<< Twinking your level 19 Warlock: Part 1. Introduction
This part of the guide is about the “path” you character will take to get to level 19. It includes the occasional stop at an instance, as well as some early traveling to allow you to gather flight paths for later quick xp-free traveling.
Levels 1-5:
- Do your own thing, explore your starting area etc. Head to Stormwind or Ironforge at level 5/6
Levels 6-10:
- Discover all areas that you can, that you may need to journey to later.
Why? Get the discovery XP when it doesn’t matter, you don’t want to tick over to 20 on a new area discovery.
Examples of areas to explore now:
- All instances that you will receive a BoP or do a quest in AND area’s that you will have to walk through to get to that instance.
- Hillsbrad Foothills (Boat from Menethil)
- Auberdine/ Darkshore
- Menethil Harbor
Here is a sample path.
- If starting in Stormwind, take the deeprun tram to Ironforge.
- Leave Ironforge and follow the road east to the end of the zone.
- When it forks near the zone wall, you can go either way, but take the south road so when you get to Loch Modan and start north, you can pause at Thelsamar and get the flight point.
- Go all the way north with the road into Dun Algaz, and then take the road in Wetlands all the way north and then west to Menethil Harbor.
- Get the flight point in Menethil, and then take the boat on the right (North) dock to Auberdine.
- Take boat to Rut’theran Village, get flightpath – Return to Auberdine.
- Run south to Ashenvale, scout BFD, move on to Astranaar.
- Run to Silverwing Refuge
- Run to Rachet (Get flightpoint) via Barrens (scouting WC as you go)
- Take Boat from Rachet to Booty Bay – Get flight point.
- Run north and explore Gromgol & Gurubashi
or
- Instead of following the road up from Thelsamar, run through the town and follow the shore line of the Loch instead, at the Stonewrought Dam you want to be about central and throw yourself off.
You’ll die, but unlike dying at the hands of the orcs you’ll pop up in the Wetlands graveyard instead of the Loch Modan one. Res at the healer, hang about in the safty of the graveyard until your Res effects have worn off and head west along to the harbour.
or After Deadmines (Alternative to above):
- Explore the Entire STV coast line (important if you intend to fish for the best hat & boots.
- Booty Bay and Gromgol (Gromgol is only important if you intend to get the trinket – which is pretty unlikely)
- The Gurubashi Arena (It’s a good idea to get the 550 trinket exp out of the way if you can/ can be bothered)
- Ashenvale. Visit Silverwing Refuge, then wander along the road until you reach Astranaar. Grab the flight path here, then get on the boat to Ru’theran Village. Obtain the flight path there as well.
Level 10: Deadmines & Wailing Caverns
GET ALL BOP BOSS DROPS NOW, don’t just assume that things will drop within the first 12 runs.
- Immediately after you become level 10, do The Deadmines.
The objective is to get An Unsent Letter off Edwin VanCleef, the last boss of the instance.
- After you have done The Deadmines and obtained An Unsent Letter, have your boosting buddy bring you to Booty Bay.
- You can do that directly from the Deadmines back exit, which is actually the best method, since you’ll discover all the beach zones in Stranglethorn Vale this way. Just keep going south on the beach until you reach Booty Bay. Don’t forget to grab the flight path there as well.
- Take the boat to Ratchet and get the flight path there.
- Have your booster drag you through Wailing Caverns, you objective being Glowing Shard off Mutanus the Devourer.
Do your own thing until Level 15.
Level 15:
Talbar Mantle Questline – Rachet -> WC -> Darnassus
Do the quest lines for any of the following items if you need them:![]()
Talbar Mantle: Quest: The Glowing Shard Requires level 15. (Quest: In Nightmares (Horde version) Requires lvl 10)
- Use the Nightmare Shard to start the quest “In Nightmares”.
- Go to Ratchet and talk to Sputtervalve <Tinker’s Union>, who stands near the flight master. He won’t have a question mark over his head, just talk to him and ask for the shard.
- He will send you to Falla Sagewind, a tauren lady standing on top of the mountain Wailing Caverns is located in.
- She will direct you to Darnassus, where you have to complete the quest at Mathrengyl Bearwalker, a druid trainer in Cenarion Enclave.
- He stands in the house with the Arch Druid, first floor. From the quest rewards, choose Talbar Mantle.
Level 16: Stormwind & Stockade.

