RaceHumanThe Human Rogue route includes a few class jobs you don't want to leave unfinished. Get your class dagger, learn Lockpicking, unlock poisons, and finish the cure after the tower. You'll travel from Northshire and Elwynn through Westfall, Loch Modan, Redridge, Duskwood, and the Wetlands, comparing weapons for both hands along the way. Useful leather rewards are marked through 30.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Kick, 
Evasion, 
Vanish, 
Will to Survive, food, bandages and your thrown weapon on visible buttons. Show Energy and combo points near the target.Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Finish Northshire and Elwynn, visit Stormwind for the class dagger, then continue through Westfall and Loch Modan. Learn Lockpicking in Redridge and do the poison chain at 20. Duskwood and the Wetlands lead to the Stormwind return at 30. Dungeons and Ravenholdt Manor are optional trips.
Vendor stock comes from game files, so check the shop when you get there. Buy needed abilities before weapon upgrades and supplies. If a quest reward already does the job, I'd keep the money instead of replacing it with a white item.
Choose a build and spend your points from 10-30
You get 21 points from 10 to 30. I'd choose Combat for a first solo run because it works when the mob is facing you. Humans already know Daggers, Thrown, and One-Handed Axes. For Swords, visit Woo Ping in Stormwind. Osborne the Night Man in Stormwind and Hulfdan Blackbeard in Ironforge handle abilities and talent resets. At launch, a reset starts at 1 gold and gets more expensive. Decide on a tree early if you'd rather spend that money on weapons. These orders follow the Forever tree after Blizzard's November 2 changes.
Sinister Strike to build combo points. Parried a hit? Press 
Riposte while it's available. Keep attacking normally between procs instead of waiting for another parry.Endurance at 22-23, so 
Sprint and Evasion come back sooner. If you picked a different build, plan around their normal cooldowns.
Blade Flurry lets you damage another target. Check for a nearby sapped mob first. Breaking your own CC can turn a useful cooldown into an extra problem.Sinister Strike benefits from a slow weapon with a hard individual hit, but a weak white sword won't beat a good dagger just by being a sword.
Efficient Strikes 2/2
Coup de Grace 3/3
Precision 2/3
Deflection 3/3
Riposte 1/1Precision 3/3
Endurance 2/2
Improved Sprint 1/2
Flawless Execution 1/1
Aggression 3/3
Composure 1/2
Blade Flurry 1/1
Mutilate costs 31 points since November 2 and only opens at 40, so take 
Venom at 30 for the new 
Shank.Sinister Strike and spend them on finishers. 
Malice and 
Lethality bring the crits, poisons join in at 20, and 
Improved Poisons applies them more often at 26-29. Mutilate costs 31 points since November 2 and only opens at 40, so take Venom at 30 for the new Shank.Endurance, Riposte, or Blade Flurry here. In particular, you don't get Combat's shorter defensive cooldowns. Don't plan an escape as if you had them.Mutilate only opens there. Until 30, a slow weapon for Sinister Strike works fine.
Remorseless Attacks 2/2
Malice 5/5
Ruthlessness 3/3
Lethality 2/2
Vigor 2/2
Improved Slice and Dice 1/3
Cold Blood 1/1
Improved Poisons 4/5
Venom 1/1
Backstab needs a dagger and the target's back. Solo, use 
Gouge to get behind the mob while it's controlled. If you don't have that opening, use Sinister Strike instead of running circles around something that's still hitting you.
Blade of Cunning fits the job.Blade Flurry at 30 with this order. Switching to the main Combat build needs a talent reset, not just a different weapon.Remorseless Attacks 2/2Efficient Strikes 2/2Coup de Grace 3/3
Puncturing Wounds 3/3Deflection 3/3Riposte 1/1Precision 3/3Flawless Execution 1/1Composure 2/2Aggression 1/3
Ambush from 18 for a dagger opener. 
Camouflage helps you move faster in stealth and get into position before the pull.
Hemorrhage gives you a different combo point builder. Check your weapons and talents before borrowing a dagger Combat rotation. The two builds don't have the same tools.
Opportunity 5/5
Improved Ambush 3/3
Camouflage 2/3
Initiative 3/3
Premeditation 1/1
Serrated Blades 3/3
Ghostly Strike 1/1Camouflage 3/3
Dirty Deeds 1/2
Hemorrhage 1/1A dagger, Pick Pocket from 4 and new library quests.
Nibbled-On Book drops from the valley's kobolds and starts Nibbled-On Book[2], the book chain leading to Jasperlode Mine. Loot and use it immediately.
Mining for Dummies if you plan to mine ore.
Kobold Tracking Kit: following its clues takes you to Goldshire (Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4]).
Dirk for ≈ 55, but 1.25 DPS barely improves your starter weapon. Save gold until Goldshire. A one-handed sword requires separate training.
Pick Pocket and Backstab. Use your starter food, 
Darnassian Bleu, between fights.Deputy Willem : accept !A Threat Within[1].
Marshal McBride : turn in ?A Threat Within[1], accept !Kobold Camp Cleanup[2].
Eagan Peltskinner : accept !Wolves Across the Border[2].
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
Marshal McBride : turn in ?Kobold Camp Cleanup[2], accept !Investigate Echo Ridge[3] and !Encrypted Letter[1].
Eagan Peltskinner : turn in ?Wolves Across the Border[2].
Jorik Kerridan : turn in ?Encrypted Letter[1]. At 4, learn Pick Pocket and Backstab; check your spellbook for Stealth.
You already know Daggers, Thrown and One-Handed Axes. Backstab requires a main-hand dagger and a position behind the target.
When Nibbled-On Book drops, use it and accept !Nibbled-On Book[2].
Brother Paxton : turn in ?Nibbled-On Book[2], accept !Book Inventory[2].
Daniel : turn in ?Book Inventory[2].
Brother Paxton : accept !Rascally Rodents[2].
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 : turn in ?Investigate Echo Ridge[3], accept !Skirmish at Echo Ridge[5].
Brother Paxton : turn in ?Rascally Rodents[2], accept !Mining Consultant[3].
Kelsey Fargo : turn in ?Mining Consultant[3].
Kelsey Fargo : accept !The Big Picture[3].
Enter the mine, pull kobolds one at a time and collect the bag of books after defeating Shinyfinder Narf, for Skirmish at Echo Ridge[5] and The Big Picture[3].
Marshal McBride : turn in ?Skirmish at Echo Ridge[5] and ?The Big Picture[3], accept !Report to Goldshire[5] and !Follow That Kobold![4].
Tordrin Sternblade : turn in ?Follow That Kobold![4], accept !Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4].
Deputy Willem : 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 : turn in ?Brotherhood of Thieves[4], accept !Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5] and !Milly Osworth[4].
Milly Osworth : turn in ?Milly Osworth[4], accept !Milly's Harvest[4].
Collect the grape crates, then circle the house at the far end of the vineyard and defeat Garrick Padfoot, for Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5] and Milly's Harvest[4].
Deputy Willem : turn in ?Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5].
Milly Osworth : turn in ?Milly's Harvest[4], accept !Grape Manifest[4].
Brother Neals : turn in ?Grape Manifest[4].
Falkhaan Isenstrider : accept !Rest and Relaxation[5].
Use Kobold Tracking Kit at the tracks Kobold Tracks on the road out of Northshire, then follow the kit's clues toward Goldshire for Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4].
Hearth, professions, mine and murlocs. Collect medicine and books after accepting their quests.
Dalaran Sharp from 5 for ≈ 24. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.
Stiletto from 3 for ≈ 4. 3.33 DPS, a good early dagger if you still have your starter.
Tomahawk from 4 for ≈ 5. Humans already know One-Handed Axes. Choose it for regular attacks; keep a dagger for abilities requiring one in your main hand.
Small Brown Pouch for ≈ 5. Six slots; fill empty bag slots first.
Mining Pick from 1 for ≈ 10, for Mining.
Skinning Knife from 1 for ≈ 10, for Skinning.Marshal Dughan : turn in ?Report to Goldshire[5] and ?Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4], accept !The Fargodeep Mine[7] and !Book Return[6].
Innkeeper Farley : turn in ?Rest and Relaxation[5].
Michelle Belle : learn First Aid; Tomas : Cooking. Helene Peltskinner : learn Skinning; if you chose the Mining manual, read it.
William Pestle : accept !Kobold Candles[7].
Remy "Two Times" : accept !Gold Dust Exchange[7].
Helene Peltskinner : accept !Rough Wolf Pelts[7].
Keryn Sylvius : at 6, upgrade to Sinister Strike and learn Gouge; at 8, learn Evasion and 
Eviscerate. Your interrupt comes at 12. Until then, split packs and leave an escape route.
"Auntie" Bernice Stonefield : accept !Lost Necklace[6].
Billy Maclure : 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 : turn in ?Pie for Billy[6], accept !Back to Billy[6].
Billy Maclure : turn in ?Back to Billy[6], accept !Goldtooth[8].
In Fargodeep Mine, collect dust, candles and books. Defeat Goldtooth for the necklace, then Nimsy for the elemental book, for 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
"Auntie" Bernice Stonefield : turn in ?Goldtooth[8].
Marshal Dughan : turn in ?The Fargodeep Mine[7] and ?Book Return[6], accept !The Jasperlode Mine[10] and !Rare Books[7].
William Pestle : turn in ?Kobold Candles[7].
William Pestle : accept !Shipment to Stormwind[7].
Remy "Two Times" : turn in ?Gold Dust Exchange[7].
Jason Mathers : accept !A Net Disaster[7].
Lee Brown : accept !Bottles and Baubles[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].
Jason Mathers : turn in ?A Net Disaster[7], accept !Slimy Menace[7].
Lee Brown : turn in ?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 : turn in ?Slimy Menace[7], accept !A Man About a Murloc[7].
Remy "Two Times" : turn in ?A Man About a Murloc[7], accept !An Enticing Offer[7].
Gather petals from Overgrown Duskweed by the Stonefield Farm and Maclure Vineyards ; 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" : turn in ?An Enticing Offer[7], accept !Baited for Success[7].
