WoW Zone

Arathi Highlands

Eastern Kingdoms - Level 10-30.

Details

ContinentEastern Kingdoms

LevelLevel 10-30

Landmarks3

Subzones25

Quests49

Expansion

Classic

Wild pet level7-8

StorylineArathi Highlands Quests

Quest hubs8

Counts are what the current game build's data holds for this zone.

Top Comments

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318002007-03-09T23:01:32-06:00+64via Wowhead

The area you can see on the map that "seems" inaccessible called Faldir's Cove has lots of big-bonus quests ... in the range of avg 3200XP or so . I SWAM THERE lol three times by going off a cliff by Thandol Span or swimming around the shore from Hilsbard/South Shore. On one swim back I took a short trip up a hill to the east of the shipwrecks ... and found a tunnel that leads to behind the Stromgarde Keep ... only a few lv 37 buzzards/condors along the path out block the way! You end up in the area Circle of Inner Binding. So there IS a shortcut after all!! You can eventually make your way around to the road in front of the keep! Hope this helps someone!! That is ONE LONG SWIM!! :)

raventears2006-12-07T18:08:40-06:00+44via Wowhead

A great grinding zone from level 30 and up depending on your class.
There are cross faction patrols that walk along the roads to be careful of, and Arathi has terribly hard Elite quests that teach you about teamwork early on within the game, as this is one of the only areas where you cannot solo most of the quests.
Arathi was also home to the first human capital, called Arathor (League of Arathor being the Alliance Arathi Basin faction). It then slowly fell apart and seperated into numerous city states, such as Strom (Now Stromgarde), Lordaeron, and Stormwind.

487152007-05-04T12:15:58-05:00+37via Wowhead

Just in case anyone was curious, the area all the way on the east side on the other side of the mountains (around 92,67) has a random Dwarven farm there with two Dwarven farmers wandering around. If you talk to them they act like guards for Dun Morogh (telling you where the Inn is at and etc.)

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Map

The in-game map of Arathi Highlands with 3 landmarks, 3 flight points, 8 quest hubs and 16 subzones placed from the game data. Coordinates are the in-game map's own (0 to 100, left to right and top to bottom); subzone marks sit at the centre of each area's explored-map overlay.

LandmarkAlliance flight pointHorde flight pointQuest hubSubzone

Name	Coordinates	Detail
Hammerfall	69.1, 36.6	Landmark
Zidormi	38.2, 90.1	Travel through time to another point in Arathi Highlands' history.
Zidormi	38.0, 83.1	Travel through time to another point in Arathi Highlands' history.
Galen's Fall, Arathi	13.2, 35.0	Flight point, Horde
Hammerfall, Arathi	68.2, 33.4	Flight point, Horde
Refuge Pointe, Arathi	39.9, 47.4	Flight point, Alliance
Quest hub	26.7, 83.4	4 quests turned in here
Quest hub	19.4, 67.3	3 quests turned in here
Quest hub	54.8, 55.4	3 quests turned in here
Quest hub	25.9, 35.9	2 quests turned in here
Quest hub	29.9, 59.4	2 quests turned in here
Quest hub near Galen's Fall	13.1, 35.8	8 quests turned in here
Quest hub near Hammerfall	67.7, 34.8	2 quests turned in here
Quest hub near Refuge Pointe	40.2, 48.8	4 quests turned in here
Boulder'gor	29.5, 39.2	Subzone
Boulderfist Hall	45.2, 74.3	Subzone
Circle of East Binding	59.6, 36.7	Subzone
Circle of Inner Binding	31.4, 63.7	Subzone
Circle of Outer Binding	43.9, 54.9	Subzone
Circle of West Binding	19.5, 25.1	Subzone
Dabyrie's Farmstead	50.8, 38.5	Subzone
Faldir's Cove	21.3, 79.9	Subzone
Galen's Fall	10.6, 44.4	Subzone
Go'Shek Farm	58.2, 55.8	Subzone
Hammerfall	71.5, 37.9	Subzone
Northfold Manor	24.5, 35.8	Subzone
Refuge Pointe	39.0, 41.9	Subzone
Stromgarde Keep	16.3, 63.2	Subzone
Thandol Span	37.9, 81.1	Subzone
Witherbark Village	60.5, 70.2	Subzone

Flight Points in Arathi Highlands

3 flight points on the Arathi Highlands map, with each one's direct routes from the game's flight network.

