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. 38 of 39 pieces are Bind on Pickup.
Pieces
39
Slots covered
Head x6, Shoulder x4, Back x2, Chest x5, Wrist x5, Hands x4, Waist x4, Legs x5, Feet x4
Binding
Bind on Pickup (38), Bind on Equip (1)
Expansion
Legion
Set type
Normal
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
22 of this set's 39 pieces drop from 17 encounters in 3 instances. 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: Dreadwyrm Battleplate is a single item whose use effect learns all of Dreadwyrm Battleplate at once. It is Bind on Pickup.
Where to Farm This Set
18 bosses in Broken Isles, The Emerald Nightmare and The Nighthold drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
This area once stood as the cradle of elven civilization, centered around the ancient elven capital of Suramar, until the Sundering tore the land apart. While the power of the Nightwell preserved the city of Suramar, the surrounding lands bear the scars of that catastrophic event. But now Gul'dan has awakened the Tomb of Sargeras, and from the tauren camps in the peaks of Highmountain, to the druidic groves of Val'sharah, to vrykul settlements that dot Stormheim, the Isles live in the shadow of the Legion.
The entrance is in Val'sharah at 56.3, 36.7 (/way #641 56.3 36.7).
Broken Isles entrance
Drugon the Frostblood drops 1 piece of this set (Wrist). Adventure Guide map pin: 36.4, 48.8 on the Temple of Kotmogu map. Drugon the Frostblood has terrorized the tribes of Highmountain from atop its frozen peaks for ages. Now, seeing opportunity in the chaos, this powerful ettin descends from his perch to claim the region for himself.
Levantus drops 1 piece of this set (Hands). Adventure Guide map pin: 43.5, 66.4 on the Temple of Kotmogu map. Her abyssal slumber disturbed, Levantus surfaced to find the isles teeming with strange demons. The fel magic seeping into the surrounding waters have left her in an extremely ornery mood.
Na'zak the Fiend drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 42.8, 46.2 on the Temple of Kotmogu map. The alpha of the Fal'dorei, this terrifying monstrosity lurks deep within the Falanaar Tunnels. As he churns through the rubble, he uncovers ley-infused stones and feeds upon their arcane energy to sustain himself, biding his time for more worthy prey.
Nithogg drops 1 piece of this set (Head). Adventure Guide map pin: 29.3, 35.1 on the Temple of Kotmogu map. The great dragon Nithogg was once of the Thorignir, having left the brood shortly after they swore fealty to the titan keepers. Nithogg believed that one day he would be more powerful than even the keepers, and refused to be their subject. Instead, he took up roost in the mountain Nastrondir, where he raises his brood and terrorizes the nearby lands whenever the mood strikes him.
Shar'thos drops 1 piece of this set (Chest). Adventure Guide map pin: 56.3, 41.7 on the Temple of Kotmogu map. This guardian of the glades has been beset by the Nightmare's corruption. Where once he breathed life into the woods, he now leaves a trail of decay and destruction in his wake.
The Emerald Dream was created by the titans as a blueprint for Azeroth itself - a verdant and perfect mirror that reflects the state of nature had it remained unspoiled by so-called civilization. For many years, the druids and keepers who are closest to nature have noticed signs of an unsettling presence stirring within the Dream. Spurred on by the Legion and Nightmare Lord Xavius, that creeping corruption has now burst forth, and will engulf all of Azeroth if it is not rooted out at its source.
The entrance is in Val'sharah at 56.3, 36.7 (/way #641 56.3 36.7).
The Emerald Nightmare entrance
Nythendra drops 1 piece of this set (Wrist). Adventure Guide map pin: 55.3, 50.2 on the The Emerald Nightmare map. Nythendra was once a member of the Green Dragonflight charged with guarding the world tree, Shaladrassil. When Xavius' corruption of the Nightmare consumed Shaladrassil, it consumed the sleeping guardian as well. Nythendra is now nothing more than a skeletal version of herself, swarming in pestilence, ready to devour anyone or anything foolish enough to enter her lair.
Il'gynoth, Heart of Corruption drops 1 piece of this set (Waist). Adventure Guide map pin: 48.4, 48.3 on the The Emerald Nightmare map. Lodged in the hollows of a now-decrepit world tree, Il'gynoth is a manifestation of the horrors that lie at the heart of the Nightmare. It is a mass of corruption - a thing that should not be. Its tendrils seep through the ground, emerging in countless horrifying eyestalks and limbs.
Elerethe Renferal drops 2 pieces of this set (Head, Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 33.1, 61.4 on the The Emerald Nightmare map. Elerethe, once a mighty druid and adept shapeshifter, was led down a dark path by the belief that she was betrayed by her closest allies. Her consciousness now resides in the nightmare, damning her to an existence of fear, confusion, and hatred.
Dragons of Nightmare drops 1 piece of this set (Chest). Adventure Guide map pin: 36.9, 47.9 on the The Emerald Nightmare map. The Emerald Dream was entrusted to Ysera for safekeeping, and the mightiest of her green dragon brood were assigned to stand watch over four portals that connected directly to Azeroth. But even before the Cataclysm, these dragons began to show signs of corruption. Now, the path to the Nightmare's core runs through the dragons' lair.
Xavius drops 1 piece of this set (Shoulder). Adventure Guide map pin: 48.9, 48.5 on the The Emerald Nightmare map. Once a powerful mage, and a councilor to Queen Azshara, Xavius forged a pact with Sargeras to enable the Legion's first invasion of Azeroth. Cursed and tormented in the wake of that defeat, Xavius plots vengeance against the world from within the Rift of Aln. Those who venture into the Nightmare will face the full extent of his power, and his true form - a grotesque and distended monstrosity.
The largest structure in the Broken Isles, and among the grandest in all of Azeroth, the Nighthold stands as a testament to the achievements of the nightborne civilization. Centered around the Nightwell, the fount of arcane power that has sustained Suramar for centuries, these grounds were built as a haven from the worries of the world. But as a felstorm churns above the former temple of Elune across the bay, and Gul'dan himself now resides within the palace's walls, those worries now begin, not end, here.
The entrance is in Suramar at 44.2, 59.5 (/way #680 44.2 59.5).
The Nighthold entrance
Skorpyron drops 2 pieces of this set (Feet, Wrist). Adventure Guide map pin: 32.3, 61.0 on the The Nighthold map. Deep within the foundations of the Nighthold, beneath the sea, lie long-forgotten vaults that give access to the Nightwell itself. This monstrous armored scorpid has made its home in one of these vaults. Infused with the power of the Nightwell, and surrounded by a teeming brood, Skorpyron presents a serious complication to an otherwise-promising back entry to the Nighthold.
Trilliax drops 1 piece of this set (Back). Adventure Guide map pin: 41.5, 19.8 on the The Nighthold map. Trilliax, once proud servant to the nightborne aristocracy, has been discarded and left to slowly deteriorate among other surplus constructs. While an unwavering will to carry out its tasks remains, the passage of time has splintered this construct's personality matrix. It now unpredictably switches from one mode to the next, ranging from doting caretaker to homicidal sterilizer, craving recognition and validation from a master that no longer exists.
Tichondrius drops 1 piece of this set (Shoulder). Adventure Guide map pin: 26.5, 63.9 on the The Nighthold map.
Krosus drops 2 pieces of this set (Chest, Hands). Adventure Guide map pin: 74.2, 92.0 on the The Nighthold map.
Star Augur Etraeus drops 2 pieces of this set (Hands, Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 36.9, 20.7 on the The Nighthold map.
Grand Magistrix Elisande drops 2 pieces of this set (Head, Waist) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 46.0, 45.7 on the The Nighthold map.
Grand Magistrix Elisande drops 2 pieces of this set (Head, Waist) on Looking For Raid. Adventure Guide map pin: 46.0, 45.7 on the The Nighthold map.
Gul'dan drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 49.5, 52.0 on the The Nighthold map.
Set Bonus
6 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Dreadwyrm Battleplate, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
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.
Buying the Tradeable Pieces
1 piece of Dreadwyrm Battleplate can be listed on the Auction House (it does not bind on pickup); 1 has 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.
Other Versions of This Set
The game data carries 4 separate set records under the name Dreadwyrm Battleplate - 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.
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Broken Isles entrance
