Item Set
Mantle of the Primal Core
A 5-piece Mail item set for Shaman, with 2-piece, 4-piece bonuses. Data from the current retail game data.
This page is the stat set: its pieces share set bonuses. The matching appearance collection is Mantle of the Primal Core, Mantle of the Primal Core, Mantle of the Primal Core under transmog sets.
Mantle of the Primal Core
Shaman · Mail · Bonuses at 2 pieces, 4 pieces
A 5-piece Mail item set for Shaman, with 2-piece, 4-piece bonuses.
Mantle of the Primal Core (0/5)
- Earthgrips of the Primal Core
- Embrace of the Primal Core
- Leggings of the Primal Core
- Locus of the Primal Core
- Tempests of the Primal Core
- (2) Set: Elemental Casting Stormkeeper grants 15% haste for 10 sec.
- (2) Set: Enhancement Stormstrike deals 15% increased damage and Lava Lash deals 15% increased damage.
- (2) Set: Restoration Unleash Life's cooldown is reduced by 3.1 sec and its direct healing is increased by 50%.
- (4) Set: Elemental Stormkeeper grants 1 additional stacks and increases the damage of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 25%.
- (4) Set: Enhancement Crash Lightning weapon enhancement effect additionally increases your Mastery by 2%.
- (4) Set: Restoration Unleash Life affects an additional spell cast at 100% effectiveness.
Set Facts
- Pieces
- 5
- Item level
- 197
- Quality
- Epic
- Bonus tiers
- 2 pieces, 4 pieces
- Class
Shaman- Binding
- Binds when picked up
Set Bonuses
Set Pieces (5)
Earthgrips of the Primal CoreHandsItem level 19739 Agility or Intellect59 Stamina45 Mastery21 Critical Strike
Embrace of the Primal CoreChestItem level 19753 Agility or Intellect79 Stamina63 Haste26 Mastery
Leggings of the Primal CoreLegsItem level 19753 Agility or Intellect79 Stamina60 Critical Strike29 Versatility
Locus of the Primal CoreHeadItem level 19753 Agility or Intellect79 Stamina59 Mastery30 Haste
Tempests of the Primal CoreShoulderItem level 19739 Agility or Intellect59 Stamina47 Haste19 Critical Strike
What the full set adds
Worn together the 5 pieces of Mantle of the Primal Core add 237 Agility or Intellect, 355 Stamina, 140 Haste and 130 Mastery. It also carries Critical Strike and Versatility.
- Agility or Intellect
- 237 on 5 pieces
- Stamina
- 355 on 5 pieces
- Haste
- 140 on 3 pieces
- Mastery
- 130 on 3 pieces
- Critical Strike
- 100 on 3 pieces
- Versatility
- 29 on 1 piece
Agility or Intellect is the primary stat on every piece that carries one. Of the secondary ratings Haste is the heaviest at 140 across 3 pieces, ahead of Mastery, Critical Strike and Versatility.
Armor, slots and requirements
Mantle of the Primal Core is a mail 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.
Every piece is item level 197 and needs character level 90.
Only a Shaman 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 Midnight.
Sold to a vendor those 5 pieces return 34g, and the single piece worth most at a vendor is Leggings of the Primal Core at 8g.
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.
- 12.1.0.69497 2-piece bonus: none → Shaman Elemental 12.0 Class Set 2pc
- 12.1.0.69497 4-piece bonus: none → Shaman Elemental 12.0 Class Set 4pc
- 12.1.0.69497 2-piece bonus: none → Shaman Enhancement 12.0 Class Set 2pc
- 12.1.0.69497 4-piece bonus: none → Shaman Enhancement 12.0 Class Set 4pc
- 12.1.0.69497 2-piece bonus: none → Shaman Restoration 12.0 Class Set 2pc
- 12.1.0.69497 4-piece bonus: none → Shaman Restoration 12.0 Class Set 4pc