# Thousand Needles & Desolace (levels 32–34) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 32–34: 43 steps and 32 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/02-thousand-needles 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 > Horde 30–40 > Thousand Needles & Desolace - Levels: 32–34 - For: Horde - Zones: Tirisfal Glades, Orgrimmar, The Barrens, Thunder Bluff, Thousand Needles, Desolace - 43 steps, 32 quests - Sets the hearth at Shadowprey Village - Flight paths: Shadowprey Village - Comes after: [Hillsbrad Foothills & Arathi Highlands](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/01-hillsbrad-foothills.md) (levels 29–33) - Next: [Stranglethorn Vale](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/03-stranglethorn-vale.md) (levels 34–36) - Last changed 2026-11-11, in Polestar 0.3.7 ## 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; a step marked with a condition applies only while it holds. ### 1. Zeppelin to Orgrimmar - Go to **Zeppelin to Orgrimmar** Tirisfal Glades ### 2. Alliance Relations The zeppelin lands at the tower outside Orgrimmar's main gate. Craven Drok walks the Drag: if he isn't at the arrow, look along its streets to the south-west. Keldran stands in the Valley of Spirits on the west side of the city. - Accept **Alliance Relations** from Craven Drok — Craven Drok: offered from level 30 - Turn in **Alliance Relations** at Keldran - Accept **Alliance Relations** from Keldran — for Takata Steelblade in Desolace, later in this guide ### 3. Orgrimmar trainers (Hunter, Shaman only) Train while you are in the city. - Train at your trainer ### 4. Searn Firewarder (Shaman only) Searn Firewarder stands in the Valley of Wisdom. - Accept **Call of Air** from Searn Firewarder — Searn Firewarder: for Prate Cloudseer by Freewind Post, later in this guide ### 5. Nogg (If you run Gnomeregan) Nogg's workshop is in the Valley of Honor. Rig Wars is Gnomeregan's last boss: great XP if you run it with a group. Run it whenever your group is ready; hand it in on a later Orgrimmar stop. - Accept **Rig Wars** from Nogg ### 6. Gnomeregan (If you run Gnomeregan) - Run Gnomeregan with a group when it suits you: Mekgineer Thermaplugg at the end drops his Safe Combination; open his safe behind the northern bomb pillar for the Rig Blueprints. ### 7. Orgrimmar flight master - Go to **Orgrimmar flight master** Orgrimmar ### 8. Thunder Bluff (Druid only) Fly from Orgrimmar to Thunder Bluff and train with Turak Runetotem on Elder Rise; fly on to Freewind Post from there. - Fly to **Thunder Bluff** - Train at your trainer ### 9. Islen Waterseer (Shaman only) Fly from Orgrimmar to Ratchet. Islen Waterseer camps on the coast a short walk south of the town; fly on to Freewind Post from Ratchet. - Fly to **Ratchet** - Turn in **Call of Water** at Islen Waterseer — Islen Waterseer: Healing Stream Totem and your Water Totem ### 10. Fly to Freewind Post (Druid only) - Go to **Thunder Bluff flight master** Thunder Bluff - Fly to **Freewind Post** ### 11. Fly to Freewind Post (Shaman only) - Go to **Ratchet flight master** The Barrens - Fly to **Freewind Post** ### 12. Fly to Freewind Post (Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock only) - Fly to **Freewind Post** ### 13. Prate Cloudseer (Shaman only) Where: 53.5, 42.6 on the Thousand Needles map. Prate Cloudseer hides in a small cave in the canyon wall north-east of the post, on the way east. - Turn in **Call of Air** at Prate Cloudseer — Prate Cloudseer: your Air Totem - Prate also starts Elemental Aid (Razorfen Kraul), the 33–40 chain to The Tempest's Weapons: forever/class/shaman/call-of-air-horde. ### 14. Moktar Krin Where: 67.6, 63.9 on the Thousand Needles map. Take the lift down and follow the canyon east. Moktar Krin camps on the north-western edge of the salt flats. - Turn in **The Swarm Grows** at Moktar Krin - Accept **The Swarm Grows** from Moktar Krin ### 15. Mirage Raceway Where: 77.8, 77.3 on the Thousand Needles map. The goblins and gnomes of the Mirage Raceway are neutral and give quests to both factions. - Accept **Rocket Car Parts** from Kravel Koalbeard - Accept **Hemet Nesingwary** from Kravel Koalbeard — Kravel's crate for Hemet Nesingwary in Stranglethorn, later on the route - Accept **Salt Flat Venom** from Fizzle Brassbolts - Accept **Hardened Shells** from Wizzle Brassbolts - Accept **Load Lightening** from Pozzik - Accept **A Bump in the Road** from Trackmaster Zherin ### 16. The southern flats Where: 78.4, 87.9 on the Thousand Needles map. South of the raceway, the Saltstone Crystalhides (32–33) and Gazers (34–35) roam the far end of the flats. - Kill **Saltstone Crystalhide** ×10 for A Bump in the Road - Kill **Saltstone Gazer** ×6 for A Bump in the Road ### 17. The Rustmaul Dig Site Where: 69.8, 83.3 on the Thousand Needles map. West of them the silithid swarm the dig site. Searchers and Hive Drones walk among the mounds; the Invaders (34–35) stay inside the hive cave. The first silithid you kill drops a Cracked Silithid Carapace: open it. Careful: Hive Drones call for help when they fall to 20% health. - Kill **Silithid Searcher** ×5 for The Swarm Grows - Kill **Silithid Hive Drone** ×5 for The Swarm Grows - Kill **Silithid Invader** ×5 for The Swarm Grows - Kill **Silithid Searcher** or **Silithid Invader** for **Cracked Silithid Carapace** - Accept **Parts of the Swarm** from Cracked Silithid Carapace ### 18. Parts of the Swarm Where: 64.5, 85.8 on the Thousand Needles map. Keep killing silithid at the dig site for the heart, the talons and the carapaces. - Collect **Silithid Heart** for Parts of the Swarm - Kill **Silithid Searcher** or **Silithid Invader** for **Silithid Talon** ×5 for Parts of the Swarm - Kill **Silithid Searcher** or **Silithid Invader** for **Intact Silithid Carapace** ×3 for Parts of the Swarm ### 19. Moktar Krin Where: 67.6, 63.9 on the Thousand Needles map. North from the dig to Moktar Krin's camp on the western edge of the flats. - Turn in **The Swarm Grows** at Moktar Krin ### 20. Shimmering Flats: kill these as you meet them Where: 75.7, 57.3 on the Thousand Needles map. East onto the flats. The Saltstone Basilisks (30–31) sun themselves north-west of it; the Sparkleshell tortoises crowd round a half-buried ship in the north-east, and the Salt Flats Scavengers and Vultures circle the eastern flats. Every vulture drops a bone, about one tortoise in three a shell. Careful: Scavengers and Vultures use Execute when your health is low; the Snappers (34–35) hit hardest of the tortoises. - Kill **Saltstone Basilisk** ×10 for A Bump in the Road - Collect **Hardened Tortoise Shell** ×9 for Hardened Shells - Kill **Salt Flats Scavenger** or **Salt Flats Vulture** for **Hollow Vulture Bone** ×10 for Load Lightening - Collect **Rocket Car Parts** from **Rocket Car Rubble** ×30 for Rocket Car Parts — Rocket Car Rubble, all over the northern flats - Collect **Salty Scorpid Venom** ×6 for Salt Flat Venom — Salt Flat Venom, from the Scorpid Reavers of the north half ### 21. Mirage Raceway Where: 77.8, 77.3 on the Thousand Needles map. South-west back to the raceway. - Turn in **Rocket Car Parts** at Kravel Koalbeard - Accept **Wharfmaster Dizzywig** from Kravel Koalbeard — Kravel Koalbeard: his parts order goes to Wharfmaster Dizzywig in Ratchet, later on the route - Turn in **Salt Flat Venom** at Fizzle Brassbolts - Turn in **Hardened Shells** at Wizzle Brassbolts - Accept **Martek the Exiled** from Fizzle Brassbolts — Fizzle Brassbolts: his letter goes to Martek in the Badlands, at 39 - Turn in **Load Lightening** at Pozzik - Accept **Goblin Sponsorship** from Pozzik — Pozzik: for Gazlowe in Ratchet, later on the route - Turn in **A Bump in the Road** at Trackmaster Zherin ### 22. Level 32.5 (Below level 32 (50%)) Where: 77.5, 70.5 on the Thousand Needles map. Desolace's quests are 33–38. Still below 32.5 after the raceway's hand-ins? Keep killing the Sparkleshell Snappers on the flats just north of the raceway until level 32.5. Or, with a group, run the Scarlet Monastery dungeon (Graveyard or Library) instead. - Go to **Sparkleshell Snappers** Thousand Needles - Reach level **32 (50%)** — grind on Sparkleshell Snapper ### 23. Freewind Post Where: 45.7, 50.7 on the Thousand Needles map. West back to Freewind Post. Cliffwatcher Longhorn stands in the middle of the post, on the way to the flight master. - Accept **Family Tree** from Cliffwatcher Longhorn — Cliffwatcher Longhorn: for Nataka Longhorn in Desolace, next - Sell and repair at a vendor ### 