War in Draenor The war in Draenor , also known as the second invasion of Draenor is a conflict spanning two worlds in separate timelines , that has begun in an alternate timeline , several years before the Opening of the Dark Portal in Draenor . The conflict seeped into the original timeline ' s Azeroth in 31 ADP because of Kairozdormu ' s meddling with timeways . The bronze dragon has sent Garrosh Hellscream to the past of an alternate Draenor , some time prior the Blood Pact , with a mission to prevent the orcs from drinking Mannoroth ' s blood and create an uncorrupted Horde for Kairoz ' s own purposes . However , Garrosh betrayed Kairoz , with no intentions to serve another " puppet master " and stole his fragment of the Vision of Time , which he used to convince Grommash of the cruel fate of the orcish race , should he drink the demon blood . With the information gained through the artifact and Garrosh ' s knowledge , the orcish clans have united into the Iron Horde , a militaristic and technologically advanced union under the leadership of Grommash , supplied by the goblin Blackfuse Company , bent on the path of total conquest and dominion over the universe . The Burning Legion , enraged by the turn of events began their own campaign against Draenor as well , aiming to salvage as much of the original plan as possible , including the destruction of Draenor . Prelude . Garrosh ' s trial . After the defeat of Garrosh Hellscream , the Alliance and Darkspear Rebellion have agreed to hand the overthrown warchief to the hands of Shado - Pan , who were going to move him to Pandaria where he could be tried for his war crimes committed during the Alliance - Horde War . However , before the verdict could be announced , Garrosh was able to escape through a time - space gateway with the help of a bronze dragon , Kairoz . The portal has brought him to the alternate Draenor , decades before the current events , where he was able to set up a chain of events convincing Grommash to distrust Gul ' dan , in order to prevent a crucial moment in the universe ' s history : the corruption of the orc s through the Blood Curse . At some point the Blackfuse Company arrived to Draenor with their brand siege weapons to reinforce the orcish clans . Message to Gul ' dan . Gul ' dan sent a message to the orcs promising them untold power . Already warned by the younger Hellscream about the dark plot , Grommash sent him in reply , disguised as a messenger , to Gul ' dan wishing to know more about his plans . Gul ' dan told Garrosh that he had seen a vision , and a Legion wanted the orcs as their vanguard . Much to Gul ' dan ' s surprise , Garrosh knew serving this Legion meant entering the Blood Pact by drinking the blood of Mannoroth , which would bind the orcish race to serve the demon s . Angered at Garrosh ' s accusations of slavery , and proclaiming himself to be a god , Gul ' dan had his guards remove the messenger from the premises . In response , Garrosh slew the guards . Gul ' dan told Garrosh that in three days the orcs would drink from Mannoroth ' s blood on a mountaintop in Tanaan Jungle and from there march to victory . Garrosh lowered his hood , revealing his identity , and told Gul ' dan that in three days Grommash will stand on the mountain as well and lead the orcs to embrace their true fate . The clans assemble . Garrosh and Grommash set about gathering the clans and building their own Dark Portal in Tanaan Jungle . The Blackrock clan led by Blackhand took to the new technology Garrosh brought with great interest , building larger and more powerful war machines including the Iron Worldbreaker . Kargath Bladefist of the Shattered Hand , the Iron Wolf of the Thunderlord clan , Burning Blade clan with Dharl , and Kilrogg Deadeye of the Bleeding Hollow also joined the Iron Horde . Two clans however , the Frostwolf Orcs and the Laughing Skull Orcs refused , with the latter not wanting to submit to anyone ' s rules , and the former not wishing to participate in pointless conquest . Ner ' zhul ' s Shadowmoon clan eventually joined as well , giving the Iron Horde the Dark Star ' s power of the void and necromancy . Shortly after the Iron Horde ' s formation , Grommash ordered an attack on Highmaul , seat of Imperator Mar ' gok . The emperor had no other option than to negotiate with the warchief . Upon agreeing to train orcs the magic immunity , the attack ceased and the ogres became Iron Horde ' s allies . Warlords of Draenor . The Iron March . Using the dark power of the Shadow Council members including Gul ' dan , the new red Dark Portal successfully opened into Azeroth . Garrosh ' s invasion force led by Commander Tharbek stormed through the portal and began the Ironmarch invasion of Azeroth , led by Warlord Zaela . The unexpected invasion quickly destroyed all Alliance and Horde resistance in the Blasted Lands including Nethergarde Keep . Zaela took a battalion of warriors and quickly flew to Blackrock Mountain to begin construction of a super iron star that would destroy Stormwind City . Archmage Khadgar quickly warned both sides of this massive threat . The Alliance and Horde united to push destroy the Iron March and push the invaders back through the portal . A number of Azeroth ' s great heroes joined the battle , including Khadgar , Lady Liadrin , Thrall and Vindicator Maraad . Skirmish in Tanaan . The united front succeeded in pushing through the portal , but once on the other side , it was apparent that the numbers and power of the Iron Horde were utterly overwhelming . After encountering each of the Iron Horde ' s warlords ( with the exception of the Iron Wolf ) , the Draenor expedition used hit - and - run tactics against the orcs to stay alive . In addition , they saved several important figures including Farseer Drek ' thar , Exarch Maladaar , Ga ' nar and Yrel the priestess . The expedition came to the conclusion that if Azeroth was to be safe from the overwhelming power of the Iron Horde , the Dark Portal must be destroyed and the threat must be ended in Draenor . Using the Blackrock ' s Iron Worldbreaker , Thaelin Darkanvil destroyed the portal and Khadgar led the remaining Alliance and Horde forces to safety on the Iron Horde ' s battleships . The expedition then split , with the Horde heading north to recruit the Frostwolf clan and the Alliance going south to request the aid of the Council of Exarchs . Shadowmoon Valley : the Prophet and the Dark Star . The Alliance expedition , led by Vindicator Maraad , landed in Shadowmoon Valley , where most of the draenei of Draenor call home . From Lunarfall , the Alliance struck out against the Shadowmoon clan . The Shadowmoon showed they are using the power of the " Dark Star " to harness the power of the void to summon void creatures and cast powerful magic at the cost of the corruption of their own souls . Draenor ' s versions of Velen and Akama aid the Alliance in their endeavors to settle in Shadowmoon and combating their enemies . The Council of Exarchs however , suffers betrayal from within , openly from Exarch Othaar and more subtly from Soulbinder Nyami . Both believe Velen has led them to ruin and allied themselves with the Burning Legion and their minions , the Sargerei . Velen eventually learns that Ner ' zhul plans to summon his ultimate weapon , the Dark Star , directly to Draenor and use its dark power to utterly end the draenei once and for all . Despite Velen and the now - paladin Yrel ' s best efforts , the Dark Star descends , forcing Velen to make the ultimate sacrifice to purify the dark entity in , revealing it ' s true form : K ' ara the naaru . With the power of the naaru flowing through them , Yrel and Maraad decimated the Iron Horde forces as they marched on the Draenei capital of Karabor . Ner ' zhul retreats to the Shadowmoon Burial Grounds where he meets his death , ending the threat of the Shadowmoon clan . Frostfire Ridge : the Frostwolf brothers . The Horde expedition , led by Thrall , landed in Frostfire Ridge . Drek ' Thar vouched for the strangers who saved both his and Ga ' nar ' s lives to the Frostwolf chieftain Durotan and his mate Draka . Vol ' jin ' s Horde proved themselves in Durotan ' s eyes when they helped the Frostwolves take Bladespire Fortress , a massive ogre castle which would serve as the Frostwolves new fortification against the oncoming Iron Horde . The Thunderlord clan , led by the orc known as the Iron Wolf , began making raids against the Frostwolves using powerful subjugated gronn and rylak s . Durotan ' s brother Ga ' nar led the charges against the Thunderlord aggressors , their allies proving to be more than a match for the Thunderlord beast masters . Finally , the Iron Wolf fought Ga ' nar and Durotan face to face , revealing that he was in fact their oldest brother , Fenris Wolfbrother , who broke away from the Frostwolves , believing they should not be equal to beasts or other orcs , but that they should subjugate all others to their will . The wayward Frostwolf met his end at the hands of his younger brothers as Grommash ' s forces began to invade Frostfire Ride through Thunder Pass . The Horde and Frostwolves clashed with the invaders in , with Ga ' nar heroically sacrificing himself to buy Drek ' Thar time to seal the pass . With the Thunderlord pacified and the Iron Tide stemmed , Frostfire was secured . Gorgrond : gaining allies in the savage land . After securing Shadowmoon and Frostfire , both sides sent their heroes to secure a foothold in Blackrock clan territory : Gorgrond . Yrel leads the Alliance in gaining the help of additional Rangari ranger s while Durotan and Draka make an alliance of convenience with the Laughing Skull clan led by Kaz the Shrieker . Depending on the choices made by the player , the expeditions endeavors will provide additional resources from Gorgrond ' s jungles or several warriors of Gorgrond ' s wastes including Rexxar . If the players battle the botani , they kill the Genesaur Iyu and take an artifact that lets them control genesaurs , or fight the subjugated gronn forces of the Iron Horde and gain an artifact that controls magnaron . The Iron Horde wished to use these artifacts for their own conquest , but Yrel / Draka suggest using this power against them . The Alliance / Horde assault the Blackrock fortress , the Iron Approach , during . With the power of the artifact , the Iron Horde forces under Commander Gar were destroyed by the very power they hoped to control . With a serious , though not fatal , blow dealt to the Blackrock clan , the Alliance / Horde forces receive requests for aid from their forces in Talador . Talador : The Burning Legion and the Iron Horde . In Talador forest , a massive Iron Horde fleet led by Orgrim Doomhammer and Blackhand sails toward the draenei capital of Shattrath City . After dealing with some Gorian ogre mage s and establishing their outpost , as well as receiving aid from Khadgar and his Kirin Tor forces , the Draenor expedition deals with the Iron Horde . Yrel and Maraad halt the Iron Horde ' s advance through the forest , while Durotan heads north to try to reason with Orgrim , the orc he once considered his sworn brother . Despite the Frostwolf Chieftain ' s best efforts , Ogrim stands firmly loyal to the Iron Horde . Using a prototype goblin shredder , the expedition destroys the remainder of Orgrim ' s ground forces , leaving only Blackhand ' s battleships and warriors . As Blackhand ' s fleet arrives at Shattrath , Khadgar leads a united attack against the Blackrock warlord ' s army in . As Blackhand readied his battleships massive cannons to destroy the city and all it ' s inhabitants , Doomhammer objects , claiming he will not stand by while the innocent of the city are slaughtered . Khadgar and Thaelin Darkanvil take Blackhand ' s ships while the remaining heroes battle Blackhand . Blackhand easily defeats them all in a massive explosion , killing Orgrim and Maraad . Luckily , Yrel and Durotan are able to pummel Blackhand long enough for Khadgar to destroy their ships and teleport his allies to safety . Blackhand gets away and Shattrath is saved , for now . Meanwhile , Shadow Council under Teron ' gor had succeeded in summoning a small army of demons of the Burning Legion . As commanded by Gul ' dan , Teron ' gor set his sights on Auchindoun , a sacred graveyard whose powerful souls could be used to strengthen the Shadow Council and their demon masters . Lady Liadrin , having experience fighting demons , aids the Auchenai under Exarch Maladaar in battling the legion and council forces with her Sunsworn force . The united army of the Auchenai and the Blood Knights receive further aid from Astalor Bloodsworn ' s new Blood golem s as well as from ancient gorian ogre spirits . As Teron ' gor ' s army is defeated in Gul ' var , he retreats to Xandros in . Liadrin and Maladaar accompany the adventurer and slay the pit lord Mongrethod . However , Teron ' gor had one last plan in place : the Sargerei who had infiltrated the Auchenai within Auchindoun . With their treacherous aid , he broke his way into the heart of Auchindoun , his demonic servants killing numerous priests and paladins . Teron ' gor and his forces were thwarted , but the status of the mad warlock remained unknown . The remaining Sargerei and Shadow Council forces then went to Shattrath and served Socrethar who managed to summon more demons and they controlled the city for some time . The city was presumably retaken following Socrethar ' s death in . The remainder of the Iron Horde forces in Talador retreated to Bladefury ' s Command to guard the path to Hellscream ' s fortress in Tanaan . Spires of Arak : the arakkoa schism . With the Legion and Iron Horde forces defeated in Talador , the Draenor expedition looked south to gain the aid of the arakkoa in the Spires of Arak . After witnessing the brutality of the Adherents of Rukhmar and their hatred of any who are not of their cult of Rukhmar , the expedition allied themselves with the Arakkoa Outcasts . Led by Shadow - Sage Iskar and protected by their patron raven - god Anzu , summoned thanks to Iskar ' s mission in Talador to get The Eye of Anzu , the outcasts were being persecuted and slaughtered by the fanatical adherents . To make matters worse , Kargath Bladefist and his Shattered Hand clan began encroaching on the Spires as well . Using stealth , guerilla tactics and sabotage as their greatest weapons , the outcasts and their new allies made significant strikes against the adherent forces . One among the outcasts , Reshad the storyteller , was able to complete the ritual to summon the weakened spirit of the ancient hero - king of the arakkoa : Talon King Terokk . The power of the Talon King was used during to decimate the Shattered Hand forces , though Kargath himself managed to defeat Terokk and escape . Afterwards , Anzu sent the adventurers to the Ravenspeaker cult , a small group of outcasts , and they managed to summon Anzu ' s consort Ka ' alu , gaining the aid of a large flock of dread raven s . With their new numbers and powerful allies , the outcast forces assault the remaining adherents at the spires near Skyreach . The battle for the spires ended when the adherent leader High Sage Viryx was killed in Skyreach during . Nagrand : Garrosh ' s last stand . With the victory against the mad arakkoa behind them and the Iron Horde ' s power diminishing across Draenor , the Alliance / Horde expedition set their sights on the one responsible for the war : Garrosh Hellscream . The expedition receives word that Grommash had promoted Garrosh to Warlord of the Warsong clan while Grommash is in Tanaan , in addition to giving him his personal weapon , Gorehowl . Thrall and Yrel personally lead the expedition forces into Nagrand . After establishing bases for cavalry and Steam tank s / Demolisher s , the expedition first decided to weaken the Warsong clan ' s allies , the Burning Blade clan and the Gorian ogre mage s , before going after Garrosh . The disgraced blademaster Lantresor of the Blade allied himself with the expedition adventurers and together they battled the Burning Blade . The clan ' s warlord was slain , only for his position and blade Sanketsu to be taken up by his daughter : Azuka Bladefury . Azuka banishes Lantresor before retreating for now . The ogres at Mar ' gok ' s Overwatch , researching and creating a new breed of ogre mages known as " breakers , " were also dispatched , some of them retreating to the ogre capital of Highmaul . The fallen draenei town of Telaar was liberated from Warsong raiders with the help of Shadow Hunter Kajassa and the forces from Telaari Station . Durotan then leads an attack on the Warsong stronghold of Lok - rath . At first it appears to be a decisive victory , with Uruk Foecleaver declaring that he surrenders . However , this was a ruse and the deceptive Warsong attack when the expedition forces have their guard down . After a bloody battle , Lok - rath ' s orcs were dealt with . In the meantime , Drek ' Thar and Vindicator Nobundo worked with Throne of the Element ' s Furies to calm the elements on the north and discover the whereabouts of Gordawg . It was discovered that Gul ' dan ' s lackey - Cho ' gall - had gained control of the pale orcs , Gordawg and the naaru K ' ure . Though the two fought their way to Oshu ' gun , they were unable to safe any of them with Cho ' gall taking K ' ure ' s power to himself , betraying Gul ' dan and leaving for an unknown destination with the rest of the pale orcs . While Gordawg was killed , his ghost returned to the Throne . During this time , Warsong shamans also pulled the Void creatures from the Twisting Nether . The shamans were stopped before they could cause any further chaos . With the Warsong ' s allies subdued and their forces routed , the expedition set their eyes on Garrosh ' s seat of power in Nagrand : Grommashar . Thrall , Yrel , Durotan , Draka , Aggra , and Rangari D ' kaan destroy the gates and charge within . The Warsong prove difficult opponents , retaliating with packs of worg s , Dark shaman , and even the subjugated Durn the Hungerer . As the Iron Horde forces continued to fall , Durotan / Rangari D ' kaan and the commander break into Garrosh ' s hold and engage him directly . Garrosh shows that time had not dulled his edge and uses Grommash ' s weapon Gorehowl in conjunction with chain - weapons to subdue his enemies , but they are saved when Thrall arrives and challenges Garrosh to one last Mak ' gora . Garrosh , proud as ever , agrees and claims the sight will be the Stones of Prophecy , the future sight of Garadar where Garrosh ' s journey with Thrall began . A fierce duel ensues , with Garrosh claiming Thrall made him what he is . Thrall denies this , claiming Garrosh chose his own destiny before using his shaman powers to electrocute Garrosh to death . The Warsong were defeated and the war criminal Garrosh was finally brought to justice . But despite his death , the war was far from over . Highmaul . After the commander was promoted