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Behind Enemy Boats

Behind Enemy Boats is an Alliance-only quest for level 50. It is step 3 of 11 in the Blood in the Water storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Great Sea at 40.3, 47.4. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 8,500 experience and money.

Description

This is where our information ends, <name>.

Blood Prince Dreven is lurking in one of those Forsaken boats, but we don't know which boat or which section of that boat he's in.

We'll split up and hit the boats simultaneously, so the Horde has less time to react.

If Dreven isn't on the boat you scout, abandon it and join me on the other one. If he's not on my boat, I'll do the same.

We'll take down Dreven together.

Don't get distracted. Our resources are limited. Dreven is our only target today.

Rewards

Money46 gold80 silver
Experience8,500 XP
Reputation7th Legion +150

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Known issues

Top Comments

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

1
Animosa+17via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest one of the best examples why story/lore based quests, scenarios should have been phased, it quckly breaks the immersion when you grab your way into the supposedly heavy guarded ship, but nobody's home because ppl continously spawning and clearing the place, triggering scipted events way before you reach it on your own, spoilering the story.

2
Boxofbeer+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

To complete the quest you need to land on board to the ship. Use [1] button to go.
Use rope ladder to get into the deck after landing on the water surface.
You need to kill few undeads to proceed, also you can take Broadside Bedlam from the cannon.

After comleting the task go outside and use extra button to call for Falstad.
If no button appears you may try to jump into the water and swim away. It worked for me.

Behind Enemy Boats - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQizVlJXv8

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Top Comments

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

1
Animosa+17via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest one of the best examples why story/lore based quests, scenarios should have been phased, it quckly breaks the immersion when you grab your way into the supposedly heavy guarded ship, but nobody's home because ppl continously spawning and clearing the place, triggering scipted events way before you reach it on your own, spoilering the story.

2
Boxofbeer+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

To complete the quest you need to land on board to the ship. Use [1] button to go.
Use rope ladder to get into the deck after landing on the water surface.
You need to kill few undeads to proceed, also you can take Broadside Bedlam from the cannon.

After comleting the task go outside and use extra button to call for Falstad.
If no button appears you may try to jump into the water and swim away. It worked for me.

Behind Enemy Boats - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwQizVlJXv8

3
varenne+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Press the gryphon ability to fly near the ship then use rope to climb it.
Kill 10 sailors on the ship. To turn in quest go on the ship's deck where Falstad will take you.

Behind Enemy Boats quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFu-4Cmi8b4
This quest is a part of the Alliance War Campaign (gated behind the [faction=2159] reputation).
Blood in the Water questchain of the Ready for War achievement.

ID
Quest
Ready for War
Questgiver
Zone
Video
91
Operation: Gryphon's Claw
Blood in the Water
Auto Accept
https://youtu.be/Xx8leCY8p8U
92
Intercepted Orders
Blood in the Water
[npc=135612]
Wind's Redemption
https://youtu.be/bLm-LVgcK-Q
93
Hunting Blood Prince Dreven
Blood in the Water
[npc=141356]
Wind's Redemption
https://youtu.be/J4YJBHyABNU
94<
Behind Enemy Boats
Blood in the Water
[npc=141567]
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/tFu-4Cmi8b4
95
Broadside Bedlam
Blood in the Water
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/Cb0SoeeCXD8
96
The Wildhammer Specialty
Blood in the Water
[npc=141541]
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/rN_MWkKLlCs
97
An Unnatural Crew
Blood in the Water
[npc=142228]
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/70McYpwjJBU
98
Foul Crystals for Foul People
Blood in the Water
[npc=142228]
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/B6MLRSz_C0w
99
Ending the San'layn Threat
Blood in the Water
[npc=142232]
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/8gDzQCJwyTg
100
A Clean Escape
Blood in the Water
[npc=141567]
The Great Sea
https://youtu.be/n5QJLlVBAdg


Id column is approximate quest № In storyline (Ready for War <= for more info and requirements)

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP8,500
MoneyGold46g 80s
Reputation7th Legion+150

Reward details

Reputation: 7th Legion +150

A elite special force delegation of the Alliance army, currently focused on disrupting Horde operations in Zandalar.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapThe Great SeaTurn-in marker at 40.3, 47.4, 13 mapped points
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.

The Great Sea Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
The Great Sea map showing where to go for Behind Enemy BoatsTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1156 40.3 47.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inThe Great Sea 40.3, 47.4/way #1156 40.3 47.4
  • Objective areaThe Great Sea 36.6, 52.3/way #1156 36.6 52.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Great Sea 36.7, 52.9/way #1156 36.7 52.9

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Great Sea map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Great Sea, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 270 yards south-west
  • Objective areaabout 270 yards south-west

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Blood in the Water

Part 3 of 11.

We've intercepted a Horde missive, and learned that Blood Lord Dreven is currently aboard a Horde ship on the Great Sea. We've lost too many good men to Dreven. It's time to make him pay.

Previous: Hunting Blood Prince Dreven · Next: Broadside Bedlam

  1. 1Intercepted Orders
  2. 2Hunting Blood Prince Dreven
  3. 3Behind Enemy Boats
  4. 4Broadside Bedlam
  5. 5The Wildhammer Specialty
  6. 6An Unnatural Crew
  7. 7Foul Crystals for Foul People
  8. 8Kings' Rest
  9. 9Ending the San'layn Threat
  10. 10A Clean Escape
  11. 11Operation: Gryphon's Claw

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.

  • Hunting Blood Prince DrevenLevel 50

    Between the information I gathered from my scouting mission and Mathias Shaw's intel, we know exactly where Blood Prince Dreven is going to be. We will have our revenge, <name>. For ourselves, for my sisters, for the Alliance. We won't underestimate the san'layn this time.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Broadside BedlamLevel 50

    <The ship's cannons are currently pointed at the other Forsaken ship across the water. However, it appears the crew hasn't loaded them with gunpowder or cannonballs yet... Probably to avoid any accidental firings while they're anchored here.

The storyline at a glance

Blood in the Water has 11 steps, from Intercepted Orders to Operation: Gryphon's Claw.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Great Sea (8), Tiragarde Sound (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Ready for War Complete the war campaign in Kul Tiras and Zandalar.

Other storylines on The Great Sea map

  • The Missing Expedition70 steps, starts with Warming Up

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.

Related
Beginning Impositions
Beginning of the End
Beginning the Descent
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines II
Behind Enemy Lines III
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