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Heirlooms (also referred to as just looms) are an item type that was introduced with Wrath of the Lich King.[1] The items have a light blue hue in their text color (golden before patch 7.0.3), and their attributes scale with the character's level[2], with upgrades to increase the max level it can scale to. Nearly all heirloom items are named after popular items from the early days of classic WoW and share the look of these items.

Once purchased, heirlooms are learned like mounts, pets, and toys, and show up in the Heirlooms tab. From there, players can upgrade their heirlooms to be effective for more levels, and to make copies of the heirlooms to use on a character. Heirlooms can be mailed to any character that shares the same account, including those of opposing faction or on different realms.

Since after patch 9.0.1, heirloom provides better attributes and a set bonus during the leveling experience to reach current content. Prior to patch 9.0.1, the shoulders, chest pieces, cloaks, helms, legs, and the rings granted greater experience gains while wearing them. The experience bonuses stacked with each other and with the rested bonus, and affect experience gains from quests, but did not stack with [Essence of Wintergrasp]. The maximum possible experience bonus from heirlooms alone was 55%[3] (with full heirloom set, Garrison Shipyard Ring, and  [Dread Pirate Ring] from the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza).

Heirloom items do not have a durability stat and do not need to be repaired. This saves money when leveling the character.

Heirloom item restrictions are skill-based and not class-based. For example, any class could wear the cloth shoulders and chest for the 20% experience boost, but classes such as warriors and rogues would not benefit from the item's casting stats. Because characters don't typically get any shoulder or head gear until after level 20, putting any lower-armor-type XP enhancing heirloom you may have sitting around (like cloth, which all can wear) on even a mail or leather class will be helpful until you start getting equipment for what would otherwise just be just an empty slot

Collection system

Heirlooms tab
The Heirlooms tab in patch 6.1

Patch 6.1 implemented the Heirlooms tab in the Collections interface, and thus players now only need to acquire heirlooms once to learn them. Once learned (like pets, mounts or toys), players can right-click on an heirloom to add it to that character's inventory. Duplicate heirlooms and heirlooms that have been learned but are not useful to the current character can (like toys) be deleted without any further issue if they have not been enchanted.

The vast majority of heirlooms scale from levels 1 to 60, but can be upgraded with tokens three times: once to be effective from levels 1 to 90, secondly to 100, and finally to level 110. Upgraded heirlooms, when created from the heirlooms tab, will show up in characters' bags at the upgrade level seen in the UI.

Enchants only apply to individual copies of heirlooms (unlike upgrades), so if an heirloom has been enchanted and it is no longer useful to the character wearing it, consider mailing the heirloom to another character rather than deleting it.

Nontraditional heirlooms (like the  [Dread Pirate Ring] or Garrosh weapons) are invisible in the heirlooms tab until acquired. Only the highest-difficulty Garrosh weapon will be visible in the UI if the player has the same item in multiple difficulty modes.

Pre-6.1 heirlooms

Now-upgradeable heirlooms acquired before patch 6.1 were automatically added to the heirlooms tab at upgrade level 1/2 (effective up to level 90) regardless of whether or not they were actually upgraded, with the heirloom items themselves staying in the character's bags, bank, or void storage.

Heirlooms with attributes that are no longer used (such as dodge or PvP resilience) were updated to provide another secondary stat (crit or haste).

Sources

All-access

The following vendors sell heirloom shoulders, chests, trinkets, necklaces, and weapons, and both sets of the heirloom upgrade tokens for gold:

