RaceSkyborne · WindshaperWindshaper Shamans get their own earth and fire quests on Zephras Isle. This Horde WoW Forever route covers the island's new quests, the skycutter to Mulgore, and leveling to 30 through the Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, the Eastern Kingdoms, Ashenvale, and Thousand Needles. It tracks all four totem items, 
Earth Totem, Fire Totem, Water Totem, and Air Totem, plus two-handers, 
Ghost Wolf, and keeping enough mana for the next fight.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Lightning Shield) has dropped, with an optional sound. /sa test - preview, /sa help - all commands. Forever 1.60.1 file from October 9. It doesn't notice a lost shield in combat yet.Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Pick a build for 10-30 and follow its point order
You'll get your first talent point at 10 and have 21 by 30. I'd use Enhancement: Two-Hander. Method, wowforeverbuilds, and Mobalytics recommend it for the beta. Weapon swings do much of the leveling work, while lightning hits less hard than in Classic. Reset with a Shaman trainer, Kardris Dreamseeker in Orgrimmar or Siln Skychaser in Thunder Bluff. Beta resets cost 1 if you haven't reset recently. At launch, expect 1 gold or more. I'd keep that money for training by settling on a tree early. Hover a talent for its tooltip. The calculator button opens the same build and point order.
Stormstrike at 25. It's based on wowforeverbuilds and Method's advice, but since November 2 instant Wolf only comes at 26-27.
Thundering Strikes gives +5% crit for attacks and spells by 14. 
Mental Dexterity turns Intellect into attack power (150% of Intellect at 3/3 since November 2), so Intellect gear hits too. 
Ancestral Knowledge 2/5 at 18-19 adds 4% Intellect, and with it attack power. 
Shamanistic Focus at 20 makes shocks and Lightning Shield 45% cheaper, so you can use 
Earth Shock on any mob. 
Elemental Weapons makes 
Rockbiter Weapon 20% stronger. At 25, Stormstrike: 150% weapon damage and a 6-second cooldown since November 2. At 26-27, Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2 makes Ghost Wolf instant and usable indoors (on November 2 the talent moved from row 2 to row 4), and at 28-30 
Flurry 3/5.Stormstrike still says it "requires level 40", though testers at the level 30 cap use it. Check it yourself at 25.Flurry up to 5/5 instead of Improved Ghost Wolf: since November 2 that's +30% attack speed after a crit.
Thundering Strikes 5/5
Mental Dexterity 3/3
Ancestral Knowledge 2/5
Shamanistic Focus 1/1
Elemental Weapons 3/3
Anticipation 1/3
Stormstrike 1/1
Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
Flurry 3/5
Searing Totem and 
Fire Nova. Before October 15, testers called Fire Nova the strongest Elemental spell before 30. The patch weakened it, but 
Call of Flame and Trial by Fire still come before lightning in this build.
Convection - lightning and shocks cost 10% less mana. Call of Flame - +15% damage for 
Flame Shock, Fire Nova and fire totems. 
Elemental Alacrity - 
Lightning Bolt is half a second faster. 
Earthbound at 25 holds enemies in place when you drop 
Earthbind Totem. You deal part of the damage before the mob even reaches you, and packs of 2-3 mobs around your fire totem go down to Fire Nova.
Lava Burst, you get 
Call of Thunder at 30 since November 2: +5% lightning crit. One level 30 tester suggests the first 11 points of Restoration (the "Restoration + Weapon" build) over Elemental for caster leveling.Earthbound helps you step away after placing Earthbind Totem, and at 30, instead of the Lava Burst button, you get the passive Call of Thunder since November 2: +5% lightning crit.
Convection 5/5
Elemental Alacrity 3/3
Call of Flame 2/3
Elemental Focus 1/1Call of Flame 3/3
Reverberation 3/5
Earthbound 1/1
Trial by Fire 2/2
Eye of the Storm 2/3
Call of Thunder 1/1
Improved Healing Wave makes Healing Wave half a second faster. 
Mindfulness: half of your mana regeneration continues while casting. 
Tidal Focus makes healing cheaper and gives +2% hit with all attacks. 
Water Shield at 20 gives mana from every hit you take and from critical spells, heals included (only one shield at a time, Water Shield or Lightning Shield). Then Thundering Strikes, Mental Dexterity, and Ancestral Knowledge: Improved Ghost Wolf moved to row 4 on November 2 and doesn't fit here.Shamanistic Focus or Stormstrike. Wolf won't become instant: Improved Ghost Wolf sits in row 4 since November 2.
Improved Healing Wave 5/5
Mindfulness 3/3
Tidal Focus 2/5
Water Shield 1/1Thundering Strikes 5/5Mental Dexterity 3/3Ancestral Knowledge 2/5
Healing Focus, 
Tidal Mastery 5/5, and 
Nature's Swiftness at 30.Healing Focus, incoming damage has a 70% chance not to push back your heal. Put 5/5 into Tidal Mastery for +5% healing crit. At 30, Nature's Swiftness gives an instant heal every 3 minutes. Save that one for the tank who's about to die.
Mana Tide Totem - your first point after 30, once you have Water Totem (see the "Water Totem" section): you can't place it without a water totem.Improved Healing Wave 5/5Mindfulness 3/3Tidal Focus 2/5Water Shield 1/1
Healing Focus 3/3Tidal Focus 3/5
Tidal Mastery 5/5
Nature's Swiftness 1/1Skyborne starting area in northwestern Zephras Isle · first class quest
Start in Thendal Grove in northwestern Zephras Isle. Your earth chain begins here with Call of Earth[4], rewarding Earth Totem and 
Stoneskin Totem. Keep the Earth Totem or you can't place earth totems. Allow about 40-50 minutes to reach 5-6.
Signet of Akir only drops from the cultists while the quest is in your log.
Mining for Dummies (Mining), 
Wild Harvest (Herbalism) or 
Pelt Collecting for Beginners (Skinning). For a Shaman we recommend Mining (the "Professions" section explains why).
Short Staff ≈ 1 is a two-handed staff, and a Shaman can use those from the very start. 
Large Club ≈ 70 is a two-handed mace: the Classic talent 
Two-Handed Axes and Maces became baseline in Forever, but nobody has checked on the beta whether you have the skill at level 1 - look in your skills window.
Mining Pick ≈ 10 and 
Skinning Knife ≈ 10. You can skip water until level 5: your mana only goes on pulls and healing.
Small Egg and 
Strider Meat: you need them for Restocking the Larders[6] in Shen'dar Village. Extra eggs make 
Herb Baked Egg (+5% kill XP for 15 minutes). Vendor the other greys.Lightning Bolt from range, then hit with your weapon, with Rockbiter Weapon on it. Don't cast a second bolt: you need the mana for healing (Healing Wave).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].
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].
Get to the middle of level 2 first: the class quest Call of Earth[4] opens at 3, and without it it's too early to go after the cultists.
Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?Infestation Investigation[2], accept !The Cirrusfly Queen[3] - kill the queen later. Climb the spiral stairs up the watchtower: Halaan Hawk-Eye - accept !The Anchors of Zephras[2], speak again and look at 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 in midair for Falling With Style[2].
The Anchors of Zephras[2] didn't give credit before October 7. Still broken? Abandon it; it's worth 85 XP. Walk on Air stays useful: glide down island cliffs now, avoid lethal falls later.
Rorian the Dayseeker: turn in ?Harmony in Balance[1] and ?Falling With Style[2], accept !Elemental Unrest[3] and your class quest !Embracing the Elements[2]. Examine the 
Humming Recall Crystal in your bags. Shaman trainer Windshaper Boro : turn in ?Embracing the Elements[2], train Rockbiter Weapon (10).
In Forever Rockbiter Weapon lasts an hour, not 5 minutes: put it on your weapon and forget about it until your next break.
Level 3, Windshaper Boro: accept the class quest !Call of Earth[4]. Nearby: Ventaari Brightwish - accept !The Gift of Skysight[4]; Dalia the Collector - accept !Harvesting Windstones[4].
Head east to Yala Windwatcher : turn in ?Elemental Unrest[3], accept !Agitators[3]. Around the Thendal monoliths : kill 7 Al'Aketh Convert and 6 Roiling Winds for Agitators[3]; the cultists drop Signet of Akir for Call of Earth[4]. At the Elemental Convergence , use 
Skysight next to it for The Gift of Skysight[4]. Along the way, break Raw Windstones on ridges and walls for Harvesting Windstones[4].
Drops from: Signet of Akir - Al'Aketh Brute, Al'Aketh Convert, Al'Aketh Neophyte and others
Elemental Convergences show up on the minimap: use Skysight next to one to get the Charged buff for an hour, and each cast will give +30% run speed instead of +15%. According to RestedXP, you need to break 10-15 windstones: if it's crowded, wait by one spot.
Yala Windwatcher: turn in ?Agitators[3], accept !Return to Rorian[4]. Back to the grove (a minute on foot), Windshaper Boro: turn in ?Call of Earth[4], accept !Call of Earth[4].
Rise of Spirits: the path up starts at . At the top, drink the sapta (
Earth Sapta) and Minor Manifestation of Earth appears: turn in ?Call of Earth[4], accept !Call of Earth[4]. On the way back - the hive : kill Cirrusfly Queen for The Cirrusfly Queen[3]; Raw Windstones around - finish Harvesting Windstones[4].
Back to the grove with a death skip or on foot. Windshaper Boro: turn in ?Call of Earth[4] - you get Stoneskin Totem and Earth Totem. Dalia the Collector: turn in ?Harvesting Windstones[4] - pick the Mining for Dummies book. Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?The Cirrusfly Queen[3]. Ventaari Brightwish: turn in ?The Gift of Skysight[4].
Don't sell Earth Totem: you can't place earth totems without it. Drop Stoneskin Totem in the middle of a quest spot: in Forever the totem lasts 5 minutes, works within 30 yards and cuts every hit you take by 4.
Level 4, Windshaper Boro: train Earth Shock (1). 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].
Earth Shock finishes off a mob that runs and interrupts a cast: it locks out a whole school of magic for 2 seconds.
Read Mining for Dummies to learn Mining. Uualia Suncrest: buy a pick (Mining Pick) ≈ 10.
Sell the ore or use it for the miner's camping buff (+attack power). See Professions.
West of the grove: collect 6 claws from Scrawny Ursera for Aggressive Encroachment[4]; kill 8 Ursera Scavenger for Foul Matriarch[5]. In the western den , get the head of Urs'anah for Foul Matriarch[5].
Drops from: Head of Urs'anah - Urs'anah
The den is a cave: pull the mobs one at a time toward the exit. If two come at you, drop Stoneskin Totem at your feet and hit the weaker one.
Death skip out of the den. 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].
Foul Matriarch[5] gives a Shaman 
Novice's Quarterstaff: a two-handed staff with 2.7 damage per second (RestedXP recommends it too).
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].
Malduko Cloudcrush is a caster: pull him around a corner with Lightning Bolt so he has to come right up to you, and interrupt his spells with Earth Shock.
Hanaa Nightwind: turn in ?Al'Aketh Thugs[5].
Head south toward Shen'dar Village. On the way, Raan Wildwind sits by a campfire west of the village: come back after picking up the village quests (step).
Trainer, professions and camping · bandits, hippogryphs and High Order apprentices
Shen'dar Village has a Shaman trainer, an inn, profession trainers, and the camping introduction. Collect the quests together and clear a highland loop. Bind your hearth here. You'll use it to return for the turn-ins.
Walking Stick ≈ 5 - a staff, if your weapon is weaker. 
Wooden Mallet ≈ 7 (level 4) - a two-handed mace, if you have the Two-Handed Maces skill.
Ice Cold Milk ≈ 24 - water from level 5. 
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 - a 6-slot bag.
Prideclaw Pelt) for The Problem With Prideclaws[6], then vendor extras. Save bandit cloth for bandages: Naleeia Tattermend teaches First Aid.Herb Baked Egg before a long hunting loop: +5% kill XP for 15 minutes. Galestrider drops the eggs (Small Egg). Zerril Softbreeze sells the spices (
Mild Spices).Shen'dar Village:
Level 6, Shaman trainer Aarnor Galestrike : Healing Wave and Earthbind Totem (1 each). At the inn, Coriella Calmbreeze : talk to the innkeeper for Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], then set your hearthstone in Shen'dar Village. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], accept !The Criminal Element[7].
Earthbind Totem - for mobs that run and for pulls of two: the second mob reaches you slowly. Not level 6 yet? You'll learn it at 8 (step).
