Ahn'Qiraj War Effort Overview

Last updated on Jul 09, 2020 at 10:02 by Aernath 7 comments

The Ahn'Qiraj War Effort is a server-wide event that involves massive amounts of material contributions from both factions to open the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

1.

What is the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort?

The War Effort tasks all players on each server with collecting a massive amount of materials for the upcoming war, as well as acting as a timegate for the opening of the Ahn'Qiraj raids.

Once players had managed to gather all of the required materials, a 10-hour battle would ensue and players with The Scepter of the Shifting Sands Icon The Scepter of the Shifting Sands would be able to obtain their Scarab Lord title and mount.

You can read more about how to obtain this reward and find the Scepter in our dedicated guide below.

2.

Required Materials for the War Effort

We have put together a full list of the required items for the War Effort, divided based on neutral/faction-specific goals.

Each questgiver can be located at the Military Ward in Ironforge for the Alliance and the Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar for the Horde.

Note that the table below lists the rewards in a more compact form, as follows:

2.1.

Materials for the Alliance War Effort

Item Total Amount Amount per Quest First Reward Repeatable Reward
Linen Bandage Icon Linen Bandage 800,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 1 Signet and 1 Box
Light Leather Icon Light Leather 180,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 1 Signet and 1 Box
Stranglekelp Icon Stranglekelp 33,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 3 Signets and 1 Box
Medium Leather Icon Medium Leather 110,000 10 10 Signets and 1 Box 3 Signets and 1 Box
Rainbow Fin Albacore Icon Rainbow Fin Albacore 14,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 3 Signets and 1 Box
Silk Bandage Icon Silk Bandage 600,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 5 Signets and 1 Box
Iron Bar Icon Iron Bar 28,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 5 Signets and 1 Box
Roast Raptor Icon Roast Raptor 20,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 5 Signets and 1 Box
Thorium Bar Icon Thorium Bar 24,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 10 Signets and 1 Box
Arthas' Tears Icon Arthas' Tears 20,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 10 Signets and 1 Box
2.2.

Materials for the Horde War Effort

Item Total Amount Amount per Quest First Reward Repeatable Reward
Peacebloom Icon Peacebloom 96,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 1 Signet and 1 Box
Lean Wolf Steak Icon Lean Wolf Steak 10,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 1 Signet and 1 Box
Wool Bandage Icon Wool Bandage 250,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 3 Signets and 1 Box
Tin Bar Icon Tin Bar 22,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 3 Signets and 1 Box
Firebloom Icon Firebloom 19,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 5 Signets and 1 Box
Heavy Leather Icon Heavy Leather 60,000 10 10 Signets and 1 Box 5 Signets and 1 Box
Mageweave Bandage Icon Mageweave Bandage 250,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 7 Signets and 1 Box
Mithril Bar Icon Mithril Bar 18,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 7 Signets and 1 Box
Rugged Leather Icon Rugged Leather 60,000 10 10 Signets and 1 Box 10 Signets and 1 Box
Baked Salmon Icon Baked Salmon 10,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 10 Signets and 1 Box
2.3.

Materials for Both Factions

The supplies listed below have to be collected by both factions, in addition to their separate lists of materials.

Item Total Amount Amount per Quest First Reward Repeatable Reward
Copper Bar Icon Copper Bar 90,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 1 Signet and 1 Box
Purple Lotus Icon Purple Lotus 26,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 7 Signet and 1 Box
Thick Leather Icon Thick Leather 80,000 10 10 Signets and 1 Box 7 Signets and 1 Box
Spotted Yellowtail Icon Spotted Yellowtail 17,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 7 Signets and 1 Box
Runecloth Bandage Icon Runecloth Bandage 400,000 20 10 Signets and 1 Box 10 Signets and 1 Box

* Note that these amounts are for one faction. So, both the Alliance and Horde will need to gather these. As an example; 800,000 Runecloth Bandage Icon Runecloth Bandages are needed in total to complete the overall effort.

3.

Spending your Commendation Signets

The signets that you can earn as both Alliance and Horde can be spent to receive additional boxes of Ahn'Qiraj War Effort Supplies Icon Ahn'Qiraj War Effort Supplies. Note that, as you increase the amount of signets you spend at once, the value of your loot increases.

If you spend 5 signets, you are likely to only receive some green items and scrolls, but if you spend 30 signets, your loot will mostly be blues and, if you are lucky, epics.

For each hand-in, you will only receive 1 box, regardless of which quest you hand in. Only the value of the loot inside changes.

Also, depending on where you turn in the quest, for 1 signet you will get 5, and for 10 signets you will get 75 reputation for the city of your choosing; this is the same when turning in cloth. This will help you increase your reputation to other cities of your faction so you will be able to purchase their own racial mounts when you become Exalted with them.

3.1.

Alliance Signet Quests

3.2.

Horde Signet Quests

4.

Changelog

  • 09 Jul. 2020: Added note on contributions being for one faction.
  • 03 Jul. 2020: Added note on Signets.
  • 29 Mar. 2020: Guide added.
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