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Item Set

Plate of the Lightning Emperor

Epic

25 pieces and 2 set bonuses from the current retail game data.

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Set Facts

Pieces
25
Item level
39 to 41
Quality
Epic
Bonus tiers
2 pieces, 4 pieces
Binding
Binds when picked up

Set Bonuses

2 piecesCasting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% additional block chance for 5 sec per Holy Power.
4 piecesYou gain 1 Holy Power for each 20% of your health taken as damage while Divine Protection is active.

Set Pieces (25)

What the full set adds

Worn together the 5 pieces of Plate of the Lightning Emperor add 39 Strength or Intellect, 59 Stamina, 36 Critical Strike and 33 Mastery. It also carries Haste. The current build records 25 item versions of those 5 pieces, one per difficulty, and the totals here take the highest item level version of each slot.

Strength or Intellect
39 on 5 pieces
Stamina
59 on 5 pieces
Critical Strike
36 on 5 pieces
Mastery
33 on 4 pieces
Haste
5 on 1 piece

Strength or Intellect is the primary stat on every piece that carries one. Of the secondary ratings Critical Strike is the heaviest at 36 across 5 pieces, ahead of Mastery and Haste.

Armor, slots and requirements

Plate of the Lightning Emperor is a plate armor set covering Head, Shoulder, Chest, Hands and Legs, recorded in the current build as 25 items across those 5 pieces.

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 39 to 41, and each one needs character level 35.

5 of the 5 pieces carry sockets, 10 in total.

Only a Paladin 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 Mists of Pandaria.

Sold to a vendor those 5 pieces return 325g, and the single piece worth most at a vendor is Lightning Emperor's Chestguard at 81g.

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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