So players who play through the Cataclysm quests in the Badlands will remember a questline around this uncorrupted black dragon egg. It was free of the taint of the Old Gods. So what is going to happen is that black dragon egg eventually hatches and there is a black dragon prince who is pure – he’s not a minion of Deathwing; he’s not corrupted by the Old Gods. But that doesn’t mean he is necessarily a good guy. He’s kind of out for himself, he’s kind of got his own agenda, and to bring his plans to fruition he contacts the Rogue because Rogues are a little shady, always working in the shadows, always playing a number of games and has other things going on. The black dragon prince reaches out to the Rogue character and says “If you help me out, I’ll reward you with these increasingly more powerful daggers”.

Since we announced the transmogrification feature coming to World of Warcraft with patch 4.3, we have monitored thousands of follow-up comments, questions and suggestions from players all over the world.

What follows is our current list of rules for transmogrification. This is a set of rules that we expect to change over time, and is not intended to be 100% comprehensive, but we hope that it can be referenced to answer most questions that players currently have about what they can and cannot expect to be able to do with transmogrification.

• The character must be able to equip both items.
  
• Only common (green), rare (blue) or epic (purple) items may be transmogrified. (exceptions: a select few of these items will prevented from being used to transmogrify if they are inappropriate)
  
• Items must share the same armor type (examples: plate for plate, cloth for cloth)
  
• Weapons must be the same weapon type (exceptions: Guns, Crossbows, or Bows)
  
• Guns, Crossbows, and Bows can be used to transmogrify Guns, Crossbows, or Bows.
  
• Main hand weapons can only be used to transmogrify Main hand weapons.
  
• Off-hand weapons can only be used to transmogrify Off-hand weapons.
  
• One handed weapons can be used to transmogrify a Main hand or Off-hand weapon.
  
• Using an item for transmogrify makes it soulbound.
  
• Using an item for transmogrify makes it non-refundable.
  
• Using an item for transmogrify makes it non-tradable.
  
• Heirlooms and Account Bound items can be transmogrified.
  
• Heirlooms and Account Bound items can be used to transmogrify.
  
• Legendary items cannot be transmogrified.
  
• Legendary items cannot be used to transmogrify.
  
• Fishing Poles cannot be transmogrified.
  
• Fishing Poles cannot be used to transmogrify.
  
• Mailing an item strips its transmogrification.
  
• Placing an item in Void Storage strips its transmogrification.
  
• Vendoring an item strips its transmogrification.
  
• The displayed enchant will be that of the currently equipped item.
  
• There may be individual items that are excluded from being transmogrified on the basis that they were originally added to the game as absurdities. (examples: a weapon that looks like a fish, or a chest piece that is invisible)
  

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• Hell Hound Rend Flesh damage has been reduced by 25%.
  
• The damage multiplier granted by energy to Unstable Magma has been reduced by 50%.

Alysrazor

• Health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty. Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
  
• Alysrazor now drops 1 additional feather in 10-player mode and 2 additional feathers in 25-player mode in all cycles.
  
• The Wings of Flame buff duration on Alysrazor is now uniformly 30 seconds.
  
• Alysrazor’s Fiery Tornados now move slower.

Baleroc

• Health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty. Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
  
• Baleroc now swings 25% slower while Decimation Blade is active.
  
• The duration of Tormented has been reduced on normal difficulty.

Beth'tilac

• Beth'tilac's health and damage have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.

Lord Rhyolith

• Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.
  
• The health and damage of additional enemies in this encounter have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.

Majordomo Fandral Staghelm

• Health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty. Health and damage has been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
  
• Druid of the Flame have had their health reduced by 15%, and Sunfire damage reduced by 25% on both difficulties.
  
• The health and melee damage of Spirit of the Flame have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty, and reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.

Ragnaros

• Ragnaros' health and damage have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty.
  
• Ragnaros' damage has been reduced by 15% on Heroic difficulty.
  
• Magma Trap damage has been reduced on all difficulties.
  
• The health and damage of additional enemies in this encounter have been reduced by 25% on normal difficulty and 15% on Heroic difficulty.
  
• Wrath of Ragnaros now knocks targets up, but not back, on normal difficulty.

Shannox

• Health and damage have been reduced by 15% on both normal and Heroic difficulty.
  
• Riplimb's health has been reduced by 15%.
  
• Rageface's health has been reduced by 15%.
  
• Magma Flare damage and Hurl Spear damage have been reduced by 15% on both difficulties.