WoW Forever Legacy System: Points, Perks and Rewards

How to unlock it

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First point
Legacy unlocks with your first point: level 25 on a character, 150 in a main profession (not gathering) or exploring the entire map.
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Window
Hotkey Y or the shield icon in the menu.
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Account-wide
Points are shared by all non-Hardcore characters on the account; each character spends them its own way.
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Limit at launch
No more than 16 points per character. The rest pile up on the account and unlock rewards.

TipAlts aren’t required: a single character without alts can earn up to 29 points, and you only need to spend 16.

Challenges: where to get points

Each challenge gives 1 point. There are 65 of them in six categories.

Category	Points	For what
Classes	27	Levels 25, 45 and 60 on each of the 9 classes
Professions	18	150, 225 and 300 skill in each main profession except gathering: Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Engineering, Leatherworking, Tailoring
PvP	12	Ranks 3, 7, 10, 13 and 14; Exalted reputation with each battleground (Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch, Darkspear Islands); weeks 4, 7 and 10 of the seasonal Field of Honor path
Dungeons	3	The last boss in all dungeons of levels 15–25, 26–45 and 46–60
Raids	3	Onyxia; all 13 bosses of Hyjal Summit; all 8 bosses of Barrow Deeps
Adventures	2	The whole world map on one character; the Lord Valthalak quest chain

TipIf level 25 is far off, get a craft to 150: Legacy will unlock sooner. Gathering (herbs, ore, hides) gives no points, but it feeds your craft.

Perks

Three trees: Professions, Adventures, Resources. Rank counts are from Warcraft Tavern. In the beta each tree has two more hidden perks.

Tree	Perks (ranks)
Professions	Working Overtime (5): skills improve more often, including class skills such as Lockpicking. Bountiful Harvest (5): 20% more rare materials when gathering. Master Chef (5): a chance for an extra dish. Luremaster (2): a chance for extra fish when using bait. Performance Bonus (3): a chance for more Merchant’s Favor for a delivered crate. Bartering (2): vendor prices 5% lower. Dedicated Study (1): once a day, +1 to your lowest profession skill.
Adventures	Well Rested (5): rest builds up faster and its cap is higher. Thrill of Adventure (5): health and mana for kills outside dungeons. Talented (5): talent points from level 9, from level 5 at rank 5. Field Guide (3): shorter cooldown on camp objects. High Alert (2): enemies in stealth are easier to see, except in battlegrounds. Field Medicine (2): shorter debuff after a bandage. Frequent Flier (1): flights 50% cheaper and 20% faster.
Resources	Gourmand (3): food lasts 33% longer. Permanence (2): class buffs on the group and camp buffs last 50% longer. Reagent Economy (1): class abilities need no bought reagents, level 1 camp objects need no materials. Reinforce (5): 8% less durability loss. Diplomat (5): +2% reputation. For Great Honor (5): +2% Honor. The Quick and the Dead (2): faster running as a ghost, and after resurrection support abilities are free for a minute.

TipTake the experience and camp perks first: Well Rested, Field Guide, Permanence. Reagent Economy is worth it for classes with reagents, Talented for alts.

Warcraft Tavern mentions a limit of 25 points per tree; Blizzard names no per-tree limit.

Rewards

Rewards unlock by the total number of points on the account, however you spent them. Collect them from Innkeeper Wiley in Ratchet.

Points	Reward
15	Toy: Holstered Replica Ironforge Air Rifle, which stuns other players and keeps a count of hits
25	Pet: Spectral Bear Cub
40	Tabard: Spectral Bear Tabard
55	Mount: Reins of the Spectral Bear, +100% speed

These are cosmetic and give no in-game advantage. Blizzard promises new rewards, challenges and perks with each update.

Hardcore

Hardcore won’t be available at launch. When it arrives, challenges from regular realms won’t count in it, while Hardcore challenges will count everywhere. Hardcore’s own PvP challenges will replace the 12 standard ones.