Stranglethorn Vale, Dustwallow Marsh & Swamp of Sorrows
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52 steps · 53 quests · Dustwallow Marsh, The Barrens, Stranglethorn Vale, Stormwind City, Elwynn Forest, Darnassus, Swamp of Sorrows, Ironforge, Dun Morogh
/polestar guide forever/alliance/40-50/01-stranglethorn-valeThe Alliance leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 40–43: 52 steps and 53 quests through Dustwallow Marsh, The Barrens, Stranglethorn Vale, Stormwind City, Elwynn Forest, Darnassus, Swamp of Sorrows, Ironforge and Dun Morogh.
Good to know
- OptionalJarl Needs a Blade: only if you carry a Moonsteel Broadsword (a blacksmith's craft)Step 13
- SkippedSeahorn's next errand goes back to Arathi: skip it.Step 19
- SkippedMacKinley's next task sends you after elite ogres: skip it.Step 37
- SkippedCrank's next Zanzil errand starts in Thousand Needles: skip it.Step 37
- SkippedThe riddle's next scroll lies in western Dustwallow: skip it.Step 45
Quests in order
53 quests
- Mudrock Soup and Bugs
- The Missing Diplomat ×3
- Soothing Spices
- Jarl Needs Eyes
- The Orc Report
- Stinky's Escape
- Hungry!
- Lieutenant Paval Reethe ×2
- Suspicious Hoofprints
- Captain Vimes
- Daelin's Men
- The Deserters ×2
- Jarl Needs a Blade
- Vimes's Report
- The Affray
- Stranglethorn Fever ×2
- The Bloodsail Buccaneers ×5
- Scaring Shaky
- Stoley's Debt
- Venture Company Mining
- Zanzil's Secret
- Skullsplitter Tusks
- Tran'rek
- Return to Corporal Kaleb
- Akiris by the Bundle ×2
- "Pretty Boy" Duncan
- Keep An Eye Out
- Up to Snuff
- The Curse of the Tides
- Cortello's Riddle
- Return to MacKinley
- Voodoo Dues
- Feast at the Blue Recluse
- Vital Supplies
- Mazen's Behest ×2
- In Search of The Temple
- The Tome of Nobility
- Summon Felsteed
- Driftwood
- Deliver the Shipment
- To The Hinterlands
- Ironband Wants You!
Steps
52 steps1Theramore4 goals
- Set your home to Theramore Isle at Innkeeper Janene
- Turn in Morgan Stern at Morgan Stern
- Accept Mudrock Soup and Bugs from Morgan Stern
- Buy Soothing Spices ×3 from Helenia OldenSoothing Spices, for "Swamp Eye" Jarl
Morgan Stern stands near the inn; Helenia Olden, a trade supplier a few steps south, sells the spices Jarl wants.
2Sentry Point2 goals
- Complete The Missing Diplomat
- Collect Forked Mudrock Tongue ×8 for Mudrock Soup and Bugs
Follow the road north-west out of Theramore to the watchtower at Sentry Point. Mudrock Burrowers roam the marsh around it.
3Archmage Tervosh2 goals
- Turn in The Missing Diplomat at Archmage Tervosh
- Accept The Missing Diplomat from Archmage Tervosh
Back in Theramore: Tervosh waits with Lady Jaina in the tower of Foothold Citadel.
4Swamplight Manor4 goals
- Accept Soothing Spices from "Swamp Eye" Jarl
- Turn in Soothing Spices at "Swamp Eye" Jarlwith the spices from Theramore
- Accept Jarl Needs Eyes from "Swamp Eye" Jarl
- Accept The Orc Report from Loose Dirt
Take the road north to the ruined manor; Jarl lives in the shack beside it and the loose dirt is at the corner of the house.
5Mudrock tortoises1 goal
- Collect Forked Mudrock Tongue ×8 for Mudrock Soup and Bugs
The Mudrock Tortoises and Spikeshells sun themselves on the shore north-east of the manor.
6"Stinky" Ignatz2 goals
- Accept Stinky's Escape from "Stinky" Ignatz
- Complete Stinky's Escape
Stinky waits west of the manor, in the marsh below North Point Tower. Lead him to his Bogbean leaves and keep the swamp creatures off him.
7North Point Tower3 goals
- Turn in The Missing Diplomat at Private Hendel
- Accept The Missing Diplomat from Private Hendel
- Complete The Missing Diplomat
Private Hendel holds the tower with a few deserters. He turns on you: beat him until he yields.
8Darkmist Cavern1 goal
- Kill Darkmist Spider or Darkmist Lurker for Unpopped Darkmist Eye ×40 for Jarl Needs Eyes
The Darkmist spiders nest around the cavern in the north-west of the marsh; every spider drops eyes.
9Mudcrush Durtfeet1 goal
- Accept Hungry! from Mudcrush Durtfeet
Ride south to the giant's hut in the middle of the marsh.
10The Shady Rest Inn2 goals
- Accept Lieutenant Paval Reethe from Theramore Guard Badge
- Accept Suspicious Hoofprints from Hoofprints
The burned inn stands on the road west, toward the Barrens; the guard's badge lies in the ashes and the hoofprints are in the mud beside the inn.
11Theramore14 goals
- Turn in The Missing Diplomat at Archmage Tervosh
- Accept The Missing Diplomat from Lady Jaina Proudmoore
- Turn in The Missing Diplomat at Lady Jaina Proudmoore
- Turn in The Orc Report at Theramore Lieutenant
- Accept Captain Vimes from Theramore Lieutenant
- Turn in Captain Vimes at Captain Garran Vimes
- Turn in Lieutenant Paval Reethe at Captain Garran Vimes
- Turn in Suspicious Hoofprints at Captain Garran Vimes
- Accept Lieutenant Paval Reethe from Captain Garran Vimes
- Turn in Lieutenant Paval Reethe at Adjutant Tesoran
- Accept Daelin's Men from Adjutant Tesoran
- Turn in Daelin's Men at Captain Garran Vimes
- Accept The Deserters from Captain Garran Vimes
- Turn in Stinky's Escape at Morgan Stern
Follow the road east back to Theramore. Tervosh, Lady Jaina and the officers are in the tower and Foothold Citadel.
12Mirefin murlocs2 goals
- Collect Mirefin Head ×12 for Hungry!
- Collect Forked Mudrock Tongue ×8 for Mudrock Soup and Bugs
The Mirefin murlocs crowd the north coast past Swamplight Manor; finish the tongues on the tortoises beside them.
13Swamplight Manor3 goals
- Turn in Jarl Needs Eyes at "Swamp Eye" Jarl
- Accept Jarl Needs a Blade from "Swamp Eye" Jarlonly if you carry a Moonsteel Broadsword (a blacksmith's craft)
- Turn in Jarl Needs a Blade at "Swamp Eye" Jarl
14Mudcrush Durtfeet1 goal
- Turn in Hungry! at Mudcrush Durtfeet
15Balos Jacken2 goals
- Turn in The Deserters at Balos Jacken
- Accept The Deserters from Balos Jacken
The deserters camp south of the road, west of Mudcrush's hut.
16Theramore5 goals
- Hearth to Theramore Isle
- Turn in The Deserters at Captain Garran Vimes
- Accept Vimes's Report from Captain Garran Vimes
- Turn in Vimes's Report at Lady Jaina Proudmoore
- Turn in Mudrock Soup and Bugs at Morgan Stern
17The AffrayWarrior only5 goals
- Turn in The Islander at Klannoc Macleod
- Accept The Affray from Klannoc Macleod
- Complete The AffrayDefeat the challengers and Big Will
- Turn in The Affray at Klannoc MacleodKlannoc Macleod: Berserker Stance
- Klannoc offers The Windwatcher next (1791): the Whirlwind weapon chain, with an elite at the end, is in the Warrior class guide Whirlwind Weapon.
On the ride north to Ratchet, Fray Island lies off the Merchant Coast south of the town: wade over the sand bar shallows. Klannoc Macleod sends four challengers and then Big Will (level 33) at you, one at a time.
18Ratchet2 goals
- Get the flight path at Ratchet from Bragok
- Go to Boat to Booty Bay The Barrens
Ride from Theramore west along the Dustwallow road into the Barrens and north to Ratchet on the coast. Learn the flight path from Bragok, then take the boat to Booty Bay from the dock.
19Booty Bay16 goals
- Set your home to Booty Bay at Innkeeper Skindle
- Accept Stranglethorn Fever from Fin Fizracket
- Accept The Bloodsail Buccaneers from First Mate Crazz
- Accept Scaring Shaky from "Sea Wolf" MacKinley
- Accept Stoley's Debt from "Sea Wolf" MacKinleyfor Stoley in Tanaris: keep it
- Accept Venture Company Mining from Crank Fizzlebub
- Accept Zanzil's Secret from Crank Fizzlebub
- Accept Skullsplitter Tusks from Kebok
- Accept Tran'rek from KrazekKrazek: for Tran'rek in Tanaris, keep it
- Turn in Favor for Krazek at Krazek
- Accept Return to Corporal Kaleb from Krazekfor Corporal Kaleb at the Rebel Camp, on the northern loop
- Accept Akiris by the Bundle from Privateer Bloads
- Turn in Sunken Treasure at Fleet Master SeahornFleet Master Seahorn, top floor
- Seahorn's next errand goes back to Arathi: skip it.
- Turn in Ansirem's Key at Catelyn the Blade
- Accept "Pretty Boy" Duncan from Catelyn the Blade
The Salty Sailor Tavern is the tall building over the harbour; most of the quest givers are on its floors or the docks below.
20Bloodsail camp3 goals
- Turn in The Bloodsail Buccaneers at Bloodsail Correspondence
- Accept The Bloodsail Buccaneers from Bloodsail Correspondence
- Kill "Pretty Boy" Duncan for Catelyn's Blade for "Pretty Boy" Duncan
Leave town by the tunnel and follow the coast north; the letter lies in the Bloodsail camp on the beach, where "Pretty Boy" Duncan walks.
21Booty Bay8 goals
- Turn in The Bloodsail Buccaneers at First Mate Crazz
- Accept The Bloodsail Buccaneers from First Mate Crazz
- Turn in The Bloodsail Buccaneers at Fleet Master Seahorn
- Accept The Bloodsail Buccaneers from Fleet Master Seahorn
- Accept Keep An Eye Out from Dizzy One-Eye
- Accept Up to Snuff from Deeg
- Turn in "Pretty Boy" Duncan at Catelyn the Blade
- Accept The Curse of the Tides from Catelyn the BladeGazban swims off the north-west coast, on the northern loop
22Bloodsail pirates5 goals
- Kill Bloodsail Swashbuckler ×10 for The Bloodsail Buccaneers
- Collect Snuff ×15 for Up to Snuff
- Collect Dizzy's Eye for Keep An Eye Out
- Collect Bloodsail Charts for The Bloodsail Buccaneers
- Collect Bloodsail Orders for The Bloodsail Buccaneers
Every Bloodsail drops Snuff and one of them carries Dizzy's eye; the Swashbucklers walk the shore just north of town. The charts and orders lie in the pirate camp on the Wild Shore, south of Booty Bay.
23Booty Bay4 goals
- Turn in The Bloodsail Buccaneers at Fleet Master Seahorn
- Accept The Bloodsail Buccaneers from Fleet Master Seahorn
- Turn in Up to Snuff at Deeg
- Turn in Keep An Eye Out at Dizzy One-Eye
24The Bloodsail captains5 goals
- Kill Captain Stillwater for The Bloodsail Buccaneers
- Kill Captain Keelhaul for The Bloodsail Buccaneers
- Kill Fleet Master Firallon for The Bloodsail Buccaneers
- Collect Cortello's Riddle
- Accept Cortello's Riddle from Cortello's Riddlefor the Swamp of Sorrows later
The captains stand on the ships anchored off the Wild Shore, each with a crew of 42–45 pirates: Stillwater (45) and Keelhaul (46) on the nearer decks, Fleet Master Firallon (48) on the flagship. At 42 this is a fight for a group or for the end of the guide; clear each deck first if you go. Cortello's scroll lies on the wreck by the shore.
25Booty Bay1 goal
- Turn in The Bloodsail Buccaneers at Fleet Master Seahorn
26Naga Explorers1 goal
- Collect Akiris Reed ×10 for Akiris by the Bundle
The naga comb the beaches north of the Bloodsail camp; they drop the reeds.
27Gorilla hills3 goals
- Kill Elder Mistvale Gorilla for Mistvale Giblets ×5 for Scaring Shaky
- Accept Stranglethorn Fever from Witch Doctor Unbagwa
- Collect Gorilla Fang ×10 for Stranglethorn Fever
Ride inland to the Mistvale gorilla hills. Elder Mistvale Gorillas drop the giblets; Witch Doctor Unbagwa sits among them.
28Unbagwa's ritual2 goals
- Turn in Stranglethorn Fever at Witch Doctor Unbagwa
- Kill Mokk the Savage for Heart of Mokk for Stranglethorn Fever
Hand in the fangs and stay: three waves of gorillas come, Mokk the Savage last. Fight at full health.
29Booty Bay7 goals
- Turn in Scaring Shaky at "Shaky" Phillipe
- Accept Return to MacKinley from "Shaky" Phillipe
- Turn in Return to MacKinley at "Sea Wolf" MacKinley
- Accept Voodoo Dues from "Sea Wolf" MacKinley
- Turn in Stranglethorn Fever at Fin Fizracket
- Turn in Akiris by the Bundle at Privateer Bloads
- Accept Akiris by the Bundle from Privateer Bloadsfor Privateer Groy in Theramore: keep it
Ride back down to town; Shaky stands at the tunnel mouth.
30Maury and Jon-Jon2 goals
- Kill Maury "Club Foot" Wilkins for Maury's Clubbed Foot for Voodoo Dues
- Kill Jon-Jon the Crow for Jon-Jon's Golden Spyglass for Voodoo Dues
Ride north to the hills west of the road. Maury "Club Foot" Wilkins and Jon-Jon the Crow stand together just north of Zanzil's village.
31Zanzil's village2 goals
- Collect Zanzil's Mixture ×12 for Zanzil's Secret
- Kill Chucky "Ten Thumbs" for Chucky's Huge Ring for Voodoo Dues
Every Zanzil follower can drop the mixture; Chucky "Ten Thumbs" walks the south of the camp.
32Crystalvein Mine1 goal
- Kill Foreman Cozzle or Verifonix for Singing Blue Crystal ×10 for Venture Company Mining
Follow the road north-east to the Venture Co. camp at the Crystalvein Mine; the miners, surveyors and foremen drop the crystals.
33Skullsplitter ruins1 goal
- Collect Skullsplitter Tusk ×18 for Skullsplitter Tusks
The Skullsplitter trolls hold the ruins just east of the mine; any of them can drop tusks, their panthers always do.
34Cold Eye Basilisks1 goal
- Kill Cold Eye Basilisk for Chilled Basilisk Haunch for A Meal Served Cold
The Cold Eye Basilisks lie on the rocks west of the mine.
35The north-west coast2 goals
- Collect Blue Pearl from Giant Clam ×9 for Pearl Diving
- Kill Gazban for Stone of the Tides for The Curse of the Tides
Ride north-west from the mine to the bay on the north-west coast. The Giant Clams lie on its floor and hold the pearls; Gazban swims among them and drops the Stone of the Tides.
36Rebel Camp2 goals
- Kill Arbor TarantulaArbor Tarantula: catch it, for My Little Friends
- Turn in Return to Corporal Kaleb at Corporal Kaleb
Ride north-east past Nesingwary's camp and follow the road north to the camp at the top of the vale. On the way, an Arbor Tarantula crawls in the jungle south-east of Nesingwary's camp: catch one with the Entomology Starter Kit, then tick it off.
37Booty Bay8 goals
- Hearth to Booty Bay
- Turn in The Curse of the Tides at Baron Revilgaz
- Turn in Voodoo Dues at "Sea Wolf" MacKinley
- MacKinley's next task sends you after elite ogres: skip it.
- Turn in Venture Company Mining at Crank Fizzlebub
- Turn in Zanzil's Secret at Crank Fizzlebub
- Crank's next Zanzil errand starts in Thousand Needles: skip it.
- Turn in Skullsplitter Tusks at Kebok
38Stormwind12 goals
- Fly to Stormwind
- Set your home to Stormwind at Innkeeper Allison
- Turn in A Meal Served Cold at Angus Stern
- Accept Feast at the Blue Recluse from Angus Stern
- Turn in Feast at the Blue Recluse at Angus Stern
- Accept Vital Supplies from High Sorcerer AndromathHigh Sorcerer Andromath: for Nethergarde Keep, keep it
- Accept Mazen's Behest from Mazen Mac'Nadir
- Turn in Mazen's Behest at Acolyte Dellis
- Accept Mazen's Behest from Acolyte Dellis
- Accept In Search of The Temple from Brohann Caskbelly
- Turn in Return to Milton at Milton SheafMilton Sheaf, the Royal Library in Stormwind Keep
- Train at your trainer
Angus Stern cooks in the Blue Recluse; Brohann Caskbelly is in the Dwarven District.
39Riding at 40Human only2 goals
- Train at Randal Hunter
- Sell and repair at Katie HunterKatie Hunter: other colours, 20g
At 40 with 100 gold you can learn to ride, and learning it gives you a mount. Randal Hunter teaches Humans at Eastvale Logging Camp in eastern Elwynn Forest, beside Katie Hunter's horses. Forever may let any race learn from any riding trainer (unconfirmed). Collectibles, Mounts · Level 40 lists every colour.
40Riding at 40Skyborne only2 goals
- Train at Randal Hunter
- Galestriders: Genn Fairweather, in Valanaar on Zephras Isle.
At 40 with 100 gold you can learn to ride, and learning it gives you a mount. No Skyborne riding trainer is known; the Forever client files Galestrider Riding under the one Riding skill, so Randal Hunter at Eastvale Logging Camp in eastern Elwynn Forest, the nearest trainer to Stormwind, should teach it (unconfirmed). The Galestriders are sold by Genn Fairweather in Valanaar on Zephras Isle; Collectibles, Mounts · Level 40 lists them.
41Riding at 40Night Elf only2 goals
- Train at Jartsam
- Sell and repair at LelanaiLelanai: other colours, 20g
At 40 with 100 gold you can learn to ride, and learning it gives you a mount. Jartsam teaches Night Elves in Darnassus, beside Lelanai's sabers: the boat from Stormwind Harbor to Auberdine, then the flight to Rut'theran Village. Forever may let any race learn from any riding trainer (unconfirmed), such as Randal Hunter at Eastvale Logging Camp in Elwynn Forest. Collectibles, Mounts · Level 40 lists every colour.
42Paladin: The Tome of NobilityPaladin only2 goals
- Accept The Tome of Nobility from Duthorian RallDuthorian Rall, in the Cathedral of Light
- Turn in The Tome of Nobility at Duthorian Rall
43Warlock: Summon FelsteedWarlock only1 goal
- Accept Summon Felsteed from Demisette CloyceDemisette Cloyce, in the Slaughtered Lamb: Strahad Farsan in Ratchet takes it at the end of the next guide
44Watcher Biggs2 goals
- Fly to Darkshire
- Accept Driftwood from Watcher Biggs
Fly to Darkshire and ride east through Deadwind Pass into the Swamp of Sorrows; Watcher Biggs stands by the road just past the border.
45A Soggy Scroll3 goals
- Turn in Cortello's Riddle at A Soggy Scroll
- The riddle's next scroll lies in western Dustwallow: skip it.
- Collect Khadgar's Essays on Dimensional Convergence for Mazen's Behest
The scroll lies in the marsh north of Biggs. The Swampwalkers north of it can drop Khadgar's essays.
46The sunken temple2 goals
- Collect Khadgar's Essays on Dimensional Convergence for Mazen's Behest
- Complete In Search of The Temple
Ride east; the Tangled Horrors along the way also drop the essays. Search the edge of the Pool of Tears, where the temple's ruins break the water.
47Misty Reed Strand1 goal
- Collect Sundried Driftwood ×8 for Driftwood
The driftwood washes up along the eastern shore.
48Watcher Biggs3 goals
- Turn in Driftwood at Watcher Biggs
- Accept Deliver the Shipment from Watcher Biggsfor Nethergarde Keep: keep it
- Turn in My Little Friends at Amaryllis WebbAmaryllis Webb: My Little Friends, from 30–40/05-arathi-highlands
Ride back west along the road; Amaryllis Webb stands a short way north of Biggs.
49Stormwind3 goals
- Hearth to Stormwind
- Turn in In Search of The Temple at Brohann Caskbelly
- Accept To The Hinterlands from Brohann Caskbellyfor Falstad Wildhammer at Aerie Peak: keep it
50Ironforge4 goals
- Turn in Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. at Roetten Stonehammer
- Accept Ironband Wants You! from Prospector StormpikeProspector Stormpike: for Prospector Ironband in Loch Modan, keep it
- Turn in To Ironforge for Yagyin's Digest at Gerrig Bonegrip
- Train at your trainerStormwind has no shaman trainer
Take the Deeprun Tram from the Dwarven District. Roetten is in the Reclaimers' hall by the Hall of Explorers, Prospector Stormpike in the hall itself, Gerrig Bonegrip in the Forlorn Cavern. The next guide flies on to Thelsamar.
51Riding at 40Dwarf only2 goals
- Train at Ultham Ironhorn
- Sell and repair at Veron AmberstillVeron Amberstill: other colours, 20g
At 40 with 100 gold you can learn to ride, and learning it gives you a mount. Ultham Ironhorn teaches Dwarves at Amberstill Ranch, east of Kharanos on the road to Loch Modan, beside Veron Amberstill's rams. Forever may let any race learn from any riding trainer (unconfirmed). Collectibles, Mounts · Level 40 lists every colour.
52Riding at 40Gnome only2 goals
- Train at Binjy Featherwhistle
- Sell and repair at Milli FeatherwhistleMilli Featherwhistle: other colours, 20g
At 40 with 100 gold you can learn to ride, and learning it gives you a mount. Binjy Featherwhistle teaches Gnomes at Steelgrill's Depot, just east of Kharanos, beside Milli Featherwhistle's mechanostriders. Forever may let any race learn from any riding trainer (unconfirmed). Collectibles, Mounts · Level 40 lists every colour.