Of its 18 pieces, 12 drop from bosses and 1 is a world drop. It mixes Leather (17) and Cloth (1). Wearing them requires level 70. The set was added in patch 10.1.0.
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 9 armor slots, so it can be worn as a full look with nothing borrowed from another set. 17 of 18 pieces are Bind on Pickup.
Pieces
18
Slots covered
Head x2, Shoulder x3, Back, Chest x3, Wrist x2, Hands x2, Waist, Legs x2, Feet x2
Binding
Bind on Pickup (17), Bind on Equip (1)
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
3 of this set's 18 pieces drop from 2 encounters in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible and Dragon Isles. 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
2 bosses in Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible and Dragon Isles 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
Assault of the Zaqali drops 1 piece of this set (Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 42.6, 35.4 on the Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible map. Led by Warlord Kagni, the Zaqali warband has launched an all-out assault against the Shadowed Crucible in search of their missing Elder, Rashok. Brutal and ruthless, Kagni is willing to employ any tactic to succeed.
Once, the skies of the Dragon Isles were filled with the dragons of the five flights. But thousands of years ago the dragonflights left to defend Azeroth from those that threatened the world. Recently, however, the Isles have reawakened and called their long-absent caretakers to return. They were not alone--four great primal dragons have also arrived: Basrikron, wielder of earth and shale; Strunraan, master of electric tempests; Bazual, manipulator of flame; and Liskanoth, mistress of ice and cold.
The Zaqali Elders drops 2 pieces of this set (Chest, Wrist). Vakan and Gholna, powerful djaradin elders, are each a master over their respective element. Gholna with lava and Vakan with shadowflame, they are locked in constant conflict over who is stronger. Through devastation and chaos, each elder attempts to outdo the other until one of them is crowned victor.
Set Bonus
5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Strands of the Autumn Blaze, which carries these bonuses in the game files:
2 pieces (Balance): Sunfire radius increased by 3 yds. Sunfire, Moonfire and Shooting Stars damage increased by 20%.
2 pieces (Feral): Your auto-attacks have a 25% chance to grant Shadows of the Predator, increasing your Agility by 1.1%. Each application past 5 has an increasing chance to reset to 2 stacks.
2 pieces (Guardian): When you take damage, Mangle and Thrash damage and Rage generation are increased by 15% for 8 sec and you heal for 6% of damage taken over 8 sec.
2 pieces (Restoration): Rejuvenation and Lifebloom healing increased by 10%. Regrowth healing over time increased by 35%.
4 pieces (Balance): Shooting Stars has a 20% chance to instead call down a Crashing Star, dealing Astral damage to the target and generating Astral Power.
4 pieces (Feral): When a Shadows of the Predator application resets stacks, you gain 8% increased Agility and you generate 1 combo point every 2 secs for 8 sec.
4 pieces (Guardian): Raze damage increased by 20% and casting Ironfur or Raze increases your maximum health by 3% for 12 sec, stacking 5 times.
4 pieces (Restoration): Flourish increases the rate of your heal over time effects by 26% for an additional 16 sec after it ends. Verdant Infusion causes your Swiftmend target to gain 15% increased healing from you for 6 sec.
Versions and Companion Sets
16 companion sets shipped in the Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible group alongside it:
1 other set reuses the 3D models of Strands of the Autumn Blaze’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.
Buying the Tradeable Pieces
1 piece of Strands of the Autumn Blaze 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 Strands of the Autumn Blaze - 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