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Badlands (Horde) leveling guide: quest route, levels 33 to 50

The Horde route through Badlands (Horde) takes 53 steps in Full clear mode and 62 in Chill mode, for 37 quests, levels 33 to 50. 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
33-50
Faction
Horde
Quests known
37
Route
53 steps in Full clear, 62 in Chill
Confirmed in Forever
0 of 37
Time and level (estimate)
Full clear: about 1 h 8 min, level 41 at the endChill: about 2 h 2 min, level 42 at the end
Data
Game build 1.60.1.70532, built on October 26, 2026

What is the quest route through Badlands (Horde)?

In Badlands (Horde), the Full clear route takes 53 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 62 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 53 steps done

Map of BadlandsSearing GorgeBurning SteppesLoch ModanRiverglades

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 Badlands, 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.

Steps outside this map are in the list only.

  1. Skip: Skip Coolant Heads Prevail[37] (level 37)

    Rare drop (under 10% per kill)

    LongPartly in another zoneRare drop

  2. Skip: Skip Gyro... What?[37] (level 37)

    Where to do it is unknown in our data

    Also skips: This Is Going to Be Hard

  3. Accept: Accept Study of the Elements: Rock[37] from Lotwil Veriatus (level 37)Current

  4. Objective: Do Study of the Elements: Rock[37] (level 37)

    Small Stone Shard: 10

  5. Turn in: Turn in Study of the Elements: Rock[37] to Lotwil Veriatus (level 37)

  6. Grind: Come back at level 38

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

  7. Accept: Accept Study of the Elements: Rock[39] from Lotwil Veriatus (level 39)Level 38 (estimate)

  8. Objective: Do Study of the Elements: Rock[39] (level 39)

    Large Stone Slab: 3

  9. Turn in: Turn in Study of the Elements: Rock[39] to Lotwil Veriatus (level 39)

  10. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  11. Skip: Skip Power Stones[36] (level 36)

    Done inside a dungeon

    Dungeon

  12. Skip: Skip Pearl Diving[37] (level 37)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLongPartly in another zone

  13. Accept: Accept Indurium[39] from Martek the Exiled (level 39)

  14. Accept: Accept Barbecued Buzzard Wings[40] from Rigglefuzz (level 40)

  15. Objective: Do Indurium[39] (level 39)

    Indurium Flake: 10

  16. Objective: Do Barbecued Buzzard Wings[40] (level 40)

    Buzzard Wing: 4

  17. Turn in: Turn in Barbecued Buzzard Wings[40] to Rigglefuzz (level 40)

  18. Turn in: Turn in Indurium[39] to Martek the Exiled (level 39)

  19. Accept: Accept News for Fizzle[38] from Martek the Exiled (level 38)

    Partly in another zone

  20. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  21. Skip: Skip Badlands Reagent Run[39] (level 39)

    Too long or too far for what it gives

    Long

  22. Skip: Skip Coyote Thieves[40] (level 40)

    Too long or too far for what it gives

    Long

  23. Skip: Skip Uldaman Reagent Run[42] (level 42)

    Done inside a dungeon

    Dungeon

  24. Skip: Skip Translating the Journal[42] (level 42)

    Done inside a dungeon

    Dungeon

  25. Skip: Skip Find the Gems and Power Source[44] (level 44)

    Done inside a dungeon

    DungeonEliteLong

  26. Skip: Skip Deliver the Gems[44] (level 44)

    Done inside a dungeon

    DungeonPartly in another zone

  27. Accept: Accept Report to Helgrum[40] from Neeka Bloodscar (level 40)

    Partly in another zone

  28. Grind: Come back at level 41

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 41

  29. Skip: Skip Solution to Doom[40] (level 40)Level 41 (estimate)

    Done inside a dungeon

    Also skips: To the Undercity for Yagyin's Digest

    DungeonLong

  30. Accept: Accept The Lost Fragments[41] from Theldurin the Lost (level 41)

  31. Objective: Do The Lost Fragments[41] (level 41)

    Torn Scroll Fragment: 1

  32. Objective: Do The Lost Fragments[41] (level 41)

    Crumpled Scroll Fragment: 1

  33. Objective: Do The Lost Fragments[41] (level 41)

    Singed Scroll Fragment: 1

  34. Turn in: Turn in The Lost Fragments[41] to Theldurin the Lost (level 41)

  35. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  36. Accept: Accept Study of the Elements: Rock[42] from Lotwil Veriatus (level 42)

