The Barrens

Levels 11–17HordeOrc, Troll

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38 steps · 34 quests · The Barrens, Durotar

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The Orc and Troll leveling route for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 11–17: 38 steps and 34 quests through The Barrens and Durotar.

Good to know

  • GrindReach level 16: grind on Witchwing Slayers at the Dry Hills, The BarrensStep 37

Quests in order

34 quests
  1. Plainstrider Menace
  2. Disrupt the Attacks
  3. Supplies for the Crossroads
  4. Fungal Spores
  5. Wharfmaster Dizzywig
  6. Raptor Thieves
  7. The Forgotten Pools
  8. The Zhevra
  9. Prowlers of the Barrens
  10. Harpy Raiders
  11. Forged SteelWarrior only
  12. Call of Fire ×4Shaman only
  13. Samophlange ×4
  14. Parts and Pieces
  15. Southsea Freebooters
  16. The Missing Shipment ×2
  17. Stolen Booty
  18. Echeyakee
  19. The Disruption Ends
  20. Centaur Bracers
  21. Wenikee Boltbucket
  22. Harpy Lieutenants
  23. The Angry Scytheclaws
  24. The Stagnant Oasis
  25. Altered Beings
  26. Mura Runetotem
  27. Nugget Slugs
The Barrens(11–17)

Steps

38 steps
  1. 1The Crossroads8 goals
    • Turn in Crossroads Conscription at Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept Plainstrider Menace from Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept Disrupt the Attacks from Thork
    • Accept Supplies for the Crossroads from Thork
    • Accept Fungal Spores from Apothecary Helbrim
    • Accept Wharfmaster Dizzywig from Apothecary Helbrim
    • Accept Raptor Thieves from Gazrog
    • Accept The Forgotten Pools from Tonga Runetotem

    You arrive from Far Watch Post. Sergra stands by the inn; Thork and Darsok on the tower platform; Helbrim and Gazrog by the north gate; Tonga at the south gate.

  2. 2Plainstriders and raptors2 goals
    • Kill Greater Plainstrider or Ornery Plainstrider for Plainstrider Beak ×7 for Plainstrider Menace
    • Kill Sunscale Lashtail or Sunscale Screecher for Raptor Head ×12 for Raptor Thieves

    Plainstriders and Sunscale raptors roam the plains all around the Crossroads.

  3. 3Sergra Darkthorn2 goals
    • Turn in Plainstrider Menace at Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept The Zhevra from Sergra Darkthorn
  4. 4Zhevra and raptors2 goals
    • Collect Zhevra Hooves ×4 for The Zhevra
    • Kill Sunscale Lashtail or Sunscale Screecher for Raptor Head ×12 for Raptor Thieves

    Zhevra Runners graze on the same plains; finish the raptor heads as you go.

  5. 5The Crossroads4 goals
    • Turn in Raptor Thieves at Gazrog
    • Turn in The Zhevra at Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept Prowlers of the Barrens from Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept Harpy Raiders from Darsok SwiftdaggerDarsok Swiftdagger, on the tower platform: needs level 12
  6. 6Thun'grim FiregazeWarrior only2 goals
    • Turn in Thun'grim Firegaze at Thun'grim Firegaze
    • Accept Forged Steel from Thun'grim Firegaze

    Thun'grim camps beside the road east toward Ratchet.

  7. 7Kranal FissShaman only2 goals
    • Turn in Call of Fire at Kranal Fiss
    • Accept Call of Fire from Kranal Fiss

    Kranal Fiss stands on the ridge north of the Razormane camp, east of the Crossroads.

  8. 8Telf JoolamShaman only2 goals
    • Turn in Call of Fire at Telf Joolam
    • Accept Call of Fire from Telf Joolam

    Telf waits on the Durotar bank of the Southfury River, east of the Razormane camp.

  9. 9Dustwind Gulch cultistsShaman only1 goal
    • Kill Burning Blade Cultist for Reagent Pouch for Call of Fire

    Burning Blade Cultists hold Dustwind Gulch in northern Durotar, by Drygulch Ravine; they drop the Reagent Pouch.

  10. 10Razormane camp7 goals
    • Kill Razormane Water Seeker ×8 for Disrupt the Attacks
    • Kill Razormane Thornweaver ×8 for Disrupt the Attacks
    • Kill Razormane Hunter ×3 for Disrupt the Attacks
    • Collect Crossroads' Supply Crates for Supplies for the Crossroads
    • Collect Forged Steel Bars from Stolen Iron Chest for Forged SteelWarrior only
    • Kill Razormane Water Seeker or Razormane Thornweaver for Fire Tar for Call of FireShaman only
    • Kill Savannah Prowler for Prowler Claws ×7 for Prowlers of the BarrensOptional

    Water Seekers, Thornweavers and Hunters hold the camp east of the Crossroads. The supply crates sit at its eastern end. Warriors: the Stolen Iron Chest stands in the camp. Shamans: the quilboar drop the Fire Tar. Kill Savannah Prowlers you pass for their claws.

  11. 11Telf JoolamShaman only5 goals
    • Turn in Call of Fire at Telf Joolam
    • Accept Call of Fire from Telf Joolam
    • Kill Minor Manifestation of Fire for Glowing Ember for Call of Fire
    • Turn in Call of Fire at Brazier of the Dormant Flame
    • Accept Call of Fire from Brazier of the Dormant Flame

    Telf makes Fire Sapta from the tar and pouch. Use it by the brazier next to him to reveal the Minor Manifestation of Fire, kill it for the Glowing Ember, then place the ember in the brazier.

  12. 12Kranal FissShaman only1 goal
    • Turn in Call of Fire at Kranal FissKranal Fiss: Searing Totem, your Fire Totem and the Totem of Charged Flames
  13. 13Thun'grim FiregazeWarrior only1 goal
    • Turn in Forged Steel at Thun'grim Firegaze
  14. 14Ratchet6 goals
    • Get the flight path at Ratchet from Bragok
    • Set your home to Ratchet at Innkeeper Wiley
    • Accept Samophlange from Sputtervalve
    • Accept Parts and Pieces from Wrenix the Wretched
    • Accept Southsea Freebooters from Gazlowe
    • Turn in Wharfmaster Dizzywig at Wharfmaster DizzywigWharfmaster Dizzywig, on the dock

    Follow the road south-east to Ratchet on the coast.

  15. 15Southsea beach3 goals
    • Kill Southsea Brigand ×12 for Southsea Freebooters
    • Kill Southsea Cannoneer ×6 for Southsea Freebooters
    • Collect Handful of Complicated Parts from Pile of Complicated Parts ×5 for Parts and Pieces

    The pirates camp along the beach south of Ratchet. The piles of complicated parts lie in and around their camp.

  16. 16Ratchet7 goals
    • Turn in Parts and Pieces at Wrenix the Wretched
    • Turn in Southsea Freebooters at Gazlowe
    • Accept The Missing Shipment from Gazlowe
    • Turn in The Missing Shipment at Wharfmaster Dizzywig
    • Accept The Missing Shipment from Wharfmaster Dizzywig
    • Turn in The Missing Shipment at Gazlowe
    • Accept Stolen Booty from Gazlowe
  17. 17Stolen Booty2 goals
    • Collect Shipment of Boots from Drizzlik's Emporium for Stolen Booty
    • Collect Telescopic Lens from Fragile - Do Not Drop for Stolen Booty

    Back to the pirate camp: the boots are in the crate marked Drizzlik's Emporium at the camp's south end, the lens in the Fragile crate just east of it.

  18. 18Gazlowe1 goal
    • Turn in Stolen Booty at Gazlowe
  19. 19Back to the Crossroads6 goals
    • Kill Savannah Prowler for Prowler Claws ×7 for Prowlers of the BarrensOptional
    • Turn in Prowlers of the Barrens at Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept Echeyakee from Sergra Darkthorn
    • Turn in Disrupt the Attacks at Thork
    • Turn in Supplies for the Crossroads at Thork
    • Accept The Disruption Ends from Thork

    Walk back up the road to the Crossroads. Savannah Prowlers hunt along it and on the plains west of town: finish the claws before you hand them in.

  20. 20Regthar Deathgate1 goal
    • Accept Centaur Bracers from Regthar Deathgate

    Regthar stands at the Kolkar watch post just west of the Crossroads.

  21. 21Kolkar camps and the Forgotten Pools4 goals
    • Collect Centaur Bracers ×15 for Centaur Bracers
    • Go to Forgotten Pools The BarrensWade into the pools to explore them
    • Complete The Forgotten Pools
    • Collect Fungal Spores from Laden Mushroom ×4 for Fungal Spores

    The Kolkar camps spread north-west of Regthar; every Kolkar can drop Centaur Bracers. The Forgotten Pools lie in their middle, with Laden Mushrooms around the water. Savannah Prowlers roam the same plains.

  22. 22Regthar Deathgate1 goal
    • Turn in Centaur Bracers at Regthar Deathgate
  23. 23Witchwing harpies1 goal
    • Collect Witchwing Talon ×8 for Harpy Raiders

    The harpies nest in the Dry Hills north-west of the Forgotten Pools; any of them can drop a talon.

  24. 24The Sludge Fen10 goals
    • Turn in Samophlange at Control Console
    • Accept Samophlange from Control Console
    • Click Fuel Control Valve for Samophlange
    • Click Regulator Valve for Samophlange
    • Click Main Control Valve for Samophlange
    • Turn in Samophlange at Control Console
    • Accept Samophlange from Control Console
    • Kill Tinkerer Sniggles for Console Key for Samophlange
    • Turn in Samophlange at Control Console
    • Accept Samophlange from Control Console

    Head east to the Venture Co. research site west of the Sludge Fen. Use the Control Console, close the three valves around the drill, use the console again, then take the Console Key from Tinkerer Sniggles.

  25. 25Echeyakee2 goals
    • Kill Echeyakee for Echeyakee's Hide for Echeyakee
    • Hearth to Ratchet

    Echeyakee's lair lies south of the Sludge Fen, north-east of the Crossroads. Use the horn Sergra gave you there to call the white lion out. Then hearth to Ratchet.

  26. 26Sputtervalve2 goals
    • Turn in Samophlange at Sputtervalve
    • Accept Wenikee Boltbucket from Sputtervalve
  27. 27The Disruption Ends3 goals
    • Kill Razormane Geomancer ×8 for The Disruption Ends
    • Kill Razormane Defender ×8 for The Disruption Ends
    • Kill Kreenig Snarlsnout for Kreenig Snarlsnout's Tusk for The Disruption Ends

    On the way back to the Crossroads, the Razormane camp again: Geomancers and Defenders hold its eastern half; Kreenig Snarlsnout walks among them.

  28. 28The Crossroads8 goals
    • Turn in The Disruption Ends at Thork
    • Turn in Harpy Raiders at Darsok Swiftdagger
    • Accept Harpy Lieutenants from Darsok Swiftdagger
    • Turn in Echeyakee at Sergra Darkthorn
    • Accept The Angry Scytheclaws from Sergra Darkthorn
    • Turn in Fungal Spores at Apothecary Helbrim
    • Turn in The Forgotten Pools at Tonga Runetotem
    • Accept The Stagnant Oasis from Tonga Runetotem
  29. 29The Stagnant Oasis1 goal
    • Click Bubbling Fissure for The Stagnant Oasis

    The oasis lies south-east of the Crossroads. Test the seeds at the bubbling fissure in the middle of the water.

  30. 30Raptor Grounds3 goals
    • Click Red Raptor Nest for The Angry Scytheclaws
    • Click Blue Raptor Nest for The Angry Scytheclaws
    • Click Yellow Raptor Nest for The Angry Scytheclaws

    The Raptor Grounds lie south-west of the oasis. Sunscale Scytheclaws drop the feathers you use on the three nests.

  31. 31The Crossroads3 goals
    • Turn in The Angry Scytheclaws at Sergra Darkthorn
    • Turn in The Stagnant Oasis at Tonga Runetotem
    • Accept Altered Beings from Tonga Runetotem
  32. 32Lushwater Oasis1 goal
    • Kill Oasis Snapjaw for Altered Snapjaw Shell ×8 for Altered Beings

    Oasis Snapjaws crowd the water of Lushwater Oasis, south-west of the Crossroads.

  33. 33Tonga Runetotem2 goals
    • Turn in Altered Beings at Tonga Runetotem
    • Accept Mura Runetotem from Tonga Runetotem
  34. 34Wenikee Boltbucket2 goals
    • Turn in Wenikee Boltbucket at Wenikee Boltbucket
    • Accept Nugget Slugs from Wenikee Boltbucket

    Follow the road north to the Mor'shan Rampart; Wenikee stands just south of it.

  35. 35Nugget Slugs1 goal
    • Collect Nugget Slug from Tool Bucket ×15 for Nugget Slugs

    The Tool Buckets sit around the Venture Co. camp in the Sludge Fen, east of Wenikee.

  36. 36Wenikee Boltbucket1 goal
    • Turn in Nugget Slugs at Wenikee Boltbucket
  37. 37Witchwing Slayers2 goals
    • Kill Witchwing Slayer for Harpy Lieutenant Ring ×6 for Harpy Lieutenants
    • Reach level 16grind on Witchwing Slayers at the Dry Hills, The Barrens

    The Slayers hold the western end of the Dry Hills, past the harpies you fought before; they drop the rings.

  38. 38The Crossroads2 goals
    • Turn in Harpy Lieutenants at Darsok Swiftdagger
    • Set your home to The Crossroads at Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind

    Back to the Crossroads; the next guide starts here.