Quest Log

Back in Black

Back in Black is a quest for level 10-45. It is step 6 of 17 in the Destiny of the Illidari I storyline. It rewards 6,150 experience and money.

Description

Before you head into the Black Temple, we need more information. The last thing we want is for you to teleport into a trap.

We must discern their force structure, patrol schedule, new defenses, and what Akama eats for breakfast.

I suggest you send our broken warriors to handle this. They can blend in with the rest of Akama's Ashtongue forces inside the temple. We'll get what we need to know from the ones that make it back.

A champion handler or two can scout outside the temple.

Rewards

Money20

Experience6,150 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Named in the quest text: Akama.

Known issues

Top Comments

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JunyedAug 15, 2016+33via Wowhead

So is it just because I made my Demon Hunter early on in the beta, or do they give you this mission before they give you a follower that can counter one of the abilities?

ArrassiNov 2, 2017+16via Wowhead

So let me get this straight. We have three counters for this mission to get the bonus reward: Vengeance, Fel Rush and Consume Magic. Consume Magic is the counter for the Cursed ability and you don't get Consume Magic until you get Shade of Akama and you don't get him until after turning in the quest for completing this mission? So why even give the option for bonus loot when there is no way to get it?

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Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

JunyedAug 15, 2016+33via Wowhead

So is it just because I made my Demon Hunter early on in the beta, or do they give you this mission before they give you a follower that can counter one of the abilities?

ArrassiNov 2, 2017+16via Wowhead

So let me get this straight. We have three counters for this mission to get the bonus reward: Vengeance, Fel Rush and Consume Magic. Consume Magic is the counter for the Cursed ability and you don't get Consume Magic until you get Shade of Akama and you don't get him until after turning in the quest for completing this mission? So why even give the option for bonus loot when there is no way to get it?

VijoPlaysOnYTOct 7, 2016+6via Wowhead

This quest leads into Confrontation at the Black Temple.

Read all 13 on Wowhead ↗

Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,150
Money	Gold	20g 22s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Mardum, the Shattered Abyss

World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Mardum, the Shattered Abyss Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Mardum, the Shattered Abyss map

Demonic Improvements same spot
Vault of the Wardens: Vault Break-In about 10 yards
Deal With It Personally about 10 yards
Livin' on the Ledge about 20 yards
To Fel and Back about 20 yards
Defense of the Fel Hammer about 20 yards
Return to the Fel Hammer about 20 yards
Rise, Champions about 20 yards
Things Gaardoun Needs about 20 yards
Broken Warriors about 20 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Mardum, the Shattered Abyss, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Quest Line

Storyline

Destiny of the Illidari I

Part 6 of 17.

Previous: Move Like No Other · Next: Confrontation at the Black Temple

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 17.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Move Like No OtherLevel 10-45
Sorry about the holographic projection... I literally need to be in two places at once these days. A holy barrier that protects against fel magic, you say? I have just the thing to bypass it and enable Malevolence's teleport.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Confrontation at the Black TempleLevel 10-45
The book from Lan'dalock is very enlightening. It describes a technique which will provide a simple and elegant bypass around the Black Temple's holy barriers. I will need but a moment to summon a gateway. Stand back, please.

The storyline at a glance

Destiny of the Illidari I has 17 steps, from The Blood of Demons to Working With the Wardens.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Mardum, the Shattered Abyss (13), Mardum, the Shattered Abyss (3), Dalaran (1).

Other storylines on the Mardum, the Shattered Abyss map

The Illidari30 steps, starts with Call of the Illidari
Destiny of the Illidari III9 steps, starts with A Very Special Kind of Fuel
Destiny of the Illidari II15 steps, starts with Deal With It Personally
Destiny of the Illidari IV11 steps, starts with An Urgent Message
Weapon of Legend25 steps, starts with Blades of Destiny
Weapons of Legend2 steps, starts with In Pursuit of Power

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Community notes from Wowhead · 13 comments

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