About Western Plaguelands
Before the plague, the Eastweald was Lordaeron’s breadbasket, and Andorhal was the market where its grain was weighed. That was exactly why the Cult of the Damned chose it. Necromancers under Kel’Thuzad sprinkled the plague into the granaries, and the grain traveled the trade roads to every table in the kingdom. By the time the first fevers appeared, the harvest had been sown.
What remains is a shroud: withered fields, undead in the ruined farms, and a chill in the air that has nothing to do with the weather. Arthas’s war made this land, and the Argent Dawn that holds its borders is the answer of those who refuse to leave. On the island of Caer Darrow in the south, Scholomance keeps the memory of a noble family and the dark school that took over their home.
The Argent Dawn and the Bulwark outposts fight back from the edges of the plagued fields. Out on the island of Caer Darrow in the south, Scholomance awaits, one of the most demanding late-level dungeons in the kingdoms.
- Territory
- Contested territory
- Level Range
- 46–57
- Continent
- Eastern Kingdoms
- Route Quests
- 91
- Dungeons & Raids
- 1
Western Plaguelands Flight Paths
| Flight Master | Coordinates | Faction |
|---|---|---|
| Chillwind Camp | (43.0, 85.0) | Alliance |
Western Plaguelands Leveling Guide for the Alliance, Levels 50–60
Western Plaguelands is the Alliance's first stop for the fifties, with Chillwind Camp in the south as your base and the Scourge-held ruins of Andorhal in the middle. The zone is a ring of jobs around it: the Scourge fields north of the camp, the four plague cauldrons, Chromie's time-crossed town of Andorhal, the Scarlet Crusade at the Northridge lumber camp and Hearthglen, and the ghosts of Darrowshire. The Scholomance chain starts in the camp.
Monsters run from level 50 to 52 skeletons and ghouls around the camp to 53 to 57 wolves, bears, plaguehounds and temporal parasites, and 56 to 61 for the named targets: Cauldron Lord Soulwrath (58), Huntsman Radley (56), Cavalier Durgen (57) and Araj the Summoner (61, elite). All the Scourge here drop Scourgestones.
1Chillwind Camp: Your BaseLevel 50–56
Commander Ashlam Valorfist, Argent Officer Pureheart, High Priestess MacDonnell, Alchemist Arbington and Nathaniel Dumah all stand at or near the camp. Take everything on offer first, then fan out. Buy the Arcane Quickeners for the cauldrons from Alchemist Arbington.
Skeletal Flayers (50–51) and Slavering Ghouls (50–52) roam the fields north of the camp; all the Scourge here drop Scourgestones.
- 1Commander Ashlam Valorfist 42.7, 84.0: Clear the Way, ten Skeletal Flayers and ten Slavering Ghouls 49.4, 77.1, then All Along the Watchtowers, The Scourge Cauldrons, Scholomance and Alas, Andorhal.
- 2Argent Officer Pureheart 43.0, 83.5: Minion's Scourgestones and Invader's Scourgestones, from the Scourge in the fields 54.2, 80.4.
- 3Nathaniel Dumah 43.4, 84.8: A Plague Upon Thee, a hundred Plagueland Termites 36.1, 32.8 to release at the Northridge lumber mill.
- 4Marlene Redpath 49.2, 78.6: A Strange Historian, with Joseph's Wedding Ring 49.7, 76.8, for Chromie in Andorhal.
2The Scourge CauldronsLevel 50–58
Use the Beacon Torch at the foot of each of the four watchtowers around the edge of Andorhal. Then the four cauldrons: Felstone Field in the west, Dalson's Tears north-east of it, the Writhing Haunt by Mulgris' farm, and Gahrron's Withering to the east.
Each has a Cauldron Lord (Bilemaw at Felstone, 53; Soulwrath at Gahrron's Withering, 58) and its own follow-up task after the first visit: the skeletons around Felstone drop Osseous Agitators and the ghouls near the Writhing Haunt drop Somatic Intensifiers.
- 1High Priestess MacDonnell 43.0, 84.5: Target: Felstone Field, the key 36.9, 57.4, then the Felstone Field Cauldron task 37.4, 56.3.