Jason Mathers : turn in ?Baited for Success[7].
A short introduction to Forever camping; the first quest does not require a profession.
Dalaran Sharp from 5 for ≈ 24. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.Sam Sarsaparilla : accept !The Great Outdoors[6].
Sit by the fire (look for Sam Sarsaparilla ), enter /sit and wait for the Boosted Rest buff for The Great Outdoors[6].
Sam Sarsaparilla : turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6].
Sam Sarsaparilla : accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Speak with cook Tomas in the Goldshire inn. Learn Cooking here if you do not already know it, for Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Tomas : turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Prepare all quests before entering Jasperlode Mine. Return the books to Northshire afterward.
Dalaran Sharp from 5 for ≈ 24. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.
Rough Leather Belt from 5 for ≈ 2. A leather belt for an empty or starter slot.
Rough Leather Bracers from 5 for ≈ 2. Leather bracers for an outdated slot. Do not buy the whole white set.Brown Leather Satchel for ≈ 25. Eight slots if you lack room for books and loot.Remy "Two Times" : accept !A Fishy Peril[10].
Marshal Dughan : turn in ?A Fishy Peril[10], accept !Further Concerns[10].
Hamish Bergwort : accept !Delicate Instruments[10].
Blixie Fitzwink : accept !Stolen Enchanting Supplies[10].
Guard Thomas : turn in ?Further Concerns[10], accept !Find the Lost Guards[10] and !Protect the Frontier[10].
Supervisor Raelen : accept !A Bundle of Trouble[9].
Sara Timberlain : accept !Red Linen Goods[9].
Hagar Lowe : accept !Good Steel[10].
Ormin Pelford : accept !Downstream[10].
Loop around the logging camp and forest to the north for logs, wolves and bears. Do not cross the bridge into Redridge, for A Bundle of Trouble[9] and Protect the Frontier[10] and Rough Wolf Pelts[7].
Drops from: Rough Wolf Pelt - Prowler, Gray Forest Wolf
Find the remains by the river : 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 : complete Discover Rolf's Fate[10], turn in ?Discover Rolf's Fate[10] and accept !Report to Thomas[10].
Guard Thomas : turn in ?Report to Thomas[10] and ?Protect the Frontier[10], accept !Deliver Thomas' Report[10].
Supervisor Raelen : 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 : turn in ?Red Linen Goods[9].
Ormin Pelford : turn in ?Downstream[10].
In Jasperlode Mine , explore the passage, collect tools and kill geomancers. Both rare books are here: Geosculptor Yip at and Mother Fang at , for The Jasperlode Mine[10] and Delicate Instruments[10] and Good Steel[10] and Rare Books[7].
Hagar Lowe : turn in ?Good Steel[10].
Hamish Bergwort : 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 : turn in ?Delicate Instruments[10].
Blixie Fitzwink : turn in ?Stolen Enchanting Supplies[10].
Marshal Dughan : turn in ?The Jasperlode Mine[10] and ?Deliver Thomas' Report[10], accept !Westbrook Garrison Needs Help![10].
Check that you have both books for Rare Books[7], then return to Northshire Abbey.
Helene Peltskinner : turn in ?Rough Wolf Pelts[7].
Brother Paxton : turn in ?Rare Books[7].
For dual daggers, choose 
Militia Shortblade: 6.50 DPS, 2.00 speed, +1 Agility. The one-handed 
Militia Sword requires training; the two-handed mace and staff are unavailable.
Return to Goldshire. At actual level 10, accept !Seek out SI: 7[10] from Keryn Sylvius . Check the book chain's turn-ins before leaving.
Level 10 training first, then the Human class dagger chain.
Freshly Baked Bread from 5 for ≈ 24. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.
Jambiya from 11 for ≈ 24, a backup off-hand dagger. The next chapter gives you the class Blade of Cunning for free.Enter Stormwind. Dungar Longdrink : unlock the flight path. Turn in the candle delivery in the Trade District, then head to the Rogue trainers in Old Town.
Morgan Pestle : turn in ?Shipment to Stormwind[7].
Osborne the Night Man : at 10, learn 
Dual Wield, 
Slice and Dice, Sprint, 
Sap. Master Mathias Shaw : turn in ?Seek out SI: 7[10], accept !Snatch and Grab[10]. Woo Ping : learn Swords if you want to use the one-handed sword reward. You already know Axes.
Keep the second dagger in your bag before 10. After learning Dual Wield, equip it in your off hand. Rogues cannot use shields or two-handed weapons.
Baros Alexston : accept !Humble Beginnings[15].
Grimand Elmore : accept !Stormpike's Delivery[15].
Pick Pocket; you do not need to kill her.Freshly Baked Bread from 5 for ≈ 24. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.Dual Wield, Sprint, Slice and Dice and Sap are available from 10. Check training before heading to the docks.Jambiya from 11 for ≈ 24. Only from 11, and only if you still lack an off-hand weapon. The rewards Militia Shortblade and Blade of Cunning let you skip the purchase.Innkeeper Allison : set your hearth in Stormwind. Travel through Goldshire to Elwynn's southern river, at . Learn Pick Pocket before the trip.
Find Defias Dockmaster at the river docks. Approach in stealth and use Pick Pocket to take 
Defias Shipping Schedule for Snatch and Grab[10]. Do not start by killing her; check her pockets first.
Do not swim to the Duskwood bank; its enemies are much higher level. Split or sneak past the guards on the approach one at a time.
Hearth to Stormwind. Master Mathias Shaw : turn in ?Snatch and Grab[10]. Choose Blade of Cunning: a dagger with 6.75 DPS, 2.00 speed and +2 Agility.
For Backstab or Ambush, keep the dagger in your main hand. Save your previous one-hander for the off hand if its restrictions allow it. Blade of Cunning: 6.75 DPS, 2.00 speed, +2 Agility. Main-hand it for dagger attacks and keep the book reward Militia Shortblade in your off hand.
From Stormwind, walk west through Elwynn toward Westbrook Garrison.
Eastern Elwynn, then the western garrison and gnolls.
Dalaran Sharp from 5 for ≈ 24. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.Rough Leather Belt from 5 for ≈ 2, at Westbrook Garrison if your belt slot is still empty.Rough Leather Bracers from 5 for ≈ 2. Do not replace a good quest reward with a white item just for armor.Deputy Rainer : turn in ?Westbrook Garrison Needs Help![10], accept !Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty[10].
Accept !WANTED: "Hogger"[11] from the board Wanted Poster.
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 : turn in ?Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty[10].
Marshal Dughan : turn in ?WANTED: "Hogger"[11].
Farm and Sentinel Hill quests first, then the northern mines and Moonbrook.
Precessive Autocognition Assembly from golems starts Harvesting the Harvesters[15]: loot it if it drops.
Longjaw Mud Snapper from 5 for ≈ 4. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.Brown Leather Satchel for ≈ 25. Leave room for new quest components.
Poniard from 14 for ≈ 37, for a weak off hand. Compare both reward daggers first.
Scimitar from 14 for ≈ 38, 8.70 DPS. This sword requires training. Buy a meaningful upgrade rather than switching for an item's color.Farmer Furlbrow : accept !The Forgotten Heirloom[12] and !Report to Gryan Stoutmantle[10].
Verna Furlbrow : accept !Westfall Stew[10] and !Poor Old Blanchy[14].
Farmer Saldean : accept !The Killing Fields[15].
Ozwin Ironsprocket : accept !Harvesting the Harvesters[15].
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Westfall Stew[10], accept !Goretusk Liver Pie[12] and !Westfall Stew[13].
Head to Sentinel Hill: unlock the flight path with Thor , set your hearth with Innkeeper Heather .
At actual level 12, fly to Stormwind with Thor . Osborne the Night Man : learn Kick, 
Parry and available ranks. Return to Sentinel Hill with Dungar Longdrink . If already trained, skip only the repeat flight.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?Report to Gryan Stoutmantle[10], accept !The People's Militia[12].
Captain Danuvin : accept !Patrolling Westfall[14].
Alba Fairmoon : accept !Testing the Wells[12].
Scout Galiaan : 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
Farmer Furlbrow : turn in ?The Forgotten Heirloom[12].
Verna Furlbrow : turn in ?Poor Old Blanchy[14].
Farmer Saldean : turn in ?The Killing Fields[15].
Ozwin Ironsprocket : turn in ?Harvesting the Harvesters[15].
If a golem drops Precessive Autocognition Assembly, use it to accept !Harvesting the Harvesters[15]; then Ozwin Ironsprocket : turn in ?Harvesting the Harvesters[15].
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Goretusk Liver Pie[12].
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Westfall Stew[13].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Testing the Wells[12], accept !Murloc Gills[12].
North of the hill, near the Molsen Farm and Jangolode Mine , 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
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The People's Militia[12], accept !The People's Militia[14].
Captain Danuvin : turn in ?Patrolling Westfall[14].
Alba Fairmoon : 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].
Alba Fairmoon : 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 , 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 : turn in ?The People's Militia[14], accept !The People's Militia[17].
The targets for The People's Militia[17] are in the south: Defias Highwayman (17-18), Defias Pathstalker and Defias Knuckleduster (15-17). They outlevel you: pull singly, start in Moonbrook and leave The People's Militia[17] until last. Dying? Gain a level from other Westfall quests first. Collect bandanas and crates along the way, for The People's Militia[17] and Red Leather Bandanas[15] and Moonbrook Espionage[15].
Drops from: Red Leather Bandana - Defias Smuggler, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Highwayman and others
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The People's Militia[17].
Neither the two-handed sword nor the wand suits a Rogue. The one-handed mace 
Fist of the People's Militia requires training, and the leather 
Boots of the People's Militia has caster stats. Do not expect a required upgrade here after good daggers.
Scout Galiaan : turn in ?Red Leather Bandanas[15].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Moonbrook Espionage[15].
Quartermaster Lewis : accept !A Swift Message[10].
Thor : turn in ?A Swift Message[10], accept !Continue to Stormwind[10].
