RaceTrollA wand does a surprising amount of the work for a leveling Troll Priest. This 1-30 WoW Forever route follows Durotar, the Barrens, the Eastern Kingdoms, and the return to Kalimdor. It covers wand pickups, your Priest racial spells, dungeon quests, and the mana breaks between casts. Four builds use the October 15 talent tree.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Fade temporarily reduces your threat.Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Four builds for 10-30 using the tree from October 15
You get your first point at 10 and have 21 by 30. I'd follow Shadow: Wand and Spirit. This order assumes you find a wand by 15. Already have one at 10? Put your first two points into 
Wand Specialization, then five into 
Spirit Tap. From 17, rejoin the listed order. Reset with Ur'kyo in Orgrimmar, Aelthalyste in Undercity, or Miles Welsh in Thunder Bluff. At launch, a reset costs 1 gold or more. That's enough to hurt your early training budget, so choose a point order before you spend it.
Spirit Tap to double your Spirit for 15 seconds after your killing blow. Add Wand Specialization 2/2 for +25% wand damage, then 
Improved Shadow Word: Pain to extend Pain.
Mind Flay at 22 slows runners. 
Improved Mind Flay at 23-24 makes each successive tick deal 10/20% more than the previous one. Take 
Vampiric Embrace at 30. Its current tooltip requires that level.Vampiric Embrace, you'll need the killing blow to trigger the Spirit bonus in a group. Spending two points on wand damage pushes 
Shadowform to 42. Want it at 40? Respec with 31 points in Shadow.
Spirit Tap 5/5
Wand Specialization 2/2
Improved Shadow Word: Pain 2/2
Shadow Focus 3/5
Mind Flay 1/1
Improved Mind Flay 2/2
Shadow Reach 2/2
Shadow Weaving 3/3
Vampiric Embrace 1/1
Meditation 3/3, you keep 50% of Spirit-based mana regeneration while casting. This hybrid fills the three ranks at 25-27.
Mental Strength adds Intellect, while 
Improved Power Word: Shield strengthens the shield. The shield talent moved to the third row, so the order takes Intellect in the second row first.Mind Flay. Finish a runner with 
Mind Blast when necessary. Your Shadow Word: Pain also expires sooner than in the main Shadow builds.Spirit Tap 5/5Wand Specialization 2/2
Twin Disciplines 3/5
Mental Strength 5/5
Meditation 3/3
Improved Power Word: Shield 3/3Wand Specialization helps your wand damage while questing. No wand yet? Start with three points in 
Twin Disciplines, then take the two wand points.Meditation at 20-22, then Improved Power Word: Shield at 23-25 to reach 
Soul Warding at 26. At 30, 
Penance can heal a friendly target or damage an enemy.Spirit Tap, you'll drink more often until Meditation. If you're healing, keep your heal ranks current too. Talents won't make up for missing training.Wand Specialization 2/2Twin Disciplines 3/5Mental Strength 5/5Meditation 3/3Improved Power Word: Shield 3/3
Soul Warding 1/1
Inner Focus 1/1
Improved Inner Fire 2/3
Penance 1/1
Blackout gives Shadow spells a chance to stun, and 
Improved Psychic Scream reduces your fear cooldown. This build gets Mind Flay at 24 without its upgrade. It still has a strong slow.
Hex of Weakness against someone receiving heals and keep 
Shadowguard up before you're attacked.Vampiric Embrace at 30. Two points in Discipline delay Shadowform until 42 without a respec.Spirit Tap 5/5Wand Specialization 2/2
Blackout 5/5Improved Shadow Word: Pain 2/2Mind Flay 1/1
Improved Psychic Scream 2/2Shadow Reach 2/2
Improved Mind Blast 1/5Vampiric Embrace 1/1The Orc and Troll starting valley · the Den and the Burning Blade Coven
Before you have a wand, pull with 
Smite and add Shadow Word: Pain from 4. If a mob has a sliver of health left, finish it with your mace to save mana. Collect the valley quests together before heading out.
Lesser Heal (Rank 2) at 4.
Worn Mace without training. An early mace upgrade matters less than water and your first wand. Kzan Thornslash : vendor gray items and repair.
Linen Cloth from humanoids for Tailoring and boar meat for Cooking.
Rapid Regeneration restores 50% health over 6 seconds but doesn't restore mana. Use it between fights in a safe spot. Movement and damage interrupt the channel.Kaltunk at the entrance to the Den: accept !Your Place in the World[1]. Gornek : turn in ?Your Place in the World[1], accept !Cutting Teeth[2] and the new !Wayward Weapons[2].
Around the Den: Mottled Boars - 10 of them, Cutting Teeth[2]. Abandoned training weapons lie on the ground all over the valley - 6 of them, Wayward Weapons[2].
Gornek: turn in ?Cutting Teeth[2], then accept !Sting of the Scorpid[3] and your class quest !Hallowed Tablet[1]. Priest trainer Ken'jai : turn in ?Hallowed Tablet[1] and train 
Power Word: Fortitude. Kzan Thornslash : turn in ?Wayward Weapons[2].
For Cutting Teeth[2], take the cloth 
Soft Wool Boots. Power Word: Fortitude lasts an hour: refresh it after dying, not before every fight.
Galgar : accept !Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3]. Zureetha Fargaze : accept !Vile Familiars[4].
Foreman Thazz'ril by the Den: accept !Lazy Peons[4] (from level 3; not level 3 yet - do the scorpids and cacti first, then come back to the foreman). South and west of the valley: Scorpid Workers - 10 tails, Sting of the Scorpid[3]; Cactus Apples on the bushes - 10 of them, Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3]; sleeping Lazy Peons - wake up five, Lazy Peons[4]: 
Foreman's Blackjack is in your bags, use it on them.
Drops from: Scorpid Worker Tail - Scorpid Worker, Sarkoth
The Den:
For Sarkoth[5], take 
Soft Wool Vest. For Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise[3], choose the manual for the gathering profession you plan to use.
Level 4, Ken'jai : train Shadow Word: Pain and Lesser Heal (Rank 2).
The class quest in Razor Hill specifically requires Rank 2 of the heal. Put it on your bar; Rank 1 doesn't count.
Save Linen Cloth for Tailoring and disenchanting the items you make. Train Tailoring with Magar and Enchanting with Godan in Orgrimmar (first visit).
You can equip your first 
Lesser Magic Wand at 5. If an enchanter friend can help, ask them to make it ahead of time. Until you reach the capital yourself, keep your starting mace Worn Mace.
North of the valley: Vile Familiars - 12 of them, Vile Familiars[4]. The pick lies at the entrance to the Burning Blade Coven - Thazz'ril's Pick[4].
The Den: Zureetha Fargaze - turn in ?Vile Familiars[4], accept !Burning Blade Medallion[5]; Foreman Thazz'ril - turn in ?Thazz'ril's Pick[4].
Burning Blade Coven : Yarrog Baneshadow deep inside - the medallion, Burning Blade Medallion[5].
Back to the Den with a death run: until level 10 it costs almost nothing.
Zureetha Fargaze: turn in ?Burning Blade Medallion[5] and accept !Report to Sen'jin Village[5]. A lost journal lies on the ground by the Den ; pick up the new quest !The Adventurer[6].
For Burning Blade Medallion[5], take the cloth 
Ripped Pants if it's an upgrade.
