Leveling checklist

This is a leveling checklist. When a character dings, take a peek here to be reminded of things to do that might not spring to mind at the time. Be sure to look a few levels backwards and forwards to help with your planning. E.g. You might remember to start checking the auction house for good plate armor before you get to level 40.

Level 1

 * Newbie guide
 * Learn about your race's starting area and quest here for the first 5-6 levels
 * Quests
 * Summoning of the Imp quests to learn [[Image:Spell Shadow SummonImp.png|16px]] Summon Imp


 * Twink

Level 2

 * Class training

Level 4

 * Class training
 * Quests
 * Call of Earth

Level 5

 * Apprentice training is now available for Professions
 * Getting your first wand

Level 6

 * Class training
 * Zones - Quest here until level 10-12
 * These Zones are not race exclusive and it is possible to travel to another but it is usually better to stick to your racial starting zone at this level.
 * Eversong Woods
 * Tirisfal Glades
 * Mulgore
 * Durotar
 * Elwynn Forest
 * Azuremyst Isle
 * Teldrassil
 * Dun Morogh

Level 8

 * Class training

Level 10

 * Class training
 * Dual Wield proficiency can now be learned.


 * Journeyman training is now available for Professions
 * Upgrade your Ammo to Sharp Arrow or Heavy Shot
 * Quests
 * Bear Form quest chain
 * Quest:Taming the Beast
 * Racial Spell
 * Blade of Cunning
 * Call of Fire
 * Summoning of the Voidwalker quests to learn [[Image:Spell Shadow SummonVoidWalker.png|16px]] Summon Voidwalker
 * First Warrior Weapon
 * Defensive Stance


 * Zones
 * Loch Modan
 * Westfall
 * Bloodmyst Isle
 * Darkshore
 * Ghostlands
 * Silverpine Forest
 * Barrens


 * Battleground
 * Warsong Gulch is now available

Level 12

 * Class training
 * Armor check: If any of your armor isn't at least this good consider buying upgrades Cloth Leather Mail

Level 13

 * Instance
 * Ragefire Chasm

Level 14

 * Class training

Level 15

 * Zones
 * Redridge Mountains
 * Stonetalon Mountains

Level 16

 * Class training
 * Quests
 * Aquatic Form quest chain

Level 17

 * Armor check: If any of your armor isn't at least this good consider buying upgrades Cloth Leather Mail
 * Instance
 * Wailing Caverns
 * The Deadmines

Level 18

 * Class training
 * Zones
 * Ashenvale Forest
 * Duskwood


 * Instance
 * Shadowfang Keep

Level 20

 * Class training
 * Dual Wield proficiency can now be learned.
 * Polearm proficiency can now be learned from a Weapon Master.
 * Cat Form is available


 * Quests
 * Summoning of the Succubus quests to learn [[Image:Spell Shadow SummonSuccubus.png|16px]] Summon Succubus


 * Expert training is now available for Professions
 * Zones
 * Wetlands
 * Hillsbrad Foothills


 * Buy regular ground mount
 * For regular ground mount, learn apprentice riding skill (make sure to save up around )


 * Battleground
 * Arathi Basin is now available

Level 22

 * Class training
 * Armor check: If any of your armor isn't at least this good consider buying upgrades Cloth Leather Mail
 * Instance
 * Blackfathom Deeps

Level 23

 * Instance
 * Stormwind Stockade

Level 24

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Razorfen Kraul

Level 25

 * Upgrade your Ammo to Razor Arrow or Solid Shot
 * Zones
 * Thousand Needles


 * Instance
 * Gnomeregan

Level 26

 * Class training

Level 28

 * Class training

Level 30

 * Class training
 * Travel Form is available


 * Quests
 * Summoning of the Felhunter quests to learn [[Image:Spell Shadow SummonFelHunter.png|16px]] Summon Felhunter


 * Zones
 * Arathi Highlands
 * Desolace
 * Alterac Mountains
 * Stranglethorn Vale


 * Instance
 * The Scarlet Monastery:Graveyard

Level 32

 * Class training
 * Armor check: If any of your armor isn't at least this good consider buying upgrades Cloth Leather Mail

Level 33

 * Instance
 * The Scarlet Monastery:Library

Level 34

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Razorfen Downs

Level 35

 * Artisan training is now available for Professions
 * Zones
 * Dustwallow Marsh
 * Badlands
 * Swamp of Sorrows


 * Instance
 * The Scarlet Monastery:Armory

Level 36

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * The Scarlet Monastery:Cathedral
 * Uldaman

Level 38

 * Class training

Level 40

 * Class training
 * Dire Bear Form is available
 * Plate armor proficiency can now be learned.
 * Mail armor proficiency can now be learned.


 * Talents
 * Moonkin Form is available to Balance druids
 * Dual Wield is available to Enhancement shamans


 * Upgrade your Ammo to Jagged Arrow or Accurate Slugs
 * Zones
 * Hinterlands
 * Feralas
 * Tanaris


 * Buy epic ground mount
 * For epic ground mount, learn journeyman riding skill (make sure to save up around )

Level 42

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Maraudon

Level 43

 * Instance
 * Zul'Farrak

Level 44

 * Class training

Level 45

 * Armor check: If any of your armor isn't at least this good consider buying upgrades Cloth Leather Mail Plate
 * Zones
 * Searing Gorge
 * Blasted Lands
 * Azshara

