Teldrassil Protector

1 Source
2 Notes
3 Patch changes
4 External links

Source Edit

This item is sold by the following Argent Tournament vendors for 25 :

Corporal Arthur Flew <Stormwind Quartermaster> in Icecrown
Derrick Brindlebeard <Ironforge Quartermaster> in Icecrown
Irisee <Exodar Quartermaster> in Icecrown
Rillie Spindlenut <Gnomeregan Quartermaster> in Icecrown
Rook Hawkfist <Darnassus Quartermaster> in Icecrown

This item is available to Alliance only. The Horde equivalent is Axe of the Sen'jin Protector.

Notes Edit

Being a weapon with defense rating, this weapon is clearly intended for a tanking role. Being an epic weapon, it has been compared to the [Red Sword of Courage].

The trade-offs for this weapon (vs the Red Sword) are: slightly higher strength and defense rating, significantly lower stamina, incrementally slower swing speed and trading off the Red Sword's hit rating for parry rating. In addition, the Teldrassil Protector can be gained in a more reliable fashion than relying to chance in multiple heroic Pinnacle runs.

Your choices between the two will depend mostly on whether you favor the hit rating and stamina, or the parry rating and additional defense rating. All of these values are roughly within the range granted by individual gems, though those gems would need to be placed on other equipment.