Thor : fly to Stormwind. Osborne the Night Man : at actual level 14, learn Sinister Strike, 
Garrote, 
Expose Armor. You should have Kick and Parry from 12. Combine the visit with deliveries, the bank and Auction House.
Osric Strang : turn in ?Continue to Stormwind[10], accept !Dungar Longdrink[10].
Dungar Longdrink : turn in ?Dungar Longdrink[10].
Baros Alexston : turn in ?Humble Beginnings[15].
Ironforge and Loch Modan: training, reward weapons and local troggs.
Moist Cornbread from 15 for ≈ 1. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.
Tanned Leather Bracers from 12 for ≈ 7, if your bracers are still the starter ones.
Pick Lock, Eviscerate, 
Feint. Humans need no separate training for the later Nek'rosh axe reward.Enter the Deeprun Tram in the Dwarven District and ride to Ironforge. Unlock the flight path with Gryth Thurden . Train the weapon types you need and the next First Aid rank.
Hulfdan Blackbeard : at 16, learn Pick Lock, Eviscerate and Feint. Lockpicking practice follows the lake loop, on the way to Redridge.
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 drop the quest-starting map; turn it in to Earthseer Farsen (step, step). Pick up local quests in the Valley of Kings first.
Mountaineer Cobbleflint : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[12].
Captain Rugelfuss : accept !The Trogg Threat[12].
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 : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[12].
Mountaineer Gravelgaw : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Captain Rugelfuss : 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].
Mountaineer Gravelgaw : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Mountaineer Wallbang : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Deep in Stonesplinter Valley , kill Stonesplinter Shamans and Bonesnappers for In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Mountaineer Wallbang : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Captain Rugelfuss : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[17].
Mountaineer Ylva : accept !Banner of the Fallen[17].
At the end of Stonesplinter Valley , Grawmug, Gnasher and Brawler (16-17) pull together. Bring a partner if needed. Raise the banner by the fallen squad to spawn Headsplitter, for In Defense of the King's Lands[17] and Banner of the Fallen[17].
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[17].
Frontier Britches: leather pants with +3 Strength/+3 Agility. The mail reward is unsuitable.
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?Banner of the Fallen[17].
Invader's Mace is a one-handed mace requiring separate training. You cannot use the two-handed axe. After two good daggers, do not train a new skill for a weak replacement.
Head north to Thelsamar. Thorgrum Borrelson : flight path; Innkeeper Hearthstove : hearth.
Mountaineer Kadrell : accept !Rat Catching[11] and !Mountaineer Stormpike's Task[15].
Vidra Hearthstove : accept !Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].
Mountaineer Stormpike : turn in ?Stormpike's Delivery[15] and ?Mountaineer Stormpike's Task[15], accept !Filthy Paws[15].
One loop around the lake, returning to Thelsamar. Skip distant deliveries.
Excavation Tools lies at Ironband's Excavation Site and starts Excavation Tools[18].Moist Cornbread from 15 for ≈ 1. Bring enough for the combat loop; use suitable cooked food first.Agile Boots from 15 for ≈ 26, at the Loch Modan hunting lodge. Compare with your current leather gear.Poniard from 14 for ≈ 37, a backup purchase in Ironforge. After Daggerfang's Daggerfang, skip a weak upgrade.Collect miners' crates near Silver Stream Mine; along the shore and road, finish kobold ears and Thelsamar cooking ingredients, for Filthy Paws[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
Mountaineer Stormpike : turn in ?Filthy Paws[15].
Mountaineer Kadrell : turn in ?Rat Catching[11].
Vidra Hearthstove : turn in ?Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].
Jern Hornhelm : accept !Ironband's Excavation[18].
Bingles Blastenheimer : accept !Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].
Marek Ironheart : accept !Crocolisk Hunting[15] and !Twisting the Knife[16].
Daryl the Youngling : accept !A Hunter's Boast[16].
Mountain buzzards circle west and south of Farstrider Lodge : kill 6 within 15 minutes for A Hunter's Boast[16].
Daryl the Youngling : turn in ?A Hunter's Boast[16], accept !A Hunter's Challenge[17].
Elder mountain boars are northwest : kill 5 within 12 minutes. Run there and back for A Hunter's Challenge[17].
Daryl the Youngling : turn in ?A Hunter's Challenge[17].
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
Bingles Blastenheimer : turn in ?Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].
Marek Ironheart : turn in ?Crocolisk Hunting[15].
Marek Ironheart : turn in ?Twisting the Knife[16].
Daggerfang's Daggerfang: a dagger with 7.94 DPS and +2 Agility. Compare both hands; your old class dagger can stay in the off hand.
Magmar Fellhew : turn in ?Ironband's Excavation[18].
Magmar Fellhew : accept !Gathering Idols[18].
At the excavation, loot Excavation Tools from Excavation Tools and accept !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
Magmar Fellhew : turn in ?Gathering Idols[18].
Prospector Ironband : turn in ?Excavation Tools[18].
On the western lakeshore , inspect Discarded Fishing Toolbox and accept !Silver of the Waves[20].
Khara Deepwater : turn in ?Silver of the Waves[20].
Hearth to Thelsamar. Fly to Ironforge with Thorgrum Borrelson . Hulfdan Blackbeard : at actual level 18, learn Ambush, Gouge, the new passive 
Poised, and new ranks; learn Pick Lock if missed. Accept !Kingly Shakedown[16]. Do the Hall of Thanes now if desired, then take the tram to Stormwind.
Optional new dungeon beneath Old Ironforge, convenient during the Loch Modan visit.
Dark Iron Map drops from spies at Ironband's Compound. Get it while passing through; a separate return trip is awkward.
Mutton Chop from 15 for ≈ 1. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.
Calibrated Blunderbuss. You already know Thrown, which is enough for the main route.Dark Iron Map drops from Dark Iron spies and Captain Beld at Ironband's Compound ; turn in to Earthseer Farsen . Best gathered on the way to South Gate (step).
At Ironband's Compound , kill Dark Iron spies Dark Iron Spy or their captain Captain Beld, use the looted Dark Iron Map and accept !Underground Map[15].
Earthseer Farsen : turn in ?Underground Map[15], accept !Old Ironforge Incursion[16].
Afadra Dunwall : accept !The Restless Dead[15].
Thom Filch : accept !Important Heirlooms[15].
Run the Hall of Thanes with a group: collect eight relics, kill spirits, put the spirit of Anvilmar to rest and get the head of Durgen Dirgehammer, for Old Ironforge Incursion[16] and The Restless Dead[15] and Important Heirlooms[15].
King Magni Bronzebeard : turn in ?Old Ironforge Incursion[16].
You can use guns, but need separate weapon training. The two-handed hammer is unavailable; do not choose it to equip.
Afadra Dunwall : turn in ?The Restless Dead[15].
Choose the leather 
Dusty Belt: +2 Agility/+2 Spirit. The mail bracers are unsuitable.
Thom Filch : turn in ?Important Heirlooms[15].
Cloth gloves and a caster off-hand are usually weaker than your combat set. Compare before choosing. Do not give up your second weapon for a book.
Resume the main route where you left it for the group; do not repeat completed Loch Modan loops.
Trainers first, then the mill. Prepare the skill early for poisons at 20.
Thieves' Tools in your bag. You cannot pick locks without Thieves' Tools.
Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15 for ≈ 16. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Thieves' Tools. Before leaving Stormwind, learn Pick Lock from Osborne the Night Man .After the Hall of Thanes, take the Deeprun Tram from Ironforge. Renzik "The Shiv" in Old Town: turn in ?Kingly Shakedown[16].
Renzik "The Shiv" : accept !Redridge Rendezvous[16].
Leave Stormwind, travel through Elwynn into Redridge and follow the road to Lakeshire.
Ariena Stormfeather : unlock the Lakeshire flight path. Lucius is by the water near town.
Lucius : turn in ?Redridge Rendezvous[16].
Lucius : accept !Alther's Mill[20].
At the mill, , practice Pick Lock on training boxes. Then open Lucius's Lockbox, take 
Token of Thievery and return to the quest giver for Alther's Mill[20].
Keep Thieves' Tools in your bag. If the main chest is still red, keep practicing on available training locks. Reach at least skill 75 before poisons at 20; this guide does not promise an exact threshold for each training box.
Lucius : turn in ?Alther's Mill[20].
Ariena Stormfeather : stay in Lakeshire and begin the regular local quests in the next section. Get Lockpicking to 75 before the level 20 poison trip.
You are already in Lakeshire. Do the easier quests before heading to the orcs.
Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15 for ≈ 16. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Small Brown Pouch for ≈ 5 and eight-slot Brown Leather Satchel for ≈ 25. Buy only the space still needed after the free 
Canvas Latchbag.Agile Boots from 15 for ≈ 26, if your boots are still white and no better reward is available. Compare stats before buying.
Keen Throwing Knife from 11, price checked in game, or Balanced Throwing Dagger from 3 for ≈ 3, for ranged pulls. You know Thrown from the start. Check your supply before a long loop.You are already in Lakeshire after Lockpicking practice. Ariena Stormfeather : check the flight path, then start the regular local quests.
On first reaching Lakeshire, unlock the flight path with Ariena Stormfeather . You need it for the next Stormwind delivery.
Darcy : accept !A Free Lunch[15]. The tavern is in Lakeshire; deliver lunch to the southern road first, then return with flowers.
Guard Parker : turn in ?A Free Lunch[15], accept !Encroaching Gnolls[16] and !Visit the Herbalist[15].
Deputy Feldon : turn in ?Encroaching Gnolls[16], accept !Assessing the Threat[17].
Deputy Feldon : accept !Show of Force[17].
Martie Jainrose : turn in ?Visit the Herbalist[15].
Martie Jainrose : accept !Delivering Daffodils[15].
Darcy : turn in ?Delivering Daffodils[15].
Foreman Oslow : accept !The Lost Tools[16].
Chef Breanna : accept !Redridge Goulash[18].
Shawn : accept !Hilary's Necklace[15].
