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Crippling the Horde

Crippling the Horde is an Alliance-only quest for level 50. It is step 1 of 10 in the Chasing Darkness storyline, the opening step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nazmir at 62.2, 40.9. It rewards 850 experience and money.

Description

Our scouts report that one of Sylvanas's dark ranger captains is in Nazmir.

The dark rangers are Sylvanas's deadliest fighters and scouts. Killing one of their leaders will cripple Horde operations.

Shandris Feathermoon will be leading the operation in Nazmir. Head there now and strike before we lose this chance.

Rewards

Money2 gold34 silver
Experience850 XP

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Known issues

Top Comments

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

1
varenne+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Talk with [npc=142374] at Wind's Redemption ship to sail to Nazmir.

Crippling the Horde quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5-j9Anmcm0
This quest is a part of the Alliance War Campaign (gated behind the [faction=2159] reputation).
Chasing Darkness questchain of the Ready for War achievement.

ID
Quest
Ready for War
Questgiver
Zone
Video
70
Operation: Blood Arrow
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139705]
Auto Accept
https://youtu.be/lnk4CmZgmeM
71<
Crippling the Horde
Chasing Darkness
[npc=135612]
Wind's Redemption
https://youtu.be/i5-j9Anmcm0
72
How to Kill a Dark Ranger
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/5OuOGyvwDqA
73
Tortollans in Distress
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/R29YuQiVUss
74
The Savage Hunt
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139609]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/VLhnLeagClg
75
Ending Areiel
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/e5IAWcJ7bSg
76
One Option: Fire
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139609]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/1SRXpHiT5BM
77
They Can't Stay Here
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139609]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/QWJDxAd4wXU
78
Meeting of the Minds
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/8txtqiA4biE
79
Target: Blood Prince Dreven
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140519]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/cTQME3kG4w0


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

2
Mypciscraze+12via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hi all

I present Chasing Darkness quest chain. Part of Ready for War.

See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/2e6micr2YG0

After finish this StoryLine you will be able to use Flight Master in Deadwood Cove.
.

Quest Name:
Start and description
Finish
1. Operation: Blood Arrow
AUTO START - You need to fly to [npc=135612] in Boralus.
[npc=135612]
2. Crippling the Horde
[npc=135612] - Speak with [npc=142374] to travel to Nazmir.
[npc=140258]
3. How to Kill a Dark Ranger
[npc=140258] - Speak with [npc=140258] one more time.
[npc=140258]
4. Tortollans in Distress
[npc=140258] - At first rescue 6 [npc=128001] after that go to camp on west to speak with [npc=128001].
[npc=140258]
5. The Savage Hunt
[npc=139609] - You need to kill 15 Blood trolls and allies slain.
[npc=139609]
6. One Option: Fire
[npc=139609] - You need to destroy: [object=292805], [object=293277], [object=293276] and [object=293275]. All are in the Necropolis.
[npc=139609]
7. They Can't Stay Here
[npc=139609] - You need to kill 12 Horde soldiers slain in the Necropolis.
[npc=139609]
8. Ending Areiel
[npc=140258] - You need to get [item=161332] is dropping from [npc=140399] west side in the Necropolis.
[npc=140258]
9. Meeting of the Minds
[npc=140258] - At first speak with [npc=140519] take flask [item=163196] use it and go to Horde camp to Listen on Horde Meeting. After that go to [npc=140519].
[npc=140519]
10. Target: Blood Prince Dreven
[npc=140519] - Go to see [npc=140578] hHe is far on west Nazmir. Inside the chamber will be a fight after that you need to back to camp. After finish this Quest you will reach part of Ready for War.
[npc=140258]


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Top Comments

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

1
varenne+15via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Talk with [npc=142374] at Wind's Redemption ship to sail to Nazmir.

Crippling the Horde quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5-j9Anmcm0
This quest is a part of the Alliance War Campaign (gated behind the [faction=2159] reputation).
Chasing Darkness questchain of the Ready for War achievement.

ID
Quest
Ready for War
Questgiver
Zone
Video
70
Operation: Blood Arrow
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139705]
Auto Accept
https://youtu.be/lnk4CmZgmeM
71<
Crippling the Horde
Chasing Darkness
[npc=135612]
Wind's Redemption
https://youtu.be/i5-j9Anmcm0
72
How to Kill a Dark Ranger
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/5OuOGyvwDqA
73
Tortollans in Distress
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/R29YuQiVUss
74
The Savage Hunt
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139609]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/VLhnLeagClg
75
Ending Areiel
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/e5IAWcJ7bSg
76
One Option: Fire
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139609]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/1SRXpHiT5BM
77
They Can't Stay Here
Chasing Darkness
[npc=139609]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/QWJDxAd4wXU
78
Meeting of the Minds
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140258]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/8txtqiA4biE
79
Target: Blood Prince Dreven
Chasing Darkness
[npc=140519]
Nazmir
https://youtu.be/cTQME3kG4w0


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

2
Mypciscraze+12via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hi all

I present Chasing Darkness quest chain. Part of Ready for War.

See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/2e6micr2YG0

After finish this StoryLine you will be able to use Flight Master in Deadwood Cove.
.

Quest Name:
Start and description
Finish
1. Operation: Blood Arrow
AUTO START - You need to fly to [npc=135612] in Boralus.
[npc=135612]
2. Crippling the Horde
[npc=135612] - Speak with [npc=142374] to travel to Nazmir.
[npc=140258]
3. How to Kill a Dark Ranger
[npc=140258] - Speak with [npc=140258] one more time.
[npc=140258]
4. Tortollans in Distress
[npc=140258] - At first rescue 6 [npc=128001] after that go to camp on west to speak with [npc=128001].
[npc=140258]
5. The Savage Hunt
[npc=139609] - You need to kill 15 Blood trolls and allies slain.
[npc=139609]
6. One Option: Fire
[npc=139609] - You need to destroy: [object=292805], [object=293277], [object=293276] and [object=293275]. All are in the Necropolis.
[npc=139609]
7. They Can't Stay Here
[npc=139609] - You need to kill 12 Horde soldiers slain in the Necropolis.
[npc=139609]
8. Ending Areiel
[npc=140258] - You need to get [item=161332] is dropping from [npc=140399] west side in the Necropolis.
[npc=140258]
9. Meeting of the Minds
[npc=140258] - At first speak with [npc=140519] take flask [item=163196] use it and go to Horde camp to Listen on Horde Meeting. After that go to [npc=140519].
[npc=140519]
10. Target: Blood Prince Dreven
[npc=140519] - Go to see [npc=140578] hHe is far on west Nazmir. Inside the chamber will be a fight after that you need to back to camp. After finish this Quest you will reach part of Ready for War.
[npc=140258]


.
Thank You i Hope that Help You

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP850
MoneyGold2g 34s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNazmirTurn-in marker at 62.2, 40.9, 1 mapped point
Objective areaTiragarde Sound2 mapped points
Objective areaBoralus
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.

Nazmir Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Nazmir map showing where to go for Crippling the HordeTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #863 62.2 40.9

Tiragarde Sound Objective area 2 mapped points
Tiragarde Sound map showing where to go for Crippling the HordeObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #895 73.8 26.2

Boralus Objective area

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNazmir 62.2, 40.9/way #863 62.2 40.9
  • Objective areaTiragarde Sound 73.8, 26.2/way #895 73.8 26.2

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 Nazmir map

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

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Nazmir:

  • Fort Victory, NazmirAlliance · at the same spot
  • Redfield's Watch, NazmirAlliance · about 920 yards north-west
  • Grimwatt's Crash, NazmirAlliance · about 1,700 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

Chasing Darkness

Part 1 of 10.

Our second Horde VIP target is Ranger Captain Areiel, one of Warchief Sylvanas' most trusted dark rangers.

Next: How to Kill a Dark Ranger

  1. 1Crippling the Horde
  2. 2How to Kill a Dark Ranger
  3. 3Tortollans in Distress
  4. 4The Savage Hunt
  5. 5Ending Areiel
  6. 6One Option: Fire
  7. 7They Can't Stay Here
  8. 8Meeting of the Minds
  9. 9Target: Blood Prince Dreven
  10. 10Operation: Blood Arrow

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • How to Kill a Dark RangerLevel 50

    Let's go over the plan. We don't get many chances to kill a captain of Sylvanas's dark rangers.

The storyline at a glance

Chasing Darkness has 10 steps, from Crippling the Horde to Operation: Blood Arrow.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nazmir (9), Tiragarde Sound (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

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

Other storylines on the Nazmir 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.

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