WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Boosting

As a MMORPG with a rich core content and multiple expansions, World of WarCraft releases new servers to update the expansion experience and regularly merges different servers to avoid redundancy.

For example, WoW 20th Anniversary server, launched last November to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, will be moved to Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary server after the release of Phase 6 Shadows of the Necropolis.

Interestingly, WoW Burning Crusade Classic, released in 2021, was also moved to Wrath of the Lich King Classic a year and a half after its release. This shows that such transfers are indeed commonplace in World of Warcraft.

Although the development team has not yet announced the final transfer date, it is confirmed to be in late 2025 or spring 2026, so your final 20th Anniversary experience will end soon!

To help you quickly adapt to the new phase of the game after the transfer, we will provide a guide on how to prepare based on the available information.

Special Information

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, as a commemorative server, includes Hardcore realms for the first time, in addition to PvE and PvP realms. However, Hardcore realms cannot be transferred to TBC Anniversary Classic server.

Therefore, if you want to continue playing after the transfer but currently only have a Hardcore character, you need to transfer your character to regular realms before the transfer begins; otherwise, you will have to create a new character.

The servers expected to be included in the final TBC Classic Anniversary include:

• EU - Spineshatter - PvP
• EU - Thunderstrike - PvE
• NA - Nightslayer - PvP
• NA - Dreamscythe - PvE
• AU-NA - Maladath - PvP

Accumulate Sufficient Gold

Since this is a transfer and not a season update like Diablo 4, the gold you earn will be retained in Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary. Therefore, to make rapid progress after the new phase begins, you should start accumulating gold now.

As we know from the previous Burning Crusade Classic content, sufficient gold not only helps you level up faster but also helps you acquire and train flying mounts.

Flying mounts not only increase your travel efficiency but are also necessary for some achievements. The best are undoubtedly epic mounts, but to unlock them, you must first consume gold to obtain the base mount, eventually requiring at least 6800 gold.

Furthermore, some crafting materials are difficult to obtain. For example, the cloth needed to craft Mage tailoring set has a long cooldown, making it difficult to obtain solely through farming in the early game; consuming gold to exchange for it is much faster.

Based on this, considering gems, enchantments, and other class-specific aspects, there will need you to farm more gold. While you can earn gold by playing new dungeons or quests after Phase 1 begins, it's always better to prepare early.

Understanding The Possible Best Classes

While there is some overlap in available classes across expansions and servers, the dominant classes differ within each edition. Therefore, the class of your main character in WoW 20th Anniversary might perform poorly after a server transfer.

While you can determine viable strong classes based on TBC or TBC Classic, this isn't entirely reliable based on game updates. The only certainty is that dual specialization should continue to be viable.

In summary, we speculate that hybrid classes, represented by Paladin or Druid, might be more popular in TBC Classic Anniversary expansion.

If your current character doesn't belong to any of these classes, that's okay. You can create a new character immediately or after the transfer begins, and have your old character assist it while you play, although this requires more effort.

Stockpile Materials For Changing Your Profession

Like classes, the professions that provide the most benefit differ in each expansion, but fortunately, changing them doesn't require creating a new character; simply learn the new profession and level it up.

To craft beneficial items based on your profession, you'll need to consume different materials. Therefore, it's recommended that you start checking existing TBC guides now and farm or exchange for these items.

Here's a recommended profession selection strategy for TBC Classic Anniversary: first learn Mining and level it up to obtain materials yourself to increase your Engineering level and save gold. Afterward, you can abandon Mining and learn Enchanting.

Understanding TBC Classic Content Beforehand

While there will be many differences in details, the phase releases and new content of TBC Classic Anniversary are at least broadly consistent with TBC Classic. Therefore, you can prepare based on TBC Classic gameplay and guides.

It is expected that Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary will first release a pre-patch, followed by the release of five phases one by one. Their general content is as follows:

• Pre-Patch: New Races, Faster Leveling, Class Changes
• Phase 1: Leveling, New Zones, Raids, Dungeons, Heroics, Reputations
• Phase 2: Serpentshrine Cavern, Tempest Keep
• Phase 3: Mount Hyjal, Black Temple
• Phase 3.5: Zul'Aman
• Phase 4: Sunwell Plateau, Isle of Quel'Danas

As you can see, the pre-patch is mainly for you to familiarize yourself with and adapt to the server migration, so you must carefully understand the various mechanics and gameplay in the patch to quickly get started after Phase 1 goes live.

That's all for this introduction. It's already early November, and you don't have much time left to prepare! Get moving!

