You just hit Level 70 on World of Warcraft TBC Classic Anniversary, the scaling stops, and the whole of Outland opens up. So what now? Short answer: your first priorities are gold and Epic Flying, gearing up through Heroic dungeons and Badges of Justice, clearing your raid attunements, and then stepping into the current Phase 2 raids, Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep. Reputation grinds unlock Heroic keys and mounts along the way, while Arena Season 2 and Battlegrounds cover the PvP side. Below we break down every endgame path so you know exactly where to spend your time.
This guide is written for the live state of the game: TBC Classic Anniversary, Phase 2 "Overlords of Outland" (level cap 70). Phase 3 content (Black Temple, Mount Hyjal, Zul'Aman) is currently on the PTR and not live yet, so we flag what is available now versus what is still coming.
Your Level 70 priorities in short:
- Train Epic Flying (around 5000 gold) and stock up on consumables;
- Run Heroic dungeons for gear and Badges of Justice;
- Clear your attunements (Karazhan, then SSC and Tempest Keep), which are account-wide on Anniversary realms;
- Grind key reputations to Revered and Exalted for Heroic keys, gear and mounts;
- Raid every week: Karazhan, Gruul and Magtheridon (Tier 4), then SSC and Tempest Keep (Tier 5);
- Push Arena Season 2 or farm Honor in the Battlegrounds.
First, Fund Your Epic Flying
At 70, the single biggest gold wall is Epic Flying, which costs around 5000 gold for the training and mount. Until you have it, you are slower in every daily hub, farm route and raid trash skip, so most players make this their number one goal. The most reliable ways to pay for it:
- Daily quests: the Ogri'la and Sha'tari Skyguard hubs in Blade's Edge Mountains give steady gold every day;
- Gathering professions: Mining, Herbalism and Skinning sell raw materials constantly on a fresh economy;
- Heroic dungeons: gold, gems, recipes and vendor loot add up quickly.
Before you raid, keep a stock of consumables ready: flasks, food buffs, potions and, for casters and healers, mana or spell oils. On Anniversary realms the Chronoboon Displacer lets you bank your buffs, which is a real time saver.
Get Attuned for Raids
Before you can raid the good content, you need attunements. The best change on Anniversary realms is that attunements are account-wide, so you complete each chain once and every alt on your account walks straight in.
- Karazhan: the Master's Key chain sends you through several Heroic dungeons and ends at Karazhan's front door. This is your gateway to Tier 4 raiding, so do it first;
- Serpentshrine Cavern (SSC): starts in Heroic Slave Pens with a quest from Skar'this the Heretic, then requires killing Nightbane in Karazhan and Gruul in Gruul's Lair to collect two signets;
- Tempest Keep: The Eye: the longer chain, running through the Cipher of Damnation questline in Shadowmoon Valley and the four Trials of the Naaru, including a timed Heroic Shattered Halls run.
Clear these and the entire Phase 2 raid tier opens up for you and your alts.
Farm Reputation with Factions
Reputation is one of the biggest Level 70 time sinks, and for good reason: Revered and Exalted standings unlock Heroic dungeon keys, epic gear, recipes and some of the best mounts in the game. Many factions hand out a tabard, so you earn their reputation while running their dungeons.
The factions worth prioritising on TBC Classic Anniversary and what they unlock:
- Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde): the key to Heroic Hellfire Citadel dungeons, plus PvP gear for their Marks;
- Cenarion Expedition: the key to Heroic Coilfang Reservoir, and at Exalted the Cenarion War Hippogryph flying mount;
- Lower City: unlocks Heroic Auchindoun at the right standing, and gates the Anzu quest that gives Druids their Swift Flight Form;
- Keepers of Time: Revered unlocks the Heroic Caverns of Time dungeons;
- The Sha'tar: unlocks the Heroic Tempest Keep dungeons;
- Kurenai (Alliance) or Mag'har (Horde): sell the Talbuk riding mounts in several colours at higher standings;
- Sha'tari Skyguard: at Exalted, sells the flying Nether Ray mounts. The daily hub is live in Phase 2;
- Ogri'la: a Blade's Edge daily hub with good gold and gear, also live in Phase 2;
- Aldor or Scryer: you pick one, and each sells different gear, shoulder enchants and recipes. Choose based on your class needs, since switching later is a long grind.
