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Heirlooms have been in World of Warcraft ever since Wrath of the Lich King, and they can be useful when levelling up alts as you play through the Midnight expansion.
They can be a little pricey to pick up all in one go, but they’re useful for both completing collections (as they have their own tab in the Collections journal) and removing the need to constantly replace your armor while levelling up.
So here’s a how to get and upgrade your Heirlooms in World of Warcraft, including NPC locations for both Alliance and Horde.
What are Heirlooms in WoW?
Heirlooms are special armor, weapons, and trinkets that scale with your character and provide unique buffs that can help to make leveling up a breeze.
Every class has access to Heirlooms, and they only need to be purchased once in your World of Warcraft journey, as they’re account-wide. Some Heirlooms can be purchased from the Guild vendor in your respective Capital City, while others must be picked up from Heirloom Curators.
How to upgrade Heirlooms
If you have Heirlooms in your inventory, you may have noticed that they have levels – like 0/6, for example — and they need to be upgraded in order to scale with your level.
Items like Heirloom Armor Casings are what you’ll need to upgrade an Heirloom, and they can be purchased from Heirloom Curators or at spots like the Darkmoon Faire. These can be purchased with gold or Darkmoon Faire Tickets respectively.
The leveling system goes as follows:
- Upgrade 1 – scales to level 35.
- Upgrade 2 – scales to level 40.
- Upgrade 3 – scales to level 45.
- Upgrade 4 – scales to level 50.
- Upgrade 5 – scales to level 60.
- Upgrade 6 – scales to level 70.
Some items do scale to Level 45 immediately, however, you will still need to buy the subsequent upgrades to get them to Level 50 through to 70.
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Where is the Alliance Heirloom Curator?
Alliance players will need to head to the Hall of Explorers in Ironforge to find Krom Stoutarm if they want to buy Heirlooms and upgrade items.
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The location of this NPC can be seen on the map above. Krom can be found inside the library in the Hall of Explorers, and there’s a mailbox in the immediate area too, which can make sending Heirlooms to your low-level toons easy.
Where is the Horde Heirloom Curator?
Horde players will need to go to the top of the front gates of Orgrimmar to find Estelle Gendry in order to buy Heirlooms, shown in the image gallery below:
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It’s a convenient spot for an NPC, as you can portal to Orgrimmar and simply hop up on top with your flying mount.
Midnight Heirloom set bonuses
Players receive bonuses for rocking a full set of Heirloom items in The War Within. In order to activate these bonuses, you’ll need to be wearing an Heirloom item in at least six of the following slots:
- Head
- Neck
- Shoulders
- Cloak
- Chest
- Legs
- Ring
The bonuses for wearing two or more items can be found below:
| Heirlooms In Use | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 2 | Rested XP consumption gets a 30% reduction. |
| 4 | Health regeneration gets a boost outside of combat in the overworld, Battlegrounds, and Dungeons. |
| 5 | Leveling up triggers a Burst of Knowledge, dealing Holy damage to nearby enemies and giving you a 40% primary stat boost for 2 minutes. Killing extra mobs can extend this for up to 2 minutes extra. |
| 6 | Rested XP consumption is reduced by 30%. |
Note: Rested XP refers to the XP bonus that players receive when offline. A standard 5% bonus is applied for Capital Cities and Inns, while 1.25% applies elsewhere.
Make sure to check out our World of Warcraft wiki for more tips on all things Midnight, from how to start the first quest, how to unlock the Haranir, and the best race for each class.
