newThe Alliance Dungeon Marathon: Quest-Run Order from 20 to 60

After the two dungeon XP nerfs (see post 35), queue-grinding dungeons for XP is pointless — but dungeon quest XP plus boss blues remain, so the optimal play is still the marathon: hit each dungeon once, in level order, every quest accepted, loot, leave. This is the sister post to the Horde marathon, laid out for the Alliance.

Scope notes: quest ids, names and givers are verbatim from the pinned QuestieDB (cac1eff8, the Forever data layer foreverQuestDB plus the client zhCN name tables), decoded race-mask by race-mask — Alliance-only = any Alliance bit set (Human 1 | Dwarf 4 | Night Elf 8 | Gnome 64 = 77) with no Horde bit, both factions = no race restriction; level bands and the Scarlet wing order are classic-consensus conventions; the order has not been re-verified by this site since launch — in-game entry levels govern. The new dungeons (Excavation Site: Wetlands, the Drowned City, etc.) serve both factions and are called out inline; their Alliance-side quest lists are not yet verified by this site — confirm in-game before you enter.

Levels 20-32: Deadmines finish → Blackfathom Deeps → Gnomeregan, the Stockade optional

Walk this band in order:

1. The Deadmines (17-20, the close-out): five Alliance-only quests accepted in one lap — [155] → [166] The Defias Brotherhood two-parter (Westfall: start at the Defias Traitor, report back to Gryan Stoutmantle at Sentinel Hill, ends with VanCleef), [214] Red Silk Bandanas (Scout Riell, Westfall), [167] Oh Brother. . . and [168] Collecting Memories (Wilder Thistlenettle, Stormwind), [2040] Underground Assault (Shoni the Shilent, Stormwind). At 17-18 pick up the four Deadmines profession items on the way: Rockslicer (the rare-spawn Rhahk'Zor axe that lets you mine without the profession), the First Mate Band (Mr. Smite), the Smelting Pants (equipped: faster smelting) and Cookie's Stirring Rod (equipped: faster cooking) — details in the Deadmines profession-gear post;
2. Blackfathom Deeps (18-25): five Alliance-only quests — [971] Knowledge in the Deeps (Gerrig Bonegrip, Ironforge), [1198] In Search of Thaelrid (Dawnwatcher Shaedlass, Darnassus) → [1200] Blackfathom Villainy (accept inside from Argent Guard Thaelrid, kill Twilight Lord Kelris), [1275] Researching the Corruption (Gershala Nightwhisper, Auberdine; pre-quest [3765] The Corruption Abroad), [1199] Twilight Falls (Argent Guard Manados, Darnassus). The Horde-side twin [6561] (Thunder Bluff) is not on the Alliance list;
3. Gnomeregan (25-32): the densest band-20 dungeon, nine Alliance-only quests: [2923] Tinkmaster Overspark (start at Brother Sarno, talk to Overspark in Ironforge) → [2922] Save Techbot's Brain! (turn in at Ironforge), [2927] The Day After → [2926] Gnogaine (radiation-dust collection) → [2962] The Only Cure is More Green Glow (the Ozzie Togglevolt line, starting Kharanos), [2928] Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators (Shoni the Shilent), [2925] Klockmort's Essentials → [2924] Essential Artificials (the Klockmort Spannerspan line, Ironforge), [2931] Castpipe's Task → [2930] Data Rescue (Master Mechanic Castpipe line), [2929] The Grand Betrayal (High Tinker Mekkatorque, Ironforge), [2947] Return of the Ring (item-started). Plus two both-faction Sparklematic 5200 loops ([2951]/[2953], started at the in-dungeon cleanser). Watch out: the goblin transponder quests ([2842]/[2843]) are Horde-only in the Forever data — don't ride to Booty Bay for them;
4. The Stockade (22-30, optional): six Alliance-only quests, all picked up in and around Stormwind — [386] What Comes Around... (Guard Berton, Redridge), [388] The Color of Blood (Nikova Raskol, Stormwind), [377] Crime and Punishment (Councilman Millstipe, Duskwood), [378] The Fury Runs Deep (Motley Garmason, Wetlands; pre-quest [303] The Dark Iron War), [387] Quell The Uprising and [391] The Stockade Riots (Warden Thelwater; the latter pre-quested by [389] Bazil Thredd from Baros Alexston, Stormwind). No boss-blues aspirations here — it is a pure quest-XP pump; run it once en route.

