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Thousand Needles (Horde) leveling guide: quest route, levels 23 to 40

The Horde route through Thousand Needles (Horde) takes 109 steps in Full clear mode and 117 in Chill mode, for 50 quests, levels 23 to 40. 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
23-40
Faction
Horde
Quests known
50
Route
109 steps in Full clear, 117 in Chill
Confirmed in Forever
0 of 50
Time and level (estimate)
Full clear: about 2 h 49 min, level 42 at the endChill: about 3 h 49 min, level 43 at the end
Data
Game build 1.60.1.70532, built on October 26, 2026

What is the quest route through Thousand Needles (Horde)?

In Thousand Needles (Horde), the Full clear route takes 109 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 117 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 109 steps done

Map of Thousand NeedlesThe BarrensFeralasDustwallow MarshTanarisUn'Goro Crater

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 Thousand Needles, 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. Accept: Accept Message to Freewind Post[25] from Brave Moonhorn (level 25)Current

  2. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  3. Travel: Set your hearthstone at this inn

    Make Innkeeper Abeqwa's inn your home (hearthstone)

  4. Accept: Accept Alien Egg[26] from Hagar Lightninghoof (level 26)

  5. Turn in: Turn in Message to Freewind Post[25] to Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 25)

  6. Accept: Accept Pacify the Centaur[25] from Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 25)

  7. Objective: Do Pacify the Centaur[25] (level 25)

    Galak Scout slain: 12

  8. Objective: Do Pacify the Centaur[25] (level 25)

    Galak Wrangler slain: 10

  9. Objective: Do Pacify the Centaur[25] (level 25)

    Galak Windchaser slain: 6

  10. Objective: Do Alien Egg[26] (level 26)

    Alien Egg: 1

  11. Turn in: Turn in Pacify the Centaur[25] to Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 25)

  12. Turn in: Turn in Alien Egg[26] to Hagar Lightninghoof (level 26)

  13. Accept: Accept Serpent Wild[26] from Hagar Lightninghoof (level 26)

  14. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  15. Skip: Skip Protect Kanati Greycloud[28] (level 28)

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

    Escort

  16. Skip: Skip Hypercapacitor Gizmo[30] (level 30)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Elite

  17. Turn in: Turn in Serpent Wild[26] to Motega Firemane (level 26)

  18. Grind: Come back at level 26

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 26

  19. Skip: Skip Test of Strength[30] (level 30)Level 26 (estimate)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Also skips: Test of Lore

    EliteLong

  20. Accept: Accept Test of Faith[26] from Dorn Plainstalker (level 26)

    Long

  21. Objective: Do Test of Faith[26] (level 26)

    If you have faith, leap from the planks overlooking Thousand Needles.

    Long

  22. Turn in: Turn in Test of Faith[26] to Dorn Plainstalker (level 26)

    Long

  23. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  24. Skip: Skip Wind Rider[29] (level 29)

    Little XP for the time it takes

    Long

  25. Accept: Accept Grimtotem Spying[28] from Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 28)

  26. Objective: Do Grimtotem Spying[28] (level 28)

    Secret Note #1: 1

  27. Objective: Do Grimtotem Spying[28] (level 28)

    Secret Note #2: 1

  28. Objective: Do Grimtotem Spying[28] (level 28)

    Secret Note #3: 1

  29. Turn in: Turn in Grimtotem Spying[28] to Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 28)

  30. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  31. Accept: Accept Sacred Fire[27] from Motega Firemane (level 27)

