WoW Forever Legacy System Guide

Legacy is one of the new progression systems coming to World of Warcraft: Forever. It combines character specific challenges similar to achievements that feed into a new perk system, tailored to your character interests, with the express purpose of keeping the entirety of your 1-60 leveling journey relevant.

Instead of only rewarding players for reaching Level 60 and focusing on endgame, the Legacy system rewards you for experiencing different parts of Azeroth. Leveling classes, raising professions, exploring the world, playing PvP, completing dungeons, and clearing raids can all contribute to your Legacy progression.

The Legacy system follows a straightforward progression loop:

1. Complete Legacy Challenges to earn Legacy Points.
2. Spend Legacy Points into Legacy Tree talents, tailored to your character.
3. Continue earning Legacy Points to advance through the Progress Track, granting you many cosmetic rewards.

The Legacy system is designed around activities players would already naturally complete while playing WoW Forever, rather than possibly forcing everyone into a single type of content.

Legacy Challenges are achievement-like objectives that you can complete in WoW Forever. Although the system is similar to the Achievements system in other versions of World of Warcraft, completing a challenge awards Legacy Points.

There are six different categories of activities you can complete as Legacy Challenges:

• Classes
• Tradeskills
• Player vs. Player
• Adventure
• Dungeons
• Raids

This allows players with very different interests to contribute toward the same overall Legacy progression. As an example, a player who loves leveling alts can progress through class challenges, while profession-focused, PvP, dungeon, and raid players can earn points through the content they already enjoy.

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Legacy Challenges in WoW Forever

Class Challenges Tradeskill Challenges Player vs. Player Challenges Adventure Challenges Dungeon Challenges Raid Challenges

Class challenges revolve around leveling characters of different classes. Each class has three different Legacy challenges: Leveling a class to levels 25, 45, and 60 for the first time.

This makes it so players have a reason to level multiple characters, or at least one of each class. Example of a Class Challenge:

Example Challenge	Requirement
Novice Druid	Reach Level 25 for the first time on a Druid.
Experienced Druid	Reach Level 45 for the first time on a Druid.
Master Druid	Reach Level 60 for the first time on a Druid.

Tradeskill challenges revolve around leveling different professions. Each Primary profession (so no Cooking, First Aid, or Fishing) has three different Legacy challenges: Leveling a profession to skill levels 150, 225, and 300.

This makes it so players have a reason to engage in multiple professions, which naturally requires playing multiple characters. Example of a Profession Challenge:

Example Challenge	Requirement
Journeyman Engineer	Reach 150 skill in Engineering for the first time.
Expert Engineer	Reach 225 skill in Engineering for the first time.
Artisan Engineer	Reach 300 skill in Engineering for the first time.

Player vs. Player challenges revolve around participating in the multiple facets of the system in WoW Forever. You can engage in PvP challenges in three ways: By earning Ranks, reaching Exalted reputation with the PvP factions, or participating in the Season Journey.

PvP Rank Challenges PvP Reputation Challenges PvP Season Journey Challenges

Challenge	Requirement
Rank 3	Reach the rank of Sergeant in the Player vs. Player Honor System.
Rank 7	Reach the rank of Knight-Lieutenant or Blood Guard in the Player vs. Player Honor System.
Rank 10	Reach the rank of Lieutenant Commander or Champion in the Player vs. Player Honor System.
Rank 13	Reach the rank of Field Marshal or Warlord in the Player vs. Player Honor System.
Rank 14	Reach the rank of Grand Marshal or High Warlord in the Player vs. Player Honor System.

Challenge	Requirement
Master of Alterac Valley	Reach Exalted reputation with the Stormpike Guard or Frostwolf Clan.
Master of Arathi Basin	Reach Exalted reputation with the League of Arathor or The Defilers.
Master of Warsong Gulch	Reach Exalted reputation with the Silverwing Sentinels or Warsong Outriders.
Master of Darkspear Islands	Reach Exalted reputation with the Theramore Expeditionary Force or Darkspear Raiders.

