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New and Updated Fragments
Since our last article, two of the previously discovered fragments have further fleshed out special effects, and the now has a fully fleshed out special effect, and we’ve discovered two new fragments:
Probably Mega-Dungeon Loot
Players may have noticed that the Fragments now default to epic quality instead of rare, and although they’re still only item level 250, there’s another hint in this week’s build that suggests the trinkets will be looted from the upcoming mega-dungeon. The Paracausal Fragment of Doomhammer and its newly added mirror, the Paracausal Fragment of Shalamayne, now specify that they are only usable by Horde and Alliance players respectively. Given that the mega-dungeon includes a faction specific Time-Lost Battlefield encounter, this seems very likely to be the source of these powerful trinkets taken out of time.
Catch-Up or Temporary Power?
Exactly how powerful these currently low item level trinkets will be remains to be seen, although it stands to reason that they will fill a similar role to the Pocket-Sized Computation Device from Mechagon or Onyx Annulet in Patch 10.0.7 – adding a small amount of mid-tier power inflation for still progressing players, presumably similar to 441-447 item level trinkets from the current highest levels of Ember s of Neltharion content, though not necessarily pure best-in-slot for everyone.
It’s also interesting that while these trinkets are unique-equipped, so you can’t wear two Paracausal Fragment of Sulfuras at the same time, they are not currently exclusive to one another. Whereas Embellishments, Shadowlands legendaries, and other special items are restricted to only wearing a certain number of those items at a time, it currently seems as though players can wear two different Fragments at the same time – meaning a healer could double up on the Anomalous Fragment of Seschenal and Paracausal Fragment of Val’anyr. This could change though, as it is still on the PTR and players have yet to test these items.
