The War Within Tier Sets Guide

In World of Warcraft: The War Within, the Nerub'ar Palace raid is a tough challenge that rewards players with special gear called tier sets. These sets boost your character’s abilities, making you stronger in raid battles.

Each piece of gear from the Nerub'ar Palace raid is designed to work perfectly with your class’s unique skills, giving you a big power boost. In this guide, you'll find detailed information on the tier sets for all 13 classes, showcasing the unique designs and functionality of each set across different difficulty levels.

Essential Information About Tier Sets

Tier Sets offer significant gameplay enhancements that can be pivotal in both PvE and PvP settings. Each set is designed to synergize with specific class abilities, enhancing your character's strengths and compensating for weaknesses.

You get different looks for your class set depending on the raid's difficulty - Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic, or PvP 1 / PvP 2.

In The War Within, Tier Sets come with five pieces, but you only need four to get all the set bonuses. This flexibility lets you tweak your gear to fit your playstyle or specific needs while still enjoying the powerful perks of the sets.

How to Obtain Tier Set Pieces?

1. Raid Nerub'ar Palace: Bosses here drop specific tier set pieces - beat them to earn your gear.
2. Great Vault: Completing raids, Mythic+ dungeons, or PvP each week could get you tier set pieces from this weekly loot stash.
3. Use the Catalyst System: Six weeks after the raid starts, you can switch non-tier items into the tier set pieces you need.

Boss Drops for Each Tier Piece

In the Nerub'ar Palace, every boss has its own challenge and drops specific Pieces from the Tier Sets. Here's a breakdown of where you can obtain each piece:

• Gloves: Dropped by Sikran, Captain of the Sureki, known for his cunning tactics and lethal precision.
• Shoulders: Claimed from Rasha'nan, whose fierce storms test the resilience of any who face him.
• Chest: Secured from Broodtwister Ovi'Nax, a behemoth whose might is as formidable as his armor.
• Legs: Nexus-Princess Ky'veza bestows this prize, rewarding those who can withstand her arcane onslaught.
• Head: The Silken Court, a trio of arcane weavers, crafts this intricate piece for those who can unravel their mystic defenses.
• Omni-Token: Queen Ansurek offers this versatile token, exchangeable for any piece of tier gear, rewarding strategic prowess with choice.

Tier Set Death Knight: Exhumed Centurion's Relics

Death Knights can gear up with the Exhumed Centurion's Relics set in The War Within. This five-piece set includes:

Check out the full perks of the Death Knight set below for more on how it can level up your gameplay.

Blood:

• Death Knight Blood 11.0 Class Set 2pc: While you have one or more Boneshield charges, the damage you take is reduced by 2.0%. Losing a Boneshield charge has a chance to reduce the damage you take by an additional 1.0%, up to 3.0% for 6 sec.
• Death Knight Blood 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Your damage is increased by 1% per active Boneshield charge. Taking damage while below 6 Boneshield charges has a chance to generate 1-2 Boneshield charges.

Frost:

• Death Knight Frost 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Your Runic Power spending abilities deal 8% increased damage.
• Death Knight Frost 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Consuming Runic Power has a chance to increase your Strength by 10% for 8 sec.

Unholy:

• Death Knight Unholy 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Your minions deal 8% increased damage.
• Death Knight Unholy 11.0 Class Set 4pc: When you summon a minion, your Haste is increased by 2%, up to 8% for 8 sec.

Tier Set Demon Hunter: Husk of the Hypogeal Nemesis

Demon Hunters can gear up with the Husk of the Hypogeal Nemesis set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out all the perks of the Demon Hunter set below.

Havoc:

Demon Hunter Havoc 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Blade Dance deals 20% increased damage.

Demon Hunter Havoc 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Chaos Strike deals 20% increased damage, and has a 25% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade Dance and reduce its Fury cost by 50%.

Vengeance:

Demon Hunter Vengeance 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Soul Cleave deals 15% increased damage and has a 35% chance to shatter 1 Lesser Soul fragments from a target it hits.

