Arcana
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Custom Heirlooms & Legendary Updates

Heirlooms

  • Build your collection from Classic, TBC and Wrath epic raid gear, Tier 1–10 sets and legendary weapons.
  • Obtaining the original item starts its unlock progress. You can keep the original.
  • Add progress with gold, emblems, Wintergrasp Marks, Arcana Dogtags or by destroying spare copies.
  • Complete an unlock once, then create free, permanent copies for characters across your account.
  • Heirloom stats and effects scale with your character from level 1 to 80.
  • Normal, Heroic and upgraded tier versions share the same unlock progress.
  • Raid bosses can award satchels that instantly unlock a random heirloom from that raid. Tier pieces are excluded.
  • Browse your collection and track progress in the new **Heirloom** tab in Arcana Item Upgrades.

Legendary Weapons & Elaria

  • Visit Elaria’s **Legendaries** category for more legendary weapon exchanges, including Atiesh, Shadowmourne and Val’anyr.
  • Every class can browse and buy at any level. Normal requirements for equipping the weapons still apply.
  • Legendary item and fragment drop chances have been updated across Classic, TBC and Wrath raids.
  • Elaria also offers Naxxramas shoulder enchants and updated currency exchanges.

Atiesh Returns, More Gear & Automatic Gathering

Elaria & Legacy Gear

  • Discover more Classic, TBC, seasonal and Arena Season 1–4 gear.
  • Browse and buy at any level, with simpler menus and tier sets for your class.
  • Naxx weapons now cost 75 Legacy Emblems; other Naxx gear stays at 50.
  • Eligible Classic raid bosses award two Legacy Emblems, while eligible final dungeon bosses guarantee one.
  • Exchange Emblems of Triumph for Legacy Emblems or Badges of Justice at a 1:1 rate.

Atiesh Returns

  • Eligible Classic raid bosses have a 30% chance to drop one shared splinter.
  • Collect 40 splinters to make a frame, then visit Elaria at level 60+.
  • Every class can choose any of the four Atiesh staffs. Normal weapon requirements still apply.

Automatic Gathering

  • Automatically and instantly gather profession materials, including ore, herbs, skins and gas.

Dungeon Finder

  • Party leaders can change loot methods through the portrait menu, including Free for All.

Ascension

  • Updated stats and bonuses for Ascended TBC Season 1–4 arena gear.
  • The first three Ascension tokens now cost 20, 30 and 40 Emblems of Triumph.

Fixes & Improvements

  • Improved server stability and item reward reliability.

Legacy Raid Gear Returns

  • Visit Archivist Elaria for original level 60 Naxxramas and Onyxia gear.
  • Earn Arcana Legacy Emblems from selected classic dungeons and raids to purchase equipment.
  • Tier 3 pieces are now available through Elaria instead of new Mystery Box rewards.
  • Custom NPCs are grouped closer together for easier access.