General Discussion

MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Jim Alderman writes this guide aiming to prepare players new to the raiding experience for the trials that they might face.

One of the most common questions asked by players who are new to end-game raiding in World of Warcraft is what is needed in order to be prepared to raid. While some of the things needed to begin raiding are obvious (such as proper gear and equipment), others are not so obvious, or commonly overlooked (consumables). So, if you’re new to raiding, or maybe you’ve been raiding for a while and are looking for some new tips, then keep reading. By the end of this article, you should have a pretty good idea of what you need in order to be prepared for raiding.

The first area of raid prep is perhaps the most obvious: gear. If you just hit level 70 a few days ago, you are most likely not ready to just dive into Karazhan or Gruul’s Lair. Players beginning to raid should have fewer than three green-quality items, and the rest should be blue-quality or above. These can be attained through dungeons. Players should start with normal-mode instances, and then working up to heroic mode. The final bosses in Heroic dungeons all drop at least one epic-quality item, and all bosses drop one Badge of Justice.

Read the article here.

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Originally posted by leumasx7

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Preparing to raid ...

the first step is to throw your life away and ignore your family and friends ...

Thank God this article finally came out.  I've been 70 for so long, but I just wasn't ready to raid.  And there's so much time before WotLK comes out, now I can get all the uber leet lewt!!  Great timing, guys!!  A-Badging I shall go!!

Originally posted by DeViLzzz2008

Preparing to raid ...

the first step is to throw your life away and ignore your family and friends ...

 

Be sure to read my next article, which addresses this very myth.

Originally posted by MrArchy

Thank God this article finally came out.  I've been 70 for so long, but I just wasn't ready to raid.  And there's so much time before WotLK comes out, now I can get all the uber leet lewt!!  Great timing, guys!!  A-Badging I shall go!!

Yes, I know WotLK is coming soon. However, most of this article will be true regardless of whether you're playing TBC or WotLK. With the exception of the specific names (like, "Flask of Relentless Assault"), most of the tips in this article will still be true in Lich King - you're still going to want to bring flasks/elixirs, bandages, item ehancements, food, etc. The major change obviously will be the potion change, but not much else. Every consumable listed in this article WILL have its WotLK counterpart.

Lich King will still have its equivelent of Badge gear (they'll be called something else but serve the exact same function as Badges of Justice), and it will still have a plethora of dailies to do for quick cash. In short, mock the article all you want, but the general advice in it will remain true after the expansion.

Nice guide, did it really take 2 years to release though?! Really... this preparation to raid will be void in november. So why would someone take on that time consuming quest of "getting prepared for raids" (Even though Kara and Gruul's can be done with many greens equipped) when the quest rewards of WotLK will be better than at least T4. Please tell me.

Originally posted by kirzan

Nice guide, did it really take 2 years to release though?! Really... this preparation to raid will be void in november. So why would someone take on that time consuming quest of "getting prepared for raids" (Even though Kara and Gruul's can be done with many greens equipped) when the quest rewards of WotLK will be better than at least T4. Please tell me.

Two years to write? Not at all...however, I didn't become aware of this site nor its search for correspondants until about three weeks ago, and no, this guide will remain relevant through Wrath - only the names of the dailies factions and the different consumables will change, and I fully intend to write a follow-up to this article once I hit level 80 on my two main toons (which will be shortly after WotLK hits).

And while Gruuls and Kara can be done in greens, only those who are very familiar with those instances will be able to pull that one off. If you take 10 players who JUST hit 70 and dump them into Kara, I doubt they'll be able to down Moroes. And yes, even now, at the 11th hour of TBC, there are still players that are brand new to raiding. This article was mostly written with them in mind.

As someone who came into WoW late - and just got my first character to 70 I think the general guide is helpful - thanks