Demon Hunter Vengeance 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Consuming a Soul Fragment increases the damage and healing of your next Fel Devastation by 2%, up to 30%.

Tier Set Druid: Mane of the Greatlynx

Druids can gear up with the Mane of the Greatlynx set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out below for all the perks this set brings to your Druid gameplay.

Balance:

• Druid Balance 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Starsurge damage increased by 10%. Starfall damage increased by 14%.
• Druid Balance 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse each increase the Astral Power Wrath generates by 2 and Starfire generates by 5.

Feral:

• Druid Feral 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Tiger's Fury increases your chance to Critically Strike for 10 sec, starting at 6% and increasing by 1% every 2 sec.
• Druid Feral 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Critical Strikes with your combo point-generating abilities increase the direct damage of your next Ferocious Bite and Rampant Ferocity or Primal Wrath by 15%, stacking up to 3 times.

Guardian:

• Druid Guardian 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Thrash and Moonfire increase your damage done and reduce damage you take by 1% for 8 sec, stacking 3 times.
• Druid Guardian 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Arcane damage you deal is increased by 5% and bleed damage you deal is increased by 8%.

Restoration:

• Druid Restoration 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Regrowth, Wild Growth, and Swiftmend healing increased by 10%.
• Druid Restoration 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Your healing is increased by 8% when consuming Soul of the Forest's bonus and for 6 sec afterward.

Tier Set Evoker: Destroyer's Scarred Wards

Evokers can gear up with the Destroyer's Scarred Wards set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out the full bonuses below.

Augmentation:

Evoker Augmentation 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Upheaval deals 30% increased damage and increases the damage of your next 2 Eruption casts by 30%.

Evoker Augmentation 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Ebon Might increases primary stats by an additional 0.4% of your own every 2 sec it remains active, up to 2.0%.

Devastation:

Evoker Devastation 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Disintegrate damage increased by 10% and Pyre damage increased by 10%.

Evoker Devastation 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Eternity Surge's cooldown is decreased by 5.0 sec and it now grants Essence Burst.

Preservation:

Evoker Preservation 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Reversion's healing is increased by 10%, and it has a 50% chance to grant 1 additional stack of Temporal Compression.

Evoker Preservation 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Temporal Compression increases the healing of your next empower spell by 10% per stack.

Tier Set Hunter: Lightless Scavenger's Necessities

Hunters can gear up with the Lightless Scavenger's Necessities set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out all the bonuses of the Hunter set below.

Beast Mastery:

• Hunter Beast Mastery 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Barbed Shot further increases your pet's attack speed by 5%.
• Hunter Beast Mastery 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Your pet's attacks have a 10% chance to increase all pet damage you deal by 10% for 10 sec.

Marksmanship:

• Hunter Marksmanship 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Arcane Shot and Multishot damage increased by 20%.
• Hunter Marksmanship 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Consuming Precise Shots increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot by 10%, stacking up to 2 times.

Survival:

• Hunter Survival 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 5%.
• Hunter Survival 11.0 Class Set 4pc: [Mongoose Bite / Raptor Strike] deals 10% increased damage to targets affected by Wildfire Bomb.

Tier Set Mage: Sparks of Violet Rebirth

Mages can gear up with the Sparks of Violet Rebirth set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out below for all the bonuses this set brings to your Mage gameplay.

• Arcane
  • Mage Arcane 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Arcane Blast and Arcane Barrage damage increased by 6%.
  • Mage Arcane 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Barrage has a 5% chance to make your next Arcane Barrage deal 20% increased damage and generate 4 Arcane Charges.
• Fire
  • Mage Fire 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Phoenix Flames damage increased by 10%. This amount is increased to 25% on its primary target.
  • Mage Fire 11.0 Class Set 4pc: After dealing damage, Phoenix Flames has a 10% chance to return to you, refunding 1% of the cooldown on Phoenix Flames and granting you 6% increased spell damage for 10 sec.
• Frost
  • Mage Frost 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Ice Lance damage increased by 8%.
  • Mage Frost 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Damage dealt by Fingers of Frost enhanced Ice Lances invoke a Frigid Pulse, dealing (30% of Spell power) Frost damage to nearby targets. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.

