These tiers are not the same item.
The Tier 5 and Tier 6 versions share a name but their legendary effects differ,
and the game gives you no way to tell them apart from the name alone. Check the
item level in game against the cards below.
Foundation Bulwark Chestguard
Chest · Tier 5 · Level 83
Primary
+15Power
+15Will
+53Vitality
Base
7Crit Chance %
8Attack Speed %
10Heavy Hit Chance %
Can roll
Crit Chance %
Max Health
Health Regen
Heavy Hit Chance %
Knockback
Shielding Power %
Not on the in-game tooltip
on enemy killPower buff to cold abilities [Cold] · 100%
Only a Legendary copy carries this. A lower-rarity one of the same item has nothing.
Foundation Bulwark Chestguard
Chest · Tier 6 · Level 91
Primary
+17Power
+58Vitality
+16Will
Base
7.7Crit Chance %
8.8Attack Speed %
11Heavy Hit Chance %
Can roll
Attack Speed %
Crit Chance %
Max Health
Health Regen
Heavy Hit Chance %
Knockback
Shielding Power %
Not on the in-game tooltip
on castFortifying grants physical power and draws enemy threat [Fortify] · 100%
Only a Legendary copy carries this. A lower-rarity one of the same item has nothing.
Where it comes from
Foundation-pattern chest piece. Forged at the Gearforge, or found in Volatile dungeon chests.
Tier 5
farpoint Beacon T5 Chest Master Table · about 0.07% per roll
Foundation-pattern chest piece. Forged at the Gearforge, or found in Cataclysmic dungeon chests.
Tier 6
desert Beacon T6 Chest Master Table · about 0.07% per roll
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