Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor

Pieces

16

Quality

Rare

Item level

39

Slots

Head x2, Shoulder x2, Chest x2, Wrist x2, Hands x2, Waist x2, Legs x2, Feet x2

Armor coverage

8 of 9 armor slots

Binds

Bind on Equip, Bind on Pickup

Expansion

Mists of Pandaria

Difficulty tier

Honor

Classes

Death Knight

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

Of its 16 pieces, 8 are made by professions and 8 are sold by vendors. Every piece is Plate armor. Wearing them requires level 35. The set was added in patch 5.0.3.

Slot	Piece	Source	How to get it
Head	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm (Blacksmithing).
Head	Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm	Vendor
Shoulder	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (Blacksmithing).
Shoulder	Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders	Vendor
Chest	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece (Blacksmithing).
Chest	Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece	Vendor
Wrist	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency (Blacksmithing).
Wrist	Dreadful Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency	Vendor
Hands	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets (Blacksmithing).
Hands	Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets	Vendor
Waist	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Girdle of Accuracy	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Girdle of Accuracy (Blacksmithing).
Waist	Dreadful Gladiator's Girdle of Accuracy	Vendor
Legs	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards (Blacksmithing).
Legs	Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards	Vendor
Feet	Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	Profession	Crafted with Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty (Blacksmithing).
Feet	Dreadful Gladiator's Warboots of Cruelty	Vendor

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.

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. 8 of 16 pieces are Bind on Pickup.

Pieces

16

Slots covered

Head x2, Shoulder x2, Chest x2, Wrist x2, Hands x2, Waist x2, Legs x2, Feet x2

Binding

Bind on Pickup (8), Bind on Equip (8)

Expansion

Mists of Pandaria

Set type

Honor

Slot and binding read from the current retail build’s item records for this set’s own pieces.

8 pieces of Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor are sold by vendors. The game's own collection data lists 2 places where they are sold.

• Kun-Lai Summit
• Valley of the Four Winds

vendor in Valley of the Four Winds

The pin is the vendor position the game data records in Valley of the Four Winds.

Ensemble: Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor is a single item whose use effect learns all of Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor at once. It is Bind on Pickup. Using it requires level 35.

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

• 2 pieces: Whenever you are struck by a movement-impairing effect, you will generate 3 Runic Power every 1 sec for 5 sec.
• 4 pieces: For 3 sec after casting Death Grip, you may cast the spell a second time without regard for its cooldown.

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

• Gladiator Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor - 29 pieces - Death Knight
• Elite Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor - 7 pieces - Death Knight

16 companion sets shipped in the Season 12 group alongside it:

• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor - 22 pieces - Hunter
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Armor - 42 pieces - Druid
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Felweave Armor - 16 pieces - Warlock
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Armor - 22 pieces - Monk
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Armor - 16 pieces - Rogue
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Plate - 16 pieces - Warrior
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor - 42 pieces - Shaman
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Satin Armor - 34 pieces - Priest
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Armor - 32 pieces - Paladin
• Honor Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Armor - 16 pieces - Mage
• Gladiator Malevolent Gladiator's Silk Armor - 24 pieces - Mage
• Gladiator Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Armor - 53 pieces - Paladin
• Gladiator Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Armor - 29 pieces - Warrior
• Elite Malevolent Gladiator's Ironskin Armor - 12 pieces - Monk
• Gladiator Malevolent Gladiator's Leather Armor - 24 pieces - Rogue
• Gladiator Malevolent Gladiator's Dragonhide Armor - 63 pieces - Druid

8 pieces of Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Armor can be listed on the Auction House (they do not bind on pickup); 8 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.

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

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