Newbie guide/Leveling to the level cap
When questing to the level cap, you'll start to get the hang of your class and further learn how to navigate the world. There are various frequently asked questions from mid-level players like yourself, which are answered here.
How do I make my mount move faster?
- Main article: Mount#Augmenting a mount
As you level, you'll find your mount moves more swiftly. Though you may see various riding trainers throughout the world, their services are no longer needed; you'll learn these new ranks of riding automatically, at no cost.
The following table lists the skill levels available that a character will learn upon reaching the required level for it:
| Skill | Proficiency | Required for | Required level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Apprentice | Mounted riding (+60% movement speed) | 10 |
| 150 | Journeyman | Faster mounted riding (+100%) | 20 |
| 225 | Expert | Mounted flying (+150% in the air) | 30 |
| 375 | Master | Fastest mounted flying (+310%) | 40 |
Expansion features
Throughout World of Warcraft's long lifespan, each expansion occasionally includes systems or features that are now deprecated and may make things more confusing for players looking for simple ways to continue leveling-up their character. Though they may have once been part of the end-game and allowed players to increase the power of their characters, they now only usually relevant for the various cosmetic items that they still award: things like mounts, battle pets, or appearances for your armor. When using Timewalking Campaigns to level through these expansions, quests and NPCs may point you in their direction — for the most part, these systems can be safely ignored.
The expansion features achievements page on Warcraft Wiki lists various expansion features that are usually irrelevant for players who are leveling characters.
What are mission tables?
- Main article: Table
If you're leveling through Warlords of Draenor, Legion, Battle for Azeroth, or Shadowlands, your quests may lead you to a sort of "Mission Table", where you can collect followers and send them on missions for various periods of real-life time. These are one of many various expansion features that don't retain their relevancy beyond their time - These can be safely ignored without impacting your gameplay experience, and you can abandon any associated quests. You can always return to them later.
Unlocking the final ten levels
At a certain point, you'll reach the highest level that simply owning game time will allow. In general, that is the level cap minus 10. Currently, that's 60. To progress further, you'll need to purchase the newest expansion in order to progress the final ten levels. In 2024, that's Dragonflight.
- Dragonflight can be purchased here standalone: Battle.net - Dragonflight
- It's also bundled with the upcoming expansion to be released in Fall 2024, The War Within, which is available here: Battle.net - The War Within
Reaching the Level cap
Once you own the newest expansion, log out and log back in - you should then see a quest pop-up guiding you to the newest zones and storylines.
You'll find that these next ten levels are remarkably slower to come than the previous, which is normal. It's recommended you complete the Dragonflight campaign, which is marked by 
shielded exclamation marks.
At around level 62 and completing the requisite quest all of your level 60+ characters will unlock Dragonriding, the fastest form of mounted traversal ever added.
At level 70, you'll unlock Adventure Mode, unlocking "World quests" in the Dragon Isles providing opportunities to gain even more reputation, which unlocks more storylines and cosmetic items. This also includes the various forms of end-game, the most frequented form of content which allows your character become extremely strong.