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The Missing Blade

The Missing Blade is an Alliance-only quest for level 50. It is step 21 of 22 in the Crucible of Storms storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Stormwind City at 85.9, 31.5. It rewards 6,800 experience and money.

Description

<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....

You feel compelled to warn the king that the blade may now reside in the hands of the enemy.>

Rewards

You will receive:

Money23 gold40 silver
Experience6,800 XP

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyAzerite500
ExperienceXP6,800
MoneyGold23g 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 mapStormwind CityTurn-in marker at 85.9, 31.5, 1 mapped point
Objective areaCrucible of Storms
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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.

Stormwind City Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Stormwind City map showing where to go for The Missing BladeTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #84 85.9 31.5

Crucible of Storms Objective area

Coordinates

  • Turn-inStormwind City 85.9, 31.5/way #84 85.9 31.5

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 Stormwind City map

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

Getting there

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

  • Stormwind, ElwynnAlliance · about 550 yards south-west
  • Goldshire, ElwynnAlliance · about 1,100 yards south
  • Flamestar Post, Burning SteppesAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards 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

Crucible of Storms

Part 21 of 22.

Previous: Crucible of Storms: Relics of Shadow · Next: The Black Blade

  1. 11Unintended Consequences
  2. 12Unintended Consequences
  3. 13The Pirate's Treasure
  4. 14The Tempest Crown
  5. 15Twist the Knife
  6. 16Twist the Knife
  7. 17His Eye Upon You
  8. 18His Eye Upon You
  9. 19Crucible of Storms: Relics of Shadow
  10. 20Crucible of Storms: Relics of Shadow
  11. 21The Missing Blade
  12. 22The Black 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.

  • Crucible of Storms: Relics of ShadowLevel 50

    Your intention to stop de naga attacks was noble, <name>. But de talking dagger tricked you into delivering powerful relics into de hands of our enemies. No doubt dese artifacts will be well defended. Gather your allies, <class>, and return to de Crucible of Storms.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Black BladeLevel 50

    <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.>

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 Stormwind City 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.

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