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Quest
Heroes of the Horde!
A World of Warcraft quest in Hillsbrad Foothills. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This quest is bugged as of 6.0.2
Orkus will leap and kill the Battlemaster and you will not be able to loot the plans. In order to get around this, do the following:
- Aggro the bosses by attacking them. They will not deal damage to you
- Speak to Orkus to let him know that you are ready for him to attack.
- Quickly turn and attack the Battlemaster before Orkus can leap to him. Orkus will run to fight the bosses and the Battlemaster will sit in the same spot and regen health making him unkillable for the moment.
- Run over to near where Orkus is fighting and hit the Battlemaster with a ranged attack (you might have to do this twice to get him close enough.)
- Once he's close enough, the battlemaster will no longer regenerate health and you will be able to kill him, loot the plans and complete the quest.
Q. How do I get this quest?
A. Do the following:
- Pick up the quest to go to Hillsbrad:
Warchief's Command: Hillsbrad Foothills!
Warchief's Command: Hillsbrad Foothills!- Do Welcome to the Machine
- Go to Southshore and find Kingslayer Orkus in the water and do:
*Gurgle* HELP! *Gurgle*
Stormpike Rendezvous
Kasha Will Fly Again
The Road to Purgation
They Will Never Expect This...Then you can do this final quest and get your level 20 twink gear!
Quest facts
LevelLevel 7-30
Quest ID28400
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28400))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineHillsbrad Foothills, step 21 of 39
RewardsGloves of the Hero, 
Belt of the Hero, Gauntlets of the Hero, 42g, 8,250 XP
Gloves of the Hero, Belt of the Hero, Gauntlets of the Hero, 42g, 8,250 XPDescription
Now to find their battle plans and take out their leaders! Should we succeed there is an orc high warlord who served in the war in Silverpine that is now stationed at Tarren Mill - located in the heart of Hillsbrad. He will grant both of us commendations for this! We will be heroes of the Horde, {name}! Onward! Together we will defeat the Alliance filth!
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #25 56.9 48.2
Coordinates
- Turn-inHillsbrad Foothills 56.9, 48.2
/way #25 56.9 48.2 - Objective areaHillsbrad Foothills 26.7, 86.9
/way #25 26.7 86.9 - Objective areaHillsbrad Foothills 57.0, 48.7
/way #25 57.0 48.7 - Objective areaHillsbrad Foothills 28.9, 83.5
/way #25 28.9 83.5
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 Hillsbrad Foothills map
- Honor the Flame about 120 yards
- Clearing the Highlands about 1,080 yards
- Alina's Reward about 1,120 yards
- The Path of Atonement about 1,420 yards
- An Unexpected Message about 1,420 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Hillsbrad Foothills, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Hillsbrad Foothills:
- Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad
- Eastpoint Tower, Hillsbrad
- Ruins of Southshore, Hillsbrad
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Other quests on the Hillsbrad Foothills map
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeLeather Hands
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for13 silver66 copper
TypeCloth Waist
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor3
Stats+3 Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for13 silver61 copper
TypeMail Hands
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for14 silver96 copper
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for22 silver19 copper
TypePlate Feet
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+3 Strength or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for21 silver45 copper
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level14
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for20 silver19 copper
Reputation: Undercity +500
Led by Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forsaken have joined a tenuous alliance with the Horde and established this capital in the vast depths under the Ruins of Lordaeron.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Hillsbrad Foothills that reward Undercity reputation: Empire of Dirt (+250), Warchief's Command: Hillsbrad Foothills! (+250), Welcome to the Machine (+250), Trouble at Azurelode (+10), Glorious Harvest (+250), Past Their Prime (+350).
Reputation: Orgrimmar +500
Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Hillsbrad Foothills that reward Orgrimmar reputation: *Gurgle* HELP! *Gurgle* (+75), Stormpike Rendezvous (+250), Kasha Will Fly Again (+250), The Road to Purgation (+250), They Will Never Expect This... (+250), March of the Stormpike (+250).
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
Hillsbrad Foothills
Part 21 of 39.
Previous: They Will Never Expect This... · Next: Aid of the Frostwolf
- 16*Gurgle* HELP! *Gurgle*
- 17Stormpike Rendezvous
- 18Kasha Will Fly Again
- 19The Road to Purgation
- 20They Will Never Expect This...
- 21Heroes of the Horde!
- 22Aid of the Frostwolf
- 23Matters of Loyalty
- 24March of the Stormpike
- 25Cry of the Banshee
- 26Breaking the Hand
- 27Decimation
Showing steps 16 to 27 of 39.
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.
- They Will Never Expect This...
They made a mistake by not killing me when they had the chance. Perhaps they thought Orkus would drown. HAH! Now they will pay the price for their carelessness. You and I will tear this island apart, <name>. They will never expect this!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Aid of the Frostwolf
I will study the Stormpike battle plans and prepare for an assault. I need you to go to Alterac Valley and enlist the aid of the Frostwolf Clan: the very clan of our former warchief, Thrall. They will help us battle the Stormpike dwarves!
The storyline at a glance
Hillsbrad Foothills has 39 steps, from Welcome to the Machine to Extinction.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Hillsbrad Foothills (39).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Hillsbrad Foothills map
- Arathi Highlands
- Felo'melorn
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.