Leveling · build 1.60.1.70291

Your road to 60

Pick your class, faction and level. The road then runs from where you are to 60, ten levels at a time, with the zones to quest in, the dungeons in reach, what your trainer teaches and the XP each stretch costs.

Race

Level

A Warrior at level 1 has 4,084,700 XP to go, 100% of the road from 1 to 60.

1

Levels 1 to 10

27,600 XP, 1% of the road · 1 talent point

Where to quest
- 10 Your first talent point
10

Levels 10 to 20

139,600 XP, 3% of the road · 10 talent points

Where to quest
Dungeons in reach
20

Levels 20 to 30

331,800 XP, 8% of the road · 10 talent points

Where to quest
Dungeons in reach
30

Levels 30 to 40

655,400 XP, 16% of the road · 10 talent points

Where to quest
Dungeons in reach
- 40 Your first mount (mounts ask for level 40)
- 40 Dual spec opens (Blizzard says it may come lower)Blizzard, Oct 8
40

Levels 40 to 50

1,151,700 XP, 28% of the road · 10 talent points

Where to quest
Dungeons in reach
50

Levels 50 to 60

1,778,600 XP, 44% of the road · 10 talent points

Where to quest
Dungeons in reach
- 60 The level cap, and the epic mount (level 60)
60

What Forever changes about leveling

4,084,700: XP from 1 to 60, Classic's total
Same: quest XP by quest level as Classic Era
Less: from dungeon quests since the Oct 1 cut
+20%: XP from kills in dungeons, since the Oct 8 build
48: the level where you pass halfway

XP per level

Each bar is the XP from one level to the next. Pick a range to see what it costs.

From level to

4,084,700 XP from 1 to 60: 100% of the road to 60.

XP to the next level share of the road done

Every level, as a table

Level	XP to the next	Road done after it
1	400	0%
2	900	0%
3	1,400	0%
4	2,100	0%
5	2,800	0%
6	3,600	0%
7	4,500	0%
8	5,400	1%
9	6,500	1%
10	7,600	1%
11	8,800	1%
12	10,100	1%
13	11,400	2%
14	12,900	2%
15	14,400	2%
16	16,000	3%
17	17,700	3%
18	19,400	4%
19	21,300	4%
20	23,200	5%
21	25,200	5%
22	27,300	6%
23	29,400	7%
24	31,700	7%
25	34,000	8%
26	36,400	9%
27	38,900	10%
28	41,400	11%
29	44,300	12%
30	47,400	13%
31	50,800	15%
32	54,500	16%
33	58,600	17%
34	62,800	19%
35	67,100	21%
36	71,600	22%
37	76,100	24%
38	80,800	26%
39	85,700	28%
40	90,700	30%
41	95,800	33%
42	101,000	35%
43	106,300	38%
44	111,800	41%
45	117,500	44%
46	123,200	47%
47	129,100	50%
48	135,100	53%
49	141,200	56%
50	147,500	60%
51	153,900	64%
52	160,400	68%
53	167,100	72%
54	173,900	76%
55	180,800	81%
56	187,900	85%
57	195,000	90%
58	202,300	95%
59	209,800	100%

Where the XP comes from

Dungeon quests

Forever moved dungeon XP from the mobs to the quests. Blizzard wants every dungeon's quests done at least once, and says running the same dungeon over and over "is not the most efficient thing to do".Blizzard · Sep 24

Not in the files
Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values.
The files Quest XP rewards are server values.
Development Notes, October 1

The cut hit the bonus on top of normal quest XP, so whole quest chains fell by less than half: Shadowfang Keep's quests went from 32,200 to 19,800 XP, about 38% less.Reported by DualShockers · not in the files

The table that sets normal quest XP by quest level is the same as Classic Era's: a level 30 quest pays 245 to 3,650 XP, by a difficulty tier the server sets.Game files · build 70291

Rested XP

How fast rested XP builds in an inn or a capital is decided on Blizzard's servers, and none of the notes we track change it. Forever adds two ways to get more:

Well Rested (Legacy perk, Adventure tree): Your rested experience accumulates 4/8/12/16/20% faster and your rested experience cap is increased by 4/8/12/16/20%.
Camp Tent (Leatherworking camp feature): tops your rested XP up to 5% of a level for anyone sitting near it, and does nothing if you already have more. Once an hour, on the cooldown every camp feature shares.

Kill XP and talents

The Oct 8 build raised the XP from creatures killed in dungeons by about 20%, which Blizzard's podcast had promised that morning in answer to feedback on dungeon leveling after the Oct 1 cut.Blizzard · Oct 8 Blizzard · Oct 8 The same build fixed a bug that cut a whole party's kill XP by its highest-level member, so only your own level counts again, as in Classic Era. A party member far above the enemy's level means no XP for anyone, as before.Blizzard · Oct 8

Well Fed XP Boost: Experience gained from kills increased by 5%. Blizzard's Solheim says almost every cooked food in Forever grants it. Blizzard · Sep 13
Talented (Legacy perk): You gain talent points every level starting at level 9/8/7/6/5 instead of starting at level 10, but you still may not have more than 51 total talent points. Plan it.