Tier Set Monk: Gatecrasher's Fortitude

Monks can score the Gatecrasher's Fortitude set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out the bonuses each part of the Monk set brings to the spec below.

Brewmaster:

• Monk Brewmaster 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Blackout Kick and Keg Smash deal 20% additional damage, and Shuffle also grants 3% damage reduction.
• Monk Brewmaster 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Blackout Kick increases your damage dealt by 1% for 15 sec, stacking up to 3, and has a chance to reset the cooldown of Keg Smash and make its next cast cost no energy.

Mistweaver:

• Monk Mistweaver 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Enveloping Mist and Renewing Mist healing increased by 10%.
• Monk Mistweaver 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Vivify extends the duration of Renewing Mist and Enveloping Mist on its primary target by 3.0 sec, up to 3.0 sec.

Windwalker:

• Monk Windwalker 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Tiger Palm increases the damage of your next melee ability by 5.0%.
• Monk Windwalker 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Your other melee abilities increase the damage of your next Tiger Palm by 25%, stacking up to 6 times. 15% of Tiger Palm's damage is dealt onto nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets.

Tier Set Paladin: Entombed Seraph's Radiance

Paladins can get the Entombed Seraph's Radiance set in The War Within. This set has five pieces:

Check out all the perks of the Paladin set below.

Holy:

• Paladin Holy 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Holy Shock's healing is increased by 10% and its cooldown is reduced by 10%.
• Paladin Holy 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Holy Shock increases the initial healing of your next Word of Glory or Light of Dawn by 8%, stacking up to 4 times.

Protection:

• Paladin Protection 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Shield of the Righteous deals 10% increased damage and grants 3% damage reduction.
• Paladin Protection 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Casting a Holy Power ability increases the damage and healing you deal during your next Avenging Wrath by 0.5%. This effect stacks.

Retribution:

• Paladin Retribution 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Blade of Justice damage increased by 15% and Wake of Ashes damage increased by 10%.
• Paladin Retribution 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Wake of Ashes increases your damage done by 8% for 8 sec.

Tier Set Priest: Shards of Living Luster

Priests can score the Shards of Living Luster set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out the perks each piece brings to boost your game.

Discipline:

• Priest Discipline 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Atonement healing increased by 5.0%.
• Priest Discipline 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Smite and Penance increase the damage of your next Mind Blast by 25% or absorb amount of your next Power Word: Shield by 15%, up to 3 times.

Holy:

• Priest Holy 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Serendipity is 10% more effective.
• Priest Holy 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Heal, Flash Heal, and Prayer of Healing have a 50% chance to cast again at 35% effectiveness.

Shadow:

• Priest Shadow 11.0 Class Set 2pc: The duration of Devouring Plague is increased by 1.0 sec.
• Priest Shadow 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Devouring Plague increases your damage done by 2% for 10 sec, multiple applications may overlap.

Tier Set Rogue: K'areshi Phantom's Bindings

Rogues can gear up with the K'areshi Phantom's Bindings set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

The full list of bonuses provided by the Rogue set can be seen below.

Assassination:

• Rogue Assassination 11.0 Class Set 2pc: When your bleeds deal damage, they have a chance to grant you Vile Tincture for 8 sec, increasing your poison damage by 1.0% per stack (up to 10 stacks).
• Rogue Assassination 11.0 Class Set 4pc: While you have 5 or more stacks of Vile Tincture, Garrote, Rupture, and Crimson Tempest deal 10% additional damage.

Outlaw:

• Rogue Outlaw 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Your Sinister Strike, Pistol Shot, and Ambush have a 20% chance to Ethereal Rampage, dealing 15% increased damage as Shadow.
• Rogue Outlaw 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Ethereal Rampage additionally increases the damage of your next Between the Eyes by 6%, stacking up to 3 times.

