RaceTaurenA step-by-step route for WoW Forever: a Tauren warrior from Camp Narache to level 30. Where to go at every level, which quests to grab right away so you never run back, when to do the class quests (
Defensive Stance at Far Watch Post at 12–13, the 
Ruga's Bulwark shield at 20, 
Berserker Stance at 30), where to get two-handed weapons (a warrior's damage depends almost entirely on the weapon: tauren know maces from the start, and two-handed axes are worth learning at 22), which professions to pick and how to spend less time standing around with no rage.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Overpower lights up after your target dodges; it also warns you when 
Revenge is ready. Settings - /opa. Made for Forever (file from October 12), about 1.2 thousand downloads.
Heroic Strike or 
Cleave is queued. It also shows when to press 
Slam so you don't clip your swing. Forever's built-in attack timer doesn't show the queue. There's a Forever file.Builds for 10–30: which one to pick and in what order to spend points
Your first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level: 21 points by level 30. Not sure what to pick? Go “Arms: Two-Hander”. Beta guides disagree: Icy Veins and Method recommend Arms with a two-hander, Mobalytics recommends Protection with a shield (less downtime solo). Testers praise Fury and Protection more often and complain that Arms runs short on rage. You can reset your talents at a warrior trainer - Torm Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff or Krang Stonehoof in Bloodhoof Village; according to beta data it costs 1 if you haven't reset in a while. Hover a talent for its Wowhead tooltip; the button at the bottom opens the build in the Wowhead calculator with the same order.
Anger Management by 22. Icy Veins and Method recommend it; further down this tree is 
Mortal Strike at 40. A tauren has a two-handed mace from level 1.
Improved Rend - in Forever Rend scales with attack power, and the talent adds 35% to it. 
Improved Charge - Charge gives 15 rage instead of 9: every fight starts with a hit. 
Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5 unlocks Anger Management at 22 - +1 rage every 3 seconds in combat, and rage decays more slowly between mobs. Then 
Deep Wounds, 
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (+3% damage with two-handed weapons) and 
Impale.
Sweeping Strikes - two mobs at once (requires level 30). 
Weaponmaster with a mace lets you ignore armor, but it only pays off after 30: you can fit just one point in before then.
Bloodrage on cooldown, and don't spend rage finishing mobs off.
Improved Overpower 2/2 instead of Improved Charge; at 25 - 
Spearing Strike. Testers call it a “trap”: it's only strong against giants, dragons and mounted enemies.
Improved Rend 3/3
Deflection 2/5
Improved Charge 2/2
Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5
Anger Management 1/1
Deep Wounds 3/3
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3
Impale 1/2
Sweeping Strikes 1/1
Shield Specialization - +5% block chance and +5 rage for every block (it was +1 in Classic). Improved Revenge - Revenge hits 60% harder, and it's your main damage button. 
Improved Thunder Clap makes 
Thunder Clap cheaper, and in Forever it also works in Defensive Stance. 
Master of Defense - +5 rage when you dodge or parry with a shield. At 25 - 
Vanguard: Charge right in Defensive Stance.Revenge and 
Shield Block, Protection kills more slowly than a two-hander. Mobalytics suggests leveling as Arms until 15 and resetting your talents at 16 - here there's one order with no reset.Improved Bloodrage, a talent that works with any weapon. Then a one-hander and a shield. One-handers: 
Ceremonial Tomahawk (quest Wildmane Cleansing[10]), 
Thun'grim's Axe or 
Thun'grim's Mace (quest Forged Steel[10], at 13), 
Engineer's Hammer (quest Samophlange[16]), 
Hammer (16) - Etu Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff. Shields: 
Proud Brave's Guard (quest The High Chieftain[9]), 
Worn Heater Shield (from 5) - Harant Ironbrace in Bloodhoof Village, 
Tribal Warrior's Shield (quest Preparation for Ceremony[11]), Welding Shield (quest Samophlange[16]), at 20 - Ruga's Bulwark. A fast one-hander beats a slow one here: Revenge and Thunder Clap don't depend on weapon damage.
Improved Bloodrage 2/2
Shield Specialization 3/5
Improved Revenge 3/3Shield Specialization 5/5
Improved Thunder Clap 3/3
Master of Defense 2/2
Vanguard 1/1
Last Stand 1/1
Improved Sunder Armor 3/3
Focused Rage 1/3Deep Wounds. 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 it's the same as the main build: Improved Rend, Improved Charge, Improved Tactical Mastery, Anger Management and Deep Wounds.Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Sweeping Strikes don't fit by 30; you'll have to catch up on Mortal Strike at 40 - 5 points are already in Fury.
Cruelty 5/5Improved Rend 3/3Deflection 2/5Improved Charge 2/2Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5Anger Management 1/1Deep Wounds 3/3Cruelty - crit; 
Unbridled Wrath - a 60% chance for +1 rage per hit; 
Lingering Rage - rage starts decaying 8 seconds later, so you make it to the next mob. 
Piercing Howl at 20 slows everyone around you - good against runners and in PvP. 
Enrage - solo, you're always the one getting hit, so it's +10% damage. At 30 - 
Death Wish: +20% damage for 30 seconds.Improved Charge and Anger Management in this tree, and 
Bloodthirst only comes at 40.
Dual Wield is taught by the warrior trainer - Krang Stonehoof or Torm Ragetotem (level 20 in Classic; the Forever level hasn't been checked). Tauren know one-handed maces and axes from the start. With two weapons the set is different: Dual Wield Specialization 5/5 and 
Furious Precision 3/3; you don't need the Enrage talent, and Lingering Rage gets one point.Cruelty 5/5
Unbridled Wrath 5/5
Piercing Howl 1/1
Lingering Rage 4/5
Enrage 5/5
Death Wish 1/1The tauren starting camp · Red Cloud Mesa in southern Mulgore
All the quests are right by the camp: grab everything, do them in a loop, turn them in as a batch. About 40 minutes. You start with Battleworn Hammer, a two-handed mace with 1.4 DPS. That's very low: your first replacement comes right here, in half an hour.
Charge, so you arrive with rage already.Grull Hawkwind : accept !The Hunt Begins[2]. Chief Hawkwind : accept !A Humble Task[2].
Around the camp and southeast to the well : Plainstriders - 7 Plainstrider Meat and 7 Plainstrider Feathers, The Hunt Begins[2].
Use Heroic Strike when you have 15 rage or more: it replaces your next white hit. Plainstriders are weak - keep hitting without pauses.
Greatmother Hawkwind by the well: turn in ?A Humble Task[2] and pick a gathering profession book, accept !A Humble Task[3]. The Water Pitcher is right by the well - A Humble Task[3].
Camp: Grull Hawkwind - turn in ?The Hunt Begins[2] (take 
Painted Chain Gloves), accept !The Hunt Continues[3] and !Simple Note[1]; Chief Hawkwind - turn in ?A Humble Task[3], accept !Rites of the Earthmother[3]. The warrior trainer Harutt Thunderhorn is nearby: turn in ?Simple Note[1] and learn 
Battle Shout (10).
The junior gathering trainers are right here: Garan Sunstrider - Herbalism, Nawka Wildsong - Skinning, Vartha Rockmane - Mining. Training costs 10.
For a warrior we recommend Mining, plus Skinning or Blacksmithing as the second one (the “Professions” section explains why). The book gives you one profession, learn the second one here. Wunna Darkmane in Bloodhoof Village sells the Skinning Knife and the Mining Pick.
Mountain Cougars south of the camp : 10 pelts - The Hunt Continues[3].
Grull Hawkwind: turn in ?The Hunt Continues[3] (take 
Painted Chain Belt), accept !The Battleboars[4]. Brave Windfeather : accept !Break Sharptusk![5].
Level 4, Harutt Thunderhorn: Charge and Rend, 1 each.
Charge is the warrior's main pull: you rush in and get rage right away. Put Rend on a mob that will live another 6 seconds or longer.
On the way southwest - Antur Fallow : accept !A Task Unfinished[5], a delivery to Bloodhoof Village.
Seer Graytongue : turn in ?Rites of the Earthmother[3], accept !Rite of Strength[4] and the new !Grace of An'she and Mu'sha[4].
Grace of An'she and Mu'sha[4] is timed: the incense burns out in 10 minutes. Take it last and run straight to the fire, don't fight on the way.
The Ritual Fire on the hills to the east : carry the incense there - Grace of An'she and Mu'sha[4], and turn in ?Grace of An'she and Mu'sha[4] at the fire. The reward is the 6-slot 
Scorched Leather Pouch.
