RaceUndeadA step-by-step 1–30 route for an Undead mage in WoW Forever: where to go at every level, what to grab right away so you never run back, where to learn spells and teleports, and why mages level as Frost on the beta. Plus the class quests, conjuring your own food and water, dungeon quests picked up in advance and the professions that give a mage spell power and a wand.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Rune of Teleportation) and lights up when they run out. Command: /mpd. Made for Forever (file 1.60.1 from September 27), not many downloads yet - optional.
Fingers of Frost, Clearcasting, 
Missile Barrage) are shown by the built-in Cooldown Manager. Want them bigger and with sound? Use ForeverAuras from the “Don't look” card.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. Not sure what to pick? Go “Frost: Ice Lance”: every beta guide (Icy Veins, Mobalytics, Method, wow.gg, Zockify) levels a mage as Frost. Until 20 the builds play almost the same: 
Frostbolt and your wand do the work in all of them. The big moment is 20: the 11th point in a tree unlocks a new button - 
Ice Lance, 
Arcane Blast or 
Pyroblast. The next “big” talents come at 25 and 30. You can reset your talents at a mage trainer in a capital: Anastasia Hartwell in Undercity, Deino in Orgrimmar, Ursyn Ghull in Thunder Bluff. Hover a talent for its Wowhead tooltip; the button at the bottom opens the build in the Wowhead calculator with the same order.
Frostbolt slows, 
Frost Nova holds, and Ice Lance hits a frozen target several times harder. Icy Veins, Mobalytics, Method and wow.gg use almost the same set.Improved Frostbolt 5/5 at 10–14 - Frostbolt casts half a second faster: more damage and fewer hits on you. 
Frostbite 3/3 at 15–17 - any chill effect sometimes freezes the target for 5 seconds on its own.Ice Lance: instant, no cooldown, +200% against frozen targets since the October 15 patch. The combo: the mob runs up - Frost Nova, step back a couple of yards and hit it with Ice Lance while the freeze holds. At 25–27 - 
Shatter: +50% crit chance against frozen targets, so Ice Lance almost always crits. At 30 - Fingers of Frost: chill effects sometimes give you a charge, and your next spell hits as if the target were frozen.
Frost Channeling 3/3 at 21–23 - Frost spells cost 15% less: mana is the number one complaint of mages on the beta. If you rarely drink, put those 3 points into 
Piercing Ice instead (+6% Frost damage).Frostbolt. You handle packs of mobs worse than with the “Frost: Blizzard AoE” build.
Improved Frostbolt 5/5
Frostbite 3/3
Ice Shards 2/5
Ice Lance 1/1
Frost Channeling 3/3Ice Shards 3/5
Shatter 3/3Ice Shards 5/5
Fingers of Frost 1/2
Permafrost - chill effects last a third longer; 
Improved Frost Nova - Frost Nova every 21 seconds instead of 25; 
Improved Blizzard 3/3 by 22 - mobs in Blizzard are slowed by 40%. At 25 - 
Ice Block: 10 seconds of immunity if a pull goes wrong; at 30 - 
Cold Snap resets your Frost cooldowns.Frost Channeling lowers your threat by 30%.
Cone of Cold - 40% for 6 seconds. This build doesn't take Ice Lance, so you kill single mobs more slowly. It skips Frostbite on purpose: a random freeze breaks up your AoE pack.Improved Frostbolt 5/5
Permafrost 3/3
Improved Frost Nova 2/2
Improved Blizzard 3/3Frost Channeling 2/3
Ice Block 1/1Frost Channeling 3/3
Arctic Reach 2/2
Piercing Ice 1/3
Cold Snap 1/1Pyroblast from range, then 
Fireball, and 
Fire Blast finishes the job. The Icy Veins variant: 
Improved Fire Blast before Improved Fireball.Improved Fire Blast - Fire Blast every 6 seconds, with 15 yards more range; the old bonus after a kill is gone. 
Ignite - your Fire crits also set the target burning. At 20 - Pyroblast: you open every fight from range. At 25 - the 
Heating Up talent: crits speed up your next Pyroblast. At 26–28 - 
Master of Elements: crits refund 30% of the mana cost. At 30 - 
Blast Wave: damage around you and a slow.Frostbolt and Cone of Cold: solo it's riskier than Frost.Frostbolt.
Improved Fire Blast 2/2
Improved Fireball 3/5
Ignite 5/5
Pyroblast 1/1Improved Fireball 5/5
Flame Throwing 2/2
Heating Up 1/1
Master of Elements 3/3
Burning Soul 1/3
Blast Wave 1/1
Wand Specialization 2/2 at 10–11 - your wand hits 25% harder, and at 10–20 it does most of your damage. 
Arcane Concentration - a 10% chance for Clearcasting: your next spell is free.Missile Barrage 2/2: a proc makes 
Arcane Missiles faster and free. At 20 - Arcane Blast: don't chain long strings of expensive Blasts, switch to the free Missiles when they proc. At 25 - 
Arcane Wrath, at 26–28 - 
Arcane Meditation: 50% of your mana regeneration keeps going while you cast. At 30 - 
Presence of Mind for an instant spell.
Wand Specialization 2/2
Missile Barrage 2/2
Improved Channeling 1/5
Arcane Concentration 5/5
Arcane Blast 1/1
Arcane Resilience 2/2Improved Channeling 3/5
Arcane Wrath 1/1
Arcane Meditation 3/3
Arcane Focus 1/5
Presence of Mind 1/1Undead starting village · Tirisfal Glades
All the quests are within five minutes' walk. Step out of the crypt, take everything and do it in loops - about 40 minutes. Fighting at the first levels: Fireball from range, a second one while the mob runs at you, then finish it with your staff. Keep 
Frost Armor on yourself: a mob that hits you gets slowed.
Frostbolt and 
Conjure Water. From then on you never buy water.
Linen Cloth from the Scarlet Crusade: if you take Tailoring (the tip is in the “Professions” section), it's the material for your first gear; if not, it goes into bandages.
Cannibalize on a humanoid or undead corpse restores up to 35% of your health and mana over 10 seconds, once every 2 minutes: the zombies and the Scarlet Crusade around the village will do - less sitting around.Undertaker Mordo at the crypt exit: accept !Rude Awakening[1].
Shadow Priest Sarvis in the church: turn in ?Rude Awakening[1], accept !The Mindless Ones[2].
Around the village : 8 Mindless Zombies and 8 Wretched Zombies - The Mindless Ones[2].
Shadow Priest Sarvis: turn in ?The Mindless Ones[2], accept !Glyphic Scroll[1] and !Rattling the Rattlecages[3]. Novice Elreth : accept !The Damned[2].
Behind the village : 6 Scavenger Paws and 6 Duskbat Wings - The Damned[2]. By the graveyard : 12 Rattlecage Skeletons - Rattling the Rattlecages[3].
Drops from: Scavenger Paw - Young Scavenger, Ragged Scavenger · Duskbat Wing - Duskbat, Mangy Duskbat, Belfry Bat
Mangy Duskbats hit harder than the normal ones - better go around them.
Shadow Priest Sarvis: turn in ?Rattling the Rattlecages[3]. Novice Elreth: turn in ?The Damned[2], accept !Marla's Last Wish[5].
Deathguard Saltain : accept !Scavenging Deathknell[3]. Executor Arren : accept !Night Web's Hollow[4]. Aramis Hammerhand : accept the new !A Light in the Darkness[4].
Mage trainer Isabella in the church: turn in ?Glyphic Scroll[1]. Learn 
Arcane Intellect (10), and at level 4 - Frostbolt and Conjure Water, 1 each.
Sell your gray items to a vendor - you'll need the money for spells and a wand. Don't buy water: from level 4 you make your own.
Professions: Tailoring and Enchanting suit a mage - Tailoring is taught in Brill (step), Enchanting in Undercity (step). The junior trainers here only teach gathering: Margaret Weaver - Skinning, Walter Mason - Mining, Florence Nightshade - Herbalism, 10 each.
Only take a gathering profession if an enchanter friend will make your wand (the “Professions” section explains why).
Scavenged Goods around the houses : 6 of them - Scavenging Deathknell[3].
Night Web's Hollow to the northwest: 10 Young Night Web Spiders at the entrance and 8 Night Web Spiders in the cave - Night Web's Hollow[4]. While there, free 6 Webbed Victims from their cocoons - A Light in the Darkness[4].
The fastest way back is a “death run”: die and resurrect at the spirit healer - the graveyard is right by the village. It's free until level 10, and every speed guide does it.
Deathguard Saltain: turn in ?Scavenging Deathknell[3]. Executor Arren: turn in ?Night Web's Hollow[4], accept !The Scarlet Crusade[4]. Aramis Hammerhand: turn in ?A Light in the Darkness[4].
East of the village : 12 Scarlet Armbands from Scarlet Converts and Scarlet Initiates - The Scarlet Crusade[4].
Drops from: Scarlet Armband - Scarlet Convert, Scarlet Initiate, Meven Korgal
Initiates cast spells and Converts fight in melee - start with the Converts. Leave the courier alone for now.
To the north - Samuel Fipps: kill him and take the remains. Bring them to Marla's Grave - Marla's Last Wish[5].
Novice Elreth: turn in ?Marla's Last Wish[5]. A book of your choice: if you're taking a gathering profession, pick that one; if not, take any, you won't need it. Executor Arren: turn in ?The Scarlet Crusade[4], accept !The Red Messenger[5].
Scarlet Crusade camp - Meven Korgal with guards: pull them one by one and take the documents - The Red Messenger[5].
A second guard comes running? Frostbolt on him: slowed, he'll lag behind while you finish off the first one.
