RaceUndeadA step-by-step route for WoW Forever: an Undead warrior from the Deathknell crypt to level 30. Where to go at every level, which quests to grab right away so you never run back, when to do the class quests (
Defensive Stance in Brill at 10, the 
Ruga's Bulwark shield at 20, 
Berserker Stance at 30), where to get two-handers (a warrior's damage depends almost entirely on the weapon), which professions to pick and how to spend less time standing around with no rage.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Overpower lights up after your target dodges; it also warns you when 
Revenge is ready. Settings - /opa. Made for Forever (file from October 12), about 1.2 thousand downloads.
Heroic Strike or 
Cleave is queued. It also shows when to press 
Slam so you don't clip your swing. Forever's built-in attack timer doesn't show the queue. There's a Forever file.Builds for 10–30: which one to pick and in what order to spend points
Your first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level: 21 points by level 30. Not sure what to pick? Go “Arms: Two-Hander”. Beta guides disagree: Icy Veins and Method recommend Arms with a two-hander, Mobalytics recommends Protection with a shield (less downtime solo). Testers praise Fury and Protection more often and complain that Arms runs short on rage. You can reset your talents at a warrior trainer - Christoph Walker in Undercity or Sorek in Orgrimmar; according to beta data it costs 1 if you haven't reset in a while. Hover a talent for its Wowhead tooltip; the button at the bottom opens the build in the Wowhead calculator with the same order.
Anger Management by 22. Icy Veins and Method recommend it; further down this tree is 
Mortal Strike at 40.
Improved Rend - in Forever Rend scales with attack power, and the talent adds 35% to it. 
Improved Charge - Charge gives 15 rage instead of 9: every fight starts with a hit. 
Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5 unlocks Anger Management at 22 - +1 rage every 3 seconds in combat, and rage decays more slowly between mobs. Then 
Deep Wounds, 
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (+3% damage with two-handed weapons) and 
Impale.
Sweeping Strikes - two mobs at once (requires level 30). Fighting with an axe? Take 
Weaponmaster 1/5 instead: +1% crit, the other ranks after 30.
Bloodrage on cooldown, and don't spend rage finishing mobs off.
Improved Overpower 2/2 instead of Improved Charge; at 25 - 
Spearing Strike. Testers call it a “trap”: it's only strong against giants, dragons and mounted enemies.
Improved Rend 3/3
Deflection 2/5
Improved Charge 2/2
Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5
Anger Management 1/1
Deep Wounds 3/3
Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3
Impale 1/2
Sweeping Strikes 1/1
Shield Specialization - +5% block chance and +5 rage for every block (it was +1 in Classic). Improved Revenge - Revenge hits 60% harder, and it's your main damage button. 
Improved Thunder Clap makes 
Thunder Clap cheaper, and in Forever it also works in Defensive Stance. 
Master of Defense - +5 rage when you dodge or parry with a shield. At 25 - 
Vanguard: Charge right in Defensive Stance.Revenge and 
Shield Block, Protection kills more slowly than a two-hander. Mobalytics suggests leveling as Arms until 15 and resetting your talents at 16 - here there's one order with no reset.Improved Bloodrage, a talent that works with any weapon. Then a sword and shield. Swords: 
Heirloom Sword (10, quest Heirloom Weapon[11]), 
Scimitar (14) - Charles Seaton in Undercity, 
Elegant Shortsword (20, quest Serena Bloodfeather[20]). Shields: 
Deathguard Buckler (quest The Red Messenger[5]), 
Worn Heater Shield (from 5) - Abe Winters in Brill, Welding Shield (quest Samophlange[16]), at 20 - Ruga's Bulwark. A fast one-hander beats a slow one here: Revenge and Thunder Clap don't depend on weapon damage.
Improved Bloodrage 2/2
Shield Specialization 3/5
Improved Revenge 3/3Shield Specialization 5/5
Improved Thunder Clap 3/3
Master of Defense 2/2
Vanguard 1/1
Last Stand 1/1
Improved Sunder Armor 3/3
Focused Rage 1/3Deep Wounds. Method's variant: in Forever crits feed you rage again.
Cruelty - +5% crit as early as 14, and in Forever a critical white hit gives twice as much rage (per the October 1 notes). After that it's the same as the main build: Improved Rend, Improved Charge, Improved Tactical Mastery, Anger Management and Deep Wounds.Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Sweeping Strikes don't fit by 30; you'll have to catch up on Mortal Strike at 40 - 5 points are already in Fury.
Cruelty 5/5Improved Rend 3/3Deflection 2/5Improved Charge 2/2Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5Anger Management 1/1Deep Wounds 3/3
Touch of the Grave is especially strong right here.Cruelty - crit; 
Unbridled Wrath - a 60% chance for +1 rage per hit; 
Lingering Rage - rage starts decaying 8 seconds later, so you make it to the next mob. 
Piercing Howl at 20 slows everyone around you - good against runners and in PvP. 
Enrage - solo, you're always the one getting hit, so it's +10% damage. At 30 - 
Death Wish: +20% damage for 30 seconds.Improved Charge and Anger Management in this tree, and 
Bloodthirst only comes at 40.
Dual Wield - from a warrior trainer: Austil de Mon in Brill or Christoph Walker in Undercity (level 20 in Classic; the Forever level hasn't been checked). With two weapons the set is different: Dual Wield Specialization 5/5 and 
Furious Precision 3/3; you don't need the Enrage talent, and Lingering Rage gets one point.Cruelty 5/5
Unbridled Wrath 5/5
Piercing Howl 1/1
Lingering Rage 4/5
Enrage 5/5
Death Wish 1/1Undead starting village · Tirisfal Glades
Every quest is within five minutes' walk. Step out of the crypt, take everything in sight and do it all in loops. Takes about 40 minutes. You start with Worn Shortsword and Worn Wooden Shield: the sword is weak, so you'll get your first two-hander right here.
Bastard Sword ≈ 1 - twice the damage of your starting sword. Buy it with your first silver: at level 5 it gets replaced by Forsaken Bastard Sword (quest The Scarlet Crusade[4]).
Linen Cloth from the Scarlet Crusade: you'll learn First Aid in Brill, and bandages are the warrior's main healing until level 20.
Cannibalize on a humanoid or undead corpse restores 35% health over 10 seconds, every 2 minutes. It's a free snack between mobs - less sitting and eating.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] (take the cloak), accept !Simple 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] (reward - 
Roamer's Leggings). Novice Elreth: turn in ?The Damned[2] (take the belt), 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].
Warrior trainer Dannal Stern : turn in ?Simple Scroll[1]. Level 1 - 
Battle Shout (10); level 4 - Charge and Rend, 1 each.
Charge is the warrior's main pull: you rush in and get rage right away. Sell gray items to the vendor - at level 10 you'll need the money for a two-hander.
The junior gathering trainers are right here: Margaret Weaver - Skinning, Walter Mason - Mining, Florence Nightshade - Herbalism. Training costs 10.
For a warrior I recommend Mining: the ore goes into sharpening stones if you become a blacksmith, or to the auction house (the “Professions” section explains why). You can get Mining from the book (Marla's Last Wish[5]), and learn Skinning here if you're not going to be a blacksmith. According to the game files, the Mining Pick is sold right here by Joshua Kien and the junior trainers; if not, Abigail Shiel in Brill has it.
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] (reward - 
Rustmetal Bracers). Executor Arren: turn in ?Night Web's Hollow[4] (reward - 
Rugged Mail Vest), 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 Frost Armor, which slows your melee attacks. Go for 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] and pick a profession book. Executor Arren: turn in ?The Scarlet Crusade[4] (pick Forsaken Bastard Sword from the rewards), accept !The Red Messenger[5].
Forsaken Bastard Sword is a two-hander: 2.5 times the damage of your starting sword.
Scarlet Crusade camp - Meven Korgal with guards: pull them one by one and take the documents - The Red Messenger[5].
The guards stand close by: pull them one at a time first, then the courier. If two come at you, use Thunder Clap (if you're level 6 already).
Executor Arren: turn in ?The Red Messenger[5] (reward - Deathguard Buckler), accept !Vital Intelligence[5] and the new !The Adventurer[6].