Do the quest lines for any of the following items if you need them: Seal of Wrynn]
- Once you hit 16, it’s time to activate the quest starting from An Unsent Letter you got from Edwin VanCleef. You will again need a high level booster for these tasks.
- You should be on the quest “The Unsent Letter”, which you’ll hand in at Baros Alexston in Stormwind, Cathedral Square.
- The next step leads you to The Stockades, where you hand in at Warden Thelwater.
- He will send you into the dungeon to retrieve Bazil Thredd‘s head, so get your high-level booster and do it.
- The fastest way is to clear out the main hallway and adjacent rooms, then head right and clear the way to the cell behind the ogre, where Bazil Thredd resides.
- Loot the head and get out to hand in at Warden Thelwater.
The next steps consist of running a lot of errant jobs in Stormwind:
- The Curious Visitor: Bring the Sealed Description of Thredd’s Visitor to Baros Alexston in Stormwind. 49,30 in Stormwind near Cathedral of Light.
- Shadow of the Past: Bring the Sealed Description of Thredd’s Visitor to Master Mathias Shaw in Stormwind. He’s located @ 75,59 in Stormwind City
– Look to an Old Friend: Speak to Elling Trias in Stormwind. 59,64 in Stormwind City
- Infiltrating the Castle: Speak to Tyrion in Stormwind Castle. 69,14 in Stormwind City
- Items of Some Consequence: (Silk Cloth (3) + Clara’s Fresh Apple (2) 34,57 Elwynn forest) 69,14 in Stormwind City
- The Attack!: you’ll need your boosting buddy again.
- Let him kill off the two level 30 mobs (rogue and noble), then
- hand in at the Elling Trias <Master of Cheese> 59,64 in Stormwind City.
You’ll get to run around some more, and finally finish with “An Audience with the King”.
- The Head of the Beast: Speak to Mathias Shaw in Stormwind. 75,59 in Stormwind City
- Brotherhood’s End: Speak with Baros Alexston in Stormwind. 49,30 in Stormwind City
- An Audience with the King: Deliver Baros Alexston’s report on the Defias Brotherhood to King Varian Wrynn in Stormwind Keep. 78,17
- Talk to Lady Katrana Prestor in the throne room of Stormwind Keep to get Seal of Wrynn.
You’ll likely level to 17 in the process – Did I tell you to be careful about your leveling speed?
Engineer’s Cloak Questline (Requires level 16)
- Fly back to Ratchet and get your boosting buddy.![]()
- Let him escort you to Stonetalon Mountains.
- Visit the goblin Ziz Fizziks in his hut at 59, 62 and start the quest “Super Reaper 6000“.
- Your buddy and you will need to kill Venture Co. Operators to get you the Super Reaper 6000 Blueprints,
- hand them in to get “Further Instructions“.
- The next step asks you to talk to Sputtervalve <Tinker’s Union> yet again, so grab the flight path in the north (Alliance: Teloren, Horde: Tharm) and get on the bird to Ratchet.
- There, you’ll get the next step;
- Fly and run back to Ziz Fizziks and finally obtain the quest Gerenzo Wrenchwhistle.
- Your buddy and you now need to climb up the wooden construction at the lake (entrance is in the eastern part of the lake)
- Kill Gerenzo Wrenchwhistle.
- Loot his arm and bring it back to Ziz Fizziks to get rewarded with the Engineer’s Cloak.
Level 18: Blackfathom Deeps & Darnassus
Do the quest lines for any of the following items if you need them:
Gravestone Scepter:
– Enter Blackfathom Deeps.
- Find Argent Guard Thaelrid <The Argent Dawn>: in the south western alcove in the turtle boss room, accessible by swimming under a small bit of rock and grab the quest Blackfathom Villainy, Horde version.
- Kill Twilight Lord Kelris and loot head.
- Bring the head of Twilight Lord Kelris to Dawnwatcher Selgorm in Darnassus 56,24, or for Horde Bashana Runetotem
Bonus drops from Blackfathom Deeps:
- Tree Bark Jacket (BoE) – Random
- Staff of the Blessed Seer (BoE) – Random
- Evocator’s Blade (BoE) – Random
Twinking your level 19 Warlock: Part 3. Twink “Epic” gear. >>

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holy crap, i’ve never taken that much consideration regarding hardcore twinking. the closest thing to a twink that i created was simply a rogue with 5/5 defias gear and fiery enchanted cruel barb+buzzer blade. i still get creamed in wsg. perhaps i’ll get around to levelling a sweet 29 bracket mage one of these days.
good eye-opening article!
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