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Transmog Set

Swarmbreaker's Battleplate

A 50-piece Plate transmog set (Light) for Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight from Mists of Pandaria, obtained via crafting and world drops.

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Appearances

Set Facts

Pieces
50
Quality
Rare
Item level
38 to 39
Slots
Head x5, Shoulder x4, Chest x8, Wrist x5, Hands x7, Waist x8, Legs x7, Feet x6
Armor coverage
8 of 9 armor slots
Binds
Bind on Equip, Bind on Pickup
Difficulty tier
Light

Set Pieces (50)

Preview in Dressing Room See this set on a 3D character.

Of its 50 pieces, 16 are made by professions, 9 are world drops and 8 are quest rewards. Every piece is Plate armor. The set was added in patch 5.0.0.

SlotPieceSourceLevelHow to get it
HeadContender's Spirit HelmProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Helm (Blacksmithing).
HeadCrown of Holy Flame35
HeadDavidian's All-Seeing EyesWorld drop31
HeadGhost-Forged HelmProfession32
HeadHood of Endless AgitationQuest
ShoulderContender's Spirit ShouldersProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Shoulders (Blacksmithing).
ShoulderGhost-Forged ShouldersProfession32
ShoulderShoulderguards of Honest LaborWorld drop30
ShoulderShoulderguards of Painful Lessons35
ChestColdforge CarapaceQuest
ChestContender's Spirit BreastplateProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Breastplate (Blacksmithing).
ChestCryptwarden's BreastplateWorld drop32
ChestGhost-Forged BreastplateProfession32
ChestMind's Eye Breastplate35
ChestMind's Eye Breastplate34
ChestSwarmbringer Chestguard33
ChestSwarmbringer Chestguard35
WristBracers of Inner KnowledgeQuest
WristContender's Spirit BracersProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Bracers (Blacksmithing).
WristGhost-Forged BracersProfession32
WristSiegeworn Bracers35
WristZoid's Scorched BracersWorld drop30
HandsContender's Spirit GauntletsProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Gauntlets (Blacksmithing).
HandsGauntlets of Blurring FingersWorld drop32
HandsGhost-Forged GauntletsProfession32
HandsMindbinder Plate Gloves33
HandsMindbinder Plate Gloves35
HandsVegetable Chopping HandguardsQuest
HandsZealous Fervor HandguardsQuest
WaistContender's Spirit BeltProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Belt (Blacksmithing).
WaistGhost-Forged BeltProfession32
WaistGirdle of Soothing Detonation35
WaistQuivering Heart Girdle33
WaistQuivering Heart Girdle35
WaistSha-Trapper WaistguardQuest
WaistVerdone's Chewed WaistplateQuest
WaistWaistguard of Flaming WordsWorld drop30
LegsContender's Spirit LegplatesProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Legplates (Blacksmithing).
LegsGhost-Forged LegplatesProfession32
LegsLeggings of Forgotten WarWorld drop30
LegsLegplates of the Scattered TribesQuest
LegsLegplates of the Wandering WarriorWorld drop30
LegsSudsy Legplates32
LegsSudsy Legplates35
FeetBarreldodger Boots35
FeetBlackfooted GreatbootsWorld drop31
FeetContender's Spirit BootsProfession35Crafted with Contender's Spirit Boots (Blacksmithing).
FeetGhost-Forged BootsProfession32
FeetGlintrok Sollerets35
FeetGlintrok Sollerets34

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. 26 of 50 pieces are Bind on Pickup.

Pieces
50
Slots covered
Head x5, Shoulder x4, Chest x8, Wrist x5, Hands x7, Waist x8, Legs x7, Feet x6
Binding
Bind on Pickup (26), Bind on Equip (24)
Expansion
Mists of Pandaria
Set type
Light

Slot and binding read from the current retail build’s item records for this set’s own pieces.

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Where it comes from
CraftedContender's Spirit Helm1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Shoulders1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Breastplate1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Gauntlets1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Legplates1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Bracers1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Boots1 piece · Blacksmithing
CraftedContender's Spirit Belt1 piece · Blacksmithing
World dropDavidian's All-Seeing Eyes, Shoulderguards of Honest Labor, Cryptwarden's Breastplate, Waistguard of Flaming Words and more45 pieces
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The Ensemble

Ensemble: Swarmbreaker's Battleplate is a single item whose use effect learns all of Swarmbreaker's Battleplate at once. It is Bind on Pickup.

Set Bonus

8 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Contender's Defense, which carries these bonuses in the game files:

  • 2 pieces: +40.9847 PvP Resilience
  • 4 pieces: +40.9847 PvP Power

Versions and Companion Sets

The game links 2 other versions to Swarmbreaker's Battleplate, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Light version.

10 companion sets shipped in the Mists of Pandaria: Dungeon group alongside it:

In-Game Descriptions

The flavour text the item tooltip prints on 1 piece of this set:

Buying the Tradeable Pieces

24 pieces of Swarmbreaker's Battleplate can be listed on the Auction House (they do not bind on pickup); 24 have a listing on US connected realms in our latest scan.

PieceSlotLowest listed priceCheapest realmRealms listing
Ghost-Forged GauntletsHands20 gold93 silverAzgalor40
Ghost-Forged BeltWaist25 gold48 silverKel'Thuzad33
Ghost-Forged BracersWrist55 gold23 silverAlleria16
Ghost-Forged ShouldersShoulder87 gold18 silverStormrage28
Contender's Spirit ShouldersShoulder90 gold23 silverNazgrel28
Contender's Spirit GauntletsHands98 goldTuralyon32
Contender's Spirit BootsFeet98 goldTuralyon32
Contender's Spirit BeltWaist98 goldTuralyon31
Contender's Spirit BracersWrist140 goldTuralyon25
Contender's Spirit HelmHead168 goldTuralyon32
Contender's Spirit BreastplateChest168 goldTuralyon31
Contender's Spirit LegplatesLegs168 goldTuralyon28
Cryptwarden's BreastplateChest427 gold3 silverAzjol-Nerub23
Ghost-Forged HelmHead599 gold99 silverKil'jaeden38
Ghost-Forged BootsFeet599 gold99 silverKil'jaeden30
Waistguard of Flaming WordsWaist1,000 goldGhostlands18
Gauntlets of Blurring FingersHands1,500 goldArea 529
Legplates of the Wandering WarriorLegs1,737 gold72 silverAman'Thul18
Shoulderguards of Honest LaborShoulder1,995 goldAzjol-Nerub19
Zoid's Scorched BracersWrist1,995 goldAzjol-Nerub25
Blackfooted GreatbootsFeet2,222 gold2 silverArea 5216
Davidian's All-Seeing EyesHead2,500 goldLightninghoof17
Ghost-Forged BreastplateChest5,000 goldIllidan31
Ghost-Forged LegplatesLegs10,000 goldAnub'arak25

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.

More Mists of Pandaria Sets

Other Versions of This Set

The game data carries 3 separate set records under the name Swarmbreaker's Battleplate - 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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