Put the shield in your bag for now: mobs die faster to a two-hander.
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 · almost ten new quests here in Forever
Brill is your base until level 12. The idea is simple: in town take everything you can, loop west or north, and come back to turn it all in at once. Warrior trainer Austil de Mon is right in Brill - you'll come back here for the class quest at 10.
Claymore in Undercity - about 27 silver.
Two-handed Sword ≈ 3 (level 2) - 3.6 damage per second versus 2.7 for the Forsaken two-hander. Buy it only if you'll still have about 30 silver left by level 10: at 10 Claymore is waiting for you in Undercity, and it's three times stronger than the Forsaken sword.Worn Heater Shield ≈ 4 (from 5), 161 armor.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 - 6 slots; Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25 - 8 slots, once you have the money. The quest Sticks and Bones[7] also gives a 6-slot bag.
Meaty Bat Wing) are for Cooking: they make 
Crispy Bat Wing, and in Forever any food 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 (Patience[6]).
Innkeeper Renee : turn in ?A Rogue's Deal[5] and set your hearthstone in Brill. Warrior trainer Austil de Mon : level 6 - Thunder Clap (1).
Thunder Clap hits everything around you, and in Forever it also slows their attacks by 20% - your answer when two mobs are on you.
William Pickman : turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6] - you learn Cooking and Basic Campfire. Nurse Neela : learn First Aid.
Bandages are the warrior's main healing until level 20: you have no heals of your own, and a bandage is faster than food.
If you have the money - Oliver Dwor : Two-handed Sword (~3.5 silver, according to the game files). Abigail Shiel sells the Mining Pick and Skinning Knife.
Short on money? Don't buy it: at level 10 you need Claymore (~27 silver), your main upgrade until 16.
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
After a stance change Scarlet Warriors get +50% parry for 8 seconds - step back and wait it out.
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:
Level 8, Austil de Mon: Heroic Strike (rank 2) and 
Hamstring, 2 each.
Use Hamstring on a mob that runs for help: Tirisfal's murlocs and gnolls run a lot.
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.
Go in at full health: Charge, then Rend and Thunder Clap right away - he hits less often and the fight is shorter. Didn't work out? No big deal: dying is almost free until level 10.
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 and run for help - Hamstring won't let them get away.
Turn-ins in Brill (go back with a death run):
Brass Scale Pants)
Cold Steel Gauntlets), accept !Forsaken Duties[9]Agamand Mills : ribs and skulls - The Mills Overrun[8]; Devlin Agamand - The Haunted Mills[10]; Nissa Agamand , Gregor Agamand and Thurman Agamand - remains (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:
Cryptwalker Boots)Level 10, Austil de Mon: Bloodrage and Rend (rank 2), 6 each. Accept the class quest !Speak with Dillinger[10].
Talents open at level 10 (at 9 with the “Talented” Legacy perk). What to take - see the “Leveling talents” section.
The warrior class chain in Brill and the heirloom sword
The Undead warrior class chain is in and around Brill. The first quest's target is Ulag the Cleaver, the second one is the Agamand family weapons: Coleman Farthing sends you for them. About 2.7 thousand experience in total, a new stance and a one-handed sword to go with a shield.
Defensive Stance is for dungeons and tough fights. Until level 14, switching stances burns your rage.Brill, Deathguard Dillinger : turn in ?Speak with Dillinger[10], accept !Ulag the Cleaver[10].
The crypt in the Brill graveyard : open the crypt door and Ulag the Cleaver (level 11) comes out. Kill him - Ulag the Cleaver[10].
That's how it works in Classic; according to Questie, he's alone, with no guards. Before the door - Battle Shout; in the fight - Rend and Thunder Clap.
Deathguard Dillinger: turn in ?Ulag the Cleaver[10], accept !Speak with Coleman[10]. The inn, Coleman Farthing : turn in ?Speak with Coleman[10], accept !Agamand Heirlooms[11].
The reward is Defensive Stance, and according to beta data 
Sunder Armor and 
Taunt come with it: trainers don't teach these skills. Check your spellbook - all three should be there.
The Agamand family crypt north of the mills : four racks with the family weapons around the crypt - Agamand Heirlooms[11].
Level 9–11 undead from the mills wander nearby. Get back to Brill with a death run while you're 10.
Brill, Coleman Farthing: turn in ?Agamand Heirlooms[11], accept !Heirloom Weapon[11] and turn in ?Heirloom Weapon[11] right away (pick Heirloom Sword from the rewards).
The two-hander hits harder, but Heirloom Sword is a weapon for use with a shield: 
Shield Bash (12) and Shield Block (16) only work with a shield equipped. Keep the sword and shield in your bags. Don't take the axe or the mace: Undead warriors don't start with Axes or Maces skill, and the dagger is weaker than the sword.
The Claymore, professions and your hearthstone
Undercity is a stone's throw from Brill. You don't need a trainer here yet - you learned your level 10 skills in Brill. The main thing is Claymore: Undead warriors know Two-Handed Swords from character creation, so there's no skill to learn.
Claymore ≈ 27 (level 10) - 9 damage per second. According to the game files, Louis Warren sells it too.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots, if you have gold to spare. Check the auction house too: two-handers and bags are sometimes cheaper there.Claymore hits three times harder than the Forsaken two-hander, and mobs die noticeably faster. Don't put it off to buy skills - you can catch up on those later.The Scarlet tower southwest of Brill : Captain Perrine, 3 Zealots and 3 Missionaries - At War With The Scarlet Crusade[9]. Collect the rings (Proof of Demise[7]).
Drops from: Scarlet Insignia Ring - Scarlet Warrior, Scarlet Missionary, Scarlet Zealot and others
Enter Undercity through the sewer pipe - it's closer than the main entrance.
Rogues' Quarter, Charles Seaton : Claymore (~27 silver, according to the game files).
Short on money? Sell cloth and hides at the auction house. According to the game files Claymore is also sold at the Crossroads, but you won't get there until 16.
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 the turn-ins, the warrior trainer 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.
Finscale Soles, mail boots with Strength.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. Take them one at a time and keep bandages handy.
Balnir Farmstead : 8 Bleeding Horrors and 8 Wandering Spirits - Rear Guard Patrol[11]; Tomb Weed nearby - Tomb Weed[11].
Scarlet Crusade camp : 5 Friars and Captain Vachon in the tower - At War With The Scarlet Crusade[10]. Rings - 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:
Finscale Soles).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] - the cloak (+1 Agility) is the one for you.
Turn-ins in Brill:
Clasped Belt)The inn's cellar : Captured Mountaineer - turn in ?A New Plague[11].
Level 12, Austil de Mon: Overpower, Shield Bash and Battle Shout (rank 2), 10 each.
Overpower lights up after your target dodges: a cheap, hard-hitting strike, so press it right away (Battle Stance only). Shield Bash only works with a shield equipped: it interrupts a caster's spell.
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.Claymore ≈ 27 - if you didn't buy it 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.
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] starts at level 12, and Wild Hearts[11] asks for only 3 hearts.
Recipe: Smoked Bear Meat - food from the local bears.
Bear Meat from bears is for Cooking: it makes Smoked Bear Meat. Don't sell the Discolored Worg Hearts - they're for a quest.Cannibalize after a fight, and you'll barely need to sit and eat.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 at full health: the wolves attack in packs.
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 (Wild Eyes[11]).
Drops from: Murloc Eye - Gobbler, Bluegill Raider, Murloc Tidehunter and others
The Dead Field : kill gnolls until the banshee Nightlash appears - The Dead Fields[14]. Bears and spiders - hearts and blood (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
Son of Arugal (level 24 elite) patrols here, and the rare spider Krethis Shadowspinner (level 15, her Shadow damage hurts a lot) roams around - 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 go berserk below 25% health - finish them quickly. The worgen are humanoids: use Cannibalize after a fight.
Dalaran camp : the Dalaran crate - turn in ?Border Crossings[14], accept !Maps and Runes[14].
Mages throw Frostbolts and protectors summon snakes - it's easy to pull two. Pull the mage from around a corner: he'll come to you, and you won't be fighting in full view of his neighbors.
The Sepulcher:
Hearthstone to Undercity.
