The Barrens

Overview

The Barrens is a Horde home zone on the Western Continent.

Key Facts

Level range: 10-20

Instances in this zone: Wailing Caverns, Razorfen Kraul, Razorfen Downs

Connects to zones: Durotar, Mulgore, Thousand Needles, Stonetalon Mountains, Ashenvale

Horde flight path: Located at the Crossroads in the center of the zone. Flights avalable to Orgrimmar in Durotar, Valormok in Azshara, Splintertree Post in Ashenvale Forest. Bloodvenom Falls in Felwood, Zoram’gar Outpost in Ashenvale Forest, Sunrock Retreat in Stonetalon Mountains, Thunder Bluff in Mulgore, Camp Mojache in Faralas, Brackenwall Village in Dustwallow Marsh, Freewind Post in Thousand Needles

A new flight path was recently added to Camp Taurajo in The Barrens

Alliance flight path: None

Bank: Ratchet

Quests in this zone: lots and lots.

Zone Guide

The Barrens is the second zone that non-undead Horde characters usually encounter. Orcs and Trolls will move here from Durotar to the East and Tauren from Mulgore to the West.

For all races, the first task is to travel to the Crossroads to obtain the flightpath. From Durotar, the road from Razor Hill continues westward into The Barrens, intersecting with the Gold Road. From this intersection the South Gold Road leads to the Crossroads. From Mulgore the road leads through Camp Taurajo and intersects with the Gold Road. From this intersection the North Gold Road leads to the Crossroads.

The Crossroads is a convenient bind point for many levels, providing a convenient flight origin for many destinations beyond the Barrens itself. With 10 flight paths, you can get almost everywhere on the continent.

Materials: Alchemy - Peacebloom, Silverleaf, Earthroot all over, Kingsblood, Mageroyal, Grave Moss in the southern areas. Mining - Copper all over, some Tin veins in the oases and in the southern areas.

Silver Mobs:
Rathorian (found in Dreadmist Den, on top of Dredmist Peak)
Takk the Leaper (north part of the zone, on the area bewteen Durotar and the Boulder Lode Mine area)