Brambleblade Ravine : Bristleback Quilboars and Bristleback Shamans - 12 Bristleback Belts, Rite of Strength[4]; Battleboars by the ravine - 8 Battleboar Flanks and 8 Battleboar Snouts, The Battleboars[4]; deep in the ravine - Chief Sharptusk Thornmantle , Break Sharptusk![5]. A 
Dirt-stained Map lies on the ground in the Bristleback camp - pick it up, it starts !Attack on Camp Narache[4].
Drops from: Battleboar Snout - Bristleback Battleboar, Battleboar · Battleboar Flank - Bristleback Battleboar, Battleboar
Shamans heal their allies - kill them first. Pull the chief away from his guards.
Hearthstone → Camp Narache.
Camp:
Painted Chain Leggings)Rite of Strength[4]: from the rewards take Stone Tomahawk - even one-handed it hits harder than your starting mace: 2.1 DPS versus 1.4. 
Brave's Axe is a two-handed axe, and a tauren warrior doesn't have that skill. Attack on Camp Narache[4] gives Thick Bark Buckler - wear it in your off hand.
Level 6, Harutt Thunderhorn: Thunder Clap (1).
Thunder Clap hits everything around you, and in Forever it also slows their attacks by 20% - your answer when two mobs are on you.
Take the road north to Bloodhoof Village. Forever speed guides suggest getting down there with a “death run”: it's free until level 10, and the spirit healer resurrects you right by the village.
Mulgore's main village · almost ten new quests here in Forever
Your base until level 10. In the village take everything at once, loop south and east, and come back to turn it all in as a batch. The warrior trainer is Krang Stonehoof : he also gives a new dueling quest.
Wooden Mallet ≈ 7 (from 4) - a two-handed mace with 5 DPS, twice as strong as Stone Tomahawk. Your main purchase before 10.Worn Heater Shield ≈ 4 (from 5), 161 armor.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 - 6 slots; Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25 - 8 slots, once you have the money. You already got one 6-slot bag from Grace of An'she and Mu'sha[4].By the road in front of the village - Kaga Wildhoof : turn in ?The Adventurer[6], accept !The Great Outdoors[6]. Sit by her campfire (/sit) and wait for the “Boosted Rest” buff - The Great Outdoors[6]. Turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6], accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Village:
Also there:
Krang Stonehoof is your warrior trainer: accept the new !Sparring Match[6]. Defeat three Novice Warriors in the training ring nearby or win 3 duels against players - Sparring Match[6]. Turn in ?Sparring Match[6]: the reward is a potion and bandages.
Pyall Silentstride : just talk - Camping 101: Cooking[6]; turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6] and you learn Cooking and 
Basic Campfire. Vira Younghoof : learn First Aid. If you have the money - Mahnott Roughwound : Wooden Mallet.
Bandages are the warrior's main healing until level 20: you have no heals of your own, and a bandage is faster than food.
Loop around the village and southwest : Prairie Wolves - 6 paws (Poison Water[5]) and a heart (Mazzranache[8]); Adult Plainstriders - 4 talons (Poison Water[5]) and a scale (Mazzranache[8]); Wiry Swoops - 8 quills (Swoop Hunting[6]) and a gizzard (Mazzranache[8]); Ambercorn near the village - Rite of Vision[7].
Drops from: Prairie Wolf Paw - Prairie Wolf, Prairie Stalker, Prairie Wolf Alpha and others · Plainstrider Talon - Plainstrider, Adult Plainstrider, Elder Plainstrider and others · Prairie Wolf Heart - Prairie Wolf, Prairie Stalker, Prairie Wolf Alpha and others · Flatland Cougar Femur - Flatland Cougar · Plainstrider Scale - Adult Plainstrider, Elder Plainstrider, Mazzranache · Swoop Gizzard - Wiry Swoop, Swoop, Taloned Swoop · Trophy Swoop Quill - Wiry Swoop, Swoop, Taloned Swoop · Well Stone - Razorlash
Village: Mull Thunderhorn - turn in ?Poison Water[5], accept !Winterhoof Cleansing[6]; Ahab Wheathoof - accept the new !Kyle's Gone Missing![7].
Southeast: the Winterhoof Water Well - cleanse it with the totem, Winterhoof Cleansing[6]; the Well Stones by the spring nearby - Rite of Vision[7]. Plainstriders on the way - Tender Strider Meat, Kyle's Gone Missing![7].
Drops from: Well Stone - Razorlash
Village:
Level 8, Krang Stonehoof : Heroic Strike (rank 2) and 
Hamstring, 2 each.
Use Hamstring on a mob that runs for help or runs away from you: with it on, the mob won't get far.
East of the village, Morin Cloudstalker : accept !The Ravaged Caravan[8].
East:
Drops from: Windfury Talon - Windfury Harpy, Windfury Wind Witch · Prairie Wolf Heart - Prairie Wolf, Prairie Stalker, Prairie Wolf Alpha and others · Plainstrider Scale - Adult Plainstrider, Elder Plainstrider, Mazzranache · Swoop Gizzard - Wiry Swoop, Swoop, Taloned Swoop
The Wind Witches among the harpies cast lightning from range - pull them around a corner so they have to come right up to you.
The Ravaged Caravan : examine the crate - turn in ?The Ravaged Caravan[8], accept !The Ravaged Caravan[8].
Don't rush to turn in The Ravaged Caravan[8]: the follow-up is at level 10, and you'll turn it in on the way to the mine.
Back to the village with a death run: until level 10 it's free.
Palemane Rock, the Thunderhorn well, Red Rocks, your first visit to Thunder Bluff
Two loops: west to the gnolls, then north - the well, the dwarven dig site and Red Rocks. In between, a quick stop in Thunder Bluff to get the flight path and pick up a new quest.
Demon Scarred Cloak, and the cloak starts The Demon Scarred Cloak[12].
Plainsrunning: as long as you keep running without stopping and without taking damage, your speed goes up 1% every 5 seconds, up to +30%. Leave the mobs on the road alone between loops - you'll get there noticeably faster.Village:
Drive Them Out[9] is for the centaurs in the east - you'll do it at 10 together with the mine.
Palemane Rock : 10 Palemane Tanners, 8 Palemane Skinners and 5 Palemane Poachers - Sharing the Land[8]. At the end of the cave, Perith Stormhoof : accept the new !The Longwalkers[8] and lead him outside - The Longwalkers[8].
The Poachers hit harder than the rest. The cave is cramped: with two on you, use Thunder Clap, and stop the one running to its friends with Hamstring.
Turn-ins in the village (go back with a death run):
Cliff Runner Boots)The Thunderhorn Water Well north of the village - cleanse it with the totem, Thunderhorn Cleansing[8].
Northwest, the dwarven dig site by the forge : collect 5 Prospector's Picks around it and smash them at the forge - Dwarven Digging[8].
Seer Wiserunner in the cave at the foot of Thunder Bluff: turn in ?Rite of Vision[7], accept !Rite of Wisdom[10].
You don't have to drink the Water of the Seers from the quest and follow the vision - you can come straight here. Throw the empty flask away afterwards.
Take the lift up to Thunder Bluff. Tal - get the flight path; Boarton Shadetotem , in stealth - accept the new !Stalk With The Earthmother[10].
Don't move your hearthstone yet: you won't need it before the Barrens, and you'll set it at the Crossroads at 12.
Northeast, Red Rocks: Lorekeeper Raintotem - accept !A Sacred Burial[10]; 8 Bristleback Interlopers around - A Sacred Burial[10], turn in ?A Sacred Burial[10]. Ancestral Spirit - turn in ?Rite of Wisdom[10], accept !Journey into Thunder Bluff[10]. You may run into Ghost Howl on the way: it drops Demon Scarred Cloak - !The Demon Scarred Cloak[12].
Back to the village with a death run (still free at 10):
Fortified Bindings)The Demon Scarred Cloak[12]: for the reward take 
Skorn's Hammer (a one-handed mace for a shield setup, 6.5 DPS) or 
Skorn's Rifle, a gun for pulling; Guns are taught by Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff.
Level 10, Krang Stonehoof: Bloodrage and Rend (rank 2), 6 each. Accept the class quest !Veteran Uzzek[10]. Now Skorn Whitecloud: accept !The Hunter's Way[10] - you'll collect the claws on the way to the mine.
