Epics for casual players in Wrath of the Lich King The Wrath of the Lich King has greatly increased the amount of high - quality items available to players who don ' t have a lot of time to spend ( sometimes called casuals ) . This page consists of a overview of methods to obtain them . World Drops . There are some level 80 epics available as world drop s . These are typically considered as rather weak by players ; they are often small upgrades or sidegrades over rare quality loot from dungeons . Reputation Rewards . Most WotLK factions offer various epic rewards when your reputation reaches exalted . All factions have at least one armor piece which is considered very good for the classes it is intended for . Regular Dungeons . The first dungeon ran using the Dungeon Finder will reward two Emblems of Triumph . In addition , Trial of the Champion , Forge of Souls , Pit of Saron and Halls of Reflection all drop epics on normal difficulty . Heroic Dungeons . The final bosses of heroic dungeons will always drop an epic item , as well as a Frozen Orb which can be used for crafting various epic pieces . In addition , all heroic bosses will drop an Emblem of Triumph , lootable by everyone in the group , which can be turned in , in varying amounts , for additional rewards . Bind - on - Equip Craftables . There are many craftable epic items . All require some item from heroics or instances , ranging from the very cheap ( Frozen Orbs ) to the extremely expensive ( Primordial Saronite ) . Bind - on - Pickup Craftables . There are also some Bind on Pickup craftables ; these require a high skill in a crafting profession in order to craft and must be crafted by yourself . Most of these are trainable , but additional high level patterns ( which are themselves not BoP and can be bought ) are available in raid instances . These are typically considered extremely good items , focusing mainly on stats deemed important by players . There are fewer of these on WotLK than there were on BC . Bind on Equip Raid drops . Most raids drop a few items that are Bind on Equip , and these are sometimes sold in the Auction House . They tend to be quite frighteningly expensive , though . Single Boss Raids . Vault of Archavon is usually run by PUGs , and you can get 2 not very hard Emblem of Triumph which can get you even closer to a good raid - equivalent item if you can do them every week . If you have some good connections , or just plain luck , you might get into a Malygos raid with a guild that knows of it , with some of the best gear , and only taking you less than an hour per week . This one is harder to do as casual , since the gear requirements are usually above what a casual can provide . Naxxramas . Both normal and heroic modes of Naxxramas can be done by causal guilds if they spread the clearing over several nights . Some fights are difficult to learn and require some good gear of all raiders , but in a few weeks the bosses will take several less tries and so you , as casual , can hope to clear it in 3 days max in a few weeks training . PvP . There are several new PvP items in the WotLK Arena Rewards and the complementary Battleground Marks + Honor items Wintergrasp Rewards Titan - forged Items