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.
North of the village, at the standing stones : kill 6 High Order Apprentice for Meddlesome Mages[6]. Along the way, kill Prideclaw for pelts (The Problem With Prideclaws[6]) and Galestrider for meat and eggs (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
Don't die here: the graveyard is far away and the run back is long. The bandits stand in pairs - drop Stoneskin Totem at your feet: it cuts the damage from both of them. Use Earthbind Totem only if you need to hold the second one back (it replaces Stoneskin Totem).
Back in the village: Teeri Wellwind - turn in ?Pilfered Windstones[7]; Illaya Amberwind - turn in ?Meddlesome Mages[6]: pick 
Totem of Charged Flames if it's among the rewards.
Totem of Charged Flames is a Shaman relic: Lightning Bolt and Flame Shock cost 5 less mana. Put it in the relic slot right away. According to beta comments, it was removed from this quest in early October, but the database says Call of Fire[10] gives it too, at level 10 (step).
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].
The "Camping 101" quests are only given for professions you know: for Cooking, First Aid and Mining they're right here (step), for Skinning it's Camping 101: Skinning[6], for Herbalism it's Camping 101: Herbalism[6] (turned in at Valanaar). No buff at the campfire? Log out, log back in and sit down again.
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.
Only fight Hippogryph Matriarch when there are no guards nearby. Two coming at you? Earthbind Totem, and Earth Shock on the one that runs.
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
Village:
Recipe: Skywall Souffle, speak for Camping 101: Cooking[6], turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6]
Simple Leather SatchelCook Herb Baked Egg with your extra eggs: Zerril Softbreeze sells the spices (Mild Spices).
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] - she gives you a cult mark that makes the Falaath cultists leave you alone. Level 8, Aarnor Galestrike: Lightning Shield, Lightning Bolt, Earth Shock, 
Stoneclaw Totem and Rockbiter Weapon (1 each).
Lightning Shield before the pull, not before every mob: three charges last 10 minutes. Stoneclaw Totem - for when a third mob joins in: the totem keeps it busy for 15 seconds.
Infiltrating the cult, Falaath ruins and a fallen peacekeeper
The cult of Al'Akir holds Falaath Village in the southern highlands. Eavesdrop first, then clear the ruins. Hearth to Shen'dar Village afterward before continuing to Valanaar.
Walk on Air off the highland cliffs: 10 seconds of gliding gets you down without damage. Walking around takes twice as long.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 pylon tower . The fastest route is the RestedXP death skip: die in the southwestern highlands to release at the graveyard near the tower. Peacekeeper Vaaniel : complete The Western Watch[8], turn in ?The Western Watch[8], accept !A Last Request[8]. The note is beside him ; the feather and signet are on bodies at the foot of the tower ; Skypriest Aanders is at the top , for A Last Request[8].
Make room in your bags: the note, the feather and the signet are separate items. The Priest at the top is a caster - Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
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
The Al'Aketh Stormcallers cast lightning from range: pull them around a corner or fight them up close, and Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
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[8] and !Deliver the Signet[9].
Head southeast to Valanaar. Jump off the highland cliff and use Walk on Air. Faster option, as in RestedXP: die at and release near Valanaar. Before level 10, this costs very little.
Windshaper city · orchard, bandits and a broken construct
Valanaar sits in the island's southeast. Trainer Sessaria Skystride , an inn, vendors, and the skycutter dock are here. Leave the Shadowgale Forest quests for after the fire totem chain. You'll return for them at this step.
Ice Cold Milk ≈ 24. Antelariaa Cloudgaze : bags Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 and Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25.
Planting Shovel from Deliver the News[9] soon.Skysight nearby to get the Charged buff for an hour, and each cast will give +30% speed.At the inn, Donaal Downbreeze: set your hearth in Valanaar.
At the top of the council tower : Talaanis Shadowsong - turn in ?Deliver the Signet[9]; Valennia Stormfist - turn in ?To Valanaar[8], accept !The Grand Skyseer[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].
Ayessa Dawnsinger in the Windshaper lodge: turn in ?The Grand Skyseer[9], accept !The Broken Construct[9]. Alvarion Windfield upstairs: accept !Blood Tithe[9]. In western Valanaar, Riaani Nightwind : turn in ?The Broken Construct[9], accept !The Broken Construct[9] and listen to him for The Broken Construct[9].
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 isn't at the marker.
Orchard:
Ripe Stormapple from the ground and kill 5 stealthed Hungry Bandit for Make Yourself Useful[9]
Flutterfly Swatter from your bags on the flutterflies and collect the dust that falls to the ground, 5 total for Flutterfly Dust[9]. On the road north above the orchard , collect the Air Construct Core for The Broken Construct[9].Use Flutterfly Swatter before combat. If the flutterfly stays put, swat it again.
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 tough fight.
Level 10 - back to Valanaar: use your hearthstone if it's off cooldown, or walk (about 2 minutes). Not 10 yet? Collect the masks for The Hills Have Eyes[9] first (step).
Skyborne Shaman class quest · a timed run with the Eternal Flame
Do the Skyborne fire chain Call of Fire[10] here on the island for Fire Totem, Searing Totem, and relic Totem of Charged Flames. Wowhead lists the Durotar chain for Orcs, Tauren, and Trolls, so don't leave expecting to use that version. The island chain gives about 3,000 experience against level 10 mobs.
Searing Totem lasts 30 seconds - drop it once the mob is already on you, behind you and away from other mobs: it hits the nearest enemy within 20 yards and can pull extra ones.Level 10, Sessaria Skystride : Flame Shock, Flametongue Weapon and 
Strength of Earth Totem (4 each). Accept the class quest !Call of Fire[10].
Flame Shock is an instant pull from 20 yards instead of a bolt: damage right away and for 12 more seconds while the mob runs at you. Leave Flametongue Weapon in your spellbook for now: until 30, Rockbiter Weapon is stronger on any weapon. Strength of Earth Totem and Stoneskin Totem are both earth totems and only one can be up: solo it's usually Stoneskin Totem.
The Shrine of Flames south of the orchard : Olariaan Swiftburn - turn in ?Call of Fire[10], accept !Call of Fire[10].
Head northeast: kill Skypriest Faladiel (level 10) for the heart, Call of Fire[10].
The Priest is a caster - stay up close, and Earth Shock interrupts the cast. Before the fight - Lightning Shield and a totem at your feet.
Olariaan Swiftburn: turn in ?Call of Fire[10], accept !Call of Fire[10].
West of the orchard: collect 7 masks from Bandit Highwayman for The Hills Have Eyes[9]. Then northwest into the Shen'dar Highlands: click the stump and Kuramaa appears - the mask is for Call of Fire[10].
The spirit knocks you back and, according to RestedXP, takes extra damage from fire: Flametongue Weapon on your weapon and Flame Shock to open. Stand with your back to a rock so you don't go flying. After the fight, put Rockbiter Weapon back on your weapon.
Aamelia Windfield: turn in ?The Hills Have Eyes[9], accept !Standing Our Ground[9]. Speak when ready and follow her to fight the bandit leader (Ferauu the Bludgeon) for Standing Our Ground[9]. Turn in ?Standing Our Ground[9], accept !Deliver the News[9].
Someone else already started the scene? Wait for Aamelia Windfield to return.
Olariaan Swiftburn: turn in ?Call of Fire[10], accept !Call of Fire[10]. Wait for the ritual (about 35 seconds) and use the torch on the Brazier of Offering - Call of Fire[10]. Now run the Eternal Flame to Valanaar, to the Brazier of Eternal Flame - Call of Fire[10].
The timer is about 5 minutes, and the run takes about two. Don't fight on the way and don't stop at vendors.
Sessaria Skystride: turn in ?Call of Fire[10] - you get Searing Totem, Fire Totem and the relic Totem of Charged Flames. Alvarion Windfield: turn in ?Deliver the News[9], the reward is Planting Shovel.
Put Totem of Charged Flames in the relic slot; already wearing one from Meddlesome Mages[6]? Sell the second. Planting Shovel is a two-handed mace with 7 damage per second; no Two-Handed Maces skill - take 
Roofing Hammer (one-handed). Don't sell Fire Totem: fire totems and Fire Nova don't work without it.
Quests for the north:
Lake crabs, the ruins of Ban'aethal and the Druids' cave
Head north through the lake, Shadowgale Forest, and Ban'aethal's ruins. These 11-13 quests give a good chunk of experience together. Hearth to Valanaar when they're done.
Windsong Crawler Meat is only needed for Crab Season[9]. Keep cultist cloth for bandages.Stoneskin Totem in the middle of a quest spot: the totem lasts 5 minutes and works within 30 yards. Searing Totem lasts 30 seconds - only for one specific fight.On the way north, collect Crystallized Lightning from the cave walls for The Broken Construct[9]. At the central lake, get 6 pieces of meat from Windsong Crawler for Crab Season[9]; collect the Enchanted Gyrozephyr from the lake bed for The Broken Construct[9].
Testers report fast crab respawns at . The meat isn't a guaranteed drop.
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 : kill 10 Wind Hollow for Free the Hollows[13] and collect 10 essences from them for Unwelcome Spirits[9]; collect 8 abandoned belongings from crates for Aid For The Refugees[11]; find the body of Resaan Nimbuswalker for The Fate of a Loved One[11].
A crate saying it's already being used is a beta bug. Testers report working crates at and , with roughly 8-minute respawns.
Northeastern forest, Elegael Thornpaw : turn in ?Unnerving Silence[11], accept !Tears of the Lady[12], !Feathers for Binding[11] and !Unwanted and Unworthy[11].
Cultist camp : collect 10 heirlooms from Al'Aketh Footsoldier and Al'Aketh Stormchaser for Unwanted and Unworthy[11]. Get 20 feathers from Shadowgale Shriekling for Feathers for Binding[11]; collect 8 acorns under the nearby trees for The Forest's Bounty[13]. Gather 8 pieces of moss from tree trunks (look up) for Tears of the Lady[12].
Drops from: Bloody Heirloom - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier
The cultists stand in pairs: drop Stoneskin Totem at your feet - it cuts the damage from both of them.
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].
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].
Hearth to Valanaar (about a 4-minute walk if it's on cooldown). Ealaane Nimbuswalker: turn in ?Aid For The Refugees[11] and ?The Fate of a Loved One[11]; Endaria Mistgaze: turn in ?Unwelcome Spirits[9]; Nyalah Brightfire: turn in ?Crab Season[9] for Recipe: Pincer Bites; Lotheluum Starbreeze: turn in ?The Fate of the Den[12]; Riaani Nightwind: turn in ?The Broken Construct[9], accept !The Broken Construct[9].
Island story finale · two-handed hammer, shield and a skycutter to Azeroth
The island's main story: the Gustberry Lowlands, the Shrine of Akir and the fight on the Rohashi Spires. About 10,000 experience in one place, 
Windshaped Shield and the two-handed 
Honed Greathammer. RestedXP skips it and sails off to Silverpine at 12, but this guide does it: you get more experience, and the hammer beats any two-hander from vendors until 14.
Fire Nova: two or three mobs around your fire totem - press it. Since October 15 it's weaker and cheaper, but still don't waste it on a single mob.Ayessa Dawnsinger: turn in ?The Broken Construct[9], accept !A Firm Response[9].
Road north toward the Shrine of Akir : confront Belathaan Brightwish for A Firm Response[9].
No credit? Testers suggest relogging.
Ayessa Dawnsinger: turn in ?A Firm Response[9] for Windshaped Shield, accept !In Service of Zephras[11] and !Blood for Blood[11]. Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?In Service of Zephras[11], accept !Tower Defense[11].
Eastern pylon tower : Yorana Windyreed - turn in ?Tower Defense[11], accept !Disrupting Logistics[11] and !Breaking the Breaker[11].
Gustberry Lowlands around the villa: kill 4 Al'Aketh Healer and 8 Al'Aketh Brawler for Disrupting Logistics[11]; kill Commander Belguilos beside the villa for Breaking the Breaker[11]. Collect 10 windstone charms from any cultists for Blood for Blood[11].
Drops from: Al'Aketh Windstone Charm - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier, Al'Aketh Guardian and others
The Al'Aketh Healers heal each other - kill them first, Earth Shock interrupts the heal.
Yorana Windyreed: turn in ?Disrupting Logistics[11] and ?Breaking the Breaker[11], accept !Return to Valanaar[11].
