TheWoWDBIt seems this quest may be bugged. My husband is on his warrior right now and is completely unable to attack the drake. He can't auto attack it to gain rage, and without rage, cannot use any abilities.
Quest
Blackout
A World of Warcraft quest in Twilight Highlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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For those poor classes that require White damage to generate the resources to use Yellow damage attacks (Read: Warriors - Blizzard's love of this class strikes again!) this quest is currently an issue. You are "too far away" to attack the mob upon whose back you are standing (!), ranged attacks don't do enough damage to get through the drake's regen and your friendly local guildmates can't help as the drake is zooming around so fast it can't be hit from the ground. There are 2 work-arounds. First is to group with the aforementioned guild-mate while you both do the quest. You may need to have
I felt like the friggin' Kratos on this one
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
Quest ID28173
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28173))
What to do
StorylineTwilight Highlands, step 178 of 236
RewardsDragonwing Leggings, 
Nightscale Girdle, 
Wyrmhunter Spaulders, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Dragonwing Leggings, Nightscale Girdle, Wyrmhunter Spaulders, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
The Twilight Drakehunters used vicious implements to drag our circling drakes from the sky. Hooks that buried into their scales and held the Twilight secure while they brought our kin to the ground. We are past the point of peace. Past hope for their redemption. The only mercy we have left to offer the black flight is the oblivion that they so passionately pursue. Use these hooks to slay the Obsidian Pyrewings to the south. They should allow you much maneuverability in the air if used right.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #241 59.1 69.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inTwilight Highlands 59.1, 69.8
/way #241 59.1 69.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Twilight Highlands 64.0, 78.2
/way #241 64.0 78.2
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 Twilight Highlands map
- More Doom about 350 yards
- Xal'atath's Proven Faithful about 360 yards
- Twilight's Dawn about 620 yards
- The Twilight Highlands about 620 yards
- Cult It Out about 620 yards
- Disrupt the Call about 620 yards
- Where Are the Workers? about 660 yards
- A Little Goodwill about 660 yards
- Worthwhile Repairs about 660 yards
- Peon Promotions! about 660 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Twilight Highlands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Twilight Highlands:
- Firebeard's Patrol, Twilight Highlands
- Crushblow, Twilight Highlands
- Victor's Point, Twilight Highlands
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Other quests on the Twilight Highlands map
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Legs
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for50 gold35 silver
TypeMail Waist
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for25 gold22 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Dodge, +5 Parry
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for37 gold42 silver
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.
Storyline
Twilight Highlands
Part 178 of 236.
Previous: And the Sky Streaked Red · Next: Shining Through the Dark
- 173Pressing Forward
- 174Pressing Forward
- 175Enter the Dragon Queen
- 176Battle of Life and Death
- 177And the Sky Streaked Red
- 178Blackout
- 179Shining Through the Dark
- 180Following the Young Home
- 181A Fitting End
- 182Last of Her Kind
- 183Victors' Point
- 184Crushblow
Showing steps 173 to 184 of 236.
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.
- And the Sky Streaked Red
With Deathwing otherwise occupied, we have a grim and daunting task ahead of us, under charge of the queen herself. The black dragonflight is to be wiped out. I would welcome your aid in this, if it is offered. As soon as you are ready, I will send you with the next flight joining the attack.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Shining Through the Dark
The great petrified tree that lies before us to the south was once a beacon of great life. Our beacon. We lost this forest to the black flight, and it has since been corrupted and petrified. Nearly unredeemable. But all is not without hope. I've brought a powerful tool to begin the healing process.
Quests that require this one
Other quests with this name
This one: Twilight Highlands · Level 30-35.
The storyline at a glance
Twilight Highlands has 236 steps, from Twilight Shores to Skullcrusher the Mountain.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Twilight Highlands (222), Azshara (9), Orgrimmar (4), Stormwind City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Twilight Highlands map
- Allies of the Horde: Vulpera
- The Cult Within
- In the Shadow of Crimson Wings
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.