Coming in later phases (not available yet in Phase 2):
- Netherwing: the grind for the Netherwing Drake in six colours is Phase 3 content;
- Shattered Sun Offensive: the Isle of Quel'Danas faction arrives with Phase 4.
Reputation is rarely a fast process, so the mount and recipe rewards are worth planning around rather than rushing. If mount collecting is your main goal, our WoW mount farm services can take the grind off your hands.
Character TBC Professions
Professions matter almost as much as your gear at 70. Some crafted items rival raid loot, and gathering professions are a steady gold engine. TBC also added Jewelcrafting, one of the most valuable professions of the expansion for gems and Best in Slot rings.
What each crafting profession brings at 70:
- Jewelcrafting: cuts gems to socket your gear and crafts strong rings and trinkets. New in TBC and highly profitable;
- Alchemy: flasks, elixirs and potions for raiding, plus trinkets and the ability to transmute. Consistently in demand;
- Blacksmithing: plate armour and weapons, plus extra socket enhancements on your own bracers and gloves;
- Enchanting: sells enchants on demand and disenchants gear for materials, one of the better gold professions;
- Engineering: unique goggles, gadgets, damage trinkets and the crafted Flying Machine mounts;
- Leatherworking: mail and leather gear, plus armour kits and the Drums that buff your whole raid group;
- Tailoring: cloth gear for casters, cloak enchants and spellthread. Pairs naturally with Enchanting.
Gathering professions feed the crafters and sell well on a fresh server:
- Mining: supplies Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting and Engineering;
- Herbalism: supplies Alchemy and is always in demand;
- Skinning: supplies Leatherworking and gives steady gold from hides.
Secondary skills that everyone can learn:
- Cooking: food buffs that help the whole raid;
- First Aid: bandages, especially handy in PvP;
- Fishing: materials for Cooking plus some valuable catches.
Badges of Justice and Currencies
If you want to gear up steadily, farm currencies. The big one is Badges of Justice, dropped by Heroic dungeon and raid bosses. You trade them at the Badge vendor in Shattrath for epic armour, trinkets and off-set pieces, and the gear on offer upgrades with each new phase, so Badges are the most reliable catch-up path if you started late or are gearing an alt.
Other useful currencies at 70:
- Apexis Shards and Sha'tari Skyguard reputation buy gear, gems and the Nether Ray mounts;
- Spirit Shards from Auchindoun buy rings and off-pieces;
- Halaa Battle and Research Tokens buy the PvP Talbuk mounts from Nagrand world PvP;
- Marks of Honor Hold or Thrallmar buy PvP oriented gear;
- Battleground Marks from Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch and Eye of the Storm buy PvP gear and faction battle mounts.
WoW TBC PvP Direction
PvP is a full endgame path of its own, built around Honor Points, Arena Points and Battleground Marks. Anniversary realms made a few quality of life changes worth knowing: Arena weapon rating requirements are lower than in original TBC, both factions receive both Paladin blessings, and you can queue same-faction Battlegrounds.
Arena Season 2
Arenas run in 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 brackets, with teams formed in advance. Your rating rises and falls with results, and Arena Points are paid out weekly based on your team rating. Season 2 is the current season, with item level 141 gear that matches the Tier 5 raid tier. Higher rated pieces such as weapons and shoulders require hitting specific rating thresholds, so a full set takes time and consistent partners.
At the very top, reaching the Gladiator rating cut awards the seasonal Gladiator title and a 310% speed Nether Drake flying mount. Reaching that bracket is a serious, time intensive goal rather than a guaranteed reward, so treat it as a long project.
Battlegrounds
You can queue for Battlegrounds right at 70, and they are the main source of Honor Points. Honor and Battleground Marks buy resilience gear and faction battle mounts. There are four Battlegrounds in this patch: Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, Warsong Gulch and Eye of the Storm. Grinding out a full Honor set takes time, but it needs no premade team, which makes it a solid solo friendly path.
