The story of World of Warcraft picked up a few years after the events of Warcraft 3, and its expansion, The Frozen Throne. Since then, there has been many years worth of story content added to the game. With that much content, it can be difficult for players to remember everything that has happened. This is especially the case for newer players who haven’t been around as long. If you just started a few weeks ago, you may not be familiar with who Xal’atath is or know anything about the Ethereals that showed up at the end of the Undermine campaign.
To better give players a context for the current story, Blizzard has created a series of quests called Lorewalking, where they get to learn more about the forces that will ultimately bring about the events of World of Warcraft: Midnight. Not only that, but there are some unique rewards that make these quests worth doing, even for players who know the lore of World of Warcraft like the back of their own hand.
Spoilers below, proceed with caution.
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All Lorewalking Quests
In each Capital City, you can find Lorewalker Cho sitting on a bench. When you talk to him, he will offer you three different stories: Xal’atath, the Ethereals, and the Lich King.
Xal’atath
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Quest Name |
Objective |
Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Lorewalking: The Blade and the High Priest |
Listen to Lorewalker Cho and then talk to him about the High Priest to start the Blade in Twilight Scenario. |
N/A |
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Lorewalking: The Blade’s Gambit |
Listen to Lorewalker Cho talk about Xal’atath’s machinations during the Fourth War and then complete all five quests she gives you. |
Hop onto Mishi to quickly reach the next area between quests. |
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Lorewalking: The Blade’s Past |
Talk to Lorewalker Cho to see a glimpse into Xal’atath’s past. |
N/A |
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Lorewalking: The Blade’s Forces |
Slay enough of Xal’atath’s forces to fill the bar to 100%. |
Try to avoid the Waking Darkness. While you can make a lot of progress from killing one, they do a lot of damage. |
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Lorewalking: The Blade’s Nemeses |
Summon Yogg-Saron, C’Thun, and Y’Shaarj. |
Stand in the circles that appear after summoning an Old God and press ‘6’. This activates a shortcut. |
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Lorewalking: The Blade’s Downfall |
Confront Xal’atath. |
N/A |
The Ethereals
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Quest Name |
Objective |
Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Lorewalking: The Protectorate |
Talk to Lorewalker Cho and then complete all five quests given to you by Commander Ameer. After that, complete all quests given to you by Professor Dabiri. |
For the “Potential For Brain Damage = High” quest, you must get a low drop-rate item from Ethereals called Ethereum Essence. You then need to use the item and kill the Ethereum Relays that appear. |
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Lorewalking: Locus-Walker |
Talk to Lorewalker Cho and then complete a series of quests given to you by Alleria Windrunner and Locus-Walker. |
N/A |
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Lorewalking: The Brokers |
Talk to Lorewalker Cho and then complete a series of quests starting with “The Al’ley Cat of Oribos”. When you complete those quests and are back on the bench, ask Lorewalker Cho about the Night Market. Then speak with Ta’nla and complete a series of quests starting with “Above My Station”. Finally, complete a series of quests with Ve’nari starting with “Ease of Passage”. |
For “Dead Drop”, wait for Al’dalil to tell you which button to press. |
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Locus-Walker, Telogrus Ranger |
Complete “Locus-Walker, Telogrus Ranger, and the follow-up quest “Veni Vidi Ve’nari”. The former unlocks upon completing the entirety of Lorewalking: The Brokers. |
N/A |
The Lich King
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Quest Name |
Objective |
Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Lorewalking: The Prince Who Would Be King |
Talk to Lorewalker Cho and then complete a series of quests starting with “A Prince’s Duty”. |
N/A |
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Lorewalking: No King Rules Forever |
Talk to Lorewalker Cho, complete “Ascent of the Lich King”, complete a scenario version of Halls of Reflection, and then complete “O’Thanagor”. |
N/A |
Lorewalking Rewards
As you progress through each quest, you will obtain Valorstones, Weathered Undermine Crests, and a Lorewalker’s Crate of Memorabilia. These caches contain item level 597 gear, which is mainly useful for fresh Level 80s and not much else. In addition, you get a cosmetic reward at the end of each story. For Xal’atath’s story, you get the Echo of the Xal’atath, Blade of the Black Empire. For the Ethereal story, you get K’aresh Memory Crystal, and for the Lich King story, you get Royal Visage.
Once you’ve claimed the unique reward, any additional completions of a story will reward you with a Lorewalker’s Crate of Memorabilia.