Teldrassil Protector
- Teldrassil Protector
- Item Level 35
- Binds when picked up
- Axe
- One-Hand
- Speed 2.60
- 3 – 8 Damage
- (2.1 damage per second)
- +1 Strength
- +2 Stamina
- Durability 110 / 110
- Requires Level 30
- Sell Price: 1
Teldrassil Protector 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
Being a weapon with parry 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 and dodge rating for parry rating. In addition, the Teldrassil Protector can be gained in a more reliable fashion than relying to chance in multiple heroic Utgarde Pinnacle runs.
Your choices between the two will depend mostly on whether you favor the hit rating, dodge rating and stamina, or the parry 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.
Patch changes
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Added.