YesIf I replaced my lv 2 dwarven bunker with something else, and now want it back, can i get it to level 2 again?
4.6. Enchants
Let's start with an important consideration - enchants tooltips (both in the profession screen and on the enchanting scrolls) are not scaled correctly. You can check the correct value by applying the enchant on an item (or trying to apply it on an already enchanted item). A summary of every BiS enchant for Stamina, every primary stat and every secondary stat can be found in the table below. I have listed the correct stats bonus scaling for (lvl 20 / lvl 29) so that you can make decisions depending on if you are gearing for PVE or instanced PVP.
In many cases, there are multiple enchants that provide the same stats bonuses. If so, I have chosen the easiest-to-obtain version for F2P characters (usually Vanilla / WoTLK / MoP / WoD, as they are WAY easier to level). I am also maintaining an Updated Spreadsheet Version of the Enchant and Gems Scaling thread by @Swoops. In it, Vets can find the correct stat for each enchant (both lvl 20 and scaled to lvl 29) and look for equal but cheaper alternatives on the AH.
Only Minor Speed of all the boots enchants stacks with abilities like Cat Form, talents like Trailblazer and other enchants like Gift of Versatility. Depending on your class and playstyle, you may depend on it or not find it helpful at all. If you find yourself in the second situation, consider one of the other speed + stat enchants (Tuskarr's Vitality, Blurred Speed, Pandaren's Step etc.) and Minor Power to your cloak.
Also, note that enchants marked with an asterisk (*) require knowing a profession to work, even after they are applied. It is well established that the best lvl 20 profession is Engineering (for the various modifications like Nitro Boosts and Goblin Glider). The other slot depends on if you prefer:
* Inscription (for the shoulder enchants Master’s Inscription of the Storm (2+1 / 5+2), Master's Inscription of the Axe (2+1 / 4+3) and Inscription of the Earth Prince (4+1 / 5+2).
* Alchemy (for the Alchemist's Flask bonus of (4/5) Primary stat, as well as Endless Mana Potion and Endless Healing Potion)
With the current scaling, you should consider Inscription BiS stats-wise if you are gearing for instanced PVP (also WAY easier to get), even though it's really close (3 critical from Inscription vs 1 primary from Alchemy) and the potions may sway you in Alchemy's direction. If you do not care about Battlegrounds, stick with Alchemy.
(!) You may see players with high ilvl items enchanted with low ilvl enchants. Those items are GFd and were enchanted before Dragonflight's ilvl increased. There is no way to enchant items with ilvl over 50/60 with anything but BFA enchants at the moment (!)
As I already mentioned, enchants are broken and most of them require ilvl 50 or less at the moment. We expect them to be fixed (Patch 10.1 roadmap mentions "Professions Updates") but until then we can only use BFA enchanting (so only rings and weapons) because it has ilvl 140 or below as a requirement.
4.7. Gems
BiS gems are pretty straightforward nowadays - Straddling Jewel Doublet + Revitalizing Jewel Doublet (if vet) and filler Versatile Jewel Cluster / Masterful Jewel Cluster / Quick Jewel Cluster / Deadly Jewel Cluster gems in all other sockets to increase the doublet gems effect. If the item has multiple sockets, you need different types of gems (I.e. vers + mast + crit) in each socket to get them all to count. If you farm Speed on all your epic-quality (ilvl 87) gear pieces from WOD (including the 6 Speed + Socket) you will be sitting at ~156 Speed (+ up to 30 more from quest upgrades), which is plenty. But if you don't have a single Speed piece in your set, you will need a total of 18 sockets to reach the speed cap (49 %) of 111 Speed @ lvl 20 and a total of 27 sockets, to reach the instanced PVP speed cap (scaled to lvl 29) of 162 Speed.
So the alternative to the mindless WOD farming would be to switch to a few rare-quality (ilvl 61) items with sockets - you will lose some primary stats, but you will gain the so-important speed. If that's the case, keep in mind that you will lose less total stats if you prioritise changing the slots that provide the most additional sockets, so you should start with Chest and Legs (3), go through Boots, Gloves, Shoulders (2) and ideally stick to epic-quality (ilvl 87) for Head, Belt, Bracers, Neck and Rings. Pick and choose depending on the secondary stats availability in TBC / WoTLK dungeons.
If for whatever reason you choose to use more rare-quality (ilvl 61) gear after you hit the speed cap and have additional sockets to fill, the best options for F2Ps are the WoTLK epic gems. Single-stat WoTLK gems scale to 2 at level 20 (3 @ Lvl 29 and in BG), so use double-stat gems that scale to 2/2 (they stay 2/2 @ Lvl 29 and in BG) instead. Here is a nice video by @Chops explaining the long process of acquiring them. Keep in mind that just like enchants, gem tooltips are usually wrong and you can check the correct value only when you put it in the socket (no need to "save" and waste a gem).
*TBC single stat gems scale to 3 at level 20 (they stay 3 at level 29 and in BG) Unavailable for F2Ps.* Timeless Dreadstone (2 Int, 2 Stam)
* Purified Dreadstone / Mysterious Dreadstone (2 Int, 2 Vers)
* Veiled Dreadstone / Potent Ametrine (2 Int, 2 Crit)
* Reckless Ametrine (2 Int, 2 Haste)
* Shifting Dreadstone (2 Agi, 2 Stam)
* Deadly Ametrine (2 Agi, 2 Crit)
* Deft Ametrine / Glinting Dreadstone (2 Agi, 2 Haste)
* Sovereign Dreadstone (2 Str, 2 Stam)
* Etched Dreadstone / Inscribed Ametrine (2 Str, 2 Crit)
* Fierce Ametrine (2 Str, 2 Haste)
*Cata single stat epic gems scale to 3 at level 20 (they stay 3 at level 29 and in BG) Unavailable for F2Ps.
