RaceOrcA step-by-step route for an Orc warlock in WoW Forever up to level 30: Durotar with its new Forever quests, the Barrens, Stonetalon, the Eastern Kingdoms, Ashenvale and Thousand Needles. The guide covers when to take the class quests for the Imp (
Summon Imp), the Voidwalker (
Summon Voidwalker) and the Succubus (
Summon Succubus), which DoTs to use and how to almost never wait on mana (
Life Tap saves you), where to get a staff and a wand, which professions to pick and what a warlock brings to a group.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Minor Healthstone into the trade window. Settings - /shards. Forever file 1.60.1 from October 12, no dependencies.Builds for 10–30: which one to pick and in what order to spend points
Your first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level: 21 points by level 30. Not sure what to pick? Go “Affliction: DoTs and Wand” - every beta guide recommends it (Warcraft Tavern, Method, Mobalytics). Demonology is sturdier - on the beta forums people call it the most reliable tree - but it only gets going around 25; Destruction is for dungeons. A warlock trainer in a capital resets your talents, for example Zevrost in Orgrimmar. Hover a talent for its Wowhead tooltip; the button at the bottom opens the build in the Wowhead calculator with the same order.
Improved Corruption 5/5 - Corruption becomes instant and 10% stronger: you cast it on the move and hits can't interrupt it. 
Suppression 4/5 - +4% hit and -16% threat: the Voidwalker doesn't lose the mob. Improved Life Tap - Life Tap gives 20% more mana. Then 
Improved Bane of Agony, 
Grim Reach 2/2 (longer range for Affliction spells) and 
Nightfall: while Corruption ticks or you channel a drain, your next 
Shadow Bolt is sometimes instant.
Siphon Life - one more DoT, and it heals you.Suppression first if your demon keeps losing threat - that order works too.Grim Reach with two ranks. At 27 put the rest into Suppression, at 28–29 take 
Improved Drains; the order below is updated.
Improved Corruption 5/5
Suppression 4/5
Improved Life Tap 2/2
Improved Bane of Agony 2/2
Grim Reach 2/2
Nightfall 2/2Suppression 5/5
Improved Drains 2/3
Siphon Life 1/1
Drain Life heals you while your demon holds a second mob. The core comes from Warcraft Tavern (“drain-tank the mob”) and Mobalytics.Improved Corruption 5/5, then Improved Drains 3/3: Drain Life and Drain Soul are 20% stronger. 
Fel Concentration 3/3 - a 70% chance that a hit won't interrupt your channel: you drain health while the mob hits you. Nightfall also procs from drains, and Siphon Life at 30 is healing with no cast time.Improved Corruption 5/5Improved Drains 3/3Improved Life Tap 2/2
Fel Concentration 3/3Suppression 2/5Nightfall 2/2Grim Reach 2/2Suppression 3/5Siphon Life 1/1
Soul Link at 30. Slower start: Method says the tree “comes online late”.
Unholy Power 5/5 - +10% demon damage. Improved Voidwalker 3/3 makes Torment, 
Consume Shadows and 
Sacrifice 30% stronger. 
Demonic Energies - your demon heals for 15% of your damage and gets mana when you press Life Tap. 
Fel Vitality - +15% health for your demon and +15% mana for you. At 25 - 
Demonic Brand: 
Searing Pain brands the target, and your demon's next six hits deal extra damage.Soul Link - your demon takes 30% of the damage dealt to you. You take 
Demonic Sacrifice at 20 only to unlock it: don't sacrifice your demon when you're solo.Searing Pain only from 25, once you have Demonic Brand: before that it pulls threat off your demon.
Unholy Power 5/5
Improved Voidwalker 3/3
Demonic Energies 2/2
Demonic Sacrifice 1/1
Fel Vitality 3/3
Demonic Aegis 1/2
Demonic Brand 3/3Demonic Aegis 2/2
Master Summoner 1/2
Soul Link 1/1
Bane 5/5 - Shadow Bolt and 
Immolate cast 0.5 seconds faster. 
Cataclysm - Destruction spells cost 10% less. 
Molten Skin 2/5 - -4% damage taken. 
Shadowburn at 20 - an instant finisher that gives a shard back. 
Ruin boosts your crits; at 25 - 
Conflagrate: it detonates your Immolate; then Agonizing Flames (+10% damage).
Bane of Havoc - 15% of the damage you deal to other targets is copied to the target with this bane: for packs in dungeons.
Bane 5/5
Cataclysm 3/3
Molten Skin 2/5
Shadowburn 1/1
Ruin 4/5
Conflagrate 1/1
Agonizing Flames 3/3Ruin 5/5
Bane of Havoc 1/1The orc and troll starting valley · the Imp from a class quest, the Den and Burning Blade Coven
All the quests are around the Den: grab them in a batch, do them in one loop, turn them in as a batch. About 40 minutes to level 5–6. The big thing for a warlock here is the Imp: you get it from the class quest Vile Familiars[4], not from the trainer. The general quest for 12 familiars that Zureetha Fargaze gives other classes won't be offered to you - you get this one instead.
Demon Skin buff up at all times. On the plus side, it shoots on its own (
Firebolt): send it at the mob first, then cast your own spells.Kaltunk at the entrance to the Den: accept !Your Place in the World[1]. Gornek : turn in ?Your Place in the World[1], accept !Cutting Teeth[2] and the new !Wayward Weapons[2].
Around the Den: Mottled Boars - 10 of them, Cutting Teeth[2]. Abandoned training weapons lie on the ground all over the valley - 6 of them, Wayward Weapons[2].
For now you only have Shadow Bolt: cast it from range and finish the mob in melee. Sell your gray items - the first skill at the trainer costs 10.
Gornek: turn in ?Cutting Teeth[2] (take 
Soft Wool Boots), accept !Sting of the Scorpid[3] and the class quest !Tainted Parchment[1]. The warlock trainer Nartok in the Den: turn in ?Tainted Parchment[1] and learn Immolate (10). Kzan Thornslash : turn in ?Wayward Weapons[2].
Immolate - instant damage plus a 15-second burn: open on the mob with it, then Shadow Bolt.
Galgar : accept !Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3]. Ruzan by the Den: accept the class quest !Vile Familiars[4] - it rewards the Imp.
Foreman Thazz'ril by the Den: accept !Lazy Peons[4] (from level 3; not level 3 yet - do the scorpids and cacti first, then come back to the foreman). South and west of the valley: Scorpid Workers - 10 tails, Sting of the Scorpid[3]; Cactus Apples on the bushes - 10 of them, Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3]; sleeping Lazy Peons - wake up five, Lazy Peons[4]: 
Foreman's Blackjack is in your bags, use it on them.
Drops from: Scorpid Worker Tail - Scorpid Worker, Sarkoth
The Den:
Soft Wool Belt) and ?Sarkoth[5] (take 
Soft Wool Vest)Level 4, Nartok : Corruption and 
Curse of Weakness, 1 each.
Corruption is your main DoT until 30: put it on every mob, not just the long fights. Curse of Weakness weakens the mob's attacks - use it on mobs that hit hard in melee.
The book from Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3]: if an enchanter friend will make your wands, take 
Wild Harvest and learn Herbalism (junior trainer - Zor'la ). Making a wand yourself? You don't need the book: you'll learn Enchanting and Tailoring in Orgrimmar at 12 (step).
Why - see the “Professions” section.
North of the valley: Vile Familiars - 6 heads, Vile Familiars[4]. A pick lies at the entrance to Burning Blade Coven - Thazz'ril's Pick[4].
Not every familiar drops a head. On each one - Corruption and Immolate, then Shadow Bolts; don't pull two at once.
The Den: Ruzan - turn in ?Vile Familiars[4]: you learn Summon Imp; accept !Vile Familiars[4]. Zureetha Fargaze : turn in ?Vile Familiars[4] (take the dagger 
Primitive Hand Blade), accept !Burning Blade Medallion[5]. Foreman Thazz'ril - turn in ?Thazz'ril's Pick[4].
Summon the Imp and keep it out. The demon trainer Hraug stands next to the warlock trainer: according to the game files he has 
Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1) ≈ 1 (from 4) - the Imp learns 
Blood Pact, and you get Stamina. Whether grimoires are actually sold on the beta hasn't been checked - take a look.
Burning Blade Coven : Yarrog Baneshadow deep inside - the medallion, Burning Blade Medallion[5].
The cave is cramped and the mobs stand close together: pull one at a time from the edge while the Imp shoots. Back to the Den with a “death run”: before level 10 it costs almost nothing.
Zureetha Fargaze: turn in ?Burning Blade Medallion[5] (take 
Ripped Pants), accept !Report to Sen'jin Village[5]. A lost journal lies on the ground by the Den - accept the new !The Adventurer[6].
Level 6, Nartok : Life Tap and Shadow Bolt (rank 2), 1 each.
Life Tap turns health into mana - in Forever, (30 + Spirit) per press. Below half mana but above half health? Press it, and top up your health with food: you'll hardly ever need to drink. Not level 6 yet - you'll learn it at 8 in Razor Hill (step).
Leave the valley by the road southeast, toward Sen'jin Village.
Darkspear trolls, centaurs and spiders on the road to Razor Hill
The Darkspear troll village in the southeast. You pick up lots of quests here at once: some you do now (Kolkar Crag, the shore), some at 9 (the Echo Isles). Keep the island quests in your log.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5, 6 slots.Life Tap turns health into mana, and food brings the health back - plus +5% experience from kills (new in Forever).On the road out of the valley - Ukor : accept !A Peon's Burden[5] (a delivery to Razor Hill).
Sen'jin Village:
Also there:
The shore east of the village : makrura - 4 eyes, crabs - 8 Crawler Mucus, A Solvent Spirit[7].
Drops from: Intact Makrura Eye - Makrura Clacker, Makrura Shellhide, Makrura Snapclaw and others · Crawler Mucus - Pygmy Surf Crawler, Surf Crawler, Encrusted Surf Crawler and others
Kolkar Crag to the west: three attack plans - , and , Thwarting Kolkar Aggression[8]. In the camp, Pal'juh : accept the new !Lost in the Shadows[8] and lead her out of the camp - Lost in the Shadows[8].
The centaurs walk in pairs - fight at the edge of the camp: Imp and DoTs on one, leave the second alone. According to RestedXP, Pal'juh isn't always in her spot: if she's not there, don't wait.
The village: Lar Prowltusk - turn in ?Thwarting Kolkar Aggression[8] (take 
Seasoned Fighter's Cloak); Master Vornal - turn in ?Lost in the Shadows[8] (the hammer or the bow - to sell) and ?A Solvent Spirit[7].
North along the road to Razor Hill: spiders on both sides of the road - 6 and 6, Legging It[6].
Leave the elite spider alone - you'll come back for it at 9.
Brakk at the campfire south of Razor Hill: turn in ?The Adventurer[6], accept !The Great Outdoors[6]. Sit by the campfire (/sit) and wait for the “Boosted Rest” buff - The Great Outdoors[6]. Turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6], accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Durotar's main town · the warlock trainer and the demon trainer · Kul Tirans on the coast
Razor Hill is your base until level 12: here you have the warlock trainer and the demon trainer, an inn and almost all the quests of the north. Set your hearthstone here.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 and Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25, 6 and 8 slots. You get one bag from Carry Your Weight[7].
Haunch of Meat ≈ 24 (from 5), food between fights; water - 
Refreshing Spring Water, from level 5 
Ice Cold Milk. From level 6 you rarely drink: Life Tap gives you mana.Grimoire of Firebolt (Rank 2) ≈ 1 (from 8), so the Imp hits harder. Whether grimoires are sold on the beta - check on the spot.
Linen Cloth from the Kul Tirans - for 
Linen Bandage: First Aid is taught by Rawrk . Extra cloth goes to the Orgrimmar auction house or into Tailoring.
Fear: fear the second mob, finish the first, then DoTs on the second. Only if the area is clear: a feared mob runs wherever it likes and brings its neighbors.Innkeeper Grosk : turn in ?A Peon's Burden[5] and set your hearthstone in Razor Hill.
Gar'Thok : turn in ?Legging It[6], accept !Vanquish the Betrayers[7]. Orgnil Soulscar : turn in ?Report to Orgnil[7], accept !Dark Storms[12]. Cook Torka : talk to him - Camping 101: Cooking[6], turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6]: you learn Cooking.
