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Arathi Highlands (Alliance) leveling guide: quest route, levels 28 to 44

The Alliance route through Arathi Highlands (Alliance) takes 51 steps in Full clear mode and 77 in Chill mode, for 37 quests, levels 28 to 44. Copy each spot as a map pin, skip the quests that cost too much time, and hearth when the route says so.

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The zone in short

Levels
28-44
Faction
Alliance
Quests known
37
Route
51 steps in Full clear, 77 in Chill
Confirmed in Forever
0 of 37
Time and level (estimate)
Full clear: about 58 min, level 38 at the endChill: about 2 h 9 min, level 43 at the end
Data
Game build 1.60.1.70532, built on October 26, 2026

What is the quest route through Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

In Arathi Highlands (Alliance), the Full clear route takes 51 steps: every quest picked up at each hub, done from the nearest to the farthest and turned in on one trip. The Chill route takes 77 steps in story order with smaller loops. Both give each step's spot on the map as a /mappin command; switch between them with the tabs below.

Map pin

0 of 51 steps done

Map of Arathi HighlandsAlterac MountainsHillsbrad FoothillsThe HinterlandsWetlands

Wheel (after a click on the map) or + and - to zoom, drag or arrow keys to move, double-click to zoom in, 0 to fit the route, Escape to leave full screen.

Our map of Arathi Highlands, drawn from the game's data: subzones and named places from Forever's game files, flight points from its tables, the other NPCs from Classic. North is up. Not a game image.

Inns, trainers, repairs, stables and banks come from Classic data (cMaNGOS): check them in game.

  1. Skip: Skip Worth Its Weight in Gold[36] (level 36)

    Too long or too far for what it gives

    Also skips: Wand over Fist

    Long

  2. Skip: Skip Wanted! Marez Cowl[39] (level 39)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Elite

  3. Skip: Skip Trelane's Defenses[39] (level 39)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLong

  4. Skip: Skip An Apprentice's Enchantment[39] (level 39)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Elite

  5. Skip: Skip Attack on the Tower[39] (level 39)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLong

  6. Skip: Skip Malin's Request[39] (level 39)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    ElitePartly in another zone

  7. Skip: Skip Wanted! Otto and Falconcrest[40] (level 40)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Elite

  8. Accept: Accept Northfold Manor[31] from Captain Nials (level 31)Current

  9. Objective: Do Northfold Manor[31] (level 31)

    Syndicate Highwayman slain: 10

  10. Objective: Do Northfold Manor[31] (level 31)

    Syndicate Mercenary slain: 6

  11. Turn in: Turn in Northfold Manor[31] to Captain Nials (level 31)

  12. Grind: Come back at level 35

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 35

  13. Skip: Skip Stromgarde Badges[37] (level 37)Level 35 (estimate)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Elite

  14. Accept: Accept Arathor Basic Care Package[34] from Samuel Hawke (level 34)

  15. Turn in: Turn in Arathor Basic Care Package[34] to Samuel Hawke (level 34)

  16. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  17. Accept: Accept Hints of a New Plague?[36] from Quae (level 36)

  18. Objective: Do Hints of a New Plague?[36] (level 36)

    Sealed Folder: 1

  19. Turn in: Turn in Hints of a New Plague?[36] to Quae (level 36)

  20. Accept: Accept Hints of a New Plague?[36] from Quae (level 36)

  21. Turn in: Turn in Hints of a New Plague?[36] to Kinelory (level 36)

  22. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  23. Accept: Accept The Princess Trapped[37] from Shards of Myzrael (level 37)

  24. Objective: Do The Princess Trapped[37] (level 37)

    Mote of Myzrael: 12

  25. Turn in: Turn in The Princess Trapped[37] to Iridescent Shards (level 37)

  26. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  27. Skip: Skip Sunken Treasure[40] (level 40)

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

    Also skips: Sunken Treasure

    Escort

  28. Skip: Skip Death From Below[44] (level 44)

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

    Escort

  29. Accept: Accept Land Ho![35] from Lolo the Lookout (level 35)

  30. Turn in: Turn in Land Ho![35] to Shakes O'Breen (level 35)

  31. Grind: Come back at level 38

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 38

  32. Accept: Accept Stones of Binding[38] from Iridescent Shards (level 38)Level 38 (estimate)

    Long

  33. Objective: Do Stones of Binding[38] (level 38)

    Cresting Key: 1

    Long

  34. Objective: Do Stones of Binding[38] (level 38)

    Thundering Key: 1

    Long

  35. Objective: Do Stones of Binding[38] (level 38)

    Burning Key: 1

    Long

  36. Turn in: Turn in Stones of Binding[38] to Stone of Inner Binding (level 38)

    Long

  37. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  38. Accept: Accept Deep Sea Salvage[40] from First Mate Nilzlix (level 40)

