Swagvault Leveling Guide 77.3-80

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This is an Alliance leveling guide.

Leveling Guide (77.3-79) Zul’Drak

Ebon Watch

The Withered Troll around Ebon Watch drop Unliving Choker which will start a very very long chain quest, the first step is An Invitation, of Sorts…, take the Unliving Choker to Stefan Vadu in Ebon Watch, then Near Miss, take the Unliving Choker to Bloodrose Datura who stand in a small tent here. And next step is You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide, go to the Reliquary of Agony to collect 5 Putrid Abomination Guts from the Putrid Abominations and 5 Gooey Ghoul Drools. After you back, you’ll get Dressing Down, purchase Bitter Plasma from Gristlegut while in Scourge form, you must complete a quest Feedin’ Da Goolz which wants you to use Bowels and Brains Bowl next to 10 Decaying Ghouls from Gristlegut, then you can buy goods it sells. Back to Ebon Watch, you get Infiltrating Voltarus, that send you to Voltarus and give you an item Stefan’s Horn which you can call out Stefan Vadu wherever you are. Talk to Overlord Drakuru for quest Dark Horizon, just speak to Gorebag on the platform and take the tour of Zul’Drak, then you get It Rolls Downhill, use the Scepter of Suggestion on the Blight Geists and then order them to harvest 7 Blight Crystals, after you done this quest, use the horn call out Stefan Vadu to end the quest Infiltrating Voltarus and get the new order So Far, So Bad which wants you to complete the tasks from Drakuru and use the Diluting Additive on 5 Scourge Cauldrons, back to Overlord Drakuru after you destroyed enough Cauldrons, he’ll give you the quest Fuel for the Fire, to use the Scepter of Command on Bloated Abominations and then use their abilities at the Frigid Breach to kill 60 Drakkari Skullcrushers and lure out 3 Drakkari Chieftains. Grab an abomination, use the abomination to gather a bunch of trolls up, and explode the abomination on the mobs. If your abomination dies to despawns due to going out of range, all of the mobs that were on it will attack you. For every 20 trolls you kill, a chieftan will appear. Then call out Stefan Vadu for the quest Hazardous Materials, steal 5 Harvested Blight Crystals and complete a task Drakuru has for you, back to Overlord Drakuru and get the quest Zero Tolerance, go to the Reliquary of Pain and use the Scepter of Empowerment on a Servant of Drakuru then use its abilities to defeat Darmuk, this quest is a little hard to solo, you can’t use your own abilities to help the fight otherwise you’ll lose the control of your pet, so sometimes you need stun Darmuk and control another Servant of Drakuru when you pet in danger. After you completed this quest, call out Stefan Vadu to get Sabotage, perform another task for Drakuru and use the Explosive Charges on 5 Scourgewagons at the Reliquary of Pain; Back to Overlord Drakuru again and get Disclosure, take the teleporter to his upper chamber and start a tour there with the guide. Then call Stefan Vadu for the last step of this long chain that is Betrayal, defeat Drakuru at the top of the chamber with the help of controlled Blood Trolls.

Quest Rewards of Betrayal

Light’s Breach

Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper is a Wanted quest, slain Chief Rageclaw in the lake south of Light’s Breach and return to Chief Rageclaw, who has a quest Trolls Is Gone Crazy! which wants you to use the Drakuru “Lock Openers” found on various Drakuru trolls to free 8 Captured Rageclaw with the quest
This Just In: Fire Still Hot! Is the quest from Elder Shaman Moky who wants you to use the Rageclaw Fire Extinguisher to douse 15 hut fires at Rageclaw Den
Crusader Lord Lantinga here will give you the quest In Search Of Answers, search Rageclaw Den for a clue about who or what initiated the attacks against the Rageclaw Wolvar, you’ll find a pillar at 34,83 for this quest. Then you get Orders From Drakuru, back to Lantinga. Lantinga will send you to Ebon Watch with a quest, after you arrived, you get Kickin’ Nass and Takin’ Manes from Stefan Vadu who wants you to use Nass to collect 10 hair samples from Withered Trolls.
The last quest here by Crusader Lord Lantinga is Crusader Forward Camp, send you to Crusader Forward Camp.

