TBC Classic Anniversary Tier 4 Sets Overview

TBC Classic Anniversary Tier 4 Sets TL;DR

Tier 4 Sets are the first raid gear you’ll get in TBC Classic Anniversary Phase 1, dropping from Karazhan, Gruul’s Lair, and Magtheridon via Tier tokens.
Some Sets are excellent and worth chasing, especially Feral Druid, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, and Paladin (Prot/Retribution).
Bottom line: Tier 4 is not automatically BiS. Check your spec’s bonuses first, then decide if the Set is worth trying to get raid tokens or if alternatives offer better value.

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What TBC Classic Phase 1 Tier Sets Are

TBC Classic phase 1 Tier Sets are the first Set of raid gear available at the start of TBC Classic Anniversary. Not only are the gear stats great, but equipping several pieces of the same Set activates unique Set bonuses. Tier 4 gear drops from the Phase 1 raids, which include:

Karazhan
Gruul’s Lair
Magtheridon’s Lair

These raids’ bosses all drop Tier tokens. Tokens are bound to specific bosses' loot pools, and you turn them in with a special vendor in Outland. The vendor then provides the actual gear pieces associated with the token. The vendors are:

For Aldor – Asuur: found at Shattrath City, Aldor Rise (23.6, 32.6)
For Scryers – Arodis Sunblade: found at Shattrath City, Scryer’s Tier (43.6, 90.6)

Every Tier 4 Set has 2-piece and 4-piece bonuses. Their power varies a lot by class; some bonuses make up for a Set being BiS, and some are just stat stick with gimmicky, puny bonuses. Though, since the Heroic dungeons are not available in Phase 1, raid gear is sometimes the best choice you get.

How to Get TBC Classic Raid Sets

Tier tokens are the currency used to obtain Set pieces. Instead of dropping the gear piece itself, each raid boss drops one token type. You collect them and redeem them for your class’s specific item. Here’s how to get TBC Classic Raid Sets:

Head tokens drop from Prince Malchezaar in Karazhan
Shoulder tokens from High King Maulgar in Gruul’s Lair
You get Leg tokens from Gruul the Dragonkiller
Chest tokens drop from Magtheridon
You can get hand slot tokens from The Curator in Karazhan

Bosses drop tokens for every class, so whoever needs a piece can get it when the boss is defeated. Once you have a token, you can claim the actual gear from one of two vendors in Outland. Your choice depends on which side you chose in the Aldor vs Scryer conflict.

TBC Classic Tier 4 Sets by Class

TBC Classic’s Tier 4 Sets are class-specific and spec-specific. Some classes, like Druids, Paladins, Shamans, and Warriors, have multiple versions of their Set for different roles. For example, a Restoration Druid gets a different Set than a Balance Druid and a Feral Druid.

Druid

Druids have several Set options when it comes to turning in their tokens. There are three Sets, each associated with a spec:

Malorne Regalia (Balance)
Malorne Harness (Feral)
Malorne Raiment (Restoration)

Spec	2-piece Bonus	4-piece Bonus
Balance	Your harmful spells have a chance to restore up to 120 mana	Reduces the cooldown of Innervate by 48 seconds
Feral	Your melee attacks in Bear Form have a chance to generate 100 additional Rage. Your melee attacks in Cat Form have a chance to generate 20 additional Energy	Increases your armor by 1400 in Bear Form. Increases your Strength by 30 in Cat Form
Restoration	Your helpful spells have a chance to restore up to 120 mana	Reduces the cooldown of Nature’s Swiftness by 24 seconds

Feral’s Set is great, offering significant buffs to both the bear and cat form, bot two other Sets are just not that great. Bonuses are nice, but you’d be better off going for Tailoring gear. For more professions info, check out our TBC profs guide.

Hunter

Hunters get a single Tier 4 Set called Demon Stalker Armor. It’s tuned for physical DPS and improves abilities like Feign Death and Multishot.

Spec	2-piece Bonus	4-piece Bonus
Beast Mastery/Surv/ Marksman	Reduces the chance your Feign Death will be resisted by 5%	Reduces the mana cost of Multi-Shot by 10%

Let’s face it - this Set is garbage. For how hard it is to get and how good TBC armor Sets alternatives like Beast Lord Armor are, it’s not worth chasing and using.

Mage

Mages use the Aldor Regalia Set. This Set is all about reducing disruption and improving survivability during raid fights.

Spec	2-piece Bonus	4-piece Bonus
Arcane/Fire/Frost	100% chance to avoid interruption from damage while casting Fireball or Frostbolt	Reduces cooldowns by 24 seconds on Presence of Mind, by 4 seconds on Blast Wave, and by 40 seconds on Ice Block

The 2-piece bonus prevents spell interruption from damage, which is IMO huge in raids where raid damage can knock you out during long cast times. The 4-piece bonus cuts cooldowns on core spells like Evocation and Ice Block, giving you more damage uptime and some defensives. However, tailoring and Spellfire Sets are probably to be prioritized here.

