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Operation: Shieldwall and Dominance Offensive Guides

Quick Facts
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While 5.1 only introduces two new factions, Operation: Shieldwalland Dominance Offensive, they've got a lot of content attached to them--World PvP, rare spawns, daily quests, and achievements. We provided an overview of these factions in our Patch 5.1 guide, as well as links to all of our PTR coverage, but it's convenient to have all the information handy on one page as well.

In this guide you'll find:

• How to get started and unlock these faction hubs.
• Information on the World PvP areas.
• Rare NPCs: their loot, locations, and abilities.
• Reputation rewards: rare trinkets, epics, and mounts.
• Daily quests: their quest hubs, reputation gains, and maps.
• An overview of your faction's epic questline.
• Rewards purchased from commissions: guard reinforcements, items that summon wild pets, NPCs that buff players.

Overview

• Alliance
• Horde

• Operation: Shieldwall is an Alliance-only faction in Krasarang Wilds added in 5.1. Players gain reputation through daily quests encouraging World PvP, as well as a epic questline involving many faction leaders.
• Rewards include ilvl 496 epics as well as a faction mount.
• Players can control different parts of Krasarang Wilds for buffs, as well as purchase special items that enhance your base with commendations.
• To unlock this quest hub, pick up  Meet the Scout. This automatically shows up in your log when in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. From there, you'll complete  A King Among Men with King Varian Wrynn, and then unlock Lion's Landing by signaling the Alliance fleet in  Lion's Landing.
• You must complete this introductory quest chain to start  Incoming....

World PvP

• Alliance
• Horde

• There are six areas in Krasarang Wilds that are contested. Controlling these areas gives you different advantages.
• Eastern Krasarang:
  • Lion's Landing Graveyard: Spawn at the nearest graveyard. Can be reinforced with  Guard Contract: Graveyard.
  • Lion's Landing Tower:  Alliance Supremacy, damage done and total health increased by 1%. Can be reinforced with  Guard Contract: Tower.
  • Shrine of Ogudei:  Mogu's Command, Grants 10% increased run speed, and allows mounts inside of the Ruins of Ogudei. Can be reinforced with Guard Contract: Outpost.
• Western Krasarang:
  • Blacksand Oilfield:  Oil Baron: Grants 10% increased run speed, and reduces cast time of all mount spells by 75%. Can be reinforced with  Guard Contract: Outpost.
  • Domination Point Graveyard: Spawn at the nearest graveyard. Can be reinforced with  Guard Contract: Graveyard.
  • Domination Point Tower:  Alliance Supremacy, damage done and total health increased by 1%. Can be reinforced with  Guard Contract: Tower.

 

Click here to read the rest of our 5.1 Factions Guide!

Rewards

• Alliance
• Horde

Rewards include ilvl 496 boots, rings, belts, and trinkets, as well as ilvl 458 trinkets, and commendation tokens ( Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall). The most interesting reward by far is  Grand Armored Gryphon at Exalted for 2,000.

The quartermaster is Agent Malley.

No reputation: Trinkets 1750	Honored: Rings, 1250
Deadeye Badge of the Shieldwall  Arcane Badge of the Shieldwall  Durable Badge of the Shieldwall  Knightly Badge of the Shieldwall  Mending Badge of the Shieldwall	Band of the Shieldwall  Circle of the Shieldwall  Loop of the Shieldwall  Seal of the Shieldwall  Signet of the Shieldwall

At Revered:

Feet: 1750	Waist: 1750	Trinket: 1750
Sandals of Oiled Silk  Shieldwarden Slippers  Crab-Leather Tabi  Statue Summoner's Treads  Odlaw's Everwalkers  Totem-Binder Boots  Greatboots of Flashing Light  Sabatons of the Sullied Shore  Sea-Soaked Sollerets	Bon-iy's Unbreakable Cord  Sash of Bouncing Power  Prevenge's Swashbuckling Cinch  Soothing Straps  Chain of Flaming Arrows  Links of Bonded Blood  Divide's Loyal Clasp  Girdle of Crushing Strength  Waistplate of Immobility	Arrowflight Medallion  Heartwarmer Medallion  Helmbreaker Medallion  Shock-Charger Medallion  Vaporshield Medallion

Rare NPCs

• Alliance
• Horde

There are three rare spawns Alliance players can kill in Domination Point that have a chance to drop trinkets and Brawler's Guild Invitations, as well as many Domination Point Commission. Killing all three rewards  I'm In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes.

Players have reported they are on a ~1 hour respawn and give +500 reputation with The Black Prince when killed.

Loot:

•  Blood-Soaked Invitation
•  Alliance Insignia of Conquering
•  SI:7 Operative's Manual
•  Steadfast Footman's Medallion
•  Honorable Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall

Champion of Arms: Kar Warmaker: Located at Domination Point's East entrance.

