WOW RETAIL · LEVELS 1–90
How to level in Midnight
The fastest route from 1 to 90: where to start, Chromie Time, Midnight zone order, the most rewarding dungeons, and Adventure Mode for alts.
Levels 1–80
- New character: start in Exile's Reach or your race's starting zone; Allied Races start at level 10.
- Chromie Time (10-70): choose which expansion to level through; Dragonflight is the default.
- At level 70: a quick Story Mode for The War Within catches you up before Midnight.
- The XP required for levels 1–80 was reduced by 43% with Midnight.
Levels 80–90: the Midnight route
Eversong Woods
Zul'Aman, Harandar, and Arator's questline through the Eastern Kingdoms, in any order
Voidstorm
The main campaign has 17 chapters and gets you close to 90; finish with world quests. Leveling from 80 to 90 takes about 5–7 hours if you focus on it, or around 10 at a relaxed pace. Skyriding is available from the start.
Tips
- Dungeons: Windrunner Spire (81), Murder Row (83), and Den of Nalorakk, Maisara Caverns, and The Blinding Vale (88). Run each once with its campaign quest active.
- Delves: only worth doing once, for the first-completion quest.
- Adventure Mode: once you finish the campaign, your alts start in Silvermoon City and choose their zone order, or level through world quests and events.
- Set your Hearthstone to Silvermoon City, enable Auto Loot, and use the Interact Key; check the Warband Mentor achievements for up to 25% bonus XP.
NOTHING TO DO UNTIL THE NEXT PATCH?
WoW Forever is included in your subscription
Your Retail subscription also lets you play WoW Forever, the new level-60 World of Warcraft launching Nov 5: new zones, nine new dungeons, and a new race. Perfect for quiet weeks between patches.
Sources: Icy Veins: leveling in Midnight · games.gg: level 1–90 guide. Accessed Oct 17, 2026; subject to change with each patch.