The Legacy system is WoW Forever’s account-wide progression. You earn Legacy Points by completing challenges across the game, then spend them on Legacy Perks: quality-of-life bonuses rather than raw power.
Unlocking it
You earn your first Legacy Point, and unlock the system, by any of these:
- Reaching level 25 with a character
- Reaching 150 skill in a crafting profession
- Exploring the whole world map
Open it from the shield icon on the menu bar, or press Y.
The 65 Legacy Challenges
Each challenge gives 1 Legacy Point. Points are account-wide and shared by all your non-Hardcore characters.
| Category | Points | How to earn them |
|---|---|---|
| Classes | 27 | Reach level 25, 45 and 60 with each of the 9 classes |
| Tradeskills | 18 | Reach 150, 225 and 300 skill in each crafting profession |
| Player vs. Player | 12 | PvP ranks 3, 7, 10, 13 and 14; Exalted with each Battleground reputation; weeks 4, 7 and 10 of the Field of Honor PvP Season’s Journey |
| Dungeons | 3 | Defeat the final boss of every level 15–25, 26–45 and 46–60 dungeon |
| Raids | 3 | Defeat Onyxia, all 13 Hyjal Summit bosses and all 8 Barrow Deeps bosses |
| Adventure | 2 | Explore the whole world map on one character; complete the Lord Valthalak dungeon set questline |
Spending points
Perks sit in three trees, and each character spends points separately, so you can set up each alt differently.
- Professions: for example Working Overtime (better skill-up chance), Bountiful Harvest (extra Scarce resources), Bartering (cheaper vendor prices), Master Chef, Luremaster and Dedicated Study.
- Adventure: for example Well Rested, Thrill of Adventure, High Alert, Field Guide, Field Medicine, Talented and Frequent Flier.
- Resourcefulness: for example Gourmand, The Quick and the Dead, Reinforce, For Great Honor, Permanence, Diplomat and Reagent Economy.
At launch, each character can spend up to 16 points. Like talents, Legacy perks are changed at a trainer in a major city.
Not sure what to pick? See the best Legacy perks and fastest points.
Do you need alts?
No. One character can earn up to 29 points on its own (3 from leveling, 6 from professions, 12 from PvP, 2 from Adventure and 6 from dungeons and raids), which covers the 16 you can spend. Alts and extra professions simply earn points faster.
Legacy Rewards
Your account-wide total also unlocks cosmetic rewards. At launch these are:
- Replica Ironforge Air Rifle (toy)
- Spectral Bear Cub (pet)
- Spectral Bear Tabard
- Reins of the Spectral Bear (mount)
Hardcore
Hardcore realms arrive later. Challenges you complete in Hardcore count everywhere, but challenges from normal realms don’t carry into Hardcore. Hardcore launches with 12 challenges of its own, since PvP challenges can’t be done there.
Blizzard plans to add new challenges, perks, rewards and eventually new perk trees with each content update.