[How-To] Create Insane Fake Item Links (Server-Side Viewing)

[Smitten]

You may or may not have seen those item links floating around trade chat, with items having absolutely insane item levels, stats and all other sorts of weird things. If not, here's some examples:

It's very simple to make your own. I've gone through nearly every bonusID to help you create your very own to link around for fun.

Step One: The Template

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cff0070dd\124Hitem:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0\124h[Your Item]\124h\124r");

This is what we'll be working from. Take note of the colour codes so you can follow along and add what you'd like.

Step Two: Picking your item

Very easy to do. Simply go to Wowhead and search for the item you'd like. Go to that items page and take note of the itemID, which can be located in the URL here:

Replace the red "0" in the template with this itemID.

Step Three: Picking an Enchant

Go back to Wowhead and search for the enchant you want. Once you've found it, click on the Enchant link:



Scroll down and find the Effect. Take the number between the brackets as shown, and place it into green "0" of the template.



Step Four: Picking Your Gems

There's no one central link for gemIDs, but there's a nice collection here.

You can copy gemIDs into each of the pink "0"s in the template.

Step Five: Stats and other nonsense

You can have up to 15 BonusIDs. First, set the orange "0" to the number of BonusIDs you want to use. It's fine to set this at 15 and use less.

Then, you start mixing and matching the blue "0"'s. I've compiled a somewhat preliminary list of BonusIDs. It's not 100% accurate because I did it by hand, but it's more than enough to get started.

-- 6.2.3 Additions --
754 - Warforged, +5 Item Level
755 - Warforged, +10 Item Level
756 - Warforged, +15 Item Level
757 - Warforged, +25 Item Level
758 - Warforged, +30 Item Level
759 - Warforged, +35 Item Level
760 - Warforged, +40 Item Level
761 - Warforged, +10 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
762 - Warforged, +15 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
763 - Warforged, +20 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
764 - Warforged, +30 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
765 - Warforged, +35 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
766 - Warforged, +40 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
-- Older ones --
656    -    Warforged (675 iLvl)
651    -    Warforged, +25 Item Level, Makes Item Epic
648    -    Empowered (+45 iLvl, makes item epic)
646    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
645 -    Timewarped Warforged (675 iLvL)
644    -    Warforged (715 ilvl / +20 iLvl)
642    -    Mythic    (+55 iLvl)
641    -    +60 ilvl
640 -     +57 ilvl
639 -    +54 ilvl
638 -    +51 ilvl
637 -    +48 ilvl
636 -    +45 ilvl
635    -    +42 ilvl
634    -    +39 ilvl
633    -    +36 ilvl
632 -     +33 ilvl
631 -    +30 ilvl
630 -    +27 ilvl
629 -    +24 ilvl
628 -    +21 ilvl
627 -     +18 ilvl
626 -    +15 ilvl
625 -     +12 ilvl
624 -     +9 ilvl
623 -     +6 ilvl
622 -    +3 ilvl
621 -     +0 ilvl
620 -    Stage 6 of 6 (+75 ilvl)
619 -    Stage 5 of 6 (+60 ilvl)
618 -    Stage 6 of 6 (+75 ilvl)
617 -    Stage 5 of 6 (+60 ilvl)
615    -    Timewarped (660 ilvl)
609 -    +40 ilvl
608 -    Adds Prismatic Socket
607 -     Adds Versatility
606 -     Adds Multistrike
603 -    Adds Critical Strike
600    -    Lowers to ilvl 600, gives Timewalker
594    -    Stage 4 of 6 (+45 ilvl)
593 -    Stage 4 of 6 (+45 ilvl)
592 -    +30 ilvl
591 -    +20 ilvl
583 -    Ilvl 605, possibly scaling for a place
582    -    Ilvl 463, likely MoP CM/PG scaling
577    -    Item turned blue, +20 ilvl
576    -    Item turned epic, +30 ilvl
575 -    Item Epic, +20 ilvl
573 -     -60 Ilvl
572    -    Prismatic Socket
571    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
570    -    Heroic
569    -    Mythic
567    -    Mythic (+30 ilvl)
566    -    Heroic (+15 ilvl)
565    -    Prismatic Socket
564    -    Prismatic Socket
563 -    Prismatic Socket
562    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
561    -    Warforged (+6 ivl)
560    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
559 -    Stage 3 of 6 (+30 ilvl)
558 -    Stage 2 of 6 (+15 ilvl)
557    -    +70 ilvl
556 -    +65 ilvl
555    -    +70 ilvl
554 -     +40 ilvl
553    -    +35 ilvl
551 -    Adds intellect
550    -    Adds strength
549    -    Adds stamina
547    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
546 -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
545    -    +10 ilvl
528    -    See nothing
527 -    Stage 3 of 6 (+30 ilvl)
526    -    Stage 2 of 6 (+15 ilvl)
525 -     Stage 1 of 6
524 -     Heroic
523    -    Prismatic Socket
522    -    -15 ilvl
521 -     -30 ilvl
520    -    -60 ilvl
519    -    -80 ilvl
518    -    -100 ilvl
517 -     Adds agility
516    to 503    -    Unknown
499    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
498    -    Cooking Ingredient
497    -    +50 ilvl, blue socket
492    -    Adds Spirit
491    -    of the Unbreakable (+Bonus Armor)
490    -    of the Adaptable (+Versatility)
489    -    of the Relentless (+Multistrike)
488    -    of the Savant (+Mastery)
487 -    of the Impatient (+Haste)
486    -    of the Decimator (+Multistrike/Other?)
485    -    of the Decimator
484 -    of the Unbreakable
483    -    of the Pious
482 -    of the Relentless
481    -    of the Adaptable
480    -    of the Savant
479 -     of the Impatient
478    -    of the Quickblade
477    -    of the Stormbreaker
476    -    of the Herald
475    -    of the Stalwart
474 -    of the Augur
473    -    of the Strategist
472    -    of the Noble
471    -    of the Diviner
470    -    of the Merciless
469    -    of the Harmonious
468    -    of the WIndshaper
467    -    of the Zealot
466 -    of the Deft
465    -    of the Aurora
464    -    of the Feverflare
463 -    of the Guileful
462    -    of the Fanatic
461    -    of the Savage
460    -    of the Peerless
459    -    of the Fireflash
451    -    Raid Finder (-12 ilvl)
450    -    Mythic (+26 ilvl)
449    -    Heroic (+13 ilvl)
448    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
447 to 44 - suffix and stat variations, way too many to list
39 to 19 -  more suffixes
44    -    Warforged (+6 ilvl)
43    -    Indestructable
42    -    +Speed
41    -    +Leech
40    -    +Avoidance
18    -     +stat?
17    -    +Mastery
16    -    +stat?
15    -    +20 ilvl
3    -    Heaps of stats, two yellow sockets
2    -    Pristine Crafting Material
1    -    Heroic (+20 ilvl, +10 level requirement)

