85 to 90: The Pandaria Grind
Inevitable Betrayal
Overview
• Woot! I've made it to Pandaria now
what?
• Where should I be and when should I
be there?
• Things you should know
Woot I'm 85!!!
• Congrats on getting to 85
Now it's time to get over to Pandaria
Horde: Do the initial quests and get to the
Zeppelin, which is in the air above Bladefist
Bay
Woot I'm 85!!!
• Once you are on the boat, you will head off to
Pandaria
Goal 1:
Get the portal to Orgrimmar in Honeydew
Village
Have to finish about 10 or so quests
Where should I be and when?
85-86: Jade Forest
• Break the Hozen ...
• Then make it up to them /sigh
• Do some Dungeons to get your 410 gear
Jade Forest
Where should I be and when?
86-87: Valley of Four Winds &/or Krasarang Wilds
• Get your farming plot (if you are a crafter)
• Do quests and a few Dungeons to get full set of 410
Valley of Four Winds
~ H a l f h i l l ~
Krasarang Wilds
Where should I be and when?
87-88: Kun-Lai Summit
• Start Temple of the White Tiger
Quest (Binan Village)
• Complete ToWT Quest and open
Vale
• Do Vale quests and set hearth stone
to Shrine of Two Moons - Builds
Golden Lotus Rep
Where should I be and when?
87-88: Kun-Lai Summit
• Back to Binan Village do quests until you get "The Shado Pan"
Quest
• Stop other quests and follow this quest line will lead you to
"Battle for the Ox Gate"
Kun-Lai Summit
Where should I be and when?
87-88: Kun-Lai Summit
• Once you complete "Finish This" Townlong
Steppes will open up.
• If not 88 yet, back to quests or dungeoning
Where should I be and when?
88-89: Townlong Steppes
• Once 88 back to questing in Townlong Steppes - builds rep with
Shado pan
• Do Dungeons to get 435 gear set and a few 450 pieces
(Mogu'shan Palace)
Townlong Steppes
Where should I be and when?
89-89.99: Dread Wastes
• Once 89 back to Shrine of Two Moons - Pick up
start quest for Dread Waste
• Below Flight Master
Where should I be and when?
89-89.99: Dread Wastes
• Dread Waste is all about the Klaxxi
• Take their insults in stride and knock out the quests
- builds Klaxxi rep
Dread Waste
Where should I be and when?
89-89.99: Dread Wastes
• Once you are about 95% - 98% of the way to 90..
STOP
Notify the Biggs, as we want to celebrate with you :D
Once You Hit 90
Rep Grind
• Golden Lotus
• Klaxxi
• Shado-pan
Things you should know
Pandaria Grind
• You can typically level faster questing than
dungeoning
• Learn all the dungeons before you hit 90, basis for
Heroics
• Patch 5.3 has reduced the xp needed to get from 85
to 90 by 1/3; Effective May 21, 2013.
Things you should know
Pandaria Grind
• It's OK to hate the Hozen but they become your
allies in Jade Forest
• Too much dungeoning will burn you out
• Ten Quests typically = 1 MoP Dungeon
• Most hated zone = Jade Forest
Dungeons
Dungeon For levels
(Patch 5.3)
Average Item Level of
Loot
Stormstout Brewery 85-86 410
Temple of the Jade
Serpent
85-86 410
Shado-Pan Monastery 87-90 435
Mogu'shan Palace 87-90 450
Gate of the Setting Sun
(New for Patch 5.3)
89 450
Warning!!!!!
You only get five Dungeons total, so you will get bored quickly if
all you do is dungeoning
Your Dungeons
Item Level
• Your Goal is to get to a 440 item level
before you hit 90
Rule of Thumb:
While leveling, equip the gear with the
highest item level
Reputations
• MoP has instituted a lot of needed 489 gear that
require a revered reputation with a Pandaren
faction to purchase
• Most reputations are built by questing or
completing Dailies
• Once you get Revered, can buy a Grand
Commendation of ... that grants all your toons
double rep points with the Commendation's faction
Must have Reputations
• Exalted
• Golden Lotus – Gives you a free* 489 Neck
• Klaxxi – Gives you a free* 489 Ring
Must have Reputations
• Free*
Requires you to complete ALL quests in
their zones to access the final quest.
Klaxxi = Dread Wastes
Golden Lotus = Value of Eternal Blossoms
Must have Revered Reputations
• Shado-pan
• August Celestial
• Dominance Offensive
• Wrathion / Black Prince – gives you +500
Int/ Str/ Agi gem
Reputations
Gear rewards can be viewed by going to the
faction Quartermaster (Niuzao Temple).
Start Optimizing
• Start looking to Optimize gear at lvl 87+
• Stat Priority – find your top three stats
• Gems – should build priority stats
• Enchants – should build priority stats
• Reforging – should build priority stats
Start Optimizing
• To get started:
• Askmrrobot.com
• Site will get you started
• Research, Practice & Tweaking will make
you successful
No Fly Zone
• There is no flying until lvl 90
• Once you hit 90, you can buy
• Wisdom of the Four Winds – 2,000 gold if
Exalted
Additional Leveling Tips
• Herbalism and Mining
Ask guildies for crafted items
Food, Potions, Armor, Weapons,
Questions / Discussion
85 to 90  The Pandaria grind

85 to 90 The Pandaria grind

  • 1.
    85 to 90:The Pandaria Grind Inevitable Betrayal
  • 2.
    Overview • Woot! I'vemade it to Pandaria now what? • Where should I be and when should I be there? • Things you should know
  • 3.
    Woot I'm 85!!! •Congrats on getting to 85 Now it's time to get over to Pandaria Horde: Do the initial quests and get to the Zeppelin, which is in the air above Bladefist Bay
  • 5.
    Woot I'm 85!!! •Once you are on the boat, you will head off to Pandaria Goal 1: Get the portal to Orgrimmar in Honeydew Village Have to finish about 10 or so quests
  • 8.
    Where should Ibe and when? 85-86: Jade Forest • Break the Hozen ... • Then make it up to them /sigh • Do some Dungeons to get your 410 gear
  • 9.
  • 10.
    Where should Ibe and when? 86-87: Valley of Four Winds &/or Krasarang Wilds • Get your farming plot (if you are a crafter) • Do quests and a few Dungeons to get full set of 410
  • 11.
    Valley of FourWinds ~ H a l f h i l l ~
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Where should Ibe and when? 87-88: Kun-Lai Summit • Start Temple of the White Tiger Quest (Binan Village) • Complete ToWT Quest and open Vale • Do Vale quests and set hearth stone to Shrine of Two Moons - Builds Golden Lotus Rep
  • 14.
    Where should Ibe and when? 87-88: Kun-Lai Summit • Back to Binan Village do quests until you get "The Shado Pan" Quest • Stop other quests and follow this quest line will lead you to "Battle for the Ox Gate"
  • 15.
  • 16.
    Where should Ibe and when? 87-88: Kun-Lai Summit • Once you complete "Finish This" Townlong Steppes will open up. • If not 88 yet, back to quests or dungeoning
  • 17.
    Where should Ibe and when? 88-89: Townlong Steppes • Once 88 back to questing in Townlong Steppes - builds rep with Shado pan • Do Dungeons to get 435 gear set and a few 450 pieces (Mogu'shan Palace)
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Where should Ibe and when? 89-89.99: Dread Wastes • Once 89 back to Shrine of Two Moons - Pick up start quest for Dread Waste • Below Flight Master
  • 20.
    Where should Ibe and when? 89-89.99: Dread Wastes • Dread Waste is all about the Klaxxi • Take their insults in stride and knock out the quests - builds Klaxxi rep
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Where should Ibe and when? 89-89.99: Dread Wastes • Once you are about 95% - 98% of the way to 90.. STOP Notify the Biggs, as we want to celebrate with you :D
  • 24.
    Once You Hit90 Rep Grind • Golden Lotus • Klaxxi • Shado-pan
  • 25.
    Things you shouldknow Pandaria Grind • You can typically level faster questing than dungeoning • Learn all the dungeons before you hit 90, basis for Heroics • Patch 5.3 has reduced the xp needed to get from 85 to 90 by 1/3; Effective May 21, 2013.
  • 26.
    Things you shouldknow Pandaria Grind • It's OK to hate the Hozen but they become your allies in Jade Forest • Too much dungeoning will burn you out • Ten Quests typically = 1 MoP Dungeon • Most hated zone = Jade Forest
  • 27.
    Dungeons Dungeon For levels (Patch5.3) Average Item Level of Loot Stormstout Brewery 85-86 410 Temple of the Jade Serpent 85-86 410 Shado-Pan Monastery 87-90 435 Mogu'shan Palace 87-90 450 Gate of the Setting Sun (New for Patch 5.3) 89 450 Warning!!!!! You only get five Dungeons total, so you will get bored quickly if all you do is dungeoning
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    Item Level • YourGoal is to get to a 440 item level before you hit 90 Rule of Thumb: While leveling, equip the gear with the highest item level
  • 30.
    Reputations • MoP hasinstituted a lot of needed 489 gear that require a revered reputation with a Pandaren faction to purchase • Most reputations are built by questing or completing Dailies • Once you get Revered, can buy a Grand Commendation of ... that grants all your toons double rep points with the Commendation's faction
  • 31.
    Must have Reputations •Exalted • Golden Lotus – Gives you a free* 489 Neck • Klaxxi – Gives you a free* 489 Ring
  • 32.
    Must have Reputations •Free* Requires you to complete ALL quests in their zones to access the final quest. Klaxxi = Dread Wastes Golden Lotus = Value of Eternal Blossoms
  • 33.
    Must have ReveredReputations • Shado-pan • August Celestial • Dominance Offensive • Wrathion / Black Prince – gives you +500 Int/ Str/ Agi gem
  • 34.
    Reputations Gear rewards canbe viewed by going to the faction Quartermaster (Niuzao Temple).
  • 35.
    Start Optimizing • Startlooking to Optimize gear at lvl 87+ • Stat Priority – find your top three stats • Gems – should build priority stats • Enchants – should build priority stats • Reforging – should build priority stats
  • 36.
    Start Optimizing • Toget started: • Askmrrobot.com • Site will get you started • Research, Practice & Tweaking will make you successful
  • 37.
    No Fly Zone •There is no flying until lvl 90 • Once you hit 90, you can buy • Wisdom of the Four Winds – 2,000 gold if Exalted
  • 38.
    Additional Leveling Tips •Herbalism and Mining Ask guildies for crafted items Food, Potions, Armor, Weapons,
  • 39.