How this route works. The Forsaken start in Deathknell, so the first ten levels run through Tirisfal Glades and the Undercity; from 13 the Undercity zeppelin joins the Troll Shaman's dungeon ladder (Ragefire Chasm, Wailing Caverns), and two new Forever dungeons near home, Ruins of Lordaeron and Shadowfang Keep, fit in early. Cloth drops from the humanoids on the way feed Tailoring, and everything green you outgrow becomes Enchanting dust. The Tirisfal levels are Classic-baseline until Forever's new Tirisfal quests are researched; later hubs are Reported unless marked.
Dungeon quests are the XP. Reported
Dungeon mobs give more XP than in Classic and dungeon quests carry the bonus XP (the quest bonus per Kris Zierhut, principal designer). Run each dungeon once with its quests.
Zones follow the next dungeon. Reported
Quest where that bracket's dungeon quests start, collect them all, run the dungeon, turn in, and move on.
Eat before you pull. Confirmed
Crafted food gives Well Fed +5% kill XP (8% with the Cozy Sleeping Bag at camp). That makes Cooking a leveling profession, so start it on day one.
Trainer gates set your profession pace. Classic-baseline
Journeyman needs character level 10, Expert level 20 and Artisan level 35. Keep each profession near its cap before you outlevel the materials in your current zone.
Level1–6
Deathknell
Deathknell, Tirisfal Glades
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Starter quests around Deathknell (Undertaker Mordo's Rude Awakening, Marla's Last Wish, Rattling the Rattlecages, Scavenging Deathknell, Night Web's Hollow, The Mindless Ones, Vital Intelligence to Brill). Classic quest list; Forever's new Tirisfal quests are not yet researched Classic-baseline.
Train with Isabella, the Mage trainer in Deathknell: Conjure Water at 4, Conjure Food at 6, Polymorph at 8 (Method) Classic-baseline.
Camping and Cooking: the Valley of Trials gets both from the new quest The Great Outdoors; whether Deathknell has its own version is not documented yet. If it does not, the Cooking trainer in the Undercity teaches Cooking and the Basic Campfire recipe Unverified.
Professions on the way
Tailoring: Save every Linen Cloth from Deathknell's Scarlet Crusade and Rattlecage humanoids.
Cooking: Tirisfal has little cookable meat; bank the Cooking skill-ups for the Barrens or for fish from Brill's lake. Any crafted food gives Well Fed +5% kill XP for 15 minutes.
Level6–10
Brill and the Undercity
Tirisfal Glades: Brill, Agamand Mills, the Scarlet Crusade camps; the Undercity
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Brill hubs (6–9): A Putrid Task, Graverobbers, Gordo's Task, The Family Crypt, The Chill of Death, Executor Zygand's Scarlet Crusade quests, then the Agamand Mills chain (The Haunted Mills, Deaths in the Family) Classic-baseline.
Level 6: Comprehension, the new Mage minor tradeskill. Use Comprehend Scroll on scrolls that creatures drop for temporary buffs Official.
Level 10: the Undercity for your first talent point and the secondary trainers (Cooking, First Aid and Fishing are all taught in the Trade Quarter) Classic-baseline. The zeppelin tower outside the Undercity's gate flies to Orgrimmar and Grom'gol.
Professions on the way
Tailoring: Learn Tailoring from Bowen Brisboise in Brill Classic-baseline: Bolt of Linen Cloth → 30, Linen Belts → 50.
Enchanting: Learn Enchanting from Vance Undergloom in Brill Classic-baseline. Runed Copper Rod (Copper Rod and Mote of Magic from an Enchanting Supply vendor), then Enchant Bracer - Inferior Stamina → 20.
Cooking: Learn Cooking and the Basic Campfire recipe in the Undercity. Fish from Brill's lake and any meat you find: Cooking 1 → ~50 before you leave Tirisfal.
First Aid: Linen Bandages from humanoid drops → ~50 (trainer in the Undercity).
Skill by the end:50Tailoring20Enchanting50Cooking50First Aid
Level10–13
Silverpine Forest, or the Barrens by zeppelin
Silverpine Forest (the Sepulcher); or the Barrens (the Crossroads) and Orgrimmar by zeppelin
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Journeyman Tailoring and Enchanting come from the same Brill trainers Classic-baseline.
Silverpine (10–20): the Sepulcher quests, the worgen and the Rot Hide gnolls; Shadowfang Keep is next door for 22–30 Classic-baseline.
Or take the zeppelin to Orgrimmar and quest the Crossroads (plainstriders, quilboar, Kolkar) as the Shaman does. Durotar Supply and Logistics, just west of the Crossroads (about 49.7, 29.4; turn-ins with Dokimi): hand in Waylaid Crates for Merchant's Favor. White crates (raw materials) pay 5 or 10, green crates (crafted goods) pay double. One source reports a one-time 50 Favor bonus on your first turn-in Reported. This is also where Horde buys the new Tailoring patterns and Enchanting formulas, so the trip is worth making whichever zone you level in.
Pick up Ragefire Chasm quests in Orgrimmar when you cross over.
Quests: Beneath Ironforge; quests from Dun Morogh, Silverpine and Undercity
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Zeppelin from the Undercity tower to Orgrimmar and run Ragefire Chasm once with all its Orgrimmar quests.
Cozy Sleeping Bag chain (from level 14): click the Burned-Out Remains in the Field of Giants (southern Barrens) for ...and that note you found, then Stepping Stones, Scramble and Wet Job in Stonetalon, and finally This Must Be The Place at Thoradin's Wall in Hillsbrad around level 20. The Cozy Sleeping Bag gives up to +3% XP for 2 hours after resting in it, and raises your food bonus to 8% at camp. Some steps cross into Westfall and Loch Modan (Alliance land) Reported.
Hall of Thanes is new (13–18) and sits under Ironforge, but its quests come from Silverpine and the Undercity, so it is closer to a Forsaken's route than to the Shaman's; do it if its Horde chain sends you there.
Fill the bracket with Barrens hubs (Ratchet, the northern work sites).
Three dungeon chains overlap here. Pick the one whose hub is closest: Silverpine for Shadowfang Keep, Ashenvale for Blackfathom Deeps, Wetlands for the new Excavation Site.
Stonetalon (Sun Rock Retreat) fills the gaps.
Professions on the way
Tailoring: Gloves of Meditation (Elixir of Wisdom from the Auction House) → 140, Bolt of Mageweave → 150. Spinning Wheel at 140.
Enchanting: Lesser Intellect → 150; Expert from Hgarth at Sun Rock Retreat, Stonetalon (skill 125, level 20). Arcane Salvager at 140.
Cooking: Expert Cookbook from Wulan in Desolace at 150.
Skill by the end:150Tailoring150Enchanting150Cooking
Quests: Alterac Mountains and Silverpine feeder hubs
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Quest Hillsbrad from Tarren Mill, collect the Dalaran quests, run it once.
If you have not finished it, end the Cozy Sleeping Bag chain at Thoradin's Wall.
Level 30: Fingers of Frost. Watch for the Violet Sorcerer's Vestments in this dungeon: the 5-piece bonus summons an Arcane Elemental for about 20 sec Reported.
Uldaman from Kargath, then Zul'Farrak from Gadgetzan. Artisan Enchanting is Annora, inside Uldaman by the rear entrance; she appears once her area is cleared.
Professions on the way
Tailoring: Past 225 the Forever route is not published (the beta capped professions at 225); check each recipe's color before buying cloth.
Enchanting: Artisan from Annora in Uldaman. Enchant Gloves - Agility, Boots - Stamina, Chest - Superior Stamina → 250.
Cooking: Artisan Cooking: Clamlette Surprise quest in Gadgetzan → 275.
Skill by the end:240Tailoring250Enchanting275Cooking
Skill by the end:300Tailoring300Enchanting300Cooking300First Aid
Spec notes
Levels 4–6
Conjure water and food
Conjure Water at 4 and Conjure Food at 6: free drinks between every pull. Comprehension opens at 6; read every scroll you loot.
Level 10+
Talents: Arcane
Follow the point order on the Talents tab: Improved Channeling first, then Arcane Concentration. Frost Nova at 10, Arcane Explosion at 14 (Method).
Level 20
Blink, Blizzard, teleports
Method calls 20 the most important Mage level: Blink, Blizzard and your first teleports. Cone of Cold follows at 26.
Level 30
Presence of Mind
The 21st Arcane point: an instant Arcane Blast on demand. Arcane Blast arrived at 20 and Missile Barrage at 25.
Level 40
Frostfire Bolt
Arcane Power. Learn Frostfire Bolt; Frost stays a respec option, since Dual Specialization is not announced.
Levels 55–60
Raids
Raids open Dec 9: Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20), Onyxia (40).
Spec notes
Arcane · leveling and 60
A standalone leveling spec since the Oct 15 build: Arcane Blast stacks spell damage from Intellect and Missile Barrage makes Arcane Missiles free. Mana is the limit, so drink conjured water and wand when you can (Icy Veins, Mobalytics).
Frost · second spec, control
Frostbite, Frost Nova, Ice Lance and Fingers of Frost for pulls that go wrong and for arcane-immune enemies; sits beside Arcane from level 40.
Fire · not planned
Heating Up and the Oct 15 Fire Power redesign make it strong on paper at 60, but it is no part of this character's plan.
Arcane
Tailoring
Enchanting
Cooking
Fishing
First Aid
Deathknell, Tirisfal Glades
