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Comment by 8243

A helpful tip. When questing in Stranglethorn Vale don't forget to hit this hot spot. Cold Eyed Basilisks (lvl 39-40) have a 3-5% rate to drop a green item called Cold Basilisk Eye. When you do you can auction this off to lower levels for about an average of 5-7g. Just grind up the basilisks (they can be found down the road behind the arena). I grinded for about 2 hours and got about 24, thats over 100G!

Comment by 8346

Stranglethorn Vale is home to the raiding instance Zul'Gurub. Otherwise known as ZG, it offers 20 players the chance to get pre-mc/bwl/naxx gear. Stranglethorn is also quite popular for the arena it holds.

It is a good place to level, but stay on guard! You will come across many players of the opposite faction in Stranglethorn.

Comment by Wuelfen

Every 3 hours a chest appears in the Gurubashi Arena.
It can contain nice, blue quality level 50 bracers for each armor type and a bunch of greens that can be used or sold for a few gold on the side. But be careful, Once you enter the arena you can be killed by any other player who is also inside.

Comment by 7901

Stranglethorn Vale is a great place to level between level 32-43.
There are a great number of quests for both factions, alliance only quests from the rebel camp, farthest northern part of stranglethorn (follow the road). Horde only quests from Grom'gol encampment (central western area, right by the shore).

There is also a bunch of great quests located in the neutral town of Booty Bay.
A word of warning about stranglethorn for PVP servers. This is also the zone that connects to the raid dungeon, Zul'Gurub so it is frequented by level 60s, as well due to the large amounts of quests it can be a pvp hot box at any point in time.

As well should you die in the more central parts of Stranglethorn prepare yourself for a long corpse run as there are only two graveyards within the zone. One up north by Nessingway's Camp, and one at the entrance to booty bay.

Don't let those discourage you as this zone is worth all the danger, and will allow you to flow through the 30's and early 40's with ease.

Good luck!

Comment by 8099

Gurubashi Arena: Do not be the first person to try and open the chest. In most cases people are waiting close by to enter the arena and try for the chest... So your best chance at getting it all for yourself is to wait for the first few people to fight for it then as they kill each other finish them off yourself.. if you are a rogue the second best way is to wait for them all to fight eachother and when the last guy thinks he has the chest all to himself sneak up from behind him and take him out as fast as you can.. the others will be well on their way back by that time so kill him/her as quickly as possible. Then go for the chest as fast as you can. Goodluck

Comment by SeriusJones

A warning to mid-level players questing here on a PvP server- this place is filled with activity from high levels of all kinds. You will probably get ganked a few times before you're done questing here.

- SJ

Comment by 9347

this is a great plase to lvl if you are 30-40 thar are lot of quest

the pages of green hill trolls are the most commen derop

Comment by 21328

This is a controversial zone: It's probably the best and only one I go at around lvl 32+ until 40. Has a lot of easy quests, some of those tell you to kill the same mob, for two different quests! But on the other hand, you will learn what PvP is, because this zone is full of PvP battles. Learn to defend youself or you may hate the game xD

Oh, and herbalists beware: there are many plants here, so you'll love this zone

Comment by 1044

This zone can be nightmarish on a PvP server, especially at peak hours of the day. It is not uncommon to see a high level player of either faction camping at Nessingwary's with the sole intent of killing you. Just hope that high level player is on your faction! On a PvE server, this zone is a refreshing and relaxing way to get to 40+. On a PvP server, it is an adventurous and challenging zone, and I recommend starting it a little higher than normal. I wouldn't come here until at least 35.

Comment by 42522

I haven’t visited the whole area yet but I think Stranglethorn Vale is a beautiful lvl 30-45 area. There are lots of people who want to go to Booty Bay to buy “The Bass and You” or a parrot and some others want to access to the lower lvl Horde zones in Kalimdor. But below lvl 30, you have a low chance of survival(especially the Alliance). Therefore I have listed the routes I know here:

Alliance:

-(The usual route) Follow the path from Duskwood to Stranglethorn Vale or go to the east of Westfall and travel(=swim) south along the river. When in Stranglethorn Vale, just follow the road to Booty Bay. (lvl 30-45+)

-For lvls 10-20 there’s an alternate route: go to Westfall, go to the west into the sea and swim to the south along the coast. Don’t swim/dive to far into the ocean but don’t get to close to the shore to avoid Murlocs. When you see a small island with a huge goblin on it, swim east.
I did this with my lvl 13 Dwarf =P

Horde:

-At lvl 10-25+; Trolls, Orcs and Tauren can access the Barrens where Ratchet lies. Travel there and take the boat to Booty Bay. ( Undeads can take the Zeppelin to Orgrimmar and then follow the same route)

-Tauren, Trolls and Orcs can go to the Orgrimmar Zeppelin and fly to Grom’Gols base camp, Undeads can use the Zeppelin at the Undercity. When you arrive at the camp, you can: 1) go west to the sea and swim south along the coast (lvl 1-10, and 10-25 for Tauren ); 2) follow the road through Stranglethorn Vale until you reach Booty Bay. (lvl 30-45+)

I hope this helped a lot =)

Comment by 22920

Here are links to official methods for getting yourself to Booty Bay:

Horde:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/wow/en/products/loot/horde.aspx

Alliance:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/wow/en/products/loot/alliance.aspx

Comment by 48836

There is a serious problem in the Blackwing Lair server. The Horde overwelm the Alliance. I'm a lvl 32 NE Hunter and I never see any horde below lvl 40 without at least 2 lvl 70 escorts. This isn't just me complaining this is a serious issue. And this is just one of the areas that has this problem way too often. Is there anyone here that rolls on Blackwing Lair?

