Human · Mage · 1-30

Deputy Willem 48.2, 42.9: accept !A Threat Within[1].

Loop through the fields north and west of the abbey: wolves and the first kobolds are close together, for Kobold Camp Cleanup[2] and Wolves Across the Border[2].

Drops from: Tough Wolf Meat - Timber Wolf, Young Wolf, Ragged Timber Wolf and others

When Nibbled-On Book drops, use it to accept !Nibbled-On Book[2].

Drops from the valley's kobolds: continue your normal loop; no separate early farm is needed.

Finish killing kobolds and gather stolen books at the Echo Ridge Mine entrance for Investigate Echo Ridge[3] and Rascally Rodents[2].

Drops from: Stolen Book - Kobold Vermin, Kobold Laborer, Kobold Worker

Marshal McBride 48.9, 41.6: turn in ?Investigate Echo Ridge[3], accept !Skirmish at Echo Ridge[5].

Enter the mine and pull kobolds one at a time. The bag of books is deep inside, guarded by Shinyfinder Narf - Skirmish at Echo Ridge[5] and The Big Picture[3].

Marshal McBride 48.9, 41.6: turn in ?Skirmish at Echo Ridge[5] and ?The Big Picture[3], accept !Report to Goldshire[5] and !Follow That Kobold![4].

Reward: Outfitter Gloves, cloth. The belt and boots are leather and mail.

Tordrin Sternblade 51.2, 40.8: turn in ?Follow That Kobold![4], accept !Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4].

Deputy Willem 48.2, 42.9: accept !Brotherhood of Thieves[4].

Cross the river east and collect bandanas in the vineyard. Fleeing bandits can pull nearby enemies, for Brotherhood of Thieves[4].

Drops from: Red Burlap Bandana - Defias Thug

Deputy Willem 48.2, 42.9: turn in ?Brotherhood of Thieves[4], accept !Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5] and !Milly Osworth[4].

Reward: Militia Quarterstaff, 2.7 DPS versus your starting staff's 1.4. Swords and daggers still need weapon training; Mages cannot use maces.

Milly Osworth 50.7, 39.4: turn in ?Milly Osworth[4], accept !Milly's Harvest[4].

Collect the grape crates. Defeat Garrick Padfoot in the house at the far end of the vineyard - Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5] and Milly's Harvest[4].

Deputy Willem 48.2, 42.9: turn in ?Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5].

Take Tapered Pants or Ensign Cloak. Neither has stats, so fill whichever slot is empty.

Milly Osworth 50.7, 39.4: turn in ?Milly's Harvest[4], accept !Grape Manifest[4].

Brother Neals 49.5, 41.6: turn in ?Grape Manifest[4].

Reward: Wine-stained Cloak. The alternative belt is mail.

Falkhaan Isenstrider 45.6, 47.7: accept !Rest and Relaxation[5].

Use Kobold Tracking Kit at the kobold tracks (Kobold Tracks) on the way out of Northshire. Follow the kit's clues toward Goldshire - Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4].

Marshal Dughan 42.1, 65.9: turn in ?Report to Goldshire[5] and ?Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4], accept !The Fargodeep Mine[7] and !Book Return[6].

Michelle Belle 43.4, 65.6: First Aid. Tomas 44.4, 66: Cooking. Learn Tailoring and Enchanting later on the route, at Eastvale Logging Camp and in Stormwind.

First Aid and Cooking do not use your two primary profession slots. See Professions for why we recommend Tailoring and Enchanting for Mages.

William Pestle 43.3, 65.7: accept !Kobold Candles[7].

Remy "Two Times" 42.1, 67.3: accept !Gold Dust Exchange[7].

Goldshire inn, Mage trainer Zaldimar Wefhellt 43.3, 66.2: at 6, learn Fireball (Rank 2), Conjure Food and Fire Blast, 1 each. Learn Comprehend Scroll free in the recipes tab.

Zaldimar Wefhellt trains all the way to 60 and gives your class quest at 10. Still 5? Return after the mine when handing in the dust and candles (step). Get level 8 spells on your way back from eastern Elwynn (step). Study and Research are new Forever library spells; you do not need them for leveling.

"Auntie" Bernice Stonefield 34.5, 84.3: accept !Lost Necklace[6].

Billy Maclure 43.1, 85.7: turn in ?Lost Necklace[6], accept !Pie for Billy[6].

Collect boar meat near the farm for the pie, Pie for Billy[6].

Drops from: Chunk of Boar Meat - Stonetusk Boar, Longsnout, Goretusk and others

"Auntie" Bernice Stonefield 34.5, 84.3: turn in ?Pie for Billy[6], accept !Back to Billy[6].

Billy Maclure 43.1, 85.7: turn in ?Back to Billy[6], accept !Goldtooth[8].