Furl Scornbrow on the watchtower: accept !Carry Your Weight[7]. Turroc : accept the new !For Honor[6].
Level 8, the warlock trainer Dhugru Gorelust : Bane of Agony and Fear, 2 each; if you didn't learn them at 6 - Life Tap and Shadow Bolt (rank 2) here too. First Aid - Rawrk .
Bane of Agony is new in Forever: a “bane” instead of a curse, 72 damage over 24 seconds for 25 mana - your most mana-efficient spell. It stacks with a curse: Bane of Agony and Curse of Weakness on the same target. Not level 8 yet - you'll learn it at 10 (step).
Tiragarde Keep to the east : 10 sailors and 8 marines, plus Lieutenant Benedict on the top floor - Vanquish the Betrayers[7]; the Canvas Scraps drop from them too - Carry Your Weight[7]; three raider items by the keep's walls - , and , For Honor[6]. The lieutenant drops 
Benedict's Key - use it to open the chest nearby : inside is 
Aged Envelope, which starts !The Admiral's Orders[7].
Drops from: Canvas Scraps - Kolkar Drudge, Kolkar Outrunner, Kul Tiras Sailor and others
The Kul Tirans stand in groups. Pull them one at a time toward the exit: Imp and DoTs. A second one runs in - Fear on it, but only if nothing's behind it. Fight the lieutenant with full mana.
Razor Hill:
Handmade Leather Bag)Shipwrecks, tigers, Zalazane and the Razormane Grounds
Down the coast south to the Echo Isles, turn-ins in Sen'jin and back north through the Razormane Grounds. By the end - level 10, your level 10 spells and the first quest of the Voidwalker chain.
Life Tap health is mana.The shipwreck shore east of Razor Hill : Gnomish Toolboxes in the wreckage - 3 of them, From The Wreckage....[8].
South along the shore:
Drops from: Durotar Tiger Fur - Durotar Tiger, Shal'ma
The Echo Isles , swim over from the shore: 8 Hexed Trolls and 8 Voodoo Trolls - Zalazane[10]; Zalazane in the middle - his head for Zalazane[10]; the prisoner's remains nearby - the skull, Minshina's Skull[9]; Forgotten Loa Idols on the ground across the islands - 8 of them, Forgotten Loa Idols[9]; the trolls drop cursed pendants - use them, you need 3 Luminous Residue, A Pain in the Neck[8].
Zalazane stands surrounded by trolls - lure them out one at a time and kill him last. On the island the trolls stand close together: Fear only as a last resort here. The pendants only drop while A Pain in the Neck[8] is in your log.
Sen'jin Village:
Zalazane[10] and Bloodtalon Matriarch[8] reward leather and mail - take whatever sells for more.
North along the road: Ukorsbane - an elite level 8 spider; it drops the pack - !Ukor's Lost Pack[8]. Go back south for a minute: Ukor - turn in ?Ukor's Lost Pack[8].
Start with full health and mana: Imp in first, Bane of Agony, Corruption, Immolate. If it reaches you - Fear and DoTs again while it runs (if there are no other spiders nearby). Didn't work out? Skip it: the quest starts from its drop and doesn't unlock anything.
The Razormane Grounds west of Razor Hill : Prickly Pear Fruit - 8 of them, This Fruit Could Bite Back[6]; Razormane Quilboars and Scouts , Dustrunners and Battleguards farther north - 4 of each, Encroachment[10].
Razor Hill: Cook Torka - turn in ?Break a Few Eggs[8] and ?This Fruit Could Bite Back[6]; Gar'Thok - turn in ?From The Wreckage....[8] (take 
Dirt-trodden Boots) and ?Encroachment[10].
Level 10, Dhugru Gorelust : Drain Soul, Create Healthstone, Demon Skin (rank 2) and Immolate (rank 2), 3 each. Nearby, Ophek : accept the class quest !Gan'rul's Summons[10].
Drain Soul is a finishing channel: if the mob dies while you channel it, you get 
Soul Shard in your bag, and in Forever a shard can also drop from a tick. Make Minor Healthstone right away and keep it in your bag. Gan'rul's Summons[10] is turned in in Orgrimmar - the route gets there at 12 (step).
Evidence at Tiragarde Keep, Drygulch Ravine, Thunder Ridge and the naga on the coast
Northern Durotar: new Forever quests around Razor Hill, Drygulch Ravine and Thunder Ridge. You get the Voidwalker in Orgrimmar at 12: the tablet for Creature of the Void[11] is at Skull Rock, and so are the targets of Skull Rock[12] and Hidden Enemies[12] - one trip instead of two. By the end - about level 12 at the gates of Orgrimmar.
Drain Soul channel: that's how you stock up on shards - for the Voidwalker and for Minor Healthstone (a healthstone costs a shard too). Keep 3–4; you don't need more yet.Bane of Agony on it: the bane does most of its damage toward the end. For a mob like that - Corruption and a Shadow Bolt.Razor Hill, Orgnil Soulscar: accept the new !A Missing Hand[11].
Heglan Shadeeye north of Tiragarde Keep: turn in ?A Missing Hand[11], accept !Threat from Below[11]. Three clues near him - , and , Threat from Below[11].
Razor Hill, Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Threat from Below[11], accept !Threat from Below[11].
The naga for Threat from Below[11] are on the northern shore, on the way to Orgrimmar (step).
North along the road: Misha Tor'kren at Tor'kren Farm - accept !Lost But Not Forgotten[11]; Rezlak by Drygulch Ravine - accept !Winds in the Desert[9].
Stolen Supply Sacks along the road south of Rezlak - 5 of them, Winds in the Desert[9]. Rezlak: turn in ?Winds in the Desert[9], accept !Securing the Lines[11].
Drygulch Ravine : 12 Dustwind Savages and 8 Dustwind Storm Witches - Securing the Lines[11]. The Storm Witches and Eggtenders drop a Dull Storm Orb, which starts !A Simmering Storm[11].
The witches throw lightning from range: lure them behind a rock so they come to you. The harpies stand close together - Fear is dangerous here.
Rezlak: turn in ?Securing the Lines[11] and ?A Simmering Storm[11], accept !Stormy Potential[11].
For Securing the Lines[11] take whatever sells for more: a staff with spell power comes from Stormy Potential[11] (step).
Thunder Ridge : Thunder Lizards in the south and Lightning Hides in the north - 5 Charged Thunder Lizard Organs, Stormy Potential[11]. Fizzle Darkstorm on the ridge - the claw, Dark Storms[12]. Dreadmaw Crocolisks in the river nearby - the amulet, Lost But Not Forgotten[11].
Drops from: Kron's Amulet - Dreadmaw Crocolisk, Corrupted Dreadmaw Crocolisk
Fizzle Darkstorm is level 12 and a caster: Curse of Weakness is useless against him, so go with DoTs: Bane of Agony, Corruption, Immolate. His Imp is next to him - kill the Imp first. The amulet doesn't drop from every crocolisk - roughly, plan on 10–15 minutes.
Optional: Halikor is an elite level 12 lizard that roams Thunder Ridge . It drops a hoof - !Halikor's Hoof[12], turned in in Orgrimmar.
The Imp can't hold it: you need full health and mana, Minor Healthstone and a potion. All your DoTs at once, Fear, and DoTs again while it runs. Solo at 11 it's a coin flip: if you meet another player, invite them.
Rezlak - turn in ?Stormy Potential[11] (take the staff 
Makeshift Stormcaller). Misha Tor'kren - turn in ?Lost But Not Forgotten[11] (take 
Handsewn Cloak).
Makeshift Stormcaller - +2 Intellect and +4 spell power. Staves are taught by Hanashi in Orgrimmar (step) - keep it in your bag until then.
Southeast along the road to Razor Hill: Orgnil Soulscar - turn in ?Dark Storms[12], accept !Margoz[12].
The boots from Dark Storms[12] are leather - sell them.
North along the eastern shore: naga on the coast - 9 Naga Spinefins, Threat from Below[11].
Drops from: Naga Spinefin - Spitelash Scout, Spitelash Attendant
Farther north an elite sea giant, Aggor the Young, walks around - leave him alone: the quest for him comes later and is for a group only.
Margoz in the camp above the shore: turn in ?Margoz[12], accept !Skull Rock[12]. Then on to the gates of Orgrimmar.
The level 12 trainer, staves, new quests in town, Skull Rock and summoning the Voidwalker
Orgrimmar is on your way: the flight path, the level 12 trainer, staves, the new Forever city quests and two chains that one trip to Skull Rock right outside the gates takes care of: Hidden Enemies[12] and Creature of the Void[11] - the tablet for the Voidwalker. So you visit the city twice: before Skull Rock and after it - that's when you summon and subdue the demon.
Lesser Magic Wand (from 5) and 
Greater Magic Wand (from 13) are made by enchanters - look on the auction house, ask a friend or make one yourself (step). Katis in the Cleft of Shadow: according to the game files, his wands start at level 15.The gates of Orgrimmar . Doras : get the flight path.
Valley of Strength: Thatog - accept the new !Meal Appeal[15]. Borstan : turn in ?Meal Appeal[15], accept !Favorite Food[15]. If you killed Halikor - Kamari : turn in ?Halikor's Hoof[12].
Kor'geld : accept the new !Yelmak's Medley[15]. Cattails and Speargrass grow by the water in the Valley of Honor - Yelmak's Medley[15]. The weapon master Hanashi is there too: learn Staves (about 10) and equip Makeshift Stormcaller.
Making your own wand? On the way, learn Enchanting (Jhag ) and buy the materials for Lesser Magic Wand (Kithas ). Details in the “Professions” section.
Cleft of Shadow: Gan'rul Bloodeye - turn in ?Gan'rul's Summons[10], accept !Creature of the Void[11]. Level 12, Zevrost : Shadow Bolt, Curse of Weakness and 
Health Funnel, 6 each.
Health Funnel transfers your health to the demon - expensive and slow. Heal your demon between fights only when you're out of shards; otherwise it's easier to summon a new one.
Kor'geld: turn in ?Yelmak's Medley[15]. Yelmak : accept !Whuut's the Rush[15] and deliver the potion - Whuut : turn in ?Whuut's the Rush[15].
The reward is 
Healing Potion: save it for elites.
Behind Grommash Hold: Migi - turn in ?Favorite Food[15]; Thra - accept !Rocks to Rests[15].
Smooth Boulders lie all over the city - 8 of them, Rocks to Rests[15]. Thra: turn in ?Rocks to Rests[15], take 
Mogra's Friendship Bracelet.
Mogra's Friendship Bracelet - cloth bracers with Spirit: in Forever, Spirit decides how much mana Life Tap gives you.
Valley of Wisdom: Nazgrel - turn in ?The Admiral's Orders[7]; Thrall - accept !Hidden Enemies[12].
Out of the city to Skull Rock just outside the gates : Burning Blade Fanatics and Apprentices - 6 Searing Collars (Skull Rock[12]) and the Lieutenant's Insignia (Hidden Enemies[12]). Deep in the cave - Gazz'uz : he drops 
Eye of Burning Shadow, which starts !Burning Shadows[12]. Next to him - Burning Blade Stash : open it: inside is 
Tablet of Verga, the goal of Creature of the Void[11].
Drops from: Searing Collar - Burning Blade Thug, Burning Blade Neophyte, Burning Blade Fanatic and others · Lieutenant's Insignia - Burning Blade Fanatic, Burning Blade Apprentice
Gazz'uz is level 14, casts spells and stands right by the stash. Clear the cave on the way in so there's nothing behind you. How to fight him: full health and mana, Minor Healthstone in your bag; Bane of Agony, Corruption, Immolate, the Imp shoots; at half health - Fear and DoTs again while he runs. You don't have the Voidwalker yet - don't take on two at once.
Margoz : turn in ?Skull Rock[12], accept !Neeru Fireblade[12].
The rewards are no use to a warlock: 
Jagged Dagger has no spell power, and you already have a staff. Take whatever sells for more.
Back to Orgrimmar, the Cleft of Shadow: Neeru Fireblade - turn in ?Neeru Fireblade[12] and ?Burning Shadows[12], accept !Ak'Zeloth[13]. Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12], accept !Hidden Enemies[12]. Neeru Fireblade: talk to him - Hidden Enemies[12]. Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12].