Level 6, Ken'jai : train Power Word: Shield and Smite (Rank 2). From level 5, accept !In Favor of Spirituality[4], a delivery to the trainer in Razor Hill.
Your shield helps you finish a heal or cast while taking hits. Against an easy solo mob, save the mana.
Leave the valley by the road southeast, toward Sen'jin Village.
Darkspear Trolls, centaurs and spiders on the road to Razor Hill
Pick up the village quests, clear the shore and centaur objectives, then head to Razor Hill. Keep the Echo Isles quests in your log for now.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5, a 6-slot bag.On the road out of the valley - Ukor : accept !A Peon's Burden[5] (a delivery to Razor Hill).
Sen'jin Village:
Also there:
K'waii : buy Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5, a 6-slot bag, if you need space. Save the gold you would spend on a melee weapon for your wand and spells.
The shore east of the village : makrura - 4 eyes, crabs - 8 Crawler Mucus, A Solvent Spirit[7].
Drops from: Intact Makrura Eye - Makrura Clacker, Makrura Shellhide, Makrura Snapclaw and others · Crawler Mucus - Pygmy Surf Crawler, Surf Crawler, Encrusted Surf Crawler and others
Kolkar Crag to the west: three attack plans - , and , Thwarting Kolkar Aggression[8]. In the camp, Pal'juh : accept the new !Lost in the Shadows[8] and lead her out of the camp - Lost in the Shadows[8].
Centaurs walk in pairs - fight at the edge of the camp and don't run into the middle. According to RestedXP, Pal'juh isn't always there: if she's missing, don't wait.
The village: Lar Prowltusk - turn in ?Thwarting Kolkar Aggression[8] (take the 
Seasoned Fighter's Cloak); Master Vornal - turn in ?Lost in the Shadows[8] and ?A Solvent Spirit[7].
North along the road to Razor Hill: spiders on both sides of the road - 6 and 6, Legging It[6].
Leave the elite spider alone - you'll come back for it at 9.
Brakk at the campfire south of Razor Hill: turn in ?The Adventurer[6], accept !The Great Outdoors[6]. Sit by the campfire (/sit) and wait for the "Boosted Rest" buff - The Great Outdoors[6]. Turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6], accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6].
Durotar's main town · Kul Tirans on the coast
Set your hearthstone in Razor Hill. Train Priest spells, do the class quest for cloth gear and learn Cooking, then make the Tiragarde loop.
Ice Cold Milk ≈ 24 (level 5), water for the road.Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 and Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25, 6-slot and 8-slot bags.Linen Cloth from the Kul Tirans for crafting cloth items to disenchant. Keep a little for bandages.Innkeeper Grosk : turn in ?A Peon's Burden[5] and set your hearthstone in Razor Hill.
Gar'Thok : turn in ?Legging It[6], accept !Vanquish the Betrayers[7]. Orgnil Soulscar : turn in ?Report to Orgnil[7], accept !Dark Storms[12]. Cook Torka : talk to him - Camping 101: Cooking[6], turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6]: you learn Cooking.
Furl Scornbrow on the watchtower: accept !Carry Your Weight[7]. Turroc : accept the new !For Honor[6].
Trainer Tai'jin : turn in ?In Favor of Spirituality[4] and accept !Garments of Spirituality[4]. At 8, train 
Renew and Fade. First Aid is optional, from Rawrk .
Not 8 yet? Return after Tiragarde. Fade helps in groups when a mob switches to you after a heal.
Target the wounded Grunt Kor'ja south of Razor Hill. Cast Lesser Heal (Rank 2), then Power Word: Fortitude, for Garments of Spirituality[4].
Both spells must land on the wounded grunt, not on you. Wait for the objective to complete.
Razor Hill, Tai'jin : turn in ?Garments of Spirituality[4] for the cloth 
Juju Hex Robes.
Tiragarde Keep to the east : 10 sailors and 8 marines, plus Lieutenant Benedict on the top floor - Vanquish the Betrayers[7]; the Canvas Scraps drop from them too - Carry Your Weight[7]; three raider items by the keep's walls - , and , For Honor[6]. The lieutenant drops 
Benedict's Key - use it to open the chest nearby : inside is 
Aged Envelope, which starts !The Admiral's Orders[7].
Drops from: Canvas Scraps - Kolkar Drudge, Kolkar Outrunner, Kul Tiras Sailor and others
Razor Hill:
Handmade Leather Bag)Shipwrecks, tigers, Zalazane and the Razormane Grounds
Head south along the coast for wreckage, eggs and the Echo Isles. Turn in at Sen'jin, then return through the Razormane camps. At 10, your trainer gives you a delivery to Orgrimmar.
Berserking for faster casts.The shipwreck shore east of Razor Hill : Gnomish Toolboxes in the wreckage - 3 of them, From The Wreckage....[8].
South along the shore:
Drops from: Durotar Tiger Fur - Durotar Tiger, Shal'ma
The Echo Isles , swim over from the shore: 8 Hexed Trolls and 8 Voodoo Trolls - Zalazane[10]; Zalazane in the middle - his head for Zalazane[10]; the prisoner's remains nearby - the skull, Minshina's Skull[9]; Forgotten Loa Idols on the ground across the islands - 8 of them, Forgotten Loa Idols[9]; the Trolls drop cursed pendants - use them, you need 3 Luminous Residue, A Pain in the Neck[8].
Zalazane stands surrounded by Trolls - pull them one at a time and kill him last. The pendants only drop while A Pain in the Neck[8] is in your log.
Sen'jin Village:
North along the road: Ukorsbane - an elite level 8 spider; it drops the pack - !Ukor's Lost Pack[8]. Go back south for a minute: Ukor - turn in ?Ukor's Lost Pack[8].
The Razormane Grounds west of Razor Hill : Prickly Pear Fruit - 8 of them, This Fruit Could Bite Back[6]; Razormane Quilboars and Scouts , Dustrunners and Battleguards farther north - 4 of each, Encroachment[10].
Razor Hill: turn in ?Break a Few Eggs[8] and ?This Fruit Could Bite Back[6] to Cook Torka; turn in ?From The Wreckage....[8] and ?Encroachment[10] to Gar'Thok.
Level 10, Tai'jin : train Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 2) and Lesser Heal (Rank 3). Train 
Resurrection for groups. Accept !Hex of Weakness[10]: Ur'kyo in Orgrimmar will teach your racial Hex of Weakness.
This route reaches the capital at 12. Don't make a separate trip; the next quests take you there anyway.
Drygulch Ravine, Thunder Ridge and naga
After the Far Watch Post delivery, return to Durotar. The farm, harpies, Thunder Ridge and the coast take you toward Orgrimmar.
Razor Hill: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]; Orgnil Soulscar - accept the new !A Missing Hand[11].
Heglan Shadeeye north of Tiragarde Keep: turn in ?A Missing Hand[11], accept !Threat from Below[11]. Three clues near him - , and , Threat from Below[11].
Razor Hill, Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Threat from Below[11], accept !Threat from Below[11].
The naga for Threat from Below[11] are on the northern shore, on the way to Orgrimmar (step).
Take the western road across the Southfury River bridge to Far Watch Post in the Barrens. Kargal Battlescar : turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12] and accept !Crossroads Conscription[12].