*Cata double stat gems scale to 2/2 (they stay 2/2 at level 29 and in BG) and are the only source of main stat + mastery. Unavailable for F2Ps.
There are also a few unique-equipped gems that you may want to get as well:
* Nightmare Tear (WoTLK JC) + 3 All Stats
* Jagged Deep Peridot (Mark of Honor Hold daily) + 4 Stam / 3 Crit
* Straddling Viridium (BFA JC) + 8 Speed
* (meta) Tense Unstable Diamond (Apexis Shard event, takes ~30 minutes) + 12 Crit
* Straddling Sage Agate (BFA JC)Unavailable for F2Ps for now due to the trainer being phased out in Nazjatar!
More info on levelling JC can be found in this cool thread by @Gobolord.
5. Professions Rotation
If you want to start farming gear ASAP and don't want to be blocked for more than a week by boring professions (the benefit won't be noticeable during the gearing phase anyway), here is a shorter version with only the farming-related upgrades, that can be done in a couple of hours:
1. Start with Tailoring and quickly farm the mats for a few Lightless Silk Pouch.
2. Pick up JC + Mining and make Straddling Viridium, Straddling Jewel Doublet, and Versatile Jewel Cluster.
3. Switch JC to Engineering and level WoTLK, and Pandaria to unlock Nitro Boosts and Goblin Glider.
4. Get 1 Aquamarine and switch Mining for Enchanting so you can make Minor Speed and Gift of Versatility.
5.0. Leatherworking + Vendor Sold Enchants
You can do this at any point in time (takes only 1 free profession slot and 5 minutes), but if you have your main pair of leggings farmed already, do it now. Just go to Clean Pelt, learn Pandarian Leatherworking and use an Eternium Thread (bought from a vendor) to create:
* Heavy Leg Reinforcements (1 skill)
* Primal Leg Reinforcements (1 skill)
* Draconic Leg Reinforcements (1 skill)
Also, go and buy your shoulder enchants (the ones that do not require a profession), if you are a completionist but you choose Alchemy over Inscription:
* Inscription of Dominance from Sorceress Kaylana / Hoodoo Master Fu'jin for 1 Mark of Honor. Wintersgrap should be controlled by the opposite fraction
* Boon of the Zookeeper from Draemus for 200 gold.
5.1. Mining + Jewelcrafting
Gather Mithril Ore and prospect it to get Aquamarine for the Minor Speed. Aquamarine also drops in dungeons, you can skip this step if you are lucky
5.2. Mining + Blacksmithing
Level BFA Blacksmithing (guide)
* Monel-Hardened Hoofplates (50 skill) - required for Light-Step Hoofplates Skip this step if Horde or Alliance that is not planning on leveling BFA Enchanting (takes DAYS)
5.3. Tailoring + Enchanting
5.3.0. Pick up Tailoring - Level Shadowlands Tailoring (guide)
* Lightless Silk Pouch (65 skill) - gather Lightless Silk to make enough so that you don't have to worry about bag space anymore
Pick up Enchanting. Only level an expansion if you need a specific recipe, I have listed the BiS category and stat scaling for (lvl 20 / lvl 29) to make the decision easier. Start with WoTLK, WoD and Vanilla. Also, keep in mind that you can level up by disenchanting. DE vendor items and drops until 25 skill, before you start spending your mats on recipes.
5.3.1. Level Vanilla Enchanting (guide)
- Buy and DE uncommon-quality weapons from Quartermaster Richter / Provisioner Jin'hake for recipes until ~150 Skill, then switch to DE Sentinel's Plate Legguards from Illiyana Moonblaze or Outrider's Plate Legguards from Kelm Hargunth until 300 Skill.
* Boots - Minor Speed (225 skill) - BiS Moving Speed (10%) The only enchant that stacks with abilities like Cat Form, talents like Trailblazer and other enchants like Gift of Versatility
* Boots - Greater Agility (295 skill) - BiS Agility (3 / 4)
* Bracers - Superior Strength (295 skill) - BiS Strength (3 / 5)
* Bracers - Superior Versatility (270 skill) - BiS Versatility (3 / 5)
* Weapon - Lifestealing (300 skill) - BiS Damage + Lifesteal Proc (~30 + ~30)
* 2H Weapon - Crusader (300 skill) - BiS Strength Proc (25 + ~200 heal / 42 + ~350 heal)
* 2H Weapon- Superior Impact (295 skill) - BiS Feral Weapon Dmg (7 / 7 weapon dmg) The recipe is GFd (or extremely rare) but still available on the AH
* Shield - Vitality (280 skill) - BiS Versatility (3+3 / 4+4)
5.3.2. Level Outland Enchanting (guide)
- Buy and DE uncommon-quality weapons from Dealer Jadyan (limited availability, ~3-5 min respawn time) for lower-level mats. DE rare-quality dungeon drops if you need shards.
* Gloves - Major Healing (50 skill) - BiS Spell Power (3 / 6) The recipe has a reputation requirement but is easily farmable
* Weapon - Major Spellpower (50 skill) - BiS Spell Power (8 / 15) The recipe is a semi-rare zone drop
* Shield - Major Stamina (25 skill) - BiS Stamina (5 / 6)
5.3.3. Level Northrend Enchanting (guide)
- Buy and DE rare-quality items from Arcanist Ivrenne / Magistrix Lambriesse and epic-quality items from Arcanist Adurin / Magister Brasael, then use Abyssal Shatter to get the lower-level mats.
