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Transmog Set

Deadly Gladiator's Ringmail Armor

21 pieces, a full head-to-toe outfit, from Wrath of the Lich King, Gladiator, dropping from 2 bosses.

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Set Facts

Pieces
21
Quality
Epic
Item level
35
Slots
Head x3, Shoulder x3, Chest x3, Wrist x2, Hands x3, Waist x2, Legs x3, Feet x2
Armor coverage
8 of 8 armor slots
Binds
Bind on Pickup
Expansion
Wrath of the Lich King
Difficulty tier
Gladiator
Classes
Shaman
Journal sources
2 encounters

Set Pieces (21)

Preview in Dressing Room See this set on a 3D character.

All 21 pieces are sold by vendors. Every piece is Mail armor. Wearing them requires level 30. The set was added in patch 3.0.1.

SlotPieceSourceHow to get it
HeadDeadly Gladiator's Linked HelmVendor
HeadDeadly Gladiator's Mail HelmVendor
HeadDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail HelmVendor
ShoulderDeadly Gladiator's Linked SpauldersVendor
ShoulderDeadly Gladiator's Mail SpauldersVendor
ShoulderDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail SpauldersVendor
ChestDeadly Gladiator's Linked ArmorVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player).
ChestDeadly Gladiator's Mail ArmorVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player).
ChestDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail ArmorVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player).
WristDeadly Gladiator's Wristguards of DominanceVendorDrops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in Vault of Archavon (10 Player).
WristDeadly Gladiator's Wristguards of SalvationVendorDrops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in Vault of Archavon (10 Player).
HandsDeadly Gladiator's Linked GauntletsVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player), and 1 other encounter.
HandsDeadly Gladiator's Mail GauntletsVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player), and 1 other encounter.
HandsDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail GauntletsVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player), and 1 other encounter.
WaistDeadly Gladiator's Waistguard of DominanceVendorDrops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in Vault of Archavon (10 Player).
WaistDeadly Gladiator's Waistguard of SalvationVendorDrops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in Vault of Archavon (10 Player).
LegsDeadly Gladiator's Linked LeggingsVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player), and 1 other encounter.
LegsDeadly Gladiator's Mail LeggingsVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player), and 1 other encounter.
LegsDeadly Gladiator's Ringmail LeggingsVendorDrops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in Vault of Archavon (25 Player), and 1 other encounter.
FeetDeadly Gladiator's Sabatons of DominanceVendorDrops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in Vault of Archavon (10 Player).
FeetDeadly Gladiator's Sabatons of SalvationVendorDrops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in Vault of Archavon (10 Player).

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. Every piece is Bind on Pickup, so the appearances have to be earned rather than bought.

Pieces
21
Slots covered
Head x3, Shoulder x3, Chest x3, Wrist x2, Hands x3, Waist x2, Legs x3, Feet x2
Binding
Bind on Pickup (21)
Expansion
Wrath of the Lich King
Set type
Gladiator

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

15 of this set's 21 pieces drop from 2 encounters in Vault of Archavon. 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.

The Ensemble

Ensemble: Deadly Gladiator's Ringmail Armor is a single item whose use effect learns all of Deadly Gladiator's Ringmail Armor at once. It is Bind on Pickup. Using it requires level 30.

Where to Farm This Set

2 bosses in Vault of Archavon drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.

Vault of Archavon

The entrance is in Wintergrasp at 50.1, 11.2 (/way #123 50.1 11.2).

Wintergrasp map with the Vault of Archavon entrance markedVault of Archavon entrance
  • Archavon the Stone Watcher drops 9 pieces of this set (Chest, Hands, Legs) on 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 49.3, 16.9 on the Vault of Archavon map.
  • Emalon the Storm Watcher drops 12 pieces of this set (Hands, Legs, Waist, Feet, Wrist) on 10 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 62.7, 55.3 on the Vault of Archavon map.

Set Bonus

5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Gladiator's Thunderfist, which carries these bonuses in the game files:

  • 2 pieces: Increases Intellect by 25.
  • 4 pieces: Increases Intellect by 75.
  • 4 pieces: Your Lightning Shield can now be triggered once every 1.5 sec instead of once every 3 sec.

Versions and Companion Sets

The game links 2 other versions to Deadly Gladiator's Ringmail Armor, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Gladiator version.

16 companion sets shipped in the Season 5 group alongside it:

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

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