ItemLink

Item hyperlinks are used to encode information for item tooltips and to pass item information between clients.

Hyperlink |c<font color="#ecbc2a">ffxxxxxx |Hitem:<font color="#4ec9b0">payload |h[<font color="#ecbc2a">text ]|h|r Payload <font color="#ecbc2a">itemID : <font color="#ecbc2a">enchantID : <font color="#ecbc2a">gemID1 : <font color="#ecbc2a">gemID2 : <font color="#ecbc2a">gemID3 : <font color="#ecbc2a">gemID4 : <font color="#ecbc2a">suffixID : <font color="#ecbc2a">uniqueID : <font color="#ecbc2a">linkLevel : <font color="#ecbc2a">specializationID : <font color="#ecbc2a">modifiersMask : <font color="#ecbc2a">itemContext : <font color="#ecbc2a">numBonusIDs [:bonusID1:...] : <font color="#ecbc2a">numModifiers [:modifierType1:modifierValue1:...] : <font color="#ecbc2a">relic1NumBonusIDs [:relicBonusID1:...] : <font color="#ecbc2a">relic2NumBonusIDs [...] : <font color="#ecbc2a">relic3NumBonusIDs [...] : <font color="#ecbc2a">crafterGUID : <font color="#ecbc2a">extraEnchantID

• itemID : Item ID used for e.g.
• # enchantID : Permanent Enchants.
• # gemID1, gemID2, gemID3, gemID4 : Item IDs of socketed Gems. is unused.
• # suffixID : Random Item suffix e.g. "of the Owl".
• uniqueID : Data pertaining to a specific instance of the item. No longer used.
• linkLevel : Level of the character supplying the link. This is used to render scaling heirloom item tooltips at the proper level.
• specializationID : Class SpecializationID of the character supplying the link. This is used to display the appropriate primary stat and set bonuses on gear.
• modifiersMask : No longer used.
• # itemContext : Context for the item source (EnumeratedString).
• # numModifiers : The number of item modifiers.
• <font color="#4ec9b0">modifierType1, modifierValue1, ... : Key/Value pairs for item modifiers.
• # numBonusIDs : The number of bonusIDs.
• <font color="#4ec9b0">bonusID1, bonusID2, ... : Data describing how the item differs from a generic instance of its base Item ID.
• # relic1NumBonusIDs, ... : The number of bonusIDs for the socketed artifact relic.
• <font color="#4ec9b0">relic1BonusID1, relic1BonusID2, ... : Data describing how the socketed artifact relic differs from a generic instance of its base Item ID.
• # crafterGUID : Unit GUID of the player who crafted the equipment item.
• # extraEnchantID : For example engineering tinkers.

See list of EnchantIds and SpellItemEnchantment.db2 Example: Item enchanted with Minor Stamina (bracers enchant). "|cff0070dd|Hitem:80921: 4721 :::::::36:103::1:::::::|h[Saboteur's Stabilizing Bracers]|h|r"

• ItemLinks can be altered to have any enchantID and still be valid for use in and tooltips.
• Temporary enchants like Windfury Weapon and Rough Sharpening Stone do not appear in the ItemLink, even though they are listed in

Gems are listed by itemID for each socket.

Example: Helm of Elemental Binding socketed with Perfect Brilliant Bloodstone for only the 2nd gem slot. "|cff0070dd|Hitem:87451:: :41438:: :::53:257:::1:6658:2:9:35:28:1035:::::|h[Helm of Elemental Binding]|h|r" 4: 41438 -- gemID2

Item suffixes in Classic are given to items that get randomized stat ratings e.g. "of the Bear" and refer to (multiple) enchantIDs.

• Positive IDs (obtained pre-2.0) are listed in SuffixId and ItemRandomProperties.db2
• Negative IDs (obtained post-2.0) are listed in ItemRandomSuffix and ItemRandomSuffix.db2.

