Tier 3

Tier 3 sets: Warrior, Priest, Hunter, Rogue, Warlock, Shaman, Mage, Druid and Paladin

Tier 3 is an armor set that was acquired from the original level 60 version of Naxxramas. This was the first nine-piece set that, in addition to the traditional eight armor slots, also included a tier ring. The replacement Tier 7 sets, which drop from the level 80 version of Naxxramas, use the same models with different color palettes.

Acquiring a full eight-piece set awards the [Drop Dead, Gorgeous] feat of strength.

Between Wrath of the Lich King and Mists of Pandaria there was no way for players to acquire new pieces. Patch 5.0.5 added a chance to see pieces of these sets put up on the Black Market Auction House, with an opening bid of 10,000. This was the only way to acquire pieces until patch 10.1.5 added a new acquisition method.

Class	Set
Druid	Dreamwalker Raiment
Hunter	Cryptstalker Armor
Mage	Frostfire Regalia
Paladin	Redemption Armor
Priest	Vestments of Faith
Rogue	Bonescythe Armor
Shaman	The Earthshatterer
Warlock	Plagueheart Raiment
Warrior	Dreadnaught's Battlegear

Pre-Wrath of the Lich King acquisition

The items that form these sets are quest rewards. The quests required, among other things, token drops from bosses in Naxxramas. The only exception are the rings, which dropped directly from Kel'Thuzad.

Token drop locations
Slot	Boss(es)
Head	Thaddius
Shoulders	Patchwerk, Grobbulus, Gluth
Chest	The Four Horsemen
Wrist	Anub'Rekhan, Grand Widow Faerlina, Gluth
Hands	Maexxna
Waist	Noth the Plaguebringer, Heigan the Unclean, Gluth
Legs	Loatheb
Feet	Instructor Razuvious, Gothik the Harvester, Gluth

The following classes share tokens:

Secrets of Naxxramas acquisition

Zackett Skullsmash

In patch 10.1.5, a method of crafting Tier 3 was added that did not depend on the Black Market Auction House.

Players must first unlock access the Legacy of Scholomance by earning the [Memory of Scholomance] achievement. They must next unlock the secrets of Naxxramas by earning the [Wards of the Dread Citadel] achievement. After that they must craft a [Makeshift Grappling Hook] from items within Naxxramas. Using the Grappling Hook, they must then find and awaken Zackett Skullsmash with some [Stratholme Holy Water] and complete his [1-70] Inconvenience Fee quest.

Once all of that is done, Zackett opens up shop and trades 3x [Death's Bargaining Chip] for a piece of Dented equipment. That dented equipment has a chance of rolling a Lamented Crusader's piece, which, when combined with the appropriate cursed reagent (such as [Cursed Cloth]) from a crafter who already has the [Drop Dead, Gorgeous] achievement, becomes a Desecrated piece. That desecrated piece can then turn into the tier piece after combining with 70-280x [Phylacterweave] and 10x [Righteous Orb].

A full eight-piece set thus requires 1,400 Phylacterweave (or 2,800,000!) and 80 Righteous Orbs plus the Crafting Order cost for the cursed reagents and some incredible luck for the Lamented Crusader's rolls.

Zackett Skullsmash
Item	Cost	Type
[Dented Raider's Helmet]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Helmet]
[Dented Raider's Spaulders]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Spaulders]
[Dented Raider's Chestpiece]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Chestpiece]
[Dented Raider's Bracers]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Bracers]
[Dented Raider's Gauntlets]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Gauntlets]
[Dented Raider's Belt]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Belt]
[Dented Raider's Leggings]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Leggings]
[Dented Raider's Boots]	3	Old transmog or [Lamented Crusader's Boots]
[Slime-Covered Scroll]	12	Non-BoP ancient recipes
[Phylacterweave]	2,000	Tier 3 crafting reagent
[Plagued Grain]	15	Toy
[Rotten Delicious]	30	For [Reins of Valiance]
[Pattern: Cursed Cloth]	20 ^†	Tier 3 cloth reagent - [Cursed Cloth]
[Pattern: Languished Leather]	20 ^†	Tier 3 leather reagent - [Languished Leather]
[Pattern: Scourged Scales]	20 ^†	Tier 3 mail reagent - [Scourged Scales]
[Plans: Undeath Metal]	20 ^†	Tier 3 plate reagent - [Undeath Metal]

^†Requires [Drop Dead, Gorgeous]

Desecrated tokens
Slot	Cloth	Leather	Mail	Plate
Head	[Desecrated Cloth Helmet]	[Desecrated Leather Helmet]	[Desecrated Mail Helmet]	[Desecrated Plate Helmet]
Shoulders	[Desecrated Cloth Spaulders]	[Desecrated Leather Spaulders]	[Desecrated Mail Spaulders]	[Desecrated Plate Spaulders]
Chest	[Desecrated Cloth Chestpiece]	[Desecrated Leather Chestpiece]	[Desecrated Mail Chestpiece]	[Desecrated Plate Chestpiece]
Wrist	[Desecrated Cloth Bracers]	[Desecrated Leather Bracers]	[Desecrated Mail Bracers]	[Desecrated Plate Bracers]
Hands	[Desecrated Cloth Gauntlets]	[Desecrated Leather Gauntlets]	[Desecrated Mail Gauntlets]	[Desecrated Plate Gauntlets]
Waist	[Desecrated Cloth Belt]	[Desecrated Leather Belt]	[Desecrated Mail Belt]	[Desecrated Plate Belt]
Legs	[Desecrated Cloth Leggings]	[Desecrated Leather Leggings]	[Desecrated Mail Leggings]	[Desecrated Plate Leggings]
Feet	[Desecrated Cloth Boots]	[Desecrated Leather Boots]	[Desecrated Mail Boots]	[Desecrated Plate Boots]