Verner Osgood : accept !The Price of Shoes[18].
Before taking distant quests, fly to Stormwind and walk to the Goldshire blacksmith.
Smith Argus : turn in ?The Price of Shoes[18], accept !Return to Verner[18].
Osborne the Night Man : catch up on missed level 18 ranks. If already 20, new training is in the next chapter. Do not accept class assignments before preparing Lockpicking.
Dungar Longdrink : fly back to Lakeshire.
Verner Osgood : turn in ?Return to Verner[18], accept !Underbelly Scales[18].
Verner Osgood : accept !A Baying of Gnolls[20].
Dockmaster Baren : 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 : turn in ?The Lost Tools[16], accept !The Everstill Bridge[20].
Hilary : turn in ?Hilary's Necklace[15].
Dockmaster Baren : turn in ?Selling Fish[21].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?Underbelly Scales[18].
Black Whelp Boots or 
Black Whelp Gloves are leather. Compare them with your current belt and gloves, not just an empty slot.
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
Deputy Feldon : turn in ?Assessing the Threat[17].
Deputy Feldon : turn in ?Show of Force[17].
Foreman Oslow : turn in ?The Everstill Bridge[20].
Chef Breanna : turn in ?Redridge Goulash[18].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?A Baying of Gnolls[20].
A Human class ability, new shared spells and preparation for Duskwood.
Bronze Tube; the Auction House is in the capital, so buy it during Stormwind training.Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15 for ≈ 16. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Scimitar from 14, 8.70 DPS, ≈ 38; 
Kris from 19, 10.94 DPS, ≈ 71. The sword requires training from Woo Ping ; you already know Daggers. Compare both hands rather than blindly buying two upgrades.
Dust of Decay, 
Essence of Pain, 
Empty Vial for ≈ 20, ≈ 48, ≈ 4 after unlocking Poisons. Do not buy full stacks before the class chain.Ariena Stormfeather : at actual level 20, fly to Stormwind. Osborne the Night Man : 
Rupture, Stealth, Backstab; check Pick Pocket and Lockpicking 75. Fly back to Lakeshire and finish this loop before the separate poison trip.
Marshal Marris : accept !Blackrock Menace[21].
Marshal Marris : accept !Blackrock Blockade[21].
Foreman Oslow : accept !Alther's Mill[21].
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
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Blackrock Menace[21].
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Blackrock Blockade[21].
Foreman Oslow : turn in ?Alther's Mill[21].
Level 22 training is scheduled after the first Duskwood loop. Finish Lakeshire quests now. The full poison and cure chain comes next.
Stay in Lakeshire before the required poison trip. Head to Duskwood after completing the cure in the next chapter.
The tower investigation unlocks Poisons; finish the cure afterward as a separate chain. You need stealth, Pick Pocket and prepared Lockpicking.
Defias Tower Key. Pickpocket the key instead of killing him.Bronze Tube. Order it from an engineer or buy it early while in stock.
Spool of Light Chartreuse Silk Thread from the object near the tower. Regular vendor Silken Thread will not work.Dust of Decay, Essence of Pain, Empty Vial and 
Leaded Vial, for ≈ 20, ≈ 48, ≈ 4, ≈ 40. Your first reagents are needed after the investigation turn-in; the Leaded Vial is for the cure.
Simple Wildflowers for ≈ 2. Billibub Cogspinner : check Bronze Tube for ≈ 8. Limited stock is not guaranteed; use an engineer or the Auction House as a backup.
Recipe: Thistle Tea requires Cooking 60; keep the recipe.Ariena Stormfeather : fly from Lakeshire to Stormwind. Before the tower, check Lockpicking 75, Pick Pocket and free bag space.
Master Mathias Shaw : accept !Mathias and the Defias[20].
Dungar Longdrink : fly to Sentinel Hill, then head to the eastern tower near the Duskwood border.
Agent Kearnen : turn in ?Mathias and the Defias[20].
Agent Kearnen : accept !Klaven's Tower[24].
At the tower, , use Pick Pocket on Malformed Defias Drone from stealth to get Defias Tower Key. Then climb the tower, open Duskwood Chest at and take 
Klaven Mortwake's Journal for Klaven's Tower[24].
Get the key by pickpocketing, not normal killing. Pull guards one at a time; if you fail, leave and recover. Bring a partner for the tough enemy upstairs if needed, but check your own key and quest log.
Thor : fly back to Stormwind.
Master Mathias Shaw : turn in ?Klaven's Tower[24].
This turn-in grants 
Poisons and Recipe: Thistle Tea. You do not need the final cure to unlock Poisons, but remove the harmful condition from the tower by completing the chain below first.
Master Mathias Shaw : accept !The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Doc Mixilpixil : turn in ?The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Doc Mixilpixil : accept !The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Doc Mixilpixil : use /lay nearby and wait for the examination, for The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Doc Mixilpixil : turn in ?The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Doc Mixilpixil : accept !The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Gather four components: Bernard Gump sells Simple Wildflowers, Sloan McCoy sells Leaded Vial. Have an engineer make Bronze Tube or check limited stock at Billibub Cogspinner . Take Spool of Light Chartreuse Silk Thread from Spool of Light Chartreuse Silk Thread at , for The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Drops from: Simple Wildflowers - Bernard Gump, Felicia Gump · Leaded Vial - Edna Mullby, Maria Lumere, Sloan McCoy and others
You need the special spool from the object, not regular vendor Silken Thread. One of each component.
Doc Mixilpixil : turn in ?The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Use the supplied 
Eau de Mixilpixil and make sure the harmful effect is gone.
Osborne the Night Man : check available poison recipes. Sloan McCoy : buy reagents, craft Instant Poison and 
Crippling Poison, and apply poisons to both weapons. Crafting raises the skill.
Dungar Longdrink : fly to Lakeshire, then follow the southern road to Darkshire. If choosing Deadmines, the next group section starts in Sentinel Hill.
Preparation, new explosives and one full clear. Prepare before forming the group.
Rough Dynamite: buy at Stormwind's Auction House or ask an engineer. You do not need the profession.
An Unsent Letter from the final boss: it starts The Unsent Letter[22].Moist Cornbread from 15 for ≈ 1. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Vanish. Sloan McCoy : 
Flash Powder for ≈ 24 if you have learned Vanish.Kris from 19 for ≈ 71, a backup dagger for a weak off hand. Do not borrow gold for an expensive sword before the run if your current weapons already do the job.Already in Darkshire? Unlock the flight path with Felicia Maline and fly to Sentinel Hill. Start preparation there; its deliveries use your unlocked Lakeshire and Stormwind flights.
Gryan Stoutmantle : accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Alba Fairmoon : accept !Explosive Consultation[16].
Thor : fly to Lakeshire and speak with the informant in the inn.
Wiley the Black : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Ariena Stormfeather : return to Sentinel Hill.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Thor : fly to Stormwind. Visit the engineer and Old Town first, then pick up Dwarven District quests.
Sprite Jumpsprocket : turn in ?Explosive Consultation[16], accept !A Dynamite Plan[16].
Prepare 10 Rough Dynamite: check the exact item name in the quest log, rather than buying another dynamite rank, for A Dynamite Plan[16].
Sprite Jumpsprocket : turn in ?A Dynamite Plan[16], accept !Detonation at a Distance[16].
Jasper Fel : turn in ?Detonation at a Distance[16], accept !Detonation at a Distance[16].
Master Mathias Shaw : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Sprite Jumpsprocket : turn in ?Detonation at a Distance[16], accept !Explosive Consultation[16].
Wilder Thistlenettle : accept !Oh Brother...[20].
Wilder Thistlenettle : accept !Collecting Memories[18].
Shoni the Shilent : accept !Underground Assault[20].
Dungar Longdrink : fly to Sentinel Hill.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Alba Fairmoon : 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].
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18].
The Defias Traitor : accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Escort the traitor to the secret entrance in Moonbrook without running too far ahead, for The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[22].
Scout Riell : accept !Red Silk Bandanas[17].
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
Final boss Edwin VanCleef drops An Unsent Letter. Use the letter to accept !The Unsent Letter[22].
Alba Fairmoon : 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 : turn in ?Destruction in Deadmines[18].
Return to Sentinel Hill, then fly to Stormwind.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[22].
Choose the leather 
Tunic of Westfall: +11 Agility/+5 Stamina. The staff and mail leggings are unavailable.
Scout Riell : turn in ?Red Silk Bandanas[17].
Wilder Thistlenettle : turn in ?Oh Brother...[20].
Wilder Thistlenettle : turn in ?Collecting Memories[18].
Shoni the Shilent : turn in ?Underground Assault[20].
Baros Alexston : turn in ?The Unsent Letter[22].
You can do the letter follow-up, Bazil Thredd[22], separately later. The local Stockade branch does not require it. Return to the main route in Darkshire now.
Darkshire, Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and the western road. Start Stalvan's long story at 23.
Bronze Tube. Darkshire has no Auction House: buy the tube in Stormwind beforehand or ask an engineer.
Dwarven Mild from 15 for ≈ 1. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.
Longsword from 21, 12.17 DPS, main hand only, ≈ 87; Kris from 19 for ≈ 71 can also go in the off hand. Skip these purchases after good Deadmines drops.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.Brown Leather Satchel for ≈ 25 if active quest items have filled your old bags.Felicia Maline : flight path; Innkeeper Trelayne : set your hearth. Pick up town quests before heading out.
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Night Watch[24].
Chef Grual : accept !Seasoned Wolf Kabobs[25].
Madame Eva : accept !The Totem of Infliction[25].
Elaine Carevin : accept !Raven Hill[20] and !Deliveries to Sven[23] and !The Hermit[25].
Viktori Prism'Antras : accept !Look to the Stars[25].
The observations need Bronze Tube: ask an engineer or buy it at a city's Auction House beforehand; Darkshire has none. No tube? Game files also list limited stock with Herble Baubbletump in Darkshire, for Look to the Stars[25].
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[25], accept !Look to the Stars[25].
