World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria is a limited-time, high-speed event designed to let players experience the beloved Mists of Pandaria expansion in a brand new way. If you’re eager to jump in and level up fast, this Wow Remix Leveling Guide is your essential resource. Created characters, known as Timerunners, begin at level 10 and are set on a thrilling race to level 70, all while enjoying significantly enhanced loot and gameplay. This guide will provide you with the best strategies and tips to make your leveling journey in MoP Remix as efficient and enjoyable as possible, ensuring you don’t miss out on any of the exclusive rewards that can be transferred to your retail WoW account after the event concludes.
For a comprehensive look at all the obtainable rewards, check out our detailed guide:
MoP Remix Rewards Guide
MoP Remix Class Leveling Guides
Choosing the right class can significantly impact your leveling speed and overall experience in WoW Remix. To help you make an informed decision, we’ve prepared class-specific guides tailored for the MoP Remix event. These guides delve into optimal builds, talents, and playstyles for each specialization, ensuring you’re leveling as efficiently as possible with your chosen class. Explore our specialization guides to maximize your leveling efficiency:
Blood Death Knight MoP Remix Guide
Frost Death Knight MoP Remix Guide
Unholy Death Knight MoP Remix Guide
Havoc Demon Hunter MoP Remix Guide
Vengeance Demon Hunter MoP Remix Guide
Balance Druid MoP Remix Guide
Feral Druid MoP Remix Guide
Guardian Druid MoP Remix Guide
Restoration Druid MoP Remix Guide
Augmentation Evoker MoP Remix Guide
Devastation Evoker MoP Remix Guide
Preservation Evoker MoP Remix Guide
Beast Mastery Hunter MoP Remix Guide
Marksmanship Hunter MoP Remix Guide
Survival Hunter MoP Remix Guide
Arcane Mage MoP Remix Guide
Fire Mage MoP Remix Guide
Frost Mage MoP Remix Guide
Brewmaster Monk MoP Remix Guide
Mistweaver Monk MoP Remix Guide
Windwalker Monk MoP Remix Guide
Holy Paladin MoP Remix Guide
Protection Paladin MoP Remix Guide
Retribution Paladin MoP Remix Guide
Discipline Priest MoP Remix Guide
Holy Priest MoP Remix Guide
Shadow Priest MoP Remix Guide
Assassination Rogue MoP Remix Guide
Outlaw Rogue MoP Remix Guide
Subtlety Rogue MoP Remix Guide
Elemental Shaman MoP Remix Guide
Enhancement Shaman MoP Remix Guide
Restoration Shaman MoP Remix Guide
Affliction Warlock MoP Remix Guide
Demonology Warlock MoP Remix Guide
Destruction Warlock MoP Remix Guide
Arms Warrior MoP Remix Guide
Fury Warrior MoP Remix Guide
Protection Warrior MoP Remix Guide
When Does WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria Launch?
Mark your calendars! WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria went live globally on May 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM PDT. For players around the world, here are the corresponding launch times:
| City | Time |
|---|---|
| Washington D.C. | 1 PM ET |
| London | 6 PM GMT |
| Paris | 7 PM CET |
| Moscow | 9 PM MSK |
| Beijing | 2 AM CST (next day) |
| Tokyo | 3 AM JST (next day) |
| Canberra | 4 AM AEST (next day) |
| New Delhi | 11:30 PM IST |
| Brasília | 3 PM BRT |
| Cairo | 8 PM EET |
When Does WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria End?
The Mists of Pandaria Remix event is a limited-time adventure, scheduled to conclude on August 19, 2024. Make sure to maximize your leveling and reward collection within this timeframe!
Getting Started in WoW Remix for Fast Leveling
Participating in WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria is straightforward. All you need is an active World of Warcraft subscription. Even trial accounts can join the fun up to level 20, with the option to subscribe for continued play beyond that.
To begin your Timerunner journey and start your rapid leveling, simply navigate to the Mists of Pandaria: Remix tab within the game client.
The splash screen will immediately provide you with crucial information about the event.
Click the prominently displayed Create Timerunner button and then select Timerunner to create your event-specific character and dive into the accelerated leveling experience.
Understanding the Basics for Efficient Leveling
Once you enter the game as a Timerunner, you’ll be greeted with a brief introductory questline. This initial experience is vital for understanding the core mechanics of WoW Remix.
This questline serves as your introduction to Bronze, the event’s primary currency, and the gear upgrading system. Crucially, it also rewards you with your first piece of unique gear, the Cloak of Infinite Potential. This cloak is a key component of your leveling journey, as it grows in power and stats as you progress through the event.