Executor Arren: turn in ?The Red Messenger[5], accept !Vital Intelligence[5] and the new !The Adventurer[6].
Before you leave: if you hit level 6 here - Isabella : Fireball (rank 2), 
Conjure Food and Fire Blast, 1 each. If not, you'll learn them in Brill (step).
Fire Blast is instant with an 8-second cooldown: use it to finish off a mob that's already next to you.
On the way to Brill - Calvin Montague : accept !A Rogue's Deal[5], a free letter delivery to the inn.
The follow-up, a duel with him (A Rogue's Deal[5]), is optional.
The zone's main town · a mage trainer and almost ten new Forever quests
Brill is your base until level 12. The idea is simple: take everything you can in town, loop out west or north and come back to turn it all in at once. Mage trainer Cain Firesong is upstairs in the inn.
Conjure Water from level 4, Conjure Food from 6. The silver you save goes into a wand and bags.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 - 6 slots, if you don't want to wait for the bag from Sticks and Bones[7]; Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25 - 8 slots, once you have the money.
Coarse Thread (needed for The Chill of Death[8]) and 
Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing; the knife and the pick - if you take a gathering profession.
Meaty Bat Wing - for Cooking (recipe: Recipe: Crispy Bat Wing): in Forever the cooked dish also gives +5% experience from kills.Deathguard Simmer stands right on the road: accept !Fields of Grief[7].
Gordo walks the road to Brill: accept !Gordo's Task[5].
Eleanor Shackleton on the hill near Brill: 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].
Brill:
Run to the guard post on the road to Undercity: Shelene Rhobart - accept !Hides for the Forsaken[11]; Deathguard Kristof - take the report for Patience[6].
Innkeeper Renee : turn in ?A Rogue's Deal[5] and set your hearthstone in Brill. Upstairs, mage trainer Cain Firesong : at level 6 - Fireball (rank 2), Conjure Food and Fire Blast, 1 each, if you didn't learn them in Deathknell. Also new in Forever: 
Comprehend Scroll - deciphering the scrolls that drop from mobs (details in the “Mage” section).
William Pickman : turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6] - you learn Cooking and 
Basic Campfire. Bowen Brisboise : Tailoring, if you're taking it. Nurse Neela : First Aid.
Bandages are especially useful for a mage: they heal without mana, so all your mana after a fight goes to the next mob.
Brill's vendors don't sell wands: look for 
Lesser Magic Wand (level 5) in Undercity at 10 (step) or ask an enchanter friend.
Until you have a wand, finish off a nearly dead mob with your staff, not a spell: that way your mana keeps regenerating without a break.
Apothecary Johaan : accept !A New Plague[6].
Loop to the west:
Drops from: Putrid Claw - Rotting Dead, Ravaged Corpse · Darkhound Blood - Decrepit Darkhound, Cursed Darkhound, Ravenous Darkhound and others · Duskbat Wing Membrane - Greater Duskbat, Vampiric Duskbat · Darkhound Hide - Decrepit Darkhound, Cursed Darkhound · Vile Fin Murloc Skin - Vile Fin Minor Oracle, Vile Fin Muckdweller
On top of the tower in Crusader Outpost - Bareth Dawnstone: accept !Seeking Refuge[7] and escort him to safety (Seeking Refuge[7]).
Die and resurrect by Brill. Junior Apothecary Holland walks around the graveyard : turn in ?Gordo's Task[5], accept !Doom Weed[6].
Turn-ins in Brill:
In and around the inn:
Coarse Thread for itLevel 8, Cain Firesong : 
Polymorph and Frostbolt (rank 2), 2 each; Arcane Missiles - only if you level as Arcane.
Fighting two mobs isn't scary anymore: sheep the second one, finish the first, then deal with the second. Works on beasts and humanoids.
North of Brill:
Drops from: Embalming Ichor - Rot Hide Gnoll, Rot Hide Mongrel, Rot Hide Graverobber · Darkhound Hide - Decrepit Darkhound, Cursed Darkhound · Vile Fin Murloc Skin - Vile Fin Minor Oracle, Vile Fin Muckdweller
Maggot Eye in the hut - WANTED: Maggot Eye[10]. He's level 11: don't go before 8–9.
First clear the gnolls around the hut one by one. Go at him with full mana: Frostbolt from max range, another one while he runs at you; once he's on you - Fire Blast, and finish him. A second gnoll joins in - Polymorph.
North coast : 5 Vile Fin Scales - A New Plague[9]; murloc skins (from Oracles and Muckdwellers, not Puddlejumpers) - Hides for the Forsaken[11].
Drops from: Vile Fin Scale - Vile Fin Puddlejumper, Vile Fin Minor Oracle, Vile Fin Muckdweller and others · Duskbat Wing Membrane - Greater Duskbat, Vampiric Duskbat · Darkhound Hide - Decrepit Darkhound, Cursed Darkhound · Vile Fin Murloc Skin - Vile Fin Minor Oracle, Vile Fin Muckdweller
Murlocs call their friends - pull them one at a time from max range. A second one comes running - sheep it.
Turn-ins in Brill (go back with a death run):
Agamand Mills : ribs and skulls - The Mills Overrun[8]; Devlin Agamand - The Haunted Mills[10]; Nissa Agamand , Gregor Agamand and Thurman Agamand - remains for Deaths in the Family[11]. Mobs may drop A Letter to Yvette - it starts !A Letter Undelivered[7].
Drops from: Notched Rib - Rattlecage Soldier, Cracked Skull Soldier · Blackened Skull - Darkeye Bonecaster, Shadowvale Mystic
Turn-ins in Brill:
Level 10, Cain Firesong : Frost Nova, 
Conjure Water (rank 2) and Frost Armor (rank 2), 4 each. Accept the class quest !Speak with Anastasia[10] from him - it leads to Undercity, the next section.
Talents open at level 10 (at 9 with the “Talented” Legacy perk). What to take - see the “Leveling talents” section. Frost Nova changes how you fight: the mob runs up - freeze it, step back 10 yards and keep hitting.
The mage class quest, a wand and your hearthstone
Undercity is a stone's throw from Brill. Here you get the mage class quest: Anastasia Hartwell in the Magic Quarter; Enchanting - Lavinia Crowe ; the auction house - if you don't have a wand yet.
Balnir Snapdragons grows at Balnir Farmstead - the route goes there anyway (step). You turn it in at 14–15, when you come back here (step).Lesser Magic Wand at the auction house or from an enchanter friend. With a wand a mage drinks a lot less.Lesser Magic Wand (level 5) - the best wand until level 13 if you don't have an enchanter of your own.
Lesser Magic Essence, 
Strange Dust and 
Simple Wood. According to the game files, enchanting suppliers sell them in limited stock - check on the spot.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots, if you have gold to spare.The Scarlet tower southwest of Brill : Captain Perrine, 3 Zealots and 3 Missionaries - At War With The Scarlet Crusade[9]. Collect rings for Proof of Demise[7].
Drops from: Scarlet Insignia Ring - Scarlet Warrior, Scarlet Missionary, Scarlet Zealot and others
Missionaries and Zealots are humanoids: sheep the second one, and save Frost Nova in case both come running.
Enter Undercity through the sewer pipe - it's closer than the main entrance.
Magic Quarter, Anastasia Hartwell : turn in ?Speak with Anastasia[10], accept !The Balnir Farmstead[10]. Two more mage trainers stand nearby - Kaelystia Hatebringer and Pierce Shackleton , and Lexington Mortaim walks around close by - at level 20 he teaches the teleport to Undercity.
Wand: Lesser Magic Wand (11 DPS, level 5) - at the auction house or from an enchanter friend. If you take Enchanting, you can make it yourself at skill 10 (step).
Vendors (according to the game files) only sell wands from level 15: Zane Bradford , at 14–15.
Professions in town:
Alessandro Luca : accept !Prompt Potion Runner[16]. Run the potion to the Apothecarium - Doctor Martin Felben : turn in ?Prompt Potion Runner[16] before time runs out.
Innkeeper Norman : set your hearthstone in Undercity - from Silverpine it takes you straight to your turn-ins, the mage trainers and the zeppelin.
The guard post near Undercity, Balnir Farmstead, the Argent Dawn
You wrap up Tirisfal. Head to Silverpine no earlier than level 12: in Forever the main Sepulcher quest, Prove Your Worth[10], is now offered from 12.
Patchwing Pants (+2 Intellect).Balnir Snapdragons grows at Balnir Farmstead by the house (6 bushes) - pick them while you kill the horrors and spirits there.Brill: Executor Zygand - turn in ?At War With The Scarlet Crusade[9], accept !At War With The Scarlet Crusade[10]; Deathguard Terrence - accept !The Argent Emissary[13].
Guard post on the road to Undercity: Deathguard Linnea - turn in ?Forsaken Duties[9], accept !Return to the Magistrate[9] and !Rear Guard Patrol[11]; Hadric Harlson (Argent Dawn) - turn in ?The Argent Emissary[13], accept !The Cult of the Damned[13] and !Remnants of War[13].
Cultists : 8 Dark Neophytes and 8 Dark Enforcers - The Cult of the Damned[13]; Necrotic Crystal Fragments - Remnants of War[13].
Enforcers hit with an instant strike for 50–70 damage - don't let them close: Frost Nova, step back and hit them from range.
Balnir Farmstead : 8 Bleeding Horrors and 8 Wandering Spirits - Rear Guard Patrol[11]; Tomb Weed nearby - Tomb Weed[11]; Balnir Snapdragons by the house - The Balnir Farmstead[10].
Scarlet Crusade camp : 5 Friars and Captain Vachon in the tower - At War With The Scarlet Crusade[10]. Rings for Proof of Demise[7].
