With the release of The War Within beta, players are already brimming with excitement to try out the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft coming later this year. Thankfully, the team at Wowhead was able to datamine all of the Season 1 tier set bonuses for all 13 of the classes available in the game, so we will take a look at everything we know so far.
Tier sets have always been a crucial part of the World of Warcraft experience, as with every expansion, players are always waiting for the release of the new raids, filled with new bosses, challenging mechanics, and of course, sweet gear upgrades.
Let's take a look at all of the tier sets that we can expect to rock once the expansion is officially released. Hopefully, the beta test will allow the devs to tinker with the unique stat and ability effects so that every class feels fun to play in The War Within.
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The War Within Beta Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses
Class Tier Set Bonuses
Death Knights will be rocking this sweet tier set: Exhumed Centurion's Relics
Blood Death Knight Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: While you have one or more Boneshield charges, the damage you take is reduced by 2%. Losing a Boneshield charge has a chance to reduce the damage you take by an additional 1%, up to 3% for 6 sec.
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4pc Bonus: Your damage is increased by 1% per active Boneshield charge. Taking damage while below 6 Boneshield charges has a chance to generate 1-2 Boneshield charges.
Frost Death Knight Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Your Runic Power spending abilities deal 8% increased damage.
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4pc Bonus: Consuming Runic Power has a chance to increase your Strength by 10% for 8 sec.
Unholy Death Knight Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Your minions deal 8% increased damage.
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4pc Bonus: When you summon a minion, your Haste is increased by 2%, up to 8% for 8 sec.
Demon Hunters will be rocking this sweet tier set: Husk of the Hypogeal Nemesis
Havoc Demon Hunter Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Blade Dance deals 20% increased damage.
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4pc Bonus: Chaos Strike deals 20% increased damage, and has a 25% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade Dance.
Vengeance Demon Hunter Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Soul Cleave deals 15% increased damage and has a 35% chance to shatter 1 Lesser Soul fragments from a target it hits.
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4pc Bonus: Consuming a Soul Fragment increases the damage and healing of your next Fel Devastation by 2%, up to 30%.
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Druids will be rocking this sweet tier set: Mane of the Greatlynx
Balance Druid Tier Set
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4pc Bonus: Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse each increase the Astral Power Wrath generates by 1 and Starfire generates by 2.
Feral Druid Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Tiger's Fury increases your chance to Critically Strike for 10 sec, starting at 6% and increasing by 1% every 2 sec.
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4pc Bonus: Critical Strikes with your combo point-generating abilities increase the direct damage of your next Ferocious Bite and Rampant Ferocity or Primal Wrath by 15%, stacking up to 3 times.
Guardian Druid Tier Set
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4pc Bonus: Arcane damage you deal is increased by 5% and bleed damage you deal is increased by 5%.
Restoration Druid Tier Set
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4pc Bonus: Your healing is increased by 8% when consuming Soul of the Forest's bonus and for 6 sec afterward.
Evokers will be rocking this sweet tier set: Destroyer's Scarred Wards
Augmentation Evoker Tier Set
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4pc Bonus: Ebon Might increases primary stats by an additional 0.4% of your own every 2 sec it remains active, up to 2.0%.
Devastation Evoker Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Disintegrate damage increased by 10% and Pyre damage increased by 10%.
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4pc Bonus: Eternity Surge's cooldown is decreased by 5.0 sec and it now grants Essence Burst.
Preservation Evoker Tier Set
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2pc Bonus: Reversion and Emerald Blossom heal an injured ally within 30 yds for 10% of any amount healed.
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4pc Bonus: Verdant Embrace increases the healing of your next Reversion by 200%.
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Hunters will be rocking this sweet tier set: Lightless Scavenger's Necessities
Beast Mastery Hunter Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Barbed Shot further increases your pet's attack speed by 5%.
- 4pc Bonus: Your pet's attacks have a 10% chance to increase all pet damage you deal by 10% for 10 sec.
Marksmanship Hunter Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Arcane Shot and Multishot damage increased by 20%.
- 4pc Bonus: Consuming Precise Shots increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot by 10%, stacking up to 2 times.
Survival Hunter Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 5%.
- 4pc Bonus: [Mongoose Bite /
Raptor Strike] deals 10% increased damage to targets affected by Wildfire Bomb.
Mages will be rocking this sweet tier set: Sparks of Violet Rebirth
Arcane Mage Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Arcane Blast and Arcane Explosion damage increased by 6%.
- 4pc Bonus: Casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Explosion has a 10% chance to make your next Arcane Barrage deal 10% increased damage and generate 4 Arcane Charges.
Fire Mage Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Phoenix Flames damage increased by 10%. This amount is increased to 25% on its primary target.
- 4pc Bonus: After dealing damage, Phoenix Flames has a 10% chance to return to you, refunding 1% of the cooldown on Phoenix Flames and granting you 6% increased spell damage for 10 sec.
Frost Mage Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Ice Lance damage increased by 5% and Fingers of Frost increases the damage of your next Frozen Orb by 10%, stacking up to 10 times.
- 4pc Bonus: Frozen Orb increases Ice Lance's damage by 15% for 15 sec.
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Monks will be rocking this sweet tier set: Gatecrasher's Fortitude
Brewmaster Monk Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Blackout Kick and Keg Smash deal 20% additional damage, and Shuffle also grants 3% damage reduction.
- 4pc Bonus: Blackout Kick increases your damage dealt by 1% for 15 sec, stacking up to 3, and has a chance to reset the cooldown of Keg Smash and make its next cast cost no energy.
