# Stranglethorn Vale (levels 34–38) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 34–38: 36 steps and 40 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/30-40/04-stranglethorn-vale Polestar is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) leveling guide addon for World of Warcraft: Forever. Every guide here ships inside the addon: in game, `/polestar guides` opens the guide menu, and the guide window shows the steps with a waypoint arrow. ## At a glance - Category: Leveling; in game: Leveling > Alliance 30–40 > Stranglethorn Vale - Levels: 34–38 - For: Alliance - Zones: Stranglethorn Vale - 36 steps, 40 quests - Sets the hearth at Booty Bay - Flight paths: Booty Bay - Comes after: [Ashenvale & Wetlands](https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/30-40/03-ashenvale.md) (levels 33–35) - Next: [Arathi Highlands, Alterac Mountains & Swamp of Sorrows](https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/30-40/05-arathi-highlands.md) (levels 37–40) - Last changed 2026-10-17, in Polestar 0.2.5 ## Steps The steps as the guide window shows them, in order. Goals marked with a race or class are only for that race or class. ### 1. Ironforge Fly from Menethil Harbor to Ironforge and train. - Fly to **Ironforge** — Shellei Brondir, Menethil Harbor - Train at your trainer (Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock only) ### 2. Druid training (Druid only) Ironforge has no druid trainer: take the Deeprun Tram from Tinker Town to Stormwind and train with Sheldras Moontree. - Train at your trainer ### 3. Darkshire Fly to Darkshire: Gryth Thurden in Ironforge's Great Forge, or Dungar Longdrink in Stormwind's Trade District. - Fly to **Darkshire** ### 4. Nesingwary's Expedition Where: 35.7, 10.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. From Duskwood take the road south into Stranglethorn; the hunters' tents stand just west of the road past the Rebel Camp turn-off. - Accept **Welcome to the Jungle** from Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **Welcome to the Jungle** at Hemet Nesingwary - Turn in **Hemet Nesingwary** at Hemet Nesingwary — Hemet Nesingwary, from Thousand Needles - Accept **Raptor Mastery** from Hemet Nesingwary - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Panther Mastery** from Sir S. J. Erlgadin ### 5. Young tigers and panthers Where: 35.7, 12.1 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Both roam the grass around the camp and along the road north. - Kill **Young Stranglethorn Tiger** ×10 for Tiger Mastery - Kill **Young Panther** ×10 for Panther Mastery ### 6. Nesingwary's Expedition Where: 35.6, 10.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack - Turn in **Panther Mastery** at Sir S. J. Erlgadin - Accept **Panther Mastery** from Sir S. J. Erlgadin ### 7. Stranglethorn Tigers Where: 36.4, 13.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The adult tigers prowl the hills just south and west of the camp. - Kill **Stranglethorn Tiger** ×10 for Tiger Mastery ### 8. Ajeck Rouack Where: 35.6, 10.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack — The elder tigers come later, on the way back from the Rebel Camp ### 9. Rebel Camp Where: 40.3, 8.4 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Take the road north; Private Thorsen patrols it, the camp sits in the hills to the west. - Accept **Jungle Secrets** from Private Thorsen - Turn in **Jungle Secrets** at Lieutenant Doren — Lieutenant Doren, in the hut - Accept **Bookie Herod** from Lieutenant Doren - Accept **The Second Rebellion** from Sergeant Yohwa - Accept **Bad Medicine** from Sergeant Yohwa ### 10. Kurzen's Compound Where: 43.6, 9.7 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The Kurzen rebels hold the camp east of the Rebel Camp; work its outer edge, where Jungle Fighters and Medicine Men stand, and loot the supply crates by the tents. - Kill **Kurzen Jungle Fighter** ×15 for The Second Rebellion - Kill **Kurzen Witch Doctor** or **Kurzen Headshrinker** for **Jungle Remedy** ×7 for Bad Medicine - Collect **Venom Fern Extract** from **Kurzen Supplies** for Bad Medicine — Venom Fern Extract, from a Kurzen Supplies crate ### 11. Bookie Herod Where: 43.7, 9.4 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Herod's records lie in a hut on the compound's west side; his strongbox sits farther east, by the cave mouth. - Turn in **Bookie Herod** at Bookie Herod's Records - Accept **The Hidden Key** from Bookie Herod's Records - Turn in **The Hidden Key** at Bookie Herod's Strongbox - Accept **The Spy Revealed!