| Region
| Level Range
| PvP Status
| Key Towns
| Note
|
| Elwynn Forest
| 1-10
| Alliance
| Stormwind, Goldshire (Stormwind), Northshire Valley (Human starting)
| Human Starting, location of The Stockade instance
|
| Dun Morogh
| 1-10
| Alliance
| Ironforge, Kharanos (Ironforge), Coldridge Valley (Dwarf/Gnome starting)
| Dwarf/Gnome Starting, location of Gnomeregan instance
|
| Teldrassil
| 1-10
| Alliance
| Darnassus, Dolanaar (Darnassus), Shadowglen (Night Elf starting)
| Night Elf Starting
|
Azuremyst Isle 
| 1-10
| Alliance
| The Exodar, Azure Watch (Exodar), Ammen Vale (Draenei starting)
| Draenei Starting
|
| Westfall
| 10-15
| Alliance
| Sentinel Hill (Stormwind)
| Human favored, location of Deadmines instance
|
| Darkshore
| 10-20
| Alliance
| Auberdine (Alliance)
| Night Elf favored
|
| Loch Modan
| 10-20
| Alliance
| Thelsamar (Ironforge)
| Dwarf favored
|
| Bloodmyst Isle
| 10-20
| Alliance
| Blood Watch (Exodar)
| Draenei favored
|
| Redridge Mountains
| 15-20
| Contested
| Lakeshire (Stormwind)
| Alliance favored
|
| Ashenvale Forest
| 20-25
| Contested
| Astranaar (Alliance); Splintertree Post, Zoram'gar Outpost (Horde)
| Alliance favored, location of Blackfathom Deeps instance and Warsong Gulch battleground
|
| Duskwood
| 20-25
| Contested
| Darkshire (Stormwind)
| Alliance favored
|
| Wetlands
| 20-25
| Contested
| Menethil Harbor (Alliance)
| Alliance favored
|
| Hillsbrad Foothills
| 20-25
| Contested
| Southshore (Stormwind); Tarren Mill (Undercity)
|
|
| Stonetalon Mountains
| 25-30
| Contested
| Stonetalon Peak (Alliance); Sun Rock Retreat (Horde)
| Horde favored
|
| Arathi Highlands
| 25-30
| Contested
| Refuge Pointe (Alliance); Hammerfall (Horde)
| Location of Arathi Basin battleground
|
| Northern Stranglethorn
| 25-30
| Contested
| Rebel Camp (Alliance); Grom'gol Base Camp (Horde)
| Location of Zul'Gurub raid instance; Removed as a raid in Patch 4.0.3a
|
| Desolace
| 30-35
| Contested
| Nijel's Point (Alliance); Shadowprey Village, Ghost Walker Post (Horde)
| Horde favored, location of Maraudon instance
|
| Cape of Stranglethorn
| 30-35
| Contested
| Booty Bay (Steamwheedle Cartel)
|
|
| The Hinterlands
| 30-35
| Contested
| Aerie Peak (Alliance); Revantusk Village (Horde)
|
|
| Alterac Mountains
| 30-40
| Contested
|
| Location of Alterac Valley battleground; Part of Hillsbrad Foothills as of Patch 4.0.3a
|
| Dustwallow Marsh
| 35-40
| Contested
| Theramore Isle (Alliance); Brackenwall Village (Horde)
| Location of Onyxia's Lair raid instance
|
| Feralas
| 35-40
| Contested
| Feathermoon Stronghold (Alliance); Camp Mojache (Horde)
| Location of Dire Maul instance
|
| Western Plaguelands
| 35-40
| Contested
| Chillwind Camp (Alliance); The Bulwark (Horde, in Tirisfal Glades)
| Location of Scholomance instance
|
| Eastern Plaguelands
| 40-45
| Contested
| Light's Hope Chapel (Argent Dawn)
| Location of Stratholme instance
|
| Tanaris Desert
| 45-50
| Contested
| Gadgetzan, Steamwheedle Port (Steamwheedle Cartel)
| Location of Zul'Farrak and Caverns of Time instances
|
| Felwood
| 45-50
| Contested
| Talonbranch Glade (Alliance); Bloodvenom Post (Horde)
|
|
| Searing Gorge
| 48-50
| Contested
| Thorium Point (Thorium Brotherhood)
| Access to Blackrock Depths, Upper Blackrock Spire, and Lower Blackrock Spire instances, and the Molten Core and Blackwing Lair raid instances