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary is currently in its 6 phase, Shadow of Naxxramas. The first undead invasion battles took place in Silithus and Eastern Plaguelands, where Horde and Alliance clashed.

Following this event was WoW's most famous expansion, The Burning Crusade. The dark titan Sargeras led his army to invade Azeroth. Undoubtedly, many players have been eagerly anticipating WoW TBC Classic.

However, we can only confirm that it's coming, not exactly when. It might arrive in December 2025 - or worse, sometime in 2026. So, should we wait for WoW TBC Classic or play WoW Classic 20th Anniversary to prepare?

Play Now

Starting WoW Classic 20th Anniversary now will allow you to prepare in advance and be in better shape for the arrival of WoW TBC Classic.

Hoarding Gold

Pre-patch events typically last only 2–4 weeks, making it difficult even for new players with experience boosts to complete leveling, gear progression, professions, and gold farming within that period. Many players underestimate the significant amount of gold needed to remain competitive in TBC.

To get off to a good start in TBC, you'll need approximately 20,000 WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold for your each character. This money needs to be used for flying mounts, epic flying mounts, early-game high-quality gear, enchanting, and consumables. If you start taking a few hours each day grinding gold now, you can accumulate the necessary gold before the patch.

Additionally, a large influx of returning players is expected once the pre-patch date is announced. If you hoard resources in advance, you can sell them when the large influx of returning players earns you a huge gold profit.

Social Advantages

If you start leveling now, you can join guilds or make friends early, building your social network before the pre-patch influx. Having a stable group of friends means you can participate in current Endgame Raids and acquire gear helpful for TBC leveling.

Another crucial element is a stable guild for future TBC Raids; joining now ensures your raid team spot.

Nostalgia Value

This is also your last chance to experience the authentic WoW Classic. After the pre-patch, the game's mechanics and atmosphere will change permanently. You can enjoy the classic leveling experience at your own pace, without crowded areas.

If you want to play WoW, there's no need to wait for TBC Classic. Nobody knows how long the wait will be, and even after the current content has been available for some time, the server population remains substantial, ensuring a great gaming experience.

Wait For The Pre-Patch

Waiting for the pre-patch is perfectly reasonable, as it significantly increases player numbers and provides various catch-up benefits, saving considerable leveling time.

Accelerated Leveling

The pre-patch greatly improves overall efficiency. The total experience required to level from 20 to 60 is reduced by 15%, and the experience gained from all quests is increased. Additionally, all elite mobs are converted to normal mobs, making questing routes - especially those involving elite zones - smoother and faster.

Furthermore, TBC Classic increases the number of available quests and slightly tweaks some Dungeons, making them faster to complete and improving item drop rates. The level required to obtain a Mount is reduced from 40 to 30, significantly reducing early-game map exploration time. All of these factors accelerate the leveling process. Overall, the leveling time from 20 to 60 will be shortened by approximately 35%.

Furthermore, data mining indicates that TBC Anniversary will probably introduce a character level boost service (not free), and it will most likely be released alongside a pre-patch.

Class Changes And New Talents

TBC Talents and spell updates will make leveling many classes faster, with shorter health and mana regeneration times.

This makes AoE leveling more efficient for mages, as Blizzard is affected by Haste stat in TBC, and Mana Shield absorbs all types of damage, not just physical damage.

New Race Unlocks

The pre-patch will unlock the new Horde race, Blood Elf, and Alliance race, Draenei. This means both factions can choose the new Paladin and Shaman classes. Players can immediately experience the new Starting Zones, which have excellent storylines and good loot.

Quality Of Life Updates

Meeting Stones will be reworked, and only two players need to be near the stone to summon the entire party to the dungeon entrance.

This makes entering low-level dungeons like Dead Mines or Blackfathom Deeps incredibly convenient, eliminating the need for long journeys. The early availability of Jewelcrafting profession will also align with TBC Gem System.

Community Atmosphere

As one of World of Warcraft's greatest expansions, the pre-patch will attract a large number of returning players, making the servers very lively. Various events will be held, providing a fresh experience for both veteran and new players.

PvP Gear System Changes

TBC Classic will naturally add gear catch-up. PVP epic gears (up to Rank 14, including weapons, sets, and trinkets) will be directly exchanged for gear using currency in TBC. This makes it easy to acquire an epic set even without participating in any raids, making TBC leveling process much smoother.

Whether you choose to wait for TBC or start playing WoW Classic 20th Anniversary now, there are good reasons for both. If you plan to prepare in advance, you can play multiple characters at the same time, rotating between them. This way, you can avoid getting burnt out on a single class and keep the leveling journey fresh.