Comment by 59364

For some reason this zone gives me an urge to start singing "Lean on Me" in the cheesiest Jamacan accesent.

Comment by 37297

Gank Central :/ in 5mins i am killed by this same dam belf rogue :/ god i hate rogues!

Comment by 11244

There's a forge as well as a cooking fire @ 50.20; just south of the stairs to ZG right next to Galvan the Ancient.

Kinda nice if you are mining in the area.

https://www.wowhead.com/cata/npc=7802#M0z

Comment by 67015

Herbalists, after visiting this zone you'll never want for Fadeleaf or Goldthorn again. Lot's of quests on Horde side, with a particularly long chain kicked off by Hunt for Yenniku (https://www.wowhead.com/cata/quest=581). Bring a buddy: the chain is so long, you may have trouble finding people who are on the same quest as you.

Keep an eye out for the common drops from the "Green Hills of Stranglethorn" report papers. They're needed for (https://www.wowhead.com/cata/quest=338), and can sell for 10-15s at the AH. I've even sold a couple for 25s.

Comment by 28582

The boat in Booty Bay travels to Ratchet.

Comment by 74539

The Maiden's Fancy, the boat that runs between Booty Bay and Ratchet, takes 4 minutes 45 seconds to make a full round trip. It stops for exactly 1 minute at each port, and from the time it leaves takes about 1 minute 22 seconds to reach the other port.

This means if you just miss the ship as it leaves and want to get on, you'll have to wait 3 minutes 45 seconds to get on (and another minute for it to get going). If you run up to the dock and you don't see the ship, you'll have to wait an average of 1 minute 30 seconds.

I believe but have not confirmed that the other ships us the same schedule.

Comment by 98497

As of patch 2.3.0, there's a new alliance flight post in the rebel camp (38.8)
Now we can finally get from the northern end of the zone to Booty Bay without having to pass by the horde encampment all the time.
A long awaited FP on PvP servers ;)

Comment by 97778

i do just wonder, but how much do i need in fishing to fich here?=P

Comment by 108803

This area is great for 30-40 i even stayed here toll 47 lvling my char, but be on guard if your on a pvp server this place is filled with alliance/horde and some are 70s bored and just looking to gank.nobody does ZG anymore really but the arenea ppl get the chest for the twinks. there are also some players of the other faction up in nessywarys camp just there to kill players. i have horde and alliance but it was easier to level here as horde because there were more quests for horde at gromgol+bootybay alliance has rebel camp but that dosent give to much quest.Booty bay is a neutral town the 67 guards are no joke they hit HARD but some 70s sit there camp then jump in the water and sometimes get away from the guards this is a real pain because they keep ganking and ganking also try to stay away from stv on sunday cuz thats when most of the 70s come out for the fishing tournament for the twink hat.GL and happy leveling i hope this helped alot

Comment by 53803

This has got to be one of the worst places in the game - so much ganking ! But otherwise, its a great place to level in because there are so many quests and some you can do at the same time so you get lots of xp in a small amount of time. Atleast you can't attack eachother in BB (Booty Bay) - well you can, but you get killed by the guards so probably not worth it unless you are like level 70 and prepared to take the guards on. It would be mayhem if you could! I also agree with Cure - you need to pay the basilisks a visit - they are around the back of the arena just follow the path past the arena and you should find them if I remember correctly. If you're thinking of going to Gurubashi Arena I think you should only go if you think you really can get the chest, or if you have a level 70 with you or maybe a few if you wanted. I have usually experienced level 70's guarding the chest for twinks. Finally, if you are in Booty Bay on a Sunday and you have a decent fishing skill it may be worth participating in the fishing challenge.Warning - lots of level 70's will probably be participating too so keep your eyes peeled for gankers! If you win the competition, you get the lucky fishing hat and other things (Fishing Hat ---> https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=19972) the comments on that should give you more details on that. Just one note on the subject of the fishing competiton: There aren't seperate one's for horde and alliance, there is just one cup for both factions to fight for (though each time I've been on Horde have won).I'm running out of things to mention now, so good luck questing or grinding or whatever your doing, and happy gaming!

Comment by littlidabbi

Welcome to the jungle.

Comment by 65603

Great place to level. You can easily make enough money for your mount by 40 from grinding on the Elder Stranglethorn Tigers.

Very fun zone if you're not on a Pvp server >:D

Comment by 141369

Its a very nice place. Its like an island. This is also very good if you want to buy a mount becuase the beasts that you kill have items which worth a lot.

Comment by 98899

The horde have a slight advantage here, having a horde town in the zone with a zepplin to Undercity.

Alliance will have to go through Ratchet and catch a boat, or walk from Duskwood or Westfall. Alliance received a flight path at the top of STV, when entering from Duskwood called Rebel Camp. This should help Alliance travel the zone a little easier.

Stranglethorn Vale was also a map in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

If you are on a PvP server, I would recommend not leveling here, or playing mainly during offpeak hours for your server. If you must play during a busy time, be sure to keep alert and avoid traveling in the middle of the road if you don't want to get ganked by high-levels.

