RaceSkyborne · High OrderKeep the island wand. It gives this High Order Mage free damage before the mainland spell bills grow. We'll cross Zephras Isle, Dalaran, and Stormwind, then follow Westfall, Loch Modan, Redridge, Duskwood, and the Wetlands. Four builds, teleports, and useful cloth rewards are covered along the route. Dungeons are optional.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Rune of Teleportation) and lights up when they run out. Command: /mpd. Made for Forever (file 1.60.1 from September 27), not many downloads yet - optional.
Fingers of Frost, Clearcasting, 
Missile Barrage) are shown by the built-in Cooldown Manager. Want them bigger and with sound? Use ForeverAuras from the “Don't look” card.Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Main route: Zephras Isle → Dalaran → Stormwind → Westfall → Ironforge and Loch Modan → Redridge Mountains → Duskwood → Wetlands → level 30 training in Stormwind. Every Group and Optional chapter is independent; skipping one leaves no required quests in your log.
Builds for 10-30: which one to pick and in what order to spend points
You get a point at 10 and have 21 by 30. I'd quest as Frost with 
Ice Lance. Arcane makes more use of the wand, while the AoE setup is for deliberately kiting melee packs. You don't need to grind packs to keep up with this route. Train through Jennea Cannon in Stormwind or Bink in Ironforge. The orders use the Forever tree after Blizzard's November 2 changes.
Frostbolt before improving control. Ice Lance becomes a talent option at 20, giving an instant hit that is particularly strong against a frozen enemy. Since November 2 it has an 8-second cooldown shared with 
Fire Blast.
Frost Nova, step away, and cast the lance. Damage can break the root early. Don't stand beside the target expecting it to stay frozen through every hit.
Improved Frostbolt 5/5
Frostbite 3/3
Ice Shards 2/5
Ice Lance 1/1
Frost Channeling 3/3Ice Shards 3/5
Shatter 3/3Ice Shards 5/5
Fingers of Frost 1/2
Improved Blizzard improves the slow on Blizzard. You want the pack moving together. A random freeze leaves one mob behind, making the next pass harder to control.
Ice Block and 
Cold Snap need the right talent investment. Choosing Frost doesn't give these automatically. The other three builds won't have the same emergency buttons.Improved Frostbolt 5/5
Permafrost 3/3
Improved Frost Nova 2/2
Improved Blizzard 3/3Frost Channeling 3/3
Ice Block 1/1
Arctic Reach 2/2
Precision 1/3
Cold Snap 1/1
Pyroblast from 20 and 
Heating Up from 25. Fire still has the baseline Frostbolt and Frost Nova, so keep them on the bars for control.
Wind Blessed passively speeds up casting. Use racial 
Read Leyline before recovering between fights.
Accelerant 5/5
Ignite 5/5
Pyroblast 1/1
Improved Fire Blast 2/2
Flame Throwing 2/2
Heating Up 1/1
Master of Elements 3/3
Burning Soul 1/3
Blast Wave 1/1
Wand Specialization improves the wand, and island rewards 
Dowsing Rod and 
Windbough Wand let you use it early. Compare an enchanter's price for 
Lesser Magic Wand or 
Greater Magic Wand. They can be worthwhile upgrades if they fit the budget.Missile Barrage to improve 
Arcane Missiles. Once 
Arcane Blast arrives at 20, watch what repeated casts cost. The last mob of the pull isn't worth emptying your entire mana bar.Frostbolt and Frost Nova remain in the kit even though you're spending points in Arcane.
Wand Specialization 2/2
Improved Channeling 3/5
Arcane Concentration 5/5
Arcane Blast 1/1
Missile Barrage 2/2
Arcane Resilience 2/3
Arcane Wrath 1/1
Arcane Meditation 3/3
Arcane Impact 1/3
Presence of Mind 1/1The Skyborne Mage start on Zephras Isle
Conjure Water at 4 and conjure water before the cave. Skip a full set of white cloth armor: local quests give you boots and gloves.
Mining Pick, ≈ 10, only if you chose Mining. Read manual 
Mining for Dummies first.Ailee Farheart at the grove entrance: accept !Coming of Age[1]. Rorian the Dayseeker : turn in ?Coming of Age[1], accept !Harmony in Balance[1]. Elatrell Featherlight : accept !Infestation Investigation[2].
Ancient Heirloom is a keepsake ring with no combat stats; keep it only if you want it.
Around the grove to the south and east : kill 8 Juvenile Vuldren for Harmony in Balance[1] and 8 Pesky Cirrusfly for Infestation Investigation[2].
Open with 
Fireball from range. At 4, learn the slow Frostbolt; do not finish every enemy with an expensive spell if a melee hit or wand shot will do.
Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?Infestation Investigation[2], accept !The Cirrusfly Queen[3]. Climb the tower's spiral staircase: Halaan Hawk-Eye : accept !The Anchors of Zephras[2], speak again and inspect the pylon for The Anchors of Zephras[2], then turn in ?The Anchors of Zephras[2]. Myriaal Mistwake : accept !Falling With Style[2]. Jump off the tower and use 
Walk on Air while airborne for Falling With Style[2].
Gliding activates while airborne. Check your landing spot: the ability will not carry you across the whole island.
Rorian the Dayseeker : turn in ?Harmony in Balance[1] and ?Falling With Style[2], accept !Elemental Unrest[3] and !A Student of the Arcane[2]. Read 
Glowing Recall Crystal. Dorii Brightwhisper : turn in ?A Student of the Arcane[2], learn 
Arcane Intellect.
Skyborne Mages already know Staves, Daggers and Wands, and wear cloth. From Harmony in Balance[1], choose cloth boots 
Fur-Lined Shoes if they improve that slot. You cannot wear leather.
Falorne Fallwind : accept !Reading the Leylines[4]; Dalia the Collector : accept !Harvesting Windstones[4].
Head east. Yala Windwatcher : turn in ?Elemental Unrest[3], accept !Agitators[3]. Nearby at , kill 7 Al'Aketh Convert and 6 Roiling Winds for Agitators[3]. Find Ley Line north of the other stones at and use Read Leyline beside it for Reading the Leylines[4]. Collect raw windstones on the ridges at along the way for Harvesting Windstones[4].
The High Order racial improves health and mana regeneration. It is not the Horde movement boost; see the Skyborne reference section.
Yala Windwatcher: turn in ?Agitators[3], accept !Return to Rorian[4].
Hive to the southeast : kill Cirrusfly Queen for The Cirrusfly Queen[3]; collect the remaining windstones around for Harvesting Windstones[4].
Return to the grove. Dalia the Collector: turn in ?Harvesting Windstones[4]. Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?The Cirrusfly Queen[3]. Falorne Fallwind : turn in ?Reading the Leylines[4].
From The Cirrusfly Queen[3], choose cloth 
Gardening Pants if they improve your leggings: the vest is leather and the chestpiece is mail.
At 4, Dorii Brightwhisper : learn Frostbolt and Conjure Water. Rorian the Dayseeker : turn in ?Return to Rorian[4], accept !Aetheen of the Gales[4]. Aetheen of the Gales : turn in ?Aetheen of the Gales[4], accept !Foul Matriarch[5]. Valreaa Valewind : accept !Aggressive Encroachment[4].
Conjure water before leaving the grove. Your Frost attack slows the enemy's approach; keep some mana for the next fight.
If you picked Mining, read Mining for Dummies; Uualia Suncrest : buy Mining Pick ≈ 10.
Sell ore or save it for your chosen crafting profession. If you picked another profession, you do not need the mining pick.
West of the grove: Scrawny Ursera at for 6 claws, Aggressive Encroachment[4]; kill 8 Ursera Scavenger at for Foul Matriarch[5]. In the western den at , get the head from Urs'anah for Foul Matriarch[5].
Drops from: Head of Urs'anah - Urs'anah
In the cave, pull enemies one at a time toward the exit. Before you get level 8 control, avoid moving between two packs; save mana and keep your retreat clear.
Return from the den to the grove. Aetheen of the Gales: turn in ?Foul Matriarch[5], accept !The Next Step[5] and !The Adventurer[6]. Valreaa Valewind: turn in ?Aggressive Encroachment[4].
From Foul Matriarch[5], you can take 
Novice's Quarterstaff: you already know Staves, but its melee DPS does not improve spells. From Aggressive Encroachment[4], cloth 
Thendal Ranger's Gloves fill an empty glove slot.
Head southwest to Hanaa Nightwind : accept !Al'Aketh Thugs[5]. At the temple to the south , kill 6 Al'Aketh Brute and 4 Al'Aketh Neophyte; Malduko Cloudcrush is at the top of the temple , all for Al'Aketh Thugs[5].
Line-of-sight the caster around a corner. 
Counterspell only arrives at 24; do not count on a regular interrupt yet.
Hanaa Nightwind: turn in ?Al'Aketh Thugs[5].
Head south to Shen'dar Village. At the campfire west of the village, Raan Wildwind : you'll come back to him with a quest later (step).
Trainer, professions and camping · bandits, hippogryphs and High Order apprentices
Conjure Food at 6, control 
Polymorph at 8; conjure water at the inn.
Mild Spices for cooking spare eggs. Equip bag 
Simple Leather Satchel from the local quest immediately.Dowsing Rod on this loop. If an enchanter is available, Lesser Magic Wand is stronger from 5; do not spend your last coins just for an early upgrade.Shen'dar Village:
At 6, Shenaan Spellwind : Conjure Food, Fire Blast, Fireball and 
Comprehend Scroll. At the inn, Coriella Calmbreeze : speak for Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], set your hearth in Shen'dar Village. Constable Aonda : turn in ?Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], accept !The Criminal Element[7].
Teeri Wellwind : accept !Pilfered Windstones[7] and !Hippogryph Harassment[7]. Indari Sunseam : accept !The Problem With Prideclaws[6]. Taleen Shimmerthread : accept !A Little Beauty[7]. Zerril Softbreeze : accept !Restocking the Larders[6].
First Aid - Naleeia Tattermend (1): bandages heal without mana. Picked Skinning as your second profession? Mendalass Tattermend teaches it.
West of the village at , kill 6 Windshaper Novice Seer for A Magical Affront[6]. Along the way, Prideclaw drops hides for The Problem With Prideclaws[6], and Galestrider drops meat and eggs for Restocking the Larders[6].
Drops from: Small Egg - Greater Fleshripper, Young Fleshripper, Dire Condor and others · Strider Meat - Strider Clutchmother, Foreststrider Fledgling, Foreststrider and others
Head east to the waterfall: kill 10 Highlands Bandit for The Criminal Element[7]; they also drop 
Pilfered Windstone for Pilfered Windstones[7]. "Badwind" Bennic is in the cave behind the waterfall , for The Criminal Element[7].
Drops from: Pilfered Windstone - Highlands Bandit, "Badwind" Bennic
The bandits stand in pairs: pull them one at a time and check your health and mana before every fight. The graveyard is far away.
Return to the village. Teeri Wellwind: turn in ?Pilfered Windstones[7]. Rathiril Sunlance : turn in ?A Magical Affront[6].
From A Magical Affront[6], take Dowsing Rod: a 4.17-DPS wand. Equip it immediately if you have no wand; enchanted Lesser Magic Wand is much stronger. You already know Wands.
Campfire west of the village, Raan Wildwind: turn in ?The Adventurer[6], accept !The Great Outdoors[6]. Sit by the fire (/sit) and wait for the Boosted Rest buff for The Great Outdoors[6]. Turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6], accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6], !Camping 101: First Aid[6] and !Camping 101: Mining[6].
Mining follow-up: Camping 101: Mining[6]; the route assumes you trained it. You can learn Cooking during the quest, and First Aid is already trained. Picked different primary professions? Skip only the profession follow-up that does not apply.
Hippogryphs in the western highlands : kill 8 Hippogryph Youth, 6 Hippogryph Protector and Hippogryph Matriarch for Hippogryph Harassment[7]; collect 8 feathers from the ground for A Little Beauty[7]. Jump off the cliff and use Walk on Air on the way down.
Pull the leader away from the guards: don't start the fight against two enemies.
