Tier sets are back in WoW Forever: every one of the nine classes gets its own raid armor, and classes with more than one role get a separate set for each, 18 sets in total. Each set has six pieces and bonuses at 2, 3, 4 and 5 pieces. The twist is how you get them. Four slots, legs, hands, shoulders and feet, are crafted from recipes sold on Mount Hyjal, but the key material only comes from disenchanting loot from the raids that open on December 9, 2026, and only one crafted piece can be worn at first. Below you'll find every set by class and role, how the bonuses are built, the full crafting route with costs and materials, and the equip limit that decides how many bonuses you can actually reach.
The short version of how tier works in Forever fits into one table. The sections below explain each line.
| Detail | WoW Forever tier sets |
|---|---|
| Number of sets | 18: one per role, nine classes |
| Pieces per set | 6: head, shoulders, chest, hands, legs, feet |
| Set bonuses | At 2, 3, 4 and 5 pieces |
| Craftable slots | Legs, hands, shoulders, feet |
| Head and chest | In the set data, no source revealed yet |
| Key material | Malleable Essence of Nature, disenchanted from Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps loot |
| Crafted pieces you can wear | 1 by default, 2 with a Rousing Seed Pod |
| Raids open | December 9, 2026 |
Hybrid classes get one set per role, much like tier in The Burning Crusade. Two sets of the same class never count toward each other's bonuses, so a Protection Warrior chases Battleplate of Glory and an Arms or Fury Warrior chases Battlegear of Glory. Hunters, Mages, Rogues and Warlocks share one set across all specs.
| Class | Role | Tier set |
|---|---|---|
| Druid | Balance | Grovekeeper Eclipse |
| Druid | Feral | Grovekeeper Ferocity |
| Druid | Guardian | Grovekeeper Rage |
| Druid | Restoration | Grovekeeper Raiment |
| Hunter | All specs | Wildstalker Armor |
| Mage | All specs | Manaflare Regalia |
| Paladin | Holy | Justice Armor |
| Paladin | Protection | Justice Battleplate |
| Paladin | Retribution | Justice Battlegear |
| Priest | Discipline and Holy | Vestments of Conviction |
| Priest | Shadow | Raiments of Conviction |
| Rogue | All specs | Grimstitch Armor |
| Shaman | Elemental | The Spiritcaller's Storm |
| Shaman | Enhancement | The Spiritcaller's Rage |
| Shaman | Restoration | The Spiritcaller |
| Warlock | All specs | Demonheart Raiment |
| Warrior | Arms and Fury | Battlegear of Glory |
| Warrior | Protection | Battleplate of Glory |
Each set also comes in four High-Definition color variants and a Standard-Definition version built on lower-poly models for the SD character option. The appearances and exact bonus values of every set are in the class guides linked in the table.
All 18 sets follow the same pattern, so once you know one set you can read the others. The 2-piece bonus adds a core stat for the role, the 3-piece improves a utility spell, the 4-piece adds power against one creature type or general healing, and the 5-piece upgrades the spec's signature ability.
| Pieces | What the bonus does | Example: Grovekeeper Raiment, Restoration Druid |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Role stat: Hit for casters, Haste for melee and Hunters, Spirit for healers, Defense for tanks | +10 Spirit |
| 3 | A utility or defensive spell gets better | Barkskin cooldown reduced by 10 sec |
| 4 | Damage against Demons, Undead, Elementals, Beasts or Humanoids, or healing and spell damage for healers | Up to 26 healing and 9 spell damage |
| 5 | The spec's key ability gets stronger or comes back faster | Swiftmend cooldown reduced by 3 sec |
The bonuses are from beta data and may still be tuned before the raids open. The 4-piece creature-type bonuses also hint at what each raid will throw at you: casters get bonuses against Demons and Elementals, melee against Humanoids and Undead.
Crafting is the only confirmed route right now. Each set lists six pieces, and four of them, legs, hands, shoulders and feet, have recipes. Head and chest are in the set data but have no source yet. They are expected to drop in Hyjal Summit or the Barrow Deeps, but Blizzard hasn't confirmed it, and we'll update this guide once the raids are datamined or open.
Even the crafted route runs through the raids: the recipes and every craft cost Malleable Essence of Nature, which only comes from disenchanting items from Hyjal Summit or the Barrow Deeps. Nobody crafts tier before December 9.
Boss by boss tactics and loot are covered in our WoW Forever Hyjal Summit guide and our Barrow Deeps raid guide.
