At a glance by level

Dungeon levels

31
DungeonLevelBasisBosses · gearLocation
Hall of Thanes New in Forever13–18Official4 bosses · 12 gear dropsIronforge
Ragefire Chasm13Loot level4 bosses · 12 gear dropsOrgrimmar
Ruins of Lordaeron New in Forever15–20Official7 bosses · 20 gear dropsTirisfal Glades
The Deadmines15–18Loot level12 bosses · 35 gear dropsWestfall
Wailing Caverns16–19Loot level9 bosses · 27 gear dropsThe Barrens
Shadowfang Keep17–23Loot level11 bosses · 29 gear dropsSilverpine Forest
The Stockade21–26Loot level6 bosses · 19 gear dropsStormwind City
Blackfathom Deeps22–25Loot level7 bosses · 21 gear dropsAshenvale
Excavation Site New in Forever24–29Official3 bosses · 9 gear dropsWetlands
Razorfen Kraul25–30Loot level9 bosses · 24 gear dropsThe Barrens
Gnomeregan27–31Loot level7 bosses · 21 gear dropsDun Morogh
City of Dalaran New in Forever28–33Official8 bosses · 24 gear dropsAlterac Mountains
Scarlet Monastery29–39Loot level11 bosses · 39 gear dropsTirisfal Glades
The Drowned City New in Forever35–40Official5 bosses · 12 gear dropsStranglethorn Vale
Uldaman35–42Loot level10 bosses · 28 gear dropsBadlands
Razorfen Downs36–40Loot level7 bosses · 19 gear dropsThe Barrens
Krol’dok Stronghold New in Forever40–45Official6 bosses · 19 gear dropsRiverglades
Zul'Farrak42–45Loot level9 bosses · 30 gear dropsTanaris
Maraudon46–49Loot level9 bosses · 34 gear dropsDesolace
The Temple of Atal'Hakkar47–51Loot level7 bosses · 33 gear dropsSwamp of Sorrows
Alcaz Prison New in Forever48–53OfficialLoot data pendingDustwallow Marsh
Blackrock Depths48–54Loot level28 bosses · 107 gear dropsBlackrock Mountain
Dire Maul53–57Loot level18 bosses · 87 gear dropsFeralas
Blackrock Spire54–58Loot level26 bosses · 123 gear dropsBlackrock Mountain
Scholomance54–57Loot level12 bosses · 60 gear dropsWestern Plaguelands
Stratholme54–58Loot level16 bosses · 115 gear dropsEastern Plaguelands
Blackmaw Hold New in Forever55–60OfficialLoot data pendingAzshara
Shaper’s Terrace New in Forever58–60OfficialLoot data pendingUn'Goro Crater
Barrow Deeps Raid60+PendingLoot data pending—
Hyjal Summit Raid60+PendingLoot data pending—
Onyxia’s Lair Raid60+PendingLoot data pendingDustwallow Marsh

The nine new dungeons use Blizzard’s published ranges. Classic dungeons show the level range needed to equip their boss loot (Wowhead Forever tooltips), not an official recommendation.

Quest zone levels

43
ZoneAllianceHorde
Dun Morogh1–8 70 quests—
Durotar—1–9 69 quests
Duskwood17–25 79 quests1–37 9 quests
Elwynn Forest1–7 88 quests—
Mulgore—1–10 70 quests
Teldrassil1–7 84 quests—
The Barrens1–15 25 quests9–17 105 quests
Tirisfal Glades—2–10 76 quests
Zephras Isle New in Forever2–8 108 quests2–8 110 quests
Darkshore7–15 73 quests—
Westfall8–40 46 quests10–15 7 quests
Silverpine Forest—9–16 49 quests
Loch Modan10–30 49 quests—
Redridge Mountains12–20 42 quests—
Stonetalon Mountains16–22 26 quests12–20 33 quests
Ashenvale14–25 43 quests18–23 25 quests
Hillsbrad Foothills20–29 15 quests17–30 34 quests
Wetlands19–28 72 quests—
Moonglade20–54 9 quests20–54 8 quests
Thousand Needles28–35 32 quests24–30 60 quests
Alterac Mountains25–30 18 quests29–34 13 quests
Desolace30–34 55 quests25–34 57 quests
Dustwallow Marsh28–35 35 quests30–38 30 quests
Stranglethorn Vale28–40 110 quests28–40 104 quests
Arathi Highlands30–35 39 quests29–35 47 quests
Swamp of Sorrows29–45 18 quests30–45 29 quests
Badlands30–35 38 quests30–40 32 quests
Feralas30–44 53 quests30–45 49 quests
Shen'dralas New in Forever35–35 16 quests35–35 12 quests
Riverglades New in Forever36–38 114 quests36–38 97 quests
Tanaris39–50 57 quests38–50 58 quests
The Hinterlands38–43 16 quests40–46 31 quests
Blasted Lands40–45 12 quests45–45 9 quests
Searing Gorge40–45 32 quests40–45 22 quests
Timbermaw Hold40–45 12 quests40–45 12 quests
Azshara45–47 12 quests44–45 25 quests
Felwood48–49 27 quests47–52 28 quests
Un'Goro Crater47–50 37 quests47–50 37 quests
Burning Steppes48–50 7 quests—
Eastern Plaguelands50–55 31 quests50–56 39 quests
Western Plaguelands50–53 69 quests50–52 67 quests
Winterspring50–53 37 quests50–53 30 quests
Silithus54–60 42 quests54–60 42 quests

Required-level range of each zone’s quests (AllTheThings Forever data, class-only and repeatable quests excluded). The outer 10% on each end is trimmed.

Level milestones

  • Level 10 Talents open at level 10. Read the guide
  • Level 20 Polearms become usable at level 20 (client data). (Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Druid)
  • Level 40 Dual specialization opens at level 40. Read the guide
  • Level 40 Plate armor becomes wearable at level 40 (client data). (Warrior, Paladin)
  • Level 40 Mail armor becomes wearable at level 40 (client data). (Hunter, Shaman)
  • Level 60 At level 60 the raids open on December 9 (US) / December 10 (KR). Onyxia’s Lair needs the attunement quest line first. Read the guide

How this works, and its limits

  • Zones are ranked by the number of quests whose required level is zero to four below yours. Class-only and repeatable quests are not counted.
  • Boss loot and quest reward lists come from the AllTheThings Forever database (MIT License). This soon after launch, some high-level new dungeons have no loot list yet.
  • Item names, stats and drop chances come from Wowhead Forever tooltips. Drop chances are Wowhead user data and can be off when the sample is small.
  • Which weapons and armor a class can use, and from which level, follows the skill table in Forever client 1.60.1.70888.
  • The gear order is not a simulation. It adds up the stats you selected, weighted by their item-budget cost, and includes DPS for weapons.
  • Spell power that only applies to one school, such as Fire or Frost, is not scored. Ranged attack power counts only for hunters, and attack power in forms only for druids.
  • Random-enchantment items and world drops that you can only buy on the auction house are left out.
  • Localized names come from the game client and Wowhead. Where a localized name or effect text is missing, the English text is shown.

Dungeon loot and quest reward data: AllTheThings (MIT License, © AllTheThings WoW Addon). LICENSE