Tier 9

Tier 9 is the armor set associated with the Crusaders' Coliseum, which was 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.

Each set consists of five pieces. Like tier 7 and tier 8, there are two levels of tier 9:
 * ____ of Conquest: item level 232, purchased with gold.
 * ____ of Triumph: item level 245, purchased with Trophy of the Crusade from 25-player mode (all bosses) and gold.

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

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.