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Prepare for Battle (Alliance)

Prepare for Battle is an Alliance-only quest for level 10-40. It is step 2 of 8 in The Blackrock storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Tanaan Jungle at 48.7, 13.8. It rewards 4 reward items, 5,450 experience and money.

Description

There's nowhere to hide up here. We need to keep moving, and to do that, we need to pass right through the heart of the Iron Horde.

It's time to turn this unarmed group of prisoners into an army.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

You will also receive:

  • Spell: CooldownsUnlocks all class abilities not previously unlocked. You're ready for the full experience. Good Luck!
Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP

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"Assault on the Dark Portal" Quest chain
Welcome to Draenor(A) Welcome to Draenor(H)

Blasted Lands
1. Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal video
2. Azeroth's Last Stand video
3. Onslaught's End video
4. The Portal's Power video
5. The Cost of War video
6. Blaze of Glory video
7. Vengeance for the Fallen(A) Vengeance for the Fallen(H) video
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13. Masters of Shadow(A) Masters of Shadow(H) video
14. The Shadowmoon Clan(A) The Shadowmoon Clan(H) video
15. Yrel(A) Yrel(H) video
16. Keli'dan the Breaker(A) Keli'dan the Breaker(H) video

Blackrock Quarry
17. Prepare for Battle(A) Prepare for Battle(H) video
18. The Battle of the Forge video
19. Ga'nar of the Frostwolf video
20. The Gunpowder Plot video
21. The Shadow of the Worldbreaker video
22. Polishing the Iron Throne video
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for43 gold70 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor20
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for44 gold51 silver
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for44 gold55 silver
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level40
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+6 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for45 gold33 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.

3D Model

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

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapTanaan JungleTurn-in marker at 48.7, 13.8, 13 mapped points
World Map

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.

Tanaan Jungle Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
Tanaan Jungle map showing where to go for Prepare for BattleTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #577 48.7 13.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTanaan Jungle 48.7, 13.8/way #577 48.7 13.8
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Tanaan Jungle 43.3, 17.9/way #577 43.3 17.9
  • Objective areaTanaan Jungle 48.6, 14.2/way #577 48.6 14.2

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 Tanaan Jungle map

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

Getting there

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 150 yards south-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.

Quest Line

Storyline

The Blackrock

Part 2 of 8.

Previous: Prepare for Battle · Next: The Battle of the Forge

  1. 1Prepare for Battle
  2. 2Prepare for Battle
  3. 3The Battle of the Forge
  4. 4The Gunpowder Plot
  5. 5The Shadow of the Worldbreaker
  6. 6Ga'nar of the Frostwolf
  7. 7Polishing the Iron Throne
  8. 8The Prodigal Frostwolf

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Level 10-40.

The storyline at a glance

The Blackrock has 8 steps, from Prepare for Battle to The Prodigal Frostwolf.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaan Jungle (8).

Other storylines on the Tanaan Jungle 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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Prepare for Battle. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
Prepare for Battle (this page)Alliance35019
Prepare for BattleHorde35005
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