WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition Phase 5 Goes Live July 10

The War Effort begins July 10 at 3:00 pm PDT!

Aid your faction in opening the gates of Ahn’Qiraj—granting access to the Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj and Temple of Ahn’Qiraj raids for your server. Be the first to ring the Scarab Gong to get the coveted Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal mount.

Join the War Effort

On July 10 at 3:00 pm PDT, the War Effort will begin, and each faction can turn in an immense amount of resources that, once completed, require five days to be transported to Silithus. Due to the raid requirements in the questline leading up to the “Bang a Gong!” quest, the earliest that the ringing can occur in Silithus on highly-motivated realms could be just over a week later.

Get Out There and Gather

It’s up to every champion of the Horde and Alliance to pitch in to ensure their faction completes The War Effort requirements by delivering a multitude of supplies and materials. Head to this guide for a complete list of materials and supplies necessary, along with how much of everything you’ll need.

What You Need and Where to Go

Visit Field Marshal Snowfall (Alliance) making the rounds through the Military Ward in Ironforge or Warlord Gorchuk (Horde) pacing the Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar to turn in your Commendations! If you’re curious about the overall progress of your faction, these War Effort Commanders also help keep a tally of the materials and supplies obtained and still needed.

Care to know the opposing faction’s progress? Horde Ambassador General Zog in the Ironforge and Alliance Ambassador Commander Stronghammer in Orgrimmar for details.

So Many Supplies, So Little Time

The initial War Effort requires a great deal of supplies to be turned in by your faction on your realm. If this is not complete 15 days after the content is unlocked, small amounts of supplies will begin turning in automatically, as they did in version 1.12 of the original WoW. The gates still require somebody to “Bang a Gong!” but this will help ensure that all realms have the chance to unlock Ahn’Qiraj before Naxxramas is released.

Bang a Gong!

Once you complete the “The Scepter of the Shifting Sands” questline, be the first to complete the “Bang a Gong!” quest to open the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj for everyone on your server, earning you the Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal mount.

Once the gong is rung on a realm, the Ten Hour War begins, giving players 10 hours to finish up their quests and earn their rare mount. Only the first player on a realm to ring the gong will be announced across the zone in Silithus. On realms that have multiple layers, once the gong is rung on one layer, the Ten-Hour War will begin on all layers.

Once the 10 hours have elapsed, “Bang a Gong!” can no longer be turned in, the two Ahn’Qiraj raids will open, and the “Treasures of the Timeless One” quest will become available.

The exact times for the ringing of the gong, and therefore the raids, will differ on every realm.

Ringing the gong can only be done by players who have completed all of the steps of the “Scepter of the Shifting Sands” questline before the end of the 10-hour window. In addition to raid requirements, players can use the Proxy of Nozdormu to deputize other players to help them amass Silithid Carapace Fragments.

All players who complete the questline and turn in “Bang a Gong!” before the 10 hours are up will receive the Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal mount. Any player who completes the questline up through “The Might of Kalimdor” will be eligible for “Treasures of the Timeless One,” which rewards an Epic weapon they can choose—Fang of Korialstrasz (MH Dagger), Shadowsong’s Sorrow (1H Dagger), Runesword of the Red (MH Sword), or Ravencrest’s Legacy (1H Sword)—regardless of whether they were able to complete “Bang a Gong!” in time.

For a more detailed breakdown of how you can prepare for the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline and get the Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal mount, read this guide.

Behind the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj

The Gates of Ahn’Qiraj enclose two massive raid dungeons—the Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj (20-player) and the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj (40-player).

As you delve deeper into the mysteries of Ahn’Qiraj, discover revelations of the Silithid infestation and their shadowy masters, the Qiraji.

Two New Class Armor Sets

Earn two new class armor sets—from both the Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj and the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj—by looting items from powerful bosses and gaining Reputation with the Cenarion Circle and Brood of Nozdormu.

Build your Tier 2.5 Raid Set by reaching specific Reputation levels with the Brood of Nozdormu and collecting Qiraji Tokens, class-specific Idols, and Scarabs from the raid instances.

We look forward to following along as events unfold over the next several weeks as you battle your way through the forgotten horrors of Ahn’Qiraj.

Lok’tar Ogar!