New in the client: build 1.60.1.70450

What it means

• A new Alchemy recipe appears in the game files (item 250991, skill 180). It teaches spell 1251744, costs 1 gold from a vendor and sells for 25 silver. Its English name isn't in our data yet. new not official yet
• The Unstoppable Force drops from item level 65 to 60 and now requires level 55 instead of 60; damage goes from 166–277 to 152–255. The same 65 → 60 change applies to 15 epic items, including The Immovable Object, Don Rodrigo's Band and the Ironbark Staff (The League of Arathor). changed not official yet
• Centaur Spear now requires level 35 instead of 1, drops from item level 43 to 38 and deals 59–90 instead of 72–109 damage. In total 16 centaur items (including Wanderer's Broadsword, Scavenged Magram Armament and Kolkar Marauder Chain) now require level 35. changed not official yet
• Recipe: Potion of Beast Slaying (Alchemy 280) now binds when picked up and sells for 25 silver instead of 0. Recipe: Savory Stag Sliders (0 → 50 s) and Recipe: Sweetpaw Jam (0 → 10 s) also get a sell price for the first time. changed not official yet
• The three Enchanting formulas for the off hand (Superior Intellect, Excellent Spirit, Wisdom; skill 300) now have German names and descriptions in the German client instead of the English placeholders. The same applies to Blueprint: Iron Oven (Cooking 300), Letter Opener and Truskis' Cheesecake Slice. changed not official yet
• In the German client the PvP trinket Insignia of the Horde is now called „Insigne der Horde“ instead of „Insignien der Horde“; Insignia of the Alliance becomes „Insigne der Allianz“ instead of „Insignien der Allianz“. changed not official yet
• 28 items with „Zandalarianisch…“ in their German name are renamed in the German client, for example Zandalar Vindicator's Breastplate goes from „Zandalarianische Brustplatte des Vollstreckers“ to „Brustplatte des Zandalarivollstreckers“ and Zandalarian Shadow Talisman from „Zandalarianischer Schattentalisman der Beherrschung“ to „Zandalarischattentalisman der Beherrschung“. changed not official yet
• Master's Throwing Dagger now sells for 2 g 38 s 6 c instead of 3 copper. 24 thrown weapons get a regular sell price this way, for example Silver Star 9 c → 54 s 26 c, Assassin's Throwing Axe 1 c → 4 g 31 s 86 c and Satchel of Dark Iron Bombs 9 c → 2 g 66 s 2 c. changed not official yet
• The sell price of Heavy Thorium Bar drops from 25 s to 15 s, Azerothium Bar from 50 s to 30 s and Minor Mana Oil from 10 s to 5 s. In total the sell price goes down for 94 items and up for 28. changed not official yet
• 78 German zone names changed, 36 of them newly translated (e.g. Bloodhoof is now “Dorf der Bluthufe”). New in the client: two areas, “Der Hyjalkrater” and “Versunkene Höhle”. changed not official yet

New items

• Item 250991 new
• Item 288336 new
• Green Fireworks new
• Item 288338 new
• Item 288339 new
• Item 288340 new

Changed items

248 items changed compared with build 1.60.1.70425:

• 122 Price
• 92 Stats
• 66 Item level
• 41 Required level
• 35 Tooltip text
• 25 Damage
• 21 Quality
• 17 Binding
• 1 Slot

• Wispy Cloak Binding, Item level, Quality, Required level, Stats changed
• The Unstoppable Force Damage, Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Ironbark Staff Damage, Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Sageclaw Damage, Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Mindfang Damage, Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Ironbark Staff Damage, Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Bold Dirk Damage, Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Centaur Spear Damage, Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Wanderer's Broadsword Damage, Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Blade of the Magram Clan Damage, Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Staff of Revelations Damage, Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Desert Crawler's Claw Damage, Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Abandoned Ferocity Damage, Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Ice-covered Bracers Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Royal Frostmane Girdle Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Wendigo Fur Cloak Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Ghostly Bracers Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Silver Star Damage, Item level, Price, Stats changed
• Ratty Old Belt Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Lithe Boots Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Fingerless Gloves Binding, Quality, Stats changed
• Tome of Arcane Domination Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Tome of Shadow Force Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Tome of the Ice Lord Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Tome of Fiery Arcana Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Lei of the Lifegiver Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Therazane's Touch Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• The Lobotomizer Damage, Item level, Required level changed
• Don Julio's Band Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Desperate Barrier Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Scavenged Magram Armament Damage, Item level, Price, Required level changed
• Bludgeon of Betrayed Virtues Damage, Item level, Price, Required level changed
• Greatstaff of the Necrokhans Damage, Item level, Price, Required level changed
• Soulsplatter Mace Damage, Item level, Price, Required level changed
• Thrice-Damned Effigy Item level, Price, Required level, Stats changed
• Claw of Shalla'kal Damage, Item level, Stats changed
• Nimble Gloves Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• Feathered Cuffs Item level, Required level, Stats changed
• The Immovable Object Item level, Stats changed
• Don Rodrigo's Band Item level, Stats changed
• Frosty Lashling Bud Binding, Tooltip text changed
• Viridian Lashling Bud Binding, Tooltip text changed
• Flowery Lashling Bud Binding, Tooltip text changed
• Wilted Lashling Bud Binding, Tooltip text changed
• Runecloth Cuffs Item level, Required level changed
• SAF-T Teleport Binding, Slot changed
• Crystal Thread Cloak Item level, Required level changed
• Lost Veteran's Sabatons Item level, Stats changed
• Forgotten Trompers Item level, Stats changed
• Abandoned Boots Item level, Stats changed
• Tattered Sandals Item level, Stats changed
• Rot-Covered Harpoon Damage, Quality changed
• Blunderflame Bone Bow Damage, Item level changed
• Cremation Longbow Damage, Item level changed
• Rocket Pilot Gloves Item level, Stats changed
• Rusty Propeller Blade Damage, Item level changed
• Wool-Stitched Waistband Item level, Stats changed
• Scoutmaster's Eyepatch Quality, Stats changed
• Abigail's Hope Damage, Item level changed
• Sawyer Family Seal Item level, Stats changed

and 188 more

No longer readable (possibly just encrypted)

These entries are missing from the readable game data in the new build. Often they are just encrypted, so they haven't necessarily been removed.

• Tinkerbox: Teleport not readable
• Tinkerbox: Nitro Boosts not readable
• Tinkerbox: Magnetic Displacement not readable
• Tinkerbox not readable
• Schematic: Tinkerbox not readable
• Schematic: Tinkerbox: Teleport not readable
• Schematic: Tinkerbox: Nitro Boosts not readable
• Schematic: Tinkerbox: Magnetic Displacement not readable
• Schematic: Tinker: Teleport not readable
• Schematic: Tinker: Nitro Boosts not readable
• Schematic: Tinker: Magnetic Displacement not readable
• Disorienting Smog Potion not readable
• Recipe: Disorienting Smog Potion not readable
• Shen'dar Village Offering Coffer not readable
• Taleen's Offering not readable
• Sealed Letter not readable
• Seal of True Sight not readable
• Arcane-Infused Net not readable
• Shen'dar Ledgers not readable
• Roasted Zephyrseed Pie not readable
• Tabard of Eternal Exploration not readable
• Eternal Explorer's Backpack not readable
• Azurky not readable
• Summon Azurky not readable

New quests

4 new quests; their names and texts are still empty or encrypted in the game data.

New Zones

• Zone 17852 new
• Zone 17853 new

What we couldn't compare

4,263 rows in the game data are still encrypted. What they contain will only show once Blizzard releases them.

We didn't compare armor values in this build.

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