Some items don't work with each other, and some break if you add more than one of them. You can stack pure item level increases or reductions, and a limited number of Green text titles (Warforged, Stages, etc). The best thing you can do is add them and see what you can make.

Step Six: Linking in-game

Copy your now filled out template and paste it into chat. This will give you a clickable link that you can shift-click into any chat in the game. The link is not client-side and can be seen by anyone else who clicks the link!

Bonus: Premade links

Crystalfire Spellstaff with a lot of stats.

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:113134:5355:4811:4811:4811:4811:0:0:0:0:0:0:15:648:646:642:620:557:557:557:489:3:43:42:41:40:523:603\124h[Crystalfire Spellstaff]\124h\124r");

Item Level 1000 Thunderfury.

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffff8000\124Hitem:19019:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:15:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:557:67:553\124h[Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]\124h\124r");

Gar'an's Brutal Spearlauncer with stupid stats.

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:113966:5355:4964:4996:4967:4950:0:0:0:0:0:0:15:648:646:642:620:557:557:553:607:607:43:42:41:40:523:607\124h[Gar'an's Brutal Spearlauncher]\124h\124r");

A fancy Hearthstone.

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:6948:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:5:645:645:645:645:479\124h[Hearthstone]\124h\124r");

Possibly one of the longest named items in the game?

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:128507:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:491\124h[Inflatable Thunderfury]\124h\124r");

A gem that's gemmed with itself

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:89882:4998:4998:4998:4998:4998:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:3\124h[Crazy Gem]\124h\124r");

Invincible's Reins - the Ultimate troll

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("\124cffa335ee\124Hitem:50818:5360:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0\124h[Invincible's Reins]\124h\124r");

[crunk001]

The king of faking is back^^ great post, thank you

+rep

[Smitten]

Still see people linking my example items in trade chat recently, so I've updated the ID list with the 6.2.3 additions and a few more fun items to link.

Enjoy

[JhonnyQ]

Im curious if posting this kind of items in trade chat could result in a ban, because the {g1} trade stuff did. (3hrs - 72hrs), but still.

[Smitten]

I've never been banned for it, but mileage may vary. Who knows with Blizzard.