South of Darkshire, clear Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and nearby forest of skeletons, spiders and wolves, for The Night Watch[24] and Seasoned Wolf Kabobs[25] and The Totem of Infliction[25].
Drops from: Lean Wolf Flank - Starving Dire Wolf, Lupos, Rabid Dire Wolf and others · Ghoul Fang - Flesh Eater, Bone Chewer, Brain Eater and others · Vial of Spider Venom - Venom Web Spider, Pygmy Venom Web Spider, Green Recluse and others · Skeleton Finger - Skeletal Warrior, Skeletal Horror, Skeletal Mage and others
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Night Watch[24], accept !The Night Watch[26].
Chef Grual : turn in ?Seasoned Wolf Kabobs[25].
Follow the southern road west to Raven Hill, then Sven's camp. Avoid higher-level ogres on the way.
Watcher Dodds by the southern road: accept !Eight-Legged Menaces[21].
Jitters : turn in ?Raven Hill[20].
Jitters : accept !Jitters' Growling Gut[20].
Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Deliveries to Sven[23].
Sven Yorgen : accept !Sven's Revenge[25].
Lars : accept !Wolves at Our Heels[21].
Abercrombie : turn in ?The Hermit[25].
Abercrombie : accept !Supplies from Darkshire[24].
Clear wolves and spiders around Raven Hill for Wolves at Our Heels[21] and Eight-Legged Menaces[21].
Lars : turn in ?Wolves at Our Heels[21].
On the road east, Watcher Dodds : turn in ?Eight-Legged Menaces[21].
South of the road, the Yorgen Farmstead at : Mound of loose dirt - turn in ?Sven's Revenge[25], accept !Sven's Camp[25].
Return west to Sven's camp. Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Sven's Camp[25], accept !The Shadowy Figure[25].
Hearth to Darkshire; turn in completed deliveries before heading out again.
Chef Grual : turn in ?Jitters' Growling Gut[20], accept !Dusky Crab Cakes[20].
Bring the gathered spider legs to the kitchen. Short? Finish near Tranquil Gardens Cemetery for Dusky Crab Cakes[20].
Drops from: Gooey Spider Leg - Venom Web Spider, Pygmy Venom Web Spider, Green Recluse and others
Chef Grual : turn in ?Dusky Crab Cakes[20], accept !Return to Jitters[20].
Madame Eva : turn in ?Supplies from Darkshire[24], accept !Ghost Hair Thread[24].
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Shadowy Figure[25], accept !The Shadowy Search Continues[25].
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Shadowy Search Continues[25], accept !Inquire at the Inn[25].
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Inquire at the Inn[25], accept !Finding the Shadowy Figure[25].
Felicia Maline : at actual level 22, fly to Stormwind. Osborne the Night Man : Vanish, Sinister Strike, Garrote, 
Distract. Sloan McCoy : Flash Powder for Vanish. Return to Darkshire.
A short return to the neighboring flight path while higher-level Duskwood enemies remain dangerous.
Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15 for ≈ 16. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Agile Boots from 15 for ≈ 26 if quests have not replaced your old boots. Gerald Crawley : Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for your learned Vanish.Felicia Maline : fly to Lakeshire. Only a few town deliveries remain open, leaving room for this short loop.
Martie Jainrose : accept !An Unwelcome Guest[24].
Dockmaster Baren : accept !Murloc Poachers[20].
Marshal Marris : accept !Shadow Magic[23].
Bailiff Conacher : accept !Solomon's Law[23].
Defeat the dangerous boar west of town, then gather murloc fins by the lake for An Unwelcome Guest[24] and Murloc Poachers[20].
Drops from: Bellygrub's Tusk - Bellygrub · Murloc Fin - Murloc Flesheater, Murloc Nightcrawler, Murloc Tidecaller and others
Martie Jainrose : turn in ?An Unwelcome Guest[24].
Dockmaster Baren : turn in ?Murloc Poachers[20].
Gather pendants from Shadowhide gnolls in eastern Redridge and orbs from Blackrock Shadowcasters near Stonewatch Keep, for Shadow Magic[23] and Solomon's Law[23].
Drops from: Shadowhide Pendant - Shadowhide Darkweaver, Shadowhide Slayer, Shadowhide Brute and others
Shadowcasters are level-22-23 elites: pull singly from the camp's edge. Too hard? Leave the orbs for the group trip (chapter).
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Shadow Magic[23] if you have the orbs; otherwise turn in after the group (step).
Bailiff Conacher : turn in ?Solomon's Law[23].
Hearth to Darkshire. Start the next loop at 24: if you are short, finish remaining safe objectives or run a dungeon you have already prepared with a group.
Hearth still on cooldown after the last return? Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Darkshire.
Two loops: Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and the western forest. Start after 24; combine Stalvan's deliveries with the capital visit.
Mary's Looking Glass: kill him while there.
Merrick's Bow, and Lost Stalker north of Darkshire carries Ira's Dagger. Keep both.Dwarven Mild from 15 for ≈ 1. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Longsword from 21, 12.17 DPS, main hand only, ≈ 87; Kris from 19 for ≈ 71 can also go in the off hand. Skip these purchases after good Deadmines drops.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.Eviscerate, 
Detect Traps, and the new Shank; at Poisons 100, 
Mind-numbing Poison.
Callous Axe from 24 for ≈ 25, during a Stormwind visit. A one-handed axe with 15.00 DPS, 2.80 speed and +8 attack power. Humans already know the skill. Compare it with the Deadmines sword; do not buy a downgrade.Madame Eva : accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Calor : accept !Worgen in the Woods[28].
Visit Blind Mary to the southeast, then Tranquil Gardens Cemetery. Head to Raven Hill after turning in at town.
Blind Mary : turn in ?Look to the Stars[25], accept !Look to the Stars[25].
Blind Mary : turn in ?Ghost Hair Thread[24], accept !Return the Comb[24].
Tranquil Gardens Cemetery crypt : Insane Ghoul drops Mary's Looking Glass. Nightbane Shadow Weavers are west of Darkshire at , for Look to the Stars[25] and Worgen in the Woods[28].
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[25].
Calor : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[28], accept !Worgen in the Woods[29].
Madame Eva : turn in ?Return the Comb[24], accept !Deliver the Thread[24].
Jitters : turn in ?Return to Jitters[20].
Jitters : turn in ?Finding the Shadowy Figure[25], accept !Return to Sven[25].
Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Return to Sven[25].
Abercrombie : turn in ?Deliver the Thread[24], accept !Zombie Juice[24].
Kill the required skeletons and ghouls in Raven Hill Cemetery and finish the totem reagents, for The Night Watch[26] and The Totem of Infliction[25].
Drops from: Ghoul Fang - Flesh Eater, Bone Chewer, Brain Eater and others · Vial of Spider Venom - Venom Web Spider, Pygmy Venom Web Spider, Green Recluse and others · Skeleton Finger - Skeletal Warrior, Skeletal Horror, Skeletal Mage and others
Lost Watcher roams near Raven Hill and along the southern road toward Vul'Gol Ogre Mound. He drops Merrick's Bow, starting a new family story.
Open Merrick's Bow in your bags to accept !Merrick's Bow[28].
Hearth to Darkshire. On cooldown? Follow the southern road east.
Wowhead places Lost Stalker north of Darkshire at ; he drops Ira's Dagger.
Open Ira's Dagger in your bags to accept !Ira's Dagger[24].
Kill Black Ravagers north of town; young ones also roam along the southern road, for Ira's Dagger[24].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Night Watch[26].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Night Watch[30].
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Totem of Infliction[25].
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Zombie Juice[24], accept !Gather Rot Blossoms[24].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Ira's Dagger[24].
Fly from Darkshire to Sentinel Hill, then follow the road south to Moonbrook, where Stalvan's trail begins. Continue to your capital trainer afterward.
Inspect Old Footlocker in the Moonbrook school: complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28] and accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Thor : fly to Darkshire, deliver the first finding and get the next witness's address.
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind, train at 24, then head to Goldshire.
Innkeeper Farley : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Open Storage Chest at the Goldshire inn and take the undelivered letter, then return to Stormwind for The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Caretaker Folsom : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Near the caretaker , inspect Sealed Crate: complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28] and accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Walk from Stormwind to eastern Elwynn and Eastvale Logging Camp.
Marshal Haggard : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Inspect the chest in the marshal's house and read the records about Stalvan for The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Marshal Haggard : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Hearth to Darkshire. Finish town conversations before leaving for the Wetlands.
If less than an hour has passed since Raven Hill, your hearth is still on cooldown: take the southern road through Elwynn into Duskwood, then Darkshire.
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28].
The Legend of Stalvan[28] ends with a conversation. The final The Legend of Stalvan[35] is a level-35 quest against a level-32 enemy tougher than normal mobs: a separate optional group branch at 29-30. Leave it for now. Finish ogres, the final Night Watch and cemetery deliveries later.
Felicia Maline : at actual level 24, fly to Stormwind. Osborne the Night Man : Eviscerate, Detect Traps, and the new Shank (an off-hand strike, +15 energy, 10-second cooldown). Check the next poison against your skill level. Return to Darkshire.
An optional group trip for leather boots and the keep's story.
Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15 for ≈ 16. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24. Prepare poisons before entering the keep. This trip rewards the leather 
Disjointed Shoes, so buy boots beforehand only if badly short of defense.Felicia Maline : fly from Darkshire to Lakeshire. Form a group before entering the orc keep.
Marshal Marris : accept !Tharil'zun[25].
Wanted: Incinerator Gar'im: accept !WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25].
With a group: Tharil'zun near Stonewatch Keep (Tharil'zun[25]); Incinerator Gar'im in southeastern Redridge at (WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25]).
Drops from: Tharil'zun's Head - Tharil'zun · Broken Staff of Incinerator Gar'im - Incinerator Gar'im
At Render's Camp in the north, Corporal Keeshan : accept !Missing In Action[25]. The escort starts immediately, so clear the path first.
Free the prisoner and escort him to the exit. Clear the route before starting, for Missing In Action[25].
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Tharil'zun[25]; deliver the orbs for Shadow Magic[23] here too if not already done.
Rogues cannot use the shield or two-handed mace. Choose a reward to vendor.
Magistrate Solomon : turn in ?WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25].
The leather Disjointed Shoes: +12 attack power. Mail boots are unavailable, and the cloth pair is for a caster.
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Missing In Action[25].
Ariena Stormfeather : resume the route through Stormwind.
Tram to Ironforge, through Loch Modan into the Wetlands. Finish lower-level quests on the way.
Flagon of Dwarven Honeymead for The Third Fleet[27] in the harbor tavern. Buy it now; it is not a random drop.
Wild Hog Shank from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Longsword from 21 for ≈ 87, main hand only; Kris from 19 for ≈ 71, either hand. If you have a good 
Cruel Barb, compare the sword only with your main hand; the dagger may improve a weak off hand.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.Brown Leather Satchel for ≈ 25 if quest items have filled your bags. Do not vendor items from active chains.Still in Darkshire? Fly to Stormwind. Already there after the optional Redridge branch? Start with the tram to Ironforge. Then fly to Thelsamar and follow the road to Loch Modan's northern tower.
Mountaineer Kadrell : accept !Report to Mountaineer Rockgar[21].
On the road north at Algaz Station, Mountaineer Rockgar : turn in ?Report to Mountaineer Rockgar[21], accept !The Algaz Gauntlet[21].
Pass through Dun Algaz and kill the required orcs on the way into the Wetlands for The Algaz Gauntlet[21].
Follow the road down into the Wetlands and west to Menethil Harbor. Unlock the flight path and set your hearth.
Valstag Ironjaw : turn in ?The Algaz Gauntlet[21].
Valstag Ironjaw : accept !Spoils of War[22].
Valstag Ironjaw : accept !Report to Captain Stoutfist[28].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?Report to Captain Stoutfist[28].
Captain Stoutfist : accept !War Banners[28].
Captain Stoutfist : accept !From the Ashes[28].
Karl Boran : accept !Claws from the Deep[22].
James Halloran : accept !Young Crocolisk Skins[22].
Sida : accept !Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Caitlin Grassman : accept !Alchemical Hazards[22].
Tarrel Rockweaver : accept !In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : accept !The Greenwarden[21].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : accept !The Third Fleet[27].
Collect wood and iron within the harbor. The old sailor needs Flagon of Dwarven Honeymead, sold by Innkeeper Helbrek , for Spoils of War[22] and The Third Fleet[27].
Valstag Ironjaw : turn in ?Spoils of War[22].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : turn in ?The Third Fleet[27], accept !The Cursed Crew[29].
Along the coast north of the harbor, kill murlocs and gather young crocolisk skins for Claws from the Deep[22] and Young Crocolisk Skins[22].
Drops from: Gobbler's Head - Gobbler · Young Crocolisk Skin - Young Wetlands Crocolisk
Karl Boran : turn in ?Claws from the Deep[22], accept !Reclaiming Goods[25].
James Halloran : turn in ?Young Crocolisk Skins[22], accept !Apprentice's Duties[26].
Find Damaged Crate by the coastal huts : complete Reclaiming Goods[25], turn in ?Reclaiming Goods[25], accept !The Search Continues[25].
Farther along the shore, Sealed Barrel : complete The Search Continues[25], turn in ?The Search Continues[25], accept !Search More Hovels[25].
Last hut, Half-buried Barrel : complete Search More Hovels[25], turn in ?Search More Hovels[25], accept !Return the Statuette[25].
Farther north on the coast at , collect hides from Giant Wetlands Crocolisk for Apprentice's Duties[26].
Karl Boran : turn in ?Return the Statuette[25].
Return east to the road: Whelgar's Excavation Site first, then the Green Belt.
Merrin Rockweaver : turn in ?In Search of the Excavation Team[24], accept !In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
Ormer Ironbraid : accept !Ormer's Revenge[24].
Prospector Whelgar : accept !Uncovering the Past[27].
Outer excavation: kill the weaker raptors first, staying away from Sarltooth, for Ormer's Revenge[24].
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[24], accept !Ormer's Revenge[27].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?The Greenwarden[21].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : accept !Tramping Paws[21].
South of Rethiel, kill Mosshide Gnolls and Mongrels in Mosshide Fen ; Thelgen Rock is nearby, for Tramping Paws[21] and Alchemical Hazards[22].
Drops from: Unruptured Stalker Gland - Leech Stalker, Cave Stalker
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Tramping Paws[21], accept !Fire Taboo[23].
In the north, between the Green Belt and Ironbeard's Tomb (), Mosshide Mistweavers, Fenrunners, Trappers, Brutes and Mystics drop flint for Fire Taboo[23]. The southern Gnolls and Mongrels do not. Nearby oozes at Ironbeard's Tomb drop the bag for Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Drops from: Crude Flint - Mosshide Mistweaver, Mosshide Fenrunner, Mosshide Trapper and others · Sida's Bag - Crimson Ooze, Black Ooze, Monstrous Ooze and others
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Fire Taboo[23], accept !Blisters on the Land[26].
Hearth to Menethil Harbor, turn in completed quests and repair.
Sida : turn in ?Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Caitlin Grassman : turn in ?Alchemical Hazards[22].
James Halloran : turn in ?Apprentice's Duties[26].
Tarrel Rockweaver : turn in ?In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge at 26. Hulfdan Blackbeard : 
Cheap Shot, Kick and new attack ranks. Return to the harbor.
New Forever quests fill out the familiar loop. Pull the final tough enemies with a partner.
Wild Hog Shank from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.
Saber Leggings from 23 for ≈ 95, if in stock. An optional check on the way to group quests. Compare with Frontier Britches; do not make a separate long detour.Instant Poison II at Poisons 120.James Halloran : accept !Crimson Crate Delivery[29].
At the lost fleet, kill cursed crewmen, then finish stronger raptors and collect four relics at the excavation, for The Cursed Crew[29] and Uncovering the Past[27] and Ormer's Revenge[27].
Drops from: Snellig's Snuffbox - First Mate Snellig
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[27], accept !Ormer's Revenge[29].
Prospector Whelgar : turn in ?Uncovering the Past[27].
Sarltooth is deep in Whelgar's Excavation Site: clear nearby raptors before engaging, for Ormer's Revenge[29].
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[29].
Howin Kindfeather : turn in ?Crimson Crate Delivery[29].
Howin Kindfeather : accept !Razormaw Needling[29].
Howin Kindfeather : accept !Trying Times[29].
At Raptor Ridge northeast of the Green Belt, around , collect incisors from Highland Razormaw and Elder Razormaw for Razormaw Needling[29]. Look for eggs there too for Trying Times[29]; finish fen creepers in the Green Belt for Blisters on the Land[26].
Howin Kindfeather : turn in ?Razormaw Needling[29].
Howin Kindfeather : turn in ?Trying Times[29].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Blisters on the Land[26].
At Angerfang Encampment, collect banners and destroy four sets of attack plans for War Banners[28] and From the Ashes[28].
Drops from: Dragonmaw War Banner - Dragonmaw Raider, Dragonmaw Swamprunner, Dragonmaw Centurion and others
Hearth to the harbor. Turn in the orc and cursed crew quests.
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?War Banners[28].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?From the Ashes[28].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : turn in ?The Cursed Crew[29], accept !Lifting the Curse[30].
Return to the ship, defeat the captain and open his chest for Lifting the Curse[30].
Drops from: Intrepid Strongbox Key - Captain Halyndor
At chest Intrepid's Locked Strongbox : turn in ?Lifting the Curse[30], accept !The Eye of Paleth[30].
Glorin Steelbrow : turn in ?The Eye of Paleth[30], accept !Cleansing the Eye[30].
The main route continues with Next: Stormwind, then Next: Duskwood. With a group, choose the excavation, Stockade or Nek'rosh before leaving. None is required to continue.
Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge at 28. Hulfdan Blackbeard : Rupture, Sap and other available ranks. Return to the harbor before the remaining quests.
An optional distant class trip. Poisons and Lockpicking are already unlocked without this branch.
Elegant Letter from 24. Pick it up before the trip.Flash Powder for ≈ 24 and poison reagents. Restock before the northern trail.Detect Traps. Do not accept repeatable reputation quests unless doing them now.Shellei Brondir : fly from Menethil Harbor to Ironforge. Hulfdan Blackbeard : ask for the class Elegant Letter, available from 24, and check Detect Traps.
Use Elegant Letter: accept !The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] and keep 
Seal of Ravenholdt.
Gryth Thurden : fly back to Menethil Harbor. Take the Southshore boat, not Theramore. Confirm the destination before boarding. This route avoids the long walk through Arathi.
Darla Harris : unlock the Southshore flight path. Follow the northern trail toward the manor. Enable Detect Traps before the cave.
At , complete the trial of cunning as instructed by the quest. Detect the trap; do not blindly open the suspicious chest. Once you get credit, continue to the manor for The Manor, Ravenholdt[24].
Detect Traps - learned from the trainer at 24. In the tunnel before the manor turn it on and walk up to the chest: the objective counts once you see the trap. Don't open the chest.Fahrad : turn in ?The Manor, Ravenholdt[24].
Return to Southshore and board the boat to Menethil Harbor. Check its destination first. You can skip the next group branches and continue to the shared Stormwind return.
An extra dungeon for XP and loot. Rogues cannot use the guaranteed final staff or two-handed mace.
Titan Relic from the final boss: it starts Lost Relic Carry[31], and the chain ends in Ironforge's Hall of Explorers (Prehistoric Prism[31]).Wild Hog Shank from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.Main Gauche from 29, 16.56 DPS, ≈ 193, if one hand is still far behind. An expensive purchase: compare quest rewards and training costs first.James Halloran : accept !Highland Hides[28].
Follow the road east from the harbor to Rethiel the Greenwarden near the Green Belt, then south. Wowhead places the Excavation Site: Wetlands entrance at , with the meeting stone at .
Rethiel the Greenwarden : accept !Horrors in the Highland[31].
