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Surface Bound

A World of Warcraft quest in Isle of Dorn. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 78-80
LocationIsle of Dorn, Khaz Algar, Dornogal, Azj-Kahet
Quest ID79197

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(79197))

What to do

WhereIsle of Dorn, Khaz Algar, Dornogal, Azj-Kahet
StorylineAgainst the Current, step 1 of 8
Rewards15g 19s, 5,300 XP

Description

{name}, the moment is upon us. We must make haste to the city of Dornogal, where our allies await. Only together do we stand a chance against Harbinger's machinations.

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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.

Isle of Dorn Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Isle of Dorn map showing where to go for Surface BoundTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #2248 46.3 52.1

Khaz Algar Objective area no plotted point
Dornogal Objective area no plotted point
Azj-Kahet Objective area 2 mapped points
Azj-Kahet map showing where to go for Surface BoundObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #2255 57.5 41.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inIsle of Dorn 46.3, 52.1/way #2248 46.3 52.1
  • Objective areaAzj-Kahet 57.5, 41.6/way #2255 57.5 41.6
  • Objective areaAzj-Kahet 55.6, 44.2/way #2255 55.6 44.2

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 Isle of Dorn map

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Isle of Dorn:

  • Dornogal, Isle of DornAlliance and Horde · about 450 yards north-east
  • Freywold Village, Isle of DornAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards south
  • Rambleshire, Isle of DornAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 1,400 yards north (on the Khaz Algar map)

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.

Related
Money15 gold19 silver
Experience5,300 XP

Storyline

Against the Current

Part 1 of 8.

Next: The Fleet Arrives

  1. 1Surface Bound
  2. 2The Fleet Arrives
  3. 3Embassies and Envoys
  4. 4Embassies and Envoys
  5. 5There's Always Another Secret
  6. 6What's Hidden Beneath Dornogal
  7. 7Preparing for the Unknown
  8. 8Urban Odyssey

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Quest chain

  1. 1Surface Bound
  2. 2The Fleet Arrives
  3. 3Embassies and Envoys
  4. 4Embassies and Envoys
  5. 5There's Always Another Secret
  6. 6What's Hidden Beneath Dornogal
  7. 7Preparing for the Unknown
  8. 8Ship It!
  9. 9Urban Odyssey
  10. 10Coreway Maintenance Request

Step 1 of 10. Chain order is read from the prerequisite data in the current retail client build, so it reflects what the game requires, not a curated storyline.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Fleet ArrivesIsle of Dorn · Level 80

    From the moment we crashed on this isle, it were clear as crystal we'd be needin' allies if we hoped to face Xal'atath. Jaina and Thrall took off tae muster reinforcements, an' you and I set tae work seein' what could be done here with the earthen.

The storyline at a glance

Against the Current has 8 steps, from Surface Bound to Urban Odyssey.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Isle of Dorn (4), Vault of Memory (2), Dornogal (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Isle of Dorn 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.