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Quest

We're Under Attack!

A World of Warcraft quest in Swamp of Sorrows. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Boristus+18via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

As with many of the quest names in this chain, this quest name refers back to one of the Warcraft RTS games. Specifically, it refers to Warcraft 3, in which when an Orcish player's base was attacked, an Orcish voice (similar to the voice you hear when your character in Wow can't click on something, or is out of mana, etc) would yell "We're under attack!" at the player who owns the base, warning them that they are, indeed, under attack.

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Tenjen+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

the alliance quests ofcourse coincide with the horde quests, where we launch an attack into stonard but our commander tells us we're not savages, not to destroy it completely and only kill those still fighitng and also steal supplies so stonard cant maintain a proper force after we leave.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSwamp of Sorrows
Quest ID27857

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27857))

Requirements

FactionHorde only
Requires all ofTides of Darkness, Reinforcements Denied, Marking the Fallen

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineSwamp of Sorrows, step 20 of 36
RewardsRuag's Helm, Defender's Thrust, Robes of the Honorable, 21g, 5,150 XP

Description

The Alliance are at our walls! Your actions delayed them and weakened their forces, {name}, but in the end we are outnumbered. This is our last stand. Victory or death... Fight with honor, {name}. They are within the walls as we speak. Drive the human dogs from Stonard, for the Horde!

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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.

Swamp of Sorrows Quest turn-in 10 mapped points
Swamp of Sorrows map showing where to go for We're Under Attack!Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #51 49.3 55.3

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSwamp of Sorrows 49.3, 55.3/way #51 49.3 55.3
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Swamp of Sorrows 47.8, 55.3/way #51 47.8 55.3

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 Swamp of Sorrows map

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Swamp of Sorrows:

  • Stonard, Swamp of SorrowsHorde · about 40 yards west
  • Dreadmaul Hold, Blasted LandsHorde · about 710 yards south-west
  • Bogpaddle, Swamp of SorrowsAlliance and Horde · about 920 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 40 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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationOrgrimmar +350

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Head
Item level27
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for30 gold47 silver
TypePolearm Two-Hand
Item level27
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon13 - 24 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toSurvival, Guardian, Feral, Windwalker, Brewmaster
Sells to vendors for72 gold97 silver
TypeCloth Chest
Item level27
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for42 gold36 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level27
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for39 gold96 silver
TypeMail Chest
Item level27
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor16
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for40 gold41 silver

Reputation: Orgrimmar +350

Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Swamp of Sorrows that reward Orgrimmar reputation: Orcs and Humans (+250), Lumbering Oafs (+250), Tides of Darkness (+250), Reinforcements Denied (+250), Marking the Fallen (+250), Prayerblossom (+250).

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

Swamp of Sorrows

Part 20 of 36.

Previous: Marking the Fallen · Next: Pool of Tears

  1. 15Orcs and Humans
  2. 16Lumbering Oafs
  3. 17Tides of Darkness
  4. 18Reinforcements Denied
  5. 19Marking the Fallen
  6. 20We're Under Attack!
  7. 21Pool of Tears
  8. 22Legends of the Sunken Temple
  9. 23Step One: The Priestess
  10. 24Step Two: The Bloodletter
  11. 25Step Three: Prophet
  12. 26Blessing of the Green Dragonflight

Showing steps 15 to 26 of 36.

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.

  • Marking the FallenSwamp of Sorrows · Level 15-30

    Many warriors have met death to bring us victory, <name>. The fate of a true orc. I have seen the way the Alliance loots the bodies of our fallen, clutching at our goods like packrats. They will not defile our fallen heroes on this field. Take these wards with you to the Bloodmire.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Pool of TearsSwamp of Sorrows · Level 15-30

    The trolls that lurk within this temple have done grievous harm to my kind, <name>. We were sent here to guard this place, and were instead used to unleash the terrible powers within. I must beg you for the help only a mortal can give.

Also counted by Swamp of Sorrows Quests

Its criteria name 7 quests; others include:

The storyline at a glance

Swamp of Sorrows has 36 steps, from Maliciously Delicious to With Dying Breath.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Swamp of Sorrows (35), Deadwind Pass (1).

Other storylines on the Swamp of Sorrows 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.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Swamp of Sorrows QuestsComplete the Swamp of Sorrows storylines listed below.10

Guides and routes on this site that cover Swamp of Sorrows.