The War Within Paladin Tier Set: Entombed Seraph's Radiance
A retro guide to the War Within Season 1 Paladin tier set, Entombed Seraph's Radiance: its winged seraph plate look and how players earned it.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- The War Within Season 1 Paladin tier set was Entombed Seraph's Radiance, a plate set earned from the Nerub-ar Palace raid.
- The look was a winged "ascended Nerubian" seraph: a winged helm named Entombed Seraph's Casque with a red forehead crystal, and glowing wing shoulders called Plumes.
- All three Paladin specs, Holy, Protection, and Retribution, shared the single appearance.
- Paladins wear plate, so the set sits in the plate transmog pool; the Mythic version finished in gold with holy Light effects.
- Nerub-ar Palace held eight bosses in Azj-Kahet and ended with Queen Ansurek, opening on September 10, 2024.
- Pieces came from boss-drop slot tokens, the Great Vault, and the Web-Wrapped Curio omnitoken guaranteed from Queen Ansurek.
- The Revival Catalyst converted spare Hero or Myth-track plate into the set, gaining roughly one charge every two weeks.
With Midnight now the live expansion, Entombed Seraph's Radiance is legacy content and a striking transmog target for any Paladin. Here is what it looked like and how players pulled it together at launch.
Entombed Seraph's Radiance: The Season 1 Paladin Set
Entombed Seraph's Radiance was the Paladin set for The War Within's opening season, modelled on the ascended Nerubians of Azj-Kahet rather than the usual Light-and-gold templar look. The five pieces were named the Entombed Seraph's Casque, Plumes, Breastplate, Castigation, and Greaves for the head, shoulders, chest, hands, and legs. The defining features were a winged helm centred by a red forehead crystal and large glowing wing spaulders ribbed with runes, so a Paladin in the full set read as a seraph drawn out of the nerubian tomb.
Like every Paladin set, the appearance was shared across all three specs, so Holy healers, Protection tanks, and Retribution damage dealers all chased the same look. Paladins wear plate, which places the set in the plate transmog pool. Each raid difficulty had its own colour pass, and the Mythic version was the showpiece, finishing in gold with holy Light effects playing across the wings for players who cleared the hardest tier.
📌 Entombed Seraph's Radiance is plate, and the appearance is identical for Holy, Protection, and Retribution. There is no spec-specific Paladin set, so collecting it once covers all three specs in your transmog list.
How Paladins Earned the Set
The set dropped in Nerub-ar Palace, the first War Within raid, set deep in the nerubian kingdom of Azj-Kahet. It ran eight bosses, from Ulgrax the Devourer through The Silken Court, and ended on Queen Ansurek, opening on September 10, 2024.
Tier pieces worked on a slot-token system: specific bosses dropped tokens tied to particular armour slots, and any class in the same token group turned them into their own set piece. The weekly Great Vault could roll a tier piece as well. The reliable backstop was the Web-Wrapped Curio, an omnitoken guaranteed from Queen Ansurek that anyone could roll and trade for the slot they still needed.
⚠️ The full five-piece set was in game from launch, including the winged helm, so there was no missing slot to wait on. A Paladin short one piece could fall back on the Web-Wrapped Curio from Queen Ansurek rather than farm a single boss token.
The Revival Catalyst and Collecting It in Midnight
The last safety net was the Revival Catalyst, which converted non-set Hero or Myth-track plate into the matching tier piece. Charges built up across the season at roughly one every two weeks, so Paladins timed their conversions around the slots that refused to drop.
Now that Midnight is live as Patch 12.0.5 with the level cap at 90, Nerub-ar Palace is legacy content and scales down hard. A current Paladin can walk back into Azj-Kahet and clear most of it solo for the appearance, and if you would rather skip the lockouts you can book a Nerub-ar Palace clear to chase the difficulty colours you still want.
✏️ Chasing the gold-and-Light Mythic recolour means clearing Nerub-ar Palace on Mythic, since each difficulty carries its own colour. The lower tiers are quick solo runs now, but the Mythic appearance still asks for a Mythic kill.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the Paladin tier set in The War Within Season 1?
It was Entombed Seraph's Radiance, the Paladin plate set from the Nerub-ar Palace raid. It released with Season 1 when the raid opened in September 2024.
What does Entombed Seraph's Radiance look like?
A winged "ascended Nerubian" seraph in plate: a winged helm with a red forehead crystal, glowing wing shoulders, and runed plating. The pieces are named the Casque, Plumes, Breastplate, Castigation, and Greaves, and the Mythic version is gold with holy Light effects.
Do all Paladin specs share the same set appearance?
Yes. Holy, Protection, and Retribution all use the same Entombed Seraph's Radiance appearance. There is no separate set per spec, so one collection run covers every Paladin build.
Was the Paladin tier set helm ever missing?
No. The full five-piece set, including the winged Entombed Seraph's Casque, was in game from Season 1 launch. Any early datamine gaps were filled by the time the raid opened.
Which raid dropped the Season 1 Paladin set?
Nerub-ar Palace, the first raid of The War Within, set in the nerubian capital of Azj-Kahet. Each class earned its Season 1 tier set there.
How many bosses were in Nerub-ar Palace, and who was the final boss?
Eight bosses, running from Ulgrax the Devourer to The Silken Court, with Queen Ansurek as the final encounter. Her defeat closed out the raid and the launch season.
How did Paladins get the tier set pieces?
Through boss-drop slot tokens, the weekly Great Vault, the Web-Wrapped Curio omnitoken guaranteed from Queen Ansurek, and the Revival Catalyst, which converted spare Hero or Myth-track plate into the set.
Can you still collect the set in Midnight?
Yes. As previous-expansion content, Nerub-ar Palace can be cleared for the appearance at the current level cap, and the colour variants are still tied to the raid's four difficulties.
Last reviewed 2026-06-23 against Patch 11.0.2 The War Within — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.