    Partly in another zone

  32. Objective: Do Sacred Fire[27] (level 27)

    Incendia Agave: 10

    Partly in another zone

  33. Grind: Come back at level 28

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 28

  34. Accept: Accept The Sacred Flame[29] from Rau Cliffrunner (level 29)Level 28 (estimate)

  35. Accept: Accept Wanted - Arnak Grimtotem[29] from Wanted Poster - Arnak Grimtotem (level 29)

  36. Objective: Do The Sacred Flame[29] (level 29)

    Cloven Hoof: 1

  37. Objective: Do Wanted - Arnak Grimtotem[29] (level 29)

    Arnak's Hoof: 1

  38. Hearthstone: Use your hearthstone

    Objectives done: hearth back to turn in

  39. Vendor: Sell and repair

    Sell your loot to Innkeeper Abeqwa

  40. Turn in: Turn in Wanted - Arnak Grimtotem[29] to Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 29)

  41. Turn in: Turn in The Sacred Flame[29] to Rau Cliffrunner (level 29)

  42. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  43. Skip: Skip Salt Flat Venom[30] (level 30)

    Too long or too far for what it gives

    Long

  44. Accept: Accept Hardened Shells[30] from Wizzle Brassbolts (level 30)

  45. Objective: Do Hardened Shells[30] (level 30)

    Hardened Tortoise Shell: 9

  46. Turn in: Turn in Hardened Shells[30] to Wizzle Brassbolts (level 30)

  47. Grind: Come back at level 31

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 31

  48. Accept: Accept Load Lightening[30] from Pozzik (level 30)Level 31 (estimate)

  49. Accept: Accept A Bump in the Road[33] from Trackmaster Zherin (level 33)

  50. Accept: Accept Rocket Car Parts[31] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 31)

  51. Accept: Accept Hemet Nesingwary[31] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 31)

    Partly in another zone

  52. Objective: Do Rocket Car Parts[31] (level 31)

    Rocket Car Parts: 30

  53. Objective: Do A Bump in the Road[33] (level 33)

    Saltstone Gazer slain: 6

  54. Objective: Do A Bump in the Road[33] (level 33)

    Saltstone Crystalhide slain: 10

  55. Turn in: Turn in Rocket Car Parts[31] to Kravel Koalbeard (level 31)

  56. Objective: Do A Bump in the Road[33] (level 33)

    Saltstone Basilisk slain: 10

  57. Objective: Do Load Lightening[30] (level 30)

    Hollow Vulture Bone: 10

  58. Turn in: Turn in Load Lightening[30] to Pozzik (level 30)

  59. Turn in: Turn in A Bump in the Road[33] to Trackmaster Zherin (level 33)

  60. Grind: Come back at level 35

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

  61. Accept: Accept The Swarm Grows[35] from Moktar Krin (level 35)Level 35 (estimate)

  62. Objective: Do The Swarm Grows[35] (level 35)

    Silithid Searcher slain: 5

  63. Objective: Do The Swarm Grows[35] (level 35)

    Silithid Invader slain: 5

  64. Objective: Do The Swarm Grows[35] (level 35)

    Silithid Hive Drone slain: 5

  65. Turn in: Turn in The Swarm Grows[35] to Moktar Krin (level 35)

  66. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  67. Vendor: Sell and repair

    Sell your loot to Wizzle Brassbolts

  68. Skip: Skip Encrusted Tail Fins[35] (level 35)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLongPartly in another zone

