General Ideas for Leveling in WoW

Are quest mobs kicking you around and forcing you to pause every few enemies to get back on your feet? Are you spending as much time running back to your body as you are fighting monsters? Or perhaps you just can’t keep yourself from having to fly to the AH every level, wasting valuable time? Don’t worry, we can help!

It may seem obvious, but the biggest thing you can do to improve your leveling speed, even more-so than using a questing guide, is learning how to play your class. There is a LOT of information out there about leveling various classes; my blog even has a regular segment on leveling as different classes. So learn everything you can to make sure you are the right spec, and wearing the right kind of gear!

One thing a lot of people find themselves screwing up and doing while leveling is fighting mobs that are higher level than them. Even equal-level mobs aren’t really worth fighting! You get slightly more experience, sure, but these mobs are almost exponentially harder to fight; they have more health, hit harder, and are more likely to dodge/parry/be missed by your attacks! So stick to mobs that are lower level than you are; grind or instance a few levels if you have to.

Now, what is your biggest enemy when it comes to leveling? If you answered downtime, you’re right! Even powerful mobs can be defeated eventually, but if you are having to sit around and regain health after every fight you’re never going to get anything done. Other than carrying food and water, you should be doing other things to minimize downtime; use mana-efficient skills, use damage-reducing stuns and snares, and again, fight lower-level mobs.

Another thing that can cause trouble while leveling is letting yourself be under-geared. Some classes can practically ignore gear, but others will struggle unless they keep their stuff up to date. Either buy stuff off the auction house, or get it from quests and instances, but keep all your gear slots relatively up-to-date! (Use the Dungeon Finder system to do instances; you get amazing loot and amazing experience for doing so!)

This can lead to the alternative problem of spending too much time in capital cities looking at the AH; the trick is to mail EVERYTHING of white quality or better to an alt exclusively for handling AH matters. Sell EVERYTHING, and you should have zero problem affording top-end gear at all times.

Want to read more WoW tips? Want more tips on how to level your character? My blog provides all the guides you Want, from class leveling guides to reviews of the hottest leveling guides out there.

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