Zone · Kalimdor · build 1.60.1.70245

Darkshore

In Kalimdor. The Group Finder lists it for levels 8 to 24. QuestieDB places 71 Classic quests here that the Forever client still holds.

Open Darkshore on the world map →

8-24: Group Finder levels
1: flight point
17: areas

Flight points

Auberdine Alliance

What can kill you here

Most hostile mobs are level 10-29, the full range 1-31. 5 kinds of elite (39 spawns) and 8 rares. Classic spawn data from QuestieDB; Forever may have moved some.

Mob	Type	Level	Spawns
Blackfathom Oracle	Elite	21-22	22
Blackfathom Tide Priestess	Elite	20-21	7
Fallenroot Rogue	Elite	21-22	6
Fallenroot Satyr	Elite	20-21	3
Reef Shark	Elite	21-22	1
Lady Vespira	Rare	22	8
Carnivous the Breaker	Rare	16	5
Lord Sinslayer	Rare	16	3
Flagglemurk the Cruel	Rare	16	2
Shadowclaw	Rare	13	1
Lady Moongazer	Rare	17	1
Licillin	Rare	14	1

What the developers said

Blizzard's developers on its podcast, panels and streams, newest first. Each line sums up what they said at that moment, and the badge says how it holds up against the game files.

Matches the files New ship route: Stormwind Harbor to Auberdine, letting human/night elf (and dwarf/gnome) starters meet up without long corpse runs or the Deeprun Tram.
The files New 'Stormwind Harbor' area (17203) and WMO area, plus a new signpost 'Boat to Stormwind' (GameObject 668472) on the Auberdine dock next to 'Boat to Menethil' and 'Boat to Teldrassil'. The sailing schedule is server-side.
World of Warcraft, Sep 15 at 9:31

In Blizzard's notes

No claim to check
Darkshore
The files A zone heading for the quest fix below it.
Development Notes, October 1

Areas

Ameth'Aran
Auberdine
Bashal'Aran
Blackwood Den
Cliffspring Falls
Cliffspring River
Grove of the Ancients
Mist's Edge
Remtravel's Excavation
Ruins of Mathystra
The Long Wash
The Master's Glaive
The Veiled Sea
Tower of Althalaxx
Twilight Shore
Twilight Vale
Wildbend River