Mantle of the Primal Core

Set Facts

Pieces

5

Item level

197

Quality

Epic

Bonus tiers

2 pieces, 4 pieces

Class

Shaman

Binding

Binds when picked up

Set Bonuses

Elemental

2 piecesCasting Stormkeeper grants 15% haste for 10 sec.

4 piecesStormkeeper grants 1 additional stacks and increases the damage of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 25%.

Enhancement

2 piecesStormstrike deals 15% increased damage and Lava Lash deals 15% increased damage.

4 piecesCrash Lightning weapon enhancement effect additionally increases your Mastery by 2%.

Restoration

2 piecesUnleash Life's cooldown is reduced by 3.1 sec and its direct healing is increased by 50%.

4 piecesUnleash Life affects an additional spell cast at 100% effectiveness.

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.

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