Awards & Challenges

The journey becomes
part of your name.

Optional challenge modes turn a fresh character into a long-form accomplishment, with permanent titles, Feats of Strength, and distinctive mounts marking the run.

Recognition: Custom titles
History: Feats of Strength
Rewards: Distinctive mounts

How it works

Designed for the
Tree of Life realm.

Choose

Commit at the beginning

Challenge rules are selected for a new character so the entire journey—not only the final level—matters.

Complete

Honor the restrictions

Stay inside the mode's death, experience, crafting, or item rules while advancing through the realm.

Remember

Carry permanent proof

Successful characters receive recognition designed to remain visible long after the challenge is complete.

Current award paths

Five ways to
leave your mark.

Hardcore

The Hardcore

Reach the challenge goal without dying.

Feat of Strength · Swift Spectral Tiger

Self Crafted

The Crafty

Build your adventure around equipment you create yourself.

Feat of Strength · Wooly White Rhino

Item Quality

The Peasant

Advance while obeying the challenge's strict item-quality limits.

Feat of Strength · Magic Rooster Egg

Very Slow XP

The Vagabond

Take the long road through Azeroth at a deliberately slower pace.

Feat of Strength · Riding Turtle

Quest XP Only

The Quester

Progress through quests while avoiding ordinary combat-grind experience.

Feat of Strength · Epic Turtle

Continue exploring the realm