RaceOrcA step-by-step Orc warrior route for WoW Forever to level 30: Durotar with the new Forever quests, the Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, the Eastern Kingdoms, Ashenvale and Thousand Needles. When to do the class quests (
Defensive Stance, 
Ruga's Bulwark, 
Berserker Stance), where to get two-handed axes (a warrior's damage depends almost entirely on the weapon), which professions to pick and how to spend less time standing around with no rage.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Overpower lights up after your target dodges; it also warns you when 
Revenge is ready. Settings - /opa. Made for Forever (file from October 12), about 1.2 thousand downloads.
Heroic Strike or 
Cleave is queued. It also shows when to press 
Slam so you don't clip your swing. Forever's built-in attack timer doesn't show the queue. There's a Forever file.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 “Arms: Two-Hander”. Beta guides disagree: Icy Veins and Method recommend Arms with a two-hander, Mobalytics recommends Protection with a shield (less downtime solo). Testers praise Fury and Protection more often and complain that Arms runs short on rage. You can reset your talents at a warrior trainer - Sorek in Orgrimmar or Torm Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff; according to beta data it costs 1 if you haven't reset in a while. Hover a talent for its Wowhead tooltip; the button at the bottom opens the build in the Wowhead calculator with the same order.
Anger Management by 22. Icy Veins and Method recommend it; further down this tree is 
Mortal Strike at 40.
Improved Rend - in Forever Rend scales with attack power, and the talent adds 35% to it. 
Improved Charge - Charge gives 15 rage instead of 9: every fight starts with a hit. 
Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5 unlocks Anger Management at 22 - +1 rage every 3 seconds in combat, and rage decays more slowly between mobs. Then 
Deep Wounds, 
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (+3% damage with two-handed weapons) and 
Impale.
Sweeping Strikes - two mobs at once (requires level 30). Fighting with an axe? Take 
Weaponmaster 1/5 instead: +1% crit, the other ranks after 30.
Bloodrage on cooldown, and don't spend rage finishing mobs off.
Improved Overpower 2/2 instead of Improved Charge; at 25 - 
Spearing Strike. Testers call it a “trap”: it's only strong against giants, dragons and mounted enemies.
Improved Rend 3/3
Deflection 2/5
Improved Charge 2/2
Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5
Anger Management 1/1
Deep Wounds 3/3
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3
Impale 1/2
Sweeping Strikes 1/1
Shield Specialization - +5% block chance and +5 rage for every block (it was +1 in Classic). Improved Revenge - Revenge hits 60% harder, and it's your main damage button. 
Improved Thunder Clap makes 
Thunder Clap cheaper, and in Forever it also works in Defensive Stance. 
Master of Defense - +5 rage when you dodge or parry with a shield. At 25 - 
Vanguard: Charge right in Defensive Stance.Revenge and 
Shield Block, Protection kills more slowly than a two-hander. Mobalytics suggests leveling as Arms until 15 and resetting your talents at 16 - here there's one order with no reset.
Thun'grim's Axe from the class quest (at 13), 
Worn Heater Shield in Razor Hill, and Ruga's Bulwark from the class quest at 20. Until 13 fight with a two-hander: vendor one-handers are weak (
Hatchet - 7.2 DPS, Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar), and the first two points go into Improved Bloodrage, a talent that works with any weapon. A fast one-hander beats a slow one here: Revenge and Thunder Clap don't depend on weapon damage.
Improved Bloodrage 2/2
Shield Specialization 3/5
Improved Revenge 3/3Shield Specialization 5/5
Improved Thunder Clap 3/3
Master of Defense 2/2
Vanguard 1/1
Last Stand 1/1
Improved Sunder Armor 3/3
Focused Rage 1/3Deep Wounds talent. Method's variant: in Forever crits feed you rage again.
Cruelty - +5% crit as early as 14, and in Forever a critical white hit gives twice as much rage (per the October 1 notes). After that come the same Improved Rend, Improved Charge, Improved Tactical Mastery, Anger Management and Deep Wounds as in the main build.Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Sweeping Strikes don't fit by 30; you'll have to catch up on Mortal Strike at 40 - 5 points are already in Fury.
Cruelty 5/5Improved Rend 3/3Deflection 2/5Improved Charge 2/2Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5Anger Management 1/1Deep Wounds 3/3Cruelty - crit; 
Unbridled Wrath - a 60% chance for +1 rage per hit; 
Lingering Rage - rage starts decaying 8 seconds later, so you make it to the next mob. 
Piercing Howl at 20 slows everyone around you - good against runners and in PvP. 
Enrage - solo, you're always the one getting hit, so it's +10% damage. At 30 - 
Death Wish: +20% damage for 30 seconds.Improved Charge and Anger Management in this tree, and 
Bloodthirst only comes at 40.
Dual Wield is taught by the warrior trainer - Sorek in Orgrimmar (level 20 in Classic; the Forever level hasn't been checked). With two axes the set is different: Dual Wield Specialization 5/5 and 
Furious Precision 3/3; you don't need the Enrage talent, and Lingering Rage gets one point.Cruelty 5/5
Unbridled Wrath 5/5
Piercing Howl 1/1
Lingering Rage 4/5
Enrage 5/5
Death Wish 1/1The orc and troll starting valley · the Den and the Burning Blade Coven
All the quests are around the Den: grab them in one batch, do them in a loop, turn them in as a batch. About 40 minutes to level 5–6.
Mining for Dummies book - Mining for free, readable from level 3. Mining + Blacksmithing is the best choice for a warrior (see why in the Professions section).Broad Axe ≈ 1 - one and a half times stronger than the starter Worn Battleaxe (2.1 vs 1.4 DPS). Short on money? Sell your gray items and come back.Heroic Strike replaces a white hit and doesn't generate rage - use it only when you have rage to spare.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].
Sell your gray items: the first warrior skill costs 10.
Gornek: turn in ?Cutting Teeth[2], accept !Sting of the Scorpid[3] and the class quest !Simple Parchment[1]. The warrior trainer Frang is nearby: turn in ?Simple Parchment[1] and learn 
Battle Shout. Kzan Thornslash : turn in ?Wayward Weapons[2].
In Forever Battle Shout lasts 3 minutes but gives 40% less attack power than in Classic. Keep it up at all times and recast it as soon as it drops.
Galgar : accept !Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3]. Zureetha Fargaze : accept !Vile Familiars[4].
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:
Battleworn Chain Leggings)Mining for Dummies bookRead Mining for Dummies to learn Mining. Norzsh : buy a pick (
Mining Pick) ≈ 10.
Rough Stone from copper veins goes into 
Rough Sharpening Stone: +2 weapon damage for 30 minutes. Sharpening stones are made by blacksmiths; you'll learn Blacksmithing in Razor Hill (step).
North of the valley: Vile Familiars - 12 of them, Vile Familiars[4]. The pick lies at the entrance to the Burning Blade Coven - Thazz'ril's Pick[4].
