1-80 Leveling Guide Horde – 1-80 Leveling Guide Alliance: What is the best wow leveling guide?

WOTLK is just around the corner and people from around the world are gearing up for the newest release to WOW. Not only has team blizzard been hard at work, teams of guide creators have been hard at working gearing up for Northrend with updates and notes. With so many people fighting for the top spot let me break things down for you very quickly so you know which 1-80 Horde Leveling Guide & which 1-80 Alliance Leveling Guide you need to pick up.

There are four really big contenders out there right now in the wow leveling guide world.
1. Zygor Guides Horde and Alliance Leveling Guide (click for details & 30 day trial)

2. Team iDemise Leveling Guide (click for details & 30 day trial)

3. Brian Kopp's Leveling Guide (click for details & 30 day trial)

4. Joana's World Wow Leveling Guide (click for details & 30 day trial)

While these four guides are all great in their own right we’ll rate them in 4 categories:
Leveling Help Detail:
Functionality:
Overall:

Leveling Help Detail:
Zygor Guides: 10/10 – In a nut shell Zygor Guides is hands down the best 1-70, soon to be 1-80, leveling guide. It’s as close to a BOT as you can get without getting banned, between the on screen help and the map mods this can’t be beat.
Team iDemise: 8/10 – While there are some functions missing from Team iDemise’s guide it is still a top notch
Brian Kopps – 7/10 - I didn’t want to give Brian Kopp’s guide the same score as iDemise, but in essence they offer the same detail.
Joana’s World – 7/10 – A very good guide as well with somewhat of a mod available but the lack of detail on quests placed this at the bottom of my list.

Functionality:
Zygor Guides: 10/10 – Again simply the best. 1-70, soon to be 1-80 leveling guide on the market. The add on available with Zygor provides detailed instructions, paths and tips to complete every quest as well as a keenly optimized quest route , making leveling form 1-70, and soon leveling form 1-80, as simple as it is enjoyable.
Team iDemise: 9/10 – Respectable it’s own right Team IDemise has put together a great package. Quest time optimization is not necessarily on par with Zygor, but is definitely there.
Brian Kopps: 7/10 – Questing is great but can definitely undergo some path optimization. Other than that the Kopp’s guide is still an industry leader.
Joana’s World: 5/10 – While you don’t have to alt-tab to much there are a few things missing here. I would leave this guide for more experienced WOW players as it does leave out some noobish details, while the other guides provide a bit more of a comprehensive package.

Overall:
Zygor Guides: 10/10 – without hesitate if your experience or inexperienced Zygor guide brings a whole new dimention to your game. Along with a free gold guide you get so much more in detail and functionality. With very few drawbacks, Zygor Guides is my preferred leveling guide.
Team iDemise: 8.5/10 – A great leveling guide and arguably the best bang for the buck. Well planned and easy to use good map mod, all in all a solid leveling guide..
Brian Kopps: 7/10 – A great leveling guide, lacking in some focus when compared to the #1 & 2 spot this guide still comes highly recommended.
Joana’s World: 7/10 – not for the faint of heart this wow leveling guide provides everything you need to know what quests to do but not necessarily the detail. If you know the quests but just not the best order to put them in this is your guide.

Winner: Zygor Guides - Horde & Alliance Leveling Guides

Recap: All of these guides are truly great and will cut time off of your leveling from 1-70 and soon from 1-80 as they are all poised to have updates as soon as WOTLK comes out. Each having their own strengths and weaknesses any of them will help you level.

Below is a chart from Zygor Guides highlighting their edge.
Note: This review was made with the current information available, as makers of these wonderful wow leveling guides are consistently adding and updating some of the information may not be 100% accurate when you read this. Please check their individual sites for details.