This guide is for those who prefer to grind out their levels. Hate questing or just don’t want to interact with the in-game story? Just wanna beat the shit out of mobs for awhile? This guide is for you. Stock up on some Dew, pizza, snacks, and some good tunes and you’re set.
Before You Start
- Buy the biggest bags you can afford
- Stock up on buffing foods (buy them or level up your cooking skill.)
- Stock up on bandages and keep your First Aid skill maxed, even if you’re a healer.
- Set yourself up so that you don’t have to go to town very often.
- Upgrade your weapon(s) every few levels, the rest of the stuff can generally lag a bit behind.
- Consider getting the local “kill X of this beast…” quests for more XP, if you’re going to be killing them anyway…
- Learn to use HotKeys and macros and then memorize them. Your grinding will be much faster and more efficient and somewhat less tedious.
- Get the skinning skill if you’re killing beasts. The gold you make from the skins will buy your level 40 and 60 mounts. If you like, kill a bunch and then skin them. Feel free to skin what others kill.
- If you have a choice between killing beasts and humanoids go for the latter, the drops are better.
Level 1 – 30 Grinding Spots
Alliance Grinding Spots
Levels 1 to 10
- Starting areas
Levels: 10, 11, 12 ,13
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Westfall, The Jansen Stead
- Mob: Harvest Golems, Boars, Wolfs, Vultures, Levels 10-13
- XP Per Hour: 6-12k
Levels: 12, 13, 14, 15
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Westfall, Jangolode Mine
- Mob: Defias, Levels 12-15
- XP Per Hour: 10-15k
Levels: 13, 14, 15, 16
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Westfall, Saldean’s Farm
- Mob: Harvest Watchers, Levels 14-16
- XP Per Hour: 10-18k
Levels: 16, 17, 18, 19
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Westfall, Dagger Hills
- Mob: Defias, Levels 16-19
- XP Per Hour: 15-22k
Levels: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Redridge, Alther’s Mill
- Mob: Spiders, Vultures, Boars, Levels 16-18
- XP Per Hour: 16-24k
Levels: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
- Type: Grinding/1 Quest
- Where: Duskwood, Tranquil Garden Cemetary
- Mob: Skeleton Mage, Skeleton Warrior, Levels 21-23
- XP Per Hour: 10k-18k
Levels: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
- Type: Grinding/1 Quest
- Where: Duskwood, Raven Hill Cemetary
- Mob: Skeletal Fiend, Skeletal Horror, Levels 23-25
- XP Per Hour: 14-22K
Levels: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
- Type: Grinding/1 Quest
- Where: Duskwood, Raven Hill Cemetary/Catacombs
- Mob: Ghoul, Levels 26-30
- XP Per Hour: 16-24k
Levels: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Duskwood, Ogre Mound
- Mob: Ogre Mage, Ogre Warrior, Levels 26-30
- XP Per Hour: 16-26k
Levels: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Duskwood, Manor Mistmantle
- Mob: Ghouls, Levels 28-31
- XP Per Hour: 18-30k
Horde Grinding Spots
Levels 1 to 10
- Starting areas
Levels: 10, 11, 12, 13
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Circle around the Crossroads
- Mob: Lions, Plainstriders, wildlife, Levels 11-14
- XP Per Hour: 10-18k
Levels: 13, 14, 15
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Thorn Hill
- Mob: Razoremane, Levels 12-15
- XP Per Hour: 15-20k
Levels: 15, 16, 17
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Northwatch Hold
- Mob: Human Soldiers, Levels 14-16
- XP Per Hour: 15-22k
Levels: 18, 19, 20, 21
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Raptor Grounds
- Mob: Raptors, Levels 16-19
- XP Per Hour: 18-22k
Levels 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Bramblescar
- Mob: Bristleback, Levels 16-19
- XP Per Hour: 18-25k
Levels: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Southern Barrens/Southern Gold Road
- Mob: Thunderhawks, Hyenas, Thunderheads, Levels 18-24
- XP Per Hour: 18-22k
Levels: 21, 22, 23, 24
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Field of Giants
- Mob: Silithid, Levels 20-22
- XP Per Hour: 18-20k
Levels: 21, 22, 23
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Barrens, Blackthorn Ridge
