Tier 3

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 and 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. This was the only way to acquire pieces until patch 10.1.5 added a new acquisition method.

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.

The following classes share tokens:

• Paladin, Hunter, Shaman, Druid
• Priest, Mage, Warlock
• Warrior, Rogue

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 to original 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 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 !) and 80 Righteous Orbs plus the Crafting Order cost for the cursed reagents and some incredible luck for the Lamented Crusader's rolls.

Tier 3