** from Bookie Herod's Strongbox ### 12. Rebel Camp Where: 38, 3.3 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **The Second Rebellion** at Sergeant Yohwa - Turn in **Bad Medicine** at Sergeant Yohwa - Turn in **The Spy Revealed!** at Lieutenant Doren - Accept **Patrol Schedules** from Lieutenant Doren - Turn in **Patrol Schedules** at Corporal Sethman - Accept **Report to Doren** from Corporal Sethman - Turn in **Report to Doren** at Lieutenant Doren ### 13. Panthers, raptors and elder tigers Where: 30.4, 8.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Back south past Nesingwary: Panthers and Stranglethorn Raptors run in the clearings west of the camp toward the coast; the elder tigers hold the hills south-west. - Kill **Panther** ×10 for Panther Mastery - Kill **Stranglethorn Raptor** ×10 for Raptor Mastery - Kill **Elder Stranglethorn Tiger** ×10 for Tiger Mastery - Accept **Crystal in the Mountains** from Pendant of Myzrael (optional) — Gluggle, a rare murloc on the coast west of camp, drops the Pendant of Myzrael: take it if you meet him ### 14. Nesingwary's Expedition Where: 35.7, 10.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Raptor Mastery** at Hemet Nesingwary - Accept **Raptor Mastery** from Hemet Nesingwary - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack - Turn in **Panther Mastery** at Sir S. J. Erlgadin ### 15. Sin'Dall and the Lashtail raptors Where: 31.5, 15.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Sin'Dall, the great tiger, lairs on the hilltop south-west of the camp; Lashtail Raptors run south of it, along the way to Booty Bay. - Kill **Sin'Dall** for **Paw of Sin'Dall** for Tiger Mastery - Kill **Lashtail Raptor** ×10 for Raptor Mastery ### 16. Down to Booty Bay Where: 27.5, 77.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Follow the main road south the length of the jungle, past the Grom'gol turn-off, to Booty Bay on the southern cape. - Get the flight path at **Booty Bay** from Gyll — Gyll, on the top floor by the docks - Set your home to **Booty Bay** at Innkeeper Skindle — Innkeeper Skindle, The Salty Sailor Tavern - Turn in **Talk of the Town** at Nixxrax Fillamug — Nixxrax Fillamug, in the Salty Sailor Tavern - Accept **Supply and Demand** from Drizzlik — Drizzlik, by the bank - Accept **Singing Blue Shards** from Crank Fizzlebub - Accept **Supplies to Private Thorsen** from Krazek — Krazek, in the tavern - Accept **Investigate the Camp** from Krazek - Accept **Bloodscalp Ears** from Kebok — Kebok, in the tavern - Sell and repair at a vendor ### 17. Crystalvein Mine Where: 39.1, 52 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Walk back north; the Crystalvein Mine lies west of the road in the middle of the jungle. The Crystal Spine Basilisks there drop the shards. - Collect **Singing Crystal Shard** ×10 for Singing Blue Shards ### 18. Bloodscalp trolls Where: 29.8, 21.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The Bloodscalp trolls hold the ruins on the coast west of Nesingwary's camp. - Collect **Bloodscalp Ear** ×15 for Bloodscalp Ears ### 19. Nesingwary's Expedition Where: 35.7, 10.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Raptor Mastery** at Hemet Nesingwary - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Complete **Investigate the Camp** — Investigate the Camp: just look around the hunters' camp ### 20. Private Thorsen Where: 40.3, 8.4 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Thorsen patrols the road north of camp, toward the Rebel Camp. - Turn in **Supplies to Private Thorsen** at Private Thorsen ### 21. River crocolisks Where: 39.9, 11.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. River Crocolisks swim the river by the Rebel Camp. - Kill **River Crocolisk** for **Large River Crocolisk Skin** ×2 for Supply and Demand ### 22. Booty Bay Where: 28.3, 77.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Hearth to **Booty Bay** - Turn in **Supply and Demand** at Drizzlik - Accept **Some Assembly Required** from Drizzlik - Turn in **Singing Blue Shards** at Crank Fizzlebub - Turn in **Investigate the Camp** at Krazek - Turn in **Bloodscalp Ears** at Kebok ### 23. Snapjaw Crocolisks Where: 37.9, 32.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Snapjaw Crocolisks bask on the shore and islands along the coast north of Booty Bay. - Kill **Snapjaw Crocolisk** for **Snapjaw Crocolisk Skin** ×5 for Some Assembly Required ### 24. Booty Bay Where: 28.3, 77.