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HUNTING GUIDE

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      -- 1-5 --
   Isle of Refuge == T1 Harvest
 
      -- 5-15 --
* Crow's Nest (entered from Down Below)
   Down Below (Qeynos sewers level 1)
   Freeport "newbie" zones: Graveyard, Ruins, Sprawl, Sunken City == T1 Harvest
   Qeynos "newbie" zones: Caves, Forest Ruins, Oakmyst Forest, Peat Bog == T1 Harvest
   Thieves' Way (Freeport sewers level 1)

      -- 5-20 --
   Antonica == T2 Harvest
   Commonlands == T2 Harvest

      -- 10-15 --
* Decrepit Crypt (entered from Commonlands) == GROUP ZONE
* Den of the Darkblade Assassins (entered from Thieves' Way) == GROUP ZONE

      -- 10-20 --
* Crypt of Sorrow (entered from Commonlands)
   Wailing Caves (entered from Commonlands)

      -- 15-20 --
* Aqueduct Storage Facility 1B (entered from Antonica)
   Blackburrow (entered from Antonica)
* Bloodskull Valley: The Excavation Site (entered from Commonlands) == T4 Harvest
* Chamber of Suffering (entered from Commonlands)
* Eternal Gorge (entered from Commonlands) == T3 Harvest == RING EVENT ZONE
* Firemyst Gully (entered from Antonica) == GROUP ZONE
* Firemyst Gully: A Foul Wind (entered from Antonica) == GROUP ZONE
* Invasion of the Vale (entered from Antonica) == RING EVENT ZONE
* Tomb of Tonmerk (entered from Vermin's Snye) == GROUP ZONE
* Training Grounds (entered from Commonlands)

      -- 15-25 --
   Fallen Gate (entered from Commonlands)
   Serpent Sewer (Freeport sewers level 2)
   Stormhold (entered from Antonica)
* Valley of the Rogue Magi (entered from Commonlands)
   Vermin's Snye (Qeynos sewers level 2)

      -- 15-30 --
   Thundering Steppes == T3 Harvest

      -- 20-25 --
   Pirate's Hidden Stash (entered from Thundering Steppes)
* Shattered Vale (entered from Antonica) == T2 Harvest

      -- 20-30 --
* Condemned Catacomb (entered from Antonica) == GROUP ZONE
* Cove of Decay (entered from Thundering Steppes) == T4 Harvest == GROUP ZONE
* Cove of Decay: Treaty for Treasure (Thundering Steppes) == T4 Harvest == GROUP ZONE
   Crypt of Betrayal (Qeynos sewers level 3)
* Deathly Scarab Hive (entered from Crypt of Betrayal)
   Edgewater Drains (Freeport sewers level 3)
* Gobblerock's Hideout (entered from Commonlands) == GROUP ZONE
* Murkwater Nook (entered from Edgewater Drains) == GROUP ZONE
* Serpent's Lair (entered from Serpent Sewer)
* Vault of the Fallen (entered from Fallen Gate)

      -- 20-35 --
   Nektulos Forest == T3 Harvest

      -- 20-50 --
   Drowned Caverns: Arena of Heroes (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den) == GROUP ARENA
   Drowned Caverns: Flammable Fur (entered from DC: Outer Grotto)
   Drowned Caverns: Outer Grotto (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den)
   Sundered Splitpaw: Alone in the Dark (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den)
   Sundered Splitpaw: Captive Audience (entered from Thundering Steppes)
   Sundered Splitpaw: Crawler Nest (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den) == GROUP ZONE
   Sundered Splitpaw: Gladiator's Triumph (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den) == SOLO ARENA
   Sundered Splitpaw: Splitpaw Den (entered from SS: Upper Tunnels) == GNOLL CITY
* Sundered Splitpaw: The Hideout (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den)
* Sundered Splitpaw: Trial of Harclave (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den)
   Sundered Splitpaw: Upper Tunnels (entered from Thundering Steppes)

      -- 20-60 --
   Maj'Dul == "DESERT OF FLAMES" CENTRAL CITY/DUNGEON

      -- 25-30 --
* Gnoll Cave (entered from Thundering Steppes)
   Open Grave (entered from Thundering Steppes)
   Rumbler Caves (entered from Thundering Steppes)

      -- 25-35 --
* Lair of the Necromancer (entered from Nektulos Forest)
* Nektropos Castle (entered from Nektulos Forest) == GROUP ZONE
   Ruins of Varsoon (entered from Thundering Steppes) == GROUP ZONE
* Tomb of Valor (entered from Stormhold)

      -- 25-40 --
   Enchanted Lands == T4 Harvest

      -- 25-50 --
   Lost Village of Kugup (entered from Feerrott) == FROGLOK CITY
   Zek, the Orcish Wastes == T4 Harvest

      -- 30-35 --
   Tallon Hording Halls (entered from Zek)
  
      -- 30-40 --
   Cave of Wonder (entered from Enchanted Lands)
* Chamber of Immortality (entered from Ruins of Varsoon) == GROUP ZONE
   Crypt of Thaen (entered from Tombs of Night)
* D'Morte Burial Chambers: Acquisition (entered from Nektulos Forest)
* D'Morte Burial Chambers: Unearthing (entered from DBC: Acquisition)
* Dire Hollow (entered from Nektulos Forest)
   Sullon Mines (entered from Zek)
   Tombs of Night (entered from Nektulos Forest)
* Tombs of Night: A Search for Answers (entered from Nektulos Forest)
* Underrot Caverns (entered from Nektulos Forest)