Timerunning Abilities: Tools for Faster Leveling
As a Timerunner, you gain access to two special abilities that are instrumental in your leveling process:
- Extract Gem: This ability allows you to remove gems from your socketed gear. This is useful for rearranging gems as you find better ones or need to optimize for specific stats during your leveling.
- ** Bronze. Make sure to use this frequently on any gear upgrades you replace!
Bronze: The Engine of Your Leveling Journey
Bronze is the lifeblood of WoW Remix. This currency is used for a variety of essential upgrades and purchases that will accelerate your leveling and enhance your experience:
- Gear Upgrades: Strengthen your equipment to tackle tougher challenges and level faster.
- Cosmetics, Mounts, Pets, and Toys: Acquire unique rewards exclusive to the MoP Remix event, many of which can be transferred to your main account.
You can obtain Bronze through various activities:
- Defeating enemies: Mobs and bosses throughout Pandaria drop Bronze.
- Scrapping Gear: Utilize Unraveling Sands to convert unwanted gear into Bronze.
- Completing Dungeons, Raids, and Scenarios: These activities offer significant Bronze rewards.
- Opening Caches: Quest rewards often come in the form of Bronze Caches ( Minor Bronze Cache, Lesser Bronze Cache, Bronze Cache, Greater Bronze Cache).
- Level 70 Reward: Upon reaching level 70, you will receive a substantial bonus of 40,000 Bronze per character, including alts. Look for the purple quest marker on your map to claim this reward.
Faster Leveling and Content Progression: Zone and Instance Breakdown
WoW Remix is designed for rapid leveling. Content is scaled to ensure you can experience all of Mists of Pandaria’s zones, dungeons, and raids throughout your leveling journey. Here’s a breakdown of level brackets for different zones and instances to guide your progression:
| Level Range | Zones | Scenarios | Dungeons | Raids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-70 | Jade Forest | Greenstone Village, Brewing Storm, Theramore’s Fall | Temple of the Jade Serpent, Scarlet Halls, Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance | |
| 20-70 | Valley of the Four Winds, Krasarang Wilds, 5.1 Landfall Campaign | Unga Ingoo, Domination Point, Lion’s Landing, A Little Patience, Dagger in the Dark | Stormstout Brewery | |
| 25-70 | Kun-Lai Summit | Arena of Annihilation, Brewmoon Festival, Crypt of Forgotten Kings | Shado-Pan Monastery | Mogu’shan Vaults |
| 30-70 | Townlong Steppes | Assault on Zan’vess | Siege of Niuzao Temple | |
| 35-70 | Dread Wastes | Heart of Fear | ||
| 40-70 | Vale of Eternal Blossoms | Battle on the High Seas, Blood in the Snow, Dark Heart of Pandaria, Secrets of Ragefire | Mogu’shan Palace, Gate of the Setting Sun | Terrace of Endless Spring |
| 45-70 | Isle of Giants, Timeless Isle | |||
| 50-70 | Isle of Thunder | Throne of Thunder | ||
| 60-70 | Siege of Orgrimmar | Siege of Orgrimmar | ||
| 70 | Heroic Raids |
This table provides a clear path for your leveling, allowing you to seamlessly transition between zones and instances as you progress towards level 70.
Flying in MoP Remix: Soaring Through Your Levels
Yes! Enjoy the freedom of flight from the moment you create your Timerunner. Both Dragonriding and standard flying are immediately available. The only exceptions are the Timeless Isle, Isle of Giants, and Isle of Thunder, where flying is restricted. Utilize flying to quickly traverse zones and accelerate your questing and leveling.
Infinite Bazaars: Your One-Stop Shop for Remix Rewards
As you accumulate Bronze, visit Infinite Bazaars scattered throughout Pandaria to spend your earnings. These bazaars offer a wide array of cosmetics, mounts, pets, and toys. Knowing the locations of these bazaars is key for efficient reward acquisition during your leveling:
- Jade Forest: Tian Monastery
- Valley of the Four Winds: Halfhill Market
- Kun-Lai Summit: Temple of the White Tiger
- Townlong Steppes: Niuzao Temple
- Dread Wastes: Kor’vess
- Shrine of the Seven Stars (Alliance): Star’s Bazaar
- Shrine of the Two Moons (Horde): Golden Terrace
Rewards in MoP Remix: More Than Just Leveling
The Infinite Bazaars are packed with unique items obtainable during the event. For a detailed breakdown of vendors and their inventories, refer to our comprehensive rewards guide:
MoP Remix Rewards Guide
Gear in WoW Remix: Leveling Made Powerful
Gear in WoW Remix: Pandaria is uniquely designed for the event. Item levels scale with your character level, ensuring a consistent progression in power. You can obtain gear from various sources as you level:
- Enemy Drops: Defeating mobs.