  69. Accept: Accept Martek the Exiled[35] from Fizzle Brassbolts (level 35)

    Partly in another zone

  70. Accept: Accept Wharfmaster Dizzywig[36] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 36)

    Partly in another zone

  71. Accept: Accept Delivery to the Gnomes[36] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 36)

  72. Accept: Accept Goblin Sponsorship[37] from Pozzik (level 37)

    Partly in another zone

  73. Accept: Accept The Eighteenth Pilot[37] from Pozzik (level 37)

  74. Turn in: Turn in The Eighteenth Pilot[37] to Razzeric (level 37)

  75. Turn in: Turn in Delivery to the Gnomes[36] to Fizzle Brassbolts (level 36)

  76. Skip: Skip Razzeric's Tweaking[41] (level 41)

    Objectives in another zone

    Also skips: Safety First

    LongPartly in another zone

  77. Accept: Accept The Rumormonger[36] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 36)

    Partly in another zone

  78. Travel: Go to the next spot

    Head to the next quest givers

  79. Accept: Accept Family Tree[35] from Cliffwatcher Longhorn (level 35)

    Partly in another zone

  80. Grind: Come back at level 42

    Level up elsewhere (another zone) or grind, then come back here at level 42

  81. Skip: Skip Gahz'rilla[50] (level 50)Level 42 (estimate)

    Done inside a dungeon

    DungeonElite

  82. Accept: Accept Keeping Pace[41] from Pozzik (level 41)

  83. Accept: Accept Back to Booty Bay[43] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 43)

    Partly in another zone

  84. Accept: Accept Get the Gnomes Drunk[44] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 44)

    Timed

  85. Turn in: Turn in Get the Gnomes Drunk[44] to Gnome Pit Boss (level 44)

    Timed

  86. Accept: Accept Report Back to Fizzlebub[44] from Kravel Koalbeard (level 44)

    Partly in another zone

  87. Turn in: Turn in Keeping Pace[41] to Rizzle's Unguarded Plans (level 41)

  88. Accept: Accept Rizzle's Schematics[41] from Rizzle's Unguarded Plans (level 41)

  89. Turn in: Turn in Rizzle's Schematics[41] to Pozzik (level 41)

  90. Travel: Go to Stranglethorn Vale

    Next: Stranglethorn Vale, to turn in what is left

  91. Turn in: Turn in The Rumormonger[36] to Krazek (level 36)

    Partly in another zone

  92. Turn in: Turn in Back to Booty Bay[43] to Crank Fizzlebub (level 43)

    Partly in another zone

  93. Turn in: Turn in Report Back to Fizzlebub[44] to Crank Fizzlebub (level 44)

    Partly in another zone

  94. Turn in: Turn in Hemet Nesingwary[31] to Hemet Nesingwary (level 31)

    Partly in another zone

  95. Travel: Go to The Barrens

    Next: The Barrens, to turn in what is left

  96. Turn in: Turn in Wharfmaster Dizzywig[36] to Wharfmaster Dizzywig (level 36)

    Partly in another zone

  97. Turn in: Turn in Goblin Sponsorship[37] to Gazlowe (level 37)

    Partly in another zone

  98. Travel: Go to Badlands

    Next: Badlands, to turn in what is left

  99. Turn in: Turn in Martek the Exiled[35] to Martek the Exiled (level 35)

    Partly in another zone

  100. Travel: Go to Desolace

    Next: Desolace, to turn in what is left

  101. Turn in: Turn in Family Tree[35] to Nataka Longhorn (level 35)

    Partly in another zone

  102. Travel: Go to Thunder Bluff

    Next: Thunder Bluff, to turn in what is left

  103. Turn in: Turn in Sacred Fire[27] to Magatha Grimtotem (level 27)

    Partly in another zone

  104. Skip: Skip Assassination Plot[28] (level 28)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    Starts from an item

  105. Skip: Skip Homeward Bound[29] (level 29)

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

    Escort

  106. Skip: Skip Free at Last[29] (level 29)

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

    Escort

  107. Skip: Skip Test of Endurance[30] (level 30)

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    EliteLong

  108. Skip: Skip Parts of the Swarm[35] (level 35)

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

    Starts from an itemLongPartly in another zone

  109. Skip: Skip A Host of Evil[35] (level 35)

    Done inside a dungeon

    DungeonElite

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Useful places in Thousand Needles (14)
  • Flight point: Freewind Post, Thousand Needles, Nyse 45.0, 49.1
  • Innkeeper, Innkeeper Abeqwa 46.1, 51.5 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Repairs, Starn 44.9, 50.7 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Repairs, Synge 80.4, 77.0 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Stable master, Awenasa 45.8, 51.1 (Classic data, to confirm in game)
  • Place: Whitereach Post 21.4, 32.4
  • Place: Splithoof Hold 44.0, 37.5
  • Place: The Weathered Nook 53.7, 42.5
  • Place: Roguefeather Den 27.3, 51.1
  • Place: Weazel's Crater 78.8, 62.5
  • Place: Ironstone Camp 67.7, 64.1
  • Place: Mirage Raceway 80.4, 77.5
  • Place: The Rustmaul Digsite 68.5, 86.0
  • Place: Tahonda Ruins 78.7, 88.7

Where should you level after Thousand Needles (Horde)?

