1.
Heirlooms in World of Warcraft
Heirloom Items are a special class of items that can be bought for gold.Their power scales with the Level of your character, meaning that they can beworn for the entirety of the leveling process. Until Shadowlands, theyalsooffer an XP Bonus.
Heirloom Items are recommended for leveling because they will almost alwaysrepresent an "ideal" item for your level. In other words, they are a hugeboost to your character's power and will help you survive larger pulls andkill mobs more quickly.
Heirlooms are available to all classes and specs. The vast majority of themare purchasable for gold, but others can be unlocked via achievements orpurchased with other currencies, such as Timewarped Badges.
Heirlooms only need to be bought once for your whole account. Once you havebought an Heirloom, it can be found in the Heirlooms tab of your Collectionsmenu (Shift+P). Clicking the Heirloom item will put it in your inventory.
Heirlooms cannot be sold on theAuction House or traded, but you can mail them between your characters, thoughthis should rarely be needed as you can simply generate Heirlooms via thein-game Heirlooms menu.
2.
Heirloom Set Bonuses in Shadowlands
In Shadowlands, there are significant bonuses for wearing multiple Heirloomitems together. To activate all of the set bonuses, you will needto wear a Heirloom item in at least 6 of the following slots:
- Head;
- Neck;
- Shoulders;
- Cloak;
- Chest;
- Legs;
- Ring.
Note that these are not specific items that you can equip. They representmany different Heirloom items that you can put in each slot.For example, there are multiple Heirloom Cloaks that all fit the requirementfor the set bonus.
The set bonuses for wearing multiple Heirloom Items are:
- 2 Pieces: Rested XP consumption is reduced by 30%. Thissimplymakes your Rested XP period last longer.
- 4 Pieces: Increases your health generation while out of combat,letting you recover quickly from tough fights.
- 5 Pieces: Whenever you level up, you activate a Burst ofKnowledge,dealing AoE damage and giving you a 40% main stat bonus for 2 minutes.Killing enemies extends this buff up to 4 minutes. It can be kept upas long as you keep killing mobs before it expires.
- 6 Pieces: Rested XP consumption is reduced by an additional 30%. Thissimplymakes your Rested XP period last longer.
You can find out more about Rested XP on our dedicated page below.
Guide to Rested XP Mechanics in WoW
3.
Where To Get Heirlooms in World of Warcraft
There are different types of Heirlooms and they are unlocked in differentways.
The majority of Heirlooms (Weapons, Shoulders, Chests, Necks, and mostTrinkets)can be purchased for Gold by Heirloom Curator Vendors Krom Stoutarmand Estelle Gendry.
The Alliance vendor can be found in the Hall of Explorers in Ironforge,and the Horde vendor can be found either in the Rogues' Quarter of Undercity,or on top of the Orgrimmar entrance gates.
Alliance Heirloom Vendor
Horde Heirloom Vendor
4.
How to Upgrade Heirloom Levels in World of Warcraft
When you get an Heirloom, you will notice that it says Heirloom UpgradeLevel: 0/5or something similar. By default, most purchasable Heirlooms will only scale upto Level 29.
You can upgrade Heirloom items to scale higher by buying specialitems from Heirloom Curators, Scabbards, and Armor Casings.
The first upgrade item lets your Heirloom scale up to Level 35. The next oneslet Heirlooms scale to Level 40, Level 45, Level 50, and Level 60. Some HeirloomItems scale to 44 without beingupgraded, and in this case you just need to buy the 45-50 and 50-60 upgradeitems.
Remember that Armor-type items and Weapon-type items use different upgradeitems.
5.
List of Heirlooms in World of Warcraft
This is a full list of all the Heirloom items in WoW that are availablefor purchase.
Note that items purchasable at the Guild Vendor require your currentguild to have unlocked the "Guild Level 20" Feat of Strength achievement.
5.1.
Heirloom Helms
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Plate Helm | Burnished Helm of Might | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Cloth Helm | Tattered Dreadmist Mask | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Leather Helm | Stained Shadowcraft Cap | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Leather Helm | Preened Tribal War Feathers | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Mail Helm | Mystical Coif of Elements | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Mail Helm | Tarnished Raging Berserker's Helm | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Plate Helm | Polished Helm of Valor | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
5.2.
Heirloom Necks
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Necklace | Man'ari Training Amulet | Reward from Assault on Felfire Armory Legion Class Hall Mission |
Necklace | Eternal Horizon Choker | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Necklace | Eternal Emberfury Talisman | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Necklace | Eternal Talisman of Evasion | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Necklace | Eternal Will of the Martyr | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Necklace | Eternal Amulet of the Redeemed | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Necklace | Eternal Woven Ivy Necklace | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
5.3.
Heirloom Shoulders
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Cloth Shoulders | Tattered Dreadmist Mantle | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Cloth Shoulders | Exquisite Sunderseer Mantle | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Leather Shoulders | Stained Shadowcraft Spaulders | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Leather Shoulders | Preened Ironfeather Shoulders | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Leather Shoulders | Exceptional Stormshroud Shoulders | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Leather Shoulders | Lasting Feralheart Spaulders | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Mail Shoulders | Aged Pauldrons of The Five Thunders | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Mail Shoulders | Mystical Pauldrons of Elements | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Mail Shoulders | Champion Herod's Shoulder | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Mail Shoulders | Prized Beastmaster's Mantle | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Shoulders | Burnished Pauldrons of Might | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Shoulders | Polished Spaulders of Valor | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Shoulders | Pristine Lightforge Spaulders | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Shoulders | Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
5.4.
Heirloom Cloaks
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Cloak | Ancient Bloodmoon Cloak | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Cloak | Inherited Cape of the Black Baron | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Cloak | Ripped Sandstorm Cloak | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Cloak | Worn Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Cloak | Stone Guard's Bladed Cloak | Purchased at Service Medal Quartermasters for 75 Honorbound Service Medal |
Cloak | Banded Gilnean Cloak | Purchased at Service Medal Quartermasters for 75 7th Legion Service Medal |
5.5.
Heirloom Chest Pieces
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Cloth Chest | Tattered Dreadmist Robe | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Leather Chest | Stained Shadowcraft Tunic | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Leather Chest | Preened Ironfeather Breastplate | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Mail Chest | Champion's Deathdealer Breastplate | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Mail Chest | Mystical Vest of Elements | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Chest | Burnished Breastplate of Might | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Chest | Pristine Lightforge Breastplate | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Plate Chest | Polished Breastplate of Valor | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
5.6.
Heirloom Legs
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Cloth Legs | Tattered Dreadmist Leggings | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Leather Legs | Stained Shadowcraft Pants | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Plate Legs | Mystical Kilt of Elements | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Mail Legs | Polished Legplates of Valor | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Plate Legs | Tarnished Leggings of Destruction | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Mail Legs | Burnished Legplates of Might | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Plate Legs | Pristine Lightforge Legplates | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
Leather Legs | Preened Wildfeather Leggings | Purchased at Guild Vendors. |
5.7.
Heirloom Rings
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Finger/Ring | Admiral Taylor's Loyalty Ring | Warlords of Draenor Garrison Shipyard Mission The House Always Wins. |
Finger/Ring | Dread Pirate Ring | Winning the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza World Event |
Finger/Ring | Signet of the Third Fleet | Warlords of Draenor Garrison Shipyard Mission The Wave Mistress. |
Finger/Ring | Captain Sander's Returned Band | Warlords of Draenor Garrison Shipyard Mission For Hate's Sake. |
5.8.
Heirloom Shields
Armor Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Shield | Flamescarred Draconian Deflector | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Shield | Weathered Observer's Shield | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
5.9.
Heirloom Weapons
Weapon Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
Polearm | Spear of Rethu | Reward from the Neltharion's Lair: Misdirected Archaeology Quest |
Fist Weapon | Brawler's Razor Claws | Purchased from the A Bizmo's Brawlpub Quartermaster // HBrawl'gar Arena Quartermaster. |
Two-Handed Axe | Bloodied Arcanite Reaper | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
One-Handed Sword | Bloodsoaked Skullforge Reaver | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Staff | Dignified Headmaster's Charge | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
One-Handed Sword | Venerable Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Polearm | Eagletalon Spear | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
One-Handed Mace | Venerable Mass of McGowan | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Bow | Charmed Ancient Bone Bow | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Two-Handed Sword | Reforged Truesilver Champion | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
One-Handed Mace | The Blessed Hammer of Grace | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Staff | Burnished Warden Staff | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
One-Handed Sword | Battleworn Thrash Blade | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Staff | Grand Staff of Jordan | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Gun | Upgraded Dwarven Hand Cannon | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Dagger | Sharpened Scarlet Kris | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Two-Handed Mace | Repurposed Lava Dredger | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
One-Handed Mace | Devout Aurastone Hammer | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Dagger | Balanced Heartseeker | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
5.10.
