Of its 19 pieces, 16 drop from bosses, 2 are made by professions and 1 is a world drop. Every piece is Mail armor. Wearing them requires level 50. The set was added in patch 8.3.5.
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. 18 of 19 pieces are Bind on Pickup.
Pieces
19
Slots covered
Head x2, Shoulder x2, Chest, Chest, Wrist x2, Hands x2, Waist x3, Legs x3, Feet x3
Binding
Bind on Pickup (18), Bind on Equip (1)
Expansion
Battle for Azeroth
Set type
Mythic
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
16 of this set's 19 pieces drop from 12 encounters in Ny'alotha, the Waking City. 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.
Where to Farm This Set
12 bosses in Ny'alotha, the Waking City drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
Ny'alotha, the Sleeping City, has awakened. Under N'Zoth's command, the armies of the Black Empire threaten to engulf the world and reshape it according to their master's vision. Only one hope remains: using the repaired titan forges to eradicate the Corruptor once and for all. But in order to target N'Zoth with the forges' power, the champions of Azeroth must venture deep into the horrific realm for one final confrontation against the Old God.
The entrance is in Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
Wrathion, the Black Emperor drops 1 piece of this set (Hands). Adventure Guide map pin: 51.1, 80.3 on the Ny'alotha map. Despite all his precautions, Wrathion could not avoid succumbing to the madness that claimed his father. With his mind twisted by N'Zoth, he believes that the only way he can truly defend Azeroth is to rule it in the Old God's name. A prince no longer, Wrathion now takes his rightful place as the Black Emperor.
Maut drops 2 pieces of this set (Shoulder, Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 19.2, 60.8 on the Ny'alotha map. As the ancient aqir arose from the desert sands, their prophets set about the construction of an obsidian destroyer imbued with the essence of the Old Gods. Driven by an insatiable thirst for magic, Maut consumed the mana of its creators once it awoke and left their corpses to rot under the scorching sun of Uldum.
The Prophet Skitra drops 1 piece of this set (Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 83.6, 61.2 on the Ny'alotha map. A master of illusion, Skitra delights in terrorizing his victims as he breaks their perception of reality. Those who fail to see through his deceptions become lost in Ny'alotha for eternity.
Dark Inquisitor Xanesh drops 1 piece of this set (Waist). Adventure Guide map pin: 53.4, 45.8 on the Ny'alotha map. Few can resist the whispers of the Old Gods, but those who do find themselves at the "mercy" of Dark Inquisitor Xanesh. A cruel and sadistic torturer, Xanesh prides herself on slowly carving the sanity away from those in her charge until all that remains is unwavering devotion to N'Zoth.
The Hivemind drops 1 piece of this set (Wrist). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.4, 53.9 on the Ny'alotha map. Locked in a contest of wills, the generals Ka'zir and Tek'ris constantly vie for dominance over their fellow aqir. As they wrest control away from one another, the hive shifts its tactics and obeys each of their commands with fervent loyalty.
Shad'har the Insatiable drops 1 piece of this set (Hands). Adventure Guide map pin: 53.1, 74.8 on the Ny'alotha map. One of N'Zoth's most nightmarish creations, Shad'har the Insatiable feasts on the corrupted carcasses that the Old God's minions discard into its domain. Tormented by ceaseless hunger, Shad'har's body twists and mutates with every corpse it devours.
Drest'agath drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 32.7, 57.3 on the Ny'alotha map. The grotesque amalgam of flesh known as Drest'agath slumbered beneath Ny'alotha for millennia until being awakened by N'Zoth's return. Now she rises like a revolting boil, ready to burst and spread her vile pestilence across Azeroth.
Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn drops 2 pieces of this set (Chest, Wrist). Adventure Guide map pin: 48.8, 31.8 on the Ny'alotha map. Following its defeat in the Emerald Nightmare, Il'gynoth retreated into the depths of Ny'alotha to regain its strength. Now it has fused with the city's architecture and spreads across the Black Empire like a creeping infestation. As Il'gynoth's corrupting flesh grows ever larger, so does its power.
Vexiona drops 2 pieces of this set (Head, Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 33.0, 50.9 on the Ny'alotha map. Obsessively wielding the power that N'Zoth has granted her, Vexiona has amassed a cult of worshippers who covet the gifts of the Void. From high atop her temple within the Black Empire, she transforms her most devout followers into unstoppable horrors.
Ra-den the Despoiled drops 1 piece of this set (Shoulder). Adventure Guide map pin: 64.2, 68.1 on the Ny'alotha map. As he bravely fought to save the Chamber of Heart, Ra-den was pulled into Ny'alotha where he has fallen victim to N'Zoth's whispers. The despair he harbored for so long has overwhelmed the last of his hope, rendering his corruption complete. Now the former Highkeeper will stop at nothing to do the Old God's bidding.
Carapace of N'Zoth drops 2 pieces of this set (Head, Waist). Adventure Guide map pin: 48.1, 67.2 on the Ny'alotha map. At the center of Ny'alotha stands a dread mountain of flesh, teeming with eyes and tendrils of unfettered corruption. Madness itself seeps from the writhing mass, eroding the sanity of all who approach it. This is the heart of the Black Empire, N'Zoth's seat of power, the body of a god.
N'Zoth the Corruptor drops 1 piece of this set (Chest). Adventure Guide map pin: 48.2, 26.1 on the Ny'alotha map. From his titan-forged prison deep beneath the waves, N'Zoth spent eons subtly spreading his influence across Azeroth. Now free from captivity, the Corruptor reveals his true form as he enacts his ultimate plan to make his vision of the Black Empire our new reality. If he is not stopped, all we have ever known will be remade in the image of his eternal madness.
Versions and Companion Sets
The game links 3 other versions to Lurking Defiler's Scalemail, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Mythic version.
2 other sets reuse the 3D models of Lurking Defiler's Scalemail’s head, shoulder, chest, waist, legs, feet and hands, most shared models first:
Corrupted Gladiator's Chain (Battle for Azeroth, 60 pieces): the same head, shoulder, chest, waist, legs, feet and hands models, recoloured.
Vision Tormentor's Battlekit (The War Within, 49 pieces): the same head, shoulder, chest, waist, legs, feet and hands models, recoloured.
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 Lurking Defiler's Scalemail 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
Lurking Defiler's Scalemail exists as 4 set records in the game data. The version we index for this name is set 1987; this page covers one of the other records.
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