What creators measured, checked

From beta videos by bigger WoW creators. Each line sums up what the creator said at that moment of the video, and the badge says how it holds up against the game files and Blizzard's notes.

Changed since Legacy perks as presented: Adventure raises the rate and cap of rested XP; Professions gives more scarce materials; Resourcefulness removes reagent costs from class abilities and tier-1 camping. Points are account-wide and every character gets the same pool. At launch only 16 points can be spent, out of 65 earnable, and a meta track gives cosmetic rewards.
The files Adventure (Well Rested rate and cap), Professions (Bountiful Harvest scarce materials), account-wide points, 16 spendable of 65, and the cosmetic track are all confirmed. But Resourcefulness no longer removes tier-1 camping reagents: build 70009 deleted that clause from Reagent Economy 1225503.
MadSeasonShow, Sep 14 at 13:09
Changed since In Hall of Thanes, mobs gave a level-12 Mage only about 15 XP each. Almost all the XP came from the quest turn-ins at the end. One run with all the quests took Xaryu from about level 12.5 to 14.5, so one run for the quests is good XP but spamming the dungeon is not.
The files Official Oct 1 dev notes (build 70170): 'Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values', which confirms dungeon quests carried a large XP bonus before that build. Xaryu's 12.5 to 14.5 from HoT quests predates the cut. Mob XP (~15) is server-side.
Xaryu, Sep 19 at 6:23
Changed since XP from killing dungeon mobs was brought way down, while dungeon quest XP was made much higher, so a first run is very rewarding but repeat runs are not optimal.
The files The quest side was walked back. The Oct 1 dev notes (build 70170) cut it: 'Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values'. They still give a bonus, only half as large. The mob-XP reduction is server-side and can't be checked.
SignsOfKelani, Sep 16 at 6:36
Changed since Dungeon XP comes mostly from quests: a first full run with all quests gives about a level or two, while repeat runs still give some XP but are no longer optimal.
The files Official Oct 1 dev notes (build 70170): 'Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values', which confirms dungeon quests carried a large XP bonus before that build. The 1-2 levels from a first full run was the pre-70170 rate.
Xaryu, Sep 22 at 21:24
Changed since Dungeon mobs give about 10 XP each, while each dungeon quest turn-in gives 30-40% of a level.
The files Official Oct 1 dev notes (build 70170): 'Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values', which confirms dungeon quests carried a large XP bonus before that build. The 30-40% of a level per turn-in was the pre-70170 rate. Mob XP is server-side.
Crix Forever, Sep 20 at 7:05
Matches the files The Drowned City is a level 35-40 leveling dungeon. Demo characters are level 38. The streamers played at level 40.
The files Blizzard's official nine-dungeon table (post 30052350): The Drowned City 35-40. Client: listed in 'Experienced Spelunker' (ach 62032), which the Legacy post describes as 'the final boss in all level 26 to 45 dungeons'; final-boss creature 260274. Its map row is encrypted (by elimination it is map 2970: MapDifficulty 5935/6342, lockout 43, no ContentTuning). Demo/streamer character levels are unverifiable.
Esfand, Sep 13 at 12:07
Matches the files Legacy Adventure tree perks (demo): rested XP bonuses; a heal and mana regen after killing enemies; better stealth detection; earning talent points before level 10; placing camp features more often; a shorter Recently Bandaged debuff; and faster, cheaper flight paths.
The files Adventure tree 1188: Well Rested, Thrill of Adventure, High Alert, Talented, Field Guide, Field Medicine, Frequent Flier (50% cheaper, 20% faster flights).
SignsOfKelani, Sep 16 at 20:13
Matches the files Legacy Adventure perk: gain a talent point every level starting at level 5 instead of 10 (one rank starts at 9), but you still can't exceed 51 total talent points. So the perk front-loads talents during leveling and gives no extra points at 60.
The files Talented 1225474: 'starting at level 9/8/7/6/5 instead of starting at level 10, but you still may not have more than 51 total talent points.' ERR_LEGACY_WIPE_ERROR_CLASS_POINTS warns that unlearning it can leave a talent-point deficit.
Sodapoppin, Sep 15 at 6:45

Where to quest

Where to quest

Dungeons in reach

Where to quest

Dungeons in reach

Where to quest

Dungeons in reach

Where to quest

Dungeons in reach

Where to quest

Dungeons in reach

What Forever changes about leveling

XP per level

Where the XP comes from

Dungeon quests

Rested XP

Kill XP and talents

What creators measured, checked