Heirloom Trinkets
Trinket Type | Item | How To Get It |
---|---|---|
XP Gain from Battlegrounds | Defending Champion | Acquired from winning the Gurubashi Arena Event 13 times. |
Deals Damage and Buffs Allies | Unstable Elemental Confluence | Acquired by combining Dimmed Primeval Fire/Frost/Earth, and Stormfrom the Elemental Primals present around the world in the DragonflightPre-Patch. |
XP Gain from Battlegrounds | Returning Champion | Acquired from winning the Darkmoon Deathmatch Event 13 times. |
Tentacle Summon for DPS | Touch of the Void | Warlords of Draenor Garrison Mission 'The Consuming Void' |
Increased DPS versus Demons | Gronntooth War Horn | No longer obtainable. |
Absorb Shield | Purified Shard of the Third Moon | No longer obtainable. |
Damage CD, extra damage against Demons | Judgment of the Naaru | No longer obtainable. |
Stat Buff Proc and Demon DPS Increase | Orb of Voidsight | No longer obtainable. |
Damage Buff Proc and Demon DPS Increase | Infallible Tracking Charm | No longer obtainable. |
Buffs Crit of Party Members | Loa-Touched Warscroll | Purchased from the Zuldazar Docks for Honorbound Service Medals |
Reduces Threat Generation | Deathstalkers' Gloaming Powder | Purchased from the Zuldazar Docks for Honorbound Service Medals |
Buffs Versatility of Party Members | Orcish War Horn | Purchased from the Zuldazar Docks for Honorbound Service Medals |
Buffs Haste of Party Members | Tome of Thalassian Hymns | Purchased from the Zuldazar Docks for Honorbound Service Medals |
Removes all CC/PvP Trinket | Inherited Insignia of the Alliance | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Removes all CC/PvP Trinket | Inherited Insignia of the Horde | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Reduces Threat Generation | Kaldorei Powder of Twilight | Purchased from the Boralus Docks for 7th Legion Service Medals |
Buffs Crit of Party Members | Tidesages' Warscroll | Purchased from the Boralus Docks for 7th Legion Service Medals |
Buffs Versatility of Party Members | Dwarven War Horn | Purchased from the Boralus Docks for 7th Legion Service Medals |
Buffs Haste of Party Members | Hymnal of the 7th Legion | Purchased from the Boralus Docks for 7th Legion Service Medals |
Increases Max Health | Inherited Mark of Tyranny | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Heal when Killing Enemies | Swift Hand of Justice | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
Heal when Killing Enemies | Discerning Eye of the Beast | Purchased at Heirloom Curators |
6.
Best Heirloom Trinkets for Every Role
There are many types of Heirloom Trinket with a variety of different effects.Different roles and even classes and specs will benefit the most from differentTrinkets. We have listed some of the stand-out ones here, but we encourage youtoexperiment and to pick Trinkets that fit your playstyle.
6.1.
Best DPS Heirloom Trinkets
- Swift Hand of Justice is the default choice. You can equip twoat the same time, it has a good amount of passive Haste, and it keeps you toppedup when fighting enemies, reducing downtime.
- Infallible Tracking Charm simply does very good damage and is agreat choice for the whole leveling process.
6.2.
Best Healer Heirloom Trinkets
- Generally speaking, the same recommendations go for Healers as DPS whenleveling primarily through Solo content.
- You can choose to swap the Swift Hands of Justice for Discerning Eye of the Beaststo gain Mana when killing enemies instead of Health, since you haveplenty of self-healing.
6.3.
Best Tank Heirloom Trinkets
- Generally speaking, the same recommendations go for Tanks as DPS whenleveling primarily through Solo content.
- For challenging group content, you can use the Purified Shard of the Third Moonfrom Level 45 to 50, as its absorb shield can allow you to pull bigger packsin dungeons.
7.
Changelog
- 05 Oct. 2023: Checked and updated for October 2023.
- 25 Nov. 2022: Page reviewed for Dragonflight.
- 05 Nov. 2022: Noted that certain Warlords of Draenor era trinkets are no longer obtainable.
- 24 Oct. 2021: Updated the guide to reflect Heirlooms being upgradeable to Level 60.
- 12 Dec. 2020: Updated the Level Requirements for some Heirlooms.
- 04 Sep. 2020: Guide added.
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