Timbermaw Hold reputation guide (WoW Forever)
The Timbermaw are the friendly furbolgs whose tunnel joins Felwood, Moonglade and Winterspring. Both factions start Hostile, so the furbolgs in the tunnel attack you until you reach Unfriendly. You raise it by killing the corrupted Deadwood (Felwood) and Winterfall (Winterspring) furbolgs, doing a short quest chain, and handing in feathers and beads. The rewards are profession recipes and the Defender of the Timbermaw trinket at Exalted.
Forever status: Wowhead's datamine shows Timbermaw Hold in the Forever client with a slightly reworded description (Wowhead). Blizzard hasn't said anything about Timbermaw quests, kill reputation or rewards changing. Everything below is Classic Era baseline from Wowhead Classic unless it says otherwise.
Quick plan
- Level 48+ in southern Felwood: pick up Timbermaw Ally from Grazle and kill Deadwood furbolgs at Deadwood Village. Save every feather.
- Unfriendly: the tunnel furbolgs stop attacking. Go to Nafien at the north Felwood entrance and kill Deadwood furbolgs at Felpaw Village.
- Through the tunnel to Winterspring: Salfa at the Winterspring exit gives the Winterfall quest. Kill Winterfall furbolgs and save every bead.
- Friendly onward: Meilosh inside the Hold starts selling recipes. Hand in Runecloth if you have it.
- Revered to Exalted: kills stop giving reputation at Revered (Wowhead guide), so you get the rest from feathers and beads you saved.
Reputation sources (Classic Era baseline)
| Source | Reputation | Works until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadwood or Winterfall furbolg kill | 5 | Revered (Wowhead guide) | Wowhead faction page |
| Overlord Ror or Chieftain Bloodmaw | 15 | — | Wowhead faction page |
| High Chief Winterfall, Ragepaw, Grizzle Snowpaw | 25 | — | Wowhead faction page |
| 5 feathers or 5 beads (repeatable quest) | 50 | Exalted | Wowhead quest pages |
| One-off quests (table below) | 25–200 each | — | Wowhead quest pages |
[Unconfirmed] Some other databases list higher amounts for a few quests and turn-ins (for example 350 for Timbermaw Ally). We use the figures on Wowhead's Classic quest pages and will check them in game at launch.
Standings (Classic Era baseline): you start at 2,500/3,000 Hostile. After that it's 3,000 for Unfriendly, 3,000 for Neutral, 6,000 for Friendly, 12,000 for Honored and 21,000 for Revered. That adds up to 45,500 reputation from your starting point to Exalted.
The quest chain (Classic Era baseline)
All of these are open to both factions.
| Quest | Level (min) | Start | Reputation | What you do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timbermaw Ally | 48 (45) | Grazle, Felwood | 150 | Kill 5 Deadwood Warriors, 5 Pathfinders and 5 Gardeners |
| Feathers for Grazle | 55 (45) | Grazle | 50, repeatable | Hand in 5 Deadwood Headdress Feathers |
| Speak to Nafien | 55 (45) | Grazle | 25 | Go to Nafien at the north Felwood tunnel entrance |
| Deadwood of the North | 55 (45) | Nafien | 150 | Kill 5 Deadwood Den Watchers, 5 Avengers and 5 Shamans |
| Feathers for Nafien | 55 (45) | Nafien | 50, repeatable | Hand in 5 feathers |
| Speak to Salfa | 55 (45) | Nafien | 25 | Go through the tunnel to Salfa in Winterspring |
| Winterfall Activity | 58 (45) | Salfa | 150 | Kill 5 Winterfall Den Watchers, 5 Pathfinders and 5 Totemics |
| Beads for Salfa | 56 (50) | Salfa | 50, repeatable | Hand in 5 Winterfall Spirit Beads |
| Deadwood Ritual Totem | 55 (45) | Starts from a dropped totem | 150 | Take it to Kernda in the Hold |
| Winterfall Ritual Totem | 56 (50) | Starts from a dropped totem | 150 | Take it to Kernda |
| Runecloth | 55 (50) | Meilosh | 100 | Hand in Runecloth (30 per the Wowhead guide) |
| Sacred Cloth | 55 (50) | Meilosh | 100 | Hand in Mooncloth; teaches Mooncloth Boots (Tailoring) |
| The Root of All Evil | 60 Elite (45) | Gorn One Eye | 200 | Group quest; rewards Defender of the Timbermaw |
Quest rewards worth knowing: Timbermaw Ally lets you choose Earth Warder's Vest or Belt of the Den Watcher. Deadwood of the North gives Leggings of the Ursa or Helm of the Pathfinder. Winterfall Activity offers four choices, including Gloves of the Pathfinder and Ursa's Embrace. Both ritual totem quests reward Major Healing and Major Mana Potions.
[Unconfirmed] The Wowhead guide says the ritual totem quests need Neutral, Sacred Cloth needs Friendly (and Tailoring), and The Root of All Evil opens at Exalted. The quest pages don't show those gates, so check in game. The trinket itself does require Exalted (Wowhead item page).
