RaceHumanYour demons do much of the fighting, but you'll need to keep their spells current. This Human route takes you from the Imp at 4 through the Voidwalker at 10-12, then across Westfall, Loch Modan, Redridge, Duskwood, and the Wetlands at 20-30. We'll cover grimoires, wands, cloth upgrades, and using 
Life Tap without getting yourself killed. The Succubus and Felhunter trips are optional.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Minor Healthstone into the trade window. Settings - /shards. Forever file 1.60.1 from October 12, no dependencies.Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Main route 1-20: Northshire (Imp at 4), Goldshire and eastern Elwynn, Stormwind for your Voidwalker at 10-12, Westfall, Ironforge and Loch Modan, then Redridge. At 20-30: Stormwind training, Redridge, Duskwood, another Redridge and Duskwood loop, the Wetlands, a final Duskwood loop, then Stormwind at 30. Optional chapters cover camping, group dungeons, the Succubus and Incubus, and the Felhunter. You can skip them entirely without affecting the main route.
At 20-30, keep your hearth in Darkshire for flights to Stormwind training and Lakeshire. In the Wetlands, bind in Menethil Harbor; at 30, return it to Darkshire. The route check stays within the quest-log limit, with no more than about 15 quests even when including dungeons.
Check Shopping and Supplies for nearby vendors and quest alternatives. Stock comes from game data and prices are estimates, so check before buying. I'd pay for training and Voidwalker grimoires first, then food and bags. Buy a wand when you need an upgrade. You don't have to clear the vendor's entire list.
Builds for 10-30: which one to pick and in what order to spend points
Your first point arrives at 10, with 21 to spend by 30. I'd start with Affliction: DoTs and wand, also recommended by Warcraft Tavern, Method, and Mobalytics. Demonology offers a sturdier demon, though its useful pieces take until roughly 25 to come together. Destruction makes more sense with a group. To respec, visit Demisette Cloyce in Stormwind or Briarthorn in Ironforge. With the launch price starting at 1 gold, choosing early saves an annoying expense. Talent tooltips and the calculator button let you check the order before spending.
Improved Corruption 5/5 makes Corruption instant and adds 10% damage. You can apply it while moving, even with a mob hitting you. 
Suppression improves hit chance and lowers threat, reaching 5/5 at 27. Improved Life Tap gets 20% more mana out of Life Tap. Add 
Improved Bane of Agony, then 
Grim Reach 2/2 for Affliction range. Finally, 
Nightfall lets Corruption and drain ticks proc an instant 
Shadow Bolt.
Siphon Life adds another DoT and gives you some health back while it works.Suppression. That's a workable alternative order.Grim Reach. Finish Suppression at 27, then put two points into 
Improved Drains at 28-29 for drains. The listed order uses that tree.
Improved Corruption 5/5
Suppression 4/5
Improved Life Tap 2/2
Improved Bane of Agony 2/2
Grim Reach 2/2
Nightfall 2/2Suppression 5/5
Improved Drains 2/3
Siphon Life 1/1
Drain Life to recover health while your demon handles another mob. This is the drain-tanking approach described by Warcraft Tavern and Mobalytics. It can keep you fighting longer between food stops.Improved Corruption 5/5, then take Improved Drains 3/3 for 20% stronger Drain Life and Drain Soul. 
Fel Concentration 3/3 gives a 70% chance to resist channel pushback when you're hit. Drains can also proc Nightfall. At 30, Siphon Life gives you healing without stopping for a cast.Improved Corruption 5/5Improved Drains 3/3Improved Life Tap 2/2
Fel Concentration 3/3Suppression 2/5Nightfall 2/2Grim Reach 2/2Suppression 3/5Siphon Life 1/1
Soul Link at 30. I'd consider this if surviving pulls matters more than an early damage boost. Method also notes the slow start.
Unholy Power 5/5 adds +10% demon damage. 
Improved Voidwalker 3/3 improves Torment, 
Consume Shadows, and 
Sacrifice by 30%. With 
Demonic Energies, your damage heals the demon for 15%, and Life Tap restores its mana too. 
Fel Vitality gives your demon +15% health and you +15% mana. At 25, 
Demonic Brand lets 
Searing Pain brand a target so the demon's next six hits deal extra damage.Soul Link at 30 sends 30% of the damage you take to your demon. The build takes 
Demonic Sacrifice at 20 to open the path to it. Keep your demon alive while soloing. Sacrificing it defeats the point of this setup.Demonic Brand at 25 before working Searing Pain into the plan. Earlier, its threat makes it too easy to pull off the demon.
Unholy Power 5/5
Improved Voidwalker 3/3
Demonic Energies 2/2
Demonic Sacrifice 1/1
Fel Vitality 3/3
Demonic Aegis 1/2
Demonic Brand 3/3Demonic Aegis 2/2
Master Summoner 1/2
Soul Link 1/1
Bane 5/5 shaves 0.5 seconds off Shadow Bolt and 
Immolate. 
Cataclysm cuts Destruction costs by 10%, while 
Molten Skin 2/5 cuts incoming damage by 4%. At 20, 
Shadowburn adds an instant finisher that refunds a shard. Take 
Ruin for stronger crits, then 
Conflagrate at 25 to detonate Immolate. Agonizing Flames follows for +10% damage.
Bane of Havoc copies 15% of your damage to other targets onto the target with this bane. That's useful when your dungeon group is fighting a pack.
Bane 5/5
Cataclysm 3/3
Molten Skin 2/5
Shadowburn 1/1
Ruin 4/5
Conflagrate 1/1
Agonizing Flames 3/3Ruin 5/5
Bane of Havoc 1/1Short loops from the abbey. Your Tainted Letter leads to the trainer; a stolen vineyard tome unlocks the Imp at 4.
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]).
Tough Hunk of Bread ≈ 4 and 
Refreshing Spring Water ≈ 4. Drink water before 6; from 6, food becomes more useful because Life Tap turns health into mana.
Mining Pick and 
Skinning Knife if taking Mining and Skinning.
Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1) from 4, ≈ 1. Teaches your Imp the +4 Stamina buff for you and the group. Read it with your Imp summoned.
Lesser Magic Wand from 5, 11.33 DPS. An enchanter makes it; check the AH. Your dagger matters little once spells and wand attacks do the damage.Nibbled-On Book starts a new book chain. Use it; do not sell it. Keep linen for bandages.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 !Tainted Letter[1].
Eagan Peltskinner : turn in ?Wolves Across the Border[2].
Choose 
Soft Fur-lined Shoes, cloth boots. The bracers are leather.
Drusilla La Salle near the abbey entrance: turn in ?Tainted Letter[1], then accept !The Stolen Tome[4]. Learn Immolate (10).
You start with Shadow Bolt, 
Demon Skin and 
Worn Dagger. You already know Wands but have no wand; the first, Lesser Magic Wand, requires 5. Staves and Swords need separate training.
When Nibbled-On Book drops, use it and accept !Nibbled-On Book[2].
Drops from the valley's kobolds: continue your normal loop; no separate early farm is needed.
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].
Choose the profession manual Mining for Dummies if you plan to mine. This route uses Skinning as the second primary profession.
Kelsey Fargo : turn in ?Mining Consultant[3].
Kelsey Fargo : accept !The Big Picture[3].
Enter the mine and pull kobolds one at a time. Defeat Shinyfinder Narf deep inside, then collect the bag of books - 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].
Choose 
Outfitter Gloves, cloth gloves. The belt is leather and the boots are mail.
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 to the vineyard. Collect bandanas from Defias bandits. Stolen Books is near the northern edge - Brotherhood of Thieves[4] and The Stolen Tome[4].
Drops from: Red Burlap Bandana - Defias Thug
Bandits flee and pull their neighbors. Work from the edges, one at a time, until you get your Imp.
Deputy Willem : turn in ?Brotherhood of Thieves[4], accept !Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5] and !Milly Osworth[4].
Choose Militia Dagger, a dagger you can use from the start, with twice your starting weapon's DPS. The staff and sword need training; Warlocks cannot use maces.
Drusilla La Salle : turn in ?The Stolen Tome[4] to unlock 
Summon Imp. Summon your Imp before the next fight; it needs no Soul Shard. At 4, train Corruption and 
Curse of Weakness, 1 each. Nearby Dane Winslow sells Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1) (≈ 1).
The Imp deals ranged Fire damage, but cannot tank. Open with Immolate and Corruption at max range, then cast Shadow Bolt while the mob approaches. Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1) teaches your Imp 
Blood Pact, +4 Stamina for you and the group. Read the grimoire with your Imp summoned.
Milly Osworth : turn in ?Milly Osworth[4], accept !Milly's Harvest[4].
Collect grape crates, then check the house at the far end of the vineyard for Garrick Padfoot - Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5] and Milly's Harvest[4].
Deputy Willem : turn in ?Bounty on Garrick Padfoot[5].
Choose 
Ensign Cloak for an empty back slot or 
Tapered Pants, cloth pants. The vest is leather.
Milly Osworth : turn in ?Milly's Harvest[4], accept !Grape Manifest[4].
Brother Neals : turn in ?Grape Manifest[4].
Choose 
Wine-stained Cloak if your back slot is still empty. The belt is mail.
Falkhaan Isenstrider : accept !Rest and Relaxation[5].