In Fargodeep Mine, collect dust, candles and books. Goldtooth carries the necklace; Nimsy has the book about the elements. Defeat both - The Fargodeep Mine[7] and Kobold Candles[7] and Gold Dust Exchange[7] and Goldtooth[8] and Book Return[6].

Drops from: Large Candle - Kobold Miner, Goldtooth, Kobold Tunneler and others · Gold Dust - Kobold Miner, Goldtooth, Kobold Tunneler and others · Lost Book - Kobold Miner, Kobold Tunneler

Do not leave as soon as the exploration objective completes: check all five quests in your log.

"Auntie" Bernice Stonefield 34.5, 84.3: turn in ?Goldtooth[8].

The reward is leather gloves. A Mage can only sell them.

Marshal Dughan 42.1, 65.9: turn in ?The Fargodeep Mine[7] and ?Book Return[6], accept !The Jasperlode Mine[10] and !Rare Books[7].

Book Return[6] rewards Book Bag, a 6-slot bag. Equip it straight away.

Remy "Two Times" 42.1, 67.3: turn in ?Gold Dust Exchange[7].

At Crystal Lake, check the fish traps and collect shiny junk in the murloc camp for A Net Disaster[7] and Bottles and Baubles[7].

Pull lakeside murlocs one at a time; avoid starting a fight in the water between two camps, for Slimy Menace[7].

Jason Mathers 47.5, 62.2: turn in ?Slimy Menace[7], accept !A Man About a Murloc[7].

Remy "Two Times" 42.1, 67.3: turn in ?A Man About a Murloc[7], accept !An Enticing Offer[7].

Gather petals from Overgrown Duskweed by the Stonefield Farm 33, 85 and Maclure Vineyards 41.5, 86; get the blood from nearby boars, for An Enticing Offer[7].

Drops from: Vial of Animal Blood - Stonetusk Boar, Young Forest Bear

Remy "Two Times" 42.1, 67.3: turn in ?An Enticing Offer[7], accept !Baited for Success[7].

Jason Mathers 47.5, 62.2: turn in ?Baited for Success[7].

Sit by the fire (look for Sam Sarsaparilla 44.9, 63.4), enter /sit and wait for the Boosted Rest buff for The Great Outdoors[6].

Talk to the cook in Goldshire's inn, Tomas. If you have not learned Cooking yet, learn it here - Camping 101: Cooking[6].

The breadcrumb itself does not require the profession in advance; using its recipes requires training and the listed skill level.

Tomas 44.4, 66: turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6].

Hamish Bergwort 65.1, 69.8: accept !Delicate Instruments[10].

Blixie Fitzwink 63.2, 72.6: accept !Stolen Enchanting Supplies[10].

Guard Thomas 74, 72.2: turn in ?Further Concerns[10], accept !Find the Lost Guards[10] and !Protect the Frontier[10].

Supervisor Raelen 81.4, 66.1: accept !A Bundle of Trouble[9].

Hagar Lowe 82.5, 63.8: accept !Good Steel[10].

Ormin Pelford 76.5, 71.9: accept !Downstream[10].

Work around the logging camp and woods to the north: logs, wolves and bears. Stay on this side of the bridge to Redridge - A Bundle of Trouble[9] and Protect the Frontier[10].

Find the remains by the river 72.7, 60.3: complete Find the Lost Guards[10], turn in ?Find the Lost Guards[10] and accept !Discover Rolf's Fate[10].

Inspect the remains near the murloc camp 79.8, 55.6: complete Discover Rolf's Fate[10], turn in ?Discover Rolf's Fate[10] and accept !Report to Thomas[10].

Clear a path to the remains. At 7-8, team up with another player if possible.

Guard Thomas 74, 72.2: turn in ?Report to Thomas[10] and ?Protect the Frontier[10], accept !Deliver Thomas' Report[10].

Supervisor Raelen 81.4, 66.1: turn in ?A Bundle of Trouble[9].

South of the logging camp, collect red bandanas from bandits and sunken tools along the river for Red Linen Goods[9] and Downstream[10].

Drops from: Red Linen Bandana - Defias Bandit, Morgan the Collector, Defias Rogue Wizard and others

Sara Timberlain 79.5, 68.8: turn in ?Red Linen Goods[9].

Reward: Red Linen Sash, cloth. The alternative is a cosmetic shirt with no stats.

Ormin Pelford 76.5, 71.9: turn in ?Downstream[10].

In Jasperlode Mine 61.7, 53.8, explore the passage, collect tools and kill geomancers. Both rare books are here: Geosculptor Yip at 61.4, 48.9 and Mother Fang at 62.1, 48.1, for The Jasperlode Mine[10] and Delicate Instruments[10] and Good Steel[10] and Rare Books[7].