Also, be wary of 70s in Booty Bay, quite often they will camp outside the entrance, or follow you around until you get somewhere where they can 1shot you and escape.

If you are being followed by a Rogue, try to lose them. From experience, they seem to love stalking you then killing you then vanishing.

Furthermore, stay hidden on the boat if traveling to ratchet. If someone kills you on the boat, don't release your spirit. Once you get to the spot where you switch continents, you will automatically resurrect.

Comment by Tanae

Anyone know if there is a FP near Booty Bay for horde?

Comment by Dimish

The greatest (and the most annoying) ganking zone in the whole Game. Heres some tips and such.

- At lvl 30, you can come and do the first Mastery quests at nessingvarys. I would not suggest doing anything else, as the monsters are usually 34-35+
-Take every single quest you can possibly find! They are all easy, and with some help from our good friend Wowhead, they can be completed fast
- You CAN complete the quests like this: Do one quest, turn it in, do another quest, turn it in and so on, but heres the one i like the most (cause you get a gigantic exp rush at the end :D). As you have your quest log full of quest, write the one on the top to Wowhead. Go complete it. After that, write the name of the quest below it to wowhead (for tips and such). Go complete it. Dont turn the quests in yet. When you are done with all of your quests, go turn them in. Like this you save time and its fun to see your exp bar jump from the middle to the next level ;D

Have fun, and try to avoid the gankers (Most of the time, if you dont harm them, they dont harm you)

Comment by 93804

This is a good area for lvl to 40's, but i have a question for all you 70 horde who gank lvl 30's, why? I mean, do you feel pleasure in making ppl feel bad and really sad? Do you feel good about killing ppl for no honor or any purpose whatso ever? do you feel good about ppl not going to this great area? horde, rank this comment down if you want, but horde should NEVER gank young lvls for fun, it's just sick and wrong. i was on a pvp server once, so i know how this feels. It feels sad and cruel. i hope you horde won't EVER gank again. and once again, rank this comment down if you want, i don't care.

Comment by 93804

Well then have fun ruining ppls lives, i'm not ordering you ppl do good things i'm just making suggestions, but do what you want. oh and btw, someimtes kids ply WoW not just adults, so they might react differently, just letting you know

Comment by 93804

By all the stuff i said i meant by corpse camping, i know it's nice to kill lowbies, i even do it once or twice when i was on a pv server, but what i meant was that CORPSE CAMPING was bad, sry if a thought i meant something else. and by "ruining ppl's lives" i meant their gaming experience. i didn't mean like they'd be a sad person all their life. i've been corpse camped and i just thought it was wrong. and my friend psted a GM bout it and they said nothing in their rules said it was bad. that's what i meant by my comments incase ppl didn't understand.

Comment by 168829

One of the most beatifull zones in eastern kingdoms. Pity that it takes so short time to level from 30 to 45. So much pvp(i got enough honor for insignia), questing, and full of tribal troll culture, + beast and nesingwary expedition. As a troll, i'd like to spent my time here from 1 to 70 level :/

Comment by tundra

Ganklethorn Vale

Comment by Nypheria

This area is called "Gankathorn" for a reason (PVP area) Expect to be camped, killed, destroyed, and mutilated over and over again. I suggest Swift Speed Pots and Invisibility Pots for insurance.

Its a lovely area - too bad its the gateway for raid groups to march into SW.

:)

Comment by Bsmx93

If you are a low level seeking to get to Booty Bay quick, the best thing to do is go about half way through Stranglethorn Vale (going to Booty Bay), a little past the Horde base camp, and then kill yourself, if you've went far enough, it should pop you out right beside the Booty Bay entrance, then just resurrect at the spirit healer. This should save you the walking time of Half of Stranglethorn Vale.

Comment by 179356

Stranglethorn Vale is also known as STV , a lvl 30 - 46 Contested Area . ( means Horde and Alliance can Quest there )

It is the very Southern Zone of the Eastern Kingdoms ( The main Alliance map )

Stranglethorn Vale is south of Duskwood , to get through on the right of the ogre mound in Duskwood and walk down the path on the right.

Or , from Westfall , you can swim through the land on the west of the map and will end up in STV also.

This place is a jungle and in my opinion it is the most beautiful and elegant place in the game.

Be Careful , as lots of level 70 people go there so do not put pvp on unless needed.

Gurubashi Arena is there which there is http://www.wowhe Arena Treasure Chest and inside u will get
https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=18706 and that leads to the Quest https://www.wowhead.com/cata/quest=7810 which as a reward you can get https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=19024. Sometimes in the chest you can recieve also https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=18711 , a https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=18710 , maybe a https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=18712 and last but not least , possibly a https://www.wowhead.com/cata/item=18709.

Stranglethorn Vale is a HUGE map with lots of places to explore. It takes forever to explore the whole place as there is around 11 ruins and other seperate places. It takes 15mins to walk from one side to the other.

There is 242 Quests , 55 item Quest Rewards , 54 Objects , 329 Non-Player-Characters ( NPCs) , 18 fish and things to fish and also the Boat in Booty Bay ( BB ) leads to Ratchet ( a Contested place in Kalimador , the horde place )

Thanks for reading guys and girls.