World PvP in Outland
Outland has world PvP objectives, most notably Halaa in Nagrand and the towers in Hellfire Peninsula, Zangarmarsh and Terokkar Forest. Controlling them gives your faction buffs, vendor access and Honor. Halaa in particular is where you earn the tokens for the PvP Talbuk mounts, so it is worth visiting even outside a full PvP session.
Dungeons and Raids
Fighting through Outland's dungeons and raids is the heart of PvE, and there is a difficulty for every level of gear and skill.
Normal and Heroic Dungeons
Normal dungeons are available immediately and are the best first step at 70: they upgrade your gear, teach you the pulls, and build faction reputation. Once you hit the right rep and buy a Heroic key, Heroic dungeons open up. Heroics hit harder but drop epic gear and Badges of Justice, and clearing them is how you build a solid pre-raid set. In Phase 2, Blizzard lowered several Heroic key requirements from Revered to Honored, which makes catching up easier.
Aim to gather your pre-raid Best in Slot set from Heroics, reputation vendors, crafting and the Badge vendor before you step into raids.
Raids Available Now (Phase 2)
- Karazhan (10-player, Tier 4): still the best entry raid, with the famous Chess event and the Master's Key attunement. The rare Fiery Warhorse's Reins mount has a small chance to drop from Attumen the Huntsman;
- Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon's Lair (25-player, Tier 4): short raids you can pug once geared, both dropping Tier 4 tokens plus strong trinkets and weapons;
- Serpentshrine Cavern (25-player, Tier 5): six bosses ending in Lady Vashj, one of TBC's toughest fights. Drops the helm, gloves and legs Tier 5 tokens;
- Tempest Keep: The Eye (25-player, Tier 5): four bosses ending in Kael'thas Sunstrider. Drops the chest and shoulder Tier 5 tokens, so you need both raids for a full set. Most guilds start with Void Reaver for easy shoulder tokens.
Coming in Phase 3 (not live yet)
Mount Hyjal, Black Temple (Tier 6, ending on Illidan Stormrage) and the 10-player Zul'Aman with its timed bear mount run are Phase 3 content, expected later in Summer 2026. Blizzard has not confirmed an exact date yet, so treat community estimates as rumours. Sunwell Plateau arrives in the final Phase 4.
Notable Karazhan Loot
Karazhan stays relevant all through Phase 2 for Badges and gear. A few standout drops worth chasing:
- Prince Malchezaar: Gorehowl, The Decapitator, Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix and the Tier 4 helm token;
- Attumen the Huntsman: the rare Fiery Warhorse's Reins mount and the Steelhawk Crossbow;
- Terestian Illhoof: The Lightning Capacitor, a top caster trinket;
- The Curator: the Tier 4 shoulder token and Staff of Infinite Mysteries;
- Netherspite: Jewel of Infinite Possibilities;
- Chess Event: King's Defender for tanks and the Ring of Recurrence;
- Nightbane (summoned): Nightstaff of the Everliving and strong tanking pieces.
This is a highlights list rather than the full loot table, but it shows why Karazhan stays worth running deep into the phase.
Level 70 TBC Classic FAQ
What should I do first at Level 70 in TBC Classic?
Fund and train Epic Flying, then run Normal and Heroic dungeons to gear up and earn Badges of Justice, while clearing your Karazhan attunement so you can start raiding.
How much does Epic Flying cost?
Around 5000 gold in total for the training and the epic flying mount, which is why paying for it is most players' first big goal at 70.
Which raids are available right now?
On Phase 2 "Overlords of Outland" you have Karazhan, Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon's Lair (Tier 4), plus Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep: The Eye (Tier 5).
Is the Netherwing Drake available yet?
Not in Phase 2. The Netherwing faction and its drakes are Phase 3 content and are not accessible on Anniversary realms yet.
Are attunements account-wide?
Yes. On TBC Classic Anniversary realms you complete each raid attunement once, and every character on your account gains access.
What is the current Arena season?
Arena Season 2, which launched alongside Phase 2 and offers item level 141 gear on par with the Tier 5 raids.
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