|
| Burning Steppes
| 50-52
| Contested
| Morgan's Vigil (Alliance); Flame Crest (Horde, Steamwheedle Cartel)
| Access to Blackrock Depths, Upper Blackrock Spire, and Lower Blackrock Spire instances, and the Molten Core and Blackwing Lair raid instances
|
| Un'Goro Crater
| 50-55
| Contested
| Marshal's Refuge (Neutral)
|
|
| Winterspring
| 50-55
| Contested
| Everlook (Steamwheedle Cartel)
|
|
| The Blasted Lands
| 54-58
| Contested
| Nethergarde Keep (Alliance)
| Location of the Dark Portal (for access to Outland)
|
| Silithus
| 55-60
| Contested
| Cenarion Hold (Cenarion Circle)
| Location of Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj and Temple of Ahn'Qiraj raid instances
|
| Region
| Level Range
| PvP Status
| Key Towns
| Note
|
| Durotar
| 1-10
| Horde
| Orgrimmar, Razor Hill (Orgrimmar), Sen'Jin Village (Darkspear Trolls), Valley of Trials (Orc/Troll starting)
| Orc/Troll Starting, location of Ragefire Chasm instance
|
| Mulgore
| 1-10
| Horde
| Thunder Bluff, Bloodhoof Village (Thunder Bluff), Red Cloud Mesa (Tauren starting)
| Tauren Starting
|
| Tirisfal Glades
| 1-10
| Horde
| Undercity, Brill (Undercity), Deathknell (Forsaken starting)
| Undead Starting, location of Scarlet Monastery instance
|
| Eversong Woods
| 1-10
| Horde
| Silvermoon City; Falconwing Square, Fairbreeze Village, Farstrider Retreat (Silvermoon); Sunstrider Isle (Blood Elf starting)
| Blood Elf Starting
|
| Northern Barrens
| 10-20
| Horde
| The Crossroads; Ratchet (Steamwheedle Cartel)
| Horde favored, location of Wailing Caverns instance and Warsong Gulch battleground
|
| Silverpine Forest
| 10-20
| Horde
| The Sepulcher (Undercity)
| Forsaken favored, location of Shadowfang Keep instance
|
| Ghostlands
| 10-20
| Horde
| Tranquillien (Horde)
| Blood Elf favored, location of Zul'Aman raid instance
|
| Azshara
| 10-20
| Horde
| Valormok (Horde)
| Converted to Goblin secondary zone with Patch 4.0.3a
|
| Ashenvale Forest
| 20-25
| Contested
| Splintertree Post, Zoram'gar Outpost (Horde); Astranaar (Alliance)
| Location of Blackfathom Deeps instance and Warsong Gulch battleground
|
| Hillsbrad Foothills
| 20-25
| Contested
| Tarren Mill (Undercity); Southshore (Stormwind)
|
|
| Stonetalon Mountains
| 25-30
| Contested
| Sun Rock Retreat (Horde); Stonetalon Peak (Alliance)
| Horde favored
|
| Arathi Highlands
| 25-30
| Contested
| Hammerfall (Horde); Refuge Pointe (Alliance)
| Location of Arathi Basin battleground
|
| Northern Stranglethorn
| 25-30
| Contested
| Rebel Camp (Alliance); Grom'gol Base Camp (Horde)
| Location of Zul'Gurub raid instance; Removed as a raid in Patch 4.0.3a
|
| Southern Barrens
| 30-35
| Contested
|
|
|
| Desolace
| 30-35
| Contested
| Shadowprey Village, Ghost Walker Post (Horde); Nijel's Point (Alliance)
| Horde favored, location of Maraudon instance
|
| Cape of Stranglethorn
| 30-35
| Contested
| Booty Bay (Steamwheedle Cartel)
|
|
| The Hinterlands
| 30-35
| Contested
| Revantusk Village (Horde); Aerie Peak (Alliance)
|
|
| Alterac Mountains
| 30-40
| Contested
|
| Location of Alterac Valley battleground; Part of Hillsbrad Foothills as of Patch 4.0.3a
|
| Dustwallow Marsh
| 35-40
| Contested
| Brackenwall Village (Horde); Theramore Isle (Alliance)
| Location of Onyxia's Lair raid instance
|
| Feralas
| 35-40
| Contested
| Camp Mojache (Horde); Feathermoon Stronghold (Alliance)
