Un'Goro Crater & Ironforge

Levels 48–52Alliance

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45 steps · 34 quests · Loch Modan, Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris, Swamp of Sorrows, Ironforge

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The Alliance leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 48–52: 45 steps and 34 quests through Loch Modan, Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris, Swamp of Sorrows and Ironforge.

Good to know

  • GrindReach level 48: grind on the Wastewanderers or Dunemaul ogres around GadgetzanStep 2
  • GrindReach level 50: grind on Un'Goro Gorilla at Ironstone Plateau, Un'Goro CraterStep 13
  • GrindReach level 51: grind on Centipaar Worker at The Noxious Lair, TanarisStep 29

Quests in order

34 quests
  1. The Fare of Lar'korwi
  2. The Scent of Lar'korwi
  3. It's a Secret to Everybody ×3
  4. Williden's JournalOptional
  5. Expedition Salvation
  6. Alien Ecology
  7. Muigin and Larion
  8. Crystals of Power
  9. Chasing A-Me 01
  10. A Visit to Gregan
  11. The Northern Pylon
  12. The Eastern Pylon
  13. The Western Pylon
  14. Roll the Bones
  15. Beware of Pterrordax
  16. Shizzle's Flyer
  17. The Apes of Un'Goro
  18. Making Sense of It
  19. Lost!
  20. A Little Help From My Friends
  21. The Bait for Lar'korwi
  22. The Mighty U'cha
  23. Finding the Source
  24. The New Springs
  25. Passing the Burden
  26. A Little Slime Goes a Long Way
  27. Arcane Runes
  28. An Easy Pickup
  29. Cenarion AidPriest only
  30. The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan ×2
  31. Signal for Pickup
Un'Goro Crater & Ironforge(48–52)

Steps

45 steps
  1. 1Thelsamar1 goal
    • Set your home to Stoutlager Inn at Innkeeper HearthstoveInnkeeper Hearthstove: the last guide hearths you here, so this usually ticks at once
  2. 2Gadgetzan2 goals
    • Fly to Gadgetzan
    • Reach level 48grind on the Wastewanderers or Dunemaul ogres around Gadgetzan

    From Thelsamar fly to Menethil Harbor, take the boat to Theramore and fly on to Gadgetzan. Torwa's first quest in the crater needs level 48: finish the level here if you are short.

  3. 3Torwa Pathfinder1 goal
    • Accept The Fare of Lar'korwi from Torwa Pathfinder

    Ride west out of Gadgetzan to the long ramp down into Un'Goro Crater. Torwa camps at the foot of the ramp, in the south-east corner of the crater.

  4. 4Fresh Threshadon Carcass1 goal
    • Collect Piece of Threshadon Carcass from Fresh Threshadon Carcass for The Fare of Lar'korwi

    The dead Threshadon lies by the water north of Torwa.

  5. 5Torwa Pathfinder2 goals
    • Turn in The Fare of Lar'korwi at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Accept The Scent of Lar'korwi from Torwa Pathfinder
  6. 6Lar'korwi Mates and the raft9 goals
    • Kill Lar'korwi Mate for Ravasaur Pheromone Gland ×2 for The Scent of Lar'korwi
    • Accept It's a Secret to Everybody from A Wrecked Raft
    • Turn in It's a Secret to Everybody at A Small Pack
    • Accept It's a Secret to Everybody from A Small Pack
    • Collect Large Compass for It's a Secret to Everybody
    • Collect Curled Map Parchment for It's a Secret to Everybody
    • Collect Lion-headed Key for It's a Secret to Everybody
    • Collect A Mangled JournalOptional
    • Accept Williden's Journal from A Mangled JournalOptional

    The Lar'korwi Mates prowl the jungle west of Torwa. The wrecked raft lies on the shore of the lake there; the small pack sits in the water beside it. Keep the compass, map and key for Linken. Any beast in the crater may drop A Mangled Journal: right-click it.

