RaceSkyborne · WindshaperYour Skyborne Warrior's first upgrades come from Zephras Isle, before the trip to Orgrimmar. This Horde route continues through the Barrens and the other leveling zones to 30. Class quests, weapons and rewards, professions, and useful purchases are worked into the steps. I'd pay particular attention to the weapon stops. A Warrior has to swing whatever you've given them.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Overpower lights up after your target dodges. It also warns you when 
Revenge is ready. Settings - /opa. Made for Forever (file from October 12), about 1.2 thousand downloads.
Heroic Strike or 
Cleave is queued. It also shows when to press 
Slam so you don't clip your swing. Forever's built-in attack timer doesn't show the queue. There's a Forever file.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 start with Arms and a two-hander, though the beta recommendations disagree. Icy Veins and Method favor Arms. Mobalytics favors Protection and a shield for less recovery time. Beta players often praise Fury and Prot while complaining about Arms rage. Reset with Sorek in Orgrimmar or Torm Ragetotem 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.
Anger Management by 20. Icy Veins and Method recommend this two-hander route. Further down the tree, 
Mortal Strike arrives at 40.
Improved Rend. Your Rend scales with attack power in Forever, and this adds 35%. Take 
Improved Charge so Charge gives 15 rage instead of 9. That's enough to start pressing buttons. Put 3/3 into 
Improved Tactical Mastery to reach Anger Management at 20, giving +1 rage every 3 seconds in combat and slower decay between mobs. Then take 
Deep Wounds, 
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization for +6% two-handed damage, and 
Impale. At 21-22, 
Improved Overpower 2/2: +50% crit chance for Overpower; these 2 points were freed when Improved Tactical Mastery dropped to 3 ranks on November 2.
Sweeping Strikes lets you hit two mobs together (it requires level 30). Using an axe? You can take 
Weaponmaster 1/5 for +1% crit and finish the remaining ranks after 30.
Bloodrage on cooldown when your health allows it, and let white swings finish dying mobs.Improved Overpower 2/2 at 15-16 instead of Improved Charge, then 
Spearing Strike at 25. I'd be cautious with that last choice. Beta players call it a trap because its strong matchup is limited to giants, dragons, and mounted enemies.
Improved Rend 3/3
Deflection 2/5
Improved Charge 2/2
Improved Tactical Mastery 3/3
Anger Management 1/1
Improved Overpower 2/2
Deep Wounds 3/3
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3
Impale 1/2
Sweeping Strikes 1/1
Shield Specialization for +5% block and +5 rage on a block, up from +1 in Classic. Then Improved Revenge makes Revenge hit 60% harder, so it becomes your main damage button. Talent 
Improved Thunder Clap makes 
Thunder Clap cheaper, and it works in Defensive Stance here. With 
Master of Defense, dodging or parrying with a shield gives +5 rage. At 25, 
Vanguard lets you use Charge without leaving Defensive Stance.Revenge and 
Shield Block. A two-hander kills faster then. Mobalytics suggests Arms until 15 and a respec at 16. This order stays in Prot throughout, so you won't need that reset.
Curved Scimitar and 
Stormforged Protector, with Defensive Stance from The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]. At 14-16, train Revenge and Shield Block. At 20, compare your shield with 
Ruga's Bulwark. A fast one-hander helps generate rage, while Revenge and Thunder Clap don't need a strong two-hander.
Improved Bloodrage 2/2
Shield Specialization 3/5
Improved Revenge 3/3Shield Specialization 5/5
Improved Thunder Clap 3/3
Master of Defense 2/2
Vanguard 1/1
Last Stand 1/1
Improved Sunder Armor 3/3
Focused Rage 1/3Deep Wounds talent. Method's variant: in Forever crits feed you rage again.
Cruelty - +5% crit as early as 14, and in Forever a critical white hit gives twice as much rage (per the October 1 notes). After that come the same Improved Rend, Improved Charge, Improved Tactical Mastery, Anger Management, Improved Overpower, and Deep Wounds as in the main build.Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Sweeping Strikes by 30. Reaching Mortal Strike at 40 is delayed too, because those first 5 points went into Fury.
Cruelty 5/5Improved Rend 3/3Deflection 2/5Improved Charge 2/2Improved Tactical Mastery 3/3Anger Management 1/1Improved Overpower 2/2Deep Wounds 3/3Cruelty. Talent 
Unbridled Wrath gives a 60% chance of +1 rage a hit, while 
Lingering Rage delays rage decay by 8 seconds. You can reach the next mob with something left. At 20, 
Piercing Howl slows nearby enemies, handy for runners and PvP. Solo mobs keep hitting you, which makes the +10% damage from 
Enrage useful. At 30, 
Death Wish adds +20% damage for 30 seconds.Improved Charge or Anger Management on this path. The tree's main attack, 
Bloodthirst, waits until 40.
Dual Wield is taught by the Warrior trainer - Sorek in Orgrimmar (level 20 in Classic. The Forever level hasn't been checked). With two axes the set is different: Dual Wield Specialization 5/5 and 
Furious Precision 3/3. You don't need the Enrage talent, and Lingering Rage gets one point.Cruelty 5/5
Unbridled Wrath 5/5
Piercing Howl 1/1
Lingering Rage 4/5
Enrage 5/5
Death Wish 1/1Skyborne starting area in northwestern Zephras Isle · first class quest
Start in northwestern Zephras Isle. Meet your class trainer, collect the first quest rewards, and learn Mining here for free.
Mining for Dummies manual from Harvesting Windstones[4]: Mining gives you ore to sell and a camping buff that boosts attack power.
Worn Greatsword from Foul Matriarch[5]. If a vendor has a stronger weapon, weigh its price against the money you need for training.
Mining Pick ≈ 10. Warriors and Rogues don't need water.
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.Charge. Use Rend if the target will live long enough, and Heroic Strike only when you have rage to spare.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].
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 !The Warrior's Path[2]. Read the note in your bags. In the watchtower, Blademaster Ren : turn in ?The Warrior's Path[2] and train the available abilities.
Choose 
Vuldren Hide Bracers from Harmony in Balance[1]: Warriors can wear these leather bracers.
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]. At the Elemental Convergence , use 
Skysight for The Gift of Skysight[4]. Along the way, collect rough windstones on ridges and walls for Harvesting Windstones[4].
Skysight gives +15% movement speed for 15 seconds, or +30% with the Charged buff from an Elemental Convergence. Two-minute cooldown. Look for windstones on ridges and walls.
Yala Windwatcher: turn in ?Agitators[3], accept !Return to Rorian[4].
Hive to the southeast : kill Cirrusfly Queen for The Cirrusfly Queen[3]; collect the remaining windstones around for Harvesting Windstones[4].
Return to the grove. Dalia the Collector: turn in ?Harvesting Windstones[4], choose the Mining for Dummies manual. Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?The Cirrusfly Queen[3], choose 
Watcher's Mail Chest. Ventaari Brightwish: turn in ?The Gift of Skysight[4].
Warriors can wear mail chest armor from level 1.
Level 4, Blademaster Ren: train Charge and Rend. Rorian the Dayseeker: turn in ?Return to Rorian[4], choose 
Skychain Belt, 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].
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
Pull enemies one at a time toward the cave exit. Retreat while the path behind you is still clear.
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].
Choose Worn Greatsword from Foul Matriarch[5]: a 2.67 DPS two-handed sword; you already know the weapon skill. From Aggressive Encroachment[4], choose the mail boots 
Thendal Ranger's Shoes.
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].
Kill the guards one at a time first. Line-of-sight the caster around a corner so he moves closer.
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
Bind your hearth in Shen'dar Village. The inn, profession trainers, and camping introduction are here. Pick up the quests together before making the highland loop.
Curved Scimitar for your shield set. Save your silver rather than spending it all on a temporary upgrade.
Small Brown Pouch bag ≈ 5. Restock food whenever you return.
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:
At the inn, Coriella Calmbreeze : speak for Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], then set your hearth in Shen'dar Village. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], accept !The Criminal Element[7]. Level 6: Corsan Earthrazer teaches Thunder Clap and 
Parry.
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].
Learn First Aid from Naleeia Tattermend (1): bandages cut down food stops. Taking 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
Stay near the cave entrance and pull one at a time. If you get two enemies, keep your escape route clear.
Back in the village: Teeri Wellwind - turn in ?Pilfered Windstones[7]; Illaya Amberwind - turn in ?Meddlesome Mages[6].
These relic rewards are for other classes: choose one to sell rather than equipping it.
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].
You already know First Aid and Mining. Camping 101: Cooking[6] takes you to learn Cooking, which doesn't use a primary profession slot. No buff at the fire? Relog 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.
Fight the leader once the nearby guards are clear; pull the two hippogryphs separately first.
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). Learn Cooking while speaking with Zerril Softbreeze if you've not already.
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, Corsan Earthrazer: train 
Hamstring and Heroic Strike.
Choose 
Highlands Mail Legguards from The Criminal Element[7]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
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].
You can choose Curved Scimitar from Among the Faithful[8]: a one-handed sword for your shield set.
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, feather and signet are separate items. Line-of-sight the caster around a corner.
