Un'Goro Crater, Eastern Plaguelands & Burning Steppes

Levels 50–53Horde

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56 steps · 47 quests · Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris, Badlands, Searing Gorge, Burning Steppes, Undercity, Tirisfal Glades, Eastern Plaguelands

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The Horde leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 50–53: 56 steps and 47 quests through Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris, Badlands, Searing Gorge, Burning Steppes, Undercity, Tirisfal Glades and Eastern Plaguelands.

Good to know

  • OptionalWilliden's Journal: Use the Mangled Journal to start itStep 5
  • KeepKeep the bait: Lar'korwi is level 56, and the second loop passes his lair.Step 13
  • SkippedA-Me 01 then wants a Mithril Casing, an Engineering item. Skip it unless you have one.Step 16
  • KeepKeep Larion's Marvon's Workshop and Linken's letter for later guides.Step 21
  • SkippedTorwa now asks for U'cha's pelt, back in the north-east cave: skip it.Step 25
  • KeepKrakle sends you to Donova Snowden in Winterspring: keep it.Step 29
  • GrindReach level 52: grind on Tar Lurkers at Lakkari Tar Pits, Un'Goro CraterStep 31
  • SkippedPestlezugg's next quest needs the Gorishi Hive Queen, an elite boss. Skip it.Step 32
  • KeepKeep Tinkee's letter: Felnok Steelspring is in Everlook, Winterspring.Step 42
  • SkippedTheodora's next errand goes to Lotwil east of town and then into Blackrock Depths: skip it.Step 43
  • KeepKeep Auntie Marlene: Marlene lives at Sorrow Hill in the Western Plaguelands.Step 54

Quests in order

47 quests
  1. Expedition Salvation
  2. Alien Ecology
  3. Roll the Bones
  4. Beware of Pterrordax
  5. Lost!
  6. Larion and Muigin
  7. Crystals of Power
  8. Shizzle's Flyer
  9. Chasing A-Me 01
  10. Williden's JournalOptional
  11. It's a Secret to Everybody ×3
  12. The Apes of Un'Goro
  13. The Fare of Lar'korwi
  14. The Scent of Lar'korwi
  15. The Bait for Lar'korwi
  16. A Little Help From My Friends
  17. Marvon's Workshop
  18. The Northern Pylon
  19. The Eastern Pylon
  20. The Western Pylon
  21. Finding the Source
  22. The New Springs
  23. Making Sense of It
  24. Dreadmaul Rock
  25. The Rise of the Machines
  26. Tablet of the Seven
  27. Broodling Essence
  28. Krom'Grul
  29. Felnok Steelspring
  30. A Call to Arms: The Plaguelands!
  31. Andron's Payment to Jediga
  32. Seeping Corruption
  33. Scarlet Diversions
  34. Argent Dawn Commission
  35. Invader's Scourgestones ×2Optional
  36. Minion's Scourgestones ×2Optional
  37. A Plague Upon Thee
  38. Augustus' Receipt Book
  39. Defenders of Darrowshire
  40. Zaeldarr the Outcast
  41. Pamela's Doll
  42. Auntie Marlene
  43. Uncle Carlin
Un'Goro Crater, Eastern Plaguelands & Burning Steppes(50–53)

Steps

56 steps
  1. 1Into Un'Goro Crater8 goals
    • Get the flight path at Marshal's Refuge from Gryfe
    • Accept Expedition Salvation from Williden Marshal
    • Accept Alien Ecology from Hol'anyee Marshal
    • Accept Roll the Bones from Spark Nilminer
    • Accept Beware of Pterrordax from Beware of PterrordaxThe wooden sign beside Spraggle
    • Accept Lost! from Spraggle Frock
    • Accept Larion and Muigin from Larion
    • Accept Crystals of Power from J.D. CollieJ.D. Collie, at the back of the cave

    From the Broken Pillar ride west to the long ramp that winds down into Un'Goro Crater, then follow the crater's north wall to Marshal's Refuge, a camp in the cliff caves. Everyone here is neutral.

  2. 2Out of the refuge3 goals
    • Accept Shizzle's Flyer from ShizzleShizzle, at the refuge entrance
    • Accept Chasing A-Me 01 from Karna RemtravelKarna Remtravel, just outside
    • From here on pick up every Power Crystal (blue, green, red, yellow) and every Un'Goro Soil pile you pass: 25 soil in all, 20 for Hamuul and 5 for Pestlezugg.
  3. 3Lakkari Tar Pits1 goal
    • Collect Super Sticky Tar ×12 for Super Sticky

    The tar pits lie just south of the refuge. Tar Beasts, Lurkers and Creepers drop the Super Sticky Tar.

  4. 4Western jungle2 goals
    • Kill Frenzied Pterrordax ×15 for Beware of Pterrordax
    • Kill Bloodpetal Trapper ×5 for Larion and Muigin

    Ride south-west along the western cliffs. Frenzied Pterrordax fly over the west side, and Bloodpetal Trappers grow in the same jungle.

  5. 5Stegodons and ravasaurs5 goals
    • Collect Dinosaur Bone ×8 for Roll the Bones
    • Collect Webbed Diemetradon Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer
    • Collect White Ravasaur Claw ×8 for Bone-Bladed Weapons
    • Collect A Mangled JournalOptionalA Mangled Journal, a rare drop
    • Accept Williden's Journal from A Mangled JournalOptionalUse the Mangled Journal to start it

    South of the hot springs, Stegodons graze and Dinosaur Bones drop from them or lie on the ground; Diemetradons nearby carry the scales Shizzle wants. Ravasaurs hunt in packs in the south-west: their claws are for Jes'rimon, and now and then one carries a Mangled Journal (a rare drop: take its quest only if you get one). Avoid Gruff, a level 57 Stegodon.

  6. 6Research Equipment1 goal
    • Collect Research Equipment for Expedition Salvation

    The expedition's lost equipment lies in the south-west jungle.

  7. 7The Gorishi hive4 goals
    • Collect Gorishi Scent Gland for Bungle in the Jungle
    • Collect Hive Wall Sample from Gorishi Hive Hatchery for Alien Ecology
    • Kill Pterrordax ×10 for Beware of Pterrordax
    • Collect Webbed Pterrordax Scale ×8 for Shizzle's Flyer

    The silithid hive fills the south of the crater. Gorishi wasps and workers drop the scent gland; use the Scraping Vial on the egg mass inside the first chamber. The Hive Queen at the bottom is an elite boss: stay out of her chamber. Pterrordax nest on the cliffs above the hive; their scales are for Shizzle.

  8. 8A Wrecked Raft6 goals
    • 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

    The raft lies on the shore of the south-eastern lake; the small pack sits in the water beside it.

  9. 9Torwa Pathfinder2 goals
    • Accept The Apes of Un'Goro from Torwa Pathfinder
    • Accept The Fare of Lar'korwi from Torwa Pathfinder

    Torwa camps in the south-east corner of the crater.

  10. 10Fresh Threshadon Carcass1 goal
    • Collect Piece of Threshadon Carcass from Fresh Threshadon Carcass for The Fare of Lar'korwi

    North of Torwa, a dead Threshadon lies by the water.

  11. 11Torwa Pathfinder2 goals
    • Turn in The Fare of Lar'korwi at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Accept The Scent of Lar'korwi from Torwa Pathfinder
  12. 12Lar'korwi Mates1 goal
    • Kill Lar'korwi Mate for Ravasaur Pheromone Gland ×2 for The Scent of Lar'korwi

    The Lar'korwi Mates prowl the jungle north-west of Torwa.

  13. 13Torwa Pathfinder3 goals
    • Turn in The Scent of Lar'korwi at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Accept The Bait for Lar'korwi from Torwa Pathfinder
    • Keep the bait: Lar'korwi is level 56, and the second loop passes his lair.
  14. 14Lashers and Threshers2 goals
    • Kill Bloodpetal Lasher ×5 for Larion and Muigin
    • Kill Bloodpetal Thresher ×5 for Larion and Muigin

    Ride north along the east side. Bloodpetal Lashers and Threshers fill the jungle.

  15. 15Crate of Foodstuffs1 goal
    • Collect Crate of Foodstuffs for Expedition Salvation

    The expedition's crate sits at an abandoned camp in the eastern jungle.

  16. 16Gorillas5 goals
    • 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
    • Turn in Chasing A-Me 01 at A-Me 01A-Me 01, the robot on the plateau
    • A-Me 01 then wants a Mithril Casing, an Engineering item. Skip it unless you have one.

    The gorillas live on the north-east plateau. Stay out of the deepest cave: U'cha lives there.

  17. 17Bloodpetal Flayers1 goal
    • Kill Bloodpetal Flayer ×5 for Larion and Muigin

    Ride south-west to Fire Plume Ridge, the volcano in the middle of the crater. Bloodpetal Flayers grow around its foot.

  18. 18Power Crystals and soil6 goals
    • 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
    • Collect Un'Goro Soil ×20 for Un'Goro Soil
    • Collect Un'Goro Soil ×5 for Bungle in the Jungle

    The crystal clusters stand all over the crater, many around Fire Plume Ridge. Take a few extra of each colour for the pylons.

  19. 19Ringo2 goals
    • Turn in Lost! at Ringo
    • Accept A Little Help From My Friends from Ringo

    Ringo sits on the ridge, lost and exhausted.

  20. 20Escort Ringo1 goal
    • Complete A Little Help From My Friends

    Lead Ringo north to Marshal's Refuge. When he faints, use Spraggle's Canteen on him to wake him.

  21. 21Marshal's Refuge16 goals
    • Turn in Shizzle's Flyer at ShizzleShizzle, at the entrance
    • Turn in A Little Help From My Friends at Spraggle Frock
    • Turn in Beware of Pterrordax at Spraggle Frock
    • Turn in Larion and Muigin at Larion
    • Accept Marvon's Workshop from Larion
    • Turn in It's a Secret to Everybody at Linken
    • Accept It's a Secret to Everybody from Linken
    • Turn in Expedition Salvation at Williden Marshal
    • Turn in Williden's Journal at Williden MarshalOptional
    • Turn in Alien Ecology at Hol'anyee Marshal
    • Turn in Roll the Bones at Spark Nilminer
    • 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
    • Keep Larion's Marvon's Workshop and Linken's letter for later guides.
  22. 22Northern Pylon2 goals
    • Go to Northern Crystal Pylon Un'Goro Crater
    • Complete The Northern Pylon

    The pylon stands on the slope east of the refuge.

  23. 23Eastern Pylon2 goals
    • Go to Eastern Crystal Pylon Un'Goro Crater
    • Complete The Eastern Pylon

    Ride down the east side of the crater to the pylon on the eastern cliffs.

  24. 24Lar'korwi1 goal
    • Kill Lar'korwi for Lar'korwi's Head for The Bait for Lar'korwi

    Lar'korwi's lair is just south of the pylon. Use Torwa's bait there; Lar'korwi is level 56 and hits hard, so start at full health.

  25. 25Torwa Pathfinder3 goals
    • Turn in The Apes of Un'Goro at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Turn in The Bait for Lar'korwi at Torwa Pathfinder
    • Torwa now asks for U'cha's pelt, back in the north-east cave: skip it.
  26. 26Western Pylon2 goals
    • Go to Western Crystal Pylon Un'Goro Crater
    • Complete The Western Pylon

    Cross the south of the crater to the pylon on the western cliffs.

  27. 27Krakle1 goal
    • Accept Finding the Source from Krakle

    Krakle the goblin sits at Golakka Hot Springs, just east of the pylon.

  28. 28Krakle's Thermometer1 goal
    • Complete Finding the Source

    Ride east to Fire Plume Ridge, climb it and use Krakle's Thermometer at the lava vent near the top, then ride back west to Krakle.

  29. 29Krakle3 goals
    • Turn in Finding the Source at Krakle
    • Accept The New Springs from Krakle
    • Krakle sends you to Donova Snowden in Winterspring: keep it.
  30. 30J.D. Collie5 goals
    • 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

    Ride north back to Marshal's Refuge.

  31. 31Lakkari Tar Pits1 goal
    • Reach level 52grind on Tar Lurkers at Lakkari Tar Pits, Un'Goro Crater

    Theodora's quest in Kargath needs level 52. The Tar Lurkers and Tar Lords just south of the refuge are the closest camp.

  32. 32Gadgetzan4 goals
    • Hearth to Gadgetzan
    • Turn in Super Sticky at Tran'rek
    • Turn in Bungle in the Jungle at Alchemist Pestlezugg
    • Pestlezugg's next quest needs the Gorishi Hive Queen, an elite boss. Skip it.
  33. 33OrgrimmarHunter, Shaman only2 goals
    • Fly to Orgrimmar
    • Train at your trainer

    Fly to Orgrimmar and train before the Grom'gol zeppelin: the Undercity stop later in this guide has no Hunter or Shaman trainer.

  34. 34Thunder BluffDruid only2 goals
    • Fly to Thunder Bluff
    • Train at your trainer

    Fly to Thunder Bluff and train with Turak Runetotem on Elder Rise, then fly to Orgrimmar for the Grom'gol zeppelin.

  35. 35Fly to Kargath3 goals
    • Fly to Kargath
    • Accept Dreadmaul Rock from Thal'trak Proudtusk
    • Accept The Rise of the Machines from Hierophant Theodora Mulvadania

    Fly to Orgrimmar, take the zeppelin to Grom'gol and fly from there to Kargath, built into the cliffs on the Badlands' west edge.

  36. 36Into the Searing Gorge1 goal
    • Go to Bridge into Blackrock Mountain Searing Gorge

    Take the pass out of Kargath's west side into the Searing Gorge, then ride south across the gorge to the long bridge into Blackrock Mountain. Inside, follow the chain walkways down and leave through the southern exit; stay off the paths to the dungeon portals.

  37. 37Flame Crest3 goals
    • Get the flight path at Flame Crest from Vahgruk
    • Accept Tablet of the Seven from Maxwort Uberglint
    • Accept Broodling Essence from Tinkee Steamboil

    The mountain lets you out beside Blackrock Stronghold, full of 55–57 orcs. Follow the road east along the northern cliffs to the Horde camp at Flame Crest.

  38. 38Black Broodlings1 goal
    • Collect Broodling Essence ×8 for Broodling Essence

    Black Broodlings nest in the hills just east of Flame Crest. Use Tinkee's Draco-Incarcinatrix 900 on a broodling when it is almost dead to capture its essence.

  39. 39Sha'ni Proudtusk2 goals
    • Turn in Dreadmaul Rock at Sha'ni Proudtusk
    • Accept Krom'Grul from Sha'ni Proudtusk

    Follow the cliffs south to Dreadmaul Rock, the Firegut ogres' hill. Sha'ni Proudtusk's remains lie at its foot.

  40. 40Krom'Grul1 goal
    • Kill Krom'Grul for Sha'ni's Nose-Ring for Krom'Grul

    Krom'Grul walks the caves and mine tunnels of Dreadmaul Rock; if he isn't home, clear the ogres around the entrances until he comes back.

  41. 41Thaurissan dig site2 goals
    • Kill Greater Obsidian Elemental or War Reaver for Fractured Elemental Shard ×10 for The Rise of the Machines
    • Collect Tablet Transcript from Tablet of the Seven for Tablet of the Seven

    Ride west to the dig site. War Reaver golems (53) stomp around it and drop the shards often; the Tablet of the Seven stands in its middle among the Thaurissan dwarves. Copy it.

  42. 42Flame Crest4 goals
    • Turn in Tablet of the Seven at Maxwort Uberglint
    • Turn in Broodling Essence at Tinkee Steamboil
    • Accept Felnok Steelspring from Tinkee Steamboil
    • Keep Tinkee's letter: Felnok Steelspring is in Everlook, Winterspring.

    Back north-east to Flame Crest.

  43. 43Kargath4 goals
    • Fly to Kargath
    • Turn in Krom'Grul at Thal'trak Proudtusk
    • Turn in The Rise of the Machines at Hierophant Theodora Mulvadania
    • Theodora's next errand goes to Lotwil east of town and then into Blackrock Depths: skip it.
  44. 44Undercity6 goals
    • Fly to Undercity
    • Accept A Call to Arms: The Plaguelands! from Harbinger BalthazadHarbinger Balthazad, the Trade Quarter, beside the bat master
    • Turn in Delivery to Andron Gant at Andron GantAndron Gant, the Rogues' Quarter
    • Accept Andron's Payment to Jediga from Andron Gant
    • Accept Seeping Corruption from Chemist CuelyChemist Cuely, the Apothecarium: the vials fill in Azshara later
    • Train at your trainerWarrior, Paladin, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock only
  45. 45The Bulwark8 goals
    • Turn in A Call to Arms: The Plaguelands! at High Executor Derrington
    • Accept Scarlet Diversions from High Executor Derrington
    • Accept Argent Dawn Commission from Argent Officer Garush
    • Turn in Argent Dawn Commission at Argent Officer Garush
    • Accept Invader's Scourgestones from Argent Officer GarushOptional
    • Accept Minion's Scourgestones from Argent Officer GarushOptional
    • Accept A Plague Upon Thee from Mickey Levine
    • Take a Box of Incendiaries from the crate next to Derrington for Scarlet Diversions, done on the way back. Equip the Argent Dawn Commission: Scourgestones only drop while you wear it.

    Leave the Undercity and ride east along the road through Tirisfal Glades to the Bulwark, the Forsaken fort on the border.

  46. 46Augustus the Touched1 goal
    • Accept Augustus' Receipt Book from Augustus the Touched

    Follow the road east through the Western Plaguelands and across the river into the Eastern Plaguelands; leave it north for Terrordale, the ruined town in the north-west. Augustus sits in a hut at its edge.

  47. 47Augustus' Receipt Book1 goal
    • Collect Augustus' Receipt Book for Augustus' Receipt Book

    The book lies in the ruined inn of Terrordale.

  48. 48Augustus the Touched1 goal
    • Turn in Augustus' Receipt Book at Augustus the Touched
  49. 49Termite mounds1 goal
    • Collect Plagueland Termites from Large Termite Mound ×100 for A Plague Upon Thee

    The Large Termite Mounds stand all over the hills east of Terrordale. Use the Empty Termite Jar on each mound you pass.

  50. 50Light's Hope Chapel6 goals
    • Get the flight path at Light's Hope Chapel from Georgia
    • Set your home to Light's Hope Chapel at Jessica Chambers
    • Accept Defenders of Darrowshire from Carlin Redpath
    • Accept Zaeldarr the Outcast from Caretaker Alen
    • Accept Invader's Scourgestones from Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffOptional
    • Accept Minion's Scourgestones from Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffOptional

    Ride south back to the road and follow it east across the whole zone to Light's Hope Chapel.

  51. 51Darrowshire Spirits3 goals
    • Free Darrowshire Spirits: talk to them ×15 for Defenders of Darrowshire
    • Collect Minion's Scourgestone ×20 for Minion's ScourgestonesOptional
    • Collect Invader's Scourgestone ×10 for Invader's ScourgestonesOptional

    With Carlin's quest in your log, slain Scourge sometimes leave a Darrowshire Spirit; talk to it to free it. Kill undead on the ride south-west to Darrowshire.

  52. 52Pamela Redpath1 goal
    • Accept Pamela's Doll from Pamela Redpath

    Pamela's ghost stands in the ruins of Darrowshire, in the south-west.

  53. 53Pamela's Doll4 goals
    • Collect Pamela's Doll's Head
    • Collect Pamela's Doll's Left Side
    • Collect Pamela's Doll's Right Side
    • Collect Pamela's Doll for Pamela's Doll

    The doll's head and its two sides lie in the houses around Pamela; join them from your bags.

  54. 54Pamela Redpath4 goals
    • Turn in Pamela's Doll at Pamela Redpath
    • Accept Auntie Marlene from Pamela Redpath
    • Accept Uncle Carlin from Pamela Redpath
    • Keep Auntie Marlene: Marlene lives at Sorrow Hill in the Western Plaguelands.
  55. 55Zaeldarr the Outcast1 goal
    • Kill Zaeldarr the Outcast for Zaeldarr's Head for Zaeldarr the Outcast

    Zaeldarr lurks just west of Darrowshire.

  56. 56Back to Light's Hope Chapel7 goals
    • Hearth to Light's Hope Chapel
    • Turn in Zaeldarr the Outcast at Caretaker Alen
    • Turn in Uncle Carlin at Carlin Redpath
    • Turn in Defenders of Darrowshire at Carlin Redpath
    • Turn in Invader's Scourgestones at Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffOptional
    • Turn in Minion's Scourgestones at Duke Nicholas ZverenhoffOptional
    • The next guide starts here, at the chapel's flight master.