---
title: How to unlock the Legacy System early
url: https://wowforever.si/items/editorial-legacy-unlock/
id: editorial:legacy-unlock
section: tips
status: confirmed
label: Confirmed
published: 2026-09-23T17:00:00Z
updated: 2026-09-23T17:00:00Z
source: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24307383/get-to-know-the-world-of-warcraft-forever-legacy-system
credit: Blizzard: Legacy System overview
---

# How to unlock the Legacy System early

**Confirmed** · tips · published 2026-09-23

You get your first Legacy Point, and access, when a character hits level 25, reaches 150 in a non-gathering primary profession, or explores the whole world map. Open it with the shield icon or the Y key.

Source: [Blizzard: Legacy System overview](https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24307383/get-to-know-the-world-of-warcraft-forever-legacy-system)

Tags: topic:leveling, topic:professions