WoW The War Within: New Crafted Epics Explained

World of Warcraft is getting ready for lots of new updates and changes in the upcoming The War Within expansion! Crafted epics are about to get way more interesting with new upcoming profession recipes. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming crafted epics changes:

Overview

While Blizzard has not yet confirmed any crafted items, a new "Embellishment" tag suggests that the most powerful special effects on crafted gear will be limited, much like in Dragonflight. While Leatherworking and Jewelcrafting effects have been discovered so far, there are likely more to come! Here are a few examples:

Binding of Binding

+5,381 Stamina
+1,950 Random Stat 1 (0.00% @ L70)
+1,950 Random Stat 2 (1.00% @ L70)

Your spells and abilities have a chance to empower each unique gem color of an ally's socketed gems. This boon grants 519.75 to each empowered secondary stat for 15 sec. This effect will always target your bonded ally, if able.

Warders of the Unifying Flame

2882 Armor
+1,597 [Agility or Intellect]
+7,175 Stamina
+567 Random Stat 1 (0.00% @ L70)
+567 Random Stat 2 (567.00% @ L70)

Healing an ally has a chance to grant you both a Unifying Ember. When two Unifying Embers contact each other, they erupt into Unifying Flames and grant 666 of a random secondary stat. Anyone wearing Waders of the Unifying Flame will instead get their highest secondary stat.

Busy Bee's Buckle

3824 Armor
+1,597 [Agility or Intellect]
+7,175 Stamina
+567 Random Stat 1 (0.00% @ L70)
+567 Random Stat 2 (567.00% @ L70)

Your spells and abilities have a chance to create a floating orb of Fire Pollen nearby. Stepping into the orb will gather it, increasing your highest secondary stat by 2159 for 12 sec. Up to 2 allies who step near you during this time will also receive Z of that same secondary stat for W sec.

Leatherworking

Leatherworking offers WoW players sets for both Mail and Leather wearers. Let's take a look at some of the upcoming Leatherworking effects:

• Waders of the Unifying Flame: Healing an ally has a chance to grant both you and your ally a Unifying Ember. When two Unifying Embers collide, they erupt into Unifying Flames, granting a boost to a random secondary stat.
• Busy Bee's Buckle, Reinforced Setae Flyers, and Smoldering Pollen Hauberk: Your spells and abilities have a chance to create a floating orb of Fire Pollen nearby, boosting your highest secondary stat. Allies who step near you during this time will also benefit.
• Weathered Stormfront Vest, Roiling Thunderstrike Talons, and Rook Feather Wristwraps: While in combat, lightning may strike nearby, infusing you with Rook's Fury, granting Haste for a duration.
• Vambraces of Deepening Darkness: Dealing damage grants stacks of Deepening Darkness, which erupts after reaching a certain threshold, dealing Shadow damage to nearby enemies.
• Sanctified Torchbearer's Grips: Your spells and abilities have a chance to unleash the power of the Light, dealing damage to the target and marking them for additional damage.

Jewelcrafting

While Jewelcrafting offers fewer pieces with interesting effects, they seem focused on group play in World of Warcraft:

• Binding of Binding: Empower each unique gem color of an ally's socketed gems, granting a boost to secondary stats.
• Fractured Gemstone Locket: Gain Dormant Gemstones when entering combat, which can be bestowed upon allies to increase the potency of their socketed gems.

Alchemy

In addition to crafted gear, Alchemy introduces a new trinket:

• Algarian Alchemist Stone: Provides a chance to increase your primary stat temporarily and enhances the effectiveness of healing and mana potions.

With these newly crafted epics, WoW players are sure to have a great time experimenting with different effects and optimizing their gear for different encounters in The War Within expansion of World of Warcraft! We'll be here to update you once more information is released.

Special thanks to WoWHead for some of the information in the article.