Alterac Valley Alliance quests See : Alterac Valley For Horde equivalents see : Alterac Valley Horde Quests = Alliance Single Quests = These are quests you do one time , for a set reward . They generally do not help the overall battle and are for you own personal gain . The Sovereign Imperative . Quest NPC : Lieutenant Rotimer Location : outside the Ironforge bank Objective : Travel to Alterac Valley in the Hillsbrad Foothills . Outside of the entrance tunnel , find and speak with Lieutenant Haggerdin . Details : This quest is intended to direct new players to the Alterac Valley outdoor entrance . Rewards : 6600 XP and 250 reputation each with Ironforge and Stormpike Guard Proving Grounds , Rise and Be Recognized , Honored Amongst the Guard . Quest NPC : Lieutenant Haggerdin Location : Alterac Mountains ( not inside the battleground ) Objective : Retrieve the . Details : This quest can only be received outside the Battleground zone - in , and must be returned there as well . The Stormpike Banner is located in Icewing cavern , which is a nearby cave to the southwest of Dun Baldar . Enter the cave and proceed to the very end on the lower level at . Rewards : After you return you will receive a trinket that allows you to teleport to Dun Balder when you are in Alterac Valley every 2 minutes . 100 reputation with Ironforge and Stormpike Guard each turn in . As you gain faction with Alterac Valley you can upgrade this trinket for each new level of faction you receive : The Battle for Alterac . Quest NPC : Prospector Stonehewer Location : Near the food / drink vendor in Alterac Mountains Objective : Defeat Drek ' thar , the Horde General Details : This quest can be gotten outside AV in the Alterac Mountains . You must have completed or be on the " Proving Grounds " quest to be able to accept this quest . Rewards : Ability to accept quest " Hero of the Stormpike " ( which simply requires talking to the NPC again ) , which gives one of the following rewards : Capture a Mine . Quest NPC : Sergeant Durgen Stormpike ( Durgen provides three one - time quests . ) Location : 38 paces inside the Alterac Valley tunnel cave entrance to the AV battleground at 36 , 77 . The tunnel cave starts near Lieutenant Haggerdin , Prospector Stonehewer , and the food / drink vendor . Objective : Capture either mine in the Alterac Valley battleground , then return to Sergeant Durgen Stormpike . Details : Mine must either be uncaptured by either side , or held by the other side . " Capture " is accomplished by killing the mine supervisor located at the central dias in the mine . The dias looks like a loading dock . There will be numerous miners and guards within the mine that must be battled . If the other faction controls the mines , expect to find players guarding as well . Once the mine is captured , miners and guards of your faction will appear and will assist you in clearing the mine of opponents , however , the mob npcs and opposing faction npcs do not just disappear , they must be battled if you want to remove them . Isolated pockets can be ignored . Since you are going through the mine anyway , it is worthwhile to pick up the corresponding Irondeep Supplies quest or Coldtooth Supplies quest ( see below ) . Rewards : , 9550 XP , and 250 reputation each with Ironforge and Stormpike Guard at level 60 . In - battle benefit : Capturing a mine ( whether on the quest or not ) grants one replacement resource every forty - five seconds . It is essentially a small amount of damage mitigation for your faction . Additionally , each mine in control at the end of the battle gives 12 reputation with the Stormpike Guard . Alterac Valley Graveyards . Quest NPC : Sergeant Durgen Stormpike Location : 38 paces inside the Alterac Valley tunnel cave entrance to the AV battleground at 36 , 77 . The tunnel cave starts near Lieutenant Haggerdin , Prospector Stonehewer , and the food / drink vendor . Objective : Replace the controlling Horde banner at any graveyard with an Alliance one . Details : Graveyards have a banner nearby indicating which faction controls the graveyard , just like resources in Arathi Basin . In order to capture an opposing graveyard , click on the red Horde banner , and you will initiate a casting bar to replace the banner . If you complete this without being interrupted , the Horde banner will be replaced by a gray one with the Alliance lion head logo . You will have fulfilled the objective of this quest , but you will not have captured the graveyard until the banner turns blue . It is generally useful to guard the banner if you want to hold the graveyard . If the banner with the Horde emblem was gray , you will immediately recapture with no waiting period , and a blue Alliance banner will appear . They can recap your gray banner as well , making guarding all the more important while the banner is gray . The controlling banner for a graveyard is located outside the graveyard , near where the road out of the graveyard meets the main road . There are typically npc guards , unless someone has already killed them . There are often opposing players guarding . Contrary to the text of this objective , you can fulfill the objective by changing the banner of the Snowfall Graveyard while it is still neutral , you do not have to change a Horde banner . The banner for the Snowfall Graveyard is up a ramp from the Field of Strife , and is a good way away from the graveyard , which is across a bridge beyond the banner . The controlling banner is the central one , the others are non - functional . The Snowfall Graveyard is easily