History of Legendary Items in World of Warcraft

[@MrRafting]

Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

[@jjd-lx5vr]

I am compelled to upvote this comment

[@thanos3784]

I don't know, Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] ?

[@christianstout6390]

@@thanos3784 Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

[@xXLiLJokerXx]

What about The [Ancient Scepter of Sue Min]

[@davidlewis6728]

literally the only reason i came on this video was to say that. bravo for speed. looks like you are the third commenter, too.

[@grit1]

You missed Andonisus, Reaper of Souls during the Atiesh quest line. If the Kael ones and Talisman get a nod, this should too

[@Swifttalon69]

This was my exact comment too!!!

[@johnfuller2339]

my exact comment as well

[@BBSonofa]

Managed to hold it, lovely

[@alexstack5492]

Your upload schedule lately has been LEGENDARY.

[@bobin5891]

Vanilla did it best in my opinion. Seeing someone with Sulfuras or Thunderfury was always incredible. Of course everyone had one in classic but I think the idea of a rare and very hard to get item is the right idea, it makes the thing more special.

[@Legendary-zh9hd]

not in todays wow. Where logs are the only thing that matter being the person with out the legendary you fall short and get booted or get no invite.

[@WolfmanXD]

I think my favorite legendary implementation is the fangs of the father (I admittedly might be biased since it was my first legendary). I'll admit that a single class specific legendary was a bad idea, the way they implemented it was amazing. I love the quest versions of legendaries, I love that it requires you to do both raid and solo content, and I love that you had to have a good grasp on the full toolkit of the rogue to get through the solo bits. It was easily up there as one of my favorite experiences in wow, and if they eventually get to cataclysm classic, I'm gonna try and do it again. Plus I used those daggers all the way up to mists max level and only finally replaced them with daggers from the heroic dungeons.

[@slamindorf5478]

My classic guild got 2 atieshs, second one was mine then we quit until TBC, very grateful for everyone who only stuck around just to finish it

[@blindfire3167]

"Thori'dal did do more damage than other bows in the same raid tier..." *shows a bow that has double the ilvl and triple the damage* lol

[@shadowpriest2574]

Maybe he did not pay his editor enough.

[@RazanaArcclaw]

@@shadowpriest2574 Hiru is actually the one who edited the video. Also idk what hiru did that made the one bow way stronger then the other, thoridal was far stronger in tbc, its super weird... Here is how the weapons actually looked. i.imgur.com/ZSBszw2.png i.imgur.com/Ta7JpHY.png

[@packfan98]

What he probably did was just copy the current content version. IE hand of rag with vers. Instead of what they were during live content.

[@Tacolord125]

@@RazanaArcclaw He really needs to make sure when he's talking about an item that he shows a picture from the correct expansion, especially if he's comparing multiple items.

[@athanasiosdemertzis8847]

Wasn't Thori'dal laughed at by hunters because the same tier bows alongside with the best ammo in that tier were better dps overall? Yes, you do not need ammo BUT the ammo made the difference in this scenario.

[@sparkl001]

I dislike the System of Legendarys in the last few Expansions a lot. Legendaries went from a totally epic and rare thing to a prerequisite that everyone must have...

[@phantom0456]

Legendaries... were anything but “epic” or “rare.” A pox on you, sir, for besmirching the good name and repute of legendaries EVERYWHERE!!!

[@NoLeva12]

Jokes aside in shadowlands it makes sense that we need legendaries to fight. If you think about it we’re going against things in purgatory.

[@SirNarax]

I am a big casual so you'd think the current Legendary system would appeal to me and indeed I think Shadowland's Legendary system is interesting but I would really prefer they didn't be called Legendary and reserve that for the rare few true legendary items. Even if they are unobtainable for me, I would rather they be unobtainable than watered down. The reason they were added was because filthy casuals like me couldn't get them but that problem is kind of already solved with the flexibility of difficulties (and LFR). Blizzard seems keen to keep adding big long solo campaign like questlines so I am not sure why it doesn't end with something truly legendary.

