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For the Horde!

A World of Warcraft quest in Frostfire Ridge. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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

1
Utopiantos+17via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Thrall says: This terrain is ideal for a stronghold.
Archmage Khadgar says: I can open up a portal to Orgrimmar only briefly. Reinforcements are standing by, I hope?
Thrall says: The very best.

A strike team pops out of the portal.

Gazlowe says: Somebody call for a fixer?
Archmage Khadgar says: ... You're entrusting a goblin to be your foreman?
Thrall says: Gazlowe oversaw the construction of Orgrimmar.
Gazlowe says: Orgrimmar! The impenetrable fortress!
Archmage Khadgar says: Wasn't it recently sacked?
Gazlowe says: Yeah yeah, okay, one little sacking.

2
Mormolyce+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

"... You're entrusting a goblin to be your foreman?"

Well, bear in mind Khadgar's history - back in the Warcraft 2 era goblins were (old-) Horde aligned - ie his enemies - and most well known for blowing things up. Sometimes deliberately!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-40
ZoneFrostfire Ridge
LocationFrostfire Ridge, Frostwall
Quest ID34364

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34364))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereFrostfire Ridge, Frostwall
StorylineFoothold in a Savage Land, step 3 of 14
RewardsFrostwolf Greataxe, Frostwolf Hunting Crossbow, Frostwolf Boot Knife, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

Without you, none of us would have made it to the shores of my homeland. You will be the one to lead our forces here on Draenor. This is your garrison to found. I leave it to you to plant the banner and claim this territory. When you are ready, I will have Khadgar open a portal to bring through a few necessary reinforcements.

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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.

Frostfire Ridge Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Frostfire Ridge map showing where to go for For the Horde!Turn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #525 48.7 64.9

Frostwall Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

  • Turn-inFrostfire Ridge 48.7, 64.9/way #525 48.7 64.9
  • Objective areaFrostfire Ridge 48.7, 65.3/way #525 48.7 65.3

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 Frostfire Ridge map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Frostfire Ridge:

  • Frostwall Garrison, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 60 yards south-west
  • Stonefang Outpost, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 750 yards north-west
  • Darkspear's Edge, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 990 yards north

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeTwo-Handed Axe Two-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon15 - 31 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+13 Stamina, +8 Strength, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Mastery
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for85 gold60 silver
TypeCrossbow Ranged
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon15 - 23 damage, speed 3.0
Stats+13 Stamina, +8 Agility, +8 Versatility, +9 Haste
Suited toBeast Mastery, Marksmanship
Sells to vendors for85 gold93 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon6 - 11 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Agility, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Haste
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for69 gold
TypeStaff Two-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 13 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+8 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Haste, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy
Sells to vendors for86 gold57 silver
TypePolearm Two-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon16 - 30 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+13 Stamina, +8 Agility, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Versatility
Suited toSurvival, Guardian, Feral, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for86 gold90 silver
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 7 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +3 Critical Strike
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for69 gold78 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

Foothold in a Savage Land

Part 3 of 14.

Previous: Of Wolves and Warriors · Next: Back to Work

  1. 1A Song of Frost and Fire
  2. 2Of Wolves and Warriors
  3. 3For the Horde!
  4. 4Back to Work
  5. 5A Gronnling Problem
  6. 6The Den of Skog
  7. 7Establish Your Garrison
  8. 8Build Your Barracks
  9. 9What We Need
  10. 10What We Got
  11. 11The Ogron Live?
  12. 12We Need An Army
  13. 13Winds of Change
  14. 14Mission Probable

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.

  • Of Wolves and WarriorsFrostfire Ridge · Level 10-40

    The return of many of my people is a boon to us, and I thank you for your part in their survival. Come, ride with me. We have much to discuss.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Back to WorkFrostfire Ridge · Level 10-40

    Alright, boss. We're gonna need some lumber if we're gonna get this garrison started off right. If you mark some trees to be cut down, your peons will do the rest.

The storyline at a glance

Foothold in a Savage Land has 14 steps, from A Song of Frost and Fire to Mission Probable.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Frostfire Ridge (8), Frostwall (6).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Frostfire Ridge 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.