The level of item quality above Rare, but below Legendary. Epic quality items can be found in end-game instances, from various professions, world drops, and reputation purchases. Legendary quality items have started to appear in the game, but most folks never get one and only even see them on occasion.
Many epics are part of the Armor Sets, which are coordinated sets of class-specific armor that provide excellent bonuses. These are frequently referred to as Tier 0, Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. In addition, there are quite a few non-raid items, sometimes called Epics for Casuals, that are available.
Additional notes
- The names of Epic quality items will appear in purple.
- Equippable items of Epic quality always have one or more attribute bonuses or procs.
- Few ingredient items are of Epic quality.
- Only two tabards - the
[Tabard of Flame] and 
[Tabard of Frost] - are epic-quality. Most tabards are common, and only three are uncommon. - Mounts can be Epic. There is only one Legendary mount in the game so far, which can only be acquired by completing the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj quest line during the War of the Shifting Sands server event. Most servers therefore will have only one, or perhaps as many as five, of these; Epic mounts, on the other hand, can be purchased by any player for 100 or less gold pieces (minus faction discounts). As of patch 1.12.1 mounts now cost far less whereas the training to ride them costs the same as the old epic mount would.
- There are a few epic class items that drop randomly out in the world, such as the
[Bow of Searing Arrows]. - The web color code for epic itemlinks is #b048f8.
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