[@TheT0N1c]

The sword that atiesh drops when you disarm him is also legendary

[@LAM0601]

Andonisus, reaper of souls

[@ninjaman0003]

legendaries in a nutshell. they started as coveted items that took incredible luck and grinding to get. now they are something everyone has and most people find boring.

[@iHaveGrudgeAgainstUT]

untrue, old legendaries are mostly just stats stick - but more recent legendaries change the playstyle of your class and build most of the time, like the chain heal / lightning shaman legendary in shadowland.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Sounds like a good allegory for wow as a whole

[@ninjaman0003]

@@iHaveGrudgeAgainstUT notice how i said most people? the keyword there is MOST. so no, not untrue.

[@Yomom12388]

@@ninjaman0003 except it isn’t “most”. Most implies a majority. Idk many people who have a problem with legendaries in SL. Everything needs to be equally attainable now or people get angry and modern legendaries are.

[@mattdayne2585]

@@iHaveGrudgeAgainstUT So recent legendaries have become what raid tier set bonuses were and/or azerite armor was. I'm not against having something change playstyle but let's not pretend they aren't a substitute for things that were taken out of the game, tier sets/azerite armor/legion legendaries. Everything is a stat stick, what made legendaries legendary was the rarity/grind behind them which made them unique. Its nice they became more obtainable/beneficial but along the way lost what made them special.

[@jim4gow]

You actualy missed a legendary weapon from classic/vanilla. Andonisus, Reaper of Souls - was a temporary legendary much like Tempest Keep, that dropped from a boss that will help the encounter. It dropped off Atiesh when doing Atiesh legendary staff questline. And trivia for those that dont know Atiesh is actualy a demon you have to fight.

[@phantom0456]

Interesting thing about Shadowlands is that it appears that it’ll be the first xpac to have a legendary weapon as a straight drop since TBC with the new legendary hunter bow that will drop off of Sylvanas in the Sanctum of Domination raid.

[@Razr750]

Obligatory "Did you say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?"

[@theendofdays2285]

[@oxyaego4594]

Oh wow i didn't know that you could still get [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

[@thefinalforecast6657]

Invincible is or was legendary bro

[@TammyTwilightRose]

Everytime I hear Thori'dal, I'm always reminded of how I was promised it since it was my first run, BUT THEN, it was given to the other hunter who joined in the middle of the run.................... I haven't seen it drop since that day.

[@frtzkng]

Even as a hunter, hunters were annoying during loot distribution

[@benjamintownsend1076]

In Vanilla there was also Andonisus, Reaper of Soul

[@HavocHounds1988]

Yeah, wasn't that part of the process to purify Atiesh?

[@Marqrk]

@@HavocHounds1988 I think so, if I remember correctly it was only available from the demon you fight in Strat as part of the questline for Atiesh, and would only drop if you disarmed him which you would want to do since he hit very hard.

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@Marqrk Yeah, and it had an effect that increased melee attack speed by a ton from what I remember.

[@cheeznite1985]

AndoniSUS

[@AbramWhite]

@@HavocHounds1988 yes

[@zerocopy8407]

I kind of miss the class specific legendaries with the epic quest chain attached to it. Sadly theres no way they would do that nowadays.

[@Marqrk]

Yeah, the focus of the game has shifted away from that. It's more about endgame raiding and dungeons now, and the idea that they'd force you to go through a whole long questline for something that is going to be BiS and almost required if you want to be competitive in raids is unthinkable now. It's a valid reason not to do it, imo, but it is a little sad as a casual player not being able to experience something like the Shadowmourne questline for myself.

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

I always wanted legendaries for everyone in old expansions, for example im wotlk you were automatically god tier end game if you were able to wield frostmourne

[@futurebenediction3311]

Missed one fam. In the final fight to obtain Atiesh you can disarm the boss and pick up a legendary 1h off the ground and equip it.

[@sjakierulez]

@@Marqrk "competitive in raids" so like 1% of players caring about that?

[@eydis9554]

2:32 Great video, but a quick note, the raid where Kael'Thas is, is simply called The Eye. The Eye of Eternity is where Malygos is.

[@RazanaArcclaw]

Yeah i think thats my fault, the eye just feels awkward and i likely auto-completed it.

[@n7revan829]

Since Blizz squished the levels i feel like they should have made all the legendaries max level items and be completely viable in current content. But then again we can just transmog them now so ya.

[@crysosisback7115]

That would just fuck over anyone who didn't farm them ... And i'm a dude who bothered getting every single one of them, except the unobtainable ones..

[@erichall090909]

Why lol. That would be dumb af

[@frtzkng]

It would be if Blizzard didn't also have an extreme hard-on for removing the quests or drops associated with past legendaries just to piss off people collecting old irrelevant stuff.

[@mbashasyed]

Man, I remember making them LW boots just to pay for subs through the entire Legion run. Fun times

[@Dal_Fena]

You forgot Andonisus, Reaper of Souls

[@ballsofsalsa01]

Isn't that a temporary weapon from disarming atiesh?

[@Dal_Fena]

@@ballsofsalsa01 Its from the Atiesh questline finale in Stratholme, but since the KT weapons are also temporary i guess it should be in

[@ccfreakMetal]

Dragonwrath story overall and the Nexus challenge was great! Tarecgosa's whispers when having it equipped were a nice touch aswell.

[@Hurtydwarf]

I'm happy to say I have Shadowmourne. Its the only actually legendary item I own outside the Legion legendaries.

[@Terry.M.I.]

the eye roll i could feel it when you said [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

[@wuztron]

I remember talking to a priest in my guild (what up Wintersong?) about late game epics and legendaries being replaced within the first few quests I'm BC. It was a head scratcher at the time.

[@momentofenlightenment6004]

Cata was the last exp with real legendaries

[@Goblinboy666]

I preferred when legendaries were exclusive. Even though I never got one, it was still super cool to see them in person. They were trophies and that is what they should’ve been to this day.

[@ian.404]

These constant uploads are so good, keep it up!

[@GamingMuchTerry]

I actually enjoyed the Black Prince questline for the MoP legendary :)

[@henryhunter9643]

Yeah the bow from TBC had such a huge amount of damage to compensate for the fact it didn't use ammo, and thus could not benefit from high quality ammo. So if they were to let it use ammo, they would have to balance it's damage around it, or it would be massively overpowered.

[@xdaretriplex]

Hey Hiru, you forgot the weapon from Atiesh questline Andonisus, Reaper of Souls!

[@Demagogue88]

The Ateish demon fight had a legendary sword that dropped and can be picked up for the duration of the fight in Strath.

[@videos8159]

when talking about legendaries that disappear you forgot the sword you can get from the Atiesh quest (I wrote the name completely wrong I know) from the demon boss.

[@alextygesen3101]

Vanilla is easily my favorite method. The Legendaries are supposed to benefit the guild they are in entirely (and Sulfuras is a meme I guess). That way it could be a rare drop that everyone would be excited for as it meant that guild got stronger.

[@QuocTrucking]

Being a Rogue Thunderfury And The Warglaives were a wet dream. I only managed to snag a MH Glaive when it was current content. Never seen a Binding dropped in Vanilla. Quit wow in Wrath before Trials of the Crusade raid went live.

[@GeneralSantucci1st]

I gave up on shadowmourne because that blood queen part where you have to bite people and do that part to infuse the axe was a nightmare

[@meankillin5233]

I love your videos, man. You're doing terrific job, and your voice is really pleasant. Have a nice day!

[@lemuaschiks417]

There is now a quest that allows you to put Tergosa's spirit to rest and then the character that had the staff gets the mount

[@larrymitchell6470]

This year I completed my Teragosa Staff quest I got half was done back in Cata like 2011 lol. Was when I stopped playing seriously and never gave it a second thought. So I completed a quest 12 years old in my quest log lol

[@rigdgaming]

As you included the Legendary weapons from KT in TBC you should have included Andonisus, Reaper of Souls from the Atiesh Boss fight.

