WoW Forever Legacy system

What you can plan for launch

Blizzard lists 65 launch challenges and a 16-point spending cap per character. You can earn up to 29 points on one character without alts, so the spending cap arrives before you finish that character's challenges.

What Blizzard has described

• Legacy Points are shared across alts, while each character spends points separately in Legacy Trees.
• The starting trees are Professions, Adventure, and Resourcefulness.
• At launch, each character can spend up to 16 points; players can earn up to 65 Legacy Points at the start, with extra points contributing to a cosmetic reward track.
• The 65 launch challenges comprise 27 class, 18 tradeskill, 12 PvP, 2 adventure, 3 dungeon, and 3 raid challenges.
• Legacy opens after the first point, usually at level 25; reaching 150 in a non-gathering primary tradeskill or exploring the entire world map can also unlock it.
• Each class earns one point at levels 25, 45 and 60. Each non-gathering primary profession earns one point at skill 150, 225 and 300.
• The tradeskill challenges cover Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Leatherworking and Tailoring; secondary and gathering professions are outside this rule.

Unlocking Legacy

Blizzard's September 23 Legacy explainer says Legacy becomes available when you earn your first point. The usual first chance is a class challenge at level 25. A non-gathering primary tradeskill at skill 150 or exploration of the entire world map can unlock it too. Open it through the Legacy icon or the default Y key.

Points are shared across non-Hardcore characters on your Battle.net account. Each character chooses its own perks and can spend up to 16 points at launch. Blizzard says one character can earn up to 29 points without alts.

The 65 launch challenges

• Classes (27): reach levels 25, 45, and 60 on each of the nine classes.
• Tradeskills (18): reach skill 150, 225, and 300 in each non-gathering primary profession.
• PvP (12): reach ranks 3, 7, 10, 13, and 14; earn Exalted with each of the four Battleground reputations; and finish the week 4, 7, and 10 Field of Honor Season's Journey quests.
• Adventure (2): explore the entire world map on one character and finish the Lord Valthalak dungeon set questline.
• Dungeons (3): defeat the final boss in every dungeon in the level 15–25, 26–45, and 46–60 brackets.
• Raids (3): defeat Onyxia, all 13 Hyjal Summit bosses, and all 8 Barrow Deeps bosses.

Blizzard lists the requirements, but does not give a route through the Lord Valthalak questline or every dungeon entrance.

Perks and rewards

The three starting trees are Professions, Adventure, and Resourcefulness. Blizzard names perks including Working Overtime, Well Rested, Field Guide, Talented, Diplomat, and Reagent Economy. Point costs, ranks, and an optimal spending order remain unconfirmed in the checked article.

The launch reward track names the Replica Ironforge Air Rifle, Spectral Bear Cub, Spectral Bear Tabard, and Reins of the Spectral Bear. Blizzard also plans 12 Hardcore-specific challenges for Hardcore's later launch; Hardcore point sharing and transfers have separate rules. Read Blizzard's Legacy explainer before planning a Hardcore transfer.

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This guide records the checked sources as of 2026-10-01. It is not a complete rules manual or a substitute for later patch notes.