Quest Log

This Time, Leave a Trail (Alliance)

This Time, Leave a Trail is an Alliance-only quest for level 45. It is step 14 of 19 in the Saga of the Shadowblade IV storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Broken Shore at 76.9, 39.8. It rewards 7,700 experience and money.

Description

Are you ready, <class>t? I will walk you through every step of the plan. You'll be perfectly safe! First thing's first: You see that rappel point behind me? That's your way down into the cave. Good luck!

Rewards

Money40

Experience7,700 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at Broken Shore 76.9, 39.8 /way #646 76.9 39.8

Known issues

Top Comments

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sandomanApr 11, 2017+101via Wowhead

Just kill some elementals outside the cave, and let them die next to you, one of them will detonate and complete the quest

BoxofbeerApr 15, 2017+21via Wowhead

Rappel point is at 71.9 42.2 spot, on a branch. Jump down and pick up the barrel of powder in front of you.
You have to place explosives to four marked points through the cave. There are two points, left and right from Drak'thezzar.
Follow the path out of the cave, two others points will be found on the way. When you leave the cave, use Legion Torch near the entrance to fire powder and destroy the cave.
This Time, Leave a Trail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjAuXuF2HZI
This is a part of [class=4] quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=988]
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[champion=988] quest chain (Alliance).
1
The Pirate's Bay
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYfiGmdh38
2
False Orders
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76QRx54NIZE
3
What's the Cache?
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50jkq5XyeVc
4
Loot and Plunder!
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCd_OjX9Ftg
5
Fit For a Pirate
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qp_Apqov5Y
6
[quest=45836]
the Hall of Shadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01QG4iArZKo
7
A Bit of Espionage
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgTt2aIAVmM
8
Rise Up
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWf6CRM8uHs
9
This Time, Leave a Trail
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjAuXuF2HZI
10
[quest=46260]
the Hall of Shadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTpKkwwvl5I
11
Champion: Tess Greymane
the Hall of Shadows
[champion=988]

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Top Comments

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

sandomanApr 11, 2017+101via Wowhead

Just kill some elementals outside the cave, and let them die next to you, one of them will detonate and complete the quest

BoxofbeerApr 15, 2017+21via Wowhead

Rappel point is at 71.9 42.2 spot, on a branch. Jump down and pick up the barrel of powder in front of you.
You have to place explosives to four marked points through the cave. There are two points, left and right from Drak'thezzar.
Follow the path out of the cave, two others points will be found on the way. When you leave the cave, use Legion Torch near the entrance to fire powder and destroy the cave.
This Time, Leave a Trail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjAuXuF2HZI
This is a part of [class=4] quest chain for new class hall champion - [champion=988]
_
[champion=988] quest chain (Alliance).
1
The Pirate's Bay
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYfiGmdh38
2
False Orders
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76QRx54NIZE
3
What's the Cache?
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50jkq5XyeVc
4
Loot and Plunder!
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCd_OjX9Ftg
5
Fit For a Pirate
Azsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qp_Apqov5Y
6
[quest=45836]
the Hall of Shadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01QG4iArZKo
7
A Bit of Espionage
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgTt2aIAVmM
8
Rise Up
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWf6CRM8uHs
9
This Time, Leave a Trail
Broken Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjAuXuF2HZI
10
[quest=46260]
the Hall of Shadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTpKkwwvl5I
11
Champion: Tess Greymane
the Hall of Shadows
[champion=988]

CallMeNoaApr 12, 2017+17via Wowhead

Getting near the lava works too.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	7,700
Money	Gold	40g 44s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Broken Shore	Turn-in marker at 76.9, 39.8, 28 mapped points

World Map

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.

Coordinates

Turn-inBroken Shore 76.9, 39.8/way #646 76.9 39.8
Objective areaBroken Shore 72.0, 42.2/way #646 72.0 42.2
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Broken Shore 74.1, 39.0/way #646 74.1 39.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Broken Shore 76.7, 40.0/way #646 76.7 40.0

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 Broken Shore map

The Fate of Kanrethad about 50 yards
Mission: Search and Rescue about 300 yards
To the Broken Shore about 300 yards
Kvaldir on Call about 300 yards
Resource Management about 310 yards
Aalgen Point about 310 yards
Operation Felrage about 330 yards
Missing in Action: Lord Darius Crowley about 350 yards
Brothers and Sisters about 700 yards
Demonic Disruption about 700 yards

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

Getting there

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

Aalgen Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 310 yards south-west
Acherus: The Ebon HoldAlliance and Horde · about 900 yards south-east
Vengeance Point, Broken ShoreAlliance and Horde · about 1,200 yards north-west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 200 yards west
Objective areaabout 200 yards west
Objective areaabout 110 yards 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Saga of the Shadowblade IV

Part 14 of 19.

Previous: Rise Up · Next: This Time, Leave a Trail

Showing steps 8 to 19 of 19.

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.

Rise UpLevel 45
Here we are, <class>t. On this island is a cavern full of exceptionally powerful demons and their leaders. If our plan succeeds, these demons will be... "blown to smithereens", as Tethys so nicely put it.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Meld Into the ShadowsLevel 45
We should meet back up with the rest of the council and tell them of what we have achieved this day. At your leisure, return to us. We shall be waiting.

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Rogue · Level 45.

This Time, Leave a TrailHorde only · Rogue · Level 45

The storyline at a glance

Saga of the Shadowblade IV has 19 steps, from The Pirate's Bay to Champion: Tess Greymane.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Azsuna (8), Dalaran (6), Broken Shore (5).

Other storylines on the Broken Shore map

Legionfall Campaign17 steps, starts with Armies of Legionfall
Chronicles of Skyhold IV16 steps, starts with Recruitment Drive
Excavations6 steps, starts with The Motherlode
Watchers in the Wild IV10 steps, starts with Devastating Effects
The Elemental Lords IV14 steps, starts with A "Humble" Request
Legacy of the Windrunners6 steps, starts with Rendezvous with the Courier

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 This Time, Leave a Trail. They differ in the faction shown here.

Quest	Faction	ID
This Time, Leave a Trail (this page)	Alliance	45628
This Time, Leave a Trail	Horde	45629

Community notes from Wowhead · 13 comments

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This Old Waystone

This One's on Me

This Should Be Simple... Right?

This Thing of Ours

This Time, Leave a Trail

This Was Home

This Way Out

Thistle While You Work

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