  39. Accept: Accept Drowned Sorrows[40] from Captain Steelgut (level 40)

  40. Objective: Do Deep Sea Salvage[40] (level 40)

    Maiden's Folly Charts: 1

  41. Objective: Do Drowned Sorrows[40] (level 40)

    Daggerspine Sorceress slain: 3

  42. Objective: Do Deep Sea Salvage[40] (level 40)

    Spirit of Silverpine Log: 1

  43. Objective: Do Deep Sea Salvage[40] (level 40)

    Spirit of Silverpine Charts: 1

  44. Objective: Do Drowned Sorrows[40] (level 40)

    Daggerspine Raider slain: 10

  45. Objective: Do Deep Sea Salvage[40] (level 40)

    Maiden's Folly Log: 1

  46. Turn in: Turn in Deep Sea Salvage[40] to First Mate Nilzlix (level 40)

  47. Turn in: Turn in Drowned Sorrows[40] to Captain Steelgut (level 40)

  48. Skip: Skip Crystal in the Mountains[35] (level 35)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    Starts from an item

  49. Skip: Skip Legends of the Earth[35] (level 35)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  50. Skip: Skip Hints of a New Plague?[37] (level 37)

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

    Also skips: Hints of a New Plague?

    Escort

  51. Skip: Skip Breaking the Keystone[42] (level 42)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Also skips: Myzrael's Allies

    EliteLong

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Useful places in Arathi Highlands (5)
  • Flight point: Refuge Pointe, Arathi, Cedrik Prose 45.8, 46.1
  • Repairs, Jannos Ironwill 46.0, 47.7 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Place: Drywhisker Gorge 82.2, 36.7
  • Place: Boulderfist Outpost 34.8, 44.2
  • Place: The Tower of Arathor 18.0, 68.5

Where should you level after Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

After Arathi Highlands (Alliance) (levels 28 to 44), the guide goes on in Badlands (Alliance) (33-50), Swamp of Sorrows (Alliance) (33-50) and Riverglades (33-54). Our leveling tool lists every WoW Forever zone and dungeon made for your level, and the dungeon pages give each dungeon's levels and bosses if you want to break the questing with a group.

Where to level at your levelEvery zone of the guideShadowfang Keep (20-30)Excavation Site: Wetlands (24-29)Blackfathom Deeps (24-32)Stormwind Stockades (24-32)

Which Arathi Highlands (Alliance) quests should you skip?

The Full clear route skips 14 quests in Arathi Highlands (Alliance): the ones that cost more time than they give, such as long escorts, items that drop rarely, or quests that need a group or kill elites. Each one is listed below with the reason. In Chill mode you can still do them; elite and group quests carry a badge so you can decide.

Skipped in Full clear mode

  • Worth Its Weight in Gold[36]Long

    Too long or too far for what it gives

    Also skips: Wand over Fist

  • Wanted! Marez Cowl[39]Elite

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Trelane's Defenses[39]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • An Apprentice's Enchantment[39]Elite

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Attack on the Tower[39]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Malin's Request[39]ElitePartly in another zone

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Wanted! Otto and Falconcrest[40]Elite

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Stromgarde Badges[37]Elite

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Sunken Treasure[40]Escort

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

  • Death From Below[44]Escort

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

  • Crystal in the Mountains[35]Starts from an item

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  • Legends of the Earth[35]

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  • Hints of a New Plague?[37]Escort

    Escort or event: slow, you can't set the pace

  • Breaking the Keystone[42]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Also skips: Myzrael's Allies

When should you hearth or sell in Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

The Arathi Highlands (Alliance) route has no hearthstone or vendor stop marked yet. Sell when you pass a vendor at a quest hub, and keep your hearthstone for the moment your bags are full and the next quests start in town: early on, quest items and loot fill bags fast. The route will mark these stops as soon as the data has them.

Which quests are in Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

We know 37 quests in Arathi Highlands (Alliance) for WoW Forever, listed by level with the NPC who gives them and where. Quests from the Classic database stay to confirm in Forever until players see them, and badges mark escorts, elites, group, class and profession quests: the ones a route usually leaves out or keeps for later.