- 2Target: Dalson's Tears 46.1, 52.6 and its cauldron 48.0, 67.4.
- 3Target: Writhing Haunt 52.9, 66.1 and its cauldron 52.8, 65.2.
- 4Target: Gahrron's Withering 62.2, 59.1: the last cauldron, guarded by Cauldron Lord Soulwrath.
3Andorhal and ChromieLevel 50–57
Chromie waits in the ruined inn on the west side of Andorhal. Use the Temporal Displacer by the grain silos to draw out Temporal Parasites, find the Annals of Darrowshire among the musty tomes in the town hall, and note that every skeleton in town drops Skeletal Fragments.
Araj the Summoner (61) is elite: group up. He guards his phylactery in the middle of Andorhal. Small lockboxes in the rubble hold the Andorhal Watches.
- 1Chromie 39.5, 66.8: The Annals of Darrowshire 43.4, 68.8, A Matter of Time (ten Temporal Parasites (55–57) 45.1, 62.3) and Counting Out Time, five Andorhal Watches 40.3, 66.5.
- 2Araj the Summoner 45.3, 69.2: his phylactery shard for Alas, Andorhal. The Andorhal watchtowers 40.0, 71.6 are marked for All Along the Watchtowers.
- 3Brother Carlin 39.5, 66.8: Chromie's Brother Carlin quest sends the extended Annals to Eastern Plaguelands.
4The Farms: Mulgris, Dalson and FelstoneLevel 50–56
Mulgris Deepriver stands by the farm at the Writhing Haunt, northeast of the fields. Ride northwest to the Dalson farm: the diary lies in the barn, a wandering skeleton carries the outhouse key and Farmer Dalson waits in the outhouse with the cabinet key. Janice Felstone's ghost wanders by the farmhouse of Felstone Field, west of Dalson's Tears; her parcel lies inside.
The Diseased Wolves (53–54) and Grizzlies (55–56) near Mulgris are the first fights; the diary and keys are short errands.
- 1Mulgris Deepriver 53.7, 64.7: The Wildlife Suffers Too, eight Diseased Wolves 51.1, 64.3 and then eight Diseased Grizzlies (55–56) 55.2, 64.5, and Glyphed Oaken Branch.
- 2Dalson's Tears 47.7, 49.9: Mrs. Dalson's Diary and Locked Away, the Outhouse Key and the Cabinet Key 48.2, 49.7.
- 3Janice Felstone 38.4, 54.0: Better Late Than Never, and later Two Halves Become One.
5Northridge, Hearthglen and the Scarlet CrusadeLevel 50–58
Ride north up the road to the Northridge lumber mill; Kirsta Deepshadow hides at the camp's edge. The Scarlet Medics, Hunters, Knights and Mages patrol the lumber camp and the road toward Hearthglen. Huntsman Radley walks the Northridge camp east of Kirsta and Cavalier Durgen guards the tower at Hearthglen's southern approach.
Climb the hill west of Hearthglen to look down on the town. Tirion Fordring lives in a small hut on the bank of the border river to the east.
- 1Kirsta Deepshadow 51.9, 28.1: Unfinished Business, three parts: two Medics and two Hunters 51.8, 44.8, then Huntsman Radley 57.8, 36.1 and Cavalier Durgen 55.1, 23.6, and finally the Hearthglen overlook 45.5, 18.6.
- 2Tirion Fordring 54.0, 24.4: Demon Dogs, Blood Tinged Skies and Carrion Grubbage, handed in to Tirion in the Eastern Plaguelands: the plaguehounds 45.4, 52.2, plaguebats 34.3, 57.6 and carrion worm meat 35.5, 59.6.
6The Scholomance ChainLevel 55–60
Alchemist Arbington's chain starts at the camp and runs through Andorhal into Scholomance: Scholomance Scholomance quest, Skeletal Fragments Scholomance quest (fifteen from the Andorhal skeletons), Mold Rhymes With..., which sends the imbued fragments and 15 gold to Krinkle Goodsteel in Gadgetzan, and finally the key. Araj's Phylactery gives the last part.
- 1Alchemist Arbington 42.7, 83.8: Scholomance Scholomance quest, fifteen Skeletal Fragments 44.5, 68.7 and Mold Rhymes With... Scholomance quest.
- 2Araj's Phylactery 45.3, 69.2: the shard for Alas, Andorhal Scholomance quest, then Araj's Scarab and The Key to Scholomance Scholomance quest.
Western Plaguelands Leveling Guide for the Horde, Levels 50–59
The Horde comes to Western Plaguelands from the Bulwark in Tirisfal Glades, and its base in the zone is the ruined farmland around Sorrow Hill and Andorhal. Most of the quests are collections: keys for the four plague cauldrons (the cauldron tasks themselves are handed in at the Bulwark), Chromie's time parasites in Andorhal, the farms of Mulgris and Dalson and the Scarlet Crusade in the north.
Monsters run from level 50 to 52 Scourge to 53 to 57 wolves, grizzlies, plaguehounds and parasites, with Huntsman Radley (56) and Cavalier Durgen (57) as the named Scarlet targets.
1Sorrow Hill and the FieldsLevel 50–56
Marlene Redpath's farmhouse stands on the hill south of the ruins of Andorhal. The Scourge in the fields drop Scourgestones.
Hand in the Scourgestones to Argent Officer Pureheart as you collect them.
- 1Marlene Redpath 49.2, 78.6: Auntie Marlene, Little Pamela and A Strange Historian, with Joseph's Wedding Ring 49.7, 76.8.
- 2Argent Officer Pureheart 43.0, 83.5: Minion's Scourgestones and Invader's Scourgestones 54.2, 80.4.
2Andorhal and ChromieLevel 50–57
Chromie waits in the ruined inn on the west side of Andorhal. Use the Temporal Displacer by the grain silos to draw out Temporal Parasites (55–57), and find the Annals of Darrowshire among the tomes in the town hall.
Hand the extended Annals on to Carlin Redpath in Eastern Plaguelands.
- 1Chromie 39.5, 66.8: A Strange Historian, The Annals of Darrowshire 43.4, 68.8 and A Matter of Time, ten Temporal Parasites 45.1, 62.3.
- 2The Andorhal watchtowers 40.0, 71.6: the towers marked for All Along the Watchtowers.
3Mulgris, Dalson and FelstoneLevel 50–58
Mulgris Deepriver stands by the farm at the Writhing Haunt; the Diseased Wolves (53–54) and Grizzlies (55–56) are his targets. The cauldron keys lie at Felstone Field and Dalson's Tears, where Janice Felstone's ghost, the diary in the barn and the Dalson farm's keys are also found.
Take the keys, fill the bottles at the cauldrons and carry them back to the Bulwark.
- 1Mulgris Deepriver 53.7, 64.7: The Wildlife Suffers Too, eight Diseased Wolves 51.1, 64.3 and eight Diseased Grizzlies 55.2, 64.5, and Glyphed Oaken Branch for Thunder Bluff.
- 2Dalson's Tears 47.7, 49.9: Mrs. Dalson's Diary and Locked Away, the Outhouse Key and the Cabinet Key 48.2, 49.7, and the cauldron key 46.1, 52.6.
- 3Felstone Field 38.4, 54.0: Janice Felstone's Better Late Than Never and Two Halves Become One, and the Felstone Field Cauldron Key 36.9, 57.4.
4Northridge, Hearthglen and TirionLevel 50–58
Kirsta Deepshadow hides at the Northridge lumber camp; the Scarlet Medics and Hunters patrol the camp and the road toward Hearthglen, Huntsman Radley walks east of Kirsta and Cavalier Durgen guards the tower at Hearthglen's southern approach. Climb the hill west of Hearthglen to look down on the town.
Tirion Fordring's hut on the border river is the last stop; the Plaguehound, Plaguebat and carrion quests are handed in there.
- 1Kirsta Deepshadow 51.9, 28.1: Unfinished Business, two Medics and two Hunters 51.8, 44.8, then Huntsman Radley 57.8, 36.1 and Cavalier Durgen 55.1, 23.6, and the overlook 45.5, 18.6.
