If you are like me and need to go to Vashj'ir at max level you will not get the 'To the Depth' quest because it is not offered after 'The Eye of the Storm' quest.
So instead: Go to Bladefist Bay and talk to the commander in the tower (ground floor) to start the quest line from there.
Quest
Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir!
A World of Warcraft quest in Vashj'ir. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Level 120 HORDE here. I needed to get to Vashj'ir to complete the last selfie for Field Photographer
When you head to the Cataclysm portals, you will notice the Vashj'ir one is the only one not accessible.
Talk to [npc=45244] that is standing there by the portals and do the The Eye of the Storm quest. The quest is completed by clicking the little water bowl on the little pedestal behind him.
From here, you would expect the next quest Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir! to pop for you at the Warchief's Command Board but at level 120, it will show the three highest ones for other areas. You can:
A) Keep accepting those quests on the board as it will keep replenishing and eventually you will hit Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir! to accept.
OR
B) Go to Bladefist Bay outside south exit of Orgrimmar, head to the tower, as you enter you will see [npc=41621] and he will give you Call of Duty. From there, go to the end of the docks and wait for your boat. You will notice the NPCs on the end there begin dialogue and eventually it will lead to introducing the arrival of the boat to Vashj'ir. (Talking about the land that appeared near Eastern Kingdoms).
Get on the boat and take it from there.
The Distant Island Quest Tree From Whiterock
<<Feedback here, please>>1)A Personal Summons{H} | \ 1)Eye of the Storm(A) 1)The Eye of the Storm(H) ├─────────────────────┘ | G)To the Depths{H} S)Hero's Call: Vashj'ir!(A) S)Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir!(H) | ┌───────────────┴───────────────────────────┘ |OR| 1)Call of Duty{H}──>2)Once More, With Eeling 2)Sea Legs{H} 2)Pay It Forward{H} 2)Rest For the Weary{H} | \ 2)Buy Us Some Time{H} 2)Traveling on Our Stomachs{H} ├─────────────────────┼──┬────────────┐ 2)Girding Our Loins(H) | 2)To Arms!(A) | ├>G)Pay Attention!(H) | | | | |OR| | 2)Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces(A) | 2)Helm's Deep(H) └───┤ | 2)Finders, Keepers(H) | | / | 2)Bring It On!(H) 2)On Our Own Terms(A) 2)Blood and Thunder!(H) 2)All or Nothing(A) ├──┬────────────────────┘ | 3)Better Late Than Dead 3)Kliklak's Craw | 3)The Abyssal Ride | G)Good Deed Left Undone 3)The Horde's Hoard |OR| 3)Gimme Shelter!────────>3)A Case of Crabs 3)Ain't Too Proud to Beg ├>3)A Girl's Best Friend ├>3)A Taste For Tail ├>3)An Opened Can of Whoop Gnash | 3)Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark──>3)Nerve Tonic ├>4)Oh, the Insanity! | 5)Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt... 4)Blackfin's Booty | 5)Shark Weak | 5)DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun | 4)A Bone to Pick | 5)Decisions, Decisions | 3)Ophidophobia──>4)Lady La-La's Medallion 3)A Desperate Plea 3)Undersea Sanctuary 6)Spelunking{H} 6)Debriefing{H} 6)Wake of Destruction─────┬>6)Decompression{H} 6)Come Hell of High Water ├>6)What? What? In My Gut...?{H} 6)The Warden's Time └>6)How Disarming 7)Across the Great Divide 7)The Looming Threat 7)Backed Into a Corner 7)Rundown ┌>9)Slippery Threat 8)Silver Tide Hollow─┼>9)Don't be Shellfish 9)The Great Sambino └>8)A Distracting Scent 9)Undersea Inflation 9)Totem Modification 9)Crabby Patrons 8)Back In One Piece G)Toshe's Vengeance──>Vengeful Heart* Quest zones:
1)Orgrimmar+Stormwind_____2)Legion's Fate+Seafarer's Tomb_____3)Shallow's End+Smuggler's Hole_____4)Gurboggle's Ledge_____5)Skeletal Reef_____6)Deepmist Grotto+The Clutch_____7)Damplight Chamber+Shimmering Grotto_____8)Silver Tide Hollow_____9)Silver Tide Trench
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
* is another Quest Tree.
IMPORTANT INFO:
- In order to getPay Attention! you must completeGirding Our Loins before acceptingHelm's Deep.
- Better Late Than Dead andThe Abyssal Ride are NOT needed to takeGimme Shelter! and followups, however that would make you unable to getGood Deed Left Undone.
- [item=55186] have 0% drop chance beforeOphidophobia done and 100% after, however anyone can share you this quest as long as you are 80+lvl.
- Anyone can takeVengeful Heart and do it's followups as long as they are 80+lvl. Quests above are NOT needed for it.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27718))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
All able-bodied members of the Horde are hereby ordered to report to Commander Thorak at Bladefist Bay in Durotar. Now, more than ever, your help is needed in battling our most hated enemy, the Alliance! To reach Bladefist Bay you must travel south through the main gates of Orgrimmar and enter Durotar. From there, follow the path east to the coast. Thorak will be standing at his post near the docks. Onward, brother! Destiny calls!
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-inDurotar 55.9, 12.3
/way #1 55.9 12.3 - Objective areaOrgrimmar 49.7, 76.4
/way #85 49.7 76.4 - Objective areaOrgrimmar 66.4, 49.4
/way #85 66.4 49.4
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
- Chasing Storms same spot
- Sigil of Storms same spot
- A Primal Threat about 10 yards
- The Call of the Isles about 10 yards
- The Dark Talons about 10 yards
- Calming the Storms about 10 yards
- Legacy of Tyr: Secrets of the Past about 20 yards
- Whispers on the Winds about 20 yards
- Expeditionary Coordination about 30 yards
- To Be Prepared about 50 yards
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:
- Orgrimmar, Durotar
- Razor Hill, Durotar
- Nozzlepot's Outpost, Northern Barrens
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Other quests on the Durotar map
Reward details
Reputation: Orgrimmar +10
Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Vashj'ir that reward Orgrimmar reputation: To the Depths (+10).
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.
Storyline
Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
Part 3 of 6.
Previous: Warchief's Command: Mount Hyjal! · Next: Warchief's Command: Deepholm!
- 1Cataclysm: Onward to Adventure in Kalimdor
- 2Warchief's Command: Mount Hyjal!
- 3Warchief's Command: Vashj'ir!
- 4Warchief's Command: Deepholm!
- 5Warchief's Command: Uldum!
- 6Warchief's Command: Twilight Highlands!
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.
- Warchief's Command: Mount Hyjal!
All able-bodied members of the Horde are hereby ordered to report to Emissary Windsong at Nighthaven in Moonglade. Our brothers in the Cenarion Circle report that Deathwing's minions have launched a destructive offensive against the world tree and threaten to burn it to the ground!
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Warchief's Command: Deepholm!
All able-bodied members of the Horde are hereby ordered to report to Farseer Krogar at the Western Earthshrine in Orgrimmar. The Earthen Ring, lead by our former Warchief, Thrall, requires our aid! They report that the elemental plane of Deepholm threatens to overtake our world!
The storyline at a glance
Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs has 6 steps, from Cataclysm: Onward to Adventure in Kalimdor to Warchief's Command: Twilight Highlands!.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Orgrimmar (3), Moonglade (1), Durotar (1), Tanaris (1).
Other storylines on the Durotar map
- Durotar
- Orc Heritage Armor
- Breaking the Cycle
- The Dragonscale Expedition
- Dragon Isles City Intro Quests
- Greymane's Gambit
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.