Valanaar, Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Return to Valanaar[11] - take Honed Greathammer, accept !The High Elder's Request[11]. Talaanis Shadowsong: turn in ?The High Elder's Request[11], accept !The Turncoat[11].
Honed Greathammer is a two-handed mace with 9.1 damage per second, +2 Strength and +2 Spirit. No Two-Handed Maces skill - take 
Balanced Quarterstaff (a staff with 8.9 damage per second).
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].
Level 12, Sessaria Skystride: Fire Nova, 
Purge, 
Ancestral Spirit and Healing Wave (8 each).
Purge removes one buff from an enemy - a shield or a heal. Ancestral Spirit brings your friends back after a fight.
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].
Your allies don't follow you - start killing right away. The Al'Aketh Spiritcallers are casters - Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
Hyusaa Quickbreeze : report for Making Our Move[12], turn in ?Making Our Move[12], accept !The Inner Sanctum[12]. In the inner sanctum, Valennia Stormfist : turn in ?The Inner Sanctum[12], accept !Confront Lorthuna[12].
Take the portal to the Rohashi Spires for the island's final battle alongside your allies, Confront Lorthuna[12].
Before the fight - Lightning Shield, totems and full health. Went through the portal before the fight was over? Go back through it.
Valanaar: Ayessa Dawnsinger - turn in ?Confront Lorthuna[12] and ?Blood for Blood[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]. Ayessa Dawnsinger: turn in ?What Comes Next[13], accept !The Earthen Ring[13].
Southwestern docks: **Windshapers Dockmaster at the westernmost dock** - take this skycutter to Mulgore. High Order Dockmaster at the eastern dock serves the High Order ship to Dalaran.
Unsure? Ask the dockmaster to confirm the destination. Testers report waits of up to 8 minutes for the skycutter.
Skycutter to Mulgore, flight to Orgrimmar, new city quests and Hidden Enemies[12]
The skycutter lands on Skywatcher Plateau in Mulgore, northwest of Thunder Bluff. Fly to Orgrimmar for Thrall, the new Forever city quests and Hidden Enemies[12]. Skip Exploring the Horde[13]: the final leg goes to Lady Sylvanas Windrunner in Undercity, where you'll only arrive around 27 for a tenth of the XP. Testers also report that this leg doesn't give credit.
Giant Mace, 9 DPS) is no better than your hammer (Honed Greathammer) - don't buy it.Skywatcher Plateau: Alaana Stormwalker - turn in ?The Earthen Ring[13], accept !Welcome to Azeroth[13]. Shaman trainer Palah Thunderhoof: your level 12 skills, if you didn't learn them on the island.
Into Thunder Bluff - over the bridge or by jumping down, using Walk on Air in the air (don't use it too early). Tal : get the flight path. No Two-Handed Maces skill? Ansekhwa: learn it (10).
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar, as the text of Welcome to Azeroth[13] instructs and RestedXP recommends. In Orgrimmar, Doras : unlock the flight path.
Whether Skyborne start with the Orgrimmar flight path unlocked hasn't been checked in the beta. If Orgrimmar is missing from the list, walk east through Mulgore into the Barrens to the Crossroads, then north through Far Watch Post and Razor Hill: do this section and the next in reverse order.
Valley of Strength: Thatog on the upper level - accept !Meal Appeal[15]. Borstan : turn in ?Meal Appeal[15], accept !Favorite Food[15]. Kor'geld : accept !Yelmak's Medley[15].
Gather cattails and spearflowers beside the water in the Valley of Honor for Yelmak's Medley[15]. Kor'geld: turn in ?Yelmak's Medley[15]. Yelmak : accept !Whuut's the Rush[15] (you may need to wait about 10 seconds), then deliver the potion to Whuut : turn in ?Whuut's the Rush[15].
The reward is 
Healing Potion: save it for elites.
Behind Grommash Hold: Migi - turn in ?Favorite Food[15]; Thra - accept !Rocks to Rests[15].
Smooth boulders lie all over the city - 8 of them, Rocks to Rests[15]. Thra: turn in ?Rocks to Rests[15].
You get a choice of bracers: for a Shaman, the ones with Strength or Intellect. There aren't many boulders and they respawn slowly: if it's crowded, make a loop around the city.
Valley of Wisdom, Thrall : turn in ?Welcome to Azeroth[13], accept !Journey to the Crossroads[13] and !Hidden Enemies[12]. Trainer Kardris Dreamseeker is nearby: your level 14 skills, if you're already 14.
Journey to the Crossroads[13] is turned in at the Crossroads (step). Thrall also offers Exploring the Horde[13] - don't take it (the intro explains why).
Leave the city for Skull Rock beyond the main gates : kill Burning Blade mobs for the lieutenant's insignia, Hidden Enemies[12]. Deep inside the cave, Gazz'uz drops 
Eye of Burning Shadow, starting !Burning Shadows[12].
Drops from: Lieutenant's Insignia - Burning Blade Fanatic, Burning Blade Apprentice
The insignia only drops while Hidden Enemies[12] is in your log. Kill the cultists both outside and in the cave: it usually drops within about 15 minutes. Gazz'uz is level 14 and a caster: before the fight - Lightning Shield and a totem, and Earth Shock interrupts the cast. Too tough? Skip him: Burning Shadows[12] doesn't unlock anything.
Back in Orgrimmar: Thrall - turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12], accept !Hidden Enemies[12]. In the Cleft of Shadow, Neeru Fireblade : speak for Hidden Enemies[12]; turn in ?Burning Shadows[12]. Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12].
From Orgrimmar to the Barrens through Durotar · a Shaman trainer on the way
Take the Razor Hill route from Orgrimmar into the Barrens. It's about 4 minutes longer than using the west gate, but adds four quests and a Shaman trainer on the way.
Leave by the main gate and follow the road south to Razor Hill: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]; Orgnil Soulscar - accept the new !A Missing Hand[11]. Shaman trainer Swart : your level 14 skills, if you didn't learn them in Orgrimmar.
Heglan Shadeeye north of Tiragarde Keep: turn in ?A Missing Hand[11], accept !Threat from Below[11]. Find three clues nearby at , and for Threat from Below[11]. Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Threat from Below[11].
Skip the follow-up (Threat from Below[11]): the naga are on Durotar's northern coast, and the route doesn't return there.
Take the western road across the Southfury River bridge to Far Watch Post in the Barrens. Kargal Battlescar : turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12] and accept !Crossroads Conscription[12].
The best Horde zone for 14-20 · the Ratchet pirates and your first two-handed mace from a shop
The Barrens means long runs between hubs. Collect the Crossroads quests together, clear a loop, and bring the turn-ins back together. Backtracking costs time here. Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads all the way to level 20.
Ice Cold Milk ≈ 24, from 15 - 
Melon Juice ≈ 1. Food - 
Tel'Abim Banana ≈ 24. Kalyimah Stormcloud : 
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.
Tanned Leather Jerkin and 
Tanned Leather Pants (from 12) - if the quests didn't give you anything. Just like in Classic, a Shaman only wears mail from 40 (not checked in Forever).
Heavy Spiked Mace ≈ 74 (level 14) - a two-handed mace with 12.5 DPS, noticeably stronger than the hammer from the island (Honed Greathammer). Your main purchase before 20. Didn't run into him? Vrang Wildgore in the northern Barrens sells the same Heavy Spiked Mace and Ironwood Maul (11.8, level 13).
Rock Hammer ≈ 63 (level 16) - 12.6, if you never got Heavy Spiked Mace.Earthbind Totem - the second one reaches you slowly, or Stoneclaw Totem - it keeps him busy while you hit the first. Gathered two around your fire totem? Fire Nova.Follow the road south to the Crossroads: Devrak - flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
Crossroads:
Thorn Hill to the north:
Drops from: Plainstrider Beak - Greater Plainstrider, Ornery Plainstrider, Fleeting Plainstrider · Raptor Head - Sunscale Lashtail, Sunscale Screecher, Sunscale Scytheclaw and others
Thornweavers and Water Seekers cast spells - Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
Ratchet:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : 12 Brigands and 6 Cannoneers - Southsea Freebooters[14]; parts in the upper camp - Parts and Pieces[14].
Ratchet:
Back to the pirate camp: the Drizzlik's Emporium crate and the "Fragile - Don't Drop" crate - Stolen Booty[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?Stolen Booty[16] - take 
Wayfaring Gloves.
A Shaman can't wear the mail 
Padded Lamellar Boots yet.
Fly to the Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?Disrupt the Attacks[12] and ?Supplies for the Crossroads[14], accept !The Disruption Ends[15]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Plainstrider Menace[12], accept !The Zhevra[13].
Back east to the Razormane: Geomancers and Defenders and the leader Kreenig Snarlsnout - The Disruption Ends[15]. Zhevras on the way - hooves for The Zhevra[13].
Drops from: Zhevra Hooves - Zhevra Runner, Zhevra Charger, Zhevra Courser
Geomancers throw fire from range - start with them; Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15], take 
Binding Girdle (
Cinched Belt is mail); Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Zhevra[13], accept !Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Regthar, the Forgotten Pools, the Witchwing harpies
West and northwest of the Crossroads. By the end of this section you're about level 16: next comes a short flight to Orgrimmar for your 14-16 abilities.
Stoneclaw Totem keeps one busy for 15 seconds while you kill the other. Drop the totem before the pull - in combat every second counts.West of the Crossroads, Regthar Deathgate : accept !Kolkar Leaders[16] and !Centaur Bracers[14].
Around Regthar:
Drops from: Centaur Bracers - Kolkar Wrangler, Kolkar Stormer, Kolkar Pack Runner and others
Barak Kodobane hits hard and has guards: pull the guards one at a time with Lightning Bolt. Before fighting him - Lightning Shield and Stoneskin Totem; if the guards come running - Stoneclaw Totem (it replaces Stoneskin Totem).
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
Centaur Bracers[14] rewards 
Stonewood Hammer: a two-handed mace with 9.5 damage per second. Already have Heavy Spiked Mace? Take whatever sells for more.
Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 8 talons for Harpy Raiders[15]. Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws for Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Drops from: Witchwing Talon - Witchwing Harpy, Witchwing Roguefeather, Witchwing Slayer and others
The Crossroads:
The follow-up to Fungal Spores[15] is Apothecary Zamah[15], a timed quest to Thunder Bluff. Don't take it. The exception is a group for Wailing Caverns (section).
A paid flight there and back · Rockbiter Weapon and the Stonetalon quest
There are no Shaman trainers in the Barrens. A short paid flight to Orgrimmar: your level 14 and 16 skills and the Stonetalon quest. Skyborne don't get the meat delivery chain that pays for this flight for Orcs and Trolls.
Rock Hammer ≈ 63 (level 16) - if you never got Heavy Spiked Mace. Going to Ragefire Chasm? Don't buy it: 
Axe of Orgrimmar with 16.1 DPS is waiting for you there.The Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar.
Valley of Wisdom, Kardris Dreamseeker : 14 - Earth Shock, Lightning Bolt and Stoneskin Totem (9 each); 16 - 
Cure Poison, Lightning Shield and Rockbiter Weapon (18 each).
Rockbiter Weapon is the big one here: +118 attack power on any weapon. Not 16 yet? You'll learn the level 16 skills at 20.
Zor Lonetree in the Valley of Wisdom: accept !The Spirits of Stonetalon[17] - it's turned in on the Stonetalon border (at 18).
Have a group? Now's the time for Ragefire Chasm: the entrance is right here, in the Cleft of Shadow (section). Run it with your group before you fly back.
Doras: fly to the Crossroads.
A 13-18 dungeon right inside Orgrimmar · a two-handed axe, or a mace for a healer
The entrance is in the Cleft of Shadow. Hidden Enemies[16] lets you choose Axe of Orgrimmar (a two-handed axe with 16.1 DPS: the best weapon until 20, if you have Two-Handed Axes), 
Hammer of Orgrimmar (a one-handed mace for a healer with a shield) or 
Staff of Orgrimmar. No group - don't take the quests from here. Healing the group? Tips are in the "Dungeons" section.
Thrall: accept !Hidden Enemies[16]. Neeru Fireblade: accept !Slaying the Beast[16]. Want Axe of Orgrimmar but don't have Two-Handed Axes? Hanashi : learn it (10).
Ragefire Chasm, entrance : Taragaman the Hungerer - his heart, Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
Cultists and trogg Shamans cast spells - Earth Shock interrupts the cast: rank 1 interrupts just like the highest rank. No healer? You heal: Healing Wave between packs, Stoneskin Totem for the tank.
