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Quest
The Battle for Shattrath
A World of Warcraft quest in Talador. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I do like the symbolism of Yrel using an Orcish weapon and Durotan using the Draenic weapon.
So you're trying to figure out how to get the new player housing decor item that this quest rewards.
Turns out the entire quest chain required for this is actually gated by yet another series of quests that are seemingly completely unrelated. Basically you need to go to Fort Wryn (/way 69.85 20.81) and speak to [npc=79133]. He asks you what building you want to build. After you select a building, this then leads to another series of quests. Only after completing that series of quests does Sloan McCoy then offer the quest chain you actually need that leads to this quest.
I don't think it matters which building you choose to build.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 20-40
ZoneTalador
Quest ID34099
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(34099))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Battle for Shattrath, step 14 of 14
RewardsTalador Sentinel Gloves, 
Sha'tari Keeper Handguards, 
Auchenai Keeper Gloves, 67g 92s, 10,950 XP
Talador Sentinel Gloves, Sha'tari Keeper Handguards, Auchenai Keeper Gloves, 67g 92s, 10,950 XPDescription
To stop the Iron Horde, we must overcome prejudice and work together, if only for this purpose. Horde, Alliance, past, present... all meaningless in the face of this enemy. We will retake Shattrath together... or die trying.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #535 69.6 20.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inTalador 69.6, 20.5
/way #535 69.6 20.5 - Objective areaTalador 50.4, 34.9
/way #535 50.4 34.9 - Objective areaTalador 46.8, 19.0
/way #535 46.8 19.0 - Objective areaTalador 54.4, 36.3
/way #535 54.4 36.3
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 Talador map
- Due Cause to Celebrate about 20 yards
- The Only Way to Travel about 20 yards
- Next Steps about 20 yards
- Out of Jovite about 40 yards
- Iridium Recovery about 40 yards
- Gas Guzzlers about 40 yards
- In Ared's Memory about 40 yards
- The Quarry Quandary about 50 yards
- An Audience With The Archmage about 530 yards
- Shredder Manual about 590 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Talador, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Talador:
- Fort Wrynn (Alliance), Talador
- Redemption Rise, Talador
- Zangarra, Talador
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- Objective area
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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TypeLeather Hands
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for29 gold37 silver
TypePlate Hands
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +5 Haste, +7 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for29 gold93 silver
TypeCloth Hands
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +7 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for30 gold59 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level42
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for29 gold15 silver
Reputation: Council of Exarchs +500
Under the leadership of five powerful exarchs, the draenei of Draenor have prospered in a savage world.
Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.
Other quests in Talador that reward Council of Exarchs reputation: Nightmare in the Tomb (+250), Pieces of Us (+250), Burning Sky (+250), Barum's Notes (+250), Disrupting the Flow (+250), The Heart of Auchindoun (+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.
Storyline
The Battle for Shattrath
Part 14 of 14.
Previous: Khadgar's Plan
- 1Through the Looking Glass
- 2Too Many Irons in the Fire
- 3In Short Supply
- 4Thaelin's Quick Fix
- 5Decommissioned Mission
- 6Shredder Manual
- 7Vol. X Pages ?
- 8Dreadpiston
- 9Iron Them Out
- 10An Eye for a Spy
- 11Born to Shred
- 12Engineering Her Demise
- 13Khadgar's Plan
- 14The Battle for Shattrath
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.
- Khadgar's Plan
Shattrath must not fall into the hands of the Iron Horde. It is time again for me to get my hands bloody. We will tell Khadgar we are ready to enter the city and take back what is rightfully ours.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance only · Talador · Level 20-40.
Also counted by Don't Let the Tala-door Hit You on the Way Out
Its criteria name 5 quests; others include:
The storyline at a glance
The Battle for Shattrath has 14 steps, from Through the Looking Glass to The Battle for Shattrath.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Talador (14).
Other storylines on the Talador map
- Establishing your Outpost
- In the Shadows of Auchindoun
- The Plight of the Arakkoa
- Garrison Campaign
- Gorefiend
- Against the Warsong
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.
- Don't Let the Tala-door Hit You on the Way Out: its criteria name 5 quests, this one included. Unlock: "Treasure Map: Talador".