Turn in Crossroads Conscription[12] at the Crossroads; keep it until your first visit.
Back across the bridge and north: Misha Tor'kren at the Tor'kren farm - accept !Lost But Not Forgotten[11]; Rezlak by Drygulch Ravine - accept !Winds in the Desert[9].
Stolen Supply Sacks along the road south of Rezlak - 5 of them, Winds in the Desert[9]. Rezlak: turn in ?Winds in the Desert[9], accept !Securing the Lines[11].
Drygulch Ravine : 12 Dustwind Savages and 8 Dustwind Storm Witches - Securing the Lines[11]. The Storm Witches and Eggtenders drop a Dull Storm Orb, which starts !A Simmering Storm[11].
The witches cast lightning from range: pull them behind a rock so they have to come to you.
Rezlak: turn in ?Securing the Lines[11] and ?A Simmering Storm[11], accept !Stormy Potential[11].
Thunder Ridge : collect 5 charged organs from Thunder Lizards in the south and Lightning Hide mobs in the north for Stormy Potential[11]. Fizzle Darkstorm on the ridge : get the claw for Dark Storms[12]. Dreadmaw Crocolisks in the nearby river : get the amulet for Lost But Not Forgotten[11].
Drops from: Kron's Amulet - Dreadmaw Crocolisk, Corrupted Dreadmaw Crocolisk
The caster on the ridge is dangerous at 10-11. Start at full mana with a shield and pull him away from the lizards. Not every crocolisk drops the amulet for Lost But Not Forgotten[11].
Optional: Halikor is an elite level 12 lizard that roams Thunder Ridge . It drops a hoof - !Halikor's Hoof[12], turned in in Orgrimmar.
Turn in ?Stormy Potential[11] to Rezlak and ?Lost But Not Forgotten[11] to Misha Tor'kren, then follow the road to Razor Hill.
Back along the western road to Razor Hill, Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Dark Storms[12], accept !Margoz[12].
North along the eastern shore: naga on the coast - 9 Naga Spinefins, Threat from Below[11].
Drops from: Naga Spinefin - Spitelash Scout, Spitelash Attendant
Farther north an elite sea giant, Aggor the Young, walks around - leave him alone: the quest for him comes later and is for a group only.
Margoz in the camp above the shore: turn in ?Margoz[12], accept !Skull Rock[12]. Then on to the gates of Orgrimmar.
The flight path, the trainer at 12, new quests in the city and "Hidden Enemies"
Learn your Troll class spell, train at 12, check professions, and get a wand on this city visit. The new Forever city quests give experience without hard fights. Pick them up before Skull Rock, then return for the turn-ins.
Smoldering Wand ≈ 33 from level 15. For now, look for a crafted Lesser Magic Wand on the auction house first.The gates of Orgrimmar . Doras : get the flight path.
Valley of Strength: Thatog - accept the new !Meal Appeal[15]. Borstan : turn in ?Meal Appeal[15], accept !Favorite Food[15]. If you killed Halikor - Kamari : turn in ?Halikor's Hoof[12].
Kor'geld : accept the new !Yelmak's Medley[15]. Cattails and speargrass grow by the water in the Valley of Honor - Yelmak's Medley[15].
Valley of Spirits, level 12, Ur'kyo : turn in ?Hex of Weakness[10] for Hex of Weakness. Train 
Inner Fire, Power Word: Shield (Rank 2) and Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 2). Enchanting: Godan ; supplies: Kithas ; Tailoring: Magar .
Hex of Weakness reduces melee attack power by 43 and healing received by 20%. If you skipped the delivery at 10, Ur'kyo offers the local quest Hex of Weakness[10]. It's an alternative route to the same ability, not an extra quest.
Look for Lesser Magic Wand on the auction house or ask an enchanter to craft it: skill 10, 
Lesser Magic Essence and 
Simple Wood. From 13, aim for 
Greater Magic Wand, requiring Enchanting 70 to craft. Making it yourself? Kithas sells supplies, 
Copper Rod and Simple Wood; make 
Runed Copper Rod first.
Vendor materials are limited and can be expensive. Compare the total cost with buying a finished wand. No wand and no gold? Keep using spells; there's a vendor fallback at 15 (step).
Hanashi in the Valley of Honor: train Staves for 10 if you plan to equip a quest staff. Troll Priests start with One-Handed Maces and Wands, without Staves or Daggers.
Your staff is a stat stick. Its spell power improves your spells, not wand damage.
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].
Behind Grommash Hold: Migi - turn in ?Favorite Food[15]; Thra - accept !Rocks to Rests[15].
Smooth boulders lie all over the city - 8 of them, Rocks to Rests[15]. Thra: turn in ?Rocks to Rests[15].
Choose the cloth 
Mogra's Friendship Bracelet. Priests can't wear leather or mail bracers.
Valley of Wisdom: Nazgrel - turn in ?The Admiral's Orders[7]; Thrall - accept !Hidden Enemies[12].
Out of the city to Skull Rock outside the gates : Burning Blade Fanatics and Apprentices - 6 Searing Collars (Skull Rock[12]) and the Lieutenant's Insignia (Hidden Enemies[12]). Deep in the cave - Gazz'uz : he drops 
Eye of Burning Shadow, which starts !Burning Shadows[12].
Drops from: Searing Collar - Burning Blade Thug, Burning Blade Neophyte, Burning Blade Fanatic and others · Lieutenant's Insignia - Burning Blade Fanatic, Burning Blade Apprentice
Margoz : turn in ?Skull Rock[12], accept !Neeru Fireblade[12].
Priests can immediately equip the one-handed mace 
Stinging Mace from Skull Rock[12]. Compare its stats with your weapon; Priests can't use the sword.
Back to Orgrimmar, the Cleft of Shadow: Neeru Fireblade - turn in ?Neeru Fireblade[12] and ?Burning Shadows[12], accept !Ak'Zeloth[13]. Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12], accept !Hidden Enemies[12]. Neeru Fireblade: talk to him - Hidden Enemies[12]. Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12].
Ak'Zeloth[13] leads to Far Watch Post - that's where you go next.
From Orgrimmar through Razor Hill into the Barrens
Hearth to Razor Hill if it's ready. Otherwise follow the road south. After the last turn-in, head to Far Watch Post and the Demon Seed.
Flawed Power Stone appears in your bags - you need it at the altar in the cave on Dreadmist Peak.Flawed Power Stone a 30-minute duration. Go straight from the stone to the altar, without gathering detours or extra fights.Razor Hill, Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Threat from Below[11].
Take the western road to Far Watch Post: Ak'Zeloth - turn in ?Ak'Zeloth[13], accept !The Demon Seed[14]. The power stone at his feet - !Flawed Power Stone[14]: turn it in right there (?Flawed Power Stone[14]), and Flawed Power Stone appears in your bags.
West to Dreadmist Peak : take the path up to the cave. The Altar of Fire is inside - use the stone at the altar, The Demon Seed[14].
Razormane, early hunts and pirates
Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads until 20. Start with the eastern Razormane quests and Ratchet. Group your turn-ins and collect raptor heads along the way.
