WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Boosting

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary phase 6 is drawing to a close, and TBC Pre-Patch will arrive in January 2026. Azeroth is once again facing massive changes.

However, no matter how many times it‘s remade, TBC expansion is always one of the most beloved expansions for players, and a huge influx of players is expected when it officially launches. If you‘re a WoW Classic 20th Anniversary player, you can start earning gold in advance to prepare for TBC.

Why Do You Need Gold?

In TBC, the demand for gold is enormous. Just learning to fly requires approximately 6000 WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold, and other expenses such as skill training during leveling, crafted gear at max level, various consumables, and Terocone will consume a significant amount of gold.

Without gold, exploring and raiding will be extremely inconvenient. Now is the perfect time for you to prepare for returning to WoW Classic 20th Anniversary.

Vendor Flipping

You can trade items with in-game vendors and then sell them at a higher value on Auction House. Many players are used to browsing Auction House and trading directly there. Going to vendors would be time-consuming, so this method is called Vendor Flipping.

This method is suitable for new characters or early-game players on the server. It‘s a good way to earn starting capital while leveling, but the earnings are small, and you need addons to track your profits, which is cumbersome. This method is still effective in TBC because many vendors sell recipes and materials in the new version.

Professions

It is highly recommended that you max out your professions during WoW 20th Anniversary before TBC launch to avoid having to collect Classic Era materials after the expansion.

If you only have one main character, your profession choices should balance three aspects: increasing character combat power, crafting ability, and farming ability.

Caster Classes Profession Combination

• Tailoring + Engineering

Tailoring provides casters with BiS gear and daily cooldown crafts, such as Primal Mooncloth. Engineering offers exclusive items like bombs, gnome sabers, Zapthrottle Mote Extractor, and powerful Engineering-specific Tinkers. You can also use Engineering for farming. Absorb Gas Clouds in the wild using Zapthrottle Mote Extractor to obtain Primals or Mote.

Recommended General Combination

• Engineering + Alchemy

Engineering provides convenience and farming capabilities, while Alchemy provides a stable passive income through the daily transmute cooldown of Transmute Specialization.

Multi-Character Strategy

If you have multiple main characters, you can divide them into farming characters and crafting characters. Farming characters can learn Herbalism, while Mining is used to gather high-value materials in TBC. Crafting characters learn Alchemy and Tailoring to gain unique buffs, and you can generate passive income by using cooldown skills during daily logins.

Farming Methods

Solo Farms

In Winterspring, killing High Chief Winterfall‘s Cave yields Winterfall Firewater, approximately 15 gold per bottle, with a 6-minute respawn time. You can use a targeting macro and instant cast spells, along with an addon to track the chief‘s spawn. During the cooldown period, kill nearby Winterfall Ursa to obtain more Firewater and Winterfall E‘ko.

You can also travel to Western Plaguelands to kill Scarlet Spellbinders, as they have a chance to drop a recipe: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader. The recipe is worth over 500 gold and may increase. It is expected to drop every 3-4 hours, with an average yield of about 150 gold per hour.

Group Farming

The first farm is Scholomance. Your goal is Dark Runes, which currently drop primarily from bosses, not mobs. Each Dark Rune is worth about 20 gold and remains a BiS item in TBC.

Alternatively, you can go to Winterspring and accept Luck Be With You Quest to collect three types of E‘ko. Since all party members can loot them, this farm is uncontested and highly profitable.

• Frostmaul E‘ko: Dropped by Frostmaul Giant, each worth about 8 gold.
• Winterfall E‘ko: Dropped by Winterfall Ursa, which also drops Winterfall Firewater.
• Chillwind E‘ko: It can be drops from Chillwind Chimaera and used for frost resistance gear.

Investing

Investing is the fastest way to earn gold, but you‘ll need some initial capital and to analyze supply and demand. In TBC Pre-patch, demand for certain WoW Classic 20th Anniversary materials will surge, while supply won‘t suddenly increase, thus increasing their value.

You can trade and hold them while their value is currently low, then sell them when demand rises after TBC Pre-patch or expansion launches.

First, It is recommend you to invest in herbs, as many players will need large quantities to quickly level up their alchemy skill in TBC, increasing their value.

Similar to herbs are ores, such as Thorium Ore, Mithril Ore, and Iron Ore. Demand will increase because Jewelcrafting profession will be available in TBC Pre-patch, as players will need large amounts of WoW 20th Anniversary ores to reach the profession level.

WoW Token

Data mining suggests that WoW Tokens may be introduced for TBC Anniversary, but this has not been officially confirmed. For players who enjoy earning gold, WoW Tokens are not a bad thing. They allow players to exchange in-game gold for game time, essentially allowing them to play the game for free.

Currently, It is the end of Phase 6 of WoW 20th Anniversary, and farming efficiency may be low. A more efficient strategy is to aim to enter TBC with 1000-2000 gold, then take advantage of the higher farming efficiency in the early stages of the expansion (quickly earning the remaining gold needed for flying mounts). This is more time-efficient than spending 50 hours farming in the current version.

Right now, you should prioritize leveling your character, improving your professions, and investing in the market so you can earn gold through various methods after TBC starts.

Starting January 13, 2026, WoW 20th Anniversary will launch a new stage via TBC Pre-Patch! This means you can start playing TBC Anniversary version directly through server conversion without needing to acquire additional expansions!

Following the pre-patch, the game is expected to release new phases according to the regular WoW update schedule. You can choose to continue playing your converted WoW Classic 20th Anniversary character, or create a new character to try the new race!

The two new races added to TBC Anniversary are Blood Elves for Horde and Draenei for Alliance, with Draenei consistently being extremely popular among Alliance players.