Drops from: Scarlet Insignia Ring - Scarlet Warrior, Scarlet Missionary, Scarlet Zealot and others
East coast : 4 samples of Vicious Night Web Spider Venom - A New Plague[11].
The rare spider Sri'skulk (level 13, poisons you) also roams here - don't mistake it for the normal ones.
Guard post:
Patchwing Pants.Only with a friend: Deathguard Linnea gives !Rear Guard Patrol[13]: the target is the elite Riptear (level 13) by Venomweb Vale (Rear Guard Patrol[13]). Then Deathguard Linnea: turn in ?Rear Guard Patrol[13] - take the wand 
Riptear's Spare Arm if you don't have one yet.
Turn-ins in Brill:
The inn's cellar : Captured Mountaineer - turn in ?A New Plague[11].
Level 12, Cain Firesong : 
Conjure Food (rank 2) - a must; Fireball (rank 3) - if you level as Fire; 
Dampen Magic and 
Slow Fall - optional. 6 each.
Slow Fall uses a reagent, 
Light Feather, and the Forever database has no feather vendor yet: you can put it off.
Behind on levels (11 or lower)? Head northwest - Bandarion Keep. Otherwise, on to Silverpine: through the Undercity pipe to the road .
A new Forever area in northwestern Tirisfal
A brand-new piece of Tirisfal: a keep, Shadowvale and a crypt with an elite monster. The experience per minute is lower than on the main route, so come here if you're short of level 12 - or just for the story.
Whispering Horror Residue - it starts Whispering Horror Residue[10], which you turn in in Undercity.Brill, Carolai Anise : accept !That Shadowvale Green Elixir[10]. The quest for the keep - Bandarion Keep[13] - you took at the guard post.
Bandarion Keep:
Shadowvale and the crypt (entrance ): Bottles of Whispering Elixir - That Shadowvale Green Elixir[10]; Faintly Glowing Bones - As Above, So Below[10]; the Hidden Crystal Fragment - The One That Got Away[10].
Drops from: Faintly Glowing Bone - Shadowvale Lurcher, Shadowvale Mystic
The elite Whispering Horrors (level 11) drop Whispering Horror Residue - it starts !Whispering Horror Residue[10], which you turn in in Undercity.
Elites: tough solo at 11–12 - better with a friend. Your job is to slow and freeze: Frostbolt and Frost Nova.
Bandarion Keep:
A short visit: the quests around the Sepulcher
Take only what's near the Sepulcher, then hearth to Undercity. Leave the far quests (Ambermill, Fenris Isle) for 20+. New in Forever: Prove Your Worth[10] is offered from level 12, and Wild Hearts[11] needs only 3 hearts.
Lesser Magic Essence and Strange Dust (according to the game files) - if you make wands yourself.Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat (according to the game files) - food from the local bears.
Bear Meat from bears - for Cooking (recipe: Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat). Don't sell the Discolored Worg Hearts - they're for a quest.On the road north to Malden's Orchard, kill worgs and keep the Discolored Worg Hearts - Wild Hearts[11].
Drops from: Discolored Worg Heart - Worg, Mottled Worg, Bloodsnout Worg and others
The house in Malden's Orchard: Deathstalker Erland - accept !Escorting Erland[11].
Start with full health and mana: the worgs attack in packs. Two or three come running - Frost Nova, step back and take them one at a time.
Escort: Deathstalker Erland follows you to the Ivar Patch - Escorting Erland[11].
Rane Yorick : turn in ?Escorting Erland[11], accept !Wild Hearts[11] and !The Deathstalkers' Report[11].
Back to the Sepulcher with another death run. From level 11 resurrecting at the spirit healer gives “Resurrection Sickness” for a couple of minutes and −25% durability - it wears off while you turn in quests.
The Sepulcher:
: 5 Moonrage Whitescalps - Prove Your Worth[10]. Then Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Prove Your Worth[10], accept !Arugal's Folly[11].
The house at Valgan's Field, second floor : the dusty book - Arugal's Folly[11].
Ivar Patch: Quinn Yorick upstairs - turn in ?Return to Quinn[11], accept !Wild Eyes[11]; Rane Yorick - accept !Ivar the Foul[12].
Ivar the Foul is in the barn with two slaves - pull one slave out first (Ivar the Foul[12]). Then Rane Yorick: turn in ?Ivar the Foul[12]. Murlocs on the shore - 3 eyes for Wild Eyes[11].
Drops from: Murloc Eye - Gobbler, Bluegill Raider, Murloc Tidehunter and others
The slaves are humanoids: if both run out, sheep one right away.
The Dead Fields : kill gnolls until the banshee Nightlash shows up - The Dead Fields[14]. Bears and spiders - hearts and blood for A Recipe For Death[12].
Drops from: Grizzled Bear Heart - Ferocious Grizzled Bear, Giant Grizzled Bear, Old Vicejaw and others · Skittering Blood - Moss Stalker, Mist Creeper, Krethis Shadowspinner
The elite Son of Arugal (level 24) patrols here, and the rare spider Krethis Shadowspinner (level 15) hits very hard with Shadow - avoid them both.
The Sepulcher:
The follow-up, Return to Quinn (Again)[11], is optional: it's another run to the north.
The boat full of corpses : examine it - turn in ?The Decrepit Ferry[16], accept !Rot Hide Clues[16].
Moonrage camp : shackles from 6 Gluttons and 3 Darksouls - Arugal's Folly[14].
Drops from: Glutton Shackle - Moonrage Glutton · Darksoul Shackle - Moonrage Darksoul
Darksouls enrage below 25% health - finish them fast, ideally with Fire Blast. These worgen are humanoids: sheep the second one.
Dalaran camp : the Dalaran crate - turn in ?Border Crossings[14], accept !Maps and Runes[14].
Dalaran mages keep casting Frost spells even while Frost Nova holds them - kill them first; the protector summons snakes - sheep him. It's easy to pull two - pull from the edge.
The Sepulcher:
Hearthstone to Undercity.
Class quests, level 14 spells, a vendor wand, the zeppelin
Turn in everything you've collected along with the class quest, learn your level 14 spells and, if you have a group, pick up the Ragefire Chasm quest. Then take the zeppelin to Orgrimmar.
Ghastly Trousers (+3 Intellect).Linen Cloth in there. You'll need them for the class quest Gathering Materials[15] at 22–24 (step), and by then you'll have used up or sold the rest of your linen.
Smoldering Wand ≈ 33 (from 15) and Gloom Wand ≈ 39 (from 16) - stronger than Lesser Magic Wand. Buy one only if 
Greater Magic Wand isn't coming your way in the next few levels.Rune of Teleportation (in the game files) - runes for teleports, you'll need them from 20, ≈ 10 each.Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Gordon Wendham : turn in ?Ride to the Undercity[10], accept !Michael Garrett[10]. Michael Garrett : turn in ?Michael Garrett[10].
If you went to Bandarion:
Tim's Lost RibMagic Quarter, Anastasia Hartwell : turn in ?The Balnir Farmstead[10]. Pick your reward: 
Arcane Staff - if you have no other weapon; 
Arcane Orb (off hand, 80–240 mana once every 30 minutes) - if you use a dagger or a sword.
The orb is a pocket mana potion, but you can't use it with a staff. Archibald in the War Quarter teaches Daggers.
Level 14, right here, the mage trainers: Frostbolt (rank 3), Arcane Intellect (rank 2), 
Arcane Explosion and Fire Blast (rank 2), 9 each.
Better First Aid - Mary Edras : Heavy Linen Bandages (skill 40) and Journeyman (50). Wand under 13 DPS? Zane Bradford : Smoldering Wand (according to the game files).
Level 15 - Anastasia Hartwell: accept !Investigate the Alchemist Shop[16]. The scroll and the chest of coffers are right behind her - take both.
If you're still level 14, she won't give you the quest: you'll do it at 22–23, on your second visit to Undercity (step).
Royal Quarter, Varimathras : accept !The Power to Destroy...[16] (Ragefire Chasm) - only if you have a group.
Rift Spawn - invisible creatures at (four spots close together): read the scroll and the creature appears; hit it until it stops resisting, then use the chest - a filled coffer is left behind, pick it up. You need 3 - Investigate the Alchemist Shop[16].
The order is the same as in Classic but hasn't been tested on the beta: if something's different, check the quest text in your log. The creatures are level 16–17 and come one at a time.
The Apothecarium: Master Apothecary Faranell - turn in ?A Recipe For Death[12]; Apothecary Zinge - turn in ?Zinge's Delivery[15], accept !Sample for Helbrim[15].
Magic Quarter, Anastasia Hartwell: turn in ?Investigate the Alchemist Shop[16]. Don't take the follow-up, Gathering Materials[15], yet: the 
Dalaran Mana Gem for it drop from Dalaran mages near Ambermill, and the route only gets there at 23–24. You'll get it from her at 22–23 (step).
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. Wait on the side of the platform where that master stands - a zeppelin arrives every couple of minutes.
Mage trainers, the portal trainer and your first dungeon
Orgrimmar is on your way to the Barrens. If you have a group of three to five, now's the perfect time for Ragefire Chasm (13–18): you already have its quest from Undercity, and the chain rewards the best staff until level 20.
Smoldering Wand ≈ 33 (from 15) and Gloom Wand ≈ 39 (from 16).Lesser Magic Essence and Strange Dust (according to the game files) - if you make wands yourself.Doras : get the flight path.
Thrall - accept !Hidden Enemies[12]; Neeru Fireblade - accept !Slaying the Beast[16]; Zor Lonetree - accept !The Spirits of Stonetalon[17] (turned in on the Barrens border).
