Leveling 1-80: a zone-by-zone route

On HoneyWoW experience from kills, quests and exploration is multiplied by 3, and rested experience builds up faster than usual. You will out-level zones quickly, so don't feel obliged to finish every quest: when the quests in a zone turn grey or green, move on.

How progression changes leveling

The realm uses individual progression, so leveling happens in three acts:

• 1-60, Vanilla. Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. At 60 experience stops until you complete the Vanilla stage (its raids, which you can run with bots).
• 60-70, The Burning Crusade. The Dark Portal opens for your character and Outland becomes your playground. Experience stops at 70 until you complete TBC.
• 70-80, Wrath of the Lich King. Northrend opens.

See Gameplay for the details. Zone levels are approximate; you can check each zone's quests in Zones.

Alliance, 1-60

Levels	Zones
1-10	Your starting zone: Elwynn Forest, Dun Morogh or Teldrassil
10-20	Westfall, Loch Modan or Darkshore
20-30	Redridge Mountains, Duskwood, Wetlands, Ashenvale
30-40	Hillsbrad Foothills, Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh
40-50	Tanaris, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Searing Gorge
50-60	Un'Goro Crater, Felwood, Burning Steppes, Western and Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring, Silithus

Horde, 1-60

Levels	Zones
1-10	Your starting zone: Durotar, Mulgore or Tirisfal Glades
10-20	The Barrens or Silverpine Forest
20-30	Stonetalon Mountains, Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Thousand Needles
30-40	Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Desolace, Dustwallow Marsh, Badlands
40-50	Tanaris, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Azshara
50-60	Un'Goro Crater, Felwood, Burning Steppes, Western and Eastern Plaguelands, Winterspring, Silithus

Draenei and Blood Elves start in Azuremyst Isle and Eversong Woods, then go on to Bloodmyst Isle and the Ghostlands (10-20) before joining the routes above.

Outland, 60-70 (both factions)

Levels	Zones
60-63	Hellfire Peninsula
62-65	Zangarmarsh, Terokkar Forest
64-67	Nagrand
66-68	Blade's Edge Mountains
67-70	Netherstorm, Shadowmoon Valley

Northrend, 70-80 (both factions)

Levels	Zones
70-72	Borean Tundra or Howling Fjord
71-74	Dragonblight
73-75	Grizzly Hills
74-77	Zul'Drak
76-78	Sholazar Basin
77-80	The Storm Peaks, Icecrown

Tips to level faster

• Rested experience: log out in an inn or a capital city. Here it accumulates faster than in the original game, so a short break gives a good bonus.
• Group with bots: a healer or tank bot turns elite quests and group areas into easy experience. See the playerbots guide.
• Dungeons: the dungeon finder is active and random bots join it, so queues are short. Check Dungeons by level.
• Train every few levels: new ranks of your spells make a huge difference. Plan your build in the talent calculator.
• Use Questie: the addon pack includes it and shows quest givers and objectives on the map.
• Upgrade your gear: a couple of blue items from the auction house (stocked by bots) are worth more than an hour of grinding. Search them in Items.