What unlocks as you level
What unlocks at which level in Zarhold: talents at 10, dual specialisation at 20, epics at 20, legendaries at 30, lands, dungeons, raids, arena.
A lot of Zarhold is open from level 1: the arena, professions, the Auction House, guilds and the Battle Pass. Your level decides three things — talents, lands and dungeons, and loot.
The key levels
| Level | What unlocks |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brightdale and the Crimson Wastes, arena and Battleground, duels, professions, Auction House, mail, guilds, Battle Pass |
| 2 | lands in the 4–7 range |
| 10 | talents and the first dungeon (10–15) |
| 20 | dual specialisation; epic items from elites and land bosses |
| 30 | legendary items from land bosses |
| 60 | raids and world bosses, the “60” arena bracket, all 51 talent points |
Talents
Talents unlock at level 10: one point per level, 51 by level 60. From level 20 you can keep two specialisations and switch between them. Resets are free. More in How talents work and Specialisations.
Lands and dungeons
- A land lets you in 2 levels before its range starts: a level-10 land opens at level 8.
- A land boss unlocks once your level is at least its own (it's 3 levels above the land's start).
- A dungeon opens at the bottom of its level range. There's no upper limit, but an outgrown dungeon gives less experience. To queue as a group, everyone has to be within the range.
- Raids and world bosses are level 60 only.
Every land is in Lands, every location in Dungeons and raids list.
Gear
You can equip an item once your level is at least its required level — the “requires level N” line in the tooltip. From level 20, elites and land bosses drop epic items, and a land-boss quest gives an epic with a 35% chance. From level 30, land bosses can drop a legendary item. More in Item rarities.
What doesn't depend on level
- Arena — from level 1. The ladders are split into brackets: 1–59 and 60. More in Arena.
- Duels — with any hero; the Honor Circle takes the level gap into account.
- Professions — no level requirements. But you can only gather ore, herbs and fish in lands your level lets you enter.
- Guilds — you can join or found one at any level.
Read next
How to level up fast to 60
How to level fast in Zarhold: experience from quests, enemies and dungeons, enemy colours and heirloom gear. Level 60 takes 1,335,900 experience.
How Zarhold’s zones work
Zarhold has 26 zones, each with five spots: a regular enemy, a pack, a hunt, an elite and a boss. When a zone opens up and when it counts as cleared.
How dungeons work
23 dungeons, 6 raids and 3 world bosses: levels, waves before bosses, a single difficulty, full experience for everyone and what happens if you outlevel one.
How talents work
Talents from level 10: 51 points by level 60, a new row for every 5 points in a tree, the top talent at 20. Spend points freely in any tree; resets are free.