Veteran Uzzek[10] is turned in at Far Watch Post in the Barrens: the route gets there at 12–13, and that's also where you get Defensive Stance (step). The trainer doesn't teach the stance - only the quest gives it. Talents open at 10 - see the “Leveling talents” section for what to take.
The Venture Co. Mine, the new Galak camp, an elite shredder
The eastern edge of Mulgore. New in Forever: the Galak centaur camp and an elite shredder in the mine. The mine is one trip for three quests; the shredder is optional and a separate trip: its quest is only offered once you've turned in the notes from the mine.
Goblin Smasher - a tauren-only two-handed mace with 8.2 DPS and +2 Strength. It will last you until 13–14, when better maces show up in Ratchet. 
Giant Mace from vendors (from 10, 9 DPS) is barely better - save your money.Morin Cloudstalker : turn in ?The Ravaged Caravan[8], accept !The Venture Co.[10] and !Supervisor Fizsprocket[12].
North and northeast: Flatland Prowlers - 4 claws, The Hunter's Way[10]; Prairie Wolf Alphas - 8 teeth, Wildmane Totem[10].
The Venture Co. Mine : 14 Venture Co. Workers and 6 Venture Co. Supervisors - The Venture Co.[10]; 5 charges from the carts of blasting supplies - Stalk With The Earthmother[10]; Supervisor Fizsprocket deep inside - the clipboard, Supervisor Fizsprocket[12]. He drops 
Mulgore Expansion Plans, which starts !Fizsprocket's Notes[10]: three pages inside the mine , and - Fizsprocket's Notes[10].
According to a beta report, one page is sometimes “already in use” - leave the mine and come back in.
Southeast of the mine - the Galak centaur camp on the eastern edge : 6 Galak Centaurs and 4 Galak Outrunners - Drive Them Out[9]; their leader Herak the Pillager (level 11) - his head, Drive Them Out[9].
Morin Cloudstalker: turn in ?The Venture Co.[10], ?Supervisor Fizsprocket[12] (take Goblin Smasher) and ?Fizsprocket's Notes[10].
Optional, at full health, ideally with a friend: Morin Cloudstalker gives the new !Ceasing Operations[12] - the elite shredder Venture Co. Clearclutter (level 12) in the mine, Ceasing Operations[12]. Then Morin Cloudstalker: turn in ?Ceasing Operations[12].
It's a detour back into the mine, about ten minutes. Beta players say you can kill the shredder solo too: when it “overloads” and attacks faster, keep Thunder Clap on it and don't hold back your potion. Didn't work out? Abandon the quest and move on: it doesn't unlock anything.
Back to the village with a death run: Baine Bloodhoof - turn in ?Drive Them Out[9], accept !The High Chieftain[9]; Mull Thunderhorn - turn in ?Wildmane Totem[10], accept !Wildmane Cleansing[10].
Mulgore turn-ins, new capital quests and a gun for pulling
A big visit to the capital: turn in the Mulgore quests and pick up the new Thunder Bluff quests. There's not much class business here: warriors get no new skills at level 11, and Veteran Uzzek[10] is turned in in the Barrens.
Rock Hammer (from 16) and 
Maul (from 21). With a shield - 
Mace (from 9, 6.3 DPS).
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots, if you have money to spare. Short on cash? Wait: the 6- and 8-slot bags are cheaper in the village.Optional - a gun for pulling: Ansekhwa teaches Guns; Hogor Thunderhoof sells 
Hunter's Boomstick (from 9, 5 DPS), and the ammo is sold there too.
A shot pulls a single mob out of a group, and a caster will come into melee range if you step around a corner. The skill's price in Forever hasn't been checked; in Classic it's 10. Got Skorn's Rifle (step)? Then you don't need to buy a gun.
Boarton Shadetotem: turn in ?Stalk With The Earthmother[10], accept !Stalk With The Earthmother[11]. Eyahn Eagletalon : accept !Preparation for Ceremony[11].
Eylah Sunhorn : accept the new !Traditions of the Bluff[10]. Buy the four supplies from the quest - herbs (Nida Winterhoof ), cedar twigs (Nata Dawnstrider ), thread (Mahu ) and flint and tinder (Naal Mistrunner ) - combine them into incense and light it in the incense burner: Traditions of the Bluff[10]. Turn in ?Traditions of the Bluff[10].
About five minutes for the whole thing. The reward is 420 experience and 175.
Cairne Bloodhoof : turn in ?Journey into Thunder Bluff[10], ?The High Chieftain[9] and ?The Longwalkers[8], accept !Rites of the Earthmother[14].
The High Chieftain[9]: from the rewards take Proud Brave's Guard (a shield, 135 armor) - from 12 you need it in your bags to interrupt spells. Centaur Skull Basher hits weaker than Goblin Smasher.
Elder Rise: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - accept !The Barrens Oases[10].
Harpies, the Wildmane well, the kodo horn - and the eastern road through Camp Taurajo
Your last loop through Mulgore: the north below Thunder Bluff, turn-ins in the capital and the village, then the eastern road into the Barrens - through Camp Taurajo to the Crossroads.
War Stomp stuns everyone nearby for 2 seconds, with a 1.5-minute cooldown. A Windfury Sorceress starts a spell and you have no shield equipped? Press it - it interrupts the cast.Below Thunder Bluff, to the north : Windfury Sorceresses and Matriarchs - 6 Azure Feathers and 6 Bronze Feathers, Preparation for Ceremony[11]. The cones lie on the ground under the harpies' trees - 8 of them, Stalk With The Earthmother[11].
Drops from: Bronze Feather - Windfury Matriarch
The Wildmane Water Well - cleanse it with the totem, Wildmane Cleansing[10]. Further east - Arra'chea : the horn, Rites of the Earthmother[14]. Flatland Prowlers on the way - claws, The Hunter's Way[10], if you haven't collected them yet.
Drops from: Horn of Arra'chea - Arra'chea
It's a big kodo: it hits hard but slowly. Start at full health: Charge, then Bloodrage right away.
Thunder Bluff:
Already level 12? Right here on Hunter Rise, Torm Ragetotem teaches Overpower, 
Shield Bash and Battle Shout, 10 each. Not yet - you'll learn them in Orgrimmar at 13 (step). The follow-up is Stalk With The Earthmother[11]: you need a 
Raw Brilliant Smallfish, catch one in the pond below or buy it at the auction house. The reward is 
Valley Cosh, a one-handed mace for a shield setup: optional.
Down to the village: Mull Thunderhorn - turn in ?Wildmane Cleansing[10], accept the new !Thunderhorn's Report[10].
Wildmane Cleansing[10]: from the rewards take Ceremonial Tomahawk - a one-handed axe for a shield setup, 4.4 DPS; you can't equip the staff without the skill. You'll take Thunderhorn's Report[10] to Thunder Bluff at 16 (step): the route doesn't go back there before that.
The road east of the village takes you out of Mulgore into the Barrens, to Camp Taurajo: Omusa Thunderhorn - get the flight path; Kirge Sternhorn - accept !Journey to the Crossroads[12]. Then follow the road north to the Crossroads.
The best Horde zone for 12–20 · the Crossroads quests and the Razormane in the east
The Barrens have lots of quests and long runs. The rule: take everything at the Crossroads at once, do it along the way and turn it all in together. Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads all the way to level 20. After Thorn Hill comes the class detour to Far Watch Post: that's where you get Defensive Stance.
Tel'Abim Banana ≈ 24 - food until 15. Kalyimah Stormcloud : Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.
Chainmail Armor and Chainmail Pants (from 12, mail) - if quests haven't given you anything.Thunder Clap both of them, and Hamstring the one that runs for help.The Crossroads: Devrak - flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
The Crossroads:
Jahan Hawkwing : accept !A Bundle of Hides[10]. Devrak: turn in ?A Bundle of Hides[10], accept !Ride to Thunder Bluff[10] - but don't fly now, keep it until level 16.
Thorn Hill east of the Crossroads:
Drops from: Plainstrider Beak - Greater Plainstrider, Ornery Plainstrider, Fleeting Plainstrider · Raptor Head - Sunscale Lashtail, Sunscale Screecher, Sunscale Scytheclaw and others
Class quest: Far Watch Post and Thunder Ridge across the bridge
The tauren warrior class quest. Veteran Uzzek[10] from the village is just a conversation: Uzzek waits at Far Watch Post in the northeastern Barrens. The scales for his task drop from the lizards of Thunder Ridge - that's already Durotar, right across the bridge. The reward is Defensive Stance, and the follow-up gives a one-handed weapon for a shield setup.
