Achievement Achievements are self - contained goals that offer new challenges , satisfy goal - oriented players , and allow others to see your accomplishments in World of Warcraft . Introduced with Wrath of the Lich King , the system launched with exactly 749 individual achievements covering every aspect of gameplay , including world exploration , PvE , PvP , profession s , and character development ; from the purely whimsical to the truly epic , there is something for everyone . Some achievements come with in - game rewards such as mount s , tabard s , vanity pet s , and title s . All of these rewards are purely cosmetic and just for fun , but you ’ ll certainly stand out when you proudly display them . Some achievements also involve completing pre - BC instances and raids such as Blackrock Depths , Scholomance , Stratholme , Blackrock Spire , Blackwing Lair , Onyxia ' s Lair , Molten Core , Ruins of Ahn ' Qiraj , and the Temple of Ahn ' Qiraj in order to allow newer players to experience older content that had previously been rendered obsolete . Additional achievements are introduced with each new " World of Warcraft " content update . In Mists of Pandaria . In the Mists of Pandaria expansion , most achievements will become Account - wide achievements and not tied to a specific character . The exact details of the conversion are still being worked out . Smaller status popups will appear showing progress toward a part of larger achievments . The achievements window . Beginning with patch 3 . 0 . 2 , players saw a new button ( ) in the micro menu at the center of your main action bar . Click that button to bring up the achievements window or use the default bound key of " Y " . The top of the window displays the total number of points you ’ ve received for completing achievements . Below , each achievement appears with its name , description , point value , the completion date , and a progress bar ( if applicable ) . Some achievements expand to display a list of individual components , highlighted to show which parts you ’ ve finished . You can also designate which achievements to track as you play , similar to the existing quest tracker . An important design goal is to provide players with everything they need to know to unlock an achievement . At the bottom of the Achievements window are the Achievements and Stats tabs . The Statistics tab shows various other statistics . Types and categories of achievements . World of Warcraft ' s achievements come in several varieties . Some simply require specific actions to unlock , such as getting a haircut or defeating a member of each race in your opposing faction in PvP . Others involve a progress bar and require you to do something several times — such as give out 10 hugs . Some achievements are progressive ; for example , once you complete an achievement to collect 10 vanity pets , you might next be asked to collect 25 . Finally , meta achievements unlock when you complete other achievements — unlocking all World Exploration achievements ( see below ) unlocks a World Explorer meta achievement . Some achievements , including those that involve quests , honorable kills , items currently in your possession , skills ( including professions ) , exploration , and reputation s , are applied to your character retroactively . To help keep track of all the different achievements you can unlock , players find the following categories in the achievements window : Those not listed in the Progress Overview . . . Feats of Strength . Feats of Strength represent the past glories of Azeroth , and as such , players will find them very difficult — if not impossible — to earn . They ’ re worth no points , and unlike normal achievements , unearned Feats are not displayed in the achievements interface . Feats include old - world player - vs . - player ranks , obtaining rare mounts , special titles , and more . Feats of Strength are awarded retroactively ( that is , they are immediately granted to your character if you qualify ) since many of them are impossible to earn in Wrath of the Lich King . It ’ s great to be able to see your own achievements — but it ’ s even better to let the world know what you ’ ve accomplished . By right - clicking other players and selecting the appropriate option , you can compare your achievements to theirs . Every time you earn a new achievement , your accomplishment is announced to your guild and everyone in your immediate vicinity — and the custom achievement animation and sound effect are unmistakable . Also , your achievements are viewable on the Armory , allowing you to track and show off your accomplishments via the web . Rewards . Although completing achievements does not give characters any benefits for combat or skills , certain achievements do grant the character a vanity pet , a vanity item , a very fast mounts , a new or a new title . Availability . New characters are not able to see or use the Achievements system until they are level 10 . However , plenty of Achievements are obtainable prior to level 10 ( such as opening an account bound companion like Core Hound Pup ) , and earning one will unlock the achievement interface no matter what level .