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All Game Items

All Game Items in World of Warcraft



This guide covers the major item categories in World of Warcraft (WoW), providing detailed descriptions, acquisition methods, usage tips, and notable synergies. Items are grouped logically to help you navigate the vast arsenal available.

1. Weapons


Weapons are the primary tool for dealing damage and often define a character's theme. They come in many types:

  • One-Handed Weapons: Swords, axes, maces, daggers, fists. Used by rogues, warriors, paladins, etc. Often dual-wielded.

  • Two-Handed Weapons: Greatswords, greataxes, polearms, staves. Used by warriors, death knights, hunters (polearms), etc.

  • Ranged Weapons: Bows, guns, crossbows, wands. Used by hunters, some caster classes with wands.

  • Warglaives (Demon Hunters only).


    • Notable Weapons:
  • Ashbringer (Two-handed sword) – Extremely iconic, originally obtained via a quest chain in Classic, later as a Legion artifact. Synergizes with Paladin retribution spec.

  • Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker (One-handed sword) – Rare drop from Molten Core (Baron Geddon). Provides a powerful nature damage proc and attack speed debuff. Excellent for tank threat in Classic, later Transmog collectible.

  • Frostmourne (Two-handed sword) – Legendary weapon wielded by the Lich King; player cannot obtain it permanently, but a replica from Icecrown Citadel quest. Used for roleplay/transmog.

  • Shadowmourne (Two-handed axe) – Legendary from Wrath of the Lich King, obtained via lengthy quest chain in Icecrown Citadel. Requires Shadowfrost Shards. Provides a powerful AoE proc. Best for Retribution Paladins, Arms Warriors, and Unholy Death Knights.

  • Fangs of the Father (set of one-handed daggers) – Legendary from Cataclysm, obtained via Dragon Soul raid quest. Extremely powerful for rogues.

  • Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest (Staff) – Legendary caster staff from Cataclysm, obtained via Firelands quest. Best for mages and warlocks.

  • Legion Artifact Weapons – Each spec gets a unique weapon (e.g., Arms Warrior: Strom'kar, the Warbreaker; Assassination Rogue: Kingslayers). Obtained through the Legion introduction quest. These weapons grow in power via Artifact Power. Note: Artifacts are no longer max-level, but retain transmog appearances.


    • How to Obtain: Raid drops, dungeon drops, crafting (Blacksmithing, Engineering, etc.), quest rewards, world drops, vendors (Honor/Conquest vendors), and the Auction House.

    When Useful: Always. Weapons are a primary source of damage and stats. Higher item level directly increases damage output. For leveling, heirloom weapons (see Key Equipment) are best. For endgame, pursue raid weapons or PvP gear with highest ilvl.

    Synergies: Certain weapons have special effects that synergize with class abilities. E.g. Thunderfury's attack speed reduction helps tanks. Legendary weapons often have unique procs or equip effects that scale with player power.

    2. Armor


    Armor protects against damage and provides stats. There are four main armor types, each usable by specific classes:

  • Cloth – Mages, Warlocks, Priests.

  • Leather – Rogues, Druids, Monks, Demon Hunters.

  • Mail – Hunters, Shamans (up to level 40, then can wear plate for Shaman? Actually Shaman remain mail). Evokers (Dracthyr) wear mail.

  • Plate – Warriors, Paladins, Death Knights.


    • Armor Sets:
  • Tier Sets – Every raid tier offers class-specific sets with set bonuses. Example: Tier 1 (Might of the Scourge for Death Knights), Tier 6 (Sunwell Plateau). Obtain from bosses.

  • PvP Sets – Similar to tier sets but obtained via Honor/Conquest. Often have resilience in older expansions.

  • Heirloom Armor – Bind-to-account items that scale with level (see Key Equipment).

  • Crafted Armor – High-end crafted pieces via professions (e.g., Shadowforge armor from Blacksmithing).

  • Legendary Armor – For example, Legendary cloaks from Mists of Pandaria (e.g., the Legendary Cloak of the Black Prince). Obtained via lengthy quest lines.

  • Azerite Armor – From Battle for Azeroth (BfA). Three pieces (Helm, Shoulders, Chest) that have special Azerite traits. Obtained from raids, Mythic+, PvP, and quests. Synergize with the Heart of Azeroth necklace.