[@danielstarr9037]

I loved the glaives. There were only 2 people on my server that had both, and I still remember their names 14 years later

[@asteleus2252]

I only remember seeing one person on my server with both and still remember his name as well. Night Elf Rogue named Fold

[@TheBlaert]

I remember seeing a female Tauren warrior in full T6 wielding the glaives in battlegrounds. Literally tore people apart

[@machmutmachmut3994]

the cata legendary quest was the best

[@andromedaow700]

Doing a "Hiru marathon" after a trip haha thanks for your work and making these videos!

[@davemustang8173]

i like the static shadowlands logo

[@StraussWyldeTT]

Got Amal’thun on my lock. First drop on first run. At a time when destro was already insane.

[@00flori]

in TBC Thori'dal actually had a range-attackspeed buff on it, as if you had equipped a quiver

[@LogansBaya]

You have the best information videos man! Keep it up🍻

[@pinpilino3229]

Nice video! You just forgot the legendary essences of the heart of azeroth, that were only a cosmetic plus version of the epic ones. And also maybe the legendary bow dropped by Sylvanas on the 9.1 raid Pd: and I do not know if I'm wrong but I think there is or was also a Legendary Battle Pet.

[@DNOpack]

So happy to see so many uploads!

[@999-t3t8b]

Can someone explain why the tool tips on old items are wrong? At 5:04 he says the legendary bow has much higher damage than the next strongest bow, but the actual stats on the tool tip show the epic bow as much much stronger even though I know that's not true. It's sort of annoying to not even see the real stats of the featured legendary.

[@hirumaredx]

I just used whatever wowpedia had for the weapons. My mistake for not getting time appropriate versions, as each weapon was from a different stat squish

[@999-t3t8b]

@@hirumaredx oh ya I saw another person explain it in the comments and I've always wondered about it when viewing old items on places like wowhead and wowpedia, lol

[@ZanathKariashi]

@@hirumaredx use wowwiki, and if necessary roll back (though it hasn't been updated in forever since wowpedia largely replaced it, so most of the stats are correct).

[@aarondavis5386]

wait your including the legendaries from the kael fight but not the legendary sword you can use in the final attiesh cleansing fight for vanilla?

[@kellenwillett8263]

It always surprises me that when talking about Legion-daries they never mention the game Destiny, which was published by Activision. They took the system for legendaries (“exotics” in Destiny terms) and copied it wholesale into WoW. They even had a nod to the weekly exotic vendor in Dalaran. Xur in Destiny was a vendor who came every weekend for a limited time and sold a few specific legendaries each week. It was always a big thing what xur was selling each week because it was the only non-rng method of acquiring them. In Dalaran they added Xur’ios as a vendor who sold legendaries. It was a fun crossover as someone who played both games, but it was a godawful system. In Destiny, the Gjallerhorn was THE best exotic weapon you could get, and it was purely RNG if you had one (unless you bought it week one or the final week before D2 from Xur, cause Bungie are trolls). It didn’t matter if you were a good player for a lot of groups. No Gally? No invite.

[@SummerH99]

Great vid. If you are open to suggestions, I think a video on the history of character titles would be neat!

[@Yomom12388]

I like the SL legendary system. I understand people that dont but I think it’s just fine. Everyone in retail imagines they’re gonna be the next #1 in the world and get pissy if everything they need to accomplish that isn’t easily attainable. So even though I think long drawn out legendary quests would be cool, I don’t mind the current system either, and I understand why things are the way they are.

[@Hundo_Mo]

I miss the air of mystery vanilla wow had when it first came out. Seeing legendaries in the wild felt genuinely amazing. Now legendaries just feel like another prerequisite items for raids

[@derbuhn]

I like the way to implement Legendaries like the Fangs of the Father. An initial start, some really cool Lore-Quests. But I don't like the idea of class specific Legendaries. This way they have to go with Spec-Specific Leggy because otherwise most specs won't be played. If I think about it I kind of want something like the artifact weapons. But behind Solo and Raid Content with a Questline through the content.