* Chest - Super Stats (1 skill) - BiS Primary Stat + Stamina (3 / 4)
* Gloves - Crusher (50 skill) - BiS Attack Power (3 / 7) For Agi users only. Super Strength is a better Str alternative
* Gloves - Precision (35 skill) - BiS Critical (3 / 6)
* Boots - Greater Assault (65 skill) - BiS Attack Power (2 / 4) For Str users only. Greater Agility is a better Agi alternative
* Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality (65 skill) - BiS Stamina + Speed (2 / 4 + 10 %) Does not stack with most Abilities / Talents / Enchants
* Boots - Greater Fortitude (10 skill) - BiS Stamina (2 / 5)
* Boots - Greater Versatility (35 skill) - BiS Versatility (2 / 4)
* Boots - Icewalker (10 skill) - BiS Critical (2 / 3)
* Bracers - Greater Assault (55 skill) - BiS Attack Power (2 / 5) For Agi users only. Superior Strength is a better Str alternative
* Bracers - Greater Spellpower (20 skill) - BiS Spell Power (2 / 5)
* Bracers - Major Stamina (75 skill) - BiS Stamina (3 / 7)
* Cloak - Minor Power (20 skill) - BiS Primary Stat (3 / 7)
* Cloak - Mighty Stamina (55 skill) - BiS Stamina (2 / 5)
* Cloak - Greater Speed (55 skill) - BiS Haste (2 / 4)
* Weapon - Massacre (2H) (55 skill) - BiS 2H Attack Power (9 / 19) For Str users only. Mighty Agility (2H) is a better Agi alternative
5.3.4. Level Cata Enchanting (guide)
- No vendor available for low-level materials. DE rare-quality items from Toren Landow / Rugok and epic-quality items from Magatha Silverton / Gunra until 25 Skill and then farm green BoEs and Embersilk Cloth to craft and DE Deathsilk Bracers for materials. Blackscale Nagas in Twilight Highlands respawn quickly.
* Bracers - Greater Critical Strike (75 skill) - BiS Critical (2 / 5)
* Bracers - Greater Speed (75 skill) - BiS Haste (2 / 5)
* Cloak - Critical Strike (40 skill) - BiS Critical (2 / 5)
* Weapon - Mending (1 skill) - BiS Lifesteal Proc (~50 - ~60)
* Weapon - Mighty Agility (2H) (20 skill) - BiS 2H Agility (9 / 19)
* Weapon - Landslide (75 skill) - BiS Attack Power Proc (14 / 29)
* Weapon - Windwalk (75 skill) - BiS Speed Proc (18 / 37 + 10%)
* Shield - Mastery (35 skill) - BiS Mastery (3 / 4)
5.3.5. Level Pandaria Enchanting (guide)
- No vendor available for materials at all. Pandaria rares can be killed and looted repeatedly with a high chance of rare-quality / epic-quality drop. Farm and DE those. Also, Big Bag of Wonders is a good passive farm from Yul Wildpaw, you will only need it to drop 3-4 times to get to 50 skill. Sha Shatter / Ethernal Shatter are available at 75 skill, to get lower-level mats.
* Chest - Superior Stamina (25 skill) - BiS Stamina (2 / 5)
* Chest - Mighty Versatility (1 skill) - BiS Versatility (3 / 7)
* Gloves - Super Strength (50 skill) - BiS Strength (3 / 7)
* Gloves - Superior Mastery (50 skill) - BiS Mastery (3 / 7)
* Gloves - Greater Haste (1 skill) - BiS Haste (3 / 7)
* Boots - Blurred Speed (25 skill) - BiS Agi + Speed (1 / 3 + 10 %) Does not stack with most Abilities / Talents / Enchants
* Boots - Pandaren's Step (50 skill) - BiS Mastery + Speed (1 / 3 + 10 %) Does not stack with most Abilities / Talents / Enchants
* Boots - Greater Haste (1 skill) - BiS Haste (2 / 3)
* Bracers - Mastery (1 skill) - BiS Mastery (2 / 4)
* Weapon - Elemental Force (1 skill) - BiS Damage Proc (~45 / ~45 proc)
* Weapon - Jade Spirit (75 skill) - BiS Intellect Proc (11 / 22 proc) The recipe has a reputation requirement
* Off Hand / Shield - Major Intellect (50 skill) - BiS Intellect (3 / 7)
5.3.6 Level Draenor Enchanting (guide)
- Who are we kidding, you will have mountains of Draneic Dust, Luminous Shard and Temporal Crystals after all those hours of WOD dungeon farming.
* Cloak - Gift of Versatility / Mastery / Critical / Haste (1 skill) - BiS Moving Speed (1 / 2 + 2%) Does not stack with enchants, other than Minor Speed
* Neck - Breath of Versatility / Mastery / Critical / Haste (1 skill) - 2nd BiS Secondary Stat (1 / 2) The only easy-to-get alternatives to Legion neck enchants
* Ring - Gift of Versatility / Mastery / Critical / Haste (1 skill) - 2nd BiS Secondary Stat (1 / 2) The only easy-to-get alternatives to BFA ring enchants
* Weapon - Mark of Bleeding Hollow (1 skill) - BiS Mastery Proc (17 / 35)
* Weapon - Mark of Shadowmoon (1 skill) - BiS Versatility Proc (17 / 35)
* Weapon - Mark of Frostwolf (1 skill) - BiS Critical Proc (17 / 35)
* Weapon - Mark of Warsong (1 skill) - BiS Haste Proc (34 / 62)
5.3.7. Level BFA Enchanting (guide).
- Repeatedly clear the trash in the Freehold dungeon, farm uncommon-quality items and Tidespray Linen to craft Tidespray Linen Bracers (to later scrap in the Scrap-O-Matic 1000 for Expulsom). When you find yourself in need of Umbra Shard and Veiled Crystal, start crafting and scraping Sinister Combatant's Sorcerous Scepter (higher rank recipes available by Leedan Gustaf / Ozgrom Ragefang), scrap it, and then Veiled Shatter if needed for extra skill ups.
* Ring - Accord of Versatility / Mastery / Critical / Haste (150 skill) - BiS Secondary Stat (4 / 4) Not available to Horde F2Ps
* Ring - Pact of Versatility / Mastery / Critical / Haste (75 skill) - BiS Secondary Stat Horde (2 / 3)
* Weapon - Torrent of Elements (40 skill) - BiS Spell Dmg Proc (10%)
* Weapon - Gale-Force Striking (40 skill) - BiS Attack Speed (15%)
* Weapon - Coastal Surge (40 skill) - BiS Heal Proc (5x30 / 5x90)
* Weapon - Naga Hide - (155 skill) - BiS Absorb Proc (7+~270 / 15+~450) Not available to Horde F2Ps
* Weapon - Machinist's Brilliance (155 skill) - BiS Intellect + Secondary Proc (7+4 / 15+9) Not available to Horde F2Ps
* Weapon - Force Multiplier - (155 skill) - BiS Agility / Strength + Secondary (7+4 / 15+9) Not available to Horde F2Ps
* Mount Equipment - Light-Step Hoofplates (155 skill) - The only way to increase mount speed as a level 20 character Not available to Horde F2PsFor whatever reason the regular horde BFA Enchanting trainer (Enchantress Quinni) does not teach any of the high-level Weapon or Ring enchants. They are available from the Alliance counterpart (Emily Fairweather), but our fellow horde friends are stuck with Coastal Surge, Gale-Force Striking, Torrent of Elements and Pact of Versatility / Mastery / Critical / Haste.
5.3.8. Level Legion Enchanting (guide)
- The main issue here would be the Chaos Crystals that are required for the neck enchants - one of the more influential enchants in the bracket. A great guide by @Jaska on the subject, but prepare to spend a couple of days on that.
* Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier (40 skill) - (3 / 6)
* Neck - Mark of the Claw (40 skill) - Proc (5+5 / 10+10)
* Neck - Mark of the Heavy Hide (40 skill) - Proc (7 / 16)
* Neck - Mark of the Hidden Satyr (40 skill) - Proc (~ X/Y Dmg)
* Neck - Mark of the Distant Army (40 skill) - Proc (~ X/Y x3 Dmg)
* Neck - Mark of the Ancient Priestess (40 skill) - Proc (~X/160 Heal)
* Shoulder - Boon of the Scavenger (1 skill) - Loot effect in Legion Only for completionists that don't like slots without enchants (also check Boon of the Zookeeper)
5.3.9. Shadowlands Enchants require a lvl 50 character, so ignore this expansion.
5.3.10. Dragonflight Enchants require a lvl 60 character, so ignore this expansion.
5.4. Jewelcrafting + Mining
5.4.1. Level BFA Jelewcrafting (guide)
* Straddling Viridium (1 skill) - Really important for increasing movement and farming speed.
5.4.2. Level Shadowlands Jelewcrafting (guide)
* Straddling Jewel Doublet (1 skill) - Really important for increasing movement and farming speed.
* Revitalizing Jewel Doublet (1 skill) - Really important for increasing survivability. Unavailable for F2Ps for now due to reputation and gold lock!
* Versatile Jewel Cluster / Masterful Jewel Cluster / Quick Jewel Cluster / Deadly Jewel Cluster (50 Skill) - BiS fillers for the Doublet Gem effects.
5.5. Engineering + Mining
Pick up Engineering. Only level an expansion if you need a specific recipe. Start with WoTLK and Pandaria.
5.5.1. Level Classic Engineering (guide)
* Gnomish Engineering (200 skill)
5.5.2. Level TBC Engineering (guide)
* Flying Machine (1 skill)
5.5.3. Level WoTLK Engineering (guide)
* Frag Belt (5 skill)
* Nitro Boosts (30 skill)
5.5.4. Level Cataclisym Engineering (guide)
* Spinal Healing Injector (1 skill)
* Grounded Plasma Shield (1 skill)
* Invisibility Field (1 skill)
* Cardboard Assassin (1 skill)
* Gnomish Gravity Well (50 skill) *Requires Gnomish Engineer
* Loot-a-Rang (70 skill)
5.5.5. Level Pandaria Engineering (guide)
* Goblin Glider (25 skill)
* Blingtron 4000 (75 skill)
5.5.6. Level WOD Engineering (guide)
* Ultimate Gnomish Army Knife (1 skill)
* Blingtron 5000 (1 skill)
* Swapblaster (1 skill)
* Findle's Loot-A-Rang (1 skill)
5.5.7. Level SL Engineering (guide)
* Wormhole Generator: Shadowlands (70 skill) Unavailable for F2Ps for now due to reputation lock!
5.6. Engineering + Herbalism
5.6.2. If you have chosen Inscription as your second profession, farm the required materials to Level Northrend Inscription to 25 and/or Cataclysm Inscription to 50. You only have one profession slot available, so farm 5-10 % more of every herb just to be sure that you have enough before switching to Inscription.
Northrend Inscription Mats:
Cataclysm Inscription Mats:20-25xIcethorn / Lichbloom /Adder's Tongue per enchant. Farm for at least 2 spares
* you will need at least 75 herbs to level the skill
5.6.2 If you have chosen Alchemy as your second profession, farm the required materials to Level Classic Alchemy to 300 and Northrend Alchemy to 35. You only have one profession slot available, so farm 5-10 % more of every herb just to be sure that you have enough before switching to Alchemy.
Alchemist's Flask mats:
Endless Mana Potion / Endless Healing Potion mats:60x Peacebloom
60x Silverleaf
105x Briarthorn
30x Mageroyal
35x Bruiseweed
50x Stranglekelp
20x Liferoot
30x Kingsblood
30x Goldthorn
10x Wild Steelbloom
30x Sungrass
40x Khadgar's Whisker
10x Blindweed
40x Gromsblood
40x Sorrowmoss
15x Dreamfoil
28x Golden Sansam
21x Mountain Silversage
17x Icecap
7x Ghost Mushroom
5.7. Engineering + Inscription
OR5.7.1. Level Northrend Inscription (guide)
Start with Northrend Milling, then Ink of the Sea and Snowfall Ink, and finally Research: Ink of the Sea if you still have not reached 25 skill.
* Master’s Inscription of the Storm (25 skill) - BiS Spell Power (2+1 / 5+2)
* Master's Inscription of the Axe (25 skill) - BiS Attack Power (2+1 / 4+3)
5.7.2. Level Cataclysm Inscription (guide)
Go to Uldum and kill a couple of Schnottz Infantryman for Technique: Origami Beetle (don't worry, the drop rate is 50%, not 1%) and buy Light Parchment from the vendor to get to 50 skill. Then mill the herbs you have prepared for Ashen Pigment and convert them to Blackfallow Ink (20 herbs >= 8 Pigment >= 4 Ink = 1 Enchant).
* Inscription of the Earth Prince (50 skill) - BiS Stamina (4+1 / 5+2)
5.8. Engineering + Alchemy
5.8.1. Level Classic Alchemy (guide)
* Alchemist's Flask (300 skill) - Primary Stat (4 / 5) Only requires 1 Classic Alchemy to use once created, so if you need a quick profession change, stay with Engineering and delete Alchemy, then when you are done just learn it again.
5.8.2. Level Northrend Alchemy (guide)
* Endless Mana Potion (35 skill) - you can buy the mats (potions) for it from vendors. Only requires 25 Northrend Alchemy to use once created
* Endless Healing Potion (35 skill) - you can buy the mats (potions) for it from vendors. Only requires 25 Northrend Alchemy to use once created
Thank you for the update.Hey all, long time no WSG!
Patch 10.2.6. hit a week ago and with it, after 1.5 years, we can finally use enchants again! Add some noticeable changes to the groundbreaking Shadowlands gems and we have a complete revamp of the gearing meta. Fun times! I have spent the last few days trying to document and organise everything to make the lives of my fellow F2Ps easier. Added to the guide, you can find a major breakdown of everything Enchants-wise, as well as a sockets and gems information update. The last main part I wrote covers the new profession rotation - tips and tricks on easy enchanting levelling, new BiS second profession and more!
I did some other updates here and there, mainly:
- Added Horde alternatives for all vendors in the guide
- Added outdated information spoilers (this made more sense than deleting the history)
- Added Brihan's F2P Traveler's Log - Lets F2P accounts see and use the Traveler's Log to get Trader's Tender
- Added Brihan's F2P AdBlock - Removes the F2P upsell banners
- Added F2P Collection Website by @Conzil
- Added F2P Traveler's Log Guide by @Conzil
- Added info on an official Tour being organised.
Please, let me know if you find any broken links, misinformation or an important detail to add. Enjoy!
P.P. I am linking the main parts here, but you can read them in the OP on page 1, it will be way easier on your eyes
Yes, but the difference is minuscule (1 primary stat or so) and with Alchemy taking way longer to level, I would choose Inscription for the overall benefit (both PvP and PvE)Thank you for the update.
So if you only play PvE alchemy is better than inscription?
Hey all, long time no WSG!
Patch 10.2.6. hit a week ago and with it, after 1.5 years, we can finally use enchants again! Add some noticeable changes to the groundbreaking Shadowlands gems and we have a complete revamp of the gearing meta. Fun times! I have spent the last few days trying to document and organise everything to make the lives of my fellow F2Ps easier. Added to the guide, you can find a major breakdown of everything Enchants-wise, as well as a sockets and gems information update. The last main part I wrote covers the new profession rotation - tips and tricks on easy enchanting levelling, new BiS second profession and more!
I did some other updates here and there, mainly:
- Added Horde alternatives for all vendors in the guide
- Added outdated information spoilers (this made more sense than deleting the history)
- Added Brihan's F2P Traveler's Log - Lets F2P accounts see and use the Traveler's Log to get Trader's Tender
- Added Brihan's F2P AdBlock - Removes the F2P upsell banners
- Added F2P Collection Website by @Conzil
- Added F2P Traveler's Log Guide by @Conzil
- Added info on an official Tour being organised.
Please, let me know if you find any broken links, misinformation or an important detail to add. Enjoy!
P.P. I am linking the main parts here, but you can read them in the OP on page 1, it will be way easier on your eyes
I already have alchemy maxed so I was interested if it is worth it to get inscription instead. Thank you.Yes, but the difference is minuscule (1 primary stat or so) and with Alchemy taking way longer to level, I would choose Inscription for the overall benefit (both PvP and PvE)
Please, let me know if you find any broken links, misinformation or an important detail to add. Enjoy!
These vendors are in both versions of Dalaran (in different places). But they only sell class-specific armor at cheap prices.I believe there is a cheaper vendor for northrend epic materials in legion dalaran named Matilda Brightlink selling mail armour which disenchants for the abyssal crystals
oh ok thank you, i just stumbled upon the vendor in legion dalaran and thought i would share. But that means for pre wotlk classes these vendors are the cheapest option right?These vendors are in both versions of Dalaran (in different places). But they only sell class-specific armor at cheap prices.
The PvP vendors in WotLK Dalaran sell class-specific blue items cheaply for Dream Shards
Cannot buy the cheap gear for classes that came after WotLK (Monk, Demon Hunter, etc.)
yesoh ok thank you, i just stumbled upon the vendor in legion dalaran and thought i would share. But that means for pre wotlk classes these vendors are the cheapest option right?
