RaceNight ElfKeep the rose. Your Night Elf Rogue needs it for the class dagger, 
Blade of Cunning, at 10-12. This 1-30 route crosses Teldrassil, Darkshore, Ashenvale, and Mathystra before sailing to Stormwind at 20. Redridge, Duskwood, and the Wetlands follow. We'll start Lockpicking at 16, finish it in Redridge, and unlock poisons with a Westfall trip at 20. Weapons, training through 30, and combat use of 
Shadowmeld are covered too.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Main 1-20 route: Shadowglen → Dolanaar and Ban'ethil Barrow Den → Darnassus at 10 for the class dagger's rose → northern Teldrassil and the Oracle Glade → Auberdine → northern and southern Darkshore → western Ashenvale → Ruins of Mathystra. At 20, take the direct Auberdine-Stormwind boat (step).
Main 20-30 route: Stormwind → Lakeshire → the poison trip through Goldshire, the Westfall tower and treatment in Stormwind (step) → the bridge and Alther's Mill → Duskwood → the second Redridge loop → Stalvan and Moonbrook → Ironforge and Loch Modan → Wetlands → Stormwind → the final Duskwood loop → level 30 training (step).
Rogue trainers: Frahun Shadewhisper in Shadowglen teaches through 6; Jannok Breezesong in Dolanaar teaches through 60. Darnassus has three: Syurna , Erion Shadewhisper and Anishar . Train level 12 abilities there before leaving (step). Darkshore and Ashenvale have no trainers, so fly Auberdine-Darnassus and back for 14 and 16 and 18. From 20, use Osborne the Night Man in Stormwind (20, 22, 24, 30) and Hulfdan Blackbeard in Ironforge (26, 28). Redridge, Duskwood and Wetlands have no Rogue trainers.
Blade of Cunning from 10, lockpicking from 16, poisons from 20, Ravenholdt from 24. Chapter levels are targets, not guarantees. Falling behind? Finish green quests in the current loop or earn the missing XP on isolated mobs.Hearthstone: Dolanaar (step) → Auberdine (step) → Stormwind (step) → Darkshire (step) → Menethil Harbor (step) → Darkshire (step). Optional chapters: the Dolanaar campfire (step), Ravenholdt (step) and four group branches: the Redridge orc keep, Excavation Site: Wetlands, the Stockade with Nek'rosh, and Eliza with Stalvan. The main route does not depend on them. Shopping blocks list vendors and upcoming rewards; stock comes from game files and prices are approximate. Rogue spending order: training → weapons → food, bandages and poisons → leather for empty slots.
Builds for 10-30: which one to pick and in what order to spend points
You get talents at 10, reaching 21 points by 30. I'd take Combat: swords for a first run, even though you'll use daggers before 20. Night Elves start with Daggers and Thrown. Woo Ping teaches Swords in Stormwind, Ilyenia Moonfire teaches Fist Weapons in Darnassus, and Buliwyf Stonehand teaches Maces and One-Handed Axes in Ironforge. A Rogue trainer can reset talents, starting at 1 gold at launch. Check the order through the tooltips and calculator before paying to change it.
Efficient Strikes for a cheaper builder and 
Coup de Grace for a stronger finisher. Those carry ordinary pulls without much fuss. 
Riposte at 20 adds a hit after parrying. 
Blade Flurry at 30 lets you damage two targets together.
Endurance at 22-23 to bring 
Sprint and Evasion from 5-minute cooldowns to roughly 2 minutes. Use the shorter Sprint cooldown for travel and keep the defensive in mind before a difficult pull.Sinister Strike. At 20, visit Woo Ping in Stormwind to learn Swords. Use a slow, hard-hitting main hand and choose the off hand for DPS.
Dual Wield Specialization sits in the 5th row and doesn't fit before 30, so take 
Aggression at 26-28 (+15% to Sinister Strike and Eviscerate) and 
Composure at 29 for the new Poised.
Efficient Strikes 2/2
Coup de Grace 3/3
Precision 2/3
Deflection 3/3
Riposte 1/1Precision 3/3
Endurance 2/2
Improved Sprint 1/2
Flawless Execution 1/1
Aggression 3/3
Composure 1/2
Blade Flurry 1/1Sinister Strike and its extra crit, and let poisons add damage. 
Mutilate costs 31 points since November 2 and only opens at 40, so take 
Venom at 30 for the new 
Shank.
Remorseless Attacks boosts crit after a kill, while 
Malice works throughout the fight. From 22, 
Vigor adds 10 energy, and 
Cold Blood comes at 25. Night Elves know Daggers from 1, and 
Elune's Light gives another 10% crit during its 15 seconds.Mutilate, only opens at 40 since November 2, and Venom for the new Shank takes its spot at 30. You also skip Endurance, Riposte, and Blade Flurry. Daggers still work fine: 
Broad Bladed Knife in the main hand from 27 and 
Main Gauche in the off hand from 29.Blade of Cunning in the main hand; your fastest dagger with the best DPS in the off hand.
Remorseless Attacks 2/2
Malice 5/5
Ruthlessness 3/3
Lethality 2/2
Vigor 2/2
Improved Slice and Dice 1/3
Cold Blood 1/1
Improved Poisons 4/5
Venom 1/1
Backstab the main attack, helped by Puncturing Wounds for +30% crit and a chance at an extra combo point. This is Method's order.Blade of Cunning by 12 support strong Backstab hits. Remorseless Attacks improves the next attack's crit chance after you kill a mob.
Gouge to get behind the mob. Otherwise, it'll keep turning to face you. Beta players have also reported parries from behind, which makes the positioning more annoying. This order skips Endurance.Dual Wield Specialization and Blade Flurry here, but since November 2 both sit in the 5th row and don't fit in these 21 points. Keep the build as it is: Composure at 28-29 for the new Poised, and a point in Aggression at 30.Blade of Cunning, then 
Kris from 19 and Broad Bladed Knife from 27. Damage per swing matters for this attack, favoring a slow dagger. Use any suitable off-hand weapon, then the faster Main Gauche from 29.Remorseless Attacks 2/2Efficient Strikes 2/2Coup de Grace 3/3
Puncturing Wounds 3/3Deflection 3/3Riposte 1/1Precision 3/3Flawless Execution 1/1Composure 2/2Aggression 1/3
Hemorrhage at 30. Icy Veins and Mobalytics cover the build but don't recommend it for a first leveling run.
Improved Ambush helps Ambush take a large chunk of a normal mob's health. 
Camouflage speeds up your stealth approach, and 
Quickness makes a Night Elf harder to spot. 
Ghostly Strike also works without moving behind the target.
Opportunity make Backstab, 
Garrote, and Ambush hit 20% harder, but the build really comes together with Ambush at 18. You'll need a dagger and won't have cleave. I'd follow Mobalytics' suggestion of leveling Combat, then switching at 30 if this is the style you want.Blade of Cunning, Kris from 19, Broad Bladed Knife from 27.
Opportunity 5/5
Improved Ambush 3/3
Camouflage 2/3
Initiative 3/3
Premeditation 1/1
Serrated Blades 3/3
Ghostly Strike 1/1Camouflage 3/3
Dirty Deeds 1/2
Hemorrhage 1/1Beasts and grell around Aldrassil, a letter for your trainer and a new racial quest. Valley quests provide leather gloves, belt, pants and chest.
Pelt Collecting for Beginners for Skinning or 
Mining for Dummies for Mining.Stealth, 10 copper; at 4, Backstab and 
Pick Pocket, 1 silver each. Continue training with Jannok Breezesong in Dolanaar.
Cracked Leather Bracers, 15 armor, ≈ 30; 
Cracked Leather Boots, 23 armor, ≈ 45. Valley quests give gloves, belt, pants and chest, so skip those purchases.
Tough Hunk of Bread, ≈ 4; 
Skinning Knife, ≈ 10, if you took Skinning. Khardan Proudblade sells 
Dirk, only 1.25 DPS. Save your money for Dolanaar.Sinister Strike 2-3 times, then Eviscerate. From 4, open from Stealth with Backstab: a harder hit, but it requires a dagger and being behind your target.
Small Throwing Knife: a 30-yard throw for pulling one mob out of a pack. Throwing takes half a second in Forever, so you cannot do it while running.Conservator Ilthalaine : accept !The Balance of Nature[2].
Melithar Staghelm : accept !The Woodland Protector[1].
Tarindrella : turn in ?The Woodland Protector[1].
Choose a manual: Pelt Collecting for Beginners for Skinning or Mining for Dummies for Mining. Skinning is convenient for a Rogue: the route has plenty of beasts, funding your training from level 1.
Tarindrella : accept !The Woodland Protector[3].
Tarindrella : accept !Nature's Call[3].
At the first camp, kill 7 Young Nightsabers and 4 Young Thistle Boars for The Balance of Nature[2].
Conservator Ilthalaine : turn in ?The Balance of Nature[2], accept !The Balance of Nature[3].
Take 
Archery Training Gloves, leather gloves with 21 armor. The cloth bracers are weaker.
Conservator Ilthalaine : accept !Encrypted Sigil[1].
Frahun Shadewhisper : turn in ?Encrypted Sigil[1]. Level 1 training: Stealth, 10 copper.
Frahun Shadewhisper only teaches through level 6. After that, use Jannok Breezesong in Dolanaar, who teaches through 60.
Shanda : accept !The Goddess Provides[1].
Use both racials right here, Elune's Light and Shadowmeld, for The Goddess Provides[1].
This quest introduces your two Night Elf abilities and grants +50 Darnassus reputation. Put both on your bar; they help in combat.
Shanda : turn in ?The Goddess Provides[1].
Finish the required beasts around Aldrassil, loot 8 pieces of moss from grell, and collect four totems from objects in the camps for The Balance of Nature[3], The Woodland Protector[3] and Nature's Call[3].
Drops from: Fel Moss - Grell, Grellkin, Gremlin
Totems are separate ground objects in the camps, not grell drops.
Conservator Ilthalaine : turn in ?The Balance of Nature[3].
Take 
Blackened Leather Belt, a leather belt with 19 armor. The cloak only has 5.
Tarindrella : turn in ?The Woodland Protector[3].
Take 
Canopy Leggings, leather pants with 29 armor. The boots are mail, which Rogues cannot equip.
Tarindrella : turn in ?Nature's Call[3].
Spider venom, a cave egg and a timed antidote delivery. Gather everything before the final delivery.
Backstab and Pick Pocket, 1 silver each (step).Tough Hunk of Bread, ≈ 4. Bring about five before the cave; Rogues have no self-heal here.Pick Pocket does not work. Pick pockets on humanoids: furbolgs, harpies, nagas and cultists.Dirania Silvershine : accept !A Good Friend[4].
Gilshalan Windwalker : accept !Webwood Venom[4].
Head northwest to Shadowthread Cave. The wounded elf lies outside the entrance.
Iverron : turn in ?A Good Friend[4], accept !A Friend in Need[4].
Kill spiders near the entrance and forest edge, and collect 10 venom sacs for Webwood Venom[4].
Drops from: Webwood Venom Sac - Webwood Spider, Webwood Creeper UNUSED
Dirania Silvershine : turn in ?A Friend in Need[4].
Dirania Silvershine : accept !Iverron's Antidote[4].
Gilshalan Windwalker : turn in ?Webwood Venom[4].
Take 
Thistlewood Dagger, a 2.06 DPS dagger; your starting Worn Dagger has only 0.94. Swords and Maces require training; Rogues cannot use Staves.
Gilshalan Windwalker : accept !Webwood Egg[5].
Gather 7 mushrooms and 4 lilies in the valley, loot spider ichor and collect the egg from Webwood Eggs inside the cave for Iverron's Antidote[4] and Webwood Egg[5].
Drops from: Hyacinth Mushroom - Grell, Grellkin · Webwood Ichor - Webwood Spider
Use Small Throwing Knife to pull spiders individually. Avoid rushing into the den's center and keep a clear escape route behind you.
Githyiss the Vile lives in Shadowthread Cave and drops 
Fang of Githyiss. Use it to accept !Fang of Githyiss[5].
If the spider was just killed, clear the entrance and wait for her to respawn. You need the item to start the quest.
Gilshalan Windwalker : turn in ?Fang of Githyiss[5].
Gilshalan Windwalker : turn in ?Webwood Egg[5].
Take 
Woodland Tunic, a leather chest with 33 armor. Rogues do not need the shield or cloth robe.
Frahun Shadewhisper : level 4 training, Backstab and Pick Pocket, 1 silver each.
Backstab requires a dagger and being behind the target. Use it as your opener while stealthed. Use Pick Pocket before attacking, on humanoids only, for extra coins.
