Quest

Tactical Withdrawal

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

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Naexkyrnn2023-11-07T21:18:22-06:00+17via Wowhead

Seems that the story ends here for week 1. Probably doesn't go further until next week like with the Abberus questline.

venndann2023-11-07T23:16:31-06:00+2via Wowhead

Yes, if you hover over the Guardians of the Dream Campaign note at the top of your quest log, it shows your progress and how many of the 7 chapters you've completed. As of today, day of release, it also says "Return later to aid Merithra in defending the Emerald Dream."

r3fund2023-11-10T10:08:37-06:00+1via Wowhead

Upon completion, Memory of the Dreamer unlocks, whose subsequent quests reward [item=210954] and [item=211370].

That is every comment on this page.

Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-80

ZoneEmerald Dream

Quest ID77178

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(77178))

What to do

StorylineIce and Fire, step 9 of 9

Rewards2g 80s 90c, 1,200 XP

Description

We have stopped this attack on the barrier, but Fyrakk will find a way through. {name}, we need to return to Alexstrasza and Merithra and tell them his plans for the Wellspring. Return as soon as possible. It is more urgent than ever to stop Fyrakk.

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-inEmerald Dream 50.8, 62.8/way #2200 50.8 62.8
Objective areaEmerald Dream 33.7, 25.3/way #2200 33.7 25.3

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 Emerald Dream map

Dragon Keeping same spot
A Dragon in Hand is Worth Two in the Roost same spot
It Starts With a Stone about 70 yards
Dreams Unified about 70 yards
A Worthy Ally: Dream Wardens about 70 yards
Blooming Dreamseeds about 80 yards
Some Water... about 90 yards
The Right Food... about 300 yards
A Dash of Minerals... about 300 yards
And a Pinch of Magic about 310 yards

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

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Emerald Dream:

Central Encampment, The Emerald DreamAlliance and Horde · about 30 yards north-east
Verdant Landing, The Emerald DreamAlliance and Horde · about 1,400 yards east
Eye of Ysera, The Emerald DreamAlliance and Horde · about 1,700 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 2,300 yards north-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.

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Money2 gold80 silver

Experience1,200 XP

Other quests on the Emerald Dream map

Reward details

Currency: [DNT] The Currency Formerly Named Dream Ephemera x 500

Lingering essence from the dream. Used to procure dream items from [vendor] in [zone].

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.

Storyline

Ice and Fire

Part 9 of 9.

Previous: Power, Eruption, and Lies

Also part of: The Emerald Dream (part 35 of 71).

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.

Power, Eruption, and LiesEmerald Dream · Level 10-80
Buri told me that Lethka plans to ignite Cinder Summit, and Vyranoth pursued her. Lethka revealed herself because she knew that Vyranoth would go after her. The power in Cinder Summit can destroy this barrier, or Vyranoth. We have to go after them.

Also counted by Defenders of the Dream

Its criteria name 6 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Ice and Fire has 9 steps, from Mayhem Incarnate to Tactical Withdrawal.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Emerald Dream (9).

Other storylines on the Emerald Dream map

Eye of Ysera12 steps, starts with Eye of Ysera
Enter the Dream12 steps, starts with Call of the Dream
A Dream of Fields and Fire10 steps, starts with The Bloom Begins
Emerald Dream Campaign10 steps, starts with Call of the Dream
Druids of the Flame8 steps, starts with The Burning Barrow
A Mix of Hope, Care, and Patience5 steps, starts with Some Water...

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.

Defenders of the DreamComplete the following storylines in the Emerald Dream.10

Defenders of the Dream: its criteria name 6 quests, this one included.