Skull Rock by the zeppelin tower : kill the Burning Blade until a Lieutenant's Insignia drops - Hidden Enemies[12].
Drops from: Lieutenant's Insignia - Burning Blade Fanatic, Burning Blade Apprentice
Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12], accept !Hidden Enemies[12]. Neeru Fireblade: show him the insignia (Hidden Enemies[12]). Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12], accept !Hidden Enemies[16].
Ragefire Chasm, the entrance is in the Cleft of Shadow : books - The Power to Destroy...[16]; Taragaman the Hungerer drops the heart - Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
Drops from: Spells of Shadow - Searing Blade Cultist, Searing Blade Warlock · Incantations from the Nether - Searing Blade Cultist, Searing Blade Warlock
For a mage: troggs and cultists (humanoids) can be polymorphed - agree with your group on which ones. Arcane Explosion only after the tank has gathered the pack and hit it a couple of times. Hit fire elementals with Frost. Conjure water for everyone before you go in.
After the Chasm:
Staff of Orgrimmar.The Power to Destroy...[16] is turned in in Undercity (Varimathras) - at 22–23, in the second part of the route (step).
No group? Skip the Ragefire Chasm steps, and if you took The Power to Destroy...[16] anyway, abandon it - otherwise it'll sit in your log until 22 (step).
Level 16 - Valley of Spirits, Deino : Arcane Missiles (rank 2) and 
Flamestrike, 15 each. As Frost you can put both off: Flamestrike is for groups, Arcane Missiles is for Arcane. Not 16 yet? You'll learn them at 20 when you come back here (step).
Razor Hill in Durotar: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]. Then west into the Barrens.
The best zone for 14–20 on the Horde side
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.
Crescent Staff (+26 spell power), the best staff until the Ruins of Lordaeron. No group - Wind Rider Staff for Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] at 22 (step).Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Rune of Teleportation for teleports from 20 (in the game files).Frost Nova and run 10 yards away, then Frostbolt: once slowed, they usually can't catch you. You won't have 
Blink until 20, so it's better not to let them into melee range in the first place. Always keep Frost Armor on yourself.Far Watch Post, Kargal Battlescar : turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12], accept !Crossroads Conscription[12].
The Crossroads:
Brewer's Gloves), accept !Wharfmaster Dizzywig[11] and !Fungal Spores[15]Flight path - Devrak . Hearthstone - Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind .
East of the Crossroads:
Drops from: Plainstrider Beak - Greater Plainstrider, Ornery Plainstrider, Fleeting Plainstrider · Raptor Head - Sunscale Lashtail, Sunscale Screecher, Sunscale Scytheclaw and others
Ratchet:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : 12 Brigands and 6 Cannoneers - Southsea Freebooters[14]; parts in the upper camp - Parts and Pieces[14]; Baron Longshore - WANTED: Baron Longshore[16].
The pirates are humanoids and stand close together: pull from the edge, sheep the second one.
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 Wayfaring Gloves.
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
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 - don't let him close: Frostbolt from max range; when he gets to you - Frost Nova, step back and Frostbolt again. There are centaurs nearby - don't back up into them.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
The Crossroads:
Harpies, the Samophlange, south to Camp Taurajo
The northern Barrens, Ratchet and south to Camp Taurajo. There's no mage trainer in the Barrens: you'll learn your level 18 spells together with the level 20 ones in Orgrimmar (step).
Flaring Baton (+2 Intellect) - take it if you haven't got Greater Magic Wand yet.Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 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 Venture Co. control console in the north : turn in ?Samophlange[14], accept !Samophlange[14] and close the three valves (Samophlange[14]); turn in ?Samophlange[14], accept !Samophlange[14] - Tinkerer Sniggles nearby carries the key (Samophlange[14]); turn in ?Samophlange[14], accept !Samophlange[16].
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.
Hearth to the Crossroads: Darsok Swiftdagger - turn in ?Harpy Raiders[15], accept !Harpy Lieutenants[16]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Prowlers of the Barrens[15], accept !Echeyakee[16].
Fly to Ratchet: Sputtervalve - turn in ?Samophlange[16] and ?The Escape[18] (take the wand Flaring Baton if you have nothing better); Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Raptor Horns[18].
Fly to the Crossroads. A loop from the Crossroads:
Drops from: Intact Raptor Horn - Sunscale Scytheclaw, Ishamuhale, Takk the Leaper
The Crossroads:
South of the Crossroads:
The guards are centaurs, which are humanoids: sheep one, freeze the other (Frost Nova) and hit the leader.
The Crossroads:
Camp Taurajo in the south: Omusa Thunderhorn - flight path; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18].
Optional: the sleeping bag chain starts at the burned-out remains to the south - Stepping Stones[24] (up to +3% experience for an hour).
Fly to Ratchet, Mebok Mizzyrix: turn in ?Raptor Horns[18].
The Stonetalon border, harpies, level 20 in Orgrimmar
The last leg: Grimtotem tauren on the Stonetalon border and harpies in the north. At level 20 - Orgrimmar: the mage trainer and the portal trainer.
Blink, Blizzard, 
Evocation, 
Mana Shield and new ranks, plus 
Teleport: Orgrimmar. Together with the level 18 spells and a couple of runes (Rune of Teleportation) it comes to about 275 - save up in advance.Blink - on the road, use it on cooldown while your mana is nearly full: the run gets noticeably shorter. And Teleport: Orgrimmar is a second hearthstone: keep your hearthstone at the camp where you turn in quests, and teleport to Orgrimmar for the trainer.Fly to the Crossroads (or hearth if it's off cooldown), then take the road west. The Stonetalon border : 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: they keep casting even while Frost Nova holds them.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Avenge My Village[18] and ?Protect Kaya[18], accept !Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Grundig Darkcloud and 6 Grimtotem Brutes - Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Brutes hit in melee: Frost Nova, step back and take them one at a time. Pull the leader with full mana.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19].
Northwestern Barrens: Witchwing Slayers - rings for Harpy Lieutenants[16].
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Harpy Lieutenants[16], accept !Serena Bloodfeather[20].
The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Clear the harpies around her first. Go at her with full mana, and keep Frost Nova ready.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Level 20 - fly to Orgrimmar, Valley of Spirits. Mage trainer Deino : level 18 and 20 spells, the key ones being Blink, Blizzard, Evocation, Frostbolt (rank 4), 
Conjure Water (rank 3), Polymorph (rank 2), Frost Armor (rank 3) and Mana Shield, 20 each. Next to him, portal trainer Thuul : Teleport: Orgrimmar - 20.
Runes for the teleport (Rune of Teleportation), according to the game files, are sold by the reagent vendors: Hagrus or Horthus . The talent at 20 is the 11th point in a tree: Ice Lance, Arcane Blast or Pyroblast. What can wait - see the “Mage” section. Wand under 17 DPS? Katis : 
Dusk Wand ≈ 58 (according to the game files).
Don't rush to the Eastern Kingdoms: there are plenty more quests in the Barrens and Stonetalon until level 22. Next up - route 20–30: the southern Barrens and Chol'aruk.
Dungeon 17–24 · collect the quests and go with a group
If you run with a group, the Wailing Caverns complete six quests at once and give you Crescent Staff and the wand Sizzle Stick. Collect the quests first (some of them are in Thunder Bluff), then go in with your group. No group - don't take these quests.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest, run straight to Thunder Bluff through Mulgore.
Thunder Bluff:
Only the portal trainer in Orgrimmar itself teaches the teleport to Orgrimmar (Teleport: Orgrimmar); the one in Thunder Bluff only teaches the teleport to Thunder Bluff, from level 30.
Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[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].
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
For a mage: Druids of the Fang are humanoids, they heal themselves and cast Sleep - polymorph them; 
Will of the Forsaken breaks the sleep. The packs of Deviate raptors are for AoE, but only after the tank. The caverns are long: conjure water for everyone in advance.
After the caverns:
Deviate Hide Pack)Sizzle Stick)Crescent Staff.Don't rush to the Eastern Kingdoms - there are many quests of your level left here
Until level 22, finish clearing Kalimdor: there are still plenty of quests for your level here. Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads: the trainer at 22 is in Thunder Bluff, on your way (step), and you get to Orgrimmar and the zeppelin by teleport (Teleport: Orgrimmar, step).
Conjure Water, from 20) restores almost twice as much mana as the old one: conjure a stack of the new water and give away or throw out the old - with it you sit noticeably longer.Hearthstone or fly to the Crossroads:
Fly to Camp Taurajo: Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21].
Bristleback and Razormane north of Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
Geomancers keep casting even while Frost Nova holds them - kill them first. The rare elite Swinegart Spearhide fears everyone around him - go around him.
Field of Giants : 12 Silithid Eggs and the Digging Claw - Egg Hunt[22].
Silithid Swarmers summon a bunch of small critters - kill the Swarmers first, and Arcane Explosion takes care of the small fry already at your feet.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - turn in ?Tribes at War[21], accept !Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] and immediately turn in ?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21], then do the same with !Rising Spirit[20] and ?Rising Spirit[20] - a Spirit buff; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Lakota'mani[22].
Fly to the Crossroads: Mankrik - turn in ?Consumed by Hatred[20] (take 
Grassland Sash) and ?Her Name Is Olgra[20]; Korran - turn in ?Egg Hunt[22] (take 
Harlequin Robes).
Northeast of the Crossroads: Chol'aruk with elite guards - the 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 is for Ishamuhale[19].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite. Tough solo: bring a friend or come back for him at 22 (step). With two of you, your job is the guards: sheep one, freeze the rest (Frost Nova).