Galen's FallHorde, 13.2, 35.0
Direct flights to Eastpoint Tower (Hillsbrad), Hammerfall (Arathi), Tarren Mill (Hillsbrad) and Undercity (Tirisfal).
HammerfallHorde, 68.2, 33.4
Direct flights to Dragonmaw Port (Twilight Highlands), Galen's Fall (Arathi), Hiri'watha Research Station (The Hinterlands), New Kargath (Badlands), Revantusk Village (The Hinterlands), Tarren Mill (Hillsbrad), Undercity (Tirisfal) and Vermillion Redoubt (Twilight Highlands).
Refuge PointeAlliance, 39.9, 47.4
Direct flights to Aerie Peak (The Hinterlands), Dun Modr (Wetlands), Ironforge (Dun Morogh), Menethil Harbor (Wetlands), Stormfeather Outpost (The Hinterlands), Thelsamar (Loch Modan) and Vermillion Redoubt (Twilight Highlands).

Zones one flight from Arathi Highlands

Quest Hubs in Arathi Highlands

The game marks 110 quests on the Arathi Highlands map, 35 of them with a turn-in point. Turn-in points that cluster together make a hub; a hub is named after the flight point or landmark it sits beside when one is that close.

Near Galen's Fall13.1, 35.8 - 8 questsFirst Blood, The Forsaken Trollbane, Call to Arms, The Real Threat, Sigil of Strom, Sigil of Thoradin, Sigil of Arathor, Trol'kalar
Hub26.7, 83.4 - 4 questsGoggle Boggle, Sunken Treasure, Speak to Shakes, Death From Below
Near Refuge Pointe40.2, 48.8 - 4 questsWorth Its Weight in Gold, Wand over Fist, Attack on the Tower, For Southshore
Hub19.4, 67.3 - 3 questsThe Ruined Kingdom, Our Oldest Enemies, Death... and Decay
Hub54.8, 55.4 - 3 questsJust Like Old Times, Quae Trusts You, Kinelory Strikes
Hub25.9, 35.9 - 2 questsTo the Front, Touring the Front
Hub29.9, 59.4 - 2 questsStones of Binding, Breaking the Keystone
Near Hammerfall67.7, 34.8 - 2 questsRaising Spirits, Guile of the Raptor

Storylines in Arathi Highlands

Quest lines from the game data that run through Arathi Highlands, in the order the client lists them.

Zone storyline achievement: Arathi Highlands QuestsComplete the Arathi Highlands storylines listed below.

Arathi Highlands 28 quests, 26 on this map

20 more steps, ending with The Princess Unleashed.

The Four Horsemen I 13 quests, 5 on this map

5 more steps, ending with Darkheart Thicket: The Nightmare Lash.

The Battle for Stromgarde 6 quests, 3 on this map

Maps Inside Arathi Highlands

Caves, buildings and instances the game gives their own map, each opening from the Arathi Highlands map.

Arathi Basin

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Named areas inside Arathi Highlands, from the current game data.

Blackwater ShipwrecksBoulderfist HallBoulder'gorCircle of East BindingCircle of Inner BindingCircle of Outer BindingCircle of West BindingDabyrie's FarmsteadDrywhisker GorgeFaldir's CoveGalen's FallGo'Shek FarmHammerfallNorthfold ManorO'Breen's CampRefuge PointeStromgarde KeepThandol SpanThe Drowned ReefThe Forbidding SeaThe SanctumThe Tower of ArathorThoradin's WallWitherbark CavernsWitherbark Village

Quests the game data places in this zone. Open one for its objectives and rewards.

Alina's Reward

Attack on the Tower

Breaking the Keystone

Call to Arms

Clearing the Highlands

Hero's Call: Arathi Highlands!

