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Proving Grounds (ID 7162)

Proving Grounds is an Alliance-only quest for level 1-90 in Alterac Valley. It rewards 2 reward items, 2 reputation rewards and 9,500 experience.

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Description

You've arrived just in time, <class>. These Frostwolf savages just won't give up! We must show them the might of the Stormpike. They must bow to our superiority.

Before you make your way to the field of battle, you will want to join the rank of Stormpike.

Southwest of Dun Baldar, you will find the Icewing Caverns. Planted deep within the caverns is a Stormpike Banner. Venture forth and recover that banner. Return it to me, and you will have earned a Stormpike initiate's insignia.

Rewards

You will receive:

Experience9,500 XP
ReputationStormpike Guard +250, Ironforge +250

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Inside Alterac Valley, head to the Harpy Cave (40,29) and work your way to the back and a large circular room. The banner is in the middle of the room. Loot it and return to the quest giver outside of AV for the turn in.

To get the next rank, you simply have to meet the reputation requirement, and he'll have another quest for you. No need to repeat the banner, you just get a new Insignia from him each time.

There are 6 Stormpike Insignias:

(Level 51, min) Rank 1: Quest - Can be done at Neutral
(Level 51, min) Rank 2: Friendly (3000 rep)
(Level 54, min) Rank 3: Honored (6000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 4: Revered (9000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 5: Exalted (21000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 6: Full Exalted (1000 rep)

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(7162))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

2
3687+79via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Inside Alterac Valley, head to the Harpy Cave (40,29) and work your way to the back and a large circular room. The banner is in the middle of the room. Loot it and return to the quest giver outside of AV for the turn in.

To get the next rank, you simply have to meet the reputation requirement, and he'll have another quest for you. No need to repeat the banner, you just get a new Insignia from him each time.

There are 6 Stormpike Insignias:

(Level 51, min) Rank 1: Quest - Can be done at Neutral
(Level 51, min) Rank 2: Friendly (3000 rep)
(Level 54, min) Rank 3: Honored (6000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 4: Revered (9000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 5: Exalted (21000 rep)
(Level 60, min) Rank 6: Full Exalted (1000 rep)

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP9,500
ReputationStormpike Guard+250
ReputationIronforge+250

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeArmor Trinket
Item level29
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+3 Frost Resistance
UseRecall
TypeMiscellaneous
Item level1

“Tales of Stormpike Glory - By Vanndar Stormpike”

Reputation: Stormpike Guard +250

The Stormpike Dwarves have set up residence in Alterac Valley, where they're locked in battle with the Frostwolf Orcs.

Reputation group: Alliance Forces.

Other quests in Alterac Valley that reward Stormpike Guard reputation: Begin the Attack! (+10), Master Ryson's All Seeing Eye (+150), Zinfizzlex's Portable Shredder Unit (+25), Alterac Valley Graveyards (+250), Towers and Bunkers (+250), The Quartermaster (+10).

Reputation: Ironforge +250

This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Alterac Valley that reward Ironforge reputation: Irondeep Supplies (+25), More Armor Scraps (+10), Begin the Attack! (+10), Zinfizzlex's Portable Shredder Unit (+10), Ivus the Forest Lord (+10), Call of Air - Vipore's Fleet (+10).

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.

Quest Line

Where this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Alterac Valley · Level 1-90.

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

6 quests carry the name Proving Grounds. They differ in the faction/level/category shown here.

QuestFactionLevelCategoryID
Proving Grounds (this page)AllianceLevel 1-90Same7162
Proving GroundsHordeLevel 1-90Same7161
Proving GroundsAllianceLevel 35Proving Grounds33248
Proving GroundsHordeLevel 35Proving Grounds33249
Proving GroundsAllianceLevel 60-90Proving Grounds37433
Proving GroundsHordeLevel 60-90Proving Grounds37434
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Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this quest is in the Classic Era client's data too

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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