•  Heroic Leap: Leaps to players out of range.
•  Cracking Blow: Inflicts 60% of the target's health as Physical damage along a line in front of the caster.

Champion of the Light: Muerta: Located to the left of the inner fortress.

•  Holy Bolt: Deals 120% of weapon damage as holy.
•  Chains of Faith: Surround the target with holy chains, stunning them for 6 sec.
•  Wrath of the Light.

Champion of the Shadows: Ubunti the Shade: Domination Point Tower.

•  Mortal Throw: Inflicts 60% of the target's health as Physical damage for players at range.
•  Shank: Stuns players in melee for 3 seconds.
•  Shadowstep: Appears from up to 20 yards away.

  

 Domination Point Commission/ Lion's Landing Commission Rewards

• Alliance
• Horde

These items are dropped by Horde NPCs and players. They can be turned into Proveditor Grantley for items that reinforce your base, buff players, or offer additional quests.

Item	Cost
Buffs
Mercenary Contract: Druid: Buffs nearby players with  Mark of the Wild.	10
Mercenary Contract: Mage: Buffs nearby players with  Arcane Brilliance.	10
Mercenary Contract: Paladin: Buffs nearby players with  Blessing of Might.	10
Mercenary Contract: Priest: Buffs nearby players with  Power Word: Fortitude.	10
Mercenary Contract: Rogue: Buffs nearby players with  Swiftblade's Nod.	10
Mercenary Contract: Shaman: Buffs nearby players with  Binding Elemental Oath.	10
Mercenary Contract: Warrior: Buffs nearby players with  Echoing Battle Shout.	10
Lion's Landing Banquet: Buffs players who eat with +250 of a useful stat, unlimited charges.	30
Combat Aides
Crate of Alliance Banners: Place out a box of banners for Alliance players in Lion's Landing.	25
Box of Overridden Excavationbots: Creates a chest that can be clicked on 5 times to summon 5 Overridden Excavationbots which aid you in combat in Krasarang.	125
Obelisk of Deception: Creates a purple stone that transforms you into the opposite faction for 5 minutes when clicked on.	500
Defensive Guards
Guard Contract: Graveyard: Can be used at Lion's Landing Graveyard or Domination Point Graveyard.	60
Guard Contract: Outpost: Can be used at the Ogudei Shrine or Blacksand Oilfield.	40
Guard Contract: Tower: Can be used at Lion's Landing Tower or Domination Point Tower.	80
Portals
Portal Reagents: Skyfire	5
Portal Reagents: Shrine of Seven Stars	5
Portal Reagents: Stormwind	5
Quests
Sturdy Crane Snare: Starts  Beastmaster's Hunt: The Crane	30
Sturdy Tiger Trap: Starts  Beastmaster's Hunt: The Tiger	30
Sturdy Crab Crate: Starts  Beastmaster's Hunt: The Crab	30
Vanity
Rodent Crate: Constantly spawns the capturable pet Sumprush Rodent.	2000

Gaining Reputation: Daily Quests

There are four possible quest hubs you will be sent to: you can get 900 reputation a day before  Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall and other reputation bonuses are taken into effect. You can also do an additional Beastmaster group quest for +200 reputation.

• Alliance
• Horde

Lion's Landing

•  Attack! Move!: Kill 12 Domination Point Shamans or Domination Point Raiders. +150 rep.
•  Resource Gathering: Collect 12 Lion's Landing Lumber by recovering it from piles of Hastily Abandoned Lumber. +150 rep.
•  Siege Damage: Find a Bilgewater Blasting Cap on a Bilgewater Sapper, and then plant it on a Domination Point Demolisher. *or*  Tower Defense: Collect 20 Animatable Stone at the Lion's Landing Quarry from Bilgewater Goblins or by destroying stone slabs there with collateral damage. +150 rep.
•  Supply Block: Destroy 8 Domination Point Supply Carts. +150 rep.
•  Hero Killer: Kill a Horde Hero. +300 rep.

Domination Point

 Send A Message is a breadcrub quest that sends you to the Skyfire, above the Horde's base.

•  A Kind of Magic: Find the three Scout-o-Matics in Domination Point. +150 rep.
•  Don't Lose Your Head: Defeat Stone Guard Ruk'ra, Bombgineer Snicklefritz, and Or'Dac. +300 rep.
•  Hammer to Fall: Kill 5 Heavy Mooks. +150 rep
•  Under Pressure: Destroy 8 Horde Supply Crates. +150 rep
•  We Will Rock You: Slay 10 Orcs at Domination Point. +150 rep

Ruins of Ogudei

 Priorities, People! is a breadcrumb quest that sends you to the opening of the ruins.