Ice Cold Milk ≈ 24. Kalyimah Stormcloud : Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2, a 10-slot bag.Greater Magic Wand at 13. Get it from Enchanting 70, the auction house or an enchanter friend. A short flight to Orgrimmar is enough.Head south down from the peak to the Crossroads: Devrak - flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
The Crossroads:
Thorn Hill to the north:
Drops from: Plainstrider Beak - Greater Plainstrider, Ornery Plainstrider, Fleeting Plainstrider · Raptor Head - Sunscale Lashtail, Sunscale Screecher, Sunscale Scytheclaw and others
Far Watch Post to the northeast: Ak'Zeloth - turn in ?The Demon Seed[14].
The reward is cloth armor: sell it.
Ratchet:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : 12 Brigands and 6 Cannoneers - Southsea Freebooters[14]; parts in the upper camp - Parts and Pieces[14].
Ratchet:
Back to the pirate camp: the "Drizzlik's Emporium" crate and the "Fragile - Don't Drop" crate - Stolen Booty[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?Stolen Booty[16].
Fly to the Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?Disrupt the Attacks[12] and ?Supplies for the Crossroads[14], accept !The Disruption Ends[15]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Plainstrider Menace[12], accept !The Zhevra[13].
Back east to the Razormane: Geomancers and Defenders and the leader Kreenig Snarlsnout - The Disruption Ends[15]. Zhevras on the way - hooves for The Zhevra[13].
Drops from: Zhevra Hooves - Zhevra Runner, Zhevra Charger, Zhevra Courser
Geomancers throw fire from range - start with them.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Zhevra[13], accept !Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Regthar, the Forgotten Pools, the Witchwing harpies
Head west and northwest of the Crossroads. Centaur bracers, pools, mushrooms and harpies fit into one loop. Then fly to your trainer for level 14-16 spells.
Spirit Tap in your build, land the killing blow yourself to boost mana regeneration. Wand damage lets you wait for regeneration without spending more mana.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
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
Choose melee weapon rewards for useful stats or vendor value. Don't replace a wand with an axe; Priests can't use axes.
Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 8 talons for Harpy Raiders[15]. Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws for Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Drops from: Witchwing Talon - Witchwing Harpy, Witchwing Roguefeather, Witchwing Slayer and others
The Crossroads:
The follow-up to Fungal Spores[15], Apothecary Zamah[15], is a timed delivery to Thunder Bluff. Skip it: this Troll route doesn't reach the city until 22, unless you take the Wailing Caverns branch (section).
A delivery chain for Orcs and Trolls - earn XP on the round-trip flight.
The meat delivery pays for part of your training visit. Fly to Orgrimmar, train and return. Have a group? Pick up the Ragefire Chasm quests while you're there.
Smoldering Wand ≈ 33 (level 15, 13.4 DPS). Greater Magic Wand is stronger and Lesser Magic Wand weaker. Compare before buying.The Crossroads: Zargh - accept !Meats to Orgrimmar[10]. Devrak: turn in ?Meats to Orgrimmar[10], accept !Ride to Orgrimmar[10] and fly to Orgrimmar - Ride to Orgrimmar[10].
In Classic this flight cost money - keep a little silver on you.
Orgrimmar: Innkeeper Gryshka - turn in ?Ride to Orgrimmar[10], accept !Doras the Wind Rider Master[10]; Doras - turn in ?Doras the Wind Rider Master[10], accept !Return to the Crossroads[10].
Valley of Spirits, Ur'kyo : level-14 spells are Psychic Scream, Renew (Rank 2) and 
Cure Disease; level-16 spells are 
Heal and Mind Blast (Rank 2). Train Smite (Rank 3) if you still use Smite. Katis : Smoldering Wand ≈ 33, your level-15 fallback if you have no crafted wand.
Greater Magic Wand is stronger than Smoldering Wand, so check the auction house first. Use Psychic Scream in a clear area; fleeing mobs can pull their neighbors.
Zor Lonetree in the Valley of Wisdom: accept !The Spirits of Stonetalon[17] - it's turned in on the Stonetalon border (at 18).
Have a group? Now's the time for Ragefire Chasm: the entrance is right here, in the Cleft of Shadow (section). Run it with your group before you fly back.
Fly to the Crossroads: Zargh - turn in ?Return to the Crossroads[10].
Level 13-18 dungeon in Orgrimmar · a staff and quest XP
Run Ragefire Chasm with a group. No group? Skip this section and don't pick up its quests. A Priest with Shadow talents can heal it with up-to-date spells and enough water.
Thrall: accept !Hidden Enemies[16]. Neeru Fireblade: accept !Slaying the Beast[16].
Ragefire Chasm, entrance : Taragaman the Hungerer - his heart, Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
After the Chasm:
Staff of Orgrimmar.The reward is a caster staff. Train Staves with Hanashi in Orgrimmar.
The Sludge Fen, Ratchet, the southern oases and Camp Taurajo
The oases, northern harpies, mine and escort quest. The escort is easier with another player. Heal your ally if the target allows it, and restore mana before starting.
Flaring Baton if your wand is below 13.7 DPS. Don't replace Greater Magic Wand with it.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:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : Baron Longshore (level 16) with guards - WANTED: Baron Longshore[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?WANTED: Baron Longshore[16].
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 nearby. Mebok Mizzyrix: turn in ?Raptor Horns[18]. Fly to the Crossroads: turn in ?Stolen Silver[18] to Gazrog; turn in ?The Stagnant Oasis[16] to Tonga Runetotem and accept !Altered Beings[16]; turn in ?The Angry Scytheclaws[17] to Sergra Darkthorn and accept !Jorn Skyseer[18]; accept !Lost in Battle[20] from Mankrik . To the west, Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Verog the Dervish[18] and accept !Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
The Lushwater Oasis to the south : Oasis Snapjaws - shells for Altered Beings[16]; Hezrul Bloodmark with guards by the water - Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. Farther south - the Beaten Corpse : Lost in Battle[20].
Camp Taurajo in the south: Omusa Thunderhorn - flight path; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18].
Fly to the Crossroads: Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?Altered Beings[16], accept !Hamuul Runetotem[16]; Mankrik - turn in ?Lost in Battle[20]. Walk west - Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19].
Hamuul Runetotem[16] leads to Thunder Bluff - you'll take it there at 22, or earlier with a group going to the Wailing Caverns (step).
Level 18: if you've not trained Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 3) and Power Word: Shield (Rank 3), fly from the Crossroads to Orgrimmar. Ur'kyo also teaches 
Dispel Magic. Fly back afterward.
Shadow Word: Pain is a substantial damage upgrade, and Dispel Magic removes magic from an ally or enemy. Short on gold? Prioritize the new rank of Pain.
Serena, the Stonetalon border, the Grimtotem Tauren
Finish northern Barrens and the short branch on the Stonetalon border. Keep delivery quests for the next visits to Thunder Bluff and Sun Rock Retreat.
The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Zhovur Axe is an axe, so Priests can't equip it. Vendor a reward with no useful stats.
The Stonetalon border to the west : Seereth Stonebreak - turn in ?The Spirits of Stonetalon[17], accept !Goblin Invaders[19]; Makaba Flathoof - accept !Avenge My Village[18].
Stonetalon Mountains, Kaya Flathoof : accept !Protect Kaya[18].
Stonetalon Mountains:
Kill the Grimtotem casters first.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Avenge My Village[18] and ?Protect Kaya[18], accept !Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18] and !Kaya's Alive[18].
Kaya's Alive[18] is turned in at Sun Rock Retreat at ~22.