Dirania Silvershine : turn in ?Iverron's Antidote[4], accept !Iverron's Antidote[4].
Run straight to the wounded elf by the cave. Finish the timed delivery before another combat loop.
Iverron : turn in ?Iverron's Antidote[4].
Rewards are cloth 
Sedgeweed Britches and mail. Neither is useful for your gear; take the higher vendor price.
Gilshalan Windwalker : accept !Tenaron's Summons[5].
Tenaron Stormgrip : turn in ?Tenaron's Summons[5], accept !Crown of the Earth[5].
Fill the supplied vial at the Shadowglen moonwell for Crown of the Earth[5].
Tenaron Stormgrip : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[5], accept !Crown of the Earth[5].
Porthannius : accept !Dolanaar Delivery[5].
Leave Shadowglen along the southern road and head to Dolanaar. Do not jump off the World Tree.
Innkeeper Keldamyr : turn in ?Dolanaar Delivery[5].
Corithras Moonrage : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[5].
Set your Hearthstone, collect quests and loop east toward the lake. Your first good purchase is a dagger from the weapon vendor.
Soft Saber Sack, so you can skip a bag purchase.Stiletto from 3, a 3.33 DPS dagger, ≈ 4. Your best purchase before 10, about 50% stronger than the reward Thistlewood Dagger.
Rough Leather Boots, 36 armor, ≈ 3; 
Rough Leather Bracers, 23 armor, ≈ 2. There are no leather quest boots on the route before 20.
Freshly Baked Bread, food from 5, ≈ 24. Aldia : 
Small Brown Pouch, 6 slots, ≈ 5, if you need space before the reward Soft Saber Sack.
Empty Vial, ≈ 4; Byancie needs one vial later (step).
Wisp Spirit gets you to your body 75% faster. Stranded far away with no health? A corpse run can sometimes be quicker than walking.Innkeeper Keldamyr : set your Hearthstone to Dolanaar.
Zenn Foulhoof : accept !Zenn's Bidding[5].
Athridas Bearmantle : accept !A Troubling Breeze[6].
Tallonkai Swiftroot : accept !The Emerald Dreamcatcher[6].
Corithras Moonrage : accept !Crown of the Earth[5].
Syral Bladeleaf : accept !Denalan's Earth[5].
Aldia : accept !Soft Saber Pelts[7].
East of Dolanaar, gather 3 fangs, 3 feathers and 3 spider silks, then loot 6 soft hides from ordinary Nightsabers for Zenn's Bidding[5] and Soft Saber Pelts[7].
Drops from: Nightsaber Fang - Elder Nightsaber, Feral Nightsaber, Nightsaber and others · Strigid Owl Feather - Strigid Owl, Strigid Screecher, Strigid Hunter · Webwood Spider Silk - Webwood Lurker, Webwood Venomfang, Webwood Silkspinner and others
These are quest hides, not Skinning materials. Accept the quest first.
Search Starbreeze Village's houses without pulling an entire furbolg camp.
Gaerolas Talvethren : turn in ?A Troubling Breeze[6], accept !Gnarlpine Corruption[6].
Loot the Emerald Dreamcatcher from a chest in the village for The Emerald Dreamcatcher[6].
Fill the Jade Phial at Starbreeze Village's moonwell for Crown of the Earth[5].
Zenn Foulhoof : turn in ?Zenn's Bidding[5].
Sentinel Kyra Starsong : accept !Seek Redemption![7].
Collect three Fel Cones beneath the trees and bring them to the satyr for Seek Redemption![7].
Zenn Foulhoof : turn in ?Seek Redemption![7].
Aldia : turn in ?Soft Saber Pelts[7].
The reward is Soft Saber Sack, a 6-slot bag. Equip it immediately.
Athridas Bearmantle : turn in ?Gnarlpine Corruption[6].
Tallonkai Swiftroot : turn in ?The Emerald Dreamcatcher[6], accept !Ferocitas the Dream Eater[8].
Corithras Moonrage : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[5].
Corithras Moonrage : accept !Crown of the Earth[9].
Jannok Breezesong : level 6 training, Gouge and Sinister Strike (Rank 2), 1 silver each.
Gouge incapacitates the target for 4 seconds. Move behind it to use Backstab. Any damage breaks the effect, so position first, then attack.
Head south down to Lake Al'Ameth.
Denalan : turn in ?Denalan's Earth[5].
Denalan : accept !Timberling Seeds[7].
Denalan : accept !Timberling Sprouts[7].
Around the lake, collect 8 seedlings from timberlings and 12 sprouts from the ground for Timberling Seeds[7] and Timberling Sprouts[7].
Drops from: Timberling Seed - Timberling, Timberling Bark Ripper, Timberling Trampler and others
Denalan : turn in ?Timberling Sprouts[7].
The rewards are cloth gloves and mail bracers. Vendor either; choose the higher sell price.
Denalan : turn in ?Timberling Seeds[7], accept !Rellian Greenspyre[7].
Hearthstone to Dolanaar. If it is on cooldown, take the short road north.
A quick introduction to resting in Forever and a referral to Cooking. The first quest does not require a profession.
Freshly Baked Bread, ≈ 24, until you cook your own food.Lyreena Duskblade : accept !The Great Outdoors[6].
Sit at the campfire beside Lyreena Duskblade: use /sit and wait for the improved rest effect - The Great Outdoors[6].
Lyreena Duskblade : turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6].
Lyreena Duskblade : accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Talk to Dolanaar's cook, Zarrin , for Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Zarrin : turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6].
No Cooking yet? Learn it here. Camp recipes for other professions require those professions.
Eastern Starbreeze Village, the western road and the furbolg den. Mobs are tightly packed inside; pull one at a time.
Evasion and Eviscerate, 2 silver each (step).Freshly Baked Bread, ≈ 24. Bring about ten before the den; it is a long clear with tightly packed mobs.Pick Pocket before attacking for coins and vendor loot to fund level 10 training.Gouge incapacitates a mob for 4 seconds. Move behind it and use Backstab for a strong hit.Athridas Bearmantle : accept !The Relics of Wakening[9].
Moon Priestess Amara : accept !The Road to Darnassus[8].
Tallonkai Swiftroot : accept !Twisted Hatred[8].
Ferocitas the Dream Eater is northeast of Starbreeze Village and drops 
Gnarlpine Necklace. Open it for the jewel, and kill 7 Mystics for Ferocitas the Dream Eater[8].
Tallonkai Swiftroot : turn in ?Ferocitas the Dream Eater[8].
Follow the road west to the fork and accept the fang quest before entering the den.
Sentinel Shayla Nightbreeze : accept !Bounty: Gnarlpine Furbolg[8].
Kill 6 Gnarlpine Ambushers along the road west of Dolanaar for The Road to Darnassus[8].
Moon Priestess Amara : turn in ?The Road to Darnassus[8].
Fill the Tourmaline Phial at the Pools of Arlithrien to the southwest for Crown of the Earth[9].
Jannok Breezesong : level 8 training, Evasion and Eviscerate (Rank 2), 2 silver each.
Not 8 yet? Train on your return from the den. Use Evasion as soon as two mobs are hitting you, before your health is nearly gone. It does not protect against spells.
Head to Ban'ethil Barrow Den. Remember the ramps; markers on different floors are not connected by a straight path.
Oben Rageclaw : accept !The Sleeping Druid[8].
Inside, loot four relics from separate chests, collect furbolg fangs and loot the charm from a shaman for The Relics of Wakening[9], Bounty: Gnarlpine Furbolg[8] and The Sleeping Druid[8].
Drops from: Gnarlpine Fang - Gnarlpine Ursa, Gnarlpine Gardener, Gnarlpine Warrior and others · Shaman Voodoo Charm - Gnarlpine Shaman
Oben Rageclaw : turn in ?The Sleeping Druid[8], accept !Druid of the Claw[10].
Rageclaw is deep inside the den. Kill him and use 
Voodoo Charm on his body for Druid of the Claw[10].
Killing him is not enough; using the talisman grants credit.
Oben Rageclaw : turn in ?Druid of the Claw[10].
Rewards are a cloth shirt and 
Brushwood Blade, a 5.33 DPS sword. Night Elf Rogues only train Swords in Stormwind, at 20 on this route. Take the higher vendor price.
Sentinel Lynessa Duskblossom : accept !Escaping Ban'ethil[9].
Escort the wounded Sentinel out of Ban'ethil Barrow Den and defend her until she reaches safety for Escaping Ban'ethil[9].
Clear the corridor to the exit before talking. Attack mobs hitting her; use Evasion against two or three furbolgs. Failed? Accept it again. If solo attempts fail, return at 10 before the northern loop.
Sentinel Shayla Nightbreeze : turn in ?Bounty: Gnarlpine Furbolg[8].
Corithras Moonrage : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[9].
Corithras Moonrage : accept !Crown of the Earth[11].
Athridas Bearmantle : turn in ?The Relics of Wakening[9].
Rewards are mail pants and a staff. Neither is usable by a Rogue; vendor them.
Sentinel Kyra Starsong : turn in ?Escaping Ban'ethil[9].
You have no use for a quiver, and 
Sentinel's Slasher is a 4.38 DPS sword requiring training. Take the higher vendor price.
Athridas Bearmantle : accept !Ursal the Mauler[12].
Level 10 training in Dolanaar, then a rose for the Darnassus trainer. Blade of Cunning comes a level later, after the Oracle Glade encounter.
Dual Wield, 
Slice and Dice, Sprint, 
Sap, 3 silver each (step).
Webwood Slicer and Blade of Cunning.Small Brown Pouch, ≈ 5, and the 8-slot Brown Leather Satchel, ≈ 25. Eladriel : Skinning if you did not learn it along the road.Jannok Breezesong : level 10 training, Dual Wield, Slice and Dice, Sprint and Sap, 3 silver each. Accept !The Apple Falls[10].
Requires actual level 10. Equip a second dagger in your off hand immediately. Keep the trainer's rose in your bags.
Follow the western road to Darnassus. On the way, Radnaal Maneweaver by the Maneweavers' house teaches Skinning if you still need it.
Rogue trainers are in the city's northwest. Syurna : turn in ?The Apple Falls[10], then accept !Destiny Calls[10].
Sethir the Ancient is at the edge of the Oracle Glade, which you visit next chapter. Avoid running there immediately; plenty of quests lie along the way.
Nearby Rellian Greenspyre : turn in ?Rellian Greenspyre[7].
Rellian Greenspyre : accept !Tumors[9].
Return to Dolanaar by Hearthstone if ready, or along the same road east. Stay on the island; the north and Oracle Glade come next.
Fel Rock, the Oracle Glade and Sethir the Ancient for your class quest. Finish in Darnassus with Blade of Cunning and the Crown of the Earth[11] chain.
Empty Vial and 
Refreshing Spring Water ahead of time for The Great Tree Provides[10]; gather the leaves by the Oracle Glade.Freshly Baked Bread, ≈ 24. For The Great Tree Provides[10], get Empty Vial from Narret Shadowgrove , ≈ 4, and Refreshing Spring Water from Innkeeper Keldamyr .Sap only works on humanoids, such as furbolgs and harpies. Facing a pair? Incapacitate one and kill the other.Sentinel Kyra Starsong : accept !The Lost Runner[9].
Head north of Dolanaar into Fel Rock. Lord Melenas is deep inside; loot his head for Twisted Hatred[8].
Tallonkai Swiftroot : turn in ?Twisted Hatred[8].
Feral Bracers are leather bracers with 18 armor. If you bought Rough Leather Bracers in Dolanaar (23 armor), vendor these; otherwise, equip them. The cloth boots are weaker.
Tallonkai Swiftroot : accept !Twisted Hatred[12].
Continue through the cave: kill 8 corrupted spiders and loot mature moss from the single named mob, Xethorr the Wicked, for Twisted Hatred[12].
Avoid pulling two rooms at once. Clear the area before fighting the named mob.
Tallonkai Swiftroot : turn in ?Twisted Hatred[12].
Webwood Slicer: a 5.29 DPS dagger with +1 Agility. Equip it in your main hand now; move it to the off hand once you get Blade of Cunning.
Head northwest to the wounded Sentinel near the Oracle Glade.
Sentinel Eralya Leafshadow : turn in ?The Lost Runner[9], accept !Not Dead Yet[9].
Sentinel Arynia Cloudsbreak : accept !The Enchanted Glade[11].
Near the Oracle Glade, gather 6 harpy belts, loot 5 tumors from tougher timberlings, and fill the Amethyst Phial at the moonwell for The Enchanted Glade[11], Tumors[9] and Crown of the Earth[11].
Drops from: Bloodfeather Belt - Bloodfeather Harpy, Bloodfeather Rogue, Bloodfeather Sorceress and others · Mossy Tumor - Timberling Trampler, Timberling Mire Beast, Elder Timberling
Sentinel Arynia Cloudsbreak : turn in ?The Enchanted Glade[11], accept !Darkness in the Glade[12].
Take 
Rain-spotted Cape, a 10-armor cloak. Your back slot is still empty.
Fight three named enemies, Hatescreech, Windmistress Gaedress and Witchmother Arysa. Each drops an amulet for Darkness in the Glade[12].
Clear the guards first and pull each named enemy separately. Gouge buys a few seconds; use Evasion if a second mob joins.
Sentinel Arynia Cloudsbreak : turn in ?Darkness in the Glade[12], accept !The Oracle Tree[12].
Oracle Tree Bark : turn in ?The Oracle Tree[12], then accept !Teldrassil[11].
Head north from the tree to the Oracle Glade's edge. Sethir the Ancient hides on a branch at . Loot his notes for Destiny Calls[10].
Sethir the Ancient is a regular level 12 mob with no guards. Use Stealth, approach from behind and open with Backstab. Then Gouge lets you get behind him again; Elune's Light helps finish the fight faster.
Hearthstone to Dolanaar. If it is on cooldown, follow the road past the Pools of Arlithrien.
Byancie : turn in ?Not Dead Yet[9].
Byancie : accept !The Great Tree Provides[10].
Collect 6 moist lashers' leaves, plus Empty Vial and Refreshing Spring Water, for The Great Tree Provides[10].
Drops from: Dewy Lasher Frond - Lasher Sproutling, Blooming Lasher, Wrathvine
Buy Empty Vial from Narret Shadowgrove and Refreshing Spring Water from Innkeeper Keldamyr. Collect lasher leaves after accepting the quest.
Byancie : turn in ?The Great Tree Provides[10], accept !Easing Suffering[10].
Corithras Moonrage : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[11].
Corithras Moonrage : accept !Crown of the Earth[11].
Ursal the Mauler is in southwestern Teldrassil with furbolg guards. Pull the guards individually, then fight him for Ursal the Mauler[12].
Ursal the Mauler is 12 while you are 11. Open from Stealth and use Elune's Light on him.
Athridas Bearmantle : turn in ?Ursal the Mauler[12].
Rewards are 
Defender Axe, a 6.96 DPS axe, and a mace. Rogues can learn One-Handed Axes in Forever, but Buliwyf Stonehand teaches them in Ironforge, which the route visits after 20. Take the higher vendor price.
Take the northwestern road back to the wounded Sentinel and deliver the prepared salve.
Sentinel Eralya Leafshadow : turn in ?Easing Suffering[10].
Now follow the western road into Darnassus.
Rellian Greenspyre : turn in ?Tumors[9].
Pruning Knife is a 4.06 DPS dagger, weaker than Webwood Slicer. Vendor it.
The trainer is nearby: Syurna , turn in ?Destiny Calls[10].
The reward, Blade of Cunning, is a 6.75 DPS dagger with 2.00 speed and +2 Agility. Put it in the main hand and move Webwood Slicer to the off hand. A slower dagger hits harder per swing, which benefits both Sinister Strike and Backstab.
Rellian Greenspyre : accept !Return to Denalan[9].
Arch Druid Fandral Staghelm : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[11] and ?Teldrassil[11].
Ashwood Bow reaches farther and has more DPS than Small Throwing Knife (3.81 versus 1.00), but needs arrows and Bows training from Ilyenia Moonfire . Prefer less upkeep? Take the hammer to sell.
Arch Druid Fandral Staghelm : accept !Crown of the Earth[11].
Lariia : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[11], accept !Crown of the Earth[11].
Tyrande Whisperwind : turn in ?Crown of the Earth[11].
One last lake loop, level 12 training, shopping and a flight to Darkshore.
Backstab and 
Kick, 8 silver each (step).
Tanned Leather Jerkin, 69 armor, ≈ 15, has twice the chest armor of Woodland Tunic. 
Tanned Leather Boots, 48 armor, ≈ 11: no leather quest boots arrive before 20. Darkshore rewards fill the other slots.
Haunch of Meat from 5, ≈ 24. Talaelar : fish, 
Longjaw Mud Snapper from 5, ≈ 4.Make a short loop through Dolanaar and head down to Lake Al'Ameth.
Denalan : turn in ?Return to Denalan[9], accept !Oakenscowl[9].
Oakenscowl roams by the lake and drops the gargantuan tumor for Oakenscowl[9]. Clear nearby timberlings first.
Oakenscowl is a level 9 elite. At 12, you can solo him; keep Evasion ready.
Denalan : turn in ?Oakenscowl[9].
Rewards are a cloth belt and mail gauntlets. Vendor either.
Follow the road back to Darnassus. Finish training and shopping before leaving.
Mydrannul : accept !Nessa Shadowsong[10].
Take the pink portal in western Darnassus to Rut'theran Village. It is the city's exit to the dock, not a paid Mage portal.
Nessa Shadowsong : turn in ?Nessa Shadowsong[10].
Nessa Shadowsong : accept !The Bounty of Teldrassil[10].
Vesprystus : turn in ?The Bounty of Teldrassil[10], accept !Flight to Auberdine[10].
Vesprystus : unlock the flight path and fly to Auberdine. If the flight is unavailable, take the boat from Rut'theran to Auberdine; ask the dockmaster for its destination.
Laird : turn in ?Flight to Auberdine[10], accept !Return to Nessa[10].
Caylais Moonfeather : unlock the Auberdine flight path, then return to Rut'theran for a quick delivery turn-in.
Nessa Shadowsong : turn in ?Return to Nessa[10].
Vesprystus : fly to Auberdine again. Innkeeper Shaussiy : set your Hearthstone at the inn.
A short northern loop, then the ruins south of town. Set your Hearthstone at Auberdine's inn.
Freshly Baked Bread, ≈ 24. Laird : fish, Longjaw Mud Snapper from 5, ≈ 4, and 
Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15, ≈ 16.Tanned Leather Jerkin, ≈ 15, and Tanned Leather Boots, ≈ 11.Small Brown Pouch and Brown Leather Satchel, ≈ 5 / ≈ 25.
Well Fed XP Boost: after eating for 10 seconds, +5% kill XP for 15 minutes. Inn fish counts too.Wizbang Cranktoggle : accept !Buzzbox 827[10].
Tharnariun Treetender : accept !Plagued Lands[14].
Thundris Windweaver : accept !Bashal'Aran[12].
Thundris Windweaver : accept !Tools of the Highborne[12].
Terenthis : accept !How Big a Threat?[14].
Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde : accept !Washed Ashore[13].
WANTED: Murkdeep! : accept !WANTED: Jai'vhanel[13].
Collect 6 crab legs along the shore near town for Buzzbox 827[10].
Drops from: Crawler Leg - Pygmy Tide Crawler, Tide Crawler, Encrusted Tide Crawler and others
Buzzbox 827 : turn in ?Buzzbox 827[10].
Buzzbox 827 : accept !Buzzbox 411[12].
Collect three eyes from Darkshore threshers. Stay close to shore and watch your breath for Buzzbox 411[12].
Drops from: Thresher Eye - Darkshore Thresher, Elder Darkshore Thresher
Buzzbox 411 : turn in ?Buzzbox 411[12].
Buzzbox 411 : accept !Buzzbox 323[14].
Rabid Thistle Bear roams outside town. Catch it with the supplied trap and lead it to Auberdine for Plagued Lands[14].
The captured bear follows you. Stay close and avoid dragging it into someone else's fight.
Tharnariun Treetender : turn in ?Plagued Lands[14].
Tharnariun Treetender : accept !Cleansing of the Infected[16].
Head northeast of Auberdine into Bashal'Aran.
Find the source of the strange glow in the ruins, then talk to the spirit for Bashal'Aran[12].
Asterion : turn in ?Bashal'Aran[12], accept !Bashal'Aran[12].
Collect eight earrings from grell in the ruins for Bashal'Aran[12].
Drops from: Grell Earring - Vile Sprite, Wild Grell
Asterion : turn in ?Bashal'Aran[12], accept !Bashal'Aran[13].
Loot the ancient seal from satyrs in the ruins for Bashal'Aran[13].
Drops from: Ancient Moonstone Seal - Deth'ryll Satyr
Asterion : turn in ?Bashal'Aran[13], accept !Bashal'Aran[13].
Scout the furbolg camp south of Auberdine, . Exploration is enough for How Big a Threat?[14].
Terenthis : turn in ?How Big a Threat?[14].
Terenthis : accept !How Big a Threat?[14].
Terenthis : accept !Thundris Windweaver[15].
Thundris Windweaver : turn in ?Thundris Windweaver[15].
Thundris Windweaver : accept !The Cliffspring River[15].
Cerellean Whiteclaw : accept !For Love Eternal[16].
On the way to Ameth'Aran, clear the furbolg camp at : 8 Blackwood Pathfinder and 5 Blackwood Windtalker for How Big a Threat?[14].
Sentinel Tysha Moonblade : accept !The Fall of Ameth'Aran[12].
In Ameth'Aran south of town, read two ancient tablets, collect seven relics from spirits and destroy the seal in the ancient flame for The Fall of Ameth'Aran[12], Tools of the Highborne[12] and Bashal'Aran[13].
Drops from: Highborne Relic - Cursed Highborne, Writhing Highborne, Wailing Highborne
Destroy the seal in the flame among the ruins, not an ordinary campfire.
Sentinel Tysha Moonblade : turn in ?The Fall of Ameth'Aran[12].
The spirit Anaya Dawnrunner roams Ameth'Aran. Defeat her and loot the pendant for For Love Eternal[16].
Anaya Dawnrunner is 16 while you are 13. Open from behind with Backstab, then use Elune's Light and Evasion early. If you cannot beat her, keep the quest; the southern loop passes the ruins again (step) before the Auberdine turn-in (step).
Jai'vhanel is at the foot of the mountains north of Ameth'Aran. Loot its feather for WANTED: Jai'vhanel[13].
Drops from: Feather of Jai'vhanel - Jai'vhanel
Examine the beached sea creature and collect the required remains for Washed Ashore[13].
Follow the shore back to Auberdine, a couple of minutes away. Save your Hearthstone for the northern loop (step).
Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde : turn in ?Washed Ashore[13].
Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde : accept !Washed Ashore[14].
Thundris Windweaver : turn in ?Tools of the Highborne[12].
Ivy Cuffs are leather bracers with 27 armor, sturdier than Feral Bracers.
Cerellean Whiteclaw : turn in ?For Love Eternal[16].
Tear of Grief is a caster off-hand. Vendor it.
Terenthis : turn in ?How Big a Threat?[14].
Terenthis : accept !A Lost Master[20].
Sentinel Glynda Nal'Shea : turn in ?WANTED: Jai'vhanel[13].
Swordfeather Cloak is a cloak with +1 Strength. 
Forest Oracle's Cloak is almost equal; use either.
One loop along the cliffs and shore, then turn-ins in Auberdine.
Expose Armor, Garrote and Sinister Strike (Rank 3), 12 silver each. Skip a separate trip and train alongside level 16 abilities (step).Freshly Baked Bread, ≈ 24. Mavralyn : Tanned Leather Boots, ≈ 11, if you still wear cloth boots.Sap on one of a pair and fight the other. Pull bears and moonstalkers individually.Barithras Moonshade : accept !Cave Mushrooms[17].
Sentinel Glynda Nal'Shea : accept !The Red Crystal[14].
Examine the sea turtle near the dock and collect its remains for Washed Ashore[14].
Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde : turn in ?Washed Ashore[14].
Dryweed Belt is a leather belt with 38 armor, sturdier than Blackened Leather Belt.
Turn in the seal in Bashal'Aran before the next northern loop.
Asterion : turn in ?Bashal'Aran[13].
Take Vagabond Leggings, leather pants with 57 armor, +2 Strength and +1 Agility.
Heading east, clear infected bears and collect moonstalker fangs for Cleansing of the Infected[16] and Buzzbox 323[14].
Drops from: Moonstalker Fang - Moonstalker, Moonstalker Runt, Moonstalker Matriarch and others
Find the red crystal at the eastern mountain wall and explore the area for The Red Crystal[14].
Fill the supplied sampling tube at Cliffspring Falls to the northeast for The Cliffspring River[15].
In the cave by Cliffspring River, gather five Scaber Stalks and one Death Cap for Cave Mushrooms[17]. Nagas are 15-17; Twilight's Hammer mobs by the Death Cap are 17-18. Pull one at a time and refill health before heading deeper.
