How to Start Dragon Isles at Level 58 in 2024: A Complete Guide

As a longtime WoW player and content creator, one of the top questions I‘ve been getting recently is how to start the new Dragon Isles zone in World of Warcraft Dragonflight once you reach level 58. So let‘s dive right in!

Overview: Getting Started with Dragon Isles

Reaching level 58 is the minimum requirement to begin the Dragon Isles introductory questline. Once you hit 58 on any character, you will receive the "The Dragon Isles Await" quest automatically.

To get things kicked off:

1. Reach Level 58: This can be done via Shadowlands leveling, Chromie Time, or a level boost
2. Accept the Quest: "The Dragon Isles Await" will appear in your quest log
3. Take the Airship: Speak to the quest giver to ride the Dragonscale airship
4. Complete the Intro Series: Finish the short welcome & tutorial quests

And that‘s it! Once you complete the intro series you‘ll be able to freely explore the Dragon Isles.

Detailed Intro Quest Walkthrough

Here is the full sequence to complete in order to unlock the Dragon Isles:

1. Accept "The Dragon Isles Await" quest in your log at level 58
2. Speak to Ebyssian in Orgrimmar/Stormwind to trigger a scenario
3. Ride the airship cutscene to the Dragon Isles
4. Complete all tutorial style quests from Caretaker Kah-Sher
5. Unlock your Heart of the Aspects
6. Congratulations, you can now begin Dragon Isles leveling & content!

I highly recommend fully completing the intro series to unlock your unique dragon mount powers and familiarize yourself with some of the new systems.

The entire introduction should take roughly 30-60 minutes depending on your familiarity with WoW.

Leveling from 58 Onwards in Dragonflight

Once you‘ve unlocked the Dragon Isles, there are tons of options on where to level from 58 onwards:

• Dragon Isles Questing: All the new zones scale from 58-70
• Dungeons: Normal and heroic Dragonflight dungeons
• Professions & Crafting: Such as Dragonscale Leatherworking
• Group Content: World quests, rares, treasures

Dragonflight has introduced an updated leveling system allowing you to choose your own adventure. Here are the level ranges of each Dragon Isles zone:

You can bounce around or finish storylines at your own pace while still receiving level appropriate rewards and XP. Pretty neat!

In terms of speed, questing is roughly on par with dungeon grinding in Dragonflight thanks to the revamp. So mix it up for fun and gear!

Reaching Level Cap: 58-70

For those pushing hard to the new level 70 cap, here is an overview of how long it takes with various methods:

• Questing: Roughly 14-18 hours from 58-70
• Dungeons: Approximately 15-22 hours depending on queue times
• Fast Leveling Route: Around 7-10 hours for 58-70 using an optimized route focusing on bonus objectives and story chapters

So while questing and dungeons will get you there in less than a day played, the fastest route still takes nearly 10 hours with warmode on.

Of course, I recommend enjoying all of the awesome content versus purely grinding! But the option is there to blast to max level efficiently.

Exciting Features and Changes in Dragonflight

Beyond just the new Dragon Isles zone, Dragonflight overhauls almost every system and adds excellent quality of life improvements:

• Dragonriding Mount – Soar through the skies with customizable dragon mounts
• Talent Tree Revamp – Specialize your character like never before with deep trees full of options
• Updated Professions – New crafting materials, recipes, specializations and more!
• HUD Interface Refresh – Communication, quest tracking and profiles improved
• Tons of Alt Friendly Updates – Rapidly swap specs, speed up leveling additional characters and more

And that just scratches the surface of all the changes! Blizzard has added and improved an insane amount of content across the entire game in Dragonflight for all play styles.

So not only are you unlocking a gorgeous new zone packed with quests at level 58, but you get to experience WoW almost like a new game thanks to the sheer amount of updates.

It‘s truly impressive how refreshed and invigorated Dragonflight makes World of Warcraft feel in 2024. Whether you‘re a new player or 15 year veteran, there has never been a better time to explore Azeroth with everything added and improved.

Final Thoughts on Starting Dragonflight at 58

Hopefully this guide gives you a detailed overview on precisely how to kickoff your Dragon Isles adventure. Getting started at level 58 is straightforward – simply watch your quest log for the intro popup!

Let me know if have any other Dragonflight questions in the comments section below. And as always, I‘ll be documenting my own journey and tips every step of the way.

To infinity and beyond wanderers! May your travels across the Dragon Isles be breathtaking and wondrous.