Epic

For the achievements, see Epic (disambiguation).

Epic is the level of item quality in between Rare and Legendary. Epic quality items can be found in end-game instances, from various professions, world drops, and reputation purchases. 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, Tier 3, etc.

Although Legendary is one step higher, Epic rarity gear is often considered the best attainable gear in the game. This is due to two reasons:

• Legendary items are rare, high-investment items that that are not always attainable by everyone.
• It is impossible to gear a character in only Legendary items. There are too few Legendary items in the game, with most of them being weapons. Other legendaries, like the Shadowlands crafted legendaries, have "unique" equipment restrictions.

Additional notes

• The names of Epic quality items will appear in purple, and are thus sometimes referred to "Purples"
• Few ingredient items are of Epic quality.
• Mounts can be Rare, or Legendary, but are most frequently Epic.
• There are a few Epic class items that drop randomly in the world, such as the  [Staff of Jordan]. These items are Bind on Equip.
• The web color code for epic itemlinks is #b048f8.
• "Regular" heroics in Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King have end bosses that drop one Epic item. In the more challenging heroics (Magister's Terrace, Trial of the Champion, and the Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons), every boss drops Epic items. Pre-Patch 4.1 Cataclysm heroics do not drop Epic items.
• Craftable items of Epic quality usually require an item that only drops in heroic or raid instances.
• All max-level PvP gear rewards past the introductory sets are epic.
• Leetspeak variants of the term include "Epix" and "Purplz".