  7. 7Torwa Pathfinder1 goal
    • Turn in The Scent of Lar'korwi at Torwa Pathfinder
  8. 8Marshal's Refuge8 goals
    • Get the flight path at Marshal's Refuge from Gryfe
    • Turn in Williden's Journal at Williden MarshalOptional
    • Accept Expedition Salvation from Williden Marshal
    • Accept Alien Ecology from Hol'anyee Marshal
    • Turn in It's a Secret to Everybody at Linken
    • Accept It's a Secret to Everybody from LinkenEnds with Donova Snowden in Winterspring: keep it
    • Accept Muigin and Larion from Muigin
    • Accept Crystals of Power from J.D. CollieJ.D. Collie, at the back of the cave

    Ride north along the east side of the crater to Marshal's Refuge, the camp in the caves of the northern cliff. Give the elite devilsaurs and stegodons a wide berth. Pick up every Power Crystal and Un'Goro Dirt Pile you pass from here on.

  9. 9Karna Remtravel1 goal
    • Accept Chasing A-Me 01 from Karna Remtravel

    Karna stands just outside the refuge.

  10. 10Fire Plume Ridge and the eastern jungle6 goals
    • Collect Blue Power Crystal ×7 for Crystals of Power
    • Collect Green Power Crystal ×7 for Crystals of Power
    • Collect Red Power Crystal ×7 for Crystals of Power
    • Collect Yellow Power Crystal ×7 for Crystals of Power
    • Kill Bloodpetal Lasher or Bloodpetal Flayer for Bloodpetal ×15 for Muigin and Larion
    • Collect Crate of Foodstuffs for Expedition Salvation

    Ride south to Fire Plume Ridge in the middle of the crater, then east into the eastern jungle. Crystal clusters stand all over the crater, many of them around Fire Plume Ridge: take a few extra of each colour. Bloodpetal Lashers and Threshers drop the petals; the expedition's Crate of Foodstuffs sits at an abandoned camp in the eastern jungle.

  11. 11A-Me 011 goal
    • Turn in Chasing A-Me 01 at A-Me 01

    Ride north to Ironstone Plateau, where the robot stands among the gorillas. Stay out of the deep cave there.

  12. 12Zul'Farrak (optional)1 goal
    • Go to Zul'Farrak TanarisOptional

    Running Zul'Farrak instead of grinding gets you there faster in a group. The troll city lies in the north-west of Tanaris, just north of Gadgetzan.

  13. 13Grind to 501 goal
    • Reach level 50grind on Un'Goro Gorilla at Ironstone Plateau, Un'Goro Crater

    The gorillas of Ironstone Plateau come in small groups and drop nothing for you yet; Torwa's pelt quest comes later. Stay out of the deepest cave: U'cha is level 55.

  14. 14Marshal's Refuge9 goals
    • Turn in Muigin and Larion at Muigin
    • Accept A Visit to Gregan from MuiginFor Gregan Brewspewer in Feralas: keep it
    • Turn in Crystals of Power at J.D. Collie
    • Accept The Northern Pylon from J.D. Collie
    • Accept The Eastern Pylon from J.D. Collie
    • Accept The Western Pylon from J.D. Collie
    • Accept Roll the Bones from Spark Nilminer
    • Accept Beware of Pterrordax from Beware of PterrordaxThe wooden sign beside Spraggle Frock
    • Accept Shizzle's Flyer from ShizzleShizzle, at the refuge entrance

    Ride west back to the refuge.

  15. 15Northern Pylon4 goals
    • Go to Northern Crystal Pylon Un'Goro Crater
    • Complete The Northern Pylon
    • Kill Pterrordax ×10 for Beware of Pterrordax
    • Collect Webbed Pterrordax Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer

    The pylon stands on the slope east of the refuge. Pterrordax circle the slopes around it: they count for Spraggle and drop Shizzle's scales.

  16. 16The east side2 goals
    • Collect Webbed Diemetradon Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer
    • Collect Webbed Pterrordax Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer

    Ride south down the east side. Young Diemetradons graze the eastern jungle and Fledgling Pterrordax fly near the eastern cliffs; both drop Shizzle's scales.

  17. 17Eastern Pylon2 goals
    • Go to Eastern Crystal Pylon Un'Goro Crater
    • Complete The Eastern Pylon

    The pylon stands on the eastern cliffs.

  18. 18Torwa Pathfinder1 goal
    • Accept The Apes of Un'Goro from Torwa PathfinderThe pelts come after loop 2, on the gorilla plateau

    Ride south along the eastern cliffs to Torwa at the foot of the ramp.

  19. 19The Gorishi hive3 goals
    • Collect Hive Wall Sample from Gorishi Hive Hatchery for Alien Ecology
    • Collect Un'Goro Soil ×20 for Un'Goro Soil
    • Kill Pterrordax ×10 for Beware of Pterrordax

    Ride west from Torwa: the silithid hive fills the south of the crater. Use the Scraping Vial on a hatchery, a chamber with hanging larvae. Gorishi wasps and workers drop Un'Goro Soil; Pterrordax nest on the southern cliffs if you still need kills.

  20. 20Bones and equipment3 goals
    • Collect Dinosaur Bone ×8 for Roll the Bones
    • Collect Research Equipment for Expedition Salvation
    • Collect Webbed Diemetradon Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer

    Dinosaur Bones lie on the ground in the south-west, among the stegodons: those are elite, pick the bones up around them and take the rest from Diemetradons. The expedition's Research Equipment lies in the south-west jungle.

  21. 21Western Pylon4 goals
    • Go to Western Crystal Pylon Un'Goro Crater
    • Complete The Western Pylon
    • Kill Frenzied Pterrordax ×15 for Beware of Pterrordax
    • Collect Webbed Pterrordax Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer

    The pylon stands on the western cliffs. Frenzied Pterrordax fly over the whole west side.

  22. 22Marshal's Refuge11 goals
    • Turn in Shizzle's Flyer at ShizzleShizzle, at the refuge's entrance
    • Turn in Beware of Pterrordax at Spraggle Frock
    • Turn in Roll the Bones at Spark Nilminer
    • Turn in Alien Ecology at Hol'anyee Marshal
    • Turn in Expedition Salvation at Williden Marshal
    • Turn in Williden's Journal at Williden MarshalOptional
    • Turn in The Northern Pylon at J.D. Collie
    • Turn in The Eastern Pylon at J.D. Collie
    • Turn in The Western Pylon at J.D. Collie
    • Accept Making Sense of It from J.D. Collie
    • Turn in Making Sense of It at J.D. Collie

    Ride north along the western jungle back to the refuge.

  23. 23Spraggle Frock1 goal
    • Accept Lost! from Spraggle Frock

    Spraggle's friend Ringo has gone missing.

  24. 24Ironstone Plateau3 goals
    • Kill Un'Goro Gorilla for Un'Goro Gorilla Pelt ×2 for The Apes of Un'Goro
    • Kill Un'Goro Stomper for Un'Goro Stomper Pelt ×2 for The Apes of Un'Goro
    • Kill Un'Goro Thunderer for Un'Goro Thunderer Pelt ×2 for The Apes of Un'Goro

    The gorillas live on Ironstone Plateau, east of Marshal's Refuge. Keep their pelts for Torwa Pathfinder. Stay out of the deepest cave: U'cha is level 55.

  25. 25Ringo2 goals
    • Turn in Lost! at Ringo
    • Accept A Little Help From My Friends from Ringo

    Ringo sits on the south-east slope of Fire Plume Ridge, in the middle of the crater.

  26. 26Escort Ringo1 goal
    • Complete A Little Help From My Friends

    Lead Ringo north to Marshal's Refuge. When he faints, use Spraggle's Canteen on him to wake him.

  27. 27Spraggle Frock1 goal
    • Turn in A Little Help From My Friends at Spraggle Frock
  28. 28Sunken Temple1 goal
    • Go to The Temple of Atal'Hakkar Swamp of SorrowsOptional

    Running the Sunken Temple instead of grinding gets you there faster in a group. Skip this step to grind solo.

  29. 29Grind to 511 goal
    • Reach level 51grind on Centipaar Worker at The Noxious Lair, Tanaris

    The Centipaar silithid crawl around the Noxious Lair in western Tanaris, just east of the crater ramp. The Workers are the easiest pulls.

  30. 30Torwa Pathfinder1 goal
    • Accept The Bait for Lar'korwi from Torwa Pathfinder

    Ride down the ramp into the crater: Torwa camps at its foot.

  31. 31Lar'korwi1 goal
    • Kill Lar'korwi for Lar'korwi's Head for The Bait for Lar'korwi

    Lar'korwi's lair lies in the jungle north of Torwa, below the eastern cliffs: use Torwa's Pouch there. Lar'korwi is level 56: start at full health.

  32. 32Torwa Pathfinder3 goals
    • Turn in The Apes of Un'Goro at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Turn in The Bait for Lar'korwi at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Accept The Mighty U'cha from Torwa Pathfinder
  33. 33U'cha1 goal
    • Kill U'cha for U'cha's Pelt for The Mighty U'cha

    Ride north along the east side to the gorilla plateau. U'cha, a level 55 gorilla, sits in its deepest cave: clear the gorillas at the cave mouth first.

  34. 34Krakle1 goal
    • Accept Finding the Source from Krakle

    Ride west past Marshal's Refuge and south down the western side to Golakka Hot Springs: Krakle the goblin sits by the water.

  35. 35Krakle's Thermometer1 goal
    • Click Fire Plume Ridge Hot Spot for Finding the Source

    Ride east to Fire Plume Ridge, climb it and use Krakle's Thermometer at the lava vents near the top.

  36. 36Krakle2 goals
    • Turn in Finding the Source at Krakle
    • Accept The New Springs from KrakleEnds with Donova Snowden in Winterspring: keep it
  37. 37Torwa Pathfinder1 goal
    • Turn in The Mighty U'cha at Torwa Pathfinder

    Cross the south of the crater to Torwa by the ramp.

  38. 38Thelsamar1 goal
    • Hearth to Stoutlager Inn
  39. 39Ironforge1 goal
    • Fly to Ironforge

    Fly from Thelsamar to Ironforge.

  40. 40Hall of Explorers2 goals
    • Accept Passing the Burden from Historian Karnik
    • Turn in Suntara Stones at Curator Thorius
  41. 41Tinker Town1 goal
    • Accept A Little Slime Goes a Long Way from Laris GeardawdleLaris Geardawdle: the oozes are in Felwood, keep it
  42. 42Mystic Ward4 goals
    • Turn in Passing the Burden at Tymor
    • Accept Arcane Runes from TymorFour rune rubbings in Azshara: keep it
    • Accept An Easy Pickup from Tymor
    • Accept Cenarion Aid from High Priest RohanPriest onlyHigh Priest Rohan: for Ogtinc in Azshara, keep it
  43. 43Royal Historian Archesonus4 goals
    • Accept The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan from Royal Historian Archesonus
    • Complete The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan
    • Turn in The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan at Royal Historian Archesonus
    • Accept The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan from Royal Historian ArchesonusThe relics are in the Burning Steppes: keep it

    Archesonus stands beside King Magni in the High Seat.

  44. 44Bind and train2 goals
    • Set your home to Ironforge at Innkeeper Firebrew
    • Train at your trainerWarrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock only
  45. 45Xiggs Fuselighter3 goals
    • Turn in An Easy Pickup at Xiggs Fuselighter
    • Accept Signal for Pickup from Xiggs Fuselighter
    • Turn in Signal for Pickup at Xiggs Fuselighter

    Xiggs waits in the Military Ward.