After the Chasm:
Axe of Orgrimmar.In Classic Era players reported that Hidden Enemies[16] had no reward. According to the Forever database you get a choice of weapons - if the quest window is empty, let us know.
The Sludge Fen, Ratchet, the southern oases and Camp Taurajo
A big loop: the north (Venture Co. Goblins, the Sludge Fen), Ratchet, then the south - the oases, centaurs, Camp Taurajo. There's no Shaman trainer in the Barrens: you'll learn your level 18 skills together with the level 20 ones in Orgrimmar.
Rock Hammer ≈ 63 (level 16) - a backup option if you missed both Heavy Spiked Mace and Axe of Orgrimmar.The north:
The Sludge Fen : Wizzlecrank's Shredder - accept !Ignition[18]. Supervisor Lugwizzle carries the Ignition Key - Ignition[18]. Turn in ?Ignition[18], accept !The Escape[18] and escort the shredder (The Escape[18]) - it's turned in at Ratchet.
The shredder gets attacked along the way: keep Stoneskin Totem next to it and hit whatever is hitting it.
Ratchet:
The Escape[18] gives a Shaman the leather 
Greasy Tinker's Pants: the other option is a wand, which you can't use. Samophlange[16] - 
Welding Shield if you heal with a shield, otherwise whatever sells for more.
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : Baron Longshore (level 16) with guards - WANTED: Baron Longshore[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?WANTED: Baron Longshore[16].
Pull the guards one at a time. If two come at you - Stoneclaw Totem on one, and save the baron for last.
Fly to the Crossroads: Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Echeyakee[16], accept !The Angry Scytheclaws[17].
Northwest, the Dry Hills: Witchwing Slayers - 6 rings, Harpy Lieutenants[16].
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Harpy Lieutenants[16], accept !Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Serena Bloodfeather is level 20: you'll kill her at 18-19.
South of the Crossroads, a loop:
Drops from: Intact Raptor Horn - Sunscale Scytheclaw, Ishamuhale, Takk the Leaper
Ratchet is close by, Mebok Mizzyrix: turn in ?Raptor Horns[18]. Fly to the Crossroads: Gazrog - turn in ?Stolen Silver[18], take 
Rambling Boots (
Settler's Leggings is mail); Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?The Stagnant Oasis[16], accept !Altered Beings[16]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Angry Scytheclaws[17], accept !Jorn Skyseer[18]; Mankrik - accept !Lost in Battle[20]. To the west, Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Verog the Dervish[18], accept !Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
You'll turn in Jorn Skyseer[18] at Camp Taurajo (step).
The Lushwater Oasis to the south : Oasis Snapjaws - shells for Altered Beings[16]; Hezrul Bloodmark with guards by the water - Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. Farther south - the Beaten Corpse : Lost in Battle[20].
Hezrul Bloodmark walks with two guards: pull the guards one at a time with Lightning Bolt. If both come running - Stoneclaw Totem keeps one busy (it replaces Stoneskin Totem); kill the other one first and the leader last. If it gets bad, cast Healing Wave mid-fight while the totem holds one of them.
Camp Taurajo in the south: Omusa Thunderhorn - flight path; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18].
Don't take the follow-up (Ishamuhale[19]) yet: you'll be back here at 20.
Fly to the Crossroads: Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?Altered Beings[16], accept !Hamuul Runetotem[16]; Mankrik - turn in ?Lost in Battle[20]. Walk west - Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
Hamuul Runetotem[16] leads to Thunder Bluff - you'll deliver it at 22, or earlier with a Wailing Caverns group (step).
Level 18: there's no trainer in the Barrens. You'll learn Flame Shock, Flametongue Weapon, Healing Wave, Stoneclaw Totem and 
Tremor Totem together with the level 20 skills in Orgrimmar (step).
Serena, the Stonetalon border, the Grimtotem Tauren
The last stretch of part one: Serena Bloodfeather in the Dry Hills and the Grimtotem Tauren on the Stonetalon border. Serena Bloodfeather[20] rewards 
Zhovur Axe - a two-handed axe with 13.1 DPS.
Lightning Shield up: the shield hits everyone who hits you.The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
She's level 20 and calls harpies for help: clear the ones nearby first. Earth Shock interrupts her spells, and Stoneclaw Totem distracts a harpy that comes running.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20] - take Zhovur Axe.
The axe needs the Two-Handed Axes skill (Hanashi in Orgrimmar). Got Axe of Orgrimmar? Then take whatever sells for more. Don't take the follow-up (Letter to Jin'Zil[20]) yet - you'll take it at 20.
The Stonetalon border to the west : Seereth Stonebreak - turn in ?The Spirits of Stonetalon[17], accept !Goblin Invaders[19]; Makaba Flathoof - accept !Avenge My Village[18].
Stonetalon Mountains, Kaya Flathoof : accept !Protect Kaya[18].
Stonetalon Mountains:
Kill the Grimtotem casters first; Earth Shock interrupts their casts.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Avenge My Village[18] and ?Protect Kaya[18], accept !Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18] and !Kaya's Alive[18].
Kaya's Alive[18] is turned in at Sun Rock Retreat at ~22.
Grundig Darkcloud and 6 Grimtotem Brutes - Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19], accept !The Elder Crone[18].
The Elder Crone[18] is turned in at Thunder Bluff at 22.
Hearthstone → the Crossroads. Level 20: next, fly to Orgrimmar for the trainer (Ghost Wolf, 
Totemic Recall) and the water totem quest - part 20-30.
Dungeon 17-24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
Got a group? Wailing Caverns finishes eight quests, and Leaders of the Fang[22] rewards Hammerbone: a two-handed mace with 20.4 DPS and +7 Strength - not much hits harder until 26. For a healer - 
Crescent Staff. No group - don't take a single quest from here. Healing the group? Tips are in the "Dungeons" section.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest. Fly straight to Thunder Bluff: you got its flight path back at 13.
Thunder Bluff:
Hammerbone without it.Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[18] (offered after Raptor Horns[18]); Crane Operator Bigglefuzz - accept !Trouble at the Docks[18].
The hill above the cave entrance: Nalpak - accept !Deviate Hides[17]; Ebru - accept !Deviate Eradication[21].
Wailing Caverns, entrance : Deviate Hides - Deviate Hides[17]; Deviate beasts - Deviate Eradication[21]; Serpentbloom - Serpentbloom[18]; the gems of the four Fanglords - Leaders of the Fang[22]; Wailing Essence - Smart Drinks[18]; Mad Magglish's port - Trouble at the Docks[18]. The last boss, Mutanus the Devourer, drops 
Glowing Shard, which starts !The Glowing Shard[26].
Drops from: Deviate Hide - Deviate Coiler, Deviate Stinglash, Deviate Creeper and others · Gem of Cobrahn - Lord Cobrahn, Cobrahn Snake Form · Gem of Anacondra - Lady Anacondra · Gem of Pythas - Lord Pythas · Gem of Serpentis - Lord Serpentis · Wailing Essence - Devouring Ectoplasm, Evolving Ectoplasm, Nightmare Ectoplasm and others
The Druids of the Fang cast sleep and heal themselves: Tremor Totem removes sleep from the group, Earth Shock interrupts their heals. The snakes poison you - Cure Poison.
After the caves:
Falla Sagewind southwest of the Crossroads, on the road to Wailing Caverns: turn in ?The Glowing Shard[26], accept !In Nightmares[25]. Fly to Thunder Bluff: Apothecary Zamah - turn in ?Serpentbloom[18]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Leaders of the Fang[22]: melee - Hammerbone, healer - Crescent Staff; Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?In Nightmares[25].
The level 20 trainer and Ghost Wolf, Islen Waterseer near Ratchet, Brine, the Field of Giants and the elite Chol'aruk
At 20 the trainer has Ghost Wolf - your main purchase until 40 - and over a dozen level 18 and 20 skills. So first, a short flight to Orgrimmar: Searn Firewarder gives the water totem quest there too. Then Ratchet (Islen Waterseer) and the Southern Barrens up to 21: Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants, Brine in her hut and the elite Chol'aruk (only with a partner). Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
Water Totem is the longest a Shaman has: Islen Waterseer near Ratchet, Brine in the Southern Barrens, three waterskins - at her hut (step), in Tarren Mill (at 25) and in Ashenvale (at 28), and the finale in Silverpine Forest at 30 (optional). The route walks you through it on its own - just don't abandon the quests of the Call of Water[20] chain.
Maul ≈ 110 (level 21), a two-handed mace with 16 DPS. Zendo'jian - 
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (level 20), an axe with 15.3. Don't spend the money if you have Axe of Orgrimmar or Hammerbone, or if you've found a partner for Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] (
Encroacher's Claim: an axe with 19.7 and +6 Strength) or Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] (
Big Bad Basher: a mace with 16.0).Encroacher's Claim, 
Forsaken Greataxe, Merciless Axe).Ghost Wolf - for any run longer than half a minute: +40% run speed. If you level as Enhancement (our build), it's instant. In "Restoration + Melee" from 27. In the other builds it has a 3-second cast - press it before the fight.Totemic Recall: your totems are gone and a quarter of their mana comes back. It's new in Forever - press it every time.
Frost Shock. Jumped by an Alliance Rogue or Warrior? Slow them by 50% and step back to heal. Leveling as "Enhancement" (our build)? From 27, Ghost Wolf is instant (on November 2 Improved Ghost Wolf moved to row 4), so you can wolf out straight from combat. Before that, and in the other builds, Ghost Wolf has a 3-second cast, so open some distance first.The Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. Valley of Wisdom, Kardris Dreamseeker : 18 - Flame Shock, Healing Wave, Stoneclaw Totem and Tremor Totem (20 each); 20 - Ghost Wolf, Frost Shock, Lesser Healing Wave, Lightning Bolt, Searing Totem (22 each) and the new Totemic Recall (22). Searn Firewarder is nearby: accept the class quest !Call of Water[20].
About 212 in total; Flametongue Weapon, 
Frostbrand Weapon and the new 
Call of the Elements can wait (see the "Shaman" section). Wowhead lists "Orc, Tauren, Troll" for the whole chain, but the RestedXP route for Forever takes every Shaman through it, Skyborne included (not through the fire chain, though). Searn Firewarder didn't give you the quest? Fly to Ratchet anyway (step): according to the Questie database, Islen Waterseer gives Call of Water[22] without the letter too.
Doras: fly to Ratchet. Along the shore southeast of town: Islen Waterseer - turn in ?Call of Water[20], accept !Call of Water[22].
Call of Water[22] leads to the Southern Barrens, where Brine takes it (step). If Islen Waterseer doesn't offer Call of Water[22], the water chain is closed to Skyborne: skip all the steps of the Call of Water[20] chain and let us know so we can fix the guide.
Ratchet, Bragok: fly to Camp Taurajo. Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; if you have a partner - Grunt Logmar : accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] has an elite level 23 pillager and level 22-23 Alliance soldiers: solo at 20-21 you have almost no chance. The reward is worth it - Encroacher's Claim, a two-handed axe with 19.7 damage per second.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Letter to Jin'Zil[20] is a letter to Stonetalon; you'll deliver it on the next loop (step).
Northeast of the Crossroads, if you took the quest: Chol'aruk with elite guards - his head for Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]. Ishamuhale doesn't roam: while you have the quest, any zhevra drops a fresh carcass - use it at the withered tree and he comes running. The fang - Ishamuhale[19].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite, and his guards are elite too: only with a partner. Drop your totems before the pull; if your partner is in trouble - Lesser Healing Wave. Didn't work out? Abandon Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]: the quest doesn't unlock anything.
Back south toward Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
Thornweavers and geomancers cast spells - Earth Shock interrupts their casts. The rare elite Swinegart Spearhide fears everything around him - go around.
The Field of Giants south of Taurajo : 12 Silithid Eggs from the mounds and the Digging Claw - Egg Hunt[22]. Farther south - Burned-Out Remains : inspect them, that's the new !Stepping Stones[24]. Took Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]? The Dustwallow Marsh border to the southeast : soldiers and the elite pillager, Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
Silithid Swarmers call in a pile of little bugs - kill them first; gathered a crowd at your fire totem? Fire Nova. The pillager too tough? Abandon Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: at 29 you can solo him (step). Stepping Stones[24] leads to Stonetalon - you'll turn it in there.