Crusader Forward Camp

The quest from Light’s Breach lead you here and after you talk to Crusader MacKellar, you get That’s What Friends Are For…, find Crusader Dargath, Gerk and Burr around. When you find Gerk, you’ll get Light Won’t Grant Me Vengeance, kill 15 Vargul around, and then back.
Making Something Out Of Nothing from Engineer Reed who wants you to recover 10 pieces of Scourge Scrap Metal, this quest can be done with the searching quest above at the same time.
A Great Storm Approaches is the quest from Gymer the King of Storm Giants in the big cage, who ask you to find a way to release him from his cage, speak with Engineer Reed for help. Then Gymer’s Salvation, obtain 6 Banshee Essence and 6 Diatomaceous Earth around. And next step is Our Only Hope, used the Jumbo Seaforium Charge to open the Scourge Enclosure and help Gymer out, finally you get The Storm King’s Vengeance, an epic quest funny and cool, you’ll ride Gymer to fight against Scourge army and 3 bosses.

The Argent Stand

A quest Taking a Stand from Bloodrose Datura at Ebon Watch send you here to Commander Falstaav and get the first quest Defend the Stand, slain any 10 Scourge in the courtyard at The Argent Stand, you can take Parachutes for the Argent Crusade at the same time, equip 10 Argent Crusaders or Argent Shieldmen out in the courtyard with parachutes.
Commander Kunz will give you a daily quest Pa’Troll after you completed his task once, this is a special daily which wants you to complete 4 daily quests from Captain Brandon, Captain Rupert, Captain Grondel and Alchemist Finklestein. If you complete all these 4 quests in 30 minutes, you’ll get an extra quest Congratulations! from Commander Kunz, 25k extra XP and 10 gold. The 4 daily quests linked with Pa’Troll are random!
Captain Brandon has one beginning quest and 3 random daily quests, Something for the Pain is the beginning one which wants you to collect 5 Mature Water-Poppies from Drak’Sotra Fields, then 3 random daily quests are Troll Patrol: Can You Dig It? (recover the Ancient Drakkari Relic from nearby Ancient Dirt Mounds), Troll Patrol: High Standards (place the Argent Crusade Banner in the Drakkari Pedestals at Drak’Sotra) and Troll Patrol: Something for the Pain (collect 5 Mature Water-Poppies from Drak’Sotra Fields)
Captain Rupert has one beginning quest, 3 random daily quests and 2 regular quests, Throwing Down is the beginning one which wants you to use High Impact Grenades near 5 Nerubian Craters. Then 3 random daily quests are Troll Patrol: Done to Death (use the Incinerating Oil on 5 Defeated Argent Footmen in Drak’Sotra), Troll Patrol: Intestinal Fortitude (restore courage to 5 cowering Crusade Recruits) and Troll Patrol: Throwing Down (use High Impact Grenades near 5 Nethurbian Craters). The other 2 regular quests from Captain Rupert are Cocooned! which wants you to open the Nerubian Cocoons in Drak’Sotra to free 3 Captive Footmen and Pure Evil, to collect 10 Chunks of Saronite inside the large fallen necropolis Kolramas.
Captain Grondel has one beginning quest and 3 random daily quests, Creature Comforts is the beginning one which wants you to bring him 20 pieces of Dead Thornwood. Then 3 random daily quests are Troll Patrol: Couldn’t Care Less (kill 7 Mossy Rampagers in Drak’Agal), Troll Patrol: Creature Comforts (bring him 20 pieces of Dead Thornwood) and Troll Patrol: Whatdya Want, a Medal? (gather 7 Drakkari Medallions from the nearby Drakkari Corpses).
Gluttonous Lurkers is a quest from Apprentice Pestlepot which wants you to obtain 5 Basilisk Crystals and send them to Alchemist Finklestein at Heb’Valok , only one beginning quest and one daily quest from Alchemist Finklestein, Lab Work is the beginning one, which wants you to find a Muddy Mire Maggot, a Withered Batwing, an Amberseed, and some Chilled Serpent Mucus from within his laboratory. And then Troll Patrol: The Alchemist’s Apprentice, assist him in the creation of a truth serum. This is a very interesting mini game quest that requires 6 ingredients for the truth serum, ingredients will vary each time the daily is done.
New Orders for Sergeant Stackhammer from Commander Kunz who wants you to deliver the New Deployment Orders to Sergeant Stackhammer at the Altar of Sseratus, north of The Argent Stand, don’t forget to take Trouble at the Altar of Sseratus from Hexxer Ubungo too, when you get there, you’ll have Argent Crusade, We Are Leaving!, which wants you to speak with 10 of his Argent Soldiers and tell them to report back. Corporal Maga who stand next to him has a quest Mopping Up, which wants you to kill 10 Drakkari trolls around, Both two quests can be done together.
Strange Mojo dropped by Drakkari troll here will begin a quest Strange Mojo which lead you back to Hexxer Ubungo at The Argent Stand, this is the beginning of a very long chain quest throughout the left part of Zul’Drak, then you get Precious Elemental Fluids, acquire 3 Precious Elemental Fluids, and Mushroom Mixer, collect 10 Muddlecap Fungus, then Too Much of a Good Thing, use Modified Mojo to slay the Muddled Prophet of Sseratus, when you back, you get To the Witch Doctor which send you to Witch Doctor Khufu at Zim’Torga, this is not the end of the chain, just keep it till you finished all the quest around The Argent Stand. Don’t forget there’s a simple quest The Blessing of Zim’Abwa, talk to statue of Zim’Abwa to get the buff and XP with 10 Drakkari Offerings.
The Drakkari Do Not Need Water Elementals! from Sub-Lieutenant Jax who wants you to kill 10 Drakkari Water Binders. Take this quest and complete it with Precious Elemental Fluids above.
Captain Arnath at Heb’Valok has 3 unattached quests, Clipping Their Wings wants you to collect 7 Unblemished Bat Wings from Zul’Drak Bats, Siphoning the Spirits wants you to collect 5 Ancient Ectoplasms from the Lost Drakkari Spirits at the Pools of Zha’Jin and Stocking the Shelves ask you to collect 7 units of Fresh Spider Ichor from the Trapdoor Crawlers.
Dr. Rogerst at the southeast of The Argent Stand where Captain Rupert is has a single quest Leave No One Behind, find Crusader Lamoof, Crusader Jonathan, and Crusader Josephine. Use the Crusader’s Bandage on them, and escort them safely back.
Specialist Cogwheel here got Skimmer Spinnerets which wants you to collect 5 Intact Skimmer Spinnerets from Hath’ar Skimmers. Then Crashed Sprayer, collect Plague Sprayer Parts around and next step is A Tangled Skein, use the Tangled Skein Thrower in order to cause the destruction of 5 Plague Sprayers.
After you done all quests here, Sergeant Moonshard has a short chain for you with good rewards, Death to the Necromagi is the frist step which wants you to destroy 8 Hath’ar Necromagi, then Malas the Corrupter, kill Malas the Corrupter on the top of Kolramas.

