How to Get to the Shadowlands

how to get to shadowlands

The Shadowlands expansion added a new realm to the game: the plane of death, where mortal souls go when they die. It’s a very different place than Azeroth or the other worlds you can visit in the game. To get there, you’ll need to complete a few quests. We’ll start there. If you’ve already been to the Shadowlands, you can skip to the “Portals to the Shadowlands” section to find out how to get back.

Starting the Shadowlands Story

The first step is to start the Shadowlands storyline. If you haven’t reached level 50 on any character yet, you may need to complete the Dragonflight introduction before these quests become available. We have a separate guide for that here. Once you have completed the introduction, you should be able to start the Shadowlands expansion. Your character must be at least level 10 to start these quests.

This introductory quest chain starts in your faction’s capital city.

There are two options to start the Shadowlands introductory quests:

Option 1: Chromie Time

Find Chromie near the Stormwind Embassy. Speak with her to select a timeline. Select “The Realms of Death” to start the quest Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons. You must be below level 60 to access Chromie Time.

Option 2: Highlord Darion Mograine

You can also opt to head straight to Highlord Darion Mograine and start the quests from there. You will find him on the stairs leading up to Stormwind Keep. He offers the quest Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons. Note that you may not be able to see him if you are in a different Chromie timeline.

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Highlord Darion Mograine in front of Stormwind Keep

There are two options to start the Shadowlands introductory quests:

Option 1: Chromie Time

Find Chromie near the Orgrimmar Embassy. Speak with her to select a timeline. Select “The Realms of Death” to start the quest Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons. You must be below level 60 to access Chromie Time.

Option 2: Highlord Darion Mograine

You can also opt to head straight to Highlord Darion Mograine and start the quests from there. You will find him in front of Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar. He offers the quest Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons. Note that you may not be able to see him if you are in a different Chromie timeline.

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Highlord Darion Mograine in front of Grommash Hold

How to Get to Oribos

Although you only need to do a couple of quests to get to the Shadowlands, you will need to do a lot more if you want to unlock the portal in Oribos and explore beyond The Maw. If you’ve done these quests before on any character, you should be able to skip The Maw introduction and head straight to Oribos. Here are all of the quests required to unlock the portals in Oribos:

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The city of Oribos in Shadowlands

Portals to the Shadowlands

The only ways to get to the Shadowlands beyond the introductory quests are through portals.

Mages can create a portal for their party members with Portal: Oribos.

For personal use, they also have Teleport: Oribos.

There is a portal to Oribos in the Stormwind Portal Room.

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The portal to Oribos in Stormwind

There is a portal to Oribos in the Orgrimmar Portal Room.

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The portal to Oribos in Orgrimmar

 

About the Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.
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