The Den: Zureetha Fargaze - turn in ?Vile Familiars[4], accept !Burning Blade Medallion[5]; Foreman Thazz'ril - turn in ?Thazz'ril's Pick[4].
Burning Blade Coven : Yarrog Baneshadow deep inside - the medallion, Burning Blade Medallion[5].
Back to the Den with a death run: until level 10 it costs almost nothing.
Zureetha Fargaze: turn in ?Burning Blade Medallion[5] (take the 
Jagged Chain Vest), 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, Frang: Thunder Clap.
In Forever Thunder Clap slows the targets' attacks by 20% (it used to be 10%) and has a 6-second cooldown: against two mobs, use it right away. Not level 6 yet? You'll learn it at 8 in Razor Hill.
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.
Large Axe ≈ 5 (from 3) - a two-handed axe with 4.3 DPS, twice as strong as Broad Axe.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 - 6 slots.Large Axe is the cheapest boost to your leveling speed: twice the DPS, fights twice as short. Short on money? Sell the starting axe along with your gray items.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].
Centaurs walk in pairs - fight at the edge of the camp and don't run into the middle. According to RestedXP, Pal'juh isn't always there: if she's missing, don't wait.
The village: Lar Prowltusk - turn in ?Thwarting Kolkar Aggression[8] (take the 
Seasoned Fighter's Cloak); Master Vornal - turn in ?Lost in the Shadows[8] 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 · Kul Tirans on the coast
Razor Hill is your base until level 12: the warrior trainer, the inn and almost all the quests for the north are here. Set your hearthstone here.
Large Axe ≈ 5 - if you didn't buy it in Sen'jin.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.Worn Heater Shield ≈ 4 (from 5) - you'll need it if you level as Protection from 10 (see the Leveling talents section).Mining Pick for Mining and 
Blacksmith Hammer for Blacksmithing.
Linen Cloth from the Kul Tirans goes into 
Linen Bandage: Rawrk teaches First Aid. Sell the extra cloth on the auction house in Orgrimmar.Thunder Clap them all at once - their attacks slow down by 20% and you build rage faster.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, warrior trainer Tarshaw Jaggedscar : 
Hamstring and Heroic Strike (rank 2). First Aid - Rawrk ; Blacksmithing - Dwukk .
Hamstring is for humanoids: at 20% health they run for help. 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; if two come, use Thunder Clap.
Razor Hill:
Handmade Leather Bag)Shipwrecks, tigers, Zalazane and the Razormane Grounds
South along the coast to the Echo Isles, turn-ins in Sen'jin, then back north through the Razormane Grounds. By the end you're level 10 and have the class quest for Defensive Stance.
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 - pull them one at a time and kill him last. The pendants only drop while A Pain in the Neck[8] is in your log.
Sen'jin Village:
Raptorscale Pants (mail).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 at full health: Charge, Rend, white hits, a potion at half health. Didn't work out? Skip it: the quest starts from its loot 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 the 
Wide Metal Girdle) and ?Encroachment[10].
Level 10, Tarshaw Jaggedscar: Bloodrage and Rend (rank 2). Accept the class quest !Veteran Uzzek[10].
Bloodrage gives 10 rage at once and 10 more over 10 seconds, but costs 20% of your base health: use it while your health is full (before the fight or right at the start), not when you're down to the last few percent. In Forever the tooltip no longer says it puts you in combat - maybe Charge now works after it. Check in game.
Far Watch Post, Drygulch Ravine, Thunder Ridge and the naga on the coast
The class quest at 10: Uzzek waits across the bridge at Far Watch Post in the Barrens, and the scales for it drop from lizards in northern Durotar. Around them are new Forever quests at Razor Hill, Drygulch Ravine and Thunder Ridge. By the end you're about level 12 at the gates of Orgrimmar.
Tactical Mastery - then you keep 10 rage when you switch.Razor Hill: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]; 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).
Take the western road across the bridge over the Southfury River to Far Watch Post in the Barrens: Kargal Battlescar - turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12], accept !Crossroads Conscription[12]; Uzzek - turn in ?Veteran Uzzek[10], accept !Path of Defense[10].
Crossroads Conscription[12] is turned in at the Crossroads - keep it until 12–13.
Back across the bridge and north: Misha Tor'kren at the 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 cast lightning from range: pull them behind a rock so they have to come to you.
Rezlak: turn in ?Securing the Lines[11] and ?A Simmering Storm[11], accept !Stormy Potential[11].
For Securing the Lines[11], take 
Hickory Shortbow: you'll learn Bows in Orgrimmar (step), and a shot pulls a single mob out of a group or a caster around a corner.
Thunder Ridge : Thunder Lizards in the south and Lightning Hides in the north - 5 Singed Scales (Path of Defense[10]) and 5 Charged Thunder Lizard Organs (Stormy Potential[11]). Fizzle Darkstorm on the ridge - his 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: Charge right into him and don't let him back off. The amulet doesn't drop from every crocolisk - if it hasn't dropped in 10 minutes, abandon Lost But Not Forgotten[11].
Optional: Halikor is an elite level 12 lizard that roams Thunder Ridge . It drops a hoof - !Halikor's Hoof[12], turned in in Orgrimmar.
You need full health, a potion and Bloodrage before the fight. Solo at 11 it's a coin flip: if you meet another player, invite them.
Rezlak - turn in ?Stormy Potential[11]. Misha Tor'kren - turn in ?Lost But Not Forgotten[11]. Across the bridge to Far Watch Post: Uzzek - turn in ?Path of Defense[10] - Defensive Stance, 
Sunder Armor and 
Taunt, accept !Thun'grim Firegaze[10].
Wowhead Forever shows only the stance as the reward, but according to beta data the quest teaches all three abilities, as in Classic. Sunder Armor (rank 1) and Taunt come only from this quest: trainers don't have them. Not in your spellbook after you turn it in? That's a beta bug. Thun'grim Firegaze[10] is turned in on the hill by the Crossroads (step).
Back along the western road to Razor Hill, Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Dark Storms[12], accept !Margoz[12].
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 flight path, the trainer at 12, new quests in the city and “Hidden Enemies”
Orgrimmar is on your way: the flight path, the trainer at 12, the new Forever city quests and the “Hidden Enemies” chain. The insignia for it drops at Skull Rock, right outside the gates - the targets of Skull Rock[12] are there too. So you go into the city twice: before Skull Rock and after.
Tabar ≈ 22 (from 9) - a two-handed axe with 8.3 DPS, almost twice as strong as Large Axe. Your main purchase before 15.Worn Battleaxe is a two-handed axe), so there's no need to learn them.
Copper Battle Axe there.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].
Valley of Honor, level 12, Sorek : Overpower, 
Shield Bash and Battle Shout (rank 2). Right there, Zendo'jian : buy Tabar if your weapon is below 8 DPS; 
Rough Arrow for the bow. Weapon master Hanashi : learn Bows (10).
