Update from November 06:
DesMephisto continues to do what he does best on a daily basis: Bringing WoW characters to the maximum level and breaking his own records in the process. This time, the newly created Frost Death Knight reached the level mark of 50 after 3 hours and 33 minutes, and that despite a "Stream Sniper" deliberately trying to interfere with his leveling.

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You can watch the entire run on Twitch. By the way, there is now also an item in the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta dedicated to DesMephisto: the Desm's Fistos plate gloves. Congratulations!

Update from November 05:
And there is already the next record. Again DesMephisto, again a Frost Death Knight. This time, however, with a dwarf on the Alliance side. The time stopped at 3 hours and 43 minutes. Again, the buffs listed in the original message helped. By the way, he himself describes the run as "casual", although he was able to beat the record listed below by over 30 minutes.

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Original message:
Twitch streamer DesMephisto and Youtuber Harlan are engaged in a fierce race for the speed level crown in the pre-patch of WoW (buy now 14,99 € ) Shadowlands. DesMephisto has meanwhile set a new record and reached the current maximum level 50 with a Vulpera Death Knight (Frost specialization) within four hours and 17 minutes, as the Wowhead editorial team reports.

DesMephisto prepared extensively for his latest speedrun, taking advantage of several buffs, relics, and heirlooms:

  • Buffs: WoW's 16th birthday and Yippee! from the Darkmoon Faire for a total of 26 percent bonus to experience points
  • various heirlooms and enchantments (detailed list via reddit)
  • relics of the past
  • ten Darkmoon Cylinders

The route for DesMephisto's speedrun was similar to the one Harlan used for his record of five hours and 44 minutes, but with a few adjustments:

  • Darkmoon Faire -> Silverwood -> Hill Country Foothills -> Warlords of Draenor Intro -> Gorgrond -> Talador

The Darkmoon buff ran out just before level 50, but DesMephisto eventually got by with an extra quest in the Garrison on Draenor. A bug that incorrectly marked his character as "in combat" further slowed his level progression, but DesMephisto's record remains impressive.

We remain curious to see if Harlan, or perhaps DesMephisto himself, can step up to the plate and set another record. As soon as there is any new information, we will definitely report on it.

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