System

Transmogrification

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

Opt-in transmog: players can use it fully, or disable it and see everyone in their equipped gear.

Details

Category
Player choice

What Blizzard has confirmed

Opting in or out

2 confirmed
  • Configured at a transmogrifier in certain cities; the system can be disabled entirely.[1] (confirmed)
  • Choosing Classic Mode on first launch disables transmog automatically. Appearances are still collected while disabled.[1] (confirmed)

Collecting

3 confirmed
  • Bind-on-pickup Uncommon or Rare dungeon drops grant their appearance to all eligible looters.[1] (confirmed)
  • Epic raid drops grant their appearance only to the player the item binds to.[1] (confirmed)
  • Poor and Common items grant their appearance as soon as they are looted.[1] (confirmed)

Rules

2 confirmed
  • Item-type rules apply (plate to plate, cloth to cloth). High-level appearances unlock for low-level characters only at level 60.[1] (confirmed)
  • Cosmetic-only items are the exception to type rules, and will be rare in Forever.[1] (confirmed)

Related

Covered in official news

Change history

  1. · Added

    Added from official Blizzard source(s).