Character Boost

The Character Boost (or simply boost) is a paid service that allows any character to be upgraded to a higher level that isn't already on the specified level. Purchasing an expansion grants a single character boost during the time of that expansion.

The Character Boost can be purchased through the in-game shop, currently priced at $60/£40.

• Please note: Purchasing a new boost that provides a higher level than the previous will not replace the lower one that is still unused (e.g. purchasing a level 110 boost will not replace a level 100 boost if that is still unused).
• Allied races will not receive their heritage armor set if boosted.

''Opposing the Iron Horde are the heroes of Azeroth—at the heights of power they've always been destined for. Even if you're new or returning to the game, Warlords empowers you to boost one of your characters to level 90 and master new abilities at the gateway to Draenor, so that you can charge into grand combat right away. Play the races and classes you've always wanted to try, wage war alongside your friends, and take your place among Warcraft's finest.''

''There comes a time in every hero's quest when they need a little boost to help get them over the hump and back into the action. With a level 110 character boost, you can grant one character a one-time boost to level 110 instantly.''

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• * Boosting an Allied Race will not unlock their heritage armor set.

A level 90 boost was granted with the purchase of the expansion.

• A single character to level 90 (the Mists of Pandaria level cap)
• A full set of specialization-appropriate ilevel 483 uncommon-quality gear (specialization is selected during the Boost)
• All class and specialization abilities appropriate to that level (except mage portal spells) - these will be progressively unlocked through a short series of quests (see below)
• Artisan flying skill, and all regional flying skills
• If the account does not own a flying mount, a faction-specific flying mount - a Wind Rider for Horde or Gryphon for Alliance
• Characters who are already at or above level 60 will also have their existing primary professions and First Aid skill boosted to 600 skill level
• Four 22-slot Embersilk Bags
• A stack of 20 Lemon Flower Pudding
• A Hearthstone set to the appropriate faction city in Vale of Eternal Blossoms - Shrine of Seven Stars for Alliance and Shrine of Two Moons for Horde
• Boosted characters will be immediately teleported to the Blasted Lands.

With the release of Legion, any unused level 90 boosts were converted to the level 100 boost.

A level 100 boost was granted with the purchase of the expansion. Demon hunters were restricted from getting a boost during this time, even with any previous unused boosts.

• A single character to level 100 (the Warlords of Draenor level cap) with a special training zone (Sword of Dawn for Alliance, Tempest's Roar for Horde)
• A full set of specialization-appropriate ilevel 640 uncommon-quality gear (specialization is selected during the boost)
• All class and specialization abilities appropriate to that level (except mage portal spells) - these will be progressively unlocked through a short series of quests (see below)
• Artisan flying skill, and all regional flying skills, except those gated behind an achievement (such as Pathfinder)
• If the account does not own a flying mount, a faction-specific flying mount - a Wind Rider for Horde or Gryphon for Alliance
• Characters who are already at or above level 60 will also have their existing primary professions and First Aid skill boosted to 700 skill level
• Four 22-slot Embersilk Bags
• Gold
• A stack of 20 Potato Axebeak Stew
• A Hearthstone set to your faction specific area in Ashran (Warspear / Stormshield)
• Boosted characters will be immediately teleported to faction specific tier 3 garrison

A level 110 boost was granted with the purchase of the expansion.

• A single character to level 110 (the Legion level cap) spawned at the front entrance to the Violet Citadel of Dalaran.
• A full set of specialization-appropriate ilevel 870 uncommon-quality gear (specialization is selected during the boost)
• Provided with the artifact for the chosen specialization.
• Three ilvl 870 relics for the artifact
• All class and specialization abilities appropriate to that level (except mage portal spells)
• Artisan flying skill, and all regional flying skills, except those gated behind an achievement (such as Pathfinder)
• If the account does not own a flying mount, a faction-specific flying mount - a Wind Rider for Horde or Gryphon for Alliance
• A faction-specific flying mount - a Wind Rider for Horde or Gryphon for Alliance
• Four 22-slot Embersilk Bags
• A Hearthstone set to Dalaran.
• Adventurer's Footlocker
• Flight Master's Whistle
• Broken Isles Survival Kit
• Dalaran Hearthstone
• 5x Tome of the Tranquil Mind
• 20x Dalaran Rice Pudding
• 20x Ley-Enriched Water
• 5x Ancient Healing Potion
• Mana Divining Stone
• Shimmering Ancient Mana Cluster

Since the release of patch 8.0.1, players who bought a boost before 19 July 2018, but didn't use it til after 16 July 2018, are eligible for a refund through 12 August 2018, due to the removal of the profession boost for characters at or above level 60 that had their existing primary professions and First Aid skill boosted to 800 skill level.

A level 120 boost was granted with the pre-purchase of the expansion. After release, the level squish reduced the level 120 directly down to 50 so the level was now 50 with the purchase of the expansion from that point forward.

• Flight Master's Whistle
• Adventurer's Footlocker
• Champions of Azeroth Survival Kit
• Gold
• A stack of food 20x Seasoned Loins
• A stack of drinks 20x Seafoam Coconut Water
• 5x Tome of the Quiet Mind
• A 5x stack of health potions - Abyssal Healing Potion
• A 5x stack of rejuvenation potions - Coastal Rejuvenation Potion

The level 60 boosts were made available for purchase prior to the release of patch 9.2.0. A level 60 boost was granted with the purchase of the expansion. Dracthyr are not eligible for this boost.

