How To Level From 1-80 In Only 2 Hours As Alliance!

[00:00] Hey folks, I recently managed to get a

[00:02] new 1 to 70 speedrun world record in

[00:04] only 1 hour and 55 minutes by using

[00:06] Chromy time. The speedrun represents the

[00:08] absolute best time that you can achieve

[00:10] by using my route. And with this video

[00:12] guide, I aim to break down my route into

[00:14] simple, easy to follow steps that you

[00:15] can use it to quickly level characters

[00:17] for yourself. Also, while I obviously

[00:19] use many fancy experience buffs and

[00:21] consumable items for the purposes of my

[00:23] speedruns, these are not taken into

[00:25] account for the purposes of this

[00:27] leveling guide. These items obviously

[00:29] save a small amount of time, but in

[00:31] practice, the route itself is what makes

[00:32] this leveling method so fast. If you're

[00:35] interested in learning more about the

[00:36] items that I prepare for my speedruns,

[00:38] I've made a separate video purely on

[00:39] that topic, which is linked in the

[00:41] description below. But with all of that

[00:43] out of the way, let's jump into the

[00:45] guide. Before you can enter Chromy Time

[00:47] and begin following the bulk of this

[00:48] route, you'll first need to reach level

[00:50] 10. How you'll do this will vary heavily

[00:52] depending on the race that you selected.

[00:54] If you're playing an allied race, you'll

[00:56] already begin the game at level 10, so

[00:57] you can skip ahead to the next section

[00:59] of my guide. However, any brand new

[01:01] players watching this video won't be

[01:03] able to create an allied race as their

[01:04] first character, so you'll need to pick

[01:06] one of the standard races and begin at

[01:08] level one. While every race will be

[01:10] presented with multiple options as their

[01:12] starting zone, I would always recommend

[01:14] choosing Exiles Reach. This zone may not

[01:16] be exceptionally fast, but it was tailor

[01:19] made by Blizzard to get your characters

[01:20] exactly from levels 1 to 10.

[01:22] Additionally, the zone is extremely

[01:24] linear and tries to teach you basic

[01:26] mechanics of the game as you progress

[01:27] the quest line, meaning it's very

[01:29] helpful for new players. The only small

[01:31] exception to this rule would be if you

[01:33] plan on leveling a human, which is the

[01:34] race that I selected for my world record

[01:36] run. The standard human starting zone is

[01:38] Northshshire Valley, and although it's

[01:40] not very fast on its own, it's directly

[01:42] next to a bunch of important locations

[01:44] within my leveling route. Ellen Forest

[01:46] is one of the best zones for Alliance,

[01:48] and it's going to be the first part of

[01:49] my route after you reach level 10.

[01:51] Additionally, the entrance for the

[01:52] Darkman Fair is located in the nearby

[01:54] town of Goldshshire, and this is very

[01:56] important for speed leveling for reasons

[01:58] we'll discuss later on in the video. To

[02:00] top it off, Stormwind City is only a

[02:02] small distance away. So, when you're

[02:03] asked to travel there later in the

[02:04] guide, it'll be a pretty quick trip.

[02:07] Obviously, Northshshire Valley is

[02:08] significantly faster than Exiles Reach

[02:10] in a speedrunning context, as you're

[02:12] able to access powerful items earlier

[02:13] than you'd normally be able to, but I

[02:15] would argue that it's still faster even

[02:17] for a casual player. That being said,

[02:19] the difference between these two zones

[02:21] will likely be marginal. So, I would

[02:22] urge you to prioritize picking whatever

[02:24] race you think is the coolest. If that

[02:26] happens to be human, then whichever zone

[02:28] you choose is a matter of personal

[02:29] preference. And if you want to try the

[02:31] standard starting zone, just skip ahead

[02:33] to the level 10 section of my guide and

[02:34] begin questing in Ellen Forest. Don't

[02:36] worry about starting 10 levels behind,

[02:38] as my guide includes multiple backup

[02:40] zones at the end to account for this.

[02:42] Lastly, if you're playing a demon hunter

[02:43] or a death knight, your only option will

[02:45] be to level through your class's

[02:46] starting zones, and this will put you

[02:48] past level 10 by the time you finish.