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
Stormcallers attack from range: break line of sight behind a wall to bring them closer.
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].
Choose 
Ex-Commander's Gauntlets from Havoc in the Highlands[8]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
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 is the main Windshaper city, with an inn, vendors, a bank, and docks. Finish the orchard before taking the Shadowgale Forest quests.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 and Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25.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].
Choose 
Hiking Boots from To Valanaar[8]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
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].
Warriors and Rogues don't need the mana potion 
Minor Mana Potion from Flutterfly Dust[9]: sell it. Choose 
Brass-Banded Bracers from Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Finish the masks and orchard leader first (next section), then train when you return to Valanaar. Your first talent point unlocks at level 10.
Masks, the bandit leader and a free weapon
Finish the orchard chain and take a weapon your class can equip. Then continue to Shadowgale Forest.
Charge. Use Rend if the target will live long enough, and Heroic Strike only when you have rage to spare.West of the orchard: collect 7 masks from Bandit Highwayman for The Hills Have Eyes[9].
Aamelia Windfield: turn in ?The Hills Have Eyes[9], accept !Standing Our Ground[9]. Speak 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.
Level 10, Seena Skybreaker : train Bloodrage and Rend, accept !The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]. You'll earn your shield and Defensive Stance at the Shrine of Akir when the story takes you there.
Alvarion Windfield: turn in ?Deliver the News[9], choose 
Planting Shovel.
A two-handed mace with 7 DPS and +1 Strength. Skyborne Warriors already know how to use 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.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]. Vayn Moongaze : accept !Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13] - the ears drop from the same cultists.
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]. Collect 10 
Al'Aketh Cultist's Ear from cultists for Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13]; finish before returning for turn-ins.
Drops from: Bloody Heirloom - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier · Al'Alketh Cultist's Ear - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier, Al'Aketh Guardian and others
Pull one at a time: Defensive Stance is still ahead at the Shrine of Akir.
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].
Choose 
Scuffed Cuffs from Free the Hollows[13]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Get the head of Commander Haalien outside the cave for The Ties That Bind[11]; he also drops 
Ripped Missive, starting !Ripped Missive[12]. In the nearby cave , heal 7 wounded Druids, Jorel Windsinger, for The Wounds of Betrayal[12].
Click the Druids from close range while standing still: testers report broken credit from farther away. Stuck at 6 of 7? Abandon and retake the quest.
Elegael Thornpaw: turn in ?The Ties That Bind[11], ?The Wounds of Betrayal[12] and ?Ripped Missive[12], accept !The Fate of the Den[12]. Vayn Moongaze: turn in ?Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13], choose Cult Hunter's Boots.
Mail boots with +1 Stamina.
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 final part of the island story: the Shrine of Akir and the decisive fight. Choose your weapon and armor rewards carefully.
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].
Keep Windshaped Shield for your tanking set. Your class shield Stormforged Protector is stronger: if you already have it, sell this one.
Eastern pylon tower : Yorana Windyreed - turn in ?Tower Defense[11], accept !Disrupting Logistics[11] and !Breaking the Breaker[11].
Choose Peacekeeper's Legguards from Tower Defense[11]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
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
Kill healers first. Once you have the stance and have trained 
Shield Bash, use your shield to interrupt casts.
Shrine of Akir: reclaim 
Skybreaker Bulwark from Zaal Stormshield for The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]. Clear the guards and recover first; bring a partner if you can't solo it.
Yorana Windyreed: turn in ?Disrupting Logistics[11] and ?Breaking the Breaker[11], accept !Return to Valanaar[11].
Choose Breaker's Gauntlets from Breaking the Breaker[11]: Warrior armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Return to Valanaar[11], choose 
Honed Greathammer, accept !The High Elder's Request[11]. Talaanis Shadowsong: turn in ?The High Elder's Request[11], accept !The Turncoat[11].
A two-handed mace with 9.06 DPS and +2 Strength, better than the orchard reward. Replace it with 
Empyrean Greatsword at the end of the island.
In Valanaar, Seena Skybreaker : turn in ?The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]. Rewards: 
Defensive Stance and the shield Stormforged Protector, with 311 armor, +1 Strength and +1 Stamina. Keep the one-handed sword Curved Scimitar with the shield for Defensive Stance.
Check your spellbook after turning in: you need 
Sunder Armor and 
Taunt to tank. Missing them? Check the training available from Seena Skybreaker ; the full reward package for this new beta quest still needs an in-game check.
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].
Choose Elite Peacekeeper's Leggings from Desperate Times[11] and 
Peacekeeper's Mail from Unfortunate News[11]: Warrior armor; compare each with what you're wearing.
Before the final fight, vendor greys, repair your weapon and restock food and bandages. Seena Skybreaker : level-12 abilities - Overpower, Shield Bash and 
Battle Shout.
Road north, Valennia Stormfist : speak for Prepare for Battle[12], turn in ?Prepare for Battle[12], accept !Making Our Move[12]. At the Shrine of Akir, kill 7 Al'Aketh Guardian, 7 Al'Aketh Spiritcaller and 7 Al'Aketh Blademaster for Making Our Move[12].
Kill healers first. Once you have the stance and have trained Shield Bash, use your shield to interrupt casts.
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].
Start at full health. Wait for the fight to end and the objective to count before leaving through the portal.
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].
Choose Empyrean Greatsword from Confront Lorthuna[12]: a two-handed sword with 10.17 DPS and +4 Strength; you know the weapon skill from character creation. It beats the mace you received earlier.
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.
Skywatcher Plateau: Alaana Stormwalker - turn in ?The Earthen Ring[13], accept !Welcome to Azeroth[13].
Reach Thunder Bluff by the bridge, or jump down with Walk on Air. Tal : unlock the flight path.
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].
Choose Strength bracers after comparing them with yours. Boulders are scarce: if it's crowded, make a loop around the city.
Thrall : turn in ?Welcome to Azeroth[13], accept !Journey to the Crossroads[13] and !Hidden Enemies[12]. Sorek : train level-12-14 abilities. Learn axes from Sayoc . Taking Blacksmithing as your second profession? Learn it from Saru Steelfury in the Valley of Honor and keep ore to smelt into bars.
Turn in Journey to the Crossroads[13] at the Crossroads. Too low for an ability? You return at 16.
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 active. Line-of-sight the caster around a corner. Too hard? Return with a partner instead of breaking your weapon on repeated deaths.
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].
Orgrimmar to the Barrens through Durotar
Pick up the short quests while passing through Razor Hill, then head to the Crossroads.
Razor Hill: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]; Orgnil Soulscar - accept !A Missing Hand[11].
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].
Razormane, supplies and pirates
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.
Tel'Abim Banana ≈ 24 - food until 15. Kalyimah Stormcloud : 
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Chainmail Armor and 
Chainmail Pants (from 12) - if quests haven't given you anything.
Bearded Axe ≈ 53 (from 15) - a two-handed axe with 11.8 DPS. Too early for now. Remember it at 15-17.
Heavy Spiked Mace, a two-handed mace. You already know the skill, but compare it with your island sword Empyrean Greatsword.Thunder Clap both of them, and Hamstring the one that runs for help.Head south to the Crossroads: Devrak - unlock the flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearth 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
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 
Padded Lamellar Boots (mail).
Fly to the Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?Disrupt the Attacks[12] and ?Supplies for the Crossroads[14], accept !The Disruption Ends[15]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Plainstrider Menace[12], accept !The Zhevra[13].
Back east to the Razormane: Geomancers and Defenders and the leader Kreenig Snarlsnout - The Disruption Ends[15]. Zhevras on the way - hooves for The Zhevra[13].
Drops from: Zhevra Hooves - Zhevra Runner, Zhevra Charger, Zhevra Courser
Geomancers throw fire from range - start with them.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15], take 
Cinched Belt (mail); Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Zhevra[13], accept !Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Regthar, the Forgotten Pools, the Witchwing harpies
West and northwest of the Crossroads. By the end of this section you're about level 16: next comes a short flight to Orgrimmar for your 14-16 abilities.
West of the Crossroads, Regthar Deathgate : accept !Kolkar Leaders[16] and !Centaur Bracers[14].
Around Regthar:
Drops from: Centaur Bracers - Kolkar Wrangler, Kolkar Stormer, Kolkar Pack Runner and others
Barak Kodobane hits hard and has guards: pull the guards one at a time, and fight him with full rage - Bloodrage first.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
From Centaur Bracers[14], Protection takes the one-hander 
Pointed Axe for a shield set. Using a two-hander? Compare 
Stonewood Hammer with your island weapon; otherwise choose the reward that vendors for more.
Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 8 talons for Harpy Raiders[15]. Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws for Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Drops from: Witchwing Talon - Witchwing Harpy, Witchwing Roguefeather, Witchwing Slayer and others
The Crossroads:
The follow-up to Fungal Spores[15] is Apothecary Zamah[15], a timed quest to Thunder Bluff. Don't take it: the route only gets there at 22. The exception is a group for Wailing Caverns (section).
Training and quests before the northern Barrens
Return to Orgrimmar for level-14-16 abilities. With a group, you can run Ragefire Chasm before flying back.
Bearded Axe ≈ 53 (from 15) - a two-handed axe with 11.8 DPS. Skip it if you're going to Ragefire Chasm: 
Axe of Orgrimmar there has 16.1.
Wall Shield (from 12) - if you level as Protection and your shield is still 
Worn Heater Shield.Devrak : fly from the Crossroads to Orgrimmar.
Valley of Honor, Sorek : at 14 - the new Tactical Mastery, 
Demoralizing Shout and Revenge; at 16 - Shield Block, 
Mocking Blow and Heroic Strike (rank 3).
Tactical Mastery keeps 10 rage when you switch stances. Revenge and Shield Block are shield buttons: if you level with a two-hander, you can put them off and save about 35. Not 16 yet? You'll learn the level 16 abilities at 20 (step).
Zor Lonetree in the Valley of Wisdom: accept !The Spirits of Stonetalon[17] - it's turned in on the Stonetalon border (at 18).
Have a group? Now's the time for Ragefire Chasm: the entrance is right here, in the Cleft of Shadow (section). Run it with your group before you fly back.
After training and the optional dungeon, fly back to the Crossroads.
A level 13-18 dungeon right in Orgrimmar · the Warrior's best two-hander before 20
The entrance is in the Cleft of Shadow. Your main Warrior reward here comes from Hidden Enemies[16]: Axe of Orgrimmar, a two-handed axe with 16.1 DPS and your best weapon before 20. No group? Don't pick up these quests yet. Tanking? Read the Dungeons tips first.
Thrall: accept !Hidden Enemies[16]. Neeru Fireblade: accept !Slaying the Beast[16].
Ragefire Chasm, entrance : Taragaman the Hungerer - his heart, Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
Cultists and trogg Shamans are casters - interrupt them with Shield Bash. Tanking? Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on every pack, Sunder Armor on the skull target.
After the Chasm:
Axe of Orgrimmar.According to the Forever database, Hidden Enemies[16] offers a choice of weapons. In Classic Era players reported that there was no reward - if the quest window is empty, let us know.
The Sludge Fen, Ratchet, the southern oases and Camp Taurajo
A big loop: the north (Venture Co. Goblins, the Sludge Fen), Ratchet, then the south - the oases, centaurs, Camp Taurajo. There's no Warrior trainer in the Barrens: you'll learn the level 18 abilities together with the level 20 ones in Orgrimmar.
Bearded Axe ≈ 53 (from 15) - if you didn't get Axe of Orgrimmar from Ragefire Chasm.The north:
The Sludge Fen : Wizzlecrank's Shredder - accept !Ignition[18]. Supervisor Lugwizzle carries the Ignition Key - Ignition[18]. Turn in ?Ignition[18], accept !The Escape[18] and escort the shredder (The Escape[18]) - it's turned in at Ratchet.
Ratchet:
For The Escape[18], the only reward that suits a Warrior is the leather pants: you can't use the wand.
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : Baron Longshore (level 16) with guards - WANTED: Baron Longshore[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?WANTED: Baron Longshore[16].
Pull the guards one at a time. If two come at you, use Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout, and kill the baron last.
Fly to the Crossroads: Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Echeyakee[16], accept !The Angry Scytheclaws[17].
Northwest, the Dry Hills: Witchwing Slayers - 6 rings, Harpy Lieutenants[16].
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Harpy Lieutenants[16], accept !Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Serena Bloodfeather is level 20: you'll kill her at 18-19.
South of the Crossroads, a loop:
Drops from: Intact Raptor Horn - Sunscale Scytheclaw, Ishamuhale, Takk the Leaper
Ratchet is close, Mebok Mizzyrix: turn in ?Raptor Horns[18]. Fly to the Crossroads: Gazrog - turn in ?Stolen Silver[18], take Settler's Leggings (mail); Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?The Stagnant Oasis[16], accept !Altered Beings[16]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Angry Scytheclaws[17], accept !Jorn Skyseer[18]; Mankrik - accept !Lost in Battle[20]. To the west, Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Verog the Dervish[18], accept !Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
You'll turn in Jorn Skyseer[18] at Camp Taurajo (step).
The Lushwater Oasis to the south : Oasis Snapjaws - shells for Altered Beings[16]; Hezrul Bloodmark with guards by the water - Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. Farther south - the Beaten Corpse : Lost in Battle[20].
Hezrul Bloodmark walks with two guards: start with the guards, and fight him with rage to spare. You won't have 
Retaliation until 20 - for now, Demoralizing Shout and a potion will save you.
Camp Taurajo in the south: Omusa Thunderhorn - flight path; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18].
Don't take the follow-up (Ishamuhale[19]) yet: at 20 you'll come back here for the shield quest (step).
Fly to the Crossroads: Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?Altered Beings[16], accept !Hamuul Runetotem[16]; Mankrik - turn in ?Lost in Battle[20]. Walk west - Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
Hamuul Runetotem[16] leads to Thunder Bluff - you'll take it there at 22, or earlier with a group going to the Wailing Caverns (step).
Level 18: there's no trainer in the Barrens. You'll learn 
Disarm and Thunder Clap (rank 2) together with the level 20 abilities in Orgrimmar.
Serena, the Stonetalon border, the Grimtotem Tauren
The last stretch of part one: Serena Bloodfeather in the Dry Hills and the Grimtotem Tauren on the Stonetalon border. Serena Bloodfeather[20] rewards 
Zhovur Axe - a two-handed axe with 13 DPS.
The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
She's level 20 and calls harpies for help: clear the ones standing nearby first. Wearing a shield? Interrupt her spells with Shield Bash.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20] - take Zhovur Axe.
Have Axe of Orgrimmar? It's stronger: then take whatever sells for more. Don't take the follow-up (Letter to Jin'Zil[20]) yet - you'll take it at 20.
The Stonetalon border to the west : Seereth Stonebreak - turn in ?The Spirits of Stonetalon[17], accept !Goblin Invaders[19]; Makaba Flathoof - accept !Avenge My Village[18].
Stonetalon Mountains, Kaya Flathoof : accept !Protect Kaya[18].
Stonetalon Mountains:
Kill the Grimtotem casters first.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Avenge My Village[18] and ?Protect Kaya[18], accept !Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18] and !Kaya's Alive[18].
Kaya's Alive[18] is turned in at Sun Rock Retreat at ~22.
Grundig Darkcloud and 6 Grimtotem Brutes - Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19], accept !The Elder Crone[18].
The Elder Crone[18] is turned in at Thunder Bluff at 22.
Hearth → the Crossroads. Level 20: next comes the flight to the trainer in Orgrimmar and the shield quest - part 20-30.
Dungeon 17-24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
With a group, Wailing Caverns completes eight quests. Leaders of the Fang[22] rewards Hammerbone, a two-handed mace with 20.4 DPS and +7 Strength: few weapons hit harder before 26. You already know Two-Handed Maces. No group? Don't accept any quests from this section. Tanking tips are in Dungeons.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest. Fly straight to Camp Taurajo and run west through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
Hammerbone immediately.Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[18] (offered after Raptor Horns[18]); Crane Operator Bigglefuzz - accept !Trouble at the Docks[18].
The hill above the cave entrance: Nalpak - accept !Deviate Hides[17]; Ebru - accept !Deviate Eradication[21].
Wailing Caverns, entrance : Deviate Hides - Deviate Hides[17]; Deviate beasts - Deviate Eradication[21]; Serpentbloom - Serpentbloom[18]; the gems of the four Fanglords - Leaders of the Fang[22]; Wailing Essence - Smart Drinks[18]; Mad Magglish's port - Trouble at the Docks[18]. The last boss, Mutanus the Devourer, drops 
Glowing Shard, which starts !The Glowing Shard[26].
Drops from: Deviate Hide - Deviate Coiler, Deviate Stinglash, Deviate Creeper and others · Gem of Cobrahn - Lord Cobrahn, Cobrahn Snake Form · Gem of Anacondra - Lady Anacondra · Gem of Pythas - Lord Pythas · Gem of Serpentis - Lord Serpentis · Wailing Essence - Devouring Ectoplasm, Evolving Ectoplasm, Nightmare Ectoplasm and others
Druids of the Fang cast Sleep and heal themselves - interrupt them with Shield Bash (you need a shield equipped).
After the caves:
Falla Sagewind southwest of the Crossroads, on the road to 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]: two-handed builds take Hammerbone, Protection takes the sword 
Wingblade (you already know Swords); Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?In Nightmares[25].
The trainer at 20, Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants and the elite Chol'aruk
At 20 the trainer teaches five abilities at once, including 
Victory Rush - healing after every kill. So first take a short flight to Orgrimmar, then clear the Barrens up to 21: Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants with the shield class quest, the elite Chol'aruk (only with two people). Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20) - a two-handed axe with 15.3 DPS. Don't spend the money if you have Axe of Orgrimmar or found a partner for Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: it rewards 
Encroacher's Claim - 19.7.Battle Axe from Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar (at 20). You already know axes. Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] also needs two players for an elite and rewards two-handed builds with 
Big Bad Basher: a 16 DPS mace, close to Battle Axe, with no weapon training needed. Already have Battle Axe? Sell the mace.
