World of Warcraft’s fresh anniversary servers are well underway, with hordes of new characters once again moving through the early game to level up.WoW Classic’s leveling is a slow process that still draws players in year after year to experience the nostalgic catharsis within the classic zones. However, there are a few areas where you can level up faster than usual.
WoWhas an abundance of zonescovering two entire continents, but not all are made equal. For several reasons,some zones inWoW Classicare far superior in the leveling department. Though the fresh realms may inspire some players to branch out into less common zones, for those wanting to reach the end-game as efficiently as possible, there is a collection of tried and true destinations to expedite the process.
What Makes A Zone Good For Leveling
The Qualifiers That All Exceptional Leveling Zones Have
Leveling inWoW Classicfeatures a much heavier reliance on defeating mobs for XP. This is reflected within the quest design, often variations on kill-and-collect quests.Quests are a luxury, and not every zone features the same quantity to add purpose to mob grinding. One of the core components of agood leveling zone inWorld of Warcraftis an abundance of quests to guide you and reward XP for an activity that is required regardless. Unlike the zone-balanced and ever-increasing leveling speed of retialWoW,zone choice can make the standard glacial pace feel less monumental.
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To push a zone’s efficiency even further,a top-tier questing zone will feature both quest and mob density. With ground mounts unavailable until level 40, travel is a significantly slower process than retailWoW’s level 10 dragon riding experience. The best zones are ones that limit the amount of traveling necessary by situating quests and objectives close together. Density is the key, ensuring that downtime is minimized as much as possible so you’re able to flow between quests and zones easily.
Best Zones For Horde Players
For Horde players exiting the three starting zones,there is one destination that stands above the rest: The Barrens. It is perhaps the most classicWoW Classiczone to exist. Its size supports a level range of 10-25 and is absolutely filled to the brim with content. The Barrens chat became a recurring meme for a reason: the amount of quests, players, and content within the Barrens created one of the most active chats in the history ofWorld of Warcraft. Another bonus is the first worthwhile Horde-accessible dungeon, only minutes away from the initial questing hub.
Ensure that youlevel professions inWoWas you travel between zones. Keeping professions in sync with your character level is the easiest way to progress them with minimal backtracking.
Hillsbrad Foothills is an extremely solid option to fill in level gaps between quests in the Barrens. Once again, almost every quest is situated within a central hub, Tarren Mill. Shadowfang Keep resides in the nearby Silverpine and offers some of the best early-game gear for intellect users.Thousand Needles is also broken into two sections; the western needle section can fill level gaps for the Barrens, helped by its close proximity to it,while the eastern Shimmering Flats is a leveling powerhouse in its own rightonce the barrens are out leveled.
Best Zones For Alliance Players
These Three Zones Are The Perfect Trifecta
Alliance players benefit from the fact that their zones were created first. As such,the initial leveling zones for Alliance are a more seamless, guided path. After finishing the three respective starting zones, Elywnn Forest, Teldrassil, and Dun Murough, most alliance players will take their journey to Westfall. Beyond the iconic visuals and story of the zone, an eternally autumn farmland beset by bandits, it features a surprising amount of mob and quest density and access to the loot-filled Deadmines.
Be sure to progress the long quest chain, which starts with The Defias Brotherhood, for a massive loot reward before entering Deadmines.
Westfall features many plot lines that intertwine with the surrounding zones ofWorld of Warcraft’s Duskwood and Redridge, meaning that moving between zones to cover level gaps is extremely easy and offers the benefit of enticing rewards for seeing their overarching quest lines resolved.The flow of these three zones is utterly unmatched; any Alliance player looking to level quickly will find their way into this trifecta of closely situated zones. Even beyond the early game, there is no contest for the seamless overlap of story and quests presented within them.
