Ahh, Northrend, the last station on your long way from level 1-80. Or from level 70-80 if you are leveling a BC character. This Mage leveling guide 70-80 will give you an overview over the best route through the cold continent.
I’m going to assume that you are already familiar with your talent build and you are probably leveling with the Mage’s AoE Frost spec. So let’s jump right into the interesting part: Your questing path.
There are more quests in Northrend than in any other area you have encountered before. That means if you don’t get your questing path dialed you will waste more time than ever before, too! You are one step away from hitting 80 and enjoying the endgame content with your friends but it will still take you days or weeks to get through Northrend without an efficient questing path…
The best way to streamline your questing path is to get an in-game mage leveling guide for level 70-80 to provide you with a step-by-step introduction.
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Now let’s take a look at your way through the cold continent:
Starting Zone: Borean Tundra (70-72)
No matter if you are fighting for the Alliance or for the Horde, the Borean Tundra is a great place to start your journey through the last remaining levels.
The Howling Fjord (72-74)
The Howling Fjord is the second starting zone. If you want you can also start exploring Northrend from here but I somehow prefer the Tundra as my first waypoint. That makes the Howling Fjord the second area to visit.
Dragonblight (74-76)
The third part of your journey should give you another two full levels.
Grizzly Hills (76-77)
The Grizzly Hills will be the first area where you will feel like leveling gets harder. You will spend more time and get less experience and probably won’t get two full levels like in the last areas.
At level 77 you can finally purchase Cold Weather Flying and start travelling the easy way again. Don’t forget to get it ASAP as it will greatly help you leveling.
Zul’Drak (77-79)
The next step in this mage leveling guide 70-80 leads you to Zul’Drak. Can you feel the tension building up? Only a little bit more experience and you will finally ding 80!
Icecrown (79-80)
My mage leveling guide 70-80 recommends you to get your last experience right here. In fact there are more options right now, but I think the Icecrown represents what lies ahead of you in the best possible way. If you have made it this far, level 80 is in your reach. Grab it!