The very idea of Legendary items has been changing throughout the years and expansions. The very first Legendaries were lootable; then they became assembled. Finally, several years ago, Legendary items started dropping now and then to literally everyone from either final bosses or regular mobs. Shadowlands, in its turn, presents us with a new scheme of creating Legendary items by ourselves.
General Info about Legendaries
This time we are given a large variety of possibilities to create the Legendary item we hunger the most. The main component of a yet future Legendary item is a Memory of the Runecarver recipe that has dozens of variations and may be gathered from different sources.
Below you may find the basic things you have to know about the new legendary system in Shadowlands.
Note that everything may yet change on the release.
You may start working on getting Legendaries only upon reaching level 60 and selecting a Covenant. The starting quest is called Prison of the Forgotten .
Memory of the Runecarver legendary recipes drop only if you have unlocked the Runecarver .
Legendary gear pieces consist of several components: a Shadowlands crafted legendary base item, two Missives, 100 of Soul Ash , and a Memory of the Runecarver .
Base items and Missives can be created with Professions (Leatherworking, Tailoring, Jewelcrafting, and Blacksmithing for base items and Inscription for Missives). Soul Ash comes from clearing layers within Torghast; and Memory of the Runecarver recipes can be unlocked through a variety of content in Shadowlands.
Base Items are not soulbound and may be traded, mailed, and bought/sold on the Auction House.
All classes have unique ways to get each Runecarver recipe. The good news is that almost all recipes have a 100% drop chance and do not depend on the spec or the loot specialization.
The recipe will become available for all characters over the account after being learned.
Each legendary recipe may be combined with only two or three strictly determined gear slots.
There are 8 general recipes available for all classes and specs.
Each class with two exceptions has 16 legendary recipes to unlock: 4 class-related, available for all specializations, and 4 for each spec (12 on the whole).
Demon Hunters have only 12, as they’ve got only two specializations.
Druids have 20, correspondingly.
The Adventure Guide will have a new Powers tab, where you will be able to find all the necessary information about the Runecarver recipes.
Each character will be able to wear only one Legendary item on the release of Shadowlands. However, this quantity may increase with future patches.
All legendary items are expected to have four ranks, which means they may be improved.
The location of the Runecarver’s Chamber within the Torghast.
How to get?
You may obtain the legendary recipes by taking part in all kinds of Shadowlands content:
Loot from bosses in raids and dungeons, and World bosses.
Buy from faction Quartermasters for gold in case you have earned the Revered reputation status.
The PvP Vendors in Oribos sell legendary recipes in exchange for the special PvP rating currency.
One recipe is a reward for raising a certain Renown level with the chosen covenant.
Loot from different creatures while completing the Maw and Torghast encounters.
Chronicle of Lost Memories
This is a special item that will grant your character a Legendary Effect you have not yet learned. As long as lots of details are not settled yet, the information about the Chronicle of Lost Memories keeps changing. The latest updates state that this catch-up item may be obtained with Grateful Offering , a special currency gained from the inhabitants of Shadowlands for completing tasks with your Anima Conductor. As the Chronicle of Lost Memories requires 4 Anima Streams from your Conductor to be fully empowered, you will need to empower your Anima Conductor at least 40 times to gain access to this item, which takes about forty days, so this serves more like a catch-up for any Legendary effect you might have missed.
Your Covenant’s Renown vendor will be the one to sell Chronicle of Lost Memories to you for 35 Grateful Offerings .
Below you may find a detailed table with all legendaries for the Shadowlands expansion and the conditions under which you will receive them.