During Shadowlands, the contents provided with the boost consisted of:

• Hearthstone set to Oribos
• Adventurer's Footlocker
• Pristine Survival Kit
• 20x Ambroria Dew (mana characters only)
• 20x Honeyplum Pie
• 10x Tome of the Still Mind
• Spiritual Healing Potion
• Spiritual Mana Potion (mana characters only)

The standard boost was raised to level 70 on 3 November 2023 following the announcement of the new expansion,. An enhanced level 70 boost is granted with the purchase of the expansion. The enhanced part means the character will be ready to do Dragonflight raids and would be ready to jump into the next expansion when it releases.

• Immediately teleported to the Valdrakken flightmaster platform
• Hearthstone set to the Valdrakken inn
• Start with the A Sentinel's Summon quest
• Normal boosts starts with the normal character boost gear at item level 424; can't be upgraded however. Revival Catalyst cannot be used on this gear.
• Renown set to 20 for all the base Dragonflight factions while Loamm Niffen is at 12. No initial renown with the Dream Wardens.
• Adventurer's Footlocker
• 4x Shrouded Cloth Bag
• Gatherer's Reagent Pouch
• Pristine Survival Kit
• 20x of some food items
• Some potions

In the Classic progression branch, character boosts were provided with the optional editions that were available.

• From to, a level 58 boost was offered from the Dark Portal Pass and the Deluxe Edition.
• From Burning Crusade Classic to, a level 70 boost was offered from the Northrend Heroic Upgrade and Northrend Epic Upgrade.
• From Wrath of the Lich King Classic to, a level 80 boost was offered only from the Blazing Epic Upgrade.

• Make sure you're okay with your decision before you finalize the boost. Blizzard will not assist with anything related to completed boosts.
• You can't boost a character if they have a WoW Token in their inventory, bank, or mailbox.
• Your character's quest log will be cleared during the boost, and any quest progress will be lost.
• You can't purchase character services on your boosted character for 72 hours. You'll see Error 20078 if you try to buy a Faction Change, Character Transfer, Race Change, Appearance Change or Name Change during this time.
• Warlords of Draenor Garrisons must be unlocked through normal play.
• Boosted characters are unable to enter dungeons and raids from previous expansions for 24 hours.
• Boosting an Allied Race character will prevent them from earning their Heritage Armor.

A level icon for the Character Boost will appear on your character selection screen next to the server name once you have the ability to boost a character. Clicking on this will open the two step process to boosting your character to the given level.

• Choose a character from your list
• Or
• Create a new character

• Choose your specialization

(Neutral pandaren only)

• Choose your faction

• Click next, confirm your choices, and click Level up!

Clicking "Level Up!" Gives you one final "Are you sure?" message in the center of the screen before the boost is used.

If the selected character is level 60 or higher, it would have had its two primary professions and First Aid increased to skill 800. If the character did not have any professions learned, the game would have provided defaults based on the type of armor the character wears.

• Plate: Blacksmithing and Mining
• Mail/Leather: Leatherworking and Skinning
• Cloth: Tailoring and Enchanting

Freshly boosted characters do not immediately have access to all abilities appropriate to their level. Rather, they start out with a basic set of spells and abilities for their class, and must unlock the rest of their spells and abilities a few at a time by advancing through a short introductory experience.

After Patch 6.0.2, but before the release of Warlords of Draenor, boosted characters had to unlock their abilities through the Iron Horde Incursion world event in the Blasted Lands. With the release of Warlords, boosted characters instead acquire their abilities through the Warlords of Draenor intro experience.

Veteran players that want to skip this progression of spells and abilities may either swap specializations or queue for an instance. This will unlock the remaining spells and abilities.

• Previously, sometimes the server could be busy, and you would get a notification that it may be a few minutes. This was an issue when the boosts were first introduced.
• Boosts do not have to be used immediately. Once obtained, a Boost can be held indefinitely until the player is ready to use it.
• Note that the gear granted is specialization-specific. Gear for other specializations will not be supplied, and players should therefore take care to select their preferred specialization. However, obtaining level-appropriate gear for any spec is particularly easy on the Timeless Isle.
• Boosted characters are immediately equipped with their new gear. The items that were on the character are mailed back to them. This mail expires after 180 days.
• Note that Master flying (The fastest flying speed) is not provided. This can be purchased from riding trainers for, subject to faction discounts.
• Boosted characters will also receive any appropriate level-specific mail, namely A Well-Deserved Accomplishment (from Lorewalker Cho) for reaching level 90, and a Magically Wrapped Gift (from Rhonin) if the character was boosted past level 80.
• The What's New button on the Game Menu is replaced with Character Boost until the character unlocks the Garrison.
• Boosted characters will not be able to enter dungeons and raids from previous expansions for 24 hours after being boosted.
• After completing the tutorial for the level 100 character boost, the player is immediately given The Battle for Broken Shore (quest) and placed in the corresponding scenario. However, if you have previously completed the Legion intro experience, it is possible to skip it just like on a normal character: by leaving the scenario or abandoning the quest after completing it, and then talking to Recruiter Lee/Holgar Stormaxe to skip directly to In the Blink of an Eye. This even applies to Class Trial characters.

• When the boosts were first introduced on February 18, 2014, new 90s spawned at their faction's landing on the Timeless Isle. This quickly became a problem, as new 90s are automatically flagged for PvP, and on PvE servers players with the Censer of Eternal Agony would camp the spawn locations for easy kills. The spawning point was later moved to the faction shrines in Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

When a character is boosted to level 90 or level 100, all gear slots are emptied and filled with new specialization-appropriate ilevel 483 (or ilevel 640 for level 100) uncommon-quality gear. The previous gear is mailed to the character. These mailed items may include Timeless items that were earlier mailed to the character by other characters on the same account. The boosted character can immediately turn these into epic quality gear, increasing that character's item level even more.

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