Hagar Lowe 82.5, 63.8: turn in ?Good Steel[10].

Hamish Bergwort 65.1, 69.8: turn in ?Delicate Instruments[10], accept !Delicate Instruments[10].

Circle Stone Cairn Lake: kill wizards on the island and collect supplies from gnoll camps along the shores, for Delicate Instruments[10] and Stolen Enchanting Supplies[10].

Hamish Bergwort 65.1, 69.8: turn in ?Delicate Instruments[10].

Blixie Fitzwink 63.2, 72.6: turn in ?Stolen Enchanting Supplies[10].

Marshal Dughan 42.1, 65.9: turn in ?The Jasperlode Mine[10] and ?Deliver Thomas' Report[10], accept !Westbrook Garrison Needs Help![10].

Back at the inn, Zaldimar Wefhellt 43.3, 66.2: at 8, learn Polymorph, Frostbolt (Rank 2) and Arcane Missiles, 2 each. Already 10? Train those spells too (step).

Polymorph makes double pulls manageable: sheep one, kill the other, then deal with the sheep. It only works on beasts and humanoids. Arcane needs Arcane Missiles; Frost can skip it.

Check that you have both books for Rare Books[7], then return to Northshire Abbey.

Brother Paxton 49.6, 40.4: turn in ?Rare Books[7]. Choose Apprentice's Spellstaff.

+2 Intellect, +4 spell power and 6.4 DPS: your best staff until 20 outside dungeons. Mages start with Staves, so equip it immediately. The sword and dagger rewards would need weapon training, and Mages cannot use bows.

Goldshire, Zaldimar Wefhellt 43.3, 66.2: at 10, learn Frost Nova, Conjure Water (Rank 2) and Frost Armor (Rank 2), 4 each. Accept your class quest !Speak with Jennea[10].

Frost Nova is your key spell before 20: it roots nearby enemies for 8 seconds. When a mob reaches you, freeze it, move 10 yards away and resume casting. Check that the books are turned in before heading to Stormwind.

Follow the main road north from Goldshire to Stormwind. Dungar Longdrink 71, 72.5: unlock the flight path. Continue through the Trade District to the Mage Quarter in the west.

Morgan Pestle 63.2, 74.4: turn in ?Shipment to Stormwind[7].

If taking Enchanting, learn it from Betty Quin 53, 73.7 in the Trade District. Jessara Cordell 52.8, 74.3 sells enchanting supplies in the same shop.

Enchanting lets you craft your own Lesser Magic Wand at skill 10. Nearby, Ardwyn Cailen sells wands, but hers require level 15 or higher.

Mage Quarter, Wizard's Sanctum: Jennea Cannon 49.6, 85.8: turn in ?Speak with Jennea[10], then accept !Mirror Lake[10]. She also gives you Jennea's Flask.

Still missing level 10 spells? Jennea Cannon teaches the same ones as Zaldimar Wefhellt.

Baros Alexston 57.7, 47.9: accept !Humble Beginnings[15].

Grimand Elmore 59.7, 33.8: accept !Stormpike's Delivery[15].

Hearth to Goldshire and follow the road west to Westbrook Garrison.

On the way to the garrison, head north to Mirror Lake, south of Stormwind's gates. At the waterfall 28.57, 61.39, use Jennea's Flask by the water to get Mirror Lake Water Sample - Mirror Lake[10].

Approach from the water below, not the cliff above the waterfall. Turn in the sample at 14-15 when you fly back from Westfall (step). The reward is weaker than your book-quest staff, so there is no rush.

Deputy Rainer 24.2, 74.5: turn in ?Westbrook Garrison Needs Help![10], accept !Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty[10].

Accept !WANTED: "Hogger"[11] from the board Wanted Poster.

Hogger is a level 11 elite. Have a partner or a two-level advantage? Take the bounty. Otherwise, skip it and its steps below.

Kill gnolls in the southwestern camps. Fight Hogger with a partner, or extra levels, food and potions, for Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty[10] and WANTED: "Hogger"[11].

Drops from: Painted Gnoll Armband - Riverpaw Runt, Riverpaw Outrunner

Deputy Rainer 24.2, 74.5: turn in ?Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty[10].

Reward: Urchin's Pants, cloth with no stats. Mages cannot use the buckler.

Marshal Dughan 42.1, 65.9: turn in ?WANTED: "Hogger"[11]. Choose the chest piece, Apprentice Wizard's Gown.

+2 Intellect and +2 spell power: your best chest until Manaweave Robe. Hogger is a level 11 elite. Solo him only with a level advantage (see Level Faster).

Back at Goldshire's inn, Zaldimar Wefhellt 43.3, 66.2: at 12, learn Conjure Food (Rank 2), Fireball (Rank 3), Dampen Magic and Slow Fall, 6 each. Still 11? Train in Stormwind at 14 (step).

