Summary
- World of Warcraft Classic now offers Dual Spec on its fresh anniversary realms for 50 gold, enabling players to freely switch talent setups.
- Players must be level 40 to access Dual Spec, which allows for easy adaptation of playstyle without full respec fees.
- Dual Spec was originally introduced in Wrath of the Lich King and is now available earlier in WoW Classic than ever before.
World of Warcraft Classic has enabled Dual Spec on its fresh 20th anniversary realms. As of each region’s last weekly reset, characters of level 40 and above on these World of Warcraft servers can activate this feature for 50 gold.
On November 21, World of Warcraft opened a set of new Classic realms that started over from the beginning of the game. However, unlike the first run of Classic in 2019, World of Warcraft added a few quality-of-life features to the game, including improvements to the reporting system, the LFG tool, and instant mail between characters on the same account. Blizzard also confirmed Dual Spec would be added after launch, but did not give a timetable for when it would arrive.
Now, only a week after the new WoW Classic anniversary servers went live, this popular feature has already been added to the game. Players can now visit any of their class trainers and pay a 50 gold fee to activate a second talent setup, after which they can freely swap between them while out of combat in most areas of the game. Characters cannot get this feature until they reach level 40, so fans may need to keep leveling in order to have the option appear at the appropriate NPCs.
How to Use Dual Spec in World of Warcraft Classic Fresh
- Find a class trainer, located in major cities and some towns in starting zones.
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Purchase the Dual Talent Specialization from the NPC for 50 gold.
- Characters below level 40 will not see the option.
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Activate the second talent tree spec, spend all talent points, and set up the new hotbar.
- Swapping between talent specs is free, but refunding talent points on either tree costs the usual respec fee.
Dual Spec is a feature that allows players to switch between two different talent setups while out of combat. Each array has its own hotbar setup, easily enabling fans to adapt their playstyle on the fly without having to return to a class trainer, pay for a full respec, and adjust their hotbars. The feature itself was originally added in Wrath of the Lich King, and though Dual Spec was added in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery, it has otherwise never arrived this early on the retro servers before.
Players should keep in mind that swapping to their other talent spec will reset rage, energy, and mana to zero, so fighting immediately afterward is deadly for most classes. If Hardcore fans don’t want to lose their characters like Mizkif did while streaming from his WoW South Park episode-themed basement, they should be sure to take a moment to recover their resources first.
World of Warcraft
- Released
- November 23, 2004
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence (online interactions not rated)
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Engine
- Unreal Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- pc, ps
- Cross Save
- yes
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World of Warcraft is an incredibly successful MMORPG that has been going strong for almost two decades. It's one of the highest-grossing franchises in history and is widely considered the most popular MMORPG ever made.