Use Kobold Tracking Kit where you see Kobold Tracks on the road out of Northshire. Follow the kit's clues to Goldshire - Shhh! We're Hunting Kobolds[4].
Hearth in Goldshire; your Warlock trainer is in the inn's basement. Get books, candles and dust in one mine visit.
Dalaran Sharp from 5, ≈ 24, restores 234 health over 21 seconds. Use 
Ice Cold Milk (≈ 24) when both health and mana are low.
Book Bag from Book Return[6] (step). Do not buy a bag before this reward.
Small Brown Pouch, ≈ 5, 6 slots if you still need more space.
Knitted Tunic (≈ 3) and Knitted Pants (≈ 3). Only fill empty slots; the route's rewards are better.Corruption and Immolate early, use Life Tap while above half health, and eat between fights. Your Voidwalker at 10-12 cuts downtime considerably.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].
Innkeeper Farley : bind your hearth in Goldshire. Use it after Surena Caledon to return toward Stormwind.
Michelle Belle : First Aid. Tomas : Cooking. Helene Peltskinner : Skinning. Use the Mining manual if you took it in Northshire.
This is the gold-making option: training and grimoires are expensive. Want to craft wands yourself? Take Enchanting and Tailoring in Stormwind instead (see Professions). Then skip Rough Wolf Pelts[7], which requires Skinning.
William Pestle : accept !Kobold Candles[7].
Remy "Two Times" : accept !Gold Dust Exchange[7].
Helene Peltskinner : accept !Rough Wolf Pelts[7].
Maximillian Crowe in the inn's basement: at 6, train Life Tap and Shadow Bolt, 1 each. Nearby Cylina Darkheart sells grimoires. Learn level 8 spells here on the return trip.
Life Tap is your key Warlock button: each press converts (30 + Spirit) health into mana. Use it between fights or in combat while above half health, then eat rather than drink.
"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].
Collect dust, candles and books in Fargodeep Mine. Goldtooth has the necklace; Nimsy has the book about the elements - 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 right after exploring the mine: check all five quests. You have no tanking demon yet, so pull kobolds one at a time and avoid Fearing them in tunnels.
"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 rest. The first quest needs no profession.
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].
Talk to cook Tomas in Goldshire's inn. If you have not learned Cooking, 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 : turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Pick up all quests before entering Jasperlode Mine. Return the rare books to Northshire later.
Brown Leather Satchel, ≈ 25, 8 slots if your bags are full of books and cloth.Grimoire of Firebolt (Rank 2) from 8, ≈ 1, your Imp's Rank 2 Firebolt. You get your Voidwalker at 10-12; stop buying Imp grimoires for solo play after that.
Apprentice's Spellstaff, +2 Intellect and +4 spell power (book turn-in). Learn Staves from Woo Ping in Stormwind.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].
Clear a path to the remains. At 7-8, team up with another player if possible.
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].
Choose 
Red Linen Sash, a cloth belt.
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] and !Cloth and Leather Armor[10].
Maximillian Crowe : at 8, learn Bane of Agony and 
Fear, 2 each, plus any missed level 6 spells. Cylina Darkheart : Grimoire of Firebolt (Rank 2) (≈ 1), your Imp's Rank 2 Firebolt.
In Forever, Bane of Agony is a Bane rather than a Curse, so it can coexist with Curse of Weakness. Use Fear only with clear space nearby: a feared mob can run into another pack.
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].
Choose Apprentice's Spellstaff, +2 Intellect and +4 spell power, your best Warlock option. Woo Ping in Stormwind teaches Staves for around 10; you visit in a few steps. Want to save the fee? Take 
Militia Shortblade: you already know Daggers, but it has no caster stats.
Maximillian Crowe : at 10, learn Drain Soul, Create Healthstone, Demon Skin and Immolate, 3 each. Remen Marcot : accept !Gakin's Summons[10].
Drain Soul is a channeled finisher: a mob dying under it grants 
Soul Shard. Start saving shards, one for your Voidwalker and another for a Healthstone.
The Slaughtered Lamb in the Mage Quarter: Warlock trainers, Staves and your first AH wand search.
Freshly Baked Bread from 5, ≈ 24. Food matters more than water because Life Tap turns health into mana.Apprentice's Spellstaff. You already know Daggers and Wands.Lesser Magic Wand from 5, your first wand; 
Greater Magic Wand from 13, best before 20 outside dungeons. Prices depend on players.Follow the road north from Goldshire to Stormwind. Dungar Longdrink : unlock the flight path, then head to the Mage Quarter.
Morgan Pestle : turn in ?Shipment to Stormwind[7].
In the Slaughtered Lamb's basement, Gakin the Darkbinder : turn in ?Gakin's Summons[10], then accept !Surena Caledon[10].
Demisette Cloyce is here too; learn level 10 spells if you skipped Goldshire training. In the Trade District, Woo Ping teaches Staves for about 10, useful if carrying Apprentice's Spellstaff.
Before 13, wands only come from players: Lesser Magic Wand from 5 and Greater Magic Wand from 13. Check the Trade District AH; a wand is your best Warlock purchase before 20.
Baros Alexston : accept !Humble Beginnings[15].
Grimand Elmore : accept !Stormpike's Delivery[15].
Gakin's choker at the pumpkin patch and your first Soul Shards. Hearth back toward Stormwind.
Create Healthstone) before Surena; it needs Soul Shard. Bring food from Goldshire; there are no stops before Stormwind.Leave Stormwind and follow the road through Goldshire east toward Eastvale Logging Camp. Save your hearth for after Surena.
Sara Timberlain : turn in ?Cloth and Leather Armor[10].
Reward: 
Well-stitched Robe, a cloth robe without stats. Take it if still wearing your starting robe.
Surena Caledon and Defias bandits are at the pumpkin patch south of the logging camp . Pull one at a time, leaving Surena until last. She drops the choker - Surena Caledon[10].
The choker only drops while the quest is active. Finish your last mob with Drain Soul: one shard for summoning the demon, another for a Healthstone.
Hearth to Goldshire, then follow the road north to Stormwind and return to the Slaughtered Lamb's basement.
The Binding in the circle beneath the tavern unlocks your tank for the rest of 1-30.
Soul Shard. Keep one in your bags until the summoning circle.
Heavy Brown Bag, ≈ 2, 10 slots but expensive. Free route bags should last until 20. Need more? Brown Leather Satchel (≈ 25).Drain Soul on a green mob along the Westbrook Garrison road.Gakin the Darkbinder : turn in ?Surena Caledon[10], accept !The Binding[10].
At the summoning circle beneath the tavern , use 
Bloodstone Choker to summon Summoned Voidwalker. Defeat it - The Binding[10].
Start at full health and mana with your Imp out. Apply Bane of Agony, Corruption and Immolate, then use Fear: the enclosed basement limits its escape while DoTs tick. Keep your Healthstone ready.
Gakin the Darkbinder : turn in ?The Binding[10] to unlock Summon Voidwalker. Summon your Voidwalker using Soul Shard.
The Voidwalker tanks for you through 30. Send it first and allow Torment to land, about 1-2 attacks, before applying DoTs. Save the Imp for groups, where Blood Pact buffs everyone's Stamina.
Demisette Cloyce : at 12, learn Shadow Bolt, Curse of Weakness and 
Health Funnel, 6 each. Spackle Thornberry : Voidwalker grimoires start at 16; no purchase needed yet.
Leave Stormwind and follow the road south, then west at the fork toward Westbrook Garrison.
Riverpaw gnolls and their leader put your Voidwalker to its first test. Turn in the bounty in Goldshire, then head to Westfall.
Ice Cold Milk ≈ 24.
Apprentice Wizard's Gown, cloth with +2 Intellect and +2 spell power (Hogger); 
Urchin's Pants, cloth pants (gnolls).Deputy Rainer : turn in ?Westbrook Garrison Needs Help![10], accept !Riverpaw Gnoll Bounty[10].
Accept !WANTED: "Hogger"[11] from the board Wanted Poster.
This is an optional group fight. Without help, leave the bounty and skip 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
Hogger is elite, but you can try solo with your Voidwalker tanking. Apply Curse of Weakness, Bane of Agony and Corruption, then attack from behind the demon. Pet below half health? Use Health Funnel. Unsure? Bring a partner.
Marshal Dughan : turn in ?WANTED: "Hogger"[11].
Reward: Apprentice Wizard's Gown, a cloth chest with +2 Intellect and +2 spell power. Better than any white robe.
Farms, Sentinel Hill and Moonbrook. Your first free wand comes from The People's Militia.
Precessive Autocognition Assembly from golems starts Harvesting the Harvesters[15]: loot it if it drops.Freshly Baked Bread from 5, ≈ 24, bread at Sentinel Hill. From 15, buy 
Moist Cornbread (≈ 1), restoring 531 health over 24 seconds.Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25. Free 8-slot bag: Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch from Poor Old Blanchy[14] (step).Spark of the People's Militia, 12.78 DPS, from The People's Militia[17] (step). Already have Greater Magic Wand? Keep it.
Harvester's Robe from The Killing Fields[15] (step); 
Leggings of the People's Militia from Red Leather Bandanas[15] (step); 
Bracers of the People's Militia and 
Salma's Oven Mitts to fill empty slots.Fear in Moonbrook, since a feared mob brings friends. From 14, 
Curse of Recklessness prevents fleeing.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 .
