The War Within Season 3: Tier Sets and Bonuses for Every Class

Get ready for a major shake-up for class sets in The War Within Season 3! The developers have just dropped a massive preview of the new tier bonuses, revealing a complete overhaul of their approach. Moving forward, set bonuses will no longer be tied to your specific spec. Instead, they will be directly linked to your chosen Heroic Talent tree, a change designed to create more diverse playstyles and have a far more meaningful effect on gameplay. See the full breakdown below. If you would rather skip the progression, a WoW raid boost gets you the loot.

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Death Knight

This is a commanding and exceptionally detailed plate armor set, clearly designed to evoke the classic aesthetic of an undead lord or a high-ranking general of a dark army. The design is a powerful fusion of heavy, jagged metal plates and magically infused, glowing elements:

Deathbringer

• 2 Pieces: Casting Reaper's Mark grants 2 stack of Exterminate for Blood and 1 stack for Frost with 150% first scythe and 125% second scythe effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Reaper's Mark can stack up to 15 additional times and increases your critical strike chance by 10% after it explodes for 8 sec.

Rider of the Apocalypse

• 2 Pieces: Unholy: Apocalypse now summons Whitemane for 10 sec. Whitemane's Undeath deals 10% increased damage and infects 1 additional target when it spreads, and her Death Coil deals 35% increased damage.
  Frost: Pillar of Frost now summons Trollbane for 10 sec. Trollbane's Icy Fury deals 10% increased damage and his Obliterate deals 35% increased damage.

• 4 Pieces: Unholy: Casting Death Coil or Epidemic orders Whitemane to cast her Death Coil or Epidemic alongside you at 125% effectiveness. Your Death Coil deals 40% increased damage to targets affected by Whitemane's Undeath.
  Frost: Casting Obliterate or Frostscythe orders Trollbane to cast his Obliterate or Frostscythe alongside you at 100% effectiveness. Your Obliterate deals 20% increased damage to targets affected by Trollbane's Icy Fury.

San'layn

• 2 Pieces: Infliction of Sorrow extends the duration of your disease by an additional 3.0 sec on your main target, and Essence of the Blood Queen additionally increases your Mastery by 0.8% per stack.
• 4 Pieces: Blood Beast lasts for an additional 4.0 sec, and Vampiric Strike increases the melee attack power of your ghoul (Unholy) or Dancing Rune Weapon (Blood) by 10% for 6 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

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Demon Hunter

This armor set presents the Demon Hunter not just as a fel-infused soldier, but as a primal, ritualistic hunter of demons. The design is a masterful blend of organic materials like bone, horns, and fur with raw, crackling magical energy, creating a truly savage and intimidating look:

Aldrachi Reaver

• 2 Pieces: Reaver's Glaive damage is increased by 60% and other Physical-only damage is increased by 30%.
• 4 Pieces: Reaver's Mark now stacks up to 2 times. Fury of the Aldrachi further empowers Blade Dance (Havoc) or Soul Cleave (Vengeance) when cast after Chaos Strike or Shear/Fracture respectively, increasing slashes to 12. Likewise, Chaos Strike (Havoc) or Shear/Fracture (Vengeance) are empowered by Reaver's Mark when cast after Blade Dance or Soul Cleave respectively, applying an additional stack for 100% of normal duration.

Fel Scarred

• 2 Pieces: Immolation Aura deals 30% increased damage and, while active, increases the damage of Chaos Strike (Havoc) or Soul Cleave (Vengeance) by 30%.
• 4 Pieces: Entering demon form now immediately induces a Demonsurge and shatters a demon soul fragment that grants 20% increased damage, lasting 10 sec for Havoc and 15 sec for Vengeance.

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Druid

This new Druid armor set presents a powerful and primal aesthetic, moving away from traditional themes of leaves and nature toward a more savage, spirit-focused design. It heavily incorporates bone, pelts, carved wood, and celestial symbols, creating a look fit for a fierce guardian of the wilds or a devotee of ancient Wild Gods:

Druid of the Claw

• 2 Pieces: Ravage increases your haste by 10%, chance to critically strike by 10%, and the damage your bleeds deal by 30% for 5 sec.
• 4 Pieces: Ravage has a 40% chance to make you Ravage your target again 4 sec later at 100% of its initial power for Feral and 60% effectiveness for Guardian.

