Our roundup of every single vanilla World of Warcraft zone gallery for Kalimdor
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To celebrate the launch of WoW Classic, we’ve been sharing galleries of all of the game’s zones as they looked before the Cataclysm struck Azeroth. But there are a lot of zones in the game, and we want to make sure you can find the zone you’re looking for as easily as possible. With that in mind, here’s a roundup of all our vanilla WoW galleries for the Kalimdor leveling zones.
Teldrassil (1-10)
Known for being the starting zone of Night Elves and also for not being on fire.
Durotar (1-10)
The starting zone for Trolls and Orcs, with a much more simplified Echo Isles compared to live.
Mulgore (1-10)
Starting zone for Tauren and potential future rubble pile.
Darkshore (10-20)
Night Elves will continue their trek from Teldrassil into Darkshore and likely die to several bears here.
The Barrens (10-25)
One of the most infamous zones in the game. If you’re lucky, you may find Mankrik’s wife somewhere here.
Stonetalon Mounts (15-27)
To be honest, I mostly remember this zone as the one I had to run through to get to Desolace, but it also does work as a leveling zone zone if The Barrens gets too difficult.
Ashenvale Forest (18-30)
There are significantly fewer Horde soldiers here, and Night Elves continuing their journey will likely wind up leveling here after Darkshore.
Thousand Needles (25-35)
Arguably one of the most changed zones, Thousand Needles in vanilla had almost no water, and the unforgettable Shimmering Flats area.
Desolace (30-40)
Here’s where Horde players go to spend days searching for Rexxar. It’s also another zone that changed quite a bit, notably in its center, which is not even the slightest bit lush.
Dustwallow Marsh (35-45)
You’ll be heading here a lot if you plan to raid at level 60. Also, you can visit a Theramore that does, in fact, exist.
Feralas (40-50)
Site of a Dragon of Nightmare and also featuring an entire island that sunk during the Cataclysm. Oh, and the three different Dire Maul wings are here.
Tanaris Desert (40-50)
One of my personal favorites, this zone is still a massive desert, though with even fewer pirates and less water.
Azshara (45-55)
One of the most beautiful zones from vanilla, Azshara may not have a ton of quests, but it’s worth visiting for the view alone. Plus, Herbalists will be farming here plenty to make Fire Resistance Potions.
Un’Goro Crater (48-55)
Outside of being the zone that starts the amazing Linken chain, this zone also features giant Devilsaurs who somehow manage to sneak up on you all the time.
Felwood (48-55)
Notably absent from this version of Felwood is the entire Worgen tree at the northern end. It’s also most players’ only route into Winterspring.
Winterspring (55-60)
Quite possibly the zone that will end many players’ leveling journeys, Winterspring also features Darkwhisper Gorge, a place Priests will be farming for hours if they ever want Benediction/Anathema.
Silithus (55-60)
Honestly not all that different, Silithus is the second high-level zone in Kalimdor, and the site of the Ahn’Qiraj raid.
Moonglade
You won’t actually be leveling in Moonglade — barring a few exceptions — but it’s still quite pretty to look at.
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