Wildcard Overview (WoW Random Abilities)

Wildcard Mode is an exciting challenge mode that pits Heroes against both each other and the world of Azeroth with an entirely random set of skills. As a wildcard Hero, you will roll a random ability every few levels. By the time you reach level cap at 70, you’ll have a completely random Hero ready to challenge Dungeons, Raids, Battlegrounds, Arenas, and World PvP!

Note:

• You can only roll abilities you meet the level requirements for
• All Heroes will roll the same number of ‘utility’ spells (Slowfall, Waterwalking, Eye of Killrog, etc)
• All Heroes on Season 6 are Wildcard Heroes: prove your worth by mastering your random Hero and taking them to the next level of power
• Unwanted Skills can be re-rolled with a special item

Wildcard Mechanics

Several mechanics are unique to Wildcard Mode and worth noting:

• Wildcard Heroes begin the game with a [Dice of Destiny] in their inventory
• Click the [Dice of Destiny] to roll four starting abilities
  • These abilities can be rerolled as many times as you like
  • Note: If you can’t use the dice of destiny you need to fully close the Ascension client, clear your cache via the launcher cog wheel or delete your WDB folder, then update your game!
• The following spells cannot be rolled at level 1
  • Power Word: Shield
  • Eviscerate
  • Hammer of Justice
  • Drain Soul
  • Fear
  • Divine Protection
  • Overpower
  • Greater Heal
  • Grounding Totem
  • Note: These spells become available to random at level 10
• The following spells can only be rolled at level 1
  • Tame Beast (But can now be rerolled at any level for 3 random spells)
  • Bear Form
• Starting at level 10, Heroes will roll a new ability every 2 levels 
• Heroes will random two Utility Spells (Eye of Killrog, Waterwalking, etc.) at levels 18 and 28
  • Attempting to reroll these utility spells will never result in a non-utility spell
• Upon Reaching Level 60: Heroes can select one level 50 talent ability and one top tier talent (Starfall, Arcane Barrage, Living Bomb, Titan’s Grip, etc), 
  • Or 2 level 50 talents (Dragon’s Breath, Typhoon, Pain Suppression, etc)
• Upon reaching level 70, Heroes can select one additional level 50 talent ability
  • Total: 2 lv. 50 Talent Abilities and 1 lv. 60 Talent Ability, or 3 lv 50 Talent Abilities

Ascension Wildcard Items

In Wildcard Mode, certain items are essential for mastering your random Hero. These items can improve what chance gifted you, allowing you to upgrade or reroll abilities to polish and empower your Hero.

• Scroll of Fortune
  • Allows you to reroll one ability
  • Obtained from Silas Darkmoon in major cities every 10 levels
  • Obtainable in a Quest Chain 
    • See: End Game Wildcard
• Loaded Starting Dice
• Allows you to roll your starting abilities individually
  • This allows Heroes to have tighter control over their first 4 skills
  • Plant the seeds of an Archetype: Tank, Healer, Melee, etc.
• Available for Gold in-game (2500g) or through the Shop
• Ace of Talents
  • Allows you to reset your chosen Talent Abilities
    • Talent Abilities not working out at 70? Reset them and try something new
• Skill Cards
• Guarantees a new hero the ability listed on the card
  • Skill Card: Blink? Your Hero will get Blink at level 20
  • Skill Cards guarantee that the hero who uses them will obtain the ability listed on the card at the correct level
• Only usable at level 1
• Only usable on a New Hero (Alt)
• Skill Cards are obtained as drops off of monsters in the Open World and also from Silas Darkmoon at level cap (70)

Ascension Challenge Modes

Certain Heroes love a challenge, and aim to forge themselves through struggle and absolute victory. For challenge-seeking individuals, Ascension offers challenge modes that Heroes can take on in addition to Wildcard. Most of these challenge modes can be taken simultaneously, meaning you can grab more than one for extreme difficulty. Will you survive? If you do, you can expect amazing rewards at the end of your journey.

