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Stranglethorn Vale
In the Eastern Kingdoms. The Group Finder lists it for levels 28 to 50. QuestieDB places 105 Classic quests here that the Forever client still holds.
Open Stranglethorn Vale on the world map →
- 28-50
- Group Finder levels
- 4
- flight points
- 1
- dungeon
- 45
- areas
Flight points
- Booty Bay Neutral
- Booty Bay Horde
- Booty Bay Alliance
- Grom'gol Horde
Dungeons
- Drowned City 35-40New
What can kill you here
Most hostile mobs are level 30-50, the full range 30-57. 24 kinds of elite (109 spawns) and 7 rares. Classic spawn data from QuestieDB; Forever may have moved some.
| Mob | Type | Level | Spawns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosh'Ogg Butcher | Rare elite | 44 | 1 |
| Gurubashi Warrior | Elite | 54-55 | 19 |
| Mosh'Ogg Warmonger | Elite | 41-42 | 15 |
| Mosh'Ogg Shaman | Elite | 43-44 | 9 |
| Hakkari Oracle | Elite | 55-56 | 9 |
| Mosh'Ogg Mauler | Elite | 43-44 | 7 |
| Mosh'Ogg Spellcrafter | Elite | 43-44 | 7 |
| Saltscale Warrior | Elite | 35-36 | 5 |
| Saltscale Oracle | Elite | 36-37 | 5 |
| Saltscale Hunter | Elite | 35-36 | 5 |
| Mosh'Ogg Lord | Elite | 45 | 4 |
| Elder Saltwater Crocolisk | Elite | 38 | 4 |
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 Hemet Nesingwary's Stranglethorn quests now also offer a Master Hunter's Wand and a Master Hunter's Spellsword (strength + spell damage for Ret Paladins); more hybrid itemization overall.
The files New items: Master Hunter's Wand (270084, Uncommon ilvl 43, +7 Spell Power) and Master Hunter's Spellsword (270085, ilvl 43, +12 Strength +14 Spell Power). The quest reward link is server-side.
World of Warcraft, Sep 13 at 35:30
Partly The Drowned City comes from the Stranglethorn troll-tablet legends. The city (caption 'Ili') was ruled by a troll witch doctor (caption 'Minloth') who warred with the Elemental Plane of Water, lost, and the city sank. Both names are uncertain transcriptions.
The files The city name resolves. Items 270312/270313/272124 'Translated Tale of I'lalai' describe 'the lost troll city of I'lalai the Drowned City', translated from tablets by Loremaster Dibbs (the Stranglethorn tablets NPC) and transcribed into Zandali by Kin'weelay, which confirms the Stranglethorn troll-tablet origin. The witch doctor ('Minloth') and the war with the Elemental Plane of Water are not in client data. Candidates (unconfirmed): a loa 'By'zaali' (pet 'Child of By'zaali', spell 'By'zaali's Favor') and WMO area 'Atal'Byzal' (142354).
World of Warcraft, Sep 13 at 1:19:33
What creators found, 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.
Not in the files Gillijim's Isle, far off the Stranglethorn coast and home to one of the new dungeons, is too far to swim: fatigue kills you, and even your ghost dies to fatigue on the run back.
The files Fatigue is server-side. Gillijim's Isle is only the vanilla area 408; the client has no new dungeon area there.
VezyRPG, Oct 3 at 9:42
Not in the files Fishing for a full hour with the Fishing Rack buff (Booty Bay, open water) gave no noticeable change in catches.
The files Catch rates are server-side. For context, Fishing Rack 1307247 'grants the ability to catch uncommon fish for 1 hour, provides Fishing Skill lures, and provides all of the benefits of a Fish Bowl'.
VezyRPG, Oct 3 at 14:59
In Blizzard's notes
- Not checked yet
Booty Bay Bruiser's Buckshot no longer has a knockback effect.
Areas
- Bal'lal Ruins
- Balia'mah Ruins
- Battle Ring
- Blackwater Cove
- Bloodsail Compound
- Booty Bay
- Crystalvein Mine
- Grom'gol Base Camp
- Gurubashi Arena
- Jaguero Isle
- Janeiro's Point
- Kal'ai Ruins
- Kurzen's Compound
- Lake Nazferiti
- Mistvale Valley
- Mizjah Ruins
- Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound
- Nek'mani Wellspring
- Nesingwary's Expedition
- Rebel Camp
- Ruins of Aboraz
- Ruins of Jubuwal
- Ruins of Zul'Kunda
- Ruins of Zul'Mamwe
- Shell Beach
- South Seas
- Southern Savage Coast
- Spirit Den
- The Cape of Stranglethorn
- The Crimson Veil
- The Crystal Shore
- The Damsel's Luck
- The Great Sea
- The Riptide
- The Savage Coast
- The Stockpile
- The Vile Reef
- Tkashi Ruins
- Venture Co. Base Camp
- Venture Co. Operations Center
- Wild Shore
- Yojamba Isle
- Ziata'jai Ruins
- Zul'Gurub
- Zuuldaia Ruins