Vendor-purchased heirlooms
Item Cost Cost Cost Cost Slot Type Primary
 [Exquisite Sunderseer Mantle] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Cloth Intellect/Haste
 [Tattered Dreadmist Mantle] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Cloth Intellect/Crit
 [Exceptional Stormshroud Shoulders] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Leather Agility/Haste
 [Lasting Feralheart Spaulders] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Leather Intellect/Haste
 [Stained Shadowcraft Spaulders] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Leather Agility/Crit
 [Preened Ironfeather Shoulders] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Leather Intellect/Crit
 [Prized Beastmaster's Mantle] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Mail Agility/Haste
 [Aged Pauldrons of The Five Thunders] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Mail Intellect/Haste
 [Mystical Pauldrons of Elements] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Mail Intellect/Crit
 [Champion Herod's Shoulder] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Mail Agility/Crit
 [Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Plate Strength/Haste
 [Pristine Lightforge Spaulders] (90 · 100) 500 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points Shoulder Plate Intellect
 [Polished Spaulders of Valor] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Plate Strength/Crit
 [Burnished Pauldrons of Might] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Shoulder Plate Strength
 [Tattered Dreadmist Robe] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Cloth Intellect/Crit
 [Stained Shadowcraft Tunic] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Leather Agility/Crit
 [Preened Ironfeather Breastplate] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Leather Intellect/Crit
 [Champion's Deathdealer Breastplate] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Mail Agility/Crit
 [Mystical Vest of Elements] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Mail Intellect/Crit
 [Polished Breastplate of Valor] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Plate Strength/Crit
 [Burnished Breastplate of Might] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Chest Plate Strength/Haste
 [Grand Staff of Jordan] (90 · 100) 750 g N/A N/A 1,500 Honor Points Two-Hand Staff Intellect/Haste
 [Reforged Truesilver Champion] (90 · 100) 750 g N/A N/A 1,500 Honor Points Two-Hand Sword Strength/Haste
 [Repurposed Lava Dredger] (90 · 100) 750 g 40 Champion's Seal 75 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Two-Hand Mace Agility
 [Dignified Headmaster's Charge] (90 · 100) 750 g 40 Champion's Seal 75 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Two-Hand Staff Intellect/Crit
 [Bloodied Arcanite Reaper] (90 · 100) 750 g 40 Champion's Seal 75 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Two-Hand Axe Strength/Crit
 [Burnished Warden Staff] (90 · 100) 750 g 40 Champion's Seal 75 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Two-Hand Staff Agility/Haste
 [Charmed Ancient Bone Bow] (90 · 100) 750 g 40 Champion's Seal 75 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Ranged Bow Agility/Haste
 [Upgraded Dwarven Hand Cannon] (90 · 100) 750 g N/A N/A 1,500 Honor Points Ranged Gun Agility/Crit
 [Sharpened Scarlet Kris] (90 · 100) 650 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points One-Hand Dagger Agility/Crit
 [The Blessed Hammer of Grace] (90 · 100) 650 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points One-Hand Mace Intellect/Haste
 [Battleworn Thrash Blade] (90 · 100) 650 g N/A N/A 1,000 Honor Points One-Hand Sword Stamina/Thrash
 [Bloodsoaked Skullforge Reaver] (90 · 100) 650 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A One-Hand Sword Strength/Haste
 [Devout Aurastone Hammer] (90 · 100) 650 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A One-Hand Mace Intellect/Crit
 [Venerable Mass of McGowan] (90 · 100) 650 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A One-Hand Mace Agility
 [Balanced Heartseeker] (90 · 100) 650 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A One-Hand Dagger Agility
 [Venerable Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge] (90 · 100) 650 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A One-Hand Sword Agility
 [Musty Tome of the Lost] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Off-hand frill Intellect/Haste
 [Weathered Observer's Shield] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Off Hand Shield Intellect/Haste
 [Flamescarred Draconian Deflector] (90 · 100) 500 g 25 Champion's Seal 50 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Off Hand Shield Strength/Haste
 [Inherited Insignia of the Alliance] (90 · 100) ( Alliance ) 700 g N/A N/A 1,250 Honor Points Trinket CC break
 [Inherited Insignia of the Horde] (90 · 100) ( Horde ) 700 g N/A N/A 1,250 Honor Points Trinket CC break
 [Inherited Mark of Tyranny] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A 1,250 Honor Points Trinket +Health
 [Swift Hand of Justice] (90 · 100) 700 g 35 Champion's Seal 70 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Trinket Haste/Heal
 [Discerning Eye of the Beast] (90 · 100) 700 g 35 Champion's Seal 70 Darkmoon Prize Ticket N/A Trinket Intellect/Heal
 [Eternal Amulet of the Redeemed] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A N/A Neck Healer
 [Eternal Emberfury Talisman] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A N/A Neck Strength DPS
 [Eternal Horizon Choker] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A N/A Neck Intellect DPS
 [Eternal Talisman of Evasion] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A N/A Neck Strength tank
 [Eternal Will of the Martyr] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A N/A Neck Agility DPS
 [Eternal Woven Ivy Necklace] (90 · 100) 700 g N/A N/A N/A Neck Agility tank

