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Stranglethorn Vale jungle camp
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard press kit. Stranglethorn Vale jungle camp.

Stranglethorn Vale levelling guide (levels 30–50) — WoW Forever

A long jungle zone between Duskwood and the Cape of Stranglethorn. Both factions spend many levels here, so expect world PvP on PvP-ruleset realms.

Levels Faction Continent Forever changes
30–50 (Classic Era baseline) Contested Eastern Kingdoms None published (the beta was capped at 30). Classic Era baseline

Hubs & flight masters (Classic Era baseline)

Hub Faction Flight master
Rebel Camp Alliance, north —
Nesingwary's Expedition neutral —
Grom'gol Base Camp Horde Thysta (Horde)
Booty Bay neutral, south Gyll (Alliance), Gringer (Horde)
Note No Alliance flight path at Rebel Camp in Classic Era

Map: flight masters and inns (Classic Era baseline)

Map pins: Wowhead Classic NPC coordinates. The outline is decorative.

Official WoW Forever image: lush jungle with sunlight screenshot
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

Quests & dungeons (Classic Era baseline)

Type Details
Quests Nesingwary's Expedition hunting chain (panthers, tigers, raptors)
Quests The Green Hills of Stranglethorn: pages for Barnil Stonepot. Our guide
Dungeons The Drowned City (35–40, NEW in Forever) is an ancient troll ruin off the Stranglethorn coast. Zul'Gurub (20-player raid) is in this zone.
The Drowned City: coral shore
The Drowned City: coral shore. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Explore the New Dungeons of World of Warcraft: Forever. Source.

Gathering (Classic Era baseline)

Herb Gathering Mining
Liferoot, Fadeleaf, Khadgar's Whisker, Goldthorn, Kingsblood, Wild Steelbloom, Purple Lotus Iron, Mithril, Gold, Truesilver

Nodes come from Wowhead Classic's object map data. Skinning: [Unconfirmed].

Tooltip: Wowhead (Classic Era data). There's no Forever item or NPC database yet, so links show Classic Era data.

Dark overgrown jungle ruins
Dark overgrown jungle ruins (not confirmed as this page's location). Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap. Source.

Tags: Anything without a Forever tag is Classic Era baseline. We'll update level ranges after launch on 5 Nov 2026.

Sources
  • Wowhead Classic — Stranglethorn Vale (zone 33)
  • Wowhead — Forever Dungeons Overview
  • Blizzard — WoW Forever What's Next panel recap
  • Wowhead Classic — zone database

Quest guides for this zone

Related

Levelling guide · Dungeons · PvP · Races · Class tier list · Professions · Gold making · Addons · Launch time

Official WoW Forever image: purple/magenta forest screenshot
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

Zone overview

In Classic Era, Stranglethorn Vale is a zone in Southern Azeroth, aimed at roughly levels 30-45. Notable places: Zul'Kunda, Zul'Mamwe, The Arena, Booty Bay, The Vile Reef.

Forever changes: TBC unless listed on this page as confirmed by Blizzard.

Levelling path

From our levelling routes (before → after this zone).

Notable loot: quest rewards

Classic Era quest rewards from Stranglethorn Vale quests; Forever item changes TBC.

Mining nodes

Gold Vein, Iron Deposit, Mithril Deposit, Silver Vein, Tin Vein, Truesilver Deposit (Classic Era). Fishing and herb details are in the Gathering section above where known; otherwise TBC.

Sources: warcraft.wiki.gg Classic zone and quest pages (checked 29 Oct 2026); Forever Guides levelling routes.

Connecting zones

Zones reachable from Stranglethorn Vale, with how you get there.