Overpower lights up after the target dodges: a cheap, strong hit - always use it (Battle Stance only). Shield Bash only works with a shield equipped. The bow is for pulling: a shot pulls a single mob out of a group, and a caster will come into melee range if you step around a corner.
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 
Brog's Friendship Bracelet.
Brog's Friendship Bracelet is a pair of mail bracers with Strength; a warrior doesn't need the other bracelets.
Valley of Wisdom: Nazgrel - turn in ?The Admiral's Orders[7]; Thrall - accept !Hidden Enemies[12].
Out of the city to Skull Rock 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].
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 and a caster: go in at full health, Bloodrage before the fight, and stay in melee range. Too much for you? Skip it: Burning Shadows[12] doesn't unlock anything.
Margoz : turn in ?Skull Rock[12], accept !Neeru Fireblade[12].
You don't have the two-handed sword or mace skill: for Skull Rock[12], take 
Steady Bastard Sword - it sells for more than the others.
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.
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].
Have a group? Orgnil Soulscar will also give you Threat from Below[12]: an elite sea giant on the northern shore, and the reward is 
Aggor's Refitted Belt, a mail belt. It's a detour of about 20 minutes - don't take it without a group.
Take the western road to Far Watch Post: 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 bags.
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 there are Burning Blade mobs of level 10–14, and the casters stand in pairs: pull them one at a time; if two come, use Thunder Clap.
The best Horde zone for 12–20 · the class weapon 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. Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads all the way to level 20. First up is the class chain Thun'grim Firegaze[10]: Thun'grim's weapon.
Tel'Abim Banana ≈ 24 - food until 15. Kalyimah Stormcloud : Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Chainmail Armor and Chainmail Pants (from 12) - if quests haven't given you anything.
Bearded Axe ≈ 53 (from 15) - a two-handed axe with 11.8 DPS. Too early for now; remember it at 15–17.
Heavy Spiked Mace. That's a two-handed mace, and an orc doesn't have the mace skill - Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff teaches it.Thunder Clap both of them, and Hamstring the one that runs for help.Head south down from the peak to the Crossroads: Devrak - flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
The Crossroads:
The hill east of the Crossroads, by the road to Ratchet: Thun'grim Firegaze - turn in ?Thun'grim Firegaze[10], accept !Forged Steel[10].
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 cloth armor: sell it.
Thun'grim Firegaze: turn in ?Forged Steel[10] - take Thun'grim's Axe.
A one-handed axe with 7.8 DPS. Leveling as Protection? Wield it with a shield. If you use a two-hander, carry it in your bags along with the shield: you need Shield Bash against casters. For the two-handed style, Tabar is still stronger.
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: the “Drizzlik's Emporium” crate and the “Fragile - Do Not Drop” crate - Stolen Booty[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?Stolen Booty[16] - take 
Padded Lamellar Boots (mail).
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.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15], take Cinched Belt (mail); 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 this section you're about level 16: next comes a short flight to Orgrimmar for your 14–16 abilities.
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, and fight him with full rage - Bloodrage first.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
For Centaur Bracers[14]: Protection takes the one-handed 
Pointed Axe to go with the shield; with a two-hander, take whatever sells for more: you can't equip 
Stonewood Hammer without the mace skill.
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], timed, to Thunder Bluff. Don't take it: the orc route only gets there at 22. The exception is a group for the Wailing Caverns (section).
A delivery chain for orcs and trolls - a round trip by air with experience
There are no warrior trainers in the Barrens; the nearest ones are in Orgrimmar. The delivery chain for orcs and trolls sends you there and back with experience - the perfect time to learn Tactical Mastery and your 14–16 abilities.
Bearded Axe ≈ 53 (from 15) - a two-handed axe with 11.8 DPS. Skip it if you're going to Ragefire Chasm: Axe of Orgrimmar there has 16.1.
Wall Shield (from 12) - if you level as Protection and your shield is still Worn Heater Shield.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].
Valley of Honor, Sorek : at 14 - the new Tactical Mastery, 
Demoralizing Shout and Revenge; at 16 - Shield Block, 
Mocking Blow and Heroic Strike (rank 3).
Tactical Mastery keeps 10 rage when you switch stances. Revenge and Shield Block are shield buttons: if you level with a two-hander, you can put them off and save about 35. Not 16 yet? You'll learn the level 16 abilities 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 level 13–18 dungeon right in Orgrimmar · the warrior's best two-hander before 20
The entrance is in the Cleft of Shadow. For a warrior the key thing here is Hidden Enemies[16]: Axe of Orgrimmar, a two-handed axe with 16.1 DPS - the best weapon before 20; the racial +1% crit works with other weapons too. No group? Don't take the quests from here. Tanking? See the tips in the Dungeons section.
Thrall: accept !Hidden Enemies[16]. Neeru Fireblade: accept !Slaying the Beast[16].
Ragefire Chasm, entrance : Taragaman the Hungerer - his heart, Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
Cultists and trogg shamans are casters - interrupt them with Shield Bash. Tanking? Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on every pack, Sunder Armor on the skull target.
After the Chasm:
Axe of Orgrimmar.According to the Forever database, Hidden Enemies[16] offers 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, centaurs, Camp Taurajo. There's no warrior trainer in the Barrens: you'll learn the level 18 abilities together with the level 20 ones in Orgrimmar.
Bearded Axe ≈ 53 (from 15) - if you didn't get Axe of Orgrimmar from Ragefire Chasm.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], the only reward that suits a warrior is the leather pants: you can't use the wand.
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. If two come at you, use Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout, and kill the baron last.
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, Mebok Mizzyrix: turn in ?Raptor Horns[18]. Fly to the Crossroads: Gazrog - turn in ?Stolen Silver[18], take Settler's Leggings (mail); 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 fight him with rage to spare. You won't have 
Retaliation until 20 - for now, Demoralizing Shout and a potion will save you.
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: at 20 you'll come back here for the shield quest (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 - Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
Hamuul Runetotem[16] leads to Thunder Bluff - you'll take it there at 22, or earlier with a group going to the Wailing Caverns (step).
Level 18: there's no trainer in the Barrens. You'll learn 
Disarm and Thunder Clap (rank 2) together with the level 20 abilities in Orgrimmar.
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. Serena Bloodfeather[20] rewards 
Zhovur Axe - a two-handed axe with 13 DPS.
The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
She's level 20 and calls harpies for help: clear the ones standing nearby first. Wearing a shield? Interrupt her spells with Shield Bash.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20] - take Zhovur Axe.
Have Axe of Orgrimmar? It's stronger: then 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.
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.
Hearth → the Crossroads. Level 20: next comes the flight to the trainer in Orgrimmar and the shield quest - part 20–30.