On the way back : collect 10 pelts from Prideclaw for The Problem With Prideclaws[6]; get 3 eggs and 8 pieces of meat from Galestrider for Restocking the Larders[6].
Drops from: Small Egg - Greater Fleshripper, Young Fleshripper, Dire Condor and others · Strider Meat - Strider Clutchmother, Foreststrider Fledgling, Foreststrider and others
In the village:
Recipe: Skywall Souffle, speak for Camping 101: Cooking[6], then turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6]Simple Leather SatchelCook 
Herb Baked Egg with spare eggs; Zerril Softbreeze sells spices (Mild Spices). Equip bag Simple Leather Satchel immediately for more space. Use Recipe: Skywall Souffle and cooked food according to your Cooking skill.
Constable Aonda : turn in ?The Criminal Element[7], accept !Infiltrating the Cult[8]. Sania Silverstream : turn in ?Infiltrating the Cult[8], accept !Falaath Village[8]. At 8, Shenaan Spellwind : Polymorph, Frostbolt, Arcane Missiles.
Keep the cult token until Falaath. Polymorph only works on eligible creature types; damage breaks the control.
Infiltrating the cult, Falaath ruins and a fallen peacekeeper
Elegant Cuffs if your cloth bracers are worse; an empty slot still does not let you wear leather.Head south to Falaath Village: Missionary Jasaan at the entrance - turn in ?Falaath Village[8], accept !Among the Faithful[8]. The cult mark keeps the cultists from attacking you. Upstairs in the northern tavern, hide in the wardrobe , then return to the village and wait for the scene for Among the Faithful[8].
The mark disappears when you log out. Lost it? Sania Silverstream gives you another. If someone else already started the scene, you still get credit.
Return to Shen'dar Village; use Walk on Air off the cliff. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Among the Faithful[8], accept !Havoc in the Highlands[8] and !The Western Watch[8]. Danarii Bellowveil : accept !Stolen Supplies[8].
Western watchtower at : follow the road down; Walk on Air can help with the dangerous edge if you choose a landing spot first. Peacekeeper Vaaniel : speak for The Western Watch[8], turn in ?The Western Watch[8], accept !A Last Request[8]. The note is nearby at ; the feather and ring are on bodies at ; Skypriest Aanders is at the top, , for A Last Request[8].
Do not pull several enemies at once. Keep an eligible second target polymorphed and pull the first into clear ground.
Head east to the Falaath ruins : kill 6 Al'Aketh Stormcaller, 4 Living Lightning and get the head of Commander Cyclas for Havoc in the Highlands[8]; collect 10 stolen supplies from stormcallers and supply caches for Stolen Supplies[8].
Drops from: Stolen Shen'dar Supplies - Al'Aketh Stormcaller, Al'Aketh Healer, Tel'daeor the Stormspeaker and others
Line-of-sight the storm callers around a corner: their lightning hits from range.
Hearth to Shen'dar Village. Danarii Bellowveil: turn in ?Stolen Supplies[8]. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Havoc in the Highlands[8] and ?A Last Request[8], accept !To Valanaar[9] and !Deliver the Signet[9].
Cloth Elegant Cuffs from Havoc in the Highlands[8] suit a Mage. Compare your current bracers; the leather belt and mail gloves are unusable.
Head southeast to Valanaar. Use Walk on Air to descend a ledge safely; do not land in an enemy camp.
The council, High Order and missing scholar; the orchard loop before your class wand.
At the inn, Donaal Downbreeze : set your hearth in Valanaar. Nearby, Alvarion Windfield : accept !Blood Tithe[9]. Anathamaas Aetherwind : check level 8 skills Polymorph, Frostbolt, Arcane Missiles, and any missed level 6 skills Conjure Food, Fire Blast, Fireball, Comprehend Scroll.
Conjure food and water before the long loop. Keep polymorphed enemies out of area damage.
Council tower at : Talaanis Shadowsong : turn in ?Deliver the Signet[9]. Valennia Stormfist : turn in ?To Valanaar[9], accept !The Supreme Magister[9] and !Bugged[8].
Find 8 Skyhopper around the city for Bugged[8]. They often sit beside NPCs listening to someone. Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Bugged[8].
High Order building in the south of the city: Elaadrin Evengale : turn in ?The Supreme Magister[9]. Dondallion Whisperwind : accept !The Missing Scholar[10].
Windfield Orchard to the southwest : Aamelia Windfield - speak for Blood Tithe[9], turn in ?Blood Tithe[9], accept !Make Yourself Useful[9], !Flutterfly Dust[9] and !Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9]. Malfunctioning Cyclone Construct : accept !What Is My Purpose?[9].
Aamelia Windfield sometimes walks around during a scene; look nearby if she is not at the marker.
In the orchard, collect 10 
Ripe Stormapple and kill 5 hidden Hungry Bandit for Make Yourself Useful[9]; collect 7 tenderloins from Ornery Galestrider for Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9]. For the butterflies, use the supplied 
Flutterfly Swatter, then pick up 5 portions of pollen from the ground for Flutterfly Dust[9].
The quest gives you its tool; you do not need to buy it. If the butterfly does not come out, try again when it is available.
Aamelia Windfield: turn in ?Make Yourself Useful[9], ?Flutterfly Dust[9], ?Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9] and ?What Is My Purpose?[9], accept !The Hills Have Eyes[9].
Flutterfly Dust[9] rewards 
Minor Mana Potion: save it for a dangerous fight. Cloth boots Farmer's Field Boots from Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9] are usable; compare the slot before choosing.
Hit 10? Go back to Valanaar by hearthstone or on foot. Not 10 yet? Finish the masks for The Hills Have Eyes[9] (step), then return to the trainer.
Your own level 10 Mage chain and the remaining orchard quests.
Windbough Wand. A vendor staff cannot replace this class-quest wand.
Elixir of Minor Spirit for a long loop: +3 Spirit helps recovery. Before leaving, sell unusable reward maces and repair your gear.Once you actually reach 10, Anathamaas Aetherwind : learn Frost Nova, 
Conjure Water, 
Frost Armor; accept !Speak with Belann[10].
The class chain rewards a wand. Do not confuse it with the Druid form quests.
Belann Windwood : turn in ?Speak with Belann[10], accept !Boughs in the Wind[10].
Northwest of Valanaar at : collect 
Wind-Infused Bough from Wind-Infused Bough for Boughs in the Wind[10]. Check the top and nearby spots along the ledge.
Keep the bough until turn-in; a plain wooden staff from a vendor cannot replace it.
West of the orchard : collect 7 masks from Bandit Highwayman for The Hills Have Eyes[9].
Aamelia Windfield : turn in ?The Hills Have Eyes[9], accept !Standing Our Ground[9]. Speak to her when ready and follow her: defeat the leader, Ferauu the Bludgeon, for Standing Our Ground[9]. Turn in ?Standing Our Ground[9], accept !Deliver the News[9].
If the event is already in progress, wait for the quest giver to come back.
Belann Windwood : turn in ?Boughs in the Wind[10]. In Valanaar, Alvarion Windfield : turn in ?Deliver the News[9].
Windbough Wand: a wand with 7.19 DPS and +1 Intellect. Stronger than the first island wand, but weaker than Lesser Magic Wand. Elixir of Minor Spirit gives +3 Spirit for 30 minutes to help recovery breaks. Maces from Deliver the News[9] are unusable by Mages.
Lotheluum Starbreeze : accept !Unnerving Silence[11]. Ealaane Nimbuswalker : !Aid For The Refugees[11] and !The Fate of a Loved One[11]. Nyalah Brightfire : !Crab Season[9].
West of the city, Bloodstained Satchel : turn in ?The Missing Scholar[10], accept !The Missing Scholar[10].
Inspect Dusty Bedroll at and the meeting spot of Fillion Flamebreeze for The Missing Scholar[10]; then Fillion Flamebreeze : turn in ?The Missing Scholar[10], accept !The Missing Scholar[10].
Kill Shriekling Matriarch in the den and get 
Shriekling Matriarch's Head for The Missing Scholar[10]. Then return to Valanaar: turn in to the other version of the researcher, not at the cave entrance.
Valanaar, Fillion Flamebreeze : turn in ?The Missing Scholar[10], accept !Fillion's Mission[10]. Nearby Elaadrin Evengale : turn in ?Fillion's Mission[10], accept !Catching Wind[11]. Keep the supplied 
Index Esoteria for the northern circuit.
Lake crabs, the ruins of Ban'aethal and the druids' cave
Ripped Missive from the commander by the cave starts Ripped Missive[12]: pick it up.
Sorrowsong Gloves and 
Shadowgale Pants can replace early gloves and leggings based on stats. Do not buy leather from a passing vendor.Ripped Missive starts an extra quest during this circuit.On the northern road, use the supplied Index Esoteria on the windstone formations Windstone Formation at for Catching Wind[11]. In the central lake, kill Windsong Crawler and collect 6 pieces of meat for Crab Season[9].
Accept the quest and take its tool first: exploring the stones beforehand does not complete the task.
Shadowgale Forest, Strange Hermit : accept !The Strange Hermit[13], speak for The Strange Hermit[13], turn in ?The Strange Hermit[13], accept !The Forest's Bounty[13] and !Free the Hollows[13].
Ruins of Ban'aethal at : kill 10 Wind Hollow for Free the Hollows[13]. Collect 8 abandoned belongings from crates for Aid For The Refugees[11]; find Resaan Nimbuswalker's body at for The Fate of a Loved One[11]. Gather 8 pinecones beneath the trees for The Forest's Bounty[13].
Northeastern forest, Elegael Thornpaw : turn in ?Unnerving Silence[11], accept !Tears of the Lady[12], !Feathers for Binding[11] and !Unwanted and Unworthy[11]. Nearby, Vayn Moongaze : accept !Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13].
Cultist camp at : collect 10 heirlooms from Al'Aketh Footsoldier and Al'Aketh Stormchaser for Unwanted and Unworthy[11]. Shadowgale Shriekling at : 20 feathers for Feathers for Binding[11]. Collect 8 pieces of moss from tree trunks, looking up, for Tears of the Lady[12]. Gather 10 
Al'Aketh Cultist's Ear from the same cultists for Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13]; finish collecting before leaving the camp.
Drops from: Bloody Heirloom - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier · Al'Alketh Cultist's Ear - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier, Al'Aketh Guardian and others
Keep an eligible cultist controlled with Polymorph and pull the other around a corner. Do not break Polymorph with area damage.
Strange Hermit: turn in ?The Forest's Bounty[13] and ?Free the Hollows[13]. Elegael Thornpaw: turn in ?Tears of the Lady[12], ?Feathers for Binding[11] and ?Unwanted and Unworthy[11], accept !The Ties That Bind[11] and !The Wounds of Betrayal[12].
Cloth Sorrowsong Gloves from Free the Hollows[13] give +1 Intellect. The leather boots are unusable by Mages.
Get the head of Commander Haalien outside the cave for The Ties That Bind[11]; he also drops Ripped Missive, starting !Ripped Missive[12]. In the nearby cave , heal 7 wounded druids, Jorel Windsinger, for The Wounds of Betrayal[12].
Click the druids from close range while standing still: testers report broken credit from farther away. Stuck at 6 of 7? Abandon and retake the quest.
Elegael Thornpaw: turn in ?The Ties That Bind[11], ?The Wounds of Betrayal[12] and ?Ripped Missive[12], accept !The Fate of the Den[12]. Vayn Moongaze : turn in ?Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13].
From Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13], compare cloth leggings Shadowgale Pants: +2 spell power. You cannot wear the leather gloves.
Hearth to Valanaar; if unavailable, follow the road back. Ealaane Nimbuswalker: turn in ?Aid For The Refugees[11] and ?The Fate of a Loved One[11]. Nyalah Brightfire: turn in ?Crab Season[9]. Lotheluum Starbreeze: turn in ?The Fate of the Den[12]. Elaadrin Evengale : turn in ?Catching Wind[11], accept !Avenged Tenfold[11] and !In Service of Zephras[12].
The bow from Catching Wind[11] is unusable by Mages; it cannot replace your wand.
High Order business, useful rewards and the island's faction finale.
Light Feather for 
Slow Fall; without a feather, use your racial glide from a safe ledge.
Elder's Tunic and 
Sash of Sorrow suit a Mage; maces and mail do not.Valennia Stormfist : turn in ?In Service of Zephras[12], accept !Tower Defense[11].
Eastern watchtower at : Yorana Windyreed - turn in ?Tower Defense[11], accept !Disrupting Logistics[11] and !Breaking the Breaker[11].
From Tower Defense[11], cloth boots 
Windswept Slippers give +2 Spirit. Compare them with your current pair.
Gustberry Lowlands: kill 4 Al'Aketh Healer and 8 Al'Aketh Brawler for Disrupting Logistics[11]; Commander Belguilos by the villa at is for Breaking the Breaker[11]. Collect 10 
Al'Aketh Windstone Charm from cultists for Avenged Tenfold[11].
Drops from: Al'Aketh Windstone Charm - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier, Al'Aketh Guardian and others
Line-of-sight the healer around a corner. Polymorph splits an eligible pair; before your level 24 interrupt, do not start fighting both at once.
Yorana Windyreed: turn in ?Disrupting Logistics[11] and ?Breaking the Breaker[11], accept !Return to Valanaar[11].
From Breaking the Breaker[11], cloth bracers Windsong Bangles give +1 spell power; the leather belt is unusable.
Valennia Stormfist : turn in ?Return to Valanaar[11], accept !The High Elder's Request[11]. Talaanis Shadowsong : turn in ?The High Elder's Request[11], accept !The Turncoat[11].
Balanced Quarterstaff: +2 Stamina/+2 Spirit. Better for spell combat than the Agility reward dagger. Mages cannot use the two-handed mace; staff damage does not improve spells.
The turncoat's house northwest of Valanaar : speak with Dead Cultist for The Turncoat[11], turn in ?The Turncoat[11], accept !Unfortunate News[11]. Nearby, Fendaal Windstone : accept !Al'Aketh Assassins[11]; kill 10 Al'Aketh Assassin around the house for Al'Aketh Assassins[11].
Fendaal Windstone: turn in ?Al'Aketh Assassins[11].
Valanaar, Talaanis Shadowsong: turn in ?Unfortunate News[11], accept !The Cult's True Plans[11]; watch the conversation for The Cult's True Plans[11]; turn in ?The Cult's True Plans[11], accept !Desperate Times[11]. Speak with Valennia Stormfist, Ayessa Dawnsinger and Elaadrin Evengale for Desperate Times[11]. Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Desperate Times[11], accept !Prepare for Battle[12].
From Unfortunate News[11], choose cloth chestpiece Elder's Tunic: +4 Intellect. Cloth Broken Cultist Gloves from Desperate Times[11] give +2 Spirit; compare them with your +1 Intellect gloves.
At 12, Anathamaas Aetherwind : 
Conjure Food, Fireball, 
Dampen Magic, Slow Fall.
Slow Fall requires Light Feather. On island ledges, you also have your own Walk on Air; neither button replaces checking the landing spot.
Road north, Valennia Stormfist : speak for Prepare for Battle[12], turn in ?Prepare for Battle[12], accept !Making Our Move[12]. At the Shrine of Akir, kill 7 Al'Aketh Guardian, 7 Al'Aketh Spiritcaller and 7 Al'Aketh Blademaster for Making Our Move[12].
Kill the spirit summoners first. Do not pull the whole camp: save mana for a freeze and retreat.
Hyusaa Quickbreeze : turn in ?Making Our Move[12], accept !The Inner Sanctum[12]. In the inner shrine, Valennia Stormfist : turn in ?The Inner Sanctum[12], accept !Confront Lorthuna[12].
Portal to Rohashi Spires at : join the island's final event alongside your allies for Confront Lorthuna[12].
Start with full health and mana; refresh Arcane Intellect and your armor buff. Wait for the scene to finish.
Valanaar: Elaadrin Evengale : turn in ?Confront Lorthuna[12] and ?Avenged Tenfold[11], accept !The Fate of Zephras[12]. Talaanis Shadowsong : speak for The Fate of Zephras[12], turn in ?The Fate of Zephras[12], accept !What Comes Next[13]. Elaadrin Evengale: turn in ?What Comes Next[13], accept !The Magical City of Dalaran[13].
From Avenged Tenfold[11], cloth belt Sash of Sorrow gives +1 Intellect. The leather chestpiece and mail are unusable by Mages.
Choose the eastern dock: High Order Dockmaster at is the High Order skycutter to Dalaran. The western Windshapers Dockmaster takes Windshapers to Mulgore and is wrong for this route. Check the destination with the dock attendant before boarding.
Finish the island quests first and accept The Magical City of Dalaran[13]: on the mainland, the Alliance chain continues through its own Stormwind portal.
Greater Magic Wand from 13: its 17.5 DPS beats the island wand.Denaaris Stargale : turn in ?The Magical City of Dalaran[13], accept !Welcome to Azeroth[13].
Skyborne Portal to Stormwind : take the Stormwind portal for Welcome to Azeroth[13]. This is the Alliance exit you need; do not walk through Hillsbrad.
Highlord Bolvar Fordragon : turn in ?Welcome to Azeroth[13]. Dungar Longdrink : unlock the flight path. Innkeeper Allison : set your Hearthstone in Stormwind.
Grimand Elmore : accept !Stormpike's Delivery[15]; Baros Alexston : accept !Humble Beginnings[15]. The compass for Humble Beginnings[15] is in Westfall; the package Stormpike's Delivery[15] goes to Loch Modan (step).
Mage tower, Jennea Cannon : check level 12 skills; at 14, Frostbolt, Arcane Intellect, 
Arcane Explosion, Fire Blast. Accept !Mirror Lake[10] and take the supplied 
Jennea's Flask.
Leave Stormwind through the southern gate, then go west to Mirror Lake at . Use Jennea's Flask by the waterfall to get Mirror Lake Water Sample for Mirror Lake[10]. Do not approach the waterfall from the sheer cliff above.
Return to Stormwind. Jennea Cannon : turn in ?Mirror Lake[10].
Ley Staff: a staff with +1 Intellect/+1 Spirit/+2 spell power. More useful for spell damage than an island staff without spell power. 
Ley Orb is held in the off-hand: take it only with a suitable dagger; it cannot be equipped alongside a staff.
Head southwest from Stormwind through Elwynn Forest, cross the Westfall bridge and start the farm circuit.
Farm and Sentinel Hill quests first, then the northern mines and Moonbrook.
Precessive Autocognition Assembly from golems starts Harvesting the Harvesters[15]: loot it if it drops.Spark of the People's Militia, an upgrade over your island wand. If you already have Greater Magic Wand, you also do not need to spend on vendor wand 
Smoldering Wand from 15.Precessive Autocognition Assembly if it drops during the normal loop; further Engineering orders are optional here.Farmer Furlbrow : accept !The Forgotten Heirloom[12] and !Report to Gryan Stoutmantle[10].
Verna Furlbrow : accept !Westfall Stew[10] and !Poor Old Blanchy[14].
Farmer Saldean : accept !The Killing Fields[15].
Ozwin Ironsprocket : accept !Harvesting the Harvesters[15].
Head to Sentinel Hill: unlock the flight path with Thor , set your hearth with Innkeeper Heather .
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?Report to Gryan Stoutmantle[10], accept !The People's Militia[12].
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Westfall Stew[10], accept !Goretusk Liver Pie[12] and !Westfall Stew[13].
Captain Danuvin : accept !Patrolling Westfall[14].
Alba Fairmoon : accept !Testing the Wells[12].
Do the northern circuit: Jansen's Stead, Furlbrow's, Molsen and Saldean farms. Collect oats, the heirloom, liver and food supplies; use 
Well Water Sample Kit at both wells for The Forgotten Heirloom[12], Poor Old Blanchy[14], The Killing Fields[15], Harvesting the Harvesters[15], Goretusk Liver Pie[12], Westfall Stew[13] and Testing the Wells[12].
Drops from: Golem Isospring - Harvest Golem, Harvest Watcher, Harvest Reaper and others · Harvester Gyrostabilizer - Harvest Golem, Harvest Watcher, Harvest Reaper · Goretusk Liver - Goretusk, Bellygrub, Young Goretusk and others · Stringy Vulture Meat - Greater Fleshripper, Young Fleshripper, Vultros and others · Murloc Eye - Gobbler, Bluegill Raider, Murloc Tidehunter and others · Goretusk Snout - Goretusk, Young Goretusk · Okra - Harvest Golem, Harvest Watcher, Harvest Reaper and others
Golems for both quests roam the fields. Keep the ingredients until you turn in the stew.
Farmer Furlbrow : turn in ?The Forgotten Heirloom[12].
Verna Furlbrow : turn in ?Poor Old Blanchy[14].
Farmer Saldean : turn in ?The Killing Fields[15].
Ozwin Ironsprocket : turn in ?Harvesting the Harvesters[15].
If a golem drops Precessive Autocognition Assembly, use it to accept !Harvesting the Harvesters[15]; then Ozwin Ironsprocket : turn in ?Harvesting the Harvesters[15].
The follow-up for parts and a scope is optional; do not buy Engineering materials blindly.
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Goretusk Liver Pie[12].
Salma Saldean : turn in ?Westfall Stew[13].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Testing the Wells[12], accept !Murloc Gills[12].
North of the hill, kill Defias Scouts and Thugs, with gnolls along the way. For gills, head down to the northern shore and kill the lower-level murlocs for The People's Militia[12], Patrolling Westfall[14] and Murloc Gills[12].
Drops from: Gnoll Paw - Riverpaw Taskmaster, Riverpaw Gnoll, Riverpaw Mongrel and others · Longshore Murloc Gill - Murloc Coastrunner, Murloc Tidehunter, Murloc Warrior and others
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The People's Militia[12], accept !The People's Militia[14].
Captain Danuvin : turn in ?Patrolling Westfall[14].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Murloc Gills[12], accept !The State of the Mines[14].
Scout Galiaan : accept !Red Leather Bandanas[15].
Enter Jangolode Mine in the north and Gold Coast Quarry in the west for kobold diggers and gnoll miners, The State of the Mines[14].
This northern mine and the Deadmines dungeon beneath Moonbrook are different places.
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?The State of the Mines[14], accept !Moonbrook Espionage[15].
Finish Defias Looters and Smugglers around Moonbrook and the southwestern camps, collecting Red Leather Bandanas along the way for The People's Militia[14] and Red Leather Bandanas[15].
Drops from: Red Leather Bandana - Defias Smuggler, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Highwayman and others
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The People's Militia[14], accept !The People's Militia[17].
Clear Moonbrook and the southern Defias camps for bandanas, supplies and the final militia targets. Get the compass for Humble Beginnings[15] at Alexston Farmstead: The People's Militia[17], Red Leather Bandanas[15], Moonbrook Espionage[15] and Humble Beginnings[15].
Drops from: Red Leather Bandana - Defias Smuggler, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Highwayman and others
Pillagers hit hard with fire. Line-of-sight them one at a time around a building corner.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The People's Militia[17].
Spark of the People's Militia: 12.78 DPS and +1 spell power. Better than Lesser Magic Wand, but do not replace the 17.5 DPS Greater Magic Wand with it.
Scout Galiaan : turn in ?Red Leather Bandanas[15].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Moonbrook Espionage[15].
Thor : fly to Stormwind. Jennea Cannon : at 14, learn Frostbolt, Arcane Intellect, Arcane Explosion, Fire Blast; if already 16, Arcane Missiles and 
Flamestrike. Combine training with deliveries, the bank and auction house.
Area damage does not replace single-target attacks: in a cramped camp, it will wake your polymorphed enemy.
Baros Alexston : turn in ?Humble Beginnings[15].
Cantation of Manifestation and 
Chest of Containment Coffers are behind the trainer; take both before heading to the tavern.Arcane Missiles and Flamestrike now, then repair and take the Deeprun Tram without another tower visit.Once you actually reach 15, Jennea Cannon : accept !Investigate the Blue Recluse[16]. Behind the trainer, take Cantation of Manifestation from Cantation of Manifestation and Chest of Containment Coffers from Chest of Containment Coffers.
The Blue Recluse tavern at : use Cantation of Manifestation to reveal Rift Spawn. Weaken it until stunned, then use Chest of Containment Coffers. Pick up the filled coffer Filled Containment Coffer; you need 3 
Filled Containment Coffer for Investigate the Blue Recluse[16].
Summon one at a time. Do not kill the revealed enemy before capturing it; free three bag slots for the filled coffers.
Jennea Cannon : turn in ?Investigate the Blue Recluse[16]. Continue the main route through the Deeprun Tram to Ironforge.
The first part is confirmed for Skyborne. Follow-up access is still unconfirmed, so do not accept it: the full chain's reward is not guaranteed.
The Deeprun Tram connects the capitals. Reach Loch Modan through eastern Dun Morogh's tunnels.
Smoldering Wand from 15, ≈ 33; compare with the militia wand and Greater Magic Wand.Enter the Deeprun Tram in the Dwarven District and ride to Ironforge. Unlock the flight path with Gryth Thurden . Train the weapon types you need and the next First Aid rank.
In Ironforge at 16, Bink : Arcane Missiles, Flamestrike and any missed ranks. Leave for Loch Modan afterward.
Leave Ironforge and follow the road east through Dun Morogh's South Gate Pass. Pick up the local quests in the Valley of Kings first.
Mountaineer Cobbleflint : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[12].
Captain Rugelfuss : accept !The Trogg Threat[12].
East of the towers, kill the weaker troggs and collect teeth for In Defense of the King's Lands[12] and The Trogg Threat[12].
Drops from: Trogg Stone Tooth - Stonesplinter Trogg, Stonesplinter Scout, Stonesplinter Skullthumper and others
Mountaineer Cobbleflint : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[12].
Mountaineer Gravelgaw : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?The Trogg Threat[12].
Move into the next trogg camp without rushing straight to the stronger shamans farther in, for In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Mountaineer Gravelgaw : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Mountaineer Wallbang : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Finish the required geomancers and defenders in the southeastern Valley of Kings for In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Mountaineer Wallbang : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[15].
Captain Rugelfuss : accept !In Defense of the King's Lands[17].
Mountaineer Ylva : accept !Banner of the Fallen[17].
Finish defending the King's lands. Raise the banner at the fallen squad's location and defeat the summoned Headsplitter for In Defense of the King's Lands[17] and Banner of the Fallen[17].
Find a partner for the final enemy if he is still too strong. Finish the event before turning in the banner.
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?In Defense of the King's Lands[17].
Captain Rugelfuss : turn in ?Banner of the Fallen[17].
Mages cannot use reward mace 
Invader's Mace. Choose an item to sell; Strength does not improve spells.
Head north to Thelsamar. Thorgrum Borrelson : flight path; Innkeeper Hearthstove : hearth.
Mountaineer Kadrell : accept !Rat Catching[11] and !Mountaineer Stormpike's Task[15].
Vidra Hearthstove : accept !Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].
Mountaineer Stormpike : turn in ?Stormpike's Delivery[15] and ?Mountaineer Stormpike's Task[15], accept !Filthy Paws[15].
One loop around the lake, returning to Thelsamar. Skip distant deliveries.
Excavation Tools lies at Ironband's Excavation Site and starts Excavation Tools[18].Dwarven Flamestick has 13.61 DPS. Better than the early island wand, but weaker than enchanted Greater Magic Wand; compare before selling your old wand.Collect miners' crates near Silver Stream Mine; along the shore and road, finish kobold ears and Thelsamar cooking ingredients, for Filthy Paws[15] and Rat Catching[11] and Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].
Drops from: Tunnel Rat Ear - Tunnel Rat Vermin, Tunnel Rat Scout, Tunnel Rat Geomancer and others · Boar Intestines - Goretusk, Bellygrub, Young Goretusk and others · Bear Meat - Thistle Bear, Rabid Thistle Bear, Grizzled Black Bear and others · Spider Ichor - Venom Web Spider, Tarantula, Mother Fang and others
Mountaineer Stormpike : turn in ?Filthy Paws[15].
Mountaineer Kadrell : turn in ?Rat Catching[11].
Vidra Hearthstove : turn in ?Thelsamar Blood Sausages[11].
Jern Hornhelm : accept !Ironband's Excavation[18].
Bingles Blastenheimer : accept !Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].
Marek Ironheart : accept !Crocolisk Hunting[15] and !Twisting the Knife[16].
Daryl the Youngling : accept !A Hunter's Boast[16].
Mountain buzzards circle west and south of Farstrider Lodge : kill 6 within 15 minutes for A Hunter's Boast[16].
Daryl the Youngling : turn in ?A Hunter's Boast[16], accept !A Hunter's Challenge[17].
Elder mountain boars are northwest : kill 5 within 12 minutes. Run there and back for A Hunter's Challenge[17].
Daryl the Youngling : turn in ?A Hunter's Challenge[17].
Loop around the eastern shore and islands for parts, crocolisks and Daggerfang, which swallowed the knife, for Bingles' Missing Supplies[15] and Crocolisk Hunting[15] and Twisting the Knife[16].
Drops from: Crocolisk Meat - Saltwater Crocolisk, Wetlands Crocolisk, Young Wetlands Crocolisk and others · Crocolisk Skin - Saltwater Crocolisk, Wetlands Crocolisk, Young Wetlands Crocolisk and others
Do not dive through a living pack to reach an item. Pull nearby enemies onto the shore first.
Bingles Blastenheimer : turn in ?Bingles' Missing Supplies[15].
Marek Ironheart : turn in ?Crocolisk Hunting[15].
Marek Ironheart : turn in ?Twisting the Knife[16].
Daggerfang's Daggerfang is an Agility dagger: a vendor reward for Mages.
Magmar Fellhew : turn in ?Ironband's Excavation[18].
Magmar Fellhew : accept !Gathering Idols[18].
At the excavation, loot Excavation Tools from Excavation Tools and accept !Excavation Tools[18].
At Ironband's Excavation Site, collect idols and six tool sets. Skirt the outside of strong trogg packs, for Gathering Idols[18] and Excavation Tools[18].
Drops from: Carved Stone Idol - Stonesplinter Geomancer, Stonesplinter Digger, Berserk Trogg
Magmar Fellhew : turn in ?Gathering Idols[18].
Dwarven Flamestick: 13.61 DPS, +2 Spirit. Compare it with your current wand: Greater Magic Wand is stronger, while Spark of the People's Militia has lower DPS.
Prospector Ironband : turn in ?Excavation Tools[18].
On the western lakeshore , inspect Discarded Fishing Toolbox and accept !Silver of the Waves[20].
Khara Deepwater : turn in ?Silver of the Waves[20].
The cloth bracers 
Repurposed Hair Band: +2 Intellect/+2 Spirit, useful for a caster.
Hearth to Thelsamar. Thorgrum Borrelson : fly to Ironforge for level-18 training. If running the Hall of Thanes, do the next optional branch before leaving. Then take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind.
Optional new dungeon beneath Old Ironforge, convenient during the Loch Modan visit.
Dark Iron Map drops from spies at Ironband's Compound. Get it while passing through; a separate return trip is awkward.Polymorph on a separate control keybind.
Deepblaze, so do not spend all your money on an intermediate upgrade.Dark Iron Map drops from Dark Iron spies and Captain Beld at Ironband's Compound ; turn in to Earthseer Farsen . Best gathered on the way to South Gate (step).
At Ironband's Compound , kill Dark Iron spies Dark Iron Spy or their captain Captain Beld, use the looted Dark Iron Map and accept !Underground Map[15].
Earthseer Farsen : turn in ?Underground Map[15], accept !Old Ironforge Incursion[16].
Afadra Dunwall : accept !The Restless Dead[15].
Thom Filch : accept !Important Heirlooms[15].
Run the Hall of Thanes with a group: collect eight relics, kill spirits, put the spirit of Anvilmar to rest and get the head of Durgen Dirgehammer, for Old Ironforge Incursion[16] and The Restless Dead[15] and Important Heirlooms[15].
Check every objective in your quest log: the local database does not always list the final spirit as a separate counter.
King Magni Bronzebeard : turn in ?Old Ironforge Incursion[16].
Deepblaze: 18.53 DPS, stronger than Greater Magic Wand and early vendor wands. This is an optional dungeon reward; the main route does not depend on it.
Afadra Dunwall : turn in ?The Restless Dead[15].
Mages cannot wear mail or leather; spending on training will not make this reward usable. If no suitable accessory is offered, choose an item to sell.
Thom Filch : turn in ?Important Heirlooms[15].
The cloth 
Tomb Robber's Gloves: +1 Stamina/+2 Intellect. Compare them with your current gloves.
Resume the main route where you left it for the group; do not repeat completed Loch Modan loops.
From Stormwind through Elwynn. Finish safe quests before heading for the orcs.
Remove Lesser Curse removes curses; spare mana matters more than a new white dagger.From Stormwind, go through Goldshire and follow the eastern road to Redridge. Do not cut through Duskwood.
On first reaching Lakeshire, unlock the flight path with Ariena Stormfeather . You need it for the next Stormwind delivery.
Darcy : accept !A Free Lunch[15]. The tavern is in Lakeshire; deliver lunch to the southern road first, then return with flowers.
Guard Parker : turn in ?A Free Lunch[15], accept !Encroaching Gnolls[16] and !Visit the Herbalist[15].
Deputy Feldon : turn in ?Encroaching Gnolls[16], accept !Assessing the Threat[17].
Deputy Feldon : accept !Show of Force[17].
Martie Jainrose : turn in ?Visit the Herbalist[15].
Martie Jainrose : accept !Delivering Daffodils[15].
Darcy : turn in ?Delivering Daffodils[15].
Foreman Oslow : accept !The Lost Tools[16].
Chef Breanna : accept !Redridge Goulash[18].
Shawn : accept !Hilary's Necklace[15].
Verner Osgood : accept !The Price of Shoes[18].
Before taking distant quests, fly to Stormwind and walk to the Goldshire blacksmith.
Smith Argus : turn in ?The Price of Shoes[18], accept !Return to Verner[18].
Jennea Cannon : at 18, learn Remove Lesser Curse, 
Amplify Magic, Fireball. If already 20, combine training with the next chapter.
Dungar Longdrink : fly back to Lakeshire.
Verner Osgood : turn in ?Return to Verner[18], accept !Underbelly Scales[18].
Verner Osgood : accept !A Baying of Gnolls[20].
Dockmaster Baren : accept !Selling Fish[21].
In the lake beneath the bridge and along the shores, collect tools, the necklace, fish and whelp scales. Watch your breath, for The Lost Tools[16] and Hilary's Necklace[15] and Selling Fish[21] and Underbelly Scales[18].
Drops from: Spotted Sunfish - Murloc Flesheater, Murloc Nightcrawler, Murloc Tidecaller and others · Underbelly Whelp Scale - Black Dragon Whelp, Snarlflare
Foreman Oslow : turn in ?The Lost Tools[16], accept !The Everstill Bridge[20].
Hilary : turn in ?Hilary's Necklace[15].
Dockmaster Baren : turn in ?Selling Fish[21].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?Underbelly Scales[18].
Southern and western loop: weaker gnolls, boars, condors and spiders; gather bridge repair materials from gnolls, for Assessing the Threat[17] and Show of Force[17] and The Everstill Bridge[20] and Redridge Goulash[18] and A Baying of Gnolls[20].
Drops from: Spiked Collar - Redridge Thrasher · Iron Pike - Redridge Brute, Redridge Mystic, Redridge Basher and others · Iron Rivet - Redridge Brute, Redridge Mystic, Redridge Basher and others · Great Goretusk Snout - Bellygrub, Great Goretusk, Snort · Tough Condor Meat - Dire Condor · Crisp Spider Meat - Venom Web Spider, Tarantula, Greater Tarantula and others
Deputy Feldon : turn in ?Assessing the Threat[17].
Deputy Feldon : turn in ?Show of Force[17].
Foreman Oslow : turn in ?The Everstill Bridge[20].
The cloth 
Riding Gloves: +3 Intellect and +3 Agility. Intellect helps, but Agility does not strengthen your wand. Do not blindly replace good caster gloves.
Chef Breanna : turn in ?Redridge Goulash[18].
Verner Osgood : turn in ?A Baying of Gnolls[20].
Blink, mana recovery, teleporting and another Redridge loop.
Bronze Tube; the Auction House is in the capital, so buy it during Stormwind training.
Teleport: Stormwind from 20. Owen Vaughn : Rune of Teleportation, ≈ 10; buy several runes before returning to Lakeshire.
Dusk Wand from 20, ≈ 58, if you have not earned the stronger Deepblaze. Greater Magic Wand is almost equal to the vendor wand in DPS; a tiny gain does not warrant an urgent purchase.Once you actually reach 20, Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Stormwind. Jennea Cannon : 
Blink, Blizzard, 
Evocation, Frostbolt, 
Conjure Water, Polymorph, Frost Armor, 
Mana Shield, 
Fire Ward. Larimaine Purdue : learn Teleport: Stormwind; buy Rune of Teleportation and return to Lakeshire.
The teleport takes only you and consumes one rune. Ironforge needs separate training in 
Teleport: Ironforge from Milstaff Stormeye ; combine it with your regular trainer on the next visit.
Marshal Marris : accept !Blackrock Menace[21].
Marshal Marris : accept !Blackrock Blockade[21].
Foreman Oslow : accept !Alther's Mill[21].
Loop around Alther's Mill and the outer Blackrock camps. Pull roadside targets singly; stay out of the keep for now, for Blackrock Menace[21] and Blackrock Blockade[21] and Alther's Mill[21].
Drops from: Battleworn Axe - Blackrock Champion, Blackrock Shadowcaster, Blackrock Renegade and others
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Blackrock Menace[21].
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Blackrock Blockade[21].
Foreman Oslow : turn in ?Alther's Mill[21].
Ariena Stormfeather : if these turn-ins bring you to 22, combine your Stormwind visit with training from Jennea Cannon : 
Conjure Food, Arcane Explosion, Fire Blast, 
Frost Ward, 
Scorch. Return to Lakeshire afterward.
Follow the southern road into Duskwood, then go straight to Darkshire.
Preparation, new explosives and one full clear. Prepare before forming the group.
Rough Dynamite: buy at Stormwind's Auction House or ask an engineer. You do not need the profession.
An Unsent Letter from the final boss: it starts The Unsent Letter[22].Sable Wand is weaker than Greater Magic Wand; 
Staff of Westfall upgrades a different slot. Do not buy a mace for its spell-power bonus.Already in Darkshire? Unlock the flight path with Felicia Maline and fly to Sentinel Hill. Start preparation there; its deliveries use your unlocked Lakeshire and Stormwind flights.
Gryan Stoutmantle : accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Alba Fairmoon : accept !Explosive Consultation[16].
Thor : fly to Lakeshire and speak with the informant in the inn.
Wiley the Black : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Ariena Stormfeather : return to Sentinel Hill.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Thor : fly to Stormwind. Visit the engineer and Old Town first, then pick up Dwarven District quests.
Sprite Jumpsprocket : turn in ?Explosive Consultation[16], accept !A Dynamite Plan[16].
Prepare 10 Rough Dynamite: check the exact item name in the quest log, rather than buying another dynamite rank, for A Dynamite Plan[16].
Sprite Jumpsprocket : turn in ?A Dynamite Plan[16], accept !Detonation at a Distance[16].
Jasper Fel : turn in ?Detonation at a Distance[16], accept !Detonation at a Distance[16].
Master Mathias Shaw : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Sprite Jumpsprocket : turn in ?Detonation at a Distance[16], accept !Explosive Consultation[16].
Wilder Thistlenettle : accept !Oh Brother...[20].
Wilder Thistlenettle : accept !Collecting Memories[18].
Shoni the Shilent : accept !Underground Assault[20].
Dungar Longdrink : fly to Sentinel Hill.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Explosive Consultation[16], accept !Destruction in Deadmines[18].
Defias Messenger runs along the road: catch him, get the message and return to the hill for The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18].
The Defias Traitor : accept !The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Escort the traitor to the secret entrance in Moonbrook without running too far ahead, for The Defias Brotherhood[18].
Wait until everyone has accepted the quest before starting the escort.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[18], accept !The Defias Brotherhood[22].
Scout Riell : accept !Red Silk Bandanas[17].
Outer tunnels beneath Moonbrook, before the portal: undead miners drop cards (Collecting Memories[18]); Foreman Thistlenettle drops the badge (Oh Brother...[20]).
Drops from: Miners' Union Card - Skeletal Miner, Undead Excavator, Undead Dynamiter
Clear Deadmines with a group for The Defias Brotherhood[22], Red Silk Bandanas[17] and Underground Assault[20]. Place the provided explosives at the hidden forge for Destruction in Deadmines[18].
Drops from: Head of VanCleef - Edwin VanCleef · Red Silk Bandana - Defias Henchman, Defias Miner, Defias Conjurer and others · Gnoam Sprecklesprocket - Sneed's Shredder
Conjure water for yourself and the group before entering. Keep Polymorph out of area damage; start dealing damage after the tank gathers the enemies. Save the supplied explosives for the hidden forge.
Final boss Edwin VanCleef drops An Unsent Letter. Use the letter to accept !The Unsent Letter[22].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Destruction in Deadmines[18], accept !Destruction in Deadmines[18].
At the exit, Alba Fairmoon explains the next step: use the detonator beside her for Destruction in Deadmines[18].
Alba Fairmoon : turn in ?Destruction in Deadmines[18].
Return to Sentinel Hill, then fly to Stormwind.
Gryan Stoutmantle : turn in ?The Defias Brotherhood[22].
Staff of Westfall: +5 Intellect/+6 Spirit and +16 spell damage; the separate healing bonus does not benefit Mage spells. A strong early staff, but do not compare it with your wand: they occupy different slots.
Scout Riell : turn in ?Red Silk Bandanas[17].
Mages cannot use the reward mace. Compare stats before choosing another usable item; otherwise, take a reward to sell.
Wilder Thistlenettle : turn in ?Oh Brother...[20].
Wilder Thistlenettle : turn in ?Collecting Memories[18].
Shoni the Shilent : turn in ?Underground Assault[20].
Sable Wand: 16.94 DPS, +2 Spirit. Its wand damage is lower than Greater Magic Wand or Deepblaze. Do not replace a stronger weapon just because this quest comes later.
Baros Alexston : turn in ?The Unsent Letter[22].
Leave letter follow-up Bazil Thredd[22] for a separate later route; do not accept it now. The local Stockade branch is independent. Return to the main route in Darkshire.
Darkshire, Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and the western road. Start Stalvan's long story at 23.
Bronze Tube. Darkshire has no Auction House: buy the tube in Stormwind beforehand or ask an engineer.Rune of Teleportation, ≈ 10, if you have learned the teleport. Save your field hearth for the return.Bronze Tube for the stargazing branch in advance: an engineer, the auction house or limited stock from Herble Baubbletump in Stormwind. Keep it until turn-in; later chapters continue this branch.Felicia Maline : flight path; Innkeeper Trelayne : set your hearth. Pick up town quests before heading out.
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Night Watch[24].
Chef Grual : accept !Seasoned Wolf Kabobs[25].
Madame Eva : accept !The Totem of Infliction[25].
Elaine Carevin : accept !Raven Hill[20] and !Deliveries to Sven[23] and !The Hermit[25].
Viktori Prism'Antras : accept !Look to the Stars[25].
The observations need Bronze Tube: ask an engineer or buy it at a city's Auction House beforehand; Darkshire has none. No tube? Game files also list limited stock with Herble Baubbletump in Darkshire, for Look to the Stars[25].
You need a Bronze Tube specifically. Buy one from an engineer or the auction house, or check the limited stock of Herble Baubbletump in Stormwind before leaving; this branch continues in later chapters.
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[25], accept !Look to the Stars[25].
South of Darkshire, clear Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and nearby forest of skeletons, spiders and wolves, for The Night Watch[24] and Seasoned Wolf Kabobs[25] and The Totem of Infliction[25].
Drops from: Lean Wolf Flank - Starving Dire Wolf, Lupos, Rabid Dire Wolf and others · Ghoul Fang - Flesh Eater, Bone Chewer, Brain Eater and others · Vial of Spider Venom - Venom Web Spider, Pygmy Venom Web Spider, Green Recluse and others · Skeleton Finger - Skeletal Warrior, Skeletal Horror, Skeletal Mage and others
Finish some of the totem reagents at Raven Hill. Do not grind the whole long order in one spot.
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Night Watch[24], accept !The Night Watch[26].
Chef Grual : turn in ?Seasoned Wolf Kabobs[25].
Follow the southern road west to Raven Hill, then Sven's camp. Avoid higher-level ogres on the way.
Watcher Dodds by the southern road: accept !Eight-Legged Menaces[21].
Jitters : turn in ?Raven Hill[20].
Jitters : accept !Jitters' Growling Gut[20].
Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Deliveries to Sven[23].
Sven Yorgen : accept !Sven's Revenge[25].
Lars : accept !Wolves at Our Heels[21].
Abercrombie : turn in ?The Hermit[25].
Abercrombie : accept !Supplies from Darkshire[24].
Clear wolves and spiders around Raven Hill for Wolves at Our Heels[21] and Eight-Legged Menaces[21].
Lars : turn in ?Wolves at Our Heels[21].
On the road east, Watcher Dodds : turn in ?Eight-Legged Menaces[21].
South of the road, the Yorgen Farmstead at : Mound of loose dirt - turn in ?Sven's Revenge[25], accept !Sven's Camp[25].
Return west to Sven's camp. Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Sven's Camp[25], accept !The Shadowy Figure[25].
Hearth to Darkshire; turn in completed deliveries before heading out again.
Chef Grual : turn in ?Jitters' Growling Gut[20], accept !Dusky Crab Cakes[20].
Bring the gathered spider legs to the kitchen. Short? Finish near Tranquil Gardens Cemetery for Dusky Crab Cakes[20].
Drops from: Gooey Spider Leg - Venom Web Spider, Pygmy Venom Web Spider, Green Recluse and others
Chef Grual : turn in ?Dusky Crab Cakes[20], accept !Return to Jitters[20].
Madame Eva : turn in ?Supplies from Darkshire[24], accept !Ghost Hair Thread[24].
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Shadowy Figure[25], accept !The Shadowy Search Continues[25].
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Shadowy Search Continues[25], accept !Inquire at the Inn[25].
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Inquire at the Inn[25], accept !Finding the Shadowy Figure[25].
Once you actually reach 22, teleport or fly to Stormwind. Jennea Cannon : Conjure Food, Arcane Explosion, Fire Blast, Frost Ward, Scorch. Dungar Longdrink : fly back to Darkshire before the next loop. If you trained during the previous turn-ins, skip the trip.
A short return to the neighboring flight path while higher-level Duskwood enemies remain dangerous.
Counterspell. Reserve training money before optional purchases.Felicia Maline : fly to Lakeshire. Only a few town deliveries remain open, leaving room for this short loop.
Martie Jainrose : accept !An Unwelcome Guest[24].
Dockmaster Baren : accept !Murloc Poachers[20].
Marshal Marris : accept !Shadow Magic[23].
Bailiff Conacher : accept !Solomon's Law[23].
Defeat the dangerous boar west of town, then gather murloc fins by the lake for An Unwelcome Guest[24] and Murloc Poachers[20].
Drops from: Bellygrub's Tusk - Bellygrub · Murloc Fin - Murloc Flesheater, Murloc Nightcrawler, Murloc Tidecaller and others
Pull the single target away from its neighbors. Do not chase murlocs into another camp.
Martie Jainrose : turn in ?An Unwelcome Guest[24].
Dockmaster Baren : turn in ?Murloc Poachers[20].
Gather pendants from Shadowhide gnolls in eastern Redridge and orbs from Blackrock Shadowcasters near Stonewatch Keep, for Shadow Magic[23] and Solomon's Law[23].
Drops from: Shadowhide Pendant - Shadowhide Darkweaver, Shadowhide Slayer, Shadowhide Brute and others
Shadowcasters are level-22-23 elites: pull singly from the camp's edge. Too hard? Leave the orbs for the group trip (chapter).
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Shadow Magic[23] if you have the orbs; otherwise turn in after the group (step).
Bailiff Conacher : turn in ?Solomon's Law[23].
Hearth to Darkshire. Start the next loop at 24: if you are short, finish remaining safe objectives or run a dungeon you have already prepared with a group.
Hearth still on cooldown after the last return? Ariena Stormfeather : fly to Darkshire.
Two loops: Tranquil Gardens Cemetery and the western forest. Start after 24; combine Stalvan's deliveries with the capital visit.
Mary's Looking Glass: kill him while there.
Merrick's Bow, and Lost Stalker north of Darkshire carries 
Ira's Dagger. Keep both.Counterspell and 
Frost Blast at 24 during city turn-ins. Owen Vaughn : restock Rune of Teleportation if teleports have used up your supply.Madame Eva : accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Calor : accept !Worgen in the Woods[28].
Visit Blind Mary to the southeast, then Tranquil Gardens Cemetery. Head to Raven Hill after turning in at town.
Blind Mary : turn in ?Look to the Stars[25], accept !Look to the Stars[25].
Blind Mary : turn in ?Ghost Hair Thread[24], accept !Return the Comb[24].
Tranquil Gardens Cemetery crypt : Insane Ghoul drops Mary's Looking Glass. Nightbane Shadow Weavers are west of Darkshire at , for Look to the Stars[25] and Worgen in the Woods[28].
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[25].
Calor : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[28], accept !Worgen in the Woods[29].
Madame Eva : turn in ?Return the Comb[24], accept !Deliver the Thread[24].
Jitters : turn in ?Return to Jitters[20].
Jitters : turn in ?Finding the Shadowy Figure[25], accept !Return to Sven[25].
Sven Yorgen : turn in ?Return to Sven[25].
Abercrombie : turn in ?Deliver the Thread[24], accept !Zombie Juice[24].
Kill the required skeletons and ghouls in Raven Hill Cemetery and finish the totem reagents, for The Night Watch[26] and The Totem of Infliction[25].
Drops from: Ghoul Fang - Flesh Eater, Bone Chewer, Brain Eater and others · Vial of Spider Venom - Venom Web Spider, Pygmy Venom Web Spider, Green Recluse and others · Skeleton Finger - Skeletal Warrior, Skeletal Horror, Skeletal Mage and others
Sven's follow-up Proving Your Worth[28] requires level-28-29 skeletons and leads to a later group chain. Leave it for now.
Lost Watcher roams near Raven Hill and along the southern road toward Vul'Gol Ogre Mound. He drops Merrick's Bow, starting a new family story.
Do not equip or sell the weapon containing the letter. If you do not want to find both carriers, skip the entire Ira's Dagger[24], Merrick's Bow[28] and The Valor Family[22] branch, including later turn-ins.
Open Merrick's Bow in your bags to accept !Merrick's Bow[28].
Hearth to Darkshire. On cooldown? Follow the southern road east.
Wowhead places Lost Stalker north of Darkshire at ; he drops Ira's Dagger.
Open Ira's Dagger in your bags to accept !Ira's Dagger[24].
Kill Black Ravagers north of town; young ones also roam along the southern road, for Ira's Dagger[24].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Night Watch[26].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Night Watch[30].
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Totem of Infliction[25].
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Zombie Juice[24], accept !Gather Rot Blossoms[24].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Ira's Dagger[24].
Fly from Darkshire to Sentinel Hill, then follow the road south to Moonbrook, where Stalvan's trail begins. Continue to your capital trainer afterward.
Inspect Old Footlocker in the Moonbrook school: complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28] and accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Thor : fly to Darkshire, deliver the first finding and get the next witness's address.
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind, train at 24, then head to Goldshire.
Innkeeper Farley : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Open Storage Chest at the Goldshire inn and take the undelivered letter, then return to Stormwind for The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Caretaker Folsom : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Near the caretaker , inspect Sealed Crate: complete The Legend of Stalvan[28], turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28] and accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Opening the crate may summon an enemy. Recover first.
Walk from Stormwind to eastern Elwynn and Eastvale Logging Camp.
Marshal Haggard : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Inspect the chest in the marshal's house and read the records about Stalvan for The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Marshal Haggard : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Hearth to Darkshire. Finish town conversations before leaving for the Wetlands.
If less than an hour has passed since Raven Hill, your hearth is still on cooldown: take the southern road through Elwynn into Duskwood, then Darkshire.
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Clerk Daltry : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28], accept !The Legend of Stalvan[28].
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[28].
The Legend of Stalvan[28] ends with a conversation. The final The Legend of Stalvan[35] is a level-35 quest against a level-32 enemy tougher than normal mobs: a separate optional group branch at 29-30. Leave it for now. Finish ogres, the final Night Watch and cemetery deliveries later.
At 24, Jennea Cannon : prioritize Counterspell, then Fireball, Arcane Missiles, Flamestrike, Dampen Magic, Frost Blast. For a build with Pyroblast, also Pyroblast. After training, Dungar Longdrink : fly back to Darkshire. If you already learned these skills, stay on the main route.
Your interrupt handles dangerous casts and brings a ranged enemy closer. Do not waste it on a harmless cast just before the enemy heals.
Optional orc keep group: cloth boots and a robe, then resume capital deliveries.
Incinerator's Boots and 
Robe of Solomon offer cloth upgrades. Do not buy leather boots or mail for their higher armor.Felicia Maline : fly from Darkshire to Lakeshire. Form a group before entering the orc keep.
Marshal Marris : accept !Tharil'zun[25].
Wanted: Incinerator Gar'im: accept !WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25].
With a group: Tharil'zun near Stonewatch Keep (Tharil'zun[25]); Incinerator Gar'im in southeastern Redridge at (WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25]).
Drops from: Tharil'zun's Head - Tharil'zun · Broken Staff of Incinerator Gar'im - Incinerator Gar'im
Bring a group. Polymorph and interrupts help split the fight, but do not replace a tank against several elites.
At Render's Camp in the north, Corporal Keeshan : accept !Missing In Action[25]. The escort starts immediately, so clear the path first.
Free the prisoner and escort him to the exit. Clear the route before starting, for Missing In Action[25].
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Tharil'zun[25]; deliver the orbs for Shadow Magic[23] here too if not already done.
This quest offers no suitable Mage weapon. Complete it with a group for XP and nearby objectives; choose a reward to sell.
Magistrate Solomon : turn in ?WANTED: Incinerator Gar'im[25].
Cloth Incinerator's Boots: +3 Stamina/+6 Intellect. Compare with your boots.
Marshal Marris : turn in ?Missing In Action[25].
Cloth Robe of Solomon: +7 Stamina/+3 Spirit. Useful for safer leveling; check how much spellpower you lose from your current item.
Ariena Stormfeather : resume the route through Stormwind.
Tram to Ironforge, through Loch Modan into the Wetlands. Finish lower-level quests on the way.
Flagon of Dwarven Honeymead for The Third Fleet[27] in the harbor tavern. Buy it now; it is not a random drop.Rune of Teleportation, ≈ 10. Milstaff Stormeye : Teleport: Ironforge from 20 if not yet learned.Rune of Teleportation. After the long journey, repair your gear and conjure water before the coastal loop.Still in Darkshire? Fly to Stormwind. Already there after the optional Redridge branch? Start with the tram to Ironforge. Then fly to Thelsamar and follow the road to Loch Modan's northern tower.
Mountaineer Kadrell : accept !Report to Mountaineer Rockgar[21].
On the road north at Algaz Station, Mountaineer Rockgar : turn in ?Report to Mountaineer Rockgar[21], accept !The Algaz Gauntlet[21].
Pass through Dun Algaz and kill the required orcs on the way into the Wetlands for The Algaz Gauntlet[21].
Follow the road down into the Wetlands and west to Menethil Harbor. Unlock the flight path and set your hearth.
Valstag Ironjaw : turn in ?The Algaz Gauntlet[21].
Valstag Ironjaw : accept !Spoils of War[22].
Valstag Ironjaw : accept !Report to Captain Stoutfist[28].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?Report to Captain Stoutfist[28].
Captain Stoutfist : accept !War Banners[28].
Captain Stoutfist : accept !From the Ashes[28].
Karl Boran : accept !Claws from the Deep[22].
James Halloran : accept !Young Crocolisk Skins[22].
Sida : accept !Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Caitlin Grassman : accept !Alchemical Hazards[22].
Tarrel Rockweaver : accept !In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : accept !The Greenwarden[21].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : accept !The Third Fleet[27].
Collect wood and iron within the harbor. The old sailor needs Flagon of Dwarven Honeymead, sold by Innkeeper Helbrek , for Spoils of War[22] and The Third Fleet[27].
A normal vendor purchase, not a random-drop hunt.
Valstag Ironjaw : turn in ?Spoils of War[22].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : turn in ?The Third Fleet[27], accept !The Cursed Crew[29].
Along the coast north of the harbor, kill murlocs and gather young crocolisk skins for Claws from the Deep[22] and Young Crocolisk Skins[22].
Drops from: Gobbler's Head - Gobbler · Young Crocolisk Skin - Young Wetlands Crocolisk
Karl Boran : turn in ?Claws from the Deep[22], accept !Reclaiming Goods[25].
James Halloran : turn in ?Young Crocolisk Skins[22], accept !Apprentice's Duties[26].
Find Damaged Crate by the coastal huts : complete Reclaiming Goods[25], turn in ?Reclaiming Goods[25], accept !The Search Continues[25].
Farther along the shore, Sealed Barrel : complete The Search Continues[25], turn in ?The Search Continues[25], accept !Search More Hovels[25].
Last hut, Half-buried Barrel : complete Search More Hovels[25], turn in ?Search More Hovels[25], accept !Return the Statuette[25].
Farther north on the coast at , collect hides from Giant Wetlands Crocolisk for Apprentice's Duties[26].
Karl Boran : turn in ?Return the Statuette[25].
Icicle Rod is a STAFF: +4 Intellect, +18 spell power and an additional +10 Frost damage. Especially useful for a Frost build; your wand stays in its separate slot.
Return east to the road: Whelgar's Excavation Site first, then the Green Belt.
Merrin Rockweaver : turn in ?In Search of the Excavation Team[24], accept !In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
Ormer Ironbraid : accept !Ormer's Revenge[24].
Prospector Whelgar : accept !Uncovering the Past[27].
Outer excavation: kill the weaker raptors first, staying away from Sarltooth, for Ormer's Revenge[24].
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[24], accept !Ormer's Revenge[27].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?The Greenwarden[21].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : accept !Tramping Paws[21].
South of Rethiel, kill Mosshide Gnolls and Mongrels in Mosshide Fen ; Thelgen Rock is nearby, for Tramping Paws[21] and Alchemical Hazards[22].
Drops from: Unruptured Stalker Gland - Leech Stalker, Cave Stalker
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Tramping Paws[21], accept !Fire Taboo[23].
In the north, between the Green Belt and Ironbeard's Tomb (), Mosshide Mistweavers, Fenrunners, Trappers, Brutes and Mystics drop flint for Fire Taboo[23]. The southern Gnolls and Mongrels do not. Nearby oozes at Ironbeard's Tomb drop the bag for Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Drops from: Crude Flint - Mosshide Mistweaver, Mosshide Fenrunner, Mosshide Trapper and others · Sida's Bag - Crimson Ooze, Black Ooze, Monstrous Ooze and others
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Fire Taboo[23], accept !Blisters on the Land[26].
Hearth to Menethil Harbor, turn in completed quests and repair.
Sida : turn in ?Digging Through the Ooze[24].
Caitlin Grassman : turn in ?Alchemical Hazards[22].
James Halloran : turn in ?Apprentice's Duties[26].
Tarrel Rockweaver : turn in ?In Search of the Excavation Team[24].
At 26, fly from Menethil Harbor to Ironforge, or use Teleport: Ironforge if learned. Bink : 
Cone of Cold, Frost Nova, Frostbolt. Milstaff Stormeye : learn Teleport: Ironforge if you do not know it yet. Then Gryth Thurden : fly back to Menethil Harbor; the route continues there.
New Forever quests fill out the familiar loop. Pull the final tough enemies with a partner.
The main route continues through the return to Stormwind and Duskwood. Choose group chapters independently or skip them all; they are not required alternative routes with guaranteed XP.
Conjure Mana Agate and Arcane Intellect; conjure a mana gem before dangerous fights.Excavation Rod from the excavation has about 24.2 DPS. Do not buy a weaker vendor wand after earning it.James Halloran : accept !Crimson Crate Delivery[29].
At the lost fleet, kill cursed crewmen, then finish stronger raptors and collect four relics at the excavation, for The Cursed Crew[29] and Uncovering the Past[27] and Ormer's Revenge[27].
Drops from: Snellig's Snuffbox - First Mate Snellig
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[27], accept !Ormer's Revenge[29].
Prospector Whelgar : turn in ?Uncovering the Past[27].
Sarltooth is deep in Whelgar's Excavation Site: clear nearby raptors before engaging, for Ormer's Revenge[29].
Avoid fighting two patrols. Bring a partner if the enemy is too strong.
Ormer Ironbraid : turn in ?Ormer's Revenge[29].
Excavation Rod: 24.21 DPS, +2 Stamina/+2 spell power, a substantial free upgrade over an early wand. You may not need a vendor wand after this.
Howin Kindfeather : turn in ?Crimson Crate Delivery[29].
Howin Kindfeather : accept !Razormaw Needling[29].
Howin Kindfeather : accept !Trying Times[29].
At Raptor Ridge northeast of the Green Belt, around , collect incisors from Highland Razormaw and Elder Razormaw for Razormaw Needling[29]. Look for eggs there too for Trying Times[29]; finish fen creepers in the Green Belt for Blisters on the Land[26].
Howin Kindfeather : turn in ?Razormaw Needling[29].
Howin Kindfeather : turn in ?Trying Times[29].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Blisters on the Land[26].
At Angerfang Encampment, collect banners and destroy four sets of attack plans for War Banners[28] and From the Ashes[28].
Drops from: Dragonmaw War Banner - Dragonmaw Raider, Dragonmaw Swamprunner, Dragonmaw Centurion and others
Hearth to the harbor. Turn in the orc and cursed crew quests.
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?War Banners[28].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?From the Ashes[28].
First Mate Fitzsimmons : turn in ?The Cursed Crew[29], accept !Lifting the Curse[30].
Return to the ship, defeat the captain and open his chest for Lifting the Curse[30].
Drops from: Intrepid Strongbox Key - Captain Halyndor
A partner helps: the deck and hold are cramped, with respawning mobs behind you.
At chest Intrepid's Locked Strongbox : turn in ?Lifting the Curse[30], accept !The Eye of Paleth[30].
Glorin Steelbrow : turn in ?The Eye of Paleth[30], accept !Cleansing the Eye[30].
The main route continues with Next: Stormwind, then Next: Duskwood. With a group, choose the excavation, Stockade or Nek'rosh before leaving. None is required to continue.
If you reach 28 before finishing the Wetlands loop, fly to Ironforge. Bink : Arcane Intellect, Blizzard, Conjure Mana Agate, Mana Shield, Scorch; with talent Ice Lance, also Ice Lance. Then Gryth Thurden : back to Menethil Harbor. Already trained? Skip the trip. Still below 28? Combine training with the later capital visit.
Conjure your mana gem before a dangerous fight. Restoring mana consumes a charge; do not wait until you are empty to remember creating it.
A new group area and a spell-damage staff. A quest minimum of 24 does not mean safe combat at 24.
Titan Relic from the final boss: it starts Lost Relic Carry[31], and the chain ends in Ironforge's Hall of Explorers (Prehistoric Prism[31]).Healer's Staff with your current staff. For Frost Mages, Icicle Rod retains its additional school bonus; do not sell it simply because the other turn-in comes later.James Halloran : accept !Highland Hides[28].
Follow the road east from the harbor to Rethiel the Greenwarden near the Green Belt, then south. Wowhead places the Excavation Site: Wetlands entrance at , with the meeting stone at .
Rethiel the Greenwarden : accept !Horrors in the Highland[31].
Run Excavation Site:
Titan Relic.Drops from: Thicket Raptor Hide - Shadetooth, Thicket Lurker, Thicket Hunter and others
Use the looted Titan Relic to accept !Lost Relic Carry[31].
Rethiel the Greenwarden : turn in ?Horrors in the Highland[31].
Mages cannot wield the one-handed 
Hornbeam Heft, even with its useful caster stats. Compare the other choices; a reward is no reason to train an unusable weapon type.
Keep the relic and take it out to Whelgar's camp for Lost Relic Carry[31].
Drops from: Titan Relic - Relic Guardian
Prospector Whelgar : turn in ?Lost Relic Carry[31], accept !Prehistoric Prism[31].
Keep the provided relic for delivery to Ironforge's Hall of Explorers after local turn-ins. No need to kill the keeper again, for Prehistoric Prism[31].
Drops from: Titan Relic - Relic Guardian
James Halloran : turn in ?Highland Hides[28].
Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge and visit the Hall of Explorers.
High Explorer Magellas : turn in ?Prehistoric Prism[31].
Healer's Staff: +12 Stamina, 5 mana per 5 seconds and +22 spell damage; the healing component does not benefit Mages. Compare with your current staff, especially Frost staff Icicle Rod.
After turning in, continue the capital route or fly back to the Wetlands for remaining group quests.
Independent group branch: Dun Modr quests and the Stockade, with no required Deadmines letter.
Rune of Teleportation before the Stockade. Conjure water, agree on control and leave room for heads and bandanas.
Town Clerk's Mittens and staff 
Hardened Root Staff after turn-ins. Having a vendor nearby does not mean you should replace an already strong wand.In Ironforge after the excavation? Fly back to Menethil Harbor first. Form a group in the Wetlands and head to Dun Modr's southern entrance; do not push straight onto Thandol Span.
Motley Garmason : accept !The Dark Iron War[30].
Clear Dark Iron dwarves in Dun Modr with a group. Check the required types in your quest log for The Dark Iron War[30].
Classic counters differ from the recent English text: follow your client's objective counter.
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Dark Iron War[30], accept !The Fury Runs Deep[27].
Return to the harbor, fly to Ironforge and take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind. Pick up two quests in your unlocked Lakeshire and Darkshire before gathering at the entrance.
Guard Berton : accept !What Comes Around...[25].
Councilman Millstipe : accept !Crime and Punishment[26].
Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind. Pick up the remaining independent quests at the Stockade entrance.
Warden Thelwater : accept !Quell the Uprising[26].
Nikova Raskol : accept !The Color of Blood[26].
Run the Stockade with a group for The Fury Runs Deep[27], What Comes Around...[25], Crime and Punishment[26], Quell the Uprising[26] and The Color of Blood[26]. Check heads, the hand and bandanas before leaving.
Drops from: Head of Deepfury - Kam Deepfury · Head of Targorr - Targorr the Dread · Hand of Dextren Ward - Dextren Ward · Red Wool Bandana - Dextren Ward, Defias Prisoner, Defias Captive and others
The Deadmines letter investigation is not required here. This branch is entirely independent.
Warden Thelwater : turn in ?Quell the Uprising[26].
Nikova Raskol : turn in ?The Color of Blood[26].
Fly to turn in the southern quests in Lakeshire and Darkshire, then return through the capitals to Dun Modr for the final turn-in.
Guard Berton : turn in ?What Comes Around...[25].
Hardened Root Staff: a staff with +9 Spirit/+20 spell power. Compare with Staff of Westfall: a Mage wants the damage bonus, not the separate healing bonus.
Councilman Millstipe : turn in ?Crime and Punishment[26].
Cloth Town Clerk's Mittens: +7 Intellect/+3 spell power; compare with your current gloves. Leather and mail are unusable by Mages.
Motley Garmason : turn in ?The Fury Runs Deep[27].
Mages cannot equip the two-handed mace or leather belt. This turn-in gives XP, but no required gear upgrade.
Return to the harbor. Stay in the Wetlands if doing Nek'rosh; otherwise continue to From the Wetlands to Stormwind.
An additional group fight; no need to come here for a caster weapon.
Captain Stoutfist : accept !Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Destroy the catapults at Angerfang Encampment, then inspect Dragonmaw Catapult for Nek'rosh's Gambit[31].
Dragonmaw Catapult: turn in ?Nek'rosh's Gambit[31], accept !Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
Reach chieftain Chieftain Nek'rosh with a group. Clear guards and patrols, defeat him and take the head for Defeat Nek'rosh[32].
Drops from: Nek'rosh's Head - Chieftain Nek'rosh
At the chieftain's position , Tattered Spellbook: accept !Old Habits[31].
Captain Stoutfist : turn in ?Defeat Nek'rosh[32] and ?Old Habits[31].
The reward two-handed sword and axe are unusable by Mages. Take this branch only if you want a group fight for XP; choose an item to sell.
Return to the harbor and continue to From the Wetlands to Stormwind.
Shared departure after the solo route and your chosen group branches.
Rune of Teleportation, ≈ 10.Shellei Brondir : fly to Ironforge for level-28 training, then take the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind. Turn in the eye-cleansing delivery at the cathedral.
Already in Ironforge after the excavation? Continue from the tram; no need to return to the harbor. Update level-28 training if not already done.
Archbishop Benedictus : turn in ?Cleansing the Eye[30].
The final Duskwood loop and a return to the Mage trainer at 30.
Merrick's Bow and Ira's Dagger.Rune of Teleportation, ≈ 10, if you need supplies for the capital.
Consecrated Wand from the worgen is close to Excavation Rod in DPS. Choose by stats, not turn-in order; conjure a mana gem before the ogres.Dungar Longdrink : fly to Darkshire and check your log for The Night Watch[30], Gather Rot Blossoms[24], Worgen in the Woods[29] and Merrick's Bow[28]. Innkeeper Trelayne : set your hearth in Darkshire before the long loop. You no longer need the Menethil bind.
Finish the level-28-29 Nightbane Dark Runners in the southern forest, left for later on your first visit, for Worgen in the Woods[29].
Calor : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[29], accept !Worgen in the Woods[31].
Complete the final worgen hunt in the southern forest for Worgen in the Woods[31].
Calor : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[31], accept !Worgen in the Woods[31].
Jonathan Carevin : turn in ?Worgen in the Woods[31].
Consecrated Wand: 24.17 DPS, +2 Intellect/+2 Spirit. Its damage is nearly equal to Excavation Rod; choose stats useful for your gear rather than following turn-in order.
Viktori Prism'Antras : accept !Look to the Stars[30].
At Raven Hill, finish the remaining undead and collect flowers for The Night Watch[30] and Gather Rot Blossoms[24].
Drops from: Rot Blossom - Skeletal Horror, Skeletal Fiend, Skeletal Fiend (Enraged Form)
Hearth to Darkshire.
Hearth on cooldown? Follow the main road east to Darkshire.
Commander Althea Ebonlocke : turn in ?The Night Watch[30].
Tavernkeep Smitts : turn in ?Gather Rot Blossoms[24], accept !Juice Delivery[24].
Last visit to the hermit near Raven Hill: deliver the juice and complete his next request on the spot.
Abercrombie : turn in ?Juice Delivery[24], accept !Ghoulish Effigy[27].
Collect the required parts from ghouls in the nearby cemetery for Ghoulish Effigy[27].
Drops from: Ghoul Rib - Flesh Eater, Bone Chewer, Brain Eater and others
Abercrombie : turn in ?Ghoulish Effigy[27], accept !Ogre Thieves[30].
One trip to Vul'Gol Ogre Mound: kill warriors and enforcers, take the leader's monocle and the hermit's crate, for Ogre Thieves[30] and Look to the Stars[30] and Merrick's Bow[28].
Drops from: Ogre's Monocle - Zzarc' Vul
Bring a partner for the tough named ogre. If you skipped the new family branch, only do quests you accepted.
Abercrombie : turn in ?Ogre Thieves[30], accept !Note to the Mayor[30].
Hearth to Darkshire if ready; otherwise follow the southern road.
