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Itemization

Officially confirmed: Confirmed by an official Blizzard source.Coming soonLast verified October 2, 2026

Classic’s familiar stats, reworked: combined hit and crit, new stats, re-examined dungeon loot and expanded quest rewards.

Details

Category
Items

What Blizzard has confirmed

Stats

4 confirmed
  • Spell, melee and ranged hit chance are combined, as are spell, melee and ranged critical chance.[1] (confirmed)
  • Items with weapon skill offer less of it per item.[1] (confirmed)
  • Bonus healing also includes one third as much bonus damage.[1] (confirmed)
  • New stats include reduced chance for attacks to be parried or dodged; spellcaster weapons now grant spell damage and healing.[1] (confirmed)

Effects

1 confirmed
  • Trinkets have more varied, situational effects; some effects are tied to environments (Woodlands, Mountains, Deserts) or creature types.[1] (confirmed)

Loot

2 confirmed
  • Every dungeon drop has been re-examined and hundreds of new drops added. Unique dungeon boss items are now blue quality and set bonuses are improved.[1] (confirmed)
  • World-drop epics are improved and hundreds of new rare-creature drops are added.[1] (confirmed)

Quest rewards

1 confirmed
  • Quest rewards are updated or expanded to support more classes and roles.[1] (confirmed)

Mounts

1 confirmed
  • Burning Crusade-style mount costs: the up-front cost moves into riding training, which grants a mount.[1] (confirmed)

Related

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Change history

  1. · Added

    Added from official Blizzard source(s).