WoW Forever Legacy points: the 65 challenges and how to earn them

What is the Legacy system in WoW Forever?

The Legacy system is WoW Forever's account-wide progression: you complete Legacy Challenges across the whole game, each one gives 1 Legacy Point to your Battle.net account, and every character spends points in its own perk trees. It unlocks with your first point, usually when your first character reaches level 25, and opens with the shield icon in the game menu or the Y key.

Blizzard lists three ways to earn that first point: reach level 25 with a character, reach 150 in a non-gathering primary tradeskill, or explore the entire world map. Points belong to the account, but spending is per character, so a healer and a crafter can pick different perks. The fastest is a crafting profession: on the beta, Journeyman is taught at level 10, and our first Legacy points tool orders every point from there.

How many Legacy points can you earn?

WoW Forever counts 65 Legacy points at launch, one per challenge: 27 for classes, 18 for tradeskills, 12 for PvP, 3 for dungeons, 3 for raids and 2 for adventure. One character can earn up to 29 of them: 3 from leveling, 6 from its two professions, 12 from PvP, 2 from adventure and 6 from dungeons and raids. The rest come from leveling other classes and professions.

Which class challenges give Legacy points?

Each of the 9 WoW Forever classes has three Legacy challenges: reach level 25 (Novice), level 45 (Experienced) and level 60 (Master) for the first time with that class, for 27 points in total. Only the first character of each class counts, so a second warrior brings nothing, while a warrior, a mage and a priest each bring 3 points.

• Level 25: Novice Druid, Novice Hunter, Novice Mage, and so on for all 9 classes.
• Level 45: Experienced Warrior, Experienced Priest…
• Level 60: Master Rogue, Master Shaman…

Which professions give Legacy points?

Six crafting professions give Legacy points in WoW Forever: Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring, each at 150 (Journeyman), 225 (Expert) and 300 (Artisan) skill, for 18 points. Gathering professions such as Herbalism, Mining and Skinning don't count, and a character with two professions can earn 6 of these points.

Which dungeons count for the Spelunker challenges?

The three Spelunker challenges of WoW Forever ask you to complete every dungeon of a level bracket, the final boss validating each one: 6 dungeons for Novice Spelunker (levels 15 to 25), 10 for Experienced Spelunker (26 to 45) and 17 for Master Spelunker (46 to 60). The lists mix classic dungeons and dungeons new to Forever, such as the Ruins of Lordaeron or Blackmaw Hold.

Novice Spelunker (levels 15 to 25)

• Ragefire Chasm or Hall of Thanes
• Ruins of Lordaeron
• Wailing Caverns
• The Deadmines
• Shadowfang Keep
• Excavation Site: Wetlands

Experienced Spelunker (levels 26 to 45)

• City of Dalaran
• Blackfathom Deeps
• Gnomeregan
• The Drowned City
• Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard, Library, Armory and Cathedral (4 wings)
• Razorfen Kraul
• Krol'dok Stronghold

Master Spelunker (levels 46 to 60)

• Razorfen Downs
• Uldaman
• Zul'Farrak
• Maraudon
• Alcaz Prison
• The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
• Blackrock Depths
• Blackmaw Hold
• Lower Blackrock Spire and Upper Blackrock Spire
• Scholomance
• Stratholme: Live and Stratholme: Dead
• Dire Maul: East, North and West
• The Shaper's Terrace

Which raid bosses give Legacy points?

Three raid challenges give Legacy points in WoW Forever: Conqueror of the Lair for defeating the classic level 60 Onyxia, Conqueror of the Wilds for the 13 bosses of Hyjal Summit, and Conqueror of the Deeps for the 8 bosses of the Barrow Deeps. Each one is worth 1 point, and every boss of the list must be defeated.

Hyjal Summit (13 bosses)

Bandalar, Ancient of Decay, Time-Lost Battalion, Sylvestris Dusksong, Old Gloomlurker, Gharalis the Abyssal, Kathris the Haunted, Anara Chillwind, Elder Minderel, Tracker Stillwind, Council of Thorns, Nythus the Dreambound and The Wild King.

Barrow Deeps (8 bosses)

Chillhowl, Elder Tangleclaw, Khalith the Dreadspinner, Well of Sorrow, Amethrax, Del'lynar Songwood, Ravus and Darlissa, and Sonya Darkhallow.

How do you earn Legacy points in PvP?

PvP gives 12 Legacy points in WoW Forever: 5 for honor ranks (3, 7, 10, 13 and 14), 4 for reaching exalted with the battleground factions of Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch and the Darkspear Islands, and 3 for completing weeks 4, 7 and 10 of the Field of Honor journey. Either faction's version of each reputation counts.

• Rank 3: Sergeant.
• Rank 7: Knight-Lieutenant or Blood Guard.
• Rank 10: Lieutenant-Commander or Champion.
• Rank 13: Field Marshal or Warlord.
• Rank 14: Grand Marshal or High Warlord.
• Exalted: Frostwolf Clan or Stormpike Guard; Defilers or League of Arathor; Warsong Outriders or Silverwing Sentinels; Darkspear Raiders or Theramore Expeditionary Force.

What are the Adventure challenges?

The two Adventure challenges of WoW Forever are Explorer, for having a character with the Explore Azeroth achievement, which means revealing the whole map of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, and Lord Valthalak Laid to Rest, for finishing the questline that starts with An Earnest Proposition and ends with Saving the Best for Last. Each gives 1 Legacy point.

How do you spend Legacy points?

Each WoW Forever character spends Legacy points in three perk trees, up to 16 points per character at launch: Professions (skill-ups, gathering, vendor prices, cooking and fishing), Adventure (rested experience, talents unlocked early, cheaper and faster flights) and Resourcefulness (longer buffs, less durability lost, more honor and reputation). Points also unlock cosmetic Legacy Rewards.

• Professions: perks such as Working Overtime, Bountiful Harvest, Bartering, Master Chef and Luremaster.
• Adventure: perks such as Well Rested, Thrill of Adventure, High Alert, Field Guide and Talented.
• Resourcefulness: perks such as Gourmand, The Quick and the Dead, Reinforce, For Great Honor and Permanence.
• Legacy Rewards at launch: a Replica Ironforge Air Rifle, a Spectral Bear Cub, a Spectral Bear Tabard and the Reins of the Spectral Bear.

How does the Legacy system work in Hardcore?

Hardcore isn't available at WoW Forever's launch. When it comes, according to Blizzard, challenges completed on other rulesets won't show in Hardcore, but a challenge completed in Hardcore will count for your characters on the other rulesets. PvP challenges can't be done in Hardcore, so 12 Hardcore-specific challenges are planned for its release. The game data already has a Hardcore version of each challenge.

Do beta testers get Legacy points?

Yes, but only on the beta: Blizzard granted every WoW Forever beta tester 16 Legacy points so the system could be tested without leveling first, through a challenge named Played in the WoW: Forever Beta. Blizzard said it expected to keep that grant in place until the end of the beta, and hasn't said it carries over to launch. Plan your points from zero.

How do you track your Legacy challenges?

The game's Legacy window (Y) lists every challenge. On this site, the Legacy planner lets you tick what you have done: it counts your points out of 65, what each character can spend (16 at most at launch) and the closest points to earn next. Your progress stays in your browser, with no account.