Best vendor of low-level disenchant gear (for 5 low resources /Horde) Krom'gar (in Stonetalon Mountains / Horde). You need to do a short chain of reputation quests.Level Vanilla Enchanting (guide)
The vendor in Orgrimar is easier to access, close to the enchanting trainer and does not require a quest chain. The one in Krom'gar is not better in any way.Best vendor of low-level disenchant gear (for 5 low resources /Horde) Krom'gar (in Stonetalon Mountains / Horde). You need to do a short chain of reputation quests.
https://www.wowhead.com/npc=42028/kromgar-quartermaster
.... as another variant.
The difficulties of time and distance are not for this guide. Difficulties should not be scary vet/f2p. There is no speedrun for professions yet.))is not better in any way.
The Stormwind / Orgrimar vendor sells greens for 2 silver, not sure what are you looking at. Also, the difficulties of time and distance are exactly for this guide, the idea behind it is to make F2P's life easier.The difficulties of time and distance are not for this guide. Difficulties should not be scary vet/f2p. There is no speedrun for professions yet.))
(currently Krom'gar) With six available green equip at vendor (every class/spec), a greater variety of ingredients for the profession are disench (5 types). It up ench to 260+ skills and is cheap in price (2 silver coins).
The vendor in Orgrimar has only 2 types of items (starting dust and essence). Further it is very expensive by gold.
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This is an option, expand the possibilities, use it, this is not for critics.
Everything is already available to me - my version is easier for me. This is my experience and habit.
// Be green
not to mention the DE 1000 items achievementI get whats being said, the Kromgar vendor stuff becomes illusion dust and can get you past the 150 that the strange dust cant.
Would you consider adding the terokk’s legacy quest? Https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Terokk's_Legacy4. Gearing
Item scaling at the moment is... strange.
4.1. Dungeon Gear
Rare-quality dungeon gear is scaling to ilvl 61 for level 20 characters. The main stats (in white) are always the same while the secondary stats (in green) differ. Some of the drops (BC and WoTLK) do have sockets which makes them better than the rest of the available rare-quality items. The maximal number of sockets is 3 (chest, legs, head, 2h), 2 (shoulders, gloves, boots, waist, 1h) and 1 (bracers, offhand).
Just to get an idea, here are some examples of the different BiS druid rare-quality (ilvl 61) sets with sockets, from TBC / WoTLK:
Slot: Leather Agi (Mastery > Vers >= Crit > Haste) Leather Int (Vers >= Crit > Mastery > Haste) Cloth Alternatives (Vers >= Crit > Mastery > Haste)Head Wastewalker Helm Helm of Anomalus Incanter's Cowl Shoulder Moonglade Shoulders Moonglade Shoulders Hallowed Pauldrons Chest Moonglade Robe Moonglade Robe Hallowed Garments Legs Moonchild Leggings Moonchild Leggings Pontiff's Pantaloons of Prophecy Hands Wastewalker Gloves Starlight Gauntlets Bloody Surgeon's Mitts Boots Boots of the Shifting Sands Spymistress' Boots (Q) Slippers of Serenity Waist Liar's Cord Liar's Cord Mindfire Waistband Bracers Spymistress' Wristguards (Q) Spymistress' Wristguards (Q) Verdisa's Cuffs of Dreaming Cloak Dealer Xy'exa's Cape Reanimator's Cloak (R) - Neck Brysngamen, Torc of Helheim Armsmaster's Sealed Locket - Ring 1 Loop of Eightfold Eyes Electrocutioner Lagnut - Ring 2 Jade Ophidian Band Seal of Rivendare -
Now, since the DF pre-patch, there are 3 new ways an item that drops in a dungeon can upgrade itself:
Warforge - this is the most valuable upgrade available. Items that drop from bosses in WOD dungeons ONLY have an 8 to 10 % chance (1 in 10-13 items) to randomly upgrade, increasing their quality to epic and their ilvl to 87. This noticeably increases all the stats to a point where in 99% of the cases (excluding some meme builds), those items will be Best In Slot, because the stat increase will overcompensate for the stat loss from missing the BC / WoTLK sockets (which were previously BiS). The difference is not gigantic though, so if you have a decked-out socket set, you can use it without noticing a huge disadvantage. This guide contains a whole section on WOD farming, but be patient and continue reading the basics first.
Tertiary Stat - dungeon drops from all expansions can now proc one of the 4 additional stats with a total chance of again, around 8-10 % (2-3 % per stat if equal spread, unconfirmed)
- Speed - Movement speed can make or break a PVP situation, so it can be really valuable.
- Leech - Situational, but the scaling at the moment makes it more of a meme thing for 20s.
- Avoidance - almost useless
- Indestructible - useless
Socket - dungeon drops from all expansions but only for 5 specific slots (head, bracers, waist, neck, rings) have a 4-5 % chance of procing an additional socket slot. This means that for example, TBC/WoTLK dungeon waist can now have 3, instead of 2 sockets, and theoretically, a TBC/WoTLK dungeon head can have 4 sockets (the 4th one not being usable, unconfirmed).
There is a really, REALLY small chance (~ 0.015 %, 1 in 6666 items) for an item from a WOD Boss to drop WF (ilvl 87) item with Speed AND Socket, which would be the objective BiS. Some people are aiming for that, but realistically you don't need to. Getting a WF (ilvl 87) item for each slot and WF (ilvl 87) + Socket items for the 6 available slots (5 unique, 2x rings), will take you between 1 and 3 weeks and will get you 99% as geared as someone that will spend literally years farming the +Speed drops. (I am not exaggerating, in 13k drops over the span of 3 months, I did get 3 WF (ilvl 87) items with Tertiary AND Socket and none of them was +Speed.
And why do you wantWF (ilvl 87)+ Socket you ask? Well, in a strange twist of faith, 87 is the minimum required ilvl for SL gems to be equipped. And why is that important - because of the Straddling Jewel Doublet and more importantly - Revitalizing Jewel Doublet. Having those equipped will bring a noticeable increase in survivability. They do scale to 6 speed and 100 heal per 10 sec for every otherilvl 87Shadowlands socket and we have 6 slots available (5 unique, 2x rings).
