Northern Barrens – A Zone Overview in World of Warcraft

Northern Barrens is a horde zone meant for players level 10-60, founded in Classic World of Warcraft. It’s the only zone you’re able to farm Deviate Fish and the battle pet Leaping Hatchling.

Everything you find below is up to date for patch 8.3.

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Reputations:

• Darkspear Trolls
• Horde
• Orgrimmar
• Ratchet

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Farming Routes Completed!

This zone has a total of 8 routes I created for a variety of farmers out there. It doesn’t matter if you’re a low level looking for treasures and rares as you quest, or finally got a flying mount and need to find the best route to take for the maximum amount of leather, ore, and herbs.

All of these routes and all the data gathered from them are in my In-Depth Farming Guide.

Battle Pets [3-4]

Aquatic Small Frog	Beast Adder Cheetah Cub Emerald Boa Leaping Hatchling Found at Takk’s Nest
Michaels sells an adorable frog charm that’s green and sparkly and perfect for swaying on a keychain.	What’s better than a cheetah cub in a game? A cheetah cub statue from Walmart to keep around the garden or in your own home.
Critter Prairie Dog	Humanoid Harpy Youngling
Aside from books, Christianbooks has these prairie dog finger puppets to amuse young children.	While she’s no youngling, Bonanza has a harpy lady (not from Yu-Gi-Oh) who looks about to take flight.

Chests

Below are the types of treasure chests that I’ve found in Northern Barrens. You won’t be able to find a chest in every single location they appear in, and they are on a timer if someone happens to take the specific chests in the zone before you.

There are two chests you might find in the outer part of Wailing Cavern–that is, not in the actual instance.

• Silverbound Treasure Chest
• Sturdy Treasure Chest

Herb/Mining Combo

Technically, I could create routes for both mining and herbalism separately, however the nodes for these two types of gatherables are spaced far out for the to be very lucrative. Instead, I created a shorter route for those who have both the herbalism and mining skill.

This route and the information that comes with it can only be seen in my In-Depth Farming Guide for World of Warcraft.

Fishing

There’s not much of a route to take when it comes to fishing in schools in Northern Barrens, but it’s the only location where you’ll find Deviate Fish. With that being said, each time I’ve gone fishing in this zone, there’s been at least one other person fishing in one of the pools.

This route was not timed.

Raw Sagefish – 41 Oily Blackmouth – 20 Firefin Snapper – 11 Deviate Fish – 42

Rumsey Rum Black Label – 2 Rumsey Rum Light – 3 Stranglekelp – 13 Iron Bound Trunk – 3 Tightly Sealed Trunk – 6 Watertight Trunk – 3

Aside from the route above, I went ahead and fished in two separate locations to provide data, in case you didn’t want to go around fishing in schools.

Location: 37,45
Timed: 30:00

• Deviate Fish – 40
• Raw Brilliant Smallfish – 16
• Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish – 18
• Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper – 54
• Deviate Scale – 2

Location: 49,46
Timed: 30:00

• Raw Brilliant Smallfish – 18
• Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish – 32
• Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper – 65

Skinning

There’s an easier route, I’m sure, that doesn’t involve going all the way around the zone and killing all the beasts to skin that are in your way. You’ll know of the bigger places that can get you some good skinning mats when you come across them, but basically, I just killed anything around the specific points, as well as those along the way.

Keep in mind I skinned on a higher level, which is why there are some higher level leather involved with the data.

Class: Demon Hunter
Timed: N/A

• Deviate Scale – 12
• Exotic Leather – 57
• Light Hide – 13
• Light Leather – 259
• Medium Hide – 2
• Medium Leather – 17
• Perfect Deviate Scale – 4
• Ruined Leather Scraps – 77

Rares

Links regarding the types of beasts you can tame will take you to the Petopia page regarding their species. Petopia gives you a whole lot of information revolving around hunter pets, so if you’re a hunter, go check the site out.

Boahn Brokespear Dishu Tameable (Cat) Elder Mystic Razorsnout Engineer Whirleygig Foreman Grills Gesharahan Tameable (Hydra) Humar the Pridelord Tameable (Cat)

Rathorian Rocklance Sister Rathtalon Sludge Anomaly Stonearm Swiftmane Tameable (Stag) Takk the Leaper Tameable (Raptor) Trigore the Lasher Tameable (Hydra)

Reagents

Cloth

There are two different caves you’re going in addition to the outer world farming of cloth, but I only timed one of those caves on the east side. Keep in mind some places are quest-heavy, so there may be others simply doing their quests.