- Mob: Razoremane, Levels 21-24
- XP Per Hour: 18-24k
Levels: 20, 21, 22, 23
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Stonetalon Mountains, Windshear Crag
- Mob: Goblins, Levels 16-20
- XP Per Hour: 16-20k
Levels: 25, 26, 27, 28
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Thousand Needles, Splithoof Hold
- Mob: Galak Centaur, Levels 24-27
- XP Per Hour: 18-30k
Levels: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Thousand Needles, Highperch
- Mob: Wyverns, Levels 27-31
- XP Per Hour: 20-30k
Levels 30 – 40 Grinding Spots (Horde & Alliance)
Levels: 32, 33, 34, 35
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Strangletorn Vale, Nessingwary’s Encampment
- Mob: Tigers, Panthers, Levels 31-35
- XP Per Hour: 16-26k
Levels: 33, 34, 35
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Desolace, Kolkar Village
- Mob: Centaurs, Levels 31-34
- XP Per Hour: 17-28k
Levels: 35, 36, 37
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Desolace, Magram Village
- Mob: Centaurs, Levels 32-36
- XP Per Hour: 18-30k
Levels: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Badlands, Dustbowl
- Mob: Lesser Rock Elementals, Levels 37-39
- XP Per Hour: 20-40k
Levels: 37, 38, 39, 40
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Stranglethorn Vale, The Vile Reef
- Mob: Lesser Water Elementals, Levels 37-39
- XP Per Hour: 20-40k
Levels: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Badlands, Mirage Flats
- Mob: Rock Elementals, Levels 37-39
- XP Per Hour: 25-40k
Levels 40 – 50 Grinding Spots (Horde & Alliance)
Levels: 40, 41, 42, 43
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Stranglethorn Vale, South of Grom’Gol, Around the Gurubashi Arena
- Mob: Raptors, Levels 40-42
- XP Per Hour: 25-40k
Levels: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Badlands, Camp Cagg
- Mob: Greater Rock Elementals, Levels 42-44
- XP Per Hour: 25-45k
Levels 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Badlands, Camp Cagg
- Mob: Ogres, Levels 41-45
- XP Per Hour: 20-40k
Levels: 45, 46, 47, 48
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Tanaris, Lost Rigger Cove
- Mob: Southsea Pirates, Levels 44-45
- XP Per Hour: 30-45k
Levels: 45, 46, 47, 48
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Feralas, Frayfeather Highlands
- Mob: Hippogryph’s, Levels 44-47
- XP Per Hour: 28-35k
Levels: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Feralas, Ruins of Ravenwind
- Mob: Harpies, Levels 47-50
- XP Per Hour: 25-40k
Levels: 48, 49, 50
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Tanaris, Thistleshrub Valley
- Mob: Thistleshrubs, Levels 47-50
- XP Per Hour: 25-40k
Levels: 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Tanaris, Southmoon Ruins
- Mob: Ogres, Levels 48-50
- XP Per Hour: 30-40k
Levels 50 – 60 Grinding Spots (Horde & Alliance)
Levels: 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Azshara, Beach
- Mob: Naga, Levels 52-54
- XP Per Hour: 30-40k
Levels: 51, 52, 53
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Western Plaguelands, Sorrow Hill
- Mob: Ghouls, Skeletons, Levels 50-52
- XP Per Hour: 30-50k
Levels: 52, 53, 54
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Un’Goro Crater
- Mob: Tar Lords, Tar Lurkers, Levels 52-54
- XP Per Hour: 30-50k
Levels: 54, 55
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Felwood, Furbolg Camp
- Mob: Furbolgs, Levels 48-50
- XP Per Hour: 35-45k
Levels: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Winterspring, Lake Kel’Theril
- Mob: Ghosts, Levels 54-56
- XP Per Hour: 35-45k
Levels: 55, 56, 57
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Winterspring, Winterfall Village
- Mob: Winterfall Furbolgs, Levels 53-56
- XP Per Hour: 35-50k
Levels: 57, 58, 59, 60
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Winterspring, The Hidden Grove
- Mob: Owlbeasts, Levels 58-59
- XP Per Hour: 35-55k
Levels: 57, 58, 59, 60
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Winterspring, Owl Wing Thicket
- Mob: Owlbeasts, Levels 58-59
- XP Per Hour: 35-55k
Levels: 57, 58, 59, 60
- Type: Grinding
- Where: Winterspring, Yeti Cave
- Mob: Yeti’s, Levels 55-58/59
- XP Per Hour: 35-55k