Ak'Zeloth[13] leads to Far Watch Post - that's where you go next.
Gan'rul Bloodeye: turn in ?Creature of the Void[11], accept !The Binding[11].
The summoning circle in the Cleft of Shadow : use 
Glyphs of Summoning there and a level 10 Voidwalker appears. Defeat it - The Binding[11].
It can take a lot of punishment but hits weakly: Bane of Agony, Corruption, Immolate, the Imp shoots, and you finish it with Shadow Bolts. Start at full mana.
Gan'rul Bloodeye: turn in ?The Binding[11] - Summon Voidwalker.
The summon costs a Soul Shard. The Voidwalker keeps mobs on itself: send it in, let it land 1–2 hits (it uses Torment on its own) and only then apply DoTs - otherwise the mob comes for you. Don't open with Immolate. No more Imp when you're solo: you need it in a group, where Blood Pact gives everyone Stamina.
From Orgrimmar through Razor Hill into the Barrens
The last turn-ins in Durotar, then on into the Barrens. From Orgrimmar, walk south to Razor Hill (3–4 minutes), or hearth if your hearthstone is ready.
Flawed Power Stone appears in your bags - you need it at the altar in the cave on Dreadmist Peak.Flawed Power Stone lasts 30 minutes (according to RestedXP): go straight from the stone to the altar, don't get distracted by mobs on the way.Razor Hill: Orgnil Soulscar - turn in ?Threat from Below[11]; Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12].
Have a group? Orgnil Soulscar also gives Threat from Below[12]: an elite sea giant on the northern shore. The rewards are of little use to a warlock - don't take it without a group. Didn't learn your level 12 spells in Orgrimmar? Dhugru Gorelust teaches the same.
Take the western road over the bridge across the Southfury River to Far Watch Post: Kargal Battlescar - turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12], accept !Crossroads Conscription[12]; Ak'Zeloth - turn in ?Ak'Zeloth[13], accept !The Demon Seed[14]. The power stone at his feet - !Flawed Power Stone[14]: turn it in right there (?Flawed Power Stone[14]), and Flawed Power Stone appears in your bag.
Crossroads Conscription[12] is turned in at the Crossroads (step).
West to Dreadmist Peak : take the path up to the cave. The Altar of Fire is inside - use the stone at the altar, The Demon Seed[14].
On the way up you meet level 10–14 Burning Blade, and the casters stand in pairs: the demon holds one, DoTs on the other; Fear only if the path behind it is clear.
The best 12–20 zone for the Horde · the Razormane, Far Watch Post and the Ratchet pirates
The Barrens have lots of quests and long runs. The rule: take everything at the Crossroads at once, do it along the way and turn it all in together. Your hearthstone stays at the Crossroads all the way to level 20. There's no warlock trainer in the Barrens: you'll learn your level 14 and 16 spells in one go when you fly to Orgrimmar at 16 (step).
Tel'Abim Banana ≈ 24, food until 15. Kalyimah Stormcloud : according to the game files - Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2, 10 slots: shards don't stack, so bag space runs out fast.Bane of Agony and Corruption - let the DoTs work while you finish off the first.Head south down from the peak to the Crossroads: Devrak - flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
The Crossroads:
Thorn Hill to the north:
Drops from: Plainstrider Beak - Greater Plainstrider, Ornery Plainstrider, Fleeting Plainstrider · Raptor Head - Sunscale Lashtail, Sunscale Screecher, Sunscale Scytheclaw and others
Far Watch Post to the northeast: Ak'Zeloth - turn in ?The Demon Seed[14].
The reward is 
Banshee Armor, a cloth chest with Stamina: put it on.
Ratchet:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : 12 Brigands and 6 Cannoneers - Southsea Freebooters[14]; parts in the upper camp - Parts and Pieces[14].
Ratchet:
Back to the pirate camp: Drizzlik's Emporium and Fragile - Do Not Drop - Stolen Booty[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?Stolen Booty[16] - take 
Wayfaring Gloves.
Wayfaring Gloves - cloth, +3 Spirit.
Fly to the Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?Disrupt the Attacks[12] and ?Supplies for the Crossroads[14], accept !The Disruption Ends[15]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Plainstrider Menace[12], accept !The Zhevra[13].
Back east to the Razormane: Geomancers and Defenders and the leader Kreenig Snarlsnout - The Disruption Ends[15]. Zhevras on the way - hooves for The Zhevra[13].
Drops from: Zhevra Hooves - Zhevra Runner, Zhevra Charger, Zhevra Courser
Geomancers throw fire from range - start with them. Kill the leader last, with your demon on him.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15] (the leather and mail belts - to sell); Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Zhevra[13], accept !Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Regthar, the Forgotten Pools, the Witchwing harpies
West and northwest of the Crossroads. By the end of the section - about level 16: then a short flight to Orgrimmar for your level 14–16 spells, a grimoire and a wand.
Curse of Recklessness keeps them from fleeing and also lowers their armor, so your demon hits harder. Curse of Recklessness and Bane of Agony can both be on a target at the same time (new in Forever).West of the Crossroads, Regthar Deathgate : accept !Kolkar Leaders[16] and !Centaur Bracers[14].
Around Regthar:
Drops from: Centaur Bracers - Kolkar Wrangler, Kolkar Stormer, Kolkar Pack Runner and others
Barak Kodobane hits hard and has guards: pull the guards one at a time, then your demon on him, Curse of Weakness and all your DoTs.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
Centaur Bracers[14] rewards an axe, a hammer or a bow: take whatever sells for more.
Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 8 talons for Harpy Raiders[15]. Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws for Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Drops from: Witchwing Talon - Witchwing Harpy, Witchwing Roguefeather, Witchwing Slayer and others
The Crossroads:
The follow-up to Fungal Spores[15] is Apothecary Zamah[15], a timed quest to Thunder Bluff. Don't take it: the route only gets there at 22. The exception is a group for Wailing Caverns (section).
A delivery chain for orcs and trolls - a round trip by air with experience
There's no warlock trainer or demon trainer in the Barrens. The delivery chain for orcs and trolls sends you to Orgrimmar and back with experience - the perfect time to pick up your spells, a grimoire and a wand.
Smoldering Wand ≈ 33 (from 15) and Gloom Wand ≈ 39 (from 16). No wand yet? Buy Gloom Wand: with a wand you finish mobs without spending mana. Have Greater Magic Wand? It's stronger, so save your money.Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) ≈ 12 (from 16), Sacrifice for the Voidwalker: it dies, you get a 30-second shield, and damage doesn't interrupt your spells. Your panic button when a fight goes wrong.Greater Magic Wand (from 13) - the best wand until 26 if you don't have an enchanter of your own.The Crossroads: Zargh - accept !Meats to Orgrimmar[10]. Devrak: turn in ?Meats to Orgrimmar[10], accept !Ride to Orgrimmar[10] and fly to Orgrimmar - Ride to Orgrimmar[10].
In Classic this flight cost money - keep a little silver on you.
Orgrimmar: Innkeeper Gryshka - turn in ?Ride to Orgrimmar[10], accept !Doras the Wind Rider Master[10]; Doras - turn in ?Doras the Wind Rider Master[10], accept !Return to the Crossroads[10].
Cleft of Shadow, Zevrost : 14 - Drain Life, Corruption (rank 2) and Curse of Recklessness, 9 each; 16 - Life Tap (rank 2), 12.
Drain Life heals you while the demon holds the mob: while leveling it's your second food. Curse of Recklessness stops humanoids from running for help at 20% health, but a target with it can't be feared: Fear won't work on it. 
Unending Breath (16, 12) is only needed underwater, in Blackfathom Deeps (step): not going there - save the money; going - learn it here or at 20–22. Not 16 yet - you'll learn Life Tap at 20 (step).
Zor Lonetree in the Valley of Wisdom: accept !The Spirits of Stonetalon[17] - it's turned in on the Stonetalon border (at 18).
Have a group? Now's the time for Ragefire Chasm: the entrance is right here, in the Cleft of Shadow (section). Run it with your group before you fly back.
Fly to the Crossroads: Zargh - turn in ?Return to the Crossroads[10].
A 13–18 dungeon right inside Orgrimmar · the best staff until 20
The entrance is in the Cleft of Shadow, a stone's throw from your trainers. For a warlock the main thing here is Hidden Enemies[16]: 
Staff of Orgrimmar (+18 spell power and +6 Intellect) is the best staff until 20. No group? Don't take the quests from here. How to play in a group - see the “Dungeons” section.
Thrall: accept !Hidden Enemies[16]. Neeru Fireblade: accept !Slaying the Beast[16].
Before you go in: a Minor Healthstone for you and the healer (a shard per stone); in a group, bring the Imp instead of the Voidwalker: Blood Pact gives everyone Stamina.
Ragefire Chasm, entrance : Taragaman the Hungerer - his heart, Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
Give the tank 2–3 hits, then DoTs. Fear in a dungeon only to save the healer: a feared mob brings the next pack.
After the Chasm:
Staff of Orgrimmar.The dagger Kris of Orgrimmar is weaker: +11 spell power against the staff's +18. According to the Forever database, Hidden Enemies[16] gives a choice of weapons; in Classic Era players reported that there was no reward - if the quest window is empty, let us know.
The Sludge Fen, Ratchet, the southern oases and Camp Taurajo
A big loop: the north (Venture Co. goblins, the Sludge Fen), Ratchet, then the south - the oases, the centaurs, Camp Taurajo. You'll learn your level 18 spells together with the level 20 ones in Orgrimmar.
Raptor Hide Cloak, 
Signet of the Zhevra, 
Mark of the Pack Leader - any two give +5% run speed in the Barrens and Stonetalon. The chance is 1–4% - don't farm them, but if you meet one, kill it.The north:
The Sludge Fen : Wizzlecrank's Shredder - accept !Ignition[18]. Supervisor Lugwizzle carries the Ignition Key - Ignition[18]. Turn in ?Ignition[18], accept !The Escape[18] and escort the shredder (The Escape[18]) - it's turned in at Ratchet.
Ratchet:
For The Escape[18], take the wand Flaring Baton (+2 Intellect) if yours is weaker. Have Greater Magic Wand? It hits harder, so take the pants to sell.
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : Baron Longshore (level 16) with guards - WANTED: Baron Longshore[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?WANTED: Baron Longshore[16].
Pull the guards one at a time onto your demon. Two ran in - Fear on one, kill the baron last. If it goes really badly - Sacrifice, if you bought the grimoire.
Fly to the Crossroads: Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Echeyakee[16], accept !The Angry Scytheclaws[17].
Northwest, the Dry Hills: Witchwing Slayers - 6 rings, Harpy Lieutenants[16].
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Harpy Lieutenants[16], accept !Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Serena Bloodfeather is level 20: you'll kill her at 18–19.
South of the Crossroads, a loop:
Drops from: Intact Raptor Horn - Sunscale Scytheclaw, Ishamuhale, Takk the Leaper
Ratchet is close by, Mebok Mizzyrix: turn in ?Raptor Horns[18] (take 
Barkeeper's Cloak). Fly to the Crossroads: Gazrog - turn in ?Stolen Silver[18] (the leggings and boots - to sell); Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?The Stagnant Oasis[16], accept !Altered Beings[16]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Angry Scytheclaws[17], accept !Jorn Skyseer[18]; Mankrik - accept !Lost in Battle[20]. To the west, Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Verog the Dervish[18], accept !Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
You'll turn in Jorn Skyseer[18] at Camp Taurajo (step).
The Lushwater Oasis to the south : Oasis Snapjaws - shells for Altered Beings[16]; Hezrul Bloodmark with guards by the water - Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. Farther south - the Beaten Corpse : Lost in Battle[20].
Hezrul Bloodmark walks with two guards: start with the guards and kill him last. Your demon holds one, Fear on the second; use your Minor Healthstone and a potion in time.
Camp Taurajo in the south: Omusa Thunderhorn - flight path; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18].
Don't take the follow-up (Ishamuhale[19]) yet: you'll come back here at 20 (step).
Fly to the Crossroads: Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?Altered Beings[16], accept !Hamuul Runetotem[16]; Mankrik - turn in ?Lost in Battle[20]. Walk west to Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19] (take 
Bounty Hunter's Ring).
