WoW Classic Raid Preparation Checklist
A no-nonsense checklist for everything you should have sorted before the first pull. Use ParseForge after your raid to verify you didn't miss anything.
Gear
- All slots have the best available gear equipped — check your bank and bags for upgrades you forgot to swap in.
- Every piece is fully repaired. Broken gear mid-boss is an avoidable wipe.
Enchants
- Every enchantable slot has an enchant — head, shoulders, chest, wrists, gloves, legs, boots, and weapons.
- Enchants match your spec's stat priority (spell power for casters, attack power or agility for melee, etc.).
- Temporary weapon enchants (sharpening stones, wizard oil) are stocked in your bags.
Gems (TBC / WotLK / Cata)
- No empty gem sockets. Even a cheap gem beats an empty slot.
- Socket bonuses are evaluated — sometimes ignoring the bonus for a pure stat gem is better.
- Meta gem is active (check that color requirements are met).
Talents
- Talent build matches the current raid tier. Some bosses reward different builds.
- Glyphs (WotLK / Cata) are correctly set for PvE content.
Consumables
- Flask or elixirs for the full raid duration (bring extras for wipes).
- Stat food — at least 20 portions for a full clear night.
- Potions for pre-pot and in-combat use (haste potions, mana potions, etc.).
- Healthstones and bandages as emergency survivability tools.
World Buffs (Classic Era / SoD)
- Coordinate with your guild for buff timing — Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer, Songflower, DMF buff, etc.
- Log out in the instance or use Chronoboon to preserve buffs until raid time.
Logging
- Enable combat logging with
/combatlogbefore the first pull. - Upload to Warcraft Logs after the raid and paste the URL into ParseForge to verify your prep was solid.