24. Fly to Sun Rock Retreat Where: 45, 49.1 on the Thousand Needles map. - Go to **Freewind Post flight master** Thousand Needles - Fly to **Sun Rock Retreat** ### 25. Desolace - Go to **Scrabblescrew's Camp** Desolace ### 26. Scrabblescrew's Camp Head south out of Stonetalon into Desolace and follow the road south to Smeed's camp. - Accept **Kodo Roundup** from Smeed Scrabblescrew ### 27. Ghost Walker Post Felgur stands in the post, Nataka Longhorn up on its rise; Takata Steelblade and Maurin Bonesplitter wait on the rise west of it, above the Kodo Graveyard. - Accept **Khan Dez'hepah** from Felgur Twocuts - Turn in **Family Tree** at Nataka Longhorn — Nataka Longhorn, up on the rise - Turn in **Alliance Relations** at Takata Steelblade - Accept **Alliance Relations** from Takata Steelblade - Accept **Befouled by Satyr** from Takata Steelblade - Turn in **Alliance Relations** at Maurin Bonesplitter - Accept **The Burning of Spirits** from Maurin Bonesplitter ### 28. Kodo Graveyard Use Smeed's Kodo Kombobulator on an Aged, Dying or Ancient Kodo in the graveyard and walk the tamed kodo back to Smeed. At his camp, talk to the kodo: that counts it and lets you tame the next. Five kodos, one at a time. - Kodo Kombobulator — on an Aged, Dying or Ancient Kodo in the graveyard; don't kill it - Talk to **Aged Kodo** — the tamed kodo, at Smeed's camp: talk to it, five times ### 29. Scrabblescrew's Camp - Turn in **Kodo Roundup** at Smeed Scrabblescrew ### 30. Level 33 (Below level 33) Shadowprey's Hand of Iruxos and the coast's naga want 33. Below that? The Scorpashi Lashers on the slopes north of Smeed's camp are on your way west: kill them until level 33. Or, with a group, run the Scarlet Monastery dungeon (Library) instead. - Go to **Scorpashi Lashers** Desolace - Reach level **33** — grind on Scorpashi Lasher ### 31. Shadowprey Village Head west to the troll village on the coast, keeping clear of the Gelkis Village on the way. Aka'rai stands on the path just north of the village. Aka'rai may not be here on Forever: if Aka'rai doesn't offer Hate the Hatefury, skip it. - Accept **Hate the Hatefury** from Aka'rai (optional) — Aka'rai: the Hatefury satyrs of Sargeron, later in this guide - Accept **Hand of Iruxos** from Taiga Wisemane - Set your home to **Shadowprey Village** at Innkeeper Sikewa - Accept **Hunting in Stranglethorn** from Roon Wildmane — Roon Wildmane: for Hemet Nesingwary in Stranglethorn, next guide - Accept **Other Fish to Fry** from Drulzegar Skraghook - Accept **Clam Bait** from Mai'Lahii - Get the flight path at **Shadowprey Village** from Thalon — Thalon, at the village's south-west end ### 32. Ethel Rethor Head north along the coast, then inland to the ruined tower of Ethel Rethor: Azore Aldamort waits inside. The coast's clams and naga come after Thunder Axe Fortress, on one walk north to Ranazjar Isle. - Accept **Sceptre of Light** from Azore Aldamort ### 33. Thunder Axe Fortress Head east to Thunder Axe Fortress. Beat a Burning Blade cultist down, then use the Burning Gem on it before it dies to fill one Infused Burning Gem. The Burning Blade Seer stands on the fortress's top floor with the Sceptre. The cultists also drop a Flayed Demon Skin now and then (1–5%); if one drops, read it. Hand of Iruxos: clear the middle of the largest building, then use the Demon Pick on the red Hand of Iruxos Crystal there. A Demon Spirit (37) comes out: kill it for the Demon Box. - Collect **Infused Burning Gem** ×15 for The Burning of Spirits - Kill **Burning Blade Seer** for **Sceptre of Light** for Sceptre of Light — On the top floor - Use **Demon Pick** for Hand of Iruxos — Demon Pick, on the Hand of Iruxos Crystal - Kill **Demon Spirit** for **Demon Box** for Hand of Iruxos - Collect **Flayed Demon Skin** (optional) - Accept **The Corrupter** from Flayed Demon Skin (optional) ### 34. Ethel Rethor Back west to Azore. - Turn in **Sceptre of Light** at Azore Aldamort - Accept **Book of the Ancients** from Azore Aldamort ### 35. Rackmore's Log Rackmore's Log lies on the ground just south-west of Azore's tower, on the way down to the shore: read it. Its two keys drop only while you have the quest. - Accept **Claim Rackmore's Treasure!