After Thousand Needles (Horde) (levels 23 to 40), the guide goes on in Desolace (Horde) (28-44). 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 guideWailing Caverns (15-24)Deadmines (17-26)Shadowfang Keep (20-30)Excavation Site: Wetlands (24-29)

Which Thousand Needles (Horde) quests should you skip?

The Full clear route skips 14 quests in Thousand Needles (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

  • Protect Kanati Greycloud[28]Escort

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

  • Hypercapacitor Gizmo[30]Elite

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Test of Strength[30]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

    Also skips: Test of Lore

  • Wind Rider[29]Long

    Little XP for the time it takes

  • Salt Flat Venom[30]Long

    Too long or too far for what it gives

  • Encrusted Tail Fins[35]EliteLongPartly in another zone

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Razzeric's Tweaking[41]LongPartly in another zone

    Objectives in another zone

    Also skips: Safety First

  • Gahz'rilla[50]DungeonElite

    Done inside a dungeon

  • Assassination Plot[28]Starts from an item

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  • Homeward Bound[29]Escort

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

  • Free at Last[29]Escort

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

  • Test of Endurance[30]EliteLong

    Elite enemies: needs a group

  • Parts of the Swarm[35]Starts from an itemLongPartly in another zone

    Where to pick it up is unknown in our data

  • A Host of Evil[35]DungeonElite

    Done inside a dungeon

When should you hearth or sell in Thousand Needles (Horde)?

The Thousand Needles (Horde) Full clear route marks each moment to use your hearthstone or stop at a vendor, listed below with its step number. In the first levels, quest items and loot fill your bags fast, so the route sends you to sell and repair between loops instead of walking back with full bags. The Chill route has its own stops in its tab.

  • Hearthstone (Step 38)

    Objectives done: hearth back to turn in

  • Vendor (Step 39)

    Sell your loot to Innkeeper Abeqwa

  • Vendor (Step 67)

    Sell your loot to Wizzle Brassbolts

Which quests are in Thousand Needles (Horde)?