Elune`s Chosen

• 2 Pieces: Balance: Starfire damage increased by 25%. Gaining Astral Power with Starfire has a 50% chance to launch a Starsurge at a victim at 50% effectiveness.
  Guardian: Thrash damage increased by 20%. Thrash has a 40% chance to launch a Starsurge at a victim at 65% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Balance: On impact, Starsurge launched by Starfire split to up to 3 additional targets at 80% effectiveness and grant a stack of Gathering Moonlight. Casting Fury of Elune or Full Moon consumes Gathering Moonlight to increase your damage by 4% per stack for 12 sec.
  Guardian: On impact, Starsurge launched by Thrash split to up to 3 additional targets at 20% effectiveness and grant a stack of Gathering Moonlight. Casting Lunar Beam consumes Gathering Moonlight to increase your damage by 4% per stack for 12 sec.

Keeper of the Grove

• 2 Pieces: Restoration: Casting Incarnation: Tree of Life or Convoke the Spirits calls upon the assistance of a dryad for 5 sec that casts Tranquility at 50% effectiveness and instantly Regrowth your lowest health ally at 200% effectiveness.
  Balance: Casting Celestial Alignment calls upon the assistance of a dryad for 10 sec that casts Starsurge at 70% effectiveness and Starfall at 100% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Restoration: When your Dryad fades, your next 2 Swiftmends heal for an additional amount equal to 5% of your healing done while it was active and splash 25% of their healing onto nearby allies, reduced beyond 5 targets.
  Balance: When your Dryad fades, your next 2 Starsurge damage for an additional amount equal to 5% of your damage done while it was active and splash 20% of their damage onto nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets.

Wildstalker

• 2 Pieces: Feral: The rate at which Bloodseeker Vines grow is increased by 40%. Tiger's FuryBloodseeker Vines to grow on up to 3 valid nearby enemies.
  Restoration: The rate at which Symbiotic Blooms grow is increased by 40%. Casting Regrowth with Clearcasting causes Symbiotic Blooms to grow on up to 2 valid nearby allies.
• 4 Pieces: Feral: Bloodseeker Vines have a 20% chance to trigger Bursting Growth every 2 sec at 100% effectiveness. Each stack of Bloodseeker Vines on an enemy increases Bursting Growth damage taken by 30%.
  Restoration: Symbiotic Blooms have a 20% chance to trigger Bursting Growth every 2 sec at 100% effectiveness. Each stack of Symbiotic Blooms on an ally increases Bursting Growth healing taken by 30%.

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Evoker

This new Evoker armor set embodies the regal and arcane power of the Dragonflights, featuring a sleek, draconic design that is both elegant and formidable:

Chronowarden

• 2 Pieces: Tip the Scales cooldown is reduced by 60 sec.
• 4 Pieces: Temporal Burst causes Chrono Flames to strike 1 additional target and repeat 10% additional damage or healing, up to a maximum of [(Spell power * 4) * (1 + Versatility)].

Flameshaper

• 2 Pieces: Engulf stokes your Inner Flame, increasing your damage and healing over time by 40% and increasing your chance to gain Essence Burst by 50% for 12 sec. Stacks up to 2 times. Multiple applications may overlap.
• 4 Pieces: Consuming Essence Burst during Inner Flame fires an Essence Bomb at your target, which damages nearby enemies for (400% of Spell power) (Devastation) or heals nearby allies for (500% of Spell power) (Preservation). The effect is reduced beyond 5 targets.

Scalecommander

• 2 Pieces: While flying during Breath of Eons / Deep Breath and for 10 seconds after, you command a squadron of 2 Dracthyr who will attack your targets with Disintegrate and Pyre.
• 4 Pieces: While your squadron is active, your Mass Disintegrate (Devastation) or Mass Eruption (Augmentation) strikes up to 2 additional targets. Additionally, your squadron assists you for 5 additional sec.

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Hunter

This new Hunter armor set deviates from traditional ranger themes for a more mystical "arcane sentinel" aesthetic, combining sharp, elegant plate armor with a mysterious hooded design and glowing magical accents:

Dark Ranger

• 2 Pieces: Increases Black Arrow damage by 10% and Bleak Powder damage by 20%. Firing a Black Arrow reduces the cooldown of Call of the Wild by 2.0 sec (Beast Mastery) or Trueshot by 1.0 sec (Marksmanship).
• 4 Pieces: Withering Fire's Black Arrow damage increased by 25%. Consuming Deathblow has a 50% chance to cause all Black Arrow Barrages during your next Withering Fire to fire 1 additional Black Arrow.