Subtlety:

• Rogue Subtlety 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Symbols of Death increases the damage of your next Secret Technique by 20%.
• Rogue Subtlety 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Secret Technique increases the damage of your other finishing moves by 16% for 7 sec.

Tier Set Shaman: Waves of the Forgotten Reservoir

Shamans can gear up with the Waves of the Forgotten Reservoir set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Dive into the details below to see all the bonuses of this Shaman set.

Elemental

• Shaman Elemental 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Elemental Blast/Earth Shock damage increased by 25%. Earthquake damage increased by 25%.
• Shaman Elemental 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Spending Maelstrom grants you 5% increased critical strike chance and 10% increased critical damage dealt.

Enhancement

• Shaman Enhancement 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Stormstrike, Lava Lash, Ice Strike, and Crash Lightning deal 15% increased damage.
• Shaman Enhancement 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Activating Feral Spirits summons 1 extra Feral Spirit.

Restoration

• Shaman Restoration 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Tidal Waves increases the healing of affected spells by 10%.
• Shaman Restoration 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Tidal Waves is 80% more effective and reduces the mana cost of affected spells by 8%.

Tier Set Warlock: Rites of the Hexflame Coven

Warlocks can snag the Rites of the Hexflame Coven set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

Check out the full bonuses of the Warlock set below!

Affliction:

• Warlock Affliction 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Malefic Rapture damage increased by 5% and its critical strike chance is increased by 10%.
• Warlock Affliction 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Malefic Rapture has a chance to increase damage dealt by your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 15% for 8 sec.

Demonology:

• Warlock Demonology 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Your primary demon deals 5% increased damage, and your Shadow Bolt damage is increased by 50%.
• Warlock Demonology 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Shadow Bolt has a chance to enrage your primary Felguard, increasing the damage of their next Legion Strike by 300%.

Destruction:

• Warlock Destruction 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Incinerate critical strike chance increased by 20%. Conflagrate critical strike chance increased by 25%.
• Warlock Destruction 11.0 Class Set 4pc: When Conflagrate critically strikes, your Fire damage is increased by 5% for 6 sec.

Tier Set Warrior: Warsculptor's Masterwork

Warriors can gear up with the Warsculptor's Masterwork set in The War Within. This set includes five pieces:

This set not only enhances your power but also provides unique bonuses, detailed below.

Arms:

• Warrior Arms 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Mortal Strike and Cleave increase the damage of your next Overpower by 10%.
• Warrior Arms 11.0 Class Set 4pc: When Overpower has its cooldown reset by Tactician, your next Mortal Strike or Cleave has its damage increased by 10% and critical strike chance increased by 10%, stacking up to 2 times.

Fury:

• Warrior Fury 11.0 Class Set 2pc: Bloodthirst increases the damage of your next Rampage by 10%.
• Warrior Fury 11.0 Class Set 4pc: When Raging Blow resets its own cooldown, the damage of your next Bloodthirst is increased by 10%, stacking up to 2 times.

Protection:

• Warrior Protection 11.0 Class Set 2pc: When your Shield Slam cooldown is reset by Strategist, you gain Expert Strategist, increasing the damage of Shield Slam by 5% and reducing all damage taken by 3% for 6 sec.
• Warrior Protection 11.0 Class Set 4pc: Shield Slam critical strikes increase the damage dealt by Thunder Clap and Revenge by 10% for 8 sec.

Final Thoughts

In The War Within, players face a mix of tough challenges and strategic opportunities, pushing the World of Warcraft experience to new heights. The addition of well-crafted tier sets boosts your character's performance and adds a deeper strategic layer with bonuses from sets to both PvE and PvP battles.

Knowing where to find each piece of your tier set helps you plan your raids better. By focusing on specific bosses for the gear you need, you save time and resources, making your raid runs more effective and rewarding.

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• 28.08.2024 - The War Within Tier Sets Guide published.