Tips And Tricks For Hardcore WoW Classic

Classic Posted 2023/05/22 at 11:28 AM by Calamityhc

Blizzard announcement for Official Hardcore Servers900,000 downloadsTop 10 Tips for Hardcore WoW Classic

Do Green Level Quests, Kill Green Level Mobs. Don't feel bad about doing green quests to get ahead in experience. Fighting yellow or even orange level mobs is much harder due to how hit chance works in Classic. It can be worth doing two starting zones to get ahead in experience early. For example, if you're a Human, once you finish Elwynn Forest head to Dun Morogh instead of Westfall for safer leveling.

Use it or Lose it. If you have consumables in your bag, such as Really Sticky Glue, Lesser Healing Potion, or any other consumable, just use it if you find yourself in a bad situation and don't try saving it for the perfect moment. Most players die with unused consumables in their bags that may have helped them survive. You can always farm more items later!

Go out of your way for Weapon Upgrades. The faster you can kill an enemy, the less likely you are to die to them. Since you can't buy a new weapon from the auction house, spend some time browsing a weapon progression path from quests and go out of your way to acquire them as fast as possible. You can filter weapons by type, level, rarity, and more in our database.

Zoom Out! It is much easier to see what's going on around you and avoid accidentally pulling mobs the more zoomed out you are. There is a handy script you can use to increase your camera distance, alternatively addons such as Leatrix Plus have this setting as a toggle in their options.

Copy this command into your in-game chat box and press enter to max out your camera settings.
/console cameraDistanceMaxZoomFactor 3.9

Casters are Deadly. Most mage-type enemies have spells that do far too much damage for the level they are found. Defias Pillagers are infamous for having the most kills on any player in Classic WoW, and are found at a meager level 14. Do not underestimate them and make use of line of sight to minimize the damage you take.

Turn on Enemy Nameplates. Doing this allows enemy's names to be much more prominent, and you can even see them through terrain. This is one of the easiest ways to avoid being surprised by enemies. You can turn on nameplates here in your Interface Settings -> Names -> Always Show Nameplates.

Spend Your Money Wisely. Due to the Solo-Self Found playstyle, gold can be hard to come by. If you want to have your mount by level 40, the best way to save money is to pick which spells you train carefully. Some spells are simply not worth the cost, think about how often you'll use a spell before purchasing it. Or for spells like Frost Nova, do you really need a higher rank version?

Invest in Bags Early. Early game in Hardcore is a lot of bag management, and having to throw away items just to make space for quests. Buy bags as soon as possible and they'll pay for themselves. A Small Brown Pouch costs you 5 silver. If you fill every slot of that bag with 50 copper worth of vendor trash, the bag will be making you a profit within two vendor trips!

Always Have an Escape Route! In Hardcore things can go south quick. A monster may respawn ontop of you, another player may bring extra monsters to you, or you may have just underestimated an opponent. You don't want to be panicking and running through more mobs while you flee. Access the area and always have an escape route you'll run to if things go bad.

Caves Are Deadly. As we just mentioned, you should always have an escape route. Caves are the antithesis to escape routes. Once you're inside, there's no safe escape without running through respawns at the entrance. Be overly prepared entering caves and don't be afraid to use your Hearthstone if you can feel death closing in!

Comment by Rokmanhardcore guides on wowhead!!! holy poggersComment by CampfireBanditI haven't been this excited for a wow release since classic was first announced at Blizzcon 2017! Let's go!Comment by onefishbluefishTip: don't die.

Second tip: don't go in caves.Comment by ErunehtarLooking forward to play on Hardcore realms with grouping, AH and mail available. I understand some people believe buying gears on AH or running dungeons multiple times is like cheating for them, but its a self imposed challenge, we don't have to agree on these rules.

IMHO there's only one true rule: if you die, you can never resurrect, period.Comment by Certifieddon't follow rested xp guides when you are new to the game. they are getting you killed more often than not.

example: their warlock hardcore guide suggests you to kill bellygrub, a level 24 boar, at level 18-19.
this is stuff that gets you killed. and they want money for these crap shoot guides.

stay away from it.
and don't go into caves.Comment by lolkekbur1337don't follow rested xp guides when you are new to the game. they are getting you killed more often than not.

example: their warlock hardcore guide suggests you to kill bellygrub, a level 24 boar, at level 18-19.
this is stuff that gets you killed. and they want money for these crap shoot guides.

stay away from it.
and don't go into caves.Comment by KrouchyGreat job Calamity!Comment by Wixman1234don't follow rested xp guides when you are new to the game. they are getting you killed more often than not.

example: their warlock hardcore guide suggests you to kill bellygrub, a level 24 boar, at level 18-19.
this is stuff that gets you killed. and they want money for these crap shoot guides.

stay away from it.
and don't go into caves.Comment by Volcanpower#1 Watch out for Stitches when in Duskwood
#2 Orcs don't belong in Stormwind and humans don't belong in Orgrimmar
#3 Cliff jumping is bad
#4 Be wary of the elevator bossComment by banokLooking forward to play on Hardcore realms with grouping, AH and mail available. I understand some people believe buying gears on AH or running dungeons multiple times is like cheating for them, but its a self imposed challenge, we don't have to agree on these rules.

IMHO there's only one true rule: if you die, you can never resurrect, period.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HL2ZmWPGEComment by Vio9Looking forward to play on Hardcore realms with grouping, AH and mail available. I understand some people believe buying gears on AH or running dungeons multiple times is like cheating for them, but its a self imposed challenge, we don't have to agree on these rules.

IMHO there's only one true rule: if you die, you can never resurrect, period.Comment by angzt"The key to immortality? Not dying."Comment by ErunehtarIn the end, people will still use the addon, and won't play with people who aren't verified. So it's pointless.Comment by ErunehtarNo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HL2ZmWPGE

probably everybody and his mother will atleast buy a Weapon with Enchant.Comment by chimera* Don't afk
* Use keybinds
* Run strafing left and right alternated when fleeing, don't run in a straight line. Mobs can't follow the zigzag properly and will be easier to outrange.
* Avoid dangerous areas like Westfall, Redridge
* Avoid elites
* Avoid falling damage and Undercity elevator :D
* Don't use XPerl, that is the most ridicolous addon ever. Especially the AGGRO highlight function. If you use that, you deserve to lose characters :DComment by AnchorzLooking forward to play on Hardcore realms with grouping, AH and mail available. I understand some people believe buying gears on AH or running dungeons multiple times is like cheating for them, but its a self imposed challenge, we don't have to agree on these rules.

IMHO there's only one true rule: if you die, you can never resurrect, period.Comment by decree72best tip is not panic, i lost my last 2 hc chars to panic and no rational behavior when i had 3 murlocs, having no panic can save your life.Comment by YresaLooking forward to play on Hardcore realms with grouping, AH and mail available. I understand some people believe buying gears on AH or running dungeons multiple times is like cheating for them, but its a self imposed challenge, we don't have to agree on these rules.

IMHO there's only one true rule: if you die, you can never resurrect, period.Comment by YresaLooking forward to play on Hardcore realms with grouping, AH and mail available. I understand some people believe buying gears on AH or running dungeons multiple times is like cheating for them, but its a self imposed challenge, we don't have to agree on these rules.

IMHO there's only one true rule: if you die, you can never resurrect, period.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HL2ZmWPGE