New-dungeon slot: Excavation Site: Wetlands (26-31, new, both factions) sits in this band per the Horde post (entering at 28 feels better) — Horde-side quest starts are in that post; Alliance-side starts are not yet verified by this site.

Deadmines floor maps (floor maps are Blizzard's own dungeon maps, base art © Blizzard, extracted from the local client 1.60.1.70862 zhCN; floor tile lists from the OpenMap project, MIT license):

The Deadmines — floor 1, the mine proper: the Smelting Pants and Cookie's Stirring Rod both drop on this floor

The Deadmines — floor 2, Ironclad Cove: the cannon and the final boss VanCleef

Blackfathom Deeps floor maps:

Blackfathom Deeps — floor 1, The Pool of Ask'Ar

Blackfathom Deeps — floor 2, Moonshrine Sanctum

Blackfathom Deeps — floor 3, The Forgotten Pool

Gnomeregan floor maps:

Gnomeregan — floor 1, The Hall of Gears

Gnomeregan — floor 2, The Dormitory

Gnomeregan — floor 3, Launch Bay

Gnomeregan — floor 4, Tinkers' Court, where the final boss waits

The Stockade floor map:

The Stockade — single floor; a quest-XP pump inside Stormwind, six quests in one lap

Levels 33-42: the Scarlet wings + Uldaman

Walk this band in order:

1. Scarlet Monastery (33-40): Alliance quests attach to two wings — the Library's [1050] Mythology of the Titans (Librarian Mae Paledust, Ironforge; retrieve the book in the Library) and the Cathedral's [1053] In the Name of the Light (Raleigh the Devout, Southshore; kill Scarlet Commander Mograine and High Inquisitor Whitemane; pre-quested by [261] Down the Scarlet Path → [1052] letter delivery from Brother Anton at Nijel's Point, Desolace). The Graveyard and the Armory carry no Alliance quests (data call); the four-wing order Graveyard → Library → Armory → Cathedral is classic-consensus — queue once, clear all four;
2. The Drowned City (35-40, new, both factions): slotted into this band alongside the Scarlet chain; quest lists not yet verified by this site;
3. Uldaman (35-42): the quest-XP peak of 35-42 — accept before you go, from three directions: [704] Agmond's Fate (Prospector Ironband, Loch Modan), [1360] Reclaimed Treasures (Krom Stoutarm, Ironforge), [17] Uldaman Reagent Run (Ghak Healtouch, Thelsamar; pre-quest [2500] Badlands Reagent Run), [1139] The Lost Tablets of Will (Advisor Belgrum, Ironforge), [721] A Sign of Hope (Prospector Ryedol, Badlands) → [722] Amulet of Secrets (Hammertoe Grez, Loch Modan), [2398] The Lost Dwarves (Prospector Stormpike, Ironforge); inside, accept [2240] The Hidden Chamber (Baelog) and [2198] The Shattered Necklace (item pickup); back in town continue the necklace chain [2199] Lore for a Price → [2200] Back to Uldaman → [2201] Find the Gems (the Remains of a Paladin, inside) → [2361] Restoring the Necklace (Talvash del Kissel, Ironforge). Two both-faction adds: [1956] Power in Uldaman (Tabetha, Dustwallow) and [2279] The Platinum Discs (item pickup, turn in at Ironforge).

Scarlet Monastery floor maps:

Scarlet Monastery — the Graveyard wing (Herod): no Alliance quests, pure XP leg

Scarlet Monastery — the Library wing, where [1050] Mythology of the Titans sends you

Scarlet Monastery — the Armory wing: no Alliance quests, gear leg

Scarlet Monastery — the Cathedral wing: Mograine and Whitemane of [1053] In the Name of the Light

Uldaman floor maps:

Uldaman — floor 1, Hall of the Keepers: the three lost dwarves and [2240] The Hidden Chamber on this leg

Uldaman — floor 2, Khaz'Goroth's Seat, where the final boss waits

Levels 44-52: Zul'Farrak → the Sunken Temple → Maraudon

Walk this band in order:

1. Zul'Farrak (44-48): the only Alliance-only quest is [2991] Nekrum's Medallion (Thadius Grimshade, Blasted Lands; pre-quest [2990] Thadius Grimshade from Gryphon Master Talonaxe, Hinterlands) — but both-faction quests fill the density: [2770] Gahz'rilla (Wizzle Brassbolts, Thousand Needles), [2846] Tiara of the Deep (Tabetha, Dustwallow), [3527] The Prophecy of Mosh'aru (Yeh'kinya, Tanaris) and [2865] Scarab Shells (the Tran'rek line), [3042] Troll Temper (Trenton Lighthammer, Tanaris);
2. The Sunken Temple (46-51): the client's official zh name is "Atal'Hakkar Temple" (the Horde post uses the older community name). Alliance quests: [1475] Into The Temple of Atal'Hakkar (Brohann Caskbelly, Stormwind; accept at 41), [3445] The Sunken Temple (Angelas Moonbreeze, Feralas) → [3444] The Stone Circle (Marvon Rivetseeker, Tanaris); both-faction: [3446] Into the Depths → [3447] Secret of the Circle (both Marvon Rivetseeker), plus the in-dungeon pickup [3373] Essence of Eranikus;
3. Maraudon (48-52): both-faction [7044] Legends of Maraudon and [7046] the Scepter of Celebras (in-dungeon), plus three Alliance-only: [7070] Shadowshard Fragments (Archmage Tervosh, Dustwallow; accept from 38), [7041] Vyletongue Corruption (Talendria, Desolace), [7065] Corruption of Earth and Seed (Keeper Marandis, Desolace).

New-dungeon slots: Krol'dok Stronghold (40-45, new) and Alcaz Prison (48, new) slot into this band per the Horde post; quest lists not yet verified by this site.

Zul'Farrak floor map:

Zul'Farrak — one big plaza; Gahz'rilla's pool and the closing stair-jump are both on this map

Sunken Temple floor map:

The Sunken Temple — single floor; dive into the central Sacrificial Pool for the green-dragon leg

Maraudon floor maps:

Maraudon — floor 1, Caverns of Maraudon

Maraudon — floor 2, Zaetar's Grave, where the final boss waits

Levels 52-60: Blackrock Depths → Scholomance / Stratholme

Walk this band in order:

1. Blackrock Depths (52-58): the Alliance quest capital of the 50s, 13 Alliance-only quests in chains — the Marshal Windsor line: [4241] Marshal Windsor (Marshal Maxwell, Burning Steppes; pre-quest [4224] The True Masters) → [4242] Abandoned Hope (Windsor, inside) → [4264] A Crumpled Up Note (item pickup) → [4282] A Shred of Hope → [4322] Jail Break! (inside), then back in Stormwind [6402] Stormwind Rendezvous → [6403] The Great Masquerade → [6501] The Dragon's Eye — the same chain is the spine of the Onyxia attunement (classic consensus); the Thunderbrew line: [4128] Ragnar Thunderbrew (Enohar Thunderbrew, Blasted Lands) → [4126] Hurley Blackbreath (Ragnar, inside); the Pyron line: [4262] Overmaster Pyron → [4263] Incendius! (Jalinda Sprig, Burning Steppes); the goods line: [4286] The Good Stuff (Oralius, Burning Steppes); the Bronzebeard line: [4341] Kharan Mighthammer (King Magni, Ironforge; pre-quest [3701] The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan) → [4342] Kharan's Tale → [4361] The Bearer of Bad News (Kharan, inside) → [4362] The Fate of the Kingdom (Magni) → [4363] The Princess's Surprise (Moira, inside). Both-faction staples: [3801]/[3802] Dark Iron Legacy (Franclorn Forgewell at the entrance, the BRD intro chain) and [4123] The Heart of the Mountain (Maxwort Ubergleam);
2. Scholomance (55-60): key chain first — [5533] Scholomance (Commander Ashlam Valorfist, Western Plaguelands; pre-quest [5097]) → [5537] Skeletal Fragments → [5538] Mold Rhymes With... (Alchemist Arbington, Chillwind Point) → [5803] Araj's Scarab (pre-quest [5801] Fire Plume Forged in Un'Goro) → [5505] The Key to Scholomance. Both-faction: inside, Eva Sarkhoff's [5382] Doctor Theolen Krastinov, the Butcher → [5384] Kirtonos the Herald and [5515] Krastinov's Bag of Horrors; Alliance-only payout line [5343] Barov Family Fortune → [5344] The Last Barov (Weldon Barov, Western Plaguelands);
3. Stratholme (main/side gates, 55-60): a both-faction feast — [5214] The Great Fras Siabi (Smokey LaRue, Eastern Plaguelands), the Tirion Fordring chain's [5848] Of Love and Family (accept from 52; retrieve the painting from the Scarlet Bastion behind the main gate), the Argent Dawn [5401] commission plus the scourgestone trio [5402]-[5404] (Argent Officer Pureheart, Western Plaguelands), and the Eastern Plaguelands pair [6185] The Eastern Plagues → [6186] The Blightcaller Cometh (Flint Shadowmore); the side gate (floor 2) is the undead leg with Baron Barthilas.

New-dungeon slots: Blackmaw Hold (55, new) and Shaper's Terrace (58, new) slot into this band per the Horde post; quest lists not yet verified by this site.

Blackrock Depths floor maps:

Blackrock Depths — floor 1, Detention Block: Marshal Windsor is imprisoned here, the start of [4322] Jail Break!

Blackrock Depths — floor 2, Shadowforge City: the Grim Guzzler, the lecture hall and Incendius

Scholomance floor maps:

Scholomance — floor 1, The Reliquary

Scholomance — floor 2, Chamber of Summoning: the blood-bone construct and the Eva Sarkhoff quests

Scholomance — floor 3, The Upper Study

Scholomance — floor 4, Headmaster's Study, where the final boss Gandling waits

Stratholme floor maps:

Stratholme — floor 1, Crusader's Square, the main-gate leg: the Scarlet Bastion and the [5848] painting

Stratholme — floor 2, The Gauntlet, the side-gate undead leg with Baron Barthilas

Fun anchors en route (site-verified)

• The Cozy Bedroll chain (from 14, run it at 16): the Alliance starts at Alexston Farmstead in Westfall (37, 50, community-sourced) and finishes at the Thandol Span — 3% group XP + a 12-slot bag, a direct buff to the pre-20 dungeon lap: the full bedroll walkthrough;
• The rogue poison chain (20): the Alliance version runs to Klaven's Tower in Westfall, same leg as Deadmines/Stockade: the full rogue class-quest walkthrough; every class's 10/20 quests in the overview;
• The Singing Frog + Dawn Waker puzzle chain (30-45, en route): Zephras Isle off Booty Bay (51.5, 72.1, community-sourced), pre-quested in Duskwood: the secrets roundup and the Dawn Waker tracker;
• Shadowfang Keep 1098 and the three library tiers are Horde-side anchors and stay off the Alliance list — see the Horde post.

Three pacing strategies (carried over from the Horde post)

Same conclusion as the Horde post: dungeons are not the leveling engine — after the nerf to 10% of outdoor XP, their value is quest XP, first-clear blues and profession items; making dungeons the main line slows 20-60 by 30-50% (community-reported).

Three execution notes

1. Quest sharing: prerequisite-free quests share to the whole group; chained ones (like the Stockade's [391], which needs [389] first) don't once a teammate has them — check the list before you enter;
2. New dungeons outrank classics: their blues plus blueprint recipes are the best-in-band gear; classics yield to them;
3. Don't force the level floor: the listed levels are recommendations, not gates — entering two levels under slows the whole group; one short, do an outdoor lap first.

Video walkthroughs

Community videos complement this post — they show pacing and live dungeon runs, while this post owns the quest checklists and the order:

• YouTube: WoW Forever ALLIANCE Leveling Guide 1-60 | Every Zone, Dungeon and Shortcut (Beta Route) (Ctrl Alt Flex, ≈2026-10-28) · WoW Forever Alliance Leveling Route 1-60 (Anticipated) (wowforeverdaily, ≈2026-11-04) · Ultimate WoW Forver 1-60 Dungeon Leveling Guide | Fast & Easy Routes! (Combats Gaming Den, ≈2026-10-21)
• Note: community routes follow classic-consensus conventions and cross-reference the entry levels checked in this post; Forever values are governed by the game.

Related reading

• The Horde Dungeon Marathon (the sister post: Shadowfang → Wetlands → Blackfathom → Dalaran → Razorfen Kraul, then the four-leg relay) · Leveling 1-60 and Dungeon Routes: Alliance & Horde, Multiple Paths
• The Cozy Bedroll Quest walkthrough · Rogue class quests · Deadmines profession gear
• The per-level route sheets live on the leveling page, gear picks on the starter gear page; the story of the two dungeon XP nerfs is post 35.