Class: Druid
Timed: 10 minutes within cave at eastern shore only (quillboars).

• Linen Cloth – 298
• Wool Cloth – 113
• Silk Cloth – 5

Meat

Well if you’re looking for some Raptor Eggs in order to get some cooking done, then here’s a god zone for that. In regards to other meaty goods, I really didn’t get a ton of specific mats going through this full route.

Class: Druid
Timed: N/A

• Crocolisk Meat – 8
• Raptor Egg – 43
• Strider Meat – 22
• Small Barnacled Clam – 16
• Small Egg – 3

Vendors

These vendors sell special goods, meaning they’re limited supply. If someone buys one of these first, there’s a timer on when they’ll be back in stock. In no way does the list below show every vendor located in this zone.

Gagsprocket Bronze Framework (1) Bronze Tube (2) Coarse Blasting Powder (4) Gyrochronatom (1) Rough Blasting Powder (4) Schematic: Green Firework (1) Schematic: Minor Recombobulator (1) Silver Contact (3)	Grazlix Antiquated Cloak (1) Bear Buckler (1) Fiery Cloak (1) Guardian Buckler (1) Heavy Runed Cloak (1) Legionnaire’s Leggings (1) Mighty Chain Pants (1) Owl’s Disk (1)	Halija Whitestrider Inferno Cloak (1) Solstice Robe (1) Spirit Cloak (1) Sylvan Cloak (1) Whispering Vest (1) Wise Man’s Belt (1)
Hula’mahi Bruiseweed (1) Earthroot (3) Mageroyal (2) Peacebloom (3) Recipe: Holy Protection Potion (1) Silverleaf (3)	Kilxx and Zizzek Aquadynamic Fish Attractor (2) Strong Fishing Pole (1)	Nargal Deatheye Enamelled Broadsword (2) Feral Blade (2)
Ranik Design: Wicked Moonstone Ring (1) Pattern: Blue Linen Robe (1) Pattern: Greater Adept’s Robe (1) Recipe: Rage Potion (2)	Uthrok Fine Longbow (2)	Vexspindle Bear Bracers (1) Owl Bracers (1) Wolf Bracers (1)
Vrang Wildgore Antiquated Cloak (1) Enamelled Broadsword (2) Feral Blade (2) Fiery Cloak (1) Heavy Runed Cloak (1) Heavy Spiked Mace (2) Ironwood Maul (2) Legionnaire’s Leggings (1) Mighty Chain Pants (1)	Wrahk Pattern: Blue Linen Robe (1) Pattern: Blue Linen Vest (1) Pattern: Red Woolen Bag (1)

Quests

Section 1 A Burning Threat A Call from the Caverns A Captain’s Vengeance A Growing Problem A Little Diversion A Most Unusual Map A Quick Diversion A Strong Defense Ak’Zeloth Altered Beings Ammo Kerblammo Analynn Animal Services By Hook Or By Crook Centaur Bracers Club Foote CLUCK! Competition Schmompetition Conscript of the Horde Consumed by Hatred Counterattack! Crisis at Splintertree Crossroads Caravan Delivery Crossroads Pickup Deathgate’s Reinforcements Defend Demon Seed Disciples of Naralex Drag it Out of Them Echeyakee Empty Quivers Final Report Find Baron Longshore Find Gorat! Flight to Brackenwall Flight to Theramore Flushing Out Verog Freedom Movement Fungal Spores Gazlowe’s Fortune Glomp is Sitting On It Gorat’s Vengeance Got Wood? Grol’dom’s Missing Kodo Gun. We Need Guns. Harpy Lieutenants Harpy Raiders Hezrul Bloodmark Hunting the Huntress Hyena Extermination Ignition In Defense of Far Watch In Fungus We Trust Into the Raptor’s Den Invasion: Northern Barrens Investigate the Wreckage It’s Gotta be the Horn King of Centaur Mountain Kolkar Leaders Legion Invaders Legion Portal