to general , the expedition planned to finish off Grommash ' s ogre allies at Highmaul . Having proved their worth in the Ring of Trials , the Alliance / Horde forces fought in the Highmaul Arena ' s " Battle of Red Spires , " where Grommash and Kargath were in attendance . After dispatching Vul ' gor , Kargath Bladefist himself sought to pay back the adventurers who had insulted him back in Tanaan . Using the arena ' s traps against him , the Shattered Hand warlord was slain . Cho ' gall used this opportunity to break into the city and use his new army of Pale orc s to assault Highmaul , wishing to gain Imperator Mar ' gok ' s magic runes for himself . Both the pale orcs and ogres suffered heavy losses as the adventurers fought their way through the city and into Mar ' gok ' s sanctum . In normal difficulty , Mar ' gok simply uses the runes to empower himself and dies despite all his power and guards . In mythic difficulty , Cho ' gall is able to breach the sanctum and successfully absorbs Mar ' gok ' s power , killing him . The mad ogre mage attacks the party with the void magic gained from K ' ure , shouting rhetoric of the " infinite night " strikingly similar to his Old god - corrupted counterpart . Cho ' gall falls and delivers an ominous warning that " He comes . . . you can never escape . . . " The Garrison Campaign . Rokhan , Vol ' jin ' s chief scout , and Bodrick Grey receive word that Azuka Bladefury has joined the Iron Horde and will be meeting with Grommash at a council in . The general clashes with the Burning Blade warlord in , the duel ending in a draw . The expedition and the Burning Blade then race to gain the Heart of Gorgorek , a titan artifact that can control the mightiest and oldest magnaronn , Gorgorek . Azuka eventually succeeded in gaining the artifact and awakening Gorgorek , planning to use the magnaronn to spearhead an Iron Horde assault on Talador from the Gates of Tanaan . The expedition ' s garrison forces and followers intercept the Iron Horde before they can launch their attack . Using rylak riders , the commander felled the mighty magnaronn and fought Azuka one last time . Azuka showed the true power of her sword Sanketsu , the ability to grow stronger with every life it takes , by killing her own Burning Blade initiates . The Burning Blade warlord finally met her end as her clan watched in disbelief . As expedition forces finished mopping up , they saw the gates to Tanaan were far too fortified to take at that moment . Despite Grommash ' s taunts , Durotan / Yrel back off to fight another day , vowing to take Grommash ' s life when the time is right . Blackrock Foundry . Keeping up the momentum of their victories against the Iron Horde , the expedition forces assaulted Blackrock Foundry , the place where the clans received most of their weapons , armor and siege weapons . The foundry was protected by champions of the different orc clans , such as Flamebender Ka ' graz of the Burning Blade , and Beastlord Darmac of the Thunderlord . As the raid found their way to Blackhand ' s Crucible , Blackhand used all his remaining strength , weapons and mastery of fire , but was overwhelmed . Without the Blackrock Clan ' s weapons , Grommash ' s Horde was greatly weakened . Gul ' dan Ascendant . As Grommash ' s Horde continues to fall apart around him , Kilrogg Deadeye of the Bleeding Hollow clan was one of the few who remained at his side , though the Bleeding Hollow began to show signs of discontent . It was at this time that Gul ' dan made his reappearance at the gates of Tanaan Jungle . The warlock attempts to break Grommash ' s spirit by reviewing his Horde ' s failure , revealing Garrosh is both dead and was his son . He offers the Blood of Mannoroth once more , claiming it is the only thing that can save the orcs now . After refusing , Grommash is restrained by Gul ' dan ' s powers . Kilrogg however , knowing his own eventual fate , was indeed willing to drink the fel blood , transforming him into a demonic monstrosity . With Grommash captured and the remaining orcs under his command , Gul ' dan prepares for the arrival of his demon masters . Tanaan : Fury of Hellfire . Gul ' dan uses the corpse and blood of Mannoroth to channel a spell that corrupts Tanaan and shares the blood with those loyal to him , creating the Felblood orcs , as well as rallying several arakkoa from of the Adherents , Outcasts and Sethekk with the promise of flight including Shadow - Lord Iskar , and the remaining Sargerei . He travels to Hellfire Citadel and creates a demon portal called the Black Gate to bring forth the full force of the Burning Legion . While Durotan and Maladaar lead a frontal charge through Talador , Draka and Yrel use the newly constructed shipyards to establish a