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The Eve of Battle

Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Before you turn in the quest to Anduin in the Razor Hill barraks, there's a lot of missable dialogue from the gathered forces around Razor Hill. Inside the inn, you can see four 7th Legion soldiers having a drink to the battle ahead.
"Today, we will finally bring Sylvanas to justice. For Teldrassil. For King Varian!"
"The betrayal at the Broken Shore? You think she meant for him to die?"
"I was there, saw it with my own eyes. She wanted all of us to die."

Out back of the inn, an elf and dwarf are talking as well.
"I cannot say that I am eager to fight alongside the Horde. Not after Teldrassil."
"That was the Banshee's doing. We all want her to answer for it"
"And then what? Peace?"
"We can worry about that if we live."

Next to the blacksmith, two female soldiers have a worried chat.
"How do we know this won't end up like Lorderon?"
"We don't. I wouldn't put it past the Banshee to blight Orgrimmar."
"But thousands would die..."
"But not her. And that's all she cares about."

Next to the entrance to the barracks, 2 of Saurfang's Overlord's Guards talk.
"Feels strange, laying siege to our own city."
"Second time for me. Fought beside the Alliance back then, too.
"Veteran traitor, huh?"
"I've never betrayed the Horde. That's why I'm here."

Out behind the barracks are 2 more soldiers sitting down.
"I have a sister in the 7th Legion... Had. She was on one of the ships we lost in Nazjatar."
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"There's no time for grief. We might be joining her soon enough."

And finally, two tauren guards on the southern outskirts of the city
"Baine's not fighting beside us?"
"I've heard he's recovering in Thunder Bluff."
"Even now? What did Sylvanas do to him..."
"Perhaps it's best not to know."

Also, there's a dialogue option with Anduin to ask where Tyrande is.
"She... hasn't responded to my missives since departing for Darkshore. I fear vengeance has consumed her."

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 50
LocationDurotar, Boralus, Tiragarde Sound
CategoryAlliance War Campaign
Quest ID56494

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(56494))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

{name}. The time has come. We may have defeated Azshara, but we still have to deal with Sylvanas. Though our position is not ideal, we have mobilized our available forces and stand ready to finish this war. King Wrynn wanted me to brief you on the situation before we join him. There have been some... interesting developments.

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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.

Durotar Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Durotar map showing where to go for The Eve of BattleTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #1 54.1 42.5

Boralus Objective area no plotted point
Tiragarde Sound Objective area 1 mapped point
Tiragarde Sound map showing where to go for The Eve of BattleObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #895 74.3 26.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDurotar 54.1, 42.5/way #1 54.1 42.5
  • Objective areaTiragarde Sound 74.3, 26.2/way #895 74.3 26.2

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 Durotar map

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

Getting there

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

  • Ratchet, Northern BarrensAlliance and Horde · about 1,600 yards south-west
  • Northwatch Hold, Southern BarrensAlliance · about 2,700 yards south-west
  • Forest Song, AshenvaleAlliance · about 3,100 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.

Related
Money2 gold34 silver
Experience850 XP

Storyline

Breaking the Cycle

Part 1 of 8.

With N'Zoth rising, King Wrynn requests you to set aside your differences with the Horde for the good of Azeroth, and stand with High Overlord Saurfang against Sylvanas Windrunner.

Next: This Ain't Mine

  1. 1The Eve of Battle
  2. 2This Ain't Mine
  3. 3Saving the Siege
  4. 4Already Among Us
  5. 5Strategic Deployment
  6. 6Before the Gates of Orgrimmar
  7. 7The Price of Victory
  8. 8Old Soldier

Also part of: Breaking the Cycle (part 1 of 12).

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • This Ain't MineLevel 50

    Your arrival is timely, <name>. Sylvanas's loyalists have collapsed part of the canyon path to Orgrimmar. We are cut off from our vanguard and I fear that they will be destroyed if we cannot reinforce them quickly. Our forces are few in number. We cannot afford to leave them stranded for long.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Level 50.

The storyline at a glance

Breaking the Cycle has 8 steps, from The Eve of Battle to Old Soldier.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Durotar (4), Durotar (3), Boralus (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Durotar 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.