Hamuul Runetotem[16] leads to Thunder Bluff - you'll deliver it at 22, or earlier with a Wailing Caverns group (step).
Level 18: there's no trainer at the Crossroads. You'll learn Bane of Agony, 
Create Soulstone and Searing Pain together with your level 20 spells in Orgrimmar; Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) (Consume Shadows - the Voidwalker heals out of combat) is there too.
Serena, the Stonetalon border, the Grimtotem tauren
The last stretch of part one: Serena Bloodfeather in the Dry Hills and the Grimtotem tauren on the Stonetalon border.
Fear: the DoTs keep a rogue from slipping back into stealth.The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
She's level 20, casts spells and calls harpies for help: clear the ones standing nearby first. Your demon holds her, you apply DoTs; if a harpy comes running to help, Fear it.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20].
The rewards are melee weapons: take whatever sells for more. Don't take the follow-up (Letter to Jin'Zil[20]) yet - you'll take it at 20.
The Stonetalon border to the west : Seereth Stonebreak - turn in ?The Spirits of Stonetalon[17], accept !Goblin Invaders[19]; Makaba Flathoof - accept !Avenge My Village[18].
Stonetalon Mountains, Kaya Flathoof : accept !Protect Kaya[18].
Stonetalon Mountains:
Kill the Grimtotem casters first. During the escort, put your demon on Defensive: let it meet whoever attacks her.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Avenge My Village[18] and ?Protect Kaya[18], accept !Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18] and !Kaya's Alive[18].
Kaya's Alive[18] is turned in at Sun Rock Retreat - at 22.
Grundig Darkcloud and 6 Grimtotem Brutes - Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19], accept !The Elder Crone[18].
The Elder Crone[18] is turned in at Thunder Bluff - at 22.
Set your hearthstone at the Crossroads. Level 20: next, a flight to Orgrimmar - your level 18 and 20 spells, grimoires and the Succubus chain (step).
Dungeon 17–24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
Have a group? The Wailing Caverns finish eight quests, and a warlock gets three good rewards at once: 
Crescent Staff from Leaders of the Fang[22] (a staff, +26 spell power), Sizzle Stick from Deviate Eradication[21] (a wand) and 
Deviate Hide Pack from Deviate Hides[17] (a bag). No group? Don't take a single quest from here. How to play in a group - see the “Dungeons” section.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest. Fly straight to Camp Taurajo and run west through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
Apothecary Zamah[15] rewards the staff 
Cauldron Stirrer (+8 spell power): take it if you didn't get Staff of Orgrimmar.
Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[18] (offered after Raptor Horns[18]); Crane Operator Bigglefuzz - accept !Trouble at the Docks[18].
The hill above the cave entrance: Nalpak - accept !Deviate Hides[17]; Ebru - accept !Deviate Eradication[21].
Wailing Caverns, entrance : Deviate Hides - Deviate Hides[17]; Deviate beasts - Deviate Eradication[21]; Serpentbloom - Serpentbloom[18]; the gems of the four Fanglords - Leaders of the Fang[22]; Wailing Essence - Smart Drinks[18]; Mad Magglish's port - Trouble at the Docks[18]. The last boss, Mutanus the Devourer, drops 
Glowing Shard, which starts !The Glowing Shard[26].
Drops from: Deviate Hide - Deviate Coiler, Deviate Stinglash, Deviate Creeper and others · Gem of Cobrahn - Lord Cobrahn, Cobrahn Snake Form · Gem of Anacondra - Lady Anacondra · Gem of Pythas - Lord Pythas · Gem of Serpentis - Lord Serpentis · Wailing Essence - Devouring Ectoplasm, Evolving Ectoplasm, Nightmare Ectoplasm and others
Druids of the Fang cast sleep and heal themselves: kill them first - Curse of Weakness won't help here, you need damage. Fear only as a last resort: in the caves a feared mob brings its neighbors.
After the caverns:
Deviate Hide Pack)Sizzle Stick). Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - turn in ?Smart Drinks[18]Falla Sagewind southwest of the Crossroads, on the way to the Wailing Caverns: turn in ?The Glowing Shard[26], accept !In Nightmares[25]. Fly to Thunder Bluff: Apothecary Zamah - turn in ?Serpentbloom[18]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Leaders of the Fang[22], take Crescent Staff; Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?In Nightmares[25].
Your level 18 and 20 spells, Cazul and Zankaja, Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants and the elite Chol'aruk
At 20 the trainer teaches seven spells at once, including Demon Armor and 
Curse of the Elements, and Gan'rul Bloodeye starts the Succubus chain: eight quests through Orgrimmar, the Crossroads, Malaka'jin and Camp Taurajo. Every stop is on the route, and you get the Succubus itself at 22. First a short flight to Orgrimmar, then clear the Barrens up to 21: Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants, the elite Chol'aruk (only with a partner). Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) ≈ 15 (18) and Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) ≈ 20 (20). Both are for the Voidwalker: the first heals it out of combat, the second makes it hold mobs better. Don't put off Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2): according to Warcraft Tavern, the old rank only holds threat for about 5 levels after the new one comes out.
Dusk Wand ≈ 58 (from 20, 17.7 DPS). Buy it only if your wand is weaker: Greater Magic Wand and Sizzle Stick hit just as hard (17.5 and 17.7). The next step is Charred Wand at 26 (step) and 
Gravestone Scepter at 29 if you get a group for Blackfathom Deeps (step); without a group - Combustible Wand (from 29; Katis, according to the game files).
Blood Shard from Bristlebacks: Mangletooth gives you a Spirit buff for them (step).Demon Skin buff for Demon Armor: more armor and faster health regeneration, and for you health is mana through Life Tap. Keep it up at all times.The Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. Cleft of Shadow, Zevrost : level 18 - Bane of Agony (rank 2), Create Soulstone and Searing Pain, 15 each; level 20 - Demon Armor, Curse of the Elements, Immolate (rank 3), Shadow Bolt (rank 4), 
Rain of Fire, Ritual of Summoning and Health Funnel (rank 2), 20 each; if you skipped it at 16 - also Life Tap (rank 2). Gan'rul Bloodeye : accept !Devourer of Souls.
All together - about 185. Short on money? Rain of Fire, Health Funnel and Ritual of Summoning can wait: solo you hardly need Rain of Fire, summoning a new demon is faster than healing it with Health Funnel, and Ritual of Summoning only matters when you're putting a group together. Curse of the Elements (new in Forever: at 20 instead of 32) - the target takes +4% magic damage; it takes up your curse slot: Bane of Agony (the bane) stays on the target alongside it, but it replaces Curse of Weakness.
Cleft of Shadow: Cazul - turn in ?Devourer of Souls, accept !Blind Cazul. The Valley of Spirits in the west of the city: Zankaja - turn in ?Blind Cazul, accept !News of Dogran[20].
Cazul also offers Love Hurts[20] - the start of the Incubus chain. Don't take it now: its target is in Ashenvale at 27–28, and you can also pick it up at 22 (step).
Doras : fly to Camp Taurajo. Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; have a partner? Grunt Logmar : accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]. Going to both Shadowfang and Blackfathom Deeps with a group? East of the camp, Doan Karhan : accept !The Orb of Soran'ruk[25].
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] has an elite level 23 marauder and level 22–23 Alliance soldiers: solo at 20–21 you have almost no chance. The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] rewards 
Staff of Soran'ruk: +34 Shadow and Fire damage and +14 Stamina, the best weapon on the route. If you won't have a group for both dungeons, don't take it: the quest will sit in your log until 30.
Fly to the Crossroads:
News of Dogran[20] and Letter to Jin'Zil[20] both lead to Stonetalon: you'll deliver them on the next loop (step).
Northeast of the Crossroads, if you took the quest: Chol'aruk with elite guards - his head for Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]. Ishamuhale doesn't roam: while you have the quest, any zhevra drops a fresh carcass - use it at the withered tree and he comes running. The fang - Ishamuhale[19].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite, and so are his guards: only with a partner. Didn't work out? Abandon Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]: the quest doesn't unlock anything. Ishamuhale hits hard: the Voidwalker holds him, you use DoTs and your wand, with a Minor Healthstone ready.
Back south toward Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
The rare elite Swinegart Spearhide fears everything around him - go around. Bristlebacks walk in twos and threes: the demon holds one, the second gets Bane of Agony and Corruption; if a third one runs up - Fear, but only if nothing is behind it. Kill the Geomancers first: they cast from range.
The Field of Giants south of Taurajo : 12 Silithid Eggs from the mounds and the Digging Claw - Egg Hunt[22]. Farther south - Burned-Out Remains : inspect them, that's the new !Stepping Stones[24]. Took Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]? The Dustwallow Marsh border to the southeast : soldiers and the elite pillager, Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
Silithid Swarmers summon a pile of small critters - kill the Swarmers first, before the little ones pile on. According to a beta report, the soldiers respawn slowly - if you meet another player on this quest, invite them to your group. The marauder too tough? Abandon Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: at 29 you can solo him (step). Stepping Stones[24] leads to Stonetalon - you'll turn it in there.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - turn in ?Tribes at War[21], accept !Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] and turn it in right away (?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]), then the same with !Rising Spirit[20] (?Rising Spirit[20], it needs 4 more Blood Shards): a Spirit buff. Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Ishamuhale[19] and ?Lakota'mani[22], accept !Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Grunt Logmar - turn in ?Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
In Forever, Spirit means mana: it makes Life Tap stronger. You already have the Blood Shard - they drop from the same Bristlebacks. Don't skip the quest Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: without it you won't get Betrayal from Within[25] at 29. For Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], take the cloak 
Traveler's Shawl: +4 Stamina and +5 Spirit (a warlock doesn't use axes).
South of the camp - Thunder Lizards : 3 Thunder Lizard Blood, Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Enraged Thunder Lizards[18], accept !Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Drops from: Thunder Lizard Blood - Stormhide, Thunderhead, Stormsnout
Thunderhawks around the camp - wings, Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] - take Wind Rider Staff.
Drops from: Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
Wind Rider Staff: +12 spell power and +6 Spirit - noticeably better than Makeshift Stormcaller. Have Staff of Orgrimmar or Crescent Staff? They're stronger: take whatever sells for more.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Rewards: Consumed by Hatred[20] gives the cloth belt 
Grassland Sash (+3 Stamina, +3 Intellect); Egg Hunt[22] - 
Harlequin Robes (+6 Spirit, better than Banshee Armor); Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] - the dagger 
Quilboar Toothpick: +16 spell power, and with an off-hand item it's as good as a staff.
Malaka'jin and Ken'zigla, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Level 20–22 quests on the way through the mountains, the next step of the Succubus chain in Malaka'jin and the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27. From Sun Rock - a flight to Camp Taurajo, to Logmar and Dogran, then on foot to Thunder Bluff.
Fear almost always brings the neighbors. Put DoTs on the second mob while your demon fights the first, and finish the last one with a Drain Soul channel - you'll soon need shards for the Succubus and a Minor Healthstone.From the Crossroads west to the edge of the mountains , then up the same path as to the Grimtotem into Stonetalon. Malaka'jin : Witch Doctor Jin'Zil - turn in ?Letter to Jin'Zil[20]; Xen'Zilla - accept !Blood Feeders[19]; Ken'zigla - turn in ?News of Dogran[20], accept !Ken'zigla's Draught[20].
You'll take the potion for Ken'zigla's Draught[20] to Camp Taurajo at the end of the loop (step).
The spiders northwest of Malaka'jin: Deepmoss Creepers in the southern valley and Deepmoss Venomspitters - Blood Feeders[19]. Wanted Poster: Besseleth - !Arachnophobia[21]: the elite Besseleth , only with a friend (Arachnophobia[21]).
The hatchlings can call a level 22 matriarch: the demon holds her, you use DoTs and your wand. Arachnophobia[21] rewards the staff Clear Crystal Rod (the name says “Rod”, but it's a staff; +14 spell power).
Xen'Zilla: turn in ?Blood Feeders[19].
Ziz Fizziks by the road north: accept !Super Reaper 6000[21].