Tactical Mastery - then you keep 10 rage when you switch.From Thorn Hill head northeast to Far Watch Post : Uzzek - turn in ?Veteran Uzzek[10], accept !Path of Defense[10].
Across the bridge over the Southfury River into Durotar, to Thunder Ridge: Thunder Lizards in the south and Lightning Hides in the north - 5 Singed Scales, Path of Defense[10].
The lizards are level 9–11, and not every one drops a scale.
Back across the bridge, Uzzek: turn in ?Path of Defense[10] - Defensive Stance, 
Sunder Armor and 
Taunt; accept !Thun'grim Firegaze[10].
Wowhead Forever shows only the stance as the reward, but according to beta data the quest teaches all three abilities, as in Classic. Sunder Armor (rank 1) and Taunt come only from this reward: trainers don't have them. Not in your spellbook after you turn it in? That's a beta bug. You'll turn in Thun'grim Firegaze[10] on the hill by the road to Ratchet (step).
A detour from Far Watch Post: level 12 abilities, the flight path and five Forever city quests
There are no warrior trainers in the Barrens, and Orgrimmar is closer to Far Watch Post than Thunder Bluff: across the bridge and north, past Thunder Ridge. Here you get your level 12 abilities, the flight path (you'll need it at 22 when you head for the zeppelin) and five new quests. Back to the Barrens by hearthstone.
Across the bridge and north, past Thunder Ridge, to the gates of Orgrimmar . Doras : get the flight path.
Valley of Strength: Thatog - accept the new !Meal Appeal[15]. Borstan : turn in ?Meal Appeal[15], accept !Favorite Food[15].
Kor'geld : accept the new !Yelmak's Medley[15]. Cattails and speargrass grow by the water in the Valley of Honor - Yelmak's Medley[15].
Valley of Honor, level 12, Sorek : Overpower, Shield Bash and Battle Shout (rank 2), 10 each.
Overpower lights up after the target dodges: a cheap, strong hit - always use it (Battle Stance only). Shield Bash only works with a shield equipped - keep a shield in your bags. Already learned them in Thunder Bluff? Skip this step.
Kor'geld: turn in ?Yelmak's Medley[15]. Yelmak : accept !Whuut's the Rush[15] and deliver the potion - Whuut : turn in ?Whuut's the Rush[15].
The reward is 
Healing Potion: save it for elites.
Behind Grommash Hold: Migi - turn in ?Favorite Food[15]; Thra - accept !Rocks to Rests[15].
Smooth Boulders lie all over the city - 8 of them, Rocks to Rests[15]. Thra: turn in ?Rocks to Rests[15], take Brog's Friendship Bracelet.
Brog's Friendship Bracelet is a pair of mail bracers with Strength.
Hearthstone → the Crossroads.
Thun'grim's weapon, the Ratchet pirates and the Razormane leader
The class follow-up and the pirates. From the Crossroads head east along the road to Ratchet: Thun'grim Firegaze waits on the hill at the fork. Then Ratchet, the pirate camp and a second trip to the Razormane - the chest with the bars is there too.
Ironwood Maul ≈ 70 (from 13, 11.8 DPS, +5 Stamina) and 
Heavy Spiked Mace ≈ 74 (from 14, 12.5, +6 Strength) - the best two-handed maces until 16. Limited stock.East along the road to Ratchet - the hill at the fork, Thun'grim Firegaze : turn in ?Thun'grim Firegaze[10], accept !Forged Steel[10].
Ratchet:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : 12 Brigands and 6 Cannoneers - Southsea Freebooters[14]; parts in the upper camp - Parts and Pieces[14].
Ratchet:
Back to the pirate camp: the “Drizzlik's Emporium” crate and the “Fragile - Do Not Drop” crate - Stolen Booty[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?Stolen Booty[16] - take Padded Lamellar Boots.
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]; Stolen Iron Chest among their tents - Forged Steel[10]. Zhevras on the way - hooves, The Zhevra[13].
Drops from: Zhevra Hooves - Zhevra Runner, Zhevra Charger, Zhevra Courser
Geomancers throw fire from range - start with them.
On the way back, Thun'grim Firegaze: turn in ?Forged Steel[10]. For the reward - Thun'grim's Axe or Thun'grim's Mace.
Both are one-handers: the axe has 7.8 DPS, the mace 7.6 but it's faster. A tauren warrior knows both weapon skills from the start. Leveling as Protection? Wield it with a shield. If you use a two-hander, carry it in your bags along with the shield: you need Shield Bash against casters.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15] (take 
Cinched Belt); 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 flight to Thunder Bluff for your 14–16 abilities.
Thunder Clap, then kill them one at a time. Really tight spot? War Stomp: nobody hits you for 2 seconds, enough to finish off the wounded one.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].
Centaur Bracers[14]: take Stonewood Hammer - a two-handed mace with 9.5 DPS and +3 Stamina. Already bought a mace near Ratchet? That one is stronger - sell this one.
Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 8 talons, Harpy Raiders[15]. Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws, 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 timed: you'll take it right before the flight.
Not level 16 yet? Fly anyway: you'll learn the level 14 abilities now, and the level 16 ones (Shield Block, 
Mocking Blow) are mostly for shield play and dungeons - you can get them at 20.
A timed quest, a delivery that gives experience, and the 14–16 abilities
From the Crossroads fly to Thunder Bluff: you'll deliver the timed quest and the bundle of hides on the way. The trainer, the turn-ins - and back by hearthstone.
Tactical Mastery (14) is the key ability of this trip: switching stances no longer burns all your rage, you keep 10.The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest. Right away, Devrak: pay for the flight to Thunder Bluff - Ride to Thunder Bluff[10].
Thunder Bluff:
Getting a group for Wailing Caverns? Apothecary Zamah gives another quest for Serpentbloom - you'll take it at 20 (the “Wailing Caverns” section).
Hunter Rise, Torm Ragetotem : at 14 - 
Demoralizing Shout, Revenge and the new Tactical Mastery, 15 each; at 16 - Heroic Strike (rank 3), Shield Block and Mocking Blow, 20 each.
Revenge and Shield Block are shield buttons: if you level with a two-hander, you can put them off and save 35. Haven't learned your level 12 abilities? They're here too.
Etu Ragetotem : Rock Hammer (from 16, 12.6 DPS) - if your weapon does less than 12 DPS.
Hearthstone → the Crossroads. Jahan Hawkwing: turn in ?Return to Jahan[10].
The Sludge Fen, Ratchet, the Dry Hills and the southern oases
A big loop: the north (Venture Co. goblins, the Sludge Fen), Ratchet, then the Dry Hills, the south and the oases. There's no warrior trainer in the Barrens: you'll learn the level 18 abilities together with the level 20 ones in Thunder Bluff.
Rock Hammer ≈ 63 (from 16) - if you didn't buy it in Thunder Bluff.Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on all of them, then kill them one at a time. Really tight spot? War Stomp: nobody hits you for 2 seconds.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:
Samophlange[16]: for the reward - Welding Shield (345 armor, +2 Stamina) or Engineer's Hammer, a one-handed mace with 8.1 DPS. Take the shield. The Escape[18]: the only reward that suits a warrior is the leather pants.
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); 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].
Settler's Leggings is mail, so it gives a warrior more armor. You'll turn in Jorn Skyseer[18] at Camp Taurajo at 20.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Verog the Dervish[18], accept !Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. South: Oasis Snapjaws - shells, Altered Beings[16]; Hezrul Bloodmark with guards at the same oasis - Hezrul Bloodmark[19]; 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, War Stomp and a potion will save you.
On the way to the Crossroads - Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. The Crossroads: Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?Altered Beings[16], accept !Hamuul Runetotem[16]; Mankrik - turn in ?Lost in Battle[20].
You'll turn in Hamuul Runetotem[16] at Thunder Bluff at 20.
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 Thunder Bluff (step).
Serena, the Stonetalon border, the Grimtotem tauren
The last stretch of part one: Serena Bloodfeather in the Dry Hills and the Grimtotem tauren on the Stonetalon border. At 20 - hearth to the Crossroads and fly to Thunder Bluff for the trainer.
The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20]. Keep the head in your bags - you'll turn it in when you're back at the Crossroads at 20 (step).
She's level 20 and calls harpies for help: clear the ones standing nearby first. Interrupt her spells: Shield Bash with a shield equipped, or War Stomp.