Turn-ins, level 14 skills, the zeppelin
Turn in everything you've collected, learn your level 14 skills and, if you have a group, pick up the Ragefire Chasm quest. Then take the zeppelin to Orgrimmar.
Gargoyle Leggings (+3 Strength).
Espadon (12.6 damage per second), is only sold from 16 - you'll buy it in Orgrimmar or Ratchet.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: Father Lankester (War Quarter) - turn in ?Whispering Horror Residue[10]; Glix Xizzix - turn in ?Leonid's Letter[13].
Royal Quarter, Varimathras : accept !The Power to Destroy...[16] (Ragefire Chasm) - only if you have a group.
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].
Level 14, War Quarter - Christoph Walker : 
Demoralizing Shout, Revenge and Tactical Mastery, 15 each. Mary Edras teaches better bandages: Heavy Linen (skill 40) and Journeyman (50).
Tactical Mastery is new in Forever: you keep up to 10 rage when you switch stances. Tough mob? Charge in Battle Stance, then switch to Defensive right away. Revenge only works in Defensive Stance, after a block, dodge or parry.
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.
Two-handed axes and, if you have a group, your first dungeon
Orgrimmar is on your way to the Barrens. The Valley of Honor has the warrior trainer and the weapon masters. Have a group of three to five? Now is the time for Ragefire Chasm (13–18): you already have its quest from Undercity.
Espadon ≈ 61 (from 16) - if you're not going to Ragefire Chasm.
Rough Arrow.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).
Valley of Honor in the east of the city:
Heroic Strike (rank 3), Shield Block and 
Mocking Blow, 20 eachEspadon (from 16, according to the game files).A new weapon skill starts at 1, so you'll miss a lot with the axe at first. Level it on mobs slightly below your level, and switch to the sword for tough fights. The bow is for pulling one mob out of a group: in the Barrens Centaur Bracers[14] gives 
Orcish Battle Bow. With a two-hander you don't need Shield Block and Mocking Blow before 20.
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, entrance in the Cleft of Shadow : books - The Power to Destroy...[16]; Taragaman the Hungerer - his 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
In a group you're most likely the tank: Defensive Stance, a shield and Thunder Clap on the pack, Sunder Armor on the main target. No shield? Tank with the two-hander in Defensive Stance, but it'll be harder on the healer.
After the Chasm:
Axe of Orgrimmar from the rewards).Axe of Orgrimmar is a two-handed axe with 16 damage per second: stronger than anything sold before 20. Axe skill starts at 1 - level it up on Barrens mobs. You'll turn in The Power to Destroy...[16] in Undercity at 22 (step): Varimathras takes it.
No group? Skip the Ragefire Chasm steps, and if you did take The Power to Destroy...[16], abandon it - otherwise it'll sit in your log until 22.
Razor Hill in Durotar: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]. The warrior trainer here is Tarshaw Jaggedscar , if you've only just hit 16. 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.
Hammerbone, a two-handed mace with 20.4 damage per second.Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Espadon ≈ 61 (from 16) - if you didn't buy it in Orgrimmar and don't have the axe from Ragefire Chasm.Far Watch Post, Kargal Battlescar : turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12], accept !Crossroads Conscription[12].
The Crossroads:
Long Draping Cape from the rewards), 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].
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] (pick Padded Lamellar Boots from the rewards).
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 (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: start at full health and put Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on him, so he hits slower and weaker.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14] (pick Orcish Battle Bow from the rewards if you've learned Bows), accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
The Crossroads:
Cinched Belt from the rewards)Harpies, the Samophlange, south to Camp Taurajo
The northern Barrens, Ratchet and south to Camp Taurajo. There's no warrior trainer in the Barrens: if you haven't learned your level 16 and 18 skills yet, get them together with the level 20 ones in Orgrimmar (step).
Welding Shield (345 armor, for Protection and tanking) and 
Greasy Tinker's Pants (+3 Strength and Agility).Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - talons (Harpy Raiders[15]). Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws (Prowlers of the Barrens[15]).
Drops from: Witchwing Talon - Witchwing Harpy, Witchwing Roguefeather, Witchwing Slayer and others
The 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] (pick Welding Shield from the rewards) and ?The Escape[18] (pick Greasy Tinker's Pants); 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, and centaurs are humanoids: use Cannibalize after a fight. Take the leader last, at full health.
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] (pick 
Barkeeper's Cloak from the rewards).
The Stonetalon border, harpies, level 20 in Orgrimmar
The last stretch: Grimtotem tauren on the Stonetalon border and harpies in the north. At level 20, head to Orgrimmar: the warrior trainer and the class quest for a shield.
Victory Rush, Slam, Cleave, 
Retaliation and Rend (rank 3), 40 each. Together with the level 16 and 18 skills it's about 3, so set it aside in advance.Victory Rush: after you kill a mob that gives experience, it heals you for 10% of your health. Hit the next mob right away, before 20 seconds pass, and you'll sit and eat less often.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.
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].
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19].
Northwestern Barrens: Witchwing Slayers - rings (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, then take her on alone.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20] (pick 
Zhovur Axe from the rewards if you've learned Two-Handed Axes; playing with a shield - Elegant Shortsword).
Zhovur Axe - 13.1 damage per second and +6 Stamina: slightly stronger than Espadon, and a good time to level your axe skill. The axe from Ragefire Chasm is better - don't replace it.
Level 20 - fly to Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor. Sorek : your level 16, 18 and 20 skills, above all Victory Rush, Slam, Cleave, Retaliation, Rend (rank 3), Heroic Strike (rank 3) and Thunder Clap (rank 2). Accept !Speak with Ruga[20] here too.
With a two-hander you don't need Shield Block, Mocking Blow and 
Disarm yet: they're for shields, dungeons and PvP. Speak with Ruga[20] leads to Ruga in Camp Taurajo (step); the reward for the trial at the Field of Giants is the Ruga's Bulwark shield (+3 Strength).
Don't rush to the Eastern Kingdoms: there are plenty more quests in the Barrens and Stonetalon until level 22. Next up is the 20–30 route: the southern Barrens, Camp Taurajo and Trial at the Field of Giants[20].
Dungeon 17–24 · collect the quests and go with friends
If you have a group, the Wailing Caverns finish six quests at once and give a warrior the best two-hander before 20. Collect the quests first (some are in Thunder Bluff), then go in with the whole group. In the group you're most likely the tank.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest, run straight to Thunder Bluff through Mulgore.
Thunder Bluff:
Hammerbone.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 - 
99-Year-Old 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 the tank: Druids of the Fang heal and cast Sleep - Shield Bash their heals if you're holding a shield; Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on the pack.
After the caves:
Deviate Hide Pack from the rewards)
Dagmire Gauntlets)Safety Boots)Hammerbone
Wingblade).Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants and the class quest for a shield
You're in Orgrimmar: your level 20 skills are learned and Speak with Ruga[20] is in your log. Clear Kalimdor until 22: Camp Taurajo, the Field of Giants with the shield class quest and, if you have a partner, the elite Chol'aruk. Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20), a two-handed axe with 15.3 damage per second. You only need it if you have Zhovur Axe or something weaker and no partner for the Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] quest: Axe of Orgrimmar and Hammerbone are just as good.
Big Bad Basher, a two-handed mace with 16 damage per second and +4 Strength. Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff teaches Two-Handed Maces, and you'll be there at 22 (step). Have Axe of Orgrimmar or Hammerbone? The mace is barely stronger and you'd have to level the skill from 1: sell it.
Blood Shard from the Bristlebacks: Mangletooth gives a Strength buff for them (step). Cloth from the Bristlebacks and Razormane goes into Wool Bandages.Cannibalize between fights replaces food, once every 2 minutes.Retaliation: if an Alliance rogue opens on you from stealth, turn to face him and press it - it doesn't counter hits from behind. Arathi Basin opens at 20 only at launch: on the beta, according to testers, only the new battleground from 30 works.Doras: fly to the Crossroads. There, Mankrik - accept !Consumed by Hatred[20] and the new !Her Name Is Olgra[20]; Darsok Swiftdagger - accept !Letter to Jin'Zil[20]; Korran - accept !Egg Hunt[22]; if you have a partner - Gur'ak : accept the new !Chol'aruk the Ravener[21].
