Leveling route from 85 to 90 in MoP Classic

Leveling from 85 to 90 in MoP Classic takes you through Pandaria, one zone per level. You stay on the ground until level 90, and each zone has a main story chain that gives much more experience than its side hubs. Following that chain and leaving a zone on time is most of the route.

Before you start

• Take the quest to Pandaria from the Hero’s Call Board (Alliance) or the Warchief’s Command Board (Horde). It leads into The Jade Forest.
• Heirlooms stop scaling at 85, so plan to replace them with the first quest rewards.
• Log out in an inn to build rested experience: kills give a lot of experience in Pandaria.
• Monks can pick up Enlightenment at the Peak of Serenity, a bonus to experience that makes their climb even faster.

Zones per level range

Levels	Zone	What to do
85-86	The Jade Forest	Follow the story from Paw’Don Village (Alliance) or Honeydew Village (Horde). Skip the coastal side hubs.
86-87	Valley of the Four Winds	Follow Chen Stormstout toward Stormstout Brewery and do the defence of Stoneplow. Krasarang Wilds fills a gap if needed.
87-88	Kun-Lai Summit	Binan Village first, then the grummle caravan up the mountain.
88-89	Townlong Steppes	The chains of the Shado-Pan against the mantid, with many enemies close together.
89-90	Dread Wastes	The Klaxxi chains from Klaxxi’vess, which also build reputation that matters at 90.

Grab every flight path you pass: they are the only fast way to travel until level 90.

Dungeons worth a run

Levels	Dungeons
85-87	Temple of the Jade Serpent, Stormstout Brewery
87-90	Mogu’shan Palace, Shado-Pan Monastery

Gate of the Setting Sun and Siege of Niuzao Temple are dungeons for level 90 and are not part of the route.

At level 90

Train Wisdom of the Four Winds at a riding trainer in Pandaria, then head to the Timeless Isle, where gear for every slot drops. Start the legendary cloak questline right away, since it takes several weeks.

Habits that save time

• Do the quests that move the main story of a zone first; take side quests only when they share an area with it.
• Queue for dungeons while questing, and keep questing until the queue fires.
• Leave a zone as soon as the next one opens.
• Skip the Tillers farm at Halfhill while leveling; it is worth more at level 90.