WoW Forever Legacy points: earning, spending and launch cap

The Legacy System opens when you earn your first Legacy Point. Blizzard says most players will get there at character level 25, while reaching skill 150 in a non-gathering primary profession or exploring the entire world map can unlock it earlier. Open the system through the shield icon on the menu or the default Y hotkey.

Each of the nine classes has milestones at levels 25, 45 and 60, for 27 class points across the account. At the announced level-30 beta cap, level 25 is the class milestone within the bracket. The leveling route guide covers quest planning; the Legacy tracker lets you record completed challenges locally.

The six eligible non-gathering primary professions are Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring. Their three milestones make up 18 tradeskill challenges.

Cooking, First Aid, Mining, Herbalism, Skinning and Fishing are outside this Legacy tradeskill rule. Check the relevant profession guide for training and recipe requirements before buying materials; the character-cap announcement does not change those requirements.

Each completed challenge awards one point. Points are shared across the Battle.net account’s non-Hardcore characters, while each character buys its own perks independently. You can earn points on one class and choose different perks on another.

At launch, each character can spend up to 16 points across Professions, Adventure and Resourcefulness. The initial challenge list contains 65 points: 27 class, 18 tradeskill, 12 PvP, two adventure, three dungeon and three raid challenges. Blizzard says one character can earn up to 29 of those points, so alts are not required to reach the launch spending cap.