  37. Objective: Do Study of the Elements: Rock[42] (level 42)

    Bracers of Rock Binding: 5

  38. Turn in: Turn in Study of the Elements: Rock[42] to Lotwil Veriatus (level 42)

  39. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  40. Accept: Accept Broken Alliances[43] from Gorn (level 43)

  41. Objective: Do Broken Alliances[43] (level 43)

    Sign of the Earth: 1

  42. Turn in: Turn in Broken Alliances[43] to Gorn (level 43)

  43. Travel: Go to Swamp of Sorrows

    Next: Swamp of Sorrows, to turn in what is left

  44. Turn in: Turn in Report to Helgrum[40] to Helgrum the Swift (level 40)

    Partly in another zone

  45. Travel: Go to Thousand Needles

    Next: Thousand Needles, to turn in what is left

  46. Turn in: Turn in News for Fizzle[38] to Fizzle Brassbolts (level 38)

    Partly in another zone

  47. Skip: Skip Stone Is Better than Cloth[42] (level 42)

    Where to do it is unknown in our data

  48. Skip: Skip Translating the Journal[42] (level 42)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    Dungeon

  49. Skip: Skip The Platinum Discs[47] (level 47)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    DungeonEscort

  50. Skip: Skip The Platinum Discs[47] (level 47)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    DungeonPartly in another zone

  51. Skip: Skip Summoning the Princess[50] (level 50)

    Group quest

    EliteGroupLongPartly in another zone

  52. Skip: Skip Broken Alliances[50] (level 50)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLong

  53. Skip: Skip The Rise of the Machines[58] (level 58)

    Done inside a dungeon

    DungeonElite

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Useful places in Badlands (6)
  • Flight point: Kargath, Badlands, Gorrik 4.1, 44.9
  • Profession trainer (Leatherworking), Thorkaf Dragoneye 62.7, 57.4 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Repairs, Jazzrik 42.5, 52.5 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Stable master, Greth 3.7, 47.6 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Place: Uldaman 44.2, 12.2
  • Place: Dustbelch Grotto 7.5, 86.3

Where should you level after Badlands (Horde)?

After Badlands (Horde) (levels 33 to 50), the guide goes on in Hinterlands (Horde) (38-54). 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 guideCity of Dalaran (28-33)Gnomeregan (29-38)Razorfen Kraul (29-38)Scarlet Monastery - Graveyard (30-38)

Which Badlands (Horde) quests should you skip?

The Full clear route skips 18 quests in Badlands (Horde): 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

  • Coolant Heads Prevail[37]LongPartly in another zoneRare drop

    Rare drop (under 10% per kill)

  • Gyro... What?[37]

    Where to do it is unknown in our data

    Also skips: This Is Going to Be Hard

  • Power Stones[36]Dungeon

    Done inside a dungeon

  • Pearl Diving[37]EliteLongPartly in another zone

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Badlands Reagent Run[39]Long

    Too long or too far for what it gives

  • Coyote Thieves[40]Long

    Too long or too far for what it gives

  • Uldaman Reagent Run[42]Dungeon

    Done inside a dungeon

  • Translating the Journal[42](2 parts)Dungeon

    Done inside a dungeon

  • Find the Gems and Power Source[44]DungeonEliteLong

    Done inside a dungeon

  • Deliver the Gems[44]DungeonPartly in another zone

    Done inside a dungeon

  • Solution to Doom[40]DungeonLong

    Done inside a dungeon

    Also skips: To the Undercity for Yagyin's Digest

  • Stone Is Better than Cloth[42]

    Where to do it is unknown in our data

  • The Platinum Discs[47](2 parts)DungeonEscort

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  • Summoning the Princess[50]EliteGroupLongPartly in another zone

    Group quest

  • Broken Alliances[50]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • The Rise of the Machines[58]DungeonElite

    Done inside a dungeon

When should you hearth or sell in Badlands (Horde)?