Further southwest, the hut on the hill by the road: Brine - turn in ?Call of Water[22], accept !Call of Water[22]. The watering hole right below the hut : fill the brown waterskin (Call of Water[22]). Brine: turn in ?Call of Water[22], accept !Call of Water[22].
You'll fill the red waterskin (Call of Water[22]) in Tarren Mill (at 25) and turn it in right here at 27 (step). South of the watering hole are Razormane camps of level 20-25: approach from the north.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - turn in ?Tribes at War[21], accept !Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] and turn in ?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] right away, then the same with !Agamaggan's Strength[20] (?Agamaggan's Strength[20]): a Strength buff. Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Ishamuhale[19] and ?Lakota'mani[22], accept !Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Grunt Logmar - turn in ?Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
From Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], melee takes Encroacher's Claim. You already have the Blood Shards - they drop from the same Bristlebacks. Don't skip Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: without it you won't get Betrayal from Within[25] at 29.
Around Taurajo: thunder lizards - 3 portions of blood, Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Enraged Thunder Lizards[18], accept !Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Thunderhawks - wings for Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]; Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Drops from: Thunder Lizard Blood - Stormhide, Thunderhead, Stormsnout · Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
The reward: 
Gloves of the Moon - leather, +3 Agility and +3 Stamina; for a healer - 
Cobalt Buckler.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Rewards: Consumed by Hatred[20] - the cloak 
Boar Hunter's Cape (+3 Agility); Egg Hunt[22] - 
Harlequin Robes for a healer (
Violet Scale Armor is mail, you can't wear it); Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] - Big Bad Basher for melee, 
Thornwoven Shield for a healer.
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Level 20-22 quests on the way through the mountains and the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27. From the Retreat, fly straight to Thunder Bluff: you got its flight path back at 13.
From the Crossroads go west to the mountain border , then take the same path as to the Grimtotem into Stonetalon. Malaka'jin : Witch Doctor Jin'Zil - turn in ?Letter to Jin'Zil[20]; Xen'Zilla - accept !Blood Feeders[19].
Spiders northwest of Malaka'jin: Deepmoss Creepers in the southern valley and Venomspitters - Blood Feeders[19]. The "Wanted" poster - !Arachnophobia[21]: the elite Besseleth , only with a friend (Arachnophobia[21]).
The hatchlings can call in a level 22 matriarch: for that case - Stoneclaw Totem, while you back off and heal with Lesser Healing Wave. Cure Poison removes the spider poison.
Xen'Zilla: turn in ?Blood Feeders[19].
Ziz Fizziks by the road north: accept !Super Reaper 6000[21].
Windshear Crag : Venture Co. Operators - blueprints for Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22], protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]), turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Two rare elites roam here - a Venture Co. overseer and a foreman. Go around them. If the goblin dies, the quest fails: abandon Gerenzo's Orders[22] and take it again when he's back. Doesn't work the second time either? Abandon it and later turn in only Super Reaper 6000[21]. While guarding the goblin, place your totems next to him in advance: Searing Totem hits the attackers as they arrive, and Earthbind Totem slows them.
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Gerenzo's Orders[22] rewards the mail Dredge Boots: a Shaman can't wear it, so sell it. Don't take the follow-up Further Instructions[21]: it leads to Ratchet, and the route doesn't go back there before 30.
Sun Rock Retreat:
Didn't manage the spider? Keep the quest: at 27 you're back in the mountains, and on the way from the Charred Vale (step) Besseleth is doable solo.
Mirkfallon Lake : 10 Gaea Seeds by the water - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. On the way back, west of the Retreat - Pocket Litter : turn in ?Stepping Stones[24] (the reward is 
Old Toolbox, a 12-slot bag), accept !Scramble[24]; Mound of Dirt nearby - turn in ?Scramble[24].
The next quest in the chain, Wet Job[32], leads to Loch Modan in Alliance land - don't take it.
Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
You'll take the follow-up (New Life[25]) at 27 - right now it would just take up space in your log.
Sun Rock Retreat, Tharm: fly to Thunder Bluff (next).
Want another 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? First stop by western Ashenvale (optional). Leveling without a group? Be sure to go: you won't have any dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy.
New Forever quests and the Zoram'gar flight path
About 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path (useful for Blackfathom Deeps). Skipping it now? You'll get the flight path at 28.
From Windshear Crag - Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 stags and 6 bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22] and lead Eye of Kilrogg to the road (A Void Path[22]) - turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost: Andruk - flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
Naga sirens cast spells - Earth Shock interrupts their casts.
Magatha's chain and the Shaman trainer - then the zeppelin from Orgrimmar
This is where you turn in The Elder Crone[18], which you've been carrying since level 19, and the level 22 trainer is waiting for you. Then fly to Orgrimmar and take the zeppelin to Undercity: there are no zeppelins from Thunder Bluff.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 (level 26) - 21.1 DPS and +12 Strength, the best two-hander you can buy before 30. Remember it: you'll be back here at 27.Maul ≈ 110 - if your two-hander still does less than 16 DPS.
Totemic Call (22, new in Forever) moves all your placed totems to you since November 2, with a 30-second cooldown. If the mob ran off or the next camp is close by, walk over and move them instead of placing new ones.Thunder Bluff, Elder Rise:
Did Wailing Caverns? Then Hamuul Runetotem[16] and Nara Wildmane[16] are already done. The follow-up, Leaders of the Fang[22], is a Wailing Caverns quest: don't take it without a group.
Spirit Rise: Apothecary Zamah - turn in ?Forsaken Aid[18], accept !Journey to Tarren Mill[18].
Journey to Tarren Mill[18] is turned in at Tarren Mill - the route gets there at ~25.
Level 22, right here on Spirit Rise: Siln Skychaser - 
Cure Disease, Fire Nova and the new Totemic Call (30 each).
Don't learn 
Poison Cleansing Totem yet: it's a water totem, and you can only place it with Water Totem in your bags (same as 
Mana Spring Totem), which you won't have until 30. For now remove poison with Cure Poison (16) - one at a time, but without a water totem. 
Water Breathing (30) is optional and handy in Blackfathom Deeps.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. The zeppelin tower by the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Shadowfang quest and the hearthstone
The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, next to Undercity. Here you set your hearthstone and pick up the Shadowfang Keep quest. Dungeons are done in a group of five: no group - don't take The Book of Ur[26], or it'll just sit in your log. You'll pick up the Ruins of Lordaeron quests right before you go in (at 24). A Shaman finds a group easily: there are never enough healers. Without dungeons you'll fall about 2 levels behind (going by beta data, the dungeon quests at 22-29 are worth about 75 thousand experience): western Ashenvale, the Southern Barrens and the spare quests in Thousand Needles (step) make up part of it, and you'll get the rest from mobs along the way.
Maul ≈ 110 (level 21). Francis Eliot : Battle Axe ≈ 98 - if your two-hander does less than 16 DPS.The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, not far from Undercity: follow the road to the ruins of the capital, then take the elevator down into the city.
Undercity: Michael Garrett - flight path; Innkeeper Norman - set your hearthstone in Undercity.
You'll need the hearthstone at the end of Hillsbrad: from Dun Garok straight back to the zeppelin home (step).
Undercity, if you have a group for Shadowfang Keep: Keeper Bel'dugur - accept !The Book of Ur[26].
To Silverpine Forest on foot (in wolf form): from Undercity take the road southwest through Tirisfal to the Sepulcher. You only get the Sepulcher flight path once you reach it.
The Sepulcher, Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
This is your first time here as a Skyborne, but skip the early Silverpine quests: they give little experience now. Take the level 20-22 quests around the Sepulcher.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran Mages and refugees - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.The Sepulcher : Karos Razok - flight path.
The Sepulcher:
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Dalaran Watchers - Watching the Roads[20].
Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; protectors summon snakes. The Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner, and Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a Note Scrap - it starts The Offering Stone[23], a new Forever chain. Don't start it: it isn't part of the route, and its last fight is elite.
Pyrewood Village : 5 Haggard Refugees and 5 Sickly Refugees - Stop the Spread[20].
The Sepulcher: Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Stop the Spread[20]; Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?Watching the Roads[20] and ?Beren's Peril[21].
Beren's Peril[21] rewards a wand - a Shaman doesn't need it, so sell it.
Silverpine dungeon · with a group
According to beta data, dungeon quests in Forever give 2-3 times the experience of normal ones - the three keep quests are worth it. After that it all depends on a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron: if you have one, fly from the Sepulcher to Undercity (step). If not, go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step), and you'll turn in The Book of Ur[26] at Undercity at 26 (step).
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, Deathstalker Vincent: turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] - take 
Tanned Shoulderpads: leather, +3 Strength and +6 Intellect. 
The Book of Ur - in the room where Fenrus the Devourer is, The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
Worgen casters and Arugal's Mages cast spells - save Earth Shock for their casts. Healing? Healing Wave between packs, Lesser Healing Wave for damage spikes. Doing damage? Don't press shocks on the tank's target in the first seconds of a fight.
The Sepulcher, Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27] - take 
Seal of Sylvanas: +8 Stamina and +6 attack power.
Have a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron? Karos Razok: fly to Undercity. There, Morbin Lightbane - accept !Light's Justice[22]; Theodore Griffs - accept !The New Plague[22]. The Ruins themselves are in the ruined capital right above the city.
No group for the Ruins? Don't fly: go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step).
A new Forever dungeon right above Undercity
A group of five, six bosses in any order. The quests are level 21-22, and dungeon quests in Forever give 2-3 times the experience of normal ones - one of the most rewarding stops in 20-30. The main thing here for a Shaman is the reward from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: Forsaken Greataxe (a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS, +8 Strength) or 
Gnarled Necromancer's Staff (a healer's staff). No group for the Ruins? Go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step).
Before you go in - Deathguard Kristof at the guard post on the road to Brill: accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]. Ruins of Lordaeron with a group (5 players), the entrance is in the ruins of the capital, immediately to the left past the gates of Lordaeron: 25 Intact Limbs - Light's Justice[22]; Rath'mael - The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]; Witherfang drops the toxic strain - The New Plague[22]; Edward's fate - A Frightened Request[22], look for him in the same place as Rath'mael; The Baron drops an abomination head - it starts !Unending Torment[21]; inside you'll find a crest - !Crest of Lordaeron[22].
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
The undead poison you and infect you with diseases: Cure Poison removes poison, Cure Disease removes disease.
Once you're out of the Ruins, first go to the guard post on the road to Brill: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22].
For melee - Forsaken Greataxe: the best two-hander on the route until 26 (needs Two-Handed Axes). For a healer and Elemental - Gnarled Necromancer's Staff: +10 Spirit and spell power.
Undercity:
Rewards for a Shaman: Light's Justice[22] - the leather 
Spare Part Bindings, for a healer - the one-handed mace 
The Stitcher (+30 healing); The New Plague[22] - 
Blight Gloves for a healer, everyone else sells it; Unending Torment[21] - the cloak Grave Shroud (+3 Strength); The Book of Ur[26] - the leather Grizzled Boots (+7 Stamina), for a healer - 
Tattered Mittens.
Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Tabitha Heartweaver - turn in ?A Frightened Request[22].
For a healer - 
Tabitha's Cuffs (+3 spell power), for everyone else - 
Edward's Knife: it sells for more.
The road southeast into Hillsbrad Foothills: Deathstalker Lesh at the border - accept !Time To Strike[20]. Then follow the road east to Tarren Mill.
Tarren Mill and the red waterskin, Durnholde Keep, the Hillsbrad fields
Tarren Mill is the Forsaken stronghold in Hillsbrad: this is where you turn in Journey to Tarren Mill[18], which you've been carrying since level 22, and it has the well for the red waterskin. Don't go into Southshore (Alliance) - it has guards.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 (level 26) - a two-handed axe with 21.1 DPS and +12 Strength: the best two-hander before 30 that you can simply buy. Can't afford everything? Your level 24 and 26 skills come first (step): Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff sells the same axe (at 27).Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Melon Juice ≈ 1, from 25 - 
Sweet Nectar ≈ 2.Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.Cure Poison removes his poison, Lightning Shield hits him for every hit he lands, and Frost Shock keeps him from running away.Tarren Mill:
The full waterskin is turned in in the Barrens (at 27).
South first: Gray Bears and Moss Creepers on the way - tongues and ichor for Elixir of Suffering[22]. New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]. The first vantage point for the vial is southeast of him (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Gray Bear Tongue - Gray Bear, Vicious Gray Bear, Elder Gray Bear and others · Creeper Ichor - Elder Moss Creeper, Giant Moss Creeper, Forest Moss Creeper and others
According to beta data, the exact spot where Deathstalker Masoj stands is still being confirmed - follow the quest marker. South of the vantage point, in Dun Garok itself , there are level 28-30 dwarves, and the riflemen shoot from range: approach the vantage point from the north and don't go down.
Durnholde Keep : 10 Syndicate Rogues and 10 Syndicate Watchmen - WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22]; 5 Vials of Innocent Blood from the shadow Mages - Blood of Innocents[23]; Jailor Eston and Jailor Marlgen - the keys to the cells holding Tog'thar and Drull (The Rescue[22]); on the way back to the Mill - the second vantage point (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Vial of Innocent Blood - Syndicate Shadow Mage
The Syndicate stand close together - pull them one at a time from the edge. Shadow Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner, and Earth Shock interrupts the cast.
Tarren Mill:
The Rescue[22] gives a Shaman 
Grunt Vest: cloth, but with +5 Strength (
Orcish War Chain is mail). You'll turn in Return to Thunder Bluff[23] at Thunder Bluff (at 27).
On the way to the fields - the third vantage point , above the yeti cave (Valuable Vantages[25]). Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood for Elixir of Pain[24].
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others
Hillsbrad Footmen block and shield bash. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
From Elixir of Pain[24] take 
Stomping Boots: leather, +4 Strength and +4 Agility.
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25]. Already 26 and have the money? Ott: Merciless Axe.
Leave the rest of the Battle of Hillsbrad (Battle of Hillsbrad[26] and on) for 30+.
South to Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok: turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25].
For a healer - Expended Apothecary Vial (+3 Intellect and Spirit), for everyone else - 
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade: a Shaman has no use for the sword, but it sells for more.
Hearthstone to Undercity and the zeppelin near Brill
Hillsbrad is done - hearth to Undercity and take the zeppelin home to Kalimdor. The 24 and 26 trainer is in Orgrimmar this time.
From Dun Garok - Hearthstone → Undercity.
Did Shadowfang but not the Ruins? Keeper Bel'dugur : turn in The Book of Ur[26]. Haven't been to the keep and only found a group now? Keeper Bel'dugur is right here - accept The Book of Ur[26]. Then Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher; there High Executor Hadrec - accept Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25], Dalar Dawnweaver - accept Arugal Must Die[27]. Then run the keep, turn in at the Sepulcher and fly back to Undercity.
The zeppelin tower near Brill has two zeppelins. Zapetta sends you to Orgrimmar - that's yours. Hin Denburg sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
Level 24-26 training, the blue waterskin, turn-ins in Thunder Bluff, Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar - you can learn your level 24 and 26 skills there. Then a short detour to the Southern Barrens for the blue waterskin (Brine) and on to Thunder Bluff. The Sun Rock Retreat chains lead into Ashenvale and Thousand Needles - so the mountains first, then the forest.
Searing Totem, Flame Shock, and Fire Nova are wasted on them. Hit them with your weapon (Rockbiter Weapon on it) and shock with Earth Shock or Frost Shock.The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. Valley of Wisdom, Kardris Dreamseeker: 24 - Rockbiter Weapon, Earth Shock, Healing Wave, Lightning Shield, Stoneskin Totem, Strength of Earth Totem and Ancestral Spirit (35 each); 26 - Lightning Bolt and 
Magma Totem (40 each). Warcaller Gorlach : accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20].
The big one is Rockbiter Weapon: +194 attack power on any weapon. Magma Totem is for 3 mobs or more. Don't learn Flametongue Weapon: until 30 your weapon carries Rockbiter Weapon. Don't learn Mana Spring Totem yet: you can only place it with Water Totem in your bags. All together - about 325.
Doras: fly to Camp Taurajo. South along the road, about 2 minutes in wolf form (an estimate) - Brine : turn in ?Call of Water[22], accept !Call of Water[23]. Back to Taurajo, Omusa Thunderhorn: fly to Thunder Bluff.
You'll fill the blue waterskin in Ashenvale (step). Not doing the water chain? Fly from Orgrimmar straight to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
Merciless Axe? Delgo Ragetotem .The Flying Machine Airport[23] and Pigments for Paints[26] are done in Stonetalon, The Sacred Flame[25] in Ashenvale; you'll turn them in right here at 29 (step).
Fly to Sun Rock Retreat:
Mirkfallon Lake : 
Mirkweed Pods - 30 of them in the water and on the shore, Pigments for Paints[26]. There are no mobs at the lake.
Stonetalon Peak in the north : 4 each of Sons of Cenarius, Daughters of Cenarius and Cenarion Botanists - Cenarius' Legacy[25].
The rare elite Sorrow Wing (27) flies around here - it drains health. The botanists heal themselves - Earth Shock interrupts their heals.
The Charred Vale in the southwest:
Drops from: Incendrites - Rogue Flame Spirit, Burning Ravager, Burning Destroyer · Glittering Sunstone - Bloodfury Harpy, Bloodfury Roguefeather, Bloodfury Slayer and others
Bloodfury Slayers finish you off at low health. The rare elite Sister Riven (28) - go around.
Sun Rock Retreat:
New Life[25] gives a Shaman 
Windseeker Boots (
Sandspire Gloves is mail).
Windshear Crag, the Venture Co. airport : place the sprayer - The Flying Machine Airport[23].
Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Didn't visit western Ashenvale at 22? Not far from the tunnel exit, Va'xug Firefure - Never Coming Back[22] and A Void Path[22], new Forever quests.
Splintertree Post, the blue waterskin, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then the south (the blue waterskin is there too), then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps. This is also where you finish The Sacred Flame[25] from Thunder Bluff.
Sweet Nectar ≈ 2 (from 25).Wool Cloth and your first 
Silk Cloth: for bandages or the auction house.Splintertree Post: Vhulgra - flight path; Innkeeper Kaylisk - set your hearthstone in Splintertree.
Splintertree:
The eastern loop:
Drops from: Satyr Horns - Xavian Rogue, Xavian Betrayer, Xavian Felsworn and others
Pull the guards one at a time. If both come at you - Stoneclaw Totem on one, Frost Shock on the other.
The south and Mystral Lake:
The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave it alone. Astranaar is north of the fountain, with Alliance guards: stay to the south.
Splintertree Post:
Torek's Assault[24]: for a healer - 
Polished Walking Staff (a staff, +7 Intellect), for everyone else - whatever sells for more.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]: for melee - 
Deftkin Belt (+4 Agility, +12 attack power), for a healer - 
Driftmire Shield. No Zoram'gar flight path? About 6-8 minutes in wolf form (an estimate); give Astranaar a wide berth: the Alliance guards will attack.
Thistlefur Village : Thistlefur Avengers and Shamans - Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; 8 Troll Charms in the cave - Troll Charm[24]; Ruul Snowhoof - accept !Freedom to Ruul[24] and escort him (Freedom to Ruul[24]).
Before the escort, clear the way to the village exit - you'll be attacked on the way. Kill the Thistlefur Shamans first: Earth Shock interrupts their heals.
Zoram'gar: Karang Amakkar - turn in ?Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24], accept !King of the Foulweald[26]; Mitsuwa - turn in ?Troll Charm[24]. Hearthstone → Splintertree Post.
West of Splintertree, the Foulweald, Greenpaw Village : plant the banner at the totem and fight off the furbolg waves, Chief Murgut comes last - King of the Foulweald[26]. Back at Splintertree: Yama Snowhoof - turn in ?Freedom to Ruul[24].
The furbolgs come in twos and threes: put Searing Totem and Stoneskin Totem by the banner before it starts, Fire Nova for a crowd, and if it gets really bad - Stoneclaw Totem (it replaces Stoneskin Totem). Start at full health and mana.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26].
For a Shaman - 
Boorguard Tunic: leather, +7 Agility and +6 Stamina (Cobalt Legguards is mail).
Blackfathom Deeps with a group (through the ruins on the Zoram Strand ). Before you go: Je'neu Sancrea - accept !The Essence of Aku'Mai[22] and !Amongst the Ruins[27]. Inside: 20 Sapphires of Aku'Mai - The Essence of Aku'Mai[22]; Damp Note starts !Allegiance to the Old Gods[22]; 
Fathom Core - Amongst the Ruins[27]; Baron Aquanis drops 
Strange Water Globe, which starts !Baron Aquanis[30]; Argent Guard Thaelrid - accept !Blackfathom Villainy[27]: Twilight Lord Kelris drops the head (Blackfathom Villainy[27]).
Half the dungeon is underwater: watch your breath bar or use Water Breathing if you learned it at 22. Naga priestesses and oracles heal themselves - Earth Shock interrupts their heals.
After Blackfathom, Zoram'gar, Je'neu Sancrea: turn in ?The Essence of Aku'Mai[22], ?Amongst the Ruins[27], ?Allegiance to the Old Gods[22] and ?Baron Aquanis[30].
Baron Aquanis[30]: for melee - 
Dreamer's Chestguard, a leather chest with +10 Strength and +11 Spirit; for a healer - 
Witch's Finger (+8 Intellect).
Fly from Zoram'gar to Thunder Bluff.
Skipped Blackfathom? Fly right after the Foulweald.
Turn-ins, the trainer at 28 on Skywatcher Plateau and a new Forever camp
Turn-ins for the Stonetalon and Ashenvale quests - and Skywatcher Plateau again, where you landed at 13: it has Shaman trainer Palah Thunderhoof and the Earthen Ring camp with new Forever quests. Three level 30 quests worth ~2.5 thousand experience each, mobs 27-29.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 - if you haven't bought it yet.Thunder Bluff:
Blackfathom Villainy[27]: for melee - 
Cultist's Armguards (leather, +7 Stamina, +10 attack power), for a healer - 
Arctic Buckler.
To Skywatcher Plateau northwest of the bluff - over the bridge, like at 13, only the other way. Palah Thunderhoof : level 28 - Flame Shock, Lesser Healing Wave, Stoneclaw Totem and 
Flametongue Totem (60 each).
Short on money? Flame Shock and Lesser Healing Wave first: Flametongue Totem is for groups. Don't learn Frostbrand Weapon: until 30 your weapon carries Rockbiter Weapon. Not 28 yet? You'll learn them at 30 (step). Can't find the bridge? Take the elevator down and go around the bluff from the northwest.
Skywatcher Plateau:
Gloomrise at the northern edge of Mulgore : Gloomrise Hatchling and Gloomrise Soldier - Defending the Dead[30]; Gloomrise Spinner - 3 silk threads for Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
The spiders roam in packs: gather two or three at your fire totem and press Fire Nova; for the poison - Cure Poison.
Group only: Broodmother Valraxx (level 31 elite) - The Broodmother[31]. She drops 
Bloody Parchment, which starts !A Darker Truth[30].
Skywatcher Plateau:
Spidersilk Pouch, a 12-slot bagThe Broodmother[31] rewards 
Transformative Cocoon: it absorbs damage and stuns you for 5 seconds, then gives +60% speed for 8 seconds. Good for escaping.
Back to Thunder Bluff. Tal: fly to Camp Taurajo.
Is your level 29 experience bar less than half full? Do the Southern Barrens first (about 15 thousand experience, by an estimate), otherwise Thousand Needles might not be enough to reach 30.
Razormane camps, Bael Modan, a dungeon
About 15 thousand experience near Taurajo, on the way to Thousand Needles. Useful if you're short of 30 or you've got a group for Razorfen Kraul.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - accept !Betrayal from Within[25]; Tatternack Steelforge - accept !Weapons of Choice[24]. Didn't take Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] at 21, or abandoned it? Grunt Logmar: take it now - you can handle the pillager solo by now (step).
Betrayal from Within[25] is only offered after Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: didn't turn it in at 20? First take and turn in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] (you need one Blood Shard from the Bristlebacks).
The Razormane camps in the south:
Drops from: Razormane Backstabber - Razormane Pathfinder, Razormane Stalker · Charred Razormane Wand - Razormane Seer · Razormane War Shield - Razormane Warfrenzy
Kuz is a Mage: Frostbolt, Frost Nova and Fire Blast. Stay right on top of him, and Earth Shock interrupts his spells.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : soldiers and the elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], if you took it now.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the prospector's journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Bael'dun Officers parry and speed up their attacks - pull them one at a time.
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate from the dwarves (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] and blow up the flying machine (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26].
Drops from: Nitroglycerin - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Wood Pulp - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Sodium Nitrate - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others
Razorfen Kraul (entrance ), with a group: inside, in a cage - Willix the Importer. Free him, accept !Willix the Importer[30], escort him to the exit (Willix the Importer[30]) and turn in ?Willix the Importer[30] - a ring of your choice. The last boss, Charlga Razorflank, drops the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34] if you took the quest.
Willix the Importer[30]: for melee - 
Tiger Band (+5 Strength), for a healer - 
Snake Hoop. The Razorfen Shamans and weavers heal and cast spells - Earth Shock interrupts their casts.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24] rewards Demolition Hammer: a two-handed mace with 17.6 damage per second and +9 Strength, but it's fast (2.3), while 
Windfury Weapon (30) loves a slow two-hander. Have Merciless Axe or Forsaken Greataxe? Sell the hammer.
The last waterskin, Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the sacred flame
On the way: Brine in her hut and the last waterskin. This is where you finish level 30. The rest of Thousand Needles is already part of 30+.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Sweet Nectar ≈ 2.
Ankh ≈ 20 - without it 
Reincarnation (30) doesn't work. Buy a couple right away.
Astral Recall brings you back here from Thunder Bluff in 10 seconds (step), and the hearthstone stays free for later.Walk on Air: you get away from a chase and survive the fall.From Taurajo, head south along the road to the hut: Brine - turn in ?Call of Water[23], accept !Call of Water[23].
You'll take 
Vial of Purest Water to Ratchet when you go for the water totem (at 30). Not doing the water chain? Skip this step.
Further south to the Great Lift and down into Thousand Needles: Grish Longrunner - turn in ?Calling in the Reserves[28]; Brave Moonhorn - accept !Message to Freewind Post[25].
Freewind Post:
Galak centaurs - Pacify the Centaur[25]; the ancient brazier north of their camp - the cloven hoof, The Sacred Flame[29]; the Alien Egg in one of three places - , or - Alien Egg[26]. Dorn Plainstalker is on the mesa northeast of Freewind Post, across the rope bridges (according to Classic data): accept !Test of Faith[26], jump off his platform (Test of Faith[26]) and turn in ?Test of Faith[26] - the start of the trials that lead to the Scarlet Monastery.
Galak Windchasers cast spells - start with them; Earth Shock interrupts the cast. Jump off the platform only from the wooden plank: the quest catches you there, while from anywhere else the fall is real - then Walk on Air saves you.
Freewind:
The Sacred Flame[29] gives a Shaman 
Azure Sash: a leather belt with +7 Intellect (the bow is no use to you). Not 30 yet? Finish it right here: Cliffwatcher Longhorn now gives Grimtotem Spying[28] - three notes in crates on Darkcloud Pinnacle , in the Grimtotem Tauren camp; Elu - Wind Rider[29]: 10 wyvern eggs at Highperch in the west . Both quests go back to whoever gave them.
Windfury Weapon, Astral Recall, and Air Totem in Thousand Needles
The level 30 class quest: Air Totem unlocks 
Grounding Totem and the air totems after 30. Skyborne have their own quest for it - Call of Air[35]. The level 30 trainer is in Thunder Bluff, the closest to Thousand Needles, and Astral Recall, new at 30, takes you back. Set aside about 350 for training.
Astral Recall takes you to the same place as your hearthstone, but they have separate cooldowns: your hearthstone stays free.Ankh ≈ 20, if you didn't buy it at Freewind Post.
Bullova (a two-handed axe, despite the name) and 
War Hammer - 22.4 and 22.3 DPS with no bonuses. Have Merciless Axe or Forsaken Greataxe? Don't spend the money: with their Strength they're no weaker.Astral Recall is a second hearthstone with a 15-minute cooldown: save your hearthstone for long trips and press Astral Recall to get back to camp.Grounding Totem absorbs one harmful spell and breaks: against a Mage, Priest or Warlock, drop it first, then attack.Air totem: at 30, judging by beta data, the game itself offers a Skyborne Shaman !Call of Air[35] - a quest window with no NPC, like Call of Fire[10] at 10. Accept it.
The databases list no NPC that gives Call of Air[35], so the window most likely pops up on its own. No window? There's the classic version: Xanis Flameweaver on Spirit Rise in Thunder Bluff gives Call of Air[30] (next step). Wowhead lists "Orc, Tauren, Troll" for it, so it most likely won't be offered to Skyborne; if you get neither, let us know.
Freewind Post, Nyse: fly to Thunder Bluff. Spirit Rise, Siln Skychaser: level 30 - Windfury Weapon, Reincarnation, Astral Recall, Searing Totem and Grounding Totem (70 each); skipped the level 28 trainer? Then the level 28 skills too (list). No Call of Air[35] window? Right there on Spirit Rise, Xanis Flameweaver : try to accept Call of Air[30]. Have the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34] on you? Auld Stonespire : turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34].
Windfury Weapon is for a slow two-hander; on a fast weapon (like Demolition Hammer) keep Rockbiter Weapon. Reincarnation uses up Ankh - keep one in your bags. Grounding Totem starts working as soon as you get Air Totem. The new 
Call of the Ancestors is a second set of totems on your bar, optional.
Astral Recall → Freewind Post (10-second cast).
15-minute cooldown, and your hearthstone stays free. Not learned, or on cooldown? Use the hearthstone; both on cooldown? Tal: fly to Freewind.
The same mesa northeast of Freewind Post where Dorn Plainstalker stands (step): Prate Cloudseer - turn in ?Call of Air[35], the reward is Air Totem.
Took Call of Air[30]? Turn it in to her too. Going down - Walk on Air: the fall won't kill you.
What's next (30+): the rest of Thousand Needles, Ordanus[29] → The Den[29] in Stonetalon, the Shimmering Flats, Hillsbrad and Arathi, "Excavation Site: Wetlands" and the Scarlet Monastery. For a Shaman - the end of the water chain (you can do it now too) and a new Forever 30-40 chain: according to beta data, it starts at Freewind Post - Rau Cliffrunner, Elemental Aid[33]. That will be the next part of the guide.
Ratchet → Silverpine Forest → Ratchet: Water Totem and 
Healing Stream Totem
The last step of the water chain is in Silverpine Forest, and the 20-30 route doesn't go back there. You can go right away at 30: an estimated 45-60 minutes of flights and zeppelins and about 3 thousand experience (level 23 quests). No rush - do it at 30+ on your way to the Scarlet Monastery: it's the same trip. Healing dungeons? Go now: Healing Stream Totem, Mana Spring Totem, and Poison Cleansing Totem can only be placed with Water Totem in your bags.
Water Sapta) by the lake west of the Sepulcher: without it you can't see the elementals.Freewind Post, Nyse: fly to Ratchet. Islen Waterseer : turn in ?Call of Water[23] - Water Sapta appears in your bags; accept !Call of Water[23].
Don't drink the sapta yet - you need it at the brazier (step). If you lose it, Islen Waterseer gives you a new one (Water Sapta[20]).
Bragok: fly to Orgrimmar. The zeppelin tower by the gates : Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours; Snurk Bucksquick goes to Grom'gol - not that one. Undercity, Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher.
The lake west of the Sepulcher: drink the sapta (Water Sapta) - it reveals the elementals. Corrupt Minor Manifestation of Water (level 22) - the bracers for Call of Water[23]. Brazier of Everfount on the shore : put the bracers and the Remaining Drops of Purest Water in it - turn in ?Call of Water[23], accept !Call of Water[23]. Minor Manifestation of Water appears: talk to it - turn in ?Call of Water[23], accept !Call of Water[23].
If the spirit vanishes before you talk to it, Tiev Mordune is nearby: Call of Water[23] - but it needs a new Water Sapta, and only Islen Waterseer (Water Sapta[20]) in Ratchet gives one - that's another round trip by zeppelin. So come to the brazier at full health and talk to the spirit right away.
Back:
Mana Spring Totem and Poison Cleansing Totem if you haven't yetWater Totem and Healing Stream Totem.Put Healing Stream Totem or Mana Spring Totem down at a quest spot together with your earth and fire totems: only one water totem can be up at a time too. Leveling as "Restoration: Dungeon Healer"? Your first point after 30 goes into Mana Tide Totem: it works once you have the water totem.
Hearthstone → Freewind Post.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and the Shaman in a group
Healing Wave between packs and on the tank, and from 20 Lesser Healing Wave for damage spikes. Healing power on Forever gear is higher than in Classic. Restoration heals best (builds in the "Talents" section). In the other specs keep a mana reserve and don't do damage yourself.Earth Shock: it interrupts the cast and locks a whole school of magic for 2 seconds. Rank 1 interrupts just as well as the highest rank and costs many times less. Shocks share a 6-second cooldown - save a shock for the cast, not for damage.Purge (12) removes a buff from an enemy - a shield or a heal over time. Cure Poison (16) - poisons, Cure Disease (22) - diseases. Ancestral Spirit (12) brings the fallen back after the fight.Stoneskin Totem when the tank is taking hits, Strength of Earth Totem when the group has melee. Tremor Totem (18) removes fear, sleep and charm. Searing Totem in combat. In Forever, buff totems last 5 minutes and work within 30 yards. From 20, Call of the Elements drops the whole set in 3 seconds.Earth Shock and Fire Nova generate a lot of threat, and in Forever Fire Nova puts the threat on the Shaman, not the totem (according to Method). In the first seconds of a fight, don't press them until the tank has gathered everything.From Hidden Enemies[16]: Axe of Orgrimmar (a two-handed axe, 16.1) for melee. Hammer of Orgrimmar (a one-handed mace) for a healer with a shield. Staff of Orgrimmar is a caster staff. No group - don't take a single quest from here.
Hammerbone (a mace, 20.4) or Crescent Staff (a healer's staff)Glowing Shard drops from Mutanus the DevourerThe Druids of the Fang cast sleep and heal themselves: Tremor Totem removes sleep, Earth Shock interrupts the heal. For poisons - Cure Poison. Two-Handed Maces are taught by Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff.
The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: for melee - Forsaken Greataxe (a two-handed axe, 20.5, +8 Strength), for a healer - Gnarled Necromancer's Staff. The undead poison you and infect you with diseases: Cure Poison and Cure Disease get plenty of use here. The run itself - at 24.
The run itself - at 23-24. Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] rewards Tanned Shoulderpads (leather, +3 Strength and +6 Intellect). Worgen casters and Arugal's Mages - save Earth Shock for their casts.
Baron Aquanis[30]: for melee - Dreamer's Chestguard (+10 Strength), for a healer - Witch's Finger. Blackfathom Villainy[27]: for melee - Cultist's Armguards, for a healer - Arctic Buckler. Underwater, Water Breathing helps (22).
Willix the Importer[30]: for melee - Tiger Band (+5 Strength), for a healer - Snake Hoop. According to beta data, at 30+ the new Forever Shaman chain (Elemental Aid[33]) leads here too - don't take it yet.
What to learn, what to hit with and how to keep your mana from running dry - up to level 30
Fire Nova at 12. It's a spell that blasts around your fire totem. Trainers offer Totemic Recall and Call of the Elements at 20, Totemic Call at 22, and Call of the Ancestors at 30. Rank 3+ damage and healing spells are weaker than Classic, though gear has more spell power. Before November 2, Lightning Bolt at 20 dealt 59-67 instead of 88-100, and Lightning Bolt at 26 dealt 79-90 instead of 131-149. On November 2 lightning got stronger: each rank now does about 78% of its Classic damage, and shocks hit as hard as in Classic. Carry the totem items to use their elements.Keep Rockbiter Weapon on your weapon. Pull with Lightning Bolt, or use instant Flame Shock from 20 yards once you're 10, then swing your two-hander. Save Earth Shock for a cast or a runner. Put Lightning Shield up before pulling, and drop a totem at the quest spot instead of recasting for each mob. Between fights, use a low-rank Healing Wave below half health and drink below a third of your mana. For two mobs, use Earthbind Totem on the add. For three, use Stoneclaw Totem instead, since they share the earth slot. With our Enhancement build, Shamanistic Focus cuts shock costs by 45% from 20, making Earth Shock affordable on routine pulls.
Prices are from the trainer list on Wowhead Forever (beta). Everything up to level 20 costs about 5 gold, and from 22 to 30 about 16 more, almost 6 of it at 30. Skip what can wait, and the water totems until Water Totem is in your bags - you'll save a few gold. Horde Shaman trainers: on the island Windshaper Boro (only up to 6), Aarnor Galestrike and Sessaria Skystride . Palah Thunderhoof on Skywatcher Plateau. Kardris Dreamseeker in Orgrimmar, Swart in Razor Hill, Narm Skychaser in Bloodhoof Village, Siln Skychaser in Thunder Bluff. There are no Shaman trainers in the Barrens, Stonetalon, Ashenvale, Thousand Needles or the Eastern Kingdoms - the route takes you to them on its own: the island at 6-12, Orgrimmar at 13-14, 16 and 20 (step), Thunder Bluff at 22 (step), Orgrimmar at 26 - your 24 and 26 skills (step), Skywatcher Plateau at 28 (step) and Thunder Bluff at 30 (step).
Earth Totem, fire and Fire Nova need Fire Totem, water needs Water Totem, and air needs Air Totem. Selling one locks you out of that element, just as in Classic.Stoneskin Totem and Earth Totem (step).Searing Totem, Fire Totem and the relic Totem of Charged Flames (step). Left the island without it? Call of Fire[10] sends you back on the skycutter from Skywatcher Plateau.Healing Stream Totem and Water Totem. The 20-30 route doesn't cover the last stretch: go at 30 (optional) or at 30+. Wowhead lists "Orc, Tauren, Troll" for these quests, while Questie allows the whole Horde - whether Skyborne can do the chain hasn't been checked on the beta.Air Totem (step). According to Wowhead, the classic Call of Air[30] (Searn Firewarder) and Call of Air[30] (Xanis Flameweaver) are only for Orcs, Tauren and Trolls.Stoneskin Totem, Strength of Earth Totem, Earthbind Totem, Stoneclaw Totem, and Tremor Totem are all earth totems, and a new one replaces the old. Dropped Earthbind Totem or Stoneclaw Totem? Put Stoneskin Totem back down after the fight. Solo it's usually Stoneskin Totem. In a group with melee - Strength of Earth Totem.Searing Totem behind you, clear of neighboring camps. It attacks the nearest enemy within 20 yards, which can turn a comfortable pull into a mess.Two-Handed Axes and Maces became baseline. Nobody has checked on the beta whether you have Two-Handed Maces and Two-Handed Axes from level 1 - look in your skills window. If not, Two-Handed Maces are taught by Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff (on your way, at 13), and Two-Handed Axes by Hanashi and Sayoc in Orgrimmar, 10 each.Novice's Quarterstaff (a staff, 2.7) from Foul Matriarch[5] or Walking Stick - Tephri Thriceforged . 9-11: Planting Shovel (a mace, 7.0) from Deliver the News[9]. 11-14: Honed Greathammer (9.1, +2 Strength and Spirit) from Return to Valanaar[11].Heavy Spiked Mace (12.5) or Ironwood Maul (11.8) - Lizzarik (walks the road near Ratchet) or Vrang Wildgore in the northern Barrens. Stonewood Hammer (9.5) from Centaur Bracers[14]. 16: Rock Hammer (12.6) - Ironzar in Ratchet or Koru in Orgrimmar. Axe of Orgrimmar (an axe, 16.1) from Hidden Enemies[16] in Ragefire Chasm.Zhovur Axe (an axe, 13.1) from Serena Bloodfeather[20]. Battle Axe (an axe, 15.3, level 20) - Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar. Maul (a mace, 16.0, level 21) - Koru. Hammerbone (a mace, 20.4, +7 Strength) from Leaders of the Fang[22] in Wailing Caverns.Rockbiter Weapon up until 30. It adds +79 attack power from 8, +118 from 16, and +194 from 24. If you follow our Enhancement build, Elemental Weapons adds another 20%. Fire resistance cuts into Flametongue Weapon, which generally needs a very slow weapon to catch up. At 30, switch to Windfury Weapon on a slow two-hander. These enchants last an hour.Rockbiter Weapon, but slow weapons suit Windfury Weapon at 30 and Stormstrike. With equal DPS, I'd take the slower two-hander.Windshaped Shield from the island). Just like in Classic, a Shaman can only wear mail from 40 (not checked in Forever): don't take mail rewards before 40.Lightning Bolt to pull. Beta players describe 1-20 as an auto-attack simulator and the bolt as a wet noodle. Casting it in melee eats the mana you'll want for a heal.Flame Shock from 20 yards, save Earth Shock to interrupt or finish a runner, and use Frost Shock from 20 for a 50% slow.Earth Shock on a separate key. In Classic, you show all ranks in the spellbook and drag rank 1 onto the bar. Check that setting in the Forever client. The low rank interrupts just as well and costs far less mana.Lightning Shield before pulling. It has three charges and lasts 10 minutes, so you don't need to refresh it for each mob.Totem of Charged Flames to cut the cost of Lightning Bolt and Flame Shock by 5 mana. With our Enhancement build, Shamanistic Focus makes shocks and the shield 45% cheaper from 20. Restoration can use Water Shield to get mana from incoming hits instead.Ice Cold Milk from 5, Melon Juice from 15, and Sweet Nectar from 25. Below a third of your mana? Drink, and eat at the same time if you need health.Totemic Recall before leaving a quest spot. Picking up your totems returns a quarter of their mana cost.Healing Wave heals half as much as rank 4 Healing Wave, but costs half the mana and takes 2.5 seconds instead of 3. Efficiency per health is the same. You're saving the mana that would otherwise become overhealing. Between pulls, wait until you're below half health.Lesser Healing Wave from 20 if you're about to die in combat. It's quick, but expensive.Stoneskin Totem at a quest spot to reduce each incoming hit by 4, or 7 from 14. If a third mob joins, replace it with Stoneclaw Totem. Use Earthbind Totem for runners and, from 20, Ghost Wolf to get clear.Reincarnation: you get back up where you died. It needs Ankh - reagent vendors sell it. The price in Forever hasn't been checked.Ghost Wolf from 20: +40% run speed, a 3-second cast, outdoors only. In "Enhancement" (our build), Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2 at 26-27 makes Wolf instant and usable indoors: on November 2 the talent moved to row 4. The other builds don't have it, so cast Wolf ahead of time, before a fight.Skysight for +15% movement speed for 15 seconds. Charged from an Elemental Convergence raises that to +30%. It doesn't stack with the wolf.Walk on Air for a 10-second glide down cliffs on the island, in Stonetalon, or in Thousand Needles. It saves the fall damage.Astral Recall gives you another hearth with a 15-minute cooldown.Shamanistic Focus at 20, Stormstrike at 25, and instant Wolf at 26-27. There's also Elemental for casters and two Restoration builds for dungeons.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Mining for Dummies (Mining), Wild Harvest (Herbalism) or Pelt Collecting for Beginners (Skinning).Mining Pick) and the skinning knife (Skinning Knife).Mental Dexterity talent that's attack power too). They don't stack with similar class buffs.Herb Baked Egg (needs Small Egg and Mild Spices), the recipes Recipe: Skywall Souffle from Restocking the Larders[6] and Recipe: Pincer Bites from Crab Season[9].
Linen Bandage from linen, from skill 40 - 
Heavy Linen Bandage, then wool ones. A bandage heals without mana.
Copper Ore and hides - for the Orgrimmar auction house. 
Linen Cloth and Wool Cloth - for bandages.
Tin Ore and 
Silver Ore - for the auction house. Leather - for Leatherworking or to sell.Only what matters for this route
Walk on Air) and through tornadoes (+40% run speed for 5 minutes).Totemic Recall and Call of the Elements at 20, Totemic Call at 22, Call of the Ancestors at 30. Totem items are still required.Fire Nova is a spell from 12, a blast around your fire totem.Lightning Bolt has a 2.5-second cast. Since November 2 shocks hit as hard as in Classic. Staves became caster weapons (less damage, with spell power).Two-Handed Axes and Maces and the totem upgrades are now baseline. The talents were rebuilt: Stormstrike needs 16 points (from level 25). New ones are Mental Dexterity, Shamanistic Focus, Water Shield, Mana Tide Totem from 25, 
Lightning Overload and Earthbound.
Wind Blessed - +2% attack and casting speed. 
Elemental Insight - +5% damage against elementals: there are lots of them on the island, but few after that.Skysight - +15% run speed for 15 seconds, +30% with the Charged buff from an Elemental Convergence. It doesn't work together with the wolf (Ghost Wolf). Walk on Air - 10 seconds of gliding that saves you from dying in a fall.Earth Shock for interrupts - rank 1 interrupts heals and fears just like the highest rank. Purge - against Priest shields and Paladin blessings. From 18, Tremor Totem removes fear.The hearthstone, dangerous mobs, what not to forget
| Lvl | Key points | Don't miss |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Embracing the Elements[2], Rockbiter Weapon | Meat and eggs - for Cooking |
| 3-4 | Earth totem: Stoneskin Totem and Earth Totem | Call of Earth[4] - before you go after the cultists |
| 4 | A profession book from Harvesting Windstones[4] | Mining - our pick |
| 6-8 | Hearthstone in Shen'dar Village, First Aid, camping | WANTED: Vulgara the Insatiable[9] - group only |
| 8-9 | Falaath and the western pylon tower | Hearth from the ruins back to Shen'dar Village |
| 9-10 | Hearthstone in Valanaar; Planting Shovel | Don't take A Grand Adventure[12] |
| 10 | Fire totem: Searing Totem, Fire Totem, Totem of Charged Flames | The run with the flame is timed |
| 11-12 | Shadowgale Forest, hearth back to Valanaar | Don't take Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13] |
| 12-13 | The main story: Honed Greathammer, Windshaped Shield | The skycutter leaves from the western dock |
| 13 | Skywatcher Plateau → Thunder Bluff → flight to Orgrimmar | Don't take Exploring the Horde[13] |
| 13-14 | Orgrimmar: city quests, Hidden Enemies[12] | The insignia only drops while the quest is in your log |
| 14 | Razor Hill → Far Watch Post → the Crossroads | Hearthstone - at the Crossroads |
| 14-15 | Heavy Spiked Mace - Lizzarik | Flight path in Ratchet |
| 16 | Orgrimmar: Rockbiter Weapon, Ragefire Chasm | The flight costs money - keep some silver |
| 17-18 | Flight path at Camp Taurajo | Apothecary Zamah[15] is timed - only with a group |
| 19-20 | Serena Bloodfeather[20], the Stonetalon border | The Elder Crone[18] and Kaya's Alive[18] - you'll turn them in at 22 |
| 20 | Orgrimmar: Ghost Wolf, Totemic Recall, Call of Water[20] | Two-Handed Axes skill - 10 |
| 20-21 | Islen Waterseer near Ratchet, the Southern Barrens, the first waterskin - Brine | Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] and Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] - only with a partner |
| 21-22 | Stonetalon, the Sun Rock Retreat flight path | From the Retreat, fly straight to Thunder Bluff |
| 22 | Thunder Bluff: the trainer, The Elder Crone[18] | The zeppelin to Undercity leaves from Orgrimmar |
| 22-24 | Undercity: hearthstone; Silverpine, Shadowfang, Ruins of Lordaeron | Dungeon quests - only with a group |
| 25-26 | Hillsbrad: the red waterskin in Tarren Mill | From Dun Garok - hearth to Undercity |
| 26-27 | Orgrimmar: level 24-26 skills (Rockbiter Weapon); the blue waterskin - Brine | Merciless Axe - from 26 |
| 27-29 | Ashenvale: the blue waterskin; hearthstone at Freewind Post | Trouble in the Deeps[22] - even without a group |
| 29 | Skywatcher Plateau: the trainer at 28, Gloomrise | The Broodmother[31] - group only |
| 30 | Windfury Weapon, Reincarnation, Astral Recall; the air totem (Call of Air[35]) | Ankh: without it Reincarnation doesn't work |
| 30 | Water totem: Ratchet → Silverpine Forest → Ratchet (optional) | Don't drink Water Sapta before the brazier |
Astral Recall brings you back there at 30.Astral Recall, with a 15-minute cooldown.Searing Totem and Fire Nova require Fire Totem.Totemic Recall (from 20).Searing Totem and Fire Nova at the edge of a neighboring camp - you'll pull extras.Earth Shock just to interrupt: rank 1 interrupts just as well and costs many times less.Lightning Shield before every mob: the charges last 10 minutes, so refresh it when they run out.Flametongue Weapon before 30: Rockbiter Weapon is stronger on any weapon.Totem of Charged Flames in your bags.
Elemental 0
Enhancement 21
Restoration 0
Frost Resistance Totem
Far Sight
Fire Resistance Totem
Water Walking
Nature Resistance Totem