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Eastern Kingdoms · Contested

Burning Steppes

Levels50–59

FactionContested

ContinentEastern Kingdoms

Place

Place	Type	What it is
Morgan's Vigil	Town / flight point	Alliance camp and flight point in the east
Flame Crest	Town / flight point	Horde camp and flight point in the north-east
Blackrock Mountain	Dungeon entrance	Mountain holding BRD, LBRS, UBRS, MC and BWL
Blackrock Stronghold	Camp	Orc fortress in the north
Altar of Storms	Landmark	Ogre altar in the west
Dreadmaul Rock	Landmark	Rock spire in the east
Ruins of Thaurissan	Ruins	Ruins in the north
Terror Wing Path	Sub-area	Path to the dragonkin roost
Pillar of Ash	Landmark	Ash pillar in the south

Hub

Hub	Faction	Flight master
Morgan's Vigil	Alliance	Borgus Stoutarm (Alliance)
Flame Crest	Horde	Vahgruk (Horde)

Type

Type	Details
Quests	Blackrock-themed quests. At 60, warlocks start the Dreadsteed epic mount chain with Mor'zul Bloodbringer in the far west. One of the four demons in the Rhok'delar hunter chain wanders here
Dungeons	Blackrock Mountain (Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire).
Grinding	Mob camps for this zone's levels, with coordinates, are in our best grinding spots 30–60 guide
Rares	Volchan: spawn points and notable drops are in our rare spawns 30–60 guide

Step

Step	Quest	Level (min)	Giver and coordinates	What you do
1	Extinguish the Firegut	52 (48)	Oralius , 84.4, 68.4	Kill 15 Firegut Ogre Mages, 7 Firegut Ogres and 7 Firegut Brutes at Dreadmaul Rock. 5,100 XP
2	Gor'tesh the Brute Lord	53 (48)	Oralius	Kill Gor'tesh "west of Dreadmaul Rock". Wowhead logs him at about 38–40, 55–58. 5,250 XP
3	Ogre Head On A Stick = Party	53 (48)	Oralius	Plant the head on the soft dirt mound at the top of Dreadmaul Rock. 5,250 XP, 2g 40s, and a choice of Maddening Gauntlets or Choking Band . Not sharable
4	FIFTY! YEP!	56 (50)	Oralius	Collect 50 Blackrock Medallions from the zone's orcs. 5,800 XP, 85s
5	Dragonkin Menace	54 (48)	Helendis Riverhorn , 85.6, 69	Kill 15 Black Broodlings, 10 Black Dragonspawn, 4 Black Wyrmkin and 1 Black Drake. 5,450 XP, 1g 65s. This opens The True Masters, the start of the Alliance Onyxia attunement
6	Overmaster Pyron	52 (48)	Jalinda Sprig , 85.4, 70	Kill Pyron, a level 52 elite elemental who guards the entrance at the Blackrock Quarry in Blackrock Mountain. 5,100 XP. Leads to Incendius! in Blackrock Depths
7	The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan	54 (50)	Royal Historian Archesonus (Ironforge, 38.6, 55.4)	Read the Thaurissan Relics in the Ruins of Thaurissan. 5,450 XP, 1g 65s, Ring of the Aristocrat

Step

Step	Quest	Level (min)	Giver and coordinates	What you do
1	Broodling Essence	52 (50)	Tinkee Steamboil , 65.2, 23.8	Use the Draco-Incarcinatrix 900 to collect 8 Broodling Essence. 5,100 XP, 75s. Not sharable. Continues to Felnok Steelspring in Everlook, Winterspring (61.6, 38.4)
2	Tablet of the Seven	50 (50)	Maxwort Uberglint , 65.2, 23.8	Copy the Tablet of the Seven in the Ruins of Thaurissan and bring back the Tablet Transcript. 2,350 XP, 75s
3	The Heart of the Mountain	55 (50)	Maxwort Uberglint	Bring him the Heart of the Mountain from the Lower Vault of Blackrock Depths. 5,650 XP, 85s. Full walkthrough: The Heart of the Mountain guide
4	A Taste of Flame	58 (52)	Cyrus Therepentous , 95, 31.4	First, two short quests with the Black Dragonflight Molt. Then kill Bael'Gar in Blackrock Depths. 6,200 XP, 2g 65s, and a choice of Shaleskin Cape, Wyrmhide Spaulders or Valconian Sash. Not sharable. Full walkthrough: A Taste of Flame guide

