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The Eve of Battle

A World of Warcraft quest in War Campaign - Horde. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Bursi+39via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

  2. The Eve of Battle - speak to [npc=155789] (cinematic) and accept teleport at [npc=156119]

  4. This Ain't Mine - click the bot outside: use 1) [spell=303497] and 2) [spell=306808] to clear the way, 3) [spell=307856] to destroy the boulders at the end. Click the wyvern on your left. Speak to [npc=155786]


  6. Saving the Siege - click 8 crates
    Already Among Us - kill 10 [npc=156126]s and [npc=156125]s
    Strategic Deployment - talk to [npc=156119], [npc=155789] and [npc=156120]

  8. Before the Gates of Orgrimmar - speak to [npc=155786] to watch the battle (cinematic)

  10. The Price of Victory - meet [npc=156181] in Thunder Bluff. Return to the gates of Orgrimmar

  12. Old Soldier - speak to [npc=155789] (cinematic)
    You get The Fourth War and the matching title after turn in the quest.

Took ca. 20-25 minutes, incl. cinematics and flight.

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Snagrat+33via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If, like me, you missed the quest popup when you logged in (i had an quest tracker addon that prevented it from showing), this quest can be started from Lor'themar Theron who is stood in the Port of Zandalar @ 50.11, 95.91

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 50
ZoneWar Campaign - Horde
LocationDurotar, Dazar'alor
Quest ID56496

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(56496))

Requirements

FactionHorde only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

WhereDurotar, Dazar'alor
StorylineBreaking the Cycle, step 10 of 17
Rewards2g 34s, 850 XP

Description

{name}, we must speak of the Horde... and the warchief. The war has proven costly, and the battle against Azshara drained what little resources we had left. The Horde is divided once more and the Alliance fares little better than we do. Sylvanas is now in a position to destroy everyone she considers an enemy. That means us, as well. I had hoped that my old friend would see reason, but now... High Overlord Saurfang is rallying those of us who remain--including some unlikely allies.

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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 42.4

Dazar'alor Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDurotar 54.1, 42.4/way #1 54.1 42.4

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

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

  • Razor Hill, DurotarHorde · about 70 yards south-west
  • Sen'jin Village, DurotarHorde · about 1,100 yards south
  • Orgrimmar, DurotarHorde · about 1,600 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.

Related
Money2 gold34 silver
Experience850 XP

Storyline

Breaking the Cycle

Part 10 of 17.

The Horde faces a time of trial. While the shadow of N'Zoth rises, Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner recalls all those loyal to her vision of the Horde while High Overlord Saurfang does the same.

Previous: Not My Warchief · Next: This Ain't Mine

  1. 5Propaganda Takedown
  2. 6Militia
  3. 7A Line in the Sand
  4. 8Most Loyal
  5. 9Not My Warchief
  6. 10The Eve of Battle
  7. 11This Ain't Mine
  8. 12Saving the Siege
  9. 13Already Among Us
  10. 14Strategic Deployment
  11. 15Before the Gates of Orgrimmar
  12. 16The Price of Victory

Showing steps 5 to 16 of 17.

Also part of: Breaking the Cycle (part 10 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.

  • Not My WarchiefWar Campaign - Horde · Level 50

    There is little time. Sylvanas likely knows of my intentions and sent you to deal with me accordingly. I doubt she will be pleased with your decision. We must make our way to the wyverns and take to the skies.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • This Ain't MineWar Campaign - Horde · Level 50

    Sylvanas's loyalists have collapsed part of the canyon path to Orgrimmar. Our forces are now cut off from each other. We need to reinforce our front line or the Banshee will pick us off at her leisure. We have come too far to be slain by a thousand cuts.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · War Campaign - Horde · Level 50.

The storyline at a glance

Breaking the Cycle has 17 steps, from They Move Against Us to Old Soldier.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Orgrimmar (7), Durotar (5), Durotar (3), Ghostlands (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.