Dungeon 17–24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
Have a group? The Wailing Caverns finish eight quests, and Leaders of the Fang[22] rewards Hammerbone: a two-handed mace with 20.4 DPS and +7 Strength - hardly anything hits harder before 26. You need the Two-Handed Maces skill. No group? Don't take any of the quests from here. Tanking? Tips are in 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:
Hammerbone without it.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 - interrupt them with Shield Bash (you need a shield equipped).
After the caves:
Falla Sagewind southwest of the Crossroads, on the road 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]: with a two-hander take Hammerbone, as Protection take the sword 
Wingblade (an orc warrior knows One-Handed Swords from character creation); Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?In Nightmares[25].
The trainer at 20, Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants and the elite Chol'aruk
At 20 the trainer teaches five abilities at once, including 
Victory Rush - healing after every kill. So first take a short flight to Orgrimmar, then clear the Barrens up to 21: Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants with the shield class quest, the elite Chol'aruk (only with two people). Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20) - a two-handed axe with 15.3 DPS. Don't spend the money if you have Axe of Orgrimmar or found a partner for Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: it rewards 
Encroacher's Claim - 19.7.Battle Axe: Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar sells it (at 20), and you already have the Axes skill. Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] (also an elite - only with two people) gives a two-hander user 
Big Bad Basher: a mace with 16 DPS, about as good as Battle Axe, but your Maces skill starts at 1. Have Battle Axe? Sell the mace.
Blood Shard from Bristlebacks: Mangletooth gives a Strength buff for them (step).Victory Rush - within 20 seconds of killing a mob that gives experience (doesn't work on gray mobs): 10% health for free, 30-second cooldown. Often “Victory Rush + 10 seconds of bandaging” replaces food, and that saves minutes on every level.Retaliation: if an Alliance rogue opens on you from stealth, turn to face him and press it - it doesn't counter hits from behind. Arathi Basin opens at 20 only at launch: on the beta, according to testers, only the new battleground from 30 works.The Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. Valley of Honor, Sorek : at 18 - Disarm and Thunder Clap (rank 2); at 20 - Victory Rush, Slam, Retaliation, Cleave and Rend (rank 3). Accept the class quest !Speak with Ruga[20].
Slam (new in Forever) - after a white hit, when you have rage to spare: 18-second cooldown, and it resets your swing. Retaliation - when 2–3 mobs are on you from the front: in Forever the cooldown is 15 minutes, so use it freely. Training at 18 and 20 costs about 260.
Doras: fly to Camp Taurajo. Ruga Ragetotem : turn in ?Speak with Ruga[20] - you'll take the trial itself later, right before the Field of Giants. Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; Grunt Logmar - accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] if you have a partner.
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] has an elite level 23 pillager and level 22–23 Alliance soldiers: solo at 20–21 you have almost no chance. The reward is worth it - Encroacher's Claim, a two-handed axe with 19.7 DPS.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Letter to Jin'Zil[20] is a letter to Stonetalon; you'll deliver it 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 his guards are elite too: only with two people. Didn't work out? Abandon Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]: the quest doesn't unlock anything, and you won't get much stronger by the end of this section.
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. Quilboar walk in twos and threes: Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave.
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 call a bunch of small adds - kill them first, and use Thunder Clap on the crowd. According to a beta report the soldiers respawn slowly - if you meet another player on this quest, invite them. Pillager too much for you? Abandon Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: at 29 you can handle him solo (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 in ?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] right away, then the same with !Agamaggan's Strength[20] (?Agamaggan's Strength[20]): a Strength 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]. Ruga Ragetotem - accept the class quest !Trial at the Field of Giants[20].
For Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: with a two-hander take Encroacher's Claim; as Protection take the one-handed Pathfinder's Clearway: its stats are for casters, but 10 DPS beats Thun'grim's Axe. You already have the Blood Shard - they drop from the same Bristlebacks. Don't skip Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: without it you won't get Betrayal from Within[25] at 29.
On the way south - thunder lizards : 3 Thunder Lizard Blood, Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. The Field of Giants : Silithid Creepers, Grubs and Swarmers - 5 Twitching Antennae, Trial at the Field of Giants[20]. Got the fifth one? Head straight back to Taurajo.
Drops from: Thunder Lizard Blood - Stormhide, Thunderhead, Stormsnout · Twitching Antenna - Silithid Creeper, Silithid Grub, Silithid Swarmer and others
The antennae disappear 15 minutes after you loot them - don't get distracted by other objectives. Silithids walk in twos and threes: Thunder Clap and Cleave.
Thunder Clap the whole pack.Camp Taurajo: Ruga Ragetotem - turn in ?Trial at the Field of Giants[20] - the Ruga's Bulwark shield, accept !Speak with Thun'grim[20]. Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Enraged Thunder Lizards[18], accept !Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Only warriors can wear Ruga's Bulwark: +3 Strength. Leveling with a two-hander? Keep it and Thun'grim's Axe in your bags: Shield Bash and 
Shield Wall (28) only work with a shield equipped, and the latter also needs Defensive Stance.
Thunderhawks around the camp - wings, Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] - take 
Gloves of the Moon.
Drops from: Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
Gloves of the Moon are leather, but +3 Agility and +3 Stamina: a warrior doesn't need the other rewards.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Rewards: Consumed by Hatred[20] gives the cloak 
Boar Hunter's Cape, Egg Hunt[22] gives 
Violet Scale Armor (mail chest), and for Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] see the “Shopping and useful stuff” block above.
Optional, class quest: Thun'grim Firegaze - accept !Brutal Armor[30]. The reward at 30 is the mail 
Brutal Hauberk: +5 Strength, +14 Stamina and 30 rage on use.
Take it only if you'll get a group for Razorfen Kraul by 29–30: 
Vial of Phlogiston only drops there (step). The rest is on the way: 
Smoky Iron Ingot (15) - in Stonetalon (step), 
Powdered Azurite (10) - in Hillsbrad (step), 
Iron Bar (10) - Mining 125 or the auction house. No group? Don't take it: the quest will just sit in your log.
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Level 20–22 quests on the way through the mountains and the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27. From the Retreat, fly to Camp Taurajo and walk to Thunder Bluff.
From the Crossroads go west to the mountain border , then take 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].
Spiders northwest of Malaka'jin: Deepmoss Creepers in the southern valley and Venomspitters - Blood Feeders[19]. The “Wanted” poster - !Arachnophobia[21]: the elite Besseleth , only with a friend (Arachnophobia[21]).
The hatchlings can call in a level 22 matriarch: that's what Retaliation is for.
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]. Took Brutal Armor[30]? Kobold diggers in the mine to the southeast : Smoky Iron Ingot - 15 of them.
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner · Vial of Phlogiston - Roogug
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 protect the goblin, keep the attackers on you: Thunder Clap (up to 4 targets) and Demoralizing Shout (everyone around).
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Gerenzo's Orders[22] rewards Dredge Boots (mail). Don't take the follow-up Further Instructions[21]: it leads to Ratchet, and you won't be there until 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 the Retreat - 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].