foothold on the eastern side of Tanaan . They organize various attack to weaken the enemy forces . In the meantime , the enemy launched several attacks , such as Sargerei ' s final attack on Auchindoun , this time to locate Teron ' gor . With the help of Drek ' Thar , Yrel and the recently defected Oronok Torn - heart , they stop Gul ' dan from using the Cipher of Damnation on Cyrukh the Firelord , preventing the tragedy that happened in the prime - timeline ' s Shadowmoon Valley . The united forces , led by Khadgar , charge into Hellfire Citadel , destroying all the powerful demons , corrupted orcs , and aberrations the Legion laid before them , including the now - corrupted Iskar , Gorefiend , Kilrogg Deadeye and the resurrected Mannoroth . The adventurers also free the captured former Warchief , Grommash Hellscream . In the end , the heroes of Draenor and the expedition , Yrel , Durotan , Khadgar , and even the defected Grommash , came together to slay Archimonde . With his dying breath , Archimonde , stating they had a pact , sends a fel blast to Gul ' dan , sending him through the Black Gate as the eyes of Archimonde dims . Grommash concluded that now Draenor is free . While Khadgar acknowledges that the war with the Burning Legion itself is far from over and that they must return to their own timeline , Yrel assures him that if they ever have need of Draenor ' s heroes , they will be there . Khadgar flies off as Yrel , Grommash and Durotan vow to rebuild Draenor . Other battles . Khadgar ' s campaign . While the Alliance - Horde expedition was mostly busy dealing with the Iron Horde , Archmage Khadgar , feeling responsible for the release of Gul ' dan after the Assault on the Dark Portal , leads agents of the Kirin Tor to track down the mad warlock . While Jaina Proudmoore opposes the Horde , the pragmatic Khadgar accepts their aid . He forges a powerful magic ring to aid the commander against the Iron Horde and Gul ' dan ' s forces . While besieging Highmaul , the adventurers brought back Abrogator Stone s to help track down Gul ' dan , but his help is requested by Chromie to help track Kairozdormu , the cause of entire war . It is revealed that Kairoz was killed by Garrosh shortly after arriving on Draenor and his spirit is fought in . Gul ' dan was not blind to Khadgar ' s plans however , and sent his best assassin : Garona Halforcen . Nearly successful in killing him , Garona is captured by the adventurer and Khadgar ' s bodyguard Cordana Felsong during . Using the Elemental Tablet s from Blackrock Foundry and a Shadow Council Orb of Domination , Khadgar frees Garona from Gul ' dan ' s mind control . Eternally grateful , Garona swears her life to the commander . Together , they witness Gul ' dan ' s meeting with Grommash and Kilrogg during . With Gul ' dan now in command of the Iron Horde , the trio retreats to regroup and strategize . After the general builds the shipyard , Khadgar requests that they bring down Gul ' dan ' s flagship in and confiscate Gul ' dan ' s library of chaos magic in . After finishing these , it is revealed that Cordana was corrupted by Gul ' dan from afar by the Orb of Domination , seduced by his power ( oddly , Cordana also seemed to be in contact with Wrathion as well ) . The general is forced to put Cordana down , but she was able to stun the general and create a demonic portal to escape . Obtaining more knowledge for Khadgar has gained helps him increase the magic ring he gave the general to it ' s maximum potential . He later proceeds to aid in the final battle with Archimonde before returning to Azeroth . Primals versus Breakers . In Gorgrond , the forces of Primals and Breakers are locked in an eternal battle . The Kirin Tor wanted to maintain their own link between Stormwind City and Draenor , building a portal in the Everbloom and drawing attention of the primal forces . The botani and the genesaur Yalnu attacked and corrupted Violet Bluff and turned on to the portal . Once the genesaur entered Azeroth , he was put down by the remaining mages and the adventurers of the Alliance and Horde . Ashran . The forces of the Alliance and Horde camped in the south and north respectively of Ashran . The Iron Horde has no presence on the island but the ghost of ogres control several locations . The Azeroth powers engage in skirmishes . Speculation . While not directly stated , although previously hinted to be the only way , Garrosh likely used the final shard of the Vision of Time to link the alternate Dark Portal to the Dark Portal on Azeroth . When and how exactly the Blackfuse Company entered the alternate Draenor is unclear . It could be during the Ironmarch invasion but the Warlords of Draenor cinematic and the Ironmarch army already contain technology .