Ratchet: Sputtervalve - accept !Ziz Fizziks[21]; Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Deepmoss Spider Eggs[20].
Fly to the Crossroads, Gur'ak: turn in ?Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]. No staff from Ragefire Chasm? Take the dagger 
Quilboar Toothpick (+16 spell power), with Arcane Orb in your off hand if you got it from The Balnir Farmstead[10]. Daggers skill - Archibald in Undercity (on the route at 22–23) or Sayoc in Orgrimmar.
Chol'aruk is too much for you for now - don't abandon the quest: you'll come back for him at 22 (step).
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Clear Stonetalon and get the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27.
Rune of Teleportation ≈ 10 - if you're running out of runes (according to the Questie database).The Barrens border : Seereth Stonebreak - accept !The Elder Crone[18]; Makaba Flathoof - accept !Kaya's Alive[18].
Malaka'jin : Witch Doctor Jin'Zil - turn in ?Letter to Jin'Zil[20]; Xen'Zilla - accept !Blood Feeders[19].
Deepmoss spiders:
The hatchlings can call in a level 22 matriarch.
Xen'Zilla: turn in ?Blood Feeders[19].
Ziz Fizziks by the road north: turn in ?Ziz Fizziks[21], accept !Super Reaper 6000[21].
Windshear Crag : Venture Co. Operators - blueprints for Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22], protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]), turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Two rare elites roam here - a Venture Co. overseer and a foreman. Go around them. If the goblin dies, the quest fails: abandon Gerenzo's Orders[22] and take it again when he's back. Doesn't work the second time either? Abandon it and later turn in only Super Reaper 6000[21]. While he works, goblins attack in waves of two or three: sheep one, Frost Nova the rest right next to him and Frostbolt them after a step back.
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22], accept !Further Instructions[21].
Sun Rock Retreat:
Clear Crystal Rod - if you have nothing better)Didn't kill her? Keep the quest: you'll be back here at 27 (step), and by then you can take Besseleth on solo.
Mirkfallon Lake : 10 Gaea Seeds - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. Then Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
Hearthstone to the Crossroads. Want to stop by Ashenvale? First do western Ashenvale.
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.
Talondeep Path : the way to Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 Shadowhorn Stags and 6 Ashenvale Bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22].
Lead the Eye of Kilrogg to the road (A Void Path[22]) and turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost : flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
Naga are humanoids: sheep the second one.
Fly from Zoram'gar to Ratchet - next up is Ratchet and Thunder Bluff.
Ratchet, Taurajo, the trainer at 22 and the teleport to Orgrimmar
Turn-ins in Ratchet and Taurajo, then Thunder Bluff: the mage trainers stand on Spirit Rise, so there's no need to fly to Orgrimmar for your level 22 spells. After that - the teleport to Orgrimmar and the zeppelin to Undercity.
Wind Rider Staff (+12 spell power) - take it if Ragefire Chasm didn't work out.Rune of Teleportation ≈ 10 (in the game files); Pakwa : Huge Brown Sack ≈ 10 - 12 slots.Frost Channeling: Frost spells cost 15% less, so you drink noticeably less. “Frost: Blizzard AoE”: at 22 you have Improved Blizzard 3/3 - Blizzard slows by 40%, so you can pull two or three mobs at a time (the “Mage” section, the AoE card). Fire and Arcane: until 25 nothing changes in combat - the points just add up.Blink: a rogue stuns you - Blink, the stun breaks, then Frost Nova right away and back off. Blink doesn't remove slows: against a warrior, Frost Nova first, then step back.Fly to Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - turn in ?Deepmoss Spider Eggs[20]; Sputtervalve - turn in ?Further Instructions[21].
Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] still in your log? You're at the Crossroads after your hearthstone: Chol'aruk is a couple of minutes northeast, and you turn in the head where you took the quest - Gur'ak . Then fly to Ratchet.
Fly to Camp Taurajo:
Wind Rider Staff if you have no better staff.Thunder Bluff (on foot through Mulgore):
Level 22, Spirit Rise - Thurston Xane (with Ursyn Ghull and Archmage Shymm nearby): 
Conjure Food (rank 3), Fire Blast (rank 3) and Arcane Explosion (rank 2), 30 each; 
Frost Ward - against the Dalaran mages at 23 (step); 
Scorch - only for Fire. Didn't learn your level 18 and 20 spells in Orgrimmar? They're all here too, but the teleport to Orgrimmar is only taught there (step).
Short on money? Put off Scorch, and in the solo Frost build Arcane Explosion too: it's for dungeons and the “Frost: Blizzard AoE” build.
Teleport to Orgrimmar (Teleport: Orgrimmar) - 10 seconds instead of a long flight. The zeppelin tower near Orgrimmar 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. While you wait, conjure food and water for the next leg.
The teleport to Undercity, the class quest and the quests for the Ruins of Lordaeron and Shadowfang Keep
Home. Collect the quests for both dungeons right away - they're both on your way. The Ruins of Lordaeron are done in a group of five: no group - don't take The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], Light's Justice[22], The New Plague[22] and A Frightened Request[22], or they'll just sit in your log. In the Magic Quarter - the teleport to Undercity and the next class quest.
Linen Cloth - from the bank if you saved them, or from the auction house. And 6 Dalaran Mana Gem - they drop from the Dalaran mages near Ambermill, where the route goes at 23.Rune of Teleportation ≈ 10 (in the game files) - buy 5: you'll need the teleport about four more times before 30 (Undercity, Undercity again, Orgrimmar, detour to Orgrimmar), and the fifth is a spare.
Teleport: Undercity) right away: the city is then 10 seconds away from anywhere. So keep your hearthstone at the camp where you turn in quests (from here on that's the Sepulcher and Tarren Mill), and teleport to the city.The guard post on the road to Undercity: Deathguard Kristof - accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22].
Royal Quarter:
Ghastly Trousers (if you went to Ragefire ChasmThe Apothecarium: Theodore Griffs - accept !The New Plague[22]; if you'll do Shadowfang Keep with a group (now or after Hillsbrad) - Keeper Bel'dugur: accept !The Book of Ur[26].
Magic Quarter: portal trainer Lexington Mortaim - Teleport: Undercity (20); Anastasia Hartwell - accept !Gathering Materials[15].
Didn't do Investigate the Alchemist Shop[16] at 15 (step)? Take it from her now: you'll find Rift Spawn right in Undercity (how). Turn in the coffers to her, and only then take Gathering Materials[15]. Didn't learn your level 22 spells in Thunder Bluff? The mage trainers are right here, next to her. The linen for the quest is in the bank (Mortimer Montague ) or at the auction house.
Michael Garrett : fly to the Sepulcher. This time set your hearthstone there (step) - you'll get back to Undercity by teleport.
Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
Level 20–22 quests around the Sepulcher. Skip the old low-level ones (Fenris Isle, Rot Hide) - they give little experience now.
Tabitha's Cuffs.Dalaran Mana Gem drops from Dalaran Wizards and Dalaran Watchers - the same ones you need for Watching the Roads[20]. The quest has to be in your log, or the gems won't drop.The Sepulcher:
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a scrap of a note - a new Forever chain (The Offering Stone[23] → The Tortured Soul[23] → The Offering of Blood[23]), optional. The reward is the ring 
Loop of Sacrifice (+5 Intellect), worth it for a mage, but the last fight is against an elite - better with a friend.
Ambermill:
Dalaran Mana Gem - Gathering Materials[15].Drops from: Dalaran Pendant - Dalaran Protector, Dalaran Mage, Dalaran Conjuror · Dalaran Mana Gem - Dalaran Apprentice, Dalaran Watcher, Dalaran Wizard and others
Dalaran mages keep casting even while Frost Nova holds them, and they hit with Frost: Frost Ward, cast before the fight, absorbs that damage. The Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; protectors summon snakes - sheep them. The mages are human: Cannibalize after the fight. Fewer than 6 gems? Kill a couple more mages right here.
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], ?Beren's Peril[21] (
Wand of Decay - only if yours is under 15.7 DPS) and ?Ambermill Investigations[16], accept !The Weaver[22].
Teleport to Undercity (Teleport: Undercity). Don't use your hearthstone - after the Ruins it'll take you back to the Sepulcher.
A new Forever dungeon right above Undercity
A group of five, six bosses in any order. The quests are level 21–22, and according to beta data dungeon quests in Forever give about 2–2.5 times more experience than normal ones - one of the most rewarding stops at 20–30. The best staff on the route for a mage is here too. No group - all you need here is the class quest and the trainer in town.
Arcane Intellect. Out of mana while the group is already running to the next pack? Evocation (8-minute cooldown) instead of drinking.Ruins of Lordaeron, group (5 players):
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
For a mage: there are lots of skeletons and zombies here, and Polymorph doesn't work on undead. Your job is damage: Blizzard and Arcane Explosion once the tank has gathered the pack and hit it 2–3 times. Frost Nova - only if the pack runs at the healer.
After the Ruins, Undercity:
Blight GlovesTailor Josef Gregorian : turn in ?Gathering Materials[15], accept !Spellfire Robes[15] and immediately turn in ?Spellfire Robes[15] - take 
Lesser Spellfire Robes (+6 Intellect).
Level 24, Magic Quarter - Anastasia Hartwell and the trainers next to her: 
Counterspell - a must; Fireball (rank 5) - for Fire, Arcane Missiles (rank 3) - for Arcane; Flamestrike (rank 2) - for dungeons; Dampen Magic (rank 2) can wait. 40 each. If you took the Pyroblast talent, its rank 2 costs 2 at the trainer.
Also learn Frost Blast here from 24: a 1.5-second cast and a 40% slow help you get your distance back. Counterspell interrupts a spell and locks its whole school for 10 seconds: use it on mob healers and casters first.