Challenge	Requirement
Field of Honor: Week 4	Complete Week 4 of the Field of Honor Journey.
Field of Honor: Week 7	Complete Week 7 of the Field of Honor Journey.
Field of Honor: Week 10	Complete Week 10 of the Field of Honor Journey.

Adventure Challenges revolve around exploring all different zones in WoW Forever, uncovering all areas on each zone map.

This makes it so players have a reason to explore all zones, even zones with potentially no reason for players to be in. Some example challenges:

Example Challenge	Requirement
Explore Duskwood	Explore Duskwood, revealing all covered areas of the world map.
Explore Kalimdor	Explore all maps of Kalimdor on a single character.

Dungeon Challenges revolve around entering and completing all dungeons that WoW Forever has to offer.

This makes it so players have a reason to do each dungeon at least once, even if that dungeon may not necessarily have gear for you.

Challenge	Requirement
Novice Spelunker	Complete the following dungeons: Ragefire Chasm or Hall of Thanes Ruins of Lordaeron Wailing Caverns The Deadmines Shadowfang Keep Excavation Site: Wetlands
Experienced Spelunker	Complete the following dungeons: City of Dalaran Blackfathom Deeps Gnomeregan The Drowned City Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard Scarlet Monastery: Library Scarlet Monastery: Armory Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral Razorfen Kraul Krol'dok Stronghold
Master Spelunker	Complete the following dungeons: Razorfen Downs Uldaman Zul'Farrak Maraudon Alcaz Prison Temple of Atal'Hakkar Blackrock Depths Blackmaw Hold Lower Blackrock Spire Upper Blackrock Spire Scholomance Stratholme: Live Stratholme: Dead Dire Maul: East Dire Maul: West Dire Maul: North Shaper's Terrace

Raid Challenges revolve around entering and completing all raids that WoW Forever has to offer.

This makes it so players have a reason to do each raid at least once, which includes killing all bosses.

Challenge	Requirement
Conqueror of the Wilds	Defeat all encounters in the Hyjal Summit raid.
Conqueror of the Deeps	Defeat all encounters in the Barrow Deeps raid.
Conqueror of the Lair	Defeat Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair.

WoW Forever launches with three known Legacy Trees where you can spend your Legacy Challenge points. Although they use a similar name, the talent tree point for Legacy Trees is completely different from your Class talents, and do not share the same talent points.

• Adventure covers leveling, exploration, rested experience, and open world benefits.
• Professions cover tradeskill progression, gathering, Fishing, Cooking, and crafting benefits.
• Resourcefulness covers reagents, durability, reputation, Honor, campsites, buffs, and other convenience bonuses.

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Legacy Trees in WoW Forever

Adventure Legacy Tree Professions Legacy Tree Resourcefulness Legacy Tree

Legacy Talent	Description
Well Rested (5 Ranks)	Your rested experience accumulates 4/8/12/16/20% faster, and your rested experience cap is increased by 4/8/12/16/20%.
Thrill of Adventure (5 Ranks)	You gain 1/2/3/4/5% of your maximum Health and Mana over 10 seconds each time you deliver the killing blow to a non-trivial enemy. Ineffective in dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds.
High Alert (2 Ranks)	Increases your ability to detect nearby enemies with Stealth as if your level were increased by 1/2. Ineffective in battlegrounds. Requires spending 5 points in Adventure talents.
Talented (5 Ranks)	You gain talent points every level starting at level 9/8/7/6/5 instead of starting at level 10, but you still may not have more than 51 total talent points. Requires spending 5 points in Adventure talents. Requires spending 5 points in the Well Rested talent.
Field Guide (3 Ranks)	Reduces your cooldown on adding Campsite features by 8/16/25%. Requires spending 5 points in Adventure talents.
Field Medicine (2 Ranks)	Reduces the duration of the Recently Bandaged effect by 5/10 seconds when you use a bandage. Ineffective in dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds. Requires spending 5 points in Adventure talents.
Frequent Flier (1 Rank)	You receive a 50% discount on all flight paths, and your flight path mount flies 20% faster. Requires spending 10 points in Adventure talents. Requires spending 3 points in the Field Guide talent.

