Warfronts in Battle for Azeroth

Di Neryssa Aggiornato: 06/01/2020

BasicsDo I have to PvP in a Warfront?No.Cycle of Content

The Horde starts with ownership of Darkshore on December 11th. Alliance players must challenge this by contribution profession items, gold and War Resources to help their faction build up enough strength to attack. This is a region-wide effort.
Once enough contributions are supplied by the region, the Warfront: Battle for Darkshore unlocks and Alliance players are able to queue for the experience. This queue remains open for an entire week, allowing players to complete the Warfront at least once on a schedule that works for them.
After this queue time comes to an end, the Alliance takes control of Darkshore, giving them access to a unique World Boss, a serie of rare spawns, and World Quests only available while the Alliance controls the zone.
After losing control of Darkshore, the Horde then begins contributing resources to challenge Alliance control.

Launching a Warfront7th LegionThe Honorbound

Learn more in the Launching a Warfront Through Contributions Guide!

Launching a Heroic WarfrontWarfront Queue Requirements

You must be level 120 and ilvl 320 to queue for the Arathi Warfront.

You must be level 120 and ilvl 335 to queue for the Darkshore Warfront.

Heroic Warfront Queue Requirements

You must be level 120 to queue for the Arathi or Darkshore Heroic Warfront.

You must be in a premade raid group to queue for the Arathi Warfront.

How Warfronts Work

Resources - There are three types of resources that are used in Warfronts. They can be seen on a special panel that can only be seen in Warfronts. Iron and Wood are used to construct and upgrade buildings to various extents, while the rare currency Essence of Storms is used for the powerful Chiamata della Tempesta buff.

Buildings - There are different buildings you can construct. These aid in the production of troops, fortified weapons and armor, and creation of vehicles. We recommend you build in the following order:
Stromgarde: Great Hall > Barracks > War Mill/Altar of Storms > Stronghold > Workshop > Fortress.

Darkshore: Tree of Life/Great Hall > Ancient of War/Barracks > Altar of Elders/Storms > Tree of Ages/Stronghold > Glaiveworks/Plagueworks > Tree of Eternity/Fortress.

Bases -

Learn more about Resources, Buildings, and Bases in our Arathi Highlands Mechanics and Darkshore Mechanics Guides.

Learn how to win each Warfront with our Arathi Highlands Strategies and Darkshore Strategies guides.

RewardsCollectionsChimera di Valtetra

For more information on rare rewards, check our Arathi Highlands Rewards and Darkshore Rewards Guides.

Gear for Transmog and Azerite Powersdistinctive tint

Armor pieces of the most basic appearance of the Warfront tint are obtained randomly after winning the Battle for Stromgarde or Battle for Darkshore Warfronts. This reward is automatic and shown on the victory screen of the Warfront and can be obtained multiple times within the same week.

Armor pieces of the 2nd set of appearances of the Warfronts tint are obtained from killing Rare creatures and the World Bosses, Ruggito del Leone/Urlo della Rovina in the outdoor version of Arathi Highlands, Ivus il Signore della Foresta/Ivus il Marcescente in the Outdoor version of Darkshore, and also as rewards from the Brigata dell'Onore/VII Legione Reputation vendor and World Quest Emissary.

Armor pieces using the most elaborate appearance of the Warfront tint are obtained randomly from the Cassa di Equipaggiamento dei Fronti di Guerra, a reward given from the weekly quest, Fronte di Guerra: Battaglia per Stromgarde, for winning the Battle for Stromgarde Warfront for the first time that week.

Arathi Warfront Armor and Weapon GuideAchievements

Stromgarde:
Capo squadriglia/Capo squadriglia - Recruit one of every troop type in the Battle for Stromgarde.

Colpire con forza/Colpire con forza - Capture a location in the Battle for Stromgarde.

Colpire con rapidità/Colpire con rapidità - Capture every location in the Battle for Stromgarde.

La guerra è un inferno/La guerra è un inferno - Complete the Battle for Stromgarde.

Chiamata alla guerra/Chiamata alla guerra - Defeat the following enemy commanders in the Battle for Stromgarde.

Darkshore:

Ufficiale di Reclutamento/Ufficiale di Reclutamento - Recruit one of every troop type in the Battle for Darkshore.

Con il favore delle tenebre/Con il favore delle tenebre - Capture a location in the Battle for Darkshore.

Mosse notturne/Mosse notturne - Capture every location in the Battle for Darkshore.

In guerra per la spiaggia/In guerra per la spiaggia - Complete the Battle for Darkshore.

Il richiamo della natura/Disboscatore - Embody every Alliance/Horde Hero in the Battle for Darkshore.

Heroic Warfronts:

Eroica: La guerra è un inferno/Eroica: La guerra è un inferno

Eroica: Chiamata alla guerra/Eroica: Chiamata alla guerra

Eroica: In guerra per la spiaggia/Eroica: In guerra per la spiaggia

World BossesClick hereHistory of Stromgarde

In World of Warcraft Chronicle: Volume 1 we learn that Stromgarde, originally named Strom, was the capital of the great kingdom of Arathor.

In the Second War, Stromgarde was a powerful harbor city which allied itself with Lordaeron against the Horde.

Stromgarde left the Alliance after the Second War due to a falling out between Thoras Trollbane and King Terenas of Lordaeron--Trollbane wanted Terenas to annex part of Alterac to Stromgarde as thanks for the kingdom's sacrifices.

In the Third War, Stromgarde assisted Jaina Proudmoore in her Kalimdor expedition. Tragically, Thoras was murdered by his son, Galen.

At the start of World of Warcraft, Altopiani d'Arathi is overrun with various races like Ogres and the Syndicate. In Cataclysm, Galen was killed by the Horde in Trol'kalar and pledges his loyalty to Sylvanas in Il Reietto Cacciatroll.

In Legion, the Death Knight class campaign has you raise four new Horsemen. One of these is Thoras Cacciatroll in the following questline: Regno in rovina, I nostri più antichi nemici, Morte... e distruzione, Regicidio, Rianimare il re. At the start of the campaign, Galen is an independent ruler, split from the Forsaken, who offers to help you... But you end up killing him after he does not keep his word.

In Battle for Azeroth, the Alliance has control of the Eastern Kingdoms, as Undercity lies in ruins.

The fight in Eastern Kingdoms focuses on Arathi Highlands, a strategic location for both factions. The Alliance wants to secure it to block Horde attacks from Silvermoon, while the Horde wants it to re-secure their footing in the North, and be in close proximity to Gilneas.

History of Darkshore

At the start of World of Warcaft, Darkshore is an Alliance zone and the second Night Elf themed zone, all the way from Classic WoW to Battle for Azeroth, with the port city of Auberdine as its main hub.

The zone was heavily affected by the Cataclysm, with many points ravaged by the elements and Auberdine destroyed. This did not stop the Night Elves from maintaining control of the zone, moving north of the coast and building Lor'danel.

The Cataclysm also brought the Shatterspear Troll Tribe to the northern part of the zone, promptly recruited to the Horde by then Warchief Garrosh Hellscream.

In Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, the Horde set up a blockade trapping the Night Elf fleet at Darkshore and Feralas. The Alliance sent false intelligence about attacking the blockade, attacking Durotar directly instead.

Darkshore became a battleground between the Horde and the Alliance during the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event, War of the Thorns. The battle ends up in Horde victory, as they surpass the Alliance blockade and ends up burning Teldrassil, obliterating the Night Elf zone.

At the beginning of Tides of Vengeance, Darkshore is in Horde control, with Tyrande Whisperwind taking matters into her own hands by performing an ancient ritual to become the Night Warrior. Alliance forces led by Maiev Shadowsong will try everything to relinquish control of the zone back to the Alliance.

Commenti

Commento di theironhorde

missing horde mail

Commento di Eluvia

There needs to be a non skirt version for mail, otherwise it is a big fail.

Commento di Leare315

As a horde player, the alliance sets are spot on. I'm absolutely in love with the mail and leather sets. The leather set in particular is gorgeous at each tier, probably the best series in the game. The plate's no slouch either.

Horde stuff is great but I giggle at each evolution series. MOAR SPIKES!

Commento di setari

Warfronts will probably be one of those features that is either going to be very poorly developed and turn into another Arathi Basin Battleground, or just not be implemented at all. Way too much here. They always overestimate what they are going to put into expansions.

Commento di Dharay

Think the Alliance sets takes the pot on this round. The leather and mail are my favourites and look surprisingly good at every tier, ~~although I find the kilt on the mail a bit odd.~~ <- This is no longer accurate, since it was written when the mail set's kilt was the standard full length look. This new tunic appearance is a great look.

The Horde sets aren't "bad" but they aren't that good either and which has been mentioned before, every tier is just "More studs and spikes!".

Also, both Horde and Alliance's plate shoulderpads are way too oversized if you ask me.

Commento di Annataar

Do anybody knows about the minimum level to enter one of these?
I mean, only for full level players (as I assume with the island expeditions) o you will be able to maybe gain exp and level in one of these warfronts?

Commento di xhlb69x

Are the sets something that you have to collect on both Alliance and Horde? Or will it be something where if you collect an appearance on Alliance it will be collected for Horde as well?

Commento di SeraphX

I haven't seen any information regarding this anywhere - so here it is:

In order to join the warfronts you need:

Be Level 120
Finished the Quest to obtain World Quests, which requires you to be friendly with the 3 Kul-Tiran factions.
(Proudmoore Admiralty, Storm's Wake, Order of Embers) which respectively represent the 3 quest-zones.
Quest: Riunire Kul Tiras
After handing in the quest, you will get a quest from Ralston Karn where you are send to the Arathi Highlands to familiarize yourself with the landscape and to learn a bit about the warfront. Careful though, the enemy NPCs are Level 122 and will most likely kill you if you are fresh 120.
You have to meet 2 (now 3) NPCs - one at the Lumber mill and the other at the Mine. And you have to take a quick flight from Grayson Bell. You can fly here!
Return to the base and hand in the quest, now you are send back to Boralus, it isn't completely clear where Yvera is at - but you may look by the throne.
Also I noticed, that she offers a handful of quests - one of these offers a 340 ilvl cache, the others azerite & ressources

Congrats, now you can join the Warfronts and no, you cannot fly in the Warfronts.

As far as I've seen it, the first time a warfront opens, you can pick up a quest at Ralston Karn for a box with item-level 370 gear. But you will also get a 340 for completing the warfront - this is repeatable. These items can war- and titanforge.

@Neryssa - if you want to use this post as a prereq for warfronts in your guide - it's fine by me.

To Clarify (again): You may fly in the normal Arathi Highland as usual, but as soon as you queue up for Warfronts in Boralus and you join the instanced raidgroup, you won't be able to fly.

Commento di Kaerfemagsh

so do we just que up for these from some npc in town (once the count is 100%) or how does getting in work?

Commento di aver4geuser

Can I queue up for Warfronts with friends from other realms?

My friends and I are deciding if playing on the same server would be worth it, since we can do most content cross realm anyway. We have one question though:

Can we make a cross realm party, queue up for Warfronts and play together? I know Warfronts are region wide. We are in the same region. But I can't find any info about the Warfront instance being cross realm or not.

Commento di Jacevandever

The Warfront intro theme plays in the very north-western area of Southern Barrens near the Alliance outpost, only in a very small area to the north of the outpost and around the crack in the earth made by the cataclysm. Definitely a big hint at a warfront coming to the Barrens at some point.

Commento di ErikWarhammer

Who on the Horde side do I need to see to begin Warfronts?

It's been 2 weeks and I haven't seen anything.

Commento di Eighjan

The fight in Easter Kingdoms

... oops.

Commento di Doom5

If anyone wonders.
~~Quests are weekly.~~
~~Loot from rares is also weekly.~~

Alliance Quests - From Yvera Dawnwing
Horde Quests - Druza Netherfang

(Have to say the Alliance did also get the better looking armor sets. They are very good looking sets!)

UPDATE:
After the weekly reset killed a rare and got 0 loot.
So loot from rares is actually based on warfront cycle.
~~We should get loot again next time the Warfront changes.~~

Clarifying this. You will get loot again when your faction takes the warfront again.
Example: Horde controls Warfront, you kill rares and get loot. You will get loot again not when the Alliance takes control, but even after that when the Horde takes the warfront again. Basically loot from rares is available again every time your faction takes the warfront.

Quests are also warfront control based. Not weekly or daily.

So loot + quests up again, when the Warfront changes.

Also, easy way to get to Arathi when ones faction does not control it. Portal to Twilight Highlands and fly.

Commento di LotzBoi

If you're looking for a list of items to buy for Honor Bound reputation at Warfronts:

- 100 Gold
- 100 Risorse di Guerra
- 2x Staffe Rinforzate di Monelite
- 2x Munizione Incendiaria
- 3x Pergamena da Guerra dell'Urlo di Battaglia
- 2x Tamburi del Maelstrom
- 3x Incantamento Anello - Suggello del Colpo Critico
- 1x Bandiera di Guerra - Spirito della Libertà
- 15x Solpietra Mortale
- 20x Pozione Costiera di Cura
- 60x Cosciotto Carnoso

Commento di Sookaa

anyone made script to check which rares already killed and which isn't yet ?

Commento di Flabberghast

The Elemental Goliaths battle buddy items may be on a day timer, they can be retrieved daily from the associated Rares. I took out all four, went back to Boralus to log out, and the items disappeared from my inventory the next day. Use 'em or lose 'em folks!

Essenza Burrascosa
Essenza Bruciante
Essenza Tonante
Essenza Sgretolante

Commento di Xizervexius

How does one go back to Arathi to check out rares/world boss etc after winning the battle for Stromgard? The npc says its to dangerous and has no portal option.

Commento di Stormbringer4190

can we queue up in groups? and if yes, can they be greater than 5? dont want idlers to take loot for nothing

Commento di senrra

As for this week, an ilvl requirement of 320 has been added.

Commento di sweetJohnny

I'm a bit confused by Warfront changeover times. According to the information I've read so far, Alliance should hold the Warfront again but (at least on my EU realm) Horde are still stuck at the Battle For Stromgard part. Any clarification would be appreciated. Thanks.

Commento di alpanhell

This guide is missing a lot of information. Doesn't tell you even the basics (what to expect when doing the quests, etc) and doesn't even make clear as to the differences in the zone when your faction owns it or not.

Just a few basic questions it doesn't answer:
- What ilevel should I be?
- Should I join a group?

I'm doing this for the first time and I'll answer a few here:
- There are raid groups on lfg for rares. But, if you're in a raid group you can't do the quests (but you can kill the rares very easily).
- In theory you can do the quests solo, but you need to watch for bands of the opposite faction. I also had a very hard time doing the quests solo since there are rares mixed amongst and the quest mobs tend to be level 121 (and have elites mixed amongst them). So if possible I'd suggest a 5 man group (can't be a raid though).
- When you're looking for a group in lfg make sure you find a group with your War Mode (off or on). e.g. if you have War Mode on and get in a group with War Mode off you won't be able to see each other.

I did this on an alli and a horde (when alli had the zone) and the differences were:
- Horde didn't have a portal to the zone (you have to fly there, use the portal to Dal Crater in Legion Dal).
- You could still kill the rares but seemed like the gear drop rate was lower (just guessing here). Edit: I think the drop rate is the same after doing this on a few toons.
- Of course there is no World Boss since you're killing the other factions vehicle.
- No quests if you don't have the zone.

As an example I'm doing the Ogre quest on a pretty much freshly dinged 120 and I had a lot of problems. Couldn't even kill the elites that patrol the area without using pots.

Did the witherbark troll quest and it had 119 normal mobs, some 121 normal and some 121 elites.

Commento di globalmenace

Just got my fourth (identical) piece of 7th Legionair’s Bracers from the Arathi front. So, either I’m missing the point or this Warfront thingy is a complete waste of time…

Edit 2018-10-18:

OK, got now some different pieces on 3 more runs. Seems I just had really bad luck as I wrote the post.

Commento di Malachi68

I've run through the Warfront scenario three times now and it seems like I'm missing something critical - like a purpose. It just seems so unstructured and chaotic. No one leads and everyone does their own thing. Then suddenly - after maybe ten minutes - the battle is won and I'm teleported away. I should point out that I join the Warfront via the table in Boralus.

Who has time to upgrade the Barracks, War Mill and/or Altar of Storms? I'm lucky if I can recruit a single Knight and maybe a dwarf-gunman before the scenario is over. The rewards haven't been upgrades, either.

If anyone has any good experiences or advice that would make Warfronts more enjoyable, I'd be glad to hear them.

Warfronts in Battle for Azeroth

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