Plane of Fire Leveling Guide

***Notice*** Everyone reading this guide in 2018 or later should note that this guide was written in 2009 or so when Underfoot was the current expansion pack. As you can imagine a lot has changed in the game since that time and some of what you read in this guide may be inaccurate or misleading. This page *does* still have some useful info which is why my newer leveling guides link here - but you should understand that most of the information here is outdated, I've taken what's correct and incorporated it into my newer leveling guides.

If you're here from one of my older links then head over to my new Everquest Leveling Guides Index page as you'll find guides for each expansion for you to choose from. I strongly urge you to use these newer leveling guides instead.

When you first enter Plane of Fire, it is important that you get used to your surroundings. Make sure you learn what is the zone out here, because you may need it a few times within these 5 levels. Near the entrance, look for the tree with fire at the end of it's branches. You will need to click on this tree to get out. Below is a picture of the tree.

Now that you know where the exit is, it is time to learn where we are going. Hit "M" and take a look at the map. It's important that you have invis, and I'd recommend levitate as well. Take a look at my map below, and yours to figure out how to get yourself to where you're going.

Map of Pofire C1

There are two ways into C1. One is to Levitate in from the mountain to the east and the second is through the lava tunnels.

Coming in through the lava tunnels is risky because a lot of the Jopals on the way in see through invis. Which means you will most likely have to kill your way into C1 if you don't have invis to float in. Killing your way in isn't that difficult and will only take around 10 minutes depending on how fast you kill. Either way getting to C1 is the hardest part, once you're in the XP is sweet. If you need a bit more guidance below is a map of PoFire and C1. To explain things slightly better, the green line to the right which goes up towards where it says "Jopals" is the eastern wall. At the very northern tip where it ends, above the lava to the right of it, that is where you can float down into C1. What you will want to do (if you play in 3rd person, or even first) is look straight up and run off the mountain towards C1. It's easier if you do this in third person because you will want to look straight up in first person, scroll out to third person, fix your camera and then run.

Confused? Well I can try to explain it slightly better. What you will want to do is look straight up into the air in first person, this will fix your camera angel up which will allow you to go the most distance while levitating. From here you will want to scroll out into third person (use the middle mouse wheel to make you look at your character instead of you being your character) and readjust your camera angel so you can see better. Don't worry, you are still technically looking straight up in first person so it doesn't matter how you tweak the camera angel in third person. Now from here you will be able to safely run right on over to C1 without losing barely any ground. If somehow you are still confused ask your guild or general "How does the levitate looking up in first person then scrolling out to third person thingy work?" Someone will understand your question.

a magus of fire a soldier of fire

C1 in PoFire is very well known for its great loot, great XP and easy to kill mobs. This camp is most commonly used by Rangers for their Headshot line of AAs. But any class is able to kill here if they want. There are a few nameds that spawn in C1 that hit for close to 800 and a raid boss that spawns up top but every thing else will be easy for you to kill. Depending on your level and how many AAs you have will determine how fast you clear the camp. If you're a Ranger with Headshot you will probably be able to clear the entire camp before it respawns but any other class will have a lot of difficulty doing so.

The mobs in C1 have close to a 15 minute respawn timer. For some Rangers this may be a bit too slow, depending on how fast you kill and if you take any AFKs or not (It usually took me 8 - 12 minutes to clear the camp on my Ranger -- but that was before the Headshot nerf). If you do happen to run out of mobs then you will want to kill the Jopals just north in the lava tunnel, or of course go afk.

Once you're in C1 I recommend clearing the outer bit of the camp and working your way inside. If you don't know what I mean by the outer part of the camp, I mean the two long green things on the map. These two long green things are large platforms which are multiple floors high and span across the entire camp. Consider them just walls that keep all the evil denizens inside the camp and also let you know exactly where you should be killing. While you're still getting used to the camp I recommend killing only what you find on these platforms and running back and forth between them. This will get you prepared and used to the mobs in the area since you'd have to try extra hard killing on these platforms to get an add.

With about 250 well placed AAs (defensive) and a merc you should be able to easily handle the mobs here along the outer walls. I'd recommend at least 300 - 450 AAs before moving into the center just because in the center you can expect adds at a much higher rate than on the outer walls where they are almost non-existent. PoFire is also known for some of the best vendorable loot in the game, as I've said before while venturing in PoFire you will not only be making excellent XP but also a great deal of money. If you're interested in seeing some of the loot you get in this zone, check out the bottom of the page.

If you're a Ranger and you have your Headshot line of AAs you should read this guide on C1 instead.

NOTE: When pulling the mobs in C1 be careful not to drag them through the other buildings in the middle. If you accidentally drag them through the building you'll pull whatever is inside of that building.

If you are struggling with this location or any other location around your level I have a few things that you could do to hopefully fix that. First and foremost you will want to upgrade your gear if you're still using Defiant Gear. There are a ton of Attunable items that you can find in The Bazaar, I recommend you buy the ones that are upgrades and equip them. If you want some help finding these items I highly recommend you use my Bazaar Gear Buying Guide (65+). The second and probably most important thing you can do is get all of the important AAs for your Class. To figure out what AAs are the most important AAs to get I recommend you read over my Everquest AA Placement Guide.

With better gear and all of the important AAs you will notice a gigantic difference in your character and what they are capable of.

Plane of Fire C1 Loot Drops

Spell Research Materials

Rogue Poison Materials

Cultural Spinneret Fluid

Cultural Loam

This is the end of my "Old School" path, because there is nothing "Old School" past this. If you want to follow another one of my paths to continue leveling you'll want to return to my Leveling Guides page. If you want a good recommendation of where to go right here, I highly recommend you jump into my Dragonscale Hills Leveling Guide and follow that path until you reach max level!

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