- Quest Rewards: Cache of Infinite Treasure is commonly awarded upon quest completion.
- Treasure Chests: Found throughout Pandaria.
- Dungeons, Raids, and Scenarios: Completing instances.
Cloak of Infinite Potential: Powering Up Your Leveling
The Cloak of Infinite Potential, acquired early in the intro questline, is central to your Timerunner’s power. You enhance its stats by collecting Threads, which drop from various activities. To see your current cloak stats, simply hover over the Timerunner’s Advantage buff.
Threads are gained from:
- Defeating enemies: Mobs and raid bosses.
- Quest Caches: Cache of Infinite Treasure.
- Treasure Chests.
- Dungeons, Raids, and Scenarios (any difficulty).
Threads: Boost Your Cloak and Your Leveling Speed
Threads permanently increase your cloak’s stats. The quality and stat boost of threads depend on your character level bracket:
- Level 1-29: Common (white) threads – +1 stat.
- Level 30-49: Uncommon (green) threads – +3 stats.
- Level 50-60: Rare (blue) threads – +7 stats.
- Level 60-70: Epic (purple) threads – +12 stats.
Here’s a breakdown of stats provided by each thread type, sorted by rarity:
- Thread of Critical Strike: Increases Critical Strike.
- Thread of Experience: Increases XP gains.
- Thread of Haste: Increases Haste.
- Thread of Leech: Increases Leech.
- Thread of Mastery: Increases Mastery.
- Thread of Power: Increases Primary Stat.
- Thread of Speed: Increases Speed.
- Thread of Stamina: Increases Stamina.
- Thread of Versatility: Increases Versatility.
Prioritize collecting Threads as they are crucial for increasing your power and leveling efficiency.
Threads Catch-Up: Alts Level Faster Too!
Reaching certain thread collection milestones unlocks account-wide achievements that grant Future Timerunning characters begin with Threads collected. These breakpoints occur at 40, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, and 2200 Threads. This catch-up mechanic significantly accelerates the leveling of your alt Timerunners.
Amulets, Rings, and Trinkets: Achievement-Based Gear
Amulets, rings, and trinkets are not random drops but are intentionally gated behind event achievements. As of May 24th, these unlocks are account-wide, benefiting all your Timerunners:
- Timerunner’s Amulet: Complete all Pandaria raids on Normal Difficulty ( Pandaria Raids).
- Timerunner’s Ring: Complete all scenarios on Heroic Difficulty ( Heroic: Pandaria Scenarios).
- Timerunner’s Seal: Clear all Pandaria dungeons on Heroic Difficulty from Heroic: Pandaria Dungeons.
- Timerunner’s Beacon: Complete any of the 3 achievements within the Escalation achievement category.
- Timerunner’s Idol: Reach Level 70 with a Timerunner ( Timerunner).
Focusing on these achievements while leveling will reward you with powerful gear slots.
Gems: Socketing Your Way to Power
Gear in MoP Remix comes with empty spell sockets, designed for powerful gems obtained throughout your adventures. Combine 3 chipped gems to create a higher quality gem. There are four gem types:
- Meta Gems (Helm)
- Tinker Gems (Shoulders, Wrists, Hands, Belt)
- Cogwheel Gems (Boots)
- Prismatic Gems (Amulet, Chest, Legs, Rings, Trinkets)
Meta Gems: Trinket-Like Effects for Your Helm
Meta Gems, socketed into your helm, provide potent trinket-like effects. You can only have one Meta Gem socketed at a time. If you want a Meta Gem you don’t possess, purchase Bronze.
Meta Gem options include:
- Bulwark of the Black Ox: Shield and taunt effect.
- Chi-ji, the Red Crane: Movement speed and offensive/healing abilities.
- Funeral Pyre: Primary stat buff with damage over time.
- Lifestorm: Lightning storm with healing flowers.
- Locus of Power: Haste, Crit, and Mastery buff for you and allies.
- Morphing Elements: Elemental attacks and explosion.
- Oblivion Sphere: Damage vulnerability and stun.
- Precipice of Madness: Damage absorb shield (risky, use with caution).
- Soul Tether: Damage redirection to you from allies.
- Thundering Orb: AoE damage and damage reduction transformation.
- Tireless Spirit: Resource cost reduction for party.
- Ward of Salvation: Healing and damage absorb that explodes for AoE damage.
Choose a Meta Gem that complements your class and leveling playstyle.
Tinker Gems: Offensive and Defensive Power for Leveling
Tinker Gems offer a wide array of offensive and defensive effects. Purchase Bronze to acquire a random Tinker Gem you don’t own. You can socket up to 12 Tinker Gems: 3 each in Shoulders, Wrists, Hands, and Belt slots.
