All 8 pieces are sold by vendors. Every piece is Cloth armor. Wearing them requires level 35. 8 pieces can only be used by Horde characters. The set was added in patch 5.4.0.
Drops from Chi-Ji, The Red Crane in Pandaria, and 3 other encounters.
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. Every piece is Bind on Pickup, so the appearances have to be earned rather than bought.
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
5 of this set's 8 pieces drop from 4 encounters in Pandaria. The rest come from vendors, quests, crafting or world drops, which the dungeon journal does not record.
Chi-Ji, The Red Crane - Pandaria - 5 pieces from this set
Niuzao, The Black Ox - Pandaria - 5 pieces from this set
Xuen, The White Tiger - Pandaria - 5 pieces from this set
Yu'lon, The Jade Serpent - Pandaria - 5 pieces from this set
Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
The Ensemble
Ensemble: Prideful Gladiator's Silk Armor is a single item whose use effect learns all of Prideful Gladiator's Silk Armor at once. It is Bind on Pickup. Using it requires level 35.
Where to Farm This Set
4 bosses in Pandaria drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.
Shrouded in mists since the world was sundered ten thousand years ago, the ancient realm of Pandaria has remained unspoiled by war. Its lush forests and cloud-ringed mountains are home to a complex ecosystem of indigenous races and exotic creatures. It is the homeland of the enigmatic pandaren, a race that celebrates life to the fullest even while under siege by an ancient menace.
The entrance is in The Veiled Stair at 48.1, 61.0 (/way #433 48.1 61.0).
Pandaria entrance
Chi-Ji, The Red Crane drops 5 pieces of this set (Waist, Feet, Wrist, Hands, Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 35.5, 48.2 on the Timeless Isle map. The trial of Chi-Ji is a test of hope. Uncertain of the future of his people, Emperor Shaohao sought out the great Red Crane. The Great Crane challenged Shaohao to find the hope within himself, and cast off his uncertainty. Once the Sha of Doubt was vanquished, the Emperor became a beacon of hope for his people. To pass the trial of the Crane, warriors must believe in hope, even in the darkest of days.
Yu'lon, The Jade Serpent drops 5 pieces of this set (Waist, Feet, Wrist, Hands, Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 42.5, 62.2 on the Timeless Isle map. The trial of Yu'lon is a test of wisdom and faith. With omens of a bleak future floating through his mind, Emperor Shaohao climbed to the summit of Mount Neverest to seek the council of the Jade Serpent. Yu'lon urged Shaohao to cast off the dark emotions that plagued him, and through his trials, Emperor Shaohao would become one with the land. To pass the trial of the Serpent, warriors must be wise in their choices.
Niuzao, The Black Ox drops 5 pieces of this set (Waist, Feet, Wrist, Hands, Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 42.5, 48.4 on the Timeless Isle map. The trial of Niuzao is a test of bravery and fortitude. When Emperor Shaohao was overcome with fear, the Black Ox counseled him to face his fears directly. After a protracted battle with the Sha of Fear, the Emperor emerged victorious. To pass the trial of the Ox, warriors must be resolute in the face of overwhelming danger.
Xuen, The White Tiger drops 5 pieces of this set (Waist, Feet, Wrist, Hands, Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 35.8, 62.7 on the Timeless Isle map. The trial of Xuen is simultaneously a test of strength and a test of restraint. When Xuen gave Emperor Shaohao a 10-foot-pole and asked him to strike one of Xuen's warriors, the Emperor could not land a blow. For without restraint, anger and hatred run wild. To pass the trial of the Tiger, warriors must harness their power, while burying their thoughts of violence.
Set Bonus
5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Gladiator's Regalia, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
2 pieces: Haste increased by 5%.
4 pieces: Increases all damage you deal by 4%.
Versions and Companion Sets
16 companion sets shipped in the Season 15 group alongside it:
1 other set reuses the 3D models of Prideful Gladiator's Silk Armor’s head, shoulder and waist, most shared models first:
Grievous Gladiator's Silk Armor (Mists of Pandaria, 16 pieces): the same head, shoulder and waist models, in the same colours.
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.
Prideful Gladiator's Silk Armor exists as 4 set records in the game data. The version we index for this name is set 242; this page covers one of the other records.
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Pandaria entrance