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
Golems for both quests roam the fields. Keep the ingredients until you turn in the stew.
Farmer Furlbrow : turn in ?The Forgotten Heirloom[12].
Verna Furlbrow : turn in ?Poor Old Blanchy[14].
Take Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch, an 8-slot bag, rather than the cloak.
Farmer Saldean : turn in ?The Killing Fields[15].
Reward: Harvester's Robe, cloth with +2 Spirit and +2 spell power. Close to Elwynn's Apprentice Wizard's Gown; Spirit adds a little mana to Life Tap.
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].
The follow-up for parts and a scope is optional; do not buy Engineering materials blindly.
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Goretusk Liver Pie[12].
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Westfall Stew[13].
Take Salma's Oven Mitts, cloth gloves, if your hands slot is still empty.
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].
Reward: Bracers of the People's Militia, cloth bracers.
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].
This northern mine and the Deadmines dungeon beneath Moonbrook are different places.
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].
Clear Moonbrook and the southern Defias camps for bandanas, supplies and final militia targets. Collect the compass at Alexston Farmstead - 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 hit hard with Fire spells. Pull one around a house corner; let your demon tank while you apply DoTs and wand.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The People's Militia[17].
Choose Spark of the People's Militia, a 12.78 DPS wand, if you have no wand yet. Already using Greater Magic Wand at 17.5 DPS? Take 
Edge of the People's Militia for its highest vendor value, 11 silver.
Scout Galiaan : turn in ?Red Leather Bandanas[15].
Reward: Leggings of the People's Militia, cloth pants with +2 spell power and +2 Strength. The Strength does nothing useful for a Warlock.
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. Demisette Cloyce : at 14, learn Corruption, Curse of Recklessness and Drain Life, 9 each, plus any missed level 12 spells. Combine training with deliveries, bank and AH visits.
Drain Life channels for 5 seconds and heals you while your demon tanks. This cuts food use considerably.
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].
The Deeprun Tram connects the capitals. Reach Loch Modan through eastern Dun Morogh's tunnels.
Freshly Baked Bread ≈ 24; from 15, Moist Cornbread ≈ 1.
Smoldering Wand from 15, ≈ 33. At 13.44 DPS, it is close to free Spark of the People's Militia and Dwarven Flamestick. Buy only if you have no wand at all.Brown Leather Satchel, ≈ 25, 8 slots in Thelsamar.Take the Deeprun Tram from the Dwarven District to Ironforge. Gryth Thurden : unlock the flight path. First Aid: Nissa Firestone .
Already 16? Briarthorn : Life Tap and 
Unending Breath, 12 each. Jubahl Corpseseeker : Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) (≈ 12). Still 15? Get these at 18 on the next visit.
Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) teaches Sacrifice: your Voidwalker disappears and gives you a shield. An emergency escape from a bad fight; resummoning costs another shard.
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].
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].
Let the Voidwalker tank, apply DoTs and keep a Healthstone ready. Too tough? Bring a partner. Do not turn in the banner before finishing the event.
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[17].
Reward: Lucky Trousers, cloth with +2 Stamina and +3 Spirit. Slightly better than your Westfall pants.
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?Banner of the Fallen[17].
Neither weapon is usable by a Warlock. Vendor 
Mountaineer's Greataxe for nearly 12 silver or 
Invader's Mace for around 10.
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, ≈ 1. Restores 531 health over 24 seconds, your main food until 25.
Wise Man's Belt from 15 (+5 Intellect, ≈ 14) and 
Solstice Robe from 13 (+5 Spirit, +1 Intellect and Stamina, ≈ 21). Check availability in game.Gloom Wand from 16, ≈ 39, 14.44 DPS. Free Dwarven Flamestick from Gathering Idols[18] (step) is close in damage; save your gold.Dwarven Flamestick from Gathering Idols[18] (step). Quest cloth: 
Robe of the Keeper from Filthy Paws[15] (step); 
Repurposed Hair Band from Silver of the Waves[20] (step).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].
Take Robe of the Keeper, cloth with +4 Stamina. More health means a bigger buffer for Life Tap.
Mountaineer Kadrell : turn in ?Rat Catching[11].
Reward: 
Cavalier's Boots, cloth boots.
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].
Choose 
Fine Cloth Shirt, a plain shirt, or 
Daryl's Shortsword, a sword worth nearly 10 silver to a vendor.
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 : turn in ?Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].
Bingles' Flying Gloves is leather; vendor it as a Warlock.
Marek Ironheart : turn in ?Crocolisk Hunting[15].
Take Rugged Cape, a cloak, if you have none yet.
Marek Ironheart : turn in ?Twisting the Knife[16].
Daggerfang's Daggerfang is a dagger with no caster stats. Vendor it for nearly 8 silver.
Magmar Fellhew : turn in ?Ironband's Excavation[18].
Magmar Fellhew : accept !Gathering Idols[18].
At the excavation site, collect 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].
Choose Dwarven Flamestick, a 13.61 DPS wand with +2 Spirit. Already using Greater Magic Wand at 17.5 DPS? Take 
Trogg Slicer to vendor for nearly 14 silver.
Prospector Ironband : turn in ?Excavation Tools[18].
Inspect Discarded Fishing Toolbox by the western lakeshore and accept !Silver of the Waves[20].
Khara Deepwater : turn in ?Silver of the Waves[20].
Reward: Repurposed Hair Band, cloth bracers with +2 Intellect and +2 Spirit.
Hearth to Thelsamar. Thorgrum Borrelson : fly to Ironforge. Briarthorn : at 18, train Bane of Agony, 
Create Soulstone and Searing Pain, 15 each, plus any missed level 16 spells. Jubahl Corpseseeker : buy Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) (≈ 15) and Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) if missing. Doing The Hall of Thanes? Take the chapter below first. Then ride the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind.
Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) teaches Consume Shadows: your Voidwalker heals out of combat without using your health. Use it after a fight while you eat.
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.
Haunch of Meat ≈ 24 and water for the whole run.Blood Pact buffs the whole group's Stamina.
Deepblaze, an 18.53 DPS wand (step); 
Tomb Robber's Gloves, cloth gloves (step).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).
Dark Iron spies Dark Iron Spy and Captain Beld in Dun Morogh drop Dark Iron Map. Use it to 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 the spirits and put the spirit of Anvilmar to rest. Defeat the final target, Durgen Dirgehammer, and take his head - Old Ironforge Incursion[16] and The Restless Dead[15] and Important Heirlooms[15].
Check every objective in your quest log: the local database does not always list the final spirit as a separate counter.
King Magni Bronzebeard : turn in ?Old Ironforge Incursion[16].
Reward: Deepblaze, an 18.53 DPS wand. Best before 20 and useful beyond; worth finding a group for.
Afadra Dunwall : turn in ?The Restless Dead[15].
Both rewards are leather or mail, so vendor them as a Warlock. 
Cryptwalker Bracers is worth slightly more.
Thom Filch : turn in ?Important Heirlooms[15].
Choose Tomb Robber's Gloves, cloth gloves with +1 Stamina and +2 Intellect. 
Dwarven Tome (+3 spell power, +1 Spirit) is an off-hand: use it with a dagger, never a staff.
Resume the main route where you left it for the group; do not repeat completed Loch Modan loops.
From Westfall through Elwynn. Safer Lakeshire quests, with level 18 Goldshire training on your boot-delivery trip.
Moist Cornbread from 15, ≈ 1. Stock up before the long loop.Brown Leather Satchel, ≈ 25, 8 slots if shards and quest items fill your bags.Wise Man's Belt and Solstice Robe, if you skipped them in Loch Modan.Riding Gloves, cloth gloves with +3 Intellect (step).
Will to Survive breaks a Rogue's stun.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 . 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].
Maximillian Crowe in Goldshire: level 18 spells Bane of Agony, Create Soulstone, Searing Pain if you skipped Ironforge. Cylina Darkheart : Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) if missing. Level 20 training comes at the start of Part 2.
Return to Stormwind. Dungar Longdrink : fly 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].
Collect tools, the necklace, fish and whelp scales in the lake beneath the bridge and along the shores. Unending Breath from 16 helps underwater - 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].
Both rewards are leather. Vendor Black Whelp Boots for more money.
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].
Take Riding Gloves, cloth gloves with +3 Intellect. The Agility does little for a Warlock.
Chef Breanna : turn in ?Redridge Goulash[18].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?A Baying of Gnolls[20].
At 20, fly to Stormwind for new spells and Torment's grimoire, then do the outer Blackrock camps and head to Duskwood.
Bronze Tube. Buy it now at Stormwind's AH or order it from an engineer (step); there is no AH at the quest hub. Too expensive? Skip the chain.Moist Cornbread from 15, ≈ 1. Restores 531 health over 24 seconds, your main food until 25.