Comment by 187967

around lvl 30 i poked my warlock's nose in here for the chance to do some mining. for a little while i thought all was well - then things started creeping out from the jungle and I ran away quickly. a few levels later i'm looking forward to re-entering the vale with my hunter friend

Comment by 211364

I agree this zone has a lot of PvP for anyone on a pvp server the alliance(My main's a horde) are frequently raiding the horde base camps

Comment by 225451

don't forget to bring your main when questing in stv...
sometimes is impossible to level because of the gankers.

Comment by 96334

This zone is pretty fun, you will truly know what PVP and ganking knows, but you will also learn to defend yourself, and always kill anybody on sight, cause he/she might kill you later :P. If you are a stealther, and go in a party of 3-5 players, you can go guerilla warfare :D

Also, for LWers this place is awesome, you will end with your bags completely full of all types of leathers and hides.

And try to avoid Gankingwary Camp, and NEVER afk there.You have been warned.

Comment by kor86

In the Jungle the mighty Jungle the lion sleeps tonite..awubowepo a wimbouepooo... :D

Comment by Axura

i think is a perfect land for lvl 32-45 and there are a lot of quests with nice items to equip... for example the quest "Saving Yenniku" give you the "Nymboya's Mystical Staff". Watch here for this quest: https://www.wowhead.com/cata/quest=592

Comment by 145270

...lol the pvp isint bad, ITS GOOD!

Go out and gank and have fun, theres a few places leveling up I look forward to

Hillsbrad (pvp)

STV (pvp)

if you are getting killed a lot maybe you should just get better and not suck so much

Comment by 238988

I have a lvl 30 Paladin , and I really cant find a place to lvl up , do you think that I could do it here? Most people say that this is for 32+ , but most of my friends told me to go here. Ohhhhh and yes , I am not on a PvP server if that changes something.

Comment by jisatsusha

You can finally mount up in Booty Bay! Took long enough...

Comment by 235617

What's the req to fish in STV?

Comment by DeadMAX

Really great place where to level up but NOT at lvl 30.
Guys this is the biggest PvP zone on PvP servers...I allways start leveling there when my character has AT LAST lvl 37 - then even lvl 70-80 noob gangers has smaller chance to kill you.
Approved by my Ice mage and Retardin.

Comment by 274087

Great place to level (especially if you're a hunter or LW -- so many animals to tame or skin!) Aside from endless ganking and constant spamming of Local Defense chat, the Nesingwary Camp provides a ton of "killing quests" that give a decent amout of exp. for fast leveling.

Since this area is a hot spot for both factions, this is where I started picking up world pvp. Good for practice!

Comment by 259910

Im sorry 2 offend any1 but I HATED STV i never went back i did 10 quests and HATED them all altho theres a acheivement for completing all of neisingwarys quests but getting the pages was a real pain ):

Comment by 153946

If you're on a PvP server this place can often be seen as a warzone. Because of the large number of quests that send opposing factions to similar locations as well as neutral quests running into an unfriendly is a very frequent occurence. That being said this area boasts an incredible cache of quests many of which will require farming the same areas for different mobs making this a very good leveling spot. During weekends and the early night hours its not infrequent for all out wars to break out giving clear meaning to the term jungle madness. If you're on a PvP server and between level 35-45 don't miss this area to level. Even if you hate PvP you'll likely be left with stories you'll be talking about for a while, at least as good as an online game can give you.

Comment by 305651

no zone matches this one in fun.

Comment by 171097

While swimming from westfall to booty bay (what a long swim) I came across an island with trools on it but they had nothing to interact with, they were neutral, and one know what or who they are?

Comment by 359773

the only annoing thig in SV is that tha cats,the panthers & the raptors always daze u regardles of ur lvl.

Comment by SockPuppet

I've found that the worst spot for ganking (on my server at least) is the Nesingwary Camp. Why do gankers/campers love it? Probably because the graveyard is so close. You don't have to wait long for your victims to make the corpse-run and then try to get away.

Even though this is one of the best places to quest for the level range, I avoid it almost entirely on my PvP server. I've found that very little challenging PvP happens; it's mostly constant griefing from bored level 60-80 players.

Comment by 371877

My lovest location in WoW, yeah

Comment by 201100

Guys this is for the alliance ,
there are missing some pins on the map.

South the O and the U from
Mosh' Ogg Ogre Mound
there is an engineering ''spot''
with gnomes they sell some engineering stuffs.

Very usefull :)

Comment by 204242

Personally, my favourite zone in the whole of the World of Warcraft. Great loot, challenging opponents, fun quests and it's absolutely huge! Every class and race has a challenge, whether it's a hunter trying to tame the rare's or simply a warlock taking on the immense beasts that stalk the grounds. When the third expansion comes out and people will fly over this great feat of landscape and it will take their breath away.

Samazon, 73 Druid

Realm: Stormrage

Comment by CrittinRogue

Some of you guys should be more nice... when i joined WoW i didnt know what PvP was ( i was chosen a pvp realm, i didnt pick one) so i chose it and got to lvl 29.. started lvling in STV and died many many times by the opposite faction.. horde/alli high lvls, please stop saying "well why did u choose a pvp server if u didnt want to pvp?" just think before saying something totally wrong.