Guard post on the road to Undercity: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], take 
Gnarled Necromancer's Staff (+10 Spirit, +26 spell power) - the best staff on the route.
Hearthstone to the Sepulcher.
The last Silverpine quests and a dungeon
By our estimate, the three Shadowfang Keep quests give about 20 thousand experience in Forever - more than half a level. No group? Skip the keep, do Ambermill and come back here after Hillsbrad (step).
The Sepulcher, Tabitha Heartweaver: turn in ?A Frightened Request[22] - take Tabitha's Cuffs.
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, Deathstalker Vincent: turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] - take 
Ghostly Mantle. 
The Book of Ur (the room where Fenrus the Devourer sits) - The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
For a mage: worgs attack in packs - AoE after the tank; 
Remove Lesser Curse removes curses from the group. The blade for the rare Comprehension scroll drops from Baron Silverlaine, according to testers (see the “Mage” section).
After the keep, head east to Ambermill: Archmage Ataeric - the staff for The Weaver[22].
Archmage Ataeric keeps casting even while Frost Nova holds him - interrupt his casts with Counterspell.
The Sepulcher: Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?The Weaver[22], take Ceranium Rod; Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27].
The road southeast into Hillsbrad Foothills: Deathstalker Lesh - accept !Time To Strike[20].
Tarren Mill, Durnholde, the Hillsbrad fields
Tarren Mill is the Horde base in Hillsbrad: Durnholde, the fields and a new Forever quest. Don't go into Southshore (Alliance) - it has guards.
Cannibalize on cooldown (once every 2 minutes) instead of water.Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.
Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Tailoring and Wool Bandages; sell the extra on the auction house.Frost Nova, move 10–15 yards away and Blizzard. You'll learn Cone of Cold at 26 in Undercity (step); until then, freeze the ones that reach you again (Frost Nova) and step back. In Classic this was an AoE mage spot; it hasn't been tested on the beta. In the other builds your Blizzard doesn't slow - fight one at a time: Frost Nova and step back.Blink, Frost Nova and back off; Counterspell interrupts heals and long casts.Tarren Mill:
Gray Bears and creepers south of the Mill : tongues and ichor - Elixir of Suffering[22].
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
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 - keys to the cells holding Tog'thar and Drull: open both (The Rescue[22]).
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 keep casting even while Frost Nova holds them: kill them first, and interrupt their casts with Counterspell.
Hearthstone to Tarren Mill.
Skipped the keep? Your hearthstone may still be on cooldown (you used it after the Ruins). Then it's a 3–4 minute run to the Mill, using Blink whenever it's ready.
Tarren Mill:
New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj south of the Mill, near Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]: place three vials on the peaks (Valuable Vantages[25]) and turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25] - the reward is 
Expended Apothecary Vial (an off-hand to go with a dagger).
The Deathstalker's exact spot is still being confirmed on the beta - follow the quest marker.
Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood for Elixir of Pain[24].
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others
Hillsbrad Footmen shield bash and interrupt your casts - slow them and keep them at range, and don't pull them into an AoE pack. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
Firewalker Boots), accept !Elixir of Pain[24].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+.
The last turn-ins, the trainer and a teleport to Orgrimmar
Counterspell: against priests, shamans, warlocks and mages, interrupt a heal or a long cast and that whole school is locked for 10 seconds. It's useless against rogues and warriors - there Frost Nova and Blink save you.Haven't done Shadowfang Keep? Zarise: fly to the Sepulcher, run the keep and turn in at the Sepulcher. Otherwise, teleport to Undercity (Teleport: Undercity).
Undercity. If you did Shadowfang - Keeper Bel'dugur: turn in ?The Book of Ur[26], take 
Tattered Mittens if you don't have gloves from the Ruins. Magic Quarter, level 26 - Anastasia Hartwell : Cone of Cold, Frost Nova (rank 2) and Frostbolt (rank 5), 50 each; she also gives the class quest !Speak with Deino[26]. Sell cloth and everything you don't need on the auction house, and look for Lesser Mystic Wand there while you're at it (from level 26).
Didn't learn your level 24 spells (step)? Counterspell and the rest are right here, 40 each. Speak with Deino[26] leads to a Nether-lace robe: first Orgrimmar, then Ashenvale, then the Crossroads. With the teleport to Orgrimmar it's just a couple of short detours along the route - take it.
Teleport to Orgrimmar (Teleport: Orgrimmar) - no need for the zeppelin.
Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
The Sun Rock Retreat chains lead into Ashenvale - so the mountains first, then the forest.
Satchel of Potions. Take it if you plan to go there after 30.Blink and Frost Nova ready.Orgrimmar:
Thunder Bluff, Apothecary Zamah: turn in ?Return to Thunder Bluff[23]. Fly to Sun Rock Retreat.
Sun Rock Retreat:
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:
Drops from: Incendrites - Rogue Flame Spirit, Burning Ravager, Burning Destroyer · Glittering Sunstone - Bloodfury Harpy, Bloodfury Roguefeather, Bloodfury Slayer and others
Fire elementals barely take Fire damage - hit them with Frost, and 
Fire Ward (from 20, if you learned it) absorbs fire damage. Bloodfury Slayers finish you off at low health. The rare elite Sister Riven (28) - go around.
Sun Rock Retreat:
Windseeker BootsArachnophobia[21] still in your log? Besseleth is now doable solo - , turn it in right here.
Talondeep Path : the way into Ashenvale.
Didn't visit western Ashenvale at 22? Va'xug Firefure stands not far from the tunnel exit: Never Coming Back[22] → A Void Path[22], new Forever quests.
Splintertree Post, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar, the best wand before 30
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps.
Gravestone Scepter (29 DPS), the best wand before 30. It's turned in at Thunder Bluff, where you fly at 28 (step).Combustible Wand ≈ 144 (from level 29, according to the game files) - if Blackfathom didn't work out and you didn't get Gravestone Scepter.Splintertree Post: Vhulgra - flight path; Innkeeper Kaylisk - hearthstone.
Splintertree:
The eastern loop:
Drops from: Satyr Horns - Xavian Rogue, Xavian Betrayer, Xavian Felsworn and others
The Xavian satyrs are level 28–30, and the Hellcallers cast spells: approach the waterfall from the west and stay out of the camp. Horns for Satyr Horns[26] drop from them too. Didn't take Waters of Xavian[26]? Then you don't need this detour.
Mystral Lake:
The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave it alone. You can't sheep the water elementals.
Splintertree Post:
Polished Walking Staff if you don't have the staff from the RuinsTeleport to Orgrimmar (Teleport: Orgrimmar): Deino - turn in ?Waters of Xavian[26], accept !Laughing Sisters[26]. Then fly to Zoram'gar straight from Orgrimmar.
No Zoram'gar flight path (you didn't visit the west of the forest at 22)? Fly from Orgrimmar to Splintertree Post and walk west from there (step). Didn't take Speak with Deino[26]? Skip this step and head to Zoram'gar straight from Splintertree.
Fly to Zoram'gar (flight path ; if you don't have it yet, walk west from Splintertree): Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] (the reward is 
Soft Willow Cape) and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
Thistlefur Village : 8 Avengers and 8 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. Thistlefur Shamans heal themselves - interrupt their heals with Counterspell.
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 to 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]. Northeast of there, around - Laughing Sister: 12 hairs for Laughing Sisters[26]. Back at Splintertree: Yama Snowhoof - turn in ?Freedom to Ruul[24].
The furbolgs come in twos and threes: sheep one, Frost Nova the rest and cast bolts as you step back. In “Frost: Blizzard AoE”, drop Blizzard on the whole wave while Frost Nova holds it.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26].
Blackfathom Deeps, with a group:
Damp Note starts !Allegiance to the Old Gods[22]
Fathom Core - Amongst the Ruins[27]
Strange Water Globe, which starts !Baron Aquanis[30]For a mage: naga are humanoids, so you can sheep them; Twilight Lord Kelris puts you to sleep - Will of the Forsaken breaks it. You'll swim a lot, and Undead can breathe underwater longer than other races.
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] - of the rewards, 
Witch's Finger suits a mage: it's an off-hand, so you can't use it with a staff.
Fly to Thunder Bluff. Bashana Runetotem : turn in ?Blackfathom Villainy[27] - Gravestone Scepter. Level 28, Spirit Rise - Thurston Xane : 
Conjure Mana Agate and Arcane Intellect (rank 3) - must-haves; Blizzard (rank 2) - for “Frost: Blizzard AoE”; Mana Shield (rank 2) and Scorch (rank 2) - optional; 70 each. If you took the Ice Lance talent, its rank 2 costs 30 at the trainer.
Didn't do Blackfathom? Fly to Thunder Bluff anyway: the trainer is there, and the Crossroads and Taurajo are close. Conjure your mana gem right away (Conjure Mana Agate): it's mana in the middle of a fight.
Fly to the Crossroads: Kil'hala - turn in ?Laughing Sisters[26], accept !Nether-lace Garment[26] and turn in ?Nether-lace Garment[26] right away: 
Nether-lace Robe (+6 Stamina, Intellect and Spirit) or 
Nether-lace Tunic (+6 Stamina, +9 Intellect). Then fly to Camp Taurajo.
Didn't take the chain? Fly from Thunder Bluff straight to Taurajo.
Razormane camps, Bael Modan, a dungeon
Camp Taurajo:
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: he casts Frostbolt, Frost Nova and Fire Blast. Interrupt his casts with Counterspell and sheep his guards.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : 2 Encroaching Soldiers and an elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
The invaders are Alliance soldiers, so they're humanoids: sheep the second one. Open on the elite pillager with full mana and keep Frost Nova ready.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Bael'dun Officers speed up their attacks - kill them first, and sheep the second dwarf.