Mistweaver Monk Set
- 2pc Bonus: Enveloping Mist and Renewing Mist healing increased by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: Vivify extends the duration of Renewing Mist and Enveloping Mist on its primary target by 2.0 sec, up to 4.0 sec.
Windwalker Monk Set
- 2pc Bonus: Your other melee abilities increase the damage of your next Tiger Palm by 25%, stacking up to 6 times. 15% of Tiger Palm's damage is dealt onto nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets.
- 4pc Bonus: Your other melee abilities increase the damage of your next Tiger Palm by 25%, stacking up to 6 times. 15% of Tiger Palm's damage is dealt onto nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets.
It seems that there is a discrepancy as we are uncertain what the actual 2 and 4pc bonuses are currently.
Paladins will be rocking this sweet tier set: Entombed Seraph's Radiance
Holy Paladin Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Holy Shock's healing is increased by 10% and its cooldown is reduced by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: Holy Shock increases the initial healing of your next Word of Glory or Light of Dawn by 8%, stacking up to 4 times.
Protection Paladin Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Shield of the Righteous deals 10% increased damage and grants 3% damage reduction.
- 4pc Bonus: Casting a Holy Power ability increases the damage and healing you deal during your next Avenging Wrath by 0.5%. This effect stacks.
Retribution Paladin Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Blade of Justice damage increased by 15% and Wake of Ashes damage increased by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: Wake of Ashes increases your damage done by 10% for 8 sec.
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Priests will be rocking this sweet tier set: Shards of Living Luster
Discipline Priest Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Atonement healing increased by 5.0%.
- 4pc Bonus: Smite and Penance increase the damage of your next Mind Blast by 25% or absorb amount of your next Power Word: Shield by 15%, up to 3 times.
Holy Priest Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Serendipity is 10% more effective.
- 4pc Bonus: Heal, Flash Heal, and Prayer of Healing have a 50% chance to cast again at 35% effectiveness.
Shadow Priest Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: The duration of Devouring Plague is increased by 1.0 sec.
- 4pc Bonus: Devouring Plague increases your damage done by 2% for 10 sec, multiple applications may overlap.
Rogues will be rocking this sweet tier set: K'areshi Phantom's Bindings
Assassination Rogue Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: When your bleeds deal damage, they have a chance to grant you Vile Tincture for 8 sec, increasing your poison damage by 1% per stack (up to 10 stacks).
- 4pc Bonus: While you have 5 or more stacks of Vile Tincture, Garrote, Rupture, and Crimson Tempest deal 10% additional damage.
Outlaw Rogue Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Your Sinister Strike, Pistol Shot, and Ambush have a 20% chance to Ethereal Rampage, dealing 15% increased damage as Shadow.
- 4pc Bonus: Ethereal Rampage additionally increases the damage of your next Between the Eyes by 6%, stacking up to 3 times.
Subtlety Rogue Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Symbols of Death increases the damage of your next Secret Technique by 20%.
- 4pc Bonus: Secret Technique increases the damage of your other finishing moves by 16% for 7 sec.
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Shamans will be rocking this sweet tier set: Waves of the Forgotten Reservoir
Elemental Shaman Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: [Elemental Blast / Earth Shock] damage increased by 25%. Earthquake damage increased by 25%.
- 4pc Bonus: Spending Maelstrom grants you 5% increased critical strike chance and 10% increased critical damage dealt.
Enhancement Shaman Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Stormstrike, Lava Lash, Ice Strike, and Crash Lightning deal 15% increased damage.
- 4pc Bonus: Feral Spirits last 100% longer.
Restoration Shaman Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Tidal Waves increases the healing of affected spells by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: Tidal Waves is 80% more effective and reduces the mana cost of affected spells by 8%.
Warlocks will be rocking this sweet tier set: Rites of the Hexflame Coven
Affliction Warlock Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Malefic Rapture damage increased by 5% and its critical strike chance is increased by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: Malefic Rapture has a chance to increase damage dealt by your Agony, Corruption, and Unstable Affliction by 15% for 8 sec.
Demonology Warlock Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Your primary demon deals 5% increased damage, and your Shadow Bolt damage is increased by 50%.
- 4pc Bonus: Shadow Bolt has a chance to enrage your primary Felguard, increasing the damage of their next Legion Strike by 300%.
Destruction Warlock Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Incinerate critical strike chance increased by 20%. Conflagrate critical strike chance increased by 25%.
- 4pc Bonus: When Conflagrate critically strikes, your Fire damage is increased by 5% for 6 sec.
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Warriors will be rocking this sweet tier set: Warsculptor's Masterwork
Arms Warrior Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Mortal Strike and Cleave increase the damage of your next Overpower by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: When Overpower has its cooldown reset by Tactician, your next Mortal Strike or Cleave has its damage increased by 10% and critical strike chance increased by 10%, stacking up to 2 times.
Fury Warrior Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: Bloodthirst increases the damage of your next Rampage by 10%.
- 4pc Bonus: When Raging Blow resets its own cooldown, the damage of your next Bloodthirst is increased by 10%, stacking up to 2 times.
Protection Warrior Tier Set
- 2pc Bonus: When your Shield Slam cooldown is reset by Strategist, you gain Expert Strategist, increasing the damage of Shield Slam by 5% and reducing all damage taken by 3% for 6 sec.
- 4pc Bonus: Shield Slam critical strikes increase the damage dealt by Thunder Clap and Revenge by 10% for 8 sec.
And that covers all of The War Within beta Season 1 tier set bonuses for all 13 of the classes. Please keep in mind that none of these bonuses are final as the devs will continue tweaking the stats and abilities as they see fit. World of Warcraft is heavily influenced by the community's feedback, so we might see some substantial changes as more and more players get their hands on The War Within.
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