Wrath of the Lich KIng Classic

18 Tips for Leveling in Northrend 

By MMORPG.GG

Avoid the login queue 

01.

The dreaded login queue will plague our screens once again. While this is entirely on Blizzard's end, we can take precautions. 

Don't rush to Northrend at level 68 

02.

You can hop on a boat or zeppelin and get to Northrend as soon as you hit 68. However, that doesn't mean you should. 

Prepare 25 Outland quests 

03.

Fill your journal to the brim with quests, complete them, and wait until the expansion is released to turn them in. 

Don't forget your rested XP bonus! 

04.

Fill your journal to the brim with quests, complete them, and wait until the expansion is released to turn them in. 

Unlock Northrend Flying at 77

05.

Once you reach level 77, you can learn Cold Weather Flying for 1,000 gold. The trainers are in Dalaran, K3 in Storm Peaks, and River's Heart in Sholazar Basin. 

Don't buy gear 

06.

You'll get plenty of upgrades from level 70-80 quests and dungeons. Buying gear is a luxury, not a necessity.  

Don't forget about glyphs 

07.

Many players will level up Inscription which means that the auction house will have no shortage of cheap glyphs. 

Use consumables to boost stats 

08.

World of Warcraft consumables is not just for raiding. Neat ingestibles with practical long or short-term effects can save us a corpse run.  

Increase your speed 

09.

The faster you move, the faster you level. There are several items that will make you move faster on foot.

Questing or dungeons? 

10.

The number-one power-leveling method is mob grinding. It's the fastest, but also the least achievable unless you are backed by others.  

Don't ignore quests! 

11.

While spamming dungeons surely sounds tempting, quests play their own part in the grand scheme of things.  

Skip Rep grind until 80

12.

WotLK has this controversial feature that allows level 80 characters to easily gain reputation from dungeons.  

Visit the class trainer each time you level 

13.

Pay a visit to the class trainer after dinging to see what new spells and abilities you can learn. Ranks are still a thing in WotLK.  

Consider buying the Dual Specialization talent 

14.

The talent costs 1,000 gold. It's not cheap, but it might be beneficial as it allows more role flexibility. It all depends on your class and the roles it can perform.  

Postpone gathering 

15.

Gathering on foot is hard. It is much easier to farm after you have your flying mount. Not to mention that monsters are likely to ignore a max-level character.  

Max out your bagspace

16.

Bags fill up quickly, especially when leveling. Whenever you see a vendor, get rid of all the junk.  

Use Addons 

17.

There are plenty of addons that will make your leveling journey in WOTLK faster and easier.

Buy the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth 

18.

Many of you will laugh and question the validity of our previous 17 tips. That's understandable. Who even has that kind of money?