Patch 3.2 T9 set bonuses and relics
by Eliah Hecht 
Jun 23rd 2009 at 6:30PM
Continuing on the data-mining train, we have now learned the set bonuses from the tier 9 gear that is coming in patch 3.2 (confirming, by the way, that there will be a real tier of gear in the Crusader's Coliseum raid). There is also information available on some new relics for the relic-bearing classes (Paladin, Druid, Shaman, and Death Knight).
Information after the break. Keep in mind some of these are certainly placeholders. The priest healing 4-piece, for instance, is strictly worse than the priest healing 2-piece Tier 8 bonus; there's no way it would go live like this. Some of the bonuses don't even make any sense, like the Warlock 4-piece. Datamined info is always suspect.
| Set | 2-piece bonus | 4-piece bonus |
| Death Knight DPS | Your Blood Strike and Heart Strike abilities have a chance to grant you 180 additional strength for 15 sec. | Your Frost Fever and Blood Plague abiltiies now have a chance for their damage to be critical strikes. |
| Death Knight tank | Decreases the cooldown on your Dark Command ability by 2 sec. | Decreases the cooldown on your Unbreakable Armor, Vampiric Blood, and Bone Shield abilities by 20 sec. |
| Druid feral | Decreases the cooldown on your Growl ability by 2 sec and increases the duration of your Rake ability by 3 sec. | Increases the damage reduction granted by Barkskin by 10% and increases the critical strike chance of Rip and Ferocious Bite by 5%. |
| Druid balance | Your Moonfire ability now has a chance for its periodic damage to be critical strikes. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Starfire spell by 5%. |
| Druid resto | Increases the critical strike chance of your Nourish spell by 5%. | Your Rejuvenation ability now has a chance for its healing to be critical strikes. |
| Hunter | Reduces the focus cost of your pet's abilities by 50%. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Steady Shot ability by 5%. |
| Mage | Increases the armor you gain from Ice Armor by 20%, the mana regeneration you gain from Mage Armor by 10%, and converts an additional 25% of your spirit into critical strike rating when Molten Armor is active. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Fireball, Frostbolt, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Blast spells by 5%. |
| Paladin tank | Decreases the cooldown on your Righteous Defense ability by 2 sec. | Decreases the cooldown on your Divine Protection ability by 30 sec. |
| Paladin DPS | Your Righteous Vengeance talent now has a chance for its damage to be critical strikes. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Judgements by 5%. |
| Paladin healing | Increases the duration of your Judgements by 10 sec. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Light spell by 5%. |
| Priest DPS | Increases the duration of your Devouring Plague spell by 6.01 sec. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Mind Flay spell by 5%. |
| Priest healing | Decreases the cooldown on your Prayer of Mending spell by 2 sec. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Prayer of Healing spell by 5%. |
| Rogue | Your Rupture ability has a chance each time it deals damage to reduce the cost of your next ability by 40 energy. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Hemorrhage, Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Mutilate abilities by 5%. |
| Shaman enhancement | Decreases the cooldown on your Lava Lash ability by 2 sec. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Stormstrike ability by 5%. |
| Shaman resto | Increases the healing done by your Riptide spell by 20%. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Chain Heal spell by 5%. |
| Shaman elemental | Increases the duration of your Flame Shock spell by 6.01 sec. | Increases the damage done by your Lava Burst spell by 0.021 sec. |
| Warlock | Increases your pet's critical strike chance with its abilities by 10%. (0 yd, cast: 0 seconds, val1: 10) | Increases the damage done by your Immolate, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction spells by 0.011 sec. |
| Warrior DPS | Berserker Stance grants an additional 2% critical strike chance, and Battle Stance grants an additional 6% armor penetration. | Increases the critical strike chance of your Slam and Execute abilities by 5%. |
| Warrior tank | Decreases the cooldown on your Intervene ability by 5 sec. | Decreases the cooldown on your Shield Block ability by 20 sec. |
And here are the stats on the relics. I'm just glad to see another tanking idol for druids; I was afraid we'd be stuck with one per expansion again. Still unknown is how these relics will be attained; my guess is Emblems of Triumph (which drop from the new raid).
- Druid
- Feral: While in Bear Form, your Lacerate and Swipe abilities have a chance to grant 200 dodge rating for 9 sec, and your Mangle and Shred abilities have a chance to grant 200 agility for 16 sec.
- Resto: Each time your Rejuvenation spell deals periodic healing, you have a chance to gain 234 spell power for 9 sec.
- Balance: Each time your Moonfire spell deals periodic damage, you have a chance to gain 200 critical strike rating for 12 sec.
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Paladin
- Holy: Each time you use a Judgement, you have a chance to gain 234 spell power for 20 sec.
