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Item Set

Plate of the Lightning Emperor

Epic

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

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Set Facts

Pieces
15
Item level
502 to 535
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 (15)

What the full set adds

Worn together the 5 pieces of Plate of the Lightning Emperor add 191 Strength, 23 Expertise, 21 Hit and 19 Parry. It also carries Dodge and Mastery. The current build records 15 item versions of those 5 pieces, one per difficulty, and the totals here take the highest item level version of each slot.

Strength
191 on 5 pieces
Stamina
on 5 pieces
Expertise
23 on 2 pieces
Hit
21 on 2 pieces
Parry
19 on 2 pieces
Dodge
17 on 2 pieces
Mastery
16 on 2 pieces

Strength is the primary stat on every piece that carries one. Of the secondary ratings Expertise is the heaviest at 23 across 2 pieces, ahead of Hit, Parry, Dodge and Mastery.

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 15 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 502 to 535, and each one needs character level 90.

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

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 Classic.

Sold to a vendor those 5 pieces return 137g, and the single piece worth most at a vendor is Lightning Emperor's Chestguard at 34g.

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.

Where the pieces drop

Drops inPandaria
BossesNalak, The Storm Lord
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