Pack Leader

• 2 Pieces: Increases Beast damage by 15%. Summoning a Beast grants 8% haste, mastery, or critical strike chance for 8 sec, based on the beast summoned. Additionally, increases Pet damage by 5% for Beast Mastery and 15% for Survival.
• 4 Pieces: Summoning a Beast has a 25% chance to rouse the nearby wildlife into a Stampede, charging your target and dealing [(600% of Attack power) * 3] Physical damage to your enemies over 7 sec. Your chance to summon a Stampede is increased to 100% while you have Lead from the Front.

Sentinel

• 2 Pieces: When Lunar Storm fades, gain the Boon of Elune. For Marksmanship, this causes your next 2 Aimed Shot to deal 20% increased Arcane damage. For Survival, it causes your next 2 Wildfire Bombs to deal 60% increased Arcane damage.
• 4 Pieces: Sentinel damage is increased by 25%. Abilities that consume the Boon of Elune are guaranteed to apply 2 stack of Sentinel.

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Mage

This new Mage armor set embodies the grandeur of a celestial archmage, featuring ornate, plumed regalia, floating arcane orbs, and a magnificent crested wizard hat:

Frostfire

• 2 Pieces: Fire: Comet Storm, Ice Nova, and Frostfire Burst deal 10% increased damage and now apply Ignite at 150% effectiveness.
  Frost: Meteor, Frostfire Burst, and Frostfire Bolt deal 10% more damage and now apply Ignite, dealing an additional 30% damage over 9 sec.
• 4 Pieces: Fire: Casting Pyroblast has a 20% chance to also cast a Glacial Spike at 100% effectiveness that doesn't root. Additionally, Glacial Spike now benefits from Ignite.
  Frost: Casting Glacial Spike has a 100% chance to also cast a Pyroblast at 100% effectiveness. Additionally, Pyroblast now benefits from Ignite.

Spellslinger

• 2 Pieces: Arcane: Arcane Blast damage increased by 20%. Direct Splinter damage has a 50% chance to grant a stack of Arcane Harmony.
  Frost: Ice Lance and Icicle damage increased by 20%. Direct Splinter damage has a 25% chance to grant a stack of Cold Front.
• 4 Pieces: For Arcane, Arcane Orb grants a stack of Arcane Harmony (100% chance, max 5); also gains Intuition at 5 stacks. For Frost, when Cold Front summons a Frozen Orb, you gain 10% increased spell damage for 10 sec and can generate Cold Front stacks from Frozen Orb damage (15% chance).

Sunfury

• 2 Pieces: Spellfire Sphere spell damage bonus increased by 1.0%. Your Arcane Phoenix has a 25% chance to cast an exceptional spell without consuming a Spellfire Sphere.
• 4 Pieces: When your Phoenix expires, it empowers you even further beyond, granting Lesser Time Warp and 10% increased spell damage for 10 sec.

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Monk

This new Monk armor set evokes the image of a spiritual guardian, featuring heavy, ornate armor plates that house large, glowing orbs of chi:

Conduit of the Celestials

• 2 Pieces: Casting Slicing Winds (Windwalker) or Thunder Focus Tea (Mistweaver) will also trigger Heart of the Jade Serpent for 8 sec at 100% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Heart of the Jade Serpent increases your haste by 15% while active and for 4 sec afterwards.

Master of Harmony

• 2 Pieces: Gaining vitality has an increasing chance to cause your next Tiger Palm to unleash a Harmonic Charge. This deals [X * (400% of Spell power) / 100] Nature damage and [Y * (500% of Spell power) / 100] healing. For Mistweaver, the multipliers (X/Y) are 20/80, while for Brewmaster they are 80/20.
• 4 Pieces: Casting Thunder Focus Tea guarantees that your next 2 casts of Tiger Palm will trigger a Harmonic Charge.

Shado-Pan

• 2 Pieces: Flurry Strikes deal 30% more damage, and activating Weapons of Order (Brewmaster) or Storm, Earth, and Fire (Windwalker) instantly grants 10 stacks of Flurry Strikes that trigger on your next attack at 100% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Flurry charge generation is increased by 100%, and Flurry Strikes triggers for every 120 energy spent during Storm, Earth, and Fire (Windwalker) or Weapons of Order (Brewmaster).

