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Darkhorn the Elder
Darkhorn the Elder is a quest for level 1-90. It rewards 2 reward items, 2 reputation rewards and 4,750 experience. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.
Rewards
You will receive:
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Known issues
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If, like me, you're an alliance and haven't bought Cata yet so can't fly, here's a short corpse run way for low levels to get this which I just did as a level 70:
Go to Undercity, get killed at the bottom of the east Zeppelin tower.
Ghost run back (a fairly long way), don't resurrect until you get to the top of the tower and a Orgrimmar Zeppelin has arrived. Resurrect and make sure you are killed on the Zep. Your corpse is going on a trip so don't release! Wait until you arrive in Orgrimmar and then release.
Make the long ghost run in from Razor Hill to the Org Zep tower which is pretty near the Elder, stand behind Elder Darkhorn and wait for your corpse to fly overhead again on the Zep (you'll see it approaching on your minimap), resurrect when it comes into range, right click the elder and there you go.
You're now in a relatively safe spot from guards so you can probably just hearth out if you don't want to die again.
New location 2011 near the flightmaster in Org.
http://www.wowhead.com/maps?data=1637:532598
Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8677))
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
If, like me, you're an alliance and haven't bought Cata yet so can't fly, here's a short corpse run way for low levels to get this which I just did as a level 70:
Go to Undercity, get killed at the bottom of the east Zeppelin tower.
Ghost run back (a fairly long way), don't resurrect until you get to the top of the tower and a Orgrimmar Zeppelin has arrived. Resurrect and make sure you are killed on the Zep. Your corpse is going on a trip so don't release! Wait until you arrive in Orgrimmar and then release.
Make the long ghost run in from Razor Hill to the Org Zep tower which is pretty near the Elder, stand behind Elder Darkhorn and wait for your corpse to fly overhead again on the Zep (you'll see it approaching on your minimap), resurrect when it comes into range, right click the elder and there you go.
You're now in a relatively safe spot from guards so you can probably just hearth out if you don't want to die again.
New location 2011 near the flightmaster in Org.
http://www.wowhead.com/maps?data=1637:532598
Not too hard. Most of the horde population will be down near the bank and auction house. Mount up and ride in the back entrance - you'll have to go through a gauntlet of guards, but with an epic mount you should be able to out run them. Keep following the path, swirving to avoid additional guard aggro, down to the Valley of Wisdom, where you can ride up, complete the quest, and ride back the way you came. You don't even need to dismount.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 4,750 |
| Reputation | Horde | +75 |
| Reputation | Alliance | +75 |
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeQuest
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
“A symbol of honor and respect for one's ancestry.”
TypeConsumable
Item level1
BindingBinds when picked up
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 this quest fits
Also counted by Elders of the Horde
Its criteria name 3 quests; others include:
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.
- Elders of the Horde: its criteria name 3 quests, this one included.
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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
