This guide provides answers to the ‘Where do I go next?’ question while doing the 1 to 80 level grind. There are other guides out there that provide more comprehensive listings of quest areas and grind locations, but you don’t need to go to every location. (Complete list of zones/instances. Great list of grinding locations.)

General Tips

Always restock your potions (they stack to 50) and food (stack to 20) whenever you run low and are near a vendor. Potions are cheap. Don’t hesitate to drink them like water. The game is balanced around everyone having constant access to potions.
Whenever you run out of quests in a certain area, there are usually plenty of good grinding spots. Try to grind monsters that drop silk, leather or gems, which is a great way to make money or feed your armorsmithing craft.
Especially at the higher levels, the five Villas in Noble District are a great location for leveling. They are private instances that automatically scale to your level. It takes about 5-6 hours for the Villa instances to reset, starting from the time you turn in the quest.
Bind your Asura location to Old Tarantia. NPC’s leading to Cimmeria, Aquilonia and Stygia are available that will quick jump you to zones deeper in the area.
Try to engage in as much world PvP (or mini-games) as possible.  It’s a great way to break the leveling/grinding monotony.  It also sucks to reach level 80 and realize you are horrible at PvP.
1 to 19 - Tortage (I try to avoid ganker infested zones whenever possible)

1 to 5 - Tortage Beach
5 to 8 - Tortage night time solo quests.
8 to 10 - Quests in and around Tortage city.
10 to 13 - Tortage night time solo quests.
13 to 15 - Acheronian Ruins, White Sands, Underhall
15 to 17/18 - Tortage night time solo quests.
17/18 to 19 - White Sands, Underhall
19 - Tortage night time solo quests
19 to 20 - Old Tarantia, Conarch Village or Khemi (depending on your race)

No combat is involved. You just need to reach level 20 to gain access to more quests. You can also stay in Tortage longer and finish all the quests, if you prefer.

20 to 35 - The Wilds, Khopshef Province, The Pyramid, The Maze, Overflow Tunnels (Tarantia Sewers)

I usually start at the Wilds. Most of the quests start at the central hub of the zone (Tesso), so it requires less running around. Unfortunately, quests run dry and you are forced to go to at least one other starting zone. Khopshef Province is usually my choice, especially since the level 30 Destiny quest is also located there.

I usually go the Maze instance in the Wilds once I get all the quests. You will also get quests in The Wilds and Khemi that send you to the Overflow Tunnels in Old Tarantia (low 30’s). That eventually leads you to another quest in Sanctum.

35 to 38 (up to 40) - Sanctum of the Burning Souls or the Black Castle

At level 35, I run around the Wilds to get all of the Sanctum quests. I do enough Sanctum runs to get me to level 38. If you enjoy doing Sanctum runs, staying for a few more levels is fine.

If you have the opportunity, do Black Castle in Khopshef Province instead. Unfortunately, it can be hard to find a group.

38 to 43 - Noble District

Plenty of quests. I usually do a few of the Villas and as many of the Arena quests as possible.

43 to 49 - Field of the Dead

There are plenty of quests here. You can stay until 50 to finish all the quests and do some grinding. The undead circle (the undead bosses to the south) and the Wanted quests in the SE of the zone are great grinding spots. I usually leave FotD as soon as possible (level 48).

48 to 53 - Eiglophian Mountains (Settlement of Dinog, the Hunting Lodge)

Primary questing hubs are the Settlement of Dinog and the Hunting Lodge. You may need to do some grinding on Wanted posters for cannibals if you come to Eiglophian Mountains too soon to meet the level requirements for various quests. The cannibals drop silk, which can be sold for good money on the trader, so it’s not a waste of time. Don’t forget to do your level 50 Destiny quest, which is conveniently located near a good grinding spot.

53 to 57 - Eiglophian Mountains (Cannibal Caves grinding, the Hunting Lodge)

I spend most of my 53 to 57 grinding Cannibal Caves over and over again. When I run out of potions, I kill all the cannibals outside before restocking at the Hunting Lodge.

57 to 58/59 - Eiglophian Mountains

I finish off all the quests from the Hunting Lodge, Settlement of Dinog and the Vanir quests NW of the Hunting Lodge. I usually spend some time grinding apes (W, NW of the Hunting Lodge) to farm leather drops. Great grinding spot because all the apes are melee.

58/59 to 60 - Noble District (Arena, the Villas)

I finish off all the solo Arena quests and run through all the Villas once. You can try to do the group instance here, but I find that pickup groups tend to do really poorly. There are a lot of quests though, so if you find a good group, it is worth doing.

60 to 65 - Thunder River, Aztel’s Approach

There are enough quests and grinding spots in Thunder River to easily reach 65. If you want to avoid too much grinding, do the lower level quests in Aztel’s Approach once you finish the first batch of quests in Thunder River (around level 62). Then return to Thunder River to do the quests at the upper east side of the zone.

If you bind your Asura location to Old Tarantia, it’s easy to jump back and forth without too much effort.

65 to 70 - Aztel’s Approach

There are plenty of quests, but it’s not enough to reach level 70. Lots of great grinding spots. You can often team up with other people who are also grinding this zone.

70 to 80 - Kheshatta, the Villas, The Onyx Chamber (group), Epic Kheshatta (group)

Depending on your server, the good grinding spots are either overpopulated or full of PvP gankers. You can try to do quests starting from level 68. I usually spend a few levels here, but by this time, I tend to get sick of questing. I finish most of the grind to 80 by casually doing Villas. I’ll do a couple Villas, then log off for a while or play another character.

For the upper 70’s, I usually get a couple levels doing group instances or group grinding Epic Kheshatta for loot. If you are in a reasonably sized guild, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people for The Onyx Chamber (lots of quests) or the other group instances. Epic Kheshatta can be done with a single group (the lion spawn is a good choice) or even with a small raid group (camps with lots of bosses in SW Kheshatta).

 

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