Bindings of the Crystal Scholar

Set Facts

Pieces

5

Item level

389 to 398

Quality

Epic

Bonus tiers

2 pieces, 4 pieces

Class

Mage

Binding

Binds when picked up

Set Bonuses

Arcane

2 piecesFor each Arcane Charge, Arcane Blast critical strike chance is increased by 3% and Arcane Explosion critical strike chance is increased by 3%.

4 piecesBonus text is in the game files but not yet resolved for display.

Fire

2 piecesPyroblasts and Flamestrikes cast with Hot Streak deal 10% increased damage.

4 piecesFire Blast, Phoenix Flames, and Fireball deal 10% increased damage and their chance to critically strike is increased by 10%.

Frost

2 piecesIce Lance and Frozen Orb damage increased by 10%.

4 piecesConsuming Fingers of Frost increases spell damage by 8% for 6 sec.

Set Pieces (5)

• Crystal Scholar's BeaconsShoulderItem level 398257 Intellect385 Stamina131 Critical Strike58 Haste
• Crystal Scholar's CowlHeadItem level 398342 Intellect514 Stamina180 Haste72 Versatility
• Crystal Scholar's PageturnersHandsItem level 395250 Intellect375 Stamina128 Mastery60 Haste
• Crystal Scholar's TunicChestItem level 395333 Intellect499 Stamina179 Versatility71 Mastery
• Crystal Scholar's BritchesLegsItem level 389315 Intellect472 Stamina175 Mastery70 Critical Strike

What the full set adds

Worn together the 5 pieces of Bindings of the Crystal Scholar add 1,497 Intellect, 2,245 Stamina, 374 Mastery and 298 Haste. It also carries Versatility and Critical Strike.

Intellect

1,497 on 5 pieces

Stamina

2,245 on 5 pieces

Mastery

374 on 3 pieces

Haste

298 on 3 pieces

Versatility

251 on 2 pieces

Critical Strike

201 on 2 pieces

Intellect is the primary stat on every piece that carries one. Of the secondary ratings Mastery is the heaviest at 374 across 3 pieces, ahead of Haste, Versatility and Critical Strike.

Armor, slots and requirements

Bindings of the Crystal Scholar is a cloth armor set of 5 pieces covering Head, Shoulder, Chest, Hands and Legs.

That leaves Neck, Back, Wrist, Waist, Feet, Finger and Trinket to be filled from outside the set, 7 of the twelve armor slots.

The pieces run from item level 389 to 398, and each one needs character level 70.

Only a Mage can equip these pieces.

Every piece binds when it is picked up, so no part of this set can be traded or bought from another player.

The client files the set under Dragonflight.

Sold to a vendor those 5 pieces return 382g, and the single piece worth most at a vendor is Crystal Scholar's Britches at 95g.

Wearing the set

The bonuses come in at 2 and 4 pieces, out of the 5 pieces this set can put on a character at once.

Every bonus is live once 4 pieces are on, which leaves 1 slot free for gear from outside the set without losing anything.

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