Quest Rewards of Malas the Corrupter

Amphitheater of Anguish

This is the Northrend Version of The Ring of Blood, 6 steps in total with great XP and blue quality weapon rewards. You need a regular lv65+ 5-man group for it.
The Amphitheater of Anguish: Yggdras! Is the first fight, Yggdras has charge, armor reduce debuff and will spawn small worms, easy fight.
The second fight is The Amphitheater of Anguish: Magnataur! , Stinkbeard is a melee elite, hit not so hard, easy fight too;
Then The Amphitheater of Anguish: From Beyond!, there are 4 types of Element Lord with different skills, but take it easy all of them are so weak;
The 4th step is The Amphitheater of Anguish: Tuskarrmageddon!, Orinoko Tuskbreaker is a shaman, use lightning bolt, some shock spelld and summon lots of penguins to attack you, when his HP lower than 40%, he will summon an elite walrus to fight with him.
The 5th fight of the chain is The Amphitheater of Anguish: Korrak the Bloodrager!, Korrak the Bloodrager is a melee elite, grows every 30 sec and then he will gain a 10% dmg and attack speek increase buff, stackable.
The final fight is The Champion of Anguish, Vladof the Butcher will ride a mammoth enter the battle, when he get 80% health, he will jump down and clear the aggro, one of your group member should ride the mammoth immediately when he get down and use the skill to taunt him, then dps till he down. Becareful of the whirlwind he cast.

