Tier 9

Tier 9 is the armor set associated with the Crusaders' Coliseum, released in patch 3.2. Awarded by the Argent Crusade, tier 9 is designed to ready players for the crusade's eventual march on Icecrown Citadel to take on the Lich King.

Each set consists of five pieces. In contrast to tier 7 and tier 8, there are three levels of tier 9 instead of the usual two:

• ____ of Conquest: item level 232 (Purchasable through Justice Points, tier 9 gear.
• ____ of Triumph: item level 245 (10-player Heroic mode (Tribute Chest only) and 25-player mode (all bosses). Purchasable through Justice Points with 1 drop).
• ____ of Triumph: item level 258 (25-player Heroic mode (Tribute Chest only)).

No matter which level of tier 9 is worn, all pieces count towards the same set bonuses, much like in earlier tiers of gear. Each faction has their own flavor of the items, they are functionally identical, but have different artwork and names.

Item level 232 pieces are bought with Justice Points.
Item level 245 pieces require 1.5 times as many Justice Points as the Item level 232 pieces, as well as [Trophies of the Crusade].

Slot	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph
Head	50	75 1
Shoulder	30	45 1
Chest	50	75 1
Hands	30	45 1
Legs	50	75 1

Item level 258 pieces are "purchased" with armor tokens. Unlike previous raid gear tokens, these are not restricted by armor location.

Classes	Loot token
• • •	1 Regalia of the Grand Vanquisher
• •	1 Regalia of the Grand Protector
• •	1 Regalia of the Grand Conqueror

Vendors

At the Crusaders' Coliseum, the following vendors sell Tier 9 armor:

set	Alliance	Horde
232 (Conquest)	Aspirant Forudir	Aspirant Naradiel
245 (Triumph)	Valiant Laradia	Valiant Bressia
258 (Heroic)	Champion Isimode	Champion Faesrol

You can also find Tier 9 armor sold in Dalaran by merchants who sell that particular armor type.

Koralon the Flame Watcher in the Vault of Archavon drops level 232 hand and leg armor in 10 player mode and level 245 hand and leg armor in 25 player mode.

Sets

Like earlier tier gear, each class has its own set of tier 9, and classes with multiple roles (such as those of a: caster, healer, melee, ranged or tank) have a set for each role.

Class		Set name	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Role
		Item level	232	245	258
Death Knight		Thassarian's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee
		Thassarian's Plate of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank
		Koltira's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee
		Koltira's Plate of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank
Druid		Malfurion's Garb of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer (restoration)
		Malfurion's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank/melee (feral)
		Malfurion's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster (balance)
		Runetotem's Garb of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer (restoration)
		Runetotem's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank/melee (feral)
		Runetotem's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster (balance)
Hunter		Windrunner's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Ranged
		Windrunner's Pursuit of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Ranged
Mage		Khadgar's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster
		Sunstrider's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster
Paladin		Turalyon's Garb of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer (holy)
		Turalyon's Plate of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank (protection)
		Turalyon's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee (retribution)
		Liadrin's Garb of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer (holy)
		Liadrin's Plate of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank (protection)
		Liadrin's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee (retribution)
Priest		Velen's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster
		Velen's Raiment of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer
		Zabra's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster
		Zabra's Raiment of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer
Rogue		VanCleef's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee
		Garona's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee
Shaman		Nobundo's Garb of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer (restoration)
		Nobundo's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee (enhancement)
		Nobundo's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster (elemental)
		Thrall's Garb of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Healer (restoration)
		Thrall's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee (enhancement)
		Thrall's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster (elemental)
Warlock		Kel'Thuzad's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster
		Gul'dan's Regalia of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Caster
Warrior		Wrynn's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee
		Wrynn's Plate of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank
		Hellscream's Battlegear of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Melee
		Hellscream's Plate of	_ of Conquest	_ of Triumph	_ of Triumph	Tank

Notes

• This tier set has sometimes been noted as being boring to look at and generic, but these pieces are not supposed to look like relics; they are rewards from an organized tournament.

• In addition to having different appearances depending on faction, each set is named from an important lore figure of that faction:
  •  Death Knight sets are named after Thassarian and Koltira Deathweaver
  •  Druid sets are named after Malfurion Stormrage and Hamuul Runetotem
  •  Hunter sets are named after Alleria or Vereesa Windrunner and Sylvanas Windrunner
  •  Mage sets are named after Khadgar and Sunstrider Dynasty
  •  Paladin sets are named after Turalyon and Lady Liadrin
  •  Priest sets are named after Velen and Zabra Hexx
  •  Rogue sets are named after Edwin VanCleef and Garona Halforcen
  •  Shaman sets are named after Farseer Nobundo and Thrall
  •  Warlock sets are named after Kel'Thuzad and Gul'dan
  •  Warrior sets are named after the House of Wrynn and Grom or Garrosh Hellscream

Patch changes

• Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009):  These sets were introduced with the release of the Crusaders' Coliseum instances.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010):  These sets are now bought with Justice Points to replace  [Emblems of Triumph]s.