Level 46

 * Class training

Level 47

 * Instance
 * Temple of Atal'Hakkar

Level 48

 * Class training
 * Zones
 * Felwood
 * Un'goro Crater


 * Instance
 * Blackrock Depths

Level 50

 * Class training
 * Quests
 * Summoning of the Infernal quest line starts (need to be closer to level 55 to finish)


 * Talents
 * Tree of Life Form is available to Restoration druids
 * Felguard is available to Demonology warlocks via [[Image:Spell Shadow SummonFelGuard.png|16px]] Summon Felguard


 * Master training is now available for Professions
 * Zones
 * Burning Steppes

Level 51

 * Zones
 * Western Plaguelands


 * Battleground
 * Alterac Valley is now available

Level 52

 * Class training

Level 53

 * Zones
 * Eastern Plaguelands
 * Winterspring

Level 54

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Lower Blackrock Spire

Level 55

 * Upgrade your Ammo to Wicked Arrow or Impact Shot
 * Quests
 * Summoning of the Infernal quest line should finished to learn [[Image:Spell Shadow SummonInfernal.png|16px]] Inferno


 * Death Knight unlocked
 * Zones
 * Silithus
 * Deadwind Pass


 * Instance
 * Dire Maul:East

Level 56

 * Class training

Level 57

 * Instance
 * Dire Maul:West
 * Dire Maul:North

Level 58

 * Class training
 * Go to Outland
 * Zones
 * Hellfire Peninsula


 * Instance
 * Stratholme
 * Scholomance
 * Upper Blackrock Spire

Level 60

 * Level cap for
 * Class training
 * Zones
 * Zangarmarsh


 * Instance
 * Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts
 * Zul'Gurub
 * Onyxia's Lair
 * Molten Core
 * Blackwing Lair
 * Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
 * Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
 * Naxxramas


 * Start quest line (different for and ) for [[Image:Ability Mount Charger.png|16px]] Summon Charger
 * Start quest line for [[Image:Ability Mount Dreadsteed.png|16px]] Summon Dreadsteed
 * Buy flying mount (regular)
 * For regular flying mount, learn expert riding skill (make sure to save up )

Level 61

 * You must have to reach this level or higher
 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Hellfire Citadel: The Blood Furnace


 * Battleground
 * Eye of the Storm is now available

Level 62

 * Class training
 * Zones
 * Terokkar Forest


 * Instance
 * Coilfang Reservoir: Slave Pens

Level 63

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Coilfang Reservoir: The Underbog

Level 64

 * Class training
 * Zones
 * Nagrand


 * Instance
 * Auchindoun: Mana-Tombs

Level 65

 * Class training
 * Upgrade your Ammo to Blackflight Arrow or Ironbite Shell
 * Zones
 * Blade's Edge Mountains


 * Instance
 * Auchindoun: Auchenai Crypts

Level 66

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Caverns of Time: Escape from Durnholde Keep

Level 67

 * Class training
 * Zones
 * Netherstorm
 * Shadowmoon Valley


 * Instance
 * Auchindoun: Sethekk Halls

Level 68

 * Class training
 * [[Image:Ability Druid FlightForm.png|16px]] Flight Form is available


 * If you have, you can go to Northrend
 * Zones
 * Howling Fjord
 * Borean Tundra


 * Instance
 * Coilfang Reservoir: The Steamvault


 * If you already have a level 80 character on the same server, you can have them buy a Tome of Cold Weather Flight consumable heirloom, and mail it to your level 68+ character to enable flight in Northrend.

Level 69

 * Class training
 * Instance
 * Auchindoun: Shadow Labyrinth
 * Hellfire Citadel: Shattered Halls

Level 70

 * Level cap for
 * Class training
 * Grand master training is now available for Professions
 * Buy flying mount (epic)
 * For epic flying mount, learn artisan riding skill (make sure to save up )
 * Start quest line for [[Image:Ability Druid FlightForm.png|16px]] Swift Flight Form.
 * Zones
 * Isle of Quel'Danas


 * Instance
 * Caverns of Time: Opening the Dark Portal
 * Tempest Keep: The Mechanar
 * Tempest Keep: The Botanica
 * Tempest Keep: The Arcatraz
 * Magisters' Terrace


 * Add third Minor Glyph

Level 71

 * You must have to reach this level or higher
 * Zones
 * Dragonblight


 * Instance
 * The Nexus
 * Utgarde Keep

Level 72

 * Instance
 * Azjol-Nerub

Level 73

 * Zones
 * Zul'Drak


 * Instance
 * Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom

Level 74

 * Zones
 * Grizzly Hills


 * Instance
 * Drak'Tharon Keep


 * Quest:The Magical Kingdom of Dalaran, available from various quest givers throughout Northrend, will teleport you to the floating city Dalaran, where you can set your hearthstone for easy access to portals to the other major cities for your faction, as well as Shattrath.

Level 75

 * Zones
 * Sholazar Basin


 * Instance
 * The Violet Hold


 * Battlegrounds
 * Wintergrasp

Level 76

 * Instance
 * Gundrak

Level 77

 * Zones
 * Storm Peaks
 * Icecrown Glacier


 * Instance
 * Halls of Stone


 * Get Cold Weather Flying
 * Enter the Argent Tournament

Level 78

 * Face holiday bosses, such as Coren Direbrew (likely to change in Cataclysm)

Level 80

 * You must have to level past 80.
 * Zones
 * Hyjal
 * Kelp'thar Forest


 * You can add a third Major Glyph to your talent glyphs.

3,066,000 needed to reach level 81

Level 81
4,066,000 needed to reach level 82

Level 82
5,378,000 needed to reach level 83

Level 83
6,526,480 needed to reach level 84