Blood Shard from Bristlebacks: Mangletooth gives a Strength buff for them (step).Victory Rush - within 20 seconds of killing a mob that gives experience (doesn't work on gray mobs): 10% health for free, 30-second cooldown. Often "Victory Rush + 10 seconds of bandaging" replaces food, and that saves minutes on every level.Retaliation: if an Alliance Rogue opens on you from stealth, turn to face him and press it - it doesn't counter hits from behind. Arathi Basin opens at 20 only at launch: on the beta, according to testers, only the new battleground from 30 works.The Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. Valley of Honor, Sorek : at 18 - Disarm and Thunder Clap (rank 2); at 20 - Victory Rush, Slam, Retaliation, Cleave and Rend (rank 3). Accept the class quest !Speak with Ruga[20].
Slam (new in Forever) - after a white hit, when you have rage to spare: 15-second cooldown (since November 2, was 18), and it resets your swing. Retaliation - when 2-3 mobs are on you from the front: in Forever the cooldown is 15 minutes, so use it freely. Training at 18 and 20 costs about 260.
Doras: fly to Camp Taurajo. Ruga Ragetotem : turn in ?Speak with Ruga[20] - you'll take the trial itself later, right before the Field of Giants. Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; Grunt Logmar - accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] if you have a partner.
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] has an elite level 23 pillager and level 22-23 Alliance soldiers: solo at 20-21 you have almost no chance. The reward is worth it - Encroacher's Claim, a two-handed axe with 19.7 DPS.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Letter to Jin'Zil[20] is a letter to Stonetalon; you'll deliver it on the next loop (step).
Northeast of the Crossroads, if you took the quest: Chol'aruk with elite guards - his head for Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]. Ishamuhale doesn't roam: while you have the quest, any zhevra drops a fresh carcass - use it at the withered tree and he comes running. The fang - Ishamuhale[19].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite, and his guards are elite too: only with two people. Didn't work out? Abandon Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]: the quest doesn't unlock anything, and you won't get much stronger by the end of this section.
Back south toward Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
The rare elite Swinegart Spearhide fears everything around him - go around. Quilboar walk in twos and threes: Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave.
The Field of Giants south of Taurajo : 12 Silithid Eggs from the mounds and the Digging Claw - Egg Hunt[22]. Farther south - Burned-Out Remains : inspect them, that's the new !Stepping Stones[24]. Took Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]? The Dustwallow Marsh border to the southeast : soldiers and the elite pillager, Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
Silithid Swarmers call a bunch of small adds - kill them first, and use Thunder Clap on the crowd. According to a beta report the soldiers respawn slowly - if you meet another player on this quest, invite them. Pillager too much for you? Abandon Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: at 29 you can handle him solo (step). Stepping Stones[24] leads to Stonetalon - you'll turn it in there.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - turn in ?Tribes at War[21], accept !Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] and turn in ?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] right away, then the same with !Agamaggan's Strength[20] (?Agamaggan's Strength[20]): a Strength buff. Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Ishamuhale[19] and ?Lakota'mani[22], accept !Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Grunt Logmar - turn in ?Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]. Ruga Ragetotem - accept the class quest !Trial at the Field of Giants[20].
From Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], two-handed builds take Encroacher's Claim; Protection takes the one-hander 
Pathfinder's Clearway: its stats are for casters, but 10 DPS beats Curved Scimitar. You already have Blood Shard, which drop from the same Bristlebacks. Don't skip Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: it unlocks Betrayal from Within[25] at 29.
On the way south - thunder lizards : 3 Thunder Lizard Blood, Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. The Field of Giants : Silithid Creepers, Grubs and Swarmers - 5 Twitching Antennae, Trial at the Field of Giants[20]. Got the fifth one? Head straight back to Taurajo.
Drops from: Thunder Lizard Blood - Stormhide, Thunderhead, Stormsnout · Twitching Antenna - Silithid Creeper, Silithid Grub, Silithid Swarmer and others
The antennae disappear 15 minutes after you loot them - don't get distracted by other objectives. Silithids walk in twos and threes: Thunder Clap and Cleave.
Thunder Clap the whole pack.Camp Taurajo: Ruga Ragetotem - turn in ?Trial at the Field of Giants[20] - the Ruga's Bulwark shield, accept !Speak with Thun'grim[20]. Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Enraged Thunder Lizards[18], accept !Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Only Warriors can wear Ruga's Bulwark: +3 Strength. Leveling with a two-hander? Keep it and Curved Scimitar in your bags: Shield Bash and 
Shield Wall (28) require a shield equipped, and the latter also needs Defensive Stance.
Thunderhawks around the camp - wings, Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] - take 
Gloves of the Moon.
Drops from: Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
Gloves of the Moon are leather, but +3 Agility and +3 Stamina: a Warrior doesn't need the other rewards.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Rewards: Consumed by Hatred[20] gives the cloak 
Boar Hunter's Cape, Egg Hunt[22] gives 
Violet Scale Armor (mail chest), and for Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] see the "Shopping and useful stuff" block above.
Optional, class quest: Thun'grim Firegaze - accept !Brutal Armor[30]. The reward at 30 is the mail 
Brutal Hauberk: +5 Strength, +14 Stamina and 30 rage on use.
Take it only if you'll get a group for Razorfen Kraul by 29-30: 
Vial of Phlogiston only drops there (step). The rest is on the way: 
Smoky Iron Ingot (15) - in Stonetalon (step), 
Powdered Azurite (10) - in Hillsbrad (step), 
Iron Bar (10) - Mining 125 or the auction house. No group? Don't take it: the quest will just sit in your log.
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Level 20-22 quests on the way through the mountains and the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27. From the Retreat, fly to Camp Taurajo and walk to Thunder Bluff.
From the Crossroads go west to the mountain border , then take the same path as to the Grimtotem into Stonetalon. Malaka'jin : Witch Doctor Jin'Zil - turn in ?Letter to Jin'Zil[20]; Xen'Zilla - accept !Blood Feeders[19].
Spiders northwest of Malaka'jin: Deepmoss Creepers in the southern valley and Venomspitters - Blood Feeders[19]. The "Wanted" poster - !Arachnophobia[21]: the elite Besseleth , only with a friend (Arachnophobia[21]).
The hatchlings can call in a level 22 matriarch: that's what Retaliation is for.
Xen'Zilla: turn in ?Blood Feeders[19].
Ziz Fizziks by the road north: accept !Super Reaper 6000[21].
Windshear Crag : Venture Co. Operators - blueprints for Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22], protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]), turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22]. Took Brutal Armor[30]? Kobold diggers in the mine to the southeast : Smoky Iron Ingot - 15 of them.
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner · Vial of Phlogiston - Roogug
Two rare elites roam here - a Venture Co. overseer and a foreman. Go around them. If the goblin dies, the quest fails: abandon Gerenzo's Orders[22] and take it again when he's back. Doesn't work the second time either? Abandon it and later turn in only Super Reaper 6000[21]. While you protect the goblin, keep the attackers on you: Thunder Clap (up to 4 targets) and Demoralizing Shout (everyone around).
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Gerenzo's Orders[22] rewards Dredge Boots (mail). Don't take the follow-up Further Instructions[21]: it leads to Ratchet, and you won't be there until 30.
Sun Rock Retreat:
Didn't manage the spider? Keep the quest: you're back here at 27 (step), and by then Besseleth is doable solo.
Mirkfallon Lake : 10 Gaea Seeds by the water - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. On the way back, west of the Retreat - Pocket Litter : turn in ?Stepping Stones[24] (the reward is 
Old Toolbox, a 12-slot bag), accept !Scramble[24]; Mound of Dirt nearby - turn in ?Scramble[24].
The next quest in the chain, Wet Job[32], leads to Loch Modan in Alliance land - don't take it.
Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
You'll take the follow-up (New Life[25]) at 27 - right now it would just take up space in your log.
Sun Rock Retreat, Tharm: fly to Camp Taurajo, then walk to Thunder Bluff (step).
Want another 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? Visit western Ashenvale first (optional). Leveling without a group? Definitely go: you won't have dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy. Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
New Forever quests and the Zoram'gar flight path
About 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path (useful for Blackfathom Deeps). Skipping it now? You'll get the flight path at 28.
From Windshear Crag - Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 stags and 6 bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22] and lead Eye of Kilrogg to the road (A Void Path[22]) - turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost: Andruk - flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
From Zoram'gar, fly to Camp Taurajo, then on to Thunder Bluff.
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
Magatha's chain, the trainer and the mace master - then the zeppelin from Orgrimmar
Walk from Camp Taurajo through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff: this is where you turn in The Elder Crone[18], which you've been carrying since level 19, and the trainer for 22 is here too. Then fly to Orgrimmar and take the zeppelin to Undercity.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20), and from 26 - Merciless Axe ≈ 32: 21.1 DPS and +12 Strength. Remember it: you'll be back here at 27.Big Bad Basher and Hammerbone by damage and stats. Neither needs a training detour.From Camp Taurajo, head west along the road into Mulgore, then north to Thunder Bluff: roughly 6-7 minutes on foot. Tal : get the flight path.