The next quest in the chain, Wet Job[32], leads to Loch Modan in Alliance land - 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, then walk to Thunder Bluff (step).
Want another 6–7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? Visit western Ashenvale first (optional). Leveling without a group? Definitely go: you won't have dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy. Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
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 → Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 stags and 6 bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22] and lead 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
From Zoram'gar, fly to Camp Taurajo, then on to Thunder Bluff.
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
Magatha's chain, the trainer and the mace master - then the zeppelin from Orgrimmar
Walk from Camp Taurajo through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff: this is where you turn in The Elder Crone[18], which you've been carrying since level 19, and the trainer for 22 is here too. Then fly to Orgrimmar and take the zeppelin to Undercity.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20), and from 26 - Merciless Axe ≈ 32: 21.1 DPS and +12 Strength. Remember it: you'll be back here at 27.Big Bad Basher or you're going to the Wailing Caverns: they give Hammerbone there.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.
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.
Level 22, Torm Ragetotem : 
Intimidating Shout, Battle Shout (rank 3) and Sunder Armor (rank 2). Took Big Bad Basher (with a partner) and plan to fight with it? Ansekhwa : learn Two-Handed Maces.
Intimidating Shout is your panic button: the target cowers in place, and up to 5 enemies around you run away for 8 seconds. That's enough to bandage or finish one off, but runners often bring their neighbors back. A new weapon skill starts at 1: level the mace on lower-level mobs.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. The zeppelin tower by 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 quest, your hearthstone and the sword master
The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, next to Undercity. Here you set your hearthstone and pick up the Shadowfang Keep quest. 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 you go in (at 24). Skipping dungeons hurts a warrior twice as much: 
Forsaken Greataxe from the Ruins is one of the best two-handers before 30. Without a group you'll fall about 2 levels behind (by an estimate from beta data, the 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'll make up the rest with mobs along the way.
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade in Hillsbrad, 
Slatemetal Cutlass and Outlaw Sabre in Ashenvale).Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20) - if your two-hander does less than 15 DPS.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
It's an orc's first time here, but skip the forest's early 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, 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; protectors summon snakes. Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash (shield equipped).
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].
Beren's Peril[21] rewards a wand - a warrior doesn't need it, so sell it.
Silverpine dungeon · with a group
According to beta data, dungeon quests in Forever give 2–3 times more experience than regular ones - the keep's three quests are worth it. 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 the level 24 abilities 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 
Bronzed Shoulderguards: mail, +4 Stamina. 
The Book of Ur is in the room with Fenrus the Devourer, The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
Tanking? The keep has lots of worgen casters: keep your shield equipped, Shield Bash interrupts their spells; on a pack - Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout. Fighting with a two-hander? Cleave only on the tank's target, once the tank has threat.
The Sepulcher, Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27] - take 
Seal of Sylvanas: +8 Stamina and +6 attack power.
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
A group of five, six bosses in any order. The quests are level 21–22, and dungeon quests in Forever give 2–3 times the experience of normal ones - one of the most rewarding stops in 20–30. For a warrior the main prize here is Forsaken Greataxe from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS and +8 Strength. No group for the Ruins? Go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step): you'll turn in The Book of Ur[26] and learn the level 24 abilities 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
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 Forsaken Greataxe.
The best two-hander on the route until 26. Protection doesn't need the other reward either - take the axe and sell it.
Undercity:
Rewards for a warrior: Light's Justice[22] - the leather bracers 
Spare Part Bindings; The New Plague[22] - the sword 
Plaguefang (for Protection, otherwise sell it); Unending Torment[21] - the cloak Grave Shroud (+3 Strength); The Book of Ur[26] - 
Steel-clasped Bracers (mail).
Level 24, warrior trainer Christoph Walker : 
Execute, Heroic Strike (rank 4), Demoralizing Shout (rank 2) and Revenge (rank 2).
While leveling, use Execute on a fleeing humanoid and on elites: on a normal mob at 20% health two white hits are better, and you keep the rage for the next one. Not 24 yet? You'll learn it together with the level 26 abilities (step).
Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Tabitha Heartweaver - turn in ?A Frightened Request[22].
A warrior needs neither reward - take 
Edward's Knife: it sells for more.
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
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. Don't go into Southshore (Alliance) - it has guards.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 (from 26) - a two-handed axe with 21.1 DPS and +12 Strength: the best two-hander before 30 that you can simply buy. In Classic items like this were limited stock, one at a time - if it's not in stock, Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff sells it too (at 27).Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.Retaliation; if he runs - Hamstring.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 stand close together - pull them one at a time from the edge. Shadow mages cast from range: pull them around a corner so they come right up to you, or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash.
Tarren Mill:
The Rescue[22] rewards Orcish War Chain: +6 Strength and +3 Stamina - take it. You'll turn in Return to Thunder Bluff[23] at Thunder Bluff (at 27).
On the way to the fields - the third vantage point , above the yeti cave (Valuable Vantages[25]). Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood for Elixir of Pain[24]. Took Brutal Armor[30]? Miners in the mine south of the fields : Powdered Azurite - 10 of them.
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others · Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner · Vial of Phlogiston - Roogug
Hillsbrad Footmen block and shield bash. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
For Elixir of Pain[24], take 
Gloves of Brawn: mail gloves with +6 Strength.
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25]. Already 26? Ott: Merciless Axe.
Leave the rest of the Battle of Hillsbrad (Battle of Hillsbrad[26] and on) for 30+.
South to Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok: turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25].
Take Weathered Deathstalker's Blade: for Protection it's a one-handed sword with +4 Strength; for everyone else it's for selling - it's worth more than the vial.
Hearth to Undercity, level 24–26 abilities, the zeppelin near Brill
Hillsbrad is done - hearth to Undercity, visit the trainer, and take the zeppelin home to Kalimdor.
From Dun Garok - Hearthstone → 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, Christoph Walker: 
Challenging Shout, Charge (rank 2) and Mocking Blow (rank 2); if you missed the trainer at 24, your level 24 abilities too (list). Did Shadowfang but haven't turned in The Book of Ur[26] yet? Keeper Bel'dugur .
Challenging Shout and Mocking Blow are only for tanks - with a two-hander you can save the money. While you're here, sell your wool and ore on 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 and, if you haven't bought it yet, pick up Merciless Axe.
The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. In the city, Warcaller Gorlach : accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20]. Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
Merciless Axe? Delgo Ragetotem .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].
The rare elite Sorrow Wing (27) flies around here - it drains health.
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
Elementals don't bleed - don't waste Rend on them. Bloodfury Slayers finish you off when your health is low. The rare elite Sister Riven (28) - go around.
Sun Rock Retreat:
For New Life[25], take 
Sandspire Gloves: mail gloves with +5 Strength. Arachnophobia[21] still in your log? Besseleth is now doable solo - , turn it in right here.