QuestLevelGiven byNotes
The Battle for Arathi Basin!25from level 20Field Marshal Oslight45.8, 45.5Repeatable
Northfold Manor31from level 30Captain Nials45.8, 47.6
Arathor Basic Care Package34from level 25Samuel Hawke46.0, 45.2
Crystal in the Mountains35from level 30Pendant of MyzraelStarts from an item
Land Ho!35Lolo the Lookout31.8, 82.7
Legends of the Earth35from level 30?
The Battle for Arathi Basin!35from level 30Field Marshal Oslight45.8, 45.5Repeatable
Hints of a New Plague?36from level 30Quae60.2, 53.8
Hints of a New Plague?36from level 30Quae60.2, 53.8
Worth Its Weight in Gold36from level 30Apprentice Kryten46.2, 47.8Long
Hints of a New Plague?37from level 30Kinelory60.2, 53.9Escort
Hints of a New Plague?37from level 30Quae60.2, 53.8Partly in another zone
Stromgarde Badges37from level 30Captain Nials45.8, 47.6Elite
The Princess Trapped37from level 30Shards of Myzrael62.5, 33.7
Stones of Binding38from level 30Iridescent Shards84.3, 31.0Long
An Apprentice's Enchantment39from level 30Apprentice Kryten46.2, 47.8Elite
Attack on the Tower39from level 30Skuerto46.7, 47.0EliteLong
Malin's Request39from level 30Skuerto46.7, 47.0ElitePartly in another zone
Trelane's Defenses39from level 30Skuerto46.7, 47.0EliteLong
Wand over Fist39from level 30Skuerto46.7, 47.0
Wanted! Marez Cowl39from level 30Wanted Board46.0, 47.8Elite
Deep Sea Salvage40from level 35First Mate Nilzlix32.8, 81.5
Drowned Sorrows40from level 35Captain Steelgut34.0, 80.8
Myzrael's Allies40from level 30Keystone36.1, 58.1Partly in another zone
Sunken Treasure40from level 35Professor Phizzlethorpe33.9, 80.5Escort
Sunken Treasure40from level 35Doctor Draxlegauge33.9, 80.4
Sunken Treasure40from level 35Doctor Draxlegauge33.9, 80.4
Sunken Treasure40from level 35Shakes O'Breen32.3, 81.4Partly in another zone
Wanted! Otto and Falconcrest40from level 30Wanted Board46.0, 47.8Elite
Breaking the Keystone42from level 30Stone of Inner Binding36.2, 57.4EliteLong
Arathor Standard Care Package44from level 35Samuel Hawke46.0, 45.2
Death From Below44from level 35Shakes O'Breen32.3, 81.4Escort
The Battle for Arathi Basin!45from level 40Field Marshal Oslight45.8, 45.5Repeatable
The Battle for Arathi Basin!55from level 50Field Marshal Oslight45.8, 45.5Repeatable
Arathor Advanced Care Package60from level 45Samuel Hawke46.0, 45.2
Control Five Bases60Field Marshal Oslight45.8, 45.5Escort
Control Four Bases60Field Marshal Oslight45.8, 45.5Escort

How reliable is the Arathi Highlands (Alliance) route?

All 37 quests on this page come from the Classic quest database (cMaNGOS classic-db), not from WoW Forever: Blizzard changed the starting zones, moved some quests and added new ones that are not here yet, so check a quest giver before a long run. Places come from Classic; the maps come from game build 1.60.1.70532.

Still missing

Classic base (cMaNGOS classic-db), to be confirmed in game: 37 quests. Missing: Forever's new or changed quests (the beta's game files hold no quest titles or objectives), French quest and creature names, Forever's own XP values; places are spawn points of Classic.

Arathi Highlands (Alliance): frequently asked questions

What level is Arathi Highlands (Alliance) in WoW Forever?

Our WoW Forever leveling guide places Arathi Highlands (Alliance) at levels 28 to 44, for the Alliance.

How many quests are there in Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

Our guide knows 37 quests in Arathi Highlands (Alliance): 37 come from Classic data and still need to be confirmed in WoW Forever, 0 are confirmed.

Which quests should you skip in Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

The Full clear route skips 14: Worth Its Weight in Gold, Wanted! Marez Cowl, Trelane's Defenses, An Apprentice's Enchantment, Attack on the Tower and Malin's Request. They cost more time than they give, such as escorts, rare drops, group or elite quests.

When should you use your hearthstone in Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

The route marks no stop yet. Sell at the hubs you pass and keep your hearthstone for the moment your bags are full and the next quests start in town.

Should I pick Full clear or Chill in Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

Full clear for the most XP per hour: every quest, nearest first, everything turned in on one trip. Chill for the story in order, with small loops and bags that never fill up.

Where do you go after Arathi Highlands (Alliance)?

The guide goes on in Badlands (Alliance) (33-50), Swamp of Sorrows (Alliance) (33-50) and Riverglades (33-54).

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