Legacy Talent	Description
Working Overtime (5 Ranks)	Increases your chance to gain a skill increase from using any primary, secondary, or class-based tradeskill by 4/8/12/16/20%.
Bountiful Harvest (5 Ranks)	You discover 20/40/60/80/100% more Scarce materials from Mining, Herbalism and Skinning.
Bartering (2 Ranks)	Reduces the gold price of items from all vendors by 5/10%. Requires spending 5 points in Profession talents.
Performance Bonus (3 Ranks)	You have a 5/10/15% chance to receive 100% increased Merchant's Favor when you turn in a crate to the Azeroth Commerce Authority or Durotar Supply and Logistics. Requires spending 5 points in Profession talents. Requires spending 5 points in the Bountiful Harvest talent.
Master Chef (5 Ranks)	Your Cooking recipes have a 10/20/30/40/50% to create an extra result. Requires spending 10 points in Profession talents.
Dedicated Study (1 Rank)	Increases your skill by 1 in your lowest tradeskill among your Primary and Secondary tradeskills. If you have already reached 300 skill in your two current Primary tradeskills and all three Secondary tradeskills, you will gain 2 to 4 of a random Elemental Essence. 23 hour cooldown. Requires spending 10 points in Profession talents. Requires spending 2 points in the Bartering talent.
Luremaster (2 Ranks)	While fishing with a Lure active, you have a 25/50% chance to catch an extra fish. Requires spending 10 points in Profession talents.

Legacy Talent	Description
Gourmand (3 Ranks)	Increases the duration of beneficial effects from eating food by 33/66/100%.
The Quick and the Dead (2 Ranks)	Increases movement speed while dead by 5/10% and your helpful spells and abilities cost no resources for 1/2 minutes after being resurrected or until you enter combat.
Reinforce (5 Ranks)	You take 8/16/24/32/40% less durability loss when you die.
For Great Honor (5 Ranks)	Increase Honor Points gained by 2/4/6/8/10%. Requires spending 5 points in Resourcefulness talents.
Permanence (2 Ranks)	Your class abilities which grants long-duration stat or attribute benefits to all party or raid members last 50/100% longer, and the benefits you gain from resting at a Camp last 50/100% longer. Requires spending 5 points in Resourcefulness talents. Requires spending 3 points in the Gourmand talent.
Diplomat (5 Ranks)	Increases your reputation gains by 2/4/6/8/10%. Requires spending 5 points in Resourcefulness talents.
Reagent Economy (1 Rank)	Your class abilities no longer require reagents purchasable from vendors. Requires spending 10 points in Resourcefulness talents. Requires spending 2 points in the Quick and the Dead talent.

The Legacy Reward Track is a cosmetic rewards system separate from the talent points you can spend on gameplay perks. Instead, the Reward Track is based on the total number of Legacy Points your account has earned. The Reward track adds a reason to continue working towards the Legacy System, even after you reach the Legacy Talent Tree cap.

Once you reach a reward threshold, you can speak with Innkeeper Wiley in Ratchet to earn your reward.

The Hardcore realm ruleset has special rules for Legacy progression. Progress earned outside the Hardcore ruleset does not transfer into Hardcore. This prevents players from earning Legacy benefits in the normal ruleset and then beginning a fresh Hardcore character with those advantages already unlocked.

Legacy progress earned while playing in the Hardcore ruleset does add your WoW Forever account-wide Legacy progress. Hardcore also adds different Legacy challenges, as some of them (such as the Player vs. Player challenges) would not make sense in a Hardcore environment. This gives players a reason to attempt Hardcore, a ruleset that usually only attracts a certain type of playstyle.

Legacy was conceived partially out of what Blizzard enjoyed about Hardcore WoW. Because death regularly sent players back to the beginning of the game, low-level zones remained active and populated, instead of eventually becoming empty once most of the player base reached maximum level.

Forever is attempting to encourage that same cycle without requiring permanent death. Leveling another class, working on a different profession, exploring more of Azeroth, and completing new content all contribute toward permanent account progression.

This is particularly important for WoW Forever, as the game mode is designed around a permanent Level 60 cap and long-term horizontal progression, instead of the vertical progression we have seen in other versions of WoW, via expansions and increasing the level cap.

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