In World of Warcraft, First Aid is obsolete. Blizzard has now revealed what will happen to the recipes.
With Battle for Azeroth, there will be a variety of changes in World of Warcraft, especially regarding the various professions. Recipes of the main professions will be categorized differently, sorted by addon.
However, one secondary profession will be completely removed: First Aid.
First Aid had a long tradition in World of Warcraft. In Classic, The Burning Crusade, and to some extent in Wrath of the Lich King, players could heal themselves when they had no healing abilities. In some fights, such as against Illidan Stormrage in the Black Temple, guilds even required that everyone had learned the profession to better absorb area damage.
In the following addons, First Aid lost more and more importance, and today hardly anyone uses it. The healing is too low, the additional effects (like poison or bleeding removal) are insignificant.
Therefore, Blizzard is pulling the plug and completely removing the secondary profession from the game.
Alchemy and Tailoring take over First Aid
However, the recipes will not completely disappear. Blizzard has now explained what will happen to the old recipes.
- All bandages will be available to tailors with Patch 8.0, who already work with fabrics.
- Other items, such as antidotes, will now be crafted by alchemists.
The recipes must be relearned by players with the corresponding professions (Alchemy and Tailoring). The costs are likely to be low, as these are low-level recipes.
Whether bandages and antidotes will still hold relevant significance remains to be seen.
What do you think about the removal of First Aid in WoW? Have you still used the profession regularly? Or is the secondary profession useless and can therefore go?
We have shared what else is changing with Battle for Azeroth in our extensive overview.
