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While both zones are incredibly different in their aesthetics and stories, the leveling experience earned in each zone is relatively comparable, meaning your character won\u2019t be at a disadvantage if they choose to go to one zone over the other.\u00a0 Blizzard Entertainment shipped WoW\u2019s first expansion, The Burning Crusade, with just one starting zone, Hellfire Peninsula. As a result of having just one zone to start that expansion\u2019s questing experience, the area was flooded and overpopulated on launch day. Future expansions have presented players with multiple locations to start their leveling experience, with Wrath giving players a choice between the Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra.\u00a0 Why go to the Howling Fjord? Howling Fjord is a peninsula on the southeastern side of Northrend. Here, players will encounter several new races, including the Vrykul and the Taunka. Much of the zone\u2019s storyline focuses on the native inhabitants of the area, specifically the Vrykul, and their aggressive reaction to the arrival of the Alliance and Horde. Howling Fjord is a zone that is largely dominated by mountains, ridged forests, and snowy cliff tops in its northernmost sections. Additionally, its introduction sequence features a slow boat ride up to Daggercap Bay, which plays host to a burning Vrykul ship sandwiched between two mountains, making for one of the most recognizable and historic cinematic sequences in all of WoW. Those first few moments in the zone are worth the journey alone.\u00a0 Why go to Borean Tundra? Borean Tundra is located on the southwestern tip of Northrend, and its story revolves around the conflict between the Alliance and the Horde. 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While both zones are incredibly different in their aesthetics and stories, the leveling experience earned in each zone is relatively comparable, meaning your character won\u2019t be at a disadvantage if they choose to go to one zone over the other.\u00a0 Blizzard Entertainment shipped WoW\u2019s first expansion, The Burning Crusade, with just one starting zone, Hellfire Peninsula. As a result of having just one zone to start that expansion\u2019s questing experience, the area was flooded and overpopulated on launch day. Future expansions have presented players with multiple locations to start their leveling experience, with Wrath giving players a choice between the Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra.\u00a0 Why go to the Howling Fjord? Howling Fjord is a peninsula on the southeastern side of Northrend. Here, players will encounter several new races, including the Vrykul and the Taunka. Much of the zone\u2019s storyline focuses on the native inhabitants of the area, specifically the Vrykul, and their aggressive reaction to the arrival of the Alliance and Horde. Howling Fjord is a zone that is largely dominated by mountains, ridged forests, and snowy cliff tops in its northernmost sections. Additionally, its introduction sequence features a slow boat ride up to Daggercap Bay, which plays host to a burning Vrykul ship sandwiched between two mountains, making for one of the most recognizable and historic cinematic sequences in all of WoW. Those first few moments in the zone are worth the journey alone.\u00a0 Why go to Borean Tundra? Borean Tundra is located on the southwestern tip of Northrend, and its story revolves around the conflict between the Alliance and the Horde. The two factions have strongholds in the tundra, Valiance Keep and Warsong Hold, that can be found within walking distance of each other.\u00a0 In this zone, you\u2019ll encounter vast landscapes, including the Scourge-ridden wastes of the south, and the resource-stripped Geyser Fields up north.\u00a0 Making a decision Both the Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord have their upsides, and your choice won\u2019t affect your relative experience gains in a major way.\u00a0 Borean Tundra has received far more criticism than Howling Fjord since the original release of Wrath, mainly because it pales in comparison as a starting zone. Players have dubbed the zone the \u201cboring tundra,\u201d thanks to its lackluster storyline and grind-heavy quest chains. However, there are still quests worth doing and areas worth exploring in the zone.\u00a0 We expect the majority of the player base to head to the Howling Fjord upon the launch of Wrath Classic, meaning Borean Tundra will likely be underpopulated in comparison. If you\u2019re a speed-leveler, a less-popular zone like Borean Tundra will make for a better choice. 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Anyone who\u2019s leveled a World of Warcraft <\/em>character before has probably gone through Northrend at some point in time. The icy northern continent was first introduced in 2008 alongside the launch of the Wrath of the Lich King <\/em>expansion. Now, with the WoW: Classic <\/em>version of Wrath <\/em>set to launch later this year, Northrend will once again be at the forefront of the WoW<\/em> leveling process. <\/p>

When players first travel to Northrend, they\u2019re presented with the choice of traveling to one of the continent\u2019s two starting zones, the Howling Fjord and the Borean Tundra.<\/p>

While both zones are incredibly different in their aesthetics and stories, the leveling experience earned in each zone is relatively comparable, meaning your character won\u2019t be at a disadvantage if they choose to go to one zone over the other.\u00a0<\/p>

Blizzard Entertainment shipped WoW<\/em>\u2019s first expansion, The Burning Crusade<\/em>, with just one starting zone, Hellfire Peninsula. As a result of having just one zone to start that expansion\u2019s questing experience, the area was flooded and overpopulated on launch day. Future expansions have presented players with multiple locations to start their leveling experience, with Wrath <\/em>giving players a choice between the Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra. <\/p>