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Paladin

This new Paladin armor set presents a regal and commanding "holy legionnaire" theme, featuring a distinctive crested helmet, intricately detailed plate armor, and a flowing, decorative tabard:

Herald of the Sun

• 2 Pieces: Dawnlight healing and damage is increased by 30% and you gain Solar Wrath after Avenging Wrath fades causing Sun's Avatar effect to linger for an additional 10 sec.
• 4 Pieces: Solar Wrath increases the effectiveness of your Holy Power spenders by 15% and grants you 2 Dawnlight.

Lightsmith

• 2 Pieces: Hammer and Anvil effect is increased by 15% (damage for Protection, healing for Holy), and it can also be activated at 100% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Hammer and Anvil also grants a stack of Masterwork, causing your next Holy Armament to cast one Lesser version of itself on a nearby ally for each stack.

Templar

• 2 Pieces: Your Empyrean Hammer deals 20% increased critical strike damage and its critical strikes have 50% chance to grant an additional stack of Light's Deliverance.
• 4 Pieces: Hammer of Light deals 35% increased damage to its primary target, strikes 3 additional secondary targets, and can be cast one additional time after Wake of Ashes (Retribution) or Eye of Tyr (Protection).

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Priest

This new Priest armor set creates a formidable image of a battle-cleric or high inquisitor, characterized by its ornate armored robes, a menacing spiked hood, and celestial orbs of power floating above the shoulders:

Archon

• 2 Pieces: Shadow: Halos generate an additional 10 Insanity over 5 sec and Resonant Energy additionally increases the damage of your Devouring Plague by 5%.
  Holy: Halos reduce the cooldown of your Holy Word: Serenity and Holy Word: Sanctify by 5 sec and Resonant Energy additionally increases the healing of your Holy Words by 5%.
• 4 Pieces: While Power Surge is active, every 2 casts of Holy Word: Serenity or Holy Word: Sanctify (Holy) or Devouring Plague (Shadow) adds another Halo to the effect at 100% effectiveness, up to 2 times.

Oracle

• 2 Pieces: Discipline: The first bolt of each Penance cast damages or heals for 200% more.
  Holy: Casting Prayer of Mending heals your target for (1400% of Spell power).
• 4 Pieces: Casting Premonition of Piety or Premonition of Solace grants 2 stack of Premonition of Insight at 100% effectiveness. Consuming a stack of Premonition of Insight increases your Haste by 1.0% for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Voidweaver

• 2 Pieces: Void Blast damage is increased by 40% and its cast time is reduced by 20%. Additionally, Penance damage is increased by 40% for Discipline, and Void Blast cooldown is reduced by 50% for Shadow.
• 4 Pieces: Void Blast causes Entropic Rift to grow. When it collapses, it empowers your next ability and Collapsing Void. For Discipline, this means +10% to Collapsing Void damage and up to +200% damage on your next Mind Blast. For Shadow, the bonuses are +20% to Collapsing Void damage and up to +200% damage on your next Void Torrent.

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Rogue

This new Rogue armor set embodies the fantasy of a master assassin, featuring an intimidating masked hood, iconic daggers crossed over the chest, and a mysterious smoke effect emanating from the shoulders:

Deathstalker

• 2 Pieces: Shiv increases the effectiveness of all Deathstalker damage effects by 50% for Assassination, while Symbols of Death increases it by 30% for Subtlety.
• 4 Pieces: The duration of Shiv (Assassination) and Symbols of Death (Subtlety) is increased by 2 sec, and they now consume an application of your active Deathstalker's Mark when activated.

Fatebound

• 2 Pieces: Increases the duration of Ghostly Strike (Outlaw) and Kingsbane (Assassination) by 4 sec. Ghostly Strike damage is increased by 50%, while Kingsbane is increased by 10%. Additionally, for both specs Edge Case now flips an additional Fatebound Coin and is triggered by activating your respective ability.
• 4 Pieces: Having a lucky Fatebound Coin reduces ability cooldowns: the cooldown of Adrenaline Rush (Outlaw) and Deathmark (Assassination) is reduced by 30 sec, while Ghostly Strike (Outlaw) and Kingsbane (Assassination) have their cooldowns reduced by 15 sec.

Trickster

• 2 Pieces: Unseen Blade deals 30% increased damage and has a 30% chance to immediately refresh its cooldown.
• 4 Pieces: Coup de Grace may now be activated a second time within 5 sec, dealing 100% of normal damage.

