The Burning Crusade Anniversary Tier Sets

The Burning Crusade Anniversary Tier Sets Quick Summary:

• Each class gets its own tier 4 set, introduced in TBC.
• Some classes that can play multiple roles have variations of tier sets. These classes include Priest, Shaman, Warrior, Paladin, and Druid.
• Tier bonuses now proc at 2 and 4 pieces of set worn, instead of 8 set pieces as in Classic.
• You don’t get the set pieces from Raid bosses, but tokens that you can then exchange for sets at Aldor or Scryer special vendors.

These set pieces can be hard to get, so it is advisable to just buy the tokens or sets themselves. As they’re pretty expensive, don’t miss out on a chance to get TBC Classic Anniversary Gold from our website.

All Tier 4 Sets

What I like about tier 4 sets is that they aren’t an overtuned mechanic mess that makes you study the description as if it were a PhD dissertation. They also look butt-ugly for the most part. There are exceptions like Warlock or Warrior set pieces. Or, and this might be a hot take, Rogue set. I kinda like it, even though it’s goofy. Gives me Batman vibes. But okay, let me get to the point already. Below are all the tier 4 set pieces available in the game:

What’s cool is that for classes with multiple roles, the game has multiple pieces that change how the set works. And I mean, they really change them. Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like the same set, but thankfully (or not) the designs stay the same. Alright, now let me show you each set and what it does. Although logic tells me to put them in alphabetical order, I’m gonna listen to my heart and rank them on how they look. I mean, why not? Fashion is the true endgame, as we all know.

Warlock - Voidheart Raiment

It’s not a phase, mom! I’m an edgy boy at heart, so of course I’ll choose the most evil-looking set out of the bunch. You can’t disagree, though. This set fits one of the best DPS in TBC Anniversary. The colors are pleasant, and the purple skull with burning eyes? It’s so cheesy, I love it.

The set bonuses are:

• 2-Piece: Your shadow and fire damage spells have a chance to grant you a bonus 135 of their respective damage type for 15 seconds.
• 4-Piece: Your Corruption and Immolate last longer by 3 seconds.

If you want to create the edgiest-looking Warlock, use an Undead or Troll. Their posture just fits this set perfectly. This Warlock set consists of a headpiece, gloves, leggings, shoulders, and a cape. The set bonuses are okay, but are bland. For their time, it’s alright though. For modern times, yawn.

Druid - Malorne Armor

The silhouette of this armor looks so aesthetically pleasing. It actually looks more like a Paladin set than a Druid one, but whatever. It’s also one of the sets that has variation based on what role you play. There are three options. Let’s take a look at them.

Malorne Regalia (Feral):

• 2-Piece: Melee attacks in Bear Forms have a chance to generate 10 rage. The Cat form attacks also have a chance to generate 20 rage. Both are at 4% chance.
• 4-Piece: Increases armor by 1400 in Bear form and increases your strength by 30 in Cat form.

Malorne Regalia (Balance):

• 2-Piece: Harmful spells have a 5% chance to restore up to 120 mana.
• 4-Piece: Innervate cooldown is reduced by 48 seconds.

Malorne Raiment (Restoration):

• 2-Piece: Helpful spells have a 5% chance to restore up to 120 mana.
• 4-Piece: Nature’s Swiftness cooldown is reduced by 24 seconds.

These bonuses are pretty strong, and I’d say offer a decent variety of build crafting.  Feral set is for tanks, Regalia is for DPS Druids, and Restoration is for healers. All sets look absolutely the same. The slots this set occupies are head, legs, chest, gloves, and shoulders.

Rogue - Netherblade

This set’s cool factor really depends on what race you’re playing. If you’re a gnome and wear it, it looks like you’re trying way too hard to be cool, but you come off as a cutie patootie. To be honest, it looks like you’re trying too hard on every race, but at least some can pull off that look. If you wanna rock this Rick Owens lookbook escapee, here are the bonuses it gives:

• 2-Piece: Slice and Dice duration is increased by 3 seconds.
• 4-Piece: Finishers have a 15% chance to generate a combo point.

Decent-looking set, good bonuses, but not enough to grant Rogue a spot in raids. A shame, really. This raid set looks extremely good on Draenei and Night Elves, due to darker skin color. Don't ever make the Orc wear it. It looks too comical. The slots this set occupies are head, chest, shoulders, gloves, and legs.

Warrior - Warbringer Armor

I think I have a thing for sets where the face is covered by a headpiece. This Warrior set makes you look like an alien machine, which is kind of a standout look, considering the rest of the sets tend to lean more into a standard fantasy style. I also like playing warrior, though it’s not very meta in TBC. Warrior’s set bonuses are:

Warbringer Battlegear (Arms/Fury):

• 2-Piece: Whirlwind costs 50 less rage
• 4-Piece: Each time your attack is parried or dodged, you gain 20 bonus rage.

Warbringer Armor (Protection):

• 2-Piece: You have a 25% chance to gain Blade Turning each time you parry, which absorbs 200 damage for 15 seconds.
• 4-Piece: Revenge causes your next damage-dealing ability to do 10% more damage.

Both set bonuses are really underwhelming, tbh. The 2-piece Prot build bonus is good, but the 4-Piece? It’s kinda meh. The Arms/Fury builds 4-piece bonus is a meme. Virtually entering gamer rage each time you fumble an attack. This set occupies the head, hands, legs, shoulders, and chest. What’s up with all of these sets not having feet armor?

Mage - Aldor Regalia

A nice, clean set with a cool-looking spine thingy on the back. It suits mages a lot, and the color is really nice to look at. The set bonuses are also really strong. I think these are some of the best bonuses a set can have:

• 2-Piece: When casting Fireball or Frostbolt, you can’t be interrupted.
• 4-Piece: Reduces cooldowns on multiple spells. Presence of Mind by 24 seconds, Blast Wave by 4 seconds, Ice Block by 40 seconds.

Mage is a very strong DPS, and his set makes him even more powerful. While I was never a fan of playing Mages cause I can’t stand managing Mana, I gotta give credit where credit’s due. Guess what? No feet armor again. Why are you like this, developers?

Paladin - Justicar Armor

This set is what I imagine when I hear the word "Paladin". It has a powerful silhouette that accentuates your tankiness, and it has a regal feel thanks to the color palette. I also like the horn on the headpiece. What I don’t like is that it’s pretty basic, but I think that’s what the developers were going for. This set has three variations for three different roles.

Justicar Raiment (Holy):

• 2-Piece: Judgement of Light increases the amount healed by you by 20.
• 4-Piece: Reduces the cooldown on your Divine Favor by 15 seconds.

Justicar Armor (Protection):

• 2-Piece: Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Vengeance, and Seal of Blood damage increased by 10%.
• 4-Piece: Holy Shield deals 5% more damage.

Justicar Battlegear (Retribution):

• 2-Piece: Judgement of the Crusader deals 15% more damage.
• 4-Piece: Increases the damage of Judgement of Command by 10%.

I think Holy and Protection sets here are much better than the Retribution set. I don’t think there’s anything that majorly stands out here, but it’s a nice set that makes a beefy tank even better.

Priest - Incarnate Regalia

This set is kinda strange to rate, as it has some nice ambient effects, but I don’t like the glow on the shoulderpads. It looks like someone taped an LED strip on them. However, the rest of the set looks nice, and I know it might be a bad take to rate this set this low, but I just don’t like it, I’m sorry. The bonuses, however, are really nice:

Incarnate Regalia (Holy/Discipline):

• 2-Piece: Prayer of Healing causes an additional 20 healing over 9 seconds.
• 4-Piece: Each Flash Heal cast causes your next Greater Heal cast time be reduced by 0.1 second, stacking up to 5 times. Active for 15 seconds.

