{"_note":"Pre-raid gear lists per spec. Items are the Classic 1.12 versions Forever inherits; Forever has changed 290+ items (Oct 15 build) and added nine dungeons whose loot is not yet documented, so each page carries that caveat. Format: slot, item, where. Edit then run build-bis.py.",
"caveat":"These are the Classic-era community consensus pieces for each slot from dungeons, quests, reputation and crafting. World of Warcraft: Forever changed more than 290 items in the Oct 15 beta build and added nine new dungeons whose loot is not yet published, so treat this as the shopping list to start from, not the final word. We will swap in Forever-specific pieces as soon as they are documented after the Nov 4 launch.",
"raids":{"note":"Raids open December 9, 2026: The Barrow Deeps (10-player, new), Hyjal Summit (20-player, new) and Onyxia's Lair (40-player). Blizzard has not published loot for the two new raids. Onyxia's Classic loot is listed below as a guide; Molten Core is not part of the launch raid set.",
 "onyxia":[["Tier 2 helms (one per class)","Onyxia"],["Head of Onyxia quest: Dragonslayer's Signet (ring), Onyxia Tooth Pendant (neck), Onyxia Blood Talisman (trinket)","Turn-in in Stormwind or Orgrimmar"],["Deathbringer (one-hand axe)","Onyxia"],["Vis'kag the Bloodletter (one-hand sword)","Onyxia"],["Eskhandar's Collar (neck)","Onyxia"],["Shard of the Scale (healing trinket)","Onyxia"],["Ancient Cornerstone Grimoire (off-hand)","Onyxia"],["Sapphiron Drape (cloak)","Onyxia"],["Mature Black Dragon Sinew (Hunter epic quest)","Onyxia"]]},
"specs":[
 {"cls":"Warrior","spec":"Fury / Arms (DPS)","intro":"Hit rating to 9%, then crit and strength. The Blackrock dungeons and two Leatherworking pieces carry the list.","items":[
  ["Head","Lionheart Helm","Blacksmithing (BoE)"],["Neck","Mark of Fordring","Quest: In Dreams (Eastern Plaguelands)"],["Shoulders","Truestrike Shoulders","Upper Blackrock Spire (Rend)"],["Back","Cape of the Black Baron","Stratholme (Baron Rivendare)"],["Chest","Savage Gladiator Chain","Blackrock Depths (Gorosh the Dervish)"],["Wrist","Battleborn Armbands","Scholomance"],["Hands","Devilsaur Gauntlets","Leatherworking (Devilsaur Leather, Un'Goro)"],["Waist","Brigam Girdle","Upper Blackrock Spire"],["Legs","Devilsaur Leggings","Leatherworking"],["Feet","Bloodmail Boots","Scholomance"],["Ring","Blackstone Ring","Maraudon (Princess Theradras)"],["Ring","Tarnished Elven Ring","BoE world drop (Dire Maul and Blackrock trash)"],["Trinket","Hand of Justice","Blackrock Depths (Emperor Dagran Thaurissan)"],["Trinket","Blackhand's Breadth","Quest: General Drakkisath's Demise (UBRS)"],["Weapons","Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge + Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian","Upper Blackrock Spire (Rend); Ironfoe (BRD Emperor) as a single main hand"],["Ranged","Blackcrow or Satyr's Bow","Lower Blackrock Spire / Dire Maul"]]},
 {"cls":"Warrior","spec":"Protection","intro":"Defense and stamina first; threat comes from hit and weapon speed. The shield and trinkets matter more than any armor slot.","items":[
  ["Head","Lionheart Helm (threat) or Golem Skull Helm (mitigation)","Blacksmithing / Blackrock Depths"],["Neck","Medallion of Grand Marshal Morris","Quest: Scholomance (Alliance) / equivalent Horde reward"],["Shoulders","Drakesfire Epaulets","Quest: Finkle Einhorn, At Your Service! (UBRS)"],["Back","Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape","Stratholme (Stonespine)"],["Chest","Savage Gladiator Chain","Blackrock Depths"],["Hands","Stonegrip Gauntlets","BoE world drop"],["Waist","Brigam Girdle","Upper Blackrock Spire"],["Feet","Battlechaser's Greaves","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Force of Will","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Mark of Tyranny","Quest: General Drakkisath's Demise (UBRS)"],["Shield","Draconian Deflector","Upper Blackrock Spire (General Drakkisath)"],["Shield (Engineers)","Force Reactive Disk","Engineering"],["Weapon","Ironfoe or Mirah's Song","Blackrock Depths / Blackrock Spire"]]},
 {"cls":"Paladin","spec":"Holy","intro":"+Healing, intellect and mana per five. Any armor class works; most of the good pieces are cloth or leather.","items":[