Run Excavation Site:
Titan Relic.Drops from: Thicket Raptor Hide - Shadetooth, Thicket Lurker, Thicket Hunter and others
Use the looted Titan Relic to accept !Lost Relic Carry[31].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Horrors in the Highland[31].
You can use the one-handed axe 
Hornbeam Heft, but its spell power does not strengthen regular physical Rogue attacks. Compare its damage with your current weapon.
Keep the relic and take it out to Whelgar's camp for Lost Relic Carry[31].
Drops from: Titan Relic - Relic Guardian
Prospector Whelgar : turn in ?Lost Relic Carry[31], accept !Prehistoric Prism[31].
Keep the provided relic for delivery to Ironforge's Hall of Explorers after local turn-ins. No need to kill the keeper again, for Prehistoric Prism[31].
Drops from: Titan Relic - Relic Guardian
James Halloran : turn in ?Highland Hides[28].
Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge and visit the Hall of Explorers.
High Explorer Magellas : turn in ?Prehistoric Prism[31].
Both final weapons, a two-handed mace and a staff, are unavailable to Rogues. This is an optional trip for XP and other loot.
After turning in, continue the capital route or fly back to the Wetlands for remaining group quests.
Independent group branch: Dun Modr quests and the Stockade, with no required Deadmines letter.
Stormwind Brie from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24 and reagents for your recipes.
Cuirboulli Bracers from 22 for ≈ 26, only if your bracers are very old. The main route offers the more useful 
Demonhide Bracers. Compare the reward 
Belt of Vindication with your current item after turning in; do not buy a new one beforehand.In Ironforge after the excavation? Fly back to Menethil Harbor first. Form a group in the Wetlands and head to Dun Modr's southern entrance; do not push straight onto Thandol Span.
Motley Garmason : accept !The Dark Iron War[30].
Clear Dark Iron dwarves in Dun Modr with a group. Check the required types in your quest log for The Dark Iron War[30].
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Dark Iron War[30], accept !The Fury Runs Deep[27].
Return to the harbor, fly to Ironforge and take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind. Pick up two quests in your unlocked Lakeshire and Darkshire before gathering at the entrance.
Guard Berton : accept !What Comes Around...[25].
Councilman Millstipe : accept !Crime and Punishment[26].
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. Pick up the remaining independent quests at the Stockade entrance.
Warden Thelwater : accept !Quell the Uprising[26].
Nikova Raskol : accept !The Color of Blood[26].
Run the Stockade with a group for The Fury Runs Deep[27], What Comes Around...[25], Crime and Punishment[26], Quell the Uprising[26] and The Color of Blood[26]. Check heads, the hand and bandanas before leaving.
Drops from: Head of Deepfury - Kam Deepfury · Head of Targorr - Targorr the Dread · Hand of Dextren Ward - Dextren Ward · Red Wool Bandana - Dextren Ward, Defias Prisoner, Defias Captive and others
Warden Thelwater : turn in ?Quell the Uprising[26].
Nikova Raskol : turn in ?The Color of Blood[26].
Fly to turn in the southern quests in Lakeshire and Darkshire, then return through the capitals to Dun Modr for the final turn-in.
Guard Berton : turn in ?What Comes Around...[25].
Lucine Longsword: a 14.00 DPS sword, main hand only. It cannot go in your off hand, and you must have trained Swords.
Councilman Millstipe : turn in ?Crime and Punishment[26].
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Fury Runs Deep[27].
Belt of Vindication: leather, +7 Agility/+3 Stamina. You cannot use the alternative two-handed mace.
Return to the harbor. Stay in the Wetlands if doing Nek'rosh; otherwise continue to From the Wetlands to Stormwind.
An optional finish to the orc chain for a main-hand axe.
Wild Hog Shank from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.
Barreling Reaper from the victory requires no new weapon training for a Human, but goes in the main hand only.Captain Stoutfist : accept !Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Destroy the catapults at Angerfang Encampment, then inspect Dragonmaw Catapult for Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Dragonmaw Catapult: turn in ?Nek'rosh's Gambit[31], accept !Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
Reach chieftain Chieftain Nek'rosh with a group. Clear guards and patrols, defeat him and take the head for Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
Drops from: Nek'rosh's Head - Chieftain Nek'rosh
At the chieftain's position , Tattered Spellbook: accept !Old Habits[31].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?Defeat Nek'rosh[32] and ?Old Habits[31].
Barreling Reaper: a one-handed axe with 16.58 DPS, +5 Stamina, main hand only. You already know the skill. The two-handed sword is unavailable.
Return to the harbor and continue to From the Wetlands to Stormwind.
Shared departure after the solo route and your chosen group branches.
Main Gauche from 29 for ≈ 193. A backup without lucky group drops. Weigh its cost against abilities and future riding training.Flash Powder for ≈ 24.Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge for level-28 training, then take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind. Turn in the eye-cleansing delivery at the cathedral.
Archbishop Benedictus : turn in ?Cleansing the Eye[30].
A final loop from town through worgen and ogres to Raven Hill. At 30, visit the Rogue trainer in Stormwind.
Merrick's Bow and Ira's Dagger.Stormwind Brie from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.Kris from 19 for ≈ 71, only if your off hand is still a starter. For a substantial upgrade at 29, compare Main Gauche: Brenwyn Wintersteel in Ironforge, ≈ 193.Dungar Longdrink : fly to Darkshire and check your log for The Night Watch[30], Gather Rot Blossoms[24], Worgen in the Woods[29] and Merrick's Bow[28]. Innkeeper Trelayne : set your hearth in Darkshire before the long loop. You no longer need the Menethil bind.
Finish the level-28-29 Nightbane Dark Runners in the southern forest, left for later on your first visit, for Worgen in the Woods[29].
Calor : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[29], accept !Worgen in the Woods[31].
Complete the final worgen hunt in the southern forest for Worgen in the Woods[31].
Calor : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[31], accept !Worgen in the Woods[31].
Jonathan Carevin : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[31].
Viktori Prism'Antras : accept !Look to the Stars[30].
At Raven Hill, finish the remaining undead and collect flowers for The Night Watch[30] and Gather Rot Blossoms[24].
Drops from: Rot Blossom - Skeletal Horror, Skeletal Fiend, Skeletal Fiend (Enraged Form)
Hearth to Darkshire.
Hearth on cooldown? Follow the main road east to Darkshire.
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Night Watch[30].
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Gather Rot Blossoms[24], accept !Juice Delivery[24].
Last visit to the hermit near Raven Hill: deliver the juice and complete his next request on the spot.
Abercrombie : turn in ?Juice Delivery[24], accept !Ghoulish Effigy[27].
Collect the required parts from ghouls in the nearby cemetery for Ghoulish Effigy[27].
Drops from: Ghoul Rib - Flesh Eater, Bone Chewer, Brain Eater and others
Abercrombie : turn in ?Ghoulish Effigy[27], accept !Ogre Thieves[30].
One trip to Vul'Gol Ogre Mound: kill warriors and enforcers, take the leader's monocle and the hermit's crate, for Ogre Thieves[30] and Look to the Stars[30] and Merrick's Bow[28].
Drops from: Ogre's Monocle - Zzarc' Vul
Abercrombie : turn in ?Ogre Thieves[30], accept !Note to the Mayor[30].
Hearth to Darkshire if ready; otherwise follow the southern road.
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[30].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Merrick's Bow[28].
Sirra Von'Indi : accept !The Valor Family[22].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Note to the Mayor[30], accept !Translate Abercrombie's Note[30].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Translate Abercrombie's Note[30], accept !Wait for Sirra to Finish[30].
Wait for the historian to translate the note for Wait for Sirra to Finish[30].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Wait for Sirra to Finish[30], accept !Translation to Ello[30].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Translation to Ello[30].
Return to Raven Hill and inspect Memory of Valor; deliver the discovered book to Darkshire for The Valor Family[22].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?The Valor Family[22].
The group follow-ups Bride of the Embalmer[30] and The Legend of Stalvan[35] are covered below. Do not accept them without a group. If you are short of 30, make up the XP on green-level worgen and undead, then return to Stormwind to train.
Group finales to the long storylines: leather shoulders and a choice of Stalvan rewards.
Stormwind Brie from 25 for ≈ 2. Bring enough for the next loop; use your cooked food first.Flash Powder for ≈ 24, for Vanish from 22. For poisons: Dust of Decay for ≈ 20, Essence of Pain for ≈ 48, Empty Vial for ≈ 4. Buy reagents for recipes you already know; keep a separate small stack of powder.Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : accept !Bride of the Embalmer[30].
With a group, defeat Stalvan Mistmantle by the house and take the family ring for The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Compare the one-handed axe 
Crescent of Forlorn Spirits with your current weapon. 
Ring of Forlorn Spirits has spell power and is not an automatic combat upgrade for a Rogue.
Find Eliza's grave in the western cemetery. Start the event only with the group ready. Defeat Eliza and take her heart for Bride of the Embalmer[30].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Bride of the Embalmer[30].
The leather 
Darkshire Shoulderguards: +7 Stamina/+7 Spirit. Good for empty shoulders, but not necessarily better than Agility shoulders. You cannot use the shield.
Felicia Maline : after the turn-ins, fly to Stormwind for level 30 training. If already trained, just check supplies.
Finish the route with your abilities up to date. Choose the next content for your actual level.
Deadly Poison is trained at Poisons 130. Craft along the way to reach it by 30.
Kidney Shot, Sinister Strike; Deadly Poison at Poisons 130.Main Gauche from 29 for ≈ 193, if you need to upgrade a weak hand. Sloan McCoy : Flash Powder for ≈ 24 and reagents. Do not buy 
Broadsword; it requires 31.Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. No repeat flight is needed if you are already here after the group finale. Osborne the Night Man : at 30, learn Kidney Shot, Sinister Strike and new ranks.
At Poisons 130, learn Deadly Poison from Osborne the Night Man . Check whether damage-over-time poisons interfere with your CC. Restock Flash Powder, food and bandages before dangerous areas.
