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Shields Down! (Alliance)

Shields Down! is an Alliance-only quest for level 35-40 in Nagrand. It is step 7 of 21 in the Against the Warsong storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nagrand at 63.1, 62.0. It rewards 4 reward items, 10,950 experience and money.

Description

Did you hear that? They got the shield up. There'll be no getting into Telaar now.

You must get that shield down. The only way to do it is to destroy the Arkonite crystal.

Don't worry about me. You're going to kill two birds with one stone; Packleader Kargora is the one who stole your blueprints.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience10,950 XP
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Shields Down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eN4BQKDNVM
[npc=79839] -> [item=111619]

Nagrandeur : The Might of Steel and Blood
1. News from Nagrand http://youtu.be/oipd1dgqG_w
2. Taking the Fight to Nagrand http://youtu.be/YC1Zg49vick
3. The Might of the Warsong http://youtu.be/TtEBzDPKShw
4. Up and Running http://youtu.be/V7XuInPIdUA
5. Operation: Surprise Party http://youtu.be/QE0dWgSneJg
6. Mo'mor Might Know http://youtu.be/ZdmxwCMiBkM
7. Operation: Just Arrowhead http://youtu.be/99S3qRXa8WE
8. The Others http://youtu.be/zoj4LbnXVSg
9. ... and My Hammer http://youtu.be/KBrY-e0kjt8
10. Shields Down! http://youtu.be/3eN4BQKDNVM
11. A Choice to Make http://youtu.be/NOYUDErSa8w

Read all 5 on Wowhead ↗

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP10,950
MoneyGold16g 98s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for37 gold18 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor21
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +7 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for37 gold32 silver
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor14
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +6 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for37 gold60 silver
TypeCloth Shoulder
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor5
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +6 Mastery
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for37 gold46 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 mapNagrandTurn-in marker at 63.1, 62.0, 4 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.

Nagrand Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Nagrand map showing where to go for Shields Down!Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #550 63.1 62.0

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNagrand 63.1, 62.0/way #550 63.1 62.0
  • Objective areaNagrand 66.8, 65.4/way #550 66.8 65.4
  • Objective areaNagrand 66.7, 69.0/way #550 66.7 69.0

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 Nagrand map

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

Getting there

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

  • Telaari Station, NagrandAlliance · about 30 yards north-east
  • Yrel's Watch, NagrandAlliance · about 810 yards north
  • Nivek's Overlook, NagrandAlliance and Horde · about 940 yards south-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 250 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 260 yards south-east
  • Objective areaabout 340 yards south-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

Against the Warsong

Part 7 of 21.

Previous: ... and My Hammer · Next: A Choice to Make

  1. 2Up and Running
  2. 3Operation: Surprise Party
  3. 4Mo'mor Might Know
  4. 5The Others
  5. 6... and My Hammer
  6. 7Shields Down!
  7. 8A Choice to Make
  8. 9Trouble at the Overwatch
  9. 10They Call Him Lantresor of the Blade
  10. 11Obtaining Ogre Offensive Orders
  11. 12The Blade Itself
  12. 13Not Without My Honor

Showing steps 2 to 13 of 21.

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.

  • ... and My HammerNagrand · Level 35-40

    When they captured me, the Warsong took my hammer. Will you help me to recover it? I ask only because it's a holy relic. It should be taken from these orc dogs for no other reason than to return it to Auchindoun.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Choice to MakeNagrand · Level 35-40

    We're just about ready to go here. All that's needed now is for you to make your choice. Take a look at the blueprints on the drafting table. Are we going to construct a corral or a tankworks?

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Nagrand · Level 35-40.

The storyline at a glance

Against the Warsong has 21 steps, from The Might of the Warsong to And Justice for Thrall.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nagrand (21).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Nagrandeur Complete the Nagrand storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Nagrand 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 Shields Down!. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
Shields Down! (this page)Alliance10,950 XP, Beastrider Spaulders, Plainsthunder Shoulders, Stormsteppe Pauldrons, Windshaper Mantle34746
Shields Down!Horde6,850 XP, Stormsteppe Belt, Beastrider Belt, Plainsthunder Girdle, Windshaper Cord34918
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