There have been dozens of popular massively multiplayer online games at this point but none of them have matched the popularity of World of Warcraft. No doubt, Blizzard is doing something right. But what are they doing wrong? Blizzard is ruining World of Warcraft, one patch and one expansion at a time. World of Warcraft […]
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Grinding Levels 50-58 – Alliance
Right around level 50 you get this idea that you’ll be level 58 soon and you’ll be able to head to Outlands. That’s exciting and is usually the motivation I need to keep knocking out the levels. Instead of doing the same quests over and over, sometimes grinding can be more profitable, enjoyable and even […]
Grinding Levels 40-50 – Alliance
Few people realize that you can stop doing quests and grind your way to max level. I recommend doing this no earlier than level 10. Below I’ll explain how you can avoid the monotony of doing quests (and replace it with the monotony of killing the same few things over and over) from level 40 to level 50. […]
Grinding Levels 30-40 – Alliance
Grinding your way to max level or just looking for another place to level without doing the same quests over and over isn’t as hard as it might seem. There are actually some extremely efficient places to level without using quests. At level 30 you can hit up both Cape of Stranglethorn and Western Plaguelands. […]
Grinding Levels 20-30 – Alliance
Alliance grinding · Classic Era route and a separately labeled Mists-era archiveReviewed 21 October 2026 These are character levels 20–30, not profession skill points. Choose the section for your game version. Enemy levels and terrain differ between Classic Era, later Classic expansions and Retail. Classic Era: level 20–30 grinding itinerary Use this as a sequence […]
Grinding Levels 10-20 – Alliance
After leveling dozens of characters through quests, doing quests isn’t as much fun as it used to be. There are a lot of other reasons you might want to “grind” your way to max level, you may have a friend who is “power leveling” you, you might have a second WoW account that is killing the mobs […]
Farming Spirits of Harmony — Retail
Retail · Mists of Pandaria materialsUpdated 21 October 2026 This is the Retail guide for Spirits of Harmony. It covers an older expansion’s crafting material, not Midnight’s new reagents. The old character-level recommendations have been removed because Retail zones and enemies use level scaling. Check your map’s level range and the relevant zone phase before […]
Farming Snow Lily — Retail
Retail · Mists of Pandaria materialsUpdated 21 October 2026 This is the Retail guide for Snow Lily. It covers an older expansion’s crafting material, not Midnight’s new reagents. Train Pandaria Herbalism for this material. Retail uses a separate 1–75 Pandaria skill bar; the old combined 1–600 progression does not apply. Character levels depend on zone […]
Farming Fool’s Cap — Retail
Retail · Mists of Pandaria materialsUpdated 21 October 2026 This is the Retail guide for Fool's Cap. It covers an older expansion’s crafting material, not Midnight’s new reagents. Train Pandaria Herbalism for this material. Retail uses a separate 1–75 Pandaria skill bar; the old combined 1–600 progression does not apply. Character levels depend on zone […]
Farming Silkweed — Retail
Retail · Mists of Pandaria materialsUpdated 21 October 2026 This is the Retail guide for Silkweed. It covers an older expansion’s crafting material, not Midnight’s new reagents. Train Pandaria Herbalism for this material. Retail uses a separate 1–75 Pandaria skill bar; the old combined 1–600 progression does not apply. Character levels depend on zone scaling […]