Thunder Bluff: Magatha Grimtotem - turn in ?The Elder Crone[18], accept !Forsaken Aid[18]; Apothecary Zamah on Spirit Rise - turn in ?Forsaken Aid[18], accept !Journey to Tarren Mill[18].
Journey to Tarren Mill[18] is turned in at Tarren Mill - the route gets there at ~25.
Elder Rise: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?Hamuul Runetotem[16], accept !Nara Wildmane[16]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Nara Wildmane[16].
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then this is already done. The follow-up, Leaders of the Fang[22], is a Wailing Caverns quest: don't take it without a group.
Level 22, Torm Ragetotem : train 
Intimidating Shout, Battle Shout (Rank 3) and Sunder Armor (Rank 2). Got Big Bad Basher with a partner? You already know Two-Handed Maces; compare it with your current weapon.
Intimidating Shout is an emergency button: the target cowers while up to 5 nearby enemies flee for 8 seconds. Enough time to bandage or finish one off, but fleeing mobs often pull more. You already know maces: if you've been using a sword for a while, catch up your mace skill on lower-level mobs.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. The zeppelin tower by the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Shadowfang quest, your hearthstone and the sword master
The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, next to Undercity. Here you set your hearthstone and pick up the Shadowfang Keep quest. Dungeons are done in a group of five: no group - don't take The Book of Ur[26], or the quest will just sit in your log. You'll take the Ruins of Lordaeron quests right before you go in (at 24). Skipping dungeons hurts a Warrior twice as much: 
Forsaken Greataxe from the Ruins is one of the best two-handers before 30. Without a group you'll fall about 2 levels behind (by an estimate from beta data, the dungeon quests at 22-29 are worth about 75 thousand experience): western Ashenvale, the Southern Barrens and the backup quests in Thousand Needles (step) cover part of it, and you'll make up the rest with mobs along the way.
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade in Hillsbrad, 
Slatemetal Cutlass and Outlaw Sabre in Ashenvale).Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20) - if your two-hander does less than 15 DPS.The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, not far from Undercity: follow the road to the ruins of the capital, then take the elevator down into the city.
Undercity: Michael Garrett - flight path; Innkeeper Norman - set your hearthstone in Undercity.
You'll need your hearthstone at the end of Hillsbrad: from Dun Garok, straight to the trainer and the zeppelin (step).
Undercity, if you have a group for Shadowfang Keep: Keeper Bel'dugur - accept !The Book of Ur[26].
Walk to Silverpine: from Undercity take the road southwest through Tirisfal to the Sepulcher. You can only get the Sepulcher flight path by reaching it on foot.
The Sepulcher, Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
This is your first time here, but skip the early Silverpine quests: they give little experience now. Take the level 20-22 quests around the Sepulcher.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran Mages and refugees - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.The Sepulcher : Karos Razok - flight path.
The Sepulcher:
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Dalaran Watchers - Watching the Roads[20].
Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; protectors summon snakes. Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash (shield equipped).
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a Note Scrap - it starts The Offering Stone[23], a new Forever chain. Don't start it: it isn't part of the route, and its last fight is elite.
Pyrewood Village : 5 Haggard Refugees and 5 Sickly Refugees - Stop the Spread[20].
The Sepulcher: Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Stop the Spread[20]; Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?Watching the Roads[20] and ?Beren's Peril[21].
Beren's Peril[21] rewards a wand - a Warrior doesn't need it, so sell it.
Silverpine dungeon · with a group
According to beta data, dungeon quests in Forever give 2-3 times more experience than regular ones - the keep's three quests are worth it. After that it all depends on a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron: if you have one, fly from the Sepulcher to Undercity (step). If not, go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step): you'll learn the level 24 abilities in Undercity at 26, and turn in The Book of Ur[26] there too if you did the keep (step).
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, Deathstalker Vincent: turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] - take 
Bronzed Shoulderguards: mail, +4 Stamina. 
The Book of Ur is in the room with Fenrus the Devourer, The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
Tanking? The keep has lots of worgen casters: keep your shield equipped, Shield Bash interrupts their spells; on a pack - Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout. Fighting with a two-hander? Cleave only on the tank's target, once the tank has threat.
The Sepulcher, Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27] - take 
Seal of Sylvanas: +8 Stamina and +6 attack power.
Have a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron? Karos Razok: fly to Undercity. There, Morbin Lightbane - accept !Light's Justice[22]; Theodore Griffs - accept !The New Plague[22]. The Ruins themselves are in the ruined capital right above the city.
The level 24 trainer comes after the Ruins (step): you'll definitely be 24 by then. No group for the Ruins? Don't fly: go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step).
A new Forever dungeon right above Undercity
A group of five, six bosses in any order. The quests are level 21-22, and dungeon quests in Forever give 2-3 times the experience of normal ones - one of the most rewarding stops in 20-30. For a Warrior the main prize here is Forsaken Greataxe from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS and +8 Strength. No group for the Ruins? Go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step): you'll turn in The Book of Ur[26] and learn the level 24 abilities in Undercity at 26 (step).
Before you go in - Deathguard Kristof at the guard post on the road to Brill: accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]. Ruins of Lordaeron with a group (5 players) - the entrance is in the ruins of the capital, immediately to the left as you enter Lordaeron: 25 Intact Limbs - Light's Justice[22]; Rath'mael - The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]; Witherfang drops the toxic strain - The New Plague[22]; Edward's fate - A Frightened Request[22], look for him in the same place as Rath'mael; The Baron drops an abomination head - it starts !Unending Torment[21]; somewhere inside you'll find a crest - !Crest of Lordaeron[22].
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
Once you're out of the Ruins, first go to the guard post on the road to Brill: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], take Forsaken Greataxe.
The best two-hander on the route until 26. Protection doesn't need the other reward either - take the axe and sell it.
Undercity:
Warrior rewards: Light's Justice[22] gives the leather bracers Spare Part Bindings; The New Plague[22] gives the 
Plaguefang sword (use it as Protection if you've trained Swords, otherwise vendor it); Unending Torment[21] gives the Grave Shroud cloak (+3 Strength); The Book of Ur[26] gives the mail 
Steel-clasped Bracers.
Level 24, Warrior trainer Christoph Walker : 
Execute, Heroic Strike (rank 4), Demoralizing Shout (rank 2) and Revenge (rank 2).
While leveling, use Execute on a fleeing humanoid and on elites: on a normal mob at 20% health two white hits are better, and you keep the rage for the next one. Not 24 yet? You'll learn it together with the level 26 abilities (step).
Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Tabitha Heartweaver - turn in ?A Frightened Request[22].
A Warrior needs neither reward - take 
Edward's Knife: it sells for more.
The road southeast into Hillsbrad Foothills: Deathstalker Lesh at the border - accept !Time To Strike[20]. Then follow the road east to Tarren Mill.
Tarren Mill, Durnholde Keep, the Hillsbrad fields
Tarren Mill is the Forsaken stronghold in Hillsbrad: this is where you turn in Journey to Tarren Mill[18], which you've been carrying since level 22. Don't go into Southshore (Alliance) - it has guards.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 (from 26) - a two-handed axe with 21.1 DPS and +12 Strength: the best two-hander before 30 that you can simply buy. In Classic items like this were limited stock, one at a time - if it's not in stock, Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff sells it too (at 27).Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.Retaliation. If he runs - Hamstring.Tarren Mill:
South first: Gray Bears and Moss Creepers on the way - tongues and ichor for Elixir of Suffering[22]. New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]. The first vantage point for the vial is southeast of him (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Gray Bear Tongue - Gray Bear, Vicious Gray Bear, Elder Gray Bear and others · Creeper Ichor - Elder Moss Creeper, Giant Moss Creeper, Forest Moss Creeper and others
According to beta data, the exact spot where Deathstalker Masoj stands is still being confirmed - follow the quest marker. South of the vantage point, in Dun Garok itself , there are level 28-30 dwarves, and the riflemen shoot from range: approach the vantage point from the north and don't go down.
Durnholde Keep : 10 Syndicate Rogues and 10 Syndicate Watchmen - WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22]; 5 Vials of Innocent Blood from the shadow Mages - Blood of Innocents[23]; Jailor Eston and Jailor Marlgen - the keys to the cells holding Tog'thar and Drull (The Rescue[22]); on the way back to the Mill - the second vantage point (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Vial of Innocent Blood - Syndicate Shadow Mage
The Syndicate stand close together - pull them one at a time from the edge. Shadow Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner so they come right up to you, or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash.
Tarren Mill:
The Rescue[22] rewards Orcish War Chain: +6 Strength and +3 Stamina - take it. You'll turn in Return to Thunder Bluff[23] at Thunder Bluff (at 27).
On the way to the fields - the third vantage point , above the yeti cave (Valuable Vantages[25]). Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood for Elixir of Pain[24]. Took Brutal Armor[30]? Miners in the mine south of the fields : Powdered Azurite - 10 of them.
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others · Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner · Vial of Phlogiston - Roogug
Hillsbrad Footmen block and shield bash. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
For Elixir of Pain[24], take 
Gloves of Brawn: mail gloves with +6 Strength.
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25]. Already 26? Ott: Merciless Axe.