Letter to Jin'Zil[20] is a letter to Stonetalon; you'll deliver it on the next loop (step).
Fly to Camp Taurajo:
You'll take the trial itself, Trial at the Field of Giants[20], later, right before the Field of Giants (step): the antennae last 15 minutes.
Bristleback and Razormane north of Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
The rare elite Swinegart Spearhide fears everything around him - go around. Quilboar walk in twos and threes: on a pack use Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave.
Field of Giants south of Taurajo : 12 Silithid Eggs from the mounds and the Digging Claw - Egg Hunt[22].
Silithid Swarmers call a bunch of small adds - kill them first, and use Thunder Clap on the crowd. The antennae for the shield don't drop yet: you'll get their quest in the camp.
Camp Taurajo:
Don't skip the Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] quest: without it Betrayal from Within[25] won't open at 29. You already have the Blood Shard for it - they drop from the same Bristlebacks.
Back to the Field of Giants : silithid Creepers, Grubs and Swarmers - 5 Twitching Antennae, Trial at the Field of Giants[20]. Got the fifth one? Head straight back to Taurajo.
Drops from: Twitching Antenna - Silithid Creeper, Silithid Grub, Silithid Swarmer and others
The antennae disappear 15 minutes after you loot them - don't get distracted by other objectives. Silithids walk in twos and threes: Thunder Clap and Cleave.
Thunder Clap the whole pack.Camp Taurajo, Ruga Ragetotem: turn in ?Trial at the Field of Giants[20] - the Ruga's Bulwark shield, accept !Speak with Thun'grim[20].
Only warriors can wear Ruga's Bulwark: +3 Strength. Leveling with a two-hander? Keep it in your bags with a one-handed weapon anyway: Shield Bash only works with a shield equipped, and from 28 so does 
Shield Wall.
Fly to the Crossroads: Mankrik - turn in ?Consumed by Hatred[20] and ?Her Name Is Olgra[20]; Korran - turn in ?Egg Hunt[22].
Rewards to pick: Consumed by Hatred[20] - the cloak 
Boar Hunter's Cape, Egg Hunt[22] - the mail chest 
Violet Scale Armor.
Northeast of the Crossroads, if you took the quest: Chol'aruk with elite guards - his head, 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]. The hill by the road to Ratchet, Thun'grim Firegaze : turn in ?Speak with Thun'grim[20].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite, and his guards are elite too. Didn't work out? Don't drop it right away: at 22 you're back at the Crossroads (step), so call someone. Nobody at all? Abandon it - the quest doesn't unlock anything.
Optional, class quest: Thun'grim Firegaze - accept !Brutal Armor[30]. The reward at 30 is the mail 
Brutal Hauberk: +5 Strength, +14 Stamina and 30 rage on use.
Take it only if you'll get a group for Razorfen Kraul by 29: 
Vial of Phlogiston only drops there (step). The rest is on the way: 
Smoky Iron Ingot (15) - in Stonetalon (step), 
Powdered Azurite (10) - in Hillsbrad (step), 
Iron Bar (10) - Mining 125 or the auction house. No group? Don't take it: the quest will just sit in your log.
Further east along the road, Ratchet: Sputtervalve - accept !Ziz Fizziks[21]; Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Deepmoss Spider Eggs[20].
Bragok: fly to the Crossroads. Gur'ak: turn in ?Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] if you've completed it.
For Protection - Thornwoven Shield; for a two-hander build - Big Bad Basher: 16 damage per second and +4 Strength, noticeably stronger than Zhovur Axe. You'll learn Two-Handed Maces at 22 (step); the skill starts at 1, so level the mace on weak mobs first. Have Axe of Orgrimmar or Hammerbone? Sell the mace.
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Clear Stonetalon and get the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27.
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: that's what Retaliation is for.
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, Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22] and protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]). Turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and he gives you the follow-up with the same name right away, !Gerenzo's Orders[22]. Have Brutal Armor[30] in your log? Kobold diggers in the mine to the southeast : Smoky Iron Ingot, 15 of them.
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner · Vial of Phlogiston - Roogug
Two rare elites roam here - a Venture Co. overseer and a foreman. Go around them. If the goblin dies, the quest fails: abandon Gerenzo's Orders[22] and take it again when he's back. Doesn't work the second time either? Abandon it and later turn in only Super Reaper 6000[21]. While you protect the goblin, keep the attackers on you: Thunder Clap (up to 4 targets) and Demoralizing Shout (everyone around).
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22], accept !Further Instructions[21].
Gerenzo's Orders[22]: pick the mail Dredge Boots from the rewards. You'll turn in Further Instructions[21] at Ratchet at 22 (step).
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 - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. Then Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
Hearthstone → the Crossroads. Want to visit Ashenvale? First go to 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. Leveling without a group? Be sure to go: you won't have any dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy.
Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 stags and 6 bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22]: Eye of Kilrogg follows you to the road (A Void Path[22]) - turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost : Andruk - flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
Naga are humanoids: Cannibalize after a fight.
Fly from Zoram'gar to Ratchet - next up is Ratchet and Thunder Bluff.
Ratchet, Taurajo, the trainer at 22 and the zeppelin home
Turn-ins in Ratchet and Taurajo, then Thunder Bluff: it has its own warrior trainer, Torm Ragetotem , and a mace master - no need to fly to Orgrimmar for skills. Then the zeppelin to Undercity.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20), and from 26 - 
Merciless Axe ≈ 32: 21.1 damage per second and +12 Strength. Remember it: you'll be back here at 27 (step).Huge Brown Sack ≈ 10 - 12 slots.Anger Management - +1 rage every 3 seconds in combat, and rage decays more slowly between mobs. Hit the next mob right away, before your rage is gone. In the “Cruelty, then Arms” build this talent comes at 27; Protection and Fury don't have it - there Bloodrage helps you out before a pull.
Will of the Forsaken. In Forever it doesn't make you immune to fear afterwards: press it once the fear has landed, not in advance. At 30 you also get 
Berserker Rage.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? After the hearthstone you're at the Crossroads: Chol'aruk is a couple of minutes to the northeast, and the quest is turned in where you got it. Then fly to Ratchet.
Fly to Camp Taurajo:
Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]: the only reward a warrior needs is the leather 
Gloves of the Moon - +3 Agility and +3 Stamina.
Thunder Bluff - on foot through Mulgore, roughly 6–7 minutes:
Journey to Tarren Mill[18] is turned in at Tarren Mill - the route gets there at 25 (step). The next quest in the chain, Leaders of the Fang[22], is for Wailing Caverns: don't take it without a group.
Level 22, Hunter Rise - Torm Ragetotem : 
Intimidating Shout, Battle Shout (rank 3) and Sunder Armor (rank 2), 60 each. Got Big Bad Basher and going to fight with it? Ansekhwa : Two-Handed Maces, 10.
Intimidating Shout is your panic button: the target cowers in place, and up to 5 enemies around you run away for 8 seconds. That's enough to bandage or finish one off, but runners often bring their neighbors back. A new weapon skill starts at 1: level the mace on lower-level mobs.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. The zeppelin tower by the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
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 these quests, or they'll just sit in your log: The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], Light's Justice[22], The New Plague[22] and A Frightened Request[22]. Skipping the Ruins hurts a warrior twice as much: 
Forsaken Greataxe from there is one of the best two-handers before 30.
Battle Axe ≈ 98 (from 20), if your two-hander does less than 15 damage per second and you don't have a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron.The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal. The guard post on the road to Undercity: Deathguard Kristof - accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22].
Royal Quarter:
Gargoyle LeggingsThe Apothecarium: Theodore Griffs - accept !The New Plague[22]; Keeper Bel'dugur - accept !The Book of Ur[26].
The Book of Ur[26] is for Shadowfang Keep: no group - don't take it.
Missed the trainer at 22? War Quarter, Christoph Walker : your level 22 skills (list).
Innkeeper Norman : set your hearthstone in Undercity. Michael Garrett : fly to the Sepulcher.
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.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran mages and refugees - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.The Sepulcher:
A Frightened Request[22] is for the Ruins of Lordaeron, Arugal Must Die[27] and Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] are for Shadowfang Keep: no group - don't take them.
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: the last fight is elite, and the reward is an Intellect ring.
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Watchers - Watching the Roads[20]; 8 Dalaran Pendants - Ambermill Investigations[16].
Drops from: Dalaran Pendant - Dalaran Protector, Dalaran Mage, Dalaran Conjuror
Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; protectors summon snakes. Mages cast from range: pull them around a corner or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash (shield equipped). Mages are human: Cannibalize after a fight.
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] and ?Ambermill Investigations[16], accept !The Weaver[22].
Beren's Peril[21]: the reward is a wand, which a warrior doesn't need - sell it.
Hearthstone → Undercity.
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 2–3 times the experience of normal ones - one of the most rewarding stops in 20–30. For a warrior the main prize here is Forsaken Greataxe: a two-handed axe with 20.5 damage per second and +8 Strength. No group? Skip the run, but learn your level 24 skills anyway.
Execute from 24 isn't for every mob: it burns all your rage. While leveling, use it on a fleeing humanoid and on elites; two white hits will finish a normal mob at 20% health, and you keep the rage for the next one.Level 24, War Quarter - Christoph Walker : Execute, Heroic Strike (rank 4), Demoralizing Shout (rank 2) and Revenge (rank 2), 80 each.
Revenge is for tanks and Protection: it only works in Defensive Stance. Not 24 yet? Learn it together with your level 26 skills (step).
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]; A Frightened Request[22] - the objective is in the same place as Rath'mael; The Baron drops an abomination head - it starts !Unending Torment[21]; inside you'll find a crest - !Crest of Lordaeron[22].
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
You're most likely the tank: Defensive Stance, shield equipped, Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on the pack, then Sunder Armor on each target in turn. Fighting with a two-hander? Cleave only on the tank's target, once the tank has threat.
The guard post on the road to Undercity: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22], the reward is Forsaken Greataxe.
The best two-hander on the route until 26: after that Merciless Axe edges past it. Protection doesn't need the other reward either - take the axe and sell it.
Undercity:
Warrior rewards: Light's Justice[22] - the leather Spare Part Bindings; The New Plague[22] - 
Plaguefang, a one-handed weapon for Protection, everyone else can sell it; Unending Torment[21] - the cloak Grave Shroud (+3 Strength).
Michael Garrett: fly 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].
A warrior doesn't need either reward - take the one that sells for more.
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, Deathstalker Vincent: turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25], the reward is 
Bronzed Shoulderguards (mail, +4 Stamina). 
The Book of Ur is in the room with Fenrus the Devourer, The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
Tanking? The keep has lots of worgen casters: keep your shield equipped, Shield Bash interrupts their spells; on a pack - Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout. Fighting with a two-hander? Cleave only on the tank's target.
After the keep, head east to Ambermill: Archmage Ataeric - his staff, The Weaver[22].
The Sepulcher: Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?The Weaver[22]; Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27], the reward is 
Seal of Sylvanas (+8 Stamina, +6 attack power).
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, the Hillsbrad fields and the best vendor axe
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.
Gloves of Brawn: mail, +6 Strength. The recipe from it is only useful with Cooking 125.Merciless Axe ≈ 32 (from 26) - a two-handed axe with 21.1 damage per second and +12 Strength, the best two-hander before 30 that you can simply buy. What he sells on the beta hasn't been checked; in Classic items like this were limited stock, one at a time. Not in stock? According to the game files Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff sells it too (at 27).Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.Cannibalize on cooldown, once every 2 minutes, replaces food. Your hearthstone is set in Tarren Mill - that's how you get back after Durnholde (step).Retaliation; if he runs - Hamstring.Tarren Mill:
Gray bears and creepers east 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]; the jailors 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 cast from range: pull them around a corner so they come right up to you, or interrupt the spell with Shield Bash.
Hearthstone → Tarren Mill.
Hearthstone still on cooldown (you used it to get to Undercity less than an hour ago)? The Mill is a 3–4 minute run to the northwest.
Tarren Mill:
Orcish War Chain (+6 Strength, +3 Stamina)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].
Rewards: for Protection - the one-handed sword 
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade (+4 Strength), for everyone else - whichever sells for more. The Deathstalker's exact spot is still being confirmed from beta data - follow the quest marker. Dun Garok itself has level 28–30 dwarves, and the riflemen shoot from range: don't go down there.
Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood, Elixir of Pain[24]. Have Brutal Armor[30] in your log? Miners in the mine south of the fields : Powdered Azurite, 10 of them.
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others · Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner · Vial of Phlogiston - Roogug
Hillsbrad Footmen block and shield bash - take them one at a time. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25]. Already 26? Ott: Merciless Axe, if he has it in stock.
Leave the rest of the Battle of Hillsbrad (Battle of Hillsbrad[26] and on) for 30+.
Last turn-ins, level 24–26 skills and the zeppelin near Brill
Disarm: he fights without a weapon for 10 seconds. It needs Defensive Stance, and Tactical Mastery keeps some of your rage when you switch stances.Haven't done Shadowfang Keep and only found a group now? Zarise: fly to Undercity, Keeper Bel'dugur - accept The Book of Ur[26]; Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Didn't take the keep quests? Dalar Dawnweaver gives Arugal Must Die[27] there, and High Executor Hadrec gives Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25]. Then run the keep and turn in at the Sepulcher. Otherwise - Zarise: fly to Undercity.
Level 26, War Quarter - Christoph Walker: 
Challenging Shout, Charge (rank 2) and Mocking Blow (rank 2), 1 each; if you missed the trainer at 24, your level 24 skills too (list).
Challenging Shout and Mocking Blow are only for tanks - with a two-hander you can save 2 gold. Charge rank 2 gives 12 rage instead of 9.
Did Shadowfang? The Apothecarium, Keeper Bel'dugur: turn in ?The Book of Ur[26], the reward is the mail 
Steel-clasped Bracers. Sell wool, ore and anything extra at the auction house.
The zeppelin tower near Brill has two zeppelins. Zapetta sends you to Orgrimmar - that's yours. Hin Denburg sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
The Sun Rock Retreat chains lead into Ashenvale and Thousand Needles - so the mountains first, then the forest. On the way - Thunder Bluff: Return to Thunder Bluff[23] is turned in there, The Sacred Flame[25] starts there, and if Hillsbrad didn't have the axe, Merciless Axe is there too.
Cannibalize after a fight replaces food. It won't work on fire elementals.The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. Orgrimmar: Warcaller Gorlach - accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20]; optionally Borstan - !Changing Tastes[31] (for 30+). Then Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff: Apothecary Zamah - turn in ?Return to Thunder Bluff[23]; Zangen Stonehoof - accept !The Sacred Flame[25]. Delgo Ragetotem , according to the game files: Merciless Axe - if Hillsbrad didn't have it. Tal: fly to Sun Rock Retreat.
The Sacred Flame[25]: the empty vial drops from Laughing Sister in Ashenvale; you'll fill it at the moonwell (step) and turn it in right here at 28 (step).
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 in the southwest:
Drops from: Incendrites - Rogue Flame Spirit, Burning Ravager, Burning Destroyer · Glittering Sunstone - Bloodfury Harpy, Bloodfury Roguefeather, Bloodfury Slayer and others
Elementals don't bleed - don't waste Rend on them. Bloodfury Slayers finish you off when your health is low. The rare elite Sister Riven (28) - go around.
Sun Rock Retreat:
New Life[25]: the warrior's reward is the mail 
Sandspire Gloves (+5 Strength). Arachnophobia[21] still in your log? Besseleth is now doable solo - , turn it in right here.
Talondeep Path → 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. Have Brutal Armor[30] in your log and fewer than 15 ingots? Kobolds in the mine near Windshear Crag drop Smoky Iron Ingot - it's on the way.
Splintertree Post, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar and the trainer at 28
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps. The objective of the The Sacred Flame[25] quest from Thunder Bluff is here too. When you're done, fly to Thunder Bluff: turn-ins and the trainer at 28.
Wool Cloth and your first 
Silk Cloth: for bandages or the auction house.Splintertree Post: Vhulgra - flight path; Innkeeper Kaylisk - set your hearthstone in Splintertree.