Dusk Wand from 20, ≈ 58, 17.65 DPS. Still using Spark of the People's Militia or Dwarven Flamestick? This is your best purchase at 20. Already have The Hall of Thanes' Deepblaze? Skip it.Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) from 20, ≈ 20, Rank 2 Torment. The old rank struggles with mobs over 20; buy this now.Sable Wand, 16.94 DPS, Deadmines (step); Excavation Rod, 24.21 DPS, Wetlands (step).Bane of Agony and Corruption, then wand it down. Low-health orcs flee for help; Curse of Recklessness prevents that.At 20, Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Stormwind. In the Slaughtered Lamb's basement, Demisette Cloyce : learn Demon Armor, 
Curse of the Elements, Immolate, Shadow Bolt, Health Funnel, 
Rain of Fire and Ritual of Summoning, 20 each. Spackle Thornberry : Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) (≈ 20). Dungar Longdrink : fly back to Lakeshire.
Demon Armor gives +210 armor and 7 health per 5 seconds, reducing food use; it replaces Demon Skin. Forever teaches Curse of the Elements at 20, and your Bane and Curse can coexist. Against elites or long-lived mobs, use Bane of Agony with Curse of the Elements (+4% magic damage taken). Rain of Fire and Ritual of Summoning are group tools and can wait. Gakin the Darkbinder offers the Succubus quest here, but leave it for now: visit Kalimdor after the first Duskwood loop.
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].
Continue on foot along the southern road into Duskwood, straight to Darkshire.
Group Deadmines: the new explosives chain and the old Defias investigation. Warlocks can get a staff, wand and cloth gear.
Rough Dynamite from the AH or an engineer (step). You do not need Engineering yourself.
An Unsent Letter from the final boss starts a Stockade quest. Keep it.Moist Cornbread ≈ 1.
Staff of Westfall, up to +16 spell damage (step); Sable Wand, 16.94 DPS (step); 
Miner's Workgloves and 
Worn Miner's Waistcord, cloth gloves and belt (step, step).Felicia Maline : unlock the flight path and fly to Sentinel Hill. Preparation starts here, with deliveries in Lakeshire and Stormwind, whose flight paths you already know.
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].
Get 10 Rough Dynamite. Check the exact name in your quest log; other dynamite will not work - 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].
Wait until everyone has accepted the quest before starting the escort.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[22].
Scout Riell : accept !Red Silk Bandanas[17].
In the outer Moonbrook tunnels before the instance portal, kill undead for miners' cards. Foreman Thistlenettle carries the badge - Oh Brother...[20] and Collecting Memories[18].
Drops from: Miners' Union Card - Skeletal Miner, Undead Excavator, Undead Dynamiter
Run the Deadmines with a group for The Defias Brotherhood[22], Red Silk Bandanas[17] and Underground Assault[20]. Plant the supplied explosives at the hidden forge - 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
Hand out Healthstones and Soulstone the healer before entering. Put your Imp on Passive; Blood Pact buffs everyone's Stamina. Agree on boss curses: Curse of Weakness if the tank struggles, Curse of the Elements for a caster-heavy group. Avoid Fear in tight rooms; feared pirates bring friends.
The final boss, Edwin VanCleef, drops An Unsent Letter. Use it 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 Staff of Westfall, +5 Intellect, +6 Spirit and up to +16 spell damage. Your best Warlock staff until the Wetlands. Woo Ping in Stormwind teaches Staves for about 10. Leather and mail are no use to you.
Scout Riell : turn in ?Red Silk Bandanas[17].
Usable options: Scrimshaw Dagger (+2 Stamina) and 
Solid Shortblade if you trained Swords. Warlocks cannot use the mace or axe. The staff from the investigation (The Defias Brotherhood[22]) is better anyway, so take a weapon to vendor; both sell for 12 silver.
Wilder Thistlenettle : turn in ?Oh Brother...[20].
Choose Miner's Workgloves, cloth with +5 Stamina. The boots and axe do not suit a Warlock.
Wilder Thistlenettle : turn in ?Collecting Memories[18].
Choose Worn Miner's Waistcord, cloth with +2 Stamina and +3 Intellect.
Shoni the Shilent : turn in ?Underground Assault[20].
Choose Sable Wand, 16.94 DPS and +2 Spirit. Already using Deepblaze at 18.53 or Dusk Wand at 17.65? This wand is weaker. Take whichever reward vendors for most; the others are leather and mail.
Baros Alexston : turn in ?The Unsent Letter[22].
The letter's follow-up, Bazil Thredd[22], is not needed here. The Stockade chapter below works without it. Return to the main route in Darkshire.
Darkshire is your base until 30: hearth, flight path, Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and Raven Hill. Start Stalvan's story later, at 24.
Bronze Tube. Darkshire has no Auction House: buy the tube in Stormwind beforehand or ask an engineer.
Dwarven Mild from 15, ≈ 1, 531 health over 24 seconds. From 25, 
Stormwind Brie (≈ 2) restores 841 health.
Heavy Runed Cloak from 20, ≈ 58. +3 Stamina and +3 Spirit, useful for an empty back slot or to replace a white cloak.Heavy Brown Bag, ≈ 2, 10 slots. Duskwood has plenty of quest items.
Zodiac Gloves, cloth with +4 Intellect and +7 Spirit (stargazer chain); 
Gunnysack of the Night Watch, 10 slots (Night Watch).Bane of Agony and Corruption, then wand. A second mob joins? Retreat toward the road, away from other packs.Create Soulstone) so you can resurrect on the spot. Against Rogues, apply DoTs quickly, then Fear. Will to Survive breaks a stun.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 stargazer needs Bronze Tube. Bought it in Stormwind at 20 (step)? Turn it in now - Look to the Stars[25].
You need bronze, not copper. Skipped the purchase or too expensive? Skip the entire stargazer chain and leave its later steps unchecked.
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
Finish some of the totem reagents at Raven Hill. Do not grind the whole long order in one spot.
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].
At Sven's farm, Mound of loose dirt: turn in ?Sven's Revenge[25], then 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].
Level 22 training: Create Healthstone, Drain Life, Curse of Weakness and 
Eye of Kilrogg, 25 each. Skip a separate Stormwind trip; get them with level 24 spells on the next visit. Going for your Succubus? Train before that journey.
Create Healthstone makes a 300-health stone instead of 120. Rank 2 Drain Life restores 14 health per second instead of 10. Useful, but not urgent.
A long Kalimdor journey: ship to Auberdine, Ashenvale and a Barrens hut. The Voidwalker already handles leveling to 30; come for more damage and a soul bag.
Moist Cornbread from 15, ≈ 1. Stock plenty of food for this long trip.Grimoire of Soothing Kiss (Rank 1) from 22 (≈ 25) reduces sayaad threat and is unnecessary for leveling. Prioritize Grimoire of Seduction from 26 (≈ 40), teaching 
Seduction. Sayaad grimoires are only sold here and by Jubahl Corpseseeker in Ironforge.Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. Innkeeper Allison : temporarily bind your hearth in Stormwind.
In the Slaughtered Lamb's basement, Demisette Cloyce : train level 22 spells if eligible (spell list). Gakin the Darkbinder : accept !Devourer of Souls.
Take the Auberdine ship from Stormwind Harbor's southernmost pier. Caylais Moonfeather : unlock Auberdine's flight path.
Unsure of the destination? Ask the captain at the pier. No return ship needed; you will hearth back.
Head south from Auberdine into Ashenvale, then follow the road east through Astranaar toward the Barrens. Head south to the hut .
Splintertree Post in eastern Ashenvale, the Crossroads and Camp Taurajo are Horde settlements. Guards attack on every ruleset. Give them a wide berth, away from the road.
Takar the Seer : turn in ?Devourer of Souls, accept !Heartswood[20] and !What Is Love?[20].
Nearby Doan Karhan offers The Orb of Soran'ruk[25], requiring Blackfathom Deeps and Shadowfang Keep. Do not accept without groups for both dungeons; it will sit in your log.
Return north into Ashenvale, then northwest. Collect Heartswood and Wooden Figurine - Heartswood[20] and What Is Love?[20].
Both items require their quests in your log. Clear the approaches with your Voidwalker and avoid pushing into hostile camps.
Hearth to Stormwind and return to the Slaughtered Lamb's basement.
Gakin the Darkbinder : turn in ?Heartswood[20] and ?What Is Love?[20], accept !The Binding[20] and !The Binding[20].
At the nearby summoning circle , use 
Heartswood Core to summon Summoned Succubus for The Binding[20]. Then use 
Wooden Figurine to summon Summoned Incubus for The Binding[20].
One at a time: defeat the first and recover before summoning the second. Fight as you did for the level 10 Voidwalker: full health and mana, your demon out, DoTs, then Fear in the enclosed basement. Gakin the Darkbinder supplies Wooden Figurine; you already handed in the figurine from the forest.
Gakin the Darkbinder : turn in ?The Binding[20] and ?The Binding[20], unlocking 
Summon Succubus and 
Summon Incubus. Wowhead lists one 
Small Soul Pouch as a reward for each quest.
Succubus and Incubus are two appearances of the same demon and share grimoires. They deal more damage than a Voidwalker but hold threat less reliably. Useful solo against one mob you can kill quickly; switch back to Voidwalker for packs or elites. From 26, Grimoire of Seduction teaches Seduction, disabling a humanoid for 15 seconds. The 14-slot soul bag holds shards only; keep one and sell the spare.
Dungar Longdrink : fly to Darkshire. Innkeeper Trelayne : bind your hearth back in Darkshire.
A short Lakeshire visit: the dangerous boar, murlocs and outer orc camps. Western Duskwood is still too high for you.
