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WotLK introduced tons of new content, a new player class and a completely new type of item.  Heirloom aka Bind to Account (BoA) items are those which aren’t tied to any one character but rather to an account which allows you to pass them from alt to alt on the account of the character who originally purchased the item.  You cannot hand them off to friends or mail them to a char on another account.

None of these items are drops at this point, but are rewards for the more seasoned players in the game and can be purchased using either Emblems of Heroism for items geared toward PvE play or Stone Keeper’s Shards for items geared toward PvP play.

Emblems of Heroism are the Wrath equivilent to the Badge of Justice from BC and can be acquired by beating heroic bosses in 10 man raids.  The items you can purchase using this currency are listed below and are sold by various vendors in Dalaran.

·         Champion Herod’s Shoulders

·         Tattered Dreadmist Mantle

·         Stained Shadowcraft Spaulders

·         Preened Ironfeather Shoulders

·         Polished Spaulders of Valor

·         Mystical Pauldrons of Elements

·         Venerable Dal’Rend’s Sacred Charge

·         Dignified Headmaster’s Charge

·         Devout Aurastone Hammer

·         Charmed Ancient Bone Bow

·         Bloodied Arcanite Reaper

·         Balanced Heartseeker

·         Inherited Insignia of the Horde / Alliance

·         Discerning Eye of the Beast

·         Swift Hand of Justice

 

Stone Keeper’s Shards are acquired from bosses in dungeons when your faction wins Lake Wintergrasp and you receive the faction wide “Essence of Wintergrasp” buff.  These work much like the Spirit Shards from BC.  Each boss will typically drop 2-3 shards in both normal and heroic.  The items you can purchase using this currency are listed below and are available from vendors in Lake Wintergrasp.

·         Battleworn Thrash Blade

·         Grand Staff of Jordan

·         Upgraded Dwarven Hand Cannon

·         The Blessed Hammer of Grace

·         Sharpened Scarlet Kris

·         Reforged Truesilver Champion

·         Strengthened Stockade Pauldrons

·         Prized Beastmaster’s Mantle

·         Pristine Lightforge Spaulders

·         Lasting Feralheart Spaulders

·         Exquisite Sunderseer Mantle

·         Exceptional Stormshroud Shoulders

·         Aged Pauldrons of The Five Thunders

·         Inherited Insignia of the Alliance / Horde

·         Wintergrasp Commendation

 

Ok, so that’s how Heirloom Items work and a little info on how and where you get them.  Keep in mind though that you may want to buy other cool items for your main before blowing your currency on these items for your alt(s).  If you are going to take the plunge let us recommend that you buy the shoulders first, after all who could pass up a passive 10% XP bonus for an alt!?