[@JCE-yo1er]

The gong-window for the Scarab Mount was only 10 hours from the initial hit, not 24 :)

[@KCKono]

I think you missed one in vanilla! What about the legendary sword that drops off the atiesh quest in strath?? Unless I'm mistaken and it's just an epic. But the demon drops it.. and you pick it up to fight him

[@drymdryn]

Was weirded out to see rhokdelar and benediction weren't featured, both being cool class specific legendaries with their own quests

[@arforafro5523]

Bro those epic

[@frtzkng]

Rhok'delar and Benediction aren't Legendaries

[@Dalei]

Sweet week, all thanks to you with your vids

[@1un4cy]

I feel like epics aren't epic anymore.

[@JM-nu6zk]

dude... don't put the current tooltip of the weapon, but the one which was live in the expansion where the legendary drop

[@RazanaArcclaw]

yeah hiru forgot to because of the current rush he's running though. Just called him out on the discord about it cause the throidal part is confusing because of it.

[@taymourmourad3952]

you forgot 'peeps whistle' which was a gift to a kid for make a wish

[@dfire27]

This was debunked. The kid just got Ashes of Al'ar. The whistle was just a datamined item never added or given to anyone including the kid.

[@TheBlaert]

@@dfire27 True. Although apparently it eventually was transformed into Ashes.

[@tsmith906]

I still think they should have put frostmourne in WotLK, but have it be of Artifact rarity (deep red) and only have one per server for lore continuity and have it be absolutely unprecedentally overpowered, but only release it like 2 months before cata releases. I think that would have been cool

[@matsen1153]

If you haven't already, can you please make a video about Paladin blessings?

[@bisalissy3846]

Maybe even all of the Paladin Mechanics: Auras, Blessings and Seals!

[@DaKineGuy]

Looks like you confirmed that the term "Legendary" got more meaningless over time in the game

[@moonshadowsong]

It becomes rare to comman

[@moonshadowsong]

@F Negros you channel name his been reported

[@tsmith906]

Warglaives are the coolest. Thunderfury being a very close sexond

[@dokkrokket8692]

Would’ve been cool if you could’ve showed pictures of what they look like

[@lojek7335]

I love this streak of uploads

[@scwor326]

Andonisus, Reaper of Souls were legendary and if not mistaken, elementium bars were legendary.

[@JelB]

I believe enchanted elementium bars are indeed legendary, but there's several other gathering/crafting materials which appear as legendary, so that'd be quite a bit to go over all of em

[@icakabg0468]

Video suggestion: the story of atonement priests

[@ZetsubouZolo]

it might have been the popular opinion to give everyone a legendary back then but personally, I liked that only very few players had legendaries back in the days as it in fact made these items legendary. sure maybe if I were a progress foused player who cares about his stats I would have complained but i wasn't I just admired those carying legendaries

[@Rizon1985]

That's something GW2 fixes. Everyone can farm the items with the best stats just for minmaxing. But then there are also legendaries who take a few months to gather each for most people. They have the exact same stats as the best gear that is easily obtained. But as a bonus their stats can be freely and free changed to how you want to play at that moment and they also have an upgraded visual style showing effects around your character. And also ofc that if you had the gear with the best stats when the game launched, that is still the gear with the best stats today. No rng, no rat race, no resets every few months. Some games don't rely on abusing their player brain's weakness to constant small dopamine shots to keep them paying a subscription.

[@mikecoble2001]

Which ones of the old (pre-legion) legendaries are still obtainable? I know TF, sulfuras, shadowmourne, and daggers in cata, as I was working on those. Any others?

[@Pausenmacher]

Sorry for late answer. Twinblades, Tarecgosa, Thoridal, Val'anyr.

[@larrymitchell6470]

Thunderfury, Sulfuras are KINGS!!! Shadowmourne was ok. Cataclysm did a good job having the lore part with the daggers and staff.

[@jjd-lx5vr]

Love the new "history of" series

[@jacobmcpherson7536]

Kael in Eye of Eternity? Oops! I gotchu Hiru!

[@box8497]

I was one of the few that got Amun thuls vision

[@VsevolodKhusid]

Sorry, did you just mention [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?

[@TheAquaAuthor]

Oh he definitely mentioned [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker].

[@davidorosz8261]

When you are talking about temporary items too so what about Andonisus, Reaper of Souls?