  • Covenant Armor – From Shadowlands. Each covenant (Kyrian, Necrolord, Night Fae, Venthyr) offers a unique armor set obtained through campaign quests. These are cosmetic only at max level; actual gear comes from dungeons/raids.


    • Obtain: Raid drops, dungeon drops, PvP vendors, crafting quests, world quests, emissary caches, and the Auction House.

    When Useful: Armor provides primary stats (Strength, Agility, Intellect, Stamina) and secondary stats (Critical Strike, Haste, Mastery, Versatility). Always equip the highest item level pieces for your spec, while checking set bonuses for boni.

    Synergies: Set bonuses often increase specific abilities (e.g., Tier 19 for Fire Mage increases damage of Pyroblast). Azerite traits interact with your rotation. Legendary cloaks/rings provide unique effects like cloaking shields or damage procs.

    3. Consumables


    Consumables provide temporary buffs or instant effects. They are essential for raiding, Mythic+, and PvP.

  • Potions:

    • - Healing/Mana Potions: Restore health or mana. Examples: Superior Healing Potion (classic), Potion of Prolonged Power (modern).
    - Flask: Long-lasting stat buff (1-2 hours). Example: Flask of the Countless Army (Strength). Flask of Tempests (Intellect). Flask of the Whispered Pact (Agility). Alcohol type.
    - Potion of X: Short-duration combat potions: Potion of the Old War (damage buff), Potion of Empowered Proximity (ranged damage), Potion of Unbridled Fury (Strength). Cooldown shared with health potions.
  • Food:

    • - Feasts: Group-wide food buffs. Example: Sizzling Mountain Feast (primary stat).
    - Single-Stat Food: E.g., Wild Berry Bread (Agility), Suramar Surf and Turf (Haste).
    - Well Fed Buff: Lasts 1 hour. Provides secondary stat or primary stat.
  • Bandages: Heal over time. Example: Heavy Netherweave Bandage. Useful in between fights or for leveling.

  • Sapper Charges (Engineering): AoE explosion.

  • Drums of the X (Leatherworking): Provide a party-wide Bloodlust/Heroism effect (30% haste for 40 sec) on a 10-min cooldown. Essential if no Shaman or Mage in group.

  • Runes:

    • - Veiled Rune (Old expansion) – Temporary stat boost.
    - Rune of the Fallen Crusader (Enchant for weapons) – Proc strength boost.
    - Shadowlands runes – Eternal Flask etc.

    Obtain: Crafting (Alchemy, Cooking, First Aid, Engineering, Leatherworking), vendors, quests, world drops, and the Auction House.

    When Useful: Always bring flasks and food to raids. Use potions on cooldown for max DPS. Drums are a band-aid for missing lust. Bandages help healers conserve mana.

    Synergies: Flasks stack with food buffs. Potion of Prolonged Power works well with trinket procs. Drums are affected by the group’s spell haste cap.

    4. Materials


    Materials are the building blocks of crafting professions. They are gathered, mined, skinned, or disenchanted.

  • Ore: Coppers, Tin, Iron, Thorium, Fel Iron, Adamantite, Cobalt, Saronite, Obsidium, Elementium, Black Trillium, Ghost Iron, Draenor Ore, Felslate, Leystone, Storm Silver, Platinum. Used in Mining -> Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting.

  • Herbs: Peacebloom, Silverleaf, Earthroot, Mageroyal, Liferoot, Fadeleaf, Goldthorn, Dreamfoil, Black Lotus, Netherbloom, Felweed, Gromsblood, Icecap, Golden Sansam, Silver Sage, Falathrass, Felwort, Yseralline, Aethril, Fjarnskaggl, Starlight Rose, Anchor Weed, Riverbud, Siren’s Sting, etc. Used in Herbalism -> Alchemy, Inscription.

  • Skins: Light Leather, Medium Leather, Heavy Leather, Thick Leather, Rugged Leather, Thorium-Enriched Leather, Borean Leather, Jormungar Scale, Savage Leather, Prismatic Scale, Windscale, Stagskins, etc. Used in Skinning -> Leatherworking.

  • Cloth: Linen, Wool, Silk, Mageweave, Runecloth, Netherweave, Frostweave, Embersilk, Windwool, Hexweave, Silkweave, Deep Sea Satin, Shrouded Cloth, Lightless Silk. Used in Tailoring. Can be obtained from humanoid mobs or farming.

  • Enchanting Materials: Luminous Shards, Abyss Crystal, Dream Shard, etc. Obtained by disenchanting gear.

  • Special Crafting Materials:

    • - Blood of Sargeras (Legion) – Used by many professions.
    - Primal Sargerite (Legion) – Crafted from Blood of Sargeras.
    - Spirit of Harmony (MoP) – Used in various recipes.
    - Technique: Codex of the ... (BfA) – For Alchemy recipes.
    - Inks (Inscription) – Made from herbs.
  • Gems: For Jewelcrafting. Various tiers: Uncommon, Rare, Epic. Stats like Critical Strike, Haste, etc. Also primal gems in BC, epic gems in Wrath, etc.


    • Obtain: Gathering nodes (Mining, Herbalism, Skinning), disenchanting, vendoring, rewards from quests, farming mobs, and the Auction House.

    When Useful: Always for leveling professions. Endgame materials are needed for flasks, potions, gear, enchants, gems. Also used for mounts and pets.

    Synergies: Gathering professions (Mining, Herbalism, Skinning) supply raw materials for production professions (Blacksmithing, Alchemy, Leatherworking). It’s efficient to pair a gathering with a production profession.

    5. Currencies


    Currencies are used to buy items from vendors, repair gear, trade, and more.

  • Gold / Silver / Copper: The primary currency. Obtained from quests, vendoring items, selling on AH, raiding. Used for nearly everything: repairs, mounts, consumables, gear from vendors.

  • Honor Points: PvP currency (now replaced by Honor itself). In modern WoW, Honor is earned in battlegrounds and arenas. Used to buy PvP gear, heirlooms, and enchants.

  • Conquest Points (now Conquest over cap): Earned in rated PvP (Arena, RBGs). Used to buy high-level PvP gear.

  • Badges/Emblems: From earlier expansions (e.g., Badge of Justice, Emblem of Heroism, Emblem of Triumph, Valor Points, Justice Points, Emissary tokens). Now mostly legacy, used to buy heirlooms or cosmetics.

  • Azerite: From Battle for Azeroth. Grindable power for Heart of Azeroth. Azurite is now irrelevant for current endgame but used for transmog/achievements.

  • Artifact Power (AP): From Legion. Used to power up artifact weapons. Now obsolete for max level, but still can be farmed for transmogs.

  • War Resources: BfA currency for mission table. Now legacy.

  • Anima: Shadowlands currency for covenant sanctum upgrades and cosmetics.

  • Soul Ash / Cinders / Embers: Shadowlands currencies for crafting legendary items.

  • Titan Residuum / Echoes of Ny'alotha: From Mists of Pandaria (Titan) and BfA (corrupted gear currencies). Used to purchase specific Azerite pieces.

  • Guild Reputation / Renown: Not a currency per se, but unlocks rewards.

  • Marks of Honor: Used to buy old PvP gear cosmetics.

  • Seal of Wartorn Fate / etc.: Used for bonus rolls in raids.


    • Obtain: Questing, raiding, PvP, dungeon runs, world quests, vendoring, gathering, crafting, mission tables.

    When Useful: Always. Gold for everyday needs. Honor/Conquest for PvP gear. Anima for covenant cosmetics. Soul Ash for legendary crafts.

    Synergies: Some currencies are required for specific activities (e.g., Emblems for heirlooms, Honor for PvP gear). Manage them wisely.

    6. Collectibles


    Collectibles are items primarily for prestige, decoration, or utility. They include mounts, pets, toys, and transmog appearances.

  • Mounts: Ground and flying mounts. Examples:

    • - Invincible’s Reins – Drop from the Lich King (25 Heroic). Rare drop.
    - Ashes of Al’ar – Drop from Kael’thas in Tempest Keep. Rare.
    - Swift Spectral Tiger – TCG card (extremely rare, high AH value).
    - Mighty Caravan Brutosaur – Long boi from vendor (5M gold).
    - Renowned mounts – Covenant mounts like the Kyrian horse earned through Renown.
    - Achievement mounts – e.g., Glory of the Raider (Amani War Bear).
    - Faction vendor mounts – PvP mounts, Honor level rewards.
  • Battle Pets:

