World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic launches globally today and Destructoid sister site Icy Veins is here to tell you all about it, including an assortment of guides.
Global Release Times
Wrath Classic launches in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand simultaneously. Check the details below for the exact time you can log in to the game and explore all that the new expansion has to offer.
What’s New?
- New Continent: Northrend – Heroes will begin their journey in one of two zones in Northrend — Borean Tundra or Howling Fjord. A vast new continent awaits!
- New Hero Class: Death Knights – Available to both factions at Level 55, Death Knights harness the powers of darkness to help combat the evil that threatens Azeroth. In Wrath Classic, Blizard is bypassing the requirement for a player’s first Death Knight character, unless they decide to pick a fresh realm.
- New Profession: Inscription – Scribe mystical glyphs that modify the properties of spells and abilities or create powerful trinkets and off-hand items.
- Achievements – Show off your accomplishments and earn various rewards in WoW Classic!
- Dungeons & Raids – Multiple new dungeons and 3 raids will be available during Phase 1.
Wrath of the Lich King Classic is included with existing World of Warcraft subscriptions. If you subscribe to World of Warcraft, you can also play Wrath of the Lich King Classic at no additional cost.
New Hero Class: Death Knight
Death Knights are a new Hero Class available in Wrath Classic. They start at Level 55 in Ebon Hold and have 3 specializations to choose from: Blood, Frost, and Unholy. You do not need an existing Level 55 character on the same realm to create your first Death Knight in Wrath Classic. Fresh start realms are an exception to the rule. Any Death Knight created after your first one must be on a different realm, and requires an existing Level 55 character on the same realm. Completing the Death Knight intro in Wrath Classic rewards the Frostbrood Proto-Wyrm mount on live servers.
If you’re playing a Death Knight in Wrath Classic, we have a set of guides specifically tailored to help you with leveling, gearing, talents, addons, and macros.
New Profession: Inscription
Inscription is a new Profession that lets you craft powerful items called glyphs that enhance spells and abilities. Scribes can create various trinkets and off-hand items.
Leveling Guides for Wrath of the Lich King Classic
We’ve all been there! It is always difficult to choose a class, especially in an MMORPG like World of Warcraft, and when you finally decide which class to play, it’s time to start leveling! The cap has been raised to Level 80 in Wrath Classic (up from Level 70 in Burning Crusade Classic).
If you do not plan on maining a Death Knight, we have leveling guides for other classes as well with recommended builds and talents.
Druid Leveling Guides
Hunter Leveling Guides
Mage Leveling Guides
Paladin Leveling Guides
Priest Leveling Guides
Rogue Leveling Guides
Shaman Leveling Guides
Warlock Leveling Guides
As of the time of writing this article, Warlock guides are in the process of being deployed on the site. When available, you’ll find them by visiting the links below.
- Affliction Warlock Leveling Guide
- Demonology Warlock Leveling Guide
- Destruction Warlock Leveling Guide
If you prefer to create your builds, you can use the Talent Calculator over at Icy Veins.
Class and Gearing Guides for Wrath of the Lich King Classic
When you are finished with leveling your character to Level 80 and want to tap into PvE and gearing your character up by completing your first dungeons and grinding reputation, we have class guides available for all max-level characters as well as gearing guides to help you determine the best-possible gear before the raids open on October 6, 2022.
Druid Class Guides
Druid Gearing Guides
Hunter Class Guides
Hunter Gearing Guides
Mage Class Guides
Mage Gearing Guides
Paladin Class Guides
Paladin Gearing Guides
Priest Class Guides
Priest Gearing Guides
Rogue Class Guides
Rogue Gearing Guides
Shaman Class Guides
Shaman Gearing Guides
Warlock Class Guides
As of the time of writing this article, Warlock guides are in the process of being deployed on the site. Once ready, they will be available under the following links:
Warlock Gearing Guides
Warrior Class Guides
Warrior Gearing Guides
Rankings in Wrath Classic Phase 1
Dungeons
Professions
The new maximum skill cap for all professions is raised to 450. In Wrath Classic, professions offer various bonuses to your character. Our profession guides provide you with clear instructions on how to effectively level up your professions and reach the max cap.
Reputations
A total of 10 reputations await in Wrath Classic at launch with more coming in later stages. Alliance Vanguard and Horde Expedition are specific to a single faction. Conversely, all the other reputations are shared between both factions. You must interact with them by completing quests and reach Exalted reputation standing to earn Profession recipes, mounts, and gear.
