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Arathi Highlands

Levels30–40

FactionContested

ContinentEastern Kingdoms

Place

Place	Type	What it is
Refuge Pointe	Town / flight point	Alliance outpost and flight point in the centre
Hammerfall	Town / flight point	Horde town and flight point in the east
Stromgarde Keep	Ruins	Ruined capital in the south-west
Arathi Basin	Battleground	Battleground; entrances near Refuge Pointe and Hammerfall
Thandol Span	Landmark	Bridge south to the Wetlands
Circle of East Binding	Landmark	One of four stone circles
Witherbark Village	Camp	Troll village in the south-east
Faldir's Cove	Sub-area	Pirate cove on the south coast
Go'Shek Farm	Sub-area	Farmstead west of Hammerfall
Northfold Manor	Sub-area	Syndicate manor in the north

Hub

Hub	Faction	Flight master
Refuge Pointe	Alliance	Cedrik Prose (Alliance)
Hammerfall	Horde	Urda (Horde)
Stromgarde Keep	—	—

Type

Type	Details
Quests	Stromgarde and Witherbark troll quests. See elite quests 30–60 for the ones worth grouping for
Dungeons	No dungeon. Arathi Basin battleground entrance is here.
Grinding	Mob camps for this zone's levels, with coordinates, are in our best grinding spots 30–60 guide
Rares	Singer, Kovork, Nimar the Slayer and Prince Nazjak: spawn points and notable drops are in our rare spawns 30–60 guide

Step

Step	Quest giver (coords)	What you do	Where
1	Tor'gan (74.6, 36.4)	Foul Magics (33): 10 Bloodstone Amulets, then Raising Spirits (34)	Syndicate at Northfold, about 32, 28; raptors across the zone
2	Drum Fel (74.2, 33.8)	The Hammer May Fall (32), from Tallow at 61.8, 19.6, then Call to Arms (32): Witherbark trolls	Boulderfist ogres about 31–33, 43–45; Witherbark about 60–68, 66–74
3	Drum Fel	Call to Arms (38) and (40): Boulderfist Brutes, Magi, Shaman and Lords	Boulderfist Hall, about 20, 67
4	Korin Fel (74, 33.2)	The Real Threat (40, Elite): Or'Kalar's head	Boulderfist Hall, about 20, 66
5	Zengu (73.8, 33.8)	Sigil of Arathor (41, Elite), Sigil of Trollbane (42, Elite), then Trol'kalar	Stromgarde Keep, about 22–27, 58

Step

Step	Quest giver (coords)	What you do	Where
1	Captain Nials (45.8, 47.4)	Northfold Manor (31): Syndicate Highwaymen and Mercenaries	Northfold Manor, about 32, 28
2	Apprentice Kryten (46.2, 47.6)	Worth Its Weight in Gold (36): Witherbark tusks, pouches and a knife	Witherbark camps
3	Captain Nials	Stromgarde Badges (37, Elite): 15 badges	Stromgarde Keep, about 25, 62
4	Skuerto (46.4, 47)	Trelane's tower chain, ending with Attack on the Tower (39, Elite) and Malin's Request	Trelane's tower
5	Wanted Board (46, 47.7)	Wanted! Marez Cowl (39, Elite) and Wanted! Otto and Falconcrest (40)	Stromgarde Keep, about 28–29, 61–62

Camp or mob

Camp or mob	Levels	Coords	Used by
Syndicate Highwaymen , Northfold Manor	30–31	about 32, 28.6	Northfold Manor, Foul Magics
Highland Striders (raptors)	30–31	roams widely, centre about 51, 44	Raising Spirits
Boulderfist Enforcers	33–34	about 33, 44.6	The Hammer May Fall
Witherbark Axe Throwers and Headhunters	32–35	about 67–68, 66–73	Call to Arms, Worth Its Weight in Gold
Boulderfist Hall ( Boulderfist Shaman )	38–39	about 19.8, 67	Call to Arms (40), The Real Threat
Stromgarde Keep ( Stromgarde Defenders )	38–39	about 24, 59.5	Stromgarde Badges, Sigil quests
Daggerspine Raiders	38–39	about 22, 88	Drowned Sorrows

Mob

Mob	Levels	Class	Where
Stromgarde Keep defenders, Syndicate Magus and Witherbark Berserkers	36–40	Elite	Stromgarde Keep, about 22–29, 58–66
Marez Cowl	40	Elite	Stromgarde, about 29, 62
Prince Galen Trollbane	44	Elite	Stromgarde, about 27, 58
Or'Kalar and the Boulderfist Shaman and Lords	38–40	Elite	Boulderfist Hall, about 20, 66
Fozruk	42	Elite	Roams; Wowhead logs hundreds of points across the zone
Myzrael	44	Elite	Summoned at the Shards of Myzrael, 62.4, 33.8

Herb Gathering

Herb Gathering	Mining
Liferoot , Fadeleaf , Khadgar's Whisker , Goldthorn , Kingsblood , Wild Steelbloom	Iron , Mithril , Gold , Truesilver

Quest hubs

Arathi Highlands quests: Hammerfall and Refuge Pointe · 28 quests

Library books here

A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends · Witherbark Village (73.6, 65.2)

Questions players ask

What level is Arathi Highlands in WoW Forever?

30–40.