- 2Lord Tirion Fordring 54.0, 24.4: Demon Dogs, Blood Tinged Skies and Carrion Grubbage: the Plaguehounds 45.4, 52.2, Plaguebats 34.3, 57.6 and worm meat 35.5, 59.6.
- 3Tirion Fordring in his hut 67.3, 24.2: hand in the quests and take Redemption and Of Forgotten Memories.
Western Plaguelands Exploration Achievement
Explore Western Plaguelands: reveal these 13 areas of the Western Plaguelands map. It counts towards Explore Azeroth and the Explorer Legacy Challenge.
- Sorrow Hill
- Thondroril River
- Northridge Lumber Camp
- Dalson's Tears
- Gahrron's Withering
- Ruins of Andorhal
- Darrowmere Lake
- Caer Darrow
- The Writhing Haunt
- Felstone Field
- The Weeping Cave
- Hearthglen
- The Bulwark
Dungeons and Raids in Western Plaguelands
DungeonLevels 57–60 · 5 players · 14 bosses
Scholomance
The elite necromantic academy beneath the Barov crypts in Caer Darrow, where Darkmaster Gandling trains cultists. A level 57+ classic finale.
Entrance: 69.7, 73.4
Alliance quest chains in Western PlaguelandsLevel 55–60
The Scholomance key chain runs out of Chillwind Camp. Commander Valorfist sends you to Alchemist Arbington, who has you collect fifteen Skeletal Fragments from the Andorhal skeletons, take the imbued fragments to Krinkle Goodsteel in Gadgetzan, and bring back Araj's Phylactery shard from the elite Araj the Summoner in Andorhal. Arbington's final quest, The Key to Scholomance, closes the chain.
- Alchemist Arbington at Chillwind Camp 42.7, 83.8: Scholomance, Skeletal Fragments and The Key to Scholomance.
- Araj the Summoner in Andorhal 45.3, 69.2: the elite who guards the phylactery; group up.
- The Scholomance entrance 69.7, 73.4: the instance entrance in the east of the zone.
Pick up before you enter (7)
- Barov Family FortuneAlexi Barov, Tirisfal GladesAccept at level 52
- Barov Family FortuneWeldon Barov, Western PlaguelandsAccept at level 52
- Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the ButcherEva Sarkhoff, Western PlaguelandsAccept at level 55
- Kirtonos the HeraldEva Sarkhoff, Western PlaguelandsAccept at level 55
- Dawn's GambitBetina Bigglezink, Eastern PlaguelandsAccept at level 57
- The Lich, Ras FrostwhisperMagistrate Marduke, Western PlaguelandsAccept at level 57
- The Darkreaver MenaceSagorne Creststrider, OrgrimmarAccept at level 58
Western Plaguelands Common Questions
What is the Western Plaguelands level range in WoW Forever?
Western Plaguelands is a level 46–57 zone on Eastern Kingdoms (Contested territory). Once you reach the top of that range, Burning Steppes (Levels 50–59), Deadwind Pass (Levels 50–60) and Eastern Plaguelands (Levels 54–59) pick up where it leaves off.
Where are the flight paths in Western Plaguelands?
Western Plaguelands has one flight path: Chillwind Camp (43.0, 85.0, Alliance). Coordinates match the in-game map.
Where is the Scholomance entrance in Western Plaguelands?
The entrance is in Western Plaguelands: Scholomance (Levels 57–60) at (69.7, 73.4). Each guide covers the bosses, quests and loot.
What is the best Western Plaguelands leveling route?
The Western Plaguelands leveling route on this page runs 56 quests for the Alliance and 35 quests for the Horde, in the order you pick them up and turn them in, with each quest giver and objective marked on the map.
How do you complete Explore Western Plaguelands in WoW Forever?
Reveal all 13 areas of the Western Plaguelands map: Sorrow Hill, Thondroril River, Northridge Lumber Camp, Dalson's Tears, Gahrron's Withering and 8 more. The achievement counts towards Explore Eastern Kingdoms and the Explorer Legacy Challenge.
Which zones border Western Plaguelands?
Western Plaguelands borders Alterac Mountains (Levels 27–39), Eastern Plaguelands (Levels 54–59), The Hinterlands (Levels 41–56) and Tirisfal Glades (Levels 1–12).