TheWoWDBIt also accepts and then is done. There is no turn in portion to this quest so don't worry and think you missed it.
Quest
The Power Of Blood, Frost And Unholy
A World of Warcraft quest in Plaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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It's a free 12k exp though.
This is probably the only quest in the Death Knight starting area that you don't have to do. But why would you pass up an easy 12.5k XP?
Quest facts
Quest ID12849
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12849))
WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Versus the Classic Era clientNew in the WoW Forever beta client - quest id 12849 is not sighted in our Classic Era baseline (build 1.15.9.69722)
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
Requirements
ClassDeath Knight
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
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.
Turn-inIn-game waypoint: /way #124 47.5 26.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inPlaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave 47.5, 26.5
/way #124 47.5 26.5
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
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Experience6,200 XP
Storyline
The Scarlet Enclave
Part 8 of 58.
Previous: The Might Of The Scourge · Next: Report To Scourge Commander Thalanor
- 3Runeforging: Preparation For Battle
- 4The Endless Hunger
- 5The Eye Of Acherus
- 6Death Comes From On High
- 7The Might Of The Scourge
- 8The Power Of Blood, Frost And Unholy
- 9Report To Scourge Commander Thalanor
- 10The Scarlet Harvest
- 11If Chaos Drives, Let Suffering Hold The Reins
- 12Grand Theft Palomino
- 13Into the Realm of Shadows
- 14Tonight We Dine In Havenshire
Showing steps 3 to 14 of 58.
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.
- The Might Of The Scourge
Listen well, death knight, for I give to you the words that will start a war. My final judgment has been passed: Death. To. All. None shall stand so boldly against the might of the Scourge without reprisal! As you have served me well in your first task, so too shall you serve me in your next task.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Report To Scourge Commander Thalanor
Scourge Commander Thalanor awaits your arrival at the overhang located directly southeast of our current position. Report to Thalanor and requisition a Scourge gryphon to deliver you to Death's Breach. Prince Valanar will be waiting for you down below. Suffer well, brother!
The storyline at a glance
The Scarlet Enclave has 58 steps, from In Service Of The Lich King to Saurfang's Blessing.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Plaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave (54), Eastern Plaguelands (2), Elwynn Forest (1), Orgrimmar (1).
Other storylines on the Eastern Plaguelands map
- Eastern Plaguelands
- Origins
- Path of the Light III
- Class Mount: Paladin
- The Path of Light
- The Ashbringer
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.