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Stranglethorn Vale

Levels30–44

FactionContested

ContinentEastern Kingdoms

Place

Place	Type	What it is
Booty Bay	Town / flight point	Neutral goblin port and flight points in the south
Rebel Camp	Camp	Alliance camp in the north
Nesingwary's Expedition	Camp	Hunter camp in the north
Grom'gol Base Camp	Town / flight point	Horde camp and flight point on the west coast
Zul'Gurub	Raid entrance	Raid entrance in the north-east
The Gurubashi Arena	Landmark	Open-world PvP arena in the centre
Kurzen's Compound	Camp	Kurzen camp in the north-east
Ruins of Zul'Kunda	Ruins	Troll ruins in the north-west
Ruins of Jubuwal	Ruins	Troll ruins
Mizjah Ruins	Ruins	Troll ruins
Jaguero Isle	Sub-area	Island in the south-east
Wild Shore	Sub-area	Southern coastline

Hub

Hub	Faction	Flight master
Rebel Camp	Alliance, north	—
Nesingwary's Expedition	neutral	—
Grom'gol Base Camp	Horde	Thysta (Horde)
Booty Bay	neutral, south	Gyll (Alliance), Gringer (Horde)
Note		No Alliance flight path at Rebel Camp in Classic Era

Type

Type	Details
Quests	Nesingwary's Expedition hunting chain (panthers, tigers, raptors). See elite quests 30–60 for the ones worth grouping for
Quests	The Green Hills of Stranglethorn : pages for Barnil Stonepot . Our guide
Dungeons	The Drowned City (35–40, NEW in Forever) is an ancient troll ruin off the Stranglethorn coast. Zul'Gurub (20-player raid) is in this zone.
Grinding	Mob camps for this zone's levels, with coordinates, are in our best grinding spots 30–60 guide
Rares	Mosh'Ogg Butcher, Scale Belly and Lord Sakrasis: spawn points and notable drops are in our rare spawns 30–60 guide , and all eight zone rares are on our Stranglethorn rare spawns page

Herb Gathering

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

Visit

Visit	Levels	Focus
First	30–35	Rebel Camp (Alliance) or Grom'gol (Horde), the first Nesingwary hunts, Bloodscalp trolls
Second	37–42	Booty Bay pirates, Venture Company, Kurzen, mid Nesingwary hunts
Third	43–47	Bloodsail chain, Mistvale and Zul'Gurub-area trolls, final masteries

Quest

Quest	Notes
Tiger Mastery , Panther Mastery , Raptor Mastery	The Nesingwary hunts; see our Nesingwary guide and Panther Mastery
Big Game Hunter	Final hunt; needs a group
Investigate the Camp → Colonel Kurzen	Alliance Rebel Camp chain
The Defense of Grom'gol	Horde Grom'gol kill quest
Hunt for Yenniku → Saving Yenniku	Horde chain into Bloodscalp territory
Bloodscalp Ears / Bloody Bone Necklaces	Troll kills, good for both factions
Venture Company Mining	Goblins in the north
The Bloodsail Buccaneers	Long Booty Bay chain. Full guide: Booty Bay quests
Singing Blue Shards / Water Elementals	Booty Bay crystals and elementals
Akiris by the Bundle	Coastal reefs
The Captain's Chest	Elite group quest at the end

Library books here

Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? · Crystalvein Mine (41.4, 50.9)

Questions players ask

What level is Stranglethorn Vale in WoW Forever?

30–44.