Darkmantle Set Upgrade Path
The upgrade path for the Shadowcraft set to Tier 0.5 follows the Valthalak quest chain. A rogue receives eight pieces from this chain instead of the Shadowcraft set. The chain leads from “An Earnest Proposition” through Gadgetzan, the Eastern Plaguelands, and Blackrock Mountain to the final quest, “Saving the Best for Last.” Bodley’s “Brazier of Beckoning” summons the bosses of the quest chain in five dungeons:
- Isalien - Dire Maul East
- Mor Grayhoof - LBRS
- Kormok - Scholomance
- Jarien & Sothos - Stratholme
- Lord Valthalak - UBRS
Bodley sent the rogue on two of these summons in Classic. The rogue took the left fragment of the amulet from Jarien and Sothos in Stratholme. He received the right fragment from Isalien in Dire Maul East. Our team’s Rank 1 boosters will handle these fights with your character. You won’t have to look for a group for every summon in the chain.
The final summon for all classes takes place in The Beast’s chambers inside Upper Blackrock Spire. UBRS is a dungeon for level 59-60 characters. This dungeon features seven bosses and the rare Jed Runewatcher.
The quest chain stages required Shadowcraft pieces as well as materials and gold in Classic. “An Earnest Proposition” took Shadowcraft bracers along with 20 gold. It also required 15 Winterspring Blood Samples for the Alliance or Silithus Venom Samples for the Horde. Our team completes all these stages with your character. You can buy Darkmantle Armor Set on ChaosBoost and complete this quest chain in a single order.
Darkmantle Armor Pieces and Bonuses
Shadowcraft and its upgrade give +8 to all resistances for two pieces. The Shadowcraft tooltip then adds +30 AP and a 5% chance to remove a slow effect. The final thresholds give a chance to restore 20 energy on a melee hit and 15 health regeneration every 5 seconds. The upgrade transfers this regeneration to the third piece and the slow removal to the fifth. It gives a +40 AP bonus for any six pieces of the set:
| Tier 0 Piece | Tier 0.5 Piece | ilvl | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowcraft Cap | Darkmantle Cap | 60 | Epic |
| Shadowcraft Spaulders | Darkmantle Spaulders | 65 | Rare |
| Shadowcraft Tunic | Darkmantle Tunic | 60 | Epic |
| Shadowcraft Bracers | Darkmantle Bracers | 65 | Rare |
| Shadowcraft Gloves | Darkmantle Gloves | 55 | Epic |
| Shadowcraft Belt | Darkmantle Belt | 65 | Rare |
| Shadowcraft Pants | Darkmantle Pants | 66 | Rare |
| Shadowcraft Boots | Darkmantle Boots | 60 | Epic |
The seventh and eighth Tier 0.5 pieces do not give any new bonuses. You receive all eight pieces for your character and choose six to equip. We recommend filling the remaining slots with raid gear from the ten-player Barrow Deeps or the 40-player Onyxia’s Lair. You’ll retain all set bonuses and enhance your character with raid loot.
Darkmantle Set for WoW Forever Rogues
Darkmantle set bridges the Tier 0.5 gap for rogues between Shadowcraft and raid gear. New tier sets in World of Warcraft Forever come from the 20-player Hyjal Summit raid with 13 bosses. We’re including the Darkmantle Cap and Tunic in our WoW Forever rogue BiS build until you enter Hyjal Summit for the crit and hit bonuses on top of Agility. The Legacy point for the chain replenishes your account’s pool and goes toward one of the three Legacy trees on each character. This allows you to strengthen both your rogue and your alts.