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate (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] - take 
Snake Hoop.
For a mage: the boars and quilboar come in packs - the best AoE spot before 30, but only after the tank. Geomancers and Charlga Razorflank heal themselves - interrupt the heals with Counterspell; quilboar can be sheeped.
Camp Taurajo:
Everglow Lantern (an off-hand - only with a dagger or sword)Traveler's Shawl)Freewind Post
This is where you hit level 30. The rest of Thousand Needles is already part of 30+.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.
Teleport: Thunder Bluff: keep your hearthstone at Freewind Post and teleport to any of the three Horde capitals.Take the Great Lift 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 Alien Egg - 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.
Thousand Needles is the classic place to teleport yourself off a cliff: near the edge of a mesa, only press Blink while you're watching where you'll land.
Freewind: Cliffwatcher Longhorn - turn in ?Pacify the Centaur[25]; Hagar Lightninghoof - turn in ?Alien Egg[26].
Level 30 - fly from Freewind Post to Thunder Bluff, Spirit Rise - Thurston Xane : 
Conjure Water (rank 4) and Ice Armor - must-haves; Fire Blast (rank 4) and Arcane Explosion (rank 3); Fireball (rank 6), Fire Ward (rank 2) and 
Amplify Magic (rank 2) - optional, depending on your tree. 80 each. The portal trainer Birgitte Cranston is nearby: Teleport: Thunder Bluff - 80.
Everything at 30 comes to about 6.4 gold, teleport included. The level 30 talent is the tree's 21st point: Fingers of Frost, Cold Snap, Blast Wave or Presence of Mind. If you took the Arcane Blast talent, its rank 2 costs 80 at the trainer; if Pyroblast, its rank 3 costs 4.
What's next (30+): the rest of Thousand Needles, the Shimmering Flats, Hillsbrad and Arathi, “Excavation Site: Wetlands” and the Scarlet Monastery. At 30 the mage class chain for a wand opens too (Journey to the Marsh …). That will be the next part of the guide.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and what a mage does in a group
Polymorph is your main job. Before a pack, agree with the tank on who you sheep (usually the target with the moon). Polymorph only works on beasts and humanoids - you can't sheep undead or elementals. Any damage wakes the sheep: don't AoE next to it.Arcane Explosion (from 14) and Blizzard (from 20) are a mage's main damage in dungeons.Frost Nova only as a last resort: frozen mobs hit whoever is closest, and that's often the healer.Frost Channeling (Frost) and Burning Soul (Fire) lower your threat by 30%.Remove Lesser Curse (from 18) removes curses from the group, Counterspell (from 24) interrupts mob heals and dangerous spells.Arcane Intellect on everyone. “Mage, water!” has been the number one request to mages since Classic: make it in advance, not in the middle of a fight.For a mage: the end of the Hidden Enemies[16] chain gives Staff of Orgrimmar, and the quest The Power to Destroy...[16] gives Ghastly Trousers. Troggs and cultists can be sheeped; hit the fire elementals with Frost. Tauren get two more quests in Thunder Bluff, and a third one starts inside - ask a tauren friend to share them.
Sizzle StickCrescent StaffFor a mage: the Druids of the Fang heal themselves and put you to sleep - they're humanoids, so sheep them, and Will of the Forsaken breaks the sleep. Packs of deviate raptors are your AoE targets, but only after the tank.
Gnarled Necromancer's Staff, the best staff on the routeBlight GlovesUnending Torment[21] and Crest of Lordaeron[22] start inside. The entrance is in the ruins of the capital, immediately to the left as you enter Lordaeron. For a mage: lots of skeletons and zombies, and you can't sheep undead - your job here is damage and water for the group.
Ghostly MantleBy our estimate, the three quests give about 20 thousand experience in Forever - more than half a level. For a mage: worgs attack in packs - AoE after the tank; Remove Lesser Curse removes curses from the group. Baron Silverlaine drops a blade; according to testers, a rare Comprehension scroll turns it into a sword for mages (see the “Mage” section).
Gravestone Scepter, the best wand before 30. Turned in at Thunder Bluff: stepDamp Note and Strange Water Globe; the globe drops from Baron Aquanis. The reward is Witch's FingerFor a mage: naga are humanoids, so you can sheep them; Twilight Lord Kelris puts you to sleep - Will of the Forsaken breaks it. Undead can breathe underwater longer than other races.
Snake HoopFor a mage: the packs of boars and quilboar are the best AoE spot before 30, but only after the tank. Geomancers and Charlga Razorflank heal themselves - interrupt the heals with Counterspell.
Satchel of PotionsThere'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. For a mage: the Graveyard and the Library are classic group AoE spots; big mage AoE pulls were deliberately nerfed in Forever.
What to train, how to fight, how to drink less and what's different in Forever - up to level 30
Fireball by 20–33%, Frostbolt by up to 23% from rank 2), but there's more spell power on gear and it works better. Frost Nova hits harder, Arcane Intellect lasts an hour, Cone of Cold slows by 40% for 6 seconds (it used to be 50% and 8). New talents at 20: Ice Lance and Arcane Blast; Ice Block is a level 25 talent and Cold Snap a level 30 one, with a 10-minute cooldown. Low ranks scale worse with spell power and trigger effects less often - cast your highest ranks. Since September 24, wands get no damage from spell power. The new minor skill is Comprehension (see below).How to kill a mob (Frost, before 20). Frostbolt from range, then a second one while the mob runs at you: it's slowed and takes a while to get there. If it reaches you - Frost Nova (from 10), move more than 10 yards away and keep casting. Almost dead? Use your wand or Fire Blast, not another bolt: spending mana stops your mana regeneration for 5 seconds. A second mob goes into a sheep (Polymorph, from 8). From 20 in Frost: Frost Nova, step back, then Ice Lance on the frozen target while the ice holds. Always keep Frost Armor and Arcane Intellect on yourself, and recast them after you die.
| Lvl | Spells | Cost | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcane Intellect | 10 | Yes; you start with Fireball and Frost Armor |
| 4 | Frostbolt, Conjure Water | 1 each | Yes - from now on you make your own water |
| 6 | Conjure Food, Fire Blast, Fireball (rank 2) | 1 each | Yes |
| 6 | Comprehend Scroll | - | New in Forever - for Comprehension scrolls, taught by Cain Firesong |
| 8 | Polymorph, Frostbolt (rank 2), Arcane Missiles | 2 each | Polymorph and Frostbolt - yes; Arcane Missiles - for Arcane |
| 10 | Frost Nova, Conjure Water (rank 2), Frost Armor (rank 2) | 4 each | Yes - Frost Nova changes every fight |
| 12 | Conjure Food (rank 2), Fireball (rank 3), Dampen Magic, Slow Fall | 6 each | Food - yes; Fireball - for Fire; the rest can wait |
| 14 | Frostbolt (rank 3), Arcane Intellect (rank 2), Arcane Explosion, Fire Blast (rank 2) | 9 each | Yes |
| 16 | Arcane Missiles (rank 2), Flamestrike | 15 each | Can wait in Frost |
| 18 | Remove Lesser Curse, Amplify Magic, Fireball (rank 4) | 18 each | Remove Lesser Curse - for dungeons; the rest depends on your tree |
| 20 | Blink, Blizzard, Evocation, Frostbolt (rank 4), Conjure Water (rank 3), Polymorph (rank 2), Frost Armor (rank 3), Mana Shield, Fire Ward | 20 each | Yes - a mage's key level; Fire Ward can wait |
| 20 | Teleport: Orgrimmar, Teleport: Undercity | 20 each + a rune | Only portal trainers teach them: Thuul in Orgrimmar, Lexington Mortaim in Undercity |
| 20 | Ice Lance, Arcane Blast or Pyroblast | talent | The tree's 11th point - see “Leveling talents” |
| 22 | Conjure Food (rank 3), Arcane Explosion (rank 2), Fire Blast (rank 3), Frost Ward, Scorch | 30 each | Conjure Food, Arcane Explosion and Fire Blast - yes; Frost doesn't need Scorch |
| 24 | Counterspell, Fireball (rank 5), Arcane Missiles (rank 3), Flamestrike (rank 2), Dampen Magic (rank 2) | 40 each | Counterspell - yes; also Frost Blast; the rest depends on your tree |
| 26 | Cone of Cold, Frost Nova (rank 2), Frostbolt (rank 5) | 50 each | Yes |
| 28 | Arcane Intellect (rank 3), Blizzard (rank 2), Conjure Mana Agate, Mana Shield (rank 2), Scorch (rank 2) | 70 each | Conjure Mana Agate and Arcane Intellect - yes; Blizzard - if you AoE |
| 28 | Ice Lance (rank 2) | 30 | Only if you took Ice Lance |
| 30 | Ice Armor, Conjure Water (rank 4), Fireball (rank 6), Arcane Explosion (rank 3), Fire Blast (rank 4), Fire Ward (rank 2), Amplify Magic (rank 2) | 80 each | Ice Armor and Conjure Water - yes; the rest depends on your tree |
| 30 | Teleport: Thunder Bluff | 80 + a rune | Only Birgitte Cranston in Thunder Bluff |
| 30 | Arcane Blast (rank 2), Pyroblast (rank 3) | 80 and 4 | Only with your tree's talent |
Prices are from the mage page on Wowhead Forever (beta). Training everything up to level 20 costs about 3.7 gold, including the teleport to Orgrimmar; from 22 to 30 it's about 15 gold more, 6.4 of that at 30. Skip what can wait and you'll save a couple of gold. And keep saving: at 40, riding training costs 100 gold (the first mount itself is free).
