Alt development

The main focus of the Silken Hunt is character development for alts. Main characters just do whatever comes their way. Alts are more focused having learned from what their mains have already accomplished. This is a compilation of what has been learned.

Power Development

You can level anywhere. There is no best way to level. But since most people want to get to the end game with a maxed out character, leveling quickly is generally the order of the day.

Power leveling is defined differently by different people. There are some amazing techniques out there that can get your character maxed out really quickly. But when you get there, you have nothing to show for your efforts other than the levels themselves.

The philosophy of the Silken Hunt is to level as quickly as possible while developing support mechanisms such as multiple hearthstones, the garrison, and others. None of this is necessary and you may feel you don't need it. If so, there are other guides available which provide a more streamlined experience path.

A note about recommended levels

You must be level 10 before any of the following will be available to you. Once you start, you don't have to do these in the order noted but Warlords of Draenor experience starts to lessen around level 40 while Legion experience remains strong through level 50. Also keep in mind that level 40 is not some hard core switching point between the expansions. You can start your Legion efforts a few levels early and you can continue to work on your garrison after you've reached 40. This includes intermixing both at the same time if you like. It's up to you.

Warlords of Draenor through Level 40

Experience for individual quests from level 10 through 40 is relatively the same regardless of which expansion you choose. The difference is not in the quests themselves but in the path traveled. Warlords of Draenor (WoD) has one of the better paths, generally smoother and quicker than the other expansions. The garrison acts as a focal point throughout providing not only a home but extra opportunities above and beyond what those other expansions offer. This is the way to go for a quick leveling experience. Check out the Garrison development page for a full description.

Legion through level 50

The Legion leveling technique is both very fast and very slow at the same time. It's fast because the experience from doing Legion Assaults is huge. It's slow because the number of activities is limited and once you complete the current assault, you must wait for the next one. Legion Assaults are scheduled every 18.5 hours and last six hours each time. The assault schedule can be found on the WowHead home page by going to the Today in WoW section and clicking on Legion. To get started in Legion, (a) complete the Dalaran quest line in the Hearthstone section below, then (b) complete the quest in the Flight Whistle section further down the page.

On to Shadowlands

Leveling in Shadowlands can be a little slow, especially if you only do World Quests since there are only a limited number each day. However, there are also around a half dozen Bonus Objectives in each of the four main zones which gives you additional things to do. The key to Shadowlands isn't what you do but in what order. Each meta-quest for the four main zones will provide you with a shiny new weapon. You want to space these out so that your weapons get stronger as you level. For example, you could turn in the first one at level 52, the second at 54, the third at 56, and the fourth at 58. That way your character would get incrementally stronger as you play smoothing out this part of your leveling experience. Bumping up two levels each time is not necessary but don't waste your reward by getting two or more new weapons during the same level.

Travel

Hearthstones

Every player has a hearthstone. It should be affixed to the most centralized inn beneficial to current play. That's generally the major city for the expansion you're currently playing in.

There are two additional hearthstones. They can be extremely helpful and they are very easy to get. The first is the Dalaran Hearthstone which you get for completing the opening questline for the Legion expansion. This takes approximately 45 minutes.

The second is the Garrison Hearthstone which you get for completing the opening questline for the Warlords of Draenor expansion. This takes approximately ???? minutes.

This is the Horde side quest board you will see at level 10. The three quests offered are Chromie's Call, Broken Shore, and Tanaan Jungle.

Riding

• Apprentice Riding - Available at level 10
• Journeyman Riding - Available at level 20
• Expert Riding - Available at level 30
• Artisan Riding - Available ?????
• Master Riding - Available at level 40

Flight Points

Scouting maps make the lives of your alts much easier. Each map gives your alts the majority of the flight points for a specific continent of expansion. All of the maps are usable at level 10 even though your character can't even go to some of those expansions yet.

The Flight Whistle

The flight whistle is a device that allows you to catch a quick ride to the nearest flight master. It doesn't work in all expansions and may not work in all zones for a specific expansion but it works in enough places to be worth the few minutes it takes to pick it up.

To get the flight whistle, do the following:

• Get to level 45.
• Go to the Violet Citadel in Dalaran (Legion) and get Uniting the Isles from Archmage Khadgar.
• Complete the quest requirement and turn it in.
  • The quest requirement is to get friendly with five Legion factions on any single character. After this is accomplished once, no other character on the same account is required to meet the faction requirement. The five factions are The Nightfallen, Court of Farondis, Highmountain Tribe, Dreamweavers, and Valarjar.
• Get the follow up quest and turn it right back in.

That's it. Now you have your flight whistle. As a bonus you've also opened up world quests in Legion.

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