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On the Offensive

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

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As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Moon
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│ Dark Side of the Moon │ Prerequisite: SHADOWS AWAKEN
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1.Into Twilight  http://youtu.be/BO05PeBSBfs
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    2.The Clarity Elixir    4.Going Undercover
 http://youtu.be/BOIG5sfFKmc   http://youtu.be/Oj1wQSYfsD8
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    3.The Fate of Karabor   5.Escape From Shaz'gul
 http://youtu.be/UEF2iCKKHiI   http://youtu.be/gOGXsWcgHWY
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	     6.Chasing Shadows http://youtu.be/sDW-elQfydo
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	     7.Ancestor's Memory http://youtu.be/pVgTAt2P460
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	     8.Darkest Night http://youtu.be/KczWG9t_T3M
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9.Into Anguish 11.On the Offensive 12.Harbingers of the Void13.The Great Salvation14.Across the Stars
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10.The Dark Side of the Moon http://youtu.be/X_XnYMNz1-g

Read all 4 on Wowhead ↗

Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-40
Quest ID33083

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(33083))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineThe Light of Karabor, step 5 of 11
Rewards16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

We cannot enter these gates, but you can, {class}. Your mission is critical, and the Shadowmoon will kill you on sight. Do not hesitate to return the favor.

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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.

Shadowmoon Valley Quest turn-in 16 mapped points
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In-game waypoint: /way #539 46.4 38.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 46.4, 38.7/way #539 46.4 38.7
  • Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 35.7, 36.9/way #539 35.7 36.9
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Shadowmoon Valley 32.3, 40.6/way #539 32.3 40.6
  • Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 35.8, 36.9/way #539 35.8 36.9

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 Shadowmoon Valley map

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

Getting there

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

  • Embaari Village, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 50 yards west
  • Exile's Rise, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance and Horde · about 600 yards north
  • Twilight Glade, Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 830 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 940 yards west
  • Objective areaabout 710 yards 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.

Related
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationCouncil of Exarchs +250

Reward details

Reputation: Council of Exarchs +250

Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Shadowmoon Valley that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: The Fate of Karabor (+250), Think of the Children! (+250), Into Twilight (+75), A Hero's Welcome (+250), The Clarity Elixir (+250), A Grandmother's Remedy (+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

The Light of Karabor

Part 5 of 11.

Previous: Darkest Night · Next: Into Anguish

  1. 1Darkness Falls
  2. 2The Righteous March
  3. 3The Defense of Karabor
  4. 4Darkest Night
  5. 5On the Offensive
  6. 6Into Anguish
  7. 7The Dark Side of the Moon
  8. 8The Dark Side of the Moon
  9. 9Harbingers of the Void
  10. 10The Great Salvation
  11. 11Across the Stars

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.

  • Darkest NightShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    This keystone will grant its bearer entry into Anguish Fortress. Take it and meet Prophet Velen outside the Shadowmoon fortress. He intends to face Ner'zhul head-on.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Into AnguishShadowmoon Valley · Level 10-40

    Rulkan's gift to you, the Fragment of Anguish, will allow you to pass into the fortress unhindered. Go up these stairs to the doorway, then use the fragment to enter the compound. Once you are inside, you will find three altars powering the magical barrier around their stronghold.

The storyline at a glance

The Light of Karabor has 11 steps, from Darkness Falls to Across the Stars.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shadowmoon Valley (11).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley 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.