Retribution Gear List 3.3 ed. > Shoulders

Welcome back to the Retribution Gear List.  Its back with a new format!  You can find the consolidated 3.3 gear list here.  There are new stats for 3.3 based on a revised Redcape Spreadsheet.  I have also updated the Head and Neck editions with the new format and commentaries.

Neck

Rank	Shoulders	Source	ilevel	Score	Hit score
1	Sanctified Lightsworn Shoulderplates (Heroic)	Tier 10.3 token	277	531.18
2	Sanctified Lightsworn Shoulderplates	Tier 10.2 token	264	472.36
3	Raging Behemoth’s Shoulderplates (Heroic)	Rotface 25 (Heroic)	277	469.56	635.32
4	Lightsworn Shoulderplates	60 Emblems of Frost	251	421.87
5	Raging Behemoth’s Shoulderplates	Rotface 25	264	421.24	564.6
6	Scalpel-Sharpening Shoulderguards (Heroic)	Putricide 10 (Heroic)	264	398.99	533.39
7	Turalyon’s/Liadrin’s Shoulderplates of Triumph (Heroic)	Tier 9.3 trophy	258	377.84	530.16
8	Scalpel-Sharpening Shoulderguards	Putricide 10	251	359.89	476.37
9	Pauldrons of the Devourer	Devourer (Heroic)	232	336.87
10	Turalyon’s/Liadrin’s Shoulderplates of Triumph	Tier 9.2 trophy + 45 Emblems of Triumph	245	336.8	468.96
11	Pauldrons of Trembling Rage	45 Emblems of Triumph	245	336.8	468.96
12	Conqueror’s Aegis Shoulderplates	Yogg-Saron 25	226	336.61
13	Valorous Aegis Shoulderplates	Thorim 10	219	313.49
14	Majestic Silversmoth Shoulderplates	Eadric (Heroic)	219	276.68
15	Turalyon’s/Liadrin’s Shoulderplates of Conquest	30 Emblems of Triumph	232	262.16	378.64

Commentary:

Theres quite a few hit options on the shoulders if you’re struggling to find hit.  This excludes the tier 10 option (I think this is the first time ret gear has not had hit on the shoulders in Wrath of the Lich King).  There are shoulders that are worth considering for 10 or 25 man raiders looking for hit, but they aren’t spectacular. The tier piece, being cheaper, is a good option.

Pre-raid you might eventually look at tier 10, but before that you will likely want to go for the tier 9 shoulders from emblems.  This provides hit and a contribution towards your four part set bonus.