The Deadmines
From the BlizzCon preview buildThe Classic dungeon in Westfall, and the clearest case of the itemization pass: nine bosses and 45 reported drops, 39 of them already seen in the beta - far more than Classic ever had. One of them still matters at level 60.
Where this comes from
This dungeon is open in the beta and people are running it. What follows comes from the beta client and from reports by those who were inside - not from a Blizzard announcement. Anything several sources report the same way independently is in; where they disagree, the disagreement sits under the open questions instead of a decision we are in no position to make. A build can change all of it tomorrow.
Mr. Smite
Drops a ring whose partner sits at level 60
Reported, not confirmed
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First Mate Band belongs to a set called Partners in Crime
The ring is a level 17 item. Its partner, Band of the Better Half, requires level 60. Together they are reported to give +20 Strength and a chance on melee swings to turn you "Angry" for another 50 Strength over ten seconds.
Source: Beta client and beta reports, build 1.60.1.69913 - reported the same way by several sources -
This is what horizontal progression looks like in practice
An item picked up at level 17 that still completes something at 60 is the clearest example so far of what Blizzard means by making old dungeons worth running. Whether it is the rule or the exception is not established.
Source: Beta client and beta reports, build 1.60.1.69913 - reported the same way by several sources
Open questions
- Where Band of the Better Half comes from - no source is known
- The proc rate of the Angry effect
- One tracker lists +12 Expertise on the level 60 ring. Expertise did not exist in Classic - either Forever adds it or the value is wrong.
Loot
- First Mate Band Finger Reported the same way repeatedly Item level 22, +6 Strength, +2 Stamina, requires level 17
Where this comes from matters: which boss drops what is not in the client. The table for it (CollectableSourceEncounter) is empty and loot is handed out server-side. The assignment below therefore comes from players who ran the dungeon and reported what dropped - several sites carry the same figures, which argues against coincidence but does not prove they are independent of each other. The item itself is read from the client. Where it says the values differ, sources give different figures; take the name, not the number.
Items
Per dungeon, not per boss - deliberately. Which boss drops what is not in the client; the item itself is. A list without an assignment claims exactly what can be backed up.
- First Mate Band Finger New in Forever Item level 22, +6 Strength, +2 Stamina, requires level 17. Half of the Partners in Crime set - the other half requires level 60.
- Rockslicer Two hand, axe New in Forever Carries a new active effect: it opens copper, tin, silver and iron veins without the Mining profession and without a pick - reported as about 30 uses, and only on the lower-level nodes. Reported to drop from Rhahk’Zor.
- Ogre Loincloth Legs New in Forever Reported as new in Forever.
- Staff of Westfall Two hand, staff New in Forever Quest reward. Carries spell damage and healing plus movement speed, but only in Elwynn, Westfall, Redridge and the Deadmines - one of the clearest examples of Forever binding an effect to a place.
- Blackened Defias Armor Chest, leather Seen in the beta One of the five pieces of the Defias Leather set.
- Blackened Defias Belt Waist, leather Seen in the beta One of the five pieces of the Defias Leather set.
- Blackened Defias Boots Feet, leather Seen in the beta One of the five pieces of the Defias Leather set.
- Blackened Defias Leggings Legs, leather Seen in the beta One of the five pieces of the Defias Leather set.
- Blackened Defias Gloves Hands, leather Seen in the beta One of the five pieces of the Defias Leather set.
- Cruel Barb Main hand, sword Seen in the beta
- Emberstone Staff Two hand, staff Seen in the beta
- Buzzer Blade One hand, dagger Seen in the beta Still tied to Sneed's Shredder, as in Classic.
- Unsent Letter Quest item Seen in the beta From Edwin VanCleef, reported at about 56 percent. Cannot be shared - everyone needs their own.
- Smite's Mighty Hammer Two hand, mace From Classic · unconfirmed in Forever
- Rhahk'Zor's Hammer Two hand, mace From Classic · unconfirmed in Forever
- Taskmaster Axe One hand, axe From Classic · unconfirmed in Forever
- Gold-plated Buckler Off hand, shield From Classic · unconfirmed in Forever