The Badlands (Horde) 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 Badlands (Horde)?

We know 37 quests in Badlands (Horde) 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
Power Stones36from level 30Rigglefuzz42.4, 52.9Dungeon
Coolant Heads Prevail37from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9LongPartly in another zoneRare drop
Flash Bomb Recipe37from level 30Rigglefuzz42.4, 52.9Profession
Gyro... What?37from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9
Liquid Stone37from level 35Lucien Tosselwrench25.8, 44.2Profession
Pearl Diving37from level 30Rigglefuzz42.4, 52.9EliteLongPartly in another zone
Study of the Elements: Rock37from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9
News for Fizzle38from level 28Martek the Exiled42.2, 52.7Partly in another zone
Badlands Reagent Run39from level 36Jarkal Mossmeld2.4, 46.1Long
Indurium39from level 28Martek the Exiled42.2, 52.7
Study of the Elements: Rock39from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9
Barbecued Buzzard Wings40from level 33Rigglefuzz42.4, 52.9
Coyote Thieves40from level 30Neeka Bloodscar6.5, 47.2Long
Report to Helgrum40from level 30Neeka Bloodscar6.5, 47.2Partly in another zone
Solution to Doom40from level 30Theldurin the Lost51.4, 76.9DungeonLong
To the Undercity for Yagyin's Digest40from level 30Theldurin the Lost51.4, 76.9Partly in another zone
The Lost Fragments41from level 30Theldurin the Lost51.4, 76.9
Stone Is Better than Cloth42from level 35Lucien Tosselwrench25.8, 44.2
Study of the Elements: Rock42from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9
This Is Going to Be Hard42from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9
This Is Going to Be Hard42from level 35Lucien Tosselwrench25.8, 44.2
Translating the Journal42from level 37Remains of a PaladinDungeon
Translating the Journal42from level 37Jarkal Mossmeld2.4, 46.1Dungeon
Uldaman Reagent Run42from level 36Jarkal Mossmeld2.4, 46.1Dungeon
Broken Alliances43from level 40Gorn2.9, 45.6
Badlands Reagent Run II44from level 40Jarkal Mossmeld2.4, 46.1EliteLongProfession
Deliver the Gems44from level 37Jarkal Mossmeld2.4, 46.1DungeonPartly in another zone
Find the Gems and Power Source44from level 37Jarkal Mossmeld2.4, 46.1DungeonEliteLong
This Is Going to Be Hard45from level 35Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9
The Platinum Discs47from level 40The Discs of NorgannonDungeonEscort
The Platinum Discs47from level 40The Discs of NorgannonDungeonPartly in another zone
Broken Alliances50from level 40Gorn2.9, 45.6EliteLong
Seal of the Earth50from level 40Seal of the Earth81.5, 49.9Repeatable
Summoning the Princess50from level 30Theldurin the Lost51.4, 76.9EliteGroupLongPartly in another zone
Dragonscale Leatherworking55from level 40Thorkaf Dragoneye62.7, 57.4EliteLongPartly in another zoneProfessionRare drop
Seal of the Earth55from level 40Seal of the Earth81.5, 49.9Repeatable
The Rise of the Machines58from level 52Lotwil Veriatus25.9, 44.9DungeonElite

How reliable is the Badlands (Horde) 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.

Badlands (Horde): frequently asked questions

What level is Badlands (Horde) in WoW Forever?

Our WoW Forever leveling guide places Badlands (Horde) at levels 33 to 50, for the Horde.

How many quests are there in Badlands (Horde)?

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

Which quests should you skip in Badlands (Horde)?

The Full clear route skips 18: Coolant Heads Prevail, Gyro... What?, Power Stones, Pearl Diving, Badlands Reagent Run and Coyote Thieves. They cost more time than they give, such as escorts, rare drops, group or elite quests.

When should you use your hearthstone in Badlands (Horde)?

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 Badlands (Horde)?

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 Badlands (Horde)?

The guide goes on in Hinterlands (Horde) (38-54).

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