Next, choose remaining Wetlands quests, Arathi Highlands and suitable dungeons. A mount does not replace the route yet: regular riding training starts at 40.
Kick when a dangerous caster is about to start a heal or spell.Sinister Strike. In a longer fight, Slice and Dice pays off, and Eviscerate is useful for a quick finish. A mob with almost no health left doesn't need a full expensive finisher. Autos will do.Stealth to choose your target and approach. Against paired humanoids, put one in Sap and pull the other away. Leave room so you don't break the Sap yourself.Ambush gives you a dagger opener. Garrote leaves a DoT instead. Backstab needs a dagger and a position behind the mob, which you can create solo with Gouge. With a partner tanking, move behind the target while it hits them.Cheap Shot becomes available as a stun opener. Clear an escape route before engaging a tough target.Kick interrupts dangerous heals or casts. Do not spend all your energy just before one.Evasion before the heavy hits land, while you've still got health to protect. It won't help you dodge spells. Keep an interrupt ready for those.Vanish from 22 needs Flash Powder. Before pressing it, check DoTs, nearby detection, and your escape route. A bleed ticking after you vanish can put you straight back in trouble.Kidney Shot helps against a dangerous single enemy. Do not plan the route around a long stun before learning it.Poisons for the investigation; separate follow-up stages remove the harmful effect. Poison both weapons and refresh when the duration or charges run out.Instant Poison adds damage; Crippling Poison helps against runners. Mind-numbing Poison helps against casters at skill 100.Deadly Poison at 30 requires skill 130 and deals damage over time. It can ruin a Gouge and bandage setup. Choose poisons for the fight.Pick Pocket from stealth before attacking a suitable humanoid. Pocket loot does not replace normal loot after a kill.Thieves' Tools in your bag. Repeated clicks will not open a red lock. Raise your skill on available targets first.Endurance, giving more frequent Sprint and Evasion. Do not expect these shorter cooldowns in other builds.Sprint on long, safe stretches of road. Before a cramped camp, save it for retreating.| Level | What to check at the trainer | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pick Pocket, Backstab | Pockets and a dagger attack from behind. |
| 6-8 | Sinister Strike, Gouge, Evasion, Eviscerate | Main attack, short CC and defense. |
| 10 | Dual Wield, Slice and Dice, Sprint, Sap | Dual wielding, attack speed, Sprint and splitting packs. |
| 12-14 | Kick, Parry, Sinister Strike, Garrote, Expose Armor | Interrupt and new combat abilities. |
| 16-18 | Pick Lock, Eviscerate, Feint, Gouge, Ambush, Poised | Lockpicking and a strong dagger opener. |
| 20 | Rupture, Stealth, Backstab; class quest Poisons | A quest unlocks Poisons; it is not a simple rank purchase. |
| 22 | Vanish, Sinister Strike, Garrote, Distract | Flash Powder, new attacks and Distract. |
| 24-26 | Eviscerate, Detect Traps, Shank, Cheap Shot, Kick | Traps, stun and an interrupt upgrade. |
| 28-30 | Rupture, Sap, Kidney Shot, Sinister Strike | New ranks and CC; poisons separately by skill. |
Train with Jorik Kerridan in Northshire and Keryn Sylvius in Goldshire. In the cities, visit Osborne the Night Man in Stormwind or Hulfdan Blackbeard in Ironforge. Buy new ranks on the planned visits when you meet their requirements. Being listed in the training table doesn't put the ability in your spellbook.
Dual Wield, trainer Osborne the Night Man . A Main Hand restriction prevents equipping an item in your off hand. Shields, staves, two-handed weapons and mail are unavailable.Backstab and Ambush require a main-hand dagger.Stiletto from 3, 3.33 DPS, ≈ 4; Tomahawk from 4 for ≈ 5 is already usable. After the book rewards, these purchases become unnecessary.Militia Shortblade: 6.50 DPS, 2.00 speed, +1 Agility. Keep it for your off hand after the class reward.Rough Leather Belt/Rough Leather Bracers from 5 for ≈ 2/≈ 2, for empty belt and wrist slots. Weapons and training first, then individual outdated slots.Blade of Cunning: 6.75 DPS, 2.00 speed, +2 Agility. Pair it with the book reward Militia Shortblade. Compare later Loch Modan daggers with both hands.Daggerfang's Daggerfang: 7.94 DPS, +2 Agility, from 12. Compare the whole set, not just a new item against an empty slot.Jambiya from 11 for ≈ 24 and Poniard from 14 for ≈ 37. Do not buy a small gain at the cost of missing training.Scimitar from 14, 8.70 DPS, ≈ 38; Kris from 19, 10.94 DPS, ≈ 71. Learn Swords from Woo Ping first.Cruel Barb: 15.54 DPS, 2.80 speed, +12 attack power, from 19. Usable in either hand, but the drop is not guaranteed.Tunic of Westfall from The Defias Brotherhood[22]: leather, +11 Agility and +5 Stamina. A useful guaranteed reward for completing the whole group chain.Longsword from 21, 12.17 DPS, ≈ 87, main hand only. Kris for ≈ 71 suits the off hand. Do not buy a downgrade after a good Deadmines sword.Main Gauche, 16.56 DPS, ≈ 193, either hand. An expensive backup, not a required purchase.Lucine Longsword is a 14 DPS sword for the main hand only. Nek'rosh rewards Barreling Reaper: an axe with 16.58 DPS, +5 Stamina, also main hand only. Humans already know Axes.Callous Axe from 24 for ≈ 25, 15.00 DPS, 2.80 speed, +8 attack power. You already know the skill. After a strong Deadmines sword, check whether it is worth the gold.Frontier Britches from In Defense of the King's Lands[17]: +3 Strength/+3 Agility. The reward Dusty Belt: +2 Agility/+2 Spirit. These are early options, not items to keep at all costs until 30.Demonhide Bracers from Morganth[27]: +3 Strength/+4 Agility. The reward Belt of Vindication: +7 Agility/+3 Stamina. The reward Disjointed Shoes: leather boots with +12 attack power.Darkshire Shoulderguards: +7 Stamina/+7 Spirit. Especially useful for an empty shoulder slot, but not automatically better than good Agility shoulders.Rough Leather Belt/Rough Leather Bracers from 5 for ≈ 2/≈ 2. Raena Flinthammer in Ironforge: Tanned Leather Bracers from 12 for ≈ 7, only for weak bracers.Agile Boots for ≈ 26 with Kat Sampson . In the Wetlands, Wenna Silkbeard offers Saber Leggings from 23 for ≈ 95; limited stock is not guaranteed. Compare leather rewards and do not make a separate detour for a white item.Tunic of Westfall with a white chest just for more armor. One good weapon is usually worth more than six small leather upgrades bought at once.Blade of Cunning.Thieves' Tools; keep them in your bag.Poisons and Recipe: Thistle Tea.Eau de Mixilpixil before fighting again to remove the harmful effect. Keep the tea recipe until Cooking 60, when you can learn it.Group chapters are optional, and none is needed to unlock Poisons. Their level ranges describe the group trip, not a promise that you can solo the bosses. Drops aren't guaranteed. You still have main-route rewards and vendor choices if you skip the runs.
Dusty Belt. The gun from Old Ironforge Incursion[16] is usable by a Rogue after weapon training. Don't take the two-handed hammer for your leveling set. You can't use it.Cruel Barb: a strong slow sword from 19. 
Cape of the Brotherhood: a cloak with +5 Agility/+3 Stamina, from 19. Both are random drops.Tunic of Westfall as a reward choice. That's the finale. The earlier escort, The Defias Brotherhood[18], doesn't award it.Belt of Vindication; What Comes Around...[25] rewards the sword Lucine Longsword, main hand only. Do not choose mail or the two-handed mace to equip.Hornbeam Heft from another quest, but its caster stats often fall short of your current weapon. Compare physical damage. No special Axes training is needed.Sap on a suitable humanoid before combat; do not apply damage over time to it.Kick. If an enemy switches to you, use Feint and give the tank time to regain threat.Sap. With Mutilate, consumption of 
Cold Blood is tied to a critical strike. Do not plan around the former buggy behavior.Ruthless increases overall attack and spell crit chance by 1%, rather than boosting swords only. Choose weapons by available skills and stats.
Well Fed XP Boost from cooked food grants XP only for kills. Refresh it before a long combat loop, not specifically before a batch of turn-ins.Ruthless adds +1% attack and spell crit, reduced from 2% on October 26. You no longer get a separate sword bonus. Pick whichever weapon improves your attacks.Will to Survive breaks a stun on a 3-minute cooldown. Check the debuff before pressing it. It won't remove other kinds of control.
Perception improves stealth detection for 20 seconds, with a 3-minute cooldown. It helps you find a nearby Rogue, not every stealthed player regardless of distance.
The Human Spirit gives +10% Spirit, increased from 5% on October 26. For a Rogue, that means recovering health between fights. It doesn't give extra energy, and you'll still want food and bandages.Data checked for Forever beta 1.60.1.70425 on October 17, 2026. Starting weapons confirmed against the Forever client.
Mining for Dummies. Mining and Skinning are your two primary professions. Sell leather and ore if not needed for your chosen craft.Mining Pick and Skinning Knife for ≈ 10/≈ 10. Keep both tools in your bags.
Expert First Aid - Under Wraps raises your cap to 225. Deneb Walker in Arathi Highlands sells it for ≈ 1. I'd ask a friend to bring it back instead of making the dangerous detour early.Recipe: Thistle Tea from the class tower quest. 
Thistle Tea restores 100 Energy, with a 5-minute cooldown.Well Fed XP Boost: +5% kill XP for 15 minutes. The bonus does not apply to quest turn-ins.Expert Cookbook raises the cap to 225. Shandrina in Ashenvale offers it for ≈ 1. Buy through a friend or the Auction House to avoid a separate trip.Bronze Tube in the stargazing and cure chains, an engineer's order or a purchase is enough. Do not take the profession for one component. Prepare a separate tube for each quest.