Leave the rest of the Battle of Hillsbrad (Battle of Hillsbrad[26] and on) for 30+.
South to Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok: turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25].
Take Weathered Deathstalker's Blade: it's a one-handed sword with +4 Strength for Protection if you've trained Swords. Otherwise, vendor it: it sells for more than the vial.
Hearth to Undercity, level 24-26 abilities, the zeppelin near Brill
Hillsbrad is done - hearth to Undercity, visit the trainer, and take the zeppelin home to Kalimdor.
From Dun Garok - Hearthstone → Undercity.
Haven't done Shadowfang Keep and only found a group now? Keeper Bel'dugur is right here - accept The Book of Ur[26]. Then Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher; there High Executor Hadrec - accept Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25], Dalar Dawnweaver - accept Arugal Must Die[27]. Then run the keep, turn in at the Sepulcher and fly back to Undercity.
Level 26, Christoph Walker: 
Challenging Shout, Charge (rank 2) and Mocking Blow (rank 2); if you missed the trainer at 24, your level 24 abilities too (list). Did Shadowfang but haven't turned in The Book of Ur[26] yet? Keeper Bel'dugur .
Challenging Shout and Mocking Blow are only for tanks - with a two-hander you can save the money. While you're here, sell your wool and ore on the auction house.
The zeppelin tower near Brill has two zeppelins. Zapetta sends you to Orgrimmar - that's yours. Hin Denburg sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Ashenvale Hunt, turn-ins in Thunder Bluff, Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
The Sun Rock Retreat chains lead into Ashenvale and Thousand Needles - so the mountains first, then the forest. Along the way you do two quests from Thunder Bluff and, if you haven't bought it yet, pick up Merciless Axe.
The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. In the city, Warcaller Gorlach : accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20]. Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
Merciless Axe? Delgo Ragetotem .The Flying Machine Airport[23] and Pigments for Paints[26] are done in Stonetalon, The Sacred Flame[25] in Ashenvale; you'll turn them in right here at 29 (step).
Fly to Sun Rock Retreat:
Mirkfallon Lake : 
Mirkweed Pods - 30 of them in the water and on the shore, Pigments for Paints[26]. There are no mobs at the lake.
Stonetalon Peak in the north : 4 each of Sons of Cenarius, Daughters of Cenarius and Cenarion Botanists - Cenarius' Legacy[25].
The rare elite Sorrow Wing (27) flies around here - it drains health.
The Charred Vale in the southwest:
Drops from: Incendrites - Rogue Flame Spirit, Burning Ravager, Burning Destroyer · Glittering Sunstone - Bloodfury Harpy, Bloodfury Roguefeather, Bloodfury Slayer and others
Elementals don't bleed - don't waste Rend on them. Bloodfury Slayers finish you off when your health is low. The rare elite Sister Riven (28) - go around.
Sun Rock Retreat:
For New Life[25], take 
Sandspire Gloves: mail gloves with +5 Strength. Arachnophobia[21] still in your log? Besseleth is now doable solo - , turn it in right here.
Windshear Crag, the Venture Co. airport : place the sprayer - The Flying Machine Airport[23].
Took Brutal Armor[30] but have fewer than 15 ingots? The kobolds in the mine nearby drop Smoky Iron Ingot.
Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Didn't visit western Ashenvale at 22? Not far from the tunnel exit, Va'xug Firefure - Never Coming Back[22] and A Void Path[22], new Forever quests.
Splintertree Post, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps. You'll also finish The Sacred Flame[25] from Thunder Bluff here.
Wool Cloth and your first 
Silk Cloth: for bandages or the auction house.Splintertree Post: Vhulgra - flight path; Innkeeper Kaylisk - set your hearthstone in Splintertree.
Splintertree:
The eastern loop:
Drops from: Satyr Horns - Xavian Rogue, Xavian Betrayer, Xavian Felsworn and others
Pull the guards one at a time. If both come at you - Retaliation and Intimidating Shout.
The south and Mystral Lake:
The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave him alone. Water elementals don't bleed: don't waste Rend on them.
Splintertree Post:
For Torek's Assault[24], take Slatemetal Cutlass as Protection if you've trained Swords. For a two-handed build, take 
Polished Walking Staff to vendor: it sells for more.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
For Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]: with a two-hander take 
Deftkin Belt (+4 Agility, +3 Stamina), as Protection take 
Driftmire Shield. No Zoram'gar flight path? It's about 8-10 minutes on foot (an estimate); give Astranaar a wide berth: the Alliance guards will attack.
Thistlefur Village : Thistlefur Avengers and Shamans - Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; 8 Troll Charms in the cave - Troll Charm[24]; Ruul Snowhoof - accept !Freedom to Ruul[24] and escort him (Freedom to Ruul[24]).
Clear the way to the village exit before the escort - you'll be attacked on the way. Kill the Shamans first.
Zoram'gar: Karang Amakkar - turn in ?Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24], accept !King of the Foulweald[26]; Mitsuwa - turn in ?Troll Charm[24]. Hearthstone → Splintertree Post.
West of Splintertree, the Foulweald, Greenpaw Village : plant the banner at the totem and fight off the furbolg waves, Chief Murgut comes last - King of the Foulweald[26]. Back at Splintertree: Yama Snowhoof - turn in ?Freedom to Ruul[24].
Furbolgs come in twos and threes: Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave; if it gets really bad - Retaliation or Intimidating Shout. Start at full health.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26] - take Cobalt Legguards.
Cobalt Legguards - mail leggings with +5 Strength, +3 Agility and +7 Stamina: good for any Warrior.
Blackfathom Deeps with a group (through the ruins on the Zoram Strand ). Before you go: Je'neu Sancrea - accept !The Essence of Aku'Mai[22] and !Amongst the Ruins[27]. Inside: 20 Sapphires of Aku'Mai - The Essence of Aku'Mai[22]; Damp Note starts !Allegiance to the Old Gods[22]; 
Fathom Core - Amongst the Ruins[27]; Baron Aquanis drops 
Strange Water Globe, which starts !Baron Aquanis[30]; Argent Guard Thaelrid - accept !Blackfathom Villainy[27]: Twilight Lord Kelris drops the head (Blackfathom Villainy[27]).
Half the dungeon is underwater: watch your breath bar and only fight in the water near the air bubbles. Tanking? Naga Priests and oracles heal themselves: Shield Bash.
After Blackfathom, Zoram'gar, Je'neu Sancrea: turn in ?The Essence of Aku'Mai[22], ?Amongst the Ruins[27], ?Allegiance to the Old Gods[22] and ?Baron Aquanis[30].
For Baron Aquanis[30], take 
Dreamer's Chestguard, a leather chest with +10 Strength, for a two-handed build. For Protection with Swords trained, take Outlaw Sabre, a one-handed sword with 20.4 DPS.
Fly from Zoram'gar to Thunder Bluff.
Skipped Blackfathom? Fly right after the Foulweald.
Turn-ins and the trainer at 28 · a new Forever camp on Skywatcher Plateau
Turn-ins for the Stonetalon and Ashenvale quests, the trainer at 28 - and something new in Forever: in northwestern Mulgore, above Thunder Bluff, an Earthen Ring camp on Skywatcher Plateau. Three level 30 quests worth ~2.5 thousand experience each, mobs 27-29.
Merciless Axe ≈ 32 - if you haven't bought it yet. From 30 he also sells 
Bullova ≈ 283, a two-handed axe: 22.4 DPS with no bonuses - weaker than Merciless Axe with its +12 Strength.Thunder Bluff:
For Blackfathom Villainy[27]: Protection takes 
Arctic Buckler (642 armor, 13 block, +8 Stamina); with a two-hander take 
Cultist's Armguards: leather bracers with +7 Stamina and +10 attack power.
Level 28, Torm Ragetotem: Shield Wall, Overpower (rank 2) and Thunder Clap (rank 3).
Shield Wall: 60% less damage taken for 12 seconds, 15-minute cooldown. It needs a shield equipped and Defensive Stance: with a two-hander that means swapping weapons and stances, so use it early, not when you're down to the last few percent. Keep Ruga's Bulwark in your bags and a weapon swap macro ready. Not 28 yet? You'll learn it at 30 (step).
Skywatcher Plateau northwest of Thunder Bluff : Muln Earthfury - accept !Defending the Dead[30], and if you have a group, !The Broodmother[31] too; Yorn Grimtotem - accept !Stronger than Steel[30]; Mazu'kon - accept !Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
Thunder Bluff has two elevators - on the southwest and northeast sides. The plateau is northwest of the bluff: take either one down and go around the bluff (which elevator is closer hasn't been checked yet).
Gloomrise at the northern edge of Mulgore : Gloomrise Hatchling and Gloomrise Soldier - Defending the Dead[30]; Gloomrise Spinner - 3 silk threads for Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
The spiders come in packs: on a pack use Thunder Clap and Cleave, and bandage between packs.
Group only: Broodmother Valraxx (level 31 elite) - The Broodmother[31]. She drops 
Bloody Parchment, which starts !A Darker Truth[30].
Skywatcher Plateau:
Spidersilk Pouch, a 12-slot bagThe Broodmother[31] rewards 
Transformative Cocoon: it absorbs damage and stuns you for 5 seconds, then gives +60% speed for 8 seconds. Good for escaping.
