The Battle of Ardenweald

Protect the Winter Queen's sigil in the Battle of Ardenweald.

• Mount the Etherwyrm outside the Enclave
• Fight in the Battle of Ardenweald

With the betrayal of Sire Denathrius, and the absence of the Primus of Maldraxxus, we must assume that the Winter Queen is the Jailer's next target.

And we won't let anyone take her sigil!

Ardenweald has endured much, but it is a realm of great and mysterious power. Things aren't always what they seem.

We'll use this to our advantage, no matter who comes for the Queen!

You will also receive:

• Emblem of Renown (catch-up only)

We just barely survived that! I definitely didn't expect THAT to happen.

But it's not over. We can't let our guard down!

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Follow the party out to the southern tip of Oribos, where three Etherwyrms await. Covenant troops continuously run up to the left and right ones, mount up, and fly into the gateway to Ardenweald. Follow their example by interacting with the central wyrm to enter the Battle of Ardenweald scenario.

• Fly through the aerial onslaught and arrive in Glitterfall Basin.
• Reach Defense Forces
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Untold numbers of Mawsworn Realmbreakers are flying in near Glitterfall Basin, where Jaina is spamming arcane blasts to knock them out of the sky.

If at any point, the Maw Walker should stray too far from the battle, Mawsworn Abductors will grab them and bring them back to the action.

• Use the animacone to transform Glittermint into the Winter Queen.
• Animacone used to create decoy

A group of Wild Hunt Enchanters are seen casting a spell on Sparklepuff, disguising her as the Winter Queen.

Niya has special gossip:

• The fight has come to our home. We'll do everything we can to protect the Queen.
• For Ardenweald!

As does Hunt-Captain Korayn:

• We will drive these interlopers from Ardenweald!

The northern entrances are guarded by groups of Sinfall Defenders, Maldraxxi Gladiators and Maldraxxi Lineguards. Here, they make short work of incoming Mawsworn Swarmers. If passed they will urge the Maw Walker to return.

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Run past Jaina:

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Speak with Moonberry:

• We have to do everything we can to protect the Winter Queen!
• Fortunately, I know a lot of tricks that should help buy us time, so we can drive the Maw out of Ardenweald!
• We're making look-alikes of the Winter Queen, to draw our enemies away from the real Queen.
• We're making decoys!
• Unfortunately there's only so many of them we could make. And we know that it's a dangerous job. But we're prepared to sacrifice everything to protect Ardenweald.

Interact with the Animacone held by Seaharper and Marastar to empower it:

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• Defeat Maw forces and heal Wild Hunt.
• Push back Maw forces (0/100%)
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Head south into the basin and start taking out Mawsworn Raiders, Gatekeepers, and Interrogators for 4% progress each. Additionally, the Maw Portals guarded by the gatekeepers can also be destroyed for 6% progress. Interact with the Injured Hunters for 6% progress and to gain them as a guardian (Wild Hunt Archer or Wild Hunt Guardian). While on this stage, players gain 5% health every few seconds.

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• Confront Sylvanas Windrunner and stop her invasion of Ardenweald.
• Confront Sylvanas Windrunner
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Head southwest to where what looks to be the Winter Queen is standing out in the open, as a cutscene begins:

• Sylvanas swoops into the area in banshee form and lands in the hero pose on one knee, before getting to her feet, drawing an arrow, and firing it through the queen's heart. The illusion fails, revealing Sparklepuff, a now-dead faerie.
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On the other side of the cutscene, Sylvanas stands idle, as a boss-level elite. With the player are Kleia, Lord Herne, Niya, and Hunt-Captain Korayn. Should players wait too long to engage her:

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Upon entering Sylvanas' aggro radius, she doesn't attack and the player is struck with the Merciful debuff. One of three things will happen. Attacking Sylvanas will cause her to immediately stun the player:

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Alternatively, if the player has completed Most Loyal:

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If the player doesn't attack, and allows Merciful to wear off, Sylvanas will still stun the player and say:

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Sylvanas jumps back and prepares to enter Banshee Form:

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• Kleia runs forward and casts Kleia's Shield in an attempt to shield the Maw Walker. But she can't defend the fae, and the force of Sylvanas's transformation is too strong, knocking the fae down to 10% health. Kleia runs back and channels Well of Life, healing the gathered combatants for 4% of max health every second.

• Mount the Trained Flayedwing to fly to the top of the falls.
• Mount Trained Flayedwing
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• Sylvanas flies off.
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• Nadjia the Mistblade, Dreamweaver, General Draven, and Bolvar Fordragon all run up as Marileth lands on a flayedwing.

Hop on the flayedwing to continue.

• Launch slime at the Mawsworn to clear the skies.
• Slime Mawsworn (30)

Now in the vehicle interface, players have access to one ability:

Use it to take out the Mawsworn Realmbinders hovering in the area, while Ysera casts Sleep at them:

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After a bit, Ysera flies in:

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Take out thirty to continue.

• Clear Soulburner Fraxin from the falls.
• Slay Soulburner Fraxin
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The party lands just in time to see Soulburner Fraxin kill Glittermint.

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Take out Soulbinder Fraxin alongside Draven, Kleia, and Nadja.

• Find captured wildseeds and rescue them from the Mawsworn.
• Save Wildseeds (4)
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Jaina, Shandris, and Dreamweaver join in.

Shandris has special gossip:

• Sylvanas is here.
• If I see that misbegotten Banshee in the flesh...

As does Jaina:

• We didn't see Anduin on the battlefield at all. Where could he be?

Lady Moonberry also has a new gossip response:

• Those evil Maw creatures have stolen wildseeds from groves all over Ardenweald! If they destroy them, those spirits will never get reborn!

Head south uphill, taking out Mawsworn Eradicators and Pillagers on the way to the wildseeds in the area, including Asotera, Might of Earth; Zoukai, Ancient River; Malorandar, Herald of the Dawn; Thynen, Wind of the East; and Darkmute, the Unknowable.

As one is saved, a covenant combatant will run up:

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Save four to continue.

• Summon allies at the Rally Points.
• Rally Allies (2)
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Just east, near the Heart of the Forest, are ghosts of two Rally Point banners. Inside an impassable barrier, the Winter Queen and Ysera are protecting a large number of wildseeds, with the Winter Queen channeling a Cosmic Starfall to shoot winged Mawsworn out of the sky and kill any ground troops that try to flee from her. Interact with both of the banners.

To the north:

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• Moonberry, Kleia, Dreamweaver, and Draven fly in, holding just short of Sylvanas, who is floating in banshee form, protected by a shield, and channeling something into the large Maw Gateway.

To the south:

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• Lord Herne, Hunt-Captain Korayn, Nadja the Mistblade, and Niya run in.

Approach Sylvanas and the covenant forces:

• Survive Sylvanas' onslaught from the Maw.
• Eradicate Invaders (0/100%)
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Three Mawsworn Realmbreakers pop out of the gateway. Defeat them, then a wave of two Mawsworn Invokers and three Mawsworn Eradicators pop out from Maw Portals. Defeat them as well.

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An elite Mawsworn Destroyer pops out. Defeat it, and a three-minute cinematic plays:

''Sylvanas Windrunner widens the Maw portal and a gigantic charred behemoth starts walking out of it. The camera cuts to Lord Herne for a moment as his jaw drops before cutting back to the behemoth, which dwarfs Sylvanas as it fully emerges from the portal. It roars, then grunts in pain and falls to the ground, defeated. Confused, Sylvanas narrows her eyes and looks up to spot Tyrande Whisperwind — in full Night Warrior form dual-wielding warglaives — atop the behemoth's corpse. Sylvanas sighs in annoyance.''

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Tyrande narrows her eyes in response.

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She leaps off the behemoth at Sylvanas.

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''Drawing her warglaives, Tyrande launches a flurry of attacks at Sylvanas, who in turn dodges, ducks, dips, dives and dodges out of the way. Leaping upward, Sylvanas takes advantage of the few seconds to draw her blades and starts parrying attacks. Tyrande has the advantage, as Sylvanas keeps getting pushed back. With a big blow, Tyrande launches Sylvanas some thirty yards away. Sylvanas rights herself midair and lands on her hands and knees, immediately getting to her feet and launching chains that capture Tyrande.''

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Sylvanas smirks.

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Tyrande flexes her arms, dispelling the chains and getting back into her stance.

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This wipes the smirk off Sylvanas's face, as she whispers to herself.

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The predatory grin appears on Tyrande's face this time.

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''Tyrande launches another attack, firing off both warglaives at Sylvanas, which explode at her feet in a cloud of dust. Sylvanas leaps out of the cloud and fires off some arrows in response. As Tyrande backflips out of the line of fire, a horn bellows in the distance, interrupting both combatants. Lord Herne yells offscreen as Tyrande turns to look in his direction.''

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''The Wild Hunt take off at a sprint in the direction of the Heart of the Forest. Realizing, Tyrande hardens her face.''

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Behind Tyrande's back, Sylvanas rockets away in banshee form.

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Tyrande gets to one knee.

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In Darnassian, she continues:

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''A cloud of white gathers around Tyrande as she LEAPS from the ground, instantly outpacing Sylvanas. Sylvanas turns her head back to look for a moment before Tyrande catches her, and the ensuing explosion whites out the sky for a second. Bear-hugging Sylvanas, the two of them crash into the ground, skidding to a stop. Astride Sylvanas's torso, Tyrande pours strength into her hands in an attempt to break the Banshee's neck.''

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''However, the cosmic tattoos on Tyrande start fading... Sylvanas strains as she lets out a choked breath, then starts smiling.''

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Sylvanas's hands pull Tyrande's away from her neck.

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Tyrande's voice cracks under the strain.

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''Sylvanas smirks in response until a shadow covers the area and the flaps of wings are heard. Sylvanas instantly shifts back into her smoke form to launch herself 30 yards away, just in time for Ysera to land and roar at her. Sylvanas, less sure of herself now:''

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''Sylvanas shifts into smoke form one last time and exits the area. Ysera, still in dragon form, turns around to focus her attention on Tyrande. Offscreen, Ysera shifts back into her humanoid form and grabs Tyrande by the shoulders.''

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The screen cuts to black.

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On the other side of the cinematic, outside of the scenario, the covenant combatants have gathered in a large circle around Tyrande Whisperwind and Ysera. Tyrande has the Power of the Night. Turn in to Lady Moonberry.

Shandris has gossip:

• At least Tyrande is out of the Maw... on her own terms.
• I hope Ysera can keep her stabilized long enough to save her.

On complete:

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• Ysera channels a spell into Tyrande, knocking her out.
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Alliance/Saurfang-aligned Horde:

• When encountering Sylvanas
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Completed Most Loyal:

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We have driven the invaders from Ardenweald. With a most unexpected arrival.

• Quest ender: Lord Herne.
• Completion

I fear this is not over.