Dustwallow Marsh & Desolace

Levels 39–41Horde

View map

Map © Blizzard Entertainment

32 steps · 25 quests · The Barrens, Dustwallow Marsh, Desolace

/polestar guide forever/horde/30-40/04-dustwallow-marsh

The Horde leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 39–41: 32 steps and 25 quests through The Barrens, Dustwallow Marsh and Desolace.

Good to know

  • OptionalJarl Needs a Blade: only if you carry a Moonsteel Broadsword (Blacksmithing or the Auction House)Step 11

Quests in order

25 quests
  1. The Black Shield ×4
  2. Suspicious Hoofprints
  3. Lieutenant Paval Reethe
  4. Hungry!
  5. Theramore Spies
  6. Questioning Reethe
  7. Stinky's Escape
  8. Soothing Spices
  9. The Lost Report
  10. Jarl Needs Eyes
  11. Jarl Needs a BladeOptional
  12. The Severed Head
  13. The Troll Witchdoctor
  14. Hand of Iruxos
  15. Other Fish to Fry
  16. Get Me Out of Here!
  17. Ghost-o-plasm Round Up
  18. Gizelton Caravan
  19. Carved Centaur Totems
  20. Bone Collector
  21. Book of the Ancients
  22. Portals of the Legion
Dustwallow Marsh & Desolace(39–41)

Steps

32 steps
  1. 1Fly to Camp Taurajo2 goals
    • Set your home to Ratchet at Innkeeper WileyInnkeeper Wiley: the last guide binds here, so this usually ticks at once
    • Fly to Camp Taurajo
  2. 2Shady Rest Inn3 goals
    • Accept The Black Shield from Black Shield
    • Accept Suspicious Hoofprints from Hoofprints
    • Accept Lieutenant Paval Reethe from Theramore Guard Badge

    Head east from Camp Taurajo along the road into the marsh. The burned-out Shady Rest Inn stands beside it just past the border; the shield, the badge and the hoofprints are in and beside the ruin.

  3. 3Brackenwall Village9 goals
    • Accept Hungry! from Mudcrush DurtfeetMudcrush Durtfeet, at the south edge of the village where the road comes in
    • Get the flight path at Brackenwall Village from Shardi
    • Turn in Lieutenant Paval Reethe at Krog
    • Turn in The Black Shield at Krog
    • Turn in Suspicious Hoofprints at Krog
    • Accept The Black Shield from Krog
    • Turn in The Black Shield at Do'gol
    • Accept The Black Shield from Do'gol
    • Accept Theramore Spies from Nazeer Bloodpike

    Take the road north at the fork to the ogre village of Brackenwall.

  4. 4Questioning Reethe2 goals
    • Accept Questioning Reethe from Ogron
    • Complete Questioning Reethe

    Ogron waits in the Quagmire east of the village. Follow him to Reethe and keep him alive through the fight that breaks out.

  5. 5Stinky Ignatz2 goals
    • Accept Stinky's Escape from "Stinky" Ignatz
    • Complete Stinky's Escape

    Head north to Witch Hill. Stinky stands at the foot of the hill; escort him while he gathers Bogbean Leaves just south of it.

  6. 6Mirefin murlocs1 goal
    • Collect Mirefin Head ×12 for Hungry!

    The Mirefin murlocs crowd the coast east and north-east of Witch Hill; every kind drops heads.

  7. 7Swamp Eye Jarl4 goals
    • Accept Soothing Spices from "Swamp Eye" Jarl
    • Turn in Soothing Spices at "Swamp Eye" Jarl
    • Accept The Lost Report from Loose DirtLoose Dirt, beside the manor
    • Accept Jarl Needs Eyes from "Swamp Eye" Jarl

    Jarl lives in the Swamplight Manor south-east of Witch Hill.

  8. 8Darkfang spiders2 goals
    • Collect Acidic Venom Sac ×6 for The Black Shield
    • Kill Theramore Infiltrator ×9 for Theramore Spies

    Head west back across the marsh. The Darkfang Venomspitters on the ridges north of Brackenwall drop the venom sacs. Theramore Infiltrators (35–36) sneak through the same woods: they are stealthed, so look closely.

  9. 9Darkmist Cavern1 goal
    • Kill Darkmist Spider or Darkmist Lurker for Unpopped Darkmist Eye ×40 for Jarl Needs Eyes

    The Darkmist spiders swarm the cavern mouth north-west of Brackenwall; every kind drops eyes.

  10. 10Brackenwall Village7 goals
    • Turn in Questioning Reethe at Krog
    • Turn in Theramore Spies at Nazeer Bloodpike
    • Turn in The Lost Report at Nazeer Bloodpike
    • Turn in Hungry! at Mudcrush Durtfeet
    • Turn in The Black Shield at Do'gol
    • Accept The Black Shield from Do'gol
    • Turn in The Black Shield at Krog
  11. 11Swamp Eye Jarl4 goals
    • Turn in Jarl Needs Eyes at "Swamp Eye" Jarl
    • Accept Jarl Needs a Blade from "Swamp Eye" JarlOptionalonly if you carry a Moonsteel Broadsword (Blacksmithing or the Auction House)
    • Turn in Jarl Needs a Blade at "Swamp Eye" JarlOptional
    • Accept The Severed Head from Loose DirtLoose Dirt, now that Nazeer has read the report

    Head east back to the Swamplight Manor.

  12. 12Brackenwall Village2 goals
    • Turn in The Severed Head at Nazeer Bloodpike
    • Accept The Troll Witchdoctor from Nazeer BloodpikeFor Kin'weelay at Grom'gol, in the next guide

    Head back west to Brackenwall with the head.

  13. 13Hearth to Ratchet2 goals
    • Hearth to Ratchet
    • Turn in Stinky's Escape at Mebok Mizzyrix
  14. 14Shadowprey Village4 goals
    • Fly to Shadowprey Village
    • Set your home to Shadowprey Village at Innkeeper Sikewa
    • Accept Hand of Iruxos from Taiga Wisemane
    • Accept Other Fish to Fry from Drulzegar Skraghook
  15. 15Melizza Brimbuzzle2 goals
    • Accept Get Me Out of Here! from Melizza Brimbuzzle
    • Complete Get Me Out of Here!

    Head north-east to the Valley of Spears. Melizza is held in the Maraudine centaur camp; free her and escort her out east of the valley.

  16. 16Kodo Graveyard2 goals
    • Turn in Get Me Out of Here! at Hornizz Brimbuzzle
    • Accept Ghost-o-plasm Round Up from Hornizz Brimbuzzle

    Hornizz waits at the goblin camp on the west side of the Kodo Graveyard.

  17. 17Gizelton Caravan2 goals
    • Accept Gizelton Caravan from Rigger Gizelton
    • Complete Gizelton Caravan

    Rigger Gizelton's caravan stops on the road at the edge of Mannoroc Coven. Escort it east past the coven; demons attack it twice.

  18. 18Scrabblescrew's Camp1 goal
    • Turn in Gizelton Caravan at Smeed Scrabblescrew

    The caravan ends at Smeed's camp on the east side of the Kodo Graveyard.

  19. 19Ghost Walker Post2 goals
    • Turn in The Kolkar of Desolace at Felgur Twocuts
    • Accept Carved Centaur Totems from Gurda Wildmane

    Felgur Twocuts and Gurda Wildmane stand in the post just west of Smeed's camp.

  20. 20Kormek's Hut1 goal
    • Accept Bone Collector from Bibbly F'utzbuckle

    Head north up the road to the hut by the road north of the graveyard.

  21. 21Kodo bones and ghosts2 goals
    • Collect Kodo Bone from Kodo Bones ×10 for Bone Collector
    • Complete Ghost-o-plasm Round Up

    Pick up the kodo bones scattered across the graveyard, and use the Crate of Ghost Magnets among the bones: the ghosts it draws drop the ghost-o-plasm.

  22. 22Hornizz Brimbuzzle1 goal
    • Turn in Ghost-o-plasm Round Up at Hornizz Brimbuzzle
  23. 23Kormek's Hut1 goal
    • Turn in Bone Collector at Bibbly F'utzbuckle
  24. 24Thunder Axe Fortress1 goal
    • Kill Demon Spirit for Demon Box for Hand of Iruxos

    The Burning Blade hold the fortress north-west of Kormek's Hut. Use the Demon Pick on the Demon Spirit in the fortress to get the Demon Box.

  25. 25Ethel Rethor1 goal
    • Accept Book of the Ancients from Azore Aldamort

    Head west to Azore Aldamort's tower at Ethel Rethor on the north-west coast.

  26. 26Slitherblade coast4 goals
    • 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 Lord Kragaru for Book of the Ancients for Book of the Ancients

    The Slitherblade naga hold the coast north of Ethel Rethor, up to Sar'theris Strand. Lord Kragaru guards the Book of the Ancients at the far northern tip.

  27. 27Azore Aldamort1 goal
    • Turn in Book of the Ancients at Azore Aldamort
  28. 28Maraudine totems1 goal
    • Collect Carved Centaur Totem ×5 for Carved Centaur Totems

    Head south from Ethel Rethor into the Valley of Spears. The Maraudine Scouts, Wranglers, Maulers, Windchasers and Marauders (36–39) drop the Carved Centaur Totems.

  29. 29Shadowprey Village3 goals
    • Turn in Hand of Iruxos at Taiga Wisemane
    • Accept Portals of the Legion from Taiga Wisemane
    • Turn in Other Fish to Fry at Drulzegar Skraghook

    Head on south-west to Shadowprey.

  30. 30Portals of the Legion2 goals
    • Go to Mannoroc Coven Desolace
    • Complete Portals of the Legion

    Head east to Mannoroc Coven. Use the Rod of Banishing by each demon portal to close six of them.

  31. 31Ghost Walker Post1 goal
    • Turn in Carved Centaur Totems at Gurda Wildmane

    Head north from the coven to Gurda Wildmane at Ghost Walker Post.

  32. 32Hearth to Shadowprey3 goals
    • Hearth to Shadowprey Village
    • Turn in Portals of the Legion at Taiga Wisemane
    • The next guide takes you back to Stranglethorn Vale.