Venom-Cursed Bear's Guard

Set Facts

Pieces: 12
Quality: Uncommon
Item level: 219 to 279
Slots: Head, Shoulder, Back, Chest x2, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs x2, Feet x2
Armor coverage: 9 of 8 armor slots
Binds: Bind on Pickup
Expansion: Midnight
Difficulty tier: Dungeons
Classes: Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
Journal sources: 3 encounters

Set Pieces (12)

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

Of its 12 pieces, 9 are world drops and 3 drop from bosses. It mixes Plate (11) and Cloth (1). The set was added in patch 12.1.0.

Slot	Piece	Type	Source	Level	How to get it
Head	Venom-Cursed Bear's Jaws	Plate	World drop	90
Shoulder	Venom-Cursed Bear's Pauldrons	Plate	World drop	90
Back	Venom-Cursed Bear's Greatcloak	Cloth	World drop	90
Chest	Aged Interwoven Scaleplate	Plate	Boss drop	80	Drops from The Writhing Coil in Altar of Fangs.
Chest	Venom-Cursed Bear's Chestguard	Plate	World drop	90
Wrist	Venom-Cursed Bear's Battle Bands	Plate	World drop	90
Hands	Venom-Cursed Bear's Gauntlets	Plate	World drop	90
Waist	Venom-Cursed Bear's Warbelt	Plate	World drop	90
Legs	Ancient General's Obsidian Pillars	Plate	Boss drop	80	Drops from Zul'jan in Altar of Fangs.
Legs	Venom-Cursed Bear's Greaves	Plate	World drop	90
Feet	Poison-Proof Stompers	Plate	Boss drop	80	Drops from Rav'i in Altar of Fangs.
Feet	Venom-Cursed Bear's Charge	Plate	World drop	90

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: 12
Slots covered: Head, Shoulder, Back, Chest x2, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs x2, Feet x2
Binding: Bind on Pickup (12)
Expansion: Midnight
Set type: Dungeons

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

Where These Pieces Drop

3 of this set's 12 pieces drop from 3 encounters in Altar of Fangs. The rest come from vendors, quests, crafting or world drops, which the dungeon journal does not record.

Rav'i - Altar of Fangs - Poison-Proof Stompers
The Writhing Coil - Altar of Fangs - Aged Interwoven Scaleplate
Zul'jan - Altar of Fangs - Ancient General's Obsidian Pillars

Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

The Ensemble

Ensemble: Venom-Cursed Bear's Guard is a single item whose use effect learns all of Venom-Cursed Bear's Guard at once. It is Bind on Pickup. Using it requires level 90.

Where to Farm This Set

3 bosses in Altar of Fangs drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.

Altar of Fangs

Upon the Altar of Fangs, the ancient Amani sealed the vaults of Atal'Utek with the Fang of Ula'tek. Only that cursed dagger has the power to unseal the prison of the great weapon of the Amani. Aid Orweyna and Liadrin in their pursuit of Zul'jan, who has entered this accursed place in a misbegotten attempt to bring lost glory back to the Amani.

Rav'i drops 1 piece of this set (Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 48.8, 79.3 on the Altar of Fangs map. This ravenous hydra has survived this cursed place through scavenging the meat of the fallen. That doesn't mean it is not a fearsome combatant, eager to add some fresh temple explorers to its otherwise rotting diet.
The Writhing Coil drops 1 piece of this set (Chest). Adventure Guide map pin: 69.8, 51.8 on the Altar of Fangs map. In the feeding frenzy upon each other, there has been one Child of Ula'tek that has proved victorious over the rest of the brood. With every battle won, the twisting monstrosity known as the Writhing Coil only grows stronger.
Zul'jan drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 46.0, 17.9 on the Altar of Fangs map. With the Fang of Ula'tek, Zul'jan performs the final ritual to gain the power to release the monstrous weapon his ancestors sealed away thousands of years ago. Still held in the sway of the spirit of Malacrass, Zul'jan is unaware that the Fang is also the only hope for his sister Zul'jarra's survival.

Versions and Companion Sets

The game links 6 other versions to Venom-Cursed Bear's Guard, each labelled the way the collection journal labels it. This page is the Dungeons version.

Renown Warplate of Nalorakk's Chosen - 11 pieces - Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
War Mode Venomous Warmonger's Plate Armor - 9 pieces - Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
Aspirant and War Mode Venomous Skirmisher's Plate Armor - 26 pieces - Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
Prey Preyhunter's Polished Armor - 9 pieces - Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
World Quests Stonehide Plate - 22 pieces - Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight
Delves Pledgebearer's Warplate - 9 pieces - Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight

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