Moist Cornbread ≈ 1.Brown Leather Satchel, ≈ 25, 8 slots if quest items fill your bags.Bane of Agony and wand.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
Pull the single target away from its neighbors. Do not chase murlocs into another camp.
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.
The cemetery, Raven Hill and Stalvan's trail through Moonbrook, Goldshire and Stormwind. Train level 22 and 24 spells in Stormwind.
Mary's Looking Glass: kill him while there.
Merrick's Bow, and Lost Stalker north of Darkshire carries Ira's Dagger. Keep both.
Nightwind Belt from 22, ≈ 34, +3 Stamina and +6 Intellect, near the Slaughtered Lamb. From 24, 
Dreamer's Belt gives +7 Intellect and +2 Spirit (≈ 42).
Chromatic Robe from 24, ≈ 51. White cloth with no stats; only buy for an empty chest slot. Free 
Robe of Solomon in Redridge and 
Fen Keeper Robe in the Wetlands come later.Dusk Wand from 20, ≈ 58, 17.65 DPS. Buy if your wand still does under 15 DPS.
Suffering from Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1). A second mob joins? Use it so both hit the demon. At Raven Hill, it saves you more often than a Healthstone.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
Sven's follow-up Proving Your Worth[28] requires level-28-29 skeletons and leads to a later group chain. Leave it for now.
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.
Do not equip or sell the weapon containing the letter. If you do not want to find both carriers, skip the entire Ira's Dagger[24], Merrick's Bow[28] and The Valor Family[22] branch, including later turn-ins.
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].
Reward: 
Totem of Infliction, an off-hand usable with a dagger, not a staff. No stats, just a small chance of a Shadow-damage proc.
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Zombie Juice[24], accept !Gather Rot Blossoms[24].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Ira's Dagger[24].
Felicia Maline : fly to Sentinel Hill, then follow the road south to Moonbrook, where Stalvan's trail begins.
At Moonbrook's school, inspect Old Footlocker. Complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], then 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. In the Slaughtered Lamb's basement, Demisette Cloyce : level 22 spells Create Healthstone, Drain Life, Curse of Weakness, Eye of Kilrogg, 25 each; level 24 spells Corruption, Drain Soul, 
Drain Mana, 
Sense Demons, 30 each. Spackle Thornberry : Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 2) (≈ 30) and Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) (≈ 30). Then take the road to Goldshire.
Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) teaches Suffering: your Voidwalker taunts nearby mobs off you, 2-minute cooldown. Useful when a second mob joins. Eye of Kilrogg, Drain Mana and Sense Demons are unnecessary for leveling. Shadowburn is a talent rank for Destruction only. Not quite 24? Goldshire, your next stop, has everything too: Maximillian Crowe and Cylina Darkheart .
Innkeeper Farley : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
At Goldshire's inn, open Storage Chest, collect the undelivered letter and return to Stormwind - 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], then accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Opening the crate may summon an enemy. Recover first.
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 finale is Stalvan Mistmantle (The Legend of Stalvan[35]), a level 35 quest against a level 32 target tougher than ordinary mobs. Do it with a group at 29-30 (chapter). Finish ogres, the final Night Watch quest and cemetery deliveries later.
Stonewatch Keep with a group: cloth boots and a robe. No group? Skip it; the main route does not depend on this chapter.
Incinerator's Boots (step) and Robe of Solomon (step), both cloth.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
The Imp is more useful than a Voidwalker in a group: Blood Pact buffs everyone. Avoid Fear in the keep; a fleeing orc brings friends. Give everyone a Healthstone.
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.
The shield and two-handed mace are unusable by a Warlock. Vendor 
Orc Crusher for more money.
Magistrate Solomon : turn in ?WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25].
Choose Incinerator's Boots, cloth with +3 Stamina and +6 Intellect. The others are leather and mail.
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Missing In Action[25].
Choose Robe of Solomon, cloth with +7 Stamina and +3 Spirit, better than a white chest. The Wetlands later give Fen Keeper Robe with +9 Spirit.
Ariena Stormfeather : resume the route through Stormwind.
Tram to Ironforge, flight to Thelsamar, then walk through Algaz. Pick up a root for your Warlock hat quest on the way. Bind in Menethil Harbor and collect its quests.
Wild Hog Shank from 25, ≈ 2, 841 health over 27 seconds. Before 25, buy 
Mutton Chop (≈ 1).Dreamer's Belt from 24, ≈ 42, +7 Intellect and +2 Spirit. Also sells Nightwind Belt and 
Wizard's Belt if your belt is still white.Heavy Brown Bag, ≈ 2, 10 slots. Free 10-slot bag: 
Ooze-covered Bag (step).
Icicle Rod, up to +18 spell damage (step); 
Resilient Poncho, a +5 Stamina cloak (step).
Musquash Root for Zardeth of the Black Claw at 30.Felicia Maline in Darkshire: fly to Stormwind; you are already there after the Redridge chapter. Zardeth of the Black Claw in the Slaughtered Lamb's basement: accept !A Noble Brew[30], requiring 25. Take the tram to Ironforge, then fly to Thelsamar with Gryth Thurden . Walk to Loch Modan's northern tower.
A Noble Brew[30] needs two plants, both on your route: the root in the Wetlands and the tear on your final Duskwood loop. Turn in at 30 alongside training to get your Warlock hat (step). Still 24? Pick the quest up at 30, but you will need a separate gathering trip.
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].
As you leave Dun Algaz for the Wetlands, turn east off the road to Musquash Root at , the first ingredient for A Noble Brew[30]. Return to the road and head west.
Only level 18-22 gnolls, young crocolisks and Dark Iron dwarves nearby. This detour is safe at 25.
Follow the road west down to Menethil Harbor. Shellei Brondir : unlock the flight path. Innkeeper Helbrek : bind 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 timber and iron in the harbor. Buy the old sailor's flagon of mead at the inn - Spoils of War[22] and The Third Fleet[27].
A normal vendor purchase, not a random-drop hunt.
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].
At the coastal huts, Damaged Crate : complete Reclaiming Goods[25], turn in ?Reclaiming Goods[25], then accept !The Search Continues[25].
Next, Sealed Barrel : complete The Search Continues[25], turn in ?The Search Continues[25], then 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].
Choose Icicle Rod. Despite its name, it is a staff: +4 Intellect and up to +18 spell damage. Slightly more damage than Staff of Westfall, but no Spirit. Woo Ping teaches Staves. The boots are leather.
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].
At the outer excavation site, kill younger raptors. Leave the far end and Sarltooth for later - 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.
Caitlin Grassman : turn in ?Alchemical Hazards[22].
James Halloran : turn in ?Apprentice's Duties[26].
Choose Resilient Poncho, a cloak with +5 Stamina. The leggings are mail.
Tarrel Rockweaver : turn in ?In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
At 26, fly to Ironforge with Shellei Brondir . Briarthorn : Life Tap, Searing Pain, 
Curse of Tongues and 
Detect Invisibility, 40 each. Jubahl Corpseseeker : Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 2) (≈ 40). Fly back the same way.
Life Tap is worth the flight: (140 + Spirit) mana per press instead of (75 + Spirit), nearly twice the base amount. Curse of Tongues and Detect Invisibility are unnecessary for leveling. Have a sayaad? Buy Grimoire of Seduction (≈ 40) here too, teaching Seduction, a 15-second humanoid CC.
New Forever quests and the familiar loop: excavation, Angerfang Encampment and a ship with a cursed crew. Bring a partner for the tougher named mobs.
Main route: finish this chapter, then return to Stormwind and Duskwood. The three group chapters below are optional; choose any or skip them all.
Excavation Rod, 24.21 DPS, from Ormer's Revenge[29] (step). No vendor wand needed before 30 afterward.
Silk Mantle of Gamn, shoulders (step); Fen Keeper Robe, +9 Spirit (step).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].
Reward: Silk Mantle of Gamn, shoulders with +6 Intellect and +4 Spirit. Your first cloth shoulders on this route.
Sarltooth is deep in the excavation site. Clear nearby raptors first, then pull him - Ormer's Revenge[29].
Avoid fighting two patrols. Bring a partner if the enemy is too strong.
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[29].
Choose Excavation Rod, 24.21 DPS and +2 Stamina, your best quest wand before 30 outside dungeons. The bow and leather are no use to a Warlock.
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].
Choose Fen Keeper Robe, cloth with +9 Spirit, which improves Life Tap. The mail and sword are not Warlock caster upgrades.
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
A partner helps: the deck and hold are cramped, with respawning mobs behind you.
Captain's chest, Intrepid's Locked Strongbox : turn in ?Lifting the Curse[30], then 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.
New Forever group dungeon. The relic turn-in in Ironforge rewards your best Warlock staff before 30.
Optional group run. Do several group chapters or none. Without a group, resume the main route to Stormwind.
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]).Healer's Staff, up to +22 spell damage and +12 Stamina (step).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: Wetlands with a group. Skins for Highland Hides[28], boss Highland Horror for Horrors in the Highland[31], and boss Relic Guardian, who drops Titan Relic.
Drops from: Thicket Raptor Hide - Shadetooth, Thicket Lurker, Thicket Hunter and others
Use Titan Relic to accept !Lost Relic Carry[31].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Horrors in the Highland[31].