Example: Suffix with a positive ID from Classic Era. "|cff1eff00|Hitem:9849:::::: 776 :661453184:33:::::::::|h[Conjurer's Hood of the Owl]|h|r"

Example: Suffix with a negative ID from Burning Crusade Classic. "|cff1eff00|Hitem:6267:::::: -9 :1379794946:33:::::::::|h[Disciple's Pants of the Owl]|h|r"

BonusIDs can adjust item levels, modify stats, change item quality, add item titles, append words to item names, add sockets, adjust appearance, adjust required equip level, and possibly many more. They can be looked up in ItemBonus.db2.ParentItemBonusListID

• See also: Raidbots bonus IDs data

Example: Timewarped Warforged Gauntlets of Vindication. If say you want to find all possible Warforged Bonus IDs, look up the ItemNameDescription IDs for "warforged" and filter for IDs 11428|13220.

"|cff0070dd|Hitem:127232::::::::50:72::22: 2:615:656 :1:9:40:::::|h[Gauntlets of Vindication]|h|r" 13: 2 -- numBonusIDs 14: 615 -- bonusID1: Timewarped 15: 656 -- bonusID2: Warforged

Example: Level 86 / Item level 140 Heart of Azeroth. "|cffe6cc80|Hitem:158075::::::::53:257::11: 4:4932:4933:6316:1554 ::::::|h[Heart of Azeroth]|h|r" 13: 4 -- numBonusIDs 14: 4932 -- bonusID1: No Bonus 15: 4933 -- bonusID2: No Bonus 16: 6316 -- bonusID3: Increase iLevel 17: 1554 -- bonusID4: Increase iLevel <!--

These can be used to make various item level scaling adjustments to gear and allow those changes to display to other players.

NOTE: Upgrade IDs were changed in patch 6.2 to expand their use. The existing IDs were moved to the end of the bonus ID's and a new type ID number took their place earlier in the string.

Examples:

Legendary Healer Cloak Example: 2/4 Upgrades - |cffff8000|Hitem:102247::::::::100:105:4:::493|h[Jina-Kang, Kindness of Chi-Ji]|h|r 4/4 Upgrades - |cffff8000|Hitem:102247::::::::100:105:4:::505|h[Jina-Kang, Kindness of Chi-Ji]|h|r Level 100 BC Timewarped Weapon: |cff0070dd|Hitem:123999::::::::100:105:512:22:1:615:100|h[Lightsworn Hammer]|h|r Level 100 WotLK Timewarped Weapon: |cff0070dd|Hitem:127491::::::::100:105:512:22:1:615:100|h[Staff of Wayward Principles]|h|r Example Keystone Strings: 0 Affixes, Eye of Azshara, Lvl 3, Non-Depleted |cffa335ee|Hitem:138019::::::::110:105:4587520:::1456:3:1:::|h[Mythic Keystone]|h|r 1 Affix, Black Rook Hold, Lvl 4, Bolstering Affix, Non-Depleted |cffa335ee|Hitem:138019::::::::110:62:5111808:::1501:4:7:1:::|h[Mythic Keystone]|h|r 2 Affixes, The Arcway, Lvl 7, Raging Affix, Necrotic Affix, Non-Depleted |cffa335ee|Hitem:138019::::::::110:105:6160384:::1516:7:6:4:1:::|h[Mythic Keystone]|h|r 3 Affixes, Maw of Souls, Lvl 10, Bolstering Affix, Overflowing Affix, Tyrannical Affix, Depleted |cffa335ee|Hitem:138019::::::::110:105:4063232:::1492:10:7:1:9:::|h[Mythic Keystone]|h|r -->

• Type 4: MoP Item Level Upgrading - the upgradeValue is a traditional 'upgradeID', which specifies the ilvl adjustments already made and/or remaining.
• Type 512: Timewarped Item Level Adjustments - the upgradeValue will be the level of the character when the gear was acquired. This allows other players to view the gear at the appropriate level rather than their current level. This upgrade type is used in conjunction with bonus ID 615.
• Mythic Keystones:
• Type 4587520: 0 Affixes
• UpgradeValues - KeystoneDungeon:KeystoneLevel[:LootEligible]
• Type 5111808: 1 Affix
• UpgradeValues - KeystoneDungeon:KeystoneLevel:AffixID1[:LootEligible]
• Type 6160384: 2 Affixes
• UpgradeValues - KeystoneDungeon:KeystoneLevel:AffixID1:AffixID2[:LootEligible]
• Type 4063232: 3 Affixes
• UpgradeValues - KeystoneDungeon:KeystoneLevel:AffixID1:AffixID2:AffixID3[:LootEligible]
• Value 1: KeystoneDungeon - The ID of the dungeon the keystone can modify
• Value 2: KeystoneLevel - The mythic level of the keystone dungeon
• Value 3+: AffixID's - ID #'s representing the affixes applied to the dungeon enemies/bosses. Affix value segments are omitted if there are no affixes.
• Last Value: LootEligible - Flag representing if the loot can be obtained from the dungeon. 1 if loot eligible or segment omitted if keystone is depleted.