From the Dry Hills head south to the Stonetalon border : Seereth Stonebreak - 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].
You'll turn in Kaya's Alive[18] at Sun Rock Retreat at ~22 - that's already the 20–30 route.
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].
You'll turn in The Elder Crone[18] at Thunder Bluff at 20.
Level 18–20 abilities, the start of the shield quest and the Crossroads turn-ins
There are no warrior trainers in the Barrens: the level 18 and 20 abilities are taught by Torm Ragetotem on Hunter Rise. The shield quest starts here too: Speak with Ruga[20] sends you to Camp Taurajo.
Maul ≈ 110 (from 21, 16 DPS) - if by 21 you don't have a weapon stronger than 13.Ruga's Bulwark - 411 armor and +3 Strength (step).
Victory Rush (20) is your first heal: after you kill a mob that gives experience - 10% health, 30-second cooldown. Often it plus 10 seconds of bandaging is enough instead of food.Hearthstone → the Crossroads. Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20] - take 
Zhovur Axe.
Zhovur Axe is a two-handed axe with 13.1 DPS and +6 Stamina. Tauren don't have the Two-Handed Axes skill: it's taught by Hanashi and Sayoc in Orgrimmar, and the route gets there at 22 (step). The best two-handers for 24–30 are axes, so keep this axe in your bags: it's handy for leveling the new skill. Don't take the follow-up (Letter to Jin'Zil[20]) yet: it belongs to the 20–30 route.
Devrak: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Elder Rise: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?Hamuul Runetotem[16], accept !Nara Wildmane[16]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Nara Wildmane[16].
Hunter Rise, Torm Ragetotem: at 18 - Disarm and Thunder Clap (rank 2), 30 each; at 20 - Victory Rush, Slam, Cleave, Retaliation and Rend (rank 3), 40 each. Accept the class quest !Speak with Ruga[20].
In Forever Retaliation has a 15-minute cooldown - use it freely when two or three mobs are on you. Slam from the trainer is new in Forever, rank 2 comes at 30. Missed your level 16 abilities? They're here too.
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 20–30 route gets there at ~25.
Fly to Camp Taurajo: Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18]; Ruga Ragetotem - turn in ?Speak with Ruga[20].
Her next quest, Trial at the Field of Giants[20], is the silithids south of the camp: you'll take it right before the Field of Giants (step). After that - the 20–30 route.
Dungeon 17–24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
Have a group? The Wailing Caverns finish eight quests, and Leaders of the Fang[22] rewards Hammerbone: a two-handed mace with 20.4 DPS and +7 Strength. Hardly anything hits harder before 26, and tauren know Two-Handed Maces from the start. No group? Don't take any of the quests from here. Tanking? Tips are in the “Dungeons” section.
Thunder Bluff, at 20 (step): Nara Wildmane - accept !Leaders of the Fang[22] (offered once you've turned in Nara Wildmane[16]); Apothecary Zamah - accept !Serpentbloom[18].
Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[18] (offered once you've turned in 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: Shield Bash (you need a shield equipped) or War Stomp.
After the caves:
Falla Sagewind southwest of the Crossroads, on the way to the Wailing Caverns: turn in ?The Glowing Shard[26], accept !In Nightmares[25]. Fly to Thunder Bluff: Apothecary Zamah - turn in ?Serpentbloom[18]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Leaders of the Fang[22] and take Hammerbone; Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?In Nightmares[25].
Wingblade is a one-handed sword, and a tauren warrior doesn't know swords: the skill is taught by Archibald in Undercity. Take Hammerbone as Protection too: single mobs die faster with it, and keep the shield and one-hander in your bags.
Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants, the shield class quest and the elite Chol'aruk
You're at Camp Taurajo and Speak with Ruga[20] is turned in. Clear the southern Barrens until 22: the Taurajo and Crossroads quests, the Field of Giants with the shield class quest and, if you have a partner, the elite Chol'aruk. Your hearthstone stays at the Crossroads.
Big Bad Basher, a two-handed mace with 16 DPS, +4 Strength and +6 Stamina. Tauren know maces from the start - equip it right away. For Protection - Thornwoven Shield: 478 armor and +4 Stamina.Maul ≈ 110 (from 21): also 16 DPS, just without the bonuses. According to the game files, it's sold in Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar and Undercity; the goblin in Stonetalon doesn't sell anything on the beta.
Blood Shard from Bristlebacks: Mangletooth gives a Strength buff for them (step). Cloth from the Bristlebacks and Razormane goes into Wool Bandages.Plainsrunning speeds you up to +30%, and any fight resets the bonus.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.Camp Taurajo (Speak with Ruga[20] is already turned in): Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; if you have a partner - Grunt Logmar : accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
Ruga Ragetotem : don't take her next quest, Trial at the Field of Giants[20], yet - you'll come back to the camp right before the Field of Giants (step). Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] has a level 23 elite pillager and level 22–23 Alliance soldiers: solo at 20–21 you have almost no chance.
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: 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]. Took Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]? Chol'aruk with elite guards: his head, Chol'aruk the Ravener[21].
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; three at once - add War Stomp.
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].
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: for a two-hander - 
Encroacher's Claim, 19.7 DPS, but it's a two-handed axe: you'll learn the skill in Orgrimmar at 22 (step). For Protection - Pathfinder's Clearway: caster stats, but its 10 DPS beats Thun'grim's Axe. You already have the Blood Shard - they drop from the same Bristlebacks. Don't skip Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: without it Betrayal from Within[25] won't open up 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: 411 armor and +3 Strength. Leveling with a two-hander? Keep it in your bags with a one-handed weapon anyway: Shield Bash only works with a shield equipped, and from 28 so does 
Shield Wall.
Thunderhawks around the camp - wings, Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Drops from: Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
The only reward a warrior needs is the leather 
Gloves of the Moon: +3 Agility and +3 Stamina.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Rewards: Consumed by Hatred[20] - 
Boar Hunter's Cape (+3 Agility); Egg Hunt[22] - 
Violet Scale Armor, a mail chest with +6 Stamina; 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 
Brutal Hauberk: a mail chest with +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 Orgrimmar: that's where the level 22 trainer and the zeppelin to Undercity are.
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, 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]: for the reward - the mail Dredge Boots. 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 Orgrimmar (step).
Want another 6–7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? First stop by western Ashenvale (optional). Leveling without a group? Be sure to go: you won't have any dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy.
New Forever quests and the Zoram'gar flight path
About 6–7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path (useful for Blackfathom Deeps). Skipping it now? You'll get the flight path at 28.
From the Retreat head northeast, past Windshear Crag, to 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]: Eye of Kilrogg follows you 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 Orgrimmar, then on to the trainer and the zeppelin.
Level 22 abilities, the weapon master and the zeppelin to Undercity
From Stonetalon, fly to Orgrimmar. There are no warrior trainers in the Barrens or Stonetalon, and Orgrimmar is on your way to the zeppelin anyway: here you get your level 22 abilities and the weapon master who teaches Two-Handed Axes.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20, two-handed, 15.3 DPS); Koru - Maul ≈ 110 (from 21), and for Protection - Flail ≈ 78 (from 20).Anger Management - +1 rage every 3 seconds in combat, and rage decays more slowly between mobs. Hit the next mob right away, before your rage is gone. In the “Cruelty, then Arms” build this talent comes at 27; Protection and Fury don't have it - there Bloodrage helps you out before a pull.Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor in the east of the city. Level 22, Sorek : 
Intimidating Shout, Battle Shout (rank 3) and Sunder Armor (rank 2), 60 each.
Intimidating Shout is your panic button: the target cowers in place, and up to 5 enemies around you run away for 8 seconds. That's enough to bandage or finish one off, but runners often bring their neighbors back.
The weapon master is nearby - Hanashi or Sayoc : Two-Handed Axes. The price in Forever hasn't been checked; in Classic the skill cost 10.
The best two-handers for 24–30 are axes: 
Forsaken Greataxe (20.5 DPS, +8 Strength) from the Ruins of Lordaeron, Merciless Axe (21.1, +12 Strength) from vendors at 26 and Encroacher's Claim (19.7) from the quest Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]. Tauren know maces from the start, but the next strong mace only comes at 29–30: Demolition Hammer and 
War Hammer. Have Hammerbone from the Wailing Caverns? Then you can skip learning axes. A new skill starts at 1: at first, hit lower-level mobs with the axe until the skill catches up. The axe for this is Zhovur Axe from the quest Serena Bloodfeather[20], if you haven't sold it, or Battle Axe: according to the game files, Zendo'jian sells it right here in the Valley of Honor.