Step

Step	Quest	Level (min)	Giver and coordinates	What you do
1	Dreadmaul Rock	52 (48)	Thal'trak Proudtusk, Kargath 3.4, 48	Find Sha'ni Proudtusk at 79.8, 45.4. 5,100 XP
2	Krom'Grul	53 (48)	Sha'ni Proudtusk	Get the nose-ring from Krom'Grul , who wanders the "caves and mines in Dreadmaul Rock" (about 73–80, 45–50). 5,250 XP and Sha'ni's Ring
3	The Rise of the Machines	54 (52)	Hierophant Theodora Mulvadania, Kargath 3, 47.8	Collect 10 Fractured Elemental Shards from the zone's golems and elementals. 5,450 XP, 1g 65s. Then take a sample to Lotwil Veriatus (Badlands, 25.8, 45)
4	Grark Lorkrub	58 (52)	Lexlort, Kargath 5.8, 47.4	Find Grark in Blackrock Stronghold and bind him with the Thorium Shackles. 6,200 XP. Not sharable
5	Precarious Predicament	58 (52)	Grark Lorkrub	Escort Grark through Blackrock Mountain to Lexlort's men in Searing Gorge. 7,750 XP, 2g 65s. Not sharable. Full walkthrough: Grark Lorkrub escort

Area

Area	Coordinates	What spawns there	Used by
Dreadmaul Rock	about 74–82, 37–48	Firegut Ogres, level 50–51 (centre 78.2, 45.4); Firegut Ogre Mages, 51–52 (81.4, 44); Firegut Brutes, 52–53 (81.6, 43.2). Krom'Grul is level 54, Sha'ni is at 79.8, 45.4	Extinguish the Firegut, Ogre Head, Krom'Grul
Blackrock Stronghold	about 39–41, 33–36	Grark Lorkrub (56 elite, 40.2, 34.2); Blackrock Battlemasters (57–58, centre 40.6, 35.6) and Slayers; Blackrock Warlocks nearby (42.6, 35.6)	Grark Lorkrub, Precarious Predicament, FIFTY! YEP!
South-central orc camps	about 43–46, 53–56	Blackrock Soldiers and Sorcerers (55–56) and Slayers (56–57); Gor'tesh at 39.6, 55.2	Gor'tesh, FIFTY! YEP!
Ruins of Thaurissan	about 54–62, 36–41	18 Thaurissan Relic spawns (centre 61.9, 36.6)	The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan
Blackrock Raider camp	42.4, 41.6	Blackrock Raiders (59)	FIFTY! YEP!
Far west	12.6, 31.4	Mor'zul Bloodbringer (61), for the warlock Dreadsteed	Dreadsteed chain

Enemy

Enemy	Level	Type	Where (Wowhead)
Blackrock Ambusher	54–55	Elite	about 32.6–33.6, 50–52
Scarshield Grunt	53–54	Elite	35.6, 27
Grark Lorkrub	56	Elite	Blackrock Stronghold, 40.2, 34.2

Herb Gathering

Herb Gathering	Mining
Sungrass , Golden Sansam , Dreamfoil , Mountain Silversage	Mithril , Gold , Truesilver , Small Thorium , Rich Thorium

Quest hubs

Burning Steppes quests: Morgan's Vigil and Flame Crest · 12 quests

Library books here

Stonewrought Design · Blackrock Mountain (29.0, 28.9)

Questions players ask

What level is Burning Steppes in WoW Forever?

50–59.