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Quest
Steeds of the Damned
A World of Warcraft quest in Acherus: The Ebon Hold. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The real question is.
Why do we need 5 steeds when there are only 4 horsemen.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The five missions are 8 hours in duration and will require the use of your full complement of followers to ensure that you can counter all the abilities. So it's best to let these run overnight while you're asleep. The missions are level 102 and ilvl 760. It is possible to run more than one mission in parallel if you forego having a follower accompany you questing.
There is some fun lore here as they reference bosses from earlier Warcraft expansions that dropped rare and interesting horse mounts. The missions consist of:
Fallen Steeds: Saddle of the Frozen Crown (Icecrown Citadal)
Salanar the Horseman requires the saddle of Invincible, the former steed of Arthas Menethil. Since the defeat of Arthas, it has been lost beneath Icecrown.Fallen Steeds: The Baron's Saddle (Stratholme)
Salanar the Horseman requires the saddle of Deathcharger, the former steed of Baron Rivendare. Following his defeat, the saddle was returned to Stratholme.Fallen Steeds: Saddle of the Headless Horseman (Scarlet Monastery)
Salanar the Horseman requires the saddle used by the great Sir Thomas, the Headless Horseman. The saddle is buried in the cemetery of the Scarlet Monastery.Fallen Steeds: Saddle of the Huntsman (Karazhan)
Salanar the Horseman requires the saddle of Midnight, the steed of Attumen the Huntsman. The saddle should be found somewhere within the ruins of Karazhan.Fallen Steeds: Reins of Shadow (Realm of Shadows)
Salanar the Horseman requires the Shadow Reins used by an ancient Dark Rider. They can only be obtained by defeating one of the Dark Riders directly.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-45
LocationAcherus: The Ebon Hold
CategoryDeath Knight Campaign
Quest ID43899
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(43899))
Requirements
ClassDeath Knight
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
Salanar the Horseman has arrived at Ebon Hold from the Realm of Shadows. He alone has the knowledge and power to conjure the steeds of the Four Horsemen. Salanar has given us the first list of necessary components to create the steeds. I have organized a number of missions to obtain these items. Use the mission table to assign your chosen champions to the task.
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.
Nearby on the Acherus: The Ebon Hold map
- Our Next Move same spot
- Plans and Preparations same spot
- Rise, Champions same spot
- Spread the Word same spot
- Recruiting the Troops same spot
- Troops in the Field same spot
- Tech It Up A Notch same spot
- Salanar the Horseman same spot
- Advancing the War Effort same spot
- Aggregates of Anguish same spot
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Acherus: The Ebon Hold, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Acherus: The Ebon Hold:
- Acherus: The Ebon Hold
- Aalgen Point, Broken Shore
- Deliverance Point, Broken Shore
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.
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Money40 gold44 silver
Experience7,700 XP
Storyline
The Four Horsemen I
Part 10 of 13.
Previous: Champion: Koltira Deathweaver · Next: Neltharion's Lair: Braid of the Underking
- 1The Ruined Kingdom
- 2Our Oldest Enemies
- 3Death... and Decay
- 4Regicide
- 5The King Rises
- 6A Personal Request
- 7Champion: Thoras Trollbane
- 8Knights of the Ebon Blade
- 9Champion: Koltira Deathweaver
- 10Steeds of the Damned
- 11Neltharion's Lair: Braid of the Underking
- 12Recruiting Ebon Knights
- 13Darkheart Thicket: The Nightmare Lash
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.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Neltharion's Lair: Braid of the Underking
Greetings, Deathlord. Years have passed since we first met, but for me it has been mere days. The unholy bond between Horseman and steed must not be taken lightly. Power begets power, Deathlord. Never forget this fact!
The storyline at a glance
The Four Horsemen I has 13 steps, from The Ruined Kingdom to Darkheart Thicket: The Nightmare Lash.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Acherus: The Ebon Hold (5), Arathi Highlands (4), Acherus: The Ebon Hold (3), The Maelstrom (1).
Other storylines on the Acherus: The Ebon Hold map
- The Four Horsemen II
- The Ebon Blade
- The Four Horsemen III
- Class Mount: Death Knight
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.