World of Warcraft players can skip the long introduction to Warlords of Draenor when leveling characters by following a few simple steps.
Since the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch dropped a few days ago, players are rediscovering some of Azeroths greatest tales from the past thanks to a new leveling system. But while old and returning heroes can now choose which WoW expansion to quest through on alts, they are forced to complete some mandatory and repetitive intro storylines before going elsewhere on each new character. Even in modern times, this requirement still exists for more recent expansions like Warlords of Draenor.
In Warlords of Draenors introduction, players cross through into an alternate Draenor to cripple the Dark Portal and prevent more Iron Horde orcs from invading Azeroth. This questline was hailed as one of the best lead-in stories and testament to Warlords of Draenors positive features, although nearly everyone has become tired of the lengthy intro since then. Players could previously skip it all by using a mage portal or taking a secret teleporter in Pandaria, but those both require a character be at least level 30 now. However, theres still another way to get around the intro questline even at level 10.
First, players need to find Chromie who will be at the Allied Race embassy in Stormwind and Orgrimmar. Speak to her and select “The Iron Horde” from Chromies Timewalking Campaigns. Afterwards, the follow-up quest will direct everyone to the Blasted Lands thanks to a teleport from a Vanguard Battlemage. This NPC will be inside Stormwinds Mage Tower or within Orgrimmars Pathfinders Den.
Normally, players talk to Khadgar and begin the intro after a short cutscene. Thats not going to happen this time. since players need to abandon their quest. Make sure theres nothing related to “Assault on the Dark Portal” in the logs before walking through the big red portal. Note that players may aggro several elite World of Warcraft mobs before running through, so mount up and use defensive cooldowns if necessary.
If everything was done right, players should end up in Frostfire Ridge or Shadowmoon Valley like after normally completing the intro questline. From there, players can quickly establish their characters Warlords of Draenor garrison and quest through the both areas stories before leaving for the neighboring zones of Gorgrond and Talador eventually.
While this skip is convenient for most of the community, newcomers and players that havent quested in Draenor yet should go through the intro because of the massive amount of EXP they get in a short period of time. Furthermore, not doing the questline means missing out on the plot factors that drive characters like Khadgar throughout Warlords of Draenors entire story. In the long run, however, skipping the intro wont set players back very far considering Warlords of Draenor still holds the title for fastest leveling.
To get to Draenor, you can pick up the quest The Dark Portal from the Heros Call Board in Stormwind or the Warchiefs Command Board in Orgrimmar. If this quest is not available, travel to the Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands and speak with Khadgar to start the quest. If you have already started the questline and no quests are available from Khadgar, walk through the Dark Portal to be taken to the next quest you need to complete. Note: Make sure you have Trivial Quests enabled in minimap tracking to avoid missing quests in the introduction sequence. Please
First, players need to find Chromie who will be at the Allied Race embassy in Stormwind and Orgrimmar. Speak to her and select “The Iron Horde” from Chromies Timewalking Campaigns. Afterwards, the follow-up quest will direct everyone to the Blasted Lands thanks to a teleport from a Vanguard Battlemage. This NPC will be inside Stormwinds Mage Tower or within Orgrimmars Pathfinders Den.
Since the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch dropped a few days ago, players are rediscovering some of Azeroths greatest tales from the past thanks to a new leveling system. But while old and returning heroes can now choose which WoW expansion to quest through on alts, they are forced to complete some mandatory and repetitive intro storylines before going elsewhere on each new character. Even in modern times, this requirement still exists for more recent expansions like Warlords of Draenor.
World of Warcraft players can skip the long introduction to Warlords of Draenor when leveling characters by following a few simple steps.
If everything was done right, players should end up in Frostfire Ridge or Shadowmoon Valley like after normally completing the intro questline. From there, players can quickly establish their characters Warlords of Draenor garrison and quest through the both areas stories before leaving for the neighboring zones of Gorgrond and Talador eventually.
Normally, players talk to Khadgar and begin the intro after a short cutscene. Thats not going to happen this time. since players need to abandon their quest. Make sure theres nothing related to “Assault on the Dark Portal” in the logs before walking through the big red portal. Note that players may aggro several elite World of Warcraft mobs before running through, so mount up and use defensive cooldowns if necessary.
Note: If Blasted Lands is not properly phased, talk to Zidormi to return to the present.
Should you continue to have issues finding your quests, you may wish to use a third party resource or guide to find quests you may be missing in the zone, such as the Wowhead Quest Completion Tracker. Please
To pick up where you left off in the introduction to Warlords of Draenor questline, travel back to the Blasted Lands. Once in the zone, travel to the Dark Portal. Dismount and run through the Dark Portal to enter the Tanaan Jungle starting zone scenario. The game will automatically port you to the area you reached when you were last in the zone.
If you have out-levelled the zone, make sure all quests are showing by clicking the magnifying glass on your mini-map and ticking the Trivial Quests box. This makes markers for quests show up on the world map, mini-map, and on NPCs, even if they are irrelevant for your characters level.
If you have Trivial Quests tracked, but still cannot see any zone quests on the map, but do not have the zone achievement, you should perform a user interface reset to resolve any possible display or interface issues.
FAQ
How do you start the WoD intro?
- Select the WoD Timewalking Campaign from Chromie.
- Discard Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal when you reach the Dark Portal, instead of talking to Khadgar.
- Walk through the portal!
How do I start the Shadowlands intro WoD?
- Go through Covenant rites of passage and pick up the skills from the NPC. …
- After the Covenant ceremony ends, tap M to open your map and choose the currently open World Quests. …
- Simply click on the quest after you read its description and start questing.
How do I get to WoD from Shadowlands?
How do I get back to Draenor starting zone?