Grundig Darkcloud and 6 Grimtotem Brutes - Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19], accept !The Elder Crone[18].
The Elder Crone[18] is turned in at Thunder Bluff at 22.
Hearth to the Crossroads. At 20, fly to Orgrimmar for training and the racial quest for Shadowguard; continue with the 20-30 part.
Dungeon 17-24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
Wailing Caverns is an optional group branch. Visit Thunder Bluff before the run for the flower and Fanglord quests. Those quests and the ones near the entrance reward a staff and wand.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest. Fly straight to Camp Taurajo and run west through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
If you've not trained Staves, learn it from Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff.
Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[18] (offered after Raptor Horns[18]); Crane Operator Bigglefuzz - accept !Trouble at the Docks[18].
The hill above the cave entrance: Nalpak - accept !Deviate Hides[17]; Ebru - accept !Deviate Eradication[21].
Wailing Caverns, entrance : Deviate Hides - Deviate Hides[17]; Deviate beasts - Deviate Eradication[21]; Serpentbloom - Serpentbloom[18]; the gems of the four Fanglords - Leaders of the Fang[22]; Wailing Essence - Smart Drinks[18]; Mad Magglish's port - Trouble at the Docks[18]. The last boss, Mutanus the Devourer, drops 
Glowing Shard, which starts !The Glowing Shard[26].
Drops from: Deviate Hide - Deviate Coiler, Deviate Stinglash, Deviate Creeper and others · Gem of Cobrahn - Lord Cobrahn, Cobrahn Snake Form · Gem of Anacondra - Lady Anacondra · Gem of Pythas - Lord Pythas · Gem of Serpentis - Lord Serpentis · Wailing Essence - Devouring Ectoplasm, Evolving Ectoplasm, Nightmare Ectoplasm and others
After the caves:
For Deviate Eradication[21], take the wand Sizzle Stick if yours is weaker: 17.7 DPS, slightly better than the crafted Greater Magic Wand.
Falla Sagewind , southwest of the Crossroads on the way to Wailing Caverns: turn in ?The Glowing Shard[26] and accept !In Nightmares[25]. Fly to Thunder Bluff: turn in ?Serpentbloom[18] to Apothecary Zamah; turn in ?Leaders of the Fang[22] to Nara Wildmane and take 
Crescent Staff; turn in ?In Nightmares[25] to Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem.
Shadowguard, Camp Taurajo and the Field of Giants
At 20, fly to Orgrimmar first for Shadowguard, 
Devouring Plague, and 
Fear Ward. Then clear southern Barrens: Taurajo, Razormane and silithid.
Dusk Wand ≈ 58, level 20 and 17.7 DPS. Buy it if you have no comparable crafted wand or Wailing Caverns reward.
Melon Juice ≈ 1 before the southern loop.
Blood Shard from Bristlebacks for Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]. Save cloth for Tailoring.Fear Ward protects against one fear. Hex of Weakness reduces an enemy's healing received. Against a target with a healer, that matters more than a random extra hit.The Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. At 20, Ur'kyo : accept and immediately turn in !Shadowguard[20] (?Shadowguard[20]) for Shadowguard. Train Devouring Plague, Fear Ward, Hex of Weakness (Rank 2), 
Flash Heal, Renew (Rank 3) and Inner Fire (Rank 2). Missed your level-18 spells? Train them now (list).
Shadowguard lasts 10 minutes with three charges of retaliatory damage. Since October 15, Devouring Plague has a 24-second cooldown; it's expensive damage-based healing for a tough target. Fear Ward protects against one fear.
Doras: fly to Camp Taurajo. Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; Grunt Logmar - accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] if you have a partner.
The pillager is a level-23 elite with soldiers nearby. Don't take the quest without a group; you can return at 29 (step).
Fly to the Crossroads:
Letter to Jin'Zil[20] is a letter to Stonetalon; you'll deliver it on the next loop (step).
Northeast of the Crossroads, if you took the quest: Chol'aruk with elite guards - his head for Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]. Ishamuhale doesn't roam: while you have the quest, any zhevra drops a fresh carcass - use it at the withered tree and he comes running. The fang - Ishamuhale[19].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite, and his guards are elite too: only with two people. Didn't work out? Abandon Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]: the quest doesn't unlock anything, and you won't get much stronger by the end of this section.
Back south toward Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
The 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].
Camp Taurajo: turn in ?Tribes at War[21] to Mangletooth, then accept !Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] and immediately turn in ?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]. It needs one Blood Shard, which has already dropped from the Bristlebacks. Turn in ?Ishamuhale[19] and ?Lakota'mani[22] to Jorn Skyseer and accept !Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Turn in ?Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] to Grunt Logmar if you completed it.
Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] unlocks the later quest Betrayal from Within[25]. The weapon from Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] is unusable for Priests; choose another reward or something to vendor.
Thunder lizards south of camp : collect 3 blood samples for Enraged Thunder Lizards[18].
Drops from: Thunder Lizard Blood - Stormhide, Thunderhead, Stormsnout
Camp Taurajo, Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Enraged Thunder Lizards[18] and accept !Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Thunderhawks around camp : collect wings for Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] and take Wind Rider Staff if its stats are an upgrade.
Drops from: Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
Fly to the Crossroads:
For Egg Hunt[22], take the cloth 
Harlequin Robes; for Consumed by Hatred[20], take 
Grassland Sash, comparing both with your gear. Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] rewards the dagger 
Quilboar Toothpick. You've not trained Daggers yet; weapon master Archibald is in Undercity at 22. Keep your usable mace or staff until then.
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Travel through Malaka'jin and Windshear Crag to Sun Rock Retreat. Unlock the flight path for your return at 27.
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]).
Xen'Zilla: turn in ?Blood Feeders[19].
Ziz Fizziks by the road north: accept !Super Reaper 6000[21].
Windshear Crag : Venture Co. Operators - blueprints for Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22], protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]), turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Defend the goblin during the event. Heal him if the game lets you target him as an ally, and kill attackers quickly. Restore mana before starting; fear is dangerous near neighboring camps.
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22].
If neither reward upgrades your cloth gear, choose the one that vendors for more. The follow-up Further Instructions[21] leads to Ratchet; skip it for now.
Sun Rock Retreat:
Didn't manage the spider? Keep the quest: you're back here at 27 (step), and by then Besseleth is doable solo.
Mirkfallon Lake : 10 Gaea Seeds by the water - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. On the way back, west of the Retreat - Pocket Litter : turn in ?Stepping Stones[24] (the reward is 
Old Toolbox, a 12-slot bag), accept !Scramble[24]; Mound of Dirt nearby - turn in ?Scramble[24].
The next quest in the chain, Wet Job[32], leads to Loch Modan in Alliance land - don't take it.
Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
You'll take the follow-up (New Life[25]) at 27 - right now it would just take up space in your log.
Sun Rock Retreat, Tharm: fly to Camp Taurajo, then walk to Thunder Bluff (step).
Want another 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? Visit western Ashenvale first (optional). Leveling without a group? Definitely go: you won't have dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy. Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
New Forever quests and the Zoram'gar flight path
Extra XP without a dungeon, plus the Zoram'gar flight path. If you're leveling without a group, this branch helps replace the dungeon quests you skip.