  ["Head","Whitesoul Helm","Blacksmithing (BoE)"],["Neck","Animated Chain Necklace","Quest: Scholomance"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking (BoE)"],["Chest","Truefaith Vestments or Lightforge Breastplate","Tailoring / Blackrock Depths set"],["Legs","Padre's Trousers","BoE world drop"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Ring","Fordring's Seal","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Trinket","Second Wind","Dungeon drop (Blackrock)"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","Upper Blackrock Spire (Jed Runewatcher)"],["Weapon","Hammer of the Grand Crusader","Scholomance"],["Off-hand","Drakestone of Healing / Lei of the Lifegiver","Blackrock Depths / Dire Maul"]]},
 {"cls":"Paladin","spec":"Protection","intro":"Spell power and mana for Consecration, defense and stamina for survival. Shares most of the Warrior tank list.","items":[
  ["Head","Lionheart Helm or Whitesoul Helm","Blacksmithing"],["Neck","Medallion of Grand Marshal Morris","Quest: Scholomance"],["Shoulders","Drakesfire Epaulets","Quest: UBRS"],["Back","Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape","Stratholme"],["Chest","Savage Gladiator Chain","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Force of Will","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Mark of Tyranny","Quest: UBRS"],["Shield","Draconian Deflector","UBRS (Drakkisath)"],["Weapon","Hammer of the Grand Crusader or Mirah's Song","Scholomance / Blackrock Spire"]]},
 {"cls":"Paladin","spec":"Retribution","intro":"Two-hander first, then strength and crit. The Warrior DPS mail and leather pieces are all usable.","items":[
  ["Head","Lionheart Helm","Blacksmithing"],["Neck","Mark of Fordring","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Shoulders","Truestrike Shoulders","UBRS"],["Back","Cape of the Black Baron","Stratholme"],["Chest","Savage Gladiator Chain","Blackrock Depths"],["Hands","Devilsaur Gauntlets","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Devilsaur Leggings","Leatherworking"],["Ring","Blackstone Ring / Tarnished Elven Ring","Maraudon / BoE"],["Trinket","Hand of Justice","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Blackhand's Breadth","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds (BoE) or Bonebiter","World drop / Quest: Scholomance"],["Weapon (Blacksmiths)","Sulfuron Hammer","Blacksmithing (Sulfuron Ingot)"]]},
 {"cls":"Hunter","spec":"Marksmanship / Beast Mastery","intro":"Agility, then hit. Leatherworking's Devilsaur and Black Dragonscale pieces are the backbone; the bow comes from Lower Blackrock Spire.","items":[
  ["Head","Mask of the Unforgiven (hit) or Beaststalker's Cap","Stratholme (The Unforgiven) / Scholomance"],["Neck","Mark of Fordring","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Shoulders","Truestrike Shoulders or Black Dragonscale Shoulders","UBRS / Leatherworking"],["Back","Cape of the Black Baron","Stratholme"],["Chest","Savage Gladiator Chain or Black Dragonscale Breastplate","Blackrock Depths / Leatherworking"],["Hands","Devilsaur Gauntlets","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Devilsaur Leggings","Leatherworking"],["Feet","Bloodmail Boots or Black Dragonscale Boots","Scholomance / Leatherworking"],["Ring","Blackstone Ring","Maraudon"],["Ring","Tarnished Elven Ring","BoE"],["Trinket","Blackhand's Breadth","Quest: UBRS"],["Trinket","Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas (Hunter)","Dire Maul book quest"],["Ranged","Blackcrow","Lower Blackrock Spire (Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin)"],["Ranged (alt)","Carapace Spine Crossbow","Stratholme"]]},
 {"cls":"Rogue","spec":"Combat / Assassination","intro":"Hit to 9%, then agility and crit. Blackrock Spire supplies the helm, shoulders, cloak and both trinkets.","items":[