[02:50] Don't worry, though, because my guide

[02:51] has been structured in such a way that

[02:53] you can jump straight into the level 10

[02:54] section and not lose any time. Once

[02:57] you've managed to reach level 10, you'll

[02:58] first want to do a few quests to acquire

[03:00] a dollar on Hearthstone. This only takes

[03:02] a few minutes, and it'll save a ton of

[03:04] time over the course of the 10 to 70

[03:06] leveling process. Although the dollar on

[03:08] Hearthstone was added to the toy box

[03:09] during Dragon Flight, you're unable to

[03:11] actually use it on new characters until

[03:13] you've completed the original unlock

[03:14] quests. To kick things off, you'll need

[03:16] to speak to Crummy and begin the Legion

[03:18] quest line. If you're unsure where to

[03:20] find her, head to the Stormwind embassy

[03:21] and look for a gnome sitting on a big

[03:23] hourglass. After receiving the quest,

[03:25] the Legion Returns, you should run to

[03:27] the Stormwind docks and speak with

[03:28] Recruiter Lee. This NPC should have a

[03:30] dialogue option that starts with, "I've

[03:32] heard this tale before." And you want to

[03:34] select it in order to skip the Broken

[03:36] Shore introduction. If the dialogue

[03:37] option isn't appearing, it means you've

[03:39] never done the Broken Shore scenario on

[03:41] your account. For your first character,

[03:43] you'll still want to complete the

[03:44] scenario as it only takes about 15

[03:46] minutes and allows you to skip the

[03:47] entire thing on all future leveling

[03:49] runs. Once you've reached Doeron, you

[03:51] can turn in the nearby quest to receive

[03:52] your dollar Hearthstone. If you already

[03:54] have the toy unlocked on your account,

[03:56] you can just delete the quest reward

[03:58] itself and add the toy to your bars.

[04:00] From here, fly towards the alliance

[04:01] section of the city and take the portal

[04:03] back to Stormwind. It's worth noting

[04:05] that the process I just described is

[04:06] technically not needed if you're playing

[04:08] a mage, monk, dark iron dwarf, or some

[04:10] combination of the two. Each of these

[04:13] classes and/or race have an ability

[04:14] which completely removes the need for a

[04:16] dollar Hearthstone. However, you should

[04:18] still speak with Chromy and select a

[04:19] timeline as this ensures all zones will

[04:21] scale with your level. I also want to

[04:23] make it absolutely clear that after

[04:25] returning from Doeron, you do not need

[04:27] to visit Chromy and change your active

[04:29] expansion. Despite the misleading design

[04:31] of the menu, Chromy Time is actually a

[04:33] binary state. It's either fully enabled

[04:35] or fully disabled for your character.

[04:37] The only difference between the various

[04:39] expansions is which breadcrumb quests

[04:41] you get offered, like the

[04:42] affforementioned one for traveling to

[04:43] Dollar. Also, your active expansion will

[04:45] determine which random dungeons you're

[04:47] allowed to queue for, but beyond that,

[04:49] all of them function exactly the same

[04:50] for the purposes of questing. Lastly, if

[04:53] the Dark Moon Fair happens to be active

[04:54] while you're leveling, this is the ideal

[04:56] time to swing by and grab your 10%

[04:58] experience buff. The fair is active

[05:00] during the first full week of every

[05:01] month, and you can also see when it's up

[05:02] by looking at your in-game calendar.

[05:04] There are many ways to reach the Darkman

[05:06] fair, but the fastest path involves

[05:08] taking the portal to Old Doon and

[05:09] receiving a teleport from the Darkman

[05:11] mage standing in the nearby courtyard.