The Forsaken Trollbane

The Princess Trapped

The Princess Unleashed

The Real Threat

The Stone Shards

The Traitor Orc

To Steal From Thieves

Wanted! Otto and Falconcrest

Warchief's Command: Arathi Highlands!

Worth Its Weight in Gold

Allied - Dark Iron Dwarf Unlock

Antonidas MemorialLevel 10-45

BadlandsLevel 15-30

Blackrock MountainLevel 20-30

Blasted LandsLevel 15-30

Burning SteppesLevel 15-30

Circle of WillsLevel 10-30

Collectibles from Arathi Highlands

Mounts, toys and battle pets the game data says you can obtain in Arathi Highlands. Showing 22 of 34 - the rest are listed on each collection's own page.

Landmarks

Named points of interest in Arathi Highlands, straight from the game data.

Hammerfall
ZidormiTravel through time to another point in Arathi Highlands' history.
ZidormiTravel through time to another point in Arathi Highlands' history.

Quest Rewards in Arathi Highlands

Blizzard's quest data places 49 quests in Arathi Highlands. Together they award 246,125 experience and 502g 95s in coin. They are open to characters of level 10 to 30.

Reputation earned: Stormwind (+2,485), Undercity (+2,295), Booty Bay (+1,275), Ironforge (+1,025), Orgrimmar (+900), Alliance (+75) and Bloodsail Buccaneers (+-1,275).
Quest types the API names: 2 Group.
Item rewards (81 different items, counting every choice): Adulterous Belt, Alina's Gloves, Armguards of the Good Captain, Battle Rider Belt, Belt of Affront, Belt of Gutted Ruin, Belt of Refuge, Bindings of Longing, Bloodstone-Studded Cloak, Boots of the Refuge Captain, Bottom Waders, Bracers of Sensations, Captain Nials' Belt, Chain of Ogre Ruin, Chain Weighted Shoes, Cheater's Cinch, Craig's Steel, Craig's Steel, Cuffs of Feeling, Decalcified Elven Spear, Demon-Trafficker's Belt, Drakeskin Leggings, Draxlegauge Ring, Dustfall Bracers, Earthbound Mantle, Eldritch Gloves, Extra Credit Boots, Faldir's Leggings, Folly's Spar, Genavie's Leggings, Gold Star Boots, Griefstricken Gloves, Grim Mace, Grips of the Forsaken, Grips of the Weary, Hammerfall Band, Hammerfall Cudgel, Hammerfall Gauntlets, Hammerfall Gavel, Hammerfall Gloves and 41 more.

Totals are summed from the Blizzard game data API quest records for this area; a quest that offers a choice counts every option once.

Achievements Tied to Arathi Highlands

10 achievements in the current game data name Arathi Highlands in their criteria.

Explore Arathi Highlands (10 points) Explore Arathi Highlands, revealing the covered areas of the world map. Its 16 areas to discover: Circle of West Binding, Northfold Manor, Boulder'gor, Galen's Fall, Stromgarde Keep, Faldir's Cove, Circle of Inner Binding, Thandol Span, Boulderfist Hall, Refuge Pointe, Circle of Outer Binding, Witherbark Village, Go'Shek Farm, Dabyrie's Farmstead, Circle of East Binding and Hammerfall.
Eastern Kingdoms Explorer (25 points) Explore the regions of Eastern Kingdoms.
Eastern Kingdoms Tamer (5 points) Capture a battle pet in each of the Eastern Kingdoms zones listed below.
Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms (10 points) Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms.
Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms (10 points) Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms.
Flame Keeper of Eastern Kingdoms (10 points) Honor the flames of Eastern Kingdoms.
Flame Warden of Eastern Kingdoms (10 points) Honor the flames of Eastern Kingdoms.
Local Pet Mauler (5 points) Win a pet battle in 10 different zones on Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outland, Northrend, or Pandaria.
Traveling Pet Mauler (5 points) Win a pet battle in 30 different zones on Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outland, Northrend, or Pandaria.
World Pet Mauler (10 points) Win a pet battle in 60 different zones on Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outland, Northrend, or Pandaria.