Tier 2
The tier 2 eight-piece epic armor set drops primarily from bosses in Blackwing Lair. Early in the game, the set items dropped in Molten Core alongside Tier 1, but were removed in patch 1.4. Tier 2 was readded in patch 1.6 with the addition of Blackwing Lair. The tier 2 sets all had placeholder models, which were updated in patch 1.9.
Due to frequent complaints of often looting "useless" druid or warlock gear, Blizzard changed the way tier sets drop for raids after Blackwing Lair (starting in patch 1.7 with Zul'Gurub). Instead of directly dropping the gear, bosses drop a token limited to three or four classes that can be turned in for the tier piece.
Original set
T2 Druid - Stormrage
T2 Hunter - Dragonstalker
T2 Mage - Netherwind
T2 Paladin - Judgment
T2 Priest - Transcendence
T2 Rogue - Bloodfang
T2 Shaman - Ten Storms
T2 Warlock - Nemesis
T2 Warrior - Wrath
Source
| Slot | Dungeon | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Blackwing Lair | Nefarian |
| Shoulders | Blackwing Lair | Chromaggus |
| Chest | Blackwing Lair | Nefarian |
| Wrist | Blackwing Lair | Razorgore the Untamed |
| Hands | Blackwing Lair | Firemaw, Flamegor and Ebonroc |
| Waist | Blackwing Lair | Vaelastrasz the Corrupt |
| Legs | Molten Core | Ragnaros |
| Feet | Blackwing Lair | Broodlord Lashlayer |
All of the bosses drop two Tier 2 set pieces each except for Firemaw, Ebonroc and Flamegor who drop two tier 2 gloves between the three of them, and Nefarian, who drops two chestpieces and two helms.
Onyxia drops reworked level 80 versions of the tier 2 helms.
Season of Discovery
During the Season of Discovery, each class has multiple tier 2 sets to serve different roles:
| Class | Set | Role |
|---|---|---|
 Druid
|
Bounty of Stormrage | Restoration |
| Cunning of Stormrage | Feral DPS | |
| Eclipse of Stormrage | Balance | |
| Fury of Stormrage (set) | Feral Tank | |
 Hunter
|
Dragonstalker's Pursuit | Ranged DPS |
| Dragonstalker's Prowess | Melee DPS | |
 Mage
|
Netherwind Insight | Ranged DPS |
| Netherwind Moment | Healer | |
 Paladin
|
Merciful Judgement | Holy |
| Radiant Judgement | Retribution | |
| Wilfull Judgement | Protection | |
 Priest
|
Dawn of Transcendence | Healer |
| Twilight of Transcendence | Shadow | |
 Rogue
|
Bloodfang Battlearmor | Tank |
| Bloodfang Thrill | Melee DPS | |
 Shaman
|
Eruption of the Ten Storms | Elemental |
| Impact of the Ten Storms | Enhancement DPS | |
| Relief of the Ten Storms | Restoration | |
| Resolve of the Ten Storms | Enhancement Tank | |
 Warlock
|
Corrupted Nemesis | Ranged DPS |
| Wicked Nemesis | Tank | |
 Warrior
|
Immoveable Wrath | Protection |
| Unstoppable Wrath | Melee DPS |
20th Anniversary
For World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary, new modernized Tier 2 set appearances were sold by Traeya for 
[Bronze Celebration Tokens]. This included sets for classes that did not exist when the original Tier 2 sets were added; these sets were designed based on what such sets might have looked like if they were around back then.
Druid
Hunter
Mage
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior
Death Knight
Demon Hunter
Evoker
Monk
A Greedy Emissary
During the second running of the A Greedy Emissary event during patch 11.1.7, recolored versions of these sets were made available:
| Item | Cost | Class |
|---|---|---|
 [Ensemble: Grimforged Armor] |
40  |
Death Knight |
 [Ensemble: Armor of Torment] |
40 |
Demon Hunter |
 [Ensemble: Staghelm Armor] |
40 |
Druid |
 [Ensemble: Life-Binder's Armor] |
40 |
Evoker |
 [Ensemble: Timestalker's Armor] |
40 |
Hunter |
 [Ensemble: Emberwind Regalia] |
40 |
Mage |
 [Ensemble: Death-Touched Battlegear] |
40 |
Monk |
 [Ensemble: Blood Vindicator's Armor] |
40 |
Paladin |
 [Ensemble: Vestments of Searing Radiance] |
40 |
Priest |
 [Ensemble: Shadowslayer Armor] |
40 |
Rogue |
 [Ensemble: Flamelash Armor] |
40 |
Shaman |
 [Ensemble: Hellfire Raiment] |
40 |
Warlock |
 [Ensemble: Executioner's Bladed Battlegear] |
40 |
Warrior |
- A Greedy Emissary armor sets
In Hearthstone
In Hearthstone, the Tier 2 set adorns the games' iconic heroes as cosmetic rewards, usually from the Tavern Pass.
"Storm's Rage Malfurion"
"Dragonstalker Rexxar"
"Netherwind Jaina"
"Judgement Uther"
"Transcendence Anduin"
"Gladiator Valeera"
"Ten Storm Thrall"
"Nemesis Gul'dan"
"Garrosh of Wrath"
Patch changes
Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): The Tier 2 helms now drop from Nefarian instead of Onyxia. 
Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): All of the Tier 2 Class Armor sets have been updated with new art. - Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Re-added with the release of Blackwing Lair.
- Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Prior to this patch, Molten Core boss creatures could drop items from one of two different tiered sets for every character class. The loot tables have been changed so Molten Core bosses will now only drop items from the lower tier class sets. The higher tier class set pieces that once dropped in Molten Core will be found once again in Blackwing Lair, the next raiding zone scheduled for release in a future patch.
- Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Added.
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