Get Rank 2 food. Fire needs Fireball; Dampen Magic and Slow Fall can wait. Slow Fall consumes Light Feather, dropped by birds such as Westfall vultures and Redridge condors. The Forever database lists no feathers at reagent vendors.

Farmer Saldean 56, 31.2: accept !The Killing Fields[15].

Ozwin Ironsprocket 51.5, 32.3: accept !Harvesting the Harvesters[15].

Salma Saldean 56.4, 30.5: turn in ?Westfall Stew[10], accept !Goretusk Liver Pie[12] and !Westfall Stew[13].

Head to Sentinel Hill: unlock the flight path with Thor 56.6, 52.6, set your hearth with Innkeeper Heather 52.9, 53.7.

Alba Fairmoon 52.5, 53: accept !Testing the Wells[12].

Scout Galiaan 54, 53: accept !Red Leather Bandanas[15].

Northern loop: Jansen's Stead, Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm, the Molsen Farm and Saldean's Farm. Gather oats, the heirloom, livers and cooking ingredients; use Well Water Sample Kit at both wells, for The Forgotten Heirloom[12] and Poor Old Blanchy[14] and The Killing Fields[15] and Harvesting the Harvesters[15] and Goretusk Liver Pie[12] and Westfall Stew[13] and Testing the Wells[12] and The People's Militia[12] and Red Leather Bandanas[15].

Drops from: Golem Isospring - Harvest Golem, Harvest Watcher, Harvest Reaper and others · Harvester Gyrostabilizer - Harvest Golem, Harvest Watcher, Harvest Reaper · Goretusk Liver - Goretusk, Bellygrub, Young Goretusk and others · Stringy Vulture Meat - Greater Fleshripper, Young Fleshripper, Vultros and others · Murloc Eye - Gobbler, Bluegill Raider, Murloc Tidehunter and others · Goretusk Snout - Goretusk, Young Goretusk · Okra - Harvest Golem, Harvest Watcher, Harvest Reaper and others · Red Leather Bandana - Defias Smuggler, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Highwayman and others

Golems for both quests roam the fields. Keep the ingredients until you turn in the stew.

Farmer Saldean 56, 31.2: turn in ?The Killing Fields[15].

Reward: Harvester's Robe, +2 Spirit and +2 spell power. If you already wear Apprentice Wizard's Gown, the difference is small; pick whichever you prefer.

Alba Fairmoon 52.5, 53: turn in ?Testing the Wells[12], accept !Murloc Gills[12].

North of the hill, near the Molsen Farm and Jangolode Mine 46, 30, kill Defias Trappers and Smugglers, plus gnolls along the way. Head down to the northern coast for murloc gills, for The People's Militia[12] and Patrolling Westfall[14] and Murloc Gills[12].

Drops from: Gnoll Paw - Riverpaw Taskmaster, Riverpaw Gnoll, Riverpaw Mongrel and others · Longshore Murloc Gill - Murloc Coastrunner, Murloc Tidehunter, Murloc Warrior and others

Alba Fairmoon 52.5, 53: turn in ?Murloc Gills[12], accept !The State of the Mines[14].

Enter Jangolode Mine in the north and Gold Coast Quarry in the west for kobold diggers and gnoll miners, The State of the Mines[14].

Jangolode Mine and the Deadmines dungeon beneath Moonbrook are separate places.

Alba Fairmoon 52.5, 53: turn in ?The State of the Mines[14], accept !Moonbrook Espionage[15].

In Moonbrook and the southwestern camps, finish Defias Pillagers and Looters while collecting red bandanas. Open the compass chest at the Alexston Farmstead 36.2, 54.5, for The People's Militia[14] and Red Leather Bandanas[15] and Humble Beginnings[15].

Drops from: Red Leather Bandana - Defias Smuggler, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Highwayman and others

Gryan Stoutmantle 56.3, 47.5: turn in ?The People's Militia[14], accept !The People's Militia[17].

Clear Moonbrook and the southern Defias camps for bandanas, supplies and the final militia targets. Pick up the compass at Alexston Farmstead for Humble Beginnings[15] - The People's Militia[17] and Red Leather Bandanas[15] and Moonbrook Espionage[15] and Humble Beginnings[15].

Drops from: Red Leather Bandana - Defias Smuggler, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Highwayman and others

Pillagers cast Fire spells even while rooted by Frost Nova. Pull them one at a time around a building corner.

Gryan Stoutmantle 56.3, 47.5: turn in ?The People's Militia[17]. Choose the wand, Spark of the People's Militia.

12.8 DPS and +1 spell power. Compare Lesser Magic Wand at 11.3 DPS and Greater Magic Wand at 17.5. If an enchanter already made you the greater wand, keep it. The club and sword are not Mage upgrades.

