# Whirlwind Weapon (levels 30–40)

> Berserker Stance at 30 and a Whirlwind axe, sword or warhammer at 40.

Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/class/warrior/whirlwind-weapon

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: Class; in game: Class > Warrior > Whirlwind Weapon
- Levels: 30–40
- For: Both factions, Warrior
- Zones: Stormwind City, Ironforge, Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Undercity, The Barrens, Alterac Mountains, Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale
- 11 steps, 7 quests; some steps want a group
- Reward: Whirlwind Axe or Whirlwind Sword or Whirlwind Warhammer or Berserker Stance
- Last changed 2026-10-19, in Polestar 0.2.6

## 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. The Islander (Stormwind) (Alliance, Human, Night Elf, Skyborne only)

At 30, Wu Shen in Old Town, beside the Pig and Whistle, sends you to Klannoc Macleod on Fray Island in the Barrens.

- Reach level **30**
- Accept **The Islander** from Wu Shen

### 2. The Islander (Ironforge) (Dwarf, Gnome only)

At 30, Kelv Sternhammer, the warrior trainer of Ironforge, sends you to Klannoc Macleod on Fray Island in the Barrens.

- Reach level **30**
- Accept **The Islander** from Kelv Sternhammer

### 3. The Islander (Orgrimmar) (Horde, Orc, Troll, Skyborne only)

At 30, Sorek in the Valley of Honor sends you to Klannoc Macleod on Fray Island in the Barrens.

- Reach level **30**
- Accept **The Islander** from Sorek

### 4. The Islander (Thunder Bluff) (Tauren only)

Where: 26.7, 45.4 on the The Barrens map.

At 30, Torm Ragetotem, the warrior trainer of Thunder Bluff, sends you to Klannoc Macleod on Fray Island in the Barrens.

- Reach level **30**
- Accept **The Islander** from Torm Ragetotem

### 5. The Islander (Undercity) (Undead only)

At 30, Baltus Fowler, a warrior trainer of the Undercity, sends you to Klannoc Macleod on Fray Island in the Barrens.

- Reach level **30**
- Accept **The Islander** from Baltus Fowler

### 6. The Affray

Where: 68.6, 49.2 on the The Barrens map.

Head south along the coast from Ratchet to Fray Island. Klannoc Macleod stands by the arena: step on the grate to start the fight; the challengers come one at a time, then Big Will (33).

- Turn in **The Islander** at Klannoc Macleod
- Accept **The Affray** from Klannoc Macleod
- Complete **The Affray** — Defeat the challengers and Big Will
- Turn in **The Affray** at Klannoc Macleod — Klannoc Macleod: Berserker Stance
- Accept **The Windwatcher** from Klannoc Macleod

### 7. Bath'rah the Windwatcher

Bath'rah the Windwatcher camps in the south-east of Alterac Mountains, above Hillsbrad Foothills; his cauldron stands beside him. He asks for a Liferoot, a Bloodscalp Tusk and the Essence of the Exile, which his cauldron brews from three charms.

- Turn in **The Windwatcher** at Bath'rah the Windwatcher
- Accept **Cyclonian** from Bath'rah the Windwatcher
- Accept **Essence of the Exile** from Bath'rah's Cauldron

### 8. The exiles of Arathi

Three kinds of elemental exiles roam Arathi Highlands: Burning Exiles in the north-west, Thundering Exiles in the middle, Cresting Exiles in the north-east. Each drops its charm.

- Collect **Burning Charm** ×8 for Essence of the Exile — Burning Charm from the Burning Exiles
- Collect **Thundering Charm** ×8 for Essence of the Exile — Thundering Charm from the Thundering Exiles
- Collect **Cresting Charm** ×8 for Essence of the Exile — Cresting Charm from the Cresting Exiles

### 9. Essence of the Exile

- Turn in **Essence of the Exile** at Bath'rah's Cauldron — Bath'rah's Cauldron: Essence of the Exile
- Collect **Liferoot** ×8 for Cyclonian — Liferoot: Herbalism, or the auction house

### 10. Bloodscalp Tusk

The Bloodscalp trolls hold the north-west of Stranglethorn Vale; they drop the Bloodscalp Tusk.

- Collect **Bloodscalp Tusk** ×30 for Cyclonian

### 11. The Summoning

Cyclonian waits just north of Bath'rah's camp and carries the Whirlwind Heart. Cyclonian is elite: grouping up is advised.

- Turn in **Cyclonian** at Bath'rah the Windwatcher
- Accept **The Summoning** from Bath'rah the Windwatcher
- Kill **Cyclonian** for **Whirlwind Heart** for The Summoning — Whirlwind Heart from Cyclonian
- Turn in **The Summoning** at Bath'rah the Windwatcher
- Accept **Whirlwind Weapon** from Bath'rah the Windwatcher
- Turn in **Whirlwind Weapon** at Bath'rah the Windwatcher


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Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt