Ritual Sites in WoW are mainly there for rewards and progression : gear, upgrade currency, Great Vault credit, renown, cosmetics, and a few mounts/pets. They also give small-group players a repeatable endgame activity that can be tuned for difficulty.

What you get

  • Gear caches and upgrade materials.
  • Great Vault progress for the World row.
  • Renown rewards, including cosmetics and mounts.
  • Cosmetic transmog items and some hidden collectibles.

Why people do them

  • For alts, because they can be a relatively straightforward way to get catch-up value.
  • For cosmetics, because a lot of players feel the currency is better spent there than on gear.
  • For weekly progression, because higher tiers contribute to vault progress and better rewards.

Why some players skip them

  • They can feel like grindy “busy work” if you only care about fast gearing.
  • Some players think the gear path is slower than other content unless you really want the Ritual Site-specific rewards.
  • If you are not interested in cosmetics, mounts, or renown, the payoff can feel limited.

Community takes are mixed: some players see them as a solid small-group activity, while others say they are mostly worth it for transmogs and other non-gear rewards.

If you want the simplest answer: do Ritual Sites if you want vault credit, renown, cosmetics, or a chill progression loop ; skip them if you only care about the fastest possible gear.

<meta description: WoW Ritual Sites are mainly for gear, Great Vault progress, renown, and cosmetics, with many players using them mostly for transmog and collectibles.> TL;DR: They’re worth doing for progression and rewards, but not mandatory if your goal is only fast gearing.