Horde of Draenor The Orcish Horde of Draenor ( or new horde ) is the term given to the loose alliance of orc clans of Draenor that remained on their planet during the orcish invasion of Azeroth . Their main objective was to steal the Skull of Gul ' dan , the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras , the Book of Medivh and the Eye of Dalaran to open multiple portals in Draenor . History . Formation . Following the end of the Second War , the Horde of Draenor was rallied by the elder shaman , Ner ' zhul , who declared himself warchief . When Kilrogg Deadeye returned to Draenor after the Horde ' s defeat in the Second War , he was informed of the situation and received orders that the death knight s , forest troll s and dragon s he had brought with him should be used by all the clans collectively . Ner ' zhul ' s plan was to steal certain artifacts from Azeroth that would enable him to open rifts to other worlds . Ner ' zhul used fear and the brute force of his own Shadowmoon clan to maintain the fragile unity among the clans . The Laughing Skull clan betrayed the Horde and controlled a special order of death knights who had knowledge needed to rebuild the Dark Portal . They also captured Grom Hellscream and other members of the Horde . A Slayer of the Shadowmoon managed to defeat Mogor and his clan , freeing Grom and subjugating the order of death knights . Ner ' zhul then sent part of his clan , the Thunderlord clan , the Shattered Hand clan and the ogre mage Dentarg to attack the Bonechewer clan and steal the skull of Gul ' dan . But after they killed the captain of the Bonechewer and stole the skull , both the Thunderlord and Bonechewer clans desired to journey to Azeroth and have their clans triumph where Doomhammer had failed ; Ner ' zhul did not share that vision and attacked them . After that , there was no opposition to the reformed Horde and they prepared to enter Azeroth . Offensive to Azeroth . Ner ' zhul sent a renewed offensive into Azeroth with the intention of stealing a number of magical artifacts and using them to open new dimensional gateway s on Draenor . They destroyed Nethergarde Keep , enlisted the aid of the black dragonflight and the survivors of the Bleeding Hollow clan that hadn ' t crossed to Draenor and then attacked New Stormwind . The objetive of destroying New Stormwind was to steal the book of Medivh , but it wasn ' t found as it was stolen by Alterac soldiers before the Horde managed to steal it . Without choice , the Horde constructed a naval fleet and prepared to leave towards Alterac , but they attacked Kul Tiras first . Kul Tiras was not supported by the Alliance and was defeated , so the Horde controled the seas once again . But before they continued to north , Ner ' zhul ordered to enter the Tomb of Sargeras and steal the Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras . The Scepter was guarded by a daemon but it was defeated . The Bleeding Hollow clan returned to Draenor while Deathwing delivered the rest of the army in Alterac . Aiden Perenolde made a deal with the Horde , if they destroyed Stromgarde and Lordaeron nearest bases , Alterac would give them the Book of Medivh . After the Horde of Draenor defeated the Stromgarde and Lordaeron forces they attacked Dalaran and stole the Eye of Dalaran . After the victory , Deathwing arrived , exausted and bringing news from Blackrock Spire , the Alliance sent a host of warriors to the Black Morass and engaged the forces of Warsong and Shattered Hand at the Dark Portal , retaking Nethergarde Keep and managed to capture the Dark Portal . The Slayer of the Shadowmoon rallied his forces and broke through the siege , returning the artifacts to Draenor . Battles in Draenor . Although the artifacts were returned to Draenor , Khadgar discovered that Ner ' zhul wanted the knowledge of how to open portals . It was decided that an expedition should venture through the Dark Portal , both , to recover the stolen artifacts and to ensure that the Horde can never again threaten Azeroth . The Horde of Draenor opposed to the Alliance Expedition , at the Dark Portal they even sent some daemon s to defeat the Alliance , but this opposition was defeated . The Alliance attacked the shipyard of Zeth ' kur , but the Horde ' s clans were driven to new heights of fury and were superior in numbers ; the clans were defeated and the Alliance constructed ships of war to cross the Devouring Sea . Meanwhile , the Horde was preparing for another attack on Azeroth , but this was discovered by the Alliance and although the Horde ' s army was too large to be defeated by the Alliance , they launched an strategic attack against Auchindoun to force the orcs to retreat . During the battle the Bleeding Hollow clan was defeated and Kilrogg slain , but at a high price for the Alliance as Kurdran was captured . Khadgar discovered in the ruins of Auchindoun that the Horde also needed the Skull of Gul ' dan , but this artifact could also be used to seal the Dark Portal forever . With the objetives of saving Kurdarn and recovering the Skull of Gul ' dan the Alliance attacked Deathwing ' s Lair , after a battle they managed to defeat Deathwing and completed their objetives . While Deathwing