Quest Log

Shadow Over Thunder Bluff

Shadow Over Thunder Bluff is a quest for level 40-90. It is step 10 of 18 in the Allies of the Horde: Highmountain storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Thunder Bluff at 61.7, 52.2. It rewards 9,500 experience and money.

Description

A dark force has descended upon us. I refuse to believe that the Highmountain are behind it.

The cacophony out there is disturbingly familiar. Could it be...

No! The minions of the Old Gods are attacking! We must fight for Thunder Bluff, <name>!

Rewards

Money28

Experience9,500 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Thunder Bluff 61.7, 52.2 /way #88 61.7 52.2

Known issues

Top Comments

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PhelgrahmOct 22, 2018+9via Wowhead

If you see an invasion of Dark Tendrils and Shadows of Uul then your account is likely involved in a phased event related to the unlocking of the Highmountain Tauren race on your account. You must finish the quest chain to unlock the Highmountain Tauren race in order for Thunder Bluff to return to normal.

SquidFetusJan 26, 2021+8via Wowhead

Small word of warning:
I recently did this as a level 50 Frost Mage after the level squish (with non-heroic BfA dungeon gear) and it was an almighty pain in the arse. The Shadow of Uul mobs are immune to slow or freezing effects, and Bairne does a dismal job at holding aggro - combined with my squishiness it was not a recipe for a whole lot of fun.
In certain areas (like right outside of the tent where you start the quest) these mobs can suddenly rush in from nowhere in groups of 2-3 as they are scripted to chase NPC defenders, but they will quickly aggro to you. Because of the complete lack of crowd control options, you can end up getting eaten pretty fast. Even throwing up Ice Block didn't save me on a few occasions as they just started attacking me again the instant it finished, and it's one of the only times in recent memory that I have had to use mage food in between every fight because of the guaranteed damage these things inflict.
I died multiple times and each time I had to wait for the elevator near the graveyard at the base of Thunder Bluff, which sure as hell gets repetitive quickly.
The area where you need to kill Qy'telek (in the follow-up quest after this) is incredibly painful for this reason as well. If you pull a Shadow of Uul while fighting him as a class with no health regeneration options, prepare to die.

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Top Comments

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

PhelgrahmOct 22, 2018+9via Wowhead

If you see an invasion of Dark Tendrils and Shadows of Uul then your account is likely involved in a phased event related to the unlocking of the Highmountain Tauren race on your account. You must finish the quest chain to unlock the Highmountain Tauren race in order for Thunder Bluff to return to normal.

SquidFetusJan 26, 2021+8via Wowhead

Small word of warning:
I recently did this as a level 50 Frost Mage after the level squish (with non-heroic BfA dungeon gear) and it was an almighty pain in the arse. The Shadow of Uul mobs are immune to slow or freezing effects, and Bairne does a dismal job at holding aggro - combined with my squishiness it was not a recipe for a whole lot of fun.
In certain areas (like right outside of the tent where you start the quest) these mobs can suddenly rush in from nowhere in groups of 2-3 as they are scripted to chase NPC defenders, but they will quickly aggro to you. Because of the complete lack of crowd control options, you can end up getting eaten pretty fast. Even throwing up Ice Block didn't save me on a few occasions as they just started attacking me again the instant it finished, and it's one of the only times in recent memory that I have had to use mage food in between every fight because of the guaranteed damage these things inflict.
I died multiple times and each time I had to wait for the elevator near the graveyard at the base of Thunder Bluff, which sure as hell gets repetitive quickly.
The area where you need to kill Qy'telek (in the follow-up quest after this) is incredibly painful for this reason as well. If you pull a Shadow of Uul while fighting him as a class with no health regeneration options, prepare to die.

Mora79Sep 2, 2018+4via Wowhead

Is it only me or Thunderbluff keeps being phased in that quest even after it is completed... :/
With the Darkmoon Fair, it is even more ridiculous, with double version of each npc in the town ! one version is fighting while the other one is dancing ...

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	9,500
Money	Gold	28g 9s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Thunder Bluff	Turn-in marker at 61.7, 52.2, 25 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.

Coordinates

Turn-inThunder Bluff 61.7, 52.2/way #88 61.7 52.2
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Thunder Bluff 50.4, 43.6/way #88 50.4 43.6
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Thunder Bluff 49.1, 44.9/way #88 49.1 44.9

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 Thunder Bluff map

When Spirits Whisper about 10 yards
Answer the Call about 10 yards
Storm in Bloodhoof about 40 yards
Repaying the Life Debt about 200 yards
The Black Shield about 210 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thunder Bluff:

Thunder Bluff, MulgoreHorde · about 160 yards west
Malaka'jin, Stonetalon MountainsHorde · about 1,100 yards north
Bloodhoof Village, MulgoreHorde · about 1,100 yards south
Thunk's Abode, DesolaceAlliance and Horde · about 1,400 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 130 yards north-west
Objective areaabout 140 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Allies of the Horde: Highmountain

Part 10 of 18.

Previous: A Feast for Our Kin · Next: Return to Highmountain

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 18.

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.

A Feast for Our KinLevel 40-90
Ah, the Highmountain tauren. They have been our allies ever since we felled the Legion. Are you interested in hearing how they joined the Horde? It is quite the tale! It all began with Baine Bloodhoof and Mayla Highmountain.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Return to HighmountainLevel 40-90
Spiritwalker Ebonhorn remains in great danger. He and Mayla have returned to Highmountain, but I believe they still need our aid. Let us journey to Thunder Totem and do whatever we can to mend Ebonhorn. Perhaps our deeds will strengthen the bond between our peoples.

The storyline at a glance

Allies of the Horde: Highmountain has 18 steps, from Walking in Their Footsteps to Dark Forces.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Highmountain (13), Thunder Bluff (3), Orgrimmar (1), Thunder Totem (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Allied Races: Highmountain Tauren Earn the allegiance of the Highmountain tauren and welcome them into the Horde.

Other storylines on the Thunder Bluff map

Tauren Heritage8 steps, starts with When Spirits Whisper
Dustwallow Marsh83 steps, starts with Traitors Among Us

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.

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