      -- 30-45 --
   Runnyeye Citadel (entered from Enchanted Lands)

      -- 30-50 --
   Everfrost == T5 Harvest
   Rivervale (entered from Enchanted Lands) == T5 Harvest

      -- 35-45 --
   Cavern of Tangled Weeds (entered from Enchanted Lands)
* Cleansing of the Cove (entered from Feerrott)
   Dark Den (entered from Zek)
* Deathfist Citadel: Onslaught (entered from Zek)
* Overlord's Throne Room (entered from Runnyeye) == GROUP ZONE
* Tombs of Night: Retribution (entered from Nektulos Forest)

      -- 35-50 --
   Feerrott == T5 Harvest
* Forbidden Sepulcher (entered from Everfrost)
* Obelisk of Lost Souls (entered from various zones)
   Permafrost (entered from Everfrost)
   Temple of Cazic-Thule (entered from Feerrott)
   Tower of the Drafling (entered from Rivervale)

      -- 40-50 --
* Deathfist Citadel (entered from Zek)
* Drayek's Chamber (entered from Permafrost) == GROUP ZONE
* Icespire Summit (entered from Everfrost) == GROUP ZONE
   Lavastorm == T5 Harvest
* Miragul's Menagerie (entered from Everfrost) == GROUP ZONE
   Solusek's Eye (entered from Lavastorm) == GROUP ZONE

      -- 45-50 --
* Bastion of Flames (entered from Solusek's Eye) == GROUP ZONE
* Nektropos Castle: The Return (entered from Nektulos Forest) == GROUP ZONE
* Sanctum of Fear (entered from Temple of Cazic-Thule) == GROUP ZONE
* Sanctum of Fire -- a.k.a. Vault of Flames (entered from Solusek's Eye) == GROUP ZONE
* Vestibule (entered from Obelisk of Lost Souls)

      -- 45-60 --
   Sinking Sands (entered from Maj'Dul) == T6 Harvest
* Azhar's Penitence (entered from Sinking Sands)

      -- 50-60 --
   Pillars of Flame (entered from Sinking Sands)

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This is a basic guide to hunting zones, arranged by the adventurer levels for which the zones are most appropriate. Instanced zones only accessible as part of a single quest, and inaccessible once that quest is completed, are not included. Asterisks (*) indicate zones for which access quests must be completed.

Though most zones can be hunted by either soloers or groups, some zones, marked "GROUP ZONE," are specifically geared toward groups, and should not (or in some cases, can not) be entered by solo players, at least not at the lower end of the level range. (Epic and raid zones are listed separately, below.) Zones marked "RING EVENT ZONE" spawn new sets of more difficult mobs each time the zone is cleared. More detailed information on all zones can be found at http://eq2.ogaming.com.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This list was last updated in September of 2005, prior to the release of the "Desert of Flames" expansion, and so it does not include the newer high-level zones. It is probably also a bit out-of-date in other less obvious ways. In particular, the "group zone" designations in this list are based on the pre-LU13 status of the various zones. With Live Update 13, the EQ2 developers filled many previously-soloable dungeons with heroic opponents. As a general rule, it's probably best now to assume that any zone other than the major outside zones will require a group.

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EPIC/RAID ZONES:

      -- 20-30 --
* Bloodskull Valley (entered from Commonlands) == T4 Harvest
   Eternal Gorge: Tears of the Daughters (Commonlands) == T3 Harvest == GUILD LVL 10 RAID
   Shattered Vale: Avatars of Betrayal (Antonica) == T2 Harvest == GUILD LVL 5 RAID

      -- 25-50 --
   Bloodskill Valley: Righting the Scales (entered from Commonlands) == GUILD LVL 20 RAID
   Firemyst Gully: In Pursuit (entered from Antonica) == GUILD LVL 15 RAID

      -- 30-35 --
* Cauldron Hollow (entered from Nektulos Forest)

      -- 35-45 --
* Trembling Lagoon (entered from Feerrott)

      -- 45-50 --
   Commune of K'Dal (entered from Lavastorm)
   Cove of Decay: Epic Angler (entered from Thundering Steppes) == T4 Harvest
   Cove of Decay: Mjolni's Lair (entered from Thundering Steppes) == T4 Harvest
   Crypt of Thaen: Vengeance (entered from Tombs of Night: Retribution)
   Deserted Mine (entered from Zek)
   Drowned Caverns: Brutal Acts of War (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den) 
   Dythra's Lair (entered from Feerrott)
   Echoes of Time (entered from Commonlands)
   Firemyst Gully: Vanudozalon's Lair (entered from Antonica)
* Maiden's Gulch (entered from Lavastorm)
   Meeting of the Minds (entered from Feerrott)
* Search for Spirits (entered from Feerrott)
   Firemyst Gully: Shattered Stillness (entered from Antonica)
* Sundered Splitpaw: Anvilpaw's Grotto (entered from SS: Splitpaw Den)

      -- 45-60 --
   Sanctum of Fear: Niscanith's Lair (entered from Temple of Cazic-Thule)
  
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