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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Mail bracers. Not the in-game Rising Tide Wristguards. — Our drawingMail bracers

Dropped item · should I take it?

Rising Tide Wristguards — Wrist drop, item level & who can use it

Epic Mail wrist from Nymrissa Wavecaller in The Tidebound Grotto: item level 279–318 by difficulty. 9 specs can use it — it carries Agility or Intellect, Mastery · Crit. Stats only — no effect to sim.

Hero 1/6 · Mail · Wrist · Epic

Dropped on

Equipped ✎292

305HeroicUPGRADE

why?

Why? · VerdictBuilt from the item level you set (292) against this drop on Heroic (305), whether it has an effect, and whether your spec can use it. GamGem’s rule of thumb, not a sim: +6 or more is an upgrade, within ±5 a sidegrade, −6 or less a downgrade; any effect asks for a sim.

+13 item levels — an upgrade on item level alone.

Top keys: 9 specs wear it — most, 13% of Augmentation Evoker (n 64, #2 of 4 in wrists), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›

Item level change292 → 305+13

Specs that can use itAugmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker +79

Grows toHero 6/6321

Nearest competitorArc-Glass Bindings305

Stats onlygame data

why?

Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are at the record’s preview item level (219), not the level it drops at.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

Nymrissa Wavecaller · The Tidebound GrottoLair boss · Nymrissa WavecallerRoute ›

Drop-decision mode

What actually changes?

why?

Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.

Compared with

StatDroppedComparedΔ pts

Critical Strike31%57%−26

Haste0%43%−43

Mastery69%0%+69

PrimaryAgility / IntellectAgility / Intellect

Effectnonenone

Item level, same track305305

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?

Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. A Mythic 344 drop is past the track and upgrades no further.

Adventurermax 282
Veteranmax 295
Championmax 308
Heromax 321
Mythmax 334

Upgrade-equivalence ruler — drag to Hero 1/6

At 1/6: 305 item level

Out-levels none of its same-slot rivals yet.

No upgrade from where it dropped.

Sockets & extras

Socketsnone on this item0
Unique-equippedno limitno

What does it compete with?

why?

Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.

305 · dropped on Heroic

On the Hero track it out-levels 0 of its 3 same-slot rivals — none beats it on item level.

Which specs want it?

Mail · 9 of 40 specs can use it

why?

Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Stat fit is OUR comparison of the item’s two biggest secondaries with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick.

Your spec

SpecStat fit · our comparison · top keysGuide

Augmentation EvokerStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 13% wear itOpen ›

Devastation EvokerStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 5% wear itOpen ›

Preservation EvokerStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 12% wear itOpen ›

Beast Mastery HunterPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 6% wear itOpen ›

Marksmanship HunterStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 8% wear itOpen ›

Survival HunterStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 2% wear itOpen ›

Elemental ShamanStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 10% wear itOpen ›

Enhancement ShamanPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 4% wear itOpen ›

Restoration ShamanPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 2% wear itOpen ›

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

EvokerAugmentationMethod WowheadDevastationMethod WowheadPreservationMethod Wowhead
HunterBeast MasteryMethod WowheadMarksmanshipMethod WowheadSurvivalMethod Wowhead
ShamanElementalMethod WowheadEnhancementMethod WowheadRestorationMethod Wowhead

Who can use it: 0 tanks · 2 healers · 7 damage

Another armour type · 31 specs: Death Knight · Demon Hunter · Druid · Mage · Monk · Paladin · Priest · Rogue · Warlock · Warrior

Stat fit is our comparison of the item’s two biggest secondary stats with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The BiS links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

Where to get it again?

why?

Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. No source publishes drop rates, so none is shown.