From Windshear Crag - Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 stags and 6 bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22] and lead Eye of Kilrogg to the road (A Void Path[22]) - turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost: Andruk - flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
From Zoram'gar, fly to Camp Taurajo, then on to Thunder Bluff.
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
Magatha's chain and training before the Eastern Kingdoms
Turn in deliveries, train level-22 spells and travel through Orgrimmar to Undercity. If the Wailing Caverns branch already unlocked your Thunder Bluff flight path, fly straight here.
From Camp Taurajo, head west along the road into Mulgore, then north to Thunder Bluff: roughly 6-7 minutes on foot. Tal : get the flight path.
Thunder Bluff: Magatha Grimtotem - turn in ?The Elder Crone[18], accept !Forsaken Aid[18]; Apothecary Zamah on Spirit Rise - turn in ?Forsaken Aid[18], accept !Journey to Tarren Mill[18].
Journey to Tarren Mill[18] is turned in at Tarren Mill - the route gets there at ~25.
Elder Rise: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?Hamuul Runetotem[16], accept !Nara Wildmane[16]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Nara Wildmane[16].
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then this is already done. The follow-up, Leaders of the Fang[22], is a Wailing Caverns quest: don't take it without a group.
Level 22, Miles Welsh : train Mind Blast (Rank 3) and Heal (Rank 2). Take Smite (Rank 4) if you use Smite, and Resurrection (Rank 2) for group healing. Still need Staves? Visit Ansekhwa .
The main Shadow build gets Mind Flay at 22; use it to stop runners. Meditation and Penance don't have this talent, so finish runners with Mind Blast.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. The zeppelin tower by the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Shadowfang quest, hearthstone and Dagger training
The zeppelin drops you outside Undercity. Set your hearthstone here to return for training after Hillsbrad without running back through Silverpine.
Melon Juice ≈ 1.The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, not far from Undercity: follow the road to the ruins of the capital, then take the elevator down into the city.
Undercity: Michael Garrett - flight path; Innkeeper Norman - set your hearthstone in Undercity.
You'll need your hearthstone at the end of Hillsbrad: from Dun Garok, straight to the trainer and the zeppelin (step).
Undercity, if you have a group for Shadowfang Keep: Keeper Bel'dugur - accept !The Book of Ur[26].
Walk to Silverpine: from Undercity take the road southwest through Tirisfal to the Sepulcher. You can only get the Sepulcher flight path by reaching it on foot.
The Sepulcher, Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
Early Silverpine quests are too low now. Unlock the Sepulcher flight path and make a loop through Ambermill, Beren's Peril and the refugees.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran humanoids for Tailoring. Sell leftovers in the capital.The Sepulcher : Karos Razok - flight path.
The Sepulcher:
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Dalaran Watchers - Watching the Roads[20].
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a Note Scrap - it starts The Offering Stone[23], a new Forever chain. Don't start it: it isn't part of the route, and its last fight is elite.
Pyrewood Village : 5 Haggard Refugees and 5 Sickly Refugees - Stop the Spread[20].
The Sepulcher: Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Stop the Spread[20]; Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?Watching the Roads[20] and ?Beren's Peril[21].
Beren's Peril[21] rewards 
Wand of Decay, at 15.7 DPS. It's weaker than Greater Magic Wand and Sizzle Stick, but useful if you still have your first wand.
Silverpine dungeon · with a group
Run Shadowfang Keep with a group. After the Sepulcher turn-in, fly to Undercity if you have a group for Ruins of Lordaeron (step). Otherwise, head straight to Hillsbrad (step) and train your level-24 spells at 26.
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] to Deathstalker Vincent. Find 
The Book of Ur in the room with Fenrus the Devourer for The Book of Ur[26]; collect 
Head of Arugal for Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
Many enemies in the keep are undead. If trained, 
Shackle Undead temporarily takes one out of the fight. Agree on a target with the tank so damage doesn't break it.
The Sepulcher, Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27].
Compare the ring and bracer rewards with your gear. Useful stats matter more to a Priest than armor.
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
Ruins of Lordaeron is a Forever dungeon above Undercity. Bring a group. The staff 
Gnarled Necromancer's Staff is especially useful for Priests. No group? Skip the dungeon and its city quests. Head from the Sepulcher to Hillsbrad (step).
Before you go in - Deathguard Kristof at the guard post on the road to Brill: accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]. Ruins of Lordaeron with a group (5 players) - the entrance is in the ruins of the capital, immediately to the left as you enter Lordaeron: 25 Intact Limbs - Light's Justice[22]; Rath'mael - The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]; Witherfang drops the toxic strain - The New Plague[22]; Edward's fate - A Frightened Request[22], look for him in the same place as Rath'mael; The Baron drops an abomination head - it starts !Unending Torment[21]; somewhere inside you'll find a crest - !Crest of Lordaeron[22].
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
Once you're out of the Ruins, first go to the guard post on the road to Brill: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], take Gnarled Necromancer's Staff.
A strong caster staff; you must have trained Staves. Its spell power doesn't increase wand damage.
Undercity:
Light's Justice[22] rewards the one-handed 
The Stitcher; the sword from The New Plague[22] is unusable for Priests. Choose cloth with Spirit, Intellect or spell power, and vendor unwanted rewards.
Level 24, trainer Aelthalyste : train Power Word: Shield (Rank 4) and Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 3). Take 
Mana Burn for PvP and 
Holy Fire (Rank 2) if you use Holy Fire.
Not 24 yet, or skipped the Ruins? Train these ranks when you return at 26 (step).
Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Tabitha Heartweaver - turn in ?A Frightened Request[22].
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
Turn in your Thunder Bluff delivery in Tarren Mill, then clear Durnholde, the farms and three peaks. Keep your hearthstone in Undercity for the return trip.
Sweet Nectar ≈ 2, water for level 25. Kayren Soothallow : Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2, a 10-slot bag.Hex of Weakness reduces healing received by 20%. Remove harmful Mage effects with Dispel Magic if their dispel type is Magic.Tarren Mill:
South first: Gray Bears and Moss Creepers on the way - tongues and ichor for Elixir of Suffering[22]. New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]. The first vantage point for the vial is southeast of him (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Gray Bear Tongue - Gray Bear, Vicious Gray Bear, Elder Gray Bear and others · Creeper Ichor - Elder Moss Creeper, Giant Moss Creeper, Forest Moss Creeper and others
According to beta data, the exact spot where Deathstalker Masoj stands is still being confirmed - follow the quest marker. South of the vantage point, in Dun Garok itself , there are level 28-30 dwarves, and the riflemen shoot from range: approach the vantage point from the north and don't go down.
Durnholde Keep : 10 Syndicate Rogues and 10 Syndicate Watchmen - WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22]; 5 Vials of Innocent Blood from the shadow Mages - Blood of Innocents[23]; Jailor Eston and Jailor Marlgen - the keys to the cells holding Tog'thar and Drull (The Rescue[22]); on the way back to the Mill - the second vantage point (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Vial of Innocent Blood - Syndicate Shadow Mage
Tarren Mill:
On the way to the fields - the third vantage point , above the yeti cave (Valuable Vantages[25]). Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood for Elixir of Pain[24].
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others
Tarren Mill:
For Elixir of Pain[24], take the cloth robe Firewalker Boots if it's an upgrade.
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25].
Leave the rest of the Battle of Hillsbrad (Battle of Hillsbrad[26] and on) for 30+.
