WoW Forever Stranglethorn Vale: Quests, Flights and New Rewards

What the Live Client Changed

The zone gained one name and lost none. We compared the launched Forever client, build 1.60.1.70862, with Classic Era build 1.15.9.70576. The only difference under Stranglethorn Vale is Sunken Hollow, and the client's internal zone name for that row is TheDrownedCity.Source: Wago Tools: AreaTable, Forever build, ID 17853, parent area 33, checked Nov 8, 2026.Source: Wago Tools: AreaTable, Classic Era build, parent area 33, checked Nov 8, 2026.

The other 45 names match, including Booty Bay, Grom'gol Base Camp, Rebel Camp, Nesingwary's Expedition, Kurzen's Compound, Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound, Gurubashi Arena, Zul'Gurub and Yojamba Isle. Matching names don't prove matching quests or spawns, because the area table holds neither.

The zone row has no content tuning entry, so the client gives no level band. Blizzard says Forever has "no flying mounts, no level scaling."Source: Blizzard: What's Next panel recap, checked Nov 8, 2026. A mob far above you stays far above you.

New Rewards From Hemet Nesingwary

Blizzard confirms new rewards on this quest line. Its Deep Dive recap says "Hemet Nesingwary's quests in Stranglethorn also include new options such as the Master Hunter's Spellsword."Source: Blizzard: Deep Dive panel recap, checked Nov 8, 2026.

The live client stores two new items with the matching name, both uncommon and item level 43.Source: Wago Tools: ItemSparse, Forever build, IDs 270084 and 270085, checked Nov 8, 2026.

• Master Hunter's Wand
• Master Hunter's Spellsword

Blizzard's sentence doesn't list every option, so don't assume these two are all of them. The client also keeps Master Hunter's Bow and Master Hunter's Rifle rows. Our itemization guide covers why rewards like these were added.

The Drowned City and Sunken Hollow

The Drowned City is a new dungeon that Blizzard lists at levels 35 to 40.Source: Blizzard forums: Krol'dok Stronghold, Kaivax, post 1, checked Nov 8, 2026. The client's Sunken Hollow row sits under this zone. Our Drowned City guide has the location, travel and bosses, so we won't repeat them here.

Flying in and Out

Every flight here matches Classic Era.Source: Wago Tools: TaxiPath, Forever build, FromTaxiNode 18, 19 and 20, checked Nov 8, 2026.Source: Wago Tools: TaxiPath, Classic Era build, FromTaxiNode 18, 19 and 20, checked Nov 8, 2026.

The client also keeps a Grom'gol to Orgrimmar transport node.Source: Wago Tools: TaxiNodes, Forever build, ID 47, checked Nov 8, 2026. Stranglethorn has no direct flight to Riverglades, which Blizzard describes as "roughly the size of Stranglethorn Vale."Source: Blizzard: Found Photos panel recap, checked Nov 8, 2026.

Quests and Level Range

ForeverChanges lists 163 quests for Stranglethorn Vale on build 1.60.1.70862, and says most run from level 35 to 60. Much of that top end comes from 30 raid quests. Of the 133 others, 79 sit at levels 35 to 44.Source: ForeverChanges: Stranglethorn Vale quests, checked Nov 8, 2026. Its own note says Classic quests come from a reconstruction of the 1.12 world with Forever's experience values on top, so treat objectives and rewards as reported.

The split is 28 Alliance, 23 Horde and 112 shared, and 16 are elite.

These givers start the most quests, and Crank Fizzlebub, Far Seer Mok'thardin and Vinchaxa also start four each. The Yojamba Isle group at the top of the map gives much of the Zul'Gurub line.

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The largest experience reward listed is 9,950, on level 60 quests such as Avast Ye, Admiral!

Quests New in Forever

ForeverChanges marks 13 quests here as new, and the table lists the 12 with objectives on their pages. Three of the Horde ones follow naga around the Vile Reef and a lost city called I'lalai.Source: ForeverChanges: Stranglethorn Vale quests, checked Nov 8, 2026.

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Zimmix Sputterspark stands at 23.4, 12.7 and Wendel Mathers at 44.3, 8.0. Much of this text comes from what players of ForeverChanges' addon have seen, so details may shift.

ForeverChanges also flags 46 quests as changed, including the Paragons of Power line. Stranglethorn Fever is now level 35 instead of 45, and Venture Company Mining adds a Goblin Switchblade reward.Source: ForeverChanges: Stranglethorn Fever, checked Nov 8, 2026.Source: ForeverChanges: Venture Company Mining, checked Nov 8, 2026.

Fishing, Gathering and Zul'Gurub

Anglers get something new. The live client stores the Extravagant Extravaganza Coin, with the text "Awarded to the winners of the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza. Exchange for a prize of your choosing from Jang."Source: Wago Tools: ItemSparse, Forever build, ID 274026, checked Nov 8, 2026. The sources cited here give no schedule or full prize list. Our Fishing guide covers skill needs across zones.

For gathering routes, see our Mining guide and Herbalism guide.

Kami Labs, summarizing 720 Zone's October 21 review of the beta maps, says the drawn map loses Zul'Gurub's label and color. 720 Zone guesses a dedicated map will follow.Source: Kami Labs: All 54 WoW Forever Maps Compared to Classic, checked Nov 8, 2026. The client keeps Zul'Gurub's raid map row, which Classic Era also has, so the row says nothing about Forever's schedule.

The live client stores an Explore Stranglethorn Vale achievement, ID 781, for "revealing the covered areas of the world map." Classic Era's achievement table has no such row.Source: Wago Tools: Achievement, Forever build, ID 781, checked Nov 8, 2026.Source: Wago Tools: Achievement, Classic Era build, checked Nov 8, 2026.

For a guided path, our RestedXP and Zygor Guides pages cover both addons, and Zygor vs RestedXP compares them.

What We Checked

We read the live client tables, Blizzard's recaps and its development notes thread. Those notes, as we read them, never mention Stranglethorn. Blizzard raised the beta cap to 30 on October 1, which limits what beta reports can show.Source: Blizzard: Beta Update Maintenance, October 1, checked Nov 8, 2026. These details stayed open:

• An official level range for this zone
• A Blizzard-confirmed quest list here
• Every new Nesingwary reward
• Actual mob levels at launch
• Fishing Extravaganza schedule and prizes
• Zul'Gurub's Forever date

Use our leveling zones page for the full plan.