We've datamined Tier Set bonuses for all 38 specializations in the Dragonflight Season 1 Beta. Check out all the bonuses and armor models below.
Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses & Models for All Classes & Specializations
Our Guide Writers have provided initial first impressions on the Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set bonuses. Check out all of our released opinion articles below.
First Impressions of the Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses
Death Knight Tier Set First Impressions
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Hunter Tier Set First Impressions
Mage Tier Set First Impressions
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Paladin Tier Set First Impressions
Priest Tier Set First Impressions
Rogue Tier Set First Impressions
Shaman Tier Set First Impressions
Warlock Tier Set First Impressions
Warrior Tier Set First Impressions
The Paladin set was changed recently and while the idea is the same, the execution is now a lot more basic. Note that this set isn't available to test on Beta yet and a few assumptions have been made throughout the article. I've listed those at the bottom of the page and we'll update if necessary.
Our bonuses are now as follows:
The announced 10.0 tier bonuses for Protection Paladins are aligned with Blizzard's stated goal of creating bonuses that don't force specific playstyles. With these bonuses, they achieved that goal. Personally, I don't think there should be set bonuses this tier but here we are!
There are some talent interactions.
Détermination de l’avant-garde will make it easier to maintain the 2-piece while
Marteau béni will make it easier to maintain the 4-piece. But as of this writing, these talents are effectively mandatory and will be in every single build no matter what. You do not have to go out of your way to pick them as they are available early in the tree and provide enough baseline power to always be included.
There aren't any issues with these bonuses if Blizzard sticks to their goals. With the recently announced buffs, the 2-piece is much stronger. It won't stand out but just be a consistent passive effect, especially when tanking multiple targets. It just provides some extra stats for you and a friend! The only nitpick is the pattern of attaching more and more passives buffs to
Bouclier du vengeur to make up for the loss of Holy Power. The core concept doesn't strike me as any different from talents like
Barricade de foi where you just forget it even exists.
The 4-piece is a bit stronger especially in M+. Parry can really shine in an environment where you're tanking lots of targets and the effect can be felt. Overall, Parry for Protection Paladins is going up because of
Courage dans l’adversité and both combined bonuses will give the spec around ~30% parry when tanking five or more targets. This is significantly higher than Shadowlands. On the other hand, this bonus is not as strong in raid because parry is less noticeable when tanking fewer enemies.