Incarnate Raiment (Shadow):

• 2-Piece: Shadowfiend now has 75 more stamina and lasts 3 seconds longer.
• 4-Piece: Mind Flay and Smite deal 5% more damage.

The best healer in the game becomes even better with this set. The Regalia stacking bonus might not seem like a lot, but it works perfectly in clutch situations.

Shaman - Cyclone Regalia

Okay, I gotta say this again: this is MY opinion only. I’m not ranking sets on their usefulness. I’m ranking them based on how good they look in my opinion. I think this would look better if it were more connected to the shamanistic nature. The bulkier Paladin top just doesn’t work with a wide skirt. This set has three variations.

Cyclone Regalia (Elemental):

• 2-Piece: Wrath of Air Totem grants an additional 20 spell damage.
• 4-Piece: Offensive spell crits have an 11% chance to reduce the base mana cost of the next spell by 270.

Cyclone Harness (Enhancement):

• 2-Piece: Strength of Earth Totem grants an additional 12 strength.
• 4-Piece: Stormstrike does an additional 30 damage per weapon.

Cyclone Raiment (Restoration):

• 2-Piece: Mana Spring Totem grants an additional 3 mana every 2 seconds.
• 4-Piece: Nature’s Swiftness cooldown is reduced by 24 seconds

I think that Cyclone Regalia has the best 4-piece bonus out of all the sets. The ability to cast spells for such a reduced price is truly a game-changer. The rest of the set bonuses are good too. If I were to rank these sets based on their effectiveness, this would be somewhere around the top.

Hunter - Demon Stalker Armor

Yeah, I’m ready for the flak. Remember, I said that I have a thing for headpieces that cover the face? This one is not the case. I think this one is the most mismatched setpiece out of all. What about it screams Hunter to you? Giant pauldrons and big horned headpiece make you look like a tank, not a swift DPS. This is my hot take, but this set just doesn’t look right. It’s designed really well, but it just doesn’t suit the class.

• 2-Piece: Reduces the chance of Feign Death being resisted by 5%.
• 4-Piece: Mana cost of your Multi-Shot is reduced by 10%.

This set looks somewhat decent on female characters. If you want to achieve the best looks with it, combine it with a chestpiece with a cape and remove the helmet. Then again, who am I to tell you how to wear it? The set bonuses do not add anything interesting to the table. They just make you stronger. It’s not that different from an attribute bonus. While I love playing as a hunter, this was always my pet peeve.

Tier 4 Sets Explanation

Now that I've ranted enough about the sets' designs, I can tell you how to get them and what the main changes are compared to Classic. You get the tier sets from the raids, just like before, but this time you don’t get the pieces. You get the tokens that allow you to get the pieces from the vendors.

• Fallen Hero Token: Warlock, Hunter, Mage.
• Fallen Champion Token: Paladin, Shaman, Rogue.
• Fallen Defender Token: Warrior, Priest, Druid.

You can get these tokens from Karazhan, Gruul’s Lair, and Magtheridon’s Lair bosses. All bosses drop tokens for a certain piece of armor.

You redeem these tokens from different vendors, depending on whether you chose Aldor or Scryer.

• Aldor: Find Asuur, Aldor’s Rise main sanctum.
• Scryer: Find Arodis Sunblade, Scryer’s Tier main sanctum.

Another major change is that the sets are now just 5 pieces instead of 8, and give a bonus for every 2 or 4 pieces worn, as you might’ve noticed from the set bonus descriptions above. This makes the build crafting deeper, as you no longer have to wear a full set of armor to proc its benefits. Some 4-piece bonuses are so weak they aren’t even worth wearing, but their 2-piece bonuses are really great.

Read our other TBC Classic Anniversary guides:

• Tank Tier List
• DPS Tier List
• Healer Tier List
• Gearing Guide

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