Nymrissa WavecallerThe Tidebound Grotto · Nymrissa Wavecaller
The Tidebound GrottoLair · one boss
Weekly lockoutThe Lair locks once a week, and a Voidcore can be spent on it once a week.1 / week

Weekly-gatedBonus-roll targetShared table · 12 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: once a week · 11 other items share its table

Also drops here · 11

Who wears it in top keys

9 of 40 specs · +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API)

Augmentation Evoker13%#2 of 4 wrists · n 64 · +16–20
Preservation Evoker12%#2 of 5 wrists · n 246 · +16–21
Elemental Shaman10%#2 of 5 wrists · n 340 · +20–23
Marksmanship Hunter8%#2 of 4 wrists · n 179 · +16–20
Beast Mastery Hunter6%#2 of 3 wrists · n 328 · +18–21
Devastation Evoker5%#2 of 5 wrists · n 147 · +16–20
Enhancement Shaman4%#3 of 4 wrists · n 336 · +17–21
Restoration Shaman2%#5 of 5 wrists · n 339 · +19–22
Survival Hunter2%#4 of 5 wrists · n 179 · +16–20

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles, 11,985 characters, read 2026-10-09. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?

Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations and logs are not attached — no source with terms we can show.

RowKindResultFromRead

Item recordgame data5 stats · 0 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-10-09

Item level by difficultysourced table279–318gear page sources2026-10-09

Who can use itgame data9 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-10-09

Stat fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-10-09

Simulationsimulatednot attached——

Logs (who equips it)observednot attached——

Where evidence disagrees

• It carries Agility or Intellect: one piece serves specs of 2 kinds, so they can want the same drop.

What else to look at?

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Rising Tide Wristguards305 Wrist (Mail)UPGRADE292 → 305

Raid · HeroicStats only

Nymrissa Wavecaller · The Tidebound Grotto · checked 2026-10-09

Rising Tide Wristguards — 305 Wrist (Mail)
UPGRADE: 292 → 305 · Heroic · Raid
Effect: none — stats only
Source: Nymrissa Wavecaller · The Tidebound Grotto
Can use it: 9 of 40 specs
Checked 2026-10-09 · Blizzard API data · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text

Environment: Live 12.1 — the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in
Item ID: 268217
Quality (base): Epic
Type: Armor · Mail
Binding: Binds when picked up
Required level: 90
Preview item level: 219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level: Intellect 36 · Agility 36 · Stamina 565 · Critical Strike 19 · Mastery 42
Armour: 70
Sockets: 0
Unique-equipped: no

◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations ◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout ◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page ◆ Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek pre-season details ◆ Blizzard — Step into Lairs and face the foes inside ◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot

Nymrissa Wavecaller on video

Rising Tide Wristguards — quick answers

Where does Rising Tide Wristguards drop?

Nymrissa Wavecaller in The Tidebound Grotto (Nymrissa Wavecaller), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.

What item level is Rising Tide Wristguards?

World 279 · Normal 292 · Heroic 305 · Mythic (15–25 players) 318. Item levels are the season’s track table, by difficulty or key level.

Which specs can use Rising Tide Wristguards?

9 of 40: Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman.

Who uses Rising Tide Wristguards in Mythic+?

9 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Augmentation Evoker 13% (#2 in wrists, n 64), Preservation Evoker 12% (#2 in wrists, n 246), Elemental Shaman 10% (#2 in wrists, n 340), Marksmanship Hunter 8% (#2 in wrists, n 179), Beast Mastery Hunter 6% (#2 in wrists, n 328). +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API); 11,985 characters read. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Rising Tide Wristguards do?

No special effect — it is a wrist with Agility or Intellect and Mastery · Crit.

What competes with Rising Tide Wristguards?

3 items for the same slot: Arc-Glass Bindings, Hydra Scale Wristguards, Saptorbane Guards.

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 268217) on 2026-10-09 and took its boss from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. Its item levels are the season’s track table, read for its source by difficulty. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations · Every item’s stats, effects, sockets and set · the journal’s boss lists · each spec’s role and primary stat · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — Lockout · Raid loot once per boss per difficulty a week · no lockout on Mythic+ keys · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page · Weapon skills per class (each class row links its own page) · read 2026-10-09
Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek pre-season details · Sparks · Voidcore from Aug 25 · world Vault cap · Lair lockout and loot · read 2026-10-07
Blizzard — Step into Lairs and face the foes inside · Lair item levels by difficulty: 279 · 292 · 305 · 318 · read 2026-10-07
Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot · End-of-run chest · boss groups · Lair · Delves · Prey · read 2026-10-07
Warcraft Wiki — Armor · Which classes wear cloth, leather, mail and plate · read 2026-10-07

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-10-09. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only.