South to Deathstalker Masoj near Dun Garok: turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25].
Take 
Expended Apothecary Vial, an off-hand item. It works with a one-handed mace or dagger, not a staff. Train Daggers with Archibald in Undercity.
Hearth to Undercity, level 24-26 abilities, the zeppelin near Brill
Hearth to Undercity from Dun Garok. Train level-26 spells, turn in the keep quest if needed, then take the zeppelin to Orgrimmar.
From Dun Garok - Hearthstone → Undercity.
Haven't done Shadowfang Keep and only found a group now? Keeper Bel'dugur is right here - accept The Book of Ur[26]. Then Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher; there High Executor Hadrec - accept Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25], Dalar Dawnweaver - accept Arugal Must Die[27]. Then run the keep, turn in at the Sepulcher and fly back to Undercity.
Level 26, Aelthalyste : train Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 4), Renew (Rank 4) and Flash Heal (Rank 2). Add any missed level-24 spells (list). Ran Shadowfang Keep but still have The Book of Ur[26]? Turn it in to Keeper Bel'dugur .
Check the auction house for Lesser Mystic Wand: level 26, 25.4 DPS. If Blackfathom Deeps is coming up, weigh the price against waiting for the quest reward Gravestone Scepter.
The zeppelin tower near Brill has two zeppelins. Zapetta sends you to Orgrimmar - that's yours. Hin Denburg sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Ashenvale Hunt, turn-ins in Thunder Bluff, Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
Travel through Thunder Bluff back to Sun Rock Retreat. Clear the north and the lake first, then harpies and elementals. Turn in, then take Talondeep Path to Ashenvale.
The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. In the city, Warcaller Gorlach : accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20]. Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
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
Sun Rock Retreat:
For New Life[25], take Windseeker Boots. Still have Arachnophobia[21]? Besseleth is now below your level. Kill her and turn in at Sun Rock Retreat.
Windshear Crag, the Venture Co. airport : place the sprayer - The Flying Machine Airport[23].
Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Didn't visit western Ashenvale at 22? Not far from the tunnel exit, Va'xug Firefure - Never Coming Back[22] and A Void Path[22], new Forever quests.
Splintertree Post, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar
Unlock Splintertree Post and set your hearthstone. Do the eastern loop, then Zoram'gar and the furbolgs. Hearth back from Zoram'gar, then fly for the turn-in.
Gravestone Scepter.Psychic Scream near the furbolg camp can pull another pack. Start the event shielded and at full mana. Only fear when the escape direction is safe.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
The south and Mystral Lake:
Splintertree Post:
Priests can't equip the weapon rewards from Torek's Assault[24]; choose one to vendor.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
For Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27], take the cloth 
Soft Willow Cape. Missing the Zoram'gar flight path? Walk west along the road, avoiding Astranaar ; 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].
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26].
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]).
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] rewards 
Witch's Finger, an off-hand item for use with a one-handed weapon. Don't replace a good staff with a weak mace for it without comparing the combined stats.
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
In Thunder Bluff, turn in the mountain and forest quests, collect your Deeps wand and train level-28 spells. Then head to the new camp on Skywatcher Plateau and the Gloomrise spiders.
Lesser Mystic Wand. Katis in Orgrimmar sells Combustible Wand ≈ 144 from 29.Thunder Bluff:
For Blackfathom Villainy[27], take Gravestone Scepter, a 29 DPS wand and one of the main reasons to run Blackfathom Deeps.
Level 28, Miles Welsh : train Mind Blast (Rank 4), 
Heal (Rank 3), Psychic Scream (Rank 2), Devouring Plague (Rank 2) and Shadowguard (Rank 2). If you took Mind Flay, train Mind Flay (Rank 2).
Not 28 yet? Get the level and return before the next trip. New damage ranks matter more than saving a little flight money.
Skywatcher Plateau northwest of Thunder Bluff : Muln Earthfury - accept !Defending the Dead[30], and if you have a group, !The Broodmother[31] too; Yorn Grimtotem - accept !Stronger than Steel[30]; Mazu'kon - accept !Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
Thunder Bluff has two elevators - on the southwest and northeast sides. The plateau is northwest of the bluff: take either one down and go around the bluff (which elevator is closer hasn't been checked yet).
Gloomrise at the northern edge of Mulgore : Gloomrise Hatchling and Gloomrise Soldier - Defending the Dead[30]; Gloomrise Spinner - 3 silk threads for Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
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 bagBack 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
Extra XP near Taurajo on the way to Thousand Needles. Run Razorfen Kraul with a group. Pick up A Vengeful Fate[34] in Thunder Bluff from 29 before the run.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - accept !Betrayal from Within[25]; Tatternack Steelforge - accept !Weapons of Choice[24]. Didn't take Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] at 21, or abandoned it? Grunt Logmar: take it now - you can handle the pillager solo by now (step).
Betrayal from Within[25] is only offered after Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: didn't turn that in at 20? Accept and turn in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] first (you need one Blood Shard from the Bristlebacks).
The Razormane camps in the south:
Drops from: Razormane Backstabber - Razormane Pathfinder, Razormane Stalker · Charred Razormane Wand - Razormane Seer · Razormane War Shield - Razormane Warfrenzy
The Dustwallow Marsh border : soldiers and the elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], if you took it now.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the prospector's journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate from the dwarves (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] and blow up the flying machine (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26].
Drops from: Nitroglycerin - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Wood Pulp - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Sodium Nitrate - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others
Razorfen Kraul (entrance ), with a group: inside, in a cage - Willix the Importer. Free him, accept !Willix the Importer[30], escort him to the exit (Willix the Importer[30]) and turn in ?Willix the Importer[30] - a ring of your choice. The last boss, Charlga Razorflank, drops the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34] if you took the quest.
For Willix the Importer[30], take 
Snake Hoop, a caster ring.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24] rewards 
Everglow Lantern, an off-hand item. You can't equip it with a staff.
Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the sacred flame
Reach 30 through the Thousand Needles quests. Keep your hearthstone at Freewind Post to return after the final training visit.
Sweet Nectar ≈ 2, water for level 25. Jawn Highmesa : Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2, a 10-slot bag.
Divine Spirit unlocks at 30. Keep it on yourself and the group. It improves Spirit-based mana regeneration, which helps a Priest more than a random armor purchase.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:
Not 30 yet? Cliffwatcher Longhorn and Hagar Lightninghoof offer the next quests in the zone. Reach the level through those or mobs at your level before training level-30 spells.
At 30, fly to Thunder Bluff with Nyse. Miles Welsh : train Divine Spirit, Power Word: Shield (Rank 5), Inner Fire (Rank 3) and Hex of Weakness (Rank 3); take 
Prayer of Healing for group healing. Have the heart for A Vengeful Fate[34]? Turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34] to Auld Stonespire .
Divine Spirit is now a normal spell for all Priests. At 30, the Penance build unlocks Penance; both Shadow builds get Vampiric Embrace.
