With the release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic, countless players are returning to the mysterious continent of Pandaria, eager to reach level 90 and dive into the content-rich endgame. But reaching max level is only the beginning — if you want to be raid-ready, dominate world bosses, or queue for celestial dungeons, you'll need to gear up efficiently. This guide walks you through all the steps, from flying to factions, professions, dungeons, and currency management.

1. Unlock Flying in Pandaria

Before anything else, purchase the Pandaria flying skill for 2,500 WoW MoP Classic gold. Flying is crucial for efficient questing, farming, and rare hunting.

· Alliance players train at the Shrine of Seven Stars.

· Horde players train at the Shrine of Two Moons.

With flying unlocked, you'll drastically cut down travel time across zones like Townlong Steppes and Dread Wastes, where much of your early gearing begins.

2. Continue Questing in High-Level Zones

Once level 90, continue questing in:

· Townlong Steppes

· Dread Wastes

These zones provide decent blue rewards and, more importantly, reputation gains, which are essential early on. Reputation unlocks faction vendors offering powerful rare and epic gear.

Recommended Factions:

· Golden Lotus – Gateway to several other factions, provides keys to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

· The Klaxxi – Offers strong DPS and tank gear.

Reputation dailies will also reward Lesser Charms of Good Fortune, which are turned into Elder Charms for bonus rolls on raid and world boss loot.

3. Watch for Rare Spawns

Pandaria is filled with rare mobs that drop 100% guaranteed rare items. With flying unlocked, it's easy to swoop down and kill them. Some drops may be immediate upgrades at level 90.

4. Level Your Professions

Professions are an underrated but powerful gearing shortcut:

· Alchemy – Craft a powerful trinket usable at level 85.

· Engineering – Craft a 450 item level trinket usable by any class (no engineering required).

· Blacksmithing, Tailoring, Leatherworking – Craft rare/epic armor pieces.

Craft extra gear for Auction House sales to fund your progression or buy better gear outright.

5. Check the Auction House

Look for:

· Crafted Blue PvP gear (now usable in PvE with useful stats).

· Green items that may out-stat your quest gear.

· 450 item level trinkets and profession-crafted upgrades.

Even PvP gear is viable in early PvE due to improved stat allocation in MoP Classic.

6. Spend Your Justice & Valor Points

If you saved up Justice Points during leveling or pre-patch content:

· Visit Townlong Steppes quartermasters for gear that requires no reputation.

· Continue farming Justice and Valor Points through normal and heroic dungeons, scenarios, and daily quests.

Use Valor for powerful epic gear from:

· Valor Quartermasters near the faction hubs.

· Reputation vendors, where Valor + rep = raid-ready epics.

7. Dungeon Grind: Normal to Heroics

Start with:

· Specific dungeons (if your item level is too low for randoms).

· Once you're geared enough, move to Random Normal Dungeons for faster Justice Points.

Eventually, move into:

· Heroics – More gear, Valor Points, and better loot tables.

· Scenario Runs – Require only 3 players, give gear, currency, and unique treasures.

Tip: Every dungeon has quest givers inside — turn these in for easy upgrades.

8. World Bosses: Galleon and Sha of Anger

In Phase 1, two iconic world bosses are active:

· Sha of Anger – Drops tier gear and starts a quest chain for a guaranteed epic boots.

· Galleon – Chance at powerful loot.

Bonus Rolls: Before engaging, make sure you have Elder Charms of Good Fortune to roll an extra chance at loot.

· 50 Lesser Charms = 3 Elder Charms

· Turn them in at:

  · Shrine of Two Moons (Horde)

  · Shrine of Seven Stars (Alliance)

9. Start Your Legendary Questline

After killing Sha of Anger, speak to Wrathion to begin your legendary questline.

· This starts a long but rewarding chain culminating in powerful legendary gems.

· It's worth doing alongside your other daily activities.

10. Prepare for Celestial Dungeons

Once your item level is high enough:

· Start queuing for Celestial Dungeons, MoP Classic's substitute for Raid Finder (LFR).

· These dungeons offer LFR-equivalent gear, including epic loot from Phase 1 raids.

Healers and Tanks enjoy faster queue times. Hybrid classes should consider queuing as support specs and setting loot specialization to DPS or their preferred spec.

11. Optimize Your Character for Raiding

Before stepping into real raids or Celestial Dungeons, make sure to:

· Reforge stats for hit/expertise caps.

· Enchant all gear.

· Socket and gem items properly.

· Stock up on flasks, potions, and food for maximum performance.

Final Thoughts

Gearing up efficiently in Mists of Pandaria Classic is all about smart preparation, leveraging reputations, and maximizing your currencies. World bosses, faction dailies, crafting professions, and dungeon farming will get you raid-ready in no time.

If you're hungry for more MoP Classic content, including elder charm farming routes, legendary quest walkthroughs, and WoW Mists of Pandaria Classic gold-making guides, make sure to check out Eld.gg.