Contains information about the Item Source. For example the starter gear: "|cffffffff|Hitem:51::::::::1:1452:: 75 :::::::|h[Neophyte's Boots]|h|r" 12: 75 -- New Character

Item modifiers contain extra item information in key-value pairs.

Example: Missing Diplomat's Pauldrons from Heroic Deadmines. "|cff0070dd|Hitem:63470::::::::53:257::2:1:4198: 2:28:1199:9:35 :::::|h[Missing Diplomat's Pauldrons]|h|r" 15: 2 -- numModifiers 16: 28 -- modifierType1: CONTENT_TUNING_ID 17: 1199 -- modifierValue1 18: 9 -- modifierType2: TIMEWALKER_LEVEL 19: 35 -- modifierValue2

Example: Mythic Keystone when seen in CHAT_MSG_LOOT. See also keystoneLink. "|cffa335ee|Hitem:180653::::::::60:250:::: 6:17:381:18:13:19:9:20:7:21:124:22:121 :::::|h[Mythic Keystone]|h|r" 14: 6 -- numModifiers 15: 17 -- modifierType1: CHALLENGE_MAP_CHALLENGE_MODE_ID 16: 381 -- modifierValue1: Spires of Ascension 17: 18 -- modifierType2: CHALLENGE_KEYSTONE_LEVEL 18: 13 -- modifierValue2 19: 19 -- modifierType3: CHALLENGE_KEYSTONE_AFFIX_ID_1 20: 9 -- modifierValue3: Tyrannical 21: 20 -- modifierType4: CHALLENGE_KEYSTONE_AFFIX_ID_2 22: 7 -- modifierValue4: Bolstering 23: 21 -- modifierType5: CHALLENGE_KEYSTONE_AFFIX_ID_3 24: 124 -- modifierValue5: Storming 25: 22 -- modifierType6: CHALLENGE_KEYSTONE_AFFIX_ID_4 26: 121 -- modifierValue6: Prideful

Example: T'uure, Beacon of the Naaru with Artifact Relics as Gems.

Unit GUID of the player who crafted the item. For example a Lesser Magic Wand. "|cff1eff00|Hitem:11287::::::::36:103::::1:28:1418:::: Player-3299-0050F7FB :|h[Lesser Magic Wand]|h|r"

For example an item with the Nitro Boosts engineering tinker. "|cff1eff00|Hitem:173341::::::::53:257::11:1:6707:2:9:51:28:1318::::: 4223 |h[Cord of Uncertain Devotion]|h|r"

• Any Transmogrification info is not supplied to item links.
• Item links obtained from the Void Storage will give a generic link which only contain the , and since all modifications will have been removed.

/run SendChatMessage("\124cffffffff\124Hitem:6948::::::::54:257:::::::::\124h[Hearthstone]\124h\124r")

• The first number is the ItemID for a Hearthstone. The next 7 values are empty, which tells the client it has no enchants, gems and extra stats. The 9th number means that the link originated from a level 54 character. The 10th number 257 (SpecializationID) specifies the character to be a Holy Priest.

/run SendChatMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:18832:2564:::::::::::::::::\124h[Brutality Blade]\124h\124r")

• The first number is the ItemID for a Brutality Blade. The second number (EnchantId) denotes that it is enchanted with +3 agility.

You can inspect a hyperlink from the in-game chat window. /dump " [Red Winter Hat] " > "|cff1eff00|Hitem:21524::::::::53:257::::::::|h[Red Winter Hat]|h|r"

From an addon, when clicking a hyperlink in-game.