Back to Thunder Bluff by the same elevator. Tal: fly to Camp Taurajo.
Is your level 29 experience bar less than half full? Do the Southern Barrens first (about 15 thousand experience, by an estimate), otherwise Thousand Needles might not be enough to reach 30.
Razormane camps, Bael Modan, a dungeon
About 15 thousand experience near Taurajo, on the way to Thousand Needles. Useful if you're short of 30 or you got a group for Razorfen Kraul: Vial of Phlogiston for Brutal Armor[30] is there too.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - accept !Betrayal from Within[25]; Tatternack Steelforge - accept !Weapons of Choice[24]. Didn't take Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] at 21, or abandoned it? Grunt Logmar: take it now - you can handle the pillager solo by now (step).
Betrayal from Within[25] is only offered after Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: didn't turn that in at 20? Accept and turn in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] first (you need one Blood Shard from the Bristlebacks).
The Razormane camps in the south:
Drops from: Razormane Backstabber - Razormane Pathfinder, Razormane Stalker · Charred Razormane Wand - Razormane Seer · Razormane War Shield - Razormane Warfrenzy
Kuz is a Mage: Frostbolt, Frost Nova and Fire Blast. Stay right on top of him and interrupt his spells with Shield Bash.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : soldiers and the elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], if you took it now.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the prospector's journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Bael'dun Officers parry and speed up their attacks: Thunder Clap slows their attacks by 20%.
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate from the dwarves (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] and blow up the flying machine (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26].
Drops from: Nitroglycerin - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Wood Pulp - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Sodium Nitrate - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others
Razorfen Kraul (entrance ), with a group: inside, in a cage - Willix the Importer. Free him, accept !Willix the Importer[30], escort him to the exit (Willix the Importer[30]) and turn in ?Willix the Importer[30] - a choice of rings. Took Brutal Armor[30]? Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston (Brutal Armor[30]). The last boss, Charlga Razorflank, drops the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34] if you took the quest.
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner
For Willix the Importer[30]: with a two-hander take 
Tiger Band (+5 Strength), as Protection take 
Boar Signet.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24] rewards 
Demolition Hammer: a two-handed mace with 17.6 DPS and +9 Strength. Have Merciless Axe or Forsaken Greataxe? Sell it.
Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the sacred flame
Finish your climb to 30 here. The remaining Thousand Needles quests belong to the 30+ route.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.From Taurajo, head south to the Great Lift and ride it down into Thousand Needles: Grish Longrunner - turn in ?Calling in the Reserves[28]; Brave Moonhorn - accept !Message to Freewind Post[25].
Freewind Post:
Galak centaurs - Pacify the Centaur[25]; the ancient brazier north of their camp - the cloven hoof, The Sacred Flame[29]; the Alien Egg in one of three places - , or - Alien Egg[26]. Dorn Plainstalker : accept !Test of Faith[26], jump off his platform (Test of Faith[26]) and turn in ?Test of Faith[26] - the start of the trials that lead to the Scarlet Monastery.
Galak Windchasers cast spells - kill them first.
Freewind:
The Sacred Flame[29] rewards 
Cliffrunner's Aim, a bow for ranged pulls. You already know Bows; bring arrows. Still short of 30? Finish up here: Cliffwatcher Longhorn now offers Grimtotem Spying[28], three notes in crates at the Grimtotem camp on Darkcloud Pinnacle ; Elu offers Wind Rider[29], 10 wyvern eggs in Highperch to the west . Turn each quest in to its giver.
The trainer at 30, the class quest and the fight with Big Will
The level 30 class quest: you get 
Berserker Stance and 
Intercept for winning on Fray Island near Ratchet. It's a timed fight against level 26-27 opponents, and at the end comes Big Will, level 33. Set aside a few gold for your level 30 training.
Berserker Rage and Intercept only work in Berserker Stance, so they're useless until you finish The Affray[30].Berserker Rage removes fear and stops a new one for 10 seconds - press it as soon as you see the cast. It only works in Berserker Stance.Freewind Post, Nyse: fly to Thunder Bluff. Level 30, Torm Ragetotem: Berserker Rage, Slam (rank 2), Rend (rank 4) and Cleave (rank 2); if you missed the trainer at 28, your level 28 abilities too (list). Accept the class quest !The Islander[30]. Carrying the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34]? Auld Stonespire: turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34].
You can't buy Intercept from the trainer: according to beta data, rank 1 comes from The Affray[30] together with the stance, as in Classic. Trainers only teach ranks 2 and 3, at 42 and 52.
Took Brutal Armor[30] and collected everything? Tal: fly to the Crossroads, then walk east to the hill by the road to Ratchet: Thun'grim Firegaze - turn in ?Brutal Armor[30], accept !Brutal Hauberk[30] and turn it in right away (?Brutal Hauberk[30]) - Brutal Hauberk. Then follow the road to Ratchet, about 5 minutes. Didn't take it? Tal: fly straight to Ratchet.
Didn't collect everything? Abandon Brutal Armor[30]: you can't finish it without Razorfen Kraul.
From Ratchet, follow the coast southeast and swim to Fray Island : Klannoc Macleod - turn in ?The Islander[30], accept !The Affray[30].
Step onto the grate in the middle of the island and Twiggy Flathead announces the fight: level 26-27 opponents come out one at a time, and the last one is Big Will (level 33) - The Affray[30].
You have 10 minutes for the quest (Wowhead data). Start at full health and use Victory Rush between opponents. Big Will is 3 levels above you, and in Forever you miss a lot against mobs like that: use Retaliation, Rend and Overpower whenever you can, and drink a healing potion at half health.
Victory Rush and a quick bandage.Charge and fight.Klannoc Macleod: turn in ?The Affray[30] - Berserker Stance and Intercept. Hearthstone → Freewind Post.
Wowhead Forever lists only the stance as the reward, but according to beta data Intercept comes with it. If it's not in your spellbook, it's a beta bug: the trainer doesn't have rank 1. The follow-up, The Windwatcher[30], leads to the Whirlwind weapons - a level 40 chain in the Alterac Mountains, so don't take it yet.
What's next (30+): the rest of Thousand Needles, Ordanus[29] → The Den[29] in Stonetalon, the Shimmering Flats, Hillsbrad and Arathi, "Excavation Site: Wetlands" and the Scarlet Monastery; for a Warrior also The Windwatcher[30] at 40. That will be the next part of the guide.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and how a Warrior tanks
Defensive Stance: +80% threat (since November 2, was +30%) and -10% damage. A shield is a must: Shield Bash interrupts spells, and Shield Block (16) enables Revenge.Thunder Clap (up to 4 targets. Forever lowered its threat) and Demoralizing Shout (everything around you), then Sunder Armor on each target in turn. Mark the first kill with a skull.Charge in Battle Stance, then straight into Defensive - from 14, Tactical Mastery keeps 10 rage. With the Vanguard talent (25, Protection), Charge works right in Defensive Stance. Pull casters around a corner - they'll come to you.Taunt (8-second cooldown in Forever), with Mocking Blow as a backup. If everything goes wrong - Challenging Shout (26).Sunder Armor generates threat based on attack power.Axe of OrgrimmarNo group? Don't take any of the quests from here.
Hammerbone: a two-handed mace with 20.4 DPSGlowing Shard drops from Mutanus the DevourerSkyborne already know Two-Handed Maces.
The Wrath of Rath'mael[22] rewards Forsaken Greataxe: a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS and +8 Strength. The run itself - at 24.
The run itself - at 23-24. For tanks: Shadowfang has lots of worgen casters, so keep Shield Bash ready.
For Baron Aquanis[30]: with a two-hander take Dreamer's Chestguard (+10 Strength), as Protection take the one-handed sword Outlaw Sabre.
Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston - you need it for the class quest Brutal Armor[30] (the reward is the mail Brutal Hauberk).
