Badlands, Dustwallow and Swamp of Sorrows

Started at level 41
Finished at level 43

With the remainder of my Stranglethorn Vale quests being in the mid 40's, I decided to jump around a few other zones to start with. Badlands was my first choice, and if you haven't been here yet, prepare for a run. For Horde, we have to make our way to Taren Mill, run through to Arathi Highlands and then into Wetlands. From there, you head towards the underpass that leads through to Loch Modan, and from there to the Badlands, being sure to bypass Thelsemar of course.

When you enter Badlands for the first time, you might as well make the run to the west side of the zone and get the Kargath flight path. There are three spots you can obtain quests here; Kargath obviously, Lotwil Veriatus who is out in the open along the north wall, and Valley of Fangs, which is in the middle of the zone between two cliffs.

To make life easier, these are items you might want to get your hands on before heading to Badlands. Check the auction house, ask in trade channel, bug a friend...

• 1 x Frost Oil
  1 x Gyrochronatom
  1 x Patterned Bronze Bracers
  1 x Healing Potion (Not greater, superior ect.. just straight 'Healing Potion')
  1 x Lesser Invisibility Potion
  4 x Buzzard Wings (You can collect these in Badlands, however I had left overs from my time in Descolace)

To start with, I made my way around collecting quests, and as I had the above on me, could hand in three straight away!

[40] Barbecued Buzzard Wings
Objectives : Collect 4 Buzzard Wings
Rewards : Recipe: Barbecued Buzzard Wing

[37] Liquid Stone
Objectives : Bring a Healing Potion and a Lesser Invisibility Potion to Lucien Tosselwrench

More Stranglethorn Vale

Started at level 39
Finished at level 41

Now that I had had a break from STV, I decided it was time to clean up any remaining quests. I took a Zepplin from Orgrimmar to Grom'gol Base Camp, and then a flight to Booty Bay to grab any additional quests, and then back to Grom'gol as it was quicker from there.

[38] Panther Mastery
Objectives : Kill 10 Shadowmaw Panthers
Rewards : XP!

[38] Mok'Thardin's Enchantment
Objectives : Collect 8 Shadowmaw Claws and a Pristine Tigress Fang
Rewards : XP!

[41] Raptor Mastery
Objectives : Kill 10 Jungle Stalkers
Rewards : XP!

From Grom'gol I made my way south to where the Shadowmaw Panthers are. I killed my way inland to where the Raptor's are, being sure to go slowly as the Panther's stealth. If you see any Stranglethorn Tigers in there, kill them as well as the Pristine Tiger Fang will be the hardest of the Enchantment quest, some people report it being almost hard enough to give up. I got mine on my 6th kill /flex

So killing my way through Shadowmaw's and Tigers till I got to the Raptors where I killed 10 and then faught my way back out. As I was so lucky with my Fang, that was all three quests done for me, but if you need more Shadowmaw Panther's, there are some across the path.

[41] Venture Company Mining
Objectives : Collect 10 Singing Blue Crystals
Rewards : 46 - 85 Fire Damage Wand or Two-Hand Mace

Hillsbrad, Arathi and Dustwallow Marsh!

Started at level 37
Finished at level 39

After leaving Desolace, I had a few remaining quests left in Hillsbrad, and I figured what better time than now to clear them up. After landing in Taren Mill, I made my way to the Dalaran Bubble to knock off the following two;

[34] Bracers of Binding
Objectives : Collect 4 Bracers of Earth Binding
Rewards : XP!

[35] Dalaran Patrols
Objectives : Kill 6 Dalaran Summoners and 12 Elemental Slaves
Rewards : XP!

Both of these quests can be done in the same area as the Bracers drop from the Elemental Slaves, of which you need to kill anyway. Fairly straight forward quests.


Running back to Taren Mill, I made my way up into Alterac Mountains. If you are coming from Taren Mill, you will find the path goes both straight ahead, or to the right, you want to follow it right. Eventually you should coming into an area called Strahnbrad.

[36] Gol'Dir
Objectives : Free Gol'dir
Rewards : XP!

For this quest, you first must obtain a Rusted Iron Key, and it drops from Jailor Borhuin. This guy can be in any of the buildings, but so far I have had the most luck in the church looking building right at the end. If you are standing facing all the buildings, it will be straight ahead. If he isn't in there though, kill around, he's in one of them.

After you have the key you need to find Gol'Dir, and he's in the Inn type building second in on the left if you are facing them all. Up the top and in the very back room, he will free himself with the key and tell you to return to Taren Mill. Be careful fighting in here as there are mostly Syndicate Spy's, who stealth. If you have sound on it makes it a lot easier.

Hillsbrad, Desolace, Arathi & Shimmering Flats

Started at level 30
Finished at level 33

A lot of Horde comment on the lack of choices when you hit level 30, and if you have played Alliance before, you will surely notice the difference. Still, no matter which side you play, Stranglethorn Vale seems to be a sess pool for the unwanted kindergarten crowd, and I personally like to avoid it for as long as possible.

Unfortunately though, the other zones seem to offer little in the way of low level 30 quests, instead having more a mid 30's variety. If you're happy to jump around though, you can make good use of multiple zones. To start with I finished off some Taren Mill quests before making my way to Desolace and then onto Arathi Highlands. Finishing up in Shimmering Flats.

[26] Battle of Hillsbrad
Objectives : Kill Blacksmith Verringtan and 4 Hillsbrad Apprentice Blacksmiths as well as collect a shipment of iron
Rewards : XP!

For this one, you want the first building on the left as you enter Hillsbrad Fields from the main path. Blacksmith Verringtan can be found either inside, or just outside the right wall. The shipment of ore can be found inside. By now the quest had just gone green, but easily done.

[26] Battle of Hillsbrad
Objectives : Kill Mayor Burnside and 5 Hillsbrad Councilmen. Destroy the Hillsbrad Proclamation. Steal the Hillsbrad Town Registry.
Rewards : XP!