Notable Tinker Gems for leveling:
- Ankh of Reincarnation: Cheat death mechanic, great for survivability while leveling.
- Arcanist’s Edge: Converts absorb shields into Arcane damage.
- Bloodthirsty Coral: Damage taken converts to self-healing.
- Brittle: Enemies explode on death, dealing Frost damage.
- Explosive Barrage: Chance to launch fire missiles at enemies.
- Fervor: Health sacrifice for Holy damage.
- Frost Armor: Damage absorb shield that damages attackers and slows them.
- Hailstorm: Periodically unleashes Frost damage and slows enemies.
- Incendiary Terror: Fire damage and horror effect.
- Lightning Rod: Crit buff for allies and Nature damage to enemies.
- Meteor Storm: Chance to summon meteors that deal Fire damage and stun.
- Opportunist: Increased crit after stunning enemies.
- Quick Strike: Extra auto-attacks on melee abilities.
- Slay: Execute enemies below 10% health.
- Sunstrider’s Flourish: Crit explosions for Fire damage.
- Tinkmaster’s Shield: Damage absorb shield that regenerates.
- Vampiric Aura: Increased Leech for you and your party.
- Victory Fire: AoE Fire damage and healing on enemy kill.
- Wildfire: Spreading Fire damage over time.
Experiment with different Tinker Gems to find combinations that boost your damage output and survivability during leveling.
Cogwheel Gems: Utility and Movement Enhancement
Cogwheel Gems provide utility and movement spells. Notably, if a Cogwheel Gem replicates a class ability, they function on separate cooldowns, effectively giving you an extra ability. Purchase Bronze to get a random Cogwheel Gem. You can only have one Cogwheel Gem socketed in your boots.
Useful Cogwheel Gems for leveling:
- Blink: Teleport and stun/root break.
- Disengage: Backwards leap and speed boost.
- Door of Shadows: Targeted teleport.
- Heroic Leap: Leaping attack.
- Pursuit of Justice: Movement and mounted speed increase.
- Roll: Short distance roll.
- Soulshape: Vulpin form teleport and speed boost.
- Sprint: Major speed boost.
- Trailblazer: Out-of-combat speed boost.
- Wild Charge: Leap to ally.
Movement-enhancing Cogwheel Gems are particularly valuable for covering ground quickly while leveling.
Prismatic Gems: Stat Customization for Leveling
Prismatic Gems provide secondary and tertiary stats. Purchase Bronze to receive a random chipped Prismatic Gem. You can socket up to 21 Prismatic Gems: 3 each in Amulet, Chest, Legs slots, and 6 each in Rings and Trinkets.
Prismatic Gems are available for the following stats:
- Armor: Stalwart Pearl
- Critical Strike: Deadly Sapphire
- Haste: Quick Topaz
- Health Regeneration: Sustaining Emerald
- Leech: Hungering Ruby
- Mastery: Masterful Amethyst
- Speed: Swift Opal
- Versatility: Versatile Diamond
Perfect versions of Prismatic Gems also grant Stamina in addition to the secondary stat. Focus on gems that boost your damage output (Critical Strike, Haste, Mastery, Versatility, Primary Stat from Threads) to level faster.
Gear Upgrading: Spend Bronze to Power Up
You can upgrade your gear using Bronze. Each gear piece has 36 upgrade ranks. However, some upgrade levels are gated behind character and item level progression.
Prioritize upgrading your weapon and key armor pieces to maximize your leveling speed. Don’t hesitate to invest Bronze in upgrades; it’s a core mechanic of the Remix event.
What Happens to Your Timerunner After the Event?
When WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria concludes on August 19, 2024, all your Timerunner characters will convert into standard World of Warcraft characters. This means you can continue playing them in the regular game and even use them as your main character in the upcoming War Within expansion! All the cosmetic rewards, mounts, and pets you’ve earned will also transfer with your character.
WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria Limitations
Be aware of the following restrictions in the MoP Remix event:
- Auction House: Timerunners cannot use the Auction House.
- Professions: Professions are disabled in MoP Remix.
- Grouping: Timerunners can only group with other Timerunners; cross-realm grouping with standard characters is not possible.
- Pandaria Lock: Timerunners are confined to Pandaria and cannot leave.
- Cross-Faction: Cross-faction content is disabled within the event.
Despite these limitations, WoW Remix offers a unique and accelerated leveling experience within the Mists of Pandaria setting.
Changelog
- May 28, 2024: Hotfix adjustments implemented.
- May 18, 2024: Cloak catch-up for alt characters added.
- May 16, 2024: ID fixes applied.
- May 15, 2024: HTML tag corrections.
- May 13, 2024: Guide created and published.