* At the moment, the Revitalizing Jewel Doublet recipe is rep locked (Court of Harvesters - Honored, we can only get a total of 4375 rep (4812 with the DMF rep buff) and also gold locked (vendor price of 1080 gold for the recipe), so it is unavailable for F2Ps as of now (Vets can buy the gems super cheap on the AH).
With all that being said, here is another example, comparing the BiS druid epic-quality (ilvl 87) sets from WOD and rare-quality (ilvl 61) sets from TBC / WoTLK:
4.2. Quest Gear
Quest rewards scaling is all over the place. You can get rare-quality items with ilvl 47 to ilvl 61 and epic-quality items with ilvl 57 to ilvl 87, depending on the expansion. There is a small chance (< 20 %) for a reward to upgrade in quality but in all cases, even an epic upgrade would have weaker or equal (best-case scenario) stats to the WOD epic drops, which are far quicker and more reliable to farm. Dungeon quests are your best option here, as they do scale like dungeon drops - rare-quality (ilvl 61) with a chance for epic-quality (ilvl 87) upgrade. More details can be found in this great thread on Quest Reward Upgrades by @Dragpz. If for whatever reason you decide to go the quest route, first get the increased upgrades chance bonuses from the WoD Garrisons and the Legion Class Halls.
There is a small exception to the "Nowadays, quests farming is useless" statement though. A list of 4 specific quests, that if you manage to get an upgraded reward from, will be the most powerful item in your set.
The End of the Exarch
The Soul Devices
Into the Heart of the Labyrinth
Escape from Durnholde
What is unique about those quests is that they are the only 4 quests in the game, available to level 20, in a dungeon and have sockets by default. If they upgrade to epic on your character, you will get 5 to 7 (depending on the class) additional ilvl 87 sockets, that are otherwise available only on a rare-quality (ilvl 61) alternative with lower stats.
More importantly, those items are mostly for slots that you can not getilvl 87items withsockets for (remember, only head, bracers, waist, neck, and rings at the moment), so if they upgrade to epic on your character, you will get 5 to 7 (depending on the class) additionalilvl 87sockets, that are otherwise completely unavailable to players. This means 30 to 42 additional speed and 500 to 700 additional heal every 10 sec. It is honestly the biggest RNG-related statistical difference we have ever seen in the bracket and definitely worth rerolling for, especially on a vet with current access to the Revitalizing Jewel Doublet.
4.3. Classic Dungeons Epic Drops
There is a small group of items in some classic dungeons, that are epic quality by default and scale to ilvl 87, just like the WOD boss drops (currently BiS). Those classic drops are very limited but relatively easy to farm, so if your class can use any of them, they are a great starting point and in some cases can even be considered BiS over WOD boss drops.
Runeblade of Baron Rivendare
Sul'thraze the Lasher
Treant's Bane
Dragon's Call
Ironfoe
Blade of Eternal Darkness
Book of the Dead
Circle of Flame
Embrace of the Wind Serpent
Savage Gladiator Chain
Mark of the Dragon Lord
4.4. Rare Mobs, Chests, Professions, Vendor and PVP Creates
* Those were not scaled properly when the DF ilvl increase was introduced and are not worth it at the moment, so I won't go into details for now. I will rewrite this if something changes.
4.5. Trinkets
Trinkets, because of their strong effects, were always the most influential items on a low-level character. This is the only slot about which you can actually argue that a rare-quality (ilvl 61) dungeon drop can be better and more useful than an epic-quality (ilvl 87). Don't get me wrong - WOD bosses provide a bunch of strong trinkets like Enforcer's Stun Grenade, Kihra's Adrenaline Injector and Bonemaw's Big Toe but their effects are rather limited. Here is a list of some good alternatives:
Inherited Insignia of the Alliance - no introduction needed.
Shivermaw's Jawbone - a solid stamina buff and on-use mobility advantage, which is crucial in PVP.
Essence of Gossamer - another survivability booster in case you need it.
Argussian Compass - a strong PVE survivability option (PVP scaling is bad though).
Azerokk's Resonating Heart - the best "equip-it-and-forget-it" type agility trinket at the moment.
Harlan's Loaded Dice - another good option in that category.
Forge Ember - similar idea but for int users.
Armored Elekk Tusk - on-use mastery proc, can update to epic-quality (ilvl 57), one-time loot only!
Balefire Branch - huge on-use int proc.
Hunger of the Pack - was BiS for farming until 2 SL trinkets were discovered, will be BiS again once they are *handled*.
*I am not familiar with strength-based classes so no recommendations on that but you got the idea.
4.6. Enchants
Let's start with an important consideration - enchants tooltips (both in the profession screen and on the enchanting scrolls) are not scaled correctly. You can check the correct value by applying the enchant on an item (or trying to apply it on an already enchanted item). A summary of every BiS enchant for Stamina, every primary stat and every secondary stat can be found in the table below. I have listed the correct stats bonus scaling for (lvl 20 / lvl 29) so that you can make decisions depending on if you are gearing for PVE or instanced PVP.
In many cases, there are multiple enchants that provide the same stats bonuses. If so, I have chosen the easiest-to-obtain version for F2P characters (usually Vanilla / WoTLK / MoP / WoD, as they are WAY easier to level). I am also maintaining an Updated Spreadsheet Version of the Enchant and Gems Scaling thread by @Swoops. In it, Vets can find the correct stat for each enchant (both lvl 20 and scaled to lvl 29) and look for equal but cheaper alternatives on the AH.
Only Minor Speed of all the boots enchants stacks with racials like Quickness, abilities like Cat Form, talents like Trailblazer and other enchants like Gift of Versatility. Depending on your class and playstyle, you may depend on it or not find it helpful at all. If you find yourself in the second situation, consider one of the other speed + stat enchants (Tuskarr's Vitality, Blurred Speed, Pandaren's Step etc.) and Minor Power / Mighty Stamina to your cloak.