[05:13] From here, you can run down the hill

[05:14] into the fair proper, purchase a

[05:16] carousel ticket from a panda named

[05:18] Katie, and ride the carousel to receive

[05:20] your 10% XP buff. There's a few more

[05:22] niche advantages that the Darkman fair

[05:24] provides for leveling, but they're a bit

[05:26] more complicated, so you should watch my

[05:27] speedrun items video if you want to

[05:29] learn more. Now, you should be ready to

[05:31] start the 10 to 70 route. But before we

[05:33] dive into specifics about the zones and

[05:34] quests, I want to briefly go over a few

[05:36] bits of general advice that apply to the

[05:38] route as a whole. First, I strongly urge

[05:41] you to only follow the listed zones in

[05:42] the route without taking extensive

[05:44] detours. If I don't mention a zone in my

[05:46] guide, it's not because I forgot about

[05:48] it. It's because it's slower than the

[05:49] rest of my route. Also, if you feel that

[05:51] you're not getting enough experience

[05:52] from completing quests, please double

[05:54] check that you've actually enabled

[05:56] chromy time, as otherwise your XP gains

[05:58] will eventually be reduced by 90%. You

[06:01] would be surprised at how often people

[06:02] make this exact same mistake. The final

[06:05] general tip that I want to discuss

[06:06] pertains to rare mobs. You'll find many

[06:08] of these while following my leveling

[06:10] route, and it's especially important

[06:11] within any Cataclysm revamp zones such

[06:13] as Elwin Forest or Lock Modon. Each one

[06:16] of these rares gives roughly a quest's

[06:18] worth of experience, so it can be

[06:19] extremely helpful to hunt for them while

[06:21] you're leveling. However, this is not

[06:22] the case for any rares you encounter in

[06:24] Warlords of Dranor Zones, as those give

[06:26] a standard amount of experience and

[06:28] aren't worth killing. In order to help

[06:30] you find all of the important rares

[06:31] while leveling, I've created a companion

[06:33] video on my second channel, which goes

[06:35] over the location of every single rare,

[06:37] and you can find it linked in the

[06:38] description below. That being said, the

[06:41] zones mentioned in my guide will still

[06:42] be faster than any alternatives, even if

[06:44] you don't manage to find a single rare

[06:46] mob. It's a nice little bonus if you

[06:48] happen to encounter one, but you should

[06:50] never sit and wait at a spawn location

[06:51] instead of continuing along the quest

[06:53] path. The first zone you'll be visiting

[06:55] at level 10 is Elwin Forest since it's

[06:57] located just outside of Stormwind.

[06:59] Getting there is extremely simple, and

[07:01] you'll want to begin by completing all

[07:02] of the quests within Goldshshire.

[07:04] Although this zone has a lot of travel

[07:06] time, as you'll be sent back and forth

[07:07] between Goldshshire and the Southern

[07:09] Farms, the fact that you now get

[07:10] skyriting immediately upon reaching

[07:12] level 10 means this isn't an issue. Once

[07:14] you've completed all of the quests in

[07:16] central Ellen, you should fly a bit to

[07:18] the west and complete the quests that

[07:19] task you with killing nulls and

[07:21] defeating Hoger. Some of these quests

[07:23] will end in the nearby zone of Westfall,

[07:25] but after turning them in, you shouldn't

[07:26] continue along that chain. You'll now

[07:28] want to fly all the way back across

[07:30] Elwin Forest and hand in the quest

[07:32] further concerns in the east. From here,

[07:35] pick up and complete every quest that

[07:36] you find in and around the town of East

[07:38] Veil Logging Camp. Once you finished up

[07:41] every quest in Ellen Forest, you should

[07:42] fly east towards Tower Watch, which is

[07:45] found just past the border inside of Red

[07:47] Rich Mountains. Pick up and complete all

[07:49] of the quests at this location, as

[07:51] you'll eventually be directed towards

[07:52] the town of Lakeshshire. Follow the

[07:54] quest lines in this area until you reach

[07:56] the quest Prisoner of War, which you'll

[07:58] get shortly after reaching Camp

[07:59] Everstone. The quests from here on out

[08:01] are sparse, RP heavy, and take a while

[08:03] to complete, so I do not recommend

[08:05] finishing them. Instead, you'll want to

[08:07] abandon Red Ridge Mountains and fly

[08:09] southwest towards Duskwood, the next

[08:11] zone in the leveling route. At some

[08:12] point during this process, you should

[08:14] have reached level 20, and you'll now

[08:15] have the option to enable war mode. This

[08:17] can only be enabled at Stormwind. So,

[08:19] you should set your Hearthstone to the

[08:20] nearest inn and then use your dollar on

[08:22] Hearthstone. From here, you can take the

[08:24] nearby portal to reach Stormwind, enable

[08:26] war mode, and then use your regular

[08:28] Hearthstone to return to your current

[08:29] leveling zone. As previously mentioned,

[08:32] mages or monks can use portals or Zen

[08:33] pilgrimage, respectively, as a

[08:35] replacement for the Delaron Hearthstone.

