Quest 8169 · Classic Era details

The Battle for Arathi Basin!

Quest level45Requires level40Classic zoneArathi BasinEligible races in ClassicOrc, Undead, Tauren, Troll

Classic Era reference from QuestieDB, not verified for Forever. Quest ID 8169 is present in the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70790. QuestieDB 1.0.10, Vanilla release, retrieved 2026-11-03 (source).

The task

Objectives

Assault the Arathi Basin mine, lumber mill, blacksmith and stable, and then return to Deathmaster Dwire in Hammerfall.

PvP ALT-N Credit Markernpc 15005Objective target
PvP ALT-S Credit Markernpc 15004Objective target
PvP Mid Credit Markernpc 15002Objective target
PvP A-Mid Credit Markernpc 15001Objective target

Rewards and gains

Reputation

+200 The Defilers reputation (Classic)

Experience and money are not supplied by this imported quest record.

The route

Quest locations

Classic pins are approximate reference points. Reported ! and ? markers are search points near quest NPCs. Hover or focus a marker for details.

Start Turn in

Arathi Highlands

Classic start and turn-in

Fully revealed map assembled from client map and exploration textures. Artwork from build 1.60.1.69977, compared file by file with build 1.60.1.70790 and unchanged. Associated by the client filename `Interface/WorldMap/Arathi_c60`, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.

Start and turn inDeathmaster Dwire (73.25, 29.73)

From Classic. One NPC can have several recorded spots; the map shows each one where it was recorded.

The people

Start and turn-in

Starts from

Ends at

Coordinates are approximate Classic references. The `/way` formats require TomTom or a compatible addon; use the named-zone form from outside the zone.

The path

Quest chain

None recorded in this Classic source.

Quest text

No quest text yet. It appears here once a player reports it through RestedRealm Companion.

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