Guild vendors

Guild vendors sell heirloom helms, cloaks, and legs with guild reputation requirements. Helms and cloaks merely require honored guild reputation, while legs require being in a guild that has unlocked the  [Working Better as a Team] achievement:

Guild vendor heirlooms
Item Cost Slot Type Primary
 [Ripped Sandstorm Cloak] (90 · 100) 500 g Back Strength tank
 [Worn Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape] (90 · 100) 500 g Back Strength DPS
 [Inherited Cape of the Black Baron] (90 · 100) 500 g Back Agility DPS
 [Ancient Bloodmoon Cloak] (90 · 100) 500 g Back Intellect DPS
 [Burnished Helm of Might] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Plate Strength DPS
 [Tattered Dreadmist Mask] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Cloth Intellect DPS
 [Preened Tribal War Feathers] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Leather Intellect DPS
 [Stained Shadowcraft Cap] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Leather Agility DPS
 [Mystical Coif of Elements] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Mail Intellect DPS
 [Tarnished Raging Berserker's Helm] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Mail Agility DPS
 [Polished Helm of Valor] (90 · 100) 500 g Head Plate Strength DPS
 [Tattered Dreadmist Leggings] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Cloth Intellect DPS
 [Stained Shadowcraft Pants] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Leather Agility DPS
 [Preened Wildfeather Leggings] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Leather Intellect DPS
 [Tarnished Leggings of Destruction] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Mail Agility DPS
 [Mystical Kilt of Elements] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Mail Intellect DPS
 [Polished Legplates of Valor] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Plate Strength DPS
 [Burnished Legplates of Might] (90 · 100) 500 g Legs Plate Strength

Other sources

Beyond the vendors, there are a few other sources of heirlooms:

Upgrades

As previously mentioned, heirlooms as sold by the vendors are effective from levels 1 to 60. Upgrade tokens are available for purchase to upgrade heirlooms to be effective up to level 90, 100, 110, and 120 respectively.

During Timewalking Dungeon Events, the Timewalking Vendor sells upgrade tokens in exchange for Timewarped Badges.

Heirloom upgrade tokens
Item Cost Cost Cost Cost Level
 [Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing] 500 g 55 Champion's Seal 100 Darkmoon Prize Ticket 750 Timewarped Badge 1-35
 [Ancient Heirloom Scabbard] 750 g 65 Champion's Seal 120 Darkmoon Prize Ticket 900 Timewarped Badge 1-35
 [Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing] 1,000 g N/A N/A 1,000 Timewarped Badge 1-40
 [Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard] 1,500 g N/A N/A 1,200 Timewarped Badge 1-40
 [Weathered Heirloom Armor Casing] 2,000 g N/A N/A 1,000 Timewarped Badge 1-45
 [Weathered Heirloom Scabbard] 3,000 g N/A N/A 1,200 Timewarped Badge 1-45
 [Battle-Hardened Heirloom Armor Casing] 5,000 g N/A N/A 1,000 Timewarped Badge 1-50
 [Battle-Hardened Heirloom Scabbard] 7,500 g N/A N/A 1,200 Timewarped Badge 1-50
 [Eternal Heirloom Armor Casing] 5,000 g N/A N/A 1,000 Timewarped Badge 1-60
 [Eternal Heirloom Scabbard] 7,500 g N/A N/A 1,200 Timewarped Badge 1-60

Additionally, during holidays like Love is in the Air, Hallow's End, or the Lunar Festival, vendors tend to sell upgrade tokens in exchange for the event currency.

Cost

There are currently 22 armor pieces, 16 weapons, and 13 off-hand and miscellaneous available to everyone. Additionally, being Revered with a guild grants access to 20 more armor pieces. Finally, there are 2 armor pieces, 3 weapons, and 17 off-hand and miscellaneous which are acquired through special means. One-handed weapons have a cheaper base cost, but upgrade costs are the same as two-handed. To max out each piece would cost the following:

Total heirloom cost (buy & upgrade)
Buy & Upgrade Level Armor Cost Weapon Cost Other Cost Total Cost
First buy 1-60 21,000 g 10,250 g 6,500 g 37,750 g
 [Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing]
 [Ancient Heirloom Scabbard]
1-35 22,000 g 14,250 g 15,000 g 51,250 g
 [Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing]
 [Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard]
1-40 44,000 g 28,500 g 30,000 g 102,500 g
 [Weathered Heirloom Armor Casing]
 [Weathered Heirloom Scabbard]
1-45 88,000 g 57,000 g 60,000 g 205,000 g
 [Battle-Hardened Heirloom Armor Casing]
 [Battle-Hardened Heirloom Scabbard]
1-50 220,000 g 142,500 g 150,000 g 512,500 g
 [Eternal Heirloom Armor Casing]
 [Eternal Heirloom Scabbard]
1-60 ... ... ... ...
Total 1-60 395,000 g 252,500 g 261,500 g 909,000 g

Notes

  • Heirlooms not bought from a vendor have been factored out of the "first buy" cost. However, included in the upgrade cost as well as total cost.

Achievements

Chauffeured Chopper
Chauffeured Chopper

There are four achievements for learning heirlooms, with the last requiring 35 unique heirlooms learned. Upon unlocking the fourth achievement, players will receive a letter in the mail with a  [Clinking Present] attached. Inside the present is the  [Chauffeured Chopper], a mount that can be used by players of all levels.

  1.  [Where's the Mailbox?]
  2.  [Alt-ernative Lifestyle]
  3.  [Ready for Powerleveling]
  4.  [Heirloom Hoarder]

Stat values

Icon-time This section contains information that is out-of-date. Reason: Patch 9.0.1

An heirloom's stats correspond to the item level of a blue quality item requiring its wearer's level until the heirloom stops leveling, as specified by the tooltip. However, heirlooms give bonuses to four different stats from a far lower level than blue items start doing so. At level 100, heirlooms are equivalent to an item level 605 rare item, and will ultimately be replaced by questing, instancing, and PvP at the maximum level. The heirloom weapons that were dropped by Garrosh Hellscream are instead equivalent to an item level 620 rare weapon at level 100.

On reaching levels 58, 68, 81, 86, and 91, players may notice unusually large increases to an heirloom's effective item level, because these are the lowest required levels for blues introduced in, respectively, the Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria, and Warlords of Draenor expansions. However, since the stat squish in patch 6.0.2, there are no longer large increases in heirloom power from these jumps in item level, except the jump that occurs at level 91 (reflecting the new Warlords of Draenor blue items).

  • Leveling from 57 to 58 increases an heirloom's item level from 62 to 79.
  • Leveling from 67 to 68 increases an heirloom's item level from 105 to 139.
  • Leveling from 80 to 81 increases an heirloom's item level from 187 to 279.
  • Leveling from 85 to 86 increases an heirloom's item level from 333 to 384.
  • Leveling from 90 to 91 increases an heirloom's item level from 463 to 520. This increase approximately doubles all stats on the heirloom, including weapon DPS. This shift does not occur on the heirloom weapons that were dropped by Garrosh Hellscream in Siege of Orgrimmar prior to the launch of Warlords of Draenor, which follow a different line of item level progression.