  ["Head","Eye of Rend","UBRS (Warchief Rend Blackhand)"],["Neck","Mark of Fordring","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Shoulders","Truestrike Shoulders","UBRS"],["Back","Cape of the Black Baron","Stratholme"],["Chest","Cadaverous Armor","Scholomance"],["Wrist","Bracers of the Eclipse","Dire Maul West (Prince Tortheldrin)"],["Hands","Devilsaur Gauntlets","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Devilsaur Leggings","Leatherworking"],["Feet","Cadaverous Walkers","Scholomance"],["Ring","Blackstone Ring","Maraudon"],["Ring","Tarnished Elven Ring","BoE"],["Trinket","Hand of Justice","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Blackhand's Breadth","Quest: UBRS"],["Main hand","Felstriker or Thrash Blade","UBRS / Maraudon"],["Off hand","Distracting Dagger or Barman Shanker","Dire Maul North / Blackrock Depths (Grim Guzzler)"]]},
 {"cls":"Priest","spec":"Holy / Discipline","intro":"+Healing and spirit. Tailoring makes the chest; the rest is Scholomance, Stratholme and a few BoEs.","items":[
  ["Head","Devout Crown","Stratholme set drop"],["Neck","Animated Chain Necklace","Quest: Scholomance"],["Shoulders","Devout Mantle","Scholomance set drop"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking (BoE)"],["Chest","Truefaith Vestments","Tailoring (BoE)"],["Legs","Padre's Trousers","BoE world drop"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Ring","Fordring's Seal","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Trinket","Second Wind","Blackrock dungeon drop"],["Weapon","Hammer of the Grand Crusader","Scholomance"],["Off-hand","Lei of the Lifegiver","Dire Maul"],["Wand","Lorespinner","Scholomance (Lorekeeper Polkelt)"]]},
 {"cls":"Priest","spec":"Shadow","intro":"Spell damage, then hit. Shares the Warlock cloth list almost one for one.","items":[
  ["Chest","Robe of the Void or Robe of Winter Night","Tailoring (BoE)"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Skyshroud Leggings","BoE world drop"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Waist","Ban'thok Sash","Blackrock Depths (Ok'thor the Breaker)"],["Ring","Maiden's Circle / Underworld Band","BoE / Dire Maul"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Trinket","Eye of the Beast","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Rod of the Ogre Magi","Dire Maul North (King Gordok)"],["Wand","Skul's Ghastly Touch or Bonecreeper Stylus","Scholomance"]]},
 {"cls":"Shaman","spec":"Restoration","intro":"+Healing, intellect, mana per five. Cloth and leather healing pieces are fine; Hide of the Wild and the Scholomance quest neck are the anchors.","items":[
  ["Neck","Animated Chain Necklace","Quest: Scholomance"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Chest","Truefaith Vestments","Tailoring"],["Legs","Padre's Trousers","BoE"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Ring","Fordring's Seal","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Weapon","Hammer of the Grand Crusader","Scholomance"],["Shield","Drillborer-style tank shield is not needed; use Lei of the Lifegiver (off-hand) until raids","Dire Maul"]]},
 {"cls":"Shaman","spec":"Elemental","intro":"Spell damage and crit. The Shadow Priest and Mage cloth list applies, plus a shield.","items":[
  ["Chest","Robe of Winter Night","Tailoring"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Skyshroud Leggings","BoE"],["Waist","Ban'thok Sash","Blackrock Depths"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Trinket","Eye of the Beast","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Rod of the Ogre Magi","Dire Maul North"],["Ring","Maiden's Circle","BoE"]]},
 {"cls":"Shaman","spec":"Enhancement","intro":"Two-hander, then strength, agility and hit. The Warrior DPS mail list fits almost unchanged.","items":[
  ["Head","Lionheart Helm is plate; use Eye of Rend (leather) or Savage Gladiator Helm","UBRS / Blackrock Depths"],["Neck","Mark of Fordring","Quest"],["Shoulders","Truestrike Shoulders","UBRS"],["Back","Cape of the Black Baron","Stratholme"],["Chest","Savage Gladiator Chain","Blackrock Depths"],["Hands","Devilsaur Gauntlets","Leatherworking"],["Waist","Brigam Girdle","UBRS"],["Legs","Devilsaur Leggings","Leatherworking"],["Feet","Bloodmail Boots","Scholomance"],["Ring","Blackstone Ring / Tarnished Elven Ring","Maraudon / BoE"],["Trinket","Hand of Justice","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Blackhand's Breadth","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Dark Iron Pulverizer or Ironfoe","Blacksmithing / Blackrock Depths"]]},
