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Old Soldier

A World of Warcraft quest in War Campaign - Horde. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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  2. The Eve of Battle - speak to [npc=155789] (cinematic) and accept teleport at [npc=156119]

  4. This Ain't Mine - click the bot outside: use 1) [spell=303497] and 2) [spell=306808] to clear the way, 3) [spell=307856] to destroy the boulders at the end. Click the wyvern on your left. Speak to [npc=155786]

  6. Saving the Siege - click 8 crates
    Already Among Us - kill 10 [npc=156126]s and [npc=156125]s
    Strategic Deployment - talk to [npc=156119], [npc=155789] and [npc=156120]

  8. Before the Gates of Orgrimmar - speak to [npc=155786] to watch the battle (cinematic)

  10. The Price of Victory - meet [npc=156181] in Thunder Bluff. Return to the gates of Orgrimmar

  12. Old Soldier - speak to [npc=155789] (cinematic)
    You get The Fourth War and the matching title after turn in the quest.

Took ca. 20-25 minutes, incl. cinematics and flight.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 50
ZoneWar Campaign - Horde
LocationOrgrimmar, Durotar
Quest ID57095

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(57095))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereOrgrimmar, Durotar
StorylineBreaking the Cycle, step 17 of 17
Rewards70g 20s, 10,250 XP

Description

No matter what anyone says, he was an honorable orc. A legend in his own right, the ideal to which all warriors of the Horde aspired. He gave his life to heal the rift in the Horde and give us the chance to forge a new path forward. His was more than a death befitting a warrior. It was the death of a hero. We shall honor his sacrifice.

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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.

Orgrimmar Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Orgrimmar map showing where to go for Old SoldierTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #85 50.1 76.6

Durotar Objective area 2 mapped points
Durotar map showing where to go for Old SoldierObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1535 34.9 60.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inOrgrimmar 50.1, 76.6/way #85 50.1 76.6
  • Objective areaDurotar 34.9, 60.1/way #1535 34.9 60.1
  • Objective areaDurotar 36.1, 64.1/way #1535 36.1 64.1

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 Orgrimmar map

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

Getting there

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

  • Orgrimmar, DurotarHorde · about 200 yards north
  • Nozzlepot's Outpost, Northern BarrensHorde · about 1,100 yards south-west
  • Razor Hill, DurotarHorde · about 1,400 yards south

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
Money70 gold20 silver
Experience10,250 XP

Storyline

Breaking the Cycle

Part 17 of 17.

The Horde faces a time of trial. While the shadow of N'Zoth rises, Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner recalls all those loyal to her vision of the Horde while High Overlord Saurfang does the same.

Previous: The Price of Victory

  1. 6Militia
  2. 7A Line in the Sand
  3. 8Most Loyal
  4. 9Not My Warchief
  5. 10The Eve of Battle
  6. 11This Ain't Mine
  7. 12Saving the Siege
  8. 13Already Among Us
  9. 14Strategic Deployment
  10. 15Before the Gates of Orgrimmar
  11. 16The Price of Victory
  12. 17Old Soldier

Showing steps 6 to 17 of 17.

Also part of: Breaking the Cycle (part 17 of 21).

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.

  • The Price of VictoryWar Campaign - Horde · Level 50

    Saurfang... I... <Lor'themar takes a moment to compose himself.> ...Thrall will wish to honor Saurfang's sacrifice. And so shall the rest of us. Recall our forces. Let them know what has transpired. Tell them that the great warrior Varok Saurfang is dead and that the warchief has abandoned us.

After this quest

Taken from a quest that requires this one.

  • A Gathering of ChampionsZuldazar · Level 50

    The leaders of the Horde are gathering together in Orgrimmar to nominate a new Warchief of the Horde. As a champion of the Horde, your presence at the meeting has been requested. The gathering will be held at the embassy in Orgrimmar. I will be going on ahead.

  • A Gathering of ChampionsBoralus Harbor · Level 50

    King Wrynn has called for an audience with the Alliance leaders in Stormwind. Your presence at the meeting has been specifically requested. The gathering will be held at the embassy. Come speak with me when you arrive in Stormwind, I'll be waiting with the others. Do hurry, <name>.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · War Campaign - Horde · Level 50.

Also counted by The Fourth War

Its criteria name 2 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Breaking the Cycle has 17 steps, from They Move Against Us to Old Soldier.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Orgrimmar (7), Durotar (5), Durotar (3), Ghostlands (1).

Other storylines on the Orgrimmar 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.

The Fourth WarComplete the War Campaign in Battle for Azeroth.10
  • The Fourth War: its criteria name 2 quests, this one included. Title: Veteran of the Fourth War.