Enchanting your heirlooms

Main article: Enchantments by Slot

Heirlooms can be enchanted only with enhancements that will not bind the item to the character. All enchantments can be applied to heirloom items. High level enhancements applied to items equipped by low level players have their power scaled down to be similar to enhancements intended for that level range. Note that profession-specific enchantments still require the profession.

Non-traditional heirlooms

Hodir Shoulder Enchants

Heirloom shoulder enchants can be used at any level, but are only usable by level 30 characters and makes the heirloom soulbound. This is to allow for the use of these enchants without having to grind through the reputations of Sons of Hodir with another character.

Note that the Sons of Hodir heirloom items are only the highest level version of the item the faction vendor carries. For example,  [Lesser Inscription of the Axe] is not an Heirloom and the name will not appear in the light blue color in the vendor's trade window.

Name Cost
 [Greater Inscription of the Axe] 100 g
 [Greater Inscription of the Crag] 100 g
 [Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle] 100 g
 [Greater Inscription of the Storm] 100 g

Garrosh weapons

From patch 5.4 to the launch of Warlords of Draenor, Garrosh Hellscream, the final boss of Siege of Orgrimmar, dropped heirlooms for level 90-100 players. These heirlooms can no longer be acquired, and are invisible in the collections UI unless one of the heirlooms has already been learned. If players have multiple versions of the same item in different difficulty levels, only the highest-difficulty heirloom will be visible in the UI.

These weapons start at item levels of 556, 569, or 582, for the normal, heroic, and mythic versions respectively (flexible, normal, and heroic, before patch 6.0.2). All 3 versions scale linearly to item level 620 at level 100, however, so the item level difference between the 3 versions decreases as a character approaches level 100. For example, at level 95, the weapons have item levels of 588, 595, and 601, respectively, which is a difference of 6-7 item levels, compared to the 13 item level difference at level 90.

Item Slot Description
 [Hellscream's Barrier] (H · M) Shield Spirit
 [Hellscream's Cleaver] (H · M) Axe (1H) Agility DPS
 [Hellscream's Decapitator] (H · M) Axe (2H) Strength DPS
 [Hellscream's Doomblade] (H · M) Sword (1H) Strength DPS
 [Hellscream's Pig Sticker] (H · M) Polearm Agility DPS
 [Hellscream's Razor] (H · M) Dagger Agility DPS
 [Hellscream's Shield Wall] (H · M) Shield Strength tank
 [Hellscream's Tome of Destruction] (H · M) Held In Off-hand Intellect DPS
 [Hellscream's Warbow] (H · M) Bow Agility DPS
 [Hellscream's Warmace] (H · M) Mace (1H) Spirit
 [Hellscream's War Staff] (H · M) Staff Intellect DPS

Mythic dungeon trinkets

5 new trinket heirlooms were added in patch 6.2.3, available to the launch of Legion, having a chance to be rewarded to the player through Personal loot upon the defeat of the Warlords of Draenor dungeon bosses on Mythic difficulty. These trinkets can only be used from levels 100-110.

Item Description
 [Judgment of the Naaru] Healer
 [Purified Shard of the Third Moon] Tank
 [Infallible Tracking Charm] Agility DPS
 [Orb of Voidsight] Intellect DPS
 [Gronntooth War Horn] Strength DPS

Reputation commendations

Select Mists of Pandaria factions have Grand Commendations available for purchase that double the reputation gains with factions once their commendation has been purchased and used. In order to purchase a commendation, one character on the player's account must reach revered standing with that faction.

Though technically heirlooms (they have the light blue color), commendations are BoP and should be consumed immediately after purchase.

