World of Warcraft : Legendary Item

Legendary quality is currently the level of item quality in between Epic and Artifact. Generally there are very few of these items on any given server. It usually takes multiple end-game raid instance runs to acquire or craft these items.
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* The names of Legendary quality items will appear in orange.
* Equippable items of Legendary quality always have one or more attribute bonuses or procs.
* Equippable items at Legendary quality can't be disenchanted by characters with the Enchanting profession.
* There are a few ingredient items of Legendary quality.
* Before The Burning Crusade, all of the Legendary items required a complicated and arduous quest line in order to get them.
* In The Burning Crusade, the The Twin Blades of Azzinoth drop off of Illidan Stormrage and Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury off of Kil'jaeden instead of a quest reward.
* Blizzard has stated that there will be quests for Legendary items in Wrath of the Lich King; however, if there isn't enough time to implement them, they will be dropped.
* Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings is obtained with an Atiesh-like method (drops & quest).
* Shadowmourne will be crafted after a long and arduous quest line, like was Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.
* The hexadecimal color code for legendary itemlinks is #ff8000.


The List:

Weapons
[Talisman of Binding Shard]
This item was added to the game by mistake, dropped only once and is no longer obtainable.

[Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros]
A two-handed mace. Not to be confused with the [Sulfuron Hammer]. The materials needed to create this item can all be found in the Molten Core, though they are very rare drops.

[Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]
A one-handed sword. Requires very rare item drops from Molten Core, lots of Elementium from Blackwing Lair, and then you are able to summon Thunderaan, an outdoor raid boss, who then drops the sword.

[Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian]
Added in Patch 1.11, obtaining it involves going into Naxxramas and completing a quest line. Since Naxxramas was moved to be floating above Dragonblight the staff is no longer obtainable since the components dropped in the original instance.

The staff was used by Medivh in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

[Andonisus, Reaper of Souls]
A conjured sword, Andonisus is dropped by Atiesh, Hand of Sargeras, in the midst of the battle to purify the legendary staff Atiesh, at which point a player would wield it against the demon. Unfortunately, it fades out of existence should the bearer leave Stratholme or should 10 minutes pass.


Items

[Elementium Bar]
Crafted by miners with a skill level of 300 who have learned the Smelt Elementium ability.

[Eye of Sulfuras]
This item drops from Ragnaros in Molten Core.

[Bindings of the Windseeker (left)]
This item drops from Baron Geddon in Molten Core.

[Bindings of the Windseeker (right)]
This item drops from Garr in Molten Core.

[Vessel of Rebirth]
Created when the Bindings of the Windseeker are fused toghether.

[Dormant Wind Kissed Blade]
This item drops from Prince Thunderaan in in Silithus and is turned in to Highlord Demitrian to receive the legendary sword Thunderfury.

[Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal]
A crystal that summons a Black Qiraji Battle Tank (fast bug mount). It's exactly like the red, green, yellow, and blue Battle Tanks that can be frequently found in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, but it can be used anywhere in the world, not just AQ40 like the others. A player must complete the extremely difficult Scepter of the Shifting Sands raid-based quest line and be the first to ring the Scarab Gong to open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj, or must ring it within 10 hours of the first player's ring (during the Ahn'Qiraj Invasion event).

Therefore, there will be only one player, and maybe one or two others, with this item on each server, ever. Once the gates are open and the invasion is over, nobody can ever obtain this item again.

[Splinter of Atiesh]
This item was a common drop from all bosses, except Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad, in the original Naxxramas.

[Frame of Atiesh]
Created by assembling 40 Splinters of Atiesh.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
TBC This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.

Weapons

Kael'thas encounter

Advisors around Kael'thas Sunstrider drop seven legendary items for the battle against him:

* [Cosmic Infuser]
* [Devastation]
* [Infinity Blade]
* [Netherstrand Longbow] + Ammo [Nether Spike] - the only legendary arrows, which can be conjured by the bow.
* [Phaseshift Bulwark]
* [Staff of Disintegration]
* [Warp Slicer]

These items will disappear if the encounter resets or the player leaves The Eye.

[Warglaive of Azzinoth]
A main-hand sword that drops from Illidan Stormrage. It can only be used by warriors or rogues. This item is the first part of the Twin Blades of Azzinoth set.

[Warglaive of Azzinoth]
An off-hand sword that drops from Illidan Stormrage. It can only be used by warriors or rogues. This item is the second part of the Twin Blades of Azzinoth set.

[Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury]
This legendary bow drops from Kil'jaeden in Sunwell Plateau.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
WotLK This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.

Weapons

[Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings]
Val'anyr is a one-handed mace wielded by priests, druids, paladins and shaman. Like Atiesh, the hammer is assembled from fragments. The 30 fragments of the weapon drop from bosses in Ulduar.

[Shadowmourne]
A crafted two-handed axe that requires reagents and quests in Icecrown Citadel.

Items

[Fragment of Val'anyr]
Drop from bosses inside Ulduar in 25-player mode.

[Shattered Fragments of Val'anyr]
Created by assembling 30 Fragments of Val'anyr.

[Unbound Fragments of Val'anyr]
Quest item to use during Yogg-Saron's encounter in order to create Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings.

[Shadowfrost Shard]
Drop from bosses inside Icecrown Citadel in 25-player normal and heroic mode.


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Weapons

[Ashbringer]
Not currently in the game. Blizzard has mentioned that they will be adding it eventually, and clues exist in several quest lines.

The sword appears as a drop in Naxxramas as of Patch 1.11, though, as the [Corrupted Ashbringer]. There are no quests associated with it at this time, however the storyline leads the player to Scarlet Monastery where they learn the sword is beyond restoration. The story line appears to point the player to Outland, accessible in The Burning Crusade, where Highlord Mograine's other son is said to be capable of reforging [Ashbringer]. The sword, when equipped, will actually talk to its wielder - this is the voice of its original wielder, Highlord Mograine, Scarlet Commander Mograine's father (there is also a background voice overlapped by Mograine's, the voice is lich king like but the second voice's owner is totally unconfirmed). The sword will make you friendly with the Scarlet Crusade but hostile with the Argent Dawn, allowing you to enter the Scarlet Monastery without being attacked - and speak to Scarlet Commander Mograine. See the Corrupted Ashbringer's page for more. Highlord Tirion Fordring is currently weilding the sword in Wrath of The Lich King.
[Crafty's Pole]

First discovered in the World of Warcraft Official Armory, this appears to be the first, and only legendary fishing pole. It is believed to be a GM tool for testing new fishing system that was introduced in patch 3.1.

Shortly after this pole was publicly known it was removed from the Official Armory.

Items

[Peep's Whistle]
A flying mount item that summons Peep the Outland Phoenix. This mount increases flight speed by 310%.