Sinister Savant's Cursethreads

Set Facts

Pieces

5

Item level

480

Quality

Epic

Bonus tiers

2 pieces, 4 pieces

Class

Warlock

Binding

Binds when picked up

Set Bonuses

Affliction

2 piecesWhen Agony grants you a Soul Shard, you have a chance to gain Cruel Inspiration, increasing your haste by 12% for 6 sec.

4 piecesCruel Inspiration also grants 2 charges of Cruel Epiphany, up to 5 charges. Each charge of Cruel Epiphany increases the damage of your next Malefic Rapture or Seed of Corruption by 40%.

Demonology

2 piecesDemonbolt and Felstorm damage increased by 20%.

4 piecesDemonbolt has a chance to make your next Hand of Gul'dan instant and deal 150% increased damage.

Destruction

2 piecesConsuming Soul Shards has a chance to grant you Chaos Maelstrom, increasing your critical strike chance by 15% for 10 sec.

4 piecesYour critical strikes deal 212% damage instead of the usual 200%.

Set Pieces (5)

• Amice of the Sinister SavantShoulderItem level 480551 Intellect827 Stamina253 Critical Strike110 Versatility
• Cursed Robes of the Sinister SavantChestItem level 480735 Intellect1,102 Stamina331 Mastery154 Critical Strike
• Grimhorns of the Sinister SavantHeadItem level 480735 Intellect1,102 Stamina334 Haste151 Versatility
• Grips of the Sinister SavantHandsItem level 480551 Intellect827 Stamina255 Haste109 Mastery
• Leggings of the Sinister SavantLegsItem level 480735 Intellect1,102 Stamina315 Haste170 Critical Strike

What the full set adds

Worn together the 5 pieces of Sinister Savant's Cursethreads add 3,307 Intellect, 4,960 Stamina, 904 Haste and 577 Critical Strike. It also carries Mastery and Versatility.

Intellect

3,307 on 5 pieces

Stamina

4,960 on 5 pieces

Haste

904 on 3 pieces

Critical Strike

577 on 3 pieces

Mastery

440 on 2 pieces

Versatility

261 on 2 pieces

Intellect is the primary stat on every piece that carries one. Of the secondary ratings Haste is the heaviest at 904 across 3 pieces, ahead of Critical Strike, Mastery and Versatility.

Armor, slots and requirements

Sinister Savant's Cursethreads 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.

Every piece is item level 480 and needs character level 70.

Only a Warlock 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 380g, and the single piece worth most at a vendor is Cursed Robes of the Sinister Savant 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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