Reward: 
Hornbeam Heft. Warlocks cannot use axes; vendor it.
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].
Choose Healer's Staff, +12 Stamina, 5 mana per 5 seconds and up to +22 spell damage. Your best Warlock staff before 30. 
Heavehammer is a two-handed mace and unusable.
After turning in, continue the capital route or fly back to the Wetlands for remaining group quests.
Dun Modr and the Stockade with a group, without requiring the Deadmines letter. Warlock rewards: a staff and cloth gloves.
Optional group run. The Deadmines are not required. Without a group, resume the main route to Stormwind.
Hardened Root Staff (step) and 
Town Clerk's Mittens (step).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].
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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
The Deadmines letter investigation is not required here. This branch is entirely independent.
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].
Choose Hardened Root Staff, +9 Spirit and up to +20 spell damage. Close to Staff of Westfall and Icicle Rod, but with more Spirit to improve Life Tap.
Councilman Millstipe : turn in ?Crime and Punishment[26].
Choose Town Clerk's Mittens, cloth with +7 Intellect and up to +3 spell damage. The other rewards are leather and mail.
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Fury Runs Deep[27].
The two-handed mace and leather belt are unusable by a Warlock. Vendor them.
Return to the harbor. Stay in the Wetlands if doing Nek'rosh; otherwise continue to From the Wetlands to Stormwind.
Group up for the orc chieftain's XP; the weapon rewards do not suit a Warlock.
Optional group run. Without a group, resume the main route to Stormwind.
Captain Stoutfist : accept !Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Destroy the catapults at Angerfang Encampment - 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 first, then defeat him and loot his head - Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
Drops from: Nek'rosh's Head - Chieftain Nek'rosh
Inspect Tattered Spellbook at the orc camp and accept !Old Habits[31].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?Defeat Nek'rosh[32] and ?Old Habits[31].
Warlocks cannot use either 
Ancient War Sword or 
Barreling Reaper: the sword is two-handed, and axes are unavailable. Vendor only.
Return to the harbor and continue to From the Wetlands to Stormwind.
Shared departure after the solo route and your chosen group branches.
The main route and group branches meet here. Already in Ironforge after the Excavation Site? Go straight to the trainer; do not return to the harbor.
Combustible Wand from 29, ≈ 144, 25.94 DPS. Skip it if you already have Excavation Rod or 
Consecrated Wand; the gain is small.Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge. Briarthorn : at 28, learn Bane of Agony, Shadow Bolt, 
Banish, Curse of Recklessness, 
Create Firestone and Health Funnel, 50 each, plus any missed level 26 spells. Jubahl Corpseseeker : Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 2) if missing. Then take the tram to Stormwind.
Prioritize Bane of Agony and Shadow Bolt. Banish controls demons and elementals in groups. Create Firestone is for Destruction. Already in Ironforge after the Excavation Site? No need to fly to the harbor.
Archbishop Benedictus : turn in ?Cleansing the Eye[30].
Reward: 
Eye of Paleth, an off-hand with up to +4 spell damage. Use with a dagger, not a staff.
The final Darkshire loop: worgen, Vul'Gol ogres and Raven Hill. Collect your hat quest's second plant just outside town, then return to Stormwind at 30.
The main route after the Wetlands. Finish older chains; Eliza and Stalvan below are optional group fights. At 30, head to Stormwind.
Tear of Tilloa just outside Darkshire on this loop (step). You need it to finish A Noble Brew[30].Stormwind Brie from 25, ≈ 2, 841 health over 27 seconds. Food for the rest of this guide.Nightwind Belt, Wizard's Belt and Dreamer's Belt at Kzixx . The vendor is far northeast in the woods; only detour if your belt is still white.Zodiac Gloves (step), Gunnysack of the Night Watch (step), Consecrated Wand or 
Cloak of the Faith (step).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.
North of Darkshire, Tear of Tilloa at is the second ingredient for A Noble Brew[30]. Keep both plants for the level 30 turn-in.
The plant grows near Manor Mistmantle, among level 29-30 Fetid Corpses. Pull one at a time onto your demon. Stay out of the house without a group.
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].
Choose Consecrated Wand, 24.17 DPS, +2 Intellect and +2 Spirit. Already have Excavation Rod? They are almost equal; take Cloak of the Faith, a cloak with +4 Stamina and +4 Spirit, instead.
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].
Choose Gunnysack of the Night Watch, 10 slots. The ammo pouch and quiver are for Hunters.
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
Bring a partner for the tough named ogre. If you skipped the new family branch, only do quests you accepted.
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].
Choose Zodiac Gloves, cloth with +4 Intellect and +7 Spirit. The mail belt is no use to a Warlock.
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Merrick's Bow[28].
Sirra Von'Indi : accept !The Valor Family[22].
Accept after delivering both found items, so the family story does not rely on incomplete database prerequisites.
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, then bring the book you find to Darkshire - The Valor Family[22].
Combine this with Eliza in the next optional branch. Reward 
Memories of Valor is a keepsake book, not a combat trinket.
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 two long stories: a ring and cloth shoulders. Skip without a ready group.
Ring of Forlorn Spirits (step) and Mantle of Honor (step).Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : accept !Bride of the Embalmer[30].
Near the house , kill Stalvan Mistmantle with a group and loot the family ring - The Legend of Stalvan[35].
He is level 32 and has more health than an ordinary mob. Do not solo at 29-30, even if you can already accept the quest.
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Choose Ring of Forlorn Spirits, a ring with +2 Stamina and up to +8 spell damage. The axe is no use to a Warlock.
At Eliza's grave in the western cemetery, start the event only once your group is ready. Kill Eliza and loot her heart - Bride of the Embalmer[30].
Undead adds spawn with her. Agree who tanks Eliza and who kills adds. Soulstone the healer before starting.
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Bride of the Embalmer[30].
Choose Mantle of Honor, shoulders with +7 Intellect and +7 Spirit. Upgrade from the Wetlands' Silk Mantle of Gamn.
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind for level 30 training.
Your final spells to 30, Torment's grimoire and the two-plant quest reward: a cloth Warlock hat.
Pestilent Wand from 30, ≈ 157, 27 DPS, the strongest vendor wand here. Already have Excavation Rod or Consecrated Wand? The upgrade is small; spend on training instead.Grimoire of Torment (Rank 3) from 30, ≈ 60, Rank 3 Torment for your Voidwalker.Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. Already there? Head to the Slaughtered Lamb's basement. Demisette Cloyce : at 30, learn Demon Armor, Drain Life, Immolate, Create Soulstone, 
Hellfire and 
Subjugate Demon, 60 each, plus Curse of the Elements (63). Spackle Thornberry : Grimoire of Torment (Rank 3) (≈ 60).
Priorities: Demon Armor, Drain Life, Immolate and Grimoire of Torment (Rank 3). Rank 2 Curse of the Elements is for elites and groups; it can wait. Hellfire hurts you too; use only on weak packs held by your Voidwalker. Subjugate Demon is unnecessary for leveling. Affliction gets Siphon Life at 30 through talents, not a trainer.
Nearby Zardeth of the Black Claw : turn in ?A Noble Brew[30], then accept !A Noble Brew[30]. You receive 
Black Claw Stout.
Lord Baurles K. Wishock : turn in ?A Noble Brew[30].
Return to the basement. Zardeth of the Black Claw : accept !You Have Served Us Well[30]. Turn in ?You Have Served Us Well[30] to nearby Zggi .
Reward: 
Dread Mage Hat, a Warlock-only cloth hat with +7 Intellect and +7 Spirit.
The main 1-30 route is complete. The Felhunter is an optional long journey below. Your Voidwalker or sayaad is enough for leveling.
A long level 30 journey: Ratchet, Ironforge, Hillsbrad, Thousand Needles and the Wetlands. A PvP and group demon, unnecessary for leveling.
Mulgore Spice Bread from 25, ≈ 2, 841 health over 27 seconds. Bring plenty.At 30, Gakin the Darkbinder : accept !Seeking Strahad[30].
A long trip partly through Horde territory. Bring a partner, 5-6 shards and plenty of food.
Take the tram to Ironforge. Innkeeper Firebrew : bind your hearth here; you return twice. Gryth Thurden : fly to Menethil Harbor.
Take the Theramore ship, not Southshore. Baldruc : unlock Theramore's flight path. Follow the road west through Dustwallow Marsh into the Barrens, then head north along the coast to Ratchet.
Avoid the Crossroads and Camp Taurajo, both Horde settlements. Unsure which ship to board? Ask the captain at the pier for its destination.
Ratchet, Strahad Farsan : turn in ?Seeking Strahad[30], then accept !Tome of the Cabal[30]. Bragok : unlock the flight path.
Hearth to Ironforge. Hall of Explorers, Krom Stoutarm : turn in ?Tome of the Cabal[30], then accept !Tome of the Cabal[30].
Gryth Thurden : fly to Menethil Harbor. Take the Southshore ship, not Theramore or Auberdine. Darla Harris : unlock Southshore's flight path.
Follow the coast southwest to . Tome of the Cabal contains 
Moldy Tome, the first part of Tome of the Cabal[30].
The tome is in a level 28-30 murloc camp with dense packs. Pull one at a time onto your demon. Two or three join? Use Suffering to put them on the demon.