We know 50 quests in Thousand Needles (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
Message to Freewind Post25from level 23Brave Moonhorn32.2, 22.2
Pacify the Centaur25from level 23Cliffwatcher Longhorn45.7, 50.7
Alien Egg26from level 24Hagar Lightninghoof44.6, 50.3
Serpent Wild26from level 24Hagar Lightninghoof44.6, 50.3
Test of Faith26from level 25Dorn Plainstalker53.9, 41.5Long
Sacred Fire27from level 24Motega Firemane21.5, 32.3Partly in another zone
Assassination Plot28from level 23Assassination NoteStarts from an item
Grimtotem Spying28from level 24Cliffwatcher Longhorn45.7, 50.7
Protect Kanati Greycloud28from level 23Kanati Greycloud21.3, 32.1Escort
Free at Last29from level 25Lakota Windsong37.9, 26.4Escort
Homeward Bound29from level 25Pao'ka Swiftmountain17.9, 40.6Escort
The Sacred Flame29from level 20Rau Cliffrunner46.1, 51.7
Wanted - Arnak Grimtotem29from level 25Wanted Poster - Arnak Grimtotem46.0, 50.9
Wind Rider29from level 25Elu44.9, 48.9Long
Get the Scoop30Magus Tirth78.3, 75.7Class questEscort
Hardened Shells30from level 28Wizzle Brassbolts78.1, 77.1
Hypercapacitor Gizmo30from level 24Wizlo Bearingshiner21.4, 32.6Elite
Load Lightening30from level 29Pozzik80.2, 75.9
Salt Flat Venom30from level 28Fizzle Brassbolts78.1, 77.1Long
Test of Endurance30from level 25Dorn Plainstalker53.9, 41.5EliteLong
Test of Lore30from level 25Dorn Plainstalker53.9, 41.5Partly in another zone
Test of Strength30from level 25Dorn Plainstalker53.9, 41.5EliteLong
Hemet Nesingwary31from level 28Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Partly in another zone
Rocket Car Parts31from level 28Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3
A Bump in the Road33from level 28Trackmaster Zherin81.6, 78.0
A Host of Evil35from level 28Myriam Moonsinger43.4, 28.5DungeonElite
Encrusted Tail Fins35from level 28Wizzle Brassbolts78.1, 77.1EliteLongPartly in another zone
Family Tree35from level 32Cliffwatcher Longhorn45.7, 50.7Partly in another zone
Martek the Exiled35from level 26Fizzle Brassbolts78.1, 77.1Partly in another zone
Parts of the Swarm35from level 28Cracked Silithid CarapaceStarts from an itemLongPartly in another zone
The Swarm Grows35from level 29Moktar Krin67.6, 63.9
Delivery to the Gnomes36from level 30Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3
The Rumormonger36from level 30Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Partly in another zone
Wharfmaster Dizzywig36from level 30Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Partly in another zone
Goblin Sponsorship37from level 29Pozzik80.2, 75.9Partly in another zone
The Eighteenth Pilot37from level 29Pozzik80.2, 75.9
Rituals of Power40from level 30Magus Tirth78.3, 75.7Class questDungeonPartly in another zone
Keeping Pace41from level 29Pozzik80.2, 75.9
Razzeric's Tweaking41from level 29Razzeric80.3, 76.1LongPartly in another zone
Rizzle's Schematics41from level 29Rizzle's Unguarded Plans77.2, 77.4
Safety First41from level 29Razzeric80.3, 76.1Partly in another zone
Zamek's Distraction41from level 29Zamek79.8, 77.0Repeatable
Indurium Ore42from level 29Pozzik80.2, 75.9DungeonRepeatable
Back to Booty Bay43from level 35Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Partly in another zone
Get the Gnomes Drunk44from level 35Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Timed
Get the Goblins Drunk44from level 35Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Timed
Report Back to Fizzlebub44from level 35Kravel Koalbeard77.8, 77.3Partly in another zone
Gahz'rilla50from level 40Wizzle Brassbolts78.1, 77.1DungeonElite
Morningdew the Elder60from level 1Elder Morningdew79.7, 77.3Event
Skyseer the Elder60from level 1Elder Skyseer45.3, 50.0Event

How reliable is the Thousand Needles (Horde) route?

All 50 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: 50 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. New subzone Scalding Ridge in Forever's tables.

Thousand Needles (Horde): frequently asked questions

What level is Thousand Needles (Horde) in WoW Forever?

Our WoW Forever leveling guide places Thousand Needles (Horde) at levels 23 to 40, for the Horde.

How many quests are there in Thousand Needles (Horde)?

Our guide knows 50 quests in Thousand Needles (Horde): 50 come from Classic data and still need to be confirmed in WoW Forever, 0 are confirmed.

Which quests should you skip in Thousand Needles (Horde)?

The Full clear route skips 14: Protect Kanati Greycloud, Hypercapacitor Gizmo, Test of Strength, Wind Rider, Salt Flat Venom and Encrusted Tail Fins. They cost more time than they give, such as escorts, rare drops, group or elite quests.

When should you use your hearthstone in Thousand Needles (Horde)?

The Full clear route numbers each stop like the other steps (hearthstone stops: 1, vendor stops: 2), so you sell and repair before a long loop instead of walking back with full bags.

Should I pick Full clear or Chill in Thousand Needles (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 Thousand Needles (Horde)?

The guide goes on in Desolace (Horde) (28-44).

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