** from Rackmore's Log ### 36. Clam beds West to the shore. Giant Softshell Clams lie in the shallows and the Enraged Reef Crawlers walk the beach: each clam you open on the sea floor, and some crawlers, give a Soft-shelled Clam. Open each one in your bags for its meat. The Drysnap Crawlers and Pincers on the same beach carry Rackmore's Silver Key, about one in seven. - Click **Giant Softshell Clam** for Clam Bait — Giant Softshell Clams, on the sea floor - Use **Soft-shelled Clam** for Clam Bait — Soft-shelled Clam: open it in your bags - Kill **Enraged Reef Crawler** for **Soft-shelled Clam Meat** ×10 for Clam Bait — Underwater - Collect **Rackmore's Silver Key** for Claim Rackmore's Treasure! — Rackmore's Silver Key, from the Drysnap crabs ### 37. Sar'theris Strand Keep north to Sar'theris Strand. The Slitherblade Myrmidons, Naga and Sorceresses hold the beach; pull them one at a time. Any Slitherblade can drop Rackmore's Golden Key. - Kill **Slitherblade Myrmidon** ×7 for Other Fish to Fry - Kill **Slitherblade Naga** ×7 for Other Fish to Fry - Kill **Slitherblade Sorceress** ×5 for Other Fish to Fry - Kill **Accursed Slitherblade** (rare) for **Rackmore's Golden Key** for Claim Rackmore's Treasure! — Rackmore's Golden Key, from the Slitherblade naga ### 38. The Book of the Ancients Swim out to Ranazjar Isle off the far northern tip and use the Gem of the Serpent on the Serpent Statue: Lord Kragaru (38) rises; kill him for the Book of the Ancients. He is well above you: rest to full first. Rackmore's Chest stands on the shore beside the statue: open it with both keys. - Use **Gem of the Serpent** for Book of the Ancients — Gem of the Serpent, on the Serpent Statue - Kill **Lord Kragaru** for **Book of the Ancients** for Book of the Ancients - Turn in **Claim Rackmore's Treasure!** at Rackmore's Chest ### 39. Azore Aldamort Back south to Azore's tower. - Turn in **Book of the Ancients** at Azore Aldamort ### 40. Sargeron Head east past Thunder Axe Fortress and along the northern hills to the satyrs' ruins of Sargeron. Kill every kind you meet for Aka'rai; the Shadowstalkers walk unseen. Careful: Hatefury Rogues use Hide when they spawn, so they are stealthed until you find them. - Kill **Hatefury Rogue** ×7 for Befouled by Satyr - Kill **Hatefury Felsworn** ×7 for Befouled by Satyr - Kill **Hatefury Betrayer** ×7 for Befouled by Satyr - Kill **Hatefury Hellcaller** ×7 for Befouled by Satyr - Kill **Hatefury Shadowstalker** ×2 for Hate the Hatefury (optional) - Kill **Hatefury Hellcaller** ×2 for Hate the Hatefury (optional) - Kill **Hatefury Trickster** ×2 for Hate the Hatefury (optional) — Hatefury Trickster, on the way south - Kill **Hatefury Felsworn** ×2 for Hate the Hatefury (optional) - Kill **Hatefury Rogue** ×2 for Hate the Hatefury (optional) ### 41. Khan Dez'hepah South to Kolkar Village. Khan Dez'hepah (35) walks among the tents on the east side with a Battle Lord or two (32–33): clear around him, then pull him alone at full health. Careful: Kolkar Battle Lords call nearby allies within 30 yd once they fall to 20% health. - Kill **Khan Dez'hepah** for **Khan Dez'hepah's Head** for Khan Dez'hepah ### 42. Ghost Walker Post South-west down the road to the post. - Turn in **Befouled by Satyr** at Takata Steelblade - Turn in **The Burning of Spirits** at Maurin Bonesplitter - Turn in **The Corrupter** at Maurin Bonesplitter (optional) - Accept **Alliance Relations** from Takata Steelblade — Takata Steelblade: for Keldran in Orgrimmar, next guide - Takata's next errand sends you after a demon lord with an elite guard: skip it. - Turn in **Khan Dez'hepah** at Felgur Twocuts - Accept **Centaur Bounty** from Felgur Twocuts — for the second Desolace visit, in forever/horde/30–40/04-dustwallow-marsh ### 43. Shadowprey Village West to Shadowprey: your hearthstone is bound there. - Turn in **Hate the Hatefury** at Aka'rai (optional) — Aka'rai, on the path just north of the village - Turn in **Hand of Iruxos** at Taiga Wisemane - Turn in **Clam Bait** at Mai'Lahii - Turn in **Other Fish to Fry** at Drulzegar Skraghook - Taiga's Portals of the Legion and Desolace's other 38–40 quests wait for the second visit, at 38: the next guides fly to Orgrimmar and take the zeppelin to Stranglethorn Vale. --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt