The War Within Season 3 Tier sets: Hero Talent bonuses
The War Within Season 3 introduces Hero Talent-based tier sets, offering flexible gear bonuses and more diverse class build options.
Table of Contents
- Hero Talent Tier sets
- Season 3 Death Knight Tier sets
- Season 3 Demon Hunter Tier sets
- Season 3 Druid Tier sets
- Season 3 Evoker Tier sets
- Season 3 Hunter Tier sets
- Season 3 Mage Tier sets
- Season 3 Monk Tier sets
- Season 3 Paladin Tier sets
- Season 3 Priest Tier sets
- Season 3 Rogue Tier sets
- Season 3 Shaman Tier sets
- Season 3 Warlock Tier sets
- Season 3 Warrior Tier sets
Key takeaways
- Tier Sets now Hero Talent-based: The War Within Season 3 tier sets are built around Hero Talents, not traditional class specializations.
- More flexibility in builds: Players can choose set bonuses tied to Hero Talents, opening up hybrid and personalized gameplay options.
- Less BiS tunnel vision: Blizzard’s design encourages exploring unique Hero Talent builds over simply chasing best-in-slot choices.
Blizzard has officially announced during the recent WoWCast a bold new direction for Tier Sets in The War Within Season 3, with a unique twist: tier set bonuses will now be tied to Hero Talents rather than traditional specializations.
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Hero Talent Tier sets
During the Season 3 preview it was revealed that TWW Season 3 tier sets will no longer be based on class specializations (At least for this Season). Instead, they’re designed around Hero Talent trees. For example, Warriors won’t see separate sets for Arms, Fury, or Protection—instead, their tier set bonuses will align with Hero Talent options like Colossus, Mountain Thane, or Slayer, which span across multiple specs.
Each class will still receive the same number of set bonuses, but tying them to Hero Talents adds flexibility. A Protection Warrior might opt for a Colossus bonus focused on Demolish, or a Mountain Thane bonus built around Thunder Blast, enabling more personalized and hybrid builds.
By designing TWW Season 3 tier sets around specific Hero Talents, Blizzard aims to better define each Hero Talent path. This encourages players to explore unique builds and playstyles, rather than defaulting to a single best-in-slot (BiS) option. It’s a step toward making each Hero Talent feel more distinct and impactful in both gameplay and gearing decisions.
Now let’s take a look at the new The War Within Season 3 Tier sets models:
Season 3 Death Knight Tier sets
Here are models of The War Within Season 3 Death Knight Tier Set:
Certainly — here’s the corrected table with clear rows per Hero Talent Tree and separate columns for 2-piece and 4-piece bonuses:
Death Knight 11.2 Class Set Bonuses
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Deathbringer | Casting Reaper’s Mark grants 2 stacks of Exterminate with 150% first scythe and 125% second scythe effectiveness. | Reaper’s Mark can stack up to 15 additional times and increases your critical strike chance by 10% after it explodes for 8 seconds. |
| Rider of the Apocalypse | Blood, Unholy: Apocalypse summons Whitemane for 10 sec. Her Undeath deals 10% increased damage, infects 1 extra target; her Death Coil deals 35% more. Frost: Pillar of Frost summons Trollbane for 10 sec. His Icy Fury deals 10% more, and Obliterate deals 35% more. | Blood, Unholy: Casting Death Coil or Epidemic makes Whitemane cast hers at 125% effectiveness. Your Death Coil deals 40% more to targets affected by Undeath. Frost: Casting Obliterate or Frostscythe makes Trollbane cast his at 100% effectiveness. Obliterate deals 20% more to targets affected by Icy Fury. |
| San’layn | Infliction of Sorrow extends your disease duration by 3 sec on your main target. Essence of the Blood Queen increases your Mastery by 0.8% per stack. | Blood, Frost: Blood Beast lasts 4 sec longer. Vampiric Strike increases Dancing Rune Weapon’s melee attack power by 10% for 6 sec (can stack). Unholy: Blood Beast lasts 4 sec longer. Vampiric Strike increases your ghoul’s melee attack power by 10% for 6 sec (can stack). |
Season 3 Demon Hunter Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Demon Hunter Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Aldrachi Reaver | Reaver’s Glaive damage is increased by 60% and other Physical-only damage is increased by 30%. | Havoc: Fury of the Aldrachi further empowers Blade Dance when cast after Chaos Strike, increasing slashes to 12. Reaver’s Mark now stacks up to 2 times and further empowers Chaos Strike when cast after Blade Dance, applying an additional stack for 100% of normal duration. Vengeance: Fury of the Aldrachi further empowers Soul Cleave when cast after Shear, increasing slashes to 12. Reaver’s Mark now stacks up to 2 times and further empowers Shear when cast after Soul Cleave, applying an additional stack for 100% of normal duration. |
| Fel-Scarred | Havoc: Immolation Aura deals 30% increased damage and increases Chaos Strike damage by 30% while active. Vengeance: Immolation Aura deals 30% increased damage and increases Soul Cleave damage by 30% while active. | Havoc: Entering demon form now immediately induces a Demonsurge and shatters a demon soul fragment that grants 20% increased damage for 10 sec.Vengeance: Entering demon form now immediately induces a Demonsurge and shatters a demon soul fragment that grants 20% increased damage for 15 sec. |
Season 3 Druid Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Druid Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Druid of the Claw | Ravage increases your haste by 10%, chance to critically strike by 10%, and the damage your bleeds deal by 30% for 5 sec. | Feral: Ravage has a 40% chance to make you Ravage your target again 4 sec later at 100% of the initial power. Balance, Guardian, Restoration: Ravage has a 40% chance to make you Ravage your target again 4 sec later at 60% effectiveness. |
| Elune’s Chosen | Balance: Starfire damage increased by 25%. Gaining Astral Power with Starfire has a 50% chance to launch a Starsurge at a victim at 50% effectiveness. Feral, Guardian, Restoration: Thrash damage increased by 20%. Thrash has a 40% chance to launch a Starsurge at a victim at 65% effectiveness. | Balance: On impact, Starsurges launched by Starfire split to up to 3 additional targets at 80% effectiveness and grant a stack of Gathering Moonlight. Casting Fury of Elune or Full Moon consumes Gathering Moonlight to increase your damage by 4% per stack for 12 sec. Feral, Guardian, Restoration: On impact, Starsurges launched by Thrash split to up to 3 additional targets at 20% effectiveness and grant a stack of Gathering Moonlight. Casting Lunar Beam consumes Gathering Moonlight to increase your damage by 4% per stack for 12 sec. |
| Keeper of the Grove | Balance, Feral, Guardian: Casting Celestial Alignment calls upon the assistance of a dryad for 10 sec that casts Starsurge at 70% effectiveness and Starfall at 100% effectiveness. Restoration: Casting Incarnation: Tree of Life or Convoke the Spirits calls upon the assistance of a dryad for 5 sec that casts Tranquility at 50% effectiveness and instantly Regrowths your lowest health ally at 200% effectiveness. | Balance, Feral, Guardian: When your Dryad fades, your next 2 Starsurges damage for an additional amount equal to 5% of your damage done while it was active and splash 20% of their damage onto nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets. Restoration: When your Dryad fades, your next 2 Swiftmends heal for an additional amount equal to 5% of your healing done while it was active and splash 25% of their healing onto nearby allies, reduced beyond 5 targets. |
| Wildstalker | Feral: The rate at which Bloodseeker Vines grow is increased by 40%. Tiger’s Fury causes Bloodseeker Vines to grow on up to 3 valid nearby enemies. Balance, Guardian, Restoration: The rate at which Symbiotic Blooms grow is increased by 40%. Casting Regrowth with Clearcasting causes Symbiotic Blooms to grow on up to 2 valid nearby allies. | Feral: Bloodseeker Vines have a 20% chance to trigger Bursting Growth every 2 sec at 100% effectiveness. Each stack of Bloodseeker Vines on an enemy increases Bursting Growth damage taken by 30%. Balance, Guardian, Restoration: Symbiotic Blooms have a 20% chance to trigger Bursting Growth every 2 sec at 100% effectiveness. Each stack of Symbiotic Blooms on an ally increases Bursting Growth healing taken by 30%. |
Season 3 Evoker Tier sets
Here are models of Opulent Treasurescale’s Hoard Season 3 Evoker Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Chronowarden | Tip the Scales’ cooldown is reduced by 60 sec. | Temporal Burst causes Chrono Flames to strike 1 additional target and repeat 10% additional damage or healing, up to a maximum of [(Spell power * 4) * (1 + Versatility)]. |
| Flameshaper | Engulf stokes your Inner Flame, increasing your damage and healing over time by 40% and increasing your chance to gain Essence Burst by 50% for 12 sec. Stacks up to 2 times. Multiple applications may overlap. | Devastation: Consuming Essence Burst during Inner Flame fires an Essence Bomb at your target, damaging nearby enemies for (400% of Spell power), reduced beyond 5 targets. Preservation, Augmentation: Consuming Essence Burst during Inner Flame fires an Essence Bomb at your target, healing nearby allies for (500% of Spell power), reduced beyond 5 targets. |
| Scalecommander | While flying during [Breath of Eons / Deep Breath] and for 10 seconds after, you command a squadron of 2 Dracthyr who will attack your targets with Disintegrate and Pyre. | Devastation: While your squadron is active, your Mass Disintegrate strikes up to 2 additional targets. In addition, your squadron assists you for 5 additional sec. Preservation, Augmentation: While your squadron is active, your Mass Eruption strikes up to 2 additional targets. In addition, your squadron assists you for 5 additional sec. |
Season 3 Hunter Tier sets
Here are models of The War Within Season 3 Hunter Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Ranger | Beast Mastery: Black Arrow damage increased by 10% and Bleak Powder damage increased by 20%. Firing a Black Arrow reduces the cooldown of Call of the Wild by 2 sec. Marksmanship, Survival: Black Arrow damage increased by 10% and Bleak Powder damage increased by 20%. Firing a Black Arrow reduces the cooldown of Trueshot by 1 sec. | Withering Fire’s Black Arrow damage increased by 25%. Consuming Deathblow has a 50% chance to cause all Black Arrow Barrages during your next Withering Fire to fire 1 additional Black Arrow. |
| Pack Leader | Marksmanship, Survival: Pet and Beast damage increased by 15%. Summoning a Beast grants 8% haste, mastery, or crit chance based on the Beast for 8 sec. Beast Mastery: Pet damage increased by 5% and Beast damage by 15%. Summoning a Beast grants 8% haste, mastery, or crit chance based on the Beast for 8 sec. | Summoning a Beast has a 25% chance to rouse nearby wildlife into a Stampede, dealing massive Physical damage over 7 sec. This chance is 100% while Lead from the Front is active. |
| Sentinel | Marksmanship: When Lunar Storm fades, gain Boon of Elune, causing next 2 Aimed Shots to deal Arcane damage and have 20% increased damage. Beast Mastery, Survival: When Lunar Storm fades, gain Boon of Elune, causing next 2 Wildfire Bombs to deal Arcane damage and have 60% increased damage. | Sentinel’s damage increased by 25%. Abilities consuming Boon of Elune guarantee 2 stacks of Sentinel. |
Season 3 Mage Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Mage Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Frostfire | Fire: Comet Storm, Ice Nova, and Frostfire Burst deal 10% more damage and apply Ignite at 150% effectiveness. Arcane, Frost: Meteor, Frostfire Burst, and Frostfire Bolt deal 10% more damage and apply Ignite, dealing 30% additional damage over 9 sec. | Arcane, Frost: Casting Glacial Spike has a 100% chance to also cast a Pyroblast at full strength; Pyroblast now benefits from Ignite. Fire: Pyroblast has a 20% chance to also cast Glacial Spike (no root); Glacial Spike benefits from Ignite. |
| Spellslinger | Arcane: Arcane Blast damage increased by 20%. Direct Splinter hits have a 50% chance to grant Arcane Harmony. Fire, Frost: Ice Lance and Icicle damage increased by 20%. Direct Splinter hits have a 25% chance to grant Cold Front. | Arcane: Arcane Orb always grants Arcane Harmony, up to 5 stacks. Max stacks grant Intuition.Fire: Arcane Orb grants Arcane Harmony. When Cold Front triggers Frozen Orb, gain 10% spell damage for 10 sec. Frost: Frozen Orb has 15% chance to grant Cold Front. When Cold Front triggers Frozen Orb, gain 10% spell damage for 10 sec. |
| Sunfury | Spellfire Sphere damage bonus increased by 1%. Arcane Phoenix has 25% chance to cast an exceptional spell without consuming a Spellfire Sphere. | When Phoenix expires, gain Lesser Time Warp and 10% increased spell damage for 10 sec. |
Season 3 Monk Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Monk Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit of the Celestials | Windwalker: Heart of the Jade Serpent triggers for 8 sec at full strength after casting Slicing Winds. Brewmaster, Mistweaver: Heart of the Jade Serpent triggers for 8 sec at full strength after casting Thunder Focus Tea. | Heart of the Jade Serpent increases your haste by 15% while active and for 4 sec afterwards. |
| Master of Harmony | Windwalker, Mistweaver: Gaining vitality can cause Tiger Palm to unleash a Harmonic Surge, dealing 20% damage and 80% healing. Brewmaster: Harmonic Surge deals 80% damage and 20% healing. | Windwalker, Mistweaver: Thunder Focus Tea makes your next 2 Tiger Palms trigger Harmonic Surge. Brewmaster: Guarantees Harmonic Surge on your next 2 Tiger Palms. |
| Shado-Pan | Windwalker, Mistweaver: Flurry Strikes deal 30% more damage. Storm, Earth, and Fire grants 10 stacks that trigger on next attack. Brewmaster: Weapons of Order grants 10 stacks instead. | Windwalker: Flurry generation doubled. Flurry Strikes trigger every 120 energy spent during Storm, Earth, and Fire. Brewmaster, Mistweaver: Same effect during Weapons of Order. |
Season 3 Paladin Tier sets
Here are models of War Within Season 3 Paladin Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Herald of the Sun | Holy: Dawnlight healing/damage +30%, gain Solar Wrath after Avenging Wrath, extending Sun’s Avatar by 10 sec. Protection, Retribution: Same as Holy. | Holy: Solar Wrath boosts Holy Power spender effectiveness by 15% and grants 2 Dawnlight. Protection, Retribution: Same effect. |
| Lightsmith | Protection: Hammer and Anvil damage +15%, activates at full effectiveness. Holy, Retribution: Healing +15%, activates at full effectiveness. | Hammer and Anvil grants Masterwork, causing next Holy Armament to cast Lesser versions on nearby allies per stack. |
| Templar | Empyrean Hammer crits deal +20% crit damage and have 50% chance to grant Light’s Deliverance. | Holy, Protection: Hammer of Light +35% damage, hits 3 more targets, and can be cast again after Eye of Tyr. Retribution: Same, but cast again after Wake of Ashes. |
Season 3 Priest Tier sets
Here are models of The War Within Season 3 Priest Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Archon | Shadow: Halos generate 10 extra Insanity over 5 sec; Resonant Energy boosts Devouring Plague damage by 5%. Discipline, Holy: Halos reduce Holy Word cooldowns by 5 sec; Resonant Energy boosts Holy Word healing by 5%. | Discipline, Shadow: While Power Surge is active, every 2 Devouring Plague casts add another Halo, up to 2 times. Holy: Every 2 Holy Word: Serenity or Sanctify casts add another Halo, up to 2 times. |
| Oracle | Holy, Shadow: Prayer of Mending heals for 1400% of Spell power. Discipline: First Penance bolt deals 200% increased healing/damage. | Casting Premonition of Piety or Solace grants 2 stacks of Premonition of Insight. Each consumed stack increases Haste by 1% for 10 sec. Effects can stack. |
| Voidweaver | Discipline: Void Blast and Penance damage +40%, Void Blast cast time reduced by 20%. Holy: Void Blast damage +40%, cast time -20%. Shadow: Void Blast damage +40%, cast time -20%, and cooldown reduced by 50%. | Discipline: Void Blast grows Entropic Rift; Collapsing Void boosts Rift damage by 10%, and next Mind Blast damage is increased up to 200% based on Rift size. Holy, Shadow: Same as Discipline, but boosts Void Torrent instead of Mind Blast, and Rift damage bonus is 20%. |
Season 3 Rogue Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Rogue Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Deathstalker | Assassination: Shiv increases effectiveness of all Deathstalker effects and bonuses by 50%. Outlaw, Subtlety: Symbols of Death increases Deathstalker effects and bonuses by 30%. | Assassination: Shiv lasts 2 sec longer and consumes an active Deathstalker’s Mark. Outlaw, Subtlety: Symbols of Death lasts 2 sec longer and consumes an active Deathstalker’s Mark. |