Viktori Prism'Antras : turn in ?Look to the Stars[30].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Merrick's Bow[28].
Sirra Von'Indi : accept !The Valor Family[22].
Accept after delivering both found items, so the family story does not rely on incomplete database prerequisites.
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Note to the Mayor[30], accept !Translate Abercrombie's Note[30].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Translate Abercrombie's Note[30], accept !Wait for Sirra to Finish[30].
Wait for the historian to translate the note for Wait for Sirra to Finish[30].
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?Wait for Sirra to Finish[30], accept !Translation to Ello[30].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Translation to Ello[30].
Return to Raven Hill and inspect Memory of Valor; deliver the discovered book to Darkshire for The Valor Family[22].
Combine this with Eliza in the next optional branch. Reward 
Memories of Valor is a keepsake book, not a combat trinket.
Sirra Von'Indi : turn in ?The Valor Family[22].
The group follow-ups Bride of the Embalmer[30] and The Legend of Stalvan[35] are covered below. Do not accept them without a group. If you are short of 30, make up the XP on green-level worgen and undead, then return to Stormwind to train.
Finish the long storylines and earn cloth shoulders. Skip this branch without a ready group.
Mantle of Honor is useful for Mages. Stalvan is above the route's level: a new vendor item does not remove the need for a group.Commander Althea Ebonlocke : accept !The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : accept !Bride of the Embalmer[30].
With a group, defeat Stalvan Mistmantle by the house and take the family ring for The Legend of Stalvan[35].
He is level 32 and tougher than normal mobs, and the quest is level 35. Meeting the acceptance minimum does not make this a safe level-22 fight.
Madame Eva : turn in ?The Legend of Stalvan[35].
Find Eliza's grave in the western cemetery. Start the event only with the group ready. Defeat Eliza and take her heart for Bride of the Embalmer[30].
Expect additional undead. Agree beforehand who tanks the boss and who handles the adds.
Lord Ello Ebonlocke : turn in ?Bride of the Embalmer[30].
The cloth shoulders Mantle of Honor: +7 Intellect/+7 Spirit. Compare your current slot. This is an optional group fight.
After turning in, Felicia Maline : fly to Stormwind and continue with level 30 Mage training. If you already learned the skills, check your bags before the next route.
Rune of Teleportation, ≈ 10. Use 
Conjure Water to conjure the latest water rank before the next route.Combustible Wand from 29, ≈ 144; enchanters offer Lesser Mystic Wand from 26. Compare with your existing Consecrated Wand/Excavation Rod; avoid spending on a small gain you do not need.In Stormwind, Jennea Cannon : Ice Armor, Conjure Water, Fireball, Arcane Explosion, Fire Blast, Fire Ward, Amplify Magic. For talent attacks, check Arcane Blast or Pyroblast if your build includes them.
The new Ice Armor rank is available at 30. The higher-level Mage Armor is outside this leveling guide.
The main chains are complete. Check your log; keep a strong wand, spell-power cloth, teleport runes and your Hearthstone. Tabetha's wand chain requires a trip to a higher-level monastery; plan it after 30, rather than as a required solo finale to this guide.
Frostbolt at maximum range. Once the target is slowed, continue your build's main attack and finish a weak enemy with your wand. Fire Blast is instant, but using it for every last hit is expensive.Frost Nova buys space when a mob reaches you. Step away, adding Blink from 20 if needed. Look at the landing spot before blinking. Walls can stop it, and another pack can make the escape worse.Evocation restores mana through a channel; use it somewhere safe. At 28, prepare Conjure Mana Agate in advance. Mana Shield spends mana as it absorbs damage; do not activate it automatically before every solo fight.Polymorph works on eligible creature types from 8. Damage breaks it, and the sheep regains health while you fight something else. Agree on a mark in groups and keep it outside Arcane Explosion, Blizzard, and other AoE.Counterspell for dangerous healing or damage, then pull the caster closer.Remove Lesser Curse from 18 removes a curse. That button does not cure poisons or diseases; in dangerous areas, ask for help or prepare consumables.Wand Specialization helps if your build takes it. Stop moving before firing, because the October 15 update added a short windup.Conjure Water arrives at 4 and Conjure Food at 6. Conjure several stacks before a loop; conjured items disappear after a long logout, so restock. Offer water to the dungeon healer before the first pull.Teleport: Stormwind and Teleport: Ironforge separately from Larimaine Purdue and Milstaff Stormeye . Each cast spends Rune of Teleportation. These are personal teleports. Don't promise the group a portal before 30 from this route.Slow Fall requires Light Feather; glide Walk on Air is a separate racial ability that needs no feather. Neither saves you from landing among enemies.Windbough Wand.Ley Staff or Ley Orb. The separate optional tavern investigation ends with the turn-in of Investigate the Blue Recluse[16]; do not accept follow-ups with unconfirmed Skyborne access.| Level | What to check at the trainer | Where in the route |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | Arcane Intellect; at 4, Frostbolt, Conjure Water. | Dorii Brightwhisper , the grove. |
| 6-8 | Conjure Food, Fire Blast, Comprehend Scroll; at 8, Polymorph, Arcane Missiles. | Shenaan Spellwind , Shen'dar. |
| 10-12 | Frost Nova, Conjure Water; at 12, Conjure Food, Dampen Magic, Slow Fall. | Anathamaas Aetherwind , Valanaar. |
| 14-16 | Frostbolt, Arcane Intellect, Arcane Explosion; at 16, Arcane Missiles, Flamestrike. | Stormwind and Ironforge. |
| 18-20 | Remove Lesser Curse; at 20, Blink, Evocation, Blizzard, Conjure Water, teleports. | 18 and 20. |
| 22-24 | Conjure Food, Frost Ward, Scorch; at 24, Counterspell, Frost Blast. | 22 and 24. |
| 26-28 | Cone of Cold, Frost Nova, Frostbolt; at 28, Conjure Mana Agate, Arcane Intellect, Blizzard. | 26 and 28. |
| 30 | Ice Armor, Conjure Water, new ranks of core attacks and your chosen talent spells. | Final training. |
Cloth only. For spell damage, compare spell power and bonuses to your school; Intellect increases your mana pool, while Stamina helps you survive a mistake. Compare wands by DPS and staves by stats. Agility and Strength do not increase spell damage.
| When | Item and source | How to choose |
|---|---|---|
| Island, 5-10 | Dowsing Rod from the Shen'dar quest; Windbough Wand from the class bough chain. | 4.17 → 7.19 DPS; the second also gives +1 Intellect. Enchanted Lesser Magic Wand from 5 has 11.3 DPS and beats both. |
| Island, 11-13 | Shadowgale Pants, Elder's Tunic, Windsong Bangles. | Cloth leggings with +2 spell power, a chestpiece with +4 Intellect, bracers with +1 spell power. Do not choose leather to fill an empty slot. |
| Stormwind | Ley Staff from the lake. | A staff with +1 Intellect/+1 Spirit/+2 spell power; the wand stays in its own slot. |
| Westfall | Spark of the People's Militia from the militia. | 12.78 DPS and +1 spell power. Better than the island wand; Greater Magic Wand from 13 has 17.5 DPS, so do not replace it with this reward. |
| Loch Modan | Dwarven Flamestick from the hunt. | 13.61 DPS/+2 Spirit. Higher DPS than Spark of the People's Militia, weaker than Greater Magic Wand. |
| The Hall of Thanes, group | Deepblaze, Tomb Robber's Gloves. | A wand with 18.53 DPS and cloth gloves with +1 Stamina/+2 Intellect; optional run rewards. |
| Deadmines, group | Staff of Westfall, Sable Wand. | A staff with +5 Intellect/+6 Spirit/+16 spell damage; disregard the separate healing bonus. The 16.94-DPS wand is weaker than Greater Magic Wand and Deepblaze. |
| Redridge | Incinerator's Boots, Robe of Solomon. | Boots with +3 Stamina/+6 Intellect; a robe with +7 Stamina/+3 Spirit. Group run. |
| Wetlands | Icicle Rod from the crocolisk quest. | This is a STAFF: +4 Intellect/+18 spell power and an additional +10 Frost damage. Particularly good for Frost; its name does not mean it occupies the wand slot. |
| Wetlands and Duskwood | Excavation Rod and Consecrated Wand. | Both around 24.2 DPS: the first gives +2 Stamina/+2 spell power, the second +2 Intellect/+2 Spirit. Free later upgrades from the Wetlands and Duskwood. |
| Later dungeons | Hardened Root Staff or Healer's Staff. | The first gives +20 spell power/+9 Spirit; the second +22 spell damage/+12 Stamina/5 mana per 5 seconds. Do not automatically sell Frost staff Icicle Rod: it may be more useful for Frost. |
| Later group loop | Mantle of Honor from Eliza. | Cloth shoulders with +7 Intellect/+7 Spirit. The fight is optional and needs a prepared group. |
Lesser Magic Wand from 5, Greater Magic Wand from 13 and Lesser Mystic Wand from 26. You do not need the profession to use them; auction prices are not fixed in advance.Smoldering Wand, Dusk Wand and later Combustible Wand. Skip a special trip if your reward or enchanted wand is already stronger.Mining for Dummies, Mining Pick and the matching campfire quest. Choose your second profession freely; do not accept quests for a profession you have not learned.Recipe: Skywall Souffle and spare eggs are a reason to cook Herb Baked Egg; Zerril Softbreeze sells spices Mild Spices. Cooking and First Aid do not occupy either of your two primary profession slots.
Expert First Aid - Under Wraps in advance to progress past 150 from Deneb Walker in Arathi Highlands; Shandrina in Ashenvale sells Cooking book Expert Cookbook. No need for a dangerous separate journey before 30: ask other players or postpone it.Bronze Tube, an engineer's Bronze Tube. Buy it from players or have it crafted; it does not drop from the first quest enemies.Rune of Teleportation for teleports from 20; Light Feather for Slow Fall from 12. Keep quest tools, Wind-Infused Bough and water sample Mirror Lake Water Sample until turn-in.Leave dungeon and elite quests until a group is coming together. Each optional branch finishes independently. Make water before entering, agree on CC, and check whether the healer is ready before the first pull.
| When | Preparation | Why go |
|---|---|---|
| 16-18: The Hall of Thanes | Preparation in Ironforge, including the breadcrumb before entering. | Wand Deepblaze, cloth Tomb Robber's Gloves. |
| 20-22: Deadmines | Start the deliveries at Sentinel Hill, escort the traitor and keep the new forge tool. | Staff of Westfall; Sable Wand only if your current wand is weaker. |
| 24-26: the Redridge keep | Find a group before entering the elite orc area. | Cloth Incinerator's Boots and Robe of Solomon. |
| 28-30: Excavation Site: Wetlands | Start preparation after the harbor loop. | Healer's Staff; compare with Frost staff Icicle Rod. |
| 28-30: Stockade | Separate preparation in Dun Modr and the city. The Deadmines letter is not required. | Staff Hardened Root Staff, cloth Town Clerk's Mittens. |
| 29-30: later elites | Nek'rosh and Stalvan/Eliza are separate chapters. | Nek'rosh does not promise a caster weapon. Eliza gives cloth shoulders Mantle of Honor; Stalvan is well above 30. |
Read Leyline has a 2-second cast and 2-minute cooldown. It adds +50% health and mana regeneration for 15 seconds. At a leyline, you gain Attuned for an hour. With it, the ritual gives +100%, and Attuned lasts through death. Use it for recovery. The Horde speed racial isn't part of this version.Walk on Air: glide for 10 seconds, 1.5-minute cooldown. Activate while airborne and choose your landing spot first, especially on island ledges.
Elemental Insight: +5% damage against elementals. Wind Blessed: +2% casting speed and melee and ranged attack speed.Comprehend Scroll is available from 6 and used for magical scrolls. Keep suitable finds and read their requirements; the route does not promise a rare scroll as a guaranteed drop.Ice Lance, Arcane Blast or Pyroblast. At 24, Frost Blast is learned separately from a trainer. An old Classic-only list does not cover the full kit.Greater Magic Wand. On a staff, Mages want stats rather than melee damage.
Arcane 0
Fire 0
Frost 21
