# Un'Goro Crater & Ironforge (levels 48–52) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 48–52: 45 steps and 34 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/40-50/07-un-goro-crater 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 40–50 > Un'Goro Crater & Ironforge - Levels: 48–52 - For: Alliance - Zones: Loch Modan, Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris, Swamp of Sorrows, Ironforge - 45 steps, 34 quests - Sets the hearth at Stoutlager Inn, then Ironforge - Flight paths: Marshal's Refuge - Comes after: [Searing Gorge](https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/40-50/06-searing-gorge.md) (levels 47–49) - Next: [Burning Steppes, Azshara & Blasted Lands](https://polestar.guide/guides/alliance/50-60/01-burning-steppes.md) (levels 51–53) - 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. Thelsamar - Set your home to **Stoutlager Inn** at Innkeeper Hearthstove — Innkeeper Hearthstove: the last guide hearths you here, so this usually ticks at once ### 2. 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. - Fly to **Gadgetzan** - Reach level **48** — grind on the Wastewanderers or Dunemaul ogres around Gadgetzan ### 3. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Accept **The Fare of Lar'korwi** from Torwa Pathfinder ### 4. Fresh Threshadon Carcass Where: 68.7, 56.7 on the Un'Goro Crater map. The dead Threshadon lies by the water north of Torwa. - Collect **Piece of Threshadon Carcass** from **Fresh Threshadon Carcass** for The Fare of Lar'korwi ### 5. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. - Turn in **The Fare of Lar'korwi** at Torwa Pathfinder - Accept **The Scent of Lar'korwi** from Torwa Pathfinder ### 6. Lar'korwi Mates and the raft Where: 67, 73 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - 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 Journal** (optional) - Accept **Williden's Journal** from A Mangled Journal (optional) ### 7. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. - Turn in **The Scent of Lar'korwi** at Torwa Pathfinder ### 8. Marshal's Refuge Where: 45.2, 5.8 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Get the flight path at **Marshal's Refuge** from Gryfe - Turn in **Williden's Journal** at Williden Marshal (optional) - 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 Linken — Ends with Donova Snowden in Winterspring: keep it - Accept **Muigin and Larion** from Muigin - Accept **Crystals of Power** from J.D. Collie — J.D. Collie, at the back of the cave ### 9. Karna Remtravel Where: 46.4, 13.4 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Karna stands just outside the refuge. - Accept **Chasing A-Me 01** from Karna Remtravel ### 10. Fire Plume Ridge and the eastern jungle Where: 39.3, 14.5 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - 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 ### 11. A-Me 01 Where: 67.7, 16.8 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride north to Ironstone Plateau, where the robot stands among the gorillas. Stay out of the deep cave there. - Turn in **Chasing A-Me 01** at A-Me 01 ### 12. Zul'Farrak (optional) Where: 92.5, 33.6 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Go to **Zul'Farrak** Tanaris (optional) ### 13. Grind to 50 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. - Reach level **50** — grind on Un'Goro Gorilla at Ironstone Plateau, Un'Goro Crater ### 14. Marshal's Refuge Where: 42.9, 9.6 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride west back to the refuge. - Turn in **Muigin and Larion** at Muigin - Accept **A Visit to Gregan** from Muigin — For 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 Pterrordax — The wooden sign beside Spraggle Frock - Accept **Shizzle's Flyer** from Shizzle — Shizzle, at the refuge entrance ### 15. Northern Pylon Where: 56.5, 12.5 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - 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 ### 16. The east side Where: 50.8, 19.9 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Collect **Webbed Diemetradon Scale** ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer - Collect **Webbed Pterrordax Scale** ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer ### 17. Eastern Pylon Where: 77.2, 50 on the Un'Goro Crater map. The pylon stands on the eastern cliffs. - Go to **Eastern Crystal Pylon** Un'Goro Crater - Complete **The Eastern Pylon** ### 18. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride south along the eastern cliffs to Torwa at the foot of the ramp. - Accept **The Apes of Un'Goro** from Torwa Pathfinder — The pelts come after loop 2, on the gorilla plateau ### 19. The Gorishi hive Where: 48.7, 85.3 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - 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 ### 20. Bones and equipment Where: 38.6, 77.5 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Collect **Dinosaur Bone** ×8 for Roll the Bones - Collect **Research Equipment** for Expedition Salvation - Collect **Webbed Diemetradon Scale** ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer ### 21. Western Pylon Where: 23.9, 59.2 on the Un'Goro Crater map. The pylon stands on the western cliffs. Frenzied Pterrordax fly over the whole west side. - 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 ### 22. Marshal's Refuge Where: 44.2, 11.6 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride north along the western jungle back to the refuge. - Turn in **Shizzle's Flyer** at Shizzle — Shizzle, 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 Marshal (optional) - 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 ### 23. Spraggle Frock Where: 43.6, 8.5 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Spraggle's friend Ringo has gone missing. - Accept **Lost!** from Spraggle Frock ### 24. Ironstone Plateau Where: 60.4, 16.7 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - 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 ### 25. Ringo Where: 51.9, 49.9 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ringo sits on the south-east slope of Fire Plume Ridge, in the middle of the crater. - Turn in **Lost!** at Ringo - Accept **A Little Help From My Friends** from Ringo ### 26. Escort Ringo Lead Ringo north to Marshal's Refuge. When he faints, use Spraggle's Canteen on him to wake him. - Complete **A Little Help From My Friends** ### 27. Spraggle Frock Where: 43.6, 8.5 on the Un'Goro Crater map. - Turn in **A Little Help From My Friends** at Spraggle Frock ### 28. Sunken Temple Running the Sunken Temple instead of grinding gets you there faster in a group. Skip this step to grind solo. - Go to **The Temple of Atal'Hakkar** Swamp of Sorrows (optional) ### 29. Grind to 51 The Centipaar silithid crawl around the Noxious Lair in western Tanaris, just east of the crater ramp. The Workers are the easiest pulls. - Reach level **51** — grind on Centipaar Worker at The Noxious Lair, Tanaris ### 30. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride down the ramp into the crater: Torwa camps at its foot. - Accept **The Bait for Lar'korwi** from Torwa Pathfinder ### 31. Lar'korwi Where: 79.7, 49.8 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Kill **Lar'korwi** for **Lar'korwi's Head** for The Bait for Lar'korwi ### 32. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. - 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. U'cha Where: 68.1, 12.6 on the Un'Goro Crater map. 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. - Kill **U'cha** for **U'cha's Pelt** for The Mighty U'cha ### 34. Krakle Where: 30.9, 50.4 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride west past Marshal's Refuge and south down the western side to Golakka Hot Springs: Krakle the goblin sits by the water. - Accept **Finding the Source** from Krakle ### 35. Krakle's Thermometer Where: 49.7, 45.6 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Ride east to Fire Plume Ridge, climb it and use Krakle's Thermometer at the lava vents near the top. - Click **Fire Plume Ridge Hot Spot** for Finding the Source ### 36. Krakle Where: 30.9, 50.4 on the Un'Goro Crater map. - Turn in **Finding the Source** at Krakle - Accept **The New Springs** from Krakle — Ends with Donova Snowden in Winterspring: keep it ### 37. Torwa Pathfinder Where: 71.6, 76 on the Un'Goro Crater map. Cross the south of the crater to Torwa by the ramp. - Turn in **The Mighty U'cha** at Torwa Pathfinder ### 38. Thelsamar - Hearth to **Stoutlager Inn** ### 39. Ironforge Fly from Thelsamar to Ironforge. - Fly to **Ironforge** ### 40. Hall of Explorers - Accept **Passing the Burden** from Historian Karnik - Turn in **Suntara Stones** at Curator Thorius ### 41. Tinker Town - Accept **A Little Slime Goes a Long Way** from Laris Geardawdle — Laris Geardawdle: the oozes are in Felwood, keep it ### 42. Mystic Ward - Turn in **Passing the Burden** at Tymor - Accept **Arcane Runes** from Tymor — Four rune rubbings in Azshara: keep it - Accept **An Easy Pickup** from Tymor - Accept **Cenarion Aid** from High Priest Rohan (Priest only) — High Priest Rohan: for Ogtinc in Azshara, keep it ### 43. Royal Historian Archesonus Archesonus stands beside King Magni in the High Seat. - 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 Archesonus — The relics are in the Burning Steppes: keep it ### 44. Bind and train - Set your home to **Ironforge** at Innkeeper Firebrew - Train at your trainer (Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock only) ### 45. Xiggs Fuselighter Xiggs waits in the Military Ward. - Turn in **An Easy Pickup** at Xiggs Fuselighter - Accept **Signal for Pickup** from Xiggs Fuselighter - Turn in **Signal for Pickup** at Xiggs Fuselighter --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt