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. Every piece is Bind on Pickup, so the appearances have to be earned rather than bought.
Pieces
18
Slots covered
Head x3, Shoulder x2, Back, Chest x2, Wrist x2, Hands x2, Waist, Legs x3, Feet x2
Binding
Bind on Pickup (18)
Expansion
Dragonflight
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
4 of this set's 18 pieces drop from 3 encounters in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. 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
3 bosses in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
Millennia ago, Neltharion established Aberrus, a secret laboratory where he conducted world altering experiments. Recently rediscovered, Aberrus is now under attack from all sides as forces seeking to claim the Earth-Warder's legacy search for any power that remains. The champions of Azeroth must venture into the shadows and ensure Neltharion's dark power doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
The entrance is in Zaralek Cavern at 48.5, 10.0 (/way #2133 48.5 10.0).
Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible entrance
Kazzara, the Hellforged drops 2 pieces of this set (Wrist, Head). Adventure Guide map pin: 51.3, 72.2 on the Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible map. Although Neltharion would not use them himself until much later, he experimented with elementium plating in the early days of Aberrus. The end result of elementium and shadowflame was Kazzara, who was deemed far too unstable for release. Driven mad by the excruciating pain of her elementium plates, she now serves as the guardian of the Shadowed Crucible.
The Amalgamation Chamber drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 44.4, 63.6 on the Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible map. The Eternal Blaze burns with the heat of a thousand suns, while the Essence of Shadow blooms with darkness incarnate. Although exceptionally powerful on their own, when combined they surge with the unchecked might of shadowflame, creating a whirlwind of ultimate destruction.
The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn drops 1 piece of this set (Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 51.3, 24.5 on the Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible map. Long ago, Zskarn was tasked with testing the mettle of Neltharion's experiments. Only the most powerful would pass muster and keep their lives. The latest visitors to the Shadowed Crucible have attracted his unwavering attention--but his approval will be much harder to earn.
Set Bonus
5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Lurking Specter's Shadeweave, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
2 pieces (Assassination): Rupture deals an additional 40% damage as Nature. Crimson Tempest deals an additional 20% damage as Nature.
2 pieces (Outlaw): Damage you inflict applies a Soulrip, dealing 5% of all damage you deal as physical damage over 8 sec.
2 pieces (Subtlety): Shadow Dance grants you Symbols of Death for 6 sec and extends the duration of Rupture by 4 sec.
4 pieces (Assassination): When Deathmark expires, Nature damage you deal is increased by 40% for 30 sec.
4 pieces (Outlaw): Between the Eyes unleashes all Soulrips, dealing 200% of all remaining damage and granting 5% Agility for 15 sec.
4 pieces (Subtlety): Symbols of Death increases the critical strike damage of Eviscerate and Black Powder by 40%.
Versions and Companion Sets
The game links 3 other versions to Lurking Specter's Shadeweave, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Normal version.
1 other set reuses the 3D models of Lurking Specter's Shadeweave’s head, shoulder, chest, waist, legs, feet and hands, most shared models first:
Obsidian Gladiator's Leather Armor (Dragonflight, 33 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.
Other Versions of This Set
The game data carries 4 separate set records under the name Lurking Specter's Shadeweave - 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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Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible entrance