Don't stress too much if you change your mind later. With the new Warbands feature in The War Within, leveling alternate characters is faster than ever. Once one of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Gold your characters reaches level 80, your other characters gain bonus experience, making it much easier to try out new classes.

Beginning Your Adventure

When you create your character, most new players will start in Exile's Reach, a beginner-friendly island designed to teach the basics. This short zone introduces you to combat, questing, leveling, and even dungeons. By level 10, you'll unlock your class specialization and move into the wider world.

From there, you'll be directed into the Dragonflight expansion, which takes you to level 70. While older expansions are available for leveling, Dragonflight is the most streamlined and recommended path for newcomers. After finishing Dragonflight, you can dive directly into The War Within for the newest quests, zones, and storylines.

Special hero classes-such as Death Knights, Demon Hunters, and Evokers-begin with their own unique starting experiences, skipping Exile's Reach entirely. These are ideal for players who already understand the basics.

Professions and Crafting

Professions have long been part of WoW's progression system. Your character can choose two primary professions, which range from gathering skills like Mining and Herbalism to crafting disciplines such as Blacksmithing and Alchemy.

In modern WoW, professions are tied to expansions. This means you don't need to buy WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Gold grind through old content to start crafting in The War Within. If you're interested in making gold or providing valuable items for your group, pick professions that complement each other. For example, pairing Herbalism with Alchemy gives you both the materials and the means to craft potions.