Scout Galiaan 54, 53: turn in ?Red Leather Bandanas[15].

Reward: Leggings of the People's Militia, cloth with +2 spell power. Vendor the Agility cloak and mail boots.

Alba Fairmoon 52.5, 53: turn in ?Moonbrook Espionage[15].

Quartermaster Lewis 57, 47.2: accept !A Swift Message[10].

Thor 56.6, 52.6: turn in ?A Swift Message[10], accept !Continue to Stormwind[10].

Thor 56.6, 52.6: fly to Stormwind, then head to the Mage Quarter.

Jennea Cannon 49.6, 85.8: turn in ?Mirror Lake[10]. Catch up on level 12 spells if needed: Conjure Food, Fireball, Dampen Magic, Slow Fall. At 14, learn Frostbolt (Rank 3), Arcane Intellect (Rank 2), Arcane Explosion and Fire Blast (Rank 2), 9 each.

Choose a reward. Ley Staff: +1 Intellect, +1 Spirit and +2 spell power; your existing Apprentice's Spellstaff has +2 Intellect and +4 spell power. Ley Orb is an off-hand that restores 80-240 mana every 30 minutes, but needs a one-handed weapon. Human Mages must train Daggers or Swords first (Woo Ping 63.9, 69.1). Using a staff? Take Ley Staff to vendor; your book-quest staff is better.

Osric Strang 77.2, 61: turn in ?Continue to Stormwind[10], accept !Dungar Longdrink[10].

Dungar Longdrink 71, 72.5: turn in ?Dungar Longdrink[10].

Baros Alexston 57.7, 47.9: turn in ?Humble Beginnings[15].

At 15, Jennea Cannon 49.6, 85.8: accept !Investigate the Blue Recluse[16]. Pick up Cantation of Manifestation and Chest of Containment Coffers behind her.

Still 14? Do not leave town without this quest. The city deliveries above already give some XP; if that is not enough, kill Defias in Moonbrook and return to the trainer. Loch Modan's crates are useless without Gathering Materials[15] in your log.

The Blue Recluse tavern, south of the Wizard's Sanctum 51.3, 94: read Cantation of Manifestation to reveal Rift Spawn. Fight it until it becomes stunned, then use Chest of Containment Coffers on it. Loot the Filled Containment Coffer that appears nearby. You need 3 - Investigate the Blue Recluse[16].

Do not kill it: the creature freezes in place at low health, which is when you use the box. Free up three bag slots. No spawn? Move and read the scroll again elsewhere in the room.

Jennea Cannon 49.6, 85.8: turn in ?Investigate the Blue Recluse[16], accept !Gathering Materials[15].

Gathering Materials[15] needs 10 Linen Cloth and 6 Charged Rift Gem. Linen drops from humanoids; save your last 10. The gems are in crates at Silver Stream Mine in Loch Modan (step). Turn in to Wynne Larson at 17-18 (step).

Take the Deeprun Tram from the Dwarven District to Ironforge. Gryth Thurden 55.5, 47.7: unlock the flight path.

Ironforge, Mage trainer Bink 27.3, 8.3: at 16, learn Arcane Missiles (Rank 2) and Flamestrike, 15 each. Still 15? Keep moving and train at 18 (step).

Frost can postpone both: Arcane Missiles is for Arcane, Flamestrike for dungeon packs. Nearby Milstaff Stormeye teaches Teleport: Ironforge, available from 20.

Leave Ironforge and follow the road east through Dun Morogh's South Gate. Planning the Hall of Thanes later? Get the map on the way: Dark Iron spies (9-10) at Ironband's Compound 77.5, 61.5 drop the quest-starting map; turn it in to Earthseer Farsen 64.9, 58.5 (step, step). Pick up local quests in the Valley of Kings first.

East of the towers, kill the weaker troggs and collect teeth for In Defense of the King's Lands[12] and The Trogg Threat[12].

Drops from: Trogg Stone Tooth - Stonesplinter Trogg, Stonesplinter Scout, Stonesplinter Skullthumper and others

Mountaineer Cobbleflint 22.1, 73.1: turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[12].

Mountaineer Gravelgaw 23.5, 76.4: accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[15].

Captain Rugelfuss 23.2, 73.7: turn in ?The Trogg Threat[12].

Move into the next trogg camp without rushing straight to the stronger shamans farther in, for In Defense of the King's Lands[15].

Deep in Stonesplinter Valley 37.5, 88, kill Stonesplinter Shamans and Bonesnappers for In Defense of the King's Lands[15].

Mountaineer Ylva 31.7, 86.5: accept !Banner of the Fallen[17].

Finish defending the King's lands. Raise the banner at the fallen expedition to summon Headsplitter; defeat him - In Defense of the King's Lands[17] and Banner of the Fallen[17].