Comment by 144368

I love to leveling up there its so cool! much better than thousand needles seriously! :)

Comment by 477180

A skinner's Paradise

Comment by 492357

I'm wondering if Lake Nazferiti is a reference to some egyptian thing, if anyone can confirm or deny this please speak up. The Lake is northeast of Grom'gol.

Comment by Nubia

So in Cataclysm,flying mounts will be usable in Azeroth....

THE GANKERS SHALL BLOT OUT THE SUN!

Comment by dreadblood

This is madness!

Comment by 587936

This is a good area to level on a pve server, but not on a pvp one...
Better just go to Desolace, atleast theres no one in there to kill you hehehe...

Comment by Dragosh12

Check the sundering :O

Comment by 619802

Hopefully they later Re-add Zul' gurub, otherwise people can't get the mount or the achivement...
Though it would be nice having a Feat of strength for both

Comment by Dragosh12

Zul'Gurub is there ;) They only added a troll-ish wall around it.

Comment by 266285

So...what happens when you go INTO The Sundering? :o

Comment by Katch

So, ZG not gonna be an instance in Cata, but the maps still shows Zul Gurub, it even says the name there so i guess its going to become a new questing zone? Or the darkspear trolls are getting it :D?

Comment by 626581

Will Hakkar and the other ZG bosses get booted?

Comment by 660200

Where is the Horde flight point in Booty Bay? All I've found so far, is the dwarf gryphon master for the Alliance flight point in that city. >.<

Comment by twicedouble

It appears as though nobody has written about this yet. Surprising since this happened a little over three years ago. If anyone came here wondering, this zone is shown in the popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother".

In season 3 episode 5 ("How I Met Everyone Else"), the main character, Ted, met a girl (given only the name "Blah Blah") online. A few minutes before the episode was over (about 19 minutes in, sans commercials) it was revealed they met playing World of Warcraft. It cuts to a scene of what looks to be actual in game footage. You can clearly see a male Draenei Paladin talking with a female Human (unsure of the class) in a tropical setting. The old auras are clearly displayed and the rest of the UI looks just like the game does today, albeit a little cropped.

If you take a close look at the upper right hand corner the name "Wild Shore" is barely distinguishable. If you take a look at your Explore Stranglethorn Vale achievement, you will see "Wild Shore" as one of the areas needed to earn it.

Hopefully this helps anyone who may have seen this episode and been curious as to where they were.

Comment by ziggy29

Stranglethorn seems to be among the most liked AND most hated areas and quest chains in the game. Frankly, the first time I started going through it with a toon, it grew tedious -- kill 10 young creatures, kill 10 regular versions of the creature, kill 6 elders and then kill the "boss".

However, one thing is true -- the place is the "mother lode" if you have the skinning profession. Most of what's the quests and critters you kill there will be skinnable and provide medium leather or better (occasionally only light leather for the young panthers and tigers). I've only been playing the game for a month, and I made more money selling leather skinned in Stranglethorn in two days of questing than I made doing just about everything else in the game.

Bring your skinning knife. It's on.

Comment by 700511

I accidentally Bloodlord Mandokir.

Comment by 821763

i dislike this place, 5 quests are "missing"

Comment by 513000

Note: You wont be able to see any herbs in this area while on the Bwemba's Spirit quest. Don't know about other gathering professions.

Comment by 840278

Northern Stranglethorn bonfire is at Fort Livingston and not Booty Bay.

Comment by Pypode

The Naga in the Cape of Stranglethorn drop the clams with Tangy Clam meat for cooking leveling.

Comment by 879813

Am I the only one who caught another one of Blizzard's Pop Culture references here? Colonel Kurzen: a soldier in the Alliance who went rogue in the jungles of Stranglethorn with most of his men. Anyone see where I'm going with this?

Colonel Kurtz, a soldier in the U.S. Army who went rogue in the jungles of Cambodia with a handful of soldiers loyal to him. Apocalypse Now? I think so.

Comment by Thottbot

The camp for alliance is north stv name: rebels camp

Comment by Thottbot

This may seem to be an odd quetion, but has anyone ever tried to ally with the Bloodsail Buccaneers? If so, are there any benefits? And how would you do it?

Comment by Thottbot

Never thouhgt of that... Dont want to try either
Anyway this zone is for level 30-(to at least)45. So many quests, I keep comin back after I grow another level and theres like 5 more quests I can do.
Cool Jungle too :)

Comment by Thottbot

Im sure you guys know, but theres an island E. right outside of BB where there is a quest called Message in a bottle/ nice exp but need group/ have to kill LVL 55 elite gorilla/ you find the quest by picking up bottles on the beahc and look for a letter/ best i can tell ya.

Comment by Thottbot

I heard that there was a kind of starcraft ship wreckage off the coast of BB. Is this true or is it just a myth?

Comment by Thottbot

The Zandalar tribe lives on an island northwest of STV. If you look on the map, there is a tiny island directly north of the island near The Vile Reef (The island where the elementals are). This island is where the Zandalar tribe resides, called Yojamba Isle.

On a side note, directly north of it lies the huge door that the ship in the Deadmines is behind.

Comment by Thottbot

i just started voodoo dues and i can't find ruins of aboraz... can any1 help me?