Windshear Crag : Venture Co. Operators - blueprints for Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22], protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]), turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Two rare elites roam here - a Venture Co. overseer and a foreman. Go around them. If the goblin dies, the quest fails: abandon Gerenzo's Orders[22] and take it again when he's back. Doesn't work the second time either? Abandon it and later turn in only Super Reaper 6000[21]. While you guard the goblin, put the Voidwalker on Defensive: let it meet the attackers while you DoT (Bane of Agony, Corruption) everyone who runs at the goblin.
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Gerenzo's Orders[22] rewards the mail 
Dredge Boots: sell them. Don't take the follow-up Further Instructions[21]: it leads to Ratchet, and the route doesn't go there again before 30.
Sun Rock Retreat:
Didn't manage the spider? Keep the quest: you're back here at 27 (step), and by then Besseleth is doable solo.
Mirkfallon Lake : 10 Gaea Seeds by the water - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. On the way back, west of Sun Rock - Pocket Litter : turn in ?Stepping Stones[24] (the reward is 
Old Toolbox, a 12-slot bag), accept !Scramble[24]; Mound of Dirt nearby - turn in ?Scramble[24].
Old Toolbox is a 12-slot bag: shards don't stack, so the space will come in handy. The next quest in the chain, Wet Job[32], leads to Loch Modan and the Alliance - don't take it.
Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
You'll take the follow-up (New Life[25]) at 27 - right now it would just take up space in your log.
Sun Rock Retreat, Tharm: fly to Camp Taurajo (step).
Want another 6–7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? First stop by western Ashenvale (optional). Leveling without a group? Be sure to go: you won't have any dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy.
New Forever quests and the Zoram'gar flight path
About 6–7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path (useful for Blackfathom Deeps). Skipping it now? You'll get the flight path at 28.
From Windshear Crag - Talondeep Path , the way out to Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 Shadowhorn Stags and 6 Ashenvale Bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22] and escort the demonic eye (Eye of Kilrogg) to the road (A Void Path[22]) - turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost: Andruk - flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
Naga sirens cast from range - start with them: send the Voidwalker at a siren and put your DoTs on the same one.
From Zoram'gar - fly to Camp Taurajo, then Logmar, Dogran and Thunder Bluff.
Ken'zigla's Draught, Dogran's pendant, Magatha's chain
The next steps of the Succubus chain: Ken'zigla's Draught goes to Grunt Logmar at Camp Taurajo, then to Grunt Dogran north of the camp. Then on foot through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff: this is where you turn in The Elder Crone[18], which you've been carrying since level 19. After that, a flight to Orgrimmar to summon the Succubus.
Camp Taurajo: Grunt Logmar - turn in ?Ken'zigla's Draught[20], accept !Dogran's Captivity[20]. North of the camp, Grunt Dogran : turn in ?Dogran's Captivity[20], accept !Love's Gift[20].
You carry the pendant for Love's Gift[20] to Orgrimmar (step). Head back to Camp Taurajo: the road to Mulgore starts west of the camp.
From Camp Taurajo, head west along the road into Mulgore, then north to Thunder Bluff: roughly 6–7 minutes on foot. Tal : get the flight path.
Been to the Wailing Caverns? You already have the flight path: fly from Taurajo straight to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff: Magatha Grimtotem - turn in ?The Elder Crone[18], accept !Forsaken Aid[18]; Apothecary Zamah on Spirit Rise - turn in ?Forsaken Aid[18], accept !Journey to Tarren Mill[18].
Journey to Tarren Mill[18] is turned in at Tarren Mill - the route gets there at 25.
Elder Rise: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?Hamuul Runetotem[16], accept !Nara Wildmane[16]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Nara Wildmane[16].
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then this is already done. The follow-up, Leaders of the Fang[22], is a Wailing Caverns quest: don't take it without a group.
Binding the Succubus, the trainer, the optional Incubus, the zeppelin to Undercity
You have Dogran's pendant: Gan'rul Bloodeye gives you the last quest of the chain, and the Succubus appears in the same summoning circle where you fought the Voidwalker at 12. The level 22 trainer is here too. Optional - the Incubus chain: the same demon with a different look and about 3.7 thousand experience; its target is in Ashenvale, where you'll be at 27–28.
Soul Shard: save a few shards in your bag until you reach the circle.Grimoire of Soothing Kiss (Rank 1) ≈ 25 (22) - optional. The key Succubus grimoire - Grimoire of Seduction (
Seduction) - comes at 26 in Undercity (step).Drain Life - Succubus; a pack, an elite or weak gear - Voidwalker. Beta testers praise the Succubus for leveling.Thunder Bluff, Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. Cleft of Shadow: Gan'rul Bloodeye - turn in ?Love's Gift[20], accept !The Binding[20].
The summoning circle in the Cleft of Shadow : use 
Dogran's Pendant there and a level 20 Succubus appears. Defeat her - The Binding[20].
Start at full health and mana: the Voidwalker holds her, you use Bane of Agony, Corruption, Immolate and your wand. She's 20, you're 22 - an easy fight.
Gan'rul Bloodeye: turn in ?The Binding[20] - Summon Succubus and 
Small Soul Pouch.
The summon costs a Soul Shard. Small Soul Pouch has 14 slots for shards only: put them all there. According to Warcraft Tavern, the soul bag goes into the new reagent bag slot - check in game: that frees up a normal bag slot.
Level 22, Zevrost : Create Healthstone, Curse of Weakness (rank 3) and Drain Life (rank 2), 25 each.
Create Healthstone makes a Lesser Healthstone for 300 health (Forever: +20%): make a new one and delete the old one. You don't need 
Eye of Kilrogg (25) for leveling.
Optional, the Incubus: Cazul - accept !Love Hurts[20]. In the east of the city, Magar : turn in ?Love Hurts[20], accept !Wish You Were Here[27].
The Incubus is the same sayaad (the name for the Succubus and the Incubus together): the abilities and talents are shared, only the look differs. The chain gives about 3.7 thousand experience and one more Small Soul Pouch. The scarf for Wish You Were Here[27] drops in Ashenvale (at 27–28), and you turn it in right here at 28. Don't want the Incubus? Don't take it: the quest will sit in your log until 28. If Cazul doesn't offer Love Hurts[20], the two chains are most likely mutually exclusive on the beta (not verified): skip it.
The zeppelin tower outside the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Shadowfang Keep quest, your hearthstone, the warlock district
The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, next to Undercity. Here you get your hearthstone, the Shadowfang Keep quest and the trainers for 24 and 26. Dungeons are done in a group of five: no group - don't take The Book of Ur[26], or the quest will just sit in your log. You'll take the Ruins of Lordaeron quests right before the run (at 24). Skipping the Ruins hurts a warlock: 
Gnarled Necromancer's Staff from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22] is the best solo staff for this stretch. Without a group you'll fall about 2 levels behind (an estimate from beta data: dungeon quests at 22–29 are worth about 75 thousand experience): western Ashenvale, the southern Barrens and the backup quests in Thousand Needles (step) cover part of it, and you make up the rest with mobs along the way. On the plus side, you can gather the group yourself: Ritual of Summoning summons one player to you (it takes you and two more people at the portal).
The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, not far from Undercity: follow the road to the ruins of the capital, then take the elevator down into the city.
Undercity: Michael Garrett - flight path; Innkeeper Norman - set your hearthstone in Undercity.
You'll need your hearthstone at the end of Hillsbrad: from Dun Garok, straight to the trainer and the zeppelin (step).
Undercity, if you have a group for Shadowfang Keep: Keeper Bel'dugur - accept !The Book of Ur[26].
Walk to Silverpine: from Undercity take the road southwest through Tirisfal to the Sepulcher. You can only get the Sepulcher flight path by reaching it on foot.
The Sepulcher, Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
This is your first time here, but skip the early Silverpine quests: they give little experience now. Take the level 20–22 quests around the Sepulcher.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran mages and refugees - for Wool Bandages or Tailoring, sell the extra at the auction house.The Sepulcher : Karos Razok - flight path.
The Sepulcher:
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Dalaran Watchers - Watching the Roads[20].
Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; the protectors summon snakes. The mages cast from range: send the Voidwalker at a mage and put your DoTs on him too - he'll come to you on his own.
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a Note Scrap - it starts The Offering Stone[23], a new Forever chain. Don't start it: it isn't part of the route, and its last fight is elite.
Pyrewood Village : 5 Haggard Refugees and 5 Sickly Refugees - Stop the Spread[20].
The Sepulcher: Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Stop the Spread[20]; Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?Watching the Roads[20] and ?Beren's Peril[21].
Watching the Roads[20] gives 
Roadwatcher's Confidence (+3 Spirit). Beren's Peril[21] gives Wand of Decay: 15.7 DPS. Equip it only if yours is weaker: Greater Magic Wand and Dusk Wand do 17.5 and 17.7.
Silverpine dungeon · with a group
According to beta data, dungeon quests in Forever give 2–3 times the experience of normal ones - the keep's three quests are worth it, and with The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] there are four. After that it all depends on a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron: if you have one, fly from the Sepulcher to Undercity (step); if not, go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step): you'll learn your level 24 spells in Undercity at 26, and turn in The Book of Ur[26] there too if you did the keep (step).
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, Deathstalker Vincent: turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] - take 
Ghostly Mantle (cloth, +6 Spirit). 
The Book of Ur - in the room where Fenrus the Devourer is, The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27]. If you took The Orb of Soran'ruk[25], Shadowfang Darksoul drops the large fragment (The Orb of Soran'ruk[25]).
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal · Soran'ruk Fragment - Twilight Acolyte
Before going in: a Lesser Healthstone for everyone, a soulstone on the healer, Ritual of Summoning if someone is far away. The keep is full of worgen casters: don't use Fear here - a feared worgen brings its neighbors. The large fragment only drops while The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] is in your log.
The Sepulcher, Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27] - take 
Seal of Sylvanas: +8 Stamina.
Have a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron? Karos Razok: fly to Undercity. There, Morbin Lightbane - accept !Light's Justice[22]; Theodore Griffs - accept !The New Plague[22]. The Ruins themselves are in the ruined capital right above the city.
The level 24 trainer comes after the Ruins (step): you'll definitely be 24 by then. No group for the Ruins? Don't fly: go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step).
A new Forever dungeon right above Undercity · the level 24 trainer
A group of five, six bosses in any order. The quests here are level 21–22, and dungeon quests in Forever give 2–3 times the experience of normal ones, so this is one of the most rewarding stops in 20–30. The main prize here for a warlock is Gnarled Necromancer's Staff from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: a staff with +26 spell power and +10 Spirit. No group for the Ruins? Go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step): you'll turn in The Book of Ur[26] and learn your level 24 spells in Undercity at 26 (step).
Before you go in - Deathguard Kristof at the guard post on the road to Brill: accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]. Ruins of Lordaeron with a group (5 players) - the entrance is in the ruins of the capital, immediately to the left as you enter Lordaeron: 25 Intact Limbs - Light's Justice[22]; Rath'mael - The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]; Witherfang drops the toxic strain - The New Plague[22]; Edward's fate - A Frightened Request[22], look for him in the same place as Rath'mael; The Baron drops an abomination head - it starts !Unending Torment[21]; somewhere inside you'll find a crest - !Crest of Lordaeron[22].
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
On a boss - Bane of Agony and the curse that suits your group: Curse of the Elements if the group also has mages or priests, Curse of Weakness if the boss hits the tank hard. Soulstone on the healer.
Once you're out of the Ruins, first go to the guard post on the road to Brill: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], take Gnarled Necromancer's Staff.
The best solo staff on the route: +26 spell power and +10 Spirit (and Spirit makes Life Tap stronger). Only Staff of Soran'ruk will be better.
Undercity:
Warlock rewards: The New Plague[22] gives 
Blight Gloves (+5 spell power); Unending Torment[21] - the ring 
Slain Baron's Signet if you have a free ring slot; The Book of Ur[26] - the gloves 
Tattered Mittens (+6 Stamina) - of the two pairs of gloves, wear one; neither reward from Light's Justice[22] is for you - take the one that sells for more.
Level 24, Magic Quarter: Kaal Soulreaper - Corruption (rank 3), Drain Soul (rank 2), 
Drain Mana and 
Sense Demons, 30 each. Martha Strain : according to the game files - Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) ≈ 30 and Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 2) ≈ 30.
