The true Glyphapocolypse

With the dissemination of the WoW 6.0.2 PTR patch notes, we now have a first good idea as to what the glyph landscape will look like post-Warlords.

In this first round, we are informed that some glyphs will now become known inherently as you achieve certain levels in-game. In other words, you won’t have to buy a glyph off the AH or make it or have it made in order to learn that glyph. Good news for everyone else, bad news for us.

We made several improvements to the Glyph system. While leveling, characters unlock Glyph slots at several specific levels. However, in order to get glyphs, characters need to visit an Auction House (and potentially pay way more gold than an average character of that level has yet), or know a Scribe from which to request them. To solve this, we’ve made characters learn some Glyphs automatically as they level. Additionally, we now have the ability to make some glyphs exclusive with each other, or require specific specializations.

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What this means for you is that all the glyphs in this list will potentially be turned into something called a Charred Glyph. These are worth exactly 50s when the patch drops – which is a pretty good deal considering what you can currently vendor a glyph. for something around 14s.

There’s a far shorter list of glyphs which have an uncertain future. To be honest, this could be a data mining error on WoWHead. Some – according to WoWHead – remain untouched, while some of them just … go away.

My methodology here was simple. I took the list from Blizz, looked them up on WoWHead noted the ID of the glyph, then looked it up on the Beta WoWHead. Easy enough. If you see a flaw in that logic, act accordingly.

So here’s the plan.

1. Fire sale the glyphs on the list of those going away when the patch drops, stopping at 50s + auction fees.  If the price drops below that threshold, stash the glyphs and sell them for 50s apiece when 6.0.2 drops.
2. Glyphs on the ‘uncertain’ list will probably go the same route … so it’s probably safe to follow option 1 with them as well. But if you feel that WoWHead is more reliable than Blizzard in this regard, by all means, set them aside or just keep them in your sale rotation, business as usual.

Here’s a couple of lists for you.

Glyphs turning to Charred Glyph

• Alabaster Shield
• Ambush
• Avenging Wrath,
• Black Ice
• Blink
• Bloodthirst
• Breath of Fire
• Bull Rush
• Cat Form
• Cheap Shot
• Chimera Shot
• Dash
• Dazing Shield
• Deadly Momentum
• Death and Decay
• Death Grip
• Demon Training
• Denounce
• Dispersion
• Divine Storm
• Double Jeopardy
• Drain Life
• Ember Tap
• Enraged Speed
• Entangling Roots
• Eternal Earth
• Fade
• Fae Silence
• Faerie Fire
• Fear
• Ferocious Bite
• Final Wrath
• Fists of Fury
• Flame Shock
• Flash of Light
• Fortuitous Spheres
• Frost Nova
• Frost Shock
• Frostfire Bolt
• Gag Order
• Healing Touch
• Healing Wave
• Healthstone
• Holy Fire
• Levitate
• Liberation
• Light of Dawn
• Lightning Shield
• Long Charge
• Mana Tea
• Master Shapeshifter
• Maul
• Mending
• Might of Ursoc
• Mind Blast
• Misdirection
• Nature’s Grasp
• Omens
• Pathfinding
• Penance
• Polymorph
• Rapid Rolling
• Rebirth
• Recuperate
• Reflective Shield
• Rejuvenation
• Renew
• Savagery
• Shield Wall
• Shifting Presences
• Siphon Life
• Slow
• Smite
• Spinning Crane Kick
• Spiritwalker’s Grace
• Stealth
• Templar’s Verdict
• the Executor
• Thunder
• Unholy Command

Glyphs with Uncertain Futures

• Harsh Words
• Totemic Recall
• Victory Roll
• Victory Rush
• Water Elemental
• Word of Glory