Also, note that enchants marked with an asterisk (*) require knowing a profession to work, even after they are applied. It is well established that the best lvl 20 profession is Engineering (for the various modifications like Nitro Boosts and Goblin Glider). The other slot depends on if you prefer:
* Inscription (for the shoulder enchants Master’s Inscription of the Storm (2+1 / 5+2), Master's Inscription of the Axe (2+1 / 4+3) and Inscription of the Earth Prince (4+1 / 5+2).
* Alchemy (for the Alchemist's Flask bonus of (4/5) Primary stat, as well as Endless Mana Potion and Endless Healing Potion)
With the current scaling, you should consider Inscription BiS stats-wise if you are gearing for instanced PVP (also WAY easier to get), even though it's really close (3 critical from Inscription vs 1 primary from Alchemy). If you do not care about Battlegrounds or the potions sway you in Alchemy's direction - stick with it.
(!) You may see players with high ilvl items enchanted with low ilvl enchants. Those items are GFd and were enchanted before Dragonflight's ilvl increased. There is no way to enchant items with ilvl over 50/60 with anything but BFA enchants at the moment (!)
As I already mentioned, enchants are broken and most of them require ilvl 50 or less at the moment. We expect them to be fixed (Patch 10.1 roadmap mentions "Professions Updates") but until then we can only use BFA enchanting (so only rings and weapons) because it has ilvl 140 or below as a requirement.
4.7. Gems
BiS gems are pretty straightforward nowadays - Straddling Jewel Doublet + Revitalizing Jewel Doublet (if vet) and filler Versatile Jewel Cluster / Masterful Jewel Cluster / Quick Jewel Cluster / Deadly Jewel Cluster gems in all other sockets to increase the doublet gems effect. If the item has multiple sockets, you need different types of gems (I.e. vers + mast + crit) in each socket to get them all to count. If you farm Speed on all your epic-quality (ilvl 87) gear pieces from WOD (including the 6 Speed + Socket) you will be sitting at ~156 Speed (+ up to 30 more from quest upgrades), which is plenty. But if you don't have a single Speed piece in your set, you will need a total of 18 sockets to reach the speed cap (49 %) of 111 Speed @ lvl 20 and a total of 27 sockets, to reach the instanced PVP speed cap (scaled to lvl 29) of 162 Speed.
So the alternative to mindless WOD farming would be to switch to a few rare-quality (ilvl 61) items with sockets - you will lose some primary stats, but you will gain the so-important speed. If that's the case, keep in mind that you will lose less total stats if you prioritise changing the slots that provide the most additional sockets, so you should start with Chest and Legs (3), go through Boots, Gloves, Shoulders (2) and ideally stick to epic-quality (ilvl 87) for Head, Belt, Bracers, Neck and Rings. Pick and choose depending on the secondary stats availability in TBC / WoTLK dungeons.
If for whatever reason you choose to use more rare-quality (ilvl 61) gear after you hit the speed cap and have additional sockets to fill, the best options for F2Ps are the WoTLK epic gems. Single-stat WoTLK gems scale to 2 at level 20 (3 @ Lvl 29 and in BG), so use double-stat gems that scale to 2/2 (they stay 2/2 @ Lvl 29 and in BG) instead. Here is a nice video by @Chops explaining the long process of acquiring them. Keep in mind that just like enchants, gem tooltips are usually wrong and you can check the correct value only when you put it in the socket (no need to "save" and waste a gem).
*TBC single stat gems scale to 3 at level 20 (they stay 3 at level 29 and in BG) Unavailable for F2Ps.* Timeless Dreadstone (2 Int, 2 Stam)
* Purified Dreadstone / Mysterious Dreadstone (2 Int, 2 Vers)
* Veiled Dreadstone / Potent Ametrine (2 Int, 2 Crit)
* Reckless Ametrine (2 Int, 2 Haste)
* Shifting Dreadstone (2 Agi, 2 Stam)
* Deadly Ametrine (2 Agi, 2 Crit)
* Deft Ametrine / Glinting Dreadstone (2 Agi, 2 Haste)
* Sovereign Dreadstone (2 Str, 2 Stam)
* Etched Dreadstone / Inscribed Ametrine (2 Str, 2 Crit)
* Fierce Ametrine (2 Str, 2 Haste)
*Cata single stat epic gems scale to 3 at level 20 (they stay 3 at level 29 and in BG) Unavailable for F2Ps.
*Cata double stat gems scale to 2/2 (they stay 2/2 at level 29 and in BG) and are the only source of main stat + mastery. Unavailable for F2Ps.
There are also a few unique-equipped gems that you may want to get as well:
* Nightmare Tear (WoTLK JC) + 3 All Stats
* Jagged Deep Peridot (Mark of Honor Hold daily) + 4 Stam / 3 Crit
* Straddling Viridium (BFA JC) + 8 Speed
* (meta) Tense Unstable Diamond (Apexis Shard event, takes ~30 minutes) + 12 Crit
* Straddling Sage Agate (BFA JC)Unavailable for F2Ps for now due to the trainer being phased out in Nazjatar!
More info on levelling JC can be found in this cool thread by @Gobolord.
Looks cool but the proc is very luck dependent and the stats difference (ilvl 87 @ lvl 20 has 21 Agi 13 Stam) is not significant enough to be better than the easily available WoD dungeon alternatives.Would you consider adding the terokk’s legacy quest? Https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Terokk's_Legacy
I have the epic version of terokks quill on my survival huntard, it gives like 13 stamina and 27 agility, thinking the mega primary stat from it offsets secondary bonuses but idk, hes only like ilvl 75 or so