•  Eviction Notice: Kill any 12 members of the Reliquary in the Ruins of Ogudei. +150 rep.
•  Ogudei's Lieutenants: Kill Meng-do, Strength of Mountains, and Gen-li, Twister of Words. +300 rep.
•  Oi Ain't Afraid o' No Ghosts!: Kill 12 Spiritbound Mogu. +150 rep.
•  Shackles of the Past: Free 14 Troubled Slave Spirits. +150 rep. *or*  It Is A Mystery: Use Hilda's Anomaly Tracker to find and disperse an anomaly.
•  The Spirit Trap: Destroy 3 Spirit Traps. +150 rep.

Bilgewater Beach

•  Burn Out!: Use the Unstable Explosive to destroy the Northestern Fuel Tank, Northern Fuel Tank, and the Northwestern Fuel Tank. *or*  Necessary Breaks: Steal 7 Rusty Valves from the fuel operation on Bilgewater Beach. +150 rep.
•  Circle of Life: Plant 11 Energized Seeds near Quickchop's Lumber Farm. *or*  Dis-Assembly Required: Destroy the Jungle Shredders using the Re-Configured Remote and then collect 6 pieces of Scrap Metal. +150 rep.
•  The Only Good Goblin...: Kill 10 Bilgewater Goblins in and around Bilgewater Beach. +150 rep.
•  It's Only Right: Retrieve 7 Shieldwall Soldier Dog Tags from the Fallen Shieldwall Soldiers in and around Bilgewater Beach. +150 rep.
•  Two Step Program: Destroy Shredmaster Packle in Quickchop's Lumber Farm. *or*  Undermining the Under Miner: Destroy Grezik Oregrind at Oregrind's Dig. +300 rep.

Beastmaster Quests

The following quests are designed to be group quests and the "Hunt" quests are expected to take a while to collect and complete. Only one can be done per day, for 200 reputation.

 Sturdy Crab Crate:

•  Beastmaster's Hunt: The Crab: Obtain 30 Funky Rotten Fish from Unga Villagers in Unga Ingoo.
•  Beastmaster's Quarry: The Crab: Bring the Colossal Viseclaw to Huntsman Blake.
•  A Colossal Victory: Speak with Huntsman Blake at Krasarang Cove in Krasarang Wilds to summon and fight Elder Viseclaw. The following 30 minute spell will be cast on you:  Presence of the Crab. +200 rep.

 Sturdy Crane Snare:

•  Beastmaster's Hunt: The Crane: Obtain 5 Pristine Golden Crownfeathers and a Pristine Jet Crownfeather.
•  Beastmaster's Quarry: The Crane: Bring the Ancient Bloodcrown Crane to Huntsman Blake.
•  Ancient's Fall: Speak with Huntsman Blake at Krasarang Cove in Krasarang Wilds to summon and fight Ancient Bloodcrown Crane. The following 30 minute spell will be cast on you:  Presence of the Crane. +200 rep.

 Sturdy Tiger Trap:

•  Beastmaster's Hunt: The Tiger: Obtain 25 Unbruised Yak Haunches.
•  Beastmaster's Quarry: The Tiger: Bring the Krasari Elder to Huntsman Blake.
•  End of an Elder: Speak with Huntsman Blake at Krasarang Cove in Krasarang Wilds to summon and fight the Krasari Elder. The following spell will be cast on you:  Presence of the Tiger. +200 rep.

Gaining Reputation:  Operation: Shieldwall/ Dominance Offensive Questline

This following section has mostly been pulled from datamined quests, as new sections of the quest series unlock at higher reputation levels. Essentially, each faction will get a series of quests at each reputation level that reveal more of the 5.1 story to them (spoilers ahead). At Exalted, the story is complete and players are rewarded with  Operation: Shieldwall/ Dominance Offensive. We'll update the guide as we progress farther on the chain!

• Alliance
• Horde

Unlocking new reputation levels will allow you to progress further in this chain.

•  Meet the Scout: Speak with Scout Lynna at Krasarang Cove in Krasarang Wilds. It has been two months since the Alliance have landed on Pandaria.
•  A King Among Men: Accompany King Varian Wrynn to find Marshal Troteman, Hilda Hornswaggle, and slay 25 Horde.
•  Lion's Landing: Use the Fireworks Launcher in Krasarang Cove to signal the Alliance fleet.

The Man With a Thousand Faces

•  The Best Around: Report to undercover agent Townsley in the Brawler's Guild in the Stormwind side of Deeprun Tram.
•  To Catch A Spy: Deliver the Pink Marmot, the Mogu Melon Twist, and the Rusty Dagger to the correct patron.
•  Stirred, Not Shaken: Find Professor Kilt in the V.I.P. lounge in the Brawlers Guild. An agent is posing undercover as a Brawler's Guild patron.