the least useful graveyard , and pursuing this will take you away from your objectives for a while . Rewards : , 9550 XP , and 250 reputation each with Ironforge and Stormpike Guard at level 60 . In - battle benefit : Capturing a graveyard gives the Alliance more places to rez and denies the Horde the same . If you control all the graveyards , the Horde can only rez in their starting tunnel . Additionally , each graveyard in control at the end of the battle gives 12 reputation with the Stormpike Guard . Towers and Bunkers . Quest NPC : Sergeant Durgen Stormpike Location : 38 paces inside the Alterac Valley tunnel cave entrance to the AV battleground at 36 , 77 . The tunnel cave starts near Lieutenant Haggerdin , Prospector Stonehewer , and the food / drink vendor . Objective : Destroy the controlling Horde banner in any Horde tower . Details : The four Horde towers have a banner on the top floor indicating which faction controls the tower ( the Horde does not have bunkers in AV ) . In order to capture a Horde tower to destroy the tower , click on the red Horde banner , and you will initiate a casting bar to replace the banner . If you complete this without being interrupted , the Horde banner will be replaced by a gray one with the Alliance lion head logo . You will have fulfilled the objective of this quest , but you will not have destroyed the tower until the tower is in flames . It is critical in AV to guard the banners and hold the towers until they are destroyed . Rewards : , 9550 XP , and 250 reputation each with Ironforge and Stormpike Guard at level 60 . In - battle benefit : Destroying a Horde tower removes 75 reinforcements ( victory points ) from the Horde and removes one Warmaster boss guard and his corresponding buffs , and gives 64 reputation with the Stormpike Guard , and a variable amount of honor , 42 honor at level 60 . Additionally , at the end of the battle , each Horde tower destroyed gives an additional 24 reputation with the Stormpike Guard . Brotherly Love . Quest NPC : Commander Karl Philips Location : Objective : Kill Commander Louis Philips Details : Commander Karl Philips wants you to find his brother , Commander Louis Philips , and kill him . Louis Philips is an undead Commander who resides in Tower Point at . You must tag the mob to get credit for the kill . Reward : 100 Stormpike , Stormwind , and Ironforge reputation . As of patch 2 . 3 . 0 , this quest , its giver , and its target have been removed . = Alliance Repeatable Quests and Missions = In Alterac Valley there are many repeatable quests you can do to help improve your side . Moreover , unlike in most BGs , looting enemy players is actually critically important since PC drop tables have important items other than cash . The sheer number of drops is overwhelming at first but can be simplified into the categories below . Items that are bolded disappear after the Battleground is over . This is to prevent any oneside from gaining an advantage at the very start of the match . Use the quick links below to identify what you need to do with an AV specific item drops : Most repeatable turnin quests will award Stormpike reputation to the entire battleground . All Ironforge and Stormwind reputation is only given to the player turning them in . Ram Summoning Quests . Empty Stables . Quest NPC : Stormpike Stable Master Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Tame an Alterac Ram Required Number : 25 Details : This quest helps stock up the supply of Ram Mounts for NPC Cavalry Teams that will be summoned to assist you . Once you have returned the ram to the stable area you click " With pleasure . These things stink ! " . Then you complete the quest and can retake it . It takes 25 Rams to fully stock the cavalry stable . Note : If you have the quest and leave AV , eventually the collar disappears so you have to abandon the quest and retake it and you ' ll get a new collar . Rams are located just south of Dun Baldar . Reward : 10 Ironforge reputation , 1 Stormpike reputation . Ram Riding Harnesses . Quest NPC : Stormpike Ram Rider Commander Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Kill Frostwolves and return their hides to him . Required Number : 25 Details : This is the second part of the Ram Cavalry Summon and requires you to collect Frostwolf Hides by killing Frostwolves on the Horde side of the map . Note that hides will be difficult to collect at the beginning of the game since the majority of Frostwolves are located deep in Horde territory . Stealth players are best at farming these hides . It takes 25 hides to complete harnesses for all rams . Reward : 10 Ironforge reputation , 1 Stormpike reputation . Troop Improvement . Armor Scraps . Quest NPC : Murgot Deepforge Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Collect 20 Armor scraps Required Number : 25 turnins ( 500 scraps ) per upgrade level Details : All humanoid corpses can potentially drop an item called Armor Scraps . These are turned in 20 at a time to Murgot Deepforge . Rewards : In addition to a 10 % armor buff for 30 min and Ironforge reputation , this quest also over many turn ins provides upgrades NPC troop units to higher quality units making them more effective in battle . You will know when your troops upgrade when Murgot Deepforge yells " Veteran units are entering the battle ! " . The following is the upgrade continuum for Alliance Guards : In addition , 1 Stormpike reputation is awarded for every turnins . Turnins can continue even at maximum guard level . Mine Quests . Irondeep Supplies . Quest NPC : Stormpike