Searches for “unlock all” want a shortcut. The client’s own rule is slower: ordinary zone gates are tied to the chosen class, while public Heroic notes describe shared unlock exceptions. This page keeps those rules separate. It does not link a trainer.
The 28 October menu shows Elwynn as one of 12 zones. The stored Druid talent screenshot has 0 available points and a maximum of 51. Heroic shared-unlock reports are attributed separately from ordinary class zone locks.
A practical progression route
Start with an open zone, aim to reach the next final boss, and check the class talent XP and Armory after the run. The independent progression guide describes survival, kills, boss progress and clears contributing to class progression; no fixed XP formula is published here.
Earn points before spending them. The stored Druid screenshot has 0 available and 51 at most. Put points toward a coherent tree milestone rather than assuming a fresh character begins with 51. Keep any useful permanent gear and export a save before moving browsers or replacing a Windows folder.
| System | Public evidence | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary zone gate | Official strings say “with this class”; dated zone menu shows prior final-boss requirements. | Follow the zone chain for your current class. |
| Heroic advancement | SurvivorsDB and game.com describe clearing Heroic N opening the next tier across classes. | Treat this as an attributed exception; exact current gates can change. |
| Gear and class strength | Unlocking difficulty is different from equipping another class. | Do not assume another hero gains the same gear or talent points. |
What is outside a run
The menu has Armory, Collection, Talents, Drop Tables, Codex, Achievements, and Rewards. Talents allow at most 51 earned points per class, with three trees and separate saved configurations, five points to open the next row, milestones at 10, 20, and 30, right-click to remove a point, free respec. The azerothsurvivors.app tracker records 355 regular talents in its version comparison; this does not establish which release introduced them. That count is one site’s reading of an update note. I did not count 355 rows.
Collection totals differ across the class/build snapshots. Fresh Warrior and Druid cards showed 0/54. Shaman showed 0/60. Bosses can leave gear that stays in the armory. I am not listing drop rates.
Locks you will actually read
Official strings include “You haven’t unlocked {zone} with this class yet” and “You haven’t opened {difficulty} of {zone} with this class yet.” Difficulty names in the bundle are Normal and Heroic I through V. Normal was visible on the menu. I did not open each Heroic tier, so I will not describe their rewards. Run option sliders (density, health, damage, speed) are documented by wowsurvivors.com from their menu observation on 0.120.4. I did not photograph those sliders on 28 October.
Edited saves are rejected. The client may reject damaged or edited saves; the error is not proof that every rejected file was edited. Use the zone order on the zones page instead.
Questions
Are zone unlocks shared by all classes?
Ordinary zone-lock messages name the current class. Heroic progression has separately reported cross-class unlocks, so do not apply one blanket rule to every difficulty.
Sources and verification limits
Checked 2026-10-28. Two independent publishers are needed to call a claim confirmed. A menu, screenshot and script from Aethus count as one publisher. Exact menu HP, racial values and dated build identifiers are single-source observations. A video or a general game report does not independently verify every number. Missing values remain unreported; disagreements stay attributed.
- Aethus — original game page
Official browser entry and Windows link. Version and menu numbers are a single-publisher snapshot dated 28 October 2026, not independently confirmed current values.
- 17173 — independent game report, 26 October 2026
Free game, nine classes, eight races, Windows download and permanent progression. Rounded download size is not a file identity check.
- Community patch tracker
Attributed tracker claims, including 355 talents and 498 items. These totals remain single-source claims, not a complete count by this guide.
- Independent progression guide
Historical class-specific unlock and equipment observations.
- Holdherhand — Absolutely Everything You Need To Know
Independent public footage for the gameplay shown, not verification of every numerical claim on this page.