- All gear employed must be White or Grey. Also, no Heirlooms of any sort.
- No transfer of gear, items, or money from any other character (yours or others).
- No gear enhancement(s), thus no socketed gems, enchanting or reforging. Exceptions exist for class abilities (example: rogue poisons).
- No specializations, talent points, or glyphs. This restriction also applies to talent points for pets.
- No professions or secondary skills. An exception is made for First Aid.
- No potions/flasks/elixirs (except those labeled as quest Items).
- No food buffs or other external buffs (this includes buffs from items and other players).
- No grouping or assistance from other characters, even if not grouped.
- No dungeons/raids. No battlegrounds/arenas.
- No guilds. An exception is made for Iron Man guilds. No guild perks.
- No Recruit-A- Friend activities. The intention of the challenge is that it be done without assistance.
- No add-ons that assist in combat and/or leveling.
- THE BIG ONE: No deaths. Character death for any reason disqualifies the character.
Permitted:
- All mounts
- All bags/containers
- All quests (including holiday and daily quests)
- You may train and use all your class skills (including your own buffs)