Splintertree:
The eastern loop:
Drops from: Satyr Horns - Xavian Rogue, Xavian Betrayer, Xavian Felsworn and others
Pull the guards one at a time. If both come at you - Retaliation and Intimidating Shout.
The south and Mystral Lake:
The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave him alone. Water elementals don't bleed: don't waste Rend on them.
Splintertree Post:
Torek's Assault[24]: a warrior barely needs either reward - take 
Polished Walking Staff, it sells for more. Slatemetal Cutlass is only useful for Protection if you don't have the sword from Valuable Vantages[25]: that one is stronger.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]: for a two-hander build - 
Deftkin Belt (+4 Agility, +3 Stamina), for Protection - 
Driftmire Shield. No Zoram'gar flight path? It's about 8–10 minutes on foot (an estimate); give Astranaar a wide berth: the Alliance guards will attack.
Thistlefur Village : 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 get attacked on the way anyway. Kill the shamans first.
Zoram'gar: Karang Amakkar - turn in ?Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24], accept !King of the Foulweald[26]; Mitsuwa - turn in ?Troll Charm[24]. Hearthstone → Splintertree Post.
West of Splintertree, the Foulweald, Greenpaw Village : plant the banner at the totem and fight off the furbolg waves, Chief Murgut comes last - King of the Foulweald[26]. Back at Splintertree: Yama Snowhoof - turn in ?Freedom to Ruul[24].
Furbolgs come in twos and threes: Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave; if it gets really bad - Retaliation or Intimidating Shout. Start at full health.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26], the reward is Cobalt Legguards.
Cobalt Legguards - mail leggings with +5 Strength, +3 Agility and +7 Stamina: good for any warrior.
Blackfathom Deeps with a group (through the ruins on the Zoram Strand ). Before you go: Je'neu Sancrea - accept !The Essence of Aku'Mai[22] and !Amongst the Ruins[27]. Inside: Argent Guard Thaelrid - accept !Blackfathom Villainy[27]; 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]; Twilight Lord Kelris drops his head - Blackfathom Villainy[27].
Half the dungeon is underwater: Undead can hold their breath the longest, but it's still easier to fight near the air bubbles. Tanking? Naga priests and oracles heal themselves: Shield Bash.
After Blackfathom, Zoram'gar, Je'neu Sancrea: turn in ?The Essence of Aku'Mai[22], ?Amongst the Ruins[27], ?Allegiance to the Old Gods[22] and ?Baron Aquanis[30].
Baron Aquanis[30]: for a two-hander build - 
Dreamer's Chestguard, a leather chest with +10 Strength; for Protection - Outlaw Sabre, a one-handed sword with 20.4 damage per second.
Fly to Thunder Bluff. Zangen Stonehoof: turn in ?The Sacred Flame[25], accept !The Sacred Flame[29]. Did Blackfathom? Bashana Runetotem : turn in ?Blackfathom Villainy[27]. Level 28, Torm Ragetotem: Shield Wall, Overpower (rank 2) and Thunder Clap (rank 3), 110 each. Then Tal: fly to Camp Taurajo.
Blackfathom Villainy[27]: for Protection - 
Arctic Buckler (+8 Stamina), for a two-hander build - 
Cultist's Armguards, leather bracers with +7 Stamina and +10 attack power. Shield Wall: damage taken -60% for 12 seconds, 15-minute cooldown. It needs a shield equipped and Defensive Stance: with a two-hander that means swapping your weapon and stance, so press it early, not at the last few percent of health.
Razormane camps, Bael Modan, a dungeon
Cannibalize between fights, and on a pack of 3–4 - Thunder Clap, Demoralizing Shout and Cleave.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: Frostbolt, Frost Nova and Fire Blast. Stay right on top of him and interrupt his spells with Shield Bash.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : 2 Encroaching Soldiers and an elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
The pillager is a level 23 elite: at 29 you can solo him. Start at full health and keep Retaliation ready.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Bael'dun Officers parry and speed up their attacks: Thunder Clap slows their attacks by 20%.
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate (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]. Have Brutal Armor[30] in your log? Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston (Brutal Armor[30]).
Drops from: Smoky Iron Ingot - Windshear Vermin, Windshear Digger, Windshear Tunnel Rat and others · Powdered Azurite - Hillsbrad Miner
Willix the Importer[30]: for a two-hander - 
Tiger Band (+5 Strength), for Protection - a ring with +5 Stamina and +1% shield block. Took Blueleaf Tubers[26] at 22? The Blueleaf Tubers are gathered right here; you turn it in at 30 in Ratchet (step). If you tank: the geomancers and Charlga Razorflank heal themselves and cast lightning - Shield Bash their spells.
Camp Taurajo:
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: for a two-hander - Encroacher's Claim (19.7 DPS); for Protection - 
Traveler's Shawl, a cloak with +4 Stamina; the one-handed axe among the rewards is for casters. Weapons of Choice[24]: 
Demolition Hammer, a two-handed mace with 17.6 DPS and +9 Strength. Already have Merciless Axe or Forsaken Greataxe? Then sell both weapons.
Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the sacred flame
This is where you finish level 30. The rest of Thousand Needles is already part of 30+.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.From Taurajo, head south to the Great Lift and ride it down into Thousand Needles: Grish Longrunner - turn in ?Calling in the Reserves[28]; Brave Moonhorn - accept !Message to Freewind Post[25].
Freewind Post:
Galak centaurs - Pacify the Centaur[25]; the ancient brazier north of their camp - the cloven hoof, The Sacred Flame[29]; the Alien Egg in one of three places - , or - Alien Egg[26]. Dorn Plainstalker : accept !Test of Faith[26], jump off his platform (Test of Faith[26]) and turn in ?Test of Faith[26] - the start of the trials that lead to the Scarlet Monastery.
Galak Windchasers cast spells - kill them first.
Freewind:
The Sacred Flame[29]: one of the rewards is Cliffrunner's Aim, for pulling mobs from range if you've learned Bows (Hanashi in Orgrimmar). Not 30 yet? Finish it right here: Grimtotem Spying[28] (Cliffwatcher Longhorn) - three notes in crates on Darkcloud Pinnacle , guarded by Grimtotem tauren; Wind Rider[29] (Elu ) - 10 wyvern eggs at Highperch in the west . Both quests go back to whoever gave them.
The level 30 trainer and the class quest on Fray Island
The level 30 class quest: you get Berserker Stance and, according to beta data, 
Intercept for winning on Fray Island near Ratchet. It's a timed fight against level 26–27 opponents, and the last one out is Big Will, level 33. Set aside about 5 gold for your level 30 training.
Berserker Rage and Intercept only work in Berserker Stance, so they're useless until you finish The Affray[30].Berserker Rage removes fear and stops a new one for 10 seconds - press it as soon as you see the cast. It only works in Berserker Stance.Level 30 - Nyse: fly to Thunder Bluff. Torm Ragetotem: Berserker Rage, Slam (rank 2), Rend (rank 4) and Cleave (rank 2), about 5 gold for everything; accept the class quest !The Islander[30]. Skipped the trainer at 28? Get the level 28 skills too (list).
Slam is the second rank of Slam - Wowhead just calls it something else. You can't buy Intercept from the trainer: according to beta data, rank 1 comes from The Affray[30] together with the stance, as in Classic. Trainers only teach ranks 2 and 3, at 42 and 52.
Have Brutal Armor[30] in your log with everything collected? Tal: fly to the Crossroads, then walk east to the hill by the road to Ratchet: Thun'grim Firegaze - turn in ?Brutal Armor[30], accept !Brutal Hauberk[30] and turn it in right away (?Brutal Hauberk[30]), the reward is Brutal Hauberk. Then follow the road to Ratchet, about 5 minutes. If not - Tal: fly straight to Ratchet.
Didn't collect everything? Abandon Brutal Armor[30]: you can't finish it without Razorfen Kraul.
From Ratchet, follow the coast southeast and swim to Fray Island : Klannoc Macleod - turn in ?The Islander[30], accept !The Affray[30].
Took Blueleaf Tubers[26] and collected the tubers in Razorfen Kraul? Mebok Mizzyrix takes it in Ratchet.
