MOP Classic 87-90 (Patreon)

At the start of MOP classic the wow community spontaneously decided to do "monkey runs" in Stormstout Brewery-essentially killing all trash up to the first boss and then exploiting instance lockout by resetting lfg allowing infinite runs. Since I didn't invent this method and it was the fastest available I have not covered this bracket before.

Monkey runs are still a very effective method but groups are harder to find so some people asked me for alternative methods.

One method which has proven popular was posted in response to my recent 1-85 mop classic leveling video:

I've been doing a pretty easy way to level from 87-90, but its only really worth doing if you're either a tank spec OR you have rested xp. If you go to Towlong Steppes and look for the rare spawn called Norlaxx, there are 8 elite's on a little hill. With rested xp these mobs give over 100k xp each and if you're playing a tank spec, you can handle all 8 at once with ease. It took me 2 minutes to kill all 8 on my blood DK, so I would get the 800-900k xp and either afk for a few mins to let them respawn or log out and repeat. The xp per hour is much better than dunging or questing. If you're playing a dps like mage or warlock, you'll probably struggle with any more than 2 at a time, but even still 2 of them is 200k+ which is better than a quest at 87 and they will respawn by the time you kill the 8th mob making it a constant flow. You also have Norlaxx the rare pop up every 30 mins or so which again, when rested, is like 450k xp. And the cherry on top is these mobs can drop blue BOE's, I've had 2 since launch and made 15k gold off the 2 drops. Anyone struggling with 87+ should consider this spot.

This spot can be done by non-tanks but is less efficient without good gear. Ranged classes can exploit the surrounding terrain-for example by standing on top of a nearby log and exploiting the mobs pathing mechanics.

An alternative approach can be found in the Townlong Steppes quest chain at level 88 here:

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Ranger_Rescue

In this quest you rescue 4 pandaren rangers who will fight for you. There are many constantly re-spawning yaungol mobs in the area.

You can simply never turn in the quest chain and grind with the rangers. They cannot leave the zone without de-spawning but the zone they are in is a very good one for grinding. There is also a rare which spawns here periodically.

There is also a quest at level 87 in Kun-Lai summit:

https://www.wowhead.com/mop-classic/quest=30601/instant-courage

This quest has you free multiple grummies who then fight for you. There seems to be a max of 3 which makes the grinding potential of this quest limited-however you can increase the number of grummies who fight for you by converting a party of 2 or more into a raid-this removes the cap. The grummies will still only last 5 minutes and have aggro issues in a cave with a very large number of npc's so despite the speed with which you can grind mobs this option is only for expert players.

Finally there is there this mob in Townlong Steppes

https://www.wowhead.com/mop-classic/npc=60697/osul-mist-shaman#comments

These have a buff which increases damage by 20% and stacks up to 5 times-it can be spellstolen by mages but can also be acquired by being in close proximity when the mob dies by any class. A 100% damage buff could potentially allow you to level faster than almost anything-indeed the very first Mists Of Pandaria level 90 used it for exactly that purpose many years ago. Unfortunately it requires a small disciplined team to keep the buff up consistently without being overwhelmed, so the practical value of this option is limited.

Something I like to do: the stone giants in the Dread Wastes drop an extraordinary amount of experience-almost a quest's worth with rested experience. They have a lot of HP but are slow and can be easily kited. There are not really enough of them for this to be a practical way to grind xp exclusively but it is a good option if you are flying past one.