World of Warcraft has become one of the hottest selling Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) of all time. Players are rushing to see who can be the first person to make it to the top of the ranks in the least amount of time. I am going to give you 5 tips for fast leveling a horde character in World of Warcraft. These tips will make your journey to the top of the ranks of World of Warcraft in the least amount of time as painless as possible. There are 2 factions within the game of World of Warcraft. The Horde and the Alliance. On the Alliance side you have Draenei, Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, and Night Elves. On the Horde side you have Blood Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, and the Undead. These tips can be used for adapted for both sides but are geared more toward the Horde faction.

- To get to level 10 at Lightning Speed work your way to the undead city of Brill. All of the Quests that the undead give out in this area are easier than most quests at this level and they can usually be solved without having to travel very far. This will shorten the journey to level 10.

- Don't waste your time grinding by killing monsters, the quests will always give you the most experience for the time you spend.

- When traveling from quest to quest kill the monsters that are yellow to you, greens are ok also just make sure that they are no more than 3-4 levels below you.

- Don't waste time by trying to find groups to quest with, solo that way you will not have to depend on others needs and schedules.

- Try to always log out at a Inn or one of the major cities when you decide to take a break.

So follow those 5 tips for fast leveling a horde character in World of Warcraft and you will be one step ahead of your in game friends.

Here is a list of add on items to World of Warcraft that will help you in your leveling also:

- Titan panel - Titan panel will show you your X,Y coordinates in game, which makes it easier finding locations of quest items and places that you need to go. It also shows you your average XP per hour rate among other stats.

- Quickloot - Helps in targeting and collecting your loot from slain monsters.

- MozzFull World Map - An addon that completes all of your missing parts of your in game maps, which you haven't explored yet.


Charles Hamel is a Networking Technician and a MMORPG enthusiast, he lives near Houston, TX with his wife and 2 children. In addition to the 5 tips for fast leveling a horde character in World of Warcraft, you can read a complete guide on leveling a horde character from 1-70 at Horde World of Warcraft Leveling Guide