Quarter Master Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Collect 10 Irondeep Supplies Required Number : 28 turnins ( or 280 supplies ) . Details : There is a mine just north of Dun Baldar . At the start of AV the mine is filled with troggs that attack on sight . Within the mine are stacks of crates that can be looted for Irondeep Supplies . This is dangerous given the number of troggs in the mine . However , if you can kill the leader of the troggs within the mine ( Morloch ) the mine will then flood with Alliance guards and miners . You can then collect supplies unmolested . The purpose of collecting the supplies is to send in a ground assault team of Commandos that will patrol the Field of Strife and eventually attack the Horde base . Reward : 25 Ironforge reputation , 2 Stormpike reputation , Coldtooth Supplies . Quest NPC : Stormpike Quarter Master Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Collect 10 Coldtooth Supplies Required Number : 7 turnins ( or 70 supplies ) . Details : There is a mine just north of Frostwolf Keep . At the start of AV the mine is filled with kobolds that attack on sight . Within the mine are stacks of crates that can be looted for Coldtooth Supplies . The major difference between this quest and Irondeep Supplies is that this mine is deep within Horde territory , yields a greater cash reward and requires less turnins . The purpose of collecting the supplies is to send in a ground assault team of Commandos that will patrol the Field of Strife and eventually attack the Horde base . It takes 7 full loads of enemy supplies to send the initial wave of commandos , and 2 loads of enemy supplies thereafter to send successive waves . Reward : 25 Ironforge reputation , 10 Stormpike reputation , PC Killing Quests . Tauren Hooves , Orc Teeth , Forsaken Hearts , and Darkspear Mojo have been removed from the game . They were previously used for faction turn ins , but had no effect on the battleground itself . Ivus Summoning Quests . Ivus the Forest Lord . Quest NPC : Arch Druid Renferal Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Collect 1 Storm Crystal Required Number : 250 crystals Details : Enemy PCs can drop Storm Crystals when killed . Returning these to Arch Druid Renferal assists in the summoning of Ivus the Forest Lord , a very powerful NPC that will assist the Alliance in the battleground . The Alliance requires 250 Storm Crystals to summon Ivus . Once the Druids have enough crystals they move onto the field of strife and proceed to summon Ivus . If they are killed on the way all your hard work is wasted so it is worth making sure you are in control of the field of strife , or at least not all bottled us at the north end before summoning them . Reward : 10 Ironforge reputation , 1 Stormpike reputation Crystal Cluster . Quest NPC : Arch Druid Renferal Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Collect 5 Storm Crystals Details : This is identical to the above quest , except one can turn in 5 crystals at a time . The Alliance requires 1000 Storm Crystals to summon Ivus . Reward : 75 Ironforge reputation , 5 Stormpike reputation Wing Commander Quests . The Wing Commander NPCs are special in that they do not respawn at all . If killed , you will not be able to turn in any medals or plant the beacon for the rest of that AV game . Call of Air - Slidore ' s Fleet . Quest NPC : Wing Commander Slidore Location : Dun Baldar Objective : Collect 1 Frostwolf Soldier ' s Medallion Required Number : 100 Details : Kill any Horde player or Horde NPC and they have a chance to drop a Soldier ' s medal . Note that you cannot turn the medals in until Wing Commander Slidore has been freed . Wing Commander Slidore is trapped in Tower Point . Once released he must return to Dun Balder without being killed by Horde players . When he has received enough medals , he will take flight . Slidore patrols between Frostwolf Graveyard and Tower Point . He can knockback , do fire damage , and Disorient . Rewards : 1 reputation with Stormpike per medal . Call of Air - Vipore ' s Fleet . Quest NPC : Wing Commander Vipore Location : Dun Baldar ( unknown ) Objective : Collect 1 Frostwolf Lieutenant ' s Medal Required Number : 100 Details : Kill any Horde player or Horde NPC and they have a chance to drop a Frostwolf Lieutenant ' s Medal . Note that you cannot turn the medals in until Wing Commander Vipore has been freed . Wing Commander Vipore is trapped in second tent to the right as you enter Frostwolf Village ( 51 , 80 ? ? ) . Once released he must return to Dun Balder without being killed by Horde players . When he has received enough medals , he will take flight . Vipore patrols between Frostwolf Graveyard and the 2 Horde towers . He can knockback , do fire damage , and disorient . Rewards : 2 reputation with Stormpike per medal . Call of Air - Ichman ' s Fleet . Quest NPC : Wing Commander Ichman Location : Dun Baldar ( unknown ) Objective : Collect Frostwolf Commander ' s Medal Required Number : 100 Details : Kill any Horde player or Horde NPC and they have a chance to drop a Frostwolf Commander ' s Medal . Note that you cannot turn the medals in until Wing Commander Ichman has been freed . Wing Commander Ichman is trapped in West Frostwolf Tower ( ? ? , ? ? ) . Once released he will run toward Snowfall Graveyard where he will eventually port to Dun Balder . When he has received enough medals , he will take flight . Ichman bombs very close to Frostwolf Keep . He can knockback , do fire damage , and disorient . Rewards : 5 reputation with Stormpike per medal .