The Shattering Event will be upon us quicker than you might think. The elementals have already started to invade the cities of Azeroth. The World of Warcraft, as we know it, will be changed forever. Twinks have already begun to crop up as bored players decide to make a twink. One of the biggest changes coming to characters is the addition of new race and class combinations.
New Race and Class Combos
These new race and class combos in WoW will be able to be created once The Shattering patch goes live. This means as soon as The Shattering goes live, some players will be rolling up their new alt, their new main, or their new twink. Here are the new race / class combos.
Horde
- Orc Mage
- Undead Hunter
- Tauren Priest
- Tauren Paladin
- Troll Druid
- Bloodelf Warrior
Alliance
- Human Hunter
- Dwarf Mage
- Dwarf Shaman
- Night Elf Mage
- Gnome Priest
I expect to see Troll Druids and Tauren Paladins as the most popular on the horde side. Looking at the new combos allowed the Alliance, 4 out of the 5 are caster classes. Can you think of any great leveling and PvP head slot items that these characters may want?
Shadow Hoods
One of the hardest to get gear slots in the early levels are head pieces, hoods, helms, etc. Some comments have people stating that these are already starting to sell well. The demand will rise even higher come The Shattering. The alliance side will be particularly profitable as they are getting a lot more caster race and class combos. Shadow Hoods are also excellent choices for twinks as they currently have a boat load of stamina after the recent stat changes. The pattern for Shadow Hood is a rare drop so keep an eye out for it on the auction house.
Profiting Off Shadow Hoods
The problem with crafting Shadow Hoods is that they take a Shadow Oil per hood. Each shadow oil requires 4 Fadeleaf and 4 Grave Moss. To be efficient making these requires the use of a tailor and an alchemist, so this may discourage some players who are not into multi-profession crafting. This will be another feasible market of vanilla items much like Barbaric Bracers, Toughened Leather Gloves, Spidersilk Boots, Deviate Scale Belts, Robes of Arcana and other Vanilla craftables that continue to sell.
So be prepared and start snatching up Fadeleaf, Grave Moss, and Shadow Oils to turn into nicely profitable Shadow Hoods for twinks and levelers. Myabe you have been looking for a use for all the extra Grave Moss you found while farming herbs and chests in Scarlet Monastery during the Headless Horseman instant queues. Silk is usually dirt cheap on the Horde side, so importing silk from the other faction could help bring your material costs down on the Alliance side. Let me know how it goes or if you have been selling these already on your server.