Paladin

Paladins have three Tier 4 Sets, each focusing on different aspects of their kit, one for each spec:

Justicar Raiment (Holy)
Justicar Armor (Protection)
Justicar Battlegear (Retribution)

Spec	2-piece Bonus	4-piece Bonus
Holy	Increases the amount healed by Flash of Light by 20	Reduces the cooldown of Divine Favor by 15 seconds
Protection	Increases the damage dealt by Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Vengeance, or Seal of Blood by 10%	Increases the damage dealt by Holy Shield by 5%
Retribution	Increases the damage bonus of Judgement of the Crusader by 15%	Increases the damage dealt by Judgement of Command by 10%

All of these are decent, with Retribution and Prot being fairly better than what Holy got. All in all, stats and bonuses make up for a great Set, absolutely worth going for.

Priest

Priests get two Tier 4 WoW TBC Anniversary Tier Sets split per their healing and DPS specs:

Incarnate Regalia (Holy/Discipline)
Incarnate Raiment (Shadow)

Spec	2-piece bonus	4-piece Bonus
Holy/Disc	Your Prayer of Healing spell now also causes an additional 20 healing over 9 sec	Each time you cast Greater Heal, your next Greater Heal cast within 15 seconds has its cast time reduced by 0.1 seconds, stacking up to 5 times
Shadow	Your Shadowfiend has 75 more stamina and lasts 3 seconds longer	Your Mind Flay and Smite deal 5% more damage

Shadow’s 2 and 4 are quite good, increasing both your mana gain and damage. Healing specs’ bonus is decent, too, but nothing to write home about. Overall, a solid Set that is competitive with other gear options.

Rogue

Rogues are playing with the Netherblade Set. This Set improves finishing moves and combo point generation, making energy management smoother.

Specialization	2-Piece Bonus	4-Piece Bonus
Assassination / Combat / Subtlety	Slice and Dice duration increased by 3 seconds	Finishing moves have a 15% chance to grant 1 extra combo point

This Set is great, both increasing your damage and helping with resource generation. You can combine it with the Primal Intent leatherworking Set to get both Set bonuses at once. You certainly won’t be mad getting pieces of this TBC Classic Anniversary Tier Set.

Shaman

As you can guess at this point, Shaman choices are split by specs, totalling 3 Sets:

Cyclone Regalia (Elemental)
Cyclone Harness (Enhancement)
Cyclone Raiment (Restoration)

Spec	2-piece bonus	4-piece Bonus
Elemental	Wrath of Air Totem grants an additional 20 spell damage	Your offensive spell critical strikes have a chance to reduce the base mana cost of your next spell by 270
Enhancement	Strength of Earth Totem grants an additional 12 Strength	Stormstrike deals an additional 30 damage per weapon
Restoration	Mana Spring Totem grants an additional 3 mana every 2 seconds	Reduces the cooldown of Nature’s Swiftness by 24 seconds

Easily one of the best TBC Classic Anniversary Tier 4 Sets, pumping 20 spell damage to all of your group’s casters at 2 Set, as well as immensely helping with managing your mana at 4 Set. Resto Set is great too, with the 4 Set being arguably questionable power-wise. Lastly, Enhancement’s bonus is strong too, buffing both himself and the party, and is absolutely worth trying to get.

Warlock

Warlocks use Voidheart Raiment for all their specs. This Set increases shadow and fire damage procs and extends durations on key spells.

Spec	2-piece Bonus	4-piece Bonus
Affliction/Demonology/Destruction	Your shadow damage spells have a chance to grant 135 bonus shadow damage for 15 seconds. Your fire damage spells have a chance to grant 135 bonus fire damage for 15 seconds	Increases the duration of Corruption and Immolate by 3 seconds

Both the 2 and 4-piece bonuses are strong, and every Warlock should try to get them, especially if Tokens are not highly contested in your raid group. Tailoring, once again, provides great alternative Set bonuses. For more info on gearing options, check out our gearing guide.

Warrior

Warriors have two Tier 4 Sets split between their dps and tanking specs:

Warbringer Battlegear (Arms/Fury)
Warbringer Armor (Protection)

Specialization	2-Piece Bonus	4-Piece Bonus
Arms / Fury	Whirlwind costs 50 less rage	You gain 20 rage each time one of your attacks is parried or dodged
Protection	Each time you parry, you have a chance to gain Blade Turning, absorbing 200 damage for 15 seconds	Shield Slam causes your next damaging ability to deal 10% more damage

200 damage absorption is not that high a number, but it’s actually pretty decent early in TBC. Some bonus Revenge damage won’t hurt, so, overall, with limited options given early in the addon in mind, it’s a good Set. DPS specs get a sizeable rage generation increase, helping early on, so nothing to scoff at here too, solid Set bonus.