Leveling

WoW Forever XP buffs and leveling speed

Short version. 1 to 60 costs 4,084,700 XP. That's Classic's curve, level for level. Quests pay Classic's base XP too.

So Forever isn't faster because of the numbers. It's faster because dungeon quests pay a lot more, and camps keep topping up your rested XP. The +50% buffs below are events and leftovers, not something you'll have every day.

XP calculator

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Your XP / hour (guess it)

Buffs you'll have up (all-XP buffs only)

Discoverer's Delight+50%Empowered by the brave discoverers that preceded you, experience gains increased by 50%.Winds of Wisdom+50%CN onlyExperience gains increased by 50%.WoW Variety Show - The Winds of Inspiration!+50%You feel inspired! Experience gains increased by 50%.

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XP multiplier

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Hours at your rate

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Every XP buff in the client

Every spell in the beta client that changes how much XP you get. The numbers are the spell's own effect values, read from build 1.60.1.70532.

Buff	Bonus	Applies to	What we know
Discoverer's DelightFirst seen as a catch-up buff in Season of Discovery. It's in the files; whether Forever turns it on is Blizzard's call.	+50%	All XP	First seen as a catch-up buff in Season of Discovery. It's in the files; whether Forever turns it on is Blizzard's call.
Winds of WisdomMarked CN only in the client. Not on US or EU realms.	+50%	All XP	Marked CN only in the client. Not on US or EU realms.
WoW Variety Show - The Winds of Inspiration!An event buff. Only up when Blizzard runs the event.	+50%	All XP	An event buff. Only up when Blizzard runs the event.
Well-RestedThe number points at a spell that isn't in the client, so we can't read it.	?	All XP	The number points at a spell that isn't in the client, so we can't read it.
Adventure AwaitsIts own tooltip says Season of Mastery. A leftover from that season, so don't count on it.	+100%	Quest XP	Its own tooltip says Season of Mastery. A leftover from that season, so don't count on it.
Well Fed XP BoostKills only, and only when a condition the client doesn't name is met.	+5%	Kill XP	Kills only, and only when a condition the client doesn't name is met.
Archmagister's PerceptionSame effect as Archmagister's Wisdom, from a different source.	+10%	Undead kills	Same effect as Archmagister's Wisdom, from a different source.
Archmagister's WisdomUndead kills only, for 5 minutes. The client doesn't say where you get it.	+10%	Undead kills	Undead kills only, for 5 minutes. The client doesn't say where you get it.

They add up, they don't multiply. Two +50% buffs give you +100%, not +125%.

Rested XP and the Camp Tent

Rested XP works like Classic: you earn it while logged out or in an inn, and it boosts your kill XP until it runs out. Forever adds two things on top.

Camp Tent. Sit near it and your rested XP gets topped up to 5% of a level. Once an hour. It needs a campfire nearby, and it does nothing if you already have more than that.
Well Rested. Your rested experience accumulates 20% faster and your rested experience cap is increased by 20%.

Used every hour, the tent is a small but steady top-up. How camps work →

Is there a dungeon XP buff?

No. There's no dungeon XP buff in the beta client. What Forever did instead is move dungeon XP into dungeon quests. Trash pays little. The quests inside pay a lot, and beta players report up to two levels from one dungeon run. Leveling guide →

Is there an XP potion?

Not in the beta. No item in the client gives an XP buff. The only item that touches XP at all is the Camp Tent, and that's rested XP, not a potion.

When do you get a mount?

Level 40, same as Classic. It's much cheaper now: 20 gold instead of 80.Mount levels and prices →

Questions people ask

Is leveling faster in WoW Forever than in Classic?

Not on paper. 1 to 60 costs 4,084,700 XP, the same as Classic, and quests pay the same base XP at every level. What changed is where XP comes from: dungeon quests pay much more, and camps top up your rested XP.

What XP buffs are in WoW Forever?

The beta client has 8 XP buffs. The +50% ones are an event buff, a China-only buff and Discoverer's Delight. Well Fed adds 5% to kills, and two Archmagister buffs add 10% to Undead kills.

How does rested XP work with the Camp Tent?

The Camp Tent tops your rested XP up to 5% of a level, once an hour. It needs a campfire nearby and does nothing if you already have more rested XP than that.

Is there a dungeon XP buff in WoW Forever?

No dungeon XP buff is in the beta client. Dungeon XP moved into dungeon quests instead: trash pays little, the quests inside pay a lot.

Is there an XP potion in WoW Forever?

No item in the beta client gives an XP buff. The only item that touches XP is the Camp Tent, and that's rested XP.

Do XP buffs stack?

They add up, they don't multiply. Two +50% buffs give you +100%, not +125%.