[08:37] Also, in case you're unfamiliar with

[08:39] what exactly war mode does, this is a

[08:41] buff that grants you roughly 10%

[08:43] additional experience while also

[08:44] permanently flagging your character for

[08:46] PvP. This may sound really scary, but

[08:48] you have to remember that Elwin,

[08:50] Duskwood, Redidge, and Lock Modon are

[08:52] all alliance only zones, so you'll never

[08:54] encounter a Horde player while leveling

[08:56] there. This means that Warode is

[08:58] effectively a free 10% XP buff for the

[09:00] first four zones in my route. When you

[09:02] get to Warlords of Dranor later on,

[09:04] there is a small chance that you'll

[09:05] encounter other Horde players, but the

[09:06] vast majority of people are simply there

[09:08] to level and won't try to fight you. In

[09:10] the worst case scenario, you can always

[09:12] go to a nearby town and disable war mode

[09:14] later on if you run into someone who

[09:15] really wants to kill you. Now, before we

[09:17] discuss the next zone, Duskwood, I want

[09:19] to take a moment to touch upon dungeon

[09:21] leveling. Over the last few years, I've

[09:23] done a few test runs that completed

[09:24] Burning Crusade dungeons from levels 10

[09:26] to 20, and I found that it can

[09:27] potentially be faster under specific

[09:29] situations. Since war mode only applies

[09:32] to outdoor content and it isn't

[09:33] available until level 20, it's possible

[09:35] to get marginally faster times in TBC

[09:37] dungeons if you queue as a tank and get

[09:39] extremely lucky with the random dungeons

[09:41] that you're offered. In practice, I

[09:43] wouldn't actually recommend running

[09:44] dungeons for alliance players, as on

[09:46] average, it'll be much slower than the

[09:48] questing route. However, if you did

[09:49] really want to try dungeon leveling and

[09:51] want more detail on the subject, I

[09:52] discussed it in a bit more detail in the

[09:54] written version of this guide, which is

[09:56] linked in the description. As previously

[09:58] mentioned, you'll now want to fly to

[09:59] Duskwood and complete nearly every quest

[10:01] in the zone, and you should start by

[10:02] heading to the town of Darkshshire in

[10:04] the east. While Duskwood does have a lot

[10:06] of travel time between hubs, the overall

[10:08] quest density is very high, and the

[10:10] addition of skyriting makes this less of

[10:12] a concern. After finishing all the

[10:14] quests in and around Darkshshire, you

[10:16] should head west and complete the hubs

[10:17] in that part of the zone. The only quest

[10:19] you should not complete is the final

[10:21] one, which tells you to kill more Leip,

[10:23] as it requires a ton of travel for a

[10:25] minimal reward. Upon reaching that quest

[10:27] and completing all others, you should

[10:29] return to Stormwind. Now, you'll want to

[10:31] reach Loch Modon, but getting there will

[10:33] require a decent amount of travel time.

[10:35] The simplest and fastest option will

[10:37] usually be to fly there directly on your

[10:38] Sky Riding Mount, as this only takes a

[10:40] minute or two. Once you arrive in the

[10:42] zone, you'll want to fly to the southern

[10:44] section of Loan and start the quest line

[10:46] in the Valley of Kings. You'll

[10:47] eventually be directed up north to the

[10:49] town of Delsmer. And from here, you

[10:51] should complete every single quest in

[10:53] the zone. Throughout Lock Modon, there

[10:55] are six interactable objects called

[10:56] Stolen Explorers League documents, and

[10:58] they'll give you a quest when you

[11:00] interact with them. A few of these are

[11:02] directly in your questing path, but many

[11:04] of them are off the traditional route.

[11:05] So, I recommend looking up their exact

[11:07] locations in order to make sure you

[11:08] don't miss any. This may seem trivial,

[11:10] but each object gives full quest XP for

[11:12] minimal effort, so it's absolutely worth

[11:14] going out of your way to pick these up.

[11:16] In the past, this is where I would have

[11:18] recommend starting warlords to Dranor

[11:20] zones, but the addition of skyriting

[11:22] means that certain quests up north in

[11:23] the wetlands are now efficient to

[11:25] complete. This quest line begins in the

[11:27] mountains around Don Algaz, where you

[11:28] can turn in checking on the boys and

[11:30] grab the follow-up quests. You'll only

[11:32] need to complete a handful of quests in

[11:34] the sub zone before you're directed to

[11:35] fly a bit further northeast towards Slab

[11:38] Chisel Survey. This quest hub is really

[11:40] efficient, as you'll complete three sets

[11:42] of three different quests, each of which

[11:44] is relatively fast. However, after

[11:46] you've completed all of the quests here,

[11:48] I wouldn't recommend continuing along

[11:50] this chain, as the rest of the quests in

[11:52] the zone aren't nearly as efficient.

[11:54] Once you're finished up in the wetlands,

[11:55] you should use your dollar on

[11:56] Hearthstone and return to Stormwind.

[11:58] Once there, head over to Chrommy and

[12:00] select the Warlords of Dranor timeline.

[12:02] You'll be directed to speak with an NPC

[12:04] called Vanguard Battle Mage, but you

[12:05] should instead talk to the Honorhold

[12:07] Mage, who can be found standing nearby

[12:08] in the entrance of the Stormwind Mage

[12:10] Tower. Talking to the honorhold mage NPC

[12:12] will cause you to be teleported directly

[12:14] next to Khadgar in the blasted lands,

[12:16] allowing you to immediately start the

[12:17] next quest. The Vanguard battle mage,

[12:19] despite being the intended NPC, will

[12:22] teleport you much further away from

[12:23] Khadgar. After speaking with Khadgar,

[12:25] you should fully complete the Warlords

[12:27] of Dranor intro scenario. Many people

[12:29] like to skip this area, but it's still

[12:31] one of the fastest quest lines in the

[12:32] entire game, so if you skip it, you're

[12:34] doing yourself a huge disservice. Once

[12:36] you reach Shadowmoon Valley, complete

[12:38] the entire quest line to set up your

[12:39] garrison as this provides you with a

[12:41] garrison hearthstone. You'll also want

[12:42] to finish the next few quests where you

[12:44] kill pale orcs, gather supplies,

[12:46] construct a barracks, and rescue Kiana

[12:48] Moonshadow. Around this time, you should

[12:50] receive a quest in your garrison from

[12:51] Cordana Felong named Meet us at Starfall

[12:54] Outpost. Complete this entire chain up

[12:56] until the quests soul shards of

[12:58] summoning and cleaning up Golvar as

[13:00] things slow down immensely from that

[13:02] point onwards. You should now fly south

[13:04] and complete the Bloodthorn Cave bonus

[13:06] objective along with a nearby quest, A

[13:08] Matter of Life and Death. The next full

[13:10] zone you'll be questing at is Gorgrand,

[13:12] but getting there will require a bit of

[13:13] travel time. While you could just take a

[13:15] straight path to the zone from your

[13:17] garrison, there's a slightly more

[13:18] optimized route that involves a few

[13:20] detours. First, fly west to Talidor and

[13:22] complete the Aruna's desolation bonus

[13:24] objective. You can then head north until

[13:26] you reach Fort Ren, and you want to

[13:28] construct the artillery tower to unlock

[13:30] the Zangara bonus objective. Ignore the

[13:32] remaining quests in Fort Ren and head

[13:34] east to complete this affforementioned

[13:35] bonus objective. When it's done, fly

[13:37] north into Gorggrounds and complete the

[13:39] Tailthr Basin and Ruins of the First

[13:41] Bastion bonus objectives. Upon finishing

[13:43] both, head to your real on the eastern

[13:45] coast and begin the quest line. Follow

[13:47] these quests until you reach the town of

[13:49] Highass. At this point, you'll be

[13:51] prompted to choose between the sparring

[13:52] ring or the logging camp. The sparring

[13:54] ring is significantly better than the

[13:56] logging camp, as it gives you access to

[13:58] a ton of extremely efficient quests

[14:00] later on. Continue along the quest line

