Quick Facts

Series

1.	A Wild Ride
2.	A Looming Threat
3.	Saurfang Returns
4.	No Small Mercy Seaside Rendezvous Driving Them Out
5.	Killer Queen

Storyline
The Warchief's Command The Warchief Awaits The Warchief Commands A Quick Diversion Everybody Has a Price A Timely Arrival Zoram'gar Outpost On The Prowl Into the Woods Ripe for the Picking A Quick Flyover An Unstoppable Force Clearing Them Out A Glaive Misunderstanding Blurred Vision The Trees Have Ears The Blackwood Den Aggressive Inspiration The Start of Something Good Fueling the Horde War Machine A Very Clear Message A Gift of Azerite A Wild Ride A Looming Threat Saurfang Returns No Small Mercy Driving Them Out Seaside Rendezvous Killer Queen

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Comments

Comment by Daramun

I did the prior quest on 07/24/2018 at 11:21am CST and it appears to have stopped for now. I have searched for the next part but it's seemingly paused for the time being. Must have to wait for a further date closer to launch.

Comment by TidusZeke

According to other sources, this quest will unlock on 07/31/18, after the next weekly reset.

Comment by Bursi

The Warchief Awaits popped up after first login with a level 110 toon one week after prepatch for BfA.
If you completed the story with one character (of the same faction), you can talk to Sylvanas "I have heard this tale before" to skip the chain after accepting The Warchief Commands (step 2). You'll get teleported to the south of Darkshore with access to World Quests.
You will need to complete the previous chapters to unlock the following ones (chapter 1 and The Battle for Lordaeron (chapter 3, step 2) can be skipped).

Chapter 1 (unlocked 07/24/2018):

The Warchief Awaits - meet Lady Sylvanas Windrunner in Undercity (use the middle doorway in the Apothecarium to reach her -> /way Undercity 53.22 62.73 Entrance). Don't use the teleporter from Silvermoon to go to Uc, this might kill you
The Warchief Commands - travel to Crossroads and meet High Overlord Saurfang
A Quick Diversion - travel to Astranaar in Ashenvale and meet Lorash
Everybody Has a Price - dismount and use your extrabutton to mark the guards
A Timely Arrival - meet Lady Sylvanas Windrunner
Zoram'gar Outpost - fly to Zoram'gar Outpost and speak to the mentioned NPC. Return to Astranaar
On The Prowl - turn in at the border between Ashenvale and Darkshore
Into the Woods - kill 6 enemies
Ripe for the Picking - return to Zoram'gar Outpost
A Quick Flyover - speak to Zarvik Blastwix and kill wisps and trees
An Unstoppable Force - return to the border to Darkshore, pass the wall and wait for Sylvanas. Reload, if she doesn't appear for you
A Glaive Misunderstanding - burn glaives with your Everburning Torch
Clearing Them Out - kill 7 elfs
Blurred Vision - kill 8 owls and 10 furbolgs
The Trees Have Ears - kill Burning Ancient (cinematic after turn in)
The Blackwood Den - kill 10 furbolgs
Aggressive Inspiration - place 3 banners
The Start of Something Good - return to Zoram'gar Outpost
A Very Clear Message - kill 10 elfs
Fueling the Horde War Machine - collect Azerite lying around
A Gift of Azerite - turn in at the marked area
A Wild Ride - click Goblin Hellion, it will transport you. Kill enemies
A Looming Threat - return to Sylvanas and click her dialogue
After that 4 World Quests in Darkshore popped up.

It took around 40 minutes.

Chapter 2 (unlocked on 07/31/2018):

Saurfang Returns - find Saurfang (I got this quest after entering Darkshore)
No Small Mercy - click 8 citizens
Seaside Rendezvous - kill 2 named NPC (Caranne Briarbow and Ariel Stagguard)
Driving Them Out - kill 15 defenders
Killer Queen - fly to the marked area, find Saurfang, watch roleplay and meet Sylvanas at the beach (45.52, 18.26). Click her dialogue (cinematic)

It took around 11 minutes, starting at Darkshore's south & without cinematic.

You will gain War-Torn Reins of the Undercity Plaguebat (teaches Undercity Plaguebat) at the end (reward from Killer Queen) and also get Teldrassil Hippogryph (Smoldering Reins of the Teldrassil Hippogryph) for the other faction at the same time. So you only need to complete the quest chain on one faction to get both mounts, but they are bound to their faction.

Chapter 3 (unlocked on 08/07/2018):

It took ca. 27 minutes, starting in Og at Saurfang (ca. 21 without cinematics)

Chapter 4 (unlocked on BfA Release):

A Dying World - travel to Silithus and meet Magni (popped up after login). Speak to Zidormi, if you changed the phasing in Silithus before
The Heart of Azeroth - follow Magni to the translocator and click the console's dialogue (cinematic). Speak to Magni
You will get Heart of Azeroth and Have a Heart
Infusing the Heart - use your extrabutton Heart of Azeroth at the azerite ores to fill the bar, go to the middle and click it again
The Speaker's Imperative - go to Orgrimmar (use the transporter behind Magni) and meet Nathanos Blightcaller
Battle for Azeroth: Mission Statement - enter Grommash Hold (cinematic) and meet your team in the inn
The Stormwind Extraction - click Blightcaller's Easy Death on the table and go to the wall. Click Skyhorn Eagle, it will transport you to the solo scenario:
- destroy the two padlocks and enter Stormwind's sewer
- go to the marked area and meet Rokhan
- click the door, speak to High Overlord Saurfang (wait for his dialogue is complete before you open the next door. Might bug otherwise)
- go to the mark on the other side, click the door to free the Zandalaris. Follow and defend your team on the way to the northeastern part of the dungeon. Click Stormwind Sewer Access
- speak to Rokhan and follow him. Speak to him again after you jumped into the water, follow again
- kill attackers and follow your team and speak to Nathanos Blightcaller. Follow again
- destroy Icy Barrier
- kill enemies on your way to the nothern dock. Enter your ship and speak to Princess Talanji (cinematic)
Welcome to Zuldazar - follow Princess Talanji
Rastakhan - click Enforcer's Pterrordax, it will transport you to the princess. Talk to her (cinematic)
Speaker of the Horde - speak to Zolani and follow her. Use the elevator and click Horde Banner at the balcony
Re-enter the building and visit the tree chambers. Turn in at the other room at the floor
To Matters at Hand - meet the princess
We Need Each Other cinematic. You get Welcome to Zandalar after turning in
Quest line done - now you can chose your preferred quest area at the map on the table

It took ca. 55 minutes (ca. 50 without cinematics)

Comment by munkey69

You should be prompted by Saurfang Returns (aka "War of The Thorns: Chapter 2") upon logging in, if you do not, fly back to Darkshore and the quest should pop up automatically.

Comment by GoatInPlaid

Question if i just did the chain (7.31.2018) of the first part will i be able to continue on to part 2 on the same day or do i have to wait a week? just finished part 1 and this quest did not pop up for me.

Comment by entropicdragon

Saurfang and Sylvanas have a short dialog when this quest starts:

High Overlord Saurfang says: FOR THE HORDE!
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner says: Saurfang! It's about time.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner says: Look around you, hero! What a lovely sight. The wisps are scattering. One by one, the wall comes crashing down.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner says: Now is the time. The World Tree is ours for the taking! Find Saurfang. We shall finish this once and for all.

Comment by Strikeman

At current time, this quest cannot be skipped in the series of quests before BFA, in contrast to the 1st and 3rd part of the chain. Hopefully this will be resolved in the future

Edit: This quest is no longer required for BfA

Comment by Aurleis1

Saurfang Returns
• Accept the quest, Saurfang Returns, from Lady Sylvanas Windrunner at coords 44.5, 87.1 (Blackwood Den, Darkshore).
• Travel to north, to Lor'danel, to coords 52.1, 22.4.
• Turn in the quest to High Overlord Saurfang.

Comment by Kilrathi3

As of Tides of Vengeance,8.1, this is grey.. cannot find him.
I presumed his prision release by the boy king was for this.

Comment by Sarthorius

Blizz should made it possible to Ignore such unnecessary quests as these. Since you already did he whole questline at the beginning of the expac on few characters, and since you already unlocked the stuff account-wide, why keep this? Can't even turn in the quest on characters that didn't do the quest, and even my main on whom I did the questline, is seeing this popping up every single Darkshore cycle then every time I get there. Can't see Saurfang on the map on the post-scenario area, neither when on the past Darkshore (by talking to Zidormi).

Comment by zviff

when I get to the bridge, the ? is there, but no saurfang. I left the zone and came back. still no saurfang

Comment by rauvir

This quest is part of the prepatch quest chain, as the story has advanced since then, it is not able to be completed. Likely to be removed in the future.

Links

Saurfang Returns

Find Saurfang in Lor'danel.

Description

Saurfang! It's about time. Look around you, hero! What a lovely sight -- the wisps are scattering. One by one, the walls come crashing down. Now is the time. The World Tree is ours for the taking! Find Saurfang. We shall finish this once and for all.

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

75 reputation with Horde

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(52967))