The zeppelin tower outside the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
Your hearthstone, the Shadowfang quest and the trainers for 24–26
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). Without dungeons 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.
Outlaw Sabre from Blackfathom Deeps: the other one-handed swords on the route are weaker than 
Callous Axe, which, according to the game files, Ott sells in Tarren Mill (at 25), and tauren know one-handed axes from the start.Maul ≈ 110 (from 21) - if you're still fighting with a weapon below 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: the Apothecarium, 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.
Learned Two-Handed Axes and have an axe with you? The mobs by the road are lower level than you: the perfect place to start leveling the skill.
The Sepulcher, Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
It's a tauren's first time here, but skip the forest's early quests: they give little experience now. Take the level 20–22 quests around the Sepulcher.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran mages and refugees - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.The Sepulcher : Karos Razok - flight path.
The Sepulcher:
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Dalaran Watchers - Watching the Roads[20].
Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; protectors summon snakes. Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash (shield equipped).
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a Note Scrap - it starts The Offering Stone[23], a new Forever chain. Don't start it: it isn't part of the route, and its last fight is elite.
Pyrewood Village : 5 Haggard Refugees and 5 Sickly Refugees - Stop the Spread[20].
The Sepulcher: Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Stop the Spread[20]; Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?Watching the Roads[20] and ?Beren's Peril[21].
Beren's Peril[21]: the reward is 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] - the reward is 
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; mobs scattered across the group - War Stomp: a 2-second stun to gather them on yourself. 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] - the reward is 
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 quest 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).
Execute from 24 isn't for every mob: it burns all your rage. While leveling, use it on a fleeing humanoid and on elites; two white hits will finish a normal mob at 20% health, and you keep the rage for the next one.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
You're most likely the tank: Defensive Stance, shield equipped, Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and War Stomp on the pack, then Sunder Armor on each target in turn. Fighting with a two-hander? Cleave only on the tank's target.
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].
Learned Two-Handed Axes? Take Forsaken Greataxe: the best two-hander on the route until 26. Didn't learn them? Sell either reward: 
Gnarled Necromancer's Staff (a staff, 15.2 DPS) is no stronger than Maul.
Undercity:
Rewards for a warrior: Light's Justice[22] - the leather 
Spare Part Bindings; The New Plague[22] - 
Plaguefang, a one-handed sword: a tauren without the Swords skill should sell it; Unending Torment[21] - Grave Shroud, a cloak with +3 Strength; The Book of Ur[26] - the mail 
Steel-clasped Bracers.
Level 24, War Quarter - Christoph Walker : Heroic Strike (rank 4), Execute, Demoralizing Shout (rank 2) and Revenge (rank 2), 80 each.
Revenge only works in Defensive Stance - it's for tanks and Protection. 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 tauren 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 and the best vendor axe
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 20. 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. You need the Two-Handed Axes skill (step). What he sells on the beta hasn't been checked; in Classic items like this were limited stock, one at a time. Not in stock? Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff sells it too (at 27).Callous Axe ≈ 25 (from 24) - a one-hander with 15 DPS and +8 attack power; tauren know One-Handed Axes from the start.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 creepers on the way - tongues and ichor, Elixir of Suffering[22]. New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj by Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]. The first peak for a 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. Three of them rushed you? War Stomp and Intimidating Shout.
Tarren Mill:
The Rescue[22]: the reward is Orcish War Chain, +6 Strength and +3 Stamina. 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, 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:
Elixir of Pain[24]: for a warrior - 
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
The miners in the mine are Hillsbrad residents too, so their skulls count: Souvenirs of Death[25].
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25]. Already 26 and learned Two-Handed Axes? 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].
A tauren warrior needs neither reward: 
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade is a sword, 
Expended Apothecary Vial is a caster's off-hand. Weathered Deathstalker's Blade sells for more.
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.
Disarm: he fights without a weapon for 10 seconds. It needs Defensive Stance, and Tactical Mastery keeps some of your rage when you switch stances.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. Didn't take the keep quests? Dalar Dawnweaver gives Arugal Must Die[27] there, and High Executor Hadrec gives Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25]. Then run the keep, turn in at the Sepulcher and fly back to Undercity.
Level 26, War Quarter - Christoph Walker: 
Challenging Shout, Charge (rank 2) and Mocking Blow (rank 2), 1 each; if you missed the trainer at 24, your level 24 abilities too (list). Did Shadowfang but The Book of Ur[26] is still in your log? The Apothecarium, Keeper Bel'dugur : turn it in.
Challenging Shout and Mocking Blow are only for tanks - with a two-hander you can save 2 gold. Charge gives 12 rage instead of 9. 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.
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. On the way - Thunder Bluff: Return to Thunder Bluff[23] is turned in there, The Sacred Flame[25] and the Ashenvale Hunt start there, and if Hillsbrad didn't have the axe, Merciless Axe is there too.
The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. In the city, Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
Merciless Axe.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). The Ashenvale Hunt[20] is turned in in Ashenvale (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:
New Life[25]: for a warrior - 
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, War Stomp 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:
Torek's Assault[24]: a tauren warrior needs neither reward - a sword and a staff. 
Polished Walking Staff sells for more.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]: for a two-hander - 
Deftkin Belt (+4 Agility, +3 Stamina, +12 attack power), for Protection - 
Driftmire Shield: 528 armor. 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 - War Stomp, Retaliation or Intimidating Shout. Start at full health.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26], the reward is 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].
Baron Aquanis[30]: for a two-hander - 
Dreamer's Chestguard, a leather chest with +10 Strength; for Protection too, and Outlaw Sabre (a one-handed sword, 20.4 DPS) only if you've learned Swords (Archibald in Undercity).
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 and you've learned Two-Handed Axes.War Hammer ≈ 265 - a two-handed mace with 22.3 DPS, the best buy at 30 if you fight with a mace; 
Bullova ≈ 283 is a two-handed axe: 22.4 with no bonuses. Neither beats Merciless Axe with its +12 Strength.Thunder Bluff:
Blackfathom Villainy[27]: for Protection - 
Arctic Buckler (642 armor, +8 Stamina); for a two-hander - 
Cultist's Armguards: leather, +7 Stamina and +10 attack power.
Level 28, Hunter Rise - Torm Ragetotem: Shield Wall, Overpower (rank 2) and Thunder Clap (rank 3), 110 each.
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 strands of Crystalline Silk, Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the Toxin Extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
The spiders come in packs: on a pack use Thunder Clap, Cleave and War Stomp, 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]: the reward is 
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 drops there too, and Brutal Armor[30] asks for it. Plus Weapons of Choice[24]: the reward is Demolition Hammer, a two-handed mace with 17.6 DPS and +9 Strength - tauren know maces from the start.
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] only opens up once you've turned in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: didn't do it 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 - Shield Bash or War Stomp.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : soldiers and the elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], if you took it now.
The pillager is a level 23 elite: at 29 you can solo him. Start at full health and keep Retaliation ready.
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 - A Vengeful Fate[34], if you took it.
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner
Willix the Importer[30]: for a two-hander - 
Tiger Band (+5 Strength), for Protection - 
Boar Signet: +5 Stamina and +1% shield block. Tanking? The geomancers and Charlga Razorflank heal themselves and cast lightning: Shield Bash their spells.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24]: the reward is Demolition Hammer. Have Merciless Axe or Forsaken Greataxe? Sell the mace. Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: for a two-hander - Encroacher's Claim if you've learned Two-Handed Axes, otherwise 
Traveler's Shawl, a cloak with +4 Stamina.
Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the sacred flame
This is where you finish level 30. The rest of Thousand Needles is already part of 30+.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.From Taurajo, head south to the Great Lift and ride it down into Thousand Needles: Grish Longrunner - turn in ?Calling in the Reserves[28]; Brave Moonhorn - accept !Message to Freewind Post[25].
Freewind Post:
Galak centaurs - Pacify the Centaur[25]; the ancient brazier north of their camp - the cloven hoof, The Sacred Flame[29]; the Alien Egg in one of three places - , or - Alien Egg[26]. Dorn Plainstalker : accept !Test of Faith[26], jump off his platform (Test of Faith[26]) and turn in ?Test of Faith[26] - the start of the trials that lead to the Scarlet Monastery.
Galak Windchasers cast spells - kill them first.
