Badlands & Desolace

Levels 39–41Alliance

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39 steps · 27 quests · Badlands, Loch Modan, Wetlands, Dustwallow Marsh, Desolace

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The Alliance leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 39–41: 39 steps and 27 quests through Badlands, Loch Modan, Wetlands, Dustwallow Marsh and Desolace.

Good to know

  • SkippedRyedol's next errand goes into Uldaman: skip it.Step 4
  • OptionalStone Is Better than Cloth: Lucien Tosselwrench, beside LotwilStep 15
  • SkippedLotwil's next test needs crafted gear: skip it.Step 15
  • SkippedKreldig's next task, Karnitol's Satchel, is a drop on the far coast: skip it.Step 27

Quests in order

27 quests
  1. A Dwarf and His Tools
  2. Mirages
  3. A Sign of Hope
  4. Scrounging
  5. Indurium
  6. Barbecued Buzzard Wings
  7. Pearl Diving
  8. Solution to Doom
  9. News for Fizzle
  10. Study of the Elements: Rock ×3
  11. Stone Is Better than ClothOptional
  12. To Ironforge for Yagyin's Digest
  13. The Missing Diplomat
  14. Down the Scarlet Path ×2
  15. The Karnitol Shipwreck ×2
  16. Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. ×2
  17. Carved Centaur Totems
  18. Book of the Ancients
  19. Bone Collector
  20. Ghost-o-plasm Round Up
  21. Get Me Out of Here!
  22. Gizelton Caravan
Badlands & Desolace(39–41)

Steps

39 steps
  1. 1Hammertoe's Digsite2 goals
    • Accept A Dwarf and His Tools from Prospector Ryedol
    • Accept Mirages from Sigrun Ironhew

    Head back west to the road and follow it south out of Loch Modan through the pass into the Badlands. Prospector Ryedol and Sigrun Ironhew camp side by side at the dig.

  2. 2Shadowforge camp3 goals
    • Accept A Sign of Hope from Crumpled Map
    • Collect Ryedol's Lucky Pick for A Dwarf and His Tools
    • Kill Crag Coyote or Feral Crag Coyote for Crag Coyote Fang ×10 for Badlands Reagent Run

    The Shadowforge dwarves camp just north of the digsite; the crumpled map lies among their tents. Tunnelers and Darkweavers carry Ryedol's pick. Crag Coyotes roam the slopes around it.

  3. 3The excavation crate1 goal
    • Collect Supply Crate from Excavation Supply Crate for Mirages

    Head north-east to the abandoned dig; the supply crate lies there among the Dustbelcher ogres.

  4. 4Hammertoe's Digsite5 goals
    • Turn in A Dwarf and His Tools at Prospector Ryedol
    • Turn in A Sign of Hope at Prospector Ryedol
    • Ryedol's next errand goes into Uldaman: skip it.
    • Turn in Mirages at Sigrun Ironhew
    • Accept Scrounging from Sigrun Ironhew
  5. 5Valley of Fangs4 goals
    • Turn in Martek the Exiled at Martek the Exiled
    • Accept Indurium from Martek the Exiled
    • Accept Barbecued Buzzard Wings from Rigglefuzz
    • Accept Pearl Diving from RigglefuzzThe clams lie on Stranglethorn's north-west coast, in the next guide: keep it

    Martek and Rigglefuzz camp together in the Valley of Fangs, in the middle of the Badlands.

  6. 6Ogres and buzzards3 goals
    • Collect Scrap Metal ×7 for Scrounging
    • Collect Buzzard Wing ×4 for Barbecued Buzzard Wings
    • Collect Buzzard Gizzard ×5 for Badlands Reagent Run

    The Dustbelcher ogres camp just south of the valley; any of them drops scrap. Buzzards circle the plain to the east.

  7. 7Agmond's End4 goals
    • Turn in Find Agmond at Battered Dwarven Skeleton
    • The skeleton's next task, Murdaloc, waits until the later Badlands guide at 43.
    • Kill Stonevault Bonesnapper or Stonevault Shaman for Indurium Flake ×10 for Indurium
    • Accept Solution to Doom from Theldurin the Lost

    The battered skeleton lies just east of the ogres, at the edge of the Stonevault trogg camp; the Bonesnappers and Shamans around it drop the flakes. Theldurin sits by the ruined camp further south.

