During Vanilla's original launch, having multiple max level characters seemed impossible. The leveling process was arduous enough one time around. Especially compared to now in Retail WoW where 💟players have access to heirloom items and the LFG tool. However, in Classic, players developed many innovations to reach level 60 at a breakneck pace.
For example, hit level 60 in only 3 days, 20 hours, and 40 minutes. Most of us aren't Guinness World Record holders, but there are still many ways to𝔍 increase efficiency. Here is a list of ways to help level your next alt insanely fast.
Updated by Kristy Ambrose, January 7th, 2021: Despite the strict adherence most Classic WoW players have to the #nochanges philosophy, players are still finding creative and sometimes questionable ways to level their 'toons as quickly as possible. Some of these methods recall the olden days, like power leveling, while other methods, such as exploiting the layering process, are new. Thanks to a mix of clever planning and good old-fashioned laziness there are a few more fast leveling methods to add to this list when you and your alt need some inspiration. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same, at least in the Classic version of Azeroth.
15 Speed Enhancements 🅺
Traveling consumes the most amount of time during the Classic leveling process. Unlike in retail, 60% mounts only become available at level 40 and 100% speed mounts at level 60. Expect to run a lot. Turn your character into an Olympic athlete with Enchant Boots - Minor Speed (+8% speed). Chug Swiftness Potions for a 15-second burst of adrenaline (+50% speed) every two m♔inutes.
Once reaching level 40, Mithril Spurs can increase mount speed by 4%, Carrot on a Stick by 3%, and Enchant Gloves - Riding Skill adds another couple percent o💃n top. For maximum efficiency (and to save gold!), download a gear set addon so you can quickly swap between a riding set and a combat set.
14 𝕴 Join A Levelling Guild ♋
Not all guilds are about end game content or high-level PvP. Your main and your alt don't have to be in the same guild, either, jওust in case it's all about raiding. But your guildmates might 𝕴have alts that need help leveling as well.
Being able to find groups is one of the best and fastest ways to level more quickly. The community of Classic WoW is one🍰 of the game's greatest strengths, so don't be afraid to use it. It's old fashioned, but it works, and it's more fun than power-leveling.
13 ܫ Cheap Consumables
Consumables can make a bigger differenc𝕴e than gear upgrades when it comes to your damage output. For only silver, your character can be decked out with an extra 15 agility, 250 armor, 6 HP per 5 seconds, and more using only level 20 potions. Every little bit helps and as long as you stick with the lower level elixirs the prices are cheap.
While the buffs are good, the mana and healin�🍰�g potions are much better for efficiency's sake. Just like with travel, eating and drinking can take a lot of time away from obtaining raw XP. Regenerating within a second instead of 30 adds up.
12 ಌPay For✅ Power Leveling
Interested in easy, hassle-free leveling? Toss ﷽a coin to yourꦚ favorite mage, oh valley of plenty! By the mid-30s, Scarlet Monastery carries offer great XP per hour. The best part of power-leveling services is that you can be semi-AFK.
Just keep World of Warcraft minimized, pulling it up every so often to run out of the instance and reset. This way you can focus on ac💞complishing tasks🐼 outside of the game. If you want to save gold, we recommend only purchasing Maraudon power-leveling around levels 39-51.
11 Get Low-Level Enchant🌳s
Depending on how fast you level, it might seem like a waste of time and resources to enchant gear that you'll only keep for a few leve꧋ls. From that perspective, it seems like something you can skip, but the mats for enchants at this level are cheap and plentiful and it's worth taking a minute to get it done.
Having your gear enchanted will also make you a better prospect ♈for dungeon parties and group quests, a great way to acquire extra XP. Some enchanter will also𝔍 be happy that you helped them level their professional skill level.
10 Spell Cleave Dungeon ꧑Grinding 🌳
Interested in a more active role in leveling? Spell cleavꦍe groups roll through dungeons like semi-trucks. The high risk, high reward strategy centers around 3 Mages and 1 Priest. Sending i♑cicles everywhere, mages decimate entire dungeons with ease.
The 5th member of the dungeon group can be more flexible, but usually, Warlocks are preferred from 30-44, Mages from 44-52, and Warriors/Druids from 52-60. has an in-depth guide for per🎃forming this strategy💫 for those interested in attempting it.
9 ꧒Cross-Faction XP Abuse
Whether intentional or a bug, if a Horde character tags an enemy and an Alliance character kills it (or vice versa) the person who tagged theꦇ enemy gets full XP credit. This does not h♎appen if both characters are the same faction. There are several areas in the open world with an abundance of elite enemies such as Jintha'Alor in the Hinterlands and the Scarlet Enclave in the Eastern Plaguelands.
Elite enemies provide an exceptional amount of XP at the appropriate level. Usually, ꦆtheir benefits are only seen by dungeon groups where the XP is split between the members of the party. Why not reap all the benefits for yourself instead? Enlist a gr🌳oup of max-level friends on the opposite faction! Sit back and watch the XP roll in as they scorch the earth at your command.
8 🉐 🏅 Your Main's Profession
No matter what it is, they can either brew the high-level potions, make nice clothes, or build handy trinkets to give your alt an advantage. That means your low level 'toon can use the buff foods, handy ♌potions, and green items that your main could never hope to possess. The great thing about an alt is that, well, it's an alt. You don't have to start from scratch as you did with your main, especially if you rolled your character before you even had a guild.
7 Swim Spe🐎ed Potions ✅
Swim Speed Potions are cheap consumab▨les that increase swimming speed by 100% for 20 seconds. Perhaps they're a bit unnecessary. Still, for those non-Druids our in Azeroth, they make zones like 🐟Stranglethorn Vale and the Wetlands more bearable to traverse.
It allows for clever shortcuts across lakes and rivers. No more carefully inching around the shoreline! These won't make or break your experience but can be a nifty little addition if you find yourself cons▨tantly annoye🎃d by water.
6 Pre-Purchase Ques♌t Items 🥃
Several quests in WoW Classic re𝓡quire specific . Thankfully, many are purchasable on the A🙈uction House. For example, the Moonsteel Broadsword, Frost Oil, a Gyrochronatom, a Healing Potion, a Lesser Invisibility Potion, Patterned Bronze Bracers, a Mithril Casing, Blue Pearls, Silk Cloth, Thorium Bars, a Golden Rod, Hi-Explosive Bombs, and Unstable Triggers are all items both the Horde and the Alliance need for quests.
There are several more faction-specific quests where the items can be purchased as well. Having the items on hand increases your leveling speed while reducing the amount of running. We recommend having your main purchase them and ha🎀ving the items sit in your alt's mailbox until you're ready to use them.