Exile's Reach storyline

The Exile's Reach storyline is the new-to-World of Warcraft starting experience for brand new players with no other characters on the account.

The Horde and Alliance sent an expedition to Exile's Reach, but it was never heard from again. Novice adventurers travel to the island as part of a bigger and stronger expeditionary force to find out what happened. As with many such journeys, the adventurers find themselves as part of a crew aboard a ship bound to their last known location. When things take a turn for the worse, they make landfall on the island of Exile's Reach, eventually discovering that the previous expedition was captured by an ogre necromancer who intends to sacrifice them to raise an undead dragon.

Completing Exile's Reach for the first time will award the achievement  [Exile's Reach].

Storyline

Exile's Reach zone map

1.  [1-10] Warming Up
2.  [1-10] Stand Your Ground
3.  [1-10] Brace for Impact
4.  [1-10] Murloc Mania
5.  [1-10] Emergency First Aid
6.  [1-10] Finding the Lost Expedition
7.  [1-10] Cooking Meat
8. Classes besides hunter:  [1-10] Enhanced Combat Tactics or   [1-10] Enhanced Combat Tactics
9.  [1-10] Northbound
10. Hunter:   [1-10] Taming the Wilds
11.  [1-10] Down with the Quilboar &  [1-10] Forbidden Quilboar Necromancy
12.  [1-10] The Scout-o-Matic 5000 /  [1-10] The Choppy Booster Mk. 5
13.  [1-10] Re-sizing the Situation
14.  [1-10] Ride of the Scientifically Enhanced Boar /  [1-10] The Re-Deather
15.  [1-10] Stocking Up on Supplies
16. Complete the following:
    • The Harpy Roost:
      1.  [6-10] The Harpy Problem
      2.  [6-10] Harpy Culling &  [6-10] Purge the Totems &  [6-10] The Rescue of Meredy Huntswell /  [6-10] The Rescue of Herbert Gloomburst
      3.  [6-10] Message to Base
      • Optional side quest:  [6-10] Freeing the Light
    • Hrun's Barrow:
      1.  [6-10] Westward Bound
      2.  [6-10] Who Lurks in the Pit
    • Class quest/questline:
      •   [1-10] A Druid's Form
      •   [1-10] A Hunter's Trap →   [1-10] Hunting the Stalker →   [1-10] The Art of Taming
      •   [1-10] A Mage's Knowledge →   [1-10] The Best Way to Use Sheep
      •   [1-10] A Monk's Focus →   [1-10] One Last Spar
      •   [1-10] A Paladin's Service →   [1-10] The Divine's Shield
      •   [1-10] A Priest's End →   [1-10] Resurrecting the Recruits
      •   [1-10] A Rogue's End →   [1-10] The Deadliest of Poisons
      •   [1-10] A Shaman's Duty
      •   [1-10] A Warlock's Bargain
      •   [1-10] A Warrior's End →   [1-10] Hjalmar's Final Execution
17.  [7-10] To Darkmaul Citadel
    • Optional side quest:  [7-10G3] Killclaw the Terrible
18.  [7-10] Right Beneath Their Eyes
19.  [7-10] Controlling their Stones &  [7-10] Catapult Destruction &  [7-10] Like Ogres to the Slaughter
20.  [7-10] Dungeon: Darkmaul Citadel
21.  [7-10] An End to Beginnings

Conclusion

After leaving the island the player is presented with a short quest line that smoothly transitions them into Battle for Azeroth intro. Starting this quest chain prevents the player from starting a Timewalking Campaign until the Battle for Azeroth intro is finished.

• Alliance

  1.  [7-10] Welcome to Stormwind
  2.  [7-10] Finding Your Way
  3.  [7-10] License to Ride
  4.  [7-10] What's Your Specialty?
  5.  [7-10] Home Is Where the Hearth Is
  6.  [7-10] An Urgent Meeting
  7.  [7-10] Battle for Azeroth: Tides of War
  8.  [10-50] The Nation of Kul Tiras

• Horde

  1.  [7-10] Welcome to Orgrimmar
  2.  [7-10] Finding Your Way
  3.  [7-10] License to Ride
  4.  [7-10] What's Your Specialty?
  5.  [7-10] Home Is Where the Hearth Is
  6.  [7-10] An Urgent Meeting
  7.  [7-10] Battle for Azeroth: Mission Statement

Chromie

Alternatively, players who already have at least one level 50 or higher character can opt to not start the quest chain in the capital city, and instead visit Chromie to start one of the Timewalking Campaigns.

•  [10-59] Adventurers Wanted: Chromie's Call
•  [10-59] Cataclysm: Onward to Adventure in the Eastern Kingdoms /  [10-59] Cataclysm: Onward to Adventure in Kalimdor
•  [10-59] Burning Crusade: To Outland!
•  [10-59] Wrath of the Lich King: To Northrend!
•  [10-35] Mists of Pandaria: To Pandaria!
•  [10-40] Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal
•  [10-45] Legion: The Legion Returns
•  [10-50] Battle for Azeroth: Tides of War /  [10-60] Battle for Azeroth: Mission Statement
•  [50] Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons