 2,000 fireballs have been cast at you, the total damage of those 2,000 fireballs will have been lessened by 30% on average as you receive this aforementioned mix of 0/25/50/75/100% hits

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Cloth

Crafted Non-set
Wizardweave
Flarecore
Non-Crafted
Farming Goals

Engineering

Fire goggles +17

Goblin Construction Helmet +15

Wizardweave

Wizardweave Leggings +16

Wizardweave Robe +18

Wizardweave Turban +18
Total FR: 52

Materials for Wizardweave

Rune Thread

Bolt of Runecloth

Dream Dust

Star Ruby

Flarecore

Flarecore Gloves +16

Flarecore Leggings +16

Flarecore Mantle +24

Flarecore Robe +15

Flarecore Wraps +7
Total FR: 78

Core Materials for Flarecore

Bolt of Runecloth

Rune Thread

Illusion Dust

Fiery Core

Lava Core

Mooncloth

Essence of Fire

Ironweb Spidersilk

Enchanted Leather

Scarlet Monastery

Balnazzar

Fire Striders +15

Scholomance

Vectus

Skullsmoke Pants +10

Blackrock Depths

Ambassador Flamelash

Circle of Flame +15

Lord Incendius

Incendic Bracers +14

Flameweave Cuffs +10

Random Drop

Funeral Pyre Vestment +10

Upper Blackrock Spire

Warchief Rend Blackhand

Dragonrider Boots +10

Onyxia

Halo of Transcendence +10

Farming Goals:

Runecloth

High level humanoids

Fel Cloth

Azshara: Legashi Mobs in Legashi Encampment in Northern Azshara (52, 19)(65, 16)

Felwood: Jadefire/Satyr Mobs (level 53) at Jadefire Run, Northern Felwood (43, 20)

Blasted Lands: Felguard Mobs in Southern Blasted Lands near the Dark Portal

Dire Maul: Most demons drop Fel Cloth

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Leather

Crafted Non-set
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Corehound
Non-Crafted
Farming Goals

Molten Helm +29

Volcanic

Volcanic Leggings +18

Volcanic Shoulders +20

Volcanic Breastplate +20
Total FR: 58

Core Materials

Rune Thread

Rugged Leather

Essence of Fire

Essence of Earth

Core of Earth

Corehound

Corehound Belt +12

Corehound Boots +24
Total FR: 36

Core Materials

Rune Thread

Lava Core

Fiery Core

Core Leather

Enchanted Leather

Rugged Leather

Lesser Eternal Essence

Cured Rugged Hide

Rugged Hide

Refined Deeprock Salt

Deeprock Salt

Salt Shaker

Ironweb Spidersilk

Dire Maul

Lethtendris

Felhide Cap +8

Sunken Temple

Multiple Bosses

Bloodfire Talons +10

Stratholme

Maleki The Pallid

Flamescarred Girdle +20

Blackrock Depths

Pyromancer Loregrain

Flamestrider Robes +10

Lord Incendius

Cinderhide Armsplints +10

Hurley Blackbreath

Coal Miner's Boots +10

Molten Core

Garr

Cenarion Helm +10

Multiple Bosses

Aged Core Leather Gloves +8

Trash Mobs

Nightslayer Belt +7

Blackwing Lair

Chromaggus

Stormrage Pauldrons +10

Broodlord Lashlayer

Stormrage Boots +10

Random World DRop

Cow King's Hide +10

Farming Goals:

Rugged Leather

High Level Beast Monsters

Ironweb Spidersilk

High Level Spider Monsters

Essence of Earth

High Level Earth Elementals

Essence of Fire

High Level Fire Elementals

Core Leather

Skinning Corehounds in Molten Core

Fiery Core

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Lava Core

Molten Core Trash Mobs

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Mail

Crafted Non-set
Black Dragonscale
Non-Crafted
Farming Goals

Blacksmithing

Fiery Chain Shoulders +25

Dark Iron Mail +12

Storm Gauntlets +10

Fiery Chain Girdle +24

Leatherworking

Red Dragonscale Breastplate +12

Black Dragonscale

Black Dragonscale Leggings +13

Black Dragonscale Breastplate +12

Black Dragonscale Boots +24

Black Dragonscale Shoulders +6
Total FR: 55

Core Materials

Rune Thread

Enchanted Leather

Black Dragonscale

Fiery Core

Lava Core

Blackrock Depths

Lord Incendius

Pyremail Wristguards +10

Ambassador Flamelash

Molten Fists +10

Pyromancer Loregrain

Searingscale Leggings +10

Upper Blackrock Spire

Goraluk Anvilcrack

Flame Walkers +18

Molten Core

Trash Mobs

Giantstalker's Belt +7

Garr

Giantstalker's Helmet +10

Ragnaros

Crown of Destruction +10

Farming Goals:

Rugged Leather

High Level Beast Monsters

Enchanted Leather

Rugged Leather from high level beasts

Lesser Eternal Essence from disenchanting high level items

Black Dragonscale

Skinning Elite Dragonkin in Burning Steppes, UBRS, and Blackwing Lair

Fiery Core

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Lava Core

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Farming Goals: Level 50+ Skinnable Mobs, Skinning Elite Dragon mobs in Burning Steppes, UBRS, and Blackwing Lair

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Plate

Crafted Non-set
Thorium
Runic Plate
Dark Iron
Non-Crafted
Farming Goals

Blank

Thorium

Thorium Helm +10

Thorium Armor +8

Thorium Bracers +5

Thorium Belt +6

Thorium Leggings +10

Thorium Boots +7
Total FR: 46

Runic Plate

Runic Plate Helm +13

Runic Plate Leggings +14

Runic Plate Shoulders +10

Runic Plate Boots +10
Total FR: 47

Materials

Silver Ore

Truesilver Ore

Gold Ore

Thorium Ore

Star Ruby

Huge Emerald

Arcanite Bar

Thorium Bar

Arcane Crystal

Dark Iron

Dark Iron Boots +28

Dark Iron Bracers +18

Dark Iron Gauntlets +28

Dark Iron Helm +35

Dark Iron Leggings +30

Dark Iron Plate +19
Total FR: 158

Materials

Dark Iron Bar

Fiery Core

Lava Core

Core Leather

Blood of The Mountain

Heart of Fire

Stratholme

Maleki The Pallid

Lavawalker Greaves +20

Molten Core

Trash Mobs

Belt of Might +7

Multiple Boss Drop

Flamewaker Legplates +11

Lucifron

Gauntlets of Might +7

Executus Majordomo

Core Forged Greaves +12

Random World Drop

Hydralick Armor +10

Blackrock Depths

Lord Incendius

Emberplate Armguards +10

Quest Reward

Winterspring

"Fiery Plate Gauntlets" +10

Farming Goals:

Silver Ore

High Level Beast Monsters

Truesilver Ore

Rugged Leather from high level beasts

Lesser Eternal Essence from disenchanting high level items

Gold Ore

Skinning Elite Dragonkin in Burning Steppes, UBRS, and Blackwing Lair

Mithril Ore

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Thorium Ore

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Dark Iron Ore

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Blood of The Mountain

Molten Core Trash Mobs

Weapons

Blacksmithing

Axes

Dark Iron Destroyer +6

Swords

Dark Iron Reaver +6

Two-handed Mace

Finkle's Lava Dredger +15 - Ragnaros - MC

Blanchard's Stout +5 - Random World drop BoE Blue

Polearm

Smoldering Claw +10 - Sunken Temple Multiple Bosses

Two-handed Sword

Chromatic Sword +7 - Scale Belly - Rare Mob in STV

Staff

Elemental Mage Staff +20 - Random World Drop

Kindling Stave +10 - Pyromancer Loregrain - BRD

Amberseal Keeper +5 - Lord Kazzak - World Boss

Dagger

Alcor's Sunrazor +10 - Random World Drop

Wand

Crimson Shocker +10 - Multiple MC Bosses

Torch of Austen +10 - Random World Drop

Flaming Incinerator - Zul'Farrak Boss

Shield

Skullflame Shield +10 - Random Epic World Drop

Draconian Deflector +10 - Drakkisath - UBRS

Off-hand

Magmus Stone +15 - Magmus - BRD

Skull of Burning Shadows +15 - Maleki The Pallid - Scholomance

Magebane Scion +10 - Eastern Plaguelands Quest Reward: Hidden Treasures

Father Flame +10 - Rookery in UBRS

Rings

Quest: "A Hero's Reward" in Azshara. It rewards Tidal Loop and Ocean's Breeze.

Molten Core

Baron Geddon

Seal of The Archmagus +6

Upper Blackrock Spire

"Seal of Ascension"

Seal of Ascension +10

Stratholme

"Ramstein"

Elemental Circle +10

Onyxia

"Head of Onyxia"

Dragonslayer's Signet +10

Trinkets

Quest: "Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery" in Dire Maul. It rewards Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalis
Quest: "Jailbreak!" in BRD. It rewards Ward of the Elements
Onyxia Head Turn-in: Rewards Onyxia Blood Talisman

Enchanting

Smoking Heart of The Mountain +7

1x Blood of the Mountain

1x Essence of Fire

3x Small Brilliant Shard

Engineering

Hyper-Radiant Flame Reflector +18

4x Dark Iron Bar

Truesilver Transformer

2x Truesilver Bar

2x Elemental Earth

1x Elemental Air

1x Essence of Water

4x Star Ruby

2x Azerothian Diamond

Random World Drop BoE

Blazing Emblem +15

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Here I've compiled a spreadsheet with the materials you will need for crafting Fire Resistance gear from its corresponding tradeskill.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vSDrn678TfYcO0_QVScgx-VMu8OoQWKVLosKDLtK1uY/edit?usp=sharing

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Enchant Cloak - Greater Fire Resistance +15

3x Nexus Crystal

8x Large Brilliant Shard

4x Essence of Fire

Chromatic Mantle of The Dawn +5

Plaguelands Quest Reward

Flame Mantle of The Dawn +5

Argent Dawn Quest Reward

Lesser Arcanum of Resileince +20

Burning Steppes Quest: Libram of Resilience

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Potions

Fire Protection Potion

1x Small Flame Sac

1x Fire Oil

1x Leaded Vial

Greater Fire Protection Potion

1x Elemental Fire

1x Dreamfoil

1x Crystal Vial

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Onyxia Scale Cloak
The Onyxia Scale cloak is one of the most go-to items in Vanilla WoW. To learn the recipe you have to have leatherworking at level 300 and turn in Onyxia's head. You will learn the recipe automatically upon turn-in. It offers +16 Fire Resistance as well as the Shadow Flame protection you will need in BWL.