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Shaman

This new Shaman armor set embodies the savage spirit of a Farseer, distinguished by its iconic wolf-head helm and a crest of flowing elemental power:

Farseer

• 2 Pieces: Ancestral Swiftness summons an empowered Ancestor for 15 sec that deals 10% increased damage and healing.
• 4 Pieces: Ancestral Swiftness reduces spell cast time and mana cost by 25% and increases the recharge rate of Lava Burst by 50% for 8 sec. For Restoration, it also increases the recharge rate of Riptide.

Stormbringer

• 2 Pieces: Ascendance has a 100% chance to grant a charge of Tempest and now activates for 6.0 sec after every 6 Awakening Storms for Elemental, or every 3 for Enhancement.
• 4 Pieces: Increases Nature damage by 5.0% for Enhancement and 3.0% for Elemental. Additionally, Ascendance empowers your next 2 Tempest to gather a storm that deals Nature damage after 1.5 sec. The storm deals (400% of Attack power) for Enhancement, and (960% of Spell power) for Elemental.

Totemic

• 2 Pieces: After consuming all Whirling Element Motes, your Surging Totem casts Primordial Storm (Enhancement) or you cast Downpour (Elemental), with the effect occurring at the totem's location at 200% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: Your next spell will cast again at 150% effectiveness after using a specific ability. For Enhancement, casting Primordial Storm Lava Lash or Fire Nova. For Restoration, casting Downpour empowers Chain Heal, Healing Wave, or Healing Surge.

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Warlock

This new Warlock armor set embodies the sinister power of a demonologist, defined by its menacing horned helm and the all-seeing, glowing eye of a demonic entity:

Diabolist

• 2 Pieces: Summon a Demonic Oculus (up to 3) by casting a full power Hand of Gul'dan (Demonology) or Chaos Bolt/Rain of Fire (Destruction). Consuming Demonic Art then flings your Oculi at the target, causing them to explode for (457% of Spell power) Fire damage to the primary target and (304% of Spell power) Fire damage to enemies within 10 yds.
• 4 Pieces: Demonic Oculi analyze the battle while active and deliver information to you as they explode, increasing your Intellect by 2% for 10 sec.

Hellcaller

• 2 Pieces: Malevolence increases the stack count of Wither by an additional 2 stacks, and Mark of Xavius increases Blackened Soul damage by an additional 6% per stack for Affliction and 3% for Destruction.
• 4 Pieces: Casting Malevolence prevents Blackened Soul from consuming stacks for 8 sec. For Affliction, it grants 2 stacks of Tormented Crescendo and makes Blackened Soul deal damage 25% faster. For Destruction, it grants 2 stacks of Backdraft and makes Blackened Soul deal damage 15% faster.

Soul Harvester

• 2 Pieces: Shadow of Death unleashes your demonic soul to assault your current target for 12 sec, dealing (232% of Spell power) Shadow damage and (155% of Spell power) Shadow damage to enemies within 10 yds with each swipe.
• 4 Pieces: Demonic Soul damage increased by 45% and Wicked Reaping damage increased by 45%. Your demonic soul generates 1 Soul Shard every 3 sec while assaulting enemies.

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Warrior

This new Warrior armor set embodies the unstoppable might of a juggernaut, clad in thick, spiked plate armor and crowned with a crest of glowing crystals:

Colossus

• 2 Pieces: Demolish damage increased by 20% and critical strike damage of your abilities is increased by up to 20% on targets affected by your Demolish for 10 sec based on the number of stacks of Colossal Might consumed.
• 4 Pieces: Demolish increases the critical strike chance of your next 2 Mortal Strike (Arms) or 2 Shield Slam (Protection) by 100%. Critical strikes with these abilities increase your Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 100% for 8 sec.

Mountain Thane

• 2 Pieces: Thunder Blast has a 35% chance to call down 5 Ionizing Strikes on affected targets. Each strike deals (20% of Attack power) Nature damage.
• 4 Pieces: Ionizing Strikes deal 50% more damage and have a 20% chance to grant a charge of Thunder Blast.

Slayer

• 2 Pieces: Execute damage increased by 20% and Execute from Sudden Death have a 10% chance per stack of Overwhelmed on the target to trigger a Slayer's Strike at 100% effectiveness.
• 4 Pieces: The damage of Overpower (Arms) and Raging Blow (Fury) is increased by 20%, and they now have a 2% chance per stack of Overwhelmed on the target to trigger Reap the Storm at 100% effectiveness.

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