Find a partner for the final enemy if he is still too strong. Finish the event before turning in the banner.

Head north to Thelsamar. Thorgrum Borrelson 33.9, 51: flight path; Innkeeper Hearthstove 35.5, 48.4: hearth.

Mountaineer Kadrell 32.6, 49.7: accept !Rat Catching[11] and !Mountaineer Stormpike's Task[15].

Vidra Hearthstove 34.8, 49.3: accept !Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].

Mountaineer Stormpike 24.8, 18.4: turn in ?Stormpike's Delivery[15] and ?Mountaineer Stormpike's Task[15], accept !Filthy Paws[15].

Silver Stream Mine: the miners' crates hold both the supplies for Filthy Paws[15] and Charged Rift Gem for your class quest. Finish collecting kobold ears and Thelsamar cooking ingredients along the shore and road - Filthy Paws[15] and Gathering Materials[15] and Rat Catching[11] and Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].

Drops from: Tunnel Rat Ear - Tunnel Rat Vermin, Tunnel Rat Scout, Tunnel Rat Geomancer and others · Boar Intestines - Goretusk, Bellygrub, Young Goretusk and others · Bear Meat - Thistle Bear, Rabid Thistle Bear, Grizzled Black Bear and others · Spider Ichor - Venom Web Spider, Tarantula, Mother Fang and others

Crates stand at the entrance and inside the mine 35.5, 21. Not every crate contains a gem; check them all until you have 6. Kobolds are tightly packed in the tunnels: sheep one, nuke the other.

Mountaineer Stormpike 24.8, 18.4: turn in ?Filthy Paws[15].

Reward: Robe of the Keeper, cloth with only +4 Stamina. Apprentice Wizard's Gown or Harvester's Robe are better for casting, and Manaweave Robe is coming soon. Mages cannot use the buckler or mail; choose the highest vendor value.

Mountaineer Kadrell 32.6, 49.7: turn in ?Rat Catching[11].

Reward: Cavalier's Boots, cloth. The alternative bracers are leather.

Vidra Hearthstove 34.8, 49.3: turn in ?Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].

Jern Hornhelm 37.2, 47.4: accept !Ironband's Excavation[18].

Bingles Blastenheimer 63.6, 47.9: accept !Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].

Marek Ironheart 81.8, 61.7: accept !Crocolisk Hunting[15] and !Twisting the Knife[16].

Daryl the Youngling 83.5, 65.5: accept !A Hunter's Boast[16].

Mountain buzzards circle west and south of Farstrider Lodge 76.8, 70.5: kill 6 within 15 minutes for A Hunter's Boast[16].

Daryl the Youngling 83.5, 65.5: turn in ?A Hunter's Boast[16], accept !A Hunter's Challenge[17].

Mages cannot use bows or guns. Pick the higher vendor value.

Elder mountain boars are northwest 65.4, 39.6: kill 5 within 12 minutes. Run there and back for A Hunter's Challenge[17].

Daryl the Youngling 83.5, 65.5: turn in ?A Hunter's Challenge[17].

Reward: Fine Cloth Shirt, no stats. A Mage must train Swords before using the sword.

Loop around the eastern shore and islands for parts, crocolisks and Daggerfang, which swallowed the knife, for Bingles' Missing Supplies[15] and Crocolisk Hunting[15] and Twisting the Knife[16].

Drops from: Crocolisk Meat - Saltwater Crocolisk, Wetlands Crocolisk, Young Wetlands Crocolisk and others · Crocolisk Skin - Saltwater Crocolisk, Wetlands Crocolisk, Young Wetlands Crocolisk and others

Do not dive through a living pack to reach an item. Pull nearby enemies onto the shore first.

Bingles Blastenheimer 63.6, 47.9: turn in ?Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].

The reward is leather gloves: vendor them as a Mage.

At the excavation site, pick up Excavation Tools to start !Excavation Tools[18].

At Ironband's Excavation Site, collect idols and six tool sets. Skirt the outside of strong trogg packs, for Gathering Idols[18] and Excavation Tools[18].

Drops from: Carved Stone Idol - Stonesplinter Geomancer, Stonesplinter Digger, Berserk Trogg

On the western lakeshore 45.7, 43.2, inspect Discarded Fishing Toolbox and accept !Silver of the Waves[20].

Khara Deepwater 40.3, 39.3: turn in ?Silver of the Waves[20].

Reward: Repurposed Hair Band, useful caster bracers with +2 Intellect and +2 Spirit.

Hearth to Thelsamar. Thorgrum Borrelson 33.9, 51: fly to Ironforge. Already 18? Bink 27.3, 8.3: learn Remove Lesser Curse, Amplify Magic and Fireball (Rank 4), 18 each. This is a good time for The Hall of Thanes if you plan to go. Then take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind.