(Rewards of the quest)

Zim’Torga

To the Witch Doctor from Hexxer Ubungo will lead you here to Witch Doctor Khufu, and get Breaking Through Jin’Alai, disturb the Blue Cauldron, Green Cauldron, Purple Cauldron, and Red Cauldron south of Zim’Torga. Then To Speak With Har’koa, speak with Har’koa at the Altar of Har’koa, and But First My Offspring, use the Whisker of Har’koa on the corpses of her children to free and resurrect them, then Spirit of Rhunok, speak with the Spirit of Rhunok at the Altar of Rhunok, My Prophet, My Enemy wants you to acquire his Arctic Bear God Mojo from Prophet of Rhunok (53,46 in the water), and the next part Back to Har’koa send you back to Har’koa and get I Sense a Disturbance, determine what has happened to Quetz’lun, just fly to 75,59 and this quest will be done, becareful of the elites there. And then you’ll have Preparations for the Underworld which wants you to collect 8 Sacred Adornments from Har’koan Subduer and Claw of Har’koa, After that you get Seek the Wind Serpent Goddess send you to Altar of Quetz’lun and seek out Quetz’lun’s Spirit, you’ll have the quest Setting the Stage from the spirit which wants you to collect 10 Underworld Power Fragments, then Foundation for Revenge, kill 12 trolls that are Soul Font around, after this is Hell Hath a Fury, use Quetz’lun’s Hexxing Stick upon High Priest Mu’funu, High Priestess Tua-Tua, and High Priest Hawinni and slay them. then One Last Thing, deliver the Underworld Power Fragments to Har’koa and beseech her for a portion of her spirit, after you talk to Hor’koa, he ask you to collect 7 Blood of Mam’toth with the quest Blood of a Dead God. Then You Reap What You Sow, Slay the Drained Prophet of Quetz’lun and get The Key of Warlord Zol’Maz, acquire the Key of Warlord Zol’Maz, the key include three parts from his son, daughter and wife, kill all of them and get the quest items then use for the key. The next part Rampage wants you to free Akali at 78,24 from his chains. Then The Gods Have Spoken, deliver the Unblemished Heart of the Guardian and the Gusty Essence of the Warden to Har’koa at Zim’Torga, the quest item dropped by some 76-78 elites and can be soloed. Then you get Convocation at Zol’Heb which wants you to slay the Prophet of Akali at 77,36 in a circle. This quest is group quest too but pretty simple and can be soloed, just try it. THEN, this loooong chain quest about the old god here end!

Quest Rewards of Convocation at Zol’Heb
All quests listed below can be done with the major chain quest at the same time.
Two simple quests from Witch Doctor Khufu too, The Blessing of Zim’Rhuk and The Blessing of Zim’Torga, just talk with the states to get the buff with Drakkari Offerings which drops everywhere in Zul’Drak, then you get nice XP rewards.
Chronicler To’kini here has two short chains, the one is Relics of the Snow Leopard Goddess (recover 10 Har’koan Relics around Altar of Har’koa) then Plundering Their Own (recover 7 Rhunokian Artifacts from Priest of Rhunok). The other is Just Checkin’ which will send you to Bah’kini at Dubra’Jin.
Scalper Ahunae has a chain about Jin’Alai that is The Leaders at Jin’Alai, retrieve the Treasure of Kutube’sa, the Treasure of Gawanil, and the Treasure of Chulo the Mad, just kill the trolls south of Zim’Torga till the named spawn and get their treasure after killing them. Then Sealing the Rifts, seal 7 Elemental Rifts northwest, and finally Scalps!, use Ahunae’s Knife to scalp 10 Heb’Drakkar trolls.
Element-Tamer Dagoda has some simple works too, The Frozen Earth wants you to collect 7 Essence of the Frozen Earth from the elemental around, Enchanted Tiki Warriors wants you to destroy 12 Enchanted Tiki Warriors and Bringing Down Heb’Jin, use Bat Net she provided to kill Heb’Jin.

Dubra’jin

A quest Unfinished Business from Har’koa outside of Altar of Har’koa lead you here to Tol’mar, and get another quest Gal’darah Must Pay which wants you to slay Gal’darah in Gundrak, this is a dungeon quest. Chronicler Bah’kini here has a dungeon quest in Gundrak too, who wants you to enter Gundrak and collect 6 Drakkari History Tablets with the quest For Posterity. These two quests here have nice rewards, but you need a regular group for the run.