The Voice of the Gods

After you unmask Agent Connelly, he sends you to Kun-Lai to learn more about Garrosh's plan to harness the Sha.

•  He's In Deep: Find Connelly in Kun-Lai Summit at Fire Camp Bataar.
•  Bugging Out: Plant the Cleverly Disguised Bugs in the large tent, near the small tents, and in the supplies.
•  He Won't Even Miss It: Create a distraction in the camp, steal the Weathered Journal, and read the Ancient Tablet in Garrosh's tent.

Jaina's Hope

You are asked by Anduinn to negotiate with Jaina to remove the presence of blood elves from Dalaran, since they are loyal to the Horde and she is now in charge of the Kirin Tor.

•  The Kirin Tor: Use the Portal to the Purple Parlor in Lion's Landing and meet with Anduin Wrynn.
•  The Fate of Dalaran: Speak with Jaina Proudmoore and hear her story.

The Korune

Brann Bronzebeard is conducting an excavation in Kun-Lai on the mogu, but things go bad when he collects sha energy and it corrupts soldiers.

•  To Mogujia: Speak to Brann Bronzebeard at Mogujia in Kun-Lai Summit.
•  Bad Blood: Kill 7 Silvermoon Runeseekers, Domination Mages, or Domination Knights.
•  Anger Remains: Kill Angerlings to fill Brann's bottle with sha energy.
•  The Source of Korune Power: Collect a Sha-Touched Claw from the Korune Spellweaver.

Heart of the Alliance

•  Anduin's Plea: Speak to Anduin Wrynn in The Imperial Exchange at the Shrine of Seven Stars in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
•  Heart Of The Alliance: Confront 6 Lion's Landing Soldiers. The Sha have escaped containment from one of Brann Bronzebeard's missions and have corrupted some soldiers.

Secrets of the Past

There's an additional mission for Connelly:

•  The Kun-Lai Expedition: Speak to Agent Connelly at One Keg in Kun-Lai Summit.
•  A Kor'kron In Our Midst: Collect 1 Kor'kron Helmet, 1 Kor'kron Armor, and 1 Kor'kron Boots, then combine them into a Kor'kron Disguise. You are doing this to prevent Garrosh from finding the Divine Bell. (Based on the Horde chain, it appears it ended up in Darnassus and later made its way to Silvermoon.)
•  Memory Wine: Use the Kor'kron Disguise to enter the camp. Then drink the Memory Brew and witness Shan Kien's past.

The Divine Bell

•  The Ruins of Korune: Find Sarannha Skyglaive at the Ruins of Korune. Speak to Fennie Hornswaggle at Lion's Landing for transportation.
•  The Divine Bell: Kill Dreadweaver Avartu and recover the Divine Bell.

The Purge of Dalaran

The Sunreavers aided the Horde in retrieving the Divine Bell, which was stored in Darnassus, so the Alliance are expelling the Sunreavers from Dalaran.

•  Sewer Cleaning: Kill 16 Sunreavers hiding in the Dalaran Sewers.
•  Unfair Trade: Kill the hidden Sunreavers in Dalaran's shops.
•  Nowhere to Hide: The Sunreavers who did not accept Jaina's agreement are now being tracked down and killed.
•  Cashing Out: Prevent a Sunreaver Magistrate from withdrawing gold before escaping.
•  Nowhere to Run: Subdue the Sunreaver Dragonhawks to prevent the elves from escaping.
•  What Had To Be Done: Speak to King Varian Wyrnn.

An Ancient Ally

On the side, the Alliance has been befriending some of the Hozen, in the hopes of finding another artifact to counteract the Divine Bell:

•  The Harmonic Mallet: Speak with Anduin Wrynn at the Tomb of Conquerers in Kun-Lai Summit.
•  The Monkey King: Help Anduin Wrynn find the Monkey King in the Valley of Emperors.
•  The First Riddle: Mercy: Find the object the Monkey King described in his riddle.
•  The Second Riddle: Fellowship: Obtain Metal Brew.
•  The Third Riddle: Strength: Defeat the Challenger at the Tiger Temple.
•  The Greatest Prank: Listen to the Monkey King's story.

In Search of Harmony

You then help Anduin put the Mallet together:

•  The Head: Recover the Mallet Head.
•  The Harmonic Ointment: Recover the Harmonic Ointment.
•  Rebuilding the Mallet (Tracker): Obtain the Harmonic Mallet.

Breath of Darkest Shadow

•  The Bell Speaks: Anduin has run off in search of Garrosh about to harness the power of the Divine Bell--you must find him.
•  Breath of Darkest Shadow: Anduin tries to plea with Garrosh before using the Harmonic Mallet and destroying the Divine Bell.
•  The Silence: The mallet is destroyed, but Anduin is severely wounded from the effort.