Corruption is the important one. Rank 1 Drain Soul also gives a shard and costs less - keep it on your action bar. You don't need Sense Demons and Drain Mana for leveling. Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) teaches the Voidwalker 
Suffering: it pulls mobs within 10 yards of it off you, but the cooldown is 2 minutes. Not 24 yet? You'll learn these together with the level 26 spells (step).
Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Tabitha Heartweaver - turn in ?A Frightened Request[22].
Take 
Tabitha's Cuffs: cloth bracers with +4 Stamina and +3 spell power.
The road southeast into Hillsbrad Foothills: Deathstalker Lesh at the border - accept !Time To Strike[20]. Then follow the road east to Tarren Mill.
Tarren Mill, Durnholde Keep, the Hillsbrad fields and a wand for “Dangerous!”
Tarren Mill is the Forsaken stronghold in Hillsbrad: this is where you turn in Journey to Tarren Mill[18], which you've been carrying since level 22. For a warlock there's also a wand here: Dangerous![28] rewards Charred Wand; three of its targets are in the fields where you're questing anyway, and the fourth - Miner Hackett (29) - is in the mine to the south (step). Don't go into Southshore (Alliance) - it has guards.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2, 10 slots.Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Wool Bandages or Tailoring, sell the extra at the auction house.Lesser Healthstone and a soulstone on you.Tarren Mill:
South first: Gray Bears and Moss Creepers on the way - tongues and ichor for Elixir of Suffering[22]. New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]. The first vantage point for the vial is southeast of him (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Gray Bear Tongue - Gray Bear, Vicious Gray Bear, Elder Gray Bear and others · Creeper Ichor - Elder Moss Creeper, Giant Moss Creeper, Forest Moss Creeper and others
According to beta data, the exact spot where Deathstalker Masoj stands is still being confirmed - follow the quest marker. South of the vantage point, in Dun Garok itself , there are level 28–30 dwarves, and the riflemen shoot from range: approach the vantage point from the north and don't go down.
Durnholde Keep : 10 Syndicate Rogues and 10 Syndicate Watchmen - WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22]; 5 Vials of Innocent Blood from the shadow mages - Blood of Innocents[23]; Jailor Eston and Jailor Marlgen - the keys to the cells holding Tog'thar and Drull (The Rescue[22]); on the way back to the Mill - the second vantage point (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Vial of Innocent Blood - Syndicate Shadow Mage
The Syndicate stands close together - pull one at a time from the edge and don't use Fear here. The Shadow Mages cast from range: send the Voidwalker at the mage and put your DoTs on him too - he'll come to you on his own.
Tarren Mill:
The Rescue[22] gives Grunt Vest (+4 Spirit): wear it until you get Harlequin Robes. WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22] gives mail shoulders to sell. You'll turn in Return to Thunder Bluff[23] at Thunder Bluff (at 27).
On the way to the fields - the third peak , above the yeti cave (Valuable Vantages[25]). The Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood for Elixir of Pain[24]. Along the way, three targets of Dangerous![28]: Citizen Wilkes , Farmer Kalaba and Clerk Horrace Whitesteed in the town hall .
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others
Hillsbrad Footmen block and bash you with their shields - keep them on the demon. There are guards by the town hall: pull them out one at a time. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
For Elixir of Pain[24], take Firewalker Boots: cloth boots with +5 Spirit.
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Miner Hackett is level 29, so you miss him more often: start at full health and mana, let the Voidwalker hold him while you use DoTs and your wand, and keep a Lesser Healthstone ready.
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25] and ?Dangerous![28]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25].
For Dangerous![28], take Charred Wand: 22.2 DPS, while Greater Magic Wand does 17.5. Souvenirs of Death[25] gives 
Skull Ring (+3 Stamina, +3 Intellect). Leave the follow-ups (Battle of Hillsbrad[26] and on) for 30+.
South to Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok: turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25].
Fighting with the dagger Quilboar Toothpick? Take 
Expended Apothecary Vial for your off hand (+3 Intellect, +3 Spirit). With a staff - whatever sells for more.
Hearthstone to Undercity, level 24–26 spells, the Succubus grimoire, the zeppelin by Brill
Hillsbrad is done - hearth to Undercity, visit the trainer and the demon trainer, then take the zeppelin home to Kalimdor.
From Dun Garok, use your hearthstone to get to Undercity.
Haven't done Shadowfang Keep and only found a group now? Keeper Bel'dugur is right here - accept The Book of Ur[26]. Then Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher; there High Executor Hadrec - accept Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25], Dalar Dawnweaver - accept Arugal Must Die[27]. Then run the keep, turn in at the Sepulcher and fly back to Undercity.
Level 26, Kaal Soulreaper : Life Tap (rank 3), 
Curse of Tongues and Searing Pain (rank 2), 40 each; skipped the trainer at 24 - learn the level 24 spells too (list). Martha Strain : according to the game files - Grimoire of Seduction ≈ 40. Ran Shadowfang and didn't turn in The Book of Ur[26]? Keeper Bel'dugur is waiting for you here.
Seduction is 15 seconds of humanoid control: while the second mob sleeps, you kill the first; any damage wakes the sleeper - don't put DoTs on it. Curse of Tongues makes the target's spells 50% slower - use it on casters and shamans. You don't need 
Detect Invisibility (40). While you're here, sell your wool at the auction house.
The zeppelin tower near Brill has two zeppelins. Zapetta sends you to Orgrimmar - that's yours. Hin Denburg sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Ashenvale Hunt, turn-ins in Thunder Bluff, Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
The Sun Rock Retreat chains lead into Ashenvale and Thousand Needles - so the mountains first, then the forest. Along the way you do two quests from Thunder Bluff.
Immolate and Searing Pain on them, only Shadow - Bane of Agony, Corruption and your wand if it isn't a fire one.Seduction.The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. In the city, Warcaller Gorlach : accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20]. Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
The Flying Machine Airport[23] and Pigments for Paints[26] are done in Stonetalon, The Sacred Flame[25] in Ashenvale; you'll turn them in right here at 29 (step).
Fly to Sun Rock Retreat:
Mirkfallon Lake : 
Mirkweed Pods - 30 of them in the water and on the shore, Pigments for Paints[26]. There are no mobs at the lake.
Stonetalon Peak in the north : 4 each of Sons of Cenarius, Daughters of Cenarius and Cenarion Botanists - Cenarius' Legacy[25].
A rare elite, Sorrow Wing (27), flies around here - it drains health. The Cenarion mobs stand in twos and threes: pull them one at a time.
The Charred Vale in the southwest:
Drops from: Incendrites - Rogue Flame Spirit, Burning Ravager, Burning Destroyer · Glittering Sunstone - Bloodfury Harpy, Bloodfury Roguefeather, Bloodfury Slayer and others
Bloodfury Slayers can execute you when your health is low - kill them first. Go around the rare elite Sister Riven (28).
Arachnophobia[21] still in your log? From the Charred Vale, stop by south of Sun Rock: Besseleth (Arachnophobia[21]).
At 27 you can solo her: the Voidwalker holds her, you use DoTs and your wand. You'll turn it in at Sun Rock (step).
Sun Rock Retreat:
For New Life[25], take Windseeker Boots: cloth boots with +6 Spirit. Bloodfury Trinkets[26] gives Harpy Claw Ring (+5 Spirit).
Windshear Crag, the Venture Co. airport : place the sprayer - The Flying Machine Airport[23].
Talondeep Path - the way out to Ashenvale.
Didn't visit western Ashenvale at 22? Not far from the tunnel exit, Va'xug Firefure - Never Coming Back[22] and A Void Path[22], new Forever quests.
Splintertree Post, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar · the Gravestone Scepter
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps: Blackfathom Villainy[27] from there rewards Gravestone Scepter - a wand with 29 damage per second and the warlock's main goal at 28–30. This is also where you finish The Sacred Flame[25] from Thunder Bluff.
Wool Cloth and your first 
Silk Cloth: for bandages, Tailoring or the auction house.Splintertree Post: Vhulgra - flight path; Innkeeper Kaylisk - set your hearthstone in Splintertree.
Splintertree:
The eastern loop:
Drops from: Satyr Horns - Xavian Rogue, Xavian Betrayer, Xavian Felsworn and others
Outrunners are humanoids: if you bought Grimoire of Seduction at 26, the second one sleeps while Seduction lasts. Keeper Ordanus: pull the guards one at a time; if both come, the Voidwalker holds one and the other gets Fear, if there's nothing behind you.
The south and Mystral Lake:
Drops from: Withered Scarf - Shadethicket Stone Mover, Shadethicket Bark Ripper, Shadethicket Oracle
Not every mob drops the scarf; the drop chance on the beta is unknown - expect roughly 10–15 minutes. The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave it alone.
Splintertree Post:
Torek's Assault[24] rewards 
Polished Walking Staff (+16 spell power): wear it until you get Gnarled Necromancer's Staff, Crescent Staff or Staff of Orgrimmar.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] rewards the cloak Soft Willow Cape (+5 Intellect). No Zoram'gar flight path? It's about an 8–10 minute walk (an estimate); give Astranaar a wide berth: the Alliance guards will attack.
Thistlefur Village : Thistlefur Avengers and Shamans - Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; 8 Troll Charms in the cave - Troll Charm[24]; Ruul Snowhoof - accept !Freedom to Ruul[24] and escort him (Freedom to Ruul[24]).
Before the escort, clear the path out of the village - you'll be attacked on the way. Kill the shamans first; Curse of Tongues (26) slows their spells.
Zoram'gar: Karang Amakkar - turn in ?Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24], accept !King of the Foulweald[26]; Mitsuwa - turn in ?Troll Charm[24]. Hearth to Splintertree Post.
West of Splintertree, the Foulweald, Greenpaw Village : plant the banner at the totem and fight off the furbolg waves, Chief Murgut comes last - King of the Foulweald[26]. Back at Splintertree: Yama Snowhoof - turn in ?Freedom to Ruul[24].
The furbolgs come two or three at a time: the Voidwalker holds them, you put DoTs on all of them. Before the fight - a soulstone on yourself and a Lesser Healthstone in your bags; if you bought Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) at 24, Suffering (2-minute cooldown) pulls everything off you for one wave.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26].
Both rewards are leather and mail: take whichever sells for more.
Blackfathom Deeps with a group (through the ruins on Zoram Strand ). Before you go: Je'neu Sancrea - accept !The Essence of Aku'Mai[22] and !Amongst the Ruins[27]. Inside: 20 Sapphires of Aku'Mai - The Essence of Aku'Mai[22]; 
Damp Note starts !Allegiance to the Old Gods[22]; 
Fathom Core - Amongst the Ruins[27]; Baron Aquanis drops 
Strange Water Globe, which starts !Baron Aquanis[30]; Argent Guard Thaelrid - accept !Blackfathom Villainy[27]: Twilight Lord Kelris drops the head (Blackfathom Villainy[27]). Took The Orb of Soran'ruk[25]? The three fragments drop from Twilight Acolyte (The Orb of Soran'ruk[25]).
Drops from: Large Soran'ruk Fragment - Shadowfang Darksoul
Half the dungeon is underwater: watch your breath bar and fight in the water only near air bubbles. Unending Breath (16, if you learned it) lets you and your group breathe underwater. The naga priestesses and oracles heal: put Curse of Tongues on them. Twilight's Hammer cultists are humanoids: Seduction puts one to sleep.
After Blackfathom, Zoram'gar, Je'neu Sancrea: turn in ?The Essence of Aku'Mai[22], ?Amongst the Ruins[27], ?Allegiance to the Old Gods[22] and ?Baron Aquanis[30].
Baron Aquanis[30] rewards 
Witch's Finger for your off hand (+4 Stamina, +8 Intellect) if you fight with a dagger; with a staff - whatever sells for more.
Fly from Zoram'gar to Orgrimmar (step).
Skipped Blackfathom? Fly right after the Foulweald.
The level 28 trainer, a Succubus grimoire and binding the Incubus
From Ashenvale, a short detour through Orgrimmar: Thunder Bluff has no warlock trainers, and at 28 you get Bane of Agony (rank 3) and Shadow Bolt (rank 5). If you did the Incubus chain, you'll turn in the scarf and summon him right here.
Grimoire of Lash of Pain (Rank 2) ≈ 50 (28): a stronger 
Lash of Pain for your Succubus. Katis : according to the game files - Combustible Wand ≈ 144 (from 29, 25.9 DPS) - only if you didn't do Blackfathom: it rewards Gravestone Scepter.Orgrimmar, Cleft of Shadow, Zevrost : Bane of Agony (rank 3), Shadow Bolt (rank 5), Curse of Recklessness (rank 2), 
Banish and Create Firestone, 50 each.
Banish holds a demon or elemental for 20 seconds. Create Firestone is now a weapon enchant (Forever): you need it if you level as Destruction. You can skip Health Funnel (rank 3, 50). Not 28 yet? You'll learn all this at 30 right here in Orgrimmar (step).
If you took Wish You Were Here[27]: Gan'rul Bloodeye - turn in ?Wish You Were Here[27], accept !The Binding. The summoning circle : summon the Incubus with the scarf and defeat him (The Binding). Gan'rul Bloodeye: turn in ?The Binding - 
Summon Incubus.
Drops from: Withered Scarf - Shadethicket Stone Mover, Shadethicket Bark Ripper, Shadethicket Oracle
The Incubus is level 20 and you're 28 - an easy fight. You also get a second Small Soul Pouch.
Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Turn-ins and the Gravestone Scepter · a new Forever camp on Skywatcher Plateau
Turning in the Stonetalon and Ashenvale quests - and something new in Forever: in northwestern Mulgore, above Thunder Bluff, an Earthen Ring camp on Skywatcher Plateau. Three level 30 quests, about 2.5 thousand experience each, mobs 27–29.
Thunder Bluff:
For Blackfathom Villainy[27], take Gravestone Scepter: a wand with 29 damage per second, +3 Spirit and +6 Shadow damage - the best wand up to 30 and beyond.
Skywatcher Plateau northwest of Thunder Bluff : Muln Earthfury - accept !Defending the Dead[30], and if you have a group, !The Broodmother[31] too; Yorn Grimtotem - accept !Stronger than Steel[30]; Mazu'kon - accept !Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
Thunder Bluff has two elevators - on the southwest and northeast sides. The plateau is northwest of the bluff: take either one down and go around the bluff (which elevator is closer hasn't been checked yet).
Gloomrise at the northern edge of Mulgore : Gloomrise Hatchling and Gloomrise Soldier - Defending the Dead[30]; Gloomrise Spinner - 3 strands of Crystalline Silk for Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the Toxin Extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
The spiders come in twos and threes: pull from the edge, the Voidwalker holds one, DoTs on all of them; if you bought Grimoire of Suffering (Rank 1) at 24, Suffering pulls the extras off you, but only once every 2 minutes. Between packs - Life Tap and food.
Group only: Broodmother Valraxx (level 31 elite) - The Broodmother[31]. She drops 
Bloody Parchment, which starts !A Darker Truth[30].
Skywatcher Plateau:
Spidersilk Pouch, a 12-slot bagThe Broodmother[31] rewards 
Transformative Cocoon: it absorbs damage and stuns you for 5 seconds, then gives +60% speed for 8 seconds. Good for escaping.
Back to Thunder Bluff by the same elevator. Tal: fly to Camp Taurajo.
If your level 29 experience bar is less than half full, do the southern Barrens first (roughly 15 thousand experience), otherwise Thousand Needles may not be enough to get you to 30.
If you took The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] and collected the fragments - east of Camp Taurajo, Doan Karhan: turn in ?The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] - take Staff of Soran'ruk.
+34 Shadow and Fire damage and +14 Stamina - stronger than anything else you get before 30. Take the off-hand 
Orb of Soran'ruk only if you fight with a dagger.
Razormane camps, Bael Modan, a dungeon
About 15 thousand experience near Taurajo, on the way to Thousand Needles. Useful if you're short of 30 or you've got a group for Razorfen Kraul.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - accept !Betrayal from Within[25]; Tatternack Steelforge - accept !Weapons of Choice[24]. Didn't take Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] at 21, or abandoned it? Grunt Logmar: take it now - you can handle the pillager solo by now (step).
Betrayal from Within[25] is only offered after Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: didn't turn that in at 20? Accept and turn in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] first (you need one Blood Shard from the Bristlebacks).
The Razormane camps in the south:
Drops from: Razormane Backstabber - Razormane Pathfinder, Razormane Stalker · Charred Razormane Wand - Razormane Seer · Razormane War Shield - Razormane Warfrenzy
Kuz is a mage: Frostbolt, Frost Nova and Fire Blast. Curse of Tongues makes his spells 50% slower, and the Voidwalker keeps him in melee.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : soldiers and the elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], if you took it now.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the prospector's journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Bael'dun Officers parry and speed up their attacks: Curse of Weakness on them means less damage to your demon.
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate from the dwarves (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] and blow up the flying machine (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26].
Drops from: Nitroglycerin - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Wood Pulp - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Sodium Nitrate - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others
Revenge of Gann[26] rewards 
Totemic Clan Ring (+3 Intellect, +3 Spirit).
Razorfen Kraul (entrance ), with a group: inside, in a cage - Willix the Importer. Free him, accept !Willix the Importer[30], escort him to the exit (Willix the Importer[30]) and turn in ?Willix the Importer[30] - a ring of your choice. The last boss, Charlga Razorflank, drops the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34] if you took the quest.
For Willix the Importer[30], take 
Snake Hoop: +5 Intellect and +6 spell power.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24] rewards the off-hand 
Everglow Lantern if you fight with a dagger; with a staff - the hammer, to sell.
Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the sacred flame
This is where you finish level 30. The rest of Thousand Needles is already part of 30+.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2, 10 slots.From Taurajo, head south to the Great Lift and ride it down into Thousand Needles: Grish Longrunner - turn in ?Calling in the Reserves[28]; Brave Moonhorn - accept !Message to Freewind Post[25].
Freewind Post:
Galak centaurs - Pacify the Centaur[25]; the ancient brazier north of their camp - the cloven hoof, The Sacred Flame[29]; the Alien Egg in one of three places - , or - Alien Egg[26]. Dorn Plainstalker : accept !Test of Faith[26], jump off his platform (Test of Faith[26]) and turn in ?Test of Faith[26] - the start of the trials that lead to the Scarlet Monastery.
Galak Windchasers are casters - start with them: Curse of Tongues will slow them. Centaurs are humanoids: Seduction puts the second one to sleep.
Freewind:
Neither reward from The Sacred Flame[29] is for you - take whichever sells for more.
Not 30 yet? Make it up right here: Cliffwatcher Longhorn now gives Grimtotem Spying[28] - three Secret Notes in crates at Darkcloud Pinnacle , in the Grimtotem tauren camp. Elu gives Wind Rider[29] - 10 Highperch Wyvern Eggs at Highperch in the west .
Both quests are turned in to whoever gave them. Grimtotem Spying[28] rewards 
Desert Shoulders: cloth, +5 Intellect and +5 Spirit.
The level 30 trainer and, optionally, the start of the Felhunter chain
The closest warlock trainer to Thousand Needles is in Orgrimmar: there are none in Ratchet or Thunder Bluff. From Freewind Post - fly to the city, train and hearth back. Set aside about 4 gold for your level 30 training.
Fear works the same way there.
Fear Ward eats one of your Fear casts - fear them a second time.Freewind Post, Nyse : fly to Orgrimmar. Ran Razorfen Kraul and have the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34]? First fly to Thunder Bluff: Auld Stonespire - turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34], then on to Orgrimmar.
A Vengeful Fate[34] rewards Berylline Pads (cloth): +10 Intellect and +7 spell power.
Level 30, Cleft of Shadow, Zevrost : Immolate (rank 4), Drain Life (rank 3), Demon Armor (rank 2), Create Soulstone (rank 2), Curse of the Elements (rank 2) and 
Hellfire, 60 each; skipped the trainer at 28 - learn the level 28 spells too (list).
Hellfire hits everything around you but burns you too - use it on a crowd of weak mobs only with the Voidwalker next to you and a Lesser Healthstone at hand. Short on money? Hellfire and Curse of the Elements can wait. You don't need 
Subjugate Demon (60) for leveling.
Optional, the Felhunter: Gan'rul Bloodeye - accept !Seeking Strahad[30].
Seeking Strahad[30] leads to Ratchet: there Strahad Farsan gives Tome of the Cabal[30] - the start of the Felhunter chain. You can't finish it right away; it's already part of 30+. Not planning on it? Don't take it.
Hearthstone to Freewind Post.
What's next (30+): the rest of Thousand Needles, Ordanus[29] → The Den[29] in Stonetalon, the Shimmering Flats, Hillsbrad and Arathi, “Excavation Site: Wetlands” and the Scarlet Monastery; for a warlock - the Felhunter (Seeking Strahad[30] and on). That will be the next part of the guide.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and what a warlock brings to a group
Minor Healthstone, from 22 - Lesser Healthstone (one shard per stone, and they can be handed over), from 18 - a soulstone (Create Soulstone) on the healer. Your demon is the Imp: Blood Pact gives Stamina to the whole group; from 22 - the Succubus for damage.Bane of Agony on the boss, and pick the curse for your group: Curse of Recklessness (14) - lots of melee, Curse of the Elements (20) - lots of casters (+4% magic damage), Curse of Weakness - the boss hits the tank hard, Curse of Tongues (26) - a caster boss. Two warlocks in the group? Agree with the other one: identical curses don't stack.Searing Pain generates a lot of threat. Use Life Tap, but not down to zero: restore your health yourself with Drain Life, not with the healer's mana.Fear only to save the healer, and warn the group first: a feared mob brings the next pack. Banish (28) holds a demon or elemental, the Succubus's Seduction (grimoire at 26) - a humanoid.Ritual of Summoning (20) - you and two more players at the portal, costs a shard. Meeting stones in Forever don't summon anyone - you're the only quick way to gather the group at the entrance.Staff of OrgrimmarNo group? Don't take any of the quests from here.
Deviate Hide Pack (a bag) and Sizzle Stick (a wand)Crescent Staff (a staff, +26 spell power)Glowing Shard drops from Mutanus the DevourerThe Wrath of Rath'mael[22] rewards Gnarled Necromancer's Staff: +26 spell power and +10 Spirit. The run itself - at 24.
The run itself - at 23–24. For The Orb of Soran'ruk[25]: the large fragment drops from Shadowfang Darksoul in Shadowfang Keep, the three small ones from Twilight Acolyte in Blackfathom Deeps, and only while the quest is in your log. Pick your reward: Staff of Soran'ruk (+34 Shadow and Fire damage, +14 Stamina) or the off-hand Orb of Soran'ruk.
Blackfathom Villainy[27] rewards Gravestone Scepter: a wand with 29 damage per second and +6 Shadow damage. It's worth gathering a group at 27–29 just for it.
Willix the Importer[30] rewards Snake Hoop (+6 spell power), A Vengeful Fate[34] - Berylline Pads: cloth, +10 Intellect.
What to train, which demon to use and how to keep your mana up - up to level 30
Bane of Agony is now a bane - you can keep one bane and one curse on a target at the same time. Life Tap gives (30 + Spirit) mana at rank 1, so Spirit is now your stat. Rank 1 Drain Soul hits for 85 (was 55), and a shard can come from any tick. Curse of the Elements comes at 20 (was 32) and affects all magic damage. Create Healthstone heals for 120 (was 100). Demons scale with your stats. Only Ritual of Summoning summons players: meeting stones don't. Wands don't scale with spell power (according to the September 24 beta notes).How to level. The Voidwalker holds the mob, you kill it from range. Send in the demon, let it land 1–2 hits, then Bane of Agony, Corruption, and Immolate on a mob that will live a while; after that, use your wand while the DoTs tick. Shadow Bolt is expensive: cast it when you have mana to spare or when Nightfall (talent) procs. Low on mana but above half health - Life Tap, right in combat, while the demon holds the mob. Finish the last mob of a pack with a channeled Drain Soul - a free shard. From 14, Drain Life tops up your health; after a fight - food. A second mob - DoTs on it and Fear while you finish the first, but only if there's nothing else nearby.