Section 2 Love it or Limpet Mending Old Wounds Miner’s Fortune Mor’shan Caravan Delivery Mor’shan Caravan Pick-up Mor’shan Caravan Rescue Mor’shan Defense Mutiny, Mon! Nugget Slugs On the Prowl Plainstrider Menace Preserving the Barrens Raging River Ride Read the Manual Repel Repel Boarders! Report to Thork Rescue Efforts Rescue the Fallen Return to Razor Hill Return to Samophlanger Ride to Orgrimmar Samophlange Samophlange Repair Serena Bloodfeather Sludge Beast! Sludge Investigation Southsea Freebooters Stinky’s Escape Supplies for the Crossroads Take it up with Tony The Baron’s Demands The Call of Kalimdor The Escape The Far Watch Offensive The Forgotten Pools The Grol’dom Militia The Kodo’s Return The Purloined Payroll The Short Way Home The Stagnant Oasis The Stolen Silver The Tortusk Takedown The Warchief Commands The Zhevra They Call Him Swiftdagger. He Kills Harpies. Through Fire and Flames To Dinah, at Once! To the Mor’shan Rampart To the Ramparts! To the Rescue! To Track a Thief Venture Co. Business Plan Verog the Dervish WANTED: Cap’n Garvey Waptor Twapping Warchief’s Command: Ashenvale! Warchief’s Command: Northern Barrens! Wenikee Boltbucket Who’s Shroomin’ Who? Zoram’gar Outpost

Goldmaking

In this Northern Barrens goldmaking section, I’ll be listing items I acquired as I leveled throughout the zone. While I don’t focus on the special vendor items you could obtain within the zone, there is a chance for them to fall from open world mob drops.

More specifically, you’re able to buy healing potions and such from vendors, but they’re also mob drops, therefore they’ll be in the goldmaking listing below.

Weapons Boahn’s Fang Gleaming Claymore Hook Dagger Hunter’s Muzzle Loader Inlaid Dagger Long Bo Staff Medicine Staff Oak Mallet Consumables Alterac Swiss Deep Fried Plantains Greater Mana Potion Haunch of Meat Lesser Healing Potion Lesser Mana Potion Minor Mana Potion Major Healing Potion Major Mana Potion Morning Glory Dew Raptor Punch Roasted Quail Superior Healing Potion Superior Mana Potion Volatile Rum Formulas Enchant Chest – Minor Mana Recipes Elixir of Giant Growth Hot Lion Chops Rage Potion Savory Deviate Delight Materials Aquamarine Citrine Deviate Scale Exotic Leather Giant Egg Kodo Meat Light Feather Light Hide Light Leather Linen Cloth Lion Meat Medium Hide Medium Leather Moss Agate Perfect Deviate Scale Raptor Egg Ruined Leather Scraps Shadowgem Silk Cloth Small Barnacled Clam Small Egg Stag Meat Star Ruby Strider Meat Thick Leather Tigerseye Wool Cloth Misc. Journeyman’s Backpack

Armor Aboriginal Cape Aboriginal Sash Part of set Barbaric Cloth Boots Part of set Bard’s Boots Blade-Dulling Greatcloak Bloodspattered Gloves Part of set Brackwater Boots Part of set Cadet Bracers Cabalist Chestpiece Part of set Chieftain’s Shoulders Part of set Commander’s Pauldrons Crusader’s Belt Part of set Feral Leggings Part of set Gossamer Pants Part of set Greenweave Bracers Part of set Grunt’s Handwraps Part of set High Councillor’s Gloves Part of set Imperial Red Tunic Part of set Infantry Leggings Part of set Inferno Cloak Ivycloth Mantle Lord’s Pauldrons Master’s Vest Part of set Mercurial Girdle Part of set Mighty Boots Part of set Mystic’s Cape Mythical Headwrap Ornate Gauntlets Pagan Bands Part of set Raider’s Belt Part of set Revenant Gauntlets Part of set Ritual Belt Part of set Ritual Cape Ritual Sandals Part of set Sanguine Cape Scouting Bracers Part of set Shimmering Bracers Part of set Simple Britches Part of set Soldier’s Girdle Part of set Solstice Robe Spirit Cloak Swashbuckler’s Leggings Part of set Sylvan Cloak Thresher Gloves Part of set Vine Hood Part of set Wanderer’s Bracers Warmonger’s Belt Part of set Whispering Vest Willow Boots Part of set Willow Robe Wise Man’s Belt