Windshear Crag, the Venture Co. airport : place the sprayer - The Flying Machine Airport[23].
Took Brutal Armor[30] but have fewer than 15 ingots? The kobolds in the mine nearby drop Smoky Iron Ingot.
Talondeep Path → 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
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps. You'll also finish The Sacred Flame[25] from Thunder Bluff here.
Wool Cloth and your first 
Silk Cloth: for bandages 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
Pull the guards one at a time. If both come at you - Retaliation and Intimidating Shout.
The south and Mystral Lake:
The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave him alone. Water elementals don't bleed: don't waste Rend on them.
Splintertree Post:
For Torek's Assault[24]: Protection takes Slatemetal Cutlass; with a two-hander take 
Polished Walking Staff, it sells for more.
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].
For Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]: with a two-hander take Deftkin Belt (+4 Agility, +3 Stamina), as Protection take 
Driftmire Shield. No Zoram'gar flight path? It's about 8–10 minutes on foot (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]).
Clear the way to the village exit before the escort - you'll be attacked on the way. Kill the shamans first.
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]. Hearthstone → 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].
Furbolgs come in twos and threes: Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave; if it gets really bad - Retaliation or Intimidating Shout. Start at full health.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26] - take Cobalt Legguards.
Cobalt Legguards - mail leggings with +5 Strength, +3 Agility and +7 Stamina: good for any warrior.
Blackfathom Deeps with a group (through the ruins on the 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]).
Half the dungeon is underwater: watch your breath bar and only fight in the water near the air bubbles. Tanking? Naga priests and oracles heal themselves: Shield Bash.
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].
For Baron Aquanis[30]: with a two-hander take 
Dreamer's Chestguard, a leather chest with +10 Strength; Protection takes Outlaw Sabre, a one-handed sword with 20.4 DPS.
Fly from Zoram'gar to Thunder Bluff.
Skipped Blackfathom? Fly right after the Foulweald.
Turn-ins and the trainer at 28 · a new Forever camp on Skywatcher Plateau
Turn-ins for the Stonetalon and Ashenvale quests, the trainer at 28 - and something new in Forever: in northwestern Mulgore, above Thunder Bluff, an Earthen Ring camp on Skywatcher Plateau. Three level 30 quests worth ~2.5 thousand experience each, mobs 27–29.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 - if you haven't bought it yet. From 30 he also sells 
Bullova ≈ 283, a two-handed axe: 22.4 DPS with no bonuses - weaker than Merciless Axe with its +12 Strength.Thunder Bluff:
For Blackfathom Villainy[27]: Protection takes 
Arctic Buckler (642 armor, 13 block, +8 Stamina); with a two-hander take 
Cultist's Armguards: leather bracers with +7 Stamina and +10 attack power.
Level 28, Torm Ragetotem: Shield Wall, Overpower (rank 2) and Thunder Clap (rank 3).
Shield Wall: 60% less damage taken for 12 seconds, 15-minute cooldown. It needs a shield equipped and Defensive Stance: with a two-hander that means swapping weapons and stances, so use it early, not when you're down to the last few percent. Keep Ruga's Bulwark in your bags and a weapon swap macro ready. Not 28 yet? You'll learn it at 30 (step).
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 silk threads for Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
The spiders come in packs: on a pack use Thunder Clap and Cleave, and bandage between packs.
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.
Is your level 29 experience bar less than half full? Do the Southern Barrens first (about 15 thousand experience, by an estimate), otherwise Thousand Needles might not be enough to reach 30.
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 got a group for Razorfen Kraul: Vial of Phlogiston for Brutal Armor[30] is there too.
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. Stay right on top of him and interrupt his spells with Shield Bash.
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: Thunder Clap slows their attacks by 20%.
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
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 choice of rings. Took Brutal Armor[30]? Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston (Brutal Armor[30]). The last boss, Charlga Razorflank, drops the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34] if you took the quest.
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner
For Willix the Importer[30]: with a two-hander take 
Tiger Band (+5 Strength), as Protection take 
Boar Signet.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24] rewards 
Demolition Hammer: a two-handed mace with 17.6 DPS and +9 Strength. Have Merciless Axe or Forsaken Greataxe? Sell it.
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 cast spells - kill them first.
Freewind:
The Sacred Flame[29] rewards 
Cliffrunner's Aim: a bow for pulling mobs from range, if you've learned Bows (Hanashi in Orgrimmar). Not 30 yet? Finish it right here: Cliffwatcher Longhorn now offers Grimtotem Spying[28] - three notes in crates on Darkcloud Pinnacle , in the Grimtotem tauren camp; Elu - Wind Rider[29]: 10 wyvern eggs at Highperch in the west . Both quests go back to whoever gave them.
The trainer at 30, the class quest and the fight with Big Will
The level 30 class quest: you get Berserker Stance and 
Intercept for winning on Fray Island near Ratchet. It's a timed fight against level 26–27 opponents, and at the end comes Big Will, level 33. Set aside a few gold for your level 30 training.
Berserker Rage and Intercept only work in Berserker Stance, so they're useless until you finish The Affray[30].Berserker Rage removes fear and stops a new one for 10 seconds - press it as soon as you see the cast. It only works in Berserker Stance.Freewind Post, Nyse: fly to Thunder Bluff. Level 30, Torm Ragetotem: Berserker Rage, Slam (rank 2), Rend (rank 4) and Cleave (rank 2); if you missed the trainer at 28, your level 28 abilities too (list). Accept the class quest !The Islander[30]. Carrying the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34]? Auld Stonespire: turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34].
You can't buy Intercept from the trainer: according to beta data, rank 1 comes from The Affray[30] together with the stance, as in Classic. Trainers only teach ranks 2 and 3, at 42 and 52.
Took Brutal Armor[30] and collected everything? Tal: fly to the Crossroads, then walk east to the hill by the road to Ratchet: Thun'grim Firegaze - turn in ?Brutal Armor[30], accept !Brutal Hauberk[30] and turn it in right away (?Brutal Hauberk[30]) - Brutal Hauberk. Then follow the road to Ratchet, about 5 minutes. Didn't take it? Tal: fly straight to Ratchet.
Didn't collect everything? Abandon Brutal Armor[30]: you can't finish it without Razorfen Kraul.
From Ratchet, follow the coast southeast and swim to Fray Island : Klannoc Macleod - turn in ?The Islander[30], accept !The Affray[30].
Step onto the grate in the middle of the island and Twiggy Flathead announces the fight: level 26–27 opponents come out one at a time, and the last one is Big Will (level 33) - The Affray[30].
You have 10 minutes for the quest (Wowhead data). Start at full health and use Victory Rush between opponents. Big Will is 3 levels above you, and in Forever you miss a lot against mobs like that: use 
Blood Fury, Retaliation, Rend and Overpower whenever you can, and drink a healing potion at half health.
