Quest Log

The Black Blade

The Black Blade is a Horde-only quest for level 50. It is step 22 of 22 in the Crucible of Storms storyline, the final step. The quest's turn-in marker is in Orgrimmar at 48.3, 71.1. It rewards 6,800 experience and money.

Description

<The blade that was known as Xal'atath rests on the ground before you. Though the consciousness that resided within the dagger is gone, it still resonates with power.

Almost as if the weapon speaks with another voice. Another purpose....

You feel a compulsion to bring this artifact to the warchief.>

Rewards

You will receive:

Azeritex 500

Money23

Experience6,800 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Orgrimmar 48.3, 71.1 /way #85 48.3 71.1
Named in the quest text: Xal'atath.

Known issues

Top Comments

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CheddarTrekJan 14, 2020+14via Wowhead

Just realized I still had this but now Baine is in there instead of Sylvanas - is there a way to turn it in still?
Edit: After doing all other active quests in the Hold, I phased back into where she was.

kurtalpApr 19, 2019+13via Wowhead

I didnt take quest after defeating the boss. but when I re-enter the raid one day after, there were no boss yet was unable get the quest. So remember to take the quest after defeating boss.

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(54683))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

CheddarTrekJan 14, 2020+14via Wowhead

Just realized I still had this but now Baine is in there instead of Sylvanas - is there a way to turn it in still?
Edit: After doing all other active quests in the Hold, I phased back into where she was.

kurtalpApr 19, 2019+13via Wowhead

I didnt take quest after defeating the boss. but when I re-enter the raid one day after, there were no boss yet was unable get the quest. So remember to take the quest after defeating boss.

gortopApr 26, 2019+5via Wowhead

Alliance alternative is The Missing Blade.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Currency	Azerite	500
Experience	XP	6,800
Money	Gold	23g 40s

Reward details

Currency: Azerite x 500

The blood of Azeroth crystalizes into chunks of Azerite, an extremely potent and powerful material.

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 map	Orgrimmar	Turn-in marker at 48.3, 71.1, 1 mapped point
Objective area	Crucible of Storms

World Map

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.

Crucible of Storms Objective area

Coordinates

Turn-inOrgrimmar 48.3, 71.1/way #85 48.3 71.1

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 Orgrimmar map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Orgrimmar:

Orgrimmar, DurotarHorde · about 140 yards north
Nozzlepot's Outpost, Northern BarrensHorde · about 1,100 yards south-west
Valormok, AzsharaHorde · about 1,300 yards north

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

Crucible of Storms

Part 22 of 22.

Previous: The Missing Blade

Showing steps 11 to 22 of 22.

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.

The Missing BladeLevel 50
<The echo of the blade Xal'atath lingers before you. Though the consciousness that resided within the dagger is gone, the place it once occupied still resonates with power. You sense the weapon now speaks another voice. Another purpose....

The storyline at a glance

Crucible of Storms has 22 steps, from The Azsharan Medallion to The Black Blade.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Stormsong Valley (6), Zuldazar (5), Dazar'alor (3), Drustvar (2).

Other storylines on the Orgrimmar map

The Missing Expedition68 steps, starts with Warming Up
Allies of the Horde: Vulpera25 steps, starts with Guests at Grommash Hold
Twilight Highlands236 steps, starts with Twilight Shores
Lost Honor13 steps, starts with The Dark Lady Calls
An Uncertain Fate7 steps, starts with An Urgent Request
Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs6 steps, starts with Cataclysm: Onward to Adventure in Kalimdor

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.

Community notes from Wowhead · 12 comments

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