Step onto the grate in the middle of the island and Twiggy Flathead announces the fight: level 26–27 opponents come out one at a time, and the last one is Big Will, level 33 (The Affray[30]).
You have 10 minutes for the quest (Wowhead data). Start at full health and use Victory Rush between opponents. Big Will is 3 levels above you, and in Forever you miss a lot against mobs like that: use Retaliation, Rend and Overpower whenever you can, and drink a healing potion at half health.
Victory Rush and a quick bandage.Charge and fight.Klannoc Macleod: turn in ?The Affray[30] - Berserker Stance and, according to beta data, Intercept. Hearthstone → Freewind Post.
Wowhead Forever lists only the stance as the reward, but according to beta data Intercept comes with it. If it's not in your spellbook, it's most likely a beta bug: the trainer doesn't have rank 1. The follow-up, The Windwatcher[30], leads to the Whirlwind weapons - a level 40 chain in the Alterac Mountains, so don't take it yet.
What's next (30+): the rest of Thousand Needles, Ordanus[29] → The Den[29] in Stonetalon, the Shimmering Flats, Hillsbrad and Arathi, “Excavation Site: Wetlands” and the Scarlet Monastery; for a warrior also The Windwatcher[30] at 40. That will be the next part of the guide.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and how a warrior tanks
Defensive Stance: +30% threat and -10% damage. A shield is a must: Shield Bash interrupts spells, and Shield Block (16) enables Revenge.Thunder Clap (up to 4 targets; Forever lowered its threat) and Demoralizing Shout (everything around you), then Sunder Armor on each target in turn. Mark the first kill with a skull.Charge in Battle Stance, then straight into Defensive - Tactical Mastery (14) keeps 10 rage. With Vanguard (a Protection talent at 25), Charge works right in Defensive Stance. Pull casters around a corner - they'll come to you.Taunt (8-second cooldown in Forever), with Mocking Blow as a backup; if everything goes wrong - Challenging Shout (26).Sunder Armor generates threat based on attack power.The main reward for a two-hander is Axe of Orgrimmar (quest Hidden Enemies[16]): you need Two-Handed Axes, taught in the Valley of Honor (step). Tauren get two more quests in Thunder Bluff, and a third one starts inside - ask a tauren friend to share them.
Hammerbone (a two-handed mace, 20.4 DPS) or WingbladeTwo-Handed Maces are taught by Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff - it's on your way, in the same step.
Unending 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. The main reward for a warrior is Forsaken Greataxe from The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]: a two-handed axe with 20.5 DPS and +8 Strength. The run itself - at 24.
Bronzed ShoulderguardsSeal of SylvanasBy our estimate, the three quests give about 20 thousand experience in Forever - more than half a level. The run itself - at 24–25. For tanks: Shadowfang has lots of worgen casters, so keep Shield Bash ready.
Damp Note and Strange Water Globe; the globe drops from Baron AquanisBaron Aquanis[30]: for a two-hander - Dreamer's Chestguard (+10 Strength), for Protection - Outlaw Sabre. Blackfathom Villainy[27] also starts inside: it's turned in at Thunder Bluff, where the route takes you at 28 (step).
Roogug drops Vial of Phlogiston - the class quest Brutal Armor[30] needs it (step); the reward is Brutal Hauberk.
There's no flight path in the Wetlands: the Horde walks there from Tarren Mill or Hammerfall across Thandol Span.
The main quest Into The Scarlet Monastery is offered from level 33.
What to learn, what to hit with and how to keep your rage up - up to level 30
Tactical Mastery at 14, Victory Rush and Slam (rank 1) at 20, Berserker Rage at 30 instead of 32. Thunder Clap slows twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance and has a 6-second cooldown; Battle Shout gives 40% less attack power but lasts 3 minutes; Retaliation and Shield Wall have a 15-minute cooldown.How to level. Keep Battle Shout up at all times. Pull with Charge, then Rend on a mob that will live 6+ seconds, white hits, and Heroic Strike only when you have rage to spare. Press Overpower every time it lights up. Finish a mob at 10–15% health with white hits: you carry the rage over to the next one. Fight mobs of your level and lower, one at a time: in Forever you miss a lot against higher-level mobs. Two mobs - Thunder Clap, and from 14 also Demoralizing Shout; both also hit enemies that aren't fighting you yet, so don't use them next to another group. If a mob stands in a group, pull it around a corner or with a bow shot: it will come over alone.
| Lvl | Skill | Source | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Shout, Heroic Strike,  Battle Stance | from the start and Dannal Stern | Yes |
| 4 | Charge, Rend | trainer | Yes |
| 6 | Thunder Clap | trainer | Yes - slows attacks by 20% |
| 8 | Hamstring, Heroic Strike (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 10 | Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor, Taunt | quest Ulag the Cleaver[10]; according to beta data, trainers don't teach Sunder Armor and Taunt | A must |
| 10 | Bloodrage, Rend (rank 2) | trainer | Yes |
| 12 | Overpower, Shield Bash | trainer | Yes |
| 14 | Tactical Mastery | trainer, new | Yes |
| 14 | Demoralizing Shout, Revenge | trainer | Revenge - with a shield |
| 16 | Shield Block, Mocking Blow | trainer | For shield users and dungeons |
| 18 | Disarm, Thunder Clap (rank 2) | trainer | Yes; Disarm - against elite warriors and in PvP, needs Defensive Stance |
| 20 | Victory Rush, Slam, Retaliation, Cleave | trainer | Yes - Victory Rush heals 10% after a kill |
| 22 | Intimidating Shout, Sunder Armor (rank 2) | trainer | Yes; Intimidating Shout - for emergencies |
| 24 | Execute | trainer | Yes |
| 26 | Challenging Shout | trainer | Tanks only |
| 28 | Shield Wall | trainer | Yes, if you use a shield: needs Defensive Stance |
| 30 | Berserker Stance | quest The Affray[30] | A must |
| 30 | Berserker Rage | trainer | Yes - only works in Berserker Stance |
| 30 | Intercept | quest The Affray[30], together with the stance (beta data); the trainer doesn't have rank 1 | Yes - only works in Berserker Stance |
Warrior trainers along the Undead route: Dannal Stern in Deathknell (only up to level 6), Austil de Mon in Brill, and in Undercity's War Quarter - Christoph Walker , Angela Curthas and Baltus Fowler ; later Sorek in Orgrimmar and Torm Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff. There are no warrior trainers in Silverpine, the Barrens, Stonetalon, Ashenvale or Thousand Needles - so the route itself takes you to a trainer: Brill at 6–12, Undercity at 14, 24 and 26, Orgrimmar at 16 and 20, Thunder Bluff at 22, 28 and 30. All training for 1–30 costs about 20 gold according to Wowhead; with a two-hander you can put off the shield skills.