Quest Rewards of Gal’darah Must Pay

Quest Rewards of For Posterity
Two dungeons in this area which are Drak’Tharon Keep (74-76) and Gundrak (76-7; you can get nice XP and equipments there and some dungeon quests will complete too. After the runs, you can get lv79 without any trouble.


Ok, now you are 79, one level left to 80 and then you can say goodbye to XP bar forever (maybe one year or more, all depend on Blizzard ) and begin your end-game content adventure. And the question is….what is the best choice for the last level, I don’t wanna give you the answer, but I will give some suggestions.
QUESTS
If you exactly followed this guide and leveling your character to 79, there are only three zones left for the Loremaster of Northrend achievement! This achievement will show you have completed all the quests in Northrend!

Sholazar Basin

Sholazar Basin is a wonderful place for miner and skinner, lots of nodes and skinable animals and you can solo most of the group quests here, two camps here, River’s Heart in the center of Sholazar Basin and Nesingwary Base Camp in west part near the river. Some unattached chain quests spread around with good XP and rewards. OK, let hunt begins!

Storm Peaks

Epic stories and epic views in Storm Peaks where the titan lives. Two dungeons here in the titan city Ulduar which are Halls of Stone and Halls of Lightning, and all secrets about the Old Gods of Azeroth, Ancient Verkul and Rune Dwarven will be discovered.

Icecrown

The last citadel of The Lich King, Blizzard tried a new technique here. The first time you get here, this is a place of death and slience, you should complete the main quest chain to explore this zone step by step, and you will review the history of the path which Prince Arthas walked.

DUNGEONS
Dungeon is also a good choice for the last level, now you are 79 and you can do every dungeons in Northrend with normal difficulty, you will get some nice loots with the runs, and those equipments are helpful for your adventures after you get 80. At the same time, you can gain nice reputations inside (the factions in WLK are different from TBC, you should buy the Tabard of which faction and wear it, then you can earn the reputations with this faction through the dungeons runs.)

Halls of Stone (77-79)

Ulduar is a dungeon hub located at The Storm Peaks of Northrend and is a treasure trove of information on the Titans and their activities. Ulduar is a mysterious subterranean realm of ice and stone. It is controlled by storm giants, and their minions the crystal golems. The entrance is well-hidden and heavily guarded, only allowing the clever to sneak inside. These giants are a dying race desperately avoiding their fate, hiding rather than fighting in the battle of the Sourage.Halls of Stone is a large 5 five-man wing part of the titan city Ulduar about the Titansand Old Gods.

Halls of Lightning (78-80)

Halls of Lightning is a 5 five-man dungeon connected to the titan city Ulduar about the Titan and Rune Dwarvens.

The Culling of Stratholme (78-80)

Stratholme Past is one of the timeways (”wings”) accessible in the Caverns of Time. It is centered around helping Prince Arthas purge the city of Stratholme from the grain-infected populace, and is one of the first acts in Arthas’ descent into madness and evil, eventually becoming one of the Lich King’s greatest death knights and later the Lich King himself.

Utgarde Pinnacle (78-80)

Utgarde Keep is the first dungeon hub located on the shores of Lake Cauldros in the Howling Fjord of Northrend. Inhabited by the vrykul (led by King Ymiron), a half-giant Viking-like race bent on proving their strength to the Lich King, they are raising the most worthy of their warriors to serve him beyond the grave here at their main base of operations. And Utgarde Pinnacle is the second of three wings located within Utgarde Keep which you should face the King Ymiron finally.

The Oculus (78-80)

The Oculus is a high level 5 man dungeon located within the Nexus. It is unique in the way it allows each player to control drakes with specific roles (tanking, healing, damage dealing) to complete the dungeon.

NOW, This is the end of this loooooong guide of Northrend leveling, wish you enjoying it , THANKS!


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I'm sorry that I had to make three posts, it's just that the guide is so long, and so I had to divide it up.

[K1boRG]

very nice! +rep x2

[Aberchuger]

Awesome, thanks heaps +rep

[SystemFailure101]

OMG Lots of Stuff! REP!

[MMoHotel]

woot seams awesome enough,will try it while my hunter hit 77~