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Striking Back (Alliance)

Striking Back is an Alliance-only quest for level 1-30 in Dun Morogh. It is step 27 of 30 in the Dun Morogh storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Dun Morogh at 78.2, 20.5. It rewards 2 reputation rewards, 4,100 experience and money.

Description

My chief engineer tells me that he's managed to get one of the bombers repaired and airworthy. Take these bombs with you, and look for the repaired bomber at the start of the runway.

Once you're airborne, use the bombs to do as much damage to the attacking Dark Iron dwarves as you can. I've heard rumors that they're preparing to deploy a new kind of war golem. Keep your eyes peeled for those golems and make them your highest priority targets.

Rewards

Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationIronforge +250, Gnomeregan +250
Top Comments

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Decided to roll a new alt since the heirloom tab came out today, but hit a brick wall with this quest. You hop in the plane, it goes a few feet, then ejects you.

Costumes granted from toys don't seem to fix this, nor did relogging and disabling addons.

What did work was I just ran to where you are supposed to bomb them, but dispatched them 1 at a time with my sword and still was able to complete the quest.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP4,100
MoneyGold10g 50s
ReputationIronforge+250
ReputationGnomeregan+250

Reward details

Reputation: Ironforge +250

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

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Dun Morogh that reward Ironforge reputation: Forced to Watch from Afar (+250), Protecting the Herd (+250), The Perfect Stout (+250), Beer Basted Boar Ribs (+250), Operation Recombobulation (+250), Those Blasted Troggs! (+250).

Reputation: Gnomeregan +250

The former denizens of Gnomeregan, now living in New Tinkertown and in league with the Alliance.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Dun Morogh that reward Gnomeregan reputation: Forced to Watch from Afar (+250), Protecting the Herd (+250), The Perfect Stout (+250), Beer Basted Boar Ribs (+250), Operation Recombobulation (+250), Those Blasted Troggs! (+250).

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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapDun MoroghTurn-in marker at 78.2, 20.5, 13 mapped points
Objective areaWetlands1 mapped point
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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.

Dun Morogh Quest turn-in 13 mapped points
Dun Morogh map showing where to go for Striking BackTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #27 78.2 20.5

Wetlands Objective area 1 mapped point
Wetlands map showing where to go for Striking BackObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #56 31.6 89.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDun Morogh 78.2, 20.5/way #27 78.2 20.5
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Dun Morogh 76.9, 37.8/way #27 76.9 37.8
  • Objective areaWetlands 31.6, 89.4/way #56 31.6 89.4

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 Dun Morogh map

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

Getting there

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

  • Ironforge, Dun MoroghAlliance · about 580 yards west
  • Gol'Bolar Quarry, Dun MoroghAlliance · about 1,100 yards south
  • Slabchisel's Survey, WetlandsAlliance · about 1,200 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 570 yards south

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

Dun Morogh

Part 27 of 30.

Previous: Rallying the Defenders · Next: Grimaxe's Demise

  1. 19The Public Servant
  2. 20Priceless Treasures
  3. 21Dealing with the Surge
  4. 22Entombed in Ice
  5. 23Dark Iron Scheming
  6. 24Get to the Airfield
  7. 25Extinguish the Fires
  8. 26Rallying the Defenders
  9. 27Striking Back
  10. 28Grimaxe's Demise
  11. 29Demanding Answers
  12. 30Seize the Ambassador

Showing steps 19 to 30 of 30.

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.

  • Rallying the DefendersDun Morogh · Level 1-30

    While our engineers work on getting the bombers ready to fly again, our guards and mountaineers continue to fight the invaders. They've been out there since the incursion began, without so much as a chance to catch some sleep or have a meal.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Grimaxe's DemiseDun Morogh · Level 1-30

    With you leading the way, we've finally broken the momentum of the Dark Iron attack. General Grimaxe, the Dark Iron leader, is attempting to rally his troops from the center of their lines on the frozen lake to the south. He stands atop one of their new dark iron golems, shouting orders to his men.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Dun Morogh · Level 1-30.

The storyline at a glance

Dun Morogh has 30 steps, from Beer Basted Boar Ribs to Seize the Ambassador.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Dun Morogh (28), Ironforge (2).

Other storylines on the Dun Morogh 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

7 quests carry the name Striking Back. They differ in the faction/level/category shown here.

QuestFactionLevelCategoryID
Striking Back (this page)AllianceLevel 1-30Same26094
Striking BackSameLevel 1-90Midsummer11917
Striking BackSameLevel 1-90Midsummer11947
Striking BackSameLevel 1-90Midsummer11948
Striking BackSameLevel 1-90Midsummer11952
Striking BackSameLevel 1-90Midsummer11953
Striking BackSameLevel 1-90Midsummer11954
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