    • - Anubisath Idol – Drop from AQ40.
    - Lil’ XT – Rare drop from XT-002 Deconstructor in Ulduar.
    - Soul of the Forge – From Legion Pet Dungeons.
    - Many are from achievements, vendors, quests, and the auction house.
  • Toys: Cosmetics that provide visual effects or utility. Examples:

    • - Rocktatoo – Summon a rock.
    - Mr. Smite’s Brass Knuckles – Knuckle sound.
    - The Blingtron 3000 – Summon a party robot.
    - Loot-A-Rang – Fetch loot from range.
    - Cold Weather Flying – Book from Dalaran.
  • Transmog Appearances: Almost every weapon and armor piece can be used for transmogrification. Notable appearances:

    • - Corrupted Ashbringer – Appearance from Naxxramas.
    - Vulpera Customization – From quests.
    - Tier 3 Armor sets (e.g., Dreadnaught for Warriors) – Removed but obtainable via Black Market AH.

    Obtain: Boss drops, achievement rewards, vendor purchases (gold, marks, honor), quest rewards, world events, and the Auction House. Some are BoE.

    When Useful: Mounts for travel speed. Pets for battle pet content. Toys for fun/utility. Transmog to customize appearance.

    Synergies: Mounts can be used in combat for speed boosts (some provide dismount CC). Pets can be used for battle pet achievements that reward mounts. Toys often have niche uses (e.g., Loot-A-Rang saves time).

    7. Key Equipment


    This category covers special items that significantly impact gameplay, often unique or account-wide.

  • Heirloom Items: Bind-to-account gear that scales with character level. Includes weapons, armor, trinkets, and necklaces. They provide experience bonuses (5-55% XP). Obtain from vendors in Ironforge/Undercity, Dalaran, and some factions. Essential for leveling alts quickly. Upgradeable with gold.

  • Legendary Items (Shadowlands): Crafted via Runecarving. Use Soul Ash, Soul Cinders, and Korthite Crystals. Every spec has several legendary powers. Obtain recipe via conduits or drops. Equip one legendary at a time (two with Zerith Mortis belt). Often synergize with covenant abilities (e.g., Venthyr with mage’s Mirror of the Blazing Heart).

  • Legendary Items (Legion): Equippable items with unique effects (e.g., Prydaz, Xavaric’s Magnum Opus). Dropped from bosses or world quests. For current content, Legion legendaries are scaled down but still useful for transmog or timewalking.

  • Artifact Weapons (Legion): See Weapons section. No longer usable at max level but provide artifact appearances.

  • Heart of Azeroth (BfA): Necklace that gains Azerite traits. Required to access Azerite armor traits. Now uncapped; all traits unlocked automatically. Used for transmog only.

  • Azerite Armor (BfA): See Armor section.

  • Trinkets: Special equippable items with on-use or proc effects. Examples:

    • - Vial of the Sands – Alchemy mount (turns into a drake).
    - Badge of the Swarmguard – Classic DPS trinket.
    - Trinkets from Mythic+ – E.g., Dread Inferno.
    - PvP Trinkets – Medallions to break crowd control.
  • Relics (Legion Artifact Relics): Used to upgrade artifact weapons. They provide traits. Now legacy.

  • Covenant Conduits (Shadowlands): Enhance abilities. Inserted into soulbinds. Obtain from dungeons, world quests, etc. Best in slot conduits are sought after.

  • Soulbinds (Shadowlands): Talent trees that unlock powers. Not items but key character progression.

  • Essences (BfA): Obtain from various content (raid, PvP, visions). Equipped in Heart of Azeroth. Now legacy but still provides significant power in BfA content.

  • Mementos of the Past – Using heirlooms while leveling.


Obtain: Heirlooms for gold; Legendary patterns from Korthia/Zerith Mortis; Azerite gear from BfA activities; trinkets from bosses, world quests, and dungeons; conduits from specific sources.

When Useful: Heirlooms are best for leveling. Legendaries are mandatory for endgame performance. Trinkets are crucial for DPS/HPS/utility. Conduits fine-tune your spec.

Synergies: Legendary powers often enhance covenant signature skills. Heirlooms stack with rested XP and guild perks. Trinkets like Inscrutable Quantum Device pair with burst windows.

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This guide provides a broad overview. Always check current expansion (Dragonflight as of 2023+) for the latest items and systems. For specific item stats and drop sources, use in-game tooltips or addons like Wowhead / Pawn.