Frostbolt slows, Frost Nova holds, and from 20 Ice Lance hits several times harder on a frozen target. The safest and fastest tree for solo play.Frostbolt. Pyroblast (the level 20 talent) opens a fight from range.Arcane Blast from 20. You drink less than anyone, but mobs reach you more often.Conjure Water from level 4, Conjure Food from 6. Water ranks come at 4, 10, 20 and 30; food at 6, 12, 22 and 32. Learn a new rank the same day: higher-rank water restores noticeably more.Frostbite and Clearcasting less often - the Classic habit of “rank 1 for the slow” doesn't work here.Evocation (from 20, 8-minute cooldown) replaces drinking when a tough fight leaves you with zero mana. Conjure Mana Agate (from 28) is mana in the middle of a fight - conjure it in advance.Frost Channeling (Frost), Master of Elements (Fire), Arcane Meditation and Arcane Concentration (Arcane). Arcane Orb from the quest The Balnir Farmstead[10] gives another 80–240 mana once every 30 minutes.Polymorph (from 8) only works on beasts and humanoids. A second mob runs up? Sheep it, finish the first one, then the second. A sheep heals quickly - leave it alone until you're ready.Frost Nova (from 10, 25-second cooldown) freezes everything around you for 8 seconds. Move more than 10 yards away and then attack; damage can break the freeze early.Frost Nova holds them. Kill them first or pull them around a corner - they'll come to you; from 24 - Counterspell.Blink (from 20) removes stuns and roots. Watch where you're going: teleporting into the next pack or off a cliff is a classic.Mana Shield (from 20) costs 2 mana per point of damage absorbed - it's for emergencies, not for every mob.Arcane Explosion (from 14) only hits up close and is expensive. It's good against three or more weak mobs that Frost Nova is already holding.Frost Nova, move 10–15 yards away and cast Blizzard on them. When they reach you - Frost Nova again or Cone of Cold (from 26), step back and cast it again.Improved Blizzard slows by 40% at most, Cone of Cold by 40% for 6 seconds. Start with two or three mobs, not ten.Ice Block saved you.
Shoot) costs no mana and doesn't stop mana regeneration - that's what you finish mobs with. In Frost it saves mana, and in Arcane, with the Wand Specialization talent, it's half your damage.Lesser Magic Wand - Enchanting 10, the auction house or a friend. If not - Riptear's Spare Arm from the elite Rear Guard Patrol[13] (step).Greater Magic Wand - Enchanting 70 or an enchanter friend. Alternatives: Flaring Baton from The Escape[18] (step), Sizzle Stick from Wailing Caverns, Wand of Decay from the quest Beren's Peril[21] (step).Lesser Mystic Wand - Enchanting 155 or the auction house (step). 28–30: Gravestone Scepter from Blackfathom Villainy[27] in Blackfathom Deeps (step) - the best wand before 30.Smoldering Wand (from 15) - only a stopgap; Dusk Wand (from 20) - if you have no enchanter; Combustible Wand (from 29) - if you skipped Blackfathom.Teleport: Orgrimmar and Teleport: Undercity come at 20, Teleport: Thunder Bluff at 30. They're taught by portal trainers, not mage trainers, and each one only teaches the teleport to their own city: Thuul (Orgrimmar, 20), Lexington Mortaim (Undercity, 20), Birgitte Cranston (Thunder Bluff, 80).Rune of Teleportation (≈ 10, stacks to 10). According to the game files, reagent vendors sell the runes: Hannah Akeley in the Magic Quarter of Undercity, Hagrus in Orgrimmar, Hula'mahi at the Crossroads.Slow Fall (from 12) needs Light Feather, and the Forever database has no feather vendor yet - learn it once you find feathers.Arcane Staff (The Balnir Farmstead[10]), 16 - Staff of Orgrimmar (Hidden Enemies[16], Ragefire Chasm, with a group), 22 - Crescent Staff (Leaders of the Fang[22], Wailing Caverns, with a group) or Wind Rider Staff (Cry of the Thunderhawk[20], solo), 24 - Gnarled Necromancer's Staff (The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], Ruins of Lordaeron, with a group) - the best before 30. Without a group - Clear Crystal Rod (Arachnophobia[21]), Ceranium Rod (The Weaver[22]) or Polished Walking Staff (Torek's Assault[24]).Quilboar Toothpick from Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] (step) plus an off-hand: Arcane Orb, Witch's Finger or Expended Apothecary Vial.Arcane Staff or Arcane Orb; Spellfire Robes[15] - Lesser Spellfire Robes (+6 Intellect); Nether-lace Garment[26] - Nether-lace Robe or Nether-lace Tunic.Cannibalize - up to 35% health and mana over 10 seconds from a humanoid or undead corpse, once every 2 minutes. A mage's water is free, but before level 4 and between packs in a dungeon it's one more way to recover without sitting down to drink.Will of the Forsaken removes fear, sleep and charm, but gives no immunity afterward: press it once the fear has landed.Touch of the Grave (new in Forever): an attack or spell sometimes drains health. Since the update it has a 30% proc chance and a 25-second internal cooldown. Polymorph doesn't trigger it, so the sheep stays asleep.Arcane Staff or Arcane Orb.Linen Cloth (10) and Dalaran Mana Gem (6) from the Dalaran Mages at Ambermill (turned in to Josef Gregorian). The reward is Lesser Spellfire Robes. Do the first part at 15 and the rest at 22–24, when the route is back near Ambermill: accept, gems, turn in. Skipped Investigate the Alchemist Shop[16] at 15? You can also take it and do it at 22–23, before the quest Gathering Materials[15] (step).Nether-lace Robe or Nether-lace Tunic.Comprehend Scroll, taught by Cain Firesong from level 6; the button is in the General tab of your spellbook.Frost Nova (and from 20 also Blink) is on cooldown, don't pull the next one.Frost Armor on: a mob that hits you gets slowed. It drops when you die - put it back on, along with Arcane Intellect.Frost Nova and back off.Frost Nova ready. If it goes wrong - Polymorph on one and run to the guards.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Lesser Magic Wand at skill 10, Greater Magic Wand at 70), and the tailored gear you don't need gets disenchanted. If someone in your group is an enchanter who makes wands for everyone, take gathering professions for gold: Herbalism and Skinning or Mining.Lesser Magic Wand: Enchanting 10, Lesser Magic Essence and Simple Wood. You need Runed Copper Rod, which is made from 
Copper Rod.Greater Magic Wand: Enchanting 70, essences and Simple Wood. The materials cost about 15 silver - skill is the only thing holding you back.Lesser Magic Essence and Strange Dust (limited stock) - buy some every time you're in town.Basic Campfire.Comprehend Scroll). Details are in the “Mage” section.Linen Cloth at 1–20, Wool Cloth at 20–30 - from humanoids. Sell the extra on the auction house. Put 10 Linen Cloth in the bank for the class quest Gathering Materials[15].Only what matters for this route
Polymorph, Blink, teleports from 20, and conjuring your own water and food.Ice Lance (the 11th Frost point, level 20; rank 2 from the trainer at 28), Arcane Blast (the 11th Arcane point, rank 2 at 30), Fingers of Frost, Missile Barrage, Heating Up, Improved Fire Blast.Ice Block - the 16th Frost point (level 25), Cold Snap - the 21st (level 30), 10-minute cooldown.Cone of Cold slows by 40% for 6 seconds, Improved Blizzard by 40% at most. Low ranks trigger Frostbite and Clearcasting less often.Arcane Meditation - 50% mana regeneration while casting, Master of Elements also returns mana on Frost crits, Arcane Intellect lasts an hour, Dampen Magic and Amplify Magic are 50% stronger.Touch of the Grave - spells and attacks sometimes drain health. What else changed for the Undead and what the racials give a mage - see the Mage section, the “Undead mage: racials” card.Frost Nova plus Ice Lance is the most talked-about combo of the beta, and testers are asking for a nerf. It may change by launch.Arcane Intellect on a PvP-flagged player flags you too - same as before, on “Normal” rulesets as well.Money, the hearthstone, dangerous mobs
| Lvl | What you need | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 4–8 | Frostbolt, Conjure Water, Conjure Food, Fire Blast, Polymorph and ranks | ≈ 11 silver |
| 10–12 | Frost Nova, water and food 2, armor 2 + a wand | ≈ 18–36 silver and a wand - the first money crunch |
| 14–18 | Frostbolt, Arcane Intellect, Arcane Explosion, Remove Lesser Curse and ranks for your tree | ≈ 0.5–1.2 gold |
| 20 | Blink, Blizzard, Evocation, Mana Shield, ranks and Teleport: Orgrimmar | ≈ 2 gold and runes |
| 22–28 | Counterspell, Cone of Cold, Conjure Mana Agate, ranks and Teleport: Undercity | ≈ 9 gold |
| 30 | Ice Armor, water 4, ranks and Teleport: Thunder Bluff | ≈ 6.4 gold |
| 40 | Riding | 100 gold - start saving early |
Teleport: Orgrimmar, and from 22–23 Teleport: Undercity: keep your hearthstone at the camp where you turn in quests, and teleport to the capital for the trainer. Don't forget the runes - Rune of Teleportation.Frost Nova holds them.Frost Nova holds them), Besseleth (level 21 elite), the rare elites of Windshear Crag, Bloodfury Slayers.Frost Nova won't help against a caster: it keeps casting while rooted.Frost Nova is on cooldown, and you haven't learned Blink yet.Rune of Teleportation) - the teleport doesn't work without one.
Arcane 0
Fire 0
Frost 21