Freewind:
The Sacred Flame[29]: one of the rewards is 
Cliffrunner's Aim, a bow for pulling if you've learned Bows (Hanashi in Orgrimmar); have a gun? Take the bow anyway and sell it: it's worth more than the other reward. Not 30 yet? Finish it right here: Grimtotem Spying[28] (Cliffwatcher Longhorn) - three notes in crates on Darkcloud Pinnacle , guarded by Grimtotem tauren; Wind Rider[29] (Elu ) - 10 wyvern eggs at Highperch in the west . Both quests go back to whoever gave them.
The level 30 trainer and the class quest on Fray Island
The level 30 class quest: you get Berserker Stance and, according to beta data, 
Intercept for winning on Fray Island near Ratchet. It's a timed fight against level 26–27 opponents, and the last one out is Big Will, level 33. Set aside about 5 gold for your level 30 training.
Berserker Rage and Intercept only work in Berserker Stance: until you've turned in The Affray[30], they're useless.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. Too late? War Stomp interrupts the spell for everyone nearby.Level 30 - Nyse: fly to Thunder Bluff. Hunter Rise, Torm Ragetotem: Berserker Rage, Slam (rank 2), Rend (rank 4) and Cleave (rank 2), about 5 gold for everything; if you missed the trainer at 28, your level 28 abilities too (list). Accept the class quest !The Islander[30]. Took A Vengeful Fate[34] and have the heart with you? Auld Stonespire: turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34].
Slam is the second rank of Slam - Wowhead just calls it something else. 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. Fighting with a mace? Right here, Ohanko : War Hammer (according to the game files). A Vengeful Fate[34]: for Protection - 
Marbled Buckler: 776 armor and +5 Strength, Agility, Stamina and Spirit; for a two-hander - 
Stonefist Girdle: mail, +6 Strength and +5 Stamina.
Have Brutal Armor[30] in your log with everything collected? 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]), the reward is Brutal Hauberk. Then follow the road to Ratchet, about 5 minutes. If not - 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, War Stomp for 2 seconds when he's hitting hardest, and 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, according to beta data, 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 most likely a beta bug: the trainer doesn't have rank 1. The follow-up, The Windwatcher[30], leads to the Whirlwind weapons - a level 40 chain in the Alterac Mountains, so don't take it yet.
What's next (30+): the rest of Thousand Needles, Ordanus[29] → The Den[29] in Stonetalon, the Shimmering Flats, Hillsbrad and Arathi, “Excavation Site: Wetlands” and the Scarlet Monastery; for a warrior also The Windwatcher[30] at 40. That will be the next part of the guide.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and how a warrior tanks
Defensive Stance: +30% threat and -10% damage. A tauren gets it at 12–13, after the quest at Far Watch Post. 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 - Tactical Mastery (14) keeps 10 rage. With Vanguard (a Protection talent at 25), 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). War Stomp stuns the whole pack around you for 2 seconds: enough time to gather it on yourself.Sunder Armor generates threat based on attack power.No group? Don't take any of the quests from here. The only reward for a warrior is the mail bracers for returning the lost satchel: the tauren quests here don't give weapons.
Hammerbone (a two-handed mace, 20.4 DPS) or WingbladeGlowing Shard drops from Mutanus the Devourer. Turn it in to Falla Sagewind near the Crossroads, then Arch Druid Hamuul RunetotemTauren know Two-Handed Maces from the start: you can equip Hammerbone right away.
Unending Torment[21] and Crest of Lordaeron[22] start inside. 6 bosses in any order. The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: the reward is Forsaken Greataxe, a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS and +8 Strength; you learn the axe skill in Orgrimmar at 22 (step). The run itself - at 24.
Bronzed Shoulderguards and Seal of SylvanasBy our estimate, the three quests give about 20 thousand experience in Forever - more than half a level. The run itself - at 23–24. For tanks: Shadowfang has lots of worgen casters, so keep Shield Bash ready.
Damp Note and Strange Water Globe; the globe drops from Baron AquanisBaron Aquanis[30]: for a two-hander - Dreamer's Chestguard (+10 Strength), for Protection with the Swords skill - Outlaw Sabre.
Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston - the class quest Brutal Armor[30] needs it (the reward is Brutal Hauberk: +5 Strength and +14 Stamina).
There's no flight path in the Wetlands: the Horde walks there from Tarren Mill or Hammerfall across Thandol Span.
The main quest Into The Scarlet Monastery is offered from level 33.
What to learn, what to hit with and how to keep your rage up - up to level 30
Tactical Mastery at 14, Victory Rush and Slam (rank 1) at 20, Berserker Rage at 30 instead of 32. Thunder Clap slows twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance and has a 6-second cooldown; Battle Shout gives 40% less attack power but lasts 3 minutes; Retaliation and Shield Wall have a 15-minute cooldown.How to level. Keep Battle Shout up at all times. Pull with Charge, then Rend on a mob that will live 6+ seconds, white hits, and Heroic Strike only when you have rage to spare. Press Overpower every time it lights up. Finish a mob at 10–15% health with white hits: you carry the rage over to the next one. Fight mobs of your level and lower, one at a time: in Forever you miss a lot against higher-level mobs. Two mobs - Thunder Clap, and from 14 also Demoralizing Shout; both also hit enemies that aren't fighting you yet, so don't use them next to another group. If a mob stands in a group, pull it around a corner or with a gun shot: it will come over alone.
| Lvl | Skill | Source | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Shout, Heroic Strike,  Battle Stance | from the start and Harutt Thunderhorn | Yes |
| 4 | Charge, Rend | trainer | Yes |
| 6 | Thunder Clap | trainer | Yes - slows attacks by 20% |
| 8 | Hamstring, Heroic Strike (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 10 | Bloodrage, Rend (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 12 | Overpower, Shield Bash | trainer | Yes |
| 12–13 | Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor, Taunt | quest Path of Defense[10] at Far Watch Post; according to beta data, trainers don't teach Sunder Armor and Taunt | A must |
| 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 |
Warrior trainers along the Tauren route: Harutt Thunderhorn in Camp Narache (only up to level 6), Krang Stonehoof in Bloodhoof Village, on Hunter Rise in Thunder Bluff - Torm Ragetotem , Sark Ragetotem and Ker Ragetotem ; in Orgrimmar - Sorek in the Valley of Honor. There are no warrior trainers in the Barrens, Stonetalon, Ashenvale or Thousand Needles - so the route itself takes you to a trainer: Narache until 6, Bloodhoof at 8 and 10, Orgrimmar at 13, Thunder Bluff at 16 and 20, Orgrimmar at 22 (step), Undercity at 24 and 26 (step and step), Thunder Bluff at 28 and 30 (step and step). In Undercity the warrior trainers are in the War Quarter: Christoph Walker , Angela Curthas and Baltus Fowler . All training for 1–30 costs about 20 gold according to Wowhead; with a two-hander you can put off the shield skills.