Where to farm: the fastest furbolgs (Classic Era baseline)
Feather and bead turn-ins are what get you through Revered, so the best camp is the one with the highest drop rate at your level. Drop rates below are worked out from Wowhead Classic's drop samples, rounded.
| Camp | Mobs (level) | Feather or bead drop | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadwood Village, southern Felwood (about 46–48, 88–94) | Warrior (48–49), Gardener (48–49), Pathfinder (49–50) | Feathers about 27–30% | Start here. Overlord Ror (51) and the rare Ragepaw (51) are here too |
| Felpaw Village, northern Felwood (about 60–62, 6–11) | Den Watcher (53–54), Avenger (54–55), Shaman (53–54) | Feathers about 48% | Best feather rate. Close to Nafien. Chieftain Bloodmaw (56) is here. Deadwood Ritual Totem about 4% |
| Timbermaw Post / Frostfire Hot Springs, western Winterspring (about 29–34, 35–38) | Pathfinder (53–54), Totemic (54–55), Den Watcher (55–56) | Beads about 39–42% | Right next to Salfa |
| Winterfall Village, eastern Winterspring (about 65–68, 33–40) | Shaman (56–57), Ursa (57–58), High Chief Winterfall (59 Elite) | Beads about 38–39% | Doubles up with Frostsaber quests. Winterfall Ritual Totem about 2–4% |
Rough maths (from the Wowhead numbers above): each feather or bead is worth 10 reputation when you hand in five. So a Felpaw Village kill is worth about 5 (the kill) plus about 5 (half a feather on average), roughly double a kill with no drop. Once kills stop counting at Revered, only the drops matter. That's why the Wowhead guide and its commenters say to save feathers and beads until Revered and then hand them all in.
Rewards from Meilosh (Classic Era baseline)
Meilosh sells these inside the Hold. Standing and skill requirements come from each item's Wowhead Classic page. Full crafting details are on our profession pages.
| Standing | Reward | Profession (skill) |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Recipe: Transmute Earth to Water | Alchemy (275) |
| Friendly | Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon - Agility | Enchanting (290) |
| Friendly | Pattern: Warbear Harness | Leatherworking (275) |
| Friendly | Pattern: Warbear Woolies | Leatherworking (285) |
| Honored | Formula: Enchant Weapon - Agility | Enchanting (290) |
| Honored | Plans: Heavy Timbermaw Belt | Blacksmithing (290) |
| Honored | Pattern: Might of the Timbermaw | Leatherworking (290) |
| Honored | Pattern: Wisdom of the Timbermaw | Tailoring (290) |
| Revered | Plans: Heavy Timbermaw Boots | Blacksmithing (300) |
| Revered | Pattern: Timbermaw Brawlers | Leatherworking (300) |
| Revered | Pattern: Mantle of the Timbermaw | Tailoring (300) |
| Exalted | Defender of the Timbermaw | Reward from The Root of All Evil |
[Unconfirmed] Possible new Forever rewards: datamining sites list three extra Revered rewards in the Forever beta client: Formula: Enchant Shield - Law of Nature, Plans: Stormcarver and Plans: Bagh Nakh. Blizzard hasn't announced them and nobody has recorded a seller yet. Our Enchanting and Blacksmithing pages track them.
Card: Wowhead Classic item page and the Blizzard Classic game data API, checked 31 Oct 2026 (Classic Era baseline; Forever stats unconfirmed).
Tips (Classic Era baseline)
- Don't kill Timbermaw furbolgs. Wowhead's faction page shows a loss of 25 for each Timbermaw furbolg killed (in Azshara and the tunnel), 75 for Meilosh, Kernda or Gorn One Eye, and 125 for Gatekeeper Rageroar in Azshara.
- Pair it with other farms. Winterfall Village overlaps the Frostsaber quests. Our cloth farming guide covers Runecloth for the Meilosh turn-in.
- Group for the finale. The Root of All Evil is a level 60 elite quest. You use a torch at High Chief Winterfall's cave to summon a demon, so bring friends.
- [Unconfirmed] Blackmaw Hold, the new Forever dungeon behind the sealed gate in Azshara, is a corrupted furbolg city. Blizzard hasn't said whether it has anything to do with Timbermaw reputation. See our Blackmaw Hold page.
Related guides
- Felwood levelling guide
- Winterspring levelling guide
- Frostsaber quests
- Best grinding spots 30–60
- Levelling hub
Tooltip: Wowhead (Classic Era data). There's no Forever item or NPC database yet, so links show Classic Era data.
Tags: Anything without a Forever tag is Classic Era baseline. [Unconfirmed] marks claims we couldn't verify. We'll check reputation amounts in game after launch on 5 Nov 2026.
Sources
- Wowhead Classic — Timbermaw Hold (faction 576)
- Wowhead Classic — Timbermaw Hold reputation guide
- Wowhead Classic — quest pages 8460–8471, 8481, 6031, 6032
- Wowhead Classic — Deadwood Headdress Feather (drop data)
- Wowhead Classic — Winterfall Spirit Beads (drop data)
- Wowhead — New Reputation Names Datamined for WoW: Forever