We reveal to you 8 things that you should definitely complete before the launch of WoW: Battle for Azeroth.
There is not much time left until the launch of Battle for Azeroth, the next expansion of World of Warcraft. Therefore, players should start thinking about whether they want to complete certain tasks and achievements in Legion early. Because some things that are currently – quite literally – easy to accomplish will become significantly more difficult or even unattainable with the release of Battle for Azeroth.
We will tell you in this list which tasks you should tackle in WoW in the near future!
Update: The article was updated on June 6, 2018, with the latest information and insights.
Skins for the Artifact Weapons
With Battle for Azeroth, the unlocked skins for the artifact weapons (the “templates”) will be available for transmogification. If a Paladin wants his new green sword from BfA to look like the Ashbringer, it is still possible.
However, with the launch of the next WoW expansion, not all skins will be available anymore! A skin is tied to a special challenge, which would be too easy to complete with BfA.
In plain language, this means: If you want the special weapon skins, you must unlock them in the coming months.
It’s about the artifact weapon skins of the Mage Tower at the Broken Shore. There is a special scenario for each specialization. Most of the time it is a tough boss fight, where even the smallest mistake can lead to defeat.
Participation in the challenge of the Mage Tower is only possible every few days when the Mage Tower is constructed. Additionally, entrance costs Nethershards each time. However, with an item level of 940+, the challenges are significantly easier.
This will soon change – then the Mage Tower will be permanently accessible until the launch of Battle for Azeroth:
The skins for completing a dungeon of the difficulty “Mythic +15” are still available with Battle for Azeroth. Here, Blizzard changed its mind during the beta and allowed players to unlock the skins in the new addon. However, you then have to complete a BfA dungeon of the corresponding difficulty.
Fishing Achievements and Toys
Yes, fishing is a controversial topic. Some hate it because it’s boring, others love it because it brings some peace to the stressful MMO routine. However, in Legion, there are 7 fishing factions, each with its own reputation. Each of these reputation factions rewards with special toys, such as unique bobbers for fishing or even cosmetic shirts with a unique appearance.
The catch is: If you tackle the fishing achievements in a large (raid) group, it might take 3-4 hours per reputation. Solo, it can mean several days of pure fishing time for each faction!
Simply open the group finder, set cross-language options (not just German groups), and search for “Fishing”. A corresponding group of 20-40 people can currently be found at almost any time of day.
Only one of the 6 fishermen is available each day, only Margoss on the island next to Dalaran can be found daily. Near the various fishermen, you have the chance to fish special items that you can exchange for reputation and rewards directly with the corresponding fisherman.
This is amplified by an additional event: At each fisherman, there is a special item that can be salvaged while fishing. If you throw this item back into the water, a small boss fight occurs. After defeating the boss, the water is enchanted for 2 minutes and ensures that you will definitely receive the necessary reputation items while fishing! Since every player can trigger this event, it can be generated more frequently with a full raid group, thus farming reputation faster.
With “Battle for Azeroth,” these fishing groups will probably no longer have great significance – the farming time will then increase by several hundred play hours.
The Brawler’s Guild
The Brawler’s Guild has become a tradition in World of Warcraft. With (almost) every expansion, it is updated and entices with new or upgraded fights and fresh rewards.
Access to the Brawler’s Guild, which can be found in the Valley of Honor (Horde) or in the Deep Run Tram (Alliance), is quickly obtained from the elite Vrykul on the island in the northeast of Stormheim and unlocks access for all characters of the account.
Anyone who has reasonably up-to-date equipment (item level 930 and above) should have no problem with the various fights in the Brawler’s Guild and should be able to secure the highest rank without difficulty. Special heirlooms await as rewards, but also an exclusive mount or a ring that allows for teleportation to the Brawler’s Guild at any time.
A highlight is the companion Meatball, which you can unlock for your order hall during your time in the Brawler’s Guild. This can be used as a bodyguard and has a brilliant ability: Enemies below 20% health are instantly killed. This also applies to rare elite enemies with several million health points!
