Set Facts
- Pieces
- 14
- Quality
- Epic
- Item level
- 219
- Slots
- Head x2, Shoulder x2, Back, Chest, Wrist x2, Hands, Waist x2, Legs x2, Feet
- Armor coverage
- 9 of 8 armor slots
- Binds
- Bind on Pickup
- Difficulty tier
- Raid Finder
- Journal sources
- 4 encounters
Set Pieces (14)
Preview in Dressing Room See this set on a 3D character.
All 14 pieces drop from bosses. It mixes Plate (13) and Cloth (1). Wearing them requires level 90. The set was added in patch 12.1.0.
Source is the collection journal’s own source for each appearance, read from the current retail build; bosses, quests, recipes, prices and requirements come from the game’s item, journal and quest records.
What This Set Covers
This is a complete head-to-toe outfit - it fills 9 armor slots, so it can be worn as a full look with nothing borrowed from another set. Every piece is Bind on Pickup, so the appearances have to be earned rather than bought.
- Pieces
- 14
- Slots covered
- Head x2, Shoulder x2, Back, Chest, Wrist x2, Hands, Waist x2, Legs x2, Feet
- Binding
- Bind on Pickup (14)
- Expansion
- Midnight
- Set type
- Raid Finder
Slot and binding read from the current retail build’s item records for this set’s own pieces.
Where These Pieces Drop
4 of this set's 14 pieces drop from 4 encounters in The Tidebound Grotto and The Venomous Abyss. The rest come from vendors, quests, crafting or world drops, which the dungeon journal does not record.
Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Where to Farm This Set
4 bosses in The Tidebound Grotto and The Venomous Abyss drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
Hidden beneath the waves of Atal'Utek lies the Tidebound Grotto, a submerged cave veiled by shifting tides. Within, the naga sorceress Nymrissa Wavecaller bends the tides to conceal her domain--and to drown any who dare uncover it.
- Nymrissa Wavecaller drops 1 piece of this set (Waist). Adventure Guide map pin: 51.6, 54.0 on the The Tidebound Grotto map. Nymrissa Wavecaller commands the restless sea itself, concealing her lair beneath shifting tides. Those who dare uncover her sanctuary find her murloc minions eager to answer their mistress' call.
Guided by the dark whispers of Malacrass, Zul'jan has freed the forgotten broods of Ula'tek from their prison. As the monster's power grows, Zul'jarra calls upon the Champions of Azeroth to descend into the Vaults of Atal'Utek to stop her brother before the weapon is unleashed upon Azeroth.
- Nek'zali the Soulcoiler drops 1 piece of this set (Head). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.3, 50.2 on the The Venomous Abyss map. Long ago, the shadow hunter Nek'zali and her followers were entombed for the blasphemous act of summoning Ula'tek. Restored by the very power she unleashed, she calls the other Soulcoilers from their tombs to serve her once more.
- The Lost Explorers drops 1 piece of this set (Wrist). Adventure Guide map pin: 49.3, 31.9 on the The Venomous Abyss map. A band of tortollans, possessed by spirits, have come to their senses near the sarcophagus of an ancient Soulcoiler. Trapped in the vault, they seek ancient artifacts to protect themselves from further possession by vengeful spirits.
- Ula'tek drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.1, 26.4 on the The Venomous Abyss map. The great shame of the Amani empire. The vast complex of Altal'Utek was created to imprison the weapon that proved to be as much of a threat as the enemy she was intended to destroy. Ula'tek has risen from her ancient slumber and threatens all of Azeroth if she should escape.
Set Bonus
5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Baleful Grave-Knight's Crucible, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
- 2 pieces (Blood): When you Death Strike, gain a stack of Blood Debt, increasing Strength by 0.5.1%, up to.1%. When Blood Debt reaches stacks, your next Marrowrend consumes it granting 10% Strength for 10 sec.
- 2 pieces (Frost): Each time Remorseless Winter damages at least 1 enemy, gain Freezing Tempest which grants 1% attack speed and 2% increased Icy Death Torrent damage for 5 sec, stacking.
- 2 pieces (Unholy): Your Magus of the Dead and Lord of the Dead cast a more powerful Necrotic Bolt instead of Frostbolt, and Withering Grasp instead of Shadow Bolt.
- 4 pieces (Blood): When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals Shadow damage to your target and to nearby enemies.
- 4 pieces (Frost): Remorseless Winter deals damage 25% more frequently, and Freezing Tempest lasts 5 sec longer.
- 4 pieces (Unholy): Necrotic Bolt's damage is increased by 130%, and Withering Grasp's damage is increased by 130%, against enemies below 35% health.
Versions and Companion Sets
The game links 3 other versions to Baleful Grave-Knight's Crucible, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Raid Finder version.
16 companion sets shipped in The Venomous Abyss group alongside it:
Look-Alike Sets
1 other set reuses the 3D models of Baleful Grave-Knight's Crucible’s head, shoulder, waist, legs, feet and hands, most shared models first:
Matched in the game files: each piece’s ItemDisplayInfo names its 3D model and texture. The same model with another texture is a recolour. Only pieces with a 3D model of their own (helms, shoulders, cloaks, weapons, shields, off-hands and some belts and robes) can be compared this way; pieces drawn from textures alone are left out.
Other Versions of This Set
The game data carries 4 separate set records under the name Baleful Grave-Knight's Crucible - one per class or armor weight, plus the per-slot recolours the appearance was built from. This page is the one we index for the name; the others are listed here so nothing is lost.
More Midnight Sets
Sets from the same content batch with the same class restriction.
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