The Tempered Saronite subset of the Blacksmithing tradeskill is a Plate armor collection based around defense rating and strength. This makes it of most interest to Plate-wearing tanks. Consisting of 8 pieces of armor it is a fairly complete gear set, while not being an actual set. It alone is not sufficient gear for tanking level 80 heroic content, especially due to its lack of gem slots. However, it can be used to fill in slots by a fresh tank, and is sufficient for tanking non-heroic Northrend content.