| Location of Dire Maul instance
|
|
| Western Plaguelands
| 35-40
| Contested
| The Bulwark (Horde, in Tirisfal Glades); Chillwind Camp (Alliance)
| Location of Scholomance instance
|
| Thousand Needles
| 40-45
| Contested
| Freewind Post (Horde); Thalanaar (Alliance, in Feralas)
| Horde favored
|
| Eastern Plaguelands
| 40-45
| Contested
| Light's Hope Chapel (Argent Dawn)
| Location of Stratholme instance
|
| Badlands
| 45-48
| Contested
| Kargath (Horde)
| Location of Uldaman instance
|
| Tanaris Desert
| 45-50
| Contested
| Gadgetzan, Steamwheedle Port (Steamwheedle Cartel)
| Location of Zul'Farrak and Caverns of Time instances
|
| Felwood
| 45-50
| Contested
| Bloodvenom Post (Horde); Talonbranch Glade (Alliance)
|
|
| Burning Steppes
| 50-52
| Contested
| Flame Crest (Horde, Steamwheedle Cartel); Morgan's Vigil (Alliance)
| Access to Blackrock Depths, Upper Blackrock Spire, and Lower Blackrock Spire instances, and the Molten Core and Blackwing Lair raid instances
|
| Un'Goro Crater
| 50-55
| Contested
| Marshal's Refuge (Neutral)
|
|
| Winterspring
| 50-55
| Contested
| Everlook (Steamwheedle Cartel)
|
|
| Swamp of Sorrows
| 52-54
| Contested
| Stonard (Horde)
| Location of Temple of Atal'Hakkar instance
|
| Silithus
| 55-60
| Contested
| Cenarion Hold (Cenarion Circle)
| Location of Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj and Temple of Ahn'Qiraj raid instances
|
| Region
| Level Range
| PvP Status
| Key Towns
| Note
|
| Borean Tundra
| 68-72
| Contested
| Valiance Keep, Fizzcrank Airstrip (Alliance); Warsong Hold, Bor'gorok Outpost, Taunka'le Village (Horde); Amber Ledge, Transitus Shield (Kirin Tor)
| Location of The Nexus instance
|
| Howling Fjord
| 68-72
| Contested
| Valgarde, Westguard Keep, Fort Wildervar (Alliance); Vengeance Landing, New Agamand, Apothecary Camp, Camp Winterhoof (Horde)
| Location of Utgarde Keep instance
|
| Dragonblight
| 71-74
| Contested
| Stars' Rest, Wintergarde Keep, Fordragon Hold (Alliance); Agmar's Hammer, Venomspite, Kor'kron Vanguard (Horde); Wyrmrest Temple (Wyrmrest Accord)
| Location of Azjol-Nerub instance
|
| Grizzly Hills
| 73-75
| Contested
| Amber Ledge, Westfall Brigade Encampment (Alliance); Conquest Hold, Camp Oneqwah (Horde)
| Location of Drak'Tharon Keep instance
|
| Zul'Drak
| 74-77
| Contested
| Ebon Watch (Knights of the Ebon Blade); Argent Stand, Light's Breach (Argent Crusade); Zim'Torga
| Location of Drak'Tharon Keep and Gundrak instances
|
| Sholazar Basin
| 75-78
| Contested
| Nesingwary Base Camp, River's Heart
|
|
| The Storm Peaks
| 76-80
| Contested
| Frosthold (Alliance); Grom'arsh Crash Site, Camp Tunka'lo (Horde); Bouldercrag's Refuge; Dun Niffelem (Sons of Hodir); K3 (Steamwheedle Cartel)
| Location of Ulduar instance
|
| Crystalsong Forest
| 77-80
| Contested
| Windrunner's Overlook (Alliance); Sunreaver's Command (Horde); Dalaran
| Location of Violet Hold instance
|
| Hrothgar's Landing
| 77-80
| Contested
|
|
|
| Icecrown
| 77-80
| Contested
| The Skybreaker (Alliance); Orgrim's Hammer (Horde); Argent Vanguard, Crusader's Pinnacle, Argent Tournament Grounds (Argent Crusade); The Shadow Vault, Death's Rise (Knights of the Ebon Blade)
| Location of Crusaders' Coliseum and Icecrown Citadel instances
|
| Wintergrasp
| PvP
| Combat zone
|
| Location of Vault of Archavon raid instance
|
Alliance