Battle Stance is your main leveling stance: Charge, Overpower, Retaliation and Sweeping Strikes work in it.Defensive Stance (10, quest Ulag the Cleaver[10]): -10% damage taken and dealt, +30% threat. For dungeons and tough fights; in Forever Thunder Clap works in it.Tactical Mastery (14) keeps 10 rage, and the Improved Tactical Mastery talent keeps up to 25.Berserker Stance (30, quest The Affray[30] on Fray Island; according to beta data it also gives Intercept): +3% crit, but +10% damage taken.Worn Shortsword and Worn Wooden Shield. Everything else costs 10 per skill (Polearms - 1, from level 20): Two-Handed Axes, Bows and Thrown - Hanashi and Sayoc in Orgrimmar, Maces - Ansekhwa in Thunder Bluff, Polearms and Crossbows - Archibald in Undercity.Bastard Sword (2.2) - Harold Raims in Deathknell; at 5 - Forsaken Bastard Sword (2.7), quest The Scarlet Crusade[4].Two-handed Sword (3.6) - Oliver Dwor in Brill, if you can afford it.Claymore (9.1) - Charles Seaton in Undercity, your big upgrade until 16. Heirloom Sword (7.6, one-handed, to go with a shield) - quest Heirloom Weapon[11] in Brill.Espadon (12.6) - Shoma in Orgrimmar or Ironzar in Ratchet; with a group - Axe of Orgrimmar (16.1, two-handed axe), quest Hidden Enemies[16] in Ragefire Chasm.Zhovur Axe (13.1, two-handed axe) - quest Serena Bloodfeather[20]; Hammerbone (20.4, two-handed mace) - quest Leaders of the Fang[22] in Wailing Caverns.Big Bad Basher (16.0, two-handed mace) - quest Chol'aruk the Ravener[21], duo only (step); Battle Axe (15.3) - sold by vendors in Orgrimmar, Stonetalon, Thunder Bluff and Undercity, according to the game files.Forsaken Greataxe (20.5, +8 Strength) from the Ruins of Lordaeron (step); Merciless Axe (21.1, +12 Strength) from 26 - Ott in Tarren Mill or Delgo Ragetotem in Thunder Bluff, according to the game files; Encroacher's Claim (19.7) - quest Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] at 29 (step). So learn Two-Handed Axes early, at 15–16.Heirloom Sword (10), Scimitar (14, 8.7) - Charles Seaton , Elegant Shortsword (20) - quest Serena Bloodfeather[20], Wingblade - quest Leaders of the Fang[22]. Shields: Deathguard Buckler - quest The Red Messenger[5], Worn Heater Shield (from 5) - Abe Winters in Brill, Welding Shield - quest Samophlange[16], at 20 - Ruga's Bulwark. Later, swords: Weathered Deathstalker's Blade (26, quest Valuable Vantages[25]), Outlaw Sabre (Blackfathom Deeps); shields: Thornwoven Shield (quest Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]), Driftmire Shield (quest Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]), Arctic Buckler (quest Blackfathom Villainy[27]).Overpower and Cleave hit harder: they deal weapon damage plus a bonus. Rage per second barely depends on weapon speed: a slow weapon gives more per hit but hits less often.Bloodrage on cooldown, ideally before the pull. It costs 20% of your base health, so don't press it when your health is low. In Forever “puts you in combat” was removed from its tooltip - maybe Charge now works after it. Check in game.Heroic Strike doesn't generate rage - it replaces your white hit. Use it only when you have rage to spare (usually 30+).Sunder Armor - 1–2 times on a long fight, after that it doesn't pay off. In Forever it instantly tags the mob as yours, just like Rend.Cruelty are worth more in Forever than in Classic. Since October 8, damage absorbed by a priest's shield no longer cuts the rage you get from incoming attacks: don't ask your healer to skip the shield for the sake of rage.Cannibalize: at a humanoid or undead corpse - 35% health over 10 seconds, once every 2 minutes. It's free food, so you sit less.Victory Rush: within 20 seconds of killing a mob that gives experience (doesn't work on gray mobs) - 10% health, 30-second cooldown. Often “Victory Rush + 10 seconds of bandaging” is enough instead of food.Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout; from 20 - Retaliation (15-minute cooldown in Forever, so use it freely), from 22 - Intimidating Shout for 8 seconds so you can bandage.Shield Bash (needs a shield equipped): keep a one-hander and a shield in your bags. From 28 - Shield Wall: needs a shield equipped and Defensive Stance.Will of the Forsaken removes fear, sleep and charm, but gives no immunity afterwards: use it once the fear has landed. Before 30 a warrior has no other answer to fear: Berserker Rage only comes at 30.Defensive Stance and, according to beta data, Sunder Armor and Taunt; Speak with Coleman[10] → Agamand Heirlooms[11] → Heirloom Weapon[11] - Heirloom Sword (step).Ruga's Bulwark (+3 Strength): the first quest is in Orgrimmar, the trial is at Camp Taurajo. The silithid antennae vanish after 15 minutes, so take Trial at the Field of Giants[20] right before the Field of Giants. Then Speak with Thun'grim[20] - another 780 experience.Berserker Stance and, according to beta data, Intercept: Fray Island near Ratchet, opponents one at a time and Big Will, level 33 (step).Brutal Hauberk, a mail chest (+5 Strength, +14 Stamina, 30 rage on use). You need a group for Razorfen Kraul, the Stonetalon kobolds, the Hillsbrad miners and 10 Iron Bars (step).Anger Management at 22, Sweeping Strikes at 30. There's also Protection with a shield, “Cruelty, then Arms” and Fury.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Rough Sharpening Stone: +2 weapon damage for 30 minutes) - free damage for a warrior - and forges two-handed axes: 
Copper Battle Axe from level 8, 
Bronze Battle Axe from level 22 (+10 Strength); the axe skill is taught in Orgrimmar. The other option is Mining + Skinning: more money for skills and riding.
Linen Bandage from linen, and from skill 40 - 
Heavy Linen Bandage, taught by Mary Edras in Undercity (at 14). Wool ones - Pand Stonebinder in Thunder Bluff. In Forever First Aid also makes healing potions.
Copper Ore and 
Rough Stone - for sharpening stones; Linen Cloth and Wool Cloth - for bandages.Tin Ore and 
Coarse Stone - for stronger stones; 
Silver Ore - straight to the auction house.Claymore at 10 (about 27 silver) and training at 20 (about 3 gold together with levels 16 and 18).Only what matters for this route
Defensive Stance, Sunder Armor and Taunt. Quest The Affray[30]: Berserker Stance and Intercept.Tactical Mastery (14), Victory Rush and Slam (20), Berserker Rage at 30.Thunder Clap slows twice as much (20%), works in Defensive Stance, 6-second cooldown; Battle Shout lasts 3 minutes but is 40% weaker; Retaliation and Shield Wall have a 15-minute cooldown; Shield Block blocks 2 hits over 7 seconds.Weaponmaster; new ones are 
Bloodthrill, Spearing Strike, Lingering Rage, Master of Defense, Vanguard and 
Focused Rage.Will of the Forsaken - removes fear, sleep and charm, but without the 5 seconds of immunity: use it once the fear has landed.Cannibalize - up to 35% health over 10 seconds at a humanoid or undead corpse, once every 2 minutes. For a warrior it's free food.Touch of the Grave (new): a hit has a 20% chance to drain health, up to 5% of your maximum, but no more than once every 25 seconds. Mobalytics rates it as very strong for Fury.
Underwater Breathing: the Undead can breathe underwater longer than anyone. Shadow Resistance isn't in the Forever list of racials.Hamstring on a runner; against fear - Will of the Forsaken, and at 30 Berserker Rage joins it.Money, the hearthstone, dangerous mobs
| Lvl | What you need | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 1–8 | Battle Shout, Charge, Rend, Thunder Clap, Heroic Strike (rank 2), Hamstring; Bastard Sword, Two-handed Sword | ≈ 12 silver |
| 10 | Bloodrage, Rend (rank 2); Claymore | ≈ 40 silver - the first money crunch |
| 12–14 | Overpower, Shield Bash, Battle Shout (rank 2), Demoralizing Shout, Revenge, Tactical Mastery | ≈ 75 silver |
| 16 | Heroic Strike (rank 3), Shield Block, Mocking Blow, Two-Handed Axes skill; Espadon if you don't have the Ragefire Chasm axe | ≈ 1.3 gold |
| 18–20 | Disarm, Thunder Clap (rank 2), Victory Rush, Slam, Cleave, Retaliation, Rend (rank 3) | ≈ 2.6 gold |
| 22 | Intimidating Shout, Battle Shout (rank 3), Sunder Armor (rank 2) | ≈ 1.8 gold |
| 24 | Heroic Strike (rank 4), Execute, Demoralizing Shout (rank 2), Revenge (rank 2) | ≈ 3.2 gold |
| 26–28 | Challenging Shout, Charge (rank 2), Mocking Blow (rank 2), Shield Wall, Overpower (rank 2), Thunder Clap (rank 3) | ≈ 6.3 gold - the shield and tanking skills can wait |
| 30 | Slam (rank 2; Wowhead gives rank 1 a different name - Slam), Rend (rank 4), Cleave (rank 2), Berserker Rage | ≈ 5 gold |
| 40 | Riding | 100 gold - start saving early |
Heroic Strike on every swing - and there's not enough rage left for what matters: Rend and Overpower.Rend on elementals: they don't bleed - wasted rage.
Arms 21
Fury 0
Protection 0
