I’ve invested 57,000 gold for next phase. I’m going to share exactly what I bought so you can make thousands of gold alongside me. Let’s jump right into my seven biggest investments, including one massive gamble that I’m taking 20,000 gold in my Val’anyr hopes on.

Investment 7

My seventh biggest investment is 5700 WOTLK Classic Gold into 3,500 Infinite Dust and a thousand Northern Spices. My lowest gold investments are also my lowest risk. I buy the Infinite Dust at 1.1 gold each and I always want more since there’s no deposit fee for posting for 48 hours.

The only risk with enchanting investments is a possible Random Dungeon Finder since it was drastically increased by the number of purples being generated. I’ve also invested into a thousand Northern Spices and I’m always purchasing more whenever they’re below two gold. Players are always going to keep eating food, but they will burn out on dailies.

Investment 6

My sixth biggest investment is six thousand gold into 1500 Scrapbots. I’m well prepared for a sort of Jeeves crafters in Phase 3, and Scrapbots and Repair Bots are set to spike up in price. A Scrapbot is at an all-time low due to the Saturday night price drop.

So, I’m crafting a 3.5 volition. I expect to make 5,000 gold in my 1500 bots. Since competition may be fierce, I can always cut made fast and profit from my upcoming 110G bottom Field Repair Bot investments instead.

As a side serenade investment, I’m also crafting and stockpiling Runic Mana Injectors and only have a thousand so far, but I expect to make one gold profit per injector by ToC.

Investment 5

My fifth biggest investment is 6440 gold, and the 23 Damaged Necklaces. I’m expecting everyone to feel pressure to get Epic Gems for their gear day one. My plan to make a hundred thousand WOTLK Classic Gold will show you exactly how to maximize your profit from Epic Gems.

But similarly, I’m also invested into 23 Damaged Necklaces and I’m always looking for more since they can be used to power farm Jewelcrafting recipes. Don’t hold on to them too long since Titanium Powder will be a way cheaper way to get recipes.

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Investment 4

At number four, I’ve invested 6750 gold into 90 Abyss Crystals. I always love to snipe cheap Abyss Crystals and repost them for 48 hours of 10 to 15 gold profit.

Now, crystals are also a great investing opportunity until ToC launch as more and more gears being disenchanted in Ulduar. And if the crystals don’t go up at ToC launch, I’ll craft enchanting fellows with them on raid day.

Investment 3

My third biggest investment is 9900 gold into 940 Dark Runes. We know Blizzard and tens for Ulduar remain relevant in ToC. By that point, everybody will be pushing for hard modes.

With everybody feeling the pressure to do Vezax hard mode, I hope to make 10,000 gold selling Dark Runes to keep the mana flowing. Also, do you notice how I’m storing my Dark Runes as a Shared Guild Bank? That’s my favorite way to store and access my investments since it keeps everything tidy.

Investment 2

You may have guessed that my second biggest investment is Titanium Ore. I had previously expected Titanium were prospecting to be profitable at over five gold each.

But now Blizzard is inadvertently buffed Titanium or value by letting players unload their Emblems of Heroism on blue gems. So, I’m purchasing ores whenever they’re low and I’m going to keep building up my stash as much as I can.

Investment 1

My biggest investment is 15,000 gold at 2,000 wild magic potions (Potion of Wild Magic) and 3100 speed potions (Potion of Speed).

My number one investment is the gamble on whether ToC will be easy or hard since that’ll drastically affect consumable prices. Blizzard has publicly shown concerns about ToC’s longevity, so it’s logical to believe they’ll extend the lifespan of the raid by making it more challenging.

And hard raids mean DPS checks, so I crafted them holding 7,000 gold worth of wild magic potions and I also just got the unlock for potions of speed. I crafted 8 000 gold worth of them since they’re more popular. But to duel these investments like me, you’ll need my 900 gold per day daily route to get some startup gold.