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Some Assembly Required** at Drizzlik - Accept **Hostile Takeover** from Kebok - Accept **The Haunted Isle** from Krazek - Turn in **The Haunted Isle** at Baron Revilgaz — Baron Revilgaz, upstairs in the tavern - Accept **The Stone of the Tides** from Baron Revilgaz ### 25. The haunted island Where: 20.8, 23.2 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Follow the west coast north; the haunted island lies off the shore west of Nesingwary's camp. Just reach it. - Complete **The Stone of the Tides** ### 26. Nesingwary's Expedition Where: 35.6, 10.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Barnil collects the Green Hills of Stranglethorn: the pages drop from almost every humanoid in the jungle. Turn the pages into chapters as you go. - Accept **Panther Mastery** from Sir S. J. Erlgadin - Accept **The Green Hills of Stranglethorn** from Barnil Stonepot - Accept **Chapter I** from Barnil Stonepot - Accept **Chapter II** from Barnil Stonepot - Accept **Chapter III** from Barnil Stonepot - Accept **Chapter IV** from Barnil Stonepot ### 27. Rebel Camp Where: 37.8, 3.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Accept **Kurzen's Mystery** from Brother Nimetz - Accept **Special Forces** from Sergeant Yohwa ### 28. Kurzen's Compound Where: 46.3, 7 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Headshrinkers stand deeper in the compound; the Commandos lurk stealthed around it and in the cave. Pick up Green Hills pages as they drop. - Kill **Kurzen Headshrinker** ×6 for Special Forces - Kill **Kurzen Commando** ×10 for Special Forces ### 29. The jungle ruins Where: 29.5, 19.1 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Loop through the troll ruins of the north and centre: each holds one stone tablet of the troll legends. Shadowmaw Panthers prowl stealthed in the jungle around them; the Venture Co. camp on Lake Nazferiti carries the Tumbled Crystals. - Collect **The First Troll Legend** from **Moon Over the Vale** for Kurzen's Mystery — The First Troll Legend: Moon Over the Vale - Collect **The Second Troll Legend** from **Gri'lek the Wanderer** for Kurzen's Mystery — The Second Troll Legend: Gri'lek the Wanderer - Collect **The Third Troll Legend** from **Fall of Gurubashi** for Kurzen's Mystery — The Third Troll Legend: Fall of Gurubashi - Collect **The Fourth Troll Legend** from **The Emperor's Tomb** for Kurzen's Mystery — The Fourth Troll Legend: The Emperor's Tomb - Kill **Shadowmaw Panther** ×10 for Panther Mastery - Kill **Venture Co. Geologist** for **Tumbled Crystal** ×8 for Hostile Takeover - Complete **Chapter I** — Chapter I - Complete **Chapter II** — Chapter II - Complete **Chapter III** — Chapter III - Complete **Chapter IV** — Chapter IV ### 30. Rebel Camp Where: 38, 3 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Special Forces** at Lieutenant Doren - Accept **Krazek's Cookery** from Corporal Kaleb — Corporal Kaleb: for Krazek in Booty Bay - Turn in **Kurzen's Mystery** at Brother Nimetz - Accept **Troll Witchery** from Brother Nimetz ### 31. Nesingwary's Expedition Where: 35.7, 10.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Chapter I** at Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **Chapter II** at Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **Chapter III** at Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **Chapter IV** at Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **The Green Hills of Stranglethorn** at Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **Panther Mastery** at Sir S. J. Erlgadin ### 32. Skullsplitter trolls Where: 42.5, 33.3 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The Skullsplitter trolls hold the ruins east of the road between Nesingwary and Grom'gol. - Kill **Skullsplitter Witch Doctor** or **Skullsplitter Mystic** for **Skullsplitter Fetish** ×4 for Troll Witchery ### 33. Brother Nimetz Where: 37.8, 3.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Troll Witchery** at Brother Nimetz ### 34. Booty Bay Where: 27.2, 76.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Hearth to **Booty Bay** - Turn in **The Stone of the Tides** at Baron Revilgaz - Accept **Water Elementals** from Baron Revilgaz - Turn in **Hostile Takeover** at Kebok - Turn in **Krazek's Cookery** at Krazek - Accept **Favor for Krazek** from Krazek — The ore drops from Drywhisker kobolds in Arathi Highlands ### 35. Water Elementals Where: 21.5, 24.7 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Kill **Lesser Water Elemental** for **Water Elemental Bracers** ×6 for Water Elementals ### 36. Baron Revilgaz Where: 27.2, 76.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Water Elementals** at Baron Revilgaz - Accept **Magical Analysis** from Baron Revilgaz — For Archmage Ansirem in Alterac Mountains --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt