What Blizzard has described
Classic’s gearing foundation remains, while stats, dungeon drops, quest rewards, trinkets, and new item effects are being revised.
- Spell, melee, and ranged hit chance are combined, as are spell, melee, and ranged critical chance.
- New effects can relate to environments or creature types, and spellcaster weapons can grant spell damage and healing.
- Every dungeon drop has been re-examined, with hundreds of new drops and adjusted quest rewards announced.
Still unpublished
- The recaps do not publish a complete item list, final values, or a finished gearing path.
This reference records the checked panel recaps as of 2026-09-16. It is not a complete rules manual or a substitute for later patch notes.