Ship back to Menethil Harbor, then take the Theramore ship. Cross Dustwallow into the Barrens and head south to the Great Lift, which descends into Thousand Needles.
Avoid Camp Taurajo by going east of the road. Horde guards may stand at the lift. Approach with a partner; if you cannot pass, postpone the trip. Do not jump off the cliff: the fall is lethal.
At the bottom, head east to the centaur camp . Damaged Chest contains 
Tattered Manuscript, the second part of Tome of the Cabal[30].
Centaurs move in twos and threes. Pull one at a time and let your demon tank.
Hearth to Ironforge. Krom Stoutarm : turn in ?Tome of the Cabal[30], then accept !Tome of the Cabal[30]. Keep Reconstructed Tome in your bags.
Gryth Thurden : fly to Menethil Harbor. Head to the Dragonmaw camps and . Kill Dragonmaw Shadowwarder and Dragonmaw Bonewarder for Tome of the Cabal[30].
Drops from: Rod of Channeling - Dragonmaw Shadowwarder, Dragonmaw Bonewarder, Dragonmaw Thaumaturgist
Rods only drop while the quest is active. The orcs are 27-29; at 30, pull one or two onto your demon.
Take the Theramore ship from the harbor. Baldruc : fly to Ratchet if the connection is available. Otherwise, walk the same Dustwallow route.
Strahad Farsan : turn in ?Tome of the Cabal[30], then accept !The Binding[30]. You receive Tome of the Cabal.
At the nearby summoning circle , use Tome of the Cabal to summon Summoned Felhunter. Defeat it - The Binding[30].
Prepare as for the level 10 Voidwalker: full health and mana, demon summoned, Healthstone ready and Soulstone on yourself.
Strahad Farsan : turn in ?The Binding[30], unlocking 
Summon Felhunter. Reward: 
Box of Souls.
Box of Souls is a 16-slot soul bag, bigger than Small Soul Pouch; sell the old one. At 30, your Felhunter has 
Devour Magic, removing one harmful magic effect from you or one beneficial effect from an enemy. Useful for PvP and groups, but not a tank; keep the Voidwalker for leveling.
Hearth to Ironforge and take the tram to Stormwind. Innkeeper Allison : bind in Stormwind if your next leveling route starts from the capital.
Hearth has a one-hour cooldown. Not ready? Fly from Ratchet to Theramore, ship to Menethil Harbor, then fly to Ironforge.
What to train, which demon to use and how to keep your mana flowing
Bane of Agony is now a Bane, allowing one Bane and one Curse from you on the same target. Rank 1 Life Tap gives (30 + Spirit) mana, making Spirit useful. Drain Soul deals 85 damage instead of 55, with a chance for a shard on any tick, though that chance was cut hard on November 2. Curse of the Elements is trained at 20 instead of 32. Create Healthstone heals for 120 instead of 100. Demons scale with your stats, but since November 2 each point of your Stamina gives them 2 health instead of 7.5. Only Ritual of Summoning summons players; meeting stones do not. Wands do not scale with spell power (September 24 beta notes).Before 10, start at range with Immolate and Corruption, then cast Shadow Bolt while the Imp adds damage. Once you get the Voidwalker at 10-12, send it first and wait for 1-2 attacks. Apply Bane of Agony, Corruption, and, on a mob that'll live long enough, Immolate. Then wand while the DoTs tick. Save Shadow Bolt for spare mana. Above half health with the demon holding aggro? Use Life Tap. Finish the last mob with Drain Soul for a shard. Drain Life adds healing from 14, with food between fights. Wands need half a second standing still after October 15. An add can take DoTs and Fear, provided the ground around you is clear.
Warlock trainers on the route: Drusilla La Salle by Northshire Abbey (only through level 6), Maximillian Crowe in Goldshire (full trainer), Demisette Cloyce , Ursula Deline and Sandahl in Stormwind, plus Briarthorn , Thistleheart and Alexander Calder in Ironforge. No trainers in Westfall, Loch Modan, Redridge, Duskwood or the Wetlands. Grimoires: Dane Winslow in Northshire (Imp only), Cylina Darkheart in Goldshire (Imp and Voidwalker), Spackle Thornberry in Stormwind and Jubahl Corpseseeker in Ironforge (all demons, including Succubus). Wowhead training costs total around 20 through 10, 275 through 20 and 1378 through 30, before reputation discounts. Curse of the Elements costs 21 at 20 and 63 at 30.
Summon Imp (1-4, quest The Stolen Tome[4]): ranged damage, cannot tank. After 10, mainly for groups, where Blood Pact buffs everyone's Stamina.Summon Voidwalker (10-12, quests Gakin's Summons[10] → Surena Caledon[10] → The Binding[10]): your tank through 30. Torment holds threat; Sacrifice (grimoire, 16) shields you; Consume Shadows (grimoire, 18) heals the demon out of combat; Suffering (grimoire, 24) taunts mobs off you.Summon Succubus and Summon Incubus (20, quest Devourer of Souls, then Heartswood[20] and What Is Love?[20], both in one trip): two appearances of one demon, more damage but less reliable threat. The long Kalimdor trip crosses Horde territory; see the optional chapter. Seduction needs Grimoire of Seduction from 26.Summon Felhunter (30, chain Seeking Strahad[30] → The Binding[30] via Ratchet, Ironforge, Hillsbrad, Thousand Needles and the Wetlands): for PvP and groups, unnecessary for leveling. See the optional chapter.Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1) (4). Voidwalker: Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) (16), Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) (18), Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) (20), Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 2) and Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) (24), Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 2) (26), Grimoire of Torment (Rank 3) (30). Sayaad: Grimoire of Seduction (26), only in Stormwind and Ironforge. Do not postpone Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2); the old Torment rank quickly falls behind on threat.Bane of Agony: 72 damage over 24 seconds for 25 mana, your most efficient spell. Damage ramps up toward the end; skip it on mobs that will die within 10 seconds.Corruption: 40 damage over 12 seconds for 35 mana, from 14 - 65 over 15 seconds. Always apply it.Immolate: an initial hit plus a burn for long-lived mobs. Do not open with it before your demon lands Torment, or you will pull aggro.Shadow Bolt costs several times more mana per damage than your Bane. Cast it with mana to spare.Curse of Weakness against hard hitters; Curse of Recklessness from 14 against humanoids that flee for help, preventing them from running.Life Tap, Drain Life and foodLife Tap: (30 + Spirit) mana per press, or (75 + Spirit) from 16. Use while above half health and your demon holds the mob.Drain Life from 14: 10 health per second for 5 seconds, 20-yard range. Hits can shorten the channel; keep the mob on your demon.Health Funnel heals your demon using your health. With a spare shard, resummoning can sometimes be faster.Drain Soul gives Soul Shard if the mob dies during the channel; Forever also gives a chance on each tick, but it was cut hard on November 2. The mob must grant XP.Ritual of Summoning. Each shard takes a bag slot because they don't stack. Delete the extras before they crowd out quest loot.Minor Healthstone from 10: restores 120 health, 2-minute cooldown. Make a replacement after combat if used.Create Soulstone, 18): resurrects with 400 health and 700 mana. Put it on yourself before elites or dangerous quests.Small Soul Pouch, a 14-slot soul bag, comes from both the Succubus and Incubus quests (step). Box of Souls, 16 slots, comes from the Felhunter (step). Soul bags only hold shards. Without one, use free route bags: Book Bag (step), Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch (step), Ooze-covered Bag (step) and Gunnysack of the Night Watch (step).Fear: 20 yards, 1.5 secondsCurse of Recklessness can't be feared, so choose your Curse with that in mind.
Ruthless: +1% critical strike chance for all spells and attacks, including Shadow Bolt and Immolate. Forever guides report that DoTs can crit too.
The Human Spirit: +10% Spirit, raised from 5% on October 26. Life Tap scales with Spirit in Forever, though the racial adds only a few mana per press.Will to Survive: removes a stun, 3-minute cooldown. In PvP, use against Rogue or Warrior stuns, then immediately Fear.
Perception: improves stealth detection for 20 seconds, 3-minute cooldown. Useful against Rogues in PvP.Summon Imp (step).Summon Voidwalker (step).Summon Succubus, Summon Incubus and Small Soul Pouch; Wowhead lists a bag for each quest. See the optional Succubus and Incubus chapter.Dread Mage Hat at 30 (step), a Warlock-only hat with +7 Intellect and +7 Spirit.Summon Felhunter and Box of Souls. See the optional chapter.Corruption instant by 14, gets Nightfall by 26, and reaches Siphon Life at 30. The alternatives are Affliction: Drain Life, Demonology, and a group-focused Destruction build.Quest rewards and purchases that improve your Warlock before 20, in one table. A wand matters most: it deals damage while DoTs tick and saves mana. White vendor cloth has no stats; only fill empty slots. Vendor prices are estimates and stock comes from game data.
| Lvl | Item | Where | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1), ≈ 1 | Dane Winslow , Northshire | Yes, cheap: +4 Stamina for you and the group |
| 5+ | Lesser Magic Wand: 11.33 DPS | AH or an enchanter friend | Yes - your first wand |
| 7-13 | Book Bag (6 slots), Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch (8 slots) | Goldshire, Westfall | Free bags; collect both |
| 8 | Grimoire of Firebolt (Rank 2), ≈ 1 | Cylina Darkheart , Goldshire | Yes, while the Imp is your main demon |
| 10 | Apprentice's Spellstaff: +2 Intellect, +4 spell power | Book-chain reward; Staves from Woo Ping | Yes |
| 12 | Apprentice Wizard's Gown: cloth, +2 Intellect, +2 spell power | Hogger | Yes, if you can beat him |
| 13+ | Greater Magic Wand: 17.5 DPS | AH or enchanter | Best wand before 20 outside dungeons |
| 13-15 | Solstice Robe, Wise Man's Belt | Aldren Cordon or Franklin Hamar , listed in game data | Optional: green cloth for silver |
| 15 | Spark of the People's Militia: 12.78 DPS | The People's Militia | Yes, if you have no wand yet |
| 15 | Harvester's Robe: +2 Spirit, +2 spell power | The Killing Fields | Yes |
| 15 | Smoldering Wand: 13.44 DPS, ≈ 33 | Ardwyn Cailen or Harick Boulderdrum | No, if you have Spark of the People's Militia or Dwarven Flamestick |
| 16 | Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1), ≈ 12 | Jubahl Corpseseeker or Spackle Thornberry | Yes: the Voidwalker's shield |
| 17 | Robe of the Keeper: +4 Stamina | Loch Modan | Yes |
| 18 | Dwarven Flamestick: 13.61 DPS, +2 Spirit | Excavation site | Yes, if your wand is weaker |
| 18 | Deepblaze: 18.53 DPS | The Hall of Thanes, group | Best wand before 20 and useful beyond |
| 18 | Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1), ≈ 15 | Jubahl Corpseseeker , Spackle Thornberry or Cylina Darkheart | Yes: out-of-combat demon healing |
| 20 | Riding Gloves: +3 Intellect | Redridge | Yes |
Dwarven Tome needs a dagger instead.Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1), Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) and, at 20, Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2)) cost around 50 silver. These are essential expenses.Book Bag and Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch run out of room.Wands, cloth, grimoires and bags
At 20-30, most of your best Warlock upgrades are free: Wetlands and Duskwood quest wands, Intellect and Spirit cloth, and bags. Buy Voidwalker grimoires and a level 20 wand if yours is weak. An asterisk marks a group reward.
Mining for Dummies from Rascally Rodents[2] in Northshire, plus Rough Wolf Pelts[7] for Skinning. Training alone comes to about 275 through 20. Prefer crafting your own wands? Method, Warcraft Tavern, and beta players suggest Enchanting with Tailoring. Skip Rough Wolf Pelts[7] if you take that pair, because the quest needs Skinning. I'd gather for gold if a friend already has your wand covered.Lesser Magic Wand: Enchanting 10, 
Lesser Magic Essence and 
Simple Wood. You need 
Runed Copper Rod, which is made from 
Copper Rod.Greater Magic Wand: Enchanting 70, essences and Simple Wood. Few materials needed; reaching the skill requirement is the main hurdle.Mining for Dummies, or Gelman Stonehand in Stormwind and Brock Stoneseeker in Thelsamar. Skinning: Helene Peltskinner near Goldshire, Balthus Stoneflayer in Ironforge. Pick and knife: Brother Danil in Northshire.Life Tap in Forever, according to Warcraft Tavern. First Aid's kit buffs Stamina.Life Tap.
Linen Bandage from linen, 
Heavy Linen Bandage from skill 40, then wool bandages. They cost no mana.Dusk Wand at 20 if needed; later, get free Excavation Rod and Consecrated Wand.Quests far from the entrance and what a Warlock brings to a group
Minor Healthstone, one shard per Healthstone, traded directly. From 18, Soulstone the healer (Create Soulstone). Use the Imp: Blood Pact buffs the group's Stamina.Bane of Agony to bosses and choose a Curse for the group: Curse of Recklessness from 14 for melee-heavy groups, Curse of Weakness if the tank takes heavy hits, or Curse of the Elements from 20 for casters.Searing Pain is particularly easy to pull aggro with. You can use Life Tap, but leave enough health to take a hit. Recover with Drain Life or food between pulls so the healer isn't paying your mana bill.Fear to save the healer only with a warning; a feared mob may bring the next pack.Warlock rewards: Deepblaze, an 18.53 DPS wand, best before 20 and useful beyond (step); Tomb Robber's Gloves, cloth gloves (step). No group? Leave these quests; otherwise they sit in your log.
Warlock rewards: Staff of Westfall, up to +16 spell damage (step); Sable Wand, 16.94 DPS (step); Miner's Workgloves and Worn Miner's Waistcord, cloth (step, step).
Warlock rewards: Incinerator's Boots, cloth boots (step), and Robe of Solomon, a cloth robe (step).
Warlock reward: Healer's Staff, your best staff before 30, up to +22 spell damage (step).
Warlock rewards: Hardened Root Staff, a staff with up to +20 spell damage (step), and Town Clerk's Mittens, cloth gloves (step).
Ring of Forlorn Spirits and Mantle of Honor (chapter). Stalvan is level 32 and tougher than ordinary mobs; bring a group.
Staff of Soran'ruk or Orb of Soran'ruk. Neither dungeon is on this route. Accept only with a group planning both runs.Only what matters for this route
Bane of Agony is now a Bane, allowing one Bane and one Curse from you on a target, such as Bane of Agony and Curse of Recklessness. Rank 1 deals 72 damage instead of 84.Life Tap gives (30 + Spirit) mana, making Spirit useful for Warlocks. Rank 1 Drain Soul deals 85 damage instead of 55, with a shard chance on every tick, though it was cut hard on November 2.Curse of the Elements unlocks at 20 instead of 32 and affects all magic damage. Firestone from 28 is now a weapon enchant.Ritual of Summoning: meeting stones don't summon.Drain Life.Grim Reach. The builds' point order is updated.Ruthless: +1% critical strike chance for all spells and attacks, replacing the old Sword and Mace bonuses. The Human Spirit: +10% Spirit, which now improves Life Tap. Details in Warlock.Shadow Bolt and Demon Skin. Woo Ping in Stormwind teaches Staves and Swords.Mining for Dummies. Rare Books[7] rewards Apprentice's Spellstaff, your first Warlock staff (step).Book Bag, a free 6-slot bag. Crystal Lake fishing and murlocs: A Net Disaster[7] → Baited for Success[7].Repurposed Hair Band.Fear. Will to Survive removes a stun. Soulstone yourself before entering contested territory.The hearthstone, dangerous mobs, what not to forget
| Lvl | Key points | Don't miss |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | Tainted Letter[1] → The Stolen Tome[4]: Imp by 4 (step) | Stolen Books at the vineyard's northern edge |
| 5-6 | Hearth in Goldshire; Life Tap at 6 (step) | Eat rather than drink |
| 8 | Bane of Agony and Fear (step) | Grimoire of Firebolt (Rank 2) for your Imp |
| 10 | Drain Soul and Minor Healthstone; Gakin's Summons[10] from Remen Marcot | Save shards: you need one to summon your Voidwalker |
| 10-12 | Stormwind: Surena Caledon[10] → The Binding[10], Voidwalker (step) | The choker only drops while the quest is active |
| 12-13 | Hogger: Voidwalker or a partner | Greater Magic Wand from 13: AH |
| 14 | Stormwind: Drain Life and Curse of Recklessness (step) | Spark of the People's Militia: wand if you have none |
| 15-16 | Ironforge: flight path; Life Tap at 16 | Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) for your Voidwalker |
| 17-18 | Dwarven Flamestick (step); Ironforge: Create Soulstone, Searing Pain | Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1); The Hall of Thanes with a group |
| 18-20 | Redridge; level 18 training in Goldshire (step) | Riding Gloves: gloves |
| 20 | Stormwind: Demon Armor, Curse of the Elements, Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) (step) | Dusk Wand if your wand is weak |
| 21-23 | Darkshire: hearth and flight path (step) | Train level 22 spells with 24 |
| 22-23 | Optional: Succubus and Incubus (chapter) | Only accept Devourer of Souls when planning the journey |
| 24-25 | Stormwind: level 22 and 24 training, Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) (step) | Suffering: handles a second mob |
| 25 | A Noble Brew[30] before the Ironforge tram (step) | Root just outside Algaz |
| 26-27 | Ironforge: Life Tap (step) | Nearly double the base mana from Life Tap |
| 28-29 | Excavation Rod (step); Ironforge: level 28 training (step) | Group options: Excavation Site or Stockade |
| 29-30 | Tear of Tilloa (step); final Duskwood loop | Free Gunnysack of the Night Watch and Zodiac Gloves |
| 30 | Stormwind: level 30 training, Dread Mage Hat (step) | Felhunter is optional |
Fear next to another pack: the feared mob brings its neighbors.Life Tap down to zero mid-fight: use it while you're above half health and the demon holds the mob.Shadow Bolt as your main attack: your mana runs out in two mobs. DoTs are cheaper.Immolate before the Voidwalker has used Torment: the mob comes for you.Drain Soul unlocks at 10. Collect a shard while still in Elwynn.Health Funnel when a fresh summon would be quicker and you have spare shards.Curse of Recklessness on it first. The Curse prevents the fear from working.Life Tap gives nearly twice the base mana. Worth the Ironforge flight.
Affliction 21
Demonology 0
Destruction 0
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