World of Warcraft ClassicSeason of Discovery recently added new Rune Broker vendors that sell nearly every class Rune in the game for only one copper each. These NPCs, located in the starting zones and capital cities across the game, let fans collectWorld of Warcraft ClassicSeason of Discovery Runes without completing their associated questlines or challenges.
Season of Discovery isWorld of Warcraft’s ongoingClassicexperiment that adds new content to the original game, such as Runes – class-altering abilities that are engraved on pieces of armor. Every Season of Discovery leveling phase has added new Runes for each class, all of which were unlocked via various challenges ranging from enemy drops to lengthy quests that sent players all over Azeroth, like the one required for theWorld of WarcraftWarlock’s Metamorphosis tanking rune.
However, Season of Discovery recently added a way to bypass all the work for collecting these Runes. In a recent update partway throughWoW ClassicSeason of Discovery Phase 6, Blizzard added Rune Brokers, new NPCs who sell nearly every class Rune for a single copper. These vendors, easily spotted due to their dark, ominous appearance and glowing blue eyes, are located in the six capital cities and starting zones across Azeroth. This allows both new and existing characters to get their Season of Discovery-specific abilities immediately, without doing their associated quests – though fans should be aware that buying Runes in this way may cause the original quests and secrets to not work correctly.
Northshire Valley, next to the Northshire Abbey entrance
Coldridge Valley, near a stump where new characters spawn
Shadowglen, next to some trees where new characters spawn
Temple Gardens, near the Rut’theran Village teleportation hut
Valley of Trials, next to the Den
The Cleft of Shadow, near the Warlock trainer
Camp Narache, near a large totem
Deathknell, next to the chapel entrance
Horde
The Magic Quarter, near the Mage trainers
It appears that these Rune Brokers may not sell certain Runes that are obtained early in the game, such as the Paladin’s Crusader’s Strike and the Druid’s Fury of Stormrage. However, these Runes are awarded by quests in the starting zone, so fans should be able to obtain them within a couple of minutes – especially with the rest of their Runes already unlocked. Other power-ups, such asWoW ClassicSeason of Discovery Skill Books, are still obtained normally.
Of course, players will need gear to engrave these Runes. Starting zone vendors sell level 1 chest, feet, hands, legs, waist, and wrist armor, but cloaks, helms, and rings are harder to come by. While cloaks can often be found as drops relatively early, characters will usually have to wait until around level 10 to start finding rings, and 20 to get their first helms. That said, fans who have otherWoW ClassicSeason of Discovery characters that gain reputationwith Durotar Supply and Logistics or the Azeroth Commerce Authority can purchase level 1, account-bound rings at Revered and helms at Exalted. Using these items, brand-new characters can engrave Runes in every slot as soon as they find a mailbox.