Dark Iron Map drops from Dark Iron spies and Captain Beld at Ironband's Compound 77.5, 61.5; turn in to Earthseer Farsen 64.9, 58.5. Best gathered on the way to South Gate (step).

At Ironband's Compound 77.5, 61.5, Dark Iron spies (Dark Iron Spy) and their captain (Captain Beld) drop Dark Iron Map. Use it to accept !Underground Map[15].

Earthseer Farsen 64.9, 58.5: turn in ?Underground Map[15], accept !Old Ironforge Incursion[16].

Run The Hall of Thanes with a group: collect eight relics, kill the spirits and put the spirit of Anvilmar to rest. The final fight is Durgen Dirgehammer; loot his head - Old Ironforge Incursion[16] and The Restless Dead[15] and Important Heirlooms[15].

Your group jobs are sheep, water and AoE. Polymorph only affects humanoids and beasts; it will not work on spirits or undead. Let the tank establish threat before using AoE.

King Magni Bronzebeard 39.1, 56.2: turn in ?Old Ironforge Incursion[16]. Choose the wand, Deepblaze.

18.5 DPS: the best wand before 20, beating the crafted greater wand's 17.5. Mages cannot use the gun or two-handed mace.

Resume the main route where you left it for the group; do not repeat completed Loch Modan loops.

Stormwind, Mage Quarter, Wynne Larson 51.8, 83.5: turn in ?Gathering Materials[15], then accept and immediately turn in !Manaweave Robe[15] / ?Manaweave Robe[15]. Reward: Manaweave Robe.

+6 Intellect: your best Mage chest until the level 30 class reward (step). Take it even if you bought a robe in Loch Modan.

Leave Stormwind for Goldshire, then follow the road east to Redridge. Do not cut through Duskwood.

On first reaching Lakeshire, unlock the flight path with Ariena Stormfeather 25.5, 59.4. You need it for the next Stormwind delivery.

Darcy 21.5, 44.3: accept !A Free Lunch[15]. The tavern is in Lakeshire; deliver lunch to the southern road first, then return with flowers.

Guard Parker 10.2, 71.5: turn in ?A Free Lunch[15], accept !Encroaching Gnolls[16] and !Visit the Herbalist[15].

Darcy 21.5, 44.3: turn in ?Delivering Daffodils[15].

Foreman Oslow 27.1, 48.6: accept !The Lost Tools[16].

Chef Breanna 17.6, 43.8: accept !Redridge Goulash[18].

Shawn 24.2, 53.6: accept !Hilary's Necklace[15].

Verner Osgood 25.9, 47.3: accept !The Price of Shoes[18].

Before taking distant quests, fly to Stormwind and walk to the Goldshire blacksmith.

Smith Argus 41.7, 65.5: turn in ?The Price of Shoes[18], accept !Return to Verner[18].

Goldshire inn, Zaldimar Wefhellt 43.3, 66.2: at 18, if you missed Ironforge training, learn Remove Lesser Curse, Amplify Magic and Fireball (Rank 4), 18 each.

Remove Lesser Curse is for dungeons and mobs that curse you. Take Amplify Magic and Fireball according to your spec. Already 20? Still get level 18 spells here; level 20 training needs Stormwind.

Dungar Longdrink 71, 72.5: fly back to Lakeshire.

Dockmaster Baren 22.6, 47.4: accept !Selling Fish[21].

In the lake beneath the bridge and along the shores, collect tools, the necklace, fish and whelp scales. Watch your breath, for The Lost Tools[16] and Hilary's Necklace[15] and Selling Fish[21] and Underbelly Scales[18].

Drops from: Spotted Sunfish - Murloc Flesheater, Murloc Nightcrawler, Murloc Tidecaller and others · Underbelly Whelp Scale - Black Dragon Whelp, Snarlflare

Foreman Oslow 27.1, 48.6: turn in ?The Lost Tools[16], accept !The Everstill Bridge[20].

Hilary 24.2, 53.6: turn in ?Hilary's Necklace[15].

Dockmaster Baren 22.6, 47.4: turn in ?Selling Fish[21].

Verner Osgood 25.9, 47.3: turn in ?Underbelly Scales[18].

Both rewards are leather. Take Black Whelp Boots for its higher vendor value.

Southern and western loop: weaker gnolls, boars, condors and spiders; gather bridge repair materials from gnolls, for Assessing the Threat[17] and Show of Force[17] and The Everstill Bridge[20] and Redridge Goulash[18] and A Baying of Gnolls[20].

