Campfires and camp buffs

How a camp works

1. A campfire is the centre of a camp. Players add camp objects made with their professions around it.
2. Each object gives a buff to anyone who sits at the camp for one minute. You don't need the profession yourself to get the buff.
3. Camp buffs last one hour and scale with your level, so they help at every stage.
4. Camps are meant to be shared. Build one before a dungeon or near a busy quest area and invite others over.

Campfire sizes

From early guides. Better campfires come from leveling Cooking.

Rules for objects

1. Each player can add only one object to a camp.
2. Placing an object starts a one hour cooldown shared by all your camp objects.
3. Each profession learns objects at skill 20, 140 and 300. A stronger version replaces a weaker one of the same kind.
4. The first objects come from trainers and NPCs. Better ones come from blueprint recipes that drop from dungeon bosses.
5. Camp objects can be traded, but the person placing one needs the skill for it.
6. Campfire kits have a 5 minute cooldown, and camps must be spaced apart. You can't build in cities.

What each profession adds

First-tier objects from early guides. Exact numbers weren't public yet and can change.

Camp buffs and class buffs

1. Camp buffs don't stack with the matching class buff. The stronger or newer one wins.
2. Buffs that overlap include Power Word: Fortitude, Arcane Intellect, Mark of the Wild, Divine Spirit, Blessing of Kings, Blessing of Might, Blessing of Wisdom and Strength of Earth Totem.
3. So a camp matters most for groups missing a class: no priest means the First Aid Kit's Stamina is worth having.

Crafting at camp

1. Higher-level objects work as crafting stations: an Alchemy Lab (for flasks), an Anvil and Master Forge for Blacksmithing and a Tanning Rack for Leatherworking.
2. Some advanced recipes need these stations, so a good camp saves a trip to town.

Beta changes

1. Campfires burn players who stand in them. Since the beta patch notes they no longer hurt players below level 5 and do less damage to players under 90% health.
2. The Boosted Rest debuff from a camp feature got a new icon so it's easier to read.

Tips

• The Legacy nodes Field Guide (shorter camp cooldowns), Permanence (camp buffs last 50% longer) and Reagent Economy (free basic camp objects) all help campers. See Legacy points explained.
• Want a camp before a run? Say where you are in ONN chat, or find a group on the Dungeon Finder.

Sources

• Icy Veins: Camping guide
• Icy Veins: Campfires make every profession worth leveling
• Warcraft Tavern: Camping and profession buffs
• Blizzard: Beta development notes