How to Get Ready for TBC Anniversary: Full Player Guide
Introduction
Burning Crusade Anniversary brings players back to Outland with upgraded systems, faster leveling, and a host of quality-of-life mechanics. The pre-patch period is the perfect time to prepare characters, level professions, and stock up resources to gain a head start over other players.
This guide provides a detailed checklist for mains and alts, covering reputations, professions, gear, consumables for raids and dungeons, PvP preparation, and gold farming strategies.
1. Core Pre-Anniversary Steps
Step | Description |
|---|---|
Leveling | Reach max level on main and alt characters to accelerate progression in Outland. |
Reputations | Boost key factions to Revered or Exalted for access to raids, dungeons, and profession recipes. |
Gold & Resources | Accumulate gold, consumables, and crafting mats before launch. |
Gear | Retain high-value items from previous raids for early Outland progression. |
Professions | Level up essential professions to ensure crafting readiness. |
Flying | Save gold for flight training and unlock routes in advance. |
2. Quests to Complete Before Pre-Patch
Complete, but do not turn in, the following:
Fast single-turn-in quests
Elite level 60 quests
Level 60 chains in Silithus, Eastern Plaguelands, and dungeons
Raid quests: Onyxia, Molten Core, Blackwing Lair
Weekly PvP quests
Keep up to 25 finished quests and turn them in immediately after the pre-patch for instant gold and XP.
3. Key Reputations
Faction | Benefits | Tips |
|---|---|---|
Argent Dawn | Early enchants, materials | Turn in Scourgestones |
Cenarion Circle | Valuable crafting patterns | Farm Twilight Texts and summon Silithus bosses |
Thorium Brotherhood | Fire-resistant gear, weapon recipes | Collect Dark Iron Ore & Core Leather |
Zandalar Tribe | Trinkets and enchants | Save Bijous and Coins |
Focus on factions aligned with your class (tanks — Thorium Brotherhood, casters — Argent Dawn).
4. Professions to Level
Profession | Purpose |
|---|---|
Mining / Herbalism | Gather crafting mats and valuable resources |
Jewelcrafting | Rings, necklaces, socketed gems |
Alchemy | Flasks & elixirs |
Engineering | PvP gadgets and raid tools |
Leatherworking | Drums and hybrid gear |
Enchanting | Enchant weapons and armor |
Preparing 70% of materials is enough to save gold post-patch.
5. Gear Preparation
Source | Gear | Use |
|---|---|---|
Blackwing Lair | Weapons & trinkets | Early Outland leveling |
Blackwing Lair | Set gear | Up to level 70 |
Naxxramas | Tier 3 & powerful trinkets | Up to level 70 |
Naxxramas | Shoulder enchants | Early TBC alternative |
6. Defense & Weapon Skill Leveling
Defense: Reduces crits, increases dodge, parry, block. Leveling to 300 ensures safer leveling in Outland.
Weapon Skill: Increases hit and damage. Level all usable weapons to avoid weak attacks and missed hits.
7. Leveling Spec
Tank: fast dungeon grouping
Healer: stable dungeon experience
DPS: solo questing & open-world grind
Dual-spec is recommended for switching roles or group play.
8. Bag Preparation
Sell: grey items, outdated quest rewards, unused consumables
Keep: crafting mats, large bags, top-tier gear, enchants
9. Essential Resources
Type | Use |
|---|---|
Consumables | Potions, elixirs, scrolls, bandages |
Classic crafting mats | Runecloth, felcloth, core leather |
Rare mats | Arcanite bars, mooncloth |
TBC mats | Netherweave, Motes, basic cooking ingredients |
10. Raid & Dungeon Prep
Raid consumables:
Item | Effect |
|---|---|
Flask of Supreme Power | Spell power buff |
Flask of Titans | Tank stamina buff |
Greater Arcane Elixir | Spell power & mana regen |
Fire/Nature Protection Potion | Damage reduction |
Superior Wizard Oil | Weapon spell damage |
Major Mana Potion | Mana restoration |
Heroic dungeon reputations:
Faction | Access |
|---|---|
Honor Hold / Thrallmar | Hellfire Citadel Heroic Key |
Cenarion Expedition | Coilfang Reservoir Heroic Key |
Lower City | Auchenai, Sethekk Halls |
Sha’tar | Mechanar, Botanica, Arcatraz |
Keepers of Time | Caverns of Time & Karazhan attunement |
11. PvP Preparation
Stock Honor Points and Battleground Marks in advance to buy top PvP gear at patch launch.
Conclusion
Early preparation in TBC Classic Anniversary ensures faster leveling, efficient gearing, and smoother entry into raids, dungeons, and PvP. Start now to get ahead and maximize your advantages in Outland from day one.