General Legendaries
Death Knight Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Superstrain
Superstrain
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Phearomones
Phearomones
The Great Vault
Memory of Death’s Embrace
Death’s Embrace
Kul’tharok, Theatre of Pain
Memory of an Everlasting Grip
Grip of the Everlasting
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of Bryndaor
Bryndaor’s Might
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of the Crimson Runes
Crimson Rune Weapon
Halkias, Halls of Atonement
Memory of Gorefiend’s Domination
Gorefiend’s Domination
Hungering Destroyer, Castle Nathria
Memory of a Vampiric Aura
Vampiric Aura
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Memory of Koltira
Koltira’s Favor
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Biting Cold
Biting Cold
Nathor the Rimebinder, The Necrotic Wake
Memory of Absolute Zero
Absolute Zero
Torghast, Tower of the Damned,Coldheart Interstistia, Layer 3+
Memory of a Frozen Champion’s Rage
Rage of the Frozen Champion
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of a Reanimated Shambler
Reanimated Shambler
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of a Frenzied Monstrosity
Frenzied Monstrosity
Nurgash, World Boss
Memory of Death’s Certainty
Death’s Certainty
Margrave Stradama, Plaguefall
Memory of the Deadliest Coil
Deadliest Coil
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Demon Hunter Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of the Anguish of the Collective
Collective Anguish
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
A Memory of Burning Wound
Burning Wound
The Manastorms, De Other Side
Memory of a Darkglare Medallion
Darkglare Boon
Margrave Stradama, Plaguefall
Memory of the Hour of Darkness
Darkest Hour
PvP Honor Vendor
A Memory of Darker Nature
Darker Nature
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of the Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of an Erratic Fel Core
Erratic Fel Core
Nurgash, World Boss
Memory of a Fel Bombardment
Fel Bombardment
The Great Vault
Memory of the Dark Flame Spirit
Spirit of the Darkness Flame
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of Razelikh’s Defilement
Razelikh’s Defilement
Xav the Unfallen, Theatre of Pain
Memory of a Fortified Fel Flame
Fel Flame Fortification
Lady Inerva Darkvein, Castle Nathria
Memory of Soul of Fire
Fiery Soul
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Druid Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of a Deep Focus Draught
Draught of Deep Focus
The Great Vault
Memory of the Circle of Life and Death
Circle of Life and Death
Stone Legion Generals
Memory of Lycara
Lycara’s Fleeting Glimpse
Mordretha, Theater of Pain
Memory of the Elder Druid
Oath of the Elder Druid
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of Oneth
Oneth’s Clear Vision
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of Arcane Pulsars
Primordial Arcanic Pulsar
The Maw, Wrath of the Jailer
Memory of the Balance of All Things
Balance of All Things
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of a Timeworn Dreambinder
Timeworn Dreambinder
Tred’ova, Mists of Tirna Scithe
Memory of the Frenzyband
Frenzyband
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Apex Predator
Apex Predator’s Craving
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Memory of a Symmetrical Eye
Eye of Fearful Symmetry
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of a Cat-eye Curio
Cat-eye Curio
Kin-Tara, Spires of Ascension
Memory of a Luffa-Infused Embrace
Luffa-Infused Embrace
Kryxis the Voracious, Sanguine Depths
Memory of the Natural Order
The Natural Order’s Will
Huntsman Altimor, Castle Nathria
Memory of Ursoc
Ursoc’s Fury Remembered
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of the Sleeper
Legacy of the Sleeper
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of the Mother Tree
Memory of the Mother Tree
Lady Invera Darkvein, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Dark Titan
The Dark Titan’s Lesson
Lord Chamberlain, Halls of Atonement
Memory of the Verdant Infusion
Verdant Infusion
Oranomonos, World Boss
Memory of an Unending Growth
Vision of Unending Growth
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Hunter Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of the Wild Call
Call of the Wild
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of a Trapping Apparatus
Nesingwary’s Trapping Apparatus
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of the Soulforge Embers
Soulforge Embers
Ingra Maloch, Mists of Tirna Scithe
Memory of a Craven Strategem
Craven Strategem
The Great Vault
Memory of a Dire Command
Dire Command
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall. Layer 3+
Memory of the Flamewaker
Flamewaker’s Cobra Sting
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of the Eredun War Order
Qa’pla, Eredun War Order
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Rylakstalker’s Fangs
Rylakstalker’s Piercing Fangs
Devos, Spires of Ascension
Memory of Eagletalon’s True Focus
Eagletalon’s True Focus
Huntsman Altimor, Castle Nathria
Memory of Surging Shots
Surging Shots
Oranomonos, World Boss
Memory of the Serpentstalker’s Trickery
Serpentstalker’s Trickery
Domina Venomblade, Plaguefall
Memory of the Unblinking Vigil
Secrets of the Unblinking Vigil
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Memory of a Wildfire Cluster
Wildfire Cluster
Dealer Xy’exa, De Other Side
Memory of the Rylakstalker’s Strikes
Rylakstalker’s Confounding Strikes
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of Poisonous Injectors
Latent Poison Injectors
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of the Butcher’s Bone Fragments
Butcher’s Bone Fragments
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Mage Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Slick Ice
Slick Ice
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of the Cold Front
Cold Front
Nalthor, the Rimebinder, Necrotic Wake
Memory of the Freezing Winds
Freezing Winds
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of Fragments of Ice
Glacial Fragments
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia. Layer 3+
Memory of an Expanded Potential
Expanded Potential
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Disciplinary Command
Disciplinary Command
Mistcaller, Mists of Tirna Scithe
Memory of a Grisly Icicle
Grisly Icicle
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of a Temporal Warp
Temporal Warp
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Memory of a Fevered Incantation
Fevered Incantation
Oranomonos, World Boss
Memory of the Firestorm
Firestorm
Lord Chamberlain, Halls of Atonement
Memory of the Molten Sky
Molten Skyfall
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of the Sun King
Sun King’s Blessing
Sun King’s Salvation, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Infinite Arcane
Arcane Harmony
The Manastorms, De Other Side
Memory of an Arcane Bombardment
Arcane Bombardment
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of a Siphoning Storm
Siphon Storm
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Triune Ward
Triune Ward
The Great Vault
Monk Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Escaping from Reality
Escape from Reality
The Great Vault
Memory of the Invoker
Invoker’s Delight
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Swiftsure Wraps
Roll Out
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of the Fatal Touch
Fatal Touch
Mueh’zala, De Other Side
Memory of Charred Passions
Charred Passions
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of Stormstout
Stormstout’s Last Keg
General Kaal, Sanguine Depths
Memory of a Celestial Infusion
Mighty Pour
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of Shaohao
Shaohao’s Might
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of Ancient Teachings
Ancient Teachings of the Monastery
Devos, Spires of Ascension
Memory of Yu’lon
Yu’lon’s Whisper
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of Clouded Focus
Clouded Focus
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of the Morning’s Tear
Tear of Morning
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of Xuen
Xuen’s Battlegear
Kryxis the Voracious, Sanguine Depths
Memory of Keefer
Keefer’s Skyreach
Mortanis, World Boss
Memory of the Jade Ignition
Jade Ignition
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of the Last Emperor
Last Emperor’s Capacitor
Artificer Xy’mox, Castle Nathria
Paladin Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Uther
Uther’s Devotion
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of the Sun’s Cycles
Of Dusk and Dawn
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Mad Paragon
The Mad Paragon
The Great Vault
Memory of the Magistrate’s Judgment
The Magistrate’s Judgment
Xav the Unfallen, Theater of Pain
Memory of Maraad’s Dying Breath
Maraad’s Dying Breath
Grand Proctor Beryllia, Sanguine Depths
Memory of the Shock Barrier
Shock Barrier
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of the Shadowbreaker
Shadowbreaker, Dawn of the Sun
Sun King’s Salvation, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Sunwell’s Bloom
Inflorescence of the Sunwell
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of a Holy Sigil
Holy Avenger’s Engraved Sigil
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of the Ardent Protector
The Ardent Protector’s Sanctum
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Righteous Bulwark
Bulwark of Righteous Fury
High Adjucator Aleez, Halls of Atonement
Memory of the Endless Kings
Reign of Endless Kings
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of the Lightbringer’s Tempest
Tempest of the Lightbringer
Oryphrion, Spires of Ascension
Memory of a Relentless Inquisitor
Relentless Inquisitor
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Memory of the Vanguard’s Momentum
Vanguard’s Momentum
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Final Verdict
Final Verdict
Valinor, World Boss
Priest Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Measured Contemplation
Measured Contemplation
The Great Vault
Memory of the Twins of the Sun Priestess
Twins of the Sun Priestess
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of Cauterizing Shadows
Cauterizing Shadows
Mordretha, Theater of Pain
Memory of a Heavenly Vault
Vault of Heavens
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of the Penitent One
The Penitent One
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of my Crystalline Reflection
Crystalline Reflection
Margrave Stradama, Plaguefall
Memory of the Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of a Clear Mind
Clarity of Mind
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of Archbishop Benedictus
X’anshi, Return of Archbishop Benedictus
Valinor, World Boss
Memory of a Harmonious Apparatus
Harmonious Apparatus
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of Flash Concentration
Flash Concentration
Grand Proctor Beryllia, Sanguine Depths
Memory of a Divine Image
Divine Image
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of the Painbreaker Psalm
Painbreaker Psalm
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of a Prism of Shadow and Fire
Shadowflame Prism
Mueh’zala, De Other Side
Memory of the Void’s Eternal Call
Eternal Call to the Void
Council of Blood, Castle Nathria
Memory of Talbadar
Talbadar’s Stratagem
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Rogue Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Invigorating Shadowdust
Invigorating Shadowdust
