Devout Set Bonuses Confirmed in Forever
The Devout Crown tooltip in Forever confirms the five set bonuses and the helmet’s stats. This helmet gives +24 to Intellect and +15 to Spirit. It retains the +13 to Stamina from Classic. A new Forever bonus gives it +20 to healing and +7 to spell damage. Set bonuses scale with the number of items the character is wearing:
- Two pieces - the character receives +8 to all resistances.
- Three pieces - the bonus adds +18 to spell power and healing.
- Four pieces - a hit on you has a 2% chance to trigger a shield that absorbs 488 damage.
- Five pieces - each of your casts has a 5% chance to restore 200 mana.
- Six pieces - the priest restores 8 mana every 5 seconds.
The three-piece bonus in Forever gives spell power and healing instead of attack power. We consider it the main reason to place an order for a healing priest. This +18 to healing applies to every cast of Flash Heal and Greater Heal. The fifth and sixth pieces grant the priest mana for long fights. This allows you to heal the raid longer without pauses to regenerate mana.
Vestments of the Devout Drop Sources
The three items with the highest ilvl drop from the final bosses of three dungeons. Darkmaster Gandling drops the helmets of all nine T0 sets. That's why he shares his loot among all classes. Each piece has its own source and drop chance in Classic.
| Piece | Boss | Dungeon | Drop Chance in Classic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devout Crown | Darkmaster Gandling | Scholomance | 11% |
| Devout Robe | General Drakkisath | Upper Blackrock Spire | 11% |
| Devout Skirt | Baron Rivendare | Stratholme | 11% |
| The remaining five pieces | bosses and trash | six dungeons | varies |
The remaining five drop from bosses and trash mobs in the three Blackrock Mountain dungeons and in Dire Maul. Scholomance and Stratholme also drop these items. A single run to Darkmaster Gandling or Baron Rivendare offers a chance to get several pieces. This way you can hunt for different slots in one trip.
Blizzard does not publish drop rates for Forever. Players rely on figures from Classic, which are around 11% for the three main pieces. Our team runs these dungeons over and over again from the first pull to the final boss with players who want to buy Vestments of the Devout Set. You won’t have to count how many times you’ve killed Baron Rivendare as you wait for the Skirt.
Priest Pre-Raid BiS for Healers
Healing priests assemble a Tier 0 set at level 60 before their first raids. These are Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, and Onyxia’s Lair. Raid sizes range from 10 to 40 players. Blizzard added new tier sets to Hyjal Summit for 20-player raids. That's why we do not recommend copying priest pre-raid BiS lists from Classic without a tooltip check.
The craftable BoP Truefaith Vestments robe for priests requires Tailoring 300. It gives +73 to healing and +25 to spell damage. The set’s final bonus requires six out of eight pieces. This allows you to wear Truefaith Vestments instead of the Robe with no loss of bonuses. Another way to obtain items without a drop is through the Black Market Auction House, where Devout Crown, Robe, and Sandals have appeared with bids from 400 g.