  8. 8Valley of Fangs3 goals
    • Turn in Barbecued Buzzard Wings at Rigglefuzz
    • Turn in Indurium at Martek the Exiled
    • Accept News for Fizzle from Martek the Exiledfor Fizzle Brassbolts in the Shimmering Flats: the Tanaris guide crosses them at 45, keep it
  9. 9Lotwil Veriatus1 goal
    • Accept Study of the Elements: Rock from Lotwil Veriatus

    Head west into the Dustbowl; Lotwil works by his machines in the middle of it.

  10. 10Lesser Rock Elementals2 goals
    • Kill Lesser Rock Elemental for Small Stone Shard ×10 for Study of the Elements: Rock
    • Collect Rock Elemental Shard ×5 for Badlands Reagent Run

    The Lesser Rock Elementals wander the Dustbowl west of Lotwil.

  11. 11Lotwil Veriatus2 goals
    • Turn in Study of the Elements: Rock at Lotwil Veriatus
    • Accept Study of the Elements: Rock from Lotwil Veriatus
  12. 12Rock Elementals4 goals
    • Kill Rock Elemental for Large Stone Slab ×3 for Study of the Elements: Rock
    • Collect Rock Elemental Shard ×5 for Badlands Reagent Run
    • Collect Buzzard Gizzard ×5 for Badlands Reagent Run
    • Kill Crag Coyote or Feral Crag Coyote for Crag Coyote Fang ×10 for Badlands Reagent Run

    The Rock Elementals roam south-east of Lotwil; Giant Buzzards and Elder Crag Coyotes share the plain to their west.

  13. 13Lotwil Veriatus2 goals
    • Turn in Study of the Elements: Rock at Lotwil Veriatus
    • Accept Study of the Elements: Rock from Lotwil Veriatus
  14. 14Greater Rock Elementals2 goals
    • Kill Greater Rock Elemental for Bracers of Rock Binding ×5 for Study of the Elements: Rock
    • Collect Scrap Metal ×7 for Scrounging

    The Greater Rock Elementals (level 42) walk the far south-west corner below Camp Boff; pull them one at a time. The Dustbelcher Wyrmhunters and Maulers at Camp Boff also drop scrap.

  15. 15Lotwil Veriatus4 goals
    • Turn in Study of the Elements: Rock at Lotwil Veriatus
    • Accept Stone Is Better than Cloth from Lucien TosselwrenchOptionalLucien Tosselwrench, beside Lotwil
    • Turn in Stone Is Better than Cloth at Lucien TosselwrenchOptionalonly if you carry Patterned Bronze Bracers (a blacksmith's craft)
    • Lotwil's next test needs crafted gear: skip it.
  16. 16The Ancient Chest1 goal
    • Collect Tablet of Ryun'eh from Ancient Chest for Solution to Doom

    Head north-east to the dwarven ruins in the north of the Badlands; the chest sits among the Shadowforge dwarves. Ambassador Infernus nearby is elite: give him room.

  17. 17Hammertoe's Digsite1 goal
    • Turn in Scrounging at Sigrun Ironhew
  18. 18Theldurin the Lost2 goals
    • Turn in Solution to Doom at Theldurin the Lost
    • Accept To Ironforge for Yagyin's Digest from Theldurin the Lostfor Gerrig Bonegrip in Ironforge: keep it

    Head south to Agmond's End.

  19. 19Thelsamar2 goals
    • Hearth to Stoutlager Inn
    • Turn in Badlands Reagent Run at Ghak HealtouchGhak Healtouch, in the inn
  20. 20Menethil Harbor2 goals
    • Fly to Menethil Harbor
    • Go to Boat to Theramore Wetlands

    Take the boat to Theramore from the far pier.

  21. 21Theramore4 goals
    • Get the flight path at Theramore from Baldruc
    • Turn in James Hyal at Clerk Lendry
    • Turn in The Missing Diplomat at Commander Samaul
    • Accept The Missing Diplomat from Commander Samaulfor the Dustwallow loop in the next guide

    The flight master stands by the gate of Foothold Citadel; Clerk Lendry and Commander Samaul are inside the citadel.

  22. 22Nijel's Point7 goals
    • Fly to Nijel's Point
    • Set your home to Nijel's Point at Innkeeper Lyshaerya
    • Turn in Brother Anton at Brother Anton
    • Accept Down the Scarlet Path from Brother Anton
    • Accept The Karnitol Shipwreck from Kreldig Ungor
    • Accept Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. from Kreldig Ungor
    • Accept Carved Centaur Totems from Captain Pentigast
  23. 23Azore Aldamort1 goal
    • Accept Book of the Ancients from Azore Aldamort

    Follow the road west across the north of Desolace to the ruins of Ethel Rethor. Azore's tower stands on the hill there, on the way to the wreck.