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of Bloodfang’s Essence
Essence of Bloodfang
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of Tiny Toxic Blade
Tiny Toxic Blade
The Great Vault
Memory of the Master Assassin’s Mark
Mark of the Master Assassin
Affront of Challengers, Theatre of Pain
Memory of the Dashing Scoundrel
Dashing Scoundrel
Council of Blood, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Doomblade
Doomblade
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of the Zoldyck Insignia
Zoldyck Insignia
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of the Duskwalker’s Patch
Duskwalker’s Patch
Mistcaller, Mists of Tirna Scithe
Memory of a Concealed Blunderbuss
Concealed Blunderbuss
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of Celerity
Celerity
Ventunax, Spires of Ascension
Memory of a Guile Charm
Guile Charm
Mortanis, World Boss
Memory of Greenskin
Greenskin’s Wickers
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of Finality
Finality
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of Akaari’s Soul Fragment
Akaari’s Soul Fragment
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of the Rotten
The Rotten
Domina Venomblade, Plaguefall
Memory of the Deathly Shadows
Deathly Shadows
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Shaman Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of an Ancestral Reminder
Ancestral Reminder
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Deeptremor Stone
Deeptremor Stone
Echelon, Halls of Atonement
Memory of Deeply Rooted Elements
Deeply Rooted Elements
The Great Vault
Memory of Devastating Chains
Chains of Devastation
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of the Demise of Skybreaker
Skybreaker’s Fiery Demise
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of an Elemental Equilibrium
Elemental Equilibrium
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of the Great Sundering
Echoes of Great Sundering
Mueh’zala, De Other Side
Memory of the Windspeaker’s Lava Resurgence
Windspeaker’s Lava Resurgence
Valinor, World Boss
Memory of the Doom Winds
Doom Winds
Devos, Spires of Ascension
Memory of the Frost Witch
Legacy of the Frost Witch
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of the Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor’s Wolf Bones
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of the Primal Lava Actuators
Primal Lava Actuators
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of Jonat
Jonat’s Natural Focus
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of the Spiritwalker’s Tidal Totem
Spiritwalker’s Tidal Totem
Huntsman Altimor, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Primal Tide Core
Primal Tide Core
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of an Earthen Harmony
Earthen Harmony
General Kaal, Sanguine Depths
Warlock Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of Wilfred’s Sigil of Superior Summoning
Wilfred’s Sigil of Superior Summoning
Manastorms, De Other Side
Memory of the Claw of Endereth
Claw of Endereth
The Great Vault
Memory of Demonic Synergy
Relic of Demonic Synergy
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Dark Portal
Pillars of the Dark Portal
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of Azj’Aqir’s Agony
Perpetual Agony of Azj’Aqir
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of Sacrolash’s Dark Strike
Sacrolash’s Dark Strike
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of a Malefic Wrath
Malefic Wrath
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Consuming Wrath
Wrath of Consumption
Ventunax, Spires of Ascension
Memory of an Implosive Potential
Implosive Potential
Surgeon Stitchflesh, Necrotic Wake
Memory of the Grim Inquisitor
Grim Inquisitor’s Dread Calling
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+
Memory of the Horned Nightmare
Forces of the Horned Nightmare
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Fracture Chambers, Layer 3+
Memory of the Core of the Balespider
Balespider’s Burning Core
Artificer Xy’mox, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Ymirjar
Odr, Shawl of the Ymirjar
Torghast, Tower of the Damned
Memory of Azj’Aqir’s Cinders
Cinders of the Azj’Aqir
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of Azj’Aqir’s Madness
Madness of the Azj’Aqir
Nurgash, World Boss
Memory of the Diabolic Raiment
Embers of the Diabolic Raiment
Kul’tharok, Theater of Pain
Warrior Legendaries
Name
Spell ID
Source
Memory of the Leaper
Leaper
PvP Honor Vendor
Memory of a Seismic Reverberation
Seismic Reverberation
Halkias, Halls of Atonement
Memory of the Misshapen Mirror
Misshapen Mirror
The Great Vault
Memory of the Tormented Kings
Signet of Tormented Kings
Stone Legion Generals, Castle Nathria
Memory of an Enduring Blow
Enduring Blow
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Skoldus Hall, Layer 3+
Memory of a Battlelord
Battlelord
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Soulforges, Layer 3+
Memory of the Exploiter
Exploiter
Sire Denathrius, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Unhinged
Unhinged
Xav, Theater of Pain
Memory of Fujieda
Cadence of Fujieda
Mortanis, World Boss
Memory of the Deathmaker
Deathmaker
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Mort’regar, Layer 3+
Memory of a Reckless Defense
Reckless Defense
Amarth, Necrotic Wake
Memory of the Berserker’s Will
Will of the Berserker
Sludgefist, Castle Nathria
Memory of the Thunderlord
Thunderlord
Oryphrion, Spires of Ascension
Memory of the Wall
The Wall
Hungering Destroyer, Castle Nathria
Memory of an Unbreakable Will
Unbreakable Will
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, Coldheart Interstitia, Layer 3+
Memory of a Reprisal
Reprisal
Torghast, Tower of the Damned, The Upper Reaches, Layer 3+