Tier 9

Tier 9 is the armor set associated with the Crusaders' Coliseum, released in patch 3.2. Awarded by the Argent Crusade, tier 9 is designed to ready players for the crusade's eventual march on Icecrown Citadel to take on the Lich King.

Each set consists of five pieces. In contrast to tier 7 and tier 8, there are three levels of tier 9 instead of the usual two:
 * ____ of Conquest: item level 232 (Purchasable through Justice Points, tier 9 gear.
 * ____ of Triumph: item level 245 (10-player Heroic mode (Tribute Chest only) and 25-player mode (all bosses). Purchasable through Justice Points with 1 drop).
 * ____ of Triumph: item level 258 (25-player Heroic mode (Tribute Chest only)).

No matter which level of tier 9 is worn, all pieces count towards the same set bonuses, much like in earlier tiers of gear. Each faction has their own flavor of the items, they are functionally identical, but have different artwork and names.

Item level 232 pieces are bought with Justice Points. Item level 245 pieces require 1.5 times as many Justice Points as the Item level 232 pieces, as well as.

Item level 258 pieces are "purchased" with armor tokens. Unlike previous raid gear tokens, these are not restricted by armor location.

Vendors
At the Crusaders' Coliseum, the following vendors sell Tier 9 armor:

You can also find Tier 9 armor sold in Dalaran by merchants who sell that particular armor type.

Koralon the Flame Watcher in the Vault of Archavon drops level 232 hand and leg armor in 10 player mode and level 245 hand and leg armor in 25 player mode.

Sets
Like earlier tier gear, each class has its own set of tier 9, and classes with multiple roles (such as those of a: caster, healer, melee, ranged or tank) have a set for each role.