All classical addons in World of Warcraft are deeply oriented on farming reputation with different factions to open access to more advanced rewards or content. So if you want to play TBC classic effectively you will need to know what factions are required to gain a reputation with. In this post, you will learn how to farm reputation with the Cenarion Expedition faction.
Cenarion Expedition is a Neutral faction in The Burning Crusade with recipes, armor, weapons, and a mount as rewards. While they have a presence in most of the Burning Crusade zones, their base of operations is at Cenarion Refuge in Zangarmarsh. As it is a neutral faction both sides Alliance and Horde can gain reputation with Cenarion Expedition.
WoW Burning Crusade Classic Reputation and Factions List
It is very important to reach at least Revered reputation with Cenarion Expedition as it unlocks keys to Heroic Coilfang Reservoir dungeons.
Cenarion Expedition Reputation Rewards
Every reputation in WoW TBC Classic is worth farming as every faction gives special rewards for becoming Revered or Exalted with them. Below you can see the table with standings explanations.
You will unlock the first rewards at a Friendly reputation level, which you can obtain from Quartermaster Fedryen Swiftspear at Cenarion Refuge in Zangarmarsh. These rewards are:
- Expedition Flare
- Schematic: Green Smoke Flare
- Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Boots
When you reach Honored you will unlock more recipes and a lot of blue rarity items:
- Dreadweave Hood
- Mooncloth Shoulderpads
- Satin Robe
- Evoker’s Silk Trousers
- Dragonhide Legguards
- Kodohide Robe
- Opportunist’s Leather Helm
- Wyrmhide Spaulders
- Warden’s Hauberk
- Stalker’s Chain Leggings
- Seer’s Linked Spaulders
- Seer’s Mail Gauntlets
- Seer’s Ringmail Legguards
- Crusader’s Ornamented Gloves
- Savage Plate Gauntlets
- Crusader’s Scaled Legguards
- Explorer’s Walking Stick
- Preserver’s Cudgel
- Recipe: Transmute Earthstorm Diamond
- Recipe: Earthen Elixir
- Plans: Adamantite Sharpening Stone
- Plans: Greater Rune of Warding
- Plans: Adamantite Weightstone
- Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Vest
- Pattern: Heavy Clefthoof Leggings
- Pattern: Clefthide Leg Armor
At Revered you’ll unlock keys to Heroic Coilfang Reservoir dungeons and find some new recipes and items:
- Watcher’s Cowl
- Recipe: Transmute Primal Water to Air
- Plans: Wildguard Leggings
- Plans: Wildguard Helm
- Formula: Enchant Gloves – Spell Strike
- Design: Nightseye Panther
The best recipes and epic items you’ll see when you become Exalted with Cenarion Expedition faction:
- Strength of the Untamed
- Ashyen’s Gift
- Windcaller’s Orb
- Earthwarden
- Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom
- Recipe: Major Nature Protection Potion
- Plans: Wildguard Breastplate
- Formula: Enchant Cloak – Stealth
- Design: The Natural Ward
- Pattern: Nethercleft Leg Armor
- Cenarion Expedition Tabard
- Cenarion War Hippogryph
How to gain a reputation with Cenarion Expedition faction?
Cenarion Expedition reputation is earned by running the The Slave Pens, The Underbog, and The Steamvault dungeons as well as completing quests and collecting Unidentified Plant Parts and Uncatalogued Species for turn in.
While there are several ways to gain reputation with Cenarion Expedition, the following method is considered to be optimal. This method involves abstaining from completing quests associated with Cenarion Expedition until Honored standing, completing repeatable quests in bulk, and some mob grinding or dungeon running.
Neutral to Honored
- Kill Naga
- Run The Slave Pens on Normal
- Run The Underbog on Normal
- Turn in Unidentified Plant Parts (Note: when these are turned in, there is a chance to get Uncatalogued Species from the Package of Identified Plants received. Save these for after Honored reputation is achieved.)
Honored to Revered
- Run The Slave Pens on Heroic
- Run The Underbog on Heroic
- Run run The Steamvault on Normal or Heroic
- Complete Cenarion Expedition quests
- Turn in Uncatalogued Species
Revered to Exalted
- Run The Slave Pens on Heroic
- Run The Underbog on Heroic
- Run run The Steamvault on Heroic
- Complete Cenarion Expedition quests
- Turn in Uncatalogued Species
Above you can see the how path that will help you gain reputation with Cenarion Expedition faction.