It is to be expected that the Brawler’s Guild will be closed with the pre-patch of Battle for Azeroth (Patch 8.0) and will reopen at a later time. Whether the current mount, a riding basilisk, will still be available with Battle for Azeroth is uncertain.
Unlocking the Allied Races
For many players, who only occasionally check in to World of Warcraft, farming reputation through world quests is not a great pleasure. However, several allied races, such as the Nightborne, Highmountain Tauren, Army of the Light, and the Argus assault, are tied to the reputation of various factions.
Those who want to create allied race characters must complete the starting quest line, which requires a revered reputation with the corresponding faction.
At the current time, it is not expected that Blizzard will remove these reputation requirements with the launch of Battle for Azeroth.
Anyone who already has little motivation for farming reputation will likely have even less with the next addon when the corresponding content becomes outdated and no longer worthwhile.
However, there is still plenty of time before the launch of the new expansion. It is perfectly sufficient if you simply log in every 3 days and complete the emissary quests to collect a nice bonus of 1500 reputation points each time. This allows you to earn revered reputation without much effort.
The Titles of the Trials of Valor
Most players can hardly remember the Trials of Valor, but they still exist in the game. If you speak to the teachers of your class, you can join a scenario and enter the Trials.
Here you must complete challenges depending on your specialization. Either waves of enemies must be defeated (DPS), a group must be protected (Tank), or NPCs must be kept alive (Healer).
The challenges come in bronze/silver/gold and “endless” modes. Anyone who reaches wave 30 in the endless mode and completes it successfully will receive a cool title. Depending on the specialization, these titles are:
- the proven healer (Healer)
- the proven defender (Tank)
- the proven attacker (DPS)
The trick is that the Trials were likely created without the artifact weapons in mind. This makes the Trials currently quite easy. With Patch 8.0, a stat squish is coming, and shortly thereafter, the artifact weapons will disappear, making the Trials presumably tougher again.
If you want the cool titles, you should complete your Trials as soon as possible!
“Field Medic”
With Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard is removing the profession of First Aid from the game. The recipes will be split into Alchemy and Tailoring, and corresponding achievements can no longer be unlocked. This also applies to a new title that was introduced with “Legion” – the Field Medic. To get this, you must rescue numerous NPCs on the Broken Isles and free them from their suffering.
Since earning the title is a bit complex, we have created our own guide for it, which you can view here:
Hurry up, because with the release of Battle for Azeroth, the title will no longer be available!
“The Chosen One”
There is a very special title for players who take on an extremely difficult challenge. Because if you want to call yourself “the Chosen One,” you must clear the mythic difficulty of the Trial of Valor with your character.
A small additional challenge is: the character must not die in any of the boss fights.
Only if the raid is completed without a death in a boss fight will this title be awarded.
In the past, such achievements with “you must not die” criteria were always deactivated and were no longer available once the next expansion started.
It’s best to find an experienced mythic raid group for this achievement or try to lead one yourself regularly. Currently, the Trial of Valor is no longer “impossibly” difficult for average players, thanks to equipment from Argus, but it still requires a little practice.
It is not yet confirmed whether “the Chosen One” will disappear with Battle for Azeroth – but the probability is very high.
Turn Your Order Resources into Gold
If you play regularly and a lot, you probably have massive amounts of order resources hoarded on your characters. Order resources can currently be easily converted into gold. Almost every day, 1-2 missions are offered in the order hall that lure with rewards of up to 2,500 gold – a worthwhile investment for your order resources.
With the release of Battle for Azeroth, the order halls will be heavily nerfed – especially the gold income is likely to be drastically reduced or even completely removed, as was the case with the garrisons in Warlords of Draenor.
Send your followers on missions or exchange order resources for blood of Sargeras, for which you can buy materials in Dalaran and then process them or directly convert them into gold.
With Battle for Azeroth, no one will need order resources or crafting materials anymore – so turn them into gold now!
What things do you think should still be done before the release of Battle for Azeroth?