Drops from: Spiked Collar - Redridge Thrasher · Iron Pike - Redridge Brute, Redridge Mystic, Redridge Basher and others · Iron Rivet - Redridge Brute, Redridge Mystic, Redridge Basher and others · Great Goretusk Snout - Bellygrub, Great Goretusk, Snort · Tough Condor Meat - Dire Condor · Crisp Spider Meat - Venom Web Spider, Tarantula, Greater Tarantula and others

Foreman Oslow 27.1, 48.6: turn in ?The Everstill Bridge[20].

Reward: Riding Gloves, cloth with +3 Intellect. Agility does little for you, but these are the local Intellect gloves.

Chef Breanna 17.6, 43.8: turn in ?Redridge Goulash[18].

Verner Osgood 25.9, 47.3: turn in ?A Baying of Gnolls[20].

At 20, Ariena Stormfeather 25.5, 59.4: fly to Stormwind and head to the Mage Quarter.

Dungar Longdrink 71, 72.5: fly back to Lakeshire.

Loop around Alther's Mill and the outer Blackrock camps. Pull roadside targets singly; stay out of the keep for now, for Blackrock Menace[21] and Blackrock Blockade[21] and Alther's Mill[21].

Drops from: Battleworn Axe - Blackrock Champion, Blackrock Shadowcaster, Blackrock Renegade and others

Take the southern road into Duskwood and head straight to Darkshire.

Finding a Deadmines group takes time, so start the preparation first. Once in Darkshire, unlock the flight path at Felicia Maline 77.5, 44.3 and fly to Sentinel Hill. The delivery chain visits Lakeshire and Stormwind; you already have both flight paths.

Gryan Stoutmantle 56.3, 47.5: accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Thor 56.6, 52.6: fly to Lakeshire and speak with the informant in the inn.

Wiley the Black 21.4, 45.4: turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Ariena Stormfeather 25.5, 59.4: return to Sentinel Hill.

Gryan Stoutmantle 56.3, 47.5: turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Use Teleport: Stormwind, or fly to Stormwind with Thor 56.6, 52.6. Visit the engineer and Old Town first, then the Dwarven District.

Sprite Jumpsprocket 61.9, 30.6: turn in ?Explosive Consultation[16], accept !A Dynamite Plan[16].

Get 10 Rough Dynamite from the AH or an engineer. Check the exact name against your quest log; other dynamite will not work - A Dynamite Plan[16].

Sprite Jumpsprocket 61.9, 30.6: turn in ?A Dynamite Plan[16], accept !Detonation at a Distance[16].

Jasper Fel 80.3, 70.1: turn in ?Detonation at a Distance[16], accept !Detonation at a Distance[16].

Master Mathias Shaw 78.3, 70.7: turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Sprite Jumpsprocket 61.9, 30.6: turn in ?Detonation at a Distance[16], accept !Explosive Consultation[16].

Shoni the Shilent 62.6, 34.1: accept !Underground Assault[20].

Dungar Longdrink 71, 72.5: fly to Sentinel Hill.

Gryan Stoutmantle 56.3, 47.5: turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Alba Fairmoon 52.5, 53: turn in ?Explosive Consultation[16], accept !Destruction in Deadmines[18].

Defias Messenger runs along the road: catch him, get the message and return to the hill for The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Escort the traitor to the secret entrance in Moonbrook without running too far ahead, for The Defias Brotherhood[18].

Wait until everyone has accepted the quest before starting the escort.

Outer tunnels beneath Moonbrook, before the portal: undead miners drop cards (Collecting Memories[18]); Foreman Thistlenettle drops the badge (Oh Brother...[20]).

Drops from: Miners' Union Card - Skeletal Miner, Undead Excavator, Undead Dynamiter

Clear Deadmines with a group for The Defias Brotherhood[22], Red Silk Bandanas[17] and Underground Assault[20]. Place the provided explosives at the hidden forge for Destruction in Deadmines[18].

Drops from: Head of VanCleef - Edwin VanCleef · Red Silk Bandana - Defias Henchman, Defias Miner, Defias Conjurer and others · Gnoam Sprecklesprocket - Sneed's Shredder

Your job: Polymorph the target agreed with your tank, and AoE only after the tank picks up the pack. Save Frost Nova for emergencies: rooted mobs hit whoever is nearest, often the healer. Give everyone water and Arcane Intellect before entering.

Final boss Edwin VanCleef drops An Unsent Letter. Use the letter to accept !The Unsent Letter[22].

Alba Fairmoon 38.7, 83.7: turn in ?Destruction in Deadmines[18], accept !Destruction in Deadmines[18].

At the exit, Alba Fairmoon explains the next step: use the detonator beside her for Destruction in Deadmines[18].

Alba Fairmoon 38.7, 83.7: turn in ?Destruction in Deadmines[18].

Return from Moonbrook to Sentinel Hill.

Use Teleport: Stormwind, or fly to Stormwind with Thor 56.6, 52.6. All the turn-ins below are in town.