TheWoWDBSerpentshrine Cavern
The entrance is in Zangarmarsh at 51.9, 32.6 (/way #102 51.9 32.6).
Serpentshrine Cavern entrance- Hydross the Unstable drops 1 piece of this set (Shoulder). Adventure Guide map pin: 36.4, 84.8 on the Serpentshrine Cavern map.
Transmog Set
Merciless Gladiator's Leather Armor
12 pieces, a full head-to-toe outfit, from The Burning Crusade, Gladiator, dropping from 2 bosses.
Set Facts
- Pieces
- 12
- Quality
- Epic
- Item level
- 32 to 60
- Slots
- Head, Shoulder x2, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist x2, Legs x3, Feet
- Armor coverage
- 8 of 8 armor slots
- Binds
- Bind on Equip, Bind on Pickup
- Expansion
- The Burning Crusade
- Difficulty tier
- Gladiator
- Classes
- Rogue
- Journal sources
- 2 encounters
Set Pieces (12)
Preview in Dressing Room See this set on a 3D character.
Of its 12 pieces, 8 are sold by vendors, 2 drop from bosses and 1 is made by a profession. Every piece is Leather armor. Wearing them requires level 27. The set was added in patch 2.0.3.
| Slot | Piece | Source | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head |  Merciless Gladiator's Leather Helm | Vendor | |
| Shoulder |  Merciless Gladiator's Leather Spaulders | Vendor | |
| Shoulder |  Shoulderpads of the Stranger | Boss drop | Drops from Hydross the Unstable in Serpentshrine Cavern. |
| Chest |  Merciless Gladiator's Leather Tunic | Vendor | |
| Wrist |  Veteran's Leather Wristguards | Vendor | |
| Hands |  Merciless Gladiator's Leather Gloves | Vendor | |
| Waist |  Belt of Deep Shadow | Profession | Crafted with Belt of Deep Shadow (Leatherworking). |
| Waist |  Veteran's Leather Waistband | Vendor | |
| Legs | Leggings of Murderous Intent | Boss drop | Drops from Kael'thas Sunstrider in The Eye. |
| Legs | Leggings of Murderous Intent | ||
| Legs |  Merciless Gladiator's Leather Legguards | Vendor | |
| Feet |  Veteran's Leather Footguards | 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.
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. 11 of 12 pieces are Bind on Pickup.
- Pieces
- 12
- Slots covered
- Head, Shoulder x2, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist x2, Legs x3, Feet
- Binding
- Bind on Pickup (11), Bind on Equip (1)
- Expansion
- The Burning Crusade
- Set type
- Gladiator
Slot and binding read from the current retail build’s item records for this set’s own pieces.
Where These Pieces Drop
2 of this set's 12 pieces drop from 2 encounters in Serpentshrine Cavern and The Eye. The rest come from vendors, quests, crafting or world drops, which the dungeon journal does not record.
- Hydross the Unstable - Serpentshrine Cavern - Shoulderpads of the Stranger
- Kael'thas Sunstrider - The Eye - Leggings of Murderous Intent
Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
The Ensemble
Ensemble: Merciless Gladiator's Leather Armor is a single item whose use effect learns all of Merciless Gladiator's Leather Armor at once. It is Bind on Pickup. Using it requires level 27.
Where to Farm This Set
2 bosses in Serpentshrine Cavern and The Eye drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
Serpentshrine Cavern entranceThe Eye
The entrance is in Netherstorm at 73.9, 63.7 (/way #109 73.9 63.7).
The Eye entrance- Kael'thas Sunstrider drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.1, 13.8 on the Tempest Keep map.
Set Bonus
5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Gladiator's Vestments, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
- 4 pieces: Increases your maximum Energy by 30.
Versions and Companion Sets
8 companion sets shipped in the Season 2 group alongside it:
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Satin Armor - 14 pieces - Priest
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Plate Armor - 8 pieces - Warrior
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Felweave Armor - 13 pieces - Warlock
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Armor - 26 pieces - Shaman
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Armor - 24 pieces - Paladin
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Silk Armor - 8 pieces - Mage
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Chain Armor - 8 pieces - Hunter
- Gladiator Merciless Gladiator's Dragonhide Armor - 25 pieces - Druid
Look-Alike Sets
1 other set reuses the 3D models of Merciless Gladiator's Leather Armor’s head and shoulder, most shared models first:
- Deathmantle (The Burning Crusade, 14 pieces): the same head and shoulder 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 Merciless Gladiator's Leather Armor 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.
| Piece | Slot | Lowest listed price | Cheapest realm | Realms listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt of Deep Shadow | Waist | 15,000 gold | Agamaggan | 18 |
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.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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