was defeated , the Horde used that time to strike against other Alliance forces : A great orcish armada threatened the captured coasts , and the armies of the Alliance were hard pressed on many fronts . The Alliance decided to advance further into Shadowmoon Valley , as their only chance for victory was to recover the Book of Medivh from Ner ' zhul . The Horde fortified the coastlines but were defeated , the Bonechewer clan managed to capture some Alliance soldiers , but their base was destroyed and the prisioners were released . Then the Shattered Hand clan blocked the pass to Shadowmoon Fortress but were defeated . The Shadowmoon clan , aided by some forces of the Warsong clan and some survivors of the Bleeding Hollow clan fought in the fortress itself , all lead by Teron Gorefiend and an special order of death knight s . During the battle the Laughing Skull clan used the distracition to steal the Book of Medivh and Ner ' zhul escaped with the the necessary knowledge to construct the portals in his mind . During the battle Teron was slain and at the end of the battle the Horde was defeated . The Horde then launched an attack to the alliance fotifications at Hellfire Peninsula , although not well equiped their numbers were very great . The Alliance forces in Shadowmoon Valley returned to Hellfire Peninsula and reinforced the base , the orcs never managed to enter the base and had a complete defeat . At the end of the battle the Laughing Skull clan betrayed the Horde of Draenor and made a pact with the Alliance , at the trade of the Book of Medivh , they would destroy the Thunderlord clan to gain dominance in the northern clans of Draenor . The Alliance had to accept and secured the a pass in the Blade ' s Edge Mountains with the support of the Laughing Skull . Ner ' zhul held the ancient scepter of Sargeras in the air , intoning the final words of the spell of conjuration . The air began to swirl and pressed down the assembled masses of the Horde , the crimson skies broke open and revealed the chaotic pathways of the Twisting Nether . As Ner ' zhul deployed his remaining forces towards the new portals , the Slayer of the Shadowmoon asked : " Master , shouldn ' t we recall all of our forces from Azeroth ? " , but the ancient shaman replyed coldly " No , they have served their purpose . From this point on , all that we gain will be ours alone . " The Slayer unquestioningly followed him into the swirling madness of the Twisting Nether . Ner ' zhul and his followers escaped through the largest of the new rifts as Draenor felt the first of its death throes , the spell of Ner ' zhul broke down the fabric of reality in Draenor ; unleashing massive earth quakes and tidal waves upon its shores . Without choice , Khadgar and the Alliance had to return to the Dark Portal and destroy the rift between Azeroth and the doomed world of Draenor with the Skull of Gul ' dan and the Book of Medivh . The Alliance fought their way desperately to return to Azeroth , while Grom Hellscream , realizing that Ner ’ zhul ' s mad plans would doom their entire race , rallied the remaining orcs and intended to cross the Dark Portal . As the Alliance had a base surrounding the Dark Portal Grom and his forces had to fight for their escape to succed . They attacked the Allaince base but were later attacked from behind by the rest of the Alliance forces that were returning from Blade ' s Edge Mountains . As Hellscream and his orcs hacked their way through the human ranks in a desperate bid for freedom , they crossed through the portal , but the diminished Alliance Expedition forces were still holding back many orcs in Draenor ' s side while protecting Khadgar , and with help of the artifacts he destroyed the Dark Portal . On Azeroth ' s side , the Dark Portal suddenly exploded behind the orcs who have crossed , for them there was no going back . Fate of the clans . The Shadowmoon , Laughing Skull , Shattered Hand , and Bonechewer clans now make up the core of the Fel Horde , transformed into fel orc s created by the blood of Magtheridon and now in service of Illidan Stormrage ' s forces . The Thunderlord clan was almost completely destroyed and the survivors were transformed into fel orc s through the blood of Mannoroth . . The Warsong clan managed to escape from Draenor before Ner ' zhul opened his portals , alongside part of the Bleeding Hollow and part of the Shattered Hand clan . These three clans later joined Thrall when he revitalized the New Horde . Ner ' zhul selfishly abandoned all the clans and escaped with just his elite followers in tow . The evil group of orcs crossed through their chosen portal just as Draenor blew apart in an apocalyptic explosion . As they thought that they had survived , Kil ' jaeden and his demonic minions ambushed them and turned Ner ' zhul into the Lich King , while his followers were turned into lich es . The Cabal survived and are still in the Bone Wastes . It is unknown what happened to the Bladewind clan and the Lightning ' s Blade clan . Clans of the Horde of Draenor . Though the unity of these clans was constantly threatened , fear of Ner ' zhul and his Ogre - Mage , Dentarg , kept the clans in the line ( excepting a few outstanding incidents ) .