Avoid jumping between cave ledges. A clear retreat matters more than a shortcut to a mushroom.
Buzzbox 323 : turn in ?Buzzbox 323[14].
Buzzbox 323 : accept !Buzzbox 525[16].
Hearthstone to Auberdine. If it is on cooldown, take the coastal road.
Tharnariun Treetender : turn in ?Cleansing of the Infected[16].
Tharnariun Treetender : accept !Tharnariun's Hope[18].
Thundris Windweaver : turn in ?The Cliffspring River[15].
Barithras Moonshade : turn in ?Cave Mushrooms[17].
The reward, 
Gustweald Cloak, is a cloak with +2 Stamina.
Barithras Moonshade : accept !Onu[17].
Sentinel Glynda Nal'Shea : turn in ?The Red Crystal[14], accept !As Water Cascades[14].
Collect water at Auberdine's moonwell and bring it to the red crystal in the east for As Water Cascades[14].
Mysterious Red Crystal : turn in ?As Water Cascades[14], then accept !The Fragments Within[14].
Sentinel Glynda Nal'Shea : turn in ?The Fragments Within[14].
Curvewood Dagger: a 7.00 DPS dagger with 1.50 speed and +1 Stamina. Put it in the off hand; keep Blade of Cunning in the main hand.
The Master's Glaive, the Twilight's Hammer camp in Twilight Vale and the druid's cave. Finish in Darnassus with level 14 and 16 training and the lockpicking quest.
Expose Armor, Garrote and Sinister Strike cost 12 silver each; Eviscerate and 
Feint cost 18 each.
Thieves' Tools from 15, but the lockpicking quest supplies them, so skip the purchase.
Moist Cornbread from 15, ≈ 1. Laird : Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15, ≈ 16.Garrote, from 14, requires Stealth and a position behind the target. An 18-second bleed, useful as an opener on a high-health mob.Gubber Blump : accept !Fruit of the Sea[17].
Thundris Windweaver : accept !The Blackwood Corrupted[18].
Follow the southern road to the Grove of the Ancients.
Onu : accept !The Master's Glaive[17].
Explore the Master's Glaive southwest of the grove, then place the supplied bowl to communicate for The Master's Glaive[17].
Do not place the bowl in town. The quest requires exploring the correct area.
Scrying Bowl : turn in ?The Master's Glaive[17].
Scrying Bowl : accept !The Twilight Camp[17].
Read the tome lying in the Twilight's Hammer camp for The Twilight Camp[17].
Twilight Tome : turn in ?The Twilight Camp[17].
Twilight Tome : accept !Return to Onu[17].
Twilight Tome : accept !It's All Fun and Games Until...[17].
After accepting the quest, loot an eye from Twilight Disciples or Thugs for It's All Fun and Games Until...[17].
Drops from: Peerless Eye - Twilight Disciple, Twilight Thug
Onu : turn in ?Return to Onu[17], then accept !Mathystra Relics[20]. Gather the relics later at 19; Mathystra's nagas are 18-21.
Nearby Arbal : accept !Swelling Forces[20]. These are Mathystra nagas; kill them later while gathering the relics (Mathystra Relics[20]).
Loot 4 Grizzled Scalps from Grizzled Thistle Bears in the southern woods for Buzzbox 525[16].
Drops from: Grizzled Scalp - Grizzled Thistle Bear, Den Mother
Only two moonstalker types drop these hides: Moonstalker Sire (17-18) and Moonstalker Matriarch (19-20). The closest are near the Grove of the Ancients, , and the Master's Glaive, . Pull Matriarchs one at a time for A Lost Master[20].
Buzzbox 525 : turn in ?Buzzbox 525[16].
The reward is Wizbang's Gunnysack, an 8-slot bag. Equip it immediately.
Loot six pieces of meat from the appropriate coastal crabs for Fruit of the Sea[17].
Drops from: Fine Crab Chunks - Encrusted Tide Crawler, Reef Crawler
Return to Auberdine and finish the deliveries.
Hearthstone on cooldown? Follow the road north to Auberdine.
Terenthis : turn in ?A Lost Master[20].
Terenthis : accept !A Lost Master[20].
Gubber Blump : turn in ?Fruit of the Sea[17].
Shucking Gloves: leather gloves with 45 armor, +2 Stamina and +2 Intellect, sturdier than Archery Training Gloves.
Thundris Windweaver : turn in ?It's All Fun and Games Until...[17].
Caylais Moonfeather : fly to Rut'theran, then take the portal to Darnassus. Syurna : level 14 training, Expose Armor, Garrote and Sinister Strike, 12 silver each; level 16, Eviscerate and Feint, 18 silver each.
Check the trainer for 
Pick Lock; in Classic, it was taught at 16. Do not buy Thieves' Tools; the lockpicking quest supplies them.
Nearby Erion Shadewhisper : accept !Erion's Behest[16].
Requires actual level 16. Erion Shadewhisper[16] is just a referral and can be skipped. Keep this quest until Stormwind at 20, where Renzik "The Shiv" awaits (step), then continue to Lakeshire and Alther's Mill.
Return to Auberdine the same way: portal to Rut'theran, then fly.
The furbolg ritual, bear den, Tower of Althalaxx and coastal deliveries. Western Ashenvale follows.
Ambush, Gouge, and Poised (step).
Cured Leather Armor, 77 armor, ≈ 28; 
Cured Leather Boots, 53 armor, ≈ 21. Rewards already fill the other slots.Moist Cornbread, ≈ 1.Elune's Light has a 3-minute cooldown. Save it for tough fights such as the ritual demon and Den Mother; ordinary mobs do not need it.Sentinel Elissa Starbreeze : accept !The Tower of Althalaxx[18].
Gorbold Steelhand : accept !Deep Ocean, Vast Sea[17].
Fill the bowl with cleansed water, gather food in Blackwood furbolg camps and start the ritual. Loot the demon's talisman for The Blackwood Corrupted[18].
Refill health and energy before the ritual. Use Elune's Light against the demon and build to a 5-point finisher. If furbolgs join, use Evasion.
Den Mother waits in a cave northeast of Auberdine. Clear ordinary bears on the approach first for Tharnariun's Hope[18].
Den Mother is 18-19 while you are 16-17. Open from Stealth, then use Elune's Light and Evasion early. If you cannot beat her, keep the quest and return after the coastal deliveries (step); turn it in in Auberdine as usual.
Follow the northern road to the camp near the Tower of Althalaxx.
Balthule Shadowstrike : turn in ?The Tower of Althalaxx[18], accept !The Tower of Althalaxx[18].
Loot four Worn Parchments from cultists around the tower for The Tower of Althalaxx[18].
Drops from: Worn Parchment - Dark Strand Fanatic
Stay out of the tower's upper floors at this stage. You can complete this quest outside.
Balthule Shadowstrike : turn in ?The Tower of Althalaxx[18], then accept !The Tower of Althalaxx[18]. Take the letter to Maestra's Post after the coastal deliveries.
Gelkak Gyromast : accept !Gyromast's Retrieval[20].
Collect the three key parts from Foreststriders, coastal crabs and murlocs along the northern coast for Gyromast's Retrieval[20]. Crabs and murlocs here are 18-21; pull one at a time.
Drops from: Top of Gelkak's Key - Giant Foreststrider · Middle of Gelkak's Key - Greymist Raider, Greymist Coastrunner, Greymist Seer and others · Bottom of Gelkak's Key - Encrusted Tide Crawler, Raging Reef Crawler
Gelkak Gyromast : turn in ?Gyromast's Retrieval[20].
The broken-machine follow-up Gyromast's Revenge[20] is optional. Without a partner, do not start it just because you delivered the key.
On your way back to Auberdine, Beached Sea Turtle at : accept !Beached Sea Turtle[15].
Follow the shore west: Beached Sea Turtle , accept !Beached Sea Turtle[15]. Then turn south.
Collect the log crates from the two wrecks along the northern coast. Surface between dives for Deep Ocean, Vast Sea[17].
Clear nearby murlocs before diving. Surface and refill your breath between dives.
Beached Sea Creature : accept !Beached Sea Creature[13]. These deliveries unlock after turning in Washed Ashore[14]; the remains supply the item directly.
Thundris Windweaver : turn in ?The Blackwood Corrupted[18].
Wildkeeper Leggings: leather pants with 65 armor, +4 Agility, +1 Stamina and +2 Spirit, sturdier than Vagabond Leggings.
Tharnariun Treetender : turn in ?Tharnariun's Hope[18].
Timberland Cape is a cloak with +3 Spirit; 
Evergreen Gloves are cloth gloves. Take the cloak only if it improves your current one; otherwise, choose the higher vendor price.
Return to Auberdine. Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde : turn in ?Beached Sea Turtle[15], ?Beached Sea Turtle[15] and ?Beached Sea Creature[13].
Gorbold Steelhand : turn in ?Deep Ocean, Vast Sea[17].
Murloc-hide Gloves: leather gloves with 43 armor and +2 Agility. Agility is more useful than Intellect.
Return to Auberdine. Next are southern coastal deliveries and Volcor before Ashenvale.
Head south along the shore: Beached Sea Turtle , accept !Beached Sea Turtle[13]; then Beached Sea Creature , accept !Beached Sea Creature[14].
Continue along the coast: Beached Sea Creature , accept !Beached Sea Creature[16]; Beached Sea Turtle , accept !Beached Sea Turtle[19].
Farther south: Beached Sea Turtle , accept !Beached Sea Turtle[19]; Beached Sea Creature , accept !Beached Sea Creature[19]. Avoid dense murloc camps and approach from the clear side of the shore.
From the southernmost remains, head east about 900 yards to the cave at . The lost druid is inside. Furbolgs are 18-20; pull individually and avoid unnecessary clears.
Volcor : turn in ?A Lost Master[20].
Volcor : accept !Escape Through Stealth[20].
Talk to the druid and watch him sneak out of the cave for Escape Through Stealth[20].
This is the noncombat option. Stay nearby, leave neighboring mobs alone and do not chase runners.
Hearthstone to Auberdine. If it is on cooldown, take the road north. Keep your Hearthstone bound here.
Gwennyth Bly'Leggonde : turn in ?Beached Sea Turtle[13], ?Beached Sea Creature[14], ?Beached Sea Creature[16], ?Beached Sea Turtle[19], ?Beached Sea Turtle[19] and ?Beached Sea Creature[19]. Terenthis : turn in ?Escape Through Stealth[20]. Sentinel Selarin : accept !Trek to Ashenvale[19].
Once you actually reach 18, fly from Auberdine to Rut'theran and take the portal to Darnassus. Syurna : level 18 training, Ambush, Gouge (Rank 2), and the new passive Poised. Return the same way to Auberdine.
Not 18? First do the available parts of the next chapter: defend the Sentinel, deliver the letter and clear nagas. Raene's chain requires 18. Ambush requires a main-hand dagger. Playing Combat without one? Delay the training trip until Stormwind at 20 (step).
The tower letter, western coast and Raene's first quests. Her chain requires actual level 18.
Moist Cornbread, ≈ 1, and fish Bristle Whisker Catfish, ≈ 16. Keep your Hearthstone in Auberdine.Cured Leather Armor, ≈ 28, and Cured Leather Boots, ≈ 21, if you skipped them in Darnassus.Kris from level 19 - a 10.94 DPS dagger, ≈ 71. A substantial damage upgrade before 20; if you are still below 19, wait until Stormwind.Sprint on cooldown between Maestra's Post and Astranaar: the runs are long.Stealth and move aside. A 1v2 at 18-19 is a losing fight.Follow the road south from Auberdine to the Grove of the Ancients, then toward Ashenvale. Heal up before defending the Sentinel.
Sentinel Aynasha : accept !One Shot. One Kill.[15]. Clear nearby enemies and a path to the road before accepting.
Sentinel Aynasha : defend her against the attacking waves - One Shot. One Kill.[15].
Focus enemies attacking the Sentinel. Use Evasion for waves of two or three; eat and bandage between waves. If you fail, recover and accept the quest again.
Cross the southern Darkshore border along the road. In Ashenvale, continue to Maestra's Post. Avoid Zoram'gar Outpost - it is a Horde camp.
Sentinel Onaeya : turn in ?One Shot. One Kill.[15]. Delgren the Purifier : turn in ?The Tower of Althalaxx[18], accept !The Tower of Althalaxx[21].
Northeast of the post, : 
Glowing Soul Gem drops from the camp's cultists (Dark Strand Cultist, Dark Strand Adept) - The Tower of Althalaxx[21]. Pull lone level 18-19 enemies; avoid the level 20-21 mobs in the center.
