Even though solo adventurers can absolutely have a great time in World of Warcraft, the game was originally designed as a shared experience. That means that the best, most memorable, and most rewarding moments usually happen when you’re not playing alone.
In this guide, we’ll tell you everything there’s to know about co-op gameplay in WoW, from various group activities to all the different ways of getting yourself a team to enjoy them with. Whether you’re new to the game or just haven’t dived into group content much yet, this article will help you get started with your co-op adventures.
What Is Co-Op in World of Warcraft?
In the context of World of Warcraft, “co-op” (or “cooperative”) gameplay simply means doing things with others instead of playing solo. Anything from questing with a friend to joining a raid group or casually teaming up with a few strangers to run a dungeon counts. If you’re doing it with other players and working toward a shared goal, that’s co-op!
What Types of Group Content Exist in WoW?
World of Warcraft offers a wide range of co-op activities for different group sizes, difficulty levels, and playstyles.
Dungeons
Dungeons are instanced zones designed for five players. Together with your team, you’ll have to defeat packs of enemies (called trash mobs) and face several bosses to earn rewards.
Dungeons come in different difficulty levels:
- Normal Dungeons will give you a feel for basic mechanics and help you learn your role in a group. They’re great for leveling, gearing up, and farming gold.
- Heroic and Mythic Dungeons are harder versions with stronger enemies and better loot.
- Mythic+ Dungeons include scaling difficulty, timers, and various affixes that make things trickier by changing enemy behavior and adding extra mechanics. M+ dungeons have a keystone system where each completed tier (also called “key”) unlocks a tougher one. Higher keys give better rewards.
Raids
Raids are large-scale instances with more encounters and more complex boss mechanics. This content is meant for bigger groups (between 10 and 40 players) and demands an extremely high level of teamwork and coordination. Raids usually drop the best PvE gear and often include the most epic fights in the game.
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There are also several raid difficulty levels:
- LFR (Looking for Raid) is the most accessible level, designed for more casual players. All the mechanics are simplified, and you don’t need a premade team to get started, as the game uses automatic matchmaking to group you with others.
- Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties gradually increase the challenge and the rewards. The requirements go up as well, with higher tiers demanding stronger gear, higher skills, and better teamwork. That’s why many players turn to WoW raid boost or carry services to get guaranteed rewards and run with top-tier teammates (we’ll talk more about that a bit later).
Battlegrounds and Arenas
If you enjoy fighting against other players, WoW has plenty of co-op PvP action for you to dive into:
- In Battlegrounds, you can engage in massive team battles and complete different objectives like capturing flags, defending zones, or escorting resources.
- Arenas offer smaller-scale (2v2, 3v3) but more intense fights where your skills, reflexes, team composition, and class knowledge play a very important role.
Both Battlegrounds and Arenas also come in Rated versions. This is a more competitive experience with ranking systems and seasonal progression where you have to play matches to earn rating points and climb the ranks to get exclusive rewards.
Delves
Available only in Modern WoW (currently on The War Within expansion), Delves are smaller PvE instances designed for 1-5 players. You can run them completely solo, accompanied only by an NPC teammate, or play in the co-op mode with others. Delves scale in difficulty, with higher tiers bringing better rewards.
This activity is perfect for those who want to enjoy short, story-driven content without needing to learn complex mechanics or search for a full party.
World Bosses
World Bosses are massive enemies that spawn in the open world at specific times and places. They usually require a large group to take down, but there’s no need for a specific team comp, as you can join the fight no matter what class you play. These encounters are pretty casual-friendly, but having good gear and knowing the boss’s abilities definitely won’t hurt.
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Questing Together
Even regular questing can be way more fun and efficient when done with a buddy. Teaming up with friends or even randoms can help you speed through quests and level up faster, especially if one of you is more experienced and has a higher level.
How to Find a Group
Luckily, even if you’re a solo player with no gaming buddies, finding a group in World of Warcraft is not a problem at all. There are plenty of ways to team up, both inside the game and beyond it.
Group Finder Tool
Built directly into the game, this feature lets you join or create custom groups for nearly any activity. With Group Finder, you can find a party for your Mythic+ runs, team up for a World Boss kill, or get into a group dedicated to a specific gold or transmog farm.
This tool works great for leveling content, casual PvE, and entry-level dungeons. However, when it comes to more advanced activities like high Mythic+ keys or progression raids, things might get a bit trickier because new players with low gear and little experience are rarely accepted into serious groups. Still, if you’re not chasing high ratings or weekly clears, Group Finder is more than enough to get you into action.
Join a Guild
If you want a steady group of people to play with, joining a guild is one of the best decisions you can make. Many guilds have weekly raid nights, dungeon teams, PvP groups, сasual online hangouts, and even social events on Discord. It’s a great way to learn the ropes, ask questions without judgment, and meet like-minded people.
You can search for guilds directly in the game via the Guild Finder tool or on websites like Raider.io where you can filter guilds and then apply to the ones that fit your goals using the contact info provided.
Join a Community
If you’re not ready to commit to a full-on guild, try out a WoW community. Communities are cross-server (and often cross-faction) social groups focused on shared interests like casual play, Mythic dungeons, roleplay, etc. They’re less formal and more flexible than guilds but still offer a great way to team up for co-op content.
You can find communities in-game via the Communities tab, through Discord servers, or on social platforms like Reddit, Facebook, or Instagram.
Boosting Services
If none of the traditional ways work for you—or if you just want to try something new—you can always hire an experienced, professional-level team and get carried through dungeons, raids, PvP, etc. Such boosts can be arranged in-game or via specialized boosting services like WowVendor.
Final Thoughts
World of Warcraft was built on the idea of people coming together to explore, conquer, and just have a blast. The game does shine brightest when you’re not playing alone, so even if you’re a solo player at heart, we highly encourage you to dip your toes into group content. Team up for quests with a friend. Use the Group Finder. Join a community Discord. And soon enough, you’ll realize that the real magic of WoW isn’t just the world—it’s the people you share it with.
