The Legacy System is WoW Forever's account-wide progression: you complete challenges, earn Legacy Points for your whole Battle.net account, and each character spends them on perks that aren't raw power. Blizzard published the full list on September 23. Here it is in one place.
In short: it unlocks with your first point, which for almost everyone comes when a character reaches level 25. There are 65 challenges, each worth one point, and at launch each character can spend up to 16. You don't need alts: a single character can reach 29 points.
How to unlock it
You get access to Legacy as soon as you earn your first Legacy Point. There are three early ways to do it:
- reach level 25 on a character, which is the usual route;
- reach 150 in a non-gathering primary tradeskill;
- explore the entire world map.
Open it from the shield icon on the menu or with the Y key.
The 65 challenges
They work like achievements in other versions of WoW, but focused on character progression. Each one is worth one Legacy Point, and points are Battle.net account-wide, available to every non-Hardcore character.
| Category | Points | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Classes | 27 | Reach level 25, 45 and 60 with each of the nine classes |
| Tradeskills | 18 | Reach 150, 225 and 300 in each non-gathering primary profession |
| Player vs. Player | 12 | Honor ranks 3, 7, 10, 13 and 14 (5) · Exalted with each battleground reputation (4) · Weeks 4, 7 and 10 of the Field of Honor PvP Season's Journey (3) |
| Adventure | 2 | Explore the entire world map on one character · Complete the Lord Valthalak dungeon set questline |
| Dungeons | 3 | Defeat the final boss of every level 15-25, 26-45 and 46-60 dungeon |
| Raids | 3 | Defeat Onyxia · All 13 bosses of Hyjal Summit · All 8 bosses of the Barrow Deeps |
Honor ranks and the Field of Honor season are on our PvP page.
The 16-point cap per character
Each character spends the account's points on its own, independently: you can have one specialized in tradeskills and another in adventure. At launch, the cap is 16 points per character.
Blizzard gives two reasons for the cap: new players shouldn't fall hopelessly behind, and alts shouldn't be required. The math works: one character can earn 3 points from leveling, 6 from its two professions, 12 from PvP, 2 from Adventure and 6 from dungeons and raids, 29 in total. Alts add points to the account, but they don't raise how much each character can spend.
The 21 perks
There are three trees with seven perks each. Blizzard describes what each one does, but hasn't published their numbers or how many ranks they have. Wowhead's calculator pulls them from the beta client and they can change before November 4, so here are the official descriptions only.
Professions
| Perk | What it does |
|---|---|
| Working Overtime | Higher chance to gain a skill point in every tradeskill, including class ones like Lockpicking |
| Bountiful Harvest | Extra Scarce resources when mining, herbing or skinning |
| Bartering | Lower gold prices from vendors |
| Performance | Sometimes grants extra Merchant's Favor from the Azeroth Commerce Authority (Alliance) or Durotar Supply and Logistics (Horde), the two new tradeskill factions |
| Master Chef | Chance for cooking recipes to produce extra results |
| Luremaster | Chance to fish up extra fish |
| Dedicated Study | Daily cooldown to level tradeskills faster or, once they're all at 300, gain free Elemental Essences |
Adventure
| Perk | What it does |
|---|---|
| Well Rested | Raises the rested experience cap and makes it build up faster |
| Thrill of Adventure | Regain a little health and mana after every non-trivial kill |
| High Alert | Better stealth detection outside battlegrounds |
| Field Guide | Shortens the 1-hour cooldown on placing camping features |
| Field Medicine | Shortens the Recently Bandaged debuff, except in dungeons, raids and battlegrounds |
| Talented | Unlock talent points up to 5 levels earlier than normal |
| Frequent Flier | Cheaper, faster flights |
Resourcefulness
| Perk | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gourmand | Longer food buffs |
| The Quick and the Dead | Faster corpse runs, and party and raid buffs are free after you resurrect |
| Reinforce | Less durability damage when you die |
| For Great Honor | More Honor from PvP |
| Permanence | Longer party, raid and camping buffs |
| Diplomat | More reputation |
| Reagent Economy | Class abilities no longer need purchasable reagents, and tier 1 camping features need no materials |
Several touch new Forever systems: the camping perks go with camping and professions, and Talented moves points forward in the talent calculator.
Account rewards
Besides being spent on perks, points accumulate on the account and unlock toys and cosmetics. There are four at launch, and Blizzard promises more with every content update:
- Replica Ironforge Air Rifle: a toy that stuns other players and keeps score.
- Spectral Bear Cub: a pet inspired by the Dwarf Hunter and his companion in the Forever cinematic.
- Spectral Bear Tabard.
- Reins of the Spectral Bear: a spectral mount.
Blizzard hasn't said how many points each reward needs.
What about Hardcore?
Hardcore won't be there at launch. When it arrives:
- challenges completed on other rulesets won't count in Hardcore;
- challenges completed in Hardcore will count everywhere else;
- since PvP challenges can't be done there, Hardcore will launch with 12 challenges of its own.
What's next
Blizzard calls the system "in its infancy": new challenges with every content release, new perks (first in these three trees, later in new ones) and more rewards.
Frequently asked questions
When does the Legacy System unlock in WoW Forever?
With your first Legacy Point. For almost everyone that's when a character reaches level 25, though you can also get it by reaching 150 in a non-gathering primary tradeskill or by exploring the entire world map.
How many Legacy Points are there in WoW Forever?
There are 65 challenges, one point each: 27 from classes, 18 from tradeskills, 12 from PvP, 2 from Adventure, 3 from dungeons and 3 from raids. At launch each character can spend up to 16.
Do you need alts for the Legacy System?
No. Blizzard designed it so one character can unlock every perk: it can earn up to 29 points on its own, and the spending cap is 16.
Are Legacy Points account-wide?
Yes, they belong to your Battle.net account and work for all your non-Hardcore characters. But each character spends its own points separately on its own perks.
What rewards does the Legacy System give?
At launch, four: a Replica Ironforge Air Rifle that stuns other players, a Spectral Bear Cub pet, a Spectral Bear Tabard and the Reins of the Spectral Bear mount. More will come with each update.
Where this comes from
Everything above comes from Blizzard's official article of September 23, 2026. Each perk's numbers are in Wowhead's calculator, pulled from the beta client, and may change before launch. Our method is in Sources and methodology.
