Horde route 1 to 60

Horde leveling in Forever is vanilla’s path with the holes patched. Ruins of Lordaeron gives Undead a dungeon above their own city at 15, Alterac and Dalaran give the 28 to 33 band a destination reachable from Tarren Mill, Riverglades gives the 35 to 45 desert a real zone with a Horde hub at Rog’mar, and Shen’dralas opens off Desolace’s south road. Zone bands and the XP table are unchanged. This page is the flow; the dungeon table and new zones pages carry the detail.

How to read this

Level ranges for vanilla zones are the vanilla baseline and unchanged as far as anyone has shown. New Forever content is marked. The route is the guild’s suggested flow, not Blizzard’s. When two zones cover the same band, go where your pod is.

Horde races: Orc and Troll (Durotar), Tauren (Mulgore), Undead (Tirisfal Glades), Windshaper Skyborne (Zephras Isle, paid pack).

1 to 12: starting zones

Race	Zone	Hubs	Notes
Orc, Troll	Durotar	Valley of Trials, Razor Hill	Vanilla. Sen’jin Village for Trolls
Tauren	Mulgore	Camp Narache, Bloodhoof Village	Vanilla. Skywatcher Plateau is the Skyborne airship landing
Undead	Tirisfal Glades	Deathknell, Brill	Ruins of Lordaeron lead-in. A beta tester reached 18 on Tirisfal, RFC and Ruins of Lordaeron quests alone. verified
Skyborne (Windshaper)	Zephras Isle	Valanaar, Thendal Village, Shen’dar Village, Falaath Village, Shrine of Akir	1 to 12, sanctuary zone, no PvP. Exit by airship from the Valanaar Skydocks to Skywatcher Plateau in Mulgore. verified

Horde Skyborne have the easier exit. Skywatcher Plateau drops them into Mulgore next to Bloodhoof Village and the Barrens road, which is exactly where a level 12 wants to be. This is inference from the landing point, not a Blizzard statement. unverified

Launch-night note: every starting camp will be a mob. Zephras Isle will be the emptiest because it is paywalled. See Launch night.

10 to 20: Barrens, Silverpine, and two dungeons

Levels	Zone	Hub	Do
10 to 25	The Barrens	Crossroads, Camp Taurajo, Ratchet	Vanilla. Still the Horde’s backbone zone
10 to 20	Silverpine Forest	The Sepulcher	Vanilla
13 to 18	Ragefire Chasm	Orgrimmar, Cleft of Shadow	Kill XP is 9 to 18 per elite on beta; the quests are the reason to go. One run. verified
15 to 20	Ruins of Lordaeron (new dungeon)	Above Undercity, Tirisfal Glades	Nine quests, most need level 16: Abominable Creatures, A Frightened Request, Bloodied Insignia, Crest of Lordaeron, Light’s Justice, Remember That I Love You, The New Plague, The Wrath of Rath’mael, Unending Torment. Six turned in at once gave one tester nearly three levels. Seven bosses ending on Rath’mael. verified
15 to 25	Wailing Caverns	The Barrens, NW of Crossroads	Vanilla. Leaders of the Fang and Deviate Hides for the ring. One run. vanilla baseline
13 to 18	The Hall of Thanes (new dungeon)	Inside Ironforge	Alliance-leaning with Dun Morogh lead-in quests. Not practical for Horde at 15. Skip unless something changes. verified for the location

Ruins of Lordaeron is the single best Horde XP event in the beta. Orcs, Trolls and Tauren should zeppelin to Undercity at 15 to 16 and do it with the full quest set; Undead should treat it as the end of their Tirisfal chain.

18 to 30: Barrens south, Stonetalon, Ashenvale, Hillsbrad

Levels	Zone	Hub	Do
18 to 25	Southern Barrens	Camp Taurajo	Vanilla
15 to 27	Stonetalon Mountains	Sun Rock Retreat	Vanilla
18 to 30	Ashenvale	Splintertree Post	Vanilla; “moonlight through Ashenvale’s trees” is visual only
20 to 30	Hillsbrad Foothills	Tarren Mill	Vanilla. Tarren Mill is the Horde staging point for Alterac and Dalaran
22 to 30	Shadowfang Keep	Silverpine, south end	Vanilla. Arugal Must Die chain. One run. vanilla baseline
24 to 29	Excavation Site: Wetlands (new dungeon)	Above Whelgar’s Excavation, Wetlands	Alliance-side geography but open to Horde. Reach it from Southshore’s coast or by walking through Arathi. “Malfunctioning Titan constructs, and rogue machinery.” Bosses not public. verified for premise
24 to 32	Blackfathom Deeps	Ashenvale, Zoram Strand	Vanilla. One run
30 to 40	Razorfen Kraul	Southern Barrens	Vanilla. One run

The Excavation Site is a judgement call for Horde. The XP is there (dungeon quests are worth about three levels), but the travel from Tarren Mill through Alliance Wetlands on a PvP ruleset is a real cost. Normal ruleset pods should go; PvP pods should weigh it.

28 to 35: Thousand Needles, Alterac and Dalaran, Desolace start

Levels	Zone	Hub	Do
25 to 35	Thousand Needles	Freewind Post	Vanilla
28 to 33	City of Dalaran (new dungeon)	Dalaran, Alterac Mountains	Reach it from Tarren Mill. “The barrier is down and the Kirin Tor need help”: unstable enchantments, constructs, demonic activity. Bosses not public. verified for premise
30 to 40	Desolace	Shadowprey Village	Centaur faction quests “with new rewards”; south road opens into Shen’dralas. verified
26 to 45	Scarlet Monastery (4 wings)	Tirisfal, NE	Vanilla. One run per wing for the blues; Compendium of the Fallen chain. vanilla baseline
29 to 38	Gnomeregan	Dun Morogh, west	Vanilla. Deep Alliance territory; Horde reach it via the Booty Bay to Ratchet boat and a long walk, or skip

Dalaran is the first place both factions converge on the leveling path. On PvP ruleset, expect the entrance to be contested.

35 to 45: Riverglades and the old desert

Vanilla’s worst band. Forever adds a full zone with a Horde hub and a dungeon, plus Drowned City off the STV coast.

Levels	Zone	Hub	Do
35 to 45	Riverglades (new zone)	Rog’mar (flight point), Powderfuse Port (neutral, flight point, boat to Tanaris), Bolder’ok, Sunnyglade, Wheeler’s Grange, Windstead	150 to 200 quests, “roughly the size of Stranglethorn Vale”. Borders Swamp of Sorrows and Burning Steppes; road in from Redridge. verified
40 to 45	Krol’dok Stronghold (new dungeon)	Riverglades	“Large outdoor ogre dungeon”, Dire Maul style, Twilight’s Hammer links. Bosses not public. verified for premise
35 to 40	The Drowned City (new dungeon)	Off the coast of Stranglethorn Vale	Risen troll ruin, naga, trolls, a wrecked pirate ship. Bosses not public. verified for premise
30 to 45	Stranglethorn Vale	Grom’gol, Booty Bay	Vanilla
30 to 40	Arathi Highlands	Hammerfall	Vanilla
35 to 45	Badlands	Kargath	Vanilla
35 to 45	Swamp of Sorrows	Stonard	Vanilla; borders Riverglades directly
35 to 45	Dustwallow Marsh	Brackenwall Village	Vanilla; Alcaz Island opens later at 48 to 53
?	Shen’dralas (new zone)	Shen’dralas, Bristleback Retreat, Evenshade Overlook, Outcast Hideaway	Level range not announced. Enter on foot via Desolace’s south road and the Valley of Bones. No flight master in the client. Probably 35 to 45 or 40 to 50. unverified for the band
40 to 50	Razorfen Downs	Southern Barrens, east	Vanilla. One run
42 to 52	Uldaman	Badlands	Vanilla. One run; Horde has fewer chains for it than Alliance

Horde has the geographic edge on Riverglades: Stonard in Swamp of Sorrows and Kargath in Badlands both border it, and Rog’mar has a flight point. Swamp of Sorrows into Riverglades into Badlands is a clean 35 to 45 loop.

45 to 55: Tanaris, Feralas, Hinterlands, Searing Gorge, Un’Goro, Azshara

Levels	Zone	Hub	Do
40 to 50	Tanaris	Gadgetzan, Steamwheedle Port	10 new quest markers. Steamwheedle Port boat to Powderfuse Port in Riverglades. verified
40 to 50	Feralas	Camp Mojache	Vanilla
40 to 50	The Hinterlands	Revantusk Village	Vanilla
43 to 50	Searing Gorge	Thorium Point	Vanilla
48 to 55	Un’Goro Crater	Marshal’s Refuge	Vanilla; Shaper’s Terrace opens here at 58
45 to 55	Azshara	Valormok	“A serious expansion”, “including its large unused crater”. verified
48 to 53	Alcaz Prison (new dungeon)	Alcaz Island, NE of Dustwallow Marsh	Defias and naga inside the long-locked prison. Bosses not public. verified for premise
44 to 54	Zul’Farrak	Tanaris, NW	Vanilla. Gahz’rilla chain for Carrot on a Stick, Divino-matic Rod, Nekrum’s Medallion, Troll Tribal Necklace. vanilla baseline
46 to 55	Maraudon	Desolace	Vanilla. Scepter of Celebras teleport. vanilla baseline
50 to 60	Sunken Temple	Swamp of Sorrows	Vanilla. Class quests at 50. vanilla baseline

55 to 60: the finish

Levels	Zone	Hub	Do
48 to 55	Felwood	Bloodvenom Post	Vanilla
53 to 60	Winterspring	Everlook	Vanilla
50 to 58	Burning Steppes	Flame Crest	Vanilla; borders Riverglades. BRD chains are a large 52 to 58 XP dump. vanilla baseline
51 to 58	Western Plaguelands	(Bulwark)	Vanilla
53 to 60	Eastern Plaguelands	Light’s Hope Chapel	Vanilla
55 to 60	Silithus	Cenarion Hold	Vanilla
55 to 60	Blackmaw Hold (new dungeon)	Behind the furbolg gate, northern Azshara	“Great furbolg city”, corruption in the depths. Bosses not public. verified for premise
58 to 60	Shaper’s Terrace (new dungeon)	Un’Goro Crater	Titan facility. Bosses not public. verified for premise
52 to 60	BRD, LBRS, UBRS, Dire Maul, Stratholme, Scholomance	Blackrock Mountain, Feralas, Plaguelands	Vanilla. See dungeons
60	Mount Hyjal (new zone)	Summit of Eternity, Tainted Foothills (flight points)	Endgame zone; Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit raids open 12-09. See raids overview

At 58 to 60 do Blackmaw Hold and Shaper’s Terrace first. They are the pre-raid gear dungeons for the 12-09 opening and the last big quest XP dump. The Forsaken Paladin epic mount chain at 60 is confirmed to exist with no details yet. verified

Travel cheat sheet

Zeppelins (Orgrimmar to Undercity, Orgrimmar to Grom’gol, Undercity to Grom’gol): vanilla, unchanged as far as anyone has shown. vanilla baseline
Steamwheedle Port (Tanaris) to Powderfuse Port (Riverglades): new goblin boat. verified
Riverglades flight points: Rog’mar (Horde), Powderfuse Port (neutral). verified
Riverglades on foot: from Stonard in Swamp of Sorrows or Kargath in Badlands. verified for the borders
Menethil to Southshore to Auberdine is an Alliance line; whether Horde can ride it is not stated. unverified
Shen’dralas: no flight master in the client. Walk in from Desolace. verified
Set the hearthstone forward every zone.

Unknown as of 2026-09-24

Shen’dralas level range and whether it has full content at launch.
Whether Horde can use the new Alliance-side boat lines.
Whether Wetlands, Azshara and Desolace expansions are in the launch build in full or staged.
Vanilla dungeon keys (UBRS Seal of Ascension, Dire Maul West Crescent Key, BRD Shadowforge Key): no statement either way.
Whether the Horde Onyxia chain (Warlord’s Command through Rend’s head) survives as optional content; attunement is confirmed not required. verified