Thunder Bluff

Horde capitalKalimdor

Capital City Map & Guide

Thunder Bluff, the tauren capital built across mesas high above Mulgore.

About Thunder Bluff

For generations the tauren never stayed anywhere long. They believed in the Earth Mother, spoke to the elements through shamanism, and were hunted by the centaur for sport; a year of peace was always followed by a year of war. They moved from plain to plain, and their homes were tents they could fold. Then Thrall’s Horde arrived in the Barrens. The orcs and tauren fought shoulder to shoulder, the centaur warbands were scattered, and High Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof could finally say that the cycle was over.

Cairne led his people west to Mulgore and chose to build a home that did not have to move. Thunder Bluff rises from the plains on four great mesas, joined by rope bridges that sway in the wind. Elevators carry visitors up from the grass of Mulgore, and at night the totem fires glow high above the plains.

Cairne’s Horde is not the fury of Grommash Hellscream. It is a people who chose the Horde because it was the first to defend them, and who bring to it their patience, their reverence for the land, and their long memory of what it costs to lose a home. Thunder Bluff is the Horde’s calmest capital, but you will not mistake its peace for weakness.

The city is open, calm, and wide enough for the wind to pass through. Rope bridges link the four rises, the tauren gather around the totems of the Earth Mother, and elevators run down to the plains of Mulgore.

Thunder Bluff: Know Before You Go

  • Elder Rise, Hunter Rise, and Spirit Rise circle the central mesa, all joined by rope bridges.
  • The Pools of Vision lie in the caves beneath Spirit Rise.
  • Elevators carry you down to Mulgore, where tauren adventurers start.
  • Tauren in Forever play Warrior, Hunter, Shaman, and Druid; see the races guide for every combination.
Kalimdor
Map markers
Thunder Bluff world map artThunder Bluff interior terrain map
Thunder Bluff, Mulgore
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Coordinates match the in-game map. Switch to Terrain to see the landscape up close.
Territory
Horde capital
Level Range
All levels
Continent
Kalimdor
Route Quests
20

Thunder Bluff Flight Paths

Flight MasterCoordinatesFaction
Thunder Bluff(46.6, 49.9)Horde

Thunder Bluff Leveling Guide for the Horde, Levels 10–60

Thunder Bluff is the tauren capital atop four wind-swept mesas in Mulgore, connected by rope bridges and two sets of elevators. It is the most compact crafting hub in the Horde—with the Bank, Auction House, Inn, Mailbox, Forge, and Anvil all standing within steps of each other on the lower central mesa—and serves as the quest hub for Wailing Caverns, Razorfen Kraul, Razorfen Downs, and Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem's Morrowgrain and Un'Goro chains.

1Before You Start: The Auction House

The city reputation cloth quartermaster asks for 60 of each cloth tier for Thunder Bluff reputation. All of it is tradeable, so the central Thunder Bluff Auction House is the quickest source.

Auction house shopping list
ItemBuyFor quest
Wool Cloth60A Donation of Wool
Silk Cloth60A Donation of Silk
Mageweave Cloth60A Donation of Mageweave

2The Four Rises, Central Forge & Dungeon QuestsLevel 10–40

The central mesa holds the Bank, Auction House, Inn, Forge/Anvil, Barbershop, and the central totem tower where wind-rider master Tal 46.8, 50.0 stands. Rope bridges lead to the three outer mesas: Elder Rise to the east (Druid trainers and Morrowgrain), Hunter Rise to the south (Warrior and Hunter trainers), and Spirit Rise to the north-west (Shaman, Priest, and Mage trainers plus the Pools of Vision cave below, where Apothecary Zamah and Rahauro give the Wailing Caverns and Razorfen quests).

Map of Thunder Bluff with the stops of part 2 numbered
  • 1Tal 46.8, 50.0: Wind Rider Master on the middle level of the central totem tower.
  • 2Pools of Vision 28.4, 27.7: cave beneath Spirit Rise where Apothecary Zamah gives Serpentbloom Wailing Caverns quest, Nara Wildmane gives Leaders of the Fang Wailing Caverns quest, and Rahauro starts the Razorfen Kraul chains.
  • 3Central Forge & Bank 40.9, 62.7: Bank, Auction House, Mailbox, and Blacksmithing forge/anvil clustered on the lower central rise.

3The Elder Rise: Runetotem and GrimtotemLevel 45–55

Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem and Bashana Runetotem give the Morrowgrain and Un'Goro Soil errands and Rabine Saturna; Magatha Grimtotem gives Magatha's Payment to Jediga; the Bluff Runner has The New Frontier.

Map of Thunder Bluff with the stops of part 3 numbered
  • 1Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem 78.6, 28.6: Un'Goro Soil, Morrowgrain Research, Rabine Saturna.
  • 2Bashana Runetotem 71.1, 34.2: Morrowgrain Research, Morrowgrain to Thunder Bluff.
  • 3Ghede 77.5, 22.0: Un'Goro Soil.
  • 4Magatha Grimtotem 69.8, 30.9: Magatha's Payment to Jediga.
  • 5Bluff Runner Windstrider 44.3, 58.8: The New Frontier.

4City Reputation Cloth QuartermasterLevel 12–60

Rumstag Proudstrider runs the Thunder Bluff city reputation cloth turn-ins: 60 Wool, 60 Silk, and 60 Mageweave (followed by 60 Runecloth at level 50).

  • Rumstag Proudstrider 43.0, 42.7: A Donation of Wool, A Donation of Silk, A Donation of Mageweave.

See the full Horde 1–60 route →

Thunder Bluff Common Questions

Is Thunder Bluff an Alliance or Horde city in WoW Forever?

Thunder Bluff is an Horde capital on Kalimdor, open to players of every level. It holds the class trainers, profession trainers, bank, auction house and a flight master for its faction.

Where are the flight paths in Thunder Bluff?

Thunder Bluff has one flight path: Thunder Bluff (46.6, 49.9, Horde). Coordinates match the in-game map.

What is the best Thunder Bluff leveling route?

The Thunder Bluff leveling route on this page runs 20 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.

Which zones border Thunder Bluff?

Thunder Bluff borders Mulgore (Levels 1–10).

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