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Kalimdor · Contested

Tanaris

Levels40–50

FactionContested

ContinentKalimdor

Place

Place	Type	What it is
Gadgetzan	Town / flight point	Neutral goblin town and flight points in the north
Steamwheedle Port	Town	Goblin port on the north-east coast
Zul'Farrak	Dungeon entrance	Dungeon entrance in the north-west
Caverns of Time	Landmark	Bronze dragonflight caverns in the east (no instances in Classic)
Abyssal Sands	Sub-area	Central desert
Lost Rigger Cove	Sub-area	Pirate cove on the east coast
Noonshade Ruins	Ruins	Ruins in the north
Thistleshrub Valley	Sub-area	Western valley
The Gaping Chasm	Sub-area	Chasm in the south
Valley of the Watchers	Sub-area	Southern valley
Land's End Beach	Sub-area	Southern beach

Hub

Hub	Faction	Flight master
Gadgetzan	neutral	Bera Stonehammer (Alliance), Bulkrek Ragefist (Horde)
Steamwheedle Port	neutral	—

Type

Type	Details
Quests	Steamwheedle Cartel quests from Gadgetzan
Dungeons	Zul'Farrak (44–54).
Grinding	Mob camps for this zone's levels, with coordinates, are in our best grinding spots 30–60 guide
Rares	Omgorn the Lost: spawn points and notable drops are in our rare spawns 30–60 guide , and all nine zone rares are on our Tanaris rare spawns page

Step

Step	Quest	Level (min)	Giver and coordinates	What you do
1	Wastewander Justice	43 (40)	Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle , 52.4, 28.4	Kill 10 Wastewander Bandits and 10 Thieves east of Gadgetzan. 3,600 XP, 60s
2	More Wastewander Justice	44 (40)	Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle	Kill 10 Wastewander Shadow Mages, 8 Rogues and 6 Assassins. 3,750 XP, 65s
—	Water Pouch Bounty	44 (40)	Spigot Operator Luglunket , 52.4, 28.4	Bring 5 Wastewander Water Pouches. 2,800 XP, a Gadgetzan Water Co. Care Package and +75 Gadgetzan
—	WANTED: Caliph Scorpidsting	46 (39)	A Wanted Poster; turn in to Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle	Bring back the Caliph's head. He walks among the Wastewander camps (29 logged spawns, centre 62.6, 36.2). 5,050 XP, 1g 30s, +150 Gadgetzan
1	Gadgetzan Water Survey	46 (38)	Senior Surveyor Fizzledowser , 50.2, 27.4	Use the dowsing widget at the pool by Sandsorrow Watch. 3,050 XP, 35s. Not sharable
2	Noxious Lair Investigation	47 (39)	Senior Surveyor Fizzledowser	Turn in to Alchemist Pestlezugg , 50.8, 27. 3,150 XP, 50s
3	Insect Part Analysis	48 (39)	Alchemist Pestlezugg	Take the results back to Fizzledowser. 440 XP, 70s. Not sharable
—	The Dunemaul Compound	49 (44)	Andi Lynn , 52.8, 27.4	Kill 10 Dunemaul Brutes, 10 Dunemaul Enforcers and Gor'marok the Ravager. 4,550 XP and a choice of Witherseed Gloves or Rugwood Mantle
1	The Thirsty Goblin	49 (44)	Marin Noggenfogger , 51.8, 28.6	Bring a Laden Dew Gland. 4,550 XP, 70s, +100 Gadgetzan. Which mob drops it isn't in the quest text [Unconfirmed]
2	Noggenfogger Elixir	—	Marin Noggenfogger	Reward: 5 Noggenfogger Elixirs and 70s. Not sharable
—	Thistleshrub Valley	50 (45)	Tran'rek , 51.4, 26.8	Kill 8 Gnarled Thistleshrubs and 8 Thistleshrub Rootshapers in the west. 4,700 XP, 75s, +100 Gadgetzan

Quest

Quest	Level (min)	Giver and coordinates	What you do
Southsea Shakedown	45 (40)	Security Chief Bilgewhizzle , 67, 23.8	Kill 10 each of Southsea Pirates, Freebooters, Dock Workers and Swashbucklers. 3,900 XP, 65s, and a choice of Southsea Head Bucket or Southsea Mojo Boots
Pirate Hats Ahoy!	45 (40)	Haughty Modiste , 66.4, 22.2	Collect 20 Southsea Pirate Hats. 3,900 XP, 65s
WANTED: Andre Firebeard	45 (40)	Wanted Poster (66.8, 22.3)	Bring Andre's head to the Security Chief. Wowhead logs Andre Firebeard at Lost Rigger Cove (centre 73.4, 47). 3,900 XP, 1g 30s, +100 Gadgetzan
Ship Schedules	45 (40)	Starts from a dropped item	Report the schedules to the Security Chief. 4,850 XP, 1g 30s, +150 Gadgetzan. Not sharable
Stoley's Shipment	45 (40)	Stoley , 67, 23.8	Bring Stoley's Shipment back to him. 3,900 XP, 50s. Then Deliver to MacKinley in Booty Bay (not sharable)

Quest

Quest	XP	Money	Other reward
Wastewander Justice	3,600	60s	—
More Wastewander Justice	3,750	65s	—
Water Pouch Bounty	2,800	—	Gadgetzan Water Co. Care Package, +75 Gadgetzan
WANTED: Caliph Scorpidsting	5,050	1g 30s	+150 Gadgetzan

Area

Area	Coordinates	What spawns there	Used by
Wastewander camps, north	about 59–64, 23–33	Wastewander Thieves, 40–41, and Bandits, 41–42 (centre 62.8, 30.4)	Wastewander Justice, Water Pouch Bounty
Wastewander camps, south	about 58–65, 32–40	Rogues, 43–44, and Assassins, 44–45 (centre 60.2, 37.6); Shadow Mages, 42–43, across both; Caliph Scorpidsting, 46	More Wastewander Justice, Caliph
Dunemaul Compound	about 38–47, 52–73	Dunemaul Brutes and Enforcers, 46–48 (centre 40.6, 57.6); Ogres, Ogre Mages and Warlocks, 45–48 (centre 44.8, 64); Gor'marok the Ravager, 49 (41.4, 57.6)	The Dunemaul Compound
Thistleshrub Valley	about 27–31, 62–68	Thistleshrub Dew Collectors, 47–48; Gnarled Thistleshrubs, 48–49; Rootshapers, 49–50	Thistleshrub Valley
Lost Rigger Cove	around 73.4, 47	Andre Firebeard, 45	WANTED: Andre Firebeard

Enemy

Enemy	Level	Type	Where (Wowhead)
Dune Smasher	48–49	Elite	about 35–38, 74–81, south of the compound
Raging Dune Smasher	49–50	Elite	about 36–38, 76–81
Sandfury Hideskinners , Axe Throwers and Firecallers	42–44	Elite	north-west, near Zul'Farrak, about 39–42, 20–23
Warleader Krazzilak	45	Rare elite	about 36–44, 22–28
Jin'Zallah the Sandbringer	46	Rare elite	centre 39.2, 28.4

Herb Gathering

Herb Gathering	Mining
Firebloom , Purple Lotus	Iron , Mithril , Gold , Truesilver , Small Thorium

Dungeons in Tanaris

Zul'Farrak · 44–54 · 14 bosses · 0 quests

Quest hubs

Gadgetzan and Steamwheedle Port quests: the Tanaris hub · 20 quests

Library books here

Legends of the Tidesages · Lost Rigger Cove (72.7, 47.8)

Questions players ask

What level is Tanaris in WoW Forever?

40–50.

Which dungeons are in Tanaris?

Zul'Farrak (44–54).