Battle Stance is your main leveling stance: Charge, Overpower, Retaliation and Sweeping Strikes work in it.Defensive Stance (quest Path of Defense[10], at 12–13 for a tauren): -10% damage taken and dealt, +30% threat. For dungeons and tough fights; in Forever Thunder Clap works in it.Tactical Mastery (14) keeps 10 rage, and the Improved Tactical Mastery talent keeps up to 25.Berserker Stance (30, quest The Affray[30] on Fray Island; according to beta data it also gives Intercept): +3% crit, but +10% damage taken.Battleworn Hammer. The rest is taught by weapon masters, 10 per skill in Classic (Forever prices haven't been checked): Guns and Staves - Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff; Two-Handed Axes, Bows, Daggers, Fist Weapons and Thrown - Hanashi and Sayoc in Orgrimmar; Swords, Two-Handed Swords, Polearms (from 20) and Crossbows - Archibald in Undercity.Battleworn Hammer (1.4); at 5 - Stone Tomahawk (2.1, one-handed), quest Rite of Strength[4].Wooden Mallet (5.0) - Mahnott Roughwound in Bloodhoof Village, according to the game files.Goblin Smasher (8.2, +2 Strength, tauren only) - quest Supervisor Fizsprocket[12].Ironwood Maul (11.8) and Heavy Spiked Mace (12.5) - Lizzarik near Ratchet, according to the game files; Stonewood Hammer (9.5) - quest Centaur Bracers[14]; from 16 - Rock Hammer (12.6) from vendors in Thunder Bluff and Ratchet.Hammerbone (20.4) - quest Leaders of the Fang[22] in Wailing Caverns; Zhovur Axe (13.1) - quest Serena Bloodfeather[20], but it's a two-handed axe: you learn the skill in Orgrimmar (at 22).Big Bad Basher (16.0, +4 Strength) - quest Chol'aruk the Ravener[21], duo only (step); Maul (16.0, from 21) - Etu Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff, Koru in Orgrimmar, according to the game files.Hammerbone? You can skip learning them.Forsaken Greataxe (20.5, +8 Strength, axe) - quest 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, according to the game files, about 3 gold. The best two-hander before 30 that you can buy.Encroacher's Claim (19.7, axe) - quest Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]; Demolition Hammer (17.6, +9 Strength, mace) - quest Weapons of Choice[24] (step); from 30 - War Hammer (22.3, mace): Ohanko in Thunder Bluff, according to the game files.Stone Tomahawk (at 5), Ceremonial Tomahawk (quest Wildmane Cleansing[10], 4.4), Skorn's Hammer (quest The Demon Scarred Cloak[12], 6.5), Thun'grim's Axe or Thun'grim's Mace (quest Forged Steel[10], 7.8 and 7.6), Hammer (from 16, 9.6) - Etu Ragetotem ; at 20–21 - Flail (11.8) from vendors or Pathfinder's Clearway (10.0) - quest Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]; from 24 - Callous Axe (15.0, +8 attack power) - Ott in Tarren Mill, according to the game files. Shields: Thick Bark Buckler (quest Attack on Camp Narache[4]), Worn Heater Shield (from 5) - Harant Ironbrace , Proud Brave's Guard (quest The High Chieftain[9]), Tribal Warrior's Shield (quest Preparation for Ceremony[11]), Welding Shield (quest Samophlange[16]), at 20 - Ruga's Bulwark, Thornwoven Shield (quest Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]), Driftmire Shield (quest Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]), Arctic Buckler (quest Blackfathom Villainy[27]).Hunter's Boomstick (from 9); or Skorn's Rifle - quest The Demon Scarred Cloak[12].Overpower and Cleave hit harder: they deal weapon damage plus a bonus. Rage per second barely depends on weapon speed: a slow weapon gives more per hit but hits less often.Bloodrage on cooldown, ideally at the start of a fight. It costs 20% of your base health, so don't press it when your health is low. In Forever “puts you in combat” was removed from its tooltip - maybe Charge now works after it. Check in game.Heroic Strike doesn't generate rage - it replaces your white hit. Use it only when you have rage to spare (usually 30+).Sunder Armor - 1–2 times on a long fight, after that it doesn't pay off. In Forever it instantly tags the mob as yours, just like Rend.Cruelty are worth more in Forever than in Classic. Since October 8, damage absorbed by a priest's shield no longer cuts the rage you get from incoming attacks: don't ask your healer to skip the shield for the sake of rage.
Endurance: +5% health and +2% critical strike damage - a tauren has a bigger health pool than other races.War Stomp: up to 5 enemies nearby are stunned for 2 seconds, 1.5-minute cooldown. It interrupts a spell when you have no shield equipped, and two or three mobs on you stop hitting you for 2 seconds.Victory Rush: within 20 seconds of killing a mob that gives experience (doesn't work on gray mobs) - 10% health, 30-second cooldown. Often “Victory Rush + 10 seconds of bandaging” is enough instead of food.Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and War Stomp; from 20 - Retaliation (15-minute cooldown in Forever, so use it freely), from 22 - Intimidating Shout for 8 seconds so you can bandage.Shield Bash (needs a shield equipped): keep a one-hander and a shield in your bags. From 28 - Shield Wall: needs a shield equipped and Defensive Stance.Berserker Rage only comes at 30. Kill casters that fear first.Defensive Stance and, according to beta data, Sunder Armor and Taunt (step). Then Thun'grim Firegaze[10] → Forged Steel[10] - a one-handed axe or mace of your choice (step).Ruga's Bulwark (+3 Strength): the first quest is in Thunder Bluff, the trial on the Field of Giants is at the start of the 20–30 route. Then Speak with Thun'grim[20] - another 780 experience. The antennae (Trial at the Field of Giants[20]) vanish after 15 minutes: take the quest right before the Field of Giants.Berserker Stance and, according to beta data, Intercept: Fray Island near Ratchet, opponents one at a time and Big Will, level 33 (step).Brutal Hauberk, a mail chest (+5 Strength, +14 Stamina, 30 rage on use). You need a group for Razorfen Kraul, the Stonetalon kobolds, the Hillsbrad miners and 10 Iron Bars (step).Anger Management at 22, Sweeping Strikes at 30. There's also Protection with a shield, “Cruelty, then Arms” and Fury.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Rough Sharpening Stone: +2 weapon damage for 30 minutes) - free damage for a warrior - and as a miner you smelt the 10 Iron Bars that the class quest Brutal Armor[30] asks for at 20–30 yourself. The other option is Mining + Skinning: more money for skills and riding.
Mining for Dummies (Mining), 
Pelt Collecting for Beginners (Skinning) or 
Wild Harvest (Herbalism). You can read it from level 3.
Linen Bandage, from skill 40 - 
Heavy Linen Bandage; taught by Vira Younghoof in the village, Wool Bandages (skill 80) - Pand Stonebinder in Thunder Bluff. In Forever First Aid also makes healing potions.
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.Wooden Mallet at 4–6 (about 7 silver), the mace near Ratchet at 13–14 (about 70 silver) and training at 16 and 20 (about 3.7 gold together).Merciless Axe at 26 about 3. With a two-hander you can put off the shield and tanking skills. Do Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] with a partner - then you won't need a vendor weapon at 21.Only what matters for this route
Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor and Taunt; The Affray[30] - Berserker Stance and Intercept.Big Bad Basher; step).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.War Stomp - shorter cooldown since October 15: 1.5 minutes instead of 2; still a 2-second stun on up to 5 enemies nearby.Endurance - +5% health and +2% critical strike damage and healing (since October 15; it used to be +1% hit).Plainsrunning (new): while you run, your speed goes up 1% every 5 seconds, up to +30%; taking damage or stopping lowers the bonus. On a mount - another +3% speed.
Cultivation is now a button: grow a copy of an herb nearby and pick it without Herbalism, once per herb. Since October 15 the cooldown is 15 minutes (it used to be 60).Hamstring on a runner; War Stomp - 2 seconds on everyone nearby to interrupt a spell or get a hit in. No answer to fear before 30 - at 30 you get Berserker Rage.Money, the hearthstone, dangerous mobs
| Lvl | What you need | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 1–8 | Battle Shout, Charge, Rend, Thunder Clap, Heroic Strike (rank 2), Hamstring; Wooden Mallet | ≈ 14 silver |
| 10 | Bloodrage, Rend (rank 2); weapon - Goblin Smasher from a quest | ≈ 12 silver |
| 12 | Overpower, Shield Bash, Battle Shout (rank 2) | ≈ 30 silver |
| 13–14 | Ironwood Maul or Heavy Spiked Mace - optional | ≈ 70 silver - the first money crunch |
| 14–16 | Demoralizing Shout, Revenge, Tactical Mastery, Heroic Strike (rank 3), Shield Block, Mocking Blow | ≈ 1 gold |
| 18–20 | Disarm, Thunder Clap (rank 2), Victory Rush, Slam, Cleave, Retaliation, Rend (rank 3) | ≈ 2.6 gold |
| 22 | Intimidating Shout, Battle Shout (rank 3), Sunder Armor (rank 2) | ≈ 1.8 gold |
| 24 | Heroic Strike (rank 4), Execute, Demoralizing Shout (rank 2), Revenge (rank 2) | ≈ 3.2 gold |
| 26–28 | Challenging Shout, Charge (rank 2), Mocking Blow (rank 2), Shield Wall, Overpower (rank 2), Thunder Clap (rank 3) | ≈ 6.3 gold - the shield and tanking skills can wait |
| 30 | Slam (rank 2; Wowhead gives rank 1 a different name - Slam), Rend (rank 4), Cleave (rank 2), Berserker Rage | ≈ 5 gold |
| 40 | Riding | 100 gold - start saving early |
Wooden Mallet from the village vendor (from 4) hits three times harder, and at 10 you get Goblin Smasher.Heroic Strike on every swing - and there's not enough rage left for what matters: Rend and Overpower.Rend on elementals: they don't bleed - wasted rage.
Arms 21
Fury 0
Protection 0