- Ret: Each time your Seal of Vengeance ability deals periodic damage, you have a chance to gain 200 strength for 16 sec.
- Prot: Each time you use your Hammer of The Righteous ability, you have a chance to gain 200 dodge rating for 18 sec.
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Death Knight
- Tank: Each time you use your Rune Strike ability, you have a chance to gain 200 dodge rating for 20 sec.
- DPS: Each time you use your Obliterate or Scourge Strike ability, you have a chance to gain 200 strength for 20 sec.
- Shaman
- Elemental: Each time you cast Lightning Bolt, you have a chance to gain 200 haste rating for 12 sec.
- Resto: Each time you cast Chain Heal, you have a chance to gain 234 spell power for 15 sec.
- Enancement Each time you use your Lava Lash ability, you have a chance to gain 200 attack power for 18 sec.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
islandstyle Jun 23rd 2009 6:35PM
Warlock 4 piece... huh?
Kadamon Jun 23rd 2009 6:38PM
2 and 4 piece make no sense.
Josh_perusse Jun 24th 2009 6:36PM
I like how it says stuff like "increases the damage of Lava burst by 0.021 seconds"
yep
damage is by seconds.
Xanwryn Jun 23rd 2009 10:36PM
Yay! we get 0.011 SECONDS OF DAMAGE! I lol'd at those bonuses.
angelbar027 Jun 24th 2009 5:33PM
Warlock set bonus is aweful, what is bliz thinking
Kalerender Jun 23rd 2009 6:36PM
10% extra crit chance to pet? *vomit*
Drachenlord Jun 23rd 2009 6:38PM
Agreed, wholeheartedly
Burix Jun 23rd 2009 7:28PM
Unless you couple that with the 100% spell crit chance proc from empowered imp when your pet crits.
Kalerender Jun 23rd 2009 7:33PM
Which would make it 10% extra crit effectively for destro locks, demon locks would get demonic pact up quicker/more reliably stay there, and aff locks would get.. uhh.. k?
Then ignoring the fact it has increase damage by time on the 4pc which just seems like data placeholder, if it was only those 3 spells being affected then affliction would get a bigger increase than destro from it.
All in all they just seem not very well thought out, and bonuses that only affect pets are just irritating.
Dragoest Jun 23rd 2009 6:36PM
I skip down right to the warrior tanks.. and was disapointed.. i had to boo the sets out loud... look like I'm not gonna worry my self with getting the gear sets come T9.. =/
Mohrlock Jun 23rd 2009 10:32PM
Have to agree, they are pretty shite... 4 piece is a bit ho-hum...
But the 2? Are there really that many noobs out there that we need to intervene that they made it a set bonus? Come on!!!
Gareth Jun 24th 2009 6:47AM
Agreed, the 2 piece set bonus for warrior tanks is useful only in pvp, the last time I felt I needed to intervene in a fight was back in TBC when we had to manage aggro.
The four piece set bonus though is actually quite good, since it almost makes it possible to keep block up 60% of the time during a fight making warrior tanks almost then as good as paladin ones :P
But since paladins have a auto cast when you need it only guardian spirit on a 2 minute cooldown then my warrior tank will only be off tanking from now on, and I'm not posting as I'm disgruntled the raid leader will "demote" me here, I'm talking here about the raids that I lead myself.
Jack Spicer Jun 23rd 2009 6:36PM
"Your Rejuvenation ability now has a chance for its healing to be critical strikes."
Seriously?
Whoever is creating these set bonuses loves their druids.
Kraeus Jun 23rd 2009 7:59PM
Oh yeah? Take a look at ferals. Crap for bears (again).
Blistter Jun 24th 2009 9:50AM
Yes. Resto Druid set rocks.
pinkysan Jun 24th 2009 2:24PM
not to mention the idol that grants SP for rejuv... just beautiful synergy between the set and idol.
Kadamon Jun 23rd 2009 6:37PM
I love the Mage 2pc set bonus lots.
Even more crit gained from all that Spirit I decided to finally add up.
peagle Jun 23rd 2009 7:07PM
Yeah, that whopping 20% boost to Ice Armor upgrades our armor effectiveness from "wet napkin" to "napkin".
Aside from that, the Molten Armor buff is sweet.
liu Jun 23rd 2009 7:26PM
Agreed - as an Arcane mage, looks like I'm stuck with 2T7, 2T8 for the foreseeable future.
Faust Jun 23rd 2009 6:38PM
Okay, so the rogue 2 piece...
in.
fckin.
sane.
That has the potential, with a decent proc rate, to be vastly, vastly overpowered, in both pvp and pve setups.