| Fatebound | Outlaw: Ghostly Strike deals 50% more damage, +4 sec duration. Edge Case flips 1 extra Fatebound Coin; Ghostly Strike activates its effect. Assassination, Subtlety: Kingsbane deals 10% more damage, +4 sec duration. | Outlaw: Lucky Fatebound Coin reduces cooldown of Adrenaline Rush by 30 sec and Ghostly Strike by 15 sec. Assassination, Subtlety: Lucky Coin reduces Deathmark cooldown by 30 sec and Kingsbane by 15 sec. |
| Trickster | Unseen Blade deals 30% more damage and has 30% chance to refresh its cooldown. | Coup de Grace can be cast a second time within 5 sec, dealing 100% damage. |
Season 3 Shaman Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Shaman Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Farseer | Ancestral Swiftness summons an empowered Ancestor for 15 sec that deals 10% increased damage and healing. | Restoration: Ancestral Swiftness reduces cast time and mana cost by 25%, and increases Lava Burst and Riptide recharge by 50% for 8 sec. Elemental, Enhancement: Same, but only affects Lava Burst recharge. |
| Stormbringer | Enhancement, Restoration: Ascendance has 100% chance to grant Tempest charge; every 3 Awakening Storms activates Ascendance for 6 sec. Elemental: Activates every 6 Awakening Storms instead. | Elemental, Restoration: +3% Nature damage. Ascendance empowers next 2 Tempests to call a storm (960% SP) on primary target after 1.5 sec. Enhancement: +5% Nature damage. Storm deals 400% AP damage instead. |
| Totemic | Elemental, Restoration: Consuming Whirling Element Motes casts Downpour at 200% effectiveness at Surging Totem location. Enhancement: Surging Totem casts Primordial Storm at 200% effectiveness. | Elemental, Restoration: After Downpour, next Chain Heal, Healing Wave, or Healing Surge recasts at 150% effectiveness. Enhancement: After Primordial Storm, next Lava Lash or Fire Nova recasts at 150% effectiveness. |
Season 3 Warlock Tier sets
Here are models of TWW Season 3 Warlock Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Diabolist | Affliction, Destruction: Chaos Bolt and Rain of Fire summon a Demonic Oculus (up to 3).Demonology: Hand of Gul’dan (full power) summons a Demonic Oculus. Consuming Demonic Art flings them at the target, exploding for high Fire damage. | Demonic Oculi increase your Intellect by 2% for 10 sec when they explode. |
| Hellcaller | Demonology, Destruction: Mark of Xavius increases Blackened Soul damage by +3% per stack. Malevolence increases Wither by +2 stacks.Affliction: Mark of Xavius increases Blackened Soul damage by +6% per stack. Malevolence increases Wither by +2 stacks. | Demonology, Destruction: Malevolence grants 2 Backdraft stacks and prevents Blackened Soul from consuming stacks, speeds damage by 15% for 8 sec.Affliction: Grants 2 Tormented Crescendo stacks and increases damage speed by 25%. |
| Soul Harvester | Shadow of Death summons your demonic soul to swipe at your target for 12 sec, dealing strong Shadow damage and AoE around target. | Demonic Soul and Wicked Reaping damage increased by 45%. Demonic Soul generates 1 Soul Shard every 3 sec during its assault. |
Season 3 Warrior Tier sets
Here are models of Season 3 Warrior Tier Set:
| Hero Talent Tree | 2-Piece Effect | 4-Piece Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Colossus | Demolish damage increased by 20%. Critical strike damage of your abilities is increased by up to 20% on targets affected by Demolish for 10 sec based on Colossal Might stacks. | Arms: Demolish increases crit chance of next 2 Mortal Strikes by 100%. Mortal Strike crits increase Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 100% for 8 sec.Fury, Protection: Same effect for Shield Slam. |
| Mountain Thane | Thunder Blast has a 35% chance to call down 5 Ionizing Strikes on affected targets. Each deals Nature damage. | Ionizing Strikes deal 50% more damage and have a 20% chance to grant a charge of Thunder Blast. |
| Slayer | Execute damage increased by 20%. Executes from Sudden Death have a 10% chance per Overwhelmed stack to trigger Slayer’s Strike at full effect. | Arms: Overpower damage +20%, 2% chance per Overwhelmed stack to trigger Reap the Storm at full effect. Fury, Protection: Raging Blow has the same effect and chance as Overpower. |
That’s it for now!
Have a great week, and happy grinding!
Bonus question: Which Tier Set are most excited about? I personally love new Rogue tier sets.
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