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The Blade Itself (Alliance)

The Blade Itself is an Alliance-only quest for level 35-40 in Nagrand. It is step 12 of 21 in the Against the Warsong storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Nagrand at 85.4, 54.6. It rewards 6,850 experience and money.

Description

When they clapped me in irons, the Burning Blade instructor, Luhk the Keen-Eyed, took my blade. He's an honorable orc, even if his training techniques are counter-productive.

I want my blade back, <class>.

Rewards

Money33 gold96 silver
Experience6,850 XP
Top Comments

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Vothul+14via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

The title of the quest may be a nod to the fantasy novel The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. However, the book's title also comes from a quote from Homer's The Odyssey: "The blade itself incites to deeds of violence." So the quest may be a reference to that, as well.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP6,850
MoneyGold33g 96s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNagrandTurn-in marker at 85.4, 54.6, 3 mapped points
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.

Nagrand Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Nagrand map showing where to go for The Blade ItselfTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #550 85.4 54.6

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNagrand 85.4, 54.6/way #550 85.4 54.6
  • Objective areaNagrand 86.0, 53.8/way #550 86.0 53.8

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 Nagrand map

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

Getting there

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

  • The Ring of Trials, NagrandAlliance and Horde · about 370 yards north-west
  • Throne of the Elements, NagrandAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards north-west
  • Telaari Station, NagrandAlliance · about 1,300 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 40 yards north-east

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

Against the Warsong

Part 12 of 21.

Previous: Obtaining Ogre Offensive Orders · Next: Not Without My Honor

  1. 7Shields Down!
  2. 8A Choice to Make
  3. 9Trouble at the Overwatch
  4. 10They Call Him Lantresor of the Blade
  5. 11Obtaining Ogre Offensive Orders
  6. 12The Blade Itself
  7. 13Not Without My Honor
  8. 14Reglakk's Research
  9. 15Meet Me in the Cavern
  10. 16Challenge of the Masters
  11. 17Along the Riverside
  12. 18Terms of Surrender

Showing steps 7 to 18 of 21.

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.

  • Obtaining Ogre Offensive OrdersNagrand · Level 35-40

    My sister, Mirana, is scouting the upper bluff while I've checked out the lower area. There are two particular ogre mages that do a lot of bossing around in the lower area. They seem to have some orders or scrolls on them that would help us figure out what's really going on.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Not Without My HonorNagrand · Level 35-40

    The blade is not the only important item a blademaster carries. Once he has passed his final tests in the Masters' Caverns, the blademaster is given the honor of wearing the Burning Blade's banner.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Nagrand · Level 35-40.

The storyline at a glance

Against the Warsong has 21 steps, from The Might of the Warsong to And Justice for Thrall.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Nagrand (21).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Nagrandeur Complete the Nagrand storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Nagrand 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

2 quests carry the name The Blade Itself. They differ in the faction shown here.

QuestFactionID
The Blade Itself (this page)Alliance34954
The Blade ItselfHorde34849
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The Bladespire Threat
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