Tier 9

Tier 9 is the armor set associated with the Crusaders' Coliseum, which was 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.

Each set consists of five pieces. Like tier 7 and tier 8, there are two levels of tier 9:

• ____ of Conquest: item level 232, purchased with gold.
• ____ of Triumph: item level 245, purchased with Trophy of the Crusade from 25-player mode (all bosses) and gold.

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

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

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.

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.

• Unlike previous or future sets, where 10-man/25-man or normal/heroic versions had a unique color, Tier 9 have the same model and color for all versions but differ only between Alliance and Horde.
• Some classes use a recolor of other classes. For example, Alliance T9 for Death Knight, Paladin, Warrior are recolors of the same model.
• 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:
• sets are named after Thassarian and Koltira Deathweaver
• sets are named after Malfurion Stormrage and Hamuul Runetotem
• sets are named after Alleria or Vereesa Windrunner and Sylvanas Windrunner
• sets are named after Khadgar and the Sunstrider dynasty
• sets are named after Turalyon and Lady Liadrin
• sets are named after Velen and Zabra Hexx
• sets are named after Edwin VanCleef and Garona Halforcen
• sets are named after Farseer Nobundo and Thrall
• sets are named after Kel'Thuzad and Gul'dan
• sets are named after the House of Wrynn and Grom or Garrosh Hellscream
• Before patch 4.0.3a, Heroic Triumph sets were sold by and for Regalia of the Grand Vanquisher, Regalia of the Grand Protector, and Regalia of the Grand Conqueror.