The recipes are sold by Aisarra Nightmeadow in Mount Hyjal, at 71.0, 51.2. She sells recipes only, so the armor still has to be crafted by whoever learns them. The price is paid in Malleable Essence of Nature, and each slot has its own reputation and specialization requirement.
| Recipe slot | Essence cost | Requirements to learn |
|---|---|---|
| Legs | 8 | Friendly with Guardians of Hyjal and the Friendly Advice quest |
| Hands | 6 | Higher Guardians of Hyjal reputation and Gloves specialization |
| Shoulders | 6 | Higher Guardians of Hyjal reputation and Shoulders specialization |
| Feet | 6 | Higher Guardians of Hyjal reputation and Boots specialization |
The recipes bind on pickup, so the reputation and the specialization belong to the crafter, not to the player who will wear the armor. The finished armor binds on equip: anyone with the recipe can make your piece and trade it to you.
Every tier recipe needs 300 skill in its profession, and the armor type decides which one. Skill alone isn't enough: the craft happens at a camp station learned from a Blueprint, and placing that station also takes 300 skill and a Campfire nearby. The Blueprints drop from specific dungeon bosses.
| Profession | Armor and classes | Camp station | Station Blueprint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailoring 300 | Cloth: Mage, Priest, Warlock | Loom | Blueprint: Loom |
| Leatherworking 300 | Leather: Druid, Rogue; Mail: Hunter, Shaman | Sewing Machine | Blueprint: Sewing Machine |
| Blacksmithing 300 | Plate: Paladin, Warrior | Master Forge | Blueprint: Master Forge |
The fastest route to 300 in each crafting profession is laid out in our WoW Forever professions guide.
Malleable Essence of Nature is spent twice: once on the recipe and again in every craft, next to three other reagents. Each craft makes two copies of the piece, and since both bind on equip, the spare can go to a guildmate or onto the Auction House. Quantities in the table are per craft.
| Profession | Slots | Materials per craft | Example craft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailoring | Legs | 5 Malleable Essence of Nature; 3 Mooncloth; 22 Bolt of Runecloth; 8 Rune Thread | Manaflare Pants |
| Tailoring | Hands, shoulders, feet | 3 Malleable Essence of Nature; 2 Mooncloth; 16 Bolt of Runecloth; 8 Rune Thread | Manaflare Gloves |
| Leatherworking | Legs | 5 Malleable Essence of Nature; 4 Cured Rugged Hide; 24 Fel Leather; 8 Rune Thread | Grovekeeper Trousers |
| Leatherworking | Hands, shoulders, feet | 3 Malleable Essence of Nature; 2 Cured Rugged Hide; 18 Fel Leather; 8 Rune Thread | Grovekeeper Grips |
| Blacksmithing | Legs | 5 Malleable Essence of Nature; 4 Arcanite Bar; 18 Heavy Thorium Bar; 1 Elemental Flux | Justice Leggings |
| Blacksmithing | Hands, shoulders, feet | 3 Malleable Essence of Nature; 2 Arcanite Bar; 12 Heavy Thorium Bar; 1 Elemental Flux | Justice Gauntlets |
Crafted tier armor is item level 61 and requires level 60. Every crafted piece belongs to one category, Artisan's Tier, and only one item from it can be equipped by default. That single rule caps how far crafting alone can take you.
A Rousing Seed Pod raises the limit to two. Rhylin Stonethorn sells it for 10 gold at 70.6, 51.2 in Mount Hyjal, right next to the recipe vendor, and it requires level 60 and Revered with Guardians of Hyjal.
In practice, two crafted pieces with the Seed Pod give you the 2-piece bonus. Anything above that needs pieces from another source, which for now means the head and chest that are still unrevealed. Plan your Guardians of Hyjal reputation early: it gates both the recipes and the second crafted slot.
Crafted tier is gated by reputation, professions and raid materials at once, so the players who prepare before December 9 will wear it first. To be ready on day one, our WoW Forever pre-raid gear service covers the slots tier will not fill, and a Hyjal Summit carry brings in the raid materials once it opens.
18. Every class has at least one set, and hybrid classes get one per role: four for Druids, three for Paladins and Shamans, two for Priests and Warriors.
Legs, hands, shoulders and feet are crafted from recipes sold by Aisarra Nightmeadow on Mount Hyjal, using Malleable Essence of Nature from raid loot. The head and chest sources are not revealed yet.
Not confirmed yet. The materials for crafted tier come from Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps, and the head and chest pieces are expected to drop there, but no drop sources are in the data so far.
From December 9, 2026, when Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps open. Malleable Essence of Nature only comes from those raids, so no tier can be crafted before then.
No. Only the crafter needs the profession and the recipe. Crafted tier binds on equip, so another player can make it and trade it to you; you need level 60 and the right class.
One by default. A Rousing Seed Pod raises the Artisan's Tier limit to two; it costs 10 gold and needs level 60 and Revered with Guardians of Hyjal.
Yes. Each set has four HD color variants and a Standard-Definition version for the SD character models.
Tier is only part of the endgame. These guides cover the raids that feed it and the gear around it.
