Twinking New Style Introduction . Since WOTLK , a lot of changes have been made to the battleground system regarding XP . The old style of Twink ing no longer exists - since , the twink will get XP in battleground s and therefore cannot stay twink in his / her bracket forever . But is twinking dead ? No , far from even . In this short article a few basic concepts about ' twinking new style ' will be discussed . First . Let ' s redefine twinking . Twinking is no longer in creating totally overpowered characters which are no match for ' normal ' players . High level enchants will no longer work . Instead , it ' s about getting the best gear that is normally available for your character . Players can choose to stop gaining XP . That ' s right . An NPC ( located in the Stormwind or Orgrimmar battlerooms , for horde : Slahtz , for alliance : Behsten ) will on request stop your XP . This will cost 10 gold to disable , and 10 gold to enable again . A bargain . Our tools . So , why not stop gaining XP and go twink in battlegrounds ? . Because Blizzard seperated the battlegrounds for players with and without XP . As a result , battlegrounds without xp are more or less dead . One will have to accept to get XP in battlegrounds . Most players consider this is a fair change . Run instances - with XP stop - to grind your gears . If you have access to a level 80 character , you can get ( depending on your class ) about 3 usefull pieces of gear ( as of patch 3 . 3 . 3 : Shoulders , a chest , a weapon ( 1H or 2H ) , and 2 trinkets ( ' PvP ' trinket , and a SP , AP or Haste trinket ) . Heirlooms are by some considered as overpowered , however , they are comparable to the best rare items available for your level . But yes , 5 pieces of heirloom certainly will be an advantage . Since inscription gave enchanters a way to sell enchants on the auction house , you will find a lot of enchanters so nice to sell ' skilling ' enchants for reasonable prices , often as low as 1 - 2 or 5 gold . Ofc this depends on your realm , new realms most likely being in an advantage , but generally expect some offerings in the 1 - 20G range . At level 18 ( several WSG items ) , 20 ( 1 trinket ) , 28 ( WSG + AB ) , 38 , 40 , 48 etc . you will be able to purchase several items for honor . These items both are valuable as items of their level , and they save you repeatedly doing dungeons for them few off - pieces . Spend honor at will , and , save up for the PvP trinket ( about 2600 honor ) . Items of rare quality , available for any class and armor . Notice the level brackets on satchels : 15 - 25 ( obtainable at level 15 ! ) , 26 - 35 , etc . Twinking Path . So , what will the twinking path look like . Actually , pretty straightforward . - Stop your XP . Spend an afternoon running Ragefire chasm over and over again . After your usefull items all or most have dropped , and you green or blue items for the other slots , it is BATTLEGROUND TIME ! That ' s right . Enable your XP . Gogo have fun in BG until you are Above scheme is not ' strict ' , you can stop and start your XP at will , but i hope you get the idea . Stop XP as soon you want to get extra gears , and enable XP once you go into battleground . Tips . Tips for new players . Happy twinking all !