# Stranglethorn Vale (levels 34–36) > A Polestar leveling guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 34–36: 34 steps and 36 quests. Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/03-stranglethorn-vale 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 > Stranglethorn Vale - Levels: 34–36 - For: Horde - Zones: Desolace, Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar, The Barrens, Stranglethorn Vale - 34 steps, 36 quests - Flight paths: Booty Bay, Grom'gol - Comes after: [Thousand Needles & Desolace](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/02-thousand-needles.md) (levels 32–34) - Next: [Dustwallow Marsh & Desolace](https://polestar.guide/guides/horde/30-40/04-dustwallow-marsh.md) (levels 36–38) - Last changed 2026-11-10, in Polestar 0.3.6 ## 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; a step marked with a condition applies only while it holds. ### 1. Fly to Orgrimmar (Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock only) - Go to **Shadowprey Village flight master** Desolace - Fly to **Orgrimmar** ### 2. Thunder Bluff (Druid only) Fly from Shadowprey Village to Thunder Bluff and train with Turak Runetotem on Elder Rise; fly on to Orgrimmar from there. - Fly to **Thunder Bluff** - Train at your trainer ### 3. Back to Orgrimmar (Druid only) - Go to **Thunder Bluff flight master** Thunder Bluff - Fly to **Orgrimmar** ### 4. Keldran Keldran stands in the Valley of Spirits on the west side of the city. - Turn in **Alliance Relations** at Keldran ### 5. Orgrimmar trainers (Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock only) Train while you are in the city. - Train at your trainer ### 6. Fly to Ratchet Booty Bay first: the goblins' boat sails there from Ratchet, and every Booty Bay quest is for the north of the vale, which you then walk up into. - Go to **Orgrimmar flight master** Orgrimmar - Fly to **Ratchet** ### 7. Ratchet Gazlowe waits upstairs in the house by the flight master; Wharfmaster Dizzywig stands on the docks, beside the boat. - Turn in **Goblin Sponsorship** at Gazlowe — Gazlowe, upstairs - Accept **Goblin Sponsorship** from Gazlowe — Gazlowe: for Wharfmaster Lozgil in Booty Bay, where the boat goes - Turn in **Wharfmaster Dizzywig** at Wharfmaster Dizzywig — Wharfmaster Dizzywig, on the docks - Dizzywig's parts go back to Kravel in the Shimmering Flats, off the route: leave them. ### 8. Boat to Booty Bay - Go to **Boat to Booty Bay** The Barrens ### 9. Booty Bay Where: 26.4, 73.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Wharfmaster Lozgil stands on the pier where the boat docks. Drizzlik's shop is in the building east of the inn; Crank Fizzlebub is on the inn's bottom floor, Baron Revilgaz, Kebok and Krazek upstairs, Gringer the flight master on the upper deck. - Turn in **Goblin Sponsorship** at Wharfmaster Lozgil — Wharfmaster Lozgil, on the pier - Accept **Goblin Sponsorship** from Wharfmaster Lozgil - Accept **Supply and Demand** from Drizzlik — Drizzlik, inside - Sell and repair at a vendor - Accept **Singing Blue Shards** from Crank Fizzlebub — Crank Fizzlebub, inside, on the bottom floor - Turn in **Goblin Sponsorship** at Baron Revilgaz — Baron Revilgaz, upstairs - Accept **Goblin Sponsorship** from Baron Revilgaz — Baron Revilgaz: Cozzle's footlocker is at Lake Nazferiti, later in this guide - Accept **Hostile Takeover** from Kebok — Kebok, upstairs - Accept **Bloodscalp Ears** from Kebok - Accept **Investigate the Camp** from Krazek — Krazek, upstairs - Get the flight path at **Booty Bay** from Gringer ### 10. Grom'gol Where: 32.2, 28.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Leave Booty Bay through the tunnel and follow the road north to Grom'gol, the orc camp on the west side of the vale. Stay on the road: the jungle beside it is above your level. - Accept **The Defense of Grom'gol** from Commander Aggro'gosh - Accept **Trollbane** from Nimboya — Nimboya: for Arathi, later on the route - Accept **Hunt for Yenniku** from Nimboya - Accept **The Vile Reef** from Kin'weelay - Accept **Bloody Bone Necklaces** from Kin'weelay - Get the flight path at **Grom'gol** from Thysta ### 11. Nesingwary's camp Where: 35.7, 10.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Follow the road north out of Grom'gol; Nesingwary's hunting camp sits on the hill north-east of the river. Krazek wants it investigated: walk among its tents. From here on, keep every page of The Green Hills of Stranglethorn you loot: Barnil takes them on your next Stranglethorn visit. - Accept **Welcome to the Jungle** from Barnil Stonepot - Turn in **Welcome to the Jungle** at Hemet Nesingwary - Turn in **Hemet Nesingwary** at Hemet Nesingwary - Turn in **Hunting in Stranglethorn** at Hemet Nesingwary - Accept **Raptor Mastery** from Hemet Nesingwary - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Panther Mastery** from Sir S. J. Erlgadin - Complete **Investigate the Camp** ### 12. Nesingwary's Expedition: kill these as you meet them Where: 34.6, 10.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. River Crocolisks lie along the river below the camp. Young Stranglethorn Tigers prowl west of the camp, Young Panthers east of it. Head west past the camp. Stranglethorn Raptors (33–34) hunt the clearings, and the Bloodscalp trolls hold the ruins on the coast: every Bloodscalp can drop a tusk. A Pendant of Myzrael is a very rare drop from them: if one drops, read it. Careful: The troll camps have many patrolling mobs, so other trolls often join a fight. - Kill **River Crocolisk** for **Large River Crocolisk Skin** ×2 for Supply and Demand - Kill **Young Stranglethorn Tiger** ×10 for Tiger Mastery - Kill **Young Panther** ×10 for Panther Mastery - Collect **Bloodscalp Tusk** ×9 for Hunt for Yenniku - Collect **Pendant of Myzrael** (optional) - Accept **Crystal in the Mountains** from Pendant of Myzrael (optional) ### 13. Nesingwary's camp Where: 35.6, 10.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack - Turn in **Panther Mastery** at Sir S. J. Erlgadin - Accept **Panther Mastery** from Sir S. J. Erlgadin ### 14. Stranglethorn Vale: kill these as you meet them Where: 36.4, 13.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Stranglethorn Tigers (32) roam the hills around the camp and south of it, Panthers (32) the clearings west and south-west of it. The Venture Co. Geologists, who carry the Tumbled Crystals, work the camps by Lake Nazferiti, south-east of the camp. - Kill **Stranglethorn Tiger** ×10 for Tiger Mastery - Kill **Venture Co. Geologist** for **Tumbled Crystal** ×8 for Hostile Takeover - Kill **Panther** ×10 for Panther Mastery ### 15. Cozzle's Footlocker Where: 42.6, 18.4 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Foreman Cozzle (38) is inside the Venture Co. house on Lake Nazferiti's west shore, among the geologists: his key opens Cozzle's Footlocker in the same house, which holds the blueprints for Baron Revilgaz. - Cozzle's Key — from Foreman Cozzle - Collect **Fuel Regulator Blueprints** from **Cozzle's Footlocker** for Goblin Sponsorship — Fuel Regulator Blueprints, in Cozzle's Footlocker ### 16. Nesingwary's camp Where: 35.6, 10.5 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Panther Mastery** at Sir S. J. Erlgadin - Accept **Panther Mastery** from Sir S. J. Erlgadin — The Shadowmaw Panthers come much later, by Grom'gol - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack - Accept **The Green Hills of Stranglethorn** from Barnil Stonepot (optional) - Accept **Chapter I** from Barnil Stonepot (optional) - Accept **Chapter II** from Barnil Stonepot (optional) - Accept **Chapter III** from Barnil Stonepot (optional) - Accept **Chapter IV** from Barnil Stonepot (optional) ### 17. Elder Stranglethorn Tigers Where: 34, 17.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The Elder Stranglethorn Tigers (34–35) roam the hills south-west of the camp. Careful: Troll camps are close to the tiger area, and trolls can join a fight if you pull carelessly. - Kill **Elder Stranglethorn Tiger** ×10 for Tiger Mastery ### 18. Nesingwary's camp Where: 35.6, 10.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Back north to the camp. - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack - Accept **Tiger Mastery** from Ajeck Rouack ### 19. The Savage Coast: kill these as you meet them Where: 36.6, 8.3 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. West past the camp, Crystal Spine Basilisks (34–35) sit on the rocks; every Bloodscalp in the village beyond can drop an ear. Sin'Dall, a level 37 tiger, prowls the hilltop south-west of the camp. Careful: The raptor nest has young raptors that join the fight when you attack the adults. - Collect **Singing Crystal Shard** ×10 for Singing Blue Shards - Collect **Bloodscalp Ear** ×15 for Bloodscalp Ears - Kill **Stranglethorn Raptor** ×10 for Raptor Mastery - Kill **Sin'Dall** for **Paw of Sin'Dall** for Tiger Mastery ### 20. Nesingwary's camp Where: 35.7, 10.8 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Raptor Mastery** at Hemet Nesingwary - Accept **Raptor Mastery** from Hemet Nesingwary - Turn in **Tiger Mastery** at Ajeck Rouack ### 21. Lashtail Raptors Where: 32.4, 23.2 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. On your way back south to Grom'gol, the Lashtail Raptors (35–36) hunt the jungle between the camp and Grom'gol: they count for Hemet and for Commander Aggro'gosh. - Kill **Lashtail Raptor** ×10 for Raptor Mastery - Kill **Lashtail Raptor** ×15 for The Defense of Grom'gol ### 22. Grom'gol Where: 32.2, 28.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Commander Aggro'gosh stands in the middle of Grom'gol, Nimboya near the zeppelin tower, Far Seer Mok'thardin beside the flight master. - Turn in **The Defense of Grom'gol** at Commander Aggro'gosh - Accept **The Defense of Grom'gol** from Commander Aggro'gosh - Turn in **Hunt for Yenniku** at Nimboya - Accept **Headhunting** from Nimboya - Accept **Mok'thardin's Enchantment** from Far Seer Mok'thardin — Far Seer Mok'thardin: the Shadowmaw claws and the tigress fang come at the end of this guide ### 23. Level 35 (Below level 35) Where: 32.4, 24.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Booty Bay's and Grom'gol's next quests are 35–38. Still below 35 after Aggro'gosh's hand-in? The Lashtail Raptors (35) hunt the jungle just north of Grom'gol: kill them until level 35. Or, with a group, run the Scarlet Monastery dungeon (Library or Armory) instead. - Go to **Lashtail Raptors** Stranglethorn Vale - Reach level **35** — grind on Lashtail Raptor ### 24. Fly to Booty Bay Where: 32.5, 29.3 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Go to **Grom'gol flight master** Stranglethorn Vale - Fly to **Booty Bay** ### 25. Booty Bay Where: 28.3, 77.6 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Drizzlik's shop is in the building east of the inn; Crank Fizzlebub is on the inn's bottom floor, Baron Revilgaz, Kebok and Krazek upstairs beside the flight master. - Turn in **Supply and Demand** at Drizzlik — Drizzlik, inside - Accept **Some Assembly Required** from Drizzlik - Turn in **Singing Blue Shards** at Crank Fizzlebub — Crank Fizzlebub, inside - Turn in **Goblin Sponsorship** at Baron Revilgaz — Baron Revilgaz, upstairs - Accept **Goblin Sponsorship** from Baron Revilgaz — Baron Revilgaz: for Pozzik at the Mirage Raceway, on the way to Tanaris around level 43 - Turn in **Hostile Takeover** at Kebok — Kebok, upstairs - Turn in **Bloodscalp Ears** at Kebok - Turn in **Investigate the Camp** at Krazek — Krazek, upstairs ### 26. Fly to Grom'gol Where: 26.8, 77 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Go to **Booty Bay flight master** Stranglethorn Vale - Fly to **Grom'gol** ### 27. The Vile Reef Where: 24.8, 22.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. North-west of Grom'gol the Vile Reef lies under the water off the coast. The Tablet Shard rests on the sea floor by the sunken ruins; watch your breath and the murlocs. - Collect **Tablet Shard** from **Gri'lek the Wanderer** for The Vile Reef — Underwater ### 28. Ruins of Zul'Kunda: kill these as you meet them Where: 28.8, 19.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The Bloodscalp Headhunters (36–37) in the village on the coast carry the shrunken heads. The Bloodscalp trolls hold the ruins up the coast north of the reef and the village beyond; every one can drop a Bloody Bone Necklace. Keep looting pages of The Green Hills of Stranglethorn. - Collect **Bloody Bone Necklace** ×25 for Bloody Bone Necklaces - Kill **Bloodscalp Headhunter** for **Shrunken Head** ×20 for Headhunting ### 29. Grom'gol Where: 32.2, 27.7 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. - Turn in **Headhunting** at Nimboya - Turn in **Bloody Bone Necklaces** at Kin'weelay - Turn in **The Vile Reef** at Kin'weelay - Sell and repair at a vendor ### 30. Stranglethorn Vale: kill these as you meet them Where: 36, 33.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. East of the Mosh'Ogg hills, Shadowmaw Panthers (37–38) stalk the jungle towards the lake; the Stranglethorn Tigresses roam the same ground and now and then drop a pristine fang. Snapjaw Crocolisks line the river just west of the jungle; keep their skins for Drizzlik. Careful: Shadowmaw Panthers (level 37–38) and Elder Shadowmaw Panthers (level 42–43) use Sneak while out of combat, so they remain hidden until you get near them. - Kill **Shadowmaw Panther** or **Elder Shadowmaw Panther** for **Shadowmaw Claw** ×8 for Mok'thardin's Enchantment - Kill **Stranglethorn Tigress** for **Pristine Tigress Fang** for Mok'thardin's Enchantment - Kill **Shadowmaw Panther** ×10 for Panther Mastery - Kill **Snapjaw Crocolisk** for **Snapjaw Crocolisk Skin** ×5 for Some Assembly Required ### 31. Green Hills pages Where: 35.5, 23.7 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Pages of The Green Hills of Stranglethorn drop at about 1% each from the Bloodscalp and Skullsplitter trolls; keep every page you loot and look on the auction house for the rest. Barnil takes the chapters on your next Stranglethorn visit, at about 40. - Kill **Gluggle** (rare) for **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 1** for Chapter I (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 4** for Chapter I (optional) - Kill **Bookie Herod** for **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 6** for Chapter I (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 8** for Chapter I (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 10** for Chapter II (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 11** for Chapter II (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 14** for Chapter II (optional) - Kill **Bookie Herod** for **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 16** for Chapter II (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 18** for Chapter III (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 20** for Chapter III (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 21** for Chapter III (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 24** for Chapter III (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 25** for Chapter IV (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 26** for Chapter IV (optional) - Collect **Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 27** for Chapter IV (optional) ### 32. Mosh'Ogg camp Where: 37.3, 31.3 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. The Mosh'Ogg ogres camp in the hills just east of Grom'gol, on your way back. Kill 10 Brutes and 5 Witch Doctors (36–37); pull them one at a time. - Kill **Mosh'Ogg Brute** ×10 for The Defense of Grom'gol - Kill **Mosh'Ogg Witch Doctor** ×5 for The Defense of Grom'gol ### 33. Grom'gol Where: 32.2, 28.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Back to Grom'gol. - Turn in **The Defense of Grom'gol** at Commander Aggro'gosh - Turn in **Mok'thardin's Enchantment** at Far Seer Mok'thardin - Accept **Mok'thardin's Enchantment** from Far Seer Mok'thardin — Far Seer Mok'thardin: for forever/horde/40–50/01-stranglethorn-vale - Accept **Bloodscalp Clan Heads** from Nimboya — Nimboya: for forever/horde/40–50/01-stranglethorn-vale - The next guide takes the zeppelin to Orgrimmar from the tower on the west side of the camp. ### 34. Level 36 (Below level 36) Where: 36.7, 31.9 on the Stranglethorn Vale map. Dustwallow's quests are 35–38. Still below 36 after Grom'gol's hand-ins? The Mosh'Ogg Brutes and Witch Doctors camp in the hills just east of the camp: kill them until level 36, pulling one at a time, then walk back to the zeppelin tower. Or, with a group, run the Scarlet Monastery dungeon (Armory) or the Razorfen Downs dungeon instead. - Go to **Mosh'Ogg camp** Stranglethorn Vale - Reach level **36** — grind on Mosh'Ogg Brute --- Index for language models: https://polestar.guide/llms.txt