Drops from: Glowing Soul Gem - Dark Strand Cultist, Dark Strand Enforcer, Dark Strand Adept and others
Delgren the Purifier : turn in ?The Tower of Althalaxx[21]. Leave The Tower of Althalaxx[24] for later; it belongs to a higher-level loop.
Follow the main road southeast to Astranaar. Daelyshia : unlock the flight path. Keep your Hearthstone in Auberdine.
Raene Wolfrunner : turn in ?Trek to Ashenvale[19]. Shindrell Swiftfire : accept !The Zoram Strand[19].
Once you actually reach 18, Raene Wolfrunner : accept !Raene's Cleansing[19]. If you are still below 18, complete and turn in The Zoram Strand[19], then return for this chain.
Take the western road to Lake Falathim. Teronis' Corpse lies there. Do not kill murlocs for the gem until you have accepted the next quest.
Teronis' Corpse : turn in ?Raene's Cleansing[19], accept !Raene's Cleansing[21].
At the lake, 
Glowing Gem drops from murlocs (Saltspittle Puddlejumper, Saltspittle Warrior, Saltspittle Muckdweller, Saltspittle Oracle) - Raene's Cleansing[21]. Start with lone murlocs around the edge; stop runners before they pull the camp.
Head to the northern Zoram Strand. Collect 20 
Wrathtail Head from lone naga, such as Wrathtail Myrmidon and Wrathtail Razortail - The Zoram Strand[19]. Stay along the shore; avoid Blackfathom Deeps and Zoram'gar Outpost.
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
Return past the lake and along the western road to Astranaar. Do not Hearthstone; it takes you to Auberdine.
Shindrell Swiftfire : turn in ?The Zoram Strand[19]. Raene Wolfrunner : turn in ?Raene's Cleansing[21], accept !Raene's Cleansing[21].
Follow the road east from Astranaar, then head to the northern moonwell: Shael'dryn . Go around furbolg camps and avoid the higher-level eastern areas.
Shael'dryn : turn in ?Raene's Cleansing[21]. Leave Raene's Cleansing[27] for later; its enemies are above your current level.
Return to Astranaar. Daelyshia : fly to Auberdine.
Finish two quests picked up earlier in the northeast, then reach level 20 and take the boat to Stormwind.
Moist Cornbread, ≈ 1. Repair and clear bag space before the ruins.Repair, restock food and clear bag space in Auberdine. Reach at least level 19 before Mathystra: regular naga here reach 21.
Take the northern road past the Tower of Althalaxx to the Ruins of Mathystra, . Check that Mathystra Relics[20] and Swelling Forces[20] are in your log.
In the ruins, collect 6 
Mathystra Relic from the ground - Mathystra Relics[20]. Start along the southwestern edge; skip relics surrounded by several naga.
Kill naga on the same loop - Swelling Forces[20]: 12 Stormscale Myrmidon, 8 Stormscale Sorceress and 6 Stormscale Warrior. Level 18-19 Myrmidons are closer to the western edge; leave the level 20-21 Warriors until last.
Stormscale Sorceress is a caster: keep 25 Energy available for Kick to interrupt her spells. Pull one at a time into cleared ground.
Rejoin the road and head south through Auberdine to the Grove of the Ancients. Avoid shortcuts through dense camps.
Onu : turn in ?Mathystra Relics[20]. Arbal : turn in ?Swelling Forces[20].
Rewards are the two-handed 
Woodsman Sword and 
Hardwood Cudgel (10.00 DPS mace, +2 Strength, +2 Stamina). Rogues cannot use two-handed weapons; Maces require training from Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge. Pick whichever sells for more.
Hearth to Auberdine, or follow the northern road back if it is on cooldown. You must actually be level 20 for Poisons. Finish remaining objectives and kill lone mobs around your level if needed. Next: the Stormwind boat in the 20-30 part.
Budget about 1g in Stormwind at 20: training costs 90s (step), plus Swords from Woo Ping and poison reagents. Sell gray items and unwanted rewards before sailing.
Sail directly from Auberdine, train level 20 abilities and learn Swords. Continue the Lockpicking chain and pick up the poison quest in Old Town.
Backstab, 
Rupture, Stealth, 30s each (step). Woo Ping : Swords, about 10s, for Combat only.Longsword from level 21 - a 12.17 DPS main-hand-only sword, ≈ 87. You cannot equip it at 20. Gavin Gnarltree also sells it in Darkshire. Kris is a 10.94 DPS dagger, ≈ 71, if you skipped it in Astranaar.Cured Leather Armor, 77 armor, ≈ 28; Cured Leather Boots, 53 armor, ≈ 21. Skip gloves and pants: Redridge quests reward them (step, step).
Heavy Brown Bag, 10 slots, ≈ 2; Huge Brown Sack, 12 slots, ≈ 10. The bank and Auction House are also in the Trade District.
Wool Bandage and 
Heavy Wool Bandage.Sprint on cooldown between Stormwind and Lakeshire: it is a long run, and roadside mobs are no longer a threat.Board the direct Stormwind boat at Auberdine's docks - a new Forever route. Several boats leave these docks; ask the dockmaster to confirm the destination.
Head up from the harbor into the city.
Trade District, Innkeeper Allison : set your Hearthstone to Stormwind. You will use it after Westfall (step).
At the Trade District weapon shop, Woo Ping : learn One-Handed Swords for about 10.
Learn it if you are leveling Combat and want a slow main hand: Longsword, 12.17 DPS, 2.30 speed, requires level 21. Gunther Weller sells it here; Gavin Gnarltree sells it in Duskwood. Dagger builds do not need Swords.
Dungar Longdrink : unlock Stormwind's flight path.
Old Town, Osborne the Night Man : level 20 training - Backstab, Rupture and Stealth, 30 each. If you skipped Darnassus at 18 (step), also learn Ambush, Gouge, and Poised.
You need Pick Lock at Alther's Mill; ask the trainer if it is missing from your spellbook. Rupture was nerfed by nearly 40% in Forever: Eviscerate is better against regular mobs.
Nearby in SI:7, Renzik "The Shiv" : turn in ?Erion's Behest[16], accept !Redridge Rendezvous[16].
Next is Lakeshire: Lucius waits by the water on the southwestern edge (step).
In the same building, Master Mathias Shaw : accept !Mathias and the Defias[20].
Requires level 20. Travel to Westfall from Lakeshire (step), delivering the horseshoes in Goldshire on the way. That saves a separate trip.
Walk through Elwynn, unlock Lakeshire's flight path, pick up the Lockpicking quest and start the town's errands. Deliver the horseshoes in Goldshire on the poison trip.
Keen Throwing Knife or 
Sharp Throwing Axe, both 6.32 DPS, ≈ 18. Your starting Small Throwing Knife has just 1.00 DPS: replace it now. Also Brown Leather Satchel, 8 slots, ≈ 25.Bristle Whisker Catfish fish from level 15, ≈ 16, also grants +5% kill XP. Bartender Wental : 
Dwarven Mild from level 15, ≈ 1. Keep your Hearthstone in Stormwind until the tower.
Flash Powder, needed after the tower (step). Do not buy Thieves' Tools: Lucius provides them.Pick Pocket before attacking for vendor loot and silver toward level 22 training (1g60s).Stealth and go around. You cannot handle two alone at 20.Leave Stormwind through the main gates. Follow the road through Goldshire, then east into Redridge. Ariena Stormfeather : unlock Lakeshire's flight path.
By the water on Lakeshire's southwestern edge, Lucius : turn in ?Redridge Rendezvous[16], accept !Alther's Mill[20].
The quest provides Thieves' Tools. The chest is at Alther's Mill northeast of town; you will go there after the bridge (step).
Darcy : accept !A Free Lunch[15]. Deliver lunch along the southern road, then bring flowers back.
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].
Deliver the horseshoes in Goldshire on the poison trip (step).
One trip: horseshoes to Goldshire, the tower near Duskwood, then the cure in Stormwind. Requires level 20.
Crippling Poison recipe after turning in the tower quest (step).
Dust of Decay, ≈ 20; 
Essence of Pain, ≈ 48; Empty Vial, ≈ 4; 
Leaded Vial, ≈ 40. Flash Powder, ≈ 24, is required for 
Vanish from level 22.
Simple Wildflowers, ≈ 2. Billibub Cogspinner : 
Bronze Tube, ≈ 8. Stock is limited; use the Auction House if sold out. Buy two.Sprint on cooldown between Goldshire, Sentinel Hill and the tower: this is the longest run in the 20-30 part.
Instant Poison lasts for 60 hits.Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Stormwind, then take the southern road to Goldshire.
Goldshire, Smith Argus : turn in ?The Price of Shoes[18], accept !Return to Verner[18].
Turn in Return to Verner[18] when you return to Lakeshire (step).
Follow the road west from Goldshire into Westfall, then continue to Sentinel Hill. Thor : unlock the flight path.
Take the southeastern road from Sentinel Hill toward Duskwood. Agent Kearnen : turn in ?Mathias and the Defias[20], accept !Klaven's Tower[24].
The tower is just south. Malformed Defias Drone patrols around it and carries 
Defias Tower Key. Approach in Stealth and use Pick Pocket. With the key, climb the tower: Duskwood Chest at the top contains 
Klaven Mortwake's Journal - Klaven's Tower[24].
This is an elite quest: Malformed Defias Drone is level 23-24 while you are 20. You only need to pick his pocket and open the chest. Quickness helps: a Night Elf is harder to detect in Stealth, as if one level higher. If spotted, use Evasion and retreat. Stuck? Keep the quest: the route returns to Westfall at 24 (step), then Stormwind for the turn-in and cure (step).
Hearth to Stormwind.
Hearthstone on cooldown? Head north to Sentinel Hill and fly to Stormwind with Thor .
Old Town, Master Mathias Shaw : turn in ?Klaven's Tower[24], accept !The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Rewards: 
Poisons and 
Recipe: Thistle Tea. Poisons are now unlocked. The Touch of Zanzil[20] and the next two quests cure Touch of Zanzil after the tower, for about 1,300 XP, all within Stormwind.
In the nearby barracks basement, Doc Mixilpixil : turn in ?The Touch of Zanzil[20], accept !The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Lie down beside the doctor with /lay and wait for the examination - The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Doc Mixilpixil : turn in ?The Touch of Zanzil[20], accept !The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Collect one of each:
Simple Wildflowers, sold by Bernard Gump Leaded Vial, sold by Sloan McCoy Bronze Tube, sold by Billibub Cogspinner in the Dwarven District if in stock, otherwise use the Auction House
Spool of Light Chartreuse Silk Thread, from Spool of Light Chartreuse Silk Thread - The Touch of Zanzil[20].Drops from: Simple Wildflowers - Bernard Gump, Felicia Gump · Leaded Vial - Edna Mullby, Maria Lumere, Sloan McCoy and others
Buy two Bronze Tubes: the second is for Duskwood (step), which has no Auction House. The thread must come from the spool; ordinary vendor Silk Thread will not work.
Doc Mixilpixil : turn in ?The Touch of Zanzil[20].
Use 
Eau de Mixilpixil immediately.
Osborne the Night Man : learn the level 20 recipe Crippling Poison. Sloan McCoy : buy one each of Dust of Decay, Essence of Pain and Empty Vial per poison batch.
Wowhead lists Instant Poison as learned with Poisons, rather than sold by the trainer. Ask here if it is missing from your spellbook. Instant Poison uses Dust of Decay and a vial: 60 charges, 20% chance to deal poison damage. Crippling Poison uses Essence of Pain and a vial: 30% chance to slow the target by 50%, useful against runners. Apply Instant Poison to both weapons; each batch raises your Poisons skill.
Dungar Longdrink : fly to Lakeshire.
The lake beneath the bridge, a southern and western loop, then Lakeshire turn-ins. Your weapons are already poisoned.
Bristle Whisker Catfish, ≈ 16. Bartender Wental - Dwarven Mild, ≈ 1.Dust of Decay, ≈ 20, and Empty Vial, ≈ 4, for Instant Poison.
Black Whelp Gloves (step); The Everstill Bridge[20] - Smith's Trousers (step).Wool Bandage and Heavy Wool Bandage. Condor and boar meat is for Cooking; sell gray items in Lakeshire.Sap on one, then kill the other.Verner Osgood : turn in ?Return to Verner[18], accept !Underbelly Scales[18].
Verner Osgood : accept !A Baying of Gnolls[20].
Dockmaster Baren : accept !Selling Fish[21].
In the lake beneath the bridge and along the shores, collect tools, the necklace, fish and whelp scales. Watch your breath, for The Lost Tools[16] and Hilary's Necklace[15] and Selling Fish[21] and Underbelly Scales[18].
Drops from: Spotted Sunfish - Murloc Flesheater, Murloc Nightcrawler, Murloc Tidecaller and others · Underbelly Whelp Scale - Black Dragon Whelp, Snarlflare
Foreman Oslow : turn in ?The Lost Tools[16], accept !The Everstill Bridge[20].
Hilary : turn in ?Hilary's Necklace[15].
Dockmaster Baren : turn in ?Selling Fish[21].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?Underbelly Scales[18].
Take Black Whelp Gloves: leather gloves, 46 armor, +2 Strength and +3 Agility. The boots only give +4 Stamina; better leather boots come at 25 (step).
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 Smith's Trousers: leather pants, 68 armor, +4 Strength and +4 Agility. The other rewards are mail and cloth gloves.
Chef Breanna : turn in ?Redridge Goulash[18].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?A Baying of Gnolls[20].
Lucius's chest at the mill, the outer Blackrock camps, then the road to Duskwood.
Vanish, 
Distract, Garrote and Sinister Strike. Sell gray items in Lakeshire; the next weapon vendor is in Darkshire.Flash Powder, ≈ 24, is required for Vanish. Bartender Wental : Dwarven Mild, ≈ 1.Marshal Marris : accept !Blackrock Menace[21].
Marshal Marris : accept !Blackrock Blockade[21].
Foreman Oslow : accept !Alther's Mill[21].
Alther's Mill is northeast of Lakeshire. Open Lucius's Lockbox with Pick Lock - Alther's Mill[20].
Many Forever chest tooltips no longer show a Lockpicking requirement, but testers still report needing around 75-80. If you cannot open it, practice nearby at : Practice Lockbox can grant skill on successful attempts.
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].
Lucius : turn in ?Alther's Mill[20].
Reward: 
Certificate of Thievery, a keepsake certificate. Lockpicking is unlocked; open the locked junkboxes you pickpocket for loot and skill points.
Leave Lakeshire along the western road, turn south at the junction and continue into Duskwood to Darkshire.
Darkshire, Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and the western road to Raven Hill. Start Stalvan's story at 24.
Bronze Tube from Stormwind (step): Darkshire has no Auction House.Longsword from level 21 - a 12.17 DPS, 2.30-speed main-hand-only sword, ≈ 87. Combat's main purchase before 24. Learn Swords from Woo Ping in Stormwind.Flash Powder, ≈ 24, for level 22; Dust of Decay, Essence of Pain and Empty Vial for poisons.Heavy Brown Bag, 10 slots, ≈ 2. Innkeeper Trelayne : Dwarven Mild from level 15, ≈ 1.Vanish, Distract, Garrote, Sinister Strike, 40s each.Sap and Pick Pocket do not work on them. Two mobs at once? Use Evasion, or Vanish from level 22.Felicia Maline : unlock the flight path. Innkeeper Trelayne : set your hearth to Darkshire. Collect the town's quests before leaving.
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].
You need Bronze Tube for the observations. If you bought a second in Stormwind (step), turn it in now - Look to the Stars[25].
Darkshire has no Auction House, but Herble Baubbletump also sells the tube when in stock. It must be Bronze, not Copper. No tube? Skip the entire stargazer chain, including its follow-ups.
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 totem ingredients at Raven Hill rather than farming the whole order in one place.
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 and Sven's camp. Avoid the ogres beside the road: they outlevel you.
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].
Night Watch Gauntlets is mail, which Rogues cannot wear. Sell it.
South of the road, the Yorgen Farmstead at : Mound of loose dirt - turn in ?Sven's Revenge[25], accept !Sven's Camp[25].
Return west to Sven's camp. Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Sven's Camp[25], accept !The Shadowy Figure[25].
Hearth to Darkshire and turn in everything you collected.
Hearthstone on cooldown? Follow the southern road east to Darkshire.
Chef Grual : turn in ?Jitters' Growling Gut[20], accept !Dusky Crab Cakes[20].
Deliver spider legs to the kitchen. Short? Collect more around Tranquil Gardens Cemetery - 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].
Already 22? Fly to Stormwind with Felicia Maline . Osborne the Night Man : train Vanish, Distract, Garrote and Sinister Strike, 40 each. Fly back to Darkshire.
Still 21? Skip the trip. Train 22 and 24 together when the route returns to Stormwind (step). Until 22, Shadowmeld is your backup combat escape.
A short second Redridge loop while Duskwood's mobs are still too tough.
Keen Throwing Knife or Sharp Throwing Axe if you still use the starting thrown weapon. Innkeeper Brianna : Bristle Whisker Catfish, ≈ 16.Flash Powder, ≈ 24, and poison reagents.Felicia Maline : fly to Lakeshire.
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 boar away from nearby mobs. Do not chase murlocs into the next camp.
Martie Jainrose : turn in ?An Unwelcome Guest[24].
Dockmaster Baren : turn in ?Murloc Poachers[20].
Dwarven Fishing Pole is a gun. Without the skill, sell it.
Collect pendants from gnolls in eastern Redridge and orbs from Blackrock casters around the orc stronghold - Shadow Magic[23] and Solomon's Law[23].
Drops from: Midnight Orb - Blackrock Shadowcaster · 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. The next circuit starts at 24; short on XP? Finish the remaining gnolls and roadside orcs.
Hearthstone still on cooldown after Sven's camp? Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Darkshire.
Southern cemetery, western woods and a Stormwind trip for level 24 training and Stalvan's deliveries.
Mary's Looking Glass: kill him while there.
Merrick's Bow, and Lost Stalker north of Darkshire carries Ira's Dagger. Keep both.Eviscerate, 
Detect Traps, the 
Mind-numbing Poison recipe, and the new Shank.
Callous Axe from level 24, limited stock - a 15.00 DPS, 2.80-speed axe with +8 Attack Power, ≈ 25. Stronger than Longsword for Combat, but learn Axes from Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge (step).Cuirboulli Vest, 84 armor, ≈ 52; 
Cuirboulli Boots, 58 armor, ≈ 39. No stats: buy only if that slot still has tanned leather.Flash Powder and poison reagents. Innkeeper Trelayne : Dwarven Mild, ≈ 1.Sprint on cooldown; save your Hearthstone for Darkshire.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]) involves level 28-29 skeletons and 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 want to search? Skip the entire branch: Ira's Dagger[24], Merrick's Bow[28] and The Valor Family[22].
Open Merrick's Bow in your bags to accept !Merrick's Bow[28].
The quest itself needs level 28-30 ogres in Vul'Gol Ogre Mound; complete it on the final visit (step).
Hearth to Darkshire.
Hearthstone on cooldown? Follow the southern road east to Darkshire.
Wowhead places Lost Stalker north of Darkshire at ; he drops Ira's Dagger.
The location comes from two Wowhead map points. Cannot find it in a couple of minutes? Skip Ira's Dagger[24].
Click 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].
Leave the level 28-29 worgen for the final visit (step).
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].
Totem of Infliction is a held-in-off-hand item. That slot holds your second blade; sell it.
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 (flight path unlocked), then run south to Moonbrook to pick up Stalvan's trail.
If Klaven's Tower was too hard at 20 (step), do it now. It is east, near Duskwood. Turn it in and get cured in Stormwind (step).
Inside Moonbrook's school, use Old Footlocker: complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28] and accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Thor : fly to Darkshire for the next witness.
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. Visit Old Town first, then Goldshire.
Osborne the Night Man , level 24 training: Eviscerate, Detect Traps, the Mind-numbing Poison recipe, and the new Shank (an off-hand strike, +15 energy, 10-second cooldown). Catch up on level 22 abilities if needed (list).
Planning Ravenholdt (chapter)? Ask for 
Elegant Letter here. Trainers provide the letter from 24; check your mailbox if you do not receive it. In Classic, Mind-numbing Poison required 100 Poisons skill. Until then, keep Instant Poison on your weapons.
Innkeeper Farley : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Inside Goldshire's inn, take the letter from Storage Chest and return to Stormwind - The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Caretaker Folsom : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Beside the caretaker at , open Sealed Crate: complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28] and accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
An enemy may jump out of the crate. Open it at full health.
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 to finish Stalvan's story.
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, The Legend of Stalvan[35], involves level 32 Stalvan Mistmantle. Do it with a group at 29-30 in the optional branch (step). Finish the ogres, final Night Watch quest and cemetery deliveries on the last visit (step).
An optional group trip to the orc stronghold for leather boots and a chestpiece, then back to the main route.
Flash Powder and poisons before the stronghold.Disjointed Shoes (step); Missing In Action[25] - 
Bone-studded Leather (step).Felicia Maline : fly from Darkshire to Lakeshire. Form the 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
Elites: group only. Your job is damage and control: Sap a humanoid before the pull, interrupt with Kick, and use Feint if you pull aggro.
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 out - Missing In Action[25].
Clear the escape route first: the prisoner walks slowly.
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Tharil'zun[25]; deliver the orbs for Shadow Magic[23] here too if not already done.
Rogues do not need the shield or two-handed mace. Pick whichever sells for more.
Magistrate Solomon : turn in ?WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25].
Take Disjointed Shoes: leather boots, 62 armor, +12 Attack Power.
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Missing In Action[25].
Take Bone-studded Leather: leather, 86 armor, +6 Strength, +1 Agility and +5 Stamina. The mail and cloth rewards are not Rogue upgrades.
Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Stormwind, then Ironforge and the Wetlands.
Travel through Ironforge and Loch Modan to the Wetlands. Unlock Ironforge's flight path and train Axes there.
Callous Axe or planning to use group quest axes.Ambush, 
Cheap Shot, Expose Armor, Kick, 60s each. Buliwyf Stonehand : Axes and Maces (step).Longsword, ≈ 87, and Kris, ≈ 71, if still needed. Samor Festivus : Flash Powder and poison reagents.
Mutton Chop from level 15, ≈ 1; 
Wild Hog Shank from 25, ≈ 2. Gruham Rumdnul : Heavy Brown Bag, 10 slots, ≈ 2.Mariner Boots (step); Digging Through the Ooze[24] - 
Ooze-covered Bag (step); Apprentice's Duties[26] - 
Resilient Poncho (step).Pick Pocket before attacking and Sap on a second target. Crocolisks and spiders are beasts; neither works on them.Felicia Maline : fly from Darkshire to Stormwind, then take the Deeprun Tram to Ironforge. Already in Stormwind after the Redridge group run? Start with the tram.
Ironforge: Gryth Thurden , unlock the flight path. Buliwyf Stonehand teaches Axes and Maces for about 10.
Axes are new for Rogues in Forever. Combat options include Callous Axe and group quest rewards 
Barreling Reaper, 
Crescent of Forlorn Spirits. Dagger builds do not need the skill.
Leave Ironforge for Dun Morogh. Follow the eastern road past Kharanos and through the pass into Loch Modan. Thorgrum Borrelson : unlock Thelsamar's flight path.
You have not connected Ironforge and Thelsamar yet. Walk this stretch and stay on the road.
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].
Descend into the Wetlands and head west 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 wood and iron in the harbor. The old sailor needs 
Flagon of Dwarven Honeymead, sold by Innkeeper Helbrek - Spoils of War[22] and The Third Fleet[27].
Valstag Ironjaw : turn in ?Spoils of War[22].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : turn in ?The Third Fleet[27], accept !The Cursed Crew[29].
Along the coast north of the harbor, kill murlocs and gather young crocolisk skins for Claws from the Deep[22] and Young Crocolisk Skins[22].
Drops from: Gobbler's Head - Gobbler · Young Crocolisk Skin - Young Wetlands Crocolisk
Karl Boran : turn in ?Claws from the Deep[22], accept !Reclaiming Goods[25].
James Halloran : turn in ?Young Crocolisk Skins[22], accept !Apprentice's Duties[26].
First coastal hut at : Damaged Crate. Complete Reclaiming Goods[25], turn in ?Reclaiming Goods[25], accept !The Search Continues[25].
Farther along at : Sealed Barrel. Complete The Search Continues[25], turn in ?The Search Continues[25], accept !Search More Hovels[25].
Last hut at : 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].
Take Mariner Boots: leather boots, 59 armor, +1 Agility and +6 Stamina. The other item is for casters.
Head back east along the road: Thelgen Rock first, then the excavation camp and 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, start with lower-level raptors and leave 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 your completed quests and repair.
Hearthstone on cooldown? Follow the road west to the harbor.
Sida : turn in ?Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Ooze-covered Bag is a 10-slot bag. Replace your smallest bag.
Caitlin Grassman : turn in ?Alchemical Hazards[22].
James Halloran : turn in ?Apprentice's Duties[26].
Take Resilient Poncho, a +5 Stamina cloak, if it beats yours. The recipe is useful if you level Cooking.
Tarrel Rockweaver : turn in ?In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
Already 26? Fly to Ironforge with Shellei Brondir . Hulfdan Blackbeard : train Ambush, Cheap Shot, Expose Armor and Kick, 60 each. Fly back to the harbor.
Cheap Shot is a stun opener from Stealth, letting you start without taking a hit. Still 25? Fly at 26, or train 26 and 28 together on the Stormwind trip (step).
New Forever quests alongside the familiar Whelgar's Excavation Site, raptor and orc circuit. Bring a partner for tough enemies.
Continue with Ironforge and Stormwind, then the final Duskwood loop. The chapters below - Ravenholdt, excavation dungeon, Stockade and Nek'rosh - are optional. Pick any or skip them all. Header levels are guidelines, not guaranteed XP milestones.
Stalking Pants from 21, +6 Agility and +6 Stamina, ≈ 79; 
Saber Leggings from 23, +7 Agility and +6 Spirit, ≈ 95. Both are limited stock; buy only if better than Smith's Trousers.Callous Axe from 24, ≈ 25, if you skipped it in Stormwind, plus the same pants.Flash Powder and poison reagents. Instant Poison II from 28 uses Dust of Decay ×3 and Leaded Vial.
Raptorbane Armor (step).Sap does not work on them. Open with Cheap Shot from 26; use Evasion if another joins.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].
Silk Mantle of Gamn is caster cloth. Sell it.
Sarltooth is deep in the excavation. Clear nearby raptors, then kill him - Ormer's Revenge[29].
Avoid starting beside two patrols. Bring a partner if needed.
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[29].
Take Raptorbane Armor: leather chestpiece, 92 armor, +16 Attack Power. Skip the bow and caster item; choose the recipe if leveling Cooking.
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].
Phytoblade requires 100 Herbalism to equip. The mail and cloth rewards are not upgrades either. Take the sword to sell: it has the highest vendor value.
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 and turn in the orc and cursed crew quests.
Hearthstone still on cooldown? Walk west along the road to the harbor.
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, kill the captain and open his chest - Lifting the Curse[30].
Drops from: Intrepid Strongbox Key - Captain Halyndor
Better with a partner: tight deck and hold, with mobs respawning behind you.
At chest Intrepid's Locked Strongbox : turn in ?Lifting the Curse[30], accept !The Eye of Paleth[30].
Glorin Steelbrow : turn in ?The Eye of Paleth[30], accept !Cleansing the Eye[30].
Already 28 before Ravenholdt or group runs? Fly to Ironforge with Shellei Brondir . Hulfdan Blackbeard : train Backstab, Feint, Rupture and Sap, 80 each, plus the Instant Poison II recipe. Fly back to the harbor.
Following the main route directly? Skip the flight and train 28 on the Stormwind trip (step). Catch up on level 26 training if needed (list).
The main route continues with Wetlands to Ironforge and Stormwind, then Duskwood. Before leaving, you can visit Ravenholdt or group up for the excavation dungeon, Stockade and Nek'rosh. All are optional.
A test of cunning, the Rogue manor and a new Forever quest in Durnholde Keep. About 3,900 XP and Ravenholdt reputation.
Optional class trip. Requires Elegant Letter (step) and Detect Traps. The Menethil Harbor-Southshore boat is new in Forever. You do not need this detour for XP; the main route continues in Ironforge.
Elegant Letter from 24. Pick it up before the trip.Flash Powder and poison reagents. Kris Legace by the manor path: Stalking Pants and Saber Leggings, limited stock.In Menethil Harbor, click Elegant Letter in your bags to accept !The Manor, Ravenholdt[24].
Missing the letter? Ask a Rogue trainer: Hulfdan Blackbeard in Ironforge provides it from 24.
Board the Southshore boat at the docks. Several boats leave here; ask the dockmaster to confirm the destination.
Southshore: Darla Harris , unlock the flight path. Follow the northeastern road toward Durnholde Keep. North of the keep, Kris Legace stands beside the path leading north into the hills toward the manor.
Activate Detect Traps in the tunnel before the manor at . Approach the chest: detecting the trap completes the test - The Manor, Ravenholdt[24].
Do not open the chest. The guards above are neutral; you do not need to hide from them.
Detect Traps - learned from the trainer at 24. In the tunnel before the manor turn it on and walk up to the chest: the objective counts once you see the trap. Don't open the chest.Inside the manor, Fahrad : turn in ?The Manor, Ravenholdt[24]. Nearby, Myrokos Silentform : accept !Syndicate Sabotage[24].
Return down to Durnholde Keep. Lord Tomas is inside at - Syndicate Sabotage[24].
QuestieDB lists the Syndicate here at 21-22 and the target at 24, manageable at 27. Pull lone enemies from the edge and pick their pockets: locked junkboxes provide Lockpicking practice.
Return to the manor. Myrokos Silentform : turn in ?Syndicate Sabotage[24].
Hearth to Menethil Harbor.
Hearthstone on cooldown? Walk to Southshore and take the boat to Menethil. Confirm the destination with the dockmaster.
A new Forever dungeon at Whelgar's Excavation Site. A quest minimum of 24 does not make it soloable at 24.
Optional group run. Come for XP and the new dungeon quests; none of the quest weapon rewards suit a Rogue. Without a group, follow the main route. Continue there after any optional runs too.
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]).Flash Powder; poison both weapons before entering. Innkeeper Helbrek : Wild Hog Shank, ≈ 2.James Halloran : accept !Highland Hides[28].
From the harbor, pass the nature warden and head to Whelgar's camp. Excavation Site: Wetlands is beside Whelgar's Excavation Site, marked as a new area; distinguish it from the ordinary raptors outside.
Rethiel the Greenwarden : accept !Horrors in the Highland[31].
Explore Excavation Site: Wetlands with a group. Collect hides, then kill Highland Horror and Relic Guardian inside; the second drops Titan Relic - Highland Hides[28] and Horrors in the Highland[31].
Drops from: Thicket Raptor Hide - Shadetooth, Thicket Lurker, Thicket Hunter and others
Your job is damage and control: Sap a humanoid before the pull, interrupt with Kick, and use Feint if you pull aggro. Open locked junkboxes yourself.
Titan Relic starts a quest. Click it in your bags: !Lost Relic Carry[31].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Horrors in the Highland[31].
Hornbeam Heft is an 11.46 DPS axe with a spell bonus. Weaker than your weapon; sell it.
Carry the relic to Whelgar's camp - Lost Relic Carry[31].
Drops from: Titan Relic - Relic Guardian
Prospector Whelgar : turn in ?Lost Relic Carry[31], accept !Prehistoric Prism[31].
After local turn-ins, deliver the new relic to Ironforge's Hall of Explorers. No need to kill the guardian again - Prehistoric Prism[31].
Drops from: Titan Relic - Relic Guardian
James Halloran : turn in ?Highland Hides[28].
Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge and visit the Hall of Explorers.
High Explorer Magellas : turn in ?Prehistoric Prism[31].
Both rewards are two-handed. Rogues cannot equip them; pick whichever sells for more.
The turn-in leaves you in Ironforge. Hulfdan Blackbeard : train level 28 spells if missed (list). Then fly back to the Wetlands for other group quests or continue the main route.
A separate group branch for Dun Modr quests and the Stockade. The Deadmines is not required.
Flash Powder and poison reagents.Lucine Longsword (step); Crime and Punishment[26] - 
Ambassador's Boots (step); The Fury Runs Deep[27] - 
Belt of Vindication (step).In Ironforge after the excavation? Fly to the harbor with Gryth Thurden first. Find a group in the Wetlands, then approach Dun Modr's southern entrance. Do not cross Thandol Span.
Motley Garmason : accept !The Dark Iron War[30].
Clear Dark Iron dwarves in Dun Modr with a group - The Dark Iron War[30].
Check types and kill counts in your log: counters may differ from Classic.
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Dark Iron War[30], accept !The Fury Runs Deep[27].
Return to the harbor. Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge, then take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind. Dungar Longdrink : fly to Lakeshire and Darkshire for two more Stockade quests.
Guard Berton : accept !What Comes Around...[25].
Councilman Millstipe : accept !Crime and Punishment[26].
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. Two more quests are in the city: by the Stockade entrance and in Old Town.
Warden Thelwater : accept !Quell the Uprising[26].
Nikova Raskol : accept !The Color of Blood[26].
Run the Stockade with a group: The Fury Runs Deep[27], What Comes Around...[25], Crime and Punishment[26], Quell the Uprising[26], The Color of Blood[26]. Check heads, arm 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
Your job is damage and control. Prisoners are humanoids: use Sap before the pull. Open their pickpocketed junkboxes yourself to raise Lockpicking.
Warden Thelwater : turn in ?Quell the Uprising[26].
Nikova Raskol : turn in ?The Color of Blood[26].
Fly to Lakeshire and Darkshire for turn-ins. Then take the Deeprun Tram to Ironforge and Gryth Thurden : fly to the harbor. Final turn-in is in Dun Modr.
Guard Berton : turn in ?What Comes Around...[25].
Lucine Longsword is a 14.00 DPS, 2.50-speed main-hand sword. Take it if you know Swords. Otherwise sell the two-handed hammer; it is worth more than the staff.
Councilman Millstipe : turn in ?Crime and Punishment[26].
Ambassador's Boots: leather boots, +3 Agility, +5 Stamina and +4 Spirit. Take them if you did not get Disjointed Shoes.
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Fury Runs Deep[27].
Take Belt of Vindication: leather belt, +7 Agility and +3 Stamina. Rogues cannot equip the two-handed hammer.
Return to the harbor. Doing Nek'rosh? Stay in the Wetlands. Otherwise, resume the main route.
An optional group fight: a main-hand axe for the chieftain's head.
Flash Powder and poisons before the fight. Reward: Defeat Nek'rosh[32] - Barreling Reaper (step).Captain Stoutfist : accept !Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Destroy the catapults in the Dragonmaw camp - Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Dragonmaw Catapult: turn in ?Nek'rosh's Gambit[31], accept !Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
With a group, clear guards and patrols to reach Chieftain Nek'rosh. Kill the chieftain and take his head - Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
Drops from: Nek'rosh's Head - Chieftain Nek'rosh
In the orc camp at , use Tattered Spellbook to accept !Old Habits[31].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?Defeat Nek'rosh[32] and ?Old Habits[31].
Barreling Reaper: main-hand axe, 16.58 DPS, 1.90 speed, +5 Stamina. Take it if you know Axes. Rogues cannot equip the two-handed sword.
Return to the harbor, then resume the main route.
Ironforge and level 28 training, then the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind.
The main route and group branches meet here. Already in Ironforge after Excavation Site: Wetlands? No need to fly to the harbor.
Main Gauche from 29 - a fast off-hand dagger, 16.56 DPS, 1.60 speed, ≈ 193. Heinrich Stone in Stormwind also sells it.Flash Powder and poison reagents. Innkeeper Firebrew : Wild Hog Shank, ≈ 2.Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge. Hulfdan Blackbeard , level 28 training: Backstab, Feint, Rupture and Sap, 80 each, plus the Instant Poison II recipe. Then take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind and visit the Cathedral of Light.
Already in Ironforge after the excavation? Go straight to the trainer. Trained 28 before the optional runs (step)? Just take the tram.
Archbishop Benedictus : turn in ?Cleansing the Eye[30].
Eye of Paleth is a held-in-off-hand item. That slot holds your blade; sell it.
Worgen, Raven Hill and the ogres of Vul'Gol Ogre Mound. At 30, visit Stormwind for training.
The main route after the Wetlands. Finish your existing chains; Eliza and Stalvan below are an optional group branch. Start level 30 training only once you reach 30.
Merrick's Bow and Ira's Dagger.Broad Bladed Knife from 27, limited stock - a 16.75 DPS, 2.00-speed dagger with +5 Stamina, ≈ 284. Your best vendor main-hand dagger before 30.Flash Powder and poison reagents. Innkeeper Trelayne : 
Stormwind Brie from 25, ≈ 2.
Cloak of the Faith (step); The Night Watch[30] - Gunnysack of the Night Watch (step).Cheap Shot: four seconds of unanswered damage. If another mob joins, use Vanish; it requires powder.Dungar Longdrink : fly to Darkshire. Your log should still contain The Night Watch[30], Gather Rot Blossoms[24], Worgen in the Woods[29] and Merrick's Bow[28]. Innkeeper Trelayne : rebind your hearth to Darkshire.
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 Cloak of the Faith: cloak, +4 Stamina and +4 Spirit, close to Resilient Poncho. Rogues cannot use the shield. 
Consecrated Wand is an additional reward, not a choice; sell the wand.
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].
Take Gunnysack of the Night Watch, a 10-slot bag. Rogues do not need ammo pouches or quivers.
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Gather Rot Blossoms[24], accept !Juice Delivery[24].
Final visit to the Raven Hill hermit: deliver the juice and immediately finish the next errand.
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
The named ogre is tough: bring a partner. Skipped the new family branch? Complete only the quests you accepted.
Abercrombie : turn in ?Ogre Thieves[30], accept !Note to the Mayor[30].
Hearth to Darkshire.
Hearthstone still on cooldown from the last use? Walk east along the main road.
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[30].
The gloves are cloth and the belt is mail. Neither is a Rogue upgrade; take the belt to sell for more.
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Merrick's Bow[28].
Sirra Von'Indi : accept !The Valor Family[22].
Accept after turning in both discoveries.
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. Take the book from Memory of Valor and bring it to Darkshire - The Valor Family[22].
Combine this visit with Eliza in the branch below. Reward 
Memories of Valor is a readable book only.
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?The Valor Family[22].
Group follow-ups Bride of the Embalmer[30] and The Legend of Stalvan[35] are below. Do not accept them without a group. Short of level 30? Kill worgen and undead, then head to Stormwind.
Finish two long stories for leather shoulders and an axe. Skip without a group.
Flash Powder and poisons before the fight.Crescent of Forlorn Spirits (step); Bride of the Embalmer[30] - 
Darkshire Shoulderguards (step).Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : accept !Bride of the Embalmer[30].
With a group, defeat Stalvan Mistmantle by the house and take the family ring for The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Stalvan Mistmantle is level 32, not elite but tougher than regular mobs; the quest is level 35. Fight with a group at 29-30.
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Crescent of Forlorn Spirits: main-hand axe, 18.13 DPS, 1.60 speed. Take it if you know Axes. The ring is for casters.
Find Eliza's grave in the western cemetery. Start only once the whole group is ready; kill the summoned Eliza and take her heart - Bride of the Embalmer[30].
More undead will join. Agree beforehand who holds the boss. Kill the adds and interrupt with Kick.
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Bride of the Embalmer[30].
Take Darkshire Shoulderguards: leather shoulders, 76 armor, +7 Stamina and +7 Spirit. The cloth and shield are not Rogue upgrades.
After turning in, fly to Stormwind with Felicia Maline for level 30 training.
Final training, level 30 poisons and where to go next.
Deadly Poison is trained at Poisons 130. Craft along the way to reach it by 30.Main Gauche from 29, ≈ 193.Flash Powder, ≈ 24; Leaded Vial, ≈ 40. Buy 
Deathweed from herbalists or the Auction House; Deadly Poison requires it.Fly from Darkshire to Stormwind with Felicia Maline . Already here after a group run? Go straight to Old Town.
Osborne the Night Man , level 30 training: 
Kidney Shot, Sinister Strike, Garrote and 
Disarm Trap, 1 each, plus the Deadly Poison recipe.
Kidney Shot is your priority at 30: a stun finisher. Deadly Poison uses Deathweed and Leaded Vial. In Classic the recipe required 130 Poisons skill; until then, use Instant Poison II.
The 1-30 route is complete. Typical next zones are Arathi Highlands, Hillsbrad Foothills and Thousand Needles; dungeons include Gnomeregan and Scarlet Monastery. No mount until 40: efficient routing and Sprint still matter.
Your rotation, Stealth, weapons and leather, class quests and training through 30
Sinister Strike works with any weapon.Sap also leaves you stealthed. There are trade-offs. Backstab hits about a third less hard and Rupture about 40% less than before. You can now train One-Handed Axes, and Mutilate is a talent that only opens at 40 since November 2.Sinister Strike and spend them with Eviscerate. When the target is nearly dead, 2-3 points are enough. Waiting for five can waste energy and another swing.Slice and Dice from 10 speeds up your attacks. Use it early in a long fight, not just before the target dies.Stealth and approach from behind. Openers: Backstab from 4 (dagger, behind only), Garrote from 14 (bleed), Ambush from 18 (dagger, heavy hit).Pick Pocket from 4: use before attacking humanoids such as furbolgs, harpies, naga and cultists. A few coins per mob help pay for expensive training.Sap from 10 keeps a humanoid out for 25 seconds without breaking your stealth in Forever. Sap one of a pair, then fight the other far enough away to leave it undisturbed.Gouge gives four seconds of breathing room from 6. Move behind the target for Backstab. A full bandage takes longer than that window, so save it for after the fight.Evasion from 8 when two mobs are hitting you, not at the last sliver of health. Sprint from 10 helps you escape and travel.Kick from 12 interrupts spells. Keep 25 Energy available against casters.Vanish arrives at 22 (step). Night Elves have an earlier escape: Shadowmeld works in combat and makes mobs stop attacking, on a two-minute cooldown.Worn Dagger, only 0.94 DPS. From 3: Stiletto, 3.33 DPS, ≈ 4, sold by Shalomon in Dolanaar. A weaker free upgrade is Thistlewood Dagger, 2.06 DPS (step).Webwood Slicer, 5.29 DPS, +1 Agility (step). Dual Wield unlocks at 10: put the old dagger in your off hand.Blade of Cunning, 6.75 DPS, 2.00 speed, +2 Agility (step). Your main hand until 19.Curvewood Dagger, 7.00 DPS, +1 Stamina (step). Put it in your off hand.Kris, 10.94 DPS, ≈ 71, sold by Xai'ander in Astranaar. A substantial damage upgrade before 20.Brushwood Blade, Sentinel's Slasher) cannot be equipped before training at 20. Sell them. Axes and Maces also need training in Ironforge.Small Throwing Knife lasts until 20 because you only use it to pull. Teldrassil, Darkshore and Ashenvale have no thrown weapon vendors. The first knives and axes are in Lakeshire.Archery Training Gloves, Blackened Leather Belt, Canopy Leggings, Woodland Tunic. At 10: Feral Bracers.Ivy Cuffs, Dryweed Belt, Vagabond Leggings, Shucking Gloves, Murloc-hide Gloves, Wildkeeper Leggings.Tanned Leather Jerkin, 69 armor, ≈ 15, and Tanned Leather Boots, 48 armor, ≈ 11, from Cylania in Darnassus or Mavralyn in Auberdine. No other quest chestpieces or leather boots before 20. From 17: Cured Leather Armor and Cured Leather Boots, sold by Cyridan in Darnassus and Tandaan Lightmane in Astranaar.Longsword for your main hand: 12.17 DPS, 2.30 speed, ≈ 87. Sold by Gunther Weller in Stormwind and Gavin Gnarltree in Darkshire.Callous Axe, 15.00 DPS, 2.80 speed, +8 Attack Power, ≈ 25. Limited stock from Charys Yserian in Stormwind. Learn Axes, new for Rogues in Forever, from Buliwyf Stonehand in Ironforge (step).Kris from 19 goes off hand beside a sword or main hand for dagger builds. From 27, main-hand Broad Bladed Knife, 16.75 DPS, 2.00 speed, +5 Stamina (Gavin Gnarltree , limited stock). From 29, off-hand Main Gauche, 16.56 DPS, 1.60 speed, ≈ 193 (Heinrich Stone , Brenwyn Wintersteel ).Lucine Longsword, 14.00 DPS, from the Stockade (step); Barreling Reaper, 16.58 DPS, from Nek'rosh (step); Crescent of Forlorn Spirits, 18.13 DPS, from Stalvan (step). Phytoblade requires 100 Herbalism; sell it without the profession.Keen Throwing Knife or Sharp Throwing Axe, 6.32 DPS, sold by Lindsay Ashlock in Lakeshire. The starting knife has 1.00 DPS.Black Whelp Gloves (step) and Smith's Trousers (step). Group quests at the orc stronghold: Disjointed Shoes and Bone-studded Leather (step).Mariner Boots (step), Resilient Poncho (step), Raptorbane Armor (step). Stockade: Ambassador's Boots and Belt of Vindication. Eliza: Darkshire Shoulderguards.Stalking Pants (+6 Agility, +6 Stamina) and Saber Leggings (+7 Agility, +6 Spirit), limited stock from Wenna Silkbeard in the Wetlands.Blade of Cunning in Darnassus (step).Poisons and rewards Recipe: Thistle Tea (step). Then complete the three doctor quests in Stormwind, starting with The Touch of Zanzil[20] (step).Training costs about 20s through level 10, another 2g35s from 12-20, and about 12g20s from 22-30, using Wowhead Forever prices before reputation discounts. Wowhead does not list poison recipe prices; check the trainer. Ranks share the same ability name: read the rank number in the tooltip.
Shadowmeld: 10-second cooldown out of combat; conceals you while you stay still. In Forever it also works in combat: the description says enemies stop attacking you, with a two-minute cooldown.Vanish at 22, this is an extra way to stop a bad pull. I'd try it on an easy pair first. You want to know whether the mobs leave or wait beside you before testing it with your last health.Quickness: +1% dodge and +2% movement speed. Since October 15, the speed bonus stacks with other increases. A Night Elf is harder to detect in Stealth, as if one level higher, helping at Klaven's Tower (step).Elune's Light, new in Forever: +10% attack and spell crit chance for 15 seconds, three-minute cooldown.Eviscerate is more likely to crit while it is active.Wisp Spirit: after death, you become a wisp and move 75% faster toward your corpse, up from 50% in Classic. Death has no penalty below 10; a short corpse run can sometimes save travel time.Elune's Light and Shadowmeld. Reward: +50 Darnassus reputation.Start with Skinning, then choose Mining for gold or Leatherworking for crafts. Add First Aid and Cooking. The Woodland Protector[1] offers a profession manual in Shadowglen. Pick with your two main slots in mind before using it.
Skinning Knife and 
Mining Pick.Well Fed XP Boost: after eating for 10 seconds, +5% kill XP for 15 minutes. It does not affect quest turn-ins. Refresh it before a long clear.Longjaw Mud Snapper from 5 and Bristle Whisker Catfish from 15.Wool Bandage and Heavy Wool Bandage from Shaina Fuller in Stormwind or Fremal Doohickey in the Wetlands. Auction excess cloth.Recipe: Thistle Tea (step). 
Thistle Tea instantly restores 100 Energy on a five-minute cooldown, but the recipe requires 60 Cooking. It uses 
Swiftthistle, gathered by herbalists or bought at the Auction House. Level Cooking early and keep the recipe.Sap no longer breaks Stealth. Distract makes enemies less able to detect stealthed targets; Feint removes twice as much threat.Backstab is about a third lower; Rupture is about 40% weaker. Poisons deal less damage per proc but have more charges.
Hack and Slash replaced four old weapon specializations and benefits every weapon type. The new Mutilate in Assassination costs 31 points since November 2 and opens at 40.Shadowmeld works in combat, with a two-minute cooldown. Quickness also gives +2% movement speed; Wisp Spirit grants +75% wisp movement speed.Elune's Light is a new racial: +10% crit for 15 seconds. Nature Resistance was removed.Poisons (step); Ravenholdt has new Syndicate Sabotage[24] (step). The Menethil Harbor-Southshore-Auberdine boat route is also new.Ambush. Just don't forget the new passive Poised there.Thieves' Tools: the quest provides them. Do not buy swords or maces before training the skill; you cannot equip them.Phytoblade requires 100 Herbalism to equip.| Dungeon and Level | What to pick up beforehand | Rogue Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Blackfathom Deeps · 22-26 | Researching the Corruption[24] in Auberdine; In Search of Thaelrid[24] and Twilight Falls[25] in Darnassus. Only pick them up if you find a group before the level 20 boat trip. | XP and minor rewards. The route leaves Kalimdor at 20; do not accept without a group. |
| Stockade · 28-30 | Dun Modr first: The Dark Iron War[30] unlocks The Fury Runs Deep[27]. What Comes Around...[25] in Lakeshire, Crime and Punishment[26] in Darkshire, Quell the Uprising[26] and The Color of Blood[26] in Stormwind. | Lucine Longsword, 14.00 DPS sword requiring Swords; Ambassador's Boots and Belt of Vindication, Agility leather. Preparation and route. |
| Excavation Site: Wetlands · 28-30 | Highland Hides[28] at the harbor; Horrors in the Highland[31] from Rethiel the Greenwarden by the Green Belt. Titan Relic inside starts an Ironforge delivery. | No suitable Rogue weapon; sell Hornbeam Heft. The main reward is XP from new quests. Preparation and route. |
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