Challenge Modes:

• Ironman
  • Become a Lone Wolf with a single life--die, and its permadeath
  • No grouping with other Heroes
  • 1v1 Honorable PvP only
• Survivalist
  • Survive with your friends!
  • Group with other Survivalists
  • Die even once and lose the challenge
• Resolute
  • A grueling adventure: grind to level cap at x1 EXP Rates
• Nightmare
  • Live the nightmare: take 300% more Physical and 500% more Spell Damage
  • Group only with other Nightmare Mode Heroes
  • This effect persists in PvP Encounters

Once you arrive at the level cap and complete your challenge mode, you’ll receive a chest containing incredible rewards. Each Challenge Mode receives a Chest of Spoils upon completing their challenge, as well as an exclusive mount unique to that challenge

• Rewards: 
  • Chest of Spoils:
    • x250 Marks of Ascension
    • x200 Mystic Runes
    • x250 Mystic Orbs
    • 5 Pieces of Heroic Dungeon Gear
    • 3 Pieces of Normal Dungeon Gear
      • These will upgrade as the realm progresses to ensure that challenge mode Heroes always arrive at level cap ready to dive into Ascension’s newest content
    • Your Challenge’s Mount
      • Ironman: Iron War Wolf
      • Survivalist: Felsaber
      • Resolute: Golden Fox
      • Nightmare: Uncorrupted Voidwing

Nightmare Mode

A brand new Challenge Mode, Nightmare Mode makes its debut in Season 6! Only Heroes prepared for a deadly adventure should dare undertake this challenge. 

While trapped in Nightmare Mode, Heroes will take an additional 300% physical damage and 500% spell damage, including from PvP combat. Succeed in your challenge, however, and you’ll unlock an incredible chest of gear as well as the exclusive Uncorrupted Voidwing Mount! 

Additionally, Heroes can look forward to tackling the threats of Outland as a Nightmare Mode Hero, overcoming challenges and earning mad clout. Think your Nightmare Mode Guild can complete Heroic Dungeons and Raids?

Nightmare Mode

• Take an additional 300% physical damage
• Take an additional 500% magic damage
• Reach Level 70 and earn incredible rewards

Nightmare Mode Rewards:

• Chest of Spoils:
  • x250 Marks of Ascension
  • x200 Mystic Runes
  • x250 Mystic Orbs
  • 5 Pieces of Heroic Dungeon Gear
  • 3 Pieces of Normal Dungeon Gear
    • These will upgrade as the realm progresses to ensure that challenge mode Heroes always arrive at level cap ready to dive into Ascension’s newest content
  • Nightmare: Uncorrupted Voidwing

End-Game Wildcard

Once Wildcard Heroes reach level cap, the opportunities to grow and empower your random hero soar. From Wildcard-Tuned HEROIC Dungeons and Raids to quests for Scrolls of Fortune, level cap is just the beginning of your adventure:

• The Scroll of Fortune
  • Use to reroll an unwanted ability

The Scroll of Fortune is a powerful item that lets heroes reroll a single unwanted spell or ability. Scroll of Fortunes can be obtained via a weekly quest chain, which will add 5 new Scroll of Fortune quests per week. Heroes who complete the quest can earn up to 5 Scrolls of Fortune every week, and heroes who join late will have access to all Scroll of Fortune quests, meaning you can jump in any time and not miss out on Scroll of Fortunes. All Heroes will have access to the same number of scrolls, regardless of when they join

• Heroic Dungeons, Raids, and Nightmare Mode

Throughout Season 6, adjustments are coming to Heroic Dungeons and Raids to ensure that they are tuned to challenge Wildcard Mode heroes.

• Heroic Dungeons
  • Undergoing tuning to provide a challenge for Wildcard Heroes
• Flex Raids
  • Raids will open as Season 6 continues
• Heroic Raids
  • Additional tuning for Wildcard Heroes
• Nightmare Mode
  • Additional tuning to allow for Nightmare-only Guilds, Dungeons, and Raids
  • Form a Nightmare Mode Guild and challenge Outland!

Ascension: Season 6 Release Dates

During Season 6, Heroes can look forward to tackling the same challenges as Core Realms. From High Risk Events to Heroic Dungeons, here are the dates you’ll need:

• Crow’s Cache - September 27th
• Hellfire Heroics - September 27th
• Coilfang Heroics - September 28th
• Auchindoun Heroics - September  29th
• Caverns of Time Heroics - September  30th
• Tempest Keep Heroics - October 1st
• Karazhan  - October 3rd
  • Available Bosses:
    • Attumen the Huntsman
    • Maiden of Virtue
    • Moroes
    • Opera Event
    • Nightbane
    • The Curator
    • Terestian Illhoof
    • Shade of Aran

The Burning Crusade

Season 6 will update with all anticipated TBC features alongside Core Realms! Wildcard Heroes can look forward to enjoying the same challenges and adventures that the core realms do:

PvE

• Heroic Dungeons
  • Heroic Dungeons (releasing soon) will be tuned and adjusted to offer a challenging experience for groups of Wildcard Heroes
• Flex/Heroic Raids
  • Raids will be tuned appropriately for Wildcard Heroes

PvP

• Battlegrounds
  • The new Call to Arms system has changed how CtA works: Call to Arms battlegrounds are now a daily rotating battleground that offers additional rewards when completed! Heroes can now additionally queue for Random Battlegrounds
  • New level 70 Honor Gear and Weapons are available
  • The Twin Peaks Battleground has been imported to Ascension and is now available to play
  • Wargames offer Heroes the chance to engage in crazy battleground experiences and combinations. Additionally, rewards are now available for competing in Wargames. Challenge guilds to 40v40 games, or any crazy size you can think up!
• Arenas
  • Wildcard Arenas pit random Heroes against eachother in the following brackets:
    • 1v1
    • 2v2
    • 3v3
  • Earn rating, take down enemies, and purchase powerful PvP gear
  • Ranked Arena Seasons allow Heroes who LOVE Wilcard Arenas to compete against eachother for mounts and exclusive titles
• High Risk PvP
  • Season 6 is a Hybrid Risk Realm
    • Switch between High Risk and No Risk playstyles, when you want, whenever you want

High Risk PvP is a unique PvP experience on Project Ascension. While in the High Risk Phase (optional), Heroes who slay another player in open world PvP combat can loot a few pieces of their equipped or inventory gear. Take down enemies and claim the spoils of war!

To balance this, High Risk Heroes can find Dungeon and Raid loot off of monsters in the Open World! While slaying monsters, you may on occasion discover powerful Dungeon and Raid equipment specifically tuned for PvP encounters. Heroes can potentially gear up for PvP entirely in the Open World!

• High Risk PvP Events
  • Brand new Events bring players in the open world together to compete for powerful raid epics! Different events appeal to different types of play--from Guild vs Guild events to team battles to solo missions, heroes can enter the High Risk open world and risk it all for incredible rewards!
    • Crow’s Cache (Guild Event): Compete with your group or guild against other Heroes to loot Crow’s incredible chest of loot! The first player to loot the Cache claims all the gear inside
    • Reclaiming Auchindoun (Faction Event): Capture the Spirit Towers surrounding Auchindoun and collect Spirit Shards from the unique enemies that spawn there! Turn in shards to gain points with your faction while slaying enemy Heroes and collecting loot. The first faction to reach the point cap receives a powerful faction-wide buff!
    • Nesingwary’s Expedition (Group Event): Hunt down the biggest game in Nagrand with your group and slay Heroes moving in on your prey! The first group to turn in their Big Game Hunter quest wins some amazing prizes!
    • ...and more to come!

That’s the overview for Ascension Season 6, Heroes! It’s never too late to begin your Wildcard Adventure. Whether you’re looking to experience the Burning Crusade Random Mode or join together with allies to compete in Ranked Arenas, Battlegrounds, or Heroic Dungeons and Raids, Project Ascension has you covered with TBC Random Wildcard Mode!