Masquerade of Burning Carnival

Masquerade of Burning Carnival is a Class Set for Necromancers in Diablo III, added in patch 2.6.9 and obtainable at level 70. It can only drop on Torment difficulty.

All set pieces are restricted to Necromancers. Even transmogrification of these items is only available to Necromancers. The six piece bonus used to give higher damage bonus, but was nerfed in v2.7.1.

Pieces

The set consists of six pieces, all six of which are required to complete it, and all six are Necromancer-restricted.

• Luxurious Bauta (Head)
• Lavishing Gloves (Hands)
• Sophistocated Vest (Torso)
• Extravagant Shoes (Feet)
• Elegant Pants (Legs)
• Glamorous Gigot (Shoulders)

Set Bonus:

• Simulacrums no longer take damage, gain all runes, and its cooldown is refreshed on death (2 pieces)
• While a Simulacrum is active, damage taken is reduced by 50%, and damage taken is split between the Necromancer and their Simulacrums (4 pieces)
• Bone Spear deals 6,000% increased damage.(6 pieces)

For the first bonus, the Simulacrums will still be targetable and can take hits (and block pathing), but will not take any unsaved damage. Note that this set will be completely ineffective without the Haunted Visions that also makes Simulacrums permanent, i.e. last forever. It will also make Simulacrums teleport to the Necromancer if they venture too far away.

Due to gaining all runes, the Simulacrums will gain the following:

• Always summoned in a pair
• Saving the Necromancer from death by sacrificing themselves (note that this kills both of them)
• All Curses will be applied at once
• +100% maximum Essence
• -75% Life cost of Blood skills

Cooldown refreshment is not a combat trait: it simply serves as a quality of life addition, so if the Necromancer (not the Simulacrum) actually dies, they can resummon their Simulacrum immediately upon revival.

For the second bonus, unsaved damage is only split if taken by the Necromancer, any damage going into Simulacrums is ignored. Note that with the Unity and an undying follower, the two effects will stack, further reducing damage taken: with 2 Simulacrums and a follower, the total damage reduction will be 50%, another 50%, and 33.3%, to a total of just 8.3% damage taken, which can be further augmented with other items.

The third effect is multiplicative to other similar effects, including Gelmindor's Marrow Guards.

References

Item Sets in Diablo III

Class Sets
Barbarian Sets: Bul-Kathos's Oath • Heritage of Arreat (cosmetic only) • Horde of the Ninety Savages • Immortal King's Call • Might of the Earth • The Legacy of Raekor • Wrath of the Wastes
Crusader Sets: Aegis of Valor • Armor of Akkhan • Norvald's Fervor • Roland's Legacy • Seeker of the Light • Thorns of the Invoker
Demon Hunter Sets: Danetta's Hatred • Embodiment of the Marauder • Gears of Dreadlands • Natalya's Vengeance • The Shadow's Mantle • Unhallowed Essence
Monk Sets: Inna's Mantra • Monkey King's Garb • Patterns of Justice • Raiment of a Thousand Storms • Shenlong's Spirit • Uliana's Stratagem
Necromancer Sets: Bones of Rathma • Grace of Inarius • Jesseth Arms • Masquerade of Burning Carnival • Pestilence Master's Shroud • Trag'Oul's Avatar
Witch Doctor Sets: Helltooth Harness • Manajuma's Way • Mundunugu's Regalia • Raiment of the Jade Harvester • Spirit of Arachyr • Zunimassa's Haunt
Wizard Sets: Chantodo's Resolve • Delsere's Magnum Opus • Firebird's Finery • Tal Rasha's Elements • The Typhon's Veil • Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Non-Class Sets
Bastions of Will • Blackthorne's Battlegear • Champion's Tunic (cosmetic, removed) • Conqueror (cosmetic only) • Dark Wanderer (cosmetic only) • Endless Walk • Istvan's Paired Blades • Krelm's Buff Bulwark • Legacy of Nightmares • Legend of Ganondorf (cosmetic only)
Crafted Sets
Asheara's Uniform • Asheara's Vestments • Aughild's Authority • Aughild's Victory • Born's Command • Born's Defiance • Cain's Destiny • Cain's Fate • Captain Crimson's Finery • Captain Crimson's Trimmings • Demon's Hide • Demon's Skin • Guardian's Contingency • Guardian's Jeopardy • Hallowed Defenders • Hallowed Protectors • Sage's Journey • Sage's Plight