Comment by Thottbot

the arena is up every 3 hours

Comment by Thottbot

This is my personal experience. When I came to SV, I was lv37. (Maybe lv36) My level is too high for "welcome to the jungle" quest, so there is no exclaimation mark on the guy. Welcome quest is what someone calls a pointer quest that leads to a chain of quests. In this case, multiple chains of quests. So I wasted almost 2 days in SV wondering why quest lv increases significantly between rebel camp and booty bay.

So don't make the same mistake! If your lv is 37 or higher, manually go talk to "Barnil Stonepot" in the expedition camp to start the "welcome to the jungle" quest. This pointer quest leads to three mystery quests and one final big tiger showdown.

Same rules go to croc chain of quest. The first part of croc is lv30 so a lot of high 30 players will not get it. But the last part of croc is a lv38 elite. So ... croc quest chain starts in booty bay though.

The span of lv requirement is certainly one thing im not fond of SV zone. Raptor mystery begins with lv30-31 and goes all the way to lv43 elite. And the travel distance in SV is just brutal without a mount. I'm an alliance, I think horde maybe better off since they have an extra flight point up north in SV.

To sum things up, be prepared to travel a lot when questing in SV.

Comment by Thottbot

Hey what does BB mean? sry for the noob question.

Comment by Thottbot

This is the instance. Like no other. This is the one.
Doing the quests and grinding just a bit it is possible to obtain a dozen levels witout ever leaving.
Best entered in your low 30's, pal up with say one other and do the upper STV quests. Once you pass your mid 30's and start to obtain 37-38 lvl, make the run for booty-bay, again pal up with maybe 2 now. and complete the BB quests. As you go up in level, more quests in booty bay will become available. With some grinding, like I said, you can go from level 32 to level 44 all in the Vale.
The only sad part is there is NO alliance griffen landing in STV. Only a shared landing in Booty Bay, the next closest griffen roost is in DUSKWOOD! This makes for some LONG runs until you have purchased a mount.

Comment by Thottbot

What happened to the fully mapped-out, detailed picture of STV? It's blank now.

Comment by Thottbot

I avoid this place like the plague. After running my first two chars through there, I've decided that I'd rather blow some time doing the crappy quests in Desolace and grinding in Arathi instead of watch every geared out Warlord horde come camp lowbies.

Seemed like every twenty minutes I'd have to go get my mage to blow the *!@# out of another horde at the Expedition camp. This place left me hating horde players so much, that I now kill pretty much every horde I run into, just in the hope that some of them are the alts of the jackasses that butcher 30s all day long there. And I used to be so nice to other players.

Comment by Thottbot

For those of you lucky folks who have coords, the Horde FP is at 27.77
For those lucky folks who don't have coords: travel to the top level of the tavern where there is a balcony with a Tauren and a Goblin. Facing the rest of the Bay, turn around and there should be a little walkway to the right. This walkway will lead you to the Flight Path platform.
Enjoy!

Comment by Thottbot

It you ever need the chest go at 9:00 nobody is up barely.I even made lvl 20

Comment by Thottbot

to fish in STV you need around 150

Comment by Thottbot

strangleganking vale on pvp servs <_<

Comment by Thottbot

hands down the coolest place in the rain.... reminds me of a hot shower....

it would be even more like a hot shower if there was a naked night elf chick dancin around, but hey, a dwarf can dream....

Comment by Thottbot

FYI, in 2.3, Alliance finally have a FP to the Rebel Camp. For those who don't know, its right before you enter STV.

Comment by Thottbot

The Alliance FP in STV is at the road in north, same road that takes to Duskwood. It took alot of time for me to get there, because i didnt follow the road, so FOLLOW THE NORTHERN ROAD TO DUSKWOOD (its at right if ur coming from Duskwood).

Comment by Thottbot

For those alliance players who are trying to get the achievement of "discovering" all of STV, you can't "discover" the island (even if you walk over every square inch, as I sadly learned) until you do a short two-quest series from KRAZEK called THE HAUNTED ISLE. He is in a room above the innkeeper.

Comment by Thottbot

STV is perfectly safe for a level 30 ALLIANCE to quest. Ignore the quests for Kurzen Camp until about level 33. Go to the expedition and do the beasts quests. After grinding to complete those...you should be able to go do Kurzen quests. Unless your planning on later on slaughtering BB for the rep with the bloodsail, do those quests around 33-35.
STV is perfectly safe for a level 30 HORDE to quest. Horde should also go around 30 to do expediton quests. After grinding to finsh those, go to Grom' Gol around 33-35 and start busting out those quests.Unless your planning on later on slaughtering BB for the rep with the bloodsail, do those quests around 33-35.

NOTE- Ignore taming Bhag' Thera, Sin Dall, or the end of chain raptor {I don't know name}. Pick a beast to use until level 43 and then go tame Bangalash

NOTE- Watch for Venture goblins in mountains and lake. Also watch for shadowmaw panthers. Watch sides of the roads for random beasts who attack

TAMING BANGALASH: Kill all beasts around and set down the trap that freezes him in place move back-tame. Enjoy your uber pet. { I recommend using him until you find something better OR reach level 60 BM hunter and tame exotic pet )

Hope this helps all you who need it.
Happy hunting
Smokinmysti
- Mok' Nathal

Comment by Thottbot

Ok, so I thought I explored all of STV, but it just turns out I didn't. No one will tell me where the Ruins of Aboraz is. I can't find any unexplored area. I went over all the ruin pictures, but they all said their names. I didn't have my add-ons on. Where is the Ruins? Coords are alright (I just had all my add-ons off).

