Quest Log

Black Winged Shadow

Black Winged Shadow is a quest for level 50. It is step 4 of 8 in the On the Trail of the Black Prince storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Burning Steppes at 25.5, 23.5. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 6,800 experience and money.

Description

Obviously, the Black Prince isn't here. Trust me when I say he's not an easy one to find.

If I were you, I'd make my way to Blackrock Mountain. There's a terrace carved into its slopes, where Nefarian once made his lair.

Wrathion has been monitoring that place for a long time. Even if he's not there himself, you might find someone who knows where to look.

And <class>... it's clear you're not the only one searching for him. Watch your back.

Rewards

Money23

Experience6,800 XP

ReputationChampions of Azeroth +250

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Burning Steppes 25.5, 23.5 /way #36 25.5 23.5
Go to The Veiled Stair 54.5, 72.5 /way #433 54.5 72.5
Named in the quest text: Wrathion.

Known issues

Top Comments

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KoolaiderSep 24, 2019+133via Wowhead

Just a heads up, this is NOT inside Blackrock Mountain. It is on a perch outside. Just fly up to where the quest marker shows on the side of the mountain.

Lisq33Sep 25, 2019+97via Wowhead

Don't go inside the Blackrock Mountain, this is OUTSIDE! You must fly high, halfway up the mountain, on the northeast side to the wide, stony terrace where the entrance to Blackwing Descent raid is.
/way 47.72, 68.71

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(56187))

Top Comments

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

KoolaiderSep 24, 2019+133via Wowhead

Just a heads up, this is NOT inside Blackrock Mountain. It is on a perch outside. Just fly up to where the quest marker shows on the side of the mountain.

Lisq33Sep 25, 2019+97via Wowhead

Don't go inside the Blackrock Mountain, this is OUTSIDE! You must fly high, halfway up the mountain, on the northeast side to the wide, stony terrace where the entrance to Blackwing Descent raid is.
/way 47.72, 68.71

digitalmuzeApr 23, 2022+51via Wowhead

The phasing in this quest is over-written if you also have Wrathion's quest, Beginning the Descent <Beginning the Descent>. Complete Beginning the Descent first, then come back for this quest.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	6,800
Money	Gold	23g 40s
Reputation	Champions of Azeroth	+250

Reward details

Reputation: Champions of Azeroth +250

Enlisted by Magni Bronzebeard, the Champions of Azeroth seek to heal the wounds caused by Sargeras' burning blade and save a dying world.

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 map	Burning Steppes	Turn-in marker at 25.5, 23.5, 14 mapped points
Objective area	The Veiled Stair	1 mapped point

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 Veiled Stair map showing where to go for Black Winged Shadow — **The Veiled Stair** Objective area 1 mapped point

Coordinates

Turn-inBurning Steppes 25.5, 23.5/way #36 25.5 23.5
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Burning Steppes 24.8, 23.3/way #36 24.8 23.3
Objective areaBurning Steppes 25.1, 23.4/way #36 25.1 23.4
Objective areaThe Veiled Stair 54.5, 72.5/way #433 54.5 72.5

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 Burning Steppes map

General Thorg'izog about 270 yards
Trial by Magma about 270 yards
Not Just a Troll's Bane about 350 yards
A True Horde of Dark Horde about 350 yards
Warriors Without a Warlord about 350 yards
Nagosh the Scarred about 370 yards
Due Recognition about 370 yards
Still Scouting about 370 yards
Disarm the Dark Horde about 370 yards
One Final Relic about 580 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Burning Steppes:

Iron Summit, Searing GorgeAlliance and Horde · about 360 yards north
Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 660 yards south
Chiselgrip, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 760 yards south-east

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

On the Trail of the Black Prince

Part 4 of 8.

Previous: Spies to the Left and Right · Next: To the Catacombs!

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.

Spies to the Left and RightLevel 50
Ebonhorn cannot resist the whispers for long. The dark forces that once corrupted the black dragonflight seek to overwhelm the world once again. We need a way to fight back.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

To the Catacombs!Level 50
I held out as long as I could, but... the whispers were too strong. You must hurry to Karazhan. The Black Prince said he intended to study the artifacts stored within its catacombs. Please, do not allow my failure to bring about his doom!

The storyline at a glance

On the Trail of the Black Prince has 8 steps, from Whispers of N'Zoth to Wrathion's Journal.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Chamber of Heart (4), The Veiled Stair (1), Burning Steppes (1), Deadwind Pass (1).

Other storylines on the Burning Steppes map

Burning Steppes82 steps, starts with Done Nothing Wrong
Regrets of the Past17 steps, starts with One Final Relic
Some Wicked Things13 steps, starts with Beginning Impositions

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.

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