Phase 3 is coming and if the leaks are accurate, we might be seeing ToC (Trial of the Crusader) in April. I’ve got the best 4 pieces of advice for DPS players that’ll change how you approach Phase 3 and beyond.

ToC Is The Ultimate Catchup Raid

My first piece of advice is that ToC is secretly the ultimate catch-up raid. When Trial of the Crusader was first launched, the gear screw upgrade was so massive that people felt that running Ulduar was a “waste of time”.

Even the easy 10-man mode gave 232 item level gear while the 25-man mode gave 245. So, this time around Blizzard decided to make Ulduar way more relevant so that it would last into Phase 3. But all those big buffs to Ulduar gear come with a downside to ToC.

Ultimately, the new ToC loot just isn’t that much of an upgrade compared to Phase 2, so I’m treating to ToC like the ultimate thrift shop. But I’m using it to catch up my characters in just a week or two. I mean seriously, guys, have you looked at the ToC loot list?

Practically, every single piece of loot would be top three BIS right now, so this is the best time to catch up a DPS alt. I’m even leveling my Warrior for the first time in two years, because I know I can just catch up in a matter of weeks. This might as well be the Trial of the Raider phase because you’ll be seeing so many new characters gearing up.

Raiding Doesn’t Change

Which leads into the second thing I wanted to talk about with DPS in Phase 3, which is that rating really doesn’t change that much.

Blizzard really wants people to go back and kill bosses like Algalon every single week. So, basically, you’ll still be running Ulduar for 252 pieces and Val’ Anyr Fragments every single week like clockwork. And at the same time, you’ll be running ToC every week for a few hours for those 258 pieces.

Since the rating will be so similar to the current phase, if your class tops the meters now, you’ll still be topping in ToC. Affliction Warlocks, Assassination Rogues and Unholy Death Knight are some things just never change.

Meanwhile, if your class struggles now, things really won’t be changing when you’re rushing through nerfed Ulduar in a month. But that’s not to say the DPS landscape won’t be changing. Retribution Paladin, Warriors and Rogues are still creeping up the meters and their positioning for ICC and of course your favorites like the allies and the Boomkins are still going to be trending downwards.

Speaking of Boomkins, it is relevant to note that there aren’t any Trash Mobs in ToC. If you get a lot of enjoyment from Starfalling mobs and topping the meters temporarily, I have some bad news for you.

ToC Is The Ultimate Alt Raid

Remember how earlier I talked about how this is the ultimate catch-up raid? Well, it’s also the ultimate alt raid. Blizzard is practically begging you to play multiple characters in ToC, so if you want to maximize your fun you’ll have to oblige.

The crazy thing is that Blizzard seems to want you to do ToC and Ulduar on all your alts. But I think I’ll be ignoring Blizzard’s wishes and just doing ToC. I’ll still get all that 245 plus gear without having to worry about burnout.

While saying the Dreaded GDKP words might freak you out, it has to be mentioned. With the raid being so short, if you could make 10 to 20,000 WOTLK Classic Gold in just an hour from ToC. Would you really turn that down?

ToC Could Only Be 2 Months Long

That leads into my fourth and most important point. ToC is going to be really short, maybe an hour or two at most to run. But the duration of the tier itself will be important, as well. I’m expecting ToC to last less than two months in duration. That means everything you’re doing at Toc should be setting yourself up for success in ICC.

We all remember the data from back in 2009 with those Fury Warriors and the Fire Mages pumping in ICC, so I’m going to be using ToC to prepare my Fury Warrior for that juicy 277 item level gear.

So far, this really hasn’t been the best expansion for physical DPS, but things are about to really turn around and on my Warrior. I’m also going to be farming WOTLK Classic Gold for Shadowmourne. If you want to wield the legendary Shadowmourne and you’ll obviously have to be a Warrior or a Death Knight or a Paladin.

If you want the only legendary DPS weapon of WOTLK Classic, you may have to re-roll to claim what’s rightfully yours. But the only way you’ll ever be touching that Shadowmourne is by farming at least 200,000 WOTLK Classic Gold.