(Cataclysm Classic) Fast Leveling 80-85 (Patreon)

This is an interesting quest with a very fast re-spawn feature I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else before.

Get the quest "Backed Into A Corner":

 https://www.wowhead.com/quest=25164/backed-into-a-corner

The quest is a way into the Vashj'ir questline. Mobs spawn continuously and are killed by powerful NPC elites assisting you.

You must do about 50% damage to a mob to get full experience. This takes a little practice.

I found this quite an attractive alternative to leveling : it is easy to just stand there and dps mobs which are increasingly easy to kill as you level up. The reduction in experience you get at higher levels isn't as much as the xp reduction from quests. I found it wasn't necessary to gear up which is time consuming and wasteful: your gear is obsolete at 85 anyway.

It takes a little practice to work out how to get xp from every mob you attack as your elite assistants have a habit of killing enemy npc's before you do damage to them. There are also evade issues as the enemy npc's tend to spawn underwater so wait for them to come out.

This quest is best done periodically with rested experience though this is not essential.

The quest is available at 80 but designed for 81. You will probably get close to 81 doing the quests necessary for it. I found xp from killing mobs quite acceptable right up to 85.

This might be an interesting off-beat leveling option in retail also with automation, though I haven't tested it.