[@reevarwow245]

Off topic, is that the music from Hannibal Lectures cage in silence of the lambs?

[@OscaReyLich]

I think you might forgot [Andonisus, Reaper of Souls] . I don't know how relevant it is or if even matter at all but hey is still a legendary from vanilla.

[@ManisonQT]

It should matter I think. True, it's only a limited legendary item that can only be obtained and used in Stratholme for a few minutes but so are the legendary weapons on Kael'Thas, and they were mentioned in the video.

[@OscaReyLich]

@@ManisonQT Exactly

[@Ghost_PM11]

Now everyone gets a legendary. We had a word for such an item back in the day: Common.

[@DagothDaddy]

Damn homie chill.

[@ElJefeMeech]

I'd like to see some kind of looooong class specific quests, to create a legendary gear piece.

[@1un4cy]

There was a few in classic, but usually only rares. Such as the lv20-30 hammer for paladins.

[@Yomom12388]

People in retail don’t want that shit anymore and that’s just all there is to it.

[@n-to-1908]

You should use the tool tips and stats for the items as they were during the expansion in which they were obtained... Your example of thori'dal the stars' fury @5:05 makes no sense contextually because the stats on the golden bow of quel'thalas actually beat thori'dal, the stars' fury in the example you provided on screen...

[@NabaniSaa]

I wonder if Blizzard will add a item type above Legendary, not that I don't mind Legos. However, since Blizz went full Opera on us with Legos, they kinda don't feel Legendary anymore (Also probably due in part to "Choreghast", which isn't bad, per se. But I feel that farming instances that gave you more than 1 reward: Raids, Dungeosn, etc. Are a much more rewarding experience than just farming an instance for only 1 reward, imo). Probably will never happen, but eh.

[@celestea5678]

I tot you will talk about how these legendaries are made and the baclstory behind them, guess I'm thinking too much.

[@cartersutherland2123]

Haven't played wow in years but for some reason the only wow related videos I watch are yours........your doing something right hah. Nah I start with vanilla through a bit of shadow lands. I just love the lore!

[@mudshrooze]

Here I am with my Mud Splattering Wooden Hammer and my Viper Poison spiked 1h club

[@JboneApocolypz]

Ah yes the classy wink. Legendary

[@Soco0504]

1:29 Theridan the windseeker.....WHAT?

[@captainobvious9233]

Early Wow : Even the best and most dedicated players were lucky to get one Mid Wow : Anyone could get a legendary as long as they put the time and effort into it. Current Wow : WAAAH!! I've been playing for 4 days and only got two legendaries!! This game suxz!!!

[@greywolf892]

“Subscribe for more weekly videos on legion legendaries” LMAO

[@handsomecaveman]

Where is that video about opening the gates of AhnQiraj? KZbin apparently does not want me to find it

[@DahnHuan]

What I always ran into. I’d help someone farm their stuff and get whatever. With the mutual agreement we’d help one another. Never would fail. They’d log off and rarely get back on that toon. And they’d always give you some BS. In the end. Never help lol

[@WoWSoka]

You mentioned the temporary legendary weapons that dropped and were usable during the Kael thas fight in tbc, but you did no mention the temporary legendary weapon that dropped during the atiesh fight in vanilla. RIP

[@fluffybacon]

I never liked the "everyone gets a legendary! system. It made them feel more like just plain old "ordinaries". On top of that, if you wanted to do end game raiding, they also became "mandatories". Not fun design, honestly. The legendary was supposed to be something you mess around with after completion of the content, not something required for you to do the content. But no, people cried. "Oh boohoo, I deal 24-30k DPS whilst just spamming arcane blast, but this arms warrior crit me for 12k with mortal strike! WTF this is OP!"

[@ProfPuffOfficial]

This video is gonna pop off

[@ManisonQT]

You missed Andonisus, Reaper of Souls if you really want to count that as a valid legendary item.

[@Evan-wv4hz]

When everything is special, nothing is special.

[@wolfiepawzz]

Still wish Benediction/Anathema was a legendary. Still had that that on my retail priest.