 {"cls":"Mage","spec":"Frost / Fire / Arcane","intro":"Spell damage, crit, then hit. Tailoring's Robe of the Archmage and two UBRS trinkets anchor the set.","items":[
  ["Chest","Robe of the Archmage","Tailoring (BoE)"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Skyshroud Leggings","BoE"],["Waist","Ban'thok Sash","Blackrock Depths"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Ring","Songstone of Ironforge","Quest: Blackrock Depths (Alliance)"],["Ring","Maiden's Circle / Underworld Band","BoE / Dire Maul"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Trinket","Eye of the Beast","Quest: UBRS"],["Trinket (alt)","Burst of Knowledge","Blackrock Depths (Ambassador Flamelash)"],["Weapon","Rod of the Ogre Magi or Staff of Jordan","Dire Maul North / BoE"],["Wand","Skul's Ghastly Touch","Scholomance"]]},
 {"cls":"Warlock","spec":"Affliction / Destruction","intro":"Spell damage and stamina. The Felcloth and Void tailoring pieces plus the Mage trinket pair.","items":[
  ["Chest","Robe of the Void","Tailoring"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Skyshroud Leggings","BoE"],["Waist","Ban'thok Sash","Blackrock Depths"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Ring","Maiden's Circle / Underworld Band","BoE / Dire Maul"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Trinket","Eye of the Beast","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Rod of the Ogre Magi","Dire Maul North"],["Wand","Bonecreeper Stylus","Scholomance"]]},
 {"cls":"Druid","spec":"Feral (cat)","intro":"Agility, strength and hit; the Wolfshead Helm is the single most important piece.","items":[
  ["Head","Wolfshead Helm","Leatherworking (BoE)"],["Neck","Mark of Fordring","Quest"],["Shoulders","Truestrike Shoulders","UBRS"],["Back","Cape of the Black Baron","Stratholme"],["Chest","Cadaverous Armor","Scholomance"],["Wrist","Bracers of the Eclipse","Dire Maul West"],["Hands","Devilsaur Gauntlets","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Devilsaur Leggings","Leatherworking"],["Ring","Blackstone Ring / Tarnished Elven Ring","Maraudon / BoE"],["Trinket","Hand of Justice","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Blackhand's Breadth","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Manual Crowd Pummeler (charges) or Warden Staff","Gnomeregan / BoE"]]},
 {"cls":"Druid","spec":"Feral (bear)","intro":"Armor and stamina first, agility for dodge and crit. Warden Staff is the bear weapon until raids.","items":[
  ["Head","Wolfshead Helm (threat) or Backwood Helm","Leatherworking / Scholomance"],["Neck","Medallion of Grand Marshal Morris","Quest: Scholomance"],["Back","Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape","Stratholme"],["Chest","Cadaverous Armor","Scholomance"],["Wrist","Bracers of the Eclipse","Dire Maul West"],["Trinket","Mark of Tyranny","Quest: UBRS"],["Trinket","Smoking Heart of the Mountain","Enchanting (Blackrock Depths recipe)"],["Weapon","Warden Staff","BoE world drop"]]},
 {"cls":"Druid","spec":"Restoration","intro":"+Healing, spirit, mana per five. Cloth healing pieces are fine for druids.","items":[
  ["Neck","Animated Chain Necklace","Quest: Scholomance"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Chest","Truefaith Vestments","Tailoring"],["Legs","Padre's Trousers","BoE"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Ring","Fordring's Seal","Quest: Eastern Plaguelands"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Weapon","Hammer of the Grand Crusader","Scholomance"],["Off-hand","Lei of the Lifegiver","Dire Maul"]]},
 {"cls":"Druid","spec":"Balance","intro":"Spell damage and crit; the caster cloth list with a staff.","items":[
  ["Chest","Robe of Winter Night","Tailoring"],["Back","Hide of the Wild","Leatherworking"],["Legs","Skyshroud Leggings","BoE"],["Feet","Omnicast Boots","Blackrock Depths"],["Trinket","Briarwood Reed","UBRS"],["Trinket","Eye of the Beast","Quest: UBRS"],["Weapon","Staff of Jordan or Rod of the Ogre Magi","BoE / Dire Maul North"]]}
]}