What is reforging
Reforging lets you adjust your gear's stats to suit your role. On Valor it works with a 40% conversion: 40% of one stat on an item turns into another.
Seven stats can be reforged:
Spiritmana regeneration
Dodgechance to dodge an attack
Parrychance to parry an attack
Hitchance to hit the target
Critcritical strike chance
Hasteattack and casting speed
Expertisethe target dodges and parries less oftenWhere and for how much
Reforging is done by the NPC Zal'Taris, Reforger of Fates — he stands at the gates of Orgrimmar and at the gates of Stormwind. One reforge costs 10 Coins of Valor, which are awarded for Wednesday Quests. A reforge can be removed: the reforger's menu has a “Remove reforge” option.
How the 40% is calculated
Example: an item has 100 critical strike rating. Reforging it into haste takes 40% — the item becomes “60 crit + 40 haste”. Try it with your own numbers:
60 crit will remain, 40 will turn into haste.
Important
Reforging doesn't add stats, it redistributes the ones already there: the total “before” and “after” is the same. The calculation follows the 40% rule; in-game rounding may differ by one.
What to pick for your role
| Role | What to reforge into | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Tank | Dodge, parry | fewer hits taken — better survivability |
| Healer | Spirit, haste, crit | spirit restores mana, haste speeds up healing |
| Melee DPS | Hit up to the “cap”, then crit and haste | a miss is lost damage |
| Caster | Hit up to the “cap”, then haste and crit | a resisted spell is lost time and mana |
Hit cap
In standard WotLK at level 80 against bosses: melee and ranged — 8% hit (about 263 rating), spells — 17% (about 446 rating). Talents and racial bonuses lower this threshold. Whether Valor has its own rules is to be confirmed.
Tips
Hit first
Being under the hit cap means misses. Bring it up to the cap and put the rest into your role's main stats.
Tanks — survivability
Dodge and parry reduce the number of hits you take.
Healers — mana
Spirit helps you avoid running out of mana in long fights.
After an upgrade
New gear, new balance: after changing equipment, check whether you've gone over the hit cap.