What to learn, what to hit with and how to keep your rage up - up to level 30
Battle Shout affects the whole raid, damage taken no longer delays Slam, and Lingering Rage no longer prevents out-of-combat health regeneration. New trainer abilities: Tactical Mastery at 14, Victory Rush and Slam (Rank 1) at 20, and Berserker Rage at 30 instead of 32. Thunder Clap slows attack speed twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance and has a 6-second cooldown. Battle Shout grants 40% less attack power but lasts 3 minutes. Retaliation and Shield Wall have 15-minute cooldowns.How to level. Keep Battle Shout up. Pull with Charge, apply Rend if the mob will live at least 6 seconds, then auto-attack. Use Heroic Strike only with excess rage. Hit Overpower whenever it lights up. Finish mobs at 10-15% health with autos to carry rage into the next pull. Fight same-level or lower mobs, one at a time: higher-level mobs cause plenty of misses in Forever. Against two, use Thunder Clap and, from 14, Demoralizing Shout. Both also hit enemies outside combat, so avoid them beside another pack. For a mob near a group, pull with 
Crude Throwing Axe or a bow (you already know the skill), then move back. Linked mobs will come together.
| Lvl | Skill | Source | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Shout, Heroic Strike,  Battle Stance | from the start and Frang | Yes |
| 4 | Charge, Rend | trainer | Yes |
| 6 | Thunder Clap | trainer | Yes - slows attacks by 20% |
| 8 | Hamstring, Heroic Strike (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 10 | Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor, Taunt | The stance and shield are confirmed rewards from The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]; check your spellbook and the training available from Seena Skybreaker for the other defensive abilities afterward. | A must |
| 10 | Bloodrage, Rend (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 12 | Overpower, Shield Bash | trainer | Yes |
| 14 | Tactical Mastery | trainer, new | Yes |
| 14 | Demoralizing Shout, Revenge | trainer | Revenge - with a shield |
| 16 | Shield Block, Mocking Blow | trainer | For shield users and dungeons |
| 18 | Disarm, Thunder Clap (rank 2) | trainer | Yes; Disarm - against elite Warriors and in PvP, needs Defensive Stance |
| 20 | Victory Rush, Slam, Retaliation, Cleave | trainer | Yes - Victory Rush heals 10% after a kill |
| 22 | Intimidating Shout, Sunder Armor (rank 2) | trainer | Yes; Intimidating Shout - for emergencies |
| 24 | Execute | trainer | Yes |
| 26 | Challenging Shout | trainer | Tanks only |
| 28 | Shield Wall | trainer | Yes, if you use a shield: needs Defensive Stance |
| 30 | Berserker Stance | quest The Affray[30] | A must |
| 30 | Berserker Rage | trainer | Yes - only works in Berserker Stance |
| 30 | Intercept | quest The Affray[30], together with the stance (beta data); the trainer doesn't have rank 1 | Yes - only works in Berserker Stance |
Trainers along the route: Blademaster Ren in Thendal Grove, Corsan Earthrazer in Shen'dar, Seena Skybreaker in Valanaar. Then Sorek in Orgrimmar, Torm Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff and Christoph Walker in Undercity. While questing in the field, the route includes city visits for training.
Battle Stance for ordinary questing. It gives you access to Charge, Overpower, Retaliation, and Sweeping Strikes.Defensive Stance (10, quest): -10% damage taken and dealt, +80% threat (since November 2, was +30%). For dungeons and tough fights. In Forever Thunder Clap works in it.Tactical Mastery keeps 10 rage from 14, and talent Improved Tactical Mastery can keep up to 25. Check what you've learned before switching with a full bar.Berserker Stance and Intercept. The stance adds +3% crit but makes you take 10% more damage.Worn Greatsword from Foul Matriarch[5] → Planting Shovel from Deliver the News[9] → Honed Greathammer from Return to Valanaar[11] → Empyrean Greatsword from Confront Lorthuna[12]. These are two-handed swords and maces a Skyborne Warrior already knows how to use.Curved Scimitar from Among the Faithful[8] and shield Stormforged Protector from The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]. At 20, compare the shield with Ruga's Bulwark.Bearded Axe (11.8) - Ironzar in Ratchet. Or Axe of Orgrimmar (16.1) from Hidden Enemies[16] in Ragefire Chasm.Zhovur Axe (13.1) from Serena Bloodfeather[20]. Battle Axe (15.3) - Zendo'jian in Orgrimmar. Hammerbone (20.4, mace) from Leaders of the Fang[22] in Wailing Caverns.Forsaken Greataxe (20.5, +8 Strength) from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22] in the Ruins of Lordaeron (step).Merciless Axe (21.1, +12 Strength) - Ott in Tarren Mill or Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff, about 3 gold. The best two-hander before 30 that you can buy.Bloodrage before a pull when you can afford the 20% base-health cost. Don't press it while nearly dead. Forever removed the combat-state wording from its tooltip, so Charge might work afterward. Check that interaction in game before relying on it.Heroic Strike replaces a white swing, which means that swing won't generate rage. Use it with a surplus, usually 30+, rather than queueing it constantly.Sunder Armor 1-2 times in a long fight. After that it usually won't repay the rage. It also tags a mob immediately in Forever, as Rend does.Cruelty more valuable than in Classic. Since October 8, a Priest shield absorbing damage doesn't reduce the rage from incoming attacks. Let the healer shield you.Victory Rush within 20 seconds of a kill that gives experience. It restores 10% health and has a 30-second cooldown. Gray mobs won't enable it. That heal plus 10 seconds of bandaging can often replace a food stop.Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout. From 20, there's Retaliation on a 15-minute cooldown. From 22, Intimidating Shout buys up to 8 seconds for a bandage.Shield Bash, your cast interrupt. At 28, Shield Wall also needs the shield equipped and Defensive Stance. Owning a good two-hander isn't a reason to vendor your backup set.Skysight gives +30% with it) and use it on long runs.Defensive Stance and Stormforged Protector (turn-in).Ruga's Bulwark (+3 Strength), then Speak with Thun'grim[20] - another 780 experience (step). The antennae for Trial at the Field of Giants[20] vanish after 15 minutes: take the quest right before the Field of Giants (step).Berserker Stance and Intercept: Fray Island near Ratchet, opponents one at a time and Big Will, level 33 (step).Brutal Hauberk (+5 Strength, +14 Stamina, 30 rage on use). You need a group for Razorfen Kraul, materials from Stonetalon kobolds and Hillsbrad miners, and 10 Iron Bars (step).Anger Management at 20 and Sweeping Strikes at 30. Protection, Cruelty followed by Arms, and Fury offer the alternatives.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Rough Sharpening Stone: +2 weapon damage for 30 minutes), an easy damage boost, and two-handed axes: 
Copper Battle Axe requires level 8, but Skyborne must first learn Two-Handed Axes from Sayoc in Orgrimmar (first visit). 
Bronze Battle Axe gives +10 Strength from 22. Alternative: Mining + Skinning for more gold toward your level-40 mount.Mining for Dummies from Harvesting Windstones[4] (step).
Linen Bandage from linen, from skill 40 - 
Heavy Linen Bandage, then wool ones.
Copper Ore and 
Rough Stone - for sharpening stones. 
Linen Cloth and Wool Cloth - for bandages.Tin Ore and 
Coarse Stone - for stronger stones. 
Silver Ore - straight to the auction house.Only what matters for this route
Defensive Stance and shield Stormforged Protector. At 20 and 30, the route uses shared Horde chains. Levels and racial availability were checked against Forever Questie.Tactical Mastery (14), Victory Rush and Slam (20), Berserker Rage at 30.Thunder Clap slows twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance, 6-second cooldown. Battle Shout lasts 3 minutes but is 40% weaker. Retaliation and Shield Wall have a 15-minute cooldown. Shield Block blocks 2 hits over 7 seconds.Weaponmaster. New ones are 
Bloodthrill, Spearing Strike, Lingering Rage, Master of Defense, Vanguard, and 
Focused Rage.
Wind Blessed: +2% attack and casting speed (raised to 3% on October 15, cut back to 2% on October 26).Skysight: +15% movement speed for 15 seconds, +30% with the Charged buff from an Elemental Convergence. Charged lasts an hour and persists through death. A 0.5-second cast and 2-minute cooldown.Walk on Air: glide for 10 seconds, with a 1.5-minute cooldown. Activate after jumping for a safe landing.
Elemental Insight: +5% damage against elementals.Hamstring on runners. From 30, use Berserker Rage against fear.The hearthstone, dangerous mobs, what not to forget
| Lvl | Key points | Don't miss |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | The Skybreaker Bulwark[10]: Defensive Stance and shield Stormforged Protector | Scales and organs - from the same lizards |
| 17-18 | Flight path at Camp Taurajo | Apothecary Zamah[15] is timed - only with a group |
| 19-20 | Zhovur Axe from Serena Bloodfeather[20] | The Elder Crone[18] and Kaya's Alive[18] - you'll turn them in at 21-22 |
| 20-21 | Orgrimmar: Victory Rush; the Ruga's Bulwark shield from Trial at the Field of Giants[20] | The antennae last 15 minutes - take the quest right before the Field of Giants |
| 21 | Encroacher's Claim from Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] - with a partner | Brutal Armor[30] - only if you'll have a group for Razorfen Kraul |
| 22 | Thunder Bluff: trainer, The Elder Crone[18] → Forsaken Aid[18] | Hearthstone - in Undercity, zeppelin - Frezza |
| 24 | Ruins of Lordaeron: Forsaken Greataxe | No group - don't take dungeon quests |
| 26 | Merciless Axe: Ott or Delgo Ragetotem | From Dun Garok - hearth to Undercity |
| 28 | Thunder Bluff: Shield Wall, turn-ins from Stonetalon | Trouble in the Deeps[22] - even without a group |
| 30 | The Islander[30] → The Affray[30]: Berserker Stance, Intercept | Hearthstone - at Freewind Post |
Empyrean Greatsword lasts until your next substantial upgrade. A vendor axe needs weapon training from Sayoc .Skybreaker Bulwark at the Shrine of Akir before returning to Valanaar: it won't drop unless the quest is active.Heroic Strike: no rage left for Rend and Overpower.Rend on elementals: they don't bleed - wasted rage.
Arms 21
Fury 0
Protection 0