Faction Grand Commendation Cost
Anglers  [Grand Commendation of the Anglers] 50 g
August Celestials  [Grand Commendation of the August Celestials] 50 g
Dominance Offensive  [Grand Commendation of the Dominance Offensive][com 1] 50 g
Golden Lotus  [Grand Commendation of the Golden Lotus] 50 g
Kirin Tor Offensive  [Grand Commendation of the Kirin Tor Offensive][com 2] 50 g
Klaxxi  [Grand Commendation of the Klaxxi] 50 g
Lorewalkers  [Grand Commendation of the Lorewalkers] 50 g
Operation: Shieldwall  [Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall][com 1] 50 g
Order of the Cloud Serpent  [Grand Commendation of the Order of the Cloud Serpent] 50 g
Shado-Pan  [Grand Commendation of the Shado-Pan] 50 g
Sunreaver Onslaught  [Grand Commendation of the Sunreaver Onslaught][com 2] 50 g
Tillers  [Grand Commendation of the Tillers] 50 g
  1. ^ a b  [Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall] has the same effect as  [Grand Commendation of the Dominance Offensive] for members of the opposite faction.
  2. ^ a b  [Grand Commendation of the Kirin Tor Offensive] has the same effect as  [Grand Commendation of the Sunreaver Onslaught] for members of the opposite faction.

Patch changes

  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Heirlooms no longer provide experience boosts due to the level squish, and instead provide a set bonus.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): The fourth heirloom upgrade was added, allowing items to scale up to level 120. Gold price for older upgrades was lowered.
  • Legion Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Heirloom equipment has received a significant decrease in power.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Heirloom item names now appear in light blue instead of gold, to better differentiate them from artifacts.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24):
    • Heirlooms have a tier system can be upgraded to increase the maximum level that the item scales up to.
      • Heirlooms with no upgrades can scale up to level 60.
      • Heirlooms with 1 upgrade level can scale up to level 90.
      • Heirlooms with 2 upgrade levels can scale up to level 100.
      • Old heirlooms that have been upgraded to scale to level 85 are grandfathered in with 1 upgrade level.
    • New Heirlooms for the neck slot are now available and allows the character to cast a heal once a minute. This heal shares a cooldown with potions and Healthstones.
    • Vendors in Ironforge (Alliance) and Undercity (Horde) now sell Heirlooms for gold.
    • Alternate methods for obtaining Heirlooms and Heirloom upgrade tokens are also available:
    • Collecting 35 heirloom items awards a special mount that's usable by level 1 characters.
    Undocumented change: The heirlooms that dropped from Garrosh Hellscream in Siege of Orgrimmar no longer have durability, like all other heirlooms.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
    • Vendors who sell PvE Heirloom items for Justice Points have taken a vacation. PvE Heirlooms will continue to be available at the Darkmoon Faire and Trial of the Crusader, and PvP Heirlooms will still be able to be purchased for Honor.
      • Shield and off-hand Heirloom items will be added to PvE Heirloom vendors at the Darkmoon Faire.
      • Discussion for this topic can be found in the forum thread titled: Heirloom Vendor Change in Patch 6.0.2.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.4.2 (2013-12-10): Players are now able to mail account-bound items to other characters that reside on a different realm on the same account. To send cross-realm mail: enter the character's name, followed by a hyphen "-", followed by the realm name. Note that cross-realm mail can only send account-bound items, not other items or gold.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Many heirlooms can now be upgraded, which will allow them to continue leveling to 85, rather than 80.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Legs heirlooms added.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.2.0a (2011-08-08): The tooltip color for heirloom items has been returned to gold.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): The names of Heirloom items now incorrectly appear in white.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Heirloom vendors added in Stormwind and Orgrimmar.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Death Knight [Runeforging] can now be used on heirloom weapons.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Level 80 helm and shoulder faction-related enchants are now considered Heirlooms.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Added.

References

 
  1. ^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=9679633896&sid=2000#18
  2. ^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=9679633896&sid=2000&pageNo=4#75
  3. ^ WarcraftDevs on Twitter: "The XP bonus from Recruit a Friend is the only form of bonus experience that has a maximum of 50%. Heirlooms stack with other bonuses, like the Darkmoon Faire one, in the same way they did before the change."
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