Alliance and Horde routes, and every dungeon by level
Choose Your Route
Turn a Level Range into a Questing Session
Choose your faction route first, then enter at your current level rather than starting the guide from the beginning. Treat overlapping zones as choices: continue a quest chain you have already started before crossing the continent for a fresh hub at the same level.
Before leaving a hub, group objectives by location, check the route back for turn-ins, and leave bag space for quest drops. Combine a trainer or profession visit with a planned town stop. If the next chain is beyond your level or needs a group you do not have, use another zone in the same band and return later.
For a dungeon trip, open its quest list before assembling the group. Complete outdoor prerequisites and collect the quests available to your faction, then check the entrance and the journey there. Compare the full trip with continuing nearby quests; the dungeon’s level range alone does not tell you whether this is the right moment to go.
What Forever Changes About Leveling
- More than 1,000 new quests across levels 1–60. Every change →
- Skyborne start on Zephras Isle (levels 1–12) and join the Alliance or the Horde. Skyborne →
- Riverglades adds more than 150 quests for the mid-30s to mid-40s, open to both factions. World changes →
- Nine new dungeons from level 13 to 60; Hall of Thanes (13–18) and Ruins of Lordaeron (15–20) come first. Dungeons →
- No flying mounts and no level scaling: every zone keeps its level range.
- Legacy rewards leveling more characters with account-wide perks. Legacy →
Dungeons by Level
Both factions can enter every dungeon outside a capital, but one in the other faction's territory means a long trip; each route page lists those apart.
Common Questions
Is there level scaling in WoW Forever?
No. Zones keep fixed level ranges, just like Classic.
Can I fly in WoW Forever?
No. Forever has no flying mounts, so ground travel and flight paths still matter.
How far could you level in the beta?
The beta opened with a level 20 cap that rose to 30, and closed on October 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Beta characters do not carry over to launch.
Can I level with friends on a different ruleset?
No. Grouping across rulesets is not supported, so choose the same ruleset as your friends. Battlegrounds are the exception: they can match you with players from other rulesets, except Hardcore.
Does WoW Forever need less experience to level than Classic?
No. The experience needed for each level from 1 to 60 is the same as in Classic, and Blizzard has corrected the beta rumor that it was lowered. What changed is where it comes from: dungeon quests pay far more, while grinding dungeon monsters pays far less.