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The Dark Iron Army (Horde)

The Dark Iron Army is a Horde-only dungeon quest for level 20-30 in Blackrock Depths. It rewards 1 reward item, 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money.

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Description

As a member of the Shattered Hand, you know that it is our job to watch the Horde's enemies. We have discovered that the Dark Iron dwarves and their new allies, Twilight's Hammer, are preparing to attack.

I'm sending you to help deal with this threat before the Dark Iron army marches. Take this poison and apply it to the soldiers' rations of grain in Blackrock Depths.

The rations for most of the Dark Iron army are kept in the East and West Garrison of Blackrock Depths.

Rewards

You will receive:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationOrgrimmar +350
Top Comments

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

1
aryon+22via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Pretty easy to solo at level 50 if you don't mind repair costs.

Stealth all the way, vanish when you need to, and make sure you're not in the fiery mobs' line of sight.

To get to the grain sacks go into the instance past the friendly guys, then when you get into the large room go for the first passageway on the left.
There's a friendly guy guarding a small door on the right, which is unlocked. Go in and you'll see sacks of grain lying about the place. Find ones that aren't close to the dark iron dwarves and poison them.

When you die now it's only a one second corpse run, unlike before patch 4.0.3a when it used to take ages. Thanks Blizzard.

2
zeneater+6via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Excellent advice! I would just add you can do this without dying if you get the sacks w/o mobs nearby then reset the instance. Note the E. Garrison is the room where you would click the mechanism to bring down the drawbridge above. Left from entrance through locked gate, right through next locked gate then left through the door.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g
ReputationOrgrimmar+350

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeLeather Head
Item level26
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor8
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Sells to vendors for34 gold26 silver

Reputation: Orgrimmar +350

Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Blackrock Depths that reward Orgrimmar reputation: A Dangerous Alliance (+350), The Pyromancer's Grimoire (+350), Stones of Binding (+350), The Golem Lord's Creations (+350), Slaves of the Firelord (+350), Weapons of Darkness (+350).

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.

World Map

Getting there

Inside the dungeon: Blackrock Depths

The smoldering Blackrock Depths are home to the Dark Iron dwarves and their emperor, Dagran Thaurissan. Like his predecessors, he serves under the iron rule of Ragnaros the Firelord, a merciless being summoned into the world centuries ago.

Bosses in the Adventure Guide, in order: High Interrogator Gerstahn, Lord Roccor, Houndmaster Grebmar, Ring of Law, Pyromancer Loregrain, Lord Incendius, Warder Stilgiss, Fineous Darkvire, Bael'Gar, General Angerforge, Golem Lord Argelmach, Hurley Blackbreath.

Entrance: Searing Gorge at 27.6, 72.4.

Instance text, bosses and entrances are the client’s Adventure Guide data.

Quest Line

Where this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Rogue · Blackrock Depths · Level 20-30 · Dungeon.

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 Dark Iron Army. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
The Dark Iron Army (this page)Horde5,150 XP, Facemask of the Shattered Hand28463
The Dark Iron ArmyAlliance5,150 XP, SI:7 Special Issue Facemask28406
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Quest Location and Connections

Bosses in Blackrock Depths

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