(2) Set (Blood): Consuming Runic Power has a chance to cause your next Heart Strike to apply Ashen Decay, reducing damage dealt to you by 10% and increasing your damage dealt to afflicted targets by 20% for 8 sec.
(2) Set (Frost): Chill Streak's range is increased by 4 yds and can bounce off of you.
(2) Set (Unholy): Apocalypse summons an additional Magus of the Dead. Your Magus of the Dead Shadow Bolt now fires a volley of Shadow Bolts at up to 4 nearby enemies.
(4) Set (Blood): Soul Reaper's execute damage and Abomination Limb's damage applies Ashen Decay to enemy targets, and Heart Strike and Blood Boil's direct damage extends Ashen Decay by 1.1 sec.
(4) Set (Frost): Chill Streak can bounce 3 additional times and each time it bounces, you have a 35% chance to gain a Rune, reduce Chill Streak cooldown by 5 sec, or reduce the cooldown of Empower Rune Weapon by 6 sec.
(4) Set (Unholy): Each Rune you spend increases the duration of your active Magi by 0.5 sec and your Magi will now also cast Amplify Damage, increasing the damage you deal by 5% for 10 sec.
Thorns of the Risen Nightmare is one of 5 pieces of Risen Nightmare's Gravemantle, alongside Skewers of the Risen Nightmare, Greaves of the Risen Nightmare and Piercing Gaze of the Risen Nightmare and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.
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Thorns of the Risen Nightmare Game Data
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Thorns of the Risen Nightmare is listed as Boss Drop / Vendor / Achievement. Appearance IDs: 82962, 82951, 82929, 82940. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
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How Thorns of the Risen Nightmare Compares
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Thorns of the Risen Nightmare suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 1 items nearest to Thorns of the Risen Nightmare (item level 441) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot.
Thorns of the Risen Nightmare is part of the transmog set Risen Nightmare's Gravemantle (Death Knight only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Thorns of the Risen Nightmare is part of the transmog set Verdant Gladiator's Plate Armor (Death Knight only), which the Appearances collection lists in 2 versions. The other 16 pieces:
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Where Thorns of the Risen Nightmare Fits
Other Items Named Thorns of the Risen Nightmare
1 other item in the current build is also called Thorns of the Risen Nightmare. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Items Numbered Next to Thorns of the Risen Nightmare
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 207201 (207196 to 207206) were usually added in the same batch as Thorns of the Risen Nightmare: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.