Editor's Note: The Molten Front is now live in Cataclysm Classic on NA realms and will be reaching EU realms after maintenance!
The Molten Front is a Daily Quest Hub and has been released before Phase 3, allowing you to unlock the full Molten Front Zone and Vendors and catch up on your gearing before the Firelands raid comes out in the full Phase 3 launch.
Molten Front Overview Guide — Cataclysm Classic
Note: To access the Molten Front you must complete the story quests in Mount Hyjal up to & including Aessina's Miracle.
Prepare to face Ragnaros in the Firelands by taking the initiative in the Molten Front. Join the defenders of Hyjal as they work to create a foothold in the Firelands to quell the onslaught of Ragnaros’ elementals.
Before patch 4.4.1 is released, stalwart adventurers will have the opportunity to test their mettle at two daily quest areas located in the fertile hillsides of Mount Hyjal and the burning depths of the Firelands. Known as the Regrowth and Molten Front, these areas will offer daily solo content for level 85 players to enjoy — including over 60 new quests, four «unlockable» iLevel 365 gear vendors, and a world that evolves right before your eyes.
Following the Cataclysm, Ragnaros's elemental minions assaulted Mount Hyjal in a bid to set the ancient World Tree of Nordrassil ablaze. Although the Guardians of Hyjal and their allies heroically repelled this invasion, their work on the sacred mount is far from over. In the newly healed Regrowth, Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage and his comrades have transformed the Sanctuary of Malorne into a staging ground for an assault on Ragnaros's domain: the Firelands. Thus far, their efforts have been frustrated by a resurgence in elemental activity that has engulfed the Regrowth and divided Malfurion's forces.
If Hyjal's defenders quell this counterattack, they have plans to create a permanent outpost in the Firelands from which to maintain an eternal vigil over the molten elemental realm. To do so,
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