Skip to content
Advertisement
Quest Log

Counterattack!

Counterattack! is a Horde-only group quest for level 5-30 in Northern Barrens. It is step 22 of 62 in the Northern Barrens storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Northern Barrens at 37.8, 55.3. It rewards 3 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

The Horde commends your successes against the Kolkar, but the Kolkar themselves are maddened. I have reports that a contingent of Kolkar has traveled to the Barrens from their home in Desolace, to seek vengeance. My latest report was that, even now, they move against these bunkers, from the west!

Face the Kolkar invaders, and end their threat in the Barrens. Kill them until their leader, Warlord Krom'zar, appears. Defeat him and bring me a piece of his banner as proof.

We're counting on you, <name>.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationOrgrimmar +350
Top Comments

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

1
VitaDoden+79via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you're lazy as me and have a higher leveled character beside the one you're doing the quest on you can just go with the quest-char to the place of the event and start it. then you log on your higher char and kill the centaurs. log on the questchar again and loot the banner piece. Presto :)

2
4618+73via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This is the last in a line of quests that had you killing centaur and centaur leaders the Barrens over. This final quest spawns a battle between Horde forces and Centaur forces. The Horde forces are typically overrun by the Centaur, unless you help.

In order to get Warlord Krom'zar to spawn, a number of centaur must be defeated. Krom'zar is no pushover though, he's a level 20 elite and comes with a pair of bodyguards, and there's also the rest of the centaur to worry about. Best to do this with others, and the Horde forces can also be counted on to help.

3
Arx4+42via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For those who didn't do the quest right away.

To start the event, just simply talk to him(Quest Giver) and ask "Where is Warlord Krom'zar?"

And you'll see couple of Horde Defenders and Kolkar starting to appear. West of the bunker your at, to be more specific.

Read all 132 on Wowhead ↗

Advertisement
Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g
ReputationOrgrimmar+350

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeShield Shield
Item level12
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor46
Stats+2 Strength, +3 Stamina, +5 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for12 silver27 copper
TypeWand Ranged
Item level12
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+2 Intellect, +2 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for24 silver6 copper
TypeShield Shield
Item level12
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor46
Stats+2 Strength, +3 Stamina, +5 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for12 silver36 copper

Reputation: Orgrimmar +350

Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Northern Barrens that reward Orgrimmar reputation: Conscript of the Horde (+75), Plainstrider Menace (+250), The Zhevra (+250), Kolkar Leaders (+150), Verog the Dervish (+150), Hezrul Bloodmark (+150).

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 mapNorthern BarrensTurn-in marker at 37.8, 55.3, 2 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.

Northern Barrens Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Northern Barrens map showing where to go for Counterattack!Turn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #10 37.8 55.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNorthern Barrens 37.8, 55.3/way #10 37.8 55.3
  • Objective areaNorthern Barrens 36.3, 54.2/way #10 36.3 54.2

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 Northern Barrens map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Northern Barrens:

  • Hunter's Hill, Southern BarrensHorde · about 620 yards south-west
  • The Crossroads, Northern BarrensHorde · about 640 yards east
  • The Mor'Shan Ramparts, AshenvaleHorde · about 1,500 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 100 yards north-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

Northern Barrens

Part 22 of 62.

Previous: Hezrul Bloodmark · Next: The Zhevra

  1. 17The Stagnant Oasis
  2. 18Altered Beings
  3. 19Flushing Out Verog
  4. 20Verog the Dervish
  5. 21Hezrul Bloodmark
  6. 22Counterattack!
  7. 23The Zhevra
  8. 24Hunting the Huntress
  9. 25Echeyakee
  10. 26Into the Raptor's Den
  11. 27Who's Shroomin' Who?
  12. 28Club Foote

Showing steps 17 to 28 of 62.

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.

  • Hezrul BloodmarkNorthern Barrens · Level 5-30

    Hezrul Bloodmark is the leader of the Kolkar centaurs in the Barrens. He is fierce, brutal and cunning. Defeating him would disrupt and fracture the Kolkars, greatly reducing their threat to us. So kill him. Bring me Hezrul's Head, and I will mount it from this outpost, so that they may know fear.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The ZhevraNorthern Barrens · Level 5-30

    If you wish to serve my beloved horde, you'll have to prove your strength to me, pup. You can cut your teeth by hunting zhevra. They may not be the strongest of beasts in the Barrens, but stay clear of their kick or you'll regret it. Hunt the zhevra to the north and south, and collect their hooves.

Also counted by Northern Barrens Quests

Its criteria name 11 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Northern Barrens has 62 steps, from In Defense of Far Watch to Mor'shan Caravan Delivery.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Northern Barrens (61), Southern Barrens (1).

Other storylines on the Northern Barrens map

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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Northern Barrens QuestsComplete the Northern Barrens storylines listed below.10
Related
Corruption Manifest
Corruption Runs Deep
Counter Measures
Counteracting the Black Blood
Counterbalancing
Countering Corruption
Countering the Contagion
Coup de Grace

Guides and routes on this site that cover Northern Barrens.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

Database

Quest Location and Connections

More Quests in Northern Barrens

See all 91 quests in Northern Barrens
Downloads

Background