Victory Rush and a quick bandage.Charge and fight.Klannoc Macleod: turn in ?The Affray[30] - Berserker Stance and Intercept. Hearthstone → Freewind Post.
Wowhead Forever lists only the stance as the reward, but according to beta data Intercept comes with it. If it's not in your spellbook, it's a beta bug: the trainer doesn't have rank 1. The follow-up, The Windwatcher[30], leads to the Whirlwind weapons - a level 40 chain in the Alterac Mountains, so don't take it yet.
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 warrior also The Windwatcher[30] at 40. That will be the next part of the guide.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and how a warrior tanks
Defensive Stance: +30% threat and -10% damage. A shield is a must: Shield Bash interrupts spells, and Shield Block (16) enables Revenge.Thunder Clap (up to 4 targets; Forever lowered its threat) and Demoralizing Shout (everything around you), then Sunder Armor on each target in turn. Mark the first kill with a skull.Charge in Battle Stance, then straight into Defensive - from 14, Tactical Mastery keeps 10 rage; with the Vanguard talent (25, Protection), Charge works right in Defensive Stance. Pull casters around a corner - they'll come to you.Taunt (8-second cooldown in Forever), with Mocking Blow as a backup; if everything goes wrong - Challenging Shout (26).Sunder Armor generates threat based on attack power.Axe of OrgrimmarNo group? Don't take any of the quests from here.
Hammerbone: a two-handed mace with 20.4 DPSGlowing Shard drops from Mutanus the DevourerTwo-Handed Maces are taught by Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff.
The Wrath of Rath'mael[22] rewards Forsaken Greataxe: a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS and +8 Strength. The run itself - at 24.
The run itself - at 23–24. For tanks: Shadowfang has lots of worgen casters, so keep Shield Bash ready.
For Baron Aquanis[30]: with a two-hander take Dreamer's Chestguard (+10 Strength), as Protection take the one-handed sword Outlaw Sabre.
Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston - you need it for the class quest Brutal Armor[30] (the reward is the mail Brutal Hauberk).
What to learn, what to hit with and how to keep your rage up - up to level 30
Tactical Mastery at 14, Victory Rush and Slam (rank 1) at 20, Berserker Rage at 30 instead of 32. Thunder Clap slows twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance and has a 6-second cooldown; Battle Shout gives 40% less attack power but lasts 3 minutes; Retaliation and Shield Wall have a 15-minute cooldown.How to level. Keep Battle Shout up at all times. Pull with Charge, then Rend on a mob that will live 6+ seconds, white hits, and Heroic Strike only when you have rage to spare. Press Overpower every time it lights up. Finish a mob at 10–15% health with white hits: you carry the rage over to the next one. Fight mobs of your level and lower, one at a time: in Forever you miss a lot against higher-level mobs. Two mobs - Thunder Clap, and from 14 also Demoralizing Shout; both also hit enemies that aren't fighting you yet, so don't use them next to another group. If a mob stands in a group, shoot it with your bow and step back: it will come over alone.
| Lvl | Skill | Source | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Shout, Heroic Strike,  Battle Stance | from the start and Frang | Yes |
| 4 | Charge, Rend | trainer | Yes |
| 6 | Thunder Clap | trainer | Yes - slows attacks by 20% |
| 8 | Hamstring, Heroic Strike (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 10 | Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor, Taunt | quest Path of Defense[10], all three at once (according to beta data); trainers don't have them | A must |
| 10 | Bloodrage, Rend (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 12 | Overpower, Shield Bash | trainer | Yes |
| 14 | Tactical Mastery | trainer, new | Yes |
| 14 | Demoralizing Shout, Revenge | trainer | Revenge - with a shield |
| 16 | Shield Block, Mocking Blow | trainer | For shield users and dungeons |
| 18 | Disarm, Thunder Clap (rank 2) | trainer | Yes; Disarm - against elite warriors and in PvP, needs Defensive Stance |
| 20 | Victory Rush, Slam, Retaliation, Cleave | trainer | Yes - Victory Rush heals 10% after a kill |
| 22 | Intimidating Shout, Sunder Armor (rank 2) | trainer | Yes; Intimidating Shout - for emergencies |
| 24 | Execute | trainer | Yes |
| 26 | Challenging Shout | trainer | Tanks only |
| 28 | Shield Wall | trainer | Yes, if you use a shield: needs Defensive Stance |
| 30 | Berserker Stance | quest The Affray[30] | A must |
| 30 | Berserker Rage | trainer | Yes - only works in Berserker Stance |
| 30 | Intercept | quest The Affray[30], together with the stance (beta data); the trainer doesn't have rank 1 | Yes - only works in Berserker Stance |
Horde warrior trainers: Frang in the Valley of Trials (up to level 6), Tarshaw Jaggedscar in Razor Hill, Sorek and Grezz Ragefist in Orgrimmar, Torm Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff, Christoph Walker in Undercity. There are no warrior trainers in the Barrens, Stonetalon, Ashenvale or Thousand Needles - so the route itself takes you to a trainer: Orgrimmar at 12, 16 and 20, Thunder Bluff at 22, 28 and 30, Undercity at 24 and 26. All training for 1–30 costs about 19 gold according to Wowhead; with a two-hander you can put off the shield skills.
Battle Stance is your main leveling stance: Charge, Overpower, Retaliation and Sweeping Strikes work in it.Defensive Stance (10, quest): -10% damage taken and dealt, +30% threat. For dungeons and tough fights; in Forever Thunder Clap works in it.Tactical Mastery (14) keeps 10 rage, and the Improved Tactical Mastery talent keeps up to 25.Berserker Stance (30, quest The Affray[30] on Fray Island, which also teaches Intercept): +3% crit, but +10% damage taken.Worn Battleaxe is a two-handed axe. Everything else costs 10 per skill (Polearms - 1, from level 20): Bows, Staves and Thrown - Hanashi and Sayoc in Orgrimmar, Maces - Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff, Two-Handed Swords and Polearms - Archibald in Undercity.Broad Axe - Kzan Thornslash . 5–12: Large Axe (4.3) - Trayexir in Sen'jin or Uhgar in Razor Hill.Tabar (8.3) - Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar. 13: Thun'grim's Axe from Forged Steel[10] - one-handed, for use with a shield.Bearded Axe (11.8) - Ironzar in Ratchet; or Axe of Orgrimmar (16.1) from Hidden Enemies[16] in Ragefire Chasm.Zhovur Axe (13.1) from Serena Bloodfeather[20]; Battle Axe (15.3) - Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar; Hammerbone (20.4, mace) from Leaders of the Fang[22] in Wailing Caverns.Encroacher's Claim (19.7, +6 Strength) from Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] - elite, you need a partner (step); without a partner - Battle Axe (15.3): Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar or Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff.Forsaken Greataxe (20.5, +8 Strength) from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22] in the Ruins of Lordaeron (step).Merciless Axe (21.1, +12 Strength) - Ott in Tarren Mill or Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff, about 3 gold. The best two-hander before 30 that you can buy.Thun'grim's Axe, at 21 - Pathfinder's Clearway, then swords (an orc warrior knows One-Handed Swords from character creation): Weathered Deathstalker's Blade (26), Slatemetal Cutlass (28), Outlaw Sabre from Blackfathom Deeps. Shields: Ruga's Bulwark (20), Thornwoven Shield from Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] (with two people), Driftmire Shield (28), Arctic Buckler from Blackfathom Villainy[27].Overpower and Cleave hit harder: they deal weapon damage plus a bonus. Rage per second barely depends on weapon speed: a slow weapon gives more per hit but hits less often.Bloodrage on cooldown, ideally before the pull. It costs 20% of your base health, so don't press it when your health is low. In Forever “puts you in combat” was removed from its tooltip - maybe Charge now works after it. Check in game.Heroic Strike doesn't generate rage - it replaces your white hit. Use it only when you have rage to spare (usually 30+).Sunder Armor - 1–2 times on a long fight, after that it doesn't pay off. In Forever it instantly tags the mob as yours, just like Rend.Cruelty are worth more in Forever than in Classic. Since October 8, damage absorbed by a priest's shield no longer cuts the rage you get from incoming attacks: don't ask your healer to skip the shield for the sake of rage.Victory Rush: within 20 seconds of killing a mob that gives experience (doesn't work on gray mobs) - 10% health, 30-second cooldown. Often “Victory Rush + 10 seconds of bandaging” is enough instead of food.Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout; from 20 - Retaliation (15-minute cooldown in Forever, so use it freely), from 22 - Intimidating Shout for 8 seconds so you can bandage.Shield Bash (needs a shield equipped): keep a one-hander and a shield in your bags. From 28 - Shield Wall: needs a shield equipped and Defensive Stance.Blood Fury - +10% attack power for 15 seconds, and in Forever there's no healing penalty: use it on a tough mob or when things get hard.Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor and Taunt (step); Thun'grim Firegaze[10] → Forged Steel[10] - Thun'grim's Axe (step).Ruga's Bulwark (+3 Strength), then Speak with Thun'grim[20] - another 780 experience (step). The antennae for Trial at the Field of Giants[20] vanish after 15 minutes: take the quest right before the Field of Giants (step).Berserker Stance and Intercept: Fray Island near Ratchet, opponents one at a time and Big Will, level 33 (step).Brutal Hauberk (+5 Strength, +14 Stamina, 30 rage on use). You need a group for Razorfen Kraul, the Stonetalon kobolds, the Hillsbrad miners and 10 Iron Bars (step).Anger Management at 22, Sweeping Strikes at 30. There's also Protection with a shield, “Cruelty, then Arms” and Fury.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Rough Sharpening Stone: +2 weapon damage for 30 minutes) - free damage for a warrior - and forges two-handed axes: Copper Battle Axe from level 8, 
Bronze Battle Axe from level 22 (+10 Strength). The other option is Mining + Skinning: more money for a mount at 40.Mining for Dummies (Mining), 
Wild Harvest (Herbalism) or 
Pelt Collecting for Beginners (Skinning).Mining Pick) is sold by Norzsh and by Flakk in Razor Hill.Linen Bandage from linen, from skill 40 - 
Heavy Linen Bandage, then wool ones.
Copper Ore and Rough Stone - for sharpening stones; Linen Cloth and Wool Cloth - for bandages.Tin Ore and 
Coarse Stone - for stronger stones; 
Silver Ore - straight to the auction house.Only what matters for this route
Sunder Armor and Taunt still come with Path of Defense[10], and Intercept with The Affray[30].Tactical Mastery (14), Victory Rush and Slam (20), Berserker Rage at 30.Thunder Clap slows twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance, 6-second cooldown; Battle Shout lasts 3 minutes but is 40% weaker; Retaliation and Shield Wall have a 15-minute cooldown; Shield Block blocks 2 hits over 7 seconds.Weaponmaster; new ones are 
Bloodthrill, Spearing Strike, Lingering Rage, Master of Defense, Vanguard and 
Focused Rage.Blood Fury - +10% attack power for 15 seconds, 3-minute cooldown; there's no healing penalty anymore.
Hardiness - stuns are 20% shorter.
Shatter Curse (new) - removes all curses with no immunity afterwards, -5% magic damage for 8 seconds, 3-minute cooldown.Hamstring on anyone who runs; an orc's Hardiness already cuts stuns by 20%; from 30 - Berserker Rage against fear.The hearthstone, dangerous mobs, what not to forget
| Lvl | Key points | Don't miss |
|---|---|---|
| 1–6 | The book from Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3], Broad Axe | Boar meat - for Cooking |
| 5–7 | Large Axe in Sen'jin | Elite spider by the road - only at 9 |
| 7–9 | Hearthstone in Razor Hill, Blacksmithing | The Admiral's Orders[7] - keep it until Orgrimmar |
| 10 | Veteran Uzzek[10] → Path of Defense[10]: Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor, Taunt | Scales and organs - from the same lizards |
| 12 | Orgrimmar: trainer, Tabar, city quests | The insignia for Hidden Enemies[12] - at Skull Rock |
| 13 | Thun'grim's Axe from Forged Steel[10] | Hearthstone - at the Crossroads |
| 16 | Orgrimmar: Tactical Mastery, Ragefire Chasm | The Meats to Orgrimmar[10] chain - orcs and trolls only |
| 17–18 | Flight path at Camp Taurajo | Apothecary Zamah[15] is timed - only with a group |
| 19–20 | Zhovur Axe from Serena Bloodfeather[20] | The Elder Crone[18] and Kaya's Alive[18] - you'll turn them in at 21–22 |
| 20–21 | Orgrimmar: Victory Rush; the Ruga's Bulwark shield from Trial at the Field of Giants[20] | The antennae last 15 minutes - take the quest right before the Field of Giants |
| 21 | Encroacher's Claim from Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] - with a partner | Brutal Armor[30] - only if you'll have a group for Razorfen Kraul |
| 22 | Thunder Bluff: trainer, The Elder Crone[18] → Forsaken Aid[18] | Hearthstone - in Undercity, zeppelin - Frezza |
| 24 | Ruins of Lordaeron: Forsaken Greataxe | No group - don't take dungeon quests |
| 26 | Merciless Axe: Ott or Delgo Ragetotem | From Dun Garok - hearth to Undercity |
| 28 | Thunder Bluff: Shield Wall, turn-ins from Stonetalon | Trouble in the Deeps[22] - even without a group |
| 30 | The Islander[30] → The Affray[30]: Berserker Stance, Intercept | Hearthstone - at Freewind Post |
Heroic Strike: no rage left for Rend and Overpower.Rend on elementals: they don't bleed - wasted rage.
Arms 21
Fury 0
Protection 0
