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Planting the Banner

Planting the Banner is an Alliance-only quest for level 20-30 in Blade's Edge Mountains. It is step 12 of 95 in the Blade's Edge Mountains storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Blade's Edge Mountains at 36.3, 66.2. It rewards 4 reward items, 5,150 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

I want you to steal the Bladespire banner from one of their champions and take it south to Bloodmaul Outpost. Plant it atop their Northmaul Tower.

This will infuriate the Bloodmaul and they will attack you relentlessly. But it will also keep their hatred focused on Bladespire Hold, and away from Sylvanaar.

You will know you have accomplished the deed when you have defeated Gurn Grubnosh and taken his helm. Return it to Sylvanaar.

<name>, this isn't going to be easy. Take a friend or two with you.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
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Getting the flag
To get the [item=30416], you will need to kill a Bladespire Champion.
The Bladespire Champion can be found in Bladespire Hold.

Waypoints for the Bladespire Champion:
/way 41.2 47
/way 48 50.8
/way 38.8 58
/way 40.2 50.2
Map for the Bladespire Champion:
http://www.wowhead.com/maps?data=3522:415469471506402584391578

After you've looted the [item=30416], you will have to go to Bloodmaul Outpost.
When you're there, you will see two towers. One is called ''Northmaul Tower'', and the other one is called ''Southmaul Tower''. You will need to go to the ''Northmaul Tower''. Once there, plant your banner.
There will be 3 waves of Bloodmaul Ogres, and then the final boss.
- Bloodmaul Goon x2
- Bloodmaul Goon x1, Bloodmaul Geomancer x1
- Bloodmaul Goon x1, Bloodmaul Brute x1
- Gurn Grubnosh x1

Don't forget to loot Gurn Grubnosh!

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Shoulder
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for34 gold27 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for34 gold14 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for45 gold24 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level31
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +4 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for45 gold6 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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapBlade's Edge MountainsTurn-in marker at 36.3, 66.2, 3 mapped points
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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.

Blade's Edge Mountains Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Blade's Edge Mountains map showing where to go for Planting the BannerTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #105 36.3 66.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBlade's Edge Mountains 36.3, 66.2/way #105 36.3 66.2
  • Objective areaBlade's Edge Mountains 46.9, 74.4/way #105 46.9 74.4
  • Objective areaBlade's Edge Mountains 44.0, 51.8/way #105 44.0 51.8

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 Blade's Edge Mountains map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Blade's Edge Mountains, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Blade's Edge Mountains:

  • Sylvanaar, Blade's Edge MountainsAlliance · about 190 yards north-east
  • Orebor Harborage, ZangarmarshAlliance · about 1,200 yards south-west
  • Toshley's Station, Blade's Edge MountainsAlliance · about 1,400 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 640 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 670 yards north-east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Blade's Edge Mountains

Part 12 of 95.

Previous: Gorr'Dim, Your Time Has Come... · Next: The Encroaching Wilderness

  1. 7Strange Brew
  2. 8The Bladespire Ogres
  3. 9Getting the Bladespire Tanked
  4. 10The Trappings of a Vindicator
  5. 11Gorr'Dim, Your Time Has Come...
  6. 12Planting the Banner
  7. 13The Encroaching Wilderness
  8. 14Dust from the Drakes
  9. 15Protecting Our Own
  10. 16The Bladespire Threat
  11. 17Thunderlord Clan Artifacts
  12. 18Vision Guide

Showing steps 7 to 18 of 95.

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.

  • Gorr'Dim, Your Time Has Come...Blade's Edge Mountains · Level 20-30

    The leader of Bladespire Hold is known as Gorr'Dim. Trust me... the name is appropriate. Still, I wouldn't underestimate him. He's crafty enough to have elevated his clan to be the favorite of Gruul the Dragonkiller and they now dominate these mountains.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Encroaching WildernessBlade's Edge Mountains · Level 20-30

    The Thunderlord were once a proud orc clan before they were transformed into fel orcs through the blood of Mannoroth. Recently we recovered this orc stronghold from the ogres that infest the ravine below. They had moved in when the Thunderlord clan abandoned it.

Also counted by On the Blade's Edge

Its criteria name 21 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Blade's Edge Mountains has 95 steps, from The Encroaching Wilderness to Maxnar Must Die!.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Blade's Edge Mountains (95).

Other storylines on the Blade's Edge Mountains 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.

On the Blade's EdgeComplete the Blade's Edge Mountains storylines listed below.10
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