Horde warlock trainers: Nartok in the Valley of Trials (up to level 6), Dhugru Gorelust in Razor Hill, Zevrost , Grol'dar and Mirket in Orgrimmar, Kaal Soulreaper in Undercity. There are no trainers in the Barrens, Ratchet or Thunder Bluff. Demon trainers (grimoires): Hraug in the valley, Kitha in Razor Hill, Kurgul in Orgrimmar. At Wowhead prices, all training comes to about 20 up to 10, about 274 up to 20 and about 1376 up to 30, without a reputation discount.
Summon Imp (1–4, quest Vile Familiars[4]): ranged damage, can't hold anything. From 10 - only in groups: Blood Pact gives everyone Stamina.Summon Voidwalker (10–12, quests Gan'rul's Summons[10] → Creature of the Void[11] → The Binding[11]): your tank until 30. Torment holds the mob, Sacrifice (grimoire, 16) - a shield on you, Consume Shadows (18) - out-of-combat healing, Suffering (grimoire, 24) - pulls nearby mobs off you, 2-minute cooldown.Summon Succubus or Summon Incubus (20, quests): hits much harder but holds threat worse. One mob, and you top up your health with a channeled Drain Life - the Succubus; several mobs or an elite - the Voidwalker. Seduction (15 seconds of humanoid control) - only if you bought Grimoire of Seduction at 26.
Summon Felhunter (30+, a long chain: Seeking Strahad[30] - Gan'rul Bloodeye in Orgrimmar, then Tome of the Cabal[30] - Strahad Farsan in Ratchet): for PvP and groups, not needed for leveling.Grimoire of Blood Pact (Rank 1) (4), Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1) (16), Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) (18), Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) (20), Grimoire of Seduction (26). Don't put off Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2): the old rank quickly stops holding threat.Bane of Agony: 72 damage over 24 seconds for 25 mana - your most efficient spell. Its damage ramps up toward the end: don't waste it on a mob that will die in under 10 seconds.Corruption: 40 damage over 12 seconds for 35 mana, from 14 - 65 over 15 seconds. Always apply it.Immolate: upfront damage plus a burn - for a mob that will live a while. Don't open with it before the demon has used Torment: the mob will come for you.Shadow Bolt: three times as expensive per point of damage as the bane. Cast it when you have mana to spare or when Nightfall procs.Curse of Weakness - on a mob that hits hard; Curse of Recklessness (14) - on a humanoid that runs for help.Life Tap, Drain Life and foodLife Tap: (30 + Spirit) mana per cast, from 16 - (75 + Spirit). Use it while you're above half health and the demon is holding the mob. In Forever, Spirit on gear means mana.Drain Life (14): 10 health per second for 5 seconds, 20-yard range. Getting hit can interrupt the channel - keep the mob on your demon.Health Funnel heals your demon with your own health: at 20, healing the Voidwalker to full takes about a minute (a tester's measurement). Got a shard? Summoning a new one is faster.Drain Soul gives a Soul Shard if the mob dies during the channel; in Forever every tick has a chance, and it grows after each empty tick. The mob has to give experience.Minor Healthstone, soulstone, a spare), plus one more from 20 for Ritual of Summoning. Delete the extras.Minor Healthstone (10): 120 health, from 22 - Lesser Healthstone for 300. 2-minute cooldown, only one in your bags. Used it? Make a new one after the fight. According to Warcraft Tavern, it doesn't share a cooldown with potions.Create Soulstone, 18): resurrection with 400 health and 700 mana. Put it on yourself before an elite or a risky quest.Small Soul Pouch is a 14-slot soul bag: the reward for the Succubus at 22 (step) and for the Incubus. According to Warcraft Tavern, it goes into the new reagent bag slot - check in game. More room: Old Toolbox (12 slots) from Stepping Stones[24] → Scramble[24] in Stonetalon, Spidersilk Pouch (12) from Stronger than Steel[30] at 29.Fear: 20 yards, 1.5 secondsCurse of Recklessness on it.Lesser Magic Wand (from 5), then Greater Magic Wand (from 13, 17.5 damage per second) - an enchanter makes them, and if you don't know one, check the auction house; without them - Flaring Baton from The Escape[18], or Gloom Wand (from 16) and Dusk Wand (from 20, 17.7) from Katis , according to the game files. After that: Charred Wand from Dangerous![28] in Hillsbrad at 26 (22.2 damage per second) and Gravestone Scepter from Blackfathom Villainy[27] in Blackfathom Deeps at 29 (29 damage per second, group); without a group - Combustible Wand (from 29, 25.9). With a group, earlier - Sizzle Stick from Wailing Caverns.Makeshift Stormcaller from Stormy Potential[11] (11), Staff of Orgrimmar from Hidden Enemies[16] (16, group), Wind Rider Staff from Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] (20, +12), Crescent Staff from Leaders of the Fang[22] (group, +26), Gnarled Necromancer's Staff from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22] (24, Ruins of Lordaeron, +26 and +10 Spirit), Staff of Soran'ruk from The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] (29, +34 Shadow and Fire damage). Hanashi in Orgrimmar teaches Staves; a warlock knows Daggers and Wands from the start. The dagger Quilboar Toothpick (+16) with an off-hand item (Expended Apothecary Vial, Witch's Finger) is just as good as a staff.Suppression covers your misses. The other builds don't take this talent, so hit on gear won't hurt there.Soft Wool Boots, Soft Wool Vest, Ripped Pants, Dirt-trodden Boots, Banshee Armor (+3 Stamina), Mogra's Friendship Bracelet (+1 Spirit), Wayfaring Gloves (+3 Spirit), Barkeeper's Cloak; at 20–30 - Grassland Sash, Harlequin Robes, Ghostly Mantle, Tattered Mittens, Tabitha's Cuffs, Firewalker Boots, Windseeker Boots, Desert Shoulders, the cloaks Traveler's Shawl and Soft Willow Cape, and rings - Seal of Sylvanas, Skull Ring and Harpy Claw Ring.
Blood Fury - +10% attack power and spell power for 15 seconds, 3-minute cooldown, no healing penalty: use it on elites and in PvP together with your DoTs.
Hardiness - stuns are 20% shorter: good against rogues.
Shatter Curse (new) - removes all curses and banes with no immunity afterward, 5% less magic damage taken for 8 seconds, 3-minute cooldown: your answer to an enemy warlock.Summon Imp (step).Summon Voidwalker: the Burning Blade Stash with the tablet is at Skull Rock, the summon is in the Orgrimmar summoning circle (step).Summon Succubus and Small Soul Pouch.Corruption by 14, Nightfall by 26, Siphon Life at 30. There's also “Affliction: Drain Life”, “Demonology” and “Destruction” for groups.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Lesser Magic Wand at skill 10, Greater Magic Wand at 70. Tailoring uses the cloth that drops from humanoids anyway: your own cloth gear, bags (shards take up room) and items to disenchant for Enchanting. That's what Method, Warcraft Tavern and beta testers recommend. If a friend is an enchanter who'll make you a wand, take gathering professions for money: Herbalism and Skinning.Lesser Magic Wand: Enchanting 10, 
Lesser Magic Essence and 
Simple Wood. You need Runed Copper Rod, which is made from 
Copper Rod.Greater Magic Wand: Enchanting 70, essences and Simple Wood.Lesser Magic Essence and 
Strange Dust - in Orgrimmar, Kithas ; stock is limited. Check on the spot whether they sell them on the beta; if they do, buy some every time you're in town.
Mining for Dummies (Mining), Wild Harvest (Herbalism) or 
Pelt Collecting for Beginners (Skinning). A warlock only needs it if you're taking a gathering profession.Life Tap gives (according to Warcraft Tavern); the first aid kit gives Stamina.Life Tap took.Linen Bandage from linen, from skill 40 - 
Heavy Linen Bandage, then wool ones. Bandages don't cost mana.Linen Cloth at 1–20, Wool Cloth at 20–30 - from humanoids: for Tailoring and bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.Only what matters for this route
Makeshift Stormcaller: the warlock's first staff on this route.Bane of Agony is now a bane, so you can keep one bane and one curse on a target at the same time - for example, Bane of Agony and Curse of Recklessness. Rank 1 damage is 72 instead of 84.Life Tap: (30 + Spirit) mana at rank 1 - Spirit is now a warlock stat. Rank 1 Drain Soul - 85 damage (was 55), with a shard chance on every tick.Curse of the Elements - from 20 (was 32), affects all magic damage: +4% damage and -30 to resistances. Create Firestone (28) is now a weapon enchant.Ritual of Summoning: meeting stones don't summon.Drain Life, downtime almost disappears.Grim Reach, Improved Drains, 
Pandemic, Demonic Aegis, Demonic Energies, Demonic Brand, Molten Skin, Bane of Havoc; 
Incinerate is a level 40 talent.Shatter Curse (against curses and banes); the pet damage bonus is gone. Details in the “Warlock” section, “Orc Warlock” card.Fear. Against an enemy warlock - Shatter Curse. Before a zone where people gank - a soulstone on yourself.The hearthstone, dangerous mobs, what not to forget
| Lvl | Key points | Don't miss |
|---|---|---|
| 1–6 | Imp from Vile Familiars[4], Immolate for 10 | Boar meat - for Cooking |
| 6 | Life Tap: eat, don't drink | A gathering book only if a friend will make your wand |
| 7–9 | Hearthstone in Razor Hill; Bane of Agony and Fear at 8 | The Admiral's Orders[7] - keep it until Orgrimmar |
| 10 | Drain Soul and Minor Healthstone; Gan'rul's Summons[10] - Ophek | Finish the last mob with Drain Soul |
| 11 | The staff Makeshift Stormcaller from Stormy Potential[11] | Hanashi in Orgrimmar teaches Staves |
| 12 | Orgrimmar: the Voidwalker - Creature of the Void[11] → The Binding[11] | Burning Blade Stash is guarded by Gazz'uz |
| 13 | Greater Magic Wand: your own enchanter or the auction house | Hearthstone - at the Crossroads |
| 14 | Drain Life and Curse of Recklessness - at 16 in Orgrimmar (no trainer in the Barrens) | Banshee Armor from The Demon Seed[14] - put it on |
| 16 | Orgrimmar: level 14 and 16 spells, Grimoire of Sacrifice (Rank 1), a wand, Ragefire Chasm | The Meats to Orgrimmar[10] chain - orcs and trolls only |
| 17–18 | The wand Flaring Baton from The Escape[18], the Taurajo flight path | Apothecary Zamah[15] is timed - only with a group |
| 19–20 | Serena Bloodfeather[20], the Grimtotem tauren | Level 18 spells - at 20 in Orgrimmar |
| 20 | Orgrimmar: Demon Armor, Curse of the Elements; Devourer of Souls - the start of the Succubus chain | Buy Grimoire of Consume Shadows (Rank 1) and Grimoire of Torment (Rank 2) |
| 21 | Wind Rider Staff from Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]; News of Dogran[20] - to Malaka'jin | The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] - only if you'll have a group for Shadowfang Keep and Blackfathom |
| 22 | Dogran, Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar: Summon Succubus | Hearthstone - in Undercity, zeppelin - Frezza |
| 24 | Ruins of Lordaeron: Gnarled Necromancer's Staff | No group - don't take dungeon quests |
| 26 | Charred Wand from Dangerous![28]; Grimoire of Seduction in Undercity | From Dun Garok - hearth to Undercity |
| 28 | Orgrimmar: Bane of Agony, Banish; the Incubus is optional | Trouble in the Deeps[22] - even without a group |
| 29 | Gravestone Scepter from Blackfathom Villainy[27], Staff of Soran'ruk from The Orb of Soran'ruk[25] | Hearthstone - at Freewind Post |
| 30 | Orgrimmar: level 30 spells; Seeking Strahad[30] - optional | The Felhunter is for 30–33 |
Fear next to another pack: the feared mob brings its neighbors.Life Tap down to zero mid-fight: use it while you're above half health and the demon holds the mob.Shadow Bolt as your main attack: your mana runs out in two mobs. DoTs are cheaper.Immolate before the Voidwalker has used Torment: the mob comes for you.Drain Soul channel: no shards for your demon and stones. And the opposite: a bag full of shards - no room for loot.Health Funnel instead of a new demon: a minute of healing versus a 10-second summon.Curse of Recklessness on a target you want to fear: the fear won't work.Searing Pain and Immolate on fire elementals: they resist fire - hit them with Shadow.
Affliction 21
Demonology 0
Destruction 0
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