Combat and training by level
Devouring Plague a 24-second cooldown and Vampiric Embrace a 30-second cooldown. Wands need about 0.5 seconds standing still to fire. All Priest races can learn Devouring Plague, Fear Ward, and, from 30, Divine Spirit. Trolls also have Hex of Weakness and Shadowguard.Normal fight: Shadow Word: Pain, then wand (
Shoot). Against a tough mob, open with Mind Blast and shield before taking hits. Front-load your spells: full Spirit-based regeneration resumes 5 seconds after your last mana spend. Wanding costs no mana. Before you have a wand, cast Smite from range and only finish weak mobs with your mace when it's safe.
| Lvl | Spells | Cost / source | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Word: Fortitude | 10 | Yes |
| 4 | Shadow Word: Pain, Lesser Heal (rank 2) | 1 each | Yes: you need this rank for Garments of Spirituality[4] |
| 6 | Power Word: Shield, Smite (rank 2) | 1 each | Yes |
| 8 | Renew, Fade | 2 each | Yes |
| 10 | Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Pain (rank 2), Lesser Heal (rank 3), Resurrection | 3 each | Yes; Resurrection - if you play with friends |
| 10 | Hex of Weakness | Quest Hex of Weakness[10] | Troll: turn in at Orgrimmar, level 12 on this route |
| 12 | Inner Fire, Power Word: Shield (rank 2), Power Word: Fortitude (rank 2) | 8 each | Yes |
| 14 | Psychic Scream, Renew (rank 2), Smite (rank 3), Cure Disease | 12 each | Psychic Scream and Renew - yes; Smite - only if you fight with it |
| 16 | Heal, Mind Blast (rank 2) | 16 each | Yes |
| 18 | Shadow Word: Pain (rank 3), Power Word: Shield (rank 3), Dispel Magic | 20 each | Yes - Shadow Word: Pain 3 is the key one |
| 20 | Flash Heal, Renew (rank 3), Inner Fire (rank 2) | 30 each | Yes |
| 20 | Holy Fire, Fade (rank 2),  Mind Soothe, Shackle Undead | 30 each | Can wait; Fade 2 is needed in dungeons |
| 20 | Shadowguard, Hex of Weakness | Shadowguard[20] and the trainer | Troll: Shadowguard and Hex of Weakness Rank 2 |
| 20 | Devouring Plague, Fear Ward | Trainer | For all Priests |
| 22 | Mind Blast (rank 3), Heal (rank 2), Smite (rank 4), Resurrection (rank 2),  Mind Vision | 40 each | Mind Blast and Heal - yes; the rest is optional |
| 24 | Power Word: Shield (rank 4), Power Word: Fortitude (rank 3), Holy Fire (rank 2), Mana Burn | 50 each | Power Word: Shield and Power Word: Fortitude - yes; Mana Burn - for PvP |
| 26 | Shadow Word: Pain (rank 4), Renew (rank 4), Flash Heal (rank 2) | 60 each | Yes - Shadow Word: Pain 4 |
| 28 | Mind Blast (rank 4), Heal (rank 3), Psychic Scream (rank 2) | 80 each | Yes |
| 28 | Devouring Plague (rank 2), Mind Flay (rank 2) | 4 each | Yes - Mind Flay 2 (if you took the talent) hits 60% harder |
| 28 | Shadowguard | Trainer | Troll: Shadowguard Rank 2 |
| 30 | Divine Spirit, Power Word: Shield (rank 5), Inner Fire (rank 3) | 1 each | Yes - Divine Spirit is now available to everyone |
| 30 | Prayer of Healing,  Mind Control,  Shadow Protection, Smite (rank 5), Holy Fire (rank 3), Fade (rank 3) | 1 each | Prayer of Healing - if you heal; the rest can wait |
| 30 | Hex of Weakness | Trainer | Troll: Hex of Weakness Rank 3 |
Juju Hex Robes. Target Grunt Kor'ja and cast Lesser Heal Rank 2, then Power Word: Fortitude.Hex of Weakness: -43 melee attack power and -20% healing received for 2 minutes. The local quest Hex of Weakness[10] is an alternative way to learn the same spell. You don't complete both.Shadowguard. The buff lasts 10 minutes and has three charges. Incoming spells, melee hits, and ranged hits trigger retaliatory Shadow damage, with a few seconds between triggers.Hex of Weakness at 20 and Hex of Weakness at 30 upgrade your hex. Shadowguard at 28 upgrades your guard.Lesser Magic Wand has 11.3 DPS and needs Enchanting 10 to craft. From 13, Greater Magic Wand has 17.5 DPS and needs skill 70. A friend can trade you a finished wand. The auction house works too.Smoldering Wand from 15, Dusk Wand from 20 or Combustible Wand from 29 from Katis in Orgrimmar or Zane Bradford in Undercity.Flaring Baton from The Escape[18] and Sizzle Stick from Deviate Eradication[21] in Wailing Caverns. Wand of Decay from Beren's Peril[21] is weaker than the crafted Greater Magic Wand.Lesser Mystic Wand has 25.4 DPS. Blackfathom Villainy[27] in Blackfathom Deeps rewards Gravestone Scepter, at 29 DPS. Turn it in to Bashana Runetotem in Thunder Bluff.Ice Cold Milk from 5, Melon Juice from 15 and Sweet Nectar from 25. Rapid Regeneration only restores health, so it doesn't replace water.Spirit Tap. Once you've learned Vampiric Embrace, a mob dying with its effect also triggers the talent. That makes the mana recovery easier to keep going in groups.Psychic Scream is an escape tool for a clear area. In a crowded camp, shield and heal first. Fear may pull even more mobs.Your own wand, cloth, water and camping bonuses
Lesser Magic Wand, you need skill 10, Lesser Magic Essence, Simple Wood and a crafted Runed Copper Rod. Greater Magic Wand requires skill 70. Vendor materials are limited. Compare costs with the auction house.Linen Cloth and Wool Cloth for Tailoring. Disenchant or sell unwanted greens, comparing the material value with the item's price.Divine Spirit. Use the stronger effect.What to pick up beforehand
Renew for light, steady damage, Heal from 16 for normal healing and Flash Heal from 20 for emergencies. The expensive fast heal should not replace every regular heal.Fade and move toward the tank.Cure Disease removes disease and Dispel Magic removes magic. Before an undead dungeon, consider training Shackle Undead. Agree which target the group should leave alone.Staff of Orgrimmar. Quest pickup and entrance: section.Crescent Staff and the wand Sizzle Stick. Start at this section.Gnarled Necromancer's Staff. Run at 24.Gravestone Scepter. Entrance and objectives.Snake Hoop. The run. Turn in the heart at 30.Beta data as of October 16, 2026
Berserking: +10% attack and casting speed for 15 seconds, with a 3-minute cooldown. Useful for a string of casts or emergency healing.Rapid Regeneration: restores 50% health over 6 seconds, with a 3-minute cooldown. Movement, actions and damage interrupt the channel. It restores no mana.
Regeneration: since October 15, health regeneration is 20% faster and 20% of normal regeneration continues in combat.
Beast Slaying: +5% damage against beasts. Trolls have no axe skill bonus, and Priests can't use axes.Devouring Plague and Fear Ward are now available to every race at 20. Divine Spirit is a normal trained spell from 30.Devouring Plague has a 24-second cooldown and Vampiric Embrace a 30-second cooldown. DoTs and healing-over-time effects can crit.Improved Power Word: Shield is now in the third row. Removed talents are excluded from the point order.Rapid Regeneration while taking hits during an escape. The channel immediately breaks.
Discipline 2
Holy 0
Shadow 19
