Of its 28 pieces, 10 are sold by vendors, 7 drop from bosses, 2 are made by professions and 1 is a world drop. Every piece is Plate armor. The set was added in patch 5.0.3.
Drops from Wind Lord Mel'jarak in Heart of Fear (Looking For Raid).
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 8 armor slots, so it can be worn as a full look with nothing borrowed from another set. 25 of 28 pieces are Bind on Pickup.
Pieces
28
Slots covered
Head x3, Shoulder x4, Chest x5, Wrist x2, Hands x5, Waist x3, Legs x4, Feet x2
Binding
Bind on Pickup (25), Bind on Equip (3)
Expansion
Mists of Pandaria
Set type
Raid Finder
Slot and binding read from the current retail build’s item records for this set’s own pieces.
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Where These Pieces Drop
7 of this set's 28 pieces drop from 5 encounters in Heart of Fear and Terrace of Endless Spring. The rest come from vendors, quests, crafting or world drops, which the dungeon journal does not record.
5 bosses in Heart of Fear and Terrace of Endless Spring drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
The Sha of Fear has corrupted the grand empress of the mantid. Her increasingly erratic and paranoid commands have driven the Klaxxi--the keepers of mantid culture--to take aggressive action. Because they are few in number, the Klaxxi are reluctantly willing to accept outside help in destroying the empress and purging their race of the sha's negative influence.
The entrance is in Dread Wastes at 38.7, 35.1 (/way #422 38.7 35.1).
Heart of Fear entrance
Blade Lord Ta'yak drops 3 pieces of this set (Waist, Hands, Shoulder) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 60.1, 19.7 on the Heart of Fear map. Ta'yak is known for his patience and intelligence. In battle, he is a master at discovering his opponent's weaknesses and awaiting the perfect opportunity to strike. Ta'yak's skill with a blade is unmatched, and he cherishes imparting his martial knowledge on young mantid warriors.
Wind Lord Mel'jarak drops 1 piece of this set (Feet) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 66.6, 32.9 on the Heart of Fear map. Wind Lord Mel'jarak commands the mantid's numerous aerial forces. Although he exudes arrogance, the cunning insectoid is fiercely protective of his soldiers and enjoys fighting at their side. Mel'jarak believes the mantid are superior to all other races, convinced that his kind cannot be defeated.
Grand Empress Shek'zeer drops 1 piece of this set (Legs) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 26.8, 73.7 on the Heart of Fear map. The ancient Klaxxi order has come to a mournful decision: the tainted grand empress Shek'zeer must be deposed. Traditionally, mantid rulers are displaced in their old age by a carefully chosen successor. However, Shek'zeer's intended replacement is still too young and weak to unseat her, leaving the Klaxxi with no choice but to kill the current empress. If action is not taken against her soon, all of Pandaria may crumble before the mantid's ravenous swarms.
Hidden high in the mountains, the Terrace of Endless Spring is the sacred center of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Its peaceful fountains are said to have the power to heal and rejuvenate, but when the Sha of Fear attacked, many of the complex's guardians turned on each other in fits of terror.
The entrance is in The Veiled Stair at 48.1, 61.0 (/way #433 48.1 61.0).
Terrace of Endless Spring entrance
Tsulong drops 1 piece of this set (Waist) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 69.0, 49.3 on the Terrace of Endless Spring map. Legends speak of a spiraling, golden serpent that can sometimes be seen high in the sky, basking in the sunlight above the clouds. The few who claim to have observed it themselves say the creature is fiercely protective of the terrace.
Lei Shi drops 2 pieces of this set (Chest, Waist) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 53.9, 49.3 on the Terrace of Endless Spring map. For countless years, this friendly water spirit frolicked in the Fountains of Endless Spring with childlike wonder and glee. When fighting suddenly broke out in this peaceful place, Lei Shi saw the crystal-clear water turn cloudy and murky, and terror fell over her mind.
Set Bonus
5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Battleplate of Resounding Rings, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
2 pieces: Increases the damage done by your Mortal Strike ability by 25% and increases the damage done by your Bloodthirst ability by 25%.
4 pieces: Reduces the cooldown of your Recklessness ability by sec.
Versions and Companion Sets
The game links 2 other versions to Battleplate of Resounding Rings, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Raid Finder version.
3 pieces of Battleplate of Resounding Rings can be listed on the Auction House (they do not bind on pickup); 3 have a listing on US connected realms in our latest scan.
Lowest listed price on any US connected realm in our recorded Auction House scan, per piece; transmog gear is priced per realm, so the realm named is where that price was seen.
Battleplate of Resounding Rings exists as 4 set records in the game data. The version we index for this name is set 444; this page covers one of the other records.
TheWoWDB
Heart of Fear entrance
