Comb the Desert is an Alliance-only quest for level 50. It is step 3 of 16 in the Blood on the Sand storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Vol'dun at 40.8, 47.8. It rewards 6,800 experience and money.
It's time to mobilize, then.
I'll stick with you, <name>. Keep an eye out for Horde activity.
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We ain't found #$%^!
No, don't be too literal and actually comb it. its a reference to a scene from Spaceballs, where the troops literally comb the desert with big combs, shown here
Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(52028))
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
We ain't found #$%^!
No, don't be too literal and actually comb it. its a reference to a scene from Spaceballs, where the troops literally comb the desert with big combs, shown here
Go to the targeted location at 40.71 47.75. Then speak with [npc=139719].
/way 40.71 47.75 Comb the Desert
Comb the Desert quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1yEL4P1UDw
This quest is a part of the Alliance War Campaign (gated behind the [faction=2159] reputation).
Blood on the Sand questchain of the Ready for War achievement.54Blood on the Sand[npc=135612]Wind's Redemptionhttps://youtu.be/AFNoNSIVfk0
Id column is approximate quest № In storyline (Ready for War <= for more info)
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 6,800 |
| Money | Gold | 23g 40s |
| Turn-in map | Vol'dun | Turn-in marker at 40.8, 47.8, 2 mapped points |
|---|
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #864 40.8 47.8
/way #864 40.8 47.8/way #864 37.7 35.9Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Vol'dun, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Vol'dun:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
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.
Part 3 of 16.
Our first Horde VIP target is Arlethal Sunwatcher, a high-ranking member of the Reliquary. Taking him out will show the Horde that no one is safe from the Alliance, even across an ocean.
Previous: The Vol'dun Plan · Next: Dirty Work
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 16.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Our target: Arlethal Sunwatcher, High Examiner of the Reliquary. Before we charge off blindly into the dunes, however, I'd like to hold a quick strategy meeting with you and the others.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
That surveyor is wearing a Reliquary tabard. Sunwatcher must be hiring goblins to do his dirty work while he lounges somewhere in the shade. <Shandris nocks an arrow in her bow.> Let's find out what she knows.
Blood on the Sand has 16 steps, from Overseas Assassination to Blood on the Sand.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Vol'dun (16).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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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