Comment by Thottbot

Lvl 28 Dranei Warrior (alliance obvy) - this is my alt. I am almost thru with Duskwood quests. I can go to Hillsbrad/Arathi/Alterac (which I did with my main - a Hunter) or...I can lvl in STV. Hardly did any STV quests with my main, so thinking I would like to but wondering about pros/cons in terms of gear drops, exp earned, etc. What part of STV do I start out in? Rebel Camp seems to have no quests yet (maybe I need to be lvl 30 first? Advice / suggestions welcome....

Comment by Thottbot

Answer to my own question: STV is great for questing between lvl 29/30 and at least low 40s. I just reached 40 and didn't waste a lot of time traveling to other zones. Ran to Booty Bay as quickly as possible so I could snag the FP. Quest givers in BB, the Rebel Camp in the North, and Nesingwary's Expedition just SW of the Rebel Camp, have kept my quest log close to full as there is a new one practically every time i finish one. Only thing I would say is that the drops and quest rewards seem to be way more cloth and leather than mail, which sucks for warriors and their ilk.

If you are a hunter you should definitely do STV after Duskwood, at least on non-PVP servers.

Comment by Thottbot

i am having trouble finding Ruins of Aboraz any ideas where its at

Comment by Thottbot

I also need to find the Ruins of Aboraz, also The Vile Reef. Help, anyone. Please?

Comment by Thottbot

OK, I don't care what anyone says the Alliance sucks, first trip trying to make it to the horde camp i'm raped by a level 80 Death Knight who thought it would be funny to one shot a level 30. When I finally make it, I'm my own business grinding for quests, and along come a raiding party of 3 alliance 35's, who have to divert 60 or so yards into the jungle to try and kill me. Never did anything to bother them but lo and behold they have some vendetta against me for no apparent reason. Luckily I had a level 56 death knight to save my butt but they called in an 80 paladin to come "defend" them when they instigated the fight. The next 30 minutes we we're booking it through the jungle trying to escape from about 9 or so extra Alliance who wanted in on the fun. Did it make a good experience? Yes. Do I want to go through that again? No. Are the Alliance ganking @ssholes? Yes. Lesson to be learned from this, if you're going to level in Stranglethorn Vale, bring a friend, there's safety in numbers. Also wouldn't hurt to have a level 80 to watch your back because there does seem to be a lot of high level activity in the area as well.

Comment by Thottbot

I posted up a screenshot of STV. Hope you like it. :)

As my name, I dont love or like STV, I adore STV. :D

And, if you want more screenies of STV or something about it, I will be glad to assist :).

Comment by Thottbot

I was really nervous about coming to STV after hearing about all the ganking between horde and alliance. My experience in the zone so far has been very pleasant and have had no problems with the horde. To be honest I love it here! Great xp, cool quests and rewards. A lot of guts and glory in BB though, I've seen both horde and ally attack the guards there! The alliance inn is in Booty Bay (Salty Sailor Tavern). Most of you will have found this already as most of the starter quests are picked up there. It's crucial to set your hearthstone there. For the FP, it's one floor above the inn. When you run up the ramp, straight ahead of you there's a room with hay in it, go in there and up the stairs to the flight master. It is also crucial to pick up the fp in Rebel Camp. This will save you the hassel of running up and down the zone. You can just hearth and fly back and forth. If you don't have RC but have the Darkshire/Duskwood FP, fly up there and run down to STV. RC is exactly to your right once you cross the bridge into STV. From lvl 30-35 most of your quests will be in the northern area of STV so you'll be spending a lot of time around RC and Nessingwary's Expedition but many of the quests end in BB. Hearthing or flying there will save you the trouble of running, bumping into horde, or the nasty gorillas & lvl ? mob roaming the road. For classes that don't have a trainer in BB flying to SW or IF doesn't take that long. The neutral AH sucks (there's nothing in there!) but the bank is very useful. You're going to have a blast in STV, trust me !

Comment by Allakhazam

Grom'gol Base Camp is at 32,28 in Stranglethorn Vale (Eastern Kingdoms).

Comment by Allakhazam

Does Grom'Gol have a mailbox?

Comment by Allakhazam

wheres the maps?

Comment by Allakhazam

Is ther a AH in Booty Bay when alliance and horde characters can sell items to each other can sumone plzz tell me that? like really soon bc i was hopin i can transfer my oney to my friend and join the horde

Comment by Allakhazam

Can any one tell me where the flight path trainer is in Booty Bay?

Comment by Allakhazam

i found both trainers,

the bat trainer is on the opposite side of the inn from the griffon trainer

Comment by Allakhazam

Where is the trade goods vendor?

Comment by Allakhazam

okay shdwdrgn.. BANG

8-)

I heard that does not matter.you just got lucky.

On another unit..Blizzard should penalize honor points when someone ganks another player who is lets say 10 levels lower.

Comment by Allakhazam

does the reputation of the attackers vs the person being attacked have a weight to the Booty Bay guards attacking the person who initiated combat. When i gank (yes i do, so shoot me) the guards NEVER attack me, i am about 1/3 way to honored in BB, and guards never attack me when i attack...

Comment by Allakhazam

The flight path (horde) can be found near the Inn (Kalimdor Aiportport) or something like it can be read on a sign.

Comment by Allakhazam

The Alliance Gryphon trainer is above the Inn in Booty Bay. I seem to recall that there was also a bat handler on an adjacent platform but I can't seem to find him for the life of me this morning.
Did he move or was he removed?

Comment by Allakhazam

Has anyone had any look finding the trade goods vendor. It seems I've looked everywhere.

Comment by Allakhazam

where is it?

Comment by Allakhazam

where is this cave

Comment by Allakhazam

North of Booty Bay according to my WoW Atlas :)

Cloviska

Comment by Allakhazam

Is there any ore here?

Comment by Allakhazam

what's the purpose of this place ?

Comment by Allakhazam

No idea, I've not seen the place untill now...

Comment by Allakhazam

Don't know the purpose, but I found there stealthy jaguars lvl 50 and above :) for Hunter lvl 44 not so pleasant for walking around :P
Hope to find out smtn more about this Isle at lvl 48-49!

Comment by Allakhazam

Edited, Wed Mar 15 15:10:59 2006

Comment by Allakhazam

i need info!

Comment by Allakhazam

There are lots of ogres outside the cave at around 50,30. The cave entrance is at 50,27. I went in about 5 times and never found a treasure. The key dropped for me on the 6th kill outside the cave.

Comment by Allakhazam

There are lots of ogres outside the cave at around 50,30. The cave entrance is at 50,27. I went in about 5 times and never found a treasure. The key dropped for me on the 6th kill outside the cave.

Comment by Allakhazam

There are lots of ogres outside the cave at around 50,30. The cave entrance is at 50,27. I went in about 5 times and never found a treasure. The key dropped for me on the 6th kill outside the cave.

Comment by Allakhazam

Were is The Ruins Of Kul'Kunda, do anybody know?

Comment by Allakhazam

The Savage Coast is just south of Grom'gol Base Camp

Comment by Allakhazam

Another area without a map?

Comment by Allakhazam

This spot can be difficult to uncover. If you are stuck and are trying to find it based on your last bit of map that is not uncovered, go to the edge of the area that is not uncovered, the edge nearest the path. Then rather than running all over the hills farter from the path try just going straight north across some flat land.

Comment by Allakhazam

This is where Witch Doctor Unbagwa is found for quest Stranglethorn Fever. Unbagwa asks you to bring him 10 gorilla fangs. Then he will summon Mokk the Savage so you can take his heart to the sick Fin Fizracket in Booty Bay.

Comment by Allakhazam

how long after the chest is looted does it respawn?

stupid horde always team up and agree who gets it.... and ally just hang out and kill each other..... -_- sigh...

is it worth all the trouble? =\

Comment by Allakhazam

if u go all way dont of kurzen camp u will find it there are some dam goblins there of lvl 36 but its quite easy to find ;)

Comment by Allakhazam

i cant find it.

Comment by Rothia

Originally posted by Kaivax - Community Manager - Blizzard Forums 2020-04-07

"We’re pleased to announce that our next WoW Classic content unlock will occur at the same time on all realms: 3:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 15.

Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza
The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza is a grand new event set along the coasts of Stranglethorn Vale. Early on the appointed day, friendly neighborhood goblins will visit Ironforge and Orgrimmar to inform aspiring anglers of the grand tournament and give instructions. At the appropriate time, the shout will ring out across Stranglethorn to bait your hooks and cast your lines!"

Comment by Rothia

Reach Honored reputation status with the Zandalar Tribe.
Head to Jin'rokh the Breaker on the island in Northern Stranglethorn.
Turn in Primal Hakkari Shawl to get your specific class reward!

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Paladin |Paragons of Power: The Freethinker's Belt

Zandalar Freethinker's Belt

Mage |Paragons of Power: The Illusionist's Mantle

Zandalar Illusionist's Mantle

Hunter |Paragons of Power: The Predator's Belt

Zandalar Predator's Belt

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Primal Hakkari Shawl droprates:
High Priest Thekal 19%
High Priestess Mar'li 18%
High Priestess Arlokk 18%
High Priestess Jeklik 10%
Jin'do the Hexxer 10%
Bloodlord Mandokir 9%
High Priest Venoxis 7%

Comment by Rothia

Vinchaxa on the Yojamba Isle in Northern Stranglethorn offers the possibility to trade Zul'Gurub coins for reputation with the Zandalar Tribe

Zulian, Razzashi, and Hakkari Coins

Gurubashi, Vilebranch, and Witherbark Coins

Sandfury, Skullsplitter, and Bloodscalp Coins

Quest reward: +25 reputation and 1x Zandalar Honor Token (increases your reputation by +50 when used)

Total: +75 reputation per turn-in if you use the token
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Most affordable way to gain reputation between bijous and coins:

Blue Hakkari Bijou (any color)
Destroy Bijou = +75 rep
Zandalar Honor Token = +50 rep

1x bijou = +125 rep
3x coins = +75 rep

One bijou is equivalent to five coins. Conclusion, if five coins are cheaper than one bijou, buy the coins and vice versa
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Zandalar Honor Tokens can also be exchanged with Rin'wosho the Trader for the following:

Honored Essence Mangoes Token cost: 1

10x Essence Mango (Max Stack 20)

Revered Zanza's Potent Potables Token cost: 1

Exalted Signets of the Zandalar Token cost: 15

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