  24. 24Karnitol's Chest2 goals
    • Turn in The Karnitol Shipwreck at Karnitol's Chest
    • Accept The Karnitol Shipwreck from Karnitol's Chest

    The wrecked ship's chest lies on the shore just west of Azore's tower.

  25. 25Lord Kragaru1 goal
    • Kill Lord Kragaru for Book of the Ancients for Book of the Ancients

    Lord Kragaru, a centaur chieftain, camps on the north-west coast, north of Azore's tower.

  26. 26Azore Aldamort1 goal
    • Turn in Book of the Ancients at Azore Aldamort
  27. 27Nijel's Point3 goals
    • Hearth to Nijel's Point
    • Turn in The Karnitol Shipwreck at Kreldig Ungor
    • Kreldig's next task, Karnitol's Satchel, is a drop on the far coast: skip it.
  28. 28Bibbly F'utzbuckle1 goal
    • Accept Bone Collector from Bibbly F'utzbuckle

    Follow the road south to Kormek's Hut.

  29. 29Kodo Graveyard3 goals
    • Accept Ghost-o-plasm Round Up from Hornizz Brimbuzzle
    • Collect Kodo Bone from Kodo Bones ×10 for Bone Collector
    • Kill Flesh PickerFlesh Picker: catch it, for My Little Friends

    Hornizz stands at the edge of the Kodo Graveyard, south-west of Kormek's Hut; Kodo Bones lie among the skeletons. A Flesh Picker crawls about the graveyard: catch one with the Entomology Starter Kit, then tick it off.

  30. 30Maraudine centaurs1 goal
    • Collect Carved Centaur Totem ×5 for Carved Centaur Totems

    The Maraudine centaurs hold the Valley of Spears west of the graveyard; every kind drops the totems.

  31. 31Melizza Brimbuzzle2 goals
    • Accept Get Me Out of Here! from Melizza Brimbuzzle
    • Complete Get Me Out of Here!escort Melizza back toward the graveyard

    Melizza is held in the centaur camp west of the graveyard. Free her and keep her alive on the walk out; she stops by the graveyard.

  32. 32Hornizz Brimbuzzle1 goal
    • Turn in Get Me Out of Here! at Hornizz Brimbuzzle
  33. 33Gizelton Caravan3 goals
    • Accept Gizelton Caravan from Rigger Gizelton
    • Complete Gizelton Caravan
    • Turn in Gizelton Caravan at Smeed Scrabblescrew

    Rigger Gizelton's caravan stops on the road east of Gelkis Village. Take the quest and walk with the kodos past the Mannoroc Coven, killing the demons that jump them; talk to Smeed at his camp east of the Kodo Graveyard afterwards.

  34. 34Mannoroc Coven3 goals
    • Kill Mana Eater or Mage Hunter for Felhound Brain ×10 for Reagents for Reclaimers Inc.
    • Kill Nether Maiden or Nether Sister for Nether Wing ×10 for Reagents for Reclaimers Inc.
    • Kill Doomwarder Captain or Kaskk for Doomwarder Blood ×10 for Reagents for Reclaimers Inc.

    The demons gather at the Mannoroc Coven in southern Desolace: felhounds (Mana Eaters, Mage and Ley Hunters), Nether Maidens and Sisters, and Doomwarder Captains around the pit.

  35. 35The Valley of Bones2 goals
    • Kill Undead Ravager ×30 for Down the Scarlet Path
    • Kill Magrami Spectre for Ghost-o-plasm ×8 for Ghost-o-plasm Round Up

    Undead Ravagers roam the bone fields south of the Magram village, east of the Coven; at the far south-east, use the Crate of Ghost Magnets to draw the Magrami Spectres.

  36. 36Kodo Graveyard1 goal
    • Turn in Ghost-o-plasm Round Up at Hornizz Brimbuzzle
  37. 37Kormek's Hut1 goal
    • Turn in Bone Collector at Bibbly F'utzbuckle
  38. 38Nijel's Point5 goals
    • Turn in Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. at Kreldig Ungor
    • Accept Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. from Kreldig Ungorfor Roetten Stonehammer in Ironforge: keep it
    • Turn in Carved Centaur Totems at Captain Pentigast
    • Turn in Down the Scarlet Path at Brother Anton
    • Accept Down the Scarlet Path from Brother Antonfor Raleigh the Devout in Southshore: keep it

    Follow the road north to Nijel's Point.

  39. 39Fly to Theramore1 goal
    • Fly to Theramore

    The next guide starts in Theramore.