In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (TBC) Classic, unlocking Heroic Dungeons requires a significant reputation grind with specific factions. To access all Heroic Dungeons, players must reach Revered reputation with five different factions. However, this requirement was later reduced to Honored in subsequent patches.
Reputation Requirements for Heroic Dungeons
The Heroic modes of all dungeons in Outland require a key for access. Acquiring the key for each dungeon area requires Honored reputation with a specific faction:
Hellfire Dungeons (Hellfire Ramparts, Blood Furnace, Shattered Halls): Honored with Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde)
Zangarmarsh Dungeons (Slave Pens, Steamvault, Underbog): Honored with The Cenarion Expedition
Auchindoun Dungeons (Auchenai Crypts, Sethekk Halls, Shadow Labyrinth, Mana-Tombs): Honored with The Sha’tar
Caverns of Time Dungeons (Old Hillsbrad, Black Morass): Honored with Keepers of Time
Tempest Keep Dungeons (Botanica, Mechanar, Arcatraz): Honored with The Sha’tar
The good news is that with further patches, the required reputation was reduced to Honored for all Heroic Dungeons. However, the bad news is that players will still need to grind the reputation on all their alts to access the Heroic content.
Farming Reputation for Heroic Dungeons
There are several ways to farm reputation for Heroic Dungeons in TBC Classic:
Completing quests in the corresponding zones
Spamming lower-level dungeons until Honored
Running the higher-level dungeons in each faction’s area
Using reputation-boosting items like Thrallmar/Honor Hold Favor
It’s important to note that lower-level dungeons only provide reputation up to Honored, after which players must rely on higher-level dungeons and quests to reach Revered or Exalted.
In conclusion, while Heroic Dungeons in TBC Classic do not provide more reputation than their Normal counterparts, they are an essential part of the endgame content. Players must be prepared to grind reputation with multiple factions to unlock the Heroic challenges and rewards.