It’s not quite level 80 yet but getting to level 60 was a huge achievement for me. Never have I gotten a priest to such a high level. Thank you heirlooms! At the time I write this I’m actually level 64, racing on as quickly as I can to 68 so I can go to Northrend. Funny, I rushed as much as I could to get to Outland and now that I’m there I don’t want to be anymore. The truth is I never really liked Outland that much, the scenery is too out there for my taste but the quests at least are well thought out and close together unlike the nightmare that is Azeroth.

Getting to 50 was a chore for me as it always is, it’s the biggest bump in the road I think because of the way quests are spread out.  I don’t like just grinding mobs endlessly for levels either, otherwise it wouldn’t be an issue. The extra experience was noticeable though and my questing was pretty fluid post 40. I finished up STV then went to Tanaris to do the Pirate quests, tackled the few quests available in Hinterlands, and returned to Tanaris to finish up the upper 40s quests. I went to Zul’Farrak once with a normal group my level but I gained more experience faster when run through by my friends. Approaching 50 Luar was kind enough to run me through Maraudon and Sunken Temple which easily pushed me to 50.

It was easy going once I hit 50 due to the amount of quests available. I focused primarily on Burning Steppes, Searing Gorge, The Plaguelands, and Felwood. Normally I would go onto Winterspring but I reached 58 before the need arose. It was also helpful that I got twinked through all the level 60 instances: Blackrock Depths, Lower/Upper Blackrock Spire, Dire Maul (East, West, and North), Scholomance, and Stratholme. Stratholme was a bit odd to see in flames in destruction after having gotten used to the Caverns of Time version.

Leveling in Outland is a breeze, I just finished all the quests in Hellfire Peninsula and gotten to level 64. I predict I’ll only have to do Zangarmarsh and part of Terrokar Forest or Nagrand to reach 68. I’ve ran Hellfire Ramparts and Blood Furnace a couple times as well for more experience and gear to assist my leveling.

As for my talents I still have them all allocated in Shadow, I know, previously I mentioned going into discipline upon reaching level 60 but I honestly don’t see the point till I can get Inner Focus and Meditation anyway so I might respecc post 70 to get those in order to grind more efficiently. However, between Spirit Tap, Vampiric Touch > Mind Blast, and Dispersion I only have to drink maybe every 15-20 minutes and even then I normally just drink a mana potion to reduce downtime even more and just keep going.

My next post about Ziedra I’ll detail my system for grinding mobs/quests in Outland. Ever since I’ve gotten Shadow Word: Death it’s become a lot easier to kill mobs in a continuous  successive order.

Check out the gallery of my leveling in action

Tags: Leveling 40-60, Outland, Pre Burning Crusade Instances, Priest, Shadow Priest, Ziedra

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