Based on this, we will review the main features of Draenei race and how to level up as a Draenei character in Burning Crusade Anniversary.

Why Do You Need To Level As A Draenei?

If you've been following the game's developments, you'll know that TBC Anniversary pre-patch introduced Dark Portal Pass, which allows you to instantly level up your character to level 58 (near the maximum level), allowing you to focus on the new content.

Unfortunately, these two new races are not eligible for this mechanic. Perhaps because they are part of the new content themselves, even if you played them in Burning Crusade or Classic expansions, you should still try them out.

Draenei Gameplay Overview

Generally, after choosing your race, the next step is to select a class. Different races offer different classes. The classes available for Draenei in TBC Anniversary include:

• Shaman
• Warrior
• Paladin
• Hunter
• Priest
• Mage

It's worth noting that currently only Draenei can play Shaman in Alliance, so if you're an Alliance player wanting to experience this class, using Draenei is your only option. In addition, Draenei's selectable class trainers are located at:

• Crash Site on Ammen Vale
• Azure Watch on Azuremyst Isle
• Capital city Exodar on Azuremyst Isle

What Are Racial Traits?

Each WoW race has its own unique traits, granting special abilities in combat or daily gameplay. All traits can be divided into active and passive forms, with each race possessing at least one active and several passive traits.

All Draenei racial traits include:

• Gemcutting: Directly increases Jewelcrafting skill points by 5.
• Gift of the Naaru: Restores 50 health to a designated party member over 15 seconds.
• Heroic Presence: Increases the hit chance of Warrior, Paladin, and Hunter allies within 30 yards by 1% in combat.
• Inspiring Presence: Increases the spell hit chance of Priest, Shaman, and Mage allies within 30 yards by 1% in combat.

The second trait is better suited for solo play, allowing you to focus on healing yourself. The latter two presence-related traits enable you to play a reliable support role in raids.

How To Level Up?

In Anniversary TBC, the level cap is 70, and the leveling system has undergone several changes compared to WoW Classic, aiming to optimize and enrich the expansion's playability.

These changes include adjustments to XP required for leveling up, and variations in quest levels and quantities. Based on this, leveling up in all races, including Draenei, can be divided into three phases:

Level 1-10

Due to Draenei's popularity, you'll expect to encounter many players in the starting area after the pre-patch begins, making competition more intense.

In the early stages, your strength will be relatively weak, so it's best to avoid competing with others in the capital city. Instead, try to use magical teleportation or find a waypoint within the city to travel to less populated zones to farm XP.

Early on, earning XP primarily involves completing quests. To improve efficiency, you can pick up all quests in your current town and complete them one by one according to their distance, avoiding the wasted time of repeatedly picking up and delivering quests.

Alternatively, you can refer to the following quest guide:

• Pick up and complete the quest "You Survived!" from Megalon in Ammen Vale.
• Complete more Ammen Vale quests to reach level 5.
• Start completing related quests on Travel to Azure Watch and Odesyus's Landing until you reach level 10.
• When you reach level 8, you will also unlock two special quests on Azure Watch: "The Missing Fisherman" and "Learning the Language".

Level 10-60

At this stage, you can choose to level up through dungeons, completing quests, or a combination of both, depending on your situation. The available mission zones will vary depending on your current level, including:

• Level 10-20: Bloodmyst Isle, Darkshore, Loch Modan, Westfall
• Level 20-25: Ashenvale, Redridge Mountains, Stonetalon Mountains
• Level 25-30: Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Wetlands
• Level 30-35: Stranglethorn Vale (North), Thousand Needles
• Level 35-40: Arathi Highlands, Desolace
• Level 40-45: Badlands, Dustwallow Marsh, Stranglethorn Vale (South)
• Level 45-50: Feralas, Searing Gorge, Tanaris, The Hinterlands
• Level 50-55: Azshara, Blasted Lands, Felwood, Un'Goro Crater
• Level 55-60: Burning Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, Western Plaguelands Winterspring

If you choose to level up by exploring dungeons, you can team up with friends or players you find through the in-game chat. Of course, you must choose dungeons that match your level; otherwise, you might suffer extra losses due to the excessive danger.

It's worth noting that some dungeons have a significant difference between their maximum and minimum entry levels. Therefore, if you can find high-level teammates, they can handle the combat while you wait at the dungeon entrance to collect XP!

The dungeons expected to be explorable during this phase include (from highest to lowest level):

• Ragefire Chasm
• Wailing Caverns
• Deadmines
• Shadowfang Keep
• Blackfathom Deeps
• The Stockades
• Gnomeregan
• Razorfen Kraul (30-40)
• Scarlet Monastery
• Razorfen Downs
• Uldaman
• Zul'farrak
• Maraudon
• Sunken Temple
• Blackrock Depths
• Lower Blackrock Spire
• Upper Blackrock Spire
• Scholomance
• Stratholme (Living)
• Stratholme (Undead)

After Level 60

After reaching level 60, you can travel to Outland to level up to the maximum level by completing more dangerous content and PvP battles. However, you will need to obtain reliable gear to complete these battles before that.

The available Outland leveling routes are as follows:

• Level 58-63: Hellfire Peninsula
• Level 60-64: Zangarmarsh
• Level 62-65: Terokkar Forest
• Level 64-67: Nagrand
• Level 65-68: Blade's Edge Mountains
• Level 66-70: Netherstorm
• Level 67-70: Shadowmoon Valley

The reason for starting from level 58 is that if your overall strength is reliable and you are eager to level up, you can enter Outland directly without waiting to reach level 60.

That concludes this guide. If you plan to play Draeni, this guide should be helpful!