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.
Badges of Justice obtained from heroic mode instances can be saved up and used to buy significantly better gear than what you would normally find in 5-man instances. Since most instances have between three to five bosses and in combination with a daily quest in Shattrath City that awards two additional badges for completion of the day’s instance (chosen at random), it’s possible to obtain seven badges from a single run. So when running heroic instances daily, one can assemble a good set of armor within two weeks.
One other thing to keep in mind is that The Burning Crusade has been out for quite some time so it is rather simple to find players that out-gear an instance and “hitch a ride.” Most servers have dozens of Pick-up Groups (commonly referred to as “PuGs”), who run through instances like clockwork. A PuG is a group of players who have no connection other than that they all happen to want to run a particular instance at the same time. If you are a brand-new player and able to talk your way into a successful PuG, then you should have no trouble gearing yourself in a relatively short period of time.
The second area of preparation lies in consumables, and they are perhaps the most overlooked, yet absolutely vital, necessity in raiding. There are five types of consumables available for raiding – item enhancement, food, flasks/elixirs, potions and bandages.
Item enhancement consumables are things such as mana oils and sharpening stones. Determining which one is most desirable for you depends on the class you play. For example, if you are a mage or warlock, you are most likely going to desire something like Superior Wizard Oil, a consumable with five charges, each charge lasting one hour and enhancing your spell damage. If you play a warrior, you would most likely benefit more from Adamantite Sharpening Stones, which increase weapon damage and critical strike, or if you are a rogue, poisons are the best thing to use. All item enhancement consumables last one hour and do not fade if you die.

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