[14:02] and pick up a harsh reminder in

[14:04] Affliction Ridge. While doing this,

[14:06] round up a wide variety of mobs and pop

[14:08] your champion's honor ability. This

[14:10] spell has a hidden effect that drops

[14:11] quest starting items when you kill

[14:12] certain enemies with it active. Under

[14:14] Dranor Exploration, there's an

[14:16] achievement called Prove Your Strength,

[14:18] and this can help you keep track of

[14:19] which items you've collected. You'll

[14:21] want to only use it when you've rounded

[14:22] up a few mobs of at least two types in

[14:24] order to maximize your chances at

[14:26] getting quest items. Around this point,

[14:28] you'll receive multiple quest lines, but

[14:29] you should complete everything in

[14:30] Stonewall Arena before continuing

[14:32] onwards. The quests involving Rexar go

[14:34] on for a while and will lead you further

[14:36] north into the zone. You'll want to use

[14:38] your champions honorability on the

[14:39] bassilisks and steam furies that you'll

[14:41] encounter during the quest on the men.

[14:44] Later on, you can use it once again

[14:45] while killing Ogran during the quest

[14:47] fair warning. After you finish the

[14:49] quest, Chains of Iron, you should

[14:50] complete the nearby bonus objective,

[14:52] Valley of Destruction. Upon returning to

[14:54] Highass, you'll receive a quest named

[14:56] Strike While the Iron is Hot, but this

[14:57] is extremely inefficient and should be

[14:59] ignored. Complete the Miscreet Meer and

[15:02] Razer Bloom bonus objectives just south

[15:03] of Highass. While you're here, make sure

[15:05] you use Champion's Honor on the nearby

[15:07] wasps and ravagers. If you have any

[15:09] leftover time on the buff after getting

[15:11] the Wasp and Ravager items, you can try

[15:13] to kill any nearby orcs and botani to

[15:15] get their associated quest items in case

[15:16] you're still missing either one. Next,

[15:19] head east and complete the entire

[15:20] Crimson Fen quest line. If you haven't

[15:22] yet managed to hit level 70, you should

[15:24] use your garrison Hearthstone once

[15:26] again. Your next stop is Spires of Iraq,

[15:28] but before you enter the zone itself,

[15:30] you should fly just north of it and

[15:31] complete the Zorra's Fall bonus

[15:33] objective in Talidor. From here, head

[15:35] into Spires of Iraq and progress through

[15:36] the quest line until you reach level 70.

[15:39] Spires of Iraq is a peculiar zone as it

[15:41] has a fairly high quest density early

[15:43] on, but falls off significantly towards

[15:45] the end. Upon reaching Southport, you

[15:47] can construct the Stockturn Brewery,

[15:48] which gives you 20% increased experience

[15:50] within Spires of Iraq, as well as a

[15:52] localized Hearthstone ability on a

[15:54] separate cool down. While this buff is

[15:56] nice to have, it's nowhere near as

[15:57] impactful as many people seem to think

[15:59] it is. By the time you get the 20% XP

[16:01] buff, you've already completed most of

[16:03] the efficient quests in the zone, so it

[16:05] doesn't end up helping you much. After

[16:06] building the tavern, you'll want to pick

[16:08] up the wanted quests from a poster on

[16:09] the wall, as these give great experience

[16:11] and can be usually completed alongside

[16:13] other quests. Now that you finished

[16:15] leveling in chromy time, you'll need to

[16:17] enter war within zones to level from 70

[16:19] to 80. I've already fully optimized War

[16:21] Within 70 to 80 leveling with a record

[16:23] time of only 1 hour and 4 minutes. If

[16:26] you'd like to learn more about how to

[16:27] follow that route, you can click on the

[16:28] video shown on screen or find a link to

[16:30] it in the description. Additionally, if

[16:32] you're interested in leveling a Horde

[16:34] character from 1 to 70, I've made a

[16:35] separate video on that subject. If you

[16:38] found this video helpful, I'd greatly

[16:39] appreciate it if you could subscribe and

[16:41] toss it a like, as that'll help other

[16:43] people find it as