Of its 50 pieces, 20 are sold by vendors, 12 drop from bosses, 9 are world drops and 1 is a quest reward. Every piece is Plate armor. The pieces come in faction versions: 2 Alliance pieces and 2 Horde pieces. The set was added in patch 5.0.0.
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 8 armor slots, so it can be worn as a full look with nothing borrowed from another set. 49 of 50 pieces are Bind on Pickup.
Pieces
50
Slots covered
Head x5, Shoulder x5, Chest x4, Wrist x6, Hands x5, Waist x9, Legs x8, Feet x8
Binding
Bind on Pickup (49), Bind on Equip (1)
Expansion
Mists of Pandaria
Set type
Blue
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
12 of this set's 50 pieces drop from 6 encounters in Mogu'shan Vaults. 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: Gatecrasher's Battleplate is a single item whose use effect learns all of Gatecrasher's Battleplate at once. It is Bind on Pickup.
Where to Farm This Set
6 bosses in Mogu'shan Vaults drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
The mogu, proud of their supremacy, kept lengthy records of their accomplishments within a great complex of vaults. The construction of these vast chambers predate any pandaren written records, shrouding their depths in mystery. Rumors once circulated of a mighty army locked within; for this reason, the vaults were the first target of the ancient pandaren rebellion, and they have been sealed ever since the mogu empire was overthrown.
The entrance is in Kun-Lai Summit at 59.5, 39.3 (/way #379 59.5 39.3).
Mogu'shan Vaults entrance
The Stone Guard drops 2 pieces of this set (Feet) on Looking For Raid, 10 Player and 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 45.9, 64.1 on the Mogu'shan Vaults map. The first line of defense against those daring to enter the vaults is a stolid row of enchanted, bestial statues. Hard as granite and ceaseless in their vigil, the sentries of the Stone Guard present an insurmountable wall of flame, fangs, and claws.
Feng the Accursed drops 2 pieces of this set (Legs) on Looking For Raid, 10 Player and 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 31.9, 32.9 on the Mogu'shan Vaults map. Long ago, Feng Shri was the Mogu'shan Vaults' caretaker, tasked with preserving the treasures kept within these shadowy halls. After years of faithful service, he was caught stealing from the shelves (although some say he was framed by a jealous underling) and the mogu ruler punished him with a fatal curse. The doomed spirit of Feng Shri has wandered the vaults ever since, communing with the shades of past mogu heroes and warlords.
Gara'jal the Spiritbinder drops 2 pieces of this set (Wrist) on Looking For Raid, 10 Player and 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 77.9, 34.5 on the Mogu'shan Vaults map. Leader of the Zandalar trolls' assault on the vaults, Gara'jal is determined to crack open this trove of ancient mystery and bring back whatever arcane power and knowledge he can find. Gifted with dark talents and surrounded by a loyal cadre of Zandalar mystics, he has broken through the outer walls and will not rest until the vaults belong to him.
The Spirit Kings drops 2 pieces of this set (Waist) on Looking For Raid, 10 Player and 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 18.9, 51.6 on the Mogu'shan Vaults map. Ancient records tell of these legendary rulers, powerful mogu who carved an empire from the very rock of Pandaria. Their names still cause the land to tremble: Zian of the Endless Shadow, Meng the Demented, Qiang the Merciless, and Subetai the Swift. Some say their spirits lurk in the vaults, lost in ghostly memories of battle and glory.
Elegon drops 2 pieces of this set (Head) on Looking For Raid, 10 Player and 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 20.7, 51.2 on the Mogu'shan Vaults map. Dedicated to the advancement of their empire, the mogu salvaged and repurposed titan technology to generate untold power in the depths of this ancient complex. Why these energies have been focused into the cold will of a celestial dragon is a mystery that lies at the very heart of the vaults.
Will of the Emperor drops 2 pieces of this set (Shoulder) on Looking For Raid, 10 Player and 25 Player. Adventure Guide map pin: 68.8, 81.9 on the Mogu'shan Vaults map. The core chamber of the vaults houses an army of stone soldiers who have been motionless for centuries. They are row upon row of warriors, statues armed for a battle that never began. What treasures do they guard? And what is their tie to the titanic power buried with them here in the shadows